The Salisbury Arms Review

Ok didnt realise it was a franchise.beer great food ok

It is a great & friendly atmosphere. All the staff make me so welcome, & (on the whole), it is such a cheerful & happy place to visit.

Had such a lovely time for Sunday roast. The staff are so warm and helpful. Food was on point with flavor and preparedness. And the entire decor is absolutely breathtaking.

Very nice surroundings but waited far too long to be served for food & drinks, even though first in for lunch (20 mins). In the end we left and found somewhere else.

Really lovely deco and bar now the restaurant is not comparable to the rest of the the place . The food is very bad in taste and the service is very slow as well

Great staff, super friendly and welcoming, brought bowl and bed for my dog which was so nice and food was delicious.

Nice sunday roast, good food nice warm atmosphere definitely worth a visit.

Ive been here many, many times, the food and drink is always delicious, and is served by friendly staff. High quality food and a wide variety of options to choose from. The location is great and the interior and exterior design of the venue is beautiful. The atmosphere is always relaxed, allowing you to feel that you have time to sit back and enjoy your meal in good company. I would say the Sailsbury Arms is moderately priced, very fair pricing for the standard of meal and experience of dining there. I would highly recommend this to anyone looking for high quality and delicious food in a relaxing and beautiful setting. I always think that dining here feels like a chilled sunday afternoon! :)

My husband and I usually go to town for lunch but a friend recomended you was not disappointed meal was amazing will come back

Lovely place, ample car park, doggies allowed, very friendly knowledgeable staff. Highly recommended! Great place after tackling Arthur's Seat!

A nice pub with plenty of seating both inside and out. Good for a drink after climbing
Arthur's seat.

What an amazing place, friendly staff, food is 5 star.

Worst experience in a restaurant ever! Looking forward to a nice Sunday roast with the family!
Trio of roasts come out and looks amazing. The beef was rancid no exaggeration it was horrendous the taste can not be put into words it was vile not because it was cooked wrong but because the meat was actually rotten!
Chef confirmed it was rotten he doesn't know what happened and blamed the meat supplier.
However knocking the meal off the bill does not quite cut it in this instance absolutely shocking. Let's hope I dont have food poisoning and thanks for ruining my Sunday!

I hope the owner reads this and investigates how this could even happen....

Good menu and selection of ales and lagers. Had the Pork Belly and Black Pudding which was very good. Excellent vibe for a couple of drinks.

Very friendly, really great food at a fairly reasonable price. The lobster pot starter is so delicious!

We've been going here for a few years and have yet to be dissatisfied. Nice atmosphere, nice staff and good food. I could be wrong but it feels as though the menu hasn't changed in a while. Not a problem though as what's on it is good.

Amazing atmosphere with good service and tasty food. Definitely worth checking out, and try to snag a table by the fireplace in the winter!

Roast beef dinner was lovely in comfortable dining room.

Used to be my local when it was still The Crags. Since the refurbishment the decor has improved massively, the food is excellent and the service is as great as ever. Just across the road from the Commonwealth pool, and 5 minutes from Holyrood Park.

Fairly poor service and things missing from plates. Staff seem very inexperienced and bar waiting was long.

Good food, interesting building and decor, friendly attentive staff.

Attractive pub with good food and decent beer options.

Good food at a reasonable price. We sat in the sun in the beer garden. Lovely!

We drove around looking for somewhere to park & eat just south of Edinburgh and were most lucky to find this hospitable establishment. I can see why it is popular as the staff were smiley and the food excellent unlike the chain restaurant we ate in the night before.

Really tasty food, friendly service, good beers and nice relaxed atmosphere. Have been many times and will return.

This is a beautiful and luminous place, located opposite to the Royal Commonwealth Pool. Spacious, with a cool vibe deco and ambience, the Salisbury Arms has a very interesting gastro-pub menu.
We booked a table for 4 on Sunday, 1 pm. Front of house and our two waitresses were friendly and efficient.
As starters, we had the Lebanese-style Beef Kabobs and the Crispy Karaaga Chicken to share, very tasty indeed.
As mains, I got the Sunday Roast Lamb Rump with an empty Yorkshire pudding with buttered kale goose fat roasted potatoes and stuffing wrapped in bacon.
Even though my main course was flavoursome and properly cooked, neither of the stuffing was wrapped in bacon and the kale was stone cold.
Problem was that I realised the missing bacon after eating the whole lot and re-reading the menu my bad
My friends got the Buttermilk Southern Fried Chicken with nice and crispy sweet potato fries and spicy nduja sausage, Lobster & Devon Crab fishcakes with salad & a child burger with chips giving almost full marks final verdict.
When pudding time came, we got the Melting golden chocolate bomb and the Chocolate Brownie (child portion) a 10/10 treat.
All in all, it had been a pleasant experience.
On the plus side:
Friendly and cool ambience.
Nice decoration, spacious and luminous interiors.
Food was definitely above average.
Good and friendly service.
Good for groups and families.
On the minus side:
I was short-changed with the missing wrapping bacon and the empty Yorkshire pudding in my Sunday Roast.
There was a big time window between starters and main courses.
They served the 3 main courses in two batches forcing me and my mate to wait for the third one to arrive whilst ours were getting cold
Very pricey menu.
It was a positive experience although there were some gaps that could be easily addressed.

Great for family lunch good service pricey but you get what your paying for

Came here to meet some friends, had the trio of roasts. The pork was disappointing, the chicken was good but the beef was AMAZING!

If I come back I m having the beef roast.

Also only found out as we were leaving that the place was dog friendly, definitely coming back!

Good food, friendly service with a sense of humour.

Couldn't resist the smell of the roast dinner from outside!

We stopped by here after walking up Arthur's seat since it was a perfect little pub situated just a couple minutes from Holyrood park to have a nice Sunday lunch! There were several different versions of the roast available all at very reasonable prices especially given the healthy sized portion that we got. The service was very friendly and the pub itself was bright and open.

Service good nice atmosphere needs to change who ever supplies there steaks are absolutely rubbish all grizzle

Visited for a meal on the eve of my god daughter's graduation. There was a large party in an already busy restaurant, but that didn't adversely affect the service or standard of food, both were excellent

Redefines the word gastropub. Absolutely loved it, if I could rate 6 stars, I would

Really nice relaxed atmosphere with great beer selection

Decidedly average food at well above average prices. This is not London, Salisbury arms! Nice enough place, pleasant staff. Would be great, but for the price.

I ordered the southern fried chicken and was pleasantly surprised at the quality of the meal. The tastes were all commentary with each other and a great range of textures from each part of the meal this lead to a excellent meal overall. The service was good and friendlyovely visit and would come again

We ate here on 2.8.19
Appalling experience from start to finish.
I booked through Open Table and the restaurant directly as there was no option to state there was a wheelchair user in our group on the Open Table form. Our booking was accepted in both places, so I thought I had covered all bases. This was a birthday treat for my husband and I didn t want anything to go wrong.
We stood at the door for ages waiting to be seated but no-one came forward to greet us. I managed to stop a member of staff as she was flying past. She said that wheelchair users can t access the restaurant so go sit in the bar. She nodded to a table.
After waiting 10 minutes it dawned on me that no-one was coming to take our order. I didn t realise that we had to order at the bar as no-one told us.
I spent the whole night going up and down to the bar for drinks, food, cutlery, napkins, clearing bits and pieces away from the table to make room for our next course etc.
No-one apologised for the error they made in taking a booking for the dining room when it was inaccessible. No-one offered to treat us as though we were in the dining room by taking our order at the table.
The food was nothing special, mostly dried out. The staff were downright rude and uninterested. I complained to the manager on leaving. He said he would give me a call but never did. I contacted Open table and they told me to take it up with the restaurant. No-one seems to care much these days.

Your manager, Robin, did try to call but I was unable to answer at that time. He emailed me later on to explain that the reason he couldn't contact me about the no access to the restaurant for wheelchair users is that I gave him a wrong number!

Excellent place to catch a drink in after a swim at the Commonwealth Pool. Their front entrance is only some 100m from the Pools doors.

The best Sunday roast ever! Cozy atmosphere and friendly service

This is s beautiful place with a gteat atmosphere and the garden is just lovely

Very cosy interior and a dog friendly venue. The size of the starters were paltry. For mains, we opted for the "honey truffle chicken" dish. However, the food tasted like it had prepared the day or two prior and reheated. Chicken was rather dry and bland...and no one could perceive and truffle flavour whatsoever. The accompanying gravy was salty and lacked any depth. Just don't expect excellent food here. However I'm sure this place would suffice for a quick lunch or a few drinks.

Excellent food, beautifully presented by friendly staff. Will visit again.

Good food, great service - the only things that keep it from being 5 stars is the noise level (aided with music that was too loud).

Good but had to ask for things a few times, like gravy for the table, small issues with food but! Was really good food considering we had a big table all having roasts

Reasonable food and reasonable choice of beer by Edinburgh standards. Not sure if it's a pub or restaurant, probably a bit of both.

I'm not sure if it's the location or the decor, maybe it's both, but the place just feels a bit lost and formulaic.

I don't visit often, so maybe the atmosphere is better at certain times on certain days, but I've been during the week and at the weekend and I find it to be easily forgettable.

The menu is not very explicit, you have to speak English very well ... otherwise Very good table with central fireplace.

Came in for lunch. Interior is quite nice, warm and has a nice bar area.
Ordered as part of the set lunch menu.
A little wait for the food.
Can't really go wrong with a burger and chips but the chicken was a little dry and some of the pots holding sauces had a couple of chips and cracks.
Apple and blackberry crumble was quite disappointing, most of the filling was reduced to a very sweet liquid with only seeds remaining.
With drinks, there was a nice selection available but most of them were made up of large ice cubes.

Overall, it was okay. Prices are quite reasonable with the set lunch and quality of the food was mediocre. Table service is with reservations and not sitting in the bar area, where you make orders at the bar.

Nice and informal place. Very good food and friendly staff. They made us eat despite the kitchen being closed

Nice atmosphere busy but pricey later in evening.disappointed minimal veg with meal

Lovely place to eat and the only reason I didn't rate this place a 5 is because of the parking situation.



I called this morning and thankfully the restaurant have cancelled this fine but please beware. I was advised that there are signs everywhere but on the night in question visibility was reduced due to heavy rain and fog and to be honest you don't expect to pay for car parking when eating in their restaurant.

Morale of the story - if you want to park and eat here without receiving a nasty surprise pass on your car details to the restaurant.

Great food, decor and atmosphere. Friendly staff. Dog friendly bar. Wagyu burger!

Brilliant experience at the Salisbury Arms for a large group reunion that included 8 babies The staff were incredibly helpful, from the initial booking, pre-ordering, helping with dietary requirements, to making space for baby equipment and the waiting staff being so patient when we were being distracted by the babies! Food was very good, as we're the house wines and draught beers. Would highly recommend for a large group meal.

Lovely cosy contemporary dog friendly pub/restaurant. Only went for a pint mid-walk with the dog. Staff were friendly and attentive. I'd happily sample the food next time I'm down this way.

Great place to go after a walk up Arthur's seat. Welcoming, warm, comfortable and serves Holyrood Pale Ale as well as the obligatory Innis & Gunn!

A really decent pub with very relaxing atmosphere and friendly staff. Prices are decent too and they offer a variety of cocktails and mocktails.

Excellent food, wine, beer, atmosphere, service. Prices quite reasonable for entrees. A couple of cask beers available.

Pretty bad experience. We were a party of 4. Didn't have 2 starters or the fish and chips. Brought wrong order to one then had run out for a replacement. Brought a replacement (We asked for anything that was quick as the rest were nearly finished) - they brought fish and chips. One of us had pasta that wasn't cooked. Place was busy and everyone else seemed happy so might just have been a series of unfortunate events. They didn't charge us for the food which was pretty decent. Doubt we would return though

Gorgeous decor, lovely food and drinks on offer with a warm and friendly staff.

Really nice food, reasonably priced and good service.

Had the linguine but felt it had been left under a lamp for about ten minutes
Camenbert doesn't come with enough bread and then we charged for more
Lovely staff and nice atmosphere
No mulled wine just FYI

Really good food, lovely atmosphere. Would recommend for a family or work related meal. Have booked a table several times and the staff was extremely friendly and helpful.

Very nice meal though felt like the menu was a little bit limited. No complaints about the quality of the food and the service was excellent.

Lelly is a very nice and great person.she suggested the best to eat and drink. We are very satisfied