Contini George Street

"All we want from a restaurant is first class ingredients really well cooked in a civilised setting, and that is exactly what we get at Contini, which we have been coming to since it was Centrotre. At our last visit two of us had Lobster ravioli described as 'sensational' and a simple starter of melon and prosciutto was everything it should be - excellent ingredients and really well dressed. The service was unobstrusive but really on the ball, the room was nearly full and the atmosphere buzzy but not noisy. This is why we return to Contini every time we come to Edinburgh."

"Contini manages to get brunch, lunch and dinner exactly right (although the Scottish breakfast is not for a weak appetite). They have risen to the Covid challenge with a menu which seems completely appropriate and genuinely innovative while keeping in touch with what people want to eat - for example,the most perfectly cooked and sumptious lemon sole I have ever tasted."