Howies Victoria

A very cozy place to taste some amazing dishes. I made a reservation for my birthday and they gave me a lovely table in the center of the restaurant, that staff is very kind and makes you feel like home (big thank you to my waiter, he gave me amazing recommendations and had a beautiful smile). And the food was amazing too, I left very happy. You'll definitely spend some money but it's 100% worth it, this is a must if I ever go back to Edinburgh.

We had the pleasure of booking a last minute table at Howies and it might just be the best place I’ve experienced overall. The service is really amazing, all the staff are incredible attentive and a massive thank you should go to our waitress who is on the receipt as Chloe. She was incredibly friendly and made for a really great atmosphere. The place itself and the tables are well decorated and laid out, the lamps make a nice touch and add to the ambiance. You could clearly see the staff cared about the appearance to the restaurant. The food is actually really well priced especially considering the location and the early dining deal is one of the best I’ve ever seen. The food all around was clearly well thought out with flavours that really worked well together. Everything was very fresh and seasonal. I’m really surprised I haven’t seen people talking about this place enough. The small touches really make the world of a difference like offering to hang people’s coats and the shortbread served at the end. Hopefully the service charge is shared to all the staff as it was on the reasonable side too, we did leave a small tip on the card reader of about 5%. However it really didn’t reflect how we felt about the meal as we would definitely return so thank you!

This place has a well-deserved high rating. When we came the first day we arrived in Edinburgh, it was fully booked, so we made sure to book our last dinner before leaving. We ordered the catch of the day, which happens to be salmon. It was absolutely delicious. Really tasty, loved it. Very attentive staff too which I appreciated. If your are visiting Scotland for the first time, order the baggies! It was the best on I tried, I totally missed it while ordering so I got it as a dessert instead 😂 Very tasty, love it.

We visited Howies on our last night in Scotland and it was the best meal of the trip. The staff were all amazing and the food was just what we were after! Special recognition to our server with the colourful hair (whose name I have forgotten - sorry!), who made sure we had the best customer service.

Excellent friendly service. The haggis was great but I wish there was 3X as much –very small serving for offal which is regarded as a cheap cut. Not sure how you’d share this with friends. Hake was nice but not unforgettable. My mum makes a killer sticky date pudding and sadly Howies didn’t compare. They went for a sort of thin, fruity caramel where I would normally expect a rich butterscotch caramel. May have been better if there was twice as much of it. All of this said the food came out at lightning pace, and the service was some of the best I’ve experienced in a long time. I got the early dinner special and it ended up being well worth the money.