White Horse Oyster & Seafood Bar

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   Derek

   Edinburgh

   5 reviews

   5.0

   5 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great food, lovely vibe and really engaged staff. HUBERT was lovely!
   

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   Chris

   Cheshire

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Try the tempura bites, they were very good! Good ambience and service.
   

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   Andrew

   Edinburgh

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined on January 16, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Third time visit and we continue to enjoy the food, service and ambience. We would point out our view that the wines are very expensive and overpriced - our £44 bottle (didn't realise until we received the bill) can be bought in Tesco for £9.35 or elsewhere for £13.50. This may affect us visiting again.
   

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   Joseph

   Edinburgh

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on January 9, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   We have visited White Horse previously & again the food was superb, the staff Hubert & Ben were fantastic & couldn’t do enough for us, we even discussed the music which was much to our liking, as the temperature outside was bellow freezing, perhaps the restaurant could have been warmer. We don’t stay local to White Horse, however, we will be returning as soon as we can, we will also recommend the restaurant to our friends when they visit Edinburgh. Carol & Joe
   

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   Jiayi

   London

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on January 9, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The dinner was amazing ! And the seafood were all delicious and fresh. One of my favorite restaurant in Edinburgh from now on.
   

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   Thanos

   London

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on January 6, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Re-visited after a couple of years. Always delivers, great in every aspect!
   

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   maurizio

   Milan

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined on January 3, 2025

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 4

   many dishes were finished. Around 40% of them were not available. Difficult to be more positive
   

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   Martin

   Edinburgh

   12 reviews

   1.0

   12 reviews

   Dined on January 3, 2025

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 1

   Been taken over and now a sad version of the old favourite. Such a shame
   

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   Scott

   Edinburgh

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined on January 3, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   Food was delicious when it came , 1 course out of 8 wasn’t ideal temperature but we’ll certainly be back
   

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    Lauren

    VIP

    Phoenix

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 31, 2024

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 2

    I was extremely disappointed with my experience at this restaurant. While I understand the time limitations on New Year’s Eve, the service felt unreasonably rushed and unprofessional. We were only given 1.5 hours for our meal, but instead of handling this with grace, our server made the entire experience feel hurried and stressful from start to finish. The tables were very small, so we preferred to order in stages to avoid overcrowding. However, our server insisted we place our entire order at once, despite the limited space. As expected, when the food arrived, not everything fit, and the food runner seemed visibly annoyed as he had to rearrange our table to make room. We ordered a full dining experience—pre-dinner drinks, a bottle of wine, appetizers, mains, desserts, and after-dinner cocktails—clearly investing in a special evening. Yet, while we were still enjoying dessert and sipping our cocktails, the waitress abruptly came over with the card machine, entered our total, and presented it for payment without asking if we were finished. I was still in the middle of my dessert when she snatched my plate away without a word. To make matters worse, I stepped away to use the restroom with half of my espresso martini still on the table. When I returned, I discovered that my dining companion had been pressured to vacate the table, and my drink had been cleared without giving me the chance to finish it. We spent £250 for dinner for two people, and the service we received was rushed, dismissive, and far below the standard you’d expect for that price. The lack of care and professionalism left us feeling unwelcome and undervalued. I would not recommend this restaurant and certainly won’t be returning.
    

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