Cafe Marlayne — Restaurant in City of Edinburgh

It started with a basket of delicious crusty bread and a ramekin of olives. Olives were bathed in a dressing of herbs, shallots, and .... lemon juice or wine vinegar? Either way they were incredible and this meze suggested great things to come. We ordered a bottle of Pinot Noir which was very nice.

First course my partner received a beet salad which she claimed was quite possibly the best she'd ever had. I ordered the Moules which were cooked perfectly in a wonderfully fragrant sauce.

Second course my partner had the duck breast. I tasted a bit and it was incredible. I ordered the steak in anchovy and caper sauce and again found it didn't disappoint. The steak was trimmed and seasoned quite well, with it's flavor enhanced by the anchovy caper sauce.

We ordered two desserts, the Panna Cotta was good but the chocolate, walnut, olive oil cake brought me to tears with it's bitter deliciousness. I'd...

One of the loveliest meals we have had recently! Four of us were visiting Edinburgh for the weekend. We enjoyed the meal we had booked at Tattu on the Friday night but had no plans for Saturday. We wanted something a little more authentic and independent feeling. We chanced on Cafe Marlayne and were overjoyed that they could fit us in. The decor and menu were just what we looking for. The reality was even better than we had hoped for. My salmon starter with sorrel sauce was simple but delicious. The duck that followed was beautifully cooked and well-complimented by the cherries. We also loved the pinot noir wine served with the meal. Unusually for us we had desserts and then some additional drinks. There was such attention to detail - and customer service was exemplary. This is a gorgeous restaurant which deserves to do very well - we would certainly return next time we are...

A recent lunch at Cafe Marlayne was a first for us and we were keen to try it out based on the good comments we had heard.

We were given a warm welcome and waited a few moments for our table. Wine and water were ordered as we decided wager food to order.

It was a 2 course set menu with a good varied choice and we started with one Rosemary & balsamic peaches with honey & whipped ricotta and a Thai beef salad with cashew nuts. This was then followed by one Chicken Supreme with poached leaks, Smokey bacon, dried apricot poached in verjuce, mustard and sherry sauce and one Carrot risotto with thyme roasted carrots and Parmesan chilli oil. All served with a bowl of sautéed potatoes.

For dessert we had a portion of Chocolate torte and a Panna Cotta.

Staff were great, food all tasty but portions were on the small side. The desserts were small and a bit bland....