Patina Bar and Restaurant — Restaurant in City of Edinburgh

We went to Patina for dinner during their soft launch on a Friday night.

There seems to be no on-site parking despite the place being quite far out from the city. If you can take the tram I would recommend that over driving. There is a parking garage about 3 min walk away, however you do need to pay for it.

We had made a reservation, however it didn't look like this was required as the place was quite empty.

We were seated quickly, and the restaurant looks great. However due to the way the lighting is set up, at least where we were sitting, if you are above 6 foot the light is right in your eye. The atmosphere was quite nice until the music cut out half way through our visit and was never turned on again.

Staff was friendly enough, however you could tell they were relatively new. The servers didn't really know where the different tables were and didn't know the menu well. However I am sure this is something that will improve with time.

The menu is focused around sharing plates and has a good selection of foods. We had the Anchovies, Sardines and Salumi as a starter. Overall the starters were quite tasty. If you want bread to mop up any of the juices you have to order this separately (at a cost) which seems a bit odd compared to other restaurants in Edinburgh around the same price point.

For mains we had the steak and the fish stew. Mains arrived immediately after we had finished our starters, there was no break at all. The steak was well cooked, although we were not given a choice on how we would like the steak or were told how it was going to be cooked. It came with a relatively boring rocket salad and way too much flavourless parmesan. The steak was also significantly underseasoned. The fish stew, was a piece of white fish (not sure what fish it was, as the server didn't know) on a bed of chunky tomato sauce, with two prawns and 5 clams. The fish was beaufully cooked, however the rest of the dish was not great. The prawns were overcooked and the tomato sauce tasted as if it was just slightly cooked down crushed tomatoes from a can. It didn't seem as if there was any seasoning in the dish at all. Which at £22 is quite upsetting.

We ended up sharing the treacle tart for desert. The tart was completely flavourless and the best part was the lemon zest.

Overall this visit was very disappointing, the food was the biggest let down and absolutely does not compare to other Edinburgh restaurants at the same price point. Our visit also felt very rushed, only positive part about this is that if we had been 5 min quicker we wouldn't have had to pay for parking as the first 60 minutes parking are free.

In conclusion, save yourself the trek out to Patina and instead visit one of the restaurants in the city which most likely will serve way...

I wish I had a better review to write.

We went on a Saturday night for dinner. The restaurant was quiet but no bother. It's beautiful inside. The décor is a little bit too much like a move set for me but it's a stunning place to eat inside.

The stage is also beautiful with with grand piano taking pride of place.

The service was aggressively friendly? Nothing bad but we could have done with a little more space. I suppose this was because it was very quiet but being asked three times if we were ready to order felt a little impatient.

The wine glasses we were served were both filthy. Water marks all over and some dishwasher scum. No excuse for this to be honest.

Food was priced appropriately for the style.

The company bread was absolutely outstanding. Top marks. The olives were pretty good too.

For such a large room the place felt like an oven. We definitely left sooner than we might have because of the fear we might melt into our chairs. Not sure why this was the case, it must have cost a fortune to heat but the place was way too hot.

In summary. Beautiful art Deco style. Love the stage and can see it being a beautiful date night with live music. There was no excuse for the wine glasses and with more tables service might have been more measured but I don't think we'll be returning again...

Came here for lunch, as it’s near my office. First thing to note is that the bakery and restaurant are separate - as I found when I went into the bakery.

It’s a beautiful interior - lots of art deco touches. Plenty of places to sit at lunchtime.

The food itself is great - steak was cooked perfectly and the chips are stunning. £31 for steak, side salad and a drink, which is reasonable for Edinburgh.

The only negative was the service. There was a Wes Anderson film showing instead of background music - this is quite distracting when you’re trying to chat over food, but when we asked if it could be turned down, it was suggested that we move table rather than adjust the volume. The service started off well but soon waned. I had to obviously wave to get someone’s attention to order, and by the end, we stood up and went to the bar to pay because we’d waited too long.

Service took the shine off but I’ll return...