The Bon Vivant in Edinburgh

Friendly staff. Food was excellent. The portion of the main course was large. Tempura broccoli with whipped feta cheese was amazing.

From the started, main course, desert and also the cocktail everything was delightful!! The waitress were very kind, very good attention. The place is very cozy, i love everything about this place I totally recommend it. I am not easily surprised and this time every dish surprised me in a good way.

Realised I had been to the same place before albeit under a different name. Dark and cozy, French style restaurant. Had a lovely selection of Festive bites to start followed by a succulent cod fillet which flaked effortlessly. An impressive cocktail list was perused over and had a Freezer Martini. A little pricey but well worth it.

Excellent restaurant! We booked in advance and we had our table ready. Everything was perfect and the food is really REALLY good. Give it a chance, you will not regret! I added some pictures from our 3 course christmas 2021 menú.

Fantastic little restaurant and bar located on Thistle Street. It's quaint, ambient and energetic. Service is personal and passionate with conversation, recommendation, helpful and professional mindsets. The drinks are wonderful and with the legacy of Bartenders that have cut their teeth behind this bar, that's not surprising, even so, they delivered. Wine options are full. An array of "actual" craft beer, and extensive cocktail menu, especially for those discerning palates out there. The food was divine and served beautifully. Rich flavours this time of year We had the Christmas Menu and a couple of choices from the a la carte. Toilet facilities were clean and spacious. They are following good Covid-19 measures including track and trace. They also encourage use of online menus, but will provide paper copies if requested. It is always advised to book and i highly recommend you visit. On a side note, they also have the Bon Vivant companion next door, a little shop for all your deviant alcohol needs! A must visit if open!Thankyou for the unforgettable experience and I cannot wait to visit again 🥂🍾🍷🍻🥃

Had a lovely roast here - the cod was cooked perfectly, served with a great range of veggies and a good amount of gravy!! The brownie for dessert (pictured) was good but needed more freshness. Overall, a lovely place with friendly service!

Where do I start? I picked this place online before I travelled so I'd never been before and I totally hit the jackpot! Great service from lovely well-informed and helpful staff. I had the roast duck from the Sunday lunch menu and I'm not a plate-clearer by nature but it was so well prepared, well presented and soooo tasty that I finished the lot. The Red Snapper cocktail was fab too, you're asked how spicy you'd like it to be on a scale of 1 to 10! 7-8 was just right for me with that warm spicy feel that doesn't burn. Shame I couldn't try the Piña Colada as they'd ran out. The Posset for dessert was beautiful, if a little runny in the middle, I could have eaten that by the bucket load - if restaurants did desserts like this, or my fave Creme Brûlée, by the bucket I'd be in my element ... and probably dead! : )

Go for the food, stay for the charm and cocktails. Great friendly staff knowledgable on food, drink and the local area. Must visit for anyone local or tourist! Will return on any trip to Edinburgh!

Lovely roast, staff and vibe. Great to be able to buy good quality wine from the bottle shop next door for your table. The portions were fairly small (especially veg and potatoes) and the Yorkshire pudding was cold. I still say it’s a 4-5 star roast though.

Had an excellent dinner here. We were looking for something nice but not overly fancy, and the atmosphere here was perfect for that. Service was friendly and we didn't feel like we had to wait too long for things to arrive, even though they were very busy, so props for that. The food was all very nice; not exceptional, but we didn't come here looking for an expensive fancy meal, so again that's full marks. The drinks were the main attraction however. The cocktail menu was fantastic; it always makes me happy to see such a wide array of the classics represented, and there were no pointless changes to recipes for any reason which is also another pet peeve of mine. You order the drink, you know what you're gonna get, and it was damn good. The gimlet that I had was fantastic! And price was very good too, everything was around the £8 mark which is very competitive. I should also mention that they had a deal where you could order a selection of their smaller plates (called bites) to share, and the price of that was very good too, so if you wanted to come here for drinks but didn't want to sit down for a full meal you could still order some small plates to line your stomach. Very nice, will definitely be returning here.Apologies for the quality of the pictures, we had had a lot to drink by this point. They were really very good!