Dogs - Edinburgh

Food was pretty good. Had the basic fish chips because it was my last meal in edinburgh. The service was great. Two minor suggestions: 1. Make sure the beer is chilled properly. the beer i ordered was not cold. 2. Since the restaurant is named The Dogs perhaps, have more pictures of dogs on the wall. Other than the big picture behind the bar, there was a dearth of dog pictures on the remaining walls. Thanks Dog.

I came here on the recommendation from the Lonely Planet guide. This restaurant is simple in decor and they have a menu that must change often (I did not see any of the dishes in the previous photos posted on Yelp). The menu is small and all of the dishes are very good. I had stopped by earlier in the day to make a reservation for later in the evening and was a little put off by the host, who gave me attitude for simply asking if I could make a booking. I don't know exactly why. But the server in the evening was lovely. I was a little disappointed that some of the dishes I had seen in the previous Yelp reviews were not on the menu. I felt lost when ordering without photos to guide me! I enjoyed what I ordered nonetheless. I ordered the beetroot gazpacho and the mackerel pate. Both were excellent. The gazpacho was slightly sweet and was the consistency of applesauce. My friend ordered the pigeon, which was surprisingly very good as well! As in the description I read, this place specializes in unusual meats... Overall, this restaurant is an unusual find with excellent food!

The Dogs came highly recommended to us but I wasn't impressed. We started off with the bread and butter (a menu item, not gratis). The butter was unsalted and relatively flavorless. While the bread was fresh and wet with an interesting whole grain color and texture, it also was bland tasting. The ox liver pate on toast was absolutely delicious the best thing of the night [A+ . The pig ear salad was very small in size and went big on the red onions while the pig ear itself was chewy and tasteless. I ordered the haggis, which was good but the turnip mash it came with was even better. My dad ordered the fish n' chips, which I tried and gave the thumbs up for the fish. The pea mash it came with was very salty but still yummy. The chips themselves were just average. For dessert, we did the bread and butter pudding with custard, which had a nice sauce and wasn't too sweet. The ambiance is quiet, homely, a bit cramped, and very dimly lit. It was a nice dinner, but didn't quite compare to the very high food quality I've found at other Edinburgh restaurants such as Treacle, Olive Branch Bistro, and Devil's Advocate.

The food had good flavor, but there wasn't much of it and it was over-priced. The hostess told me that I only had an hour that I could be there. Is that a common thing for restaurants nowadays? I've never had a restaurant tell me I had a time limit that I could enjoy my food. La comida tenía buen sabor, pero no había mucho y era demasiado cara. La anfitriona me dijo que solo tenía una hora para estar allí. ¿Es eso algo común para los restaurantes hoy en día? Nunca he tenido un restaurante que me diga que tengo un límite de tiempo para poder disfrutar de mi comida.

Who let the dogs out? I counted 35. They're everywhere including online (their website is thedogsonline.co.uk). All kidding aside , The Dogs dishes up some incredible Scottish comfort food. Located in and old Victorian walk up in New Town, this small, eclectic, homey space with its miss matched dishes and glasses provides the perfect backdrop to a meal of comfort foods. Stateside Yeeps think of the bistro in the arts or university district of your favorite city. Straight to it, the haggis. Don't cringe, it sounds worse than it really taste. Extremely flavorful, light livery flavor, chunky and simply delicious. The accompanying potato and cranberry hash adds a creaminess to the dish. Mixing the fried duck egg yolk and the whiskey sauce with heavy Scottish cream makes the flavors explode. You'll sit up and beg for more. The ox shin, barley, beer pie is outstanding. Well braised pieces of ox shin in a heavily extracted beefy soup with a hint of sour bitterness from the beer pairs perfectly with the barley and root vegetables. Dipping the buttery, flaky crust into the broth is an added enjoyment. A true tail wager. The only questionable flavor came from and Asian inspired duck confit. While the duck was perfectly cooked and the accompanying salad in prune vinaigrette delicious, the dish seemed a mismatch to the other classics on the menu. Finally for dessert, a warm, creamy toffee rice pudding topped with crisp, deep-fried honeycomb and dark chocolate. Great texture and flavor With complexity from honey. Sweet but not cloying. I definitely rollover for this. Short and very well chosen list of beer and wine. Very reasonable pricing. Extremely friendly and welcoming service. Overall a great value with most dishes less than 7£. Sit, stay, heel, speak, shake, jump, rollover, play dead. When it's this good, why not. Woof woof.