Twenty Princess Street is located upstairs above the Royal British Hotel. Hidden away opposite the Waverley station steps, it is a positioned very centrally and is the kind of place you probably have walked past fifty times and not realised it is there. Walk up the steps however and you are presented with very light and airy dining space, with great views out onto Princes Street. The place has a very grand feel to it, with very high ceilings, chandeliers adjoining the ceiling mixed with some serious looking suited lunch clientele.
What drew us here was the very excellent sounding lunch deal - Twenty is Plenty, which includes two main meals and two drinks for £20 (runs Sun - Fri). After reading some good reviews about the quality of the food, I had high expectations about the value of this deal. So armed with an even number of lunch guests, we descended upon the place in our lunch break!
The drinks selection was pretty good considering it was a deal - we had a choice of Peroni, Asahi or Modelo. By far the favourite food option was the sizeable sounding burger, with bacon, Innes and Gunn rarebit and triple cooked chips! The steak sandwich also sounded good, however the waiter staunchly defended that the burger was the better option. A couple of people also went off piste and went with the confit of chicken and Hebridean salmon - both looked smaller than the burger, however they definitely stood their ground with their quality.
The service was friendly however just a little slow, this was not a problem though as we still managed to make it in and out within our designated lunch break. Twenty Princes street is a restaurant with a plush feel to it and excellent quality of food, add in value of the lunch deal and you have a very easy task to recommend restaurant option on your door step!
Quality Food 8.25
Quality Drinks 7.13
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Total bill including tip - £11
Comments
- The burger was great and with a beer included in the £10 price tag I think overall the lunch deal was excellent.
- Very good deal, and the burger was excellent - not over-cooked and accompanied by tasty cheese and bacon. The "triple cooked" chips couldn't be faulted. Place was posh, with good views out of the window. We were in and out in an hour.
- At the risk of sounding w*nky, not sure everything on my plate went together, but it all tasted great.
- Great burgers and chips (triple cooked !!!). Thought the room and decor was a bit posh, prefer a more down to earth place. But a great deal for good quality food.
- Good tasty food, at a good price.
- Waiter was a good laugh. Quality of food and value of lunch deal great.
- 10 quid plus tip for a top quality burger AND a drink is brilliant value for money. We should go there for our xmas lunch!
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