Tower Restaurant and Terrace (The), Edinburgh

The situation of The Tower is unquestionably brilliant. The extension to the world renown National Museum of Scotland is a piece of inspiring architecture and the much touted views from the top floor where this new gallery restaurant is placed indeed live up to their reputation. Unfortunately it is this reputation that The Tower is trading on and now a few years old I begin to wonder when the city will let this dream die. Certainly the prices and venue lead you to expect this to be one of the top restaurants in the city, but there is a great deal of competition and I am afraid this restaurant suffers from the comparison. The service was acceptable, they were polite and efficient, but they lacked the discretion and efficiency of The Witchery or the charm of The Forth Floor. The food was lovely, however I am afraid lovely is just not enough in a venue of this calibre and similar is available for half the price at several places minutes away.