The Brasserie At Melville Castle

Fabulous afternoon in a beautiful venue. I had always been in a castle and I filled this life-saving dream recently with afternoon tea in melville castle. what a beautiful place! tee, sandwiches, scones and cakes were delicious and let us fill. but want to go back for more! we'll be back soon.

Edinburgh has many attractions for visitors to the city, there is the zoo, the theatre, the museums and of course the burg. Where there are visitors, they get bars, restaurants and of course hotels. the royal mile is a magnet for gas houses and taverns for thousands of years, with each contest to get as close to the top as possible. Today nothing really changed, everywhere you can see, there are places to eat, drink and sleep (and buy a cheap one and a filled Scottish dog). there's another one away.

Great place we visited on 10th august for our 10th anniversary john served us. when we told him that it was our special day, he couldn't do enough for us. He was polite, attentive had a great feeling of humor. we hadn't visited this since our high season on 10th august 2008 and were worried that it could not be so perfect. john and the team made us welcome, relaxed and home. Thank you. john for the special hauch that they added to our meal and the entire lock staff for a wonderful stay. best wishes, ben michelle evans

As two mummies of young boys (her of two, me of one), Emily and I couldn’t have chosen a better day to plan our overnight escape to Melville Castle, which is located on the Southern tip of Edinburgh towards Dalkeith. The sun was virtually splitting the trees as we drove up the private approach road, and as it happens, trees are something the lush grounds are pretty flush with, the bucolic setting a mere 8 miles from the city centre. A neo-gothic mansion house, it was designed by James Playfair (brother of William) and built between 1786-90 for Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville. By the 1980s the building had been abandoned and was in ruin, later bought and restored in the 1990s by developer William Hay who wanted to bring the property back to life and run it as a hotel venue.

Don't even bother. Can't even take a reservation properly. Phoned and booked the table for afternoon tea twice already. To find out on the day that our reservation is not in their system. Luckily, I phoned both times on the day to check, so at least I saved me myself a trip.... It's still disappointing as we planned our day around this... Staff did not seem to care at all. JOKE. AVOID.