from rachybaby (82%) on August 4th, 2008 (1 month ago)

Candy Bar, 113-115 George Street, EH2 4JN, Edinburgh

Candy Bar has recently been given a refurb of lime green and cream - sounds naff and it looks cr*p too.

I went here on Sunday with a friend for lunch mainly because it was central and convenient; I won't do so again as I left disappointed.

I went for the veggie breakfast for £7.50 which was fine but it was dripping with oil - I am aware that cooked breakfasts aren't always the healthy option but this was horribly fatty.

My friend opted for the parma ham salad (only to be told 5 minutes later there was no parma ham left...) it arrived with a parma substitute but the salad looked bland.

We were actually served by my friend who is a waitress there so I can't really fault the service (a little biased I know!)

However, there were about 5 staff on and they were all chatting by the till which, even though the restaurant was quiet, looked very unprofessional.

Our bill was just shy of £20 with two mains and two drinks - not exactly expensive but I still doubt that I will return.

Overall, a poor refurb and even poorer food.

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from jcaughey (67%) on January 30th, 2008 (7 months ago)

Candy Bar, 113-115 George Street, EH2 4JN, Edinburgh

I went to the candy bar with a group of 4 friends last night. I have been for drinks there on several occasions but last night I decided to take advantage of a 2 4 1 on main courses offer I had received and try out the food.

The staff, as with most Montpelier pubs, were excellent: very attentive without being overly so. The prices even before our discount were very VERY reasonable - main course averaging about £7. The only problem I had was that they had run out of my first 3 choices on the menu... chicken fajitas, beef fajitas, tomato and halloumi cheese salad... so I settled for vegetable fajitas - which were pretty scrummy and fresh. The guacamole was the best I have had in a long time. (I do like my guacamole!) One of my friends went for the battered haddock and it looked fantastic and apparently tasted even better. I pinched a couple of the 'chunky' chips and they were jolly good too.

I would definitely recommend Candy Bar for a light bite. Quality food at a very very reasonable price.

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from craig777 (67%) on June 26th, 2008 (2 months ago)

Candy Bar, 113-115 George Street, EH2 4JN, Edinburgh

I went to Candy Bar last night with some friends as in June and July they have a 2-1 voucher for main meals. It was the first time I have been in since it has been renovated and it looked good inside. We went early (as they have drinks promotions on from 5-8pm) and eat and drank till about 8pm. The food was actually very good we all had salads but there is a very good selection of meals available and they are slightly different from usual fayre.

Price wise salads are between £7-9, mains are all between £8-10 and any sides ordered £2-3 so it was good value.

We had some pitchers of cocktails which in happy hour are reduced from £17 to £12 so a bargain.

My only complaint would be that the staff arent overly friendly and it seems they all just hand out there whether they are working or not. We had to wait a while for drinks - when bar staff were just seen to be chatting at the bar. But apart from that was a good night and good value.

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from IrishScot (40%) on January 22nd, 2008 (7 months ago)

Candy Bar, 113-115 George Street, EH2 4JN, Edinburgh

Went to the Candy Bar on Sat night for the first time in years - always thought it was over priced when it opened - but I was VERY pleasantly surprised!

The food was very good and the price was great. And the service - a tad slow to start with, but great afterwards.

Both of us had fajitas, and we're more than happy with our selection - meat and veg. Along with the 2 starters we had between us, we were pretty stuffed! But we left room for a dessert each anyway!

The price of the drinks was pretty good too - and a lot better than they had been a few years ago.

The only disappointment was the size of the Mars Bar cheesecake - although it tasted very nice, the size was quite small for the price tag.

However, all-in-all, the meal was nice, and I would be convinced to go back again.

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