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Waterloo Bistro

Tyne House | Poldrate, Haddington EH41 4DA, Scotland
01620822100
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Ranked #1 of 10 restaurants in Haddington
4.5 of 5 stars 33 Reviews
Cuisines: Bistro, Italian, Latin
Good for: Child-friendly, Romantic, Groups, Business, Local cuisine, Special Occasion Dining, Entertaining clients
Dining options: Breakfast/Brunch, Reservations, After-hours
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Good for: Child-friendly, Romantic, Groups, Business, Local cuisine, Special Occasion Dining, Entertaining clients
Dining options: Breakfast/Brunch, Reservations, After-hours
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Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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4 reviews 4 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 May 2012 NEW

Poor service from a very grumpy waitress. Overpriced meal, menu stated battered fish and hand cut chips but were served small overbattered greasy fish and what looked like thin frozen chips. More

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Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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3 reviews 3 reviews
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5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 May 2012

First visit to the Waterloo with family and thoroughly enjoyed our meal. Prompt service, piping hot food, well presented. Nice to have a decent restaurant in the lothians, lets hope it continues to impress and maintains the standard for the future! As with many restaurants in the lothians over the years, reaching that pinnacle is one thing but staying consistant... More

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West Linton, United Kingdom
2 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 May 2012

I took 25 people at 30mins notice on a Friday lunchtime -with only a limited time for lunch and were from Finland and had just been up at Glenkinchie. They were all delighted with the food and drink they had and the staff had two large tables ready and quickly had all food orders in the kitchen and all my... More

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Stirling, United Kingdom
2 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 May 2012

Service prompt and discreet. Food good - my pizza was fab. Lovely location. Great value for money More

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Knutsford
2 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 May 2012

We visited on election night and found the service to be good and well paced. The beer choices were Deuchars IPA and 80/ and whilst I personally may prefer it if a slightly more interesting artisan beer was available on tap the two on offer are both good solid choices and were well served and well kept. Moving onto the... More

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Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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13 reviews 13 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 May 2012

Went with my partner for dinner last Saturday. The service was excellent, with owner Paul serving alongside his staff, and talking to every table as they came in (the place was all but full - a very good sign). Lovely selection of specials, and a really interesting menu. I plumped for soup of the day - leek, potato & blue... More

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East lothian
2 reviews
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 May 2012

I have visited this Restaurant a number of times but on my last two visits I was extremely dissappointed. I say last two visits as I wanted to give them the benefit of the doubt as thought it was maybe an off night for the Chef! However no I dont think it was. Food was actually awful hence I wont... More

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Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 April 2012

Paul and his staff never let us down. Food is always good, great staff. you need to book for a Saturday night unless you are prepares to go very early. Personally I wouldnt go past it. More

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Scotland
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12 reviews 12 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 March 2012

Not the first review i've written for the waterloo. As previously, food delicious, friendly, efficient service. Just so glad to have finally found a restaurant in east lothian that I like! More

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Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 February 2012

Excellent meal and service at this lovely Bistro. Would recommend and would definitely return. More

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