Editor Pick
Best Burgers in the World
- October 4, 2008
- Rated 5 of 5 by
wolfbrother from Edinburgh, United Kingdom
The Buffalo Grill can be found on the corner at 1 Raeburn Place, in Stockbridge, over the road from Hectors Pub. It has a pleasant, unassuming exterior and a good atmosphere when you walk in the door. They have another venue near the University on Chapel Street, but on the one occasion I went to this second one the food wasn't quite as good and the restaurant itself didn't have the same relaxed, pleasant vibe.
The decor is themed around - as you may expect - Native Americans, with an array of black and white photos and paraphernalia on the walls. It is very well put together and doesn't feel at all tacky - the restaurant has a strong sense of what it is and provides good quality food in a comfortable environment at a very reasonable price, 7 days a week.
Always check the specials board when you go in. It's on the back wall and they come up with some truly mouthwatering dishes. I recommend going along at lunchtime, too, because the prices are significantly cheaper but the portions are still very good and the quality is not diminshed at all.
You can order a broad range of stuff, from soups and salads right through to mexican food, italian dishes or steak, but where I think this place truly excels are its burgers. There's a veggie option, plus a selection of freshly prepared burgers that are just cooked to absolute perfection. Very few places will ask how you like your burger cooked - when they do you know you're onto a winner. I like mine medium rare and they nail it every single time. Overflowing with flavour, beautifully prepared, served with relishes, steak fries and salad, and all for less than the cost of a MacDonald's burger meal! At lunchtime your basic burger cost 3.65 last time I was there, which is an absolute bargain. Throw in the fact that their lunch menu is available till 4pm at the weekend and you have yourself a truly magnificent burger place. Something that's becoming increasingly hard to find these days.
Overall - great place, easy to find, proper lunch menu, great, friendly service and excellent food. What more could you ask for?
From journal Eating Out in Edinburgh
Editor Pick
Buffalo Grill
- February 6, 2007
- Rated 4 of 5 by
Red Mezz from Inverness, Scotland
In the little community of Stockbridge in Edinburgh’s New Town, I recently stumbled onto what was a very good find. The Buffalo Grill is somewhere that I have passed many, many times while shopping in Stockbridge (about a 20-minute downhill walk from the centre of town, or a very quick bus ride from most any bus stop on Princes or George Street) and often thought about stopping in because of how nice it looked.
You don't get very many 'grill' places in Edinburgh, and my Texas taste-buds were yearning for a bit of familiarity. But, as is too often the case in the town where you live, for years now I've been about to try it and at the last minute decided to opt for something I already knew was good. A grill place, in my opinion, rests entirely on how well they can cook a steak, and if it is cooked well—it's an excellent place to eat. If not, then it’s an actively bad place to go where your £7-15 of meal were just entirely wasted.
So just a few weeks ago I took a friend out for lunch and we decided to gamble and try the grill. And I'm happy to say that we left very happy and impressed. It's not flash, and the food is not amazing. But it's very solidly good, and different than a lot of stuff you find elsewhere in the city, at a very good price. For lunch I ordered one of their good selection of 4-oz. burgers (from chili to bacon, or BBQ) and was amazed at the quality I was getting for £3.75.
The setting is small and comfortable and the waiting staff was good. Nothing to write home about, but we did leave them a tip. The decor is American Southwest style, and doesn't feel overdone. It was a great place to have lunch, and despite the fact that the restaurant may not be of the highest standard, they obviously have a grill chef who knows what he's doing. My burger (ordered medium rare) was spot on, and the sauces that went with it were wonderful. I like to leave a restaurant feeling full, and even with the 4-oz. burger this was the case. (They also offer an 8-oz. for around £6) And even more importantly, my friend ordered a steak off the lunch menu for £7.95 and was very pleased with it. The quality did not rank that of the Smoke Stack or The Witchery; but for a much cheaper steak it was an excellent second option. Again cooked very well and served with fries and some salad.
They also do a wide variety of main courses, including some Mexican dishes and steak sandwiches, which I am thoroughly looking forward to going back and trying.
I recommend the Buffalo Grill mainly for the quality of their burgers, for about the same cost as a Burger King burger, but infinitely better.
From journal Scotland Cuisine: It's Not as Bad as You've Heard