Wildfire

We had one of the best meal in Scotland here with a very friendly staff. couldn’t get in last night because they were booked for a Sunday night so we made sure to make reservation and got in with no issues. Great classic oldies music made the environment very fun. Would come back for sure!

Dropped by near closing time as a walk-​in (thank you for accommodating me). Had duck leg — It was scalding hot when it arrived, and the sauce almost sickly sweet with the heat, but with some patience it was delicious, and perfectly cooked. Portions were very generous and the service was great. I’d come back again for sure.

Very pleasant service and lovely food. My main course of brisket with trimmings was so impressive I forgot to photograph it. It also defeated me and I shamefully left a lot of veg. My companion was impressed by her mussels and steak too. The sticky toffee pudding was also a challenging sized portion but I beat it in the end. Come here and you surely won’t be disappointed.

Only in a smaller restaurant such as Wildfire can a meal be prepared with so much individual attention. My wife enjoyed a fillet and I a ribeye both cooked perfectly. From starters to dessert each offering was delicious. That staff was very friendly. We look forward to our next visit to beautiful Edinburgh and Wildfire will surely be on the list of must does. Tim & Sharon

After a ⁴¹⁄₂ hr train trip from London we were keen to taste the local food so jumped on Unilocal.We chose the Wildfire as we’re keen seafood and steak lovers and the reviews were very good. We chose the smoked haddock chowder and salmon salad for starters. Both were divine, the chowder had a lovely creamy texture and the fish was mildly smoked. For mains we had surf and turf Ribeye (medium rare) with blue cheese sauce and the baked salmon. The steak was cooked perfectly and with a little bit of fat if that’s how you like it. The salmon was juicy with the skin quite crispy and well seasoned. We topped it off with sticky toffee pudding & ice cream and the whisky ice-​cream– absolutely delish! Highly recommend.

Quaint restaurant with about 40 seats, which are accounted for most of the time, suggest making reservations.
They have a daily specials board as well as a daily cheeseboard.
For starters, We ordered garlic bread with mozzarella, haggis w/​oak cakes, goat cheese tart, and the mushroom fricassee. If you trying haggis for the first time, then you chose a great place for it as their haggis appy is delicious. Goat cheese tart with caramelized onions layered throughout is one of the best I’ve had. Fricassee was equally as good.
Entrees were salmon, Aberdeen Angus ribeye, and seafood pie. Salmon was seared skin on atop a bed of green beans and snap peas. Perfectly cooked. Ribeye was full of flavor and also perfectly cooked. Seafood pie was a their rendition of shepherds pie, really prepared well.
Service is great. A great find in Edinburgh!

After a stressful and rather disappointing day of travel, I decided to treat myself to a nice meal. Unilocalers said this was delicious, so I decided to stop by. I didn’t have a reservation, but managed to snag a seat. The waiter said that they usually keep a table for walk ins and it’s based on a first come, first serve basis. I was lucky enough to be first, and watched as numerous walk ins after me got turned away.
The servers were very friendly and helpful. They didn’t make me feel rushed, which is always a bonus. I ended up getting the mussels to start and the ribeye steak as my main. Both were absolutely phenomenal. I dream about them still. The mussels were in this delicious garlic and white wine sauces. Perfectly cooked and so, so, so flavourful. The exact same thing could be said about my ribeye, which was incredibly tender, melting in my mouth. It was just as good the next day as leftovers. Definitely one of the best steaks I’ve ever had in my life.
Absolutely wonderful place to stop in for a meal. After such good food it was impossible to feel anything but pleased with the world.

Try this food on our last night in edinburg. We picked this restaurant randomly since it is close to our hotel. We ordered sirloin steak, fillet salmon and mussels
The food is good, the steak is tender and juicy and the salmon is fresh
The mussels is tasty
Prices is ok quite reasonable for uk standard

Wildfire is certainly a great place to go for a traditional British dinner. The Haggis for start up was nicely done and lightly presented, in contrast to the heavy contents whilst buttered mushrooms on Chrissy toasties with baby rock and The salad are tasty and fresh. Roast salmon and venison were done beautifully. A finish with a soft, light cheese cake added to the friendly and attentive staff with fabulous service. Great experience! Highly recommend to all.

We were wandering through Edinburgh looking for a place to eat with local products and Wildfire struck our interest. I enjoyed the Salmon dinner, a special at the time, and my dinner mates enjoyed the chicken special and the ribeye steak. The whiskey ice cream is a fantastic finish to the meal. Overall it’s a charming place with fantastic food.

The food was great and they where very flexible fixing a table without any booking.

Very good restaurant. You will drop some coin here, but will leave with a happy palate. I ordered the tomato soup and filet. Both were wonderful. My filet was cooked to a perfect medium. They have a very nice French wine. One of my colleagues mentioned she had her best cup of coffee in all of Edinburgh here.
Great place to escape the pub food for a night.

I ate an amazing steak here last week. It was cooked perfectly.
The restaurant was very small and cosy, the staff were extremely friendly. To the point of being told how to pronounce Cockburn Street when ordering my taxi for me. Oops sorry about that. The only down side I must tell about is that I was sat in the middle of the room which has of course frequently brushed by the staff, that wasn’t the issue however I had half of my chair on a trap door and when anyone stepped onto the door as they walked by my chair moved and this really stressed me out for the first hour, until I got a few beers in and a great steak to focus on! Although annoying it doesn’t warrant losing a star in my review. Thank you for the great meal!

Cozy little restaurant on Rose Street. The steak was perfectly cooked and the sides were a good size. Sticky toffee pudding was perfect. Overall the service was fast and attentive, and I would definitely go back. I wish the bread was a little bit fresher though but it wasn’t a deal breaker.

A tiny little restaurant, barely 10 tables and customers were turned away so make reservations. The food was very good. I had the goat cheese crostini for a starter and it was excellent! For a main, I had the Aberdeen Angus filet. Done perfectly. Very good and tender. Service was timely and friendly. A good find! I will definitely return on future trips.

This is a great example of when Unilocal is useless, née a public nuisance. I’m in a city for the first time and looking for a place to eat. I have the concierges recommendations but I want to life dangerously. I search Unilocal for recommendations. Wildfire pops to the top with gushing quotes like, «maybe it’s because im an American but the best steak of my life» etc. I assume that since I’m in Edinburgh, the second best steak of his life wasn’t at Outback, and the steak may be good.
Well I was wrong. His second best steak must have been at Ponderosa. A pleasant enough atmosphere, but seriously the steak must have come from an ancient oxen that had used to plow fields for the prior decade.
Not good. Go with a legit review source not this bogus Unilocal.Sometimes web 2.0 is an improvement to the status quo, e. g Wikipedia, sometimes things like restaurant reviews should be left to the experts.

Still needed a review.
Though it was a little while ago that I visited for the first time. The place hasn’t changed much.
I can still remember the wonderful steak and the skinny fries we were served.
It is a small place, but it will sit about 20 – 25 diners to capacity, it could feel a little cramped when seated in the middle.
I remember that the prices were a little high, that said, I remember eating more expensive restaurants with less tasty offerings.
Although we did had an anniversary dinner here it is not a romantic or quiet restaurant. A place near the window corner will allow you to feel a bit more private.
A solid 4 stars and a revisit is in order rather sooner than later.

The boyfriend and I went here for lunch on a weekday and we had a great time. Upon walking in the dining area didn’t smell very good but within a few minutes the smell went away. There was such a fun mix of people in the room. Young and old, locals and tourists. We both ordered the lunch special and were so happy once our food arrived. The steaks were cooked exactly how we asked and the sides were a great addition. There beer selection was small, but they were quality beers. The Dark Island was fantastic! I hope to go back next time I am craving a steak! The food and service were great!

I usually try to avoid using superlatives, but this was the best steak I have ever had, full stop. Maybe it’s because I’m American or just because I looooooove me some red meat, but I am very good at eating steak. I do it a lot. And saying this was the best wasn’t up for debate in my mind.
Friday evening, just got into town, having a drink with a friend and we are both craving steak. Of course I search steak in my handy dandy Unilocal app and Wildfire shows up. My friend tells me we would be lucky to get a table there as it’s small and insanely good. She even booked it for her uni graduation a couple of years ago. I called, they had one spot open but we had to get there in 10 minutes. She wasn’t kidding, it is small. They must do only 2 covers each night. We went straight for the steak mains.
I wish I had taken a picture, but I dove right in. By the end I was scared to finish because then it would be over. And I loved that medium rare ribeye so much I would have cuddled it. It comes with a bit of garlic butter, I got their special blue cheese and something or other sauce as well, and a side of garlic mushrooms. I’m salivating writing this right now. The worst part about the meal was the end because I was so forlorn that I couldn’t keep eating the delectable bits of steak, the shoestring french fries, the sauce! Oh lord the sauce. The entire meal was a religious experience.
How did I spend a year in Edinburgh and not go here until I come back for a short visit?!
Go. You won’t regret it. Unless you’re a vegetarian. Then it might be awkward.

Surf n’ Turf. I think that’s what is going to define this place for me. I haven’t actually tried it yet, but I have a good intuition on these things. So I’ll be going back to try the Surf n’ Turf.
Blythe R (Edinburgh’s own Lunch Quester) and I came here for lunch on a Friday as the Festive period was just approaching. Whilst I thought it was a ‘steak restaurant’, and was looking forward to but concerned about eating steak for lunch with a hot yoga class to follow later that night (meat sweats, not cool), Blythe assured me that Wildfire is known for both its steak and seafood. Phew.
So with that I ordered, from the lunch menu, the goats cheese with hazelnuts and beetroot for starter, and a pan-​fried fish for main with potato slices.
The sizes were moderate, which actually suited me perfectly. It was lunch after all. But Blythe’s steak (the rump steak from the menu, cooked rare) looked very meaty, juicy and delicious indeed. Judging by our fully cleared plates, the whole meat was really quite enjoyable.
The starter was lovely, and the fish main beautifully cooked. I’d say of meals Ive had (and I’ve had many) in Edinburgh, this wasn’t one of the most memorable. It was perfectly lovely, and tasty, but not outstanding. I think the proof will be in the pudding. Or, er, steak?
Which is why I’m going to come back here for the steak, but with fish. Surf n’ turf baby, oh yeah.
Blythe and I also agreed that it was a lovely little restaurant that would suit a great mix of people, so you could bring your parents and grandparents here for a weekend lunch, come with a friend, or a group of younger mates. Even a date (although perhaps not first date, it’s not romantic per se, just cosy).
I’m glad I came, the steak looked wonderful, the fish was satisfying. Great for a special Friday lunch!