Dakota Forthbridge Hotel

A masculine décor with pleasant staff. They are always willing to appease clients. Quaint and very quiet rooms. Room service food is upper cuisine quality. Presentation is refreshing with attention to detail.

Really good value if you can get into Edinburgh from here — much, much more comfortable, modern accomodation than you will find elsewhere for the money. Similar vibe to the W chain in the US if you are familiar with that — the restaurant focuses on fresh fish and was quite full, so book in advance if you want to try it. Next to a grocery store if you have any requirements for snacks/​fruit etc. for the room. I’d definitely stay here again if the opportunity arose.

I’ve always heard good things about the Dakota hotel, but never been tempted to go. Whenever I think ‘where will I go for dinner tonight?’ the Dakota doesn’t quite jump to mind. But it should have…
When I eventually made it to the Dakota I was blown away. I was there with my mum as there was a deal on — ‘just the two of us’, dinner bed and breakfast for £139. Bargain! The restaurant is really nice, with a wall dedicated to The Rat Pack and heaps of photographs everywhere. It was really nice. The food was delicious too — I had crab then lemon sole with veg. The restaurant prides itself on its fresh fish (it has won many awards) and the pork belly — which my mum said was the best meal she’d had in years.
Although it was quite far out, the restaurant was packed. It was a victim of its own success to a point, however, as there were lots of queues and people waiting around.
I was disappointed in the breakfast however, they ran out of croissants, sausages and marmalade. GUTTED!

I have eaten here once and found it very well worth the price of £120 for a meal for four with wine. It is a new hotel on the outskirts of the town — very modern in appearance both inside and out. The dining room had a separate area for private dining that was also part of the main dining area. We found the waiter very helpful and very knowledgeable about it items on the menu. did try to book again but on the same day we wanted to dine and as we expected they were full. Have never seem the bedrooms but if they are as good as the public area the hotel would be a great place for a weekend base — you would need a car however

The Dakota Forth bridge hotel is one of the newer hotels in South Queensferry. We have been in it once for a meal and found that it looked really nice, however we found the meals to be a bit too overpriced with a bowl of soup coming in at £8.00.
Rooms are usually around £100 or more, however they do have special rates every so often. During high season it would be very unlikely to find the cheaper prices. The hotel dos seem to be aimed at business people looking for an overnight stay close to the airport, however I’m sure they could find something around the same price but a lot closer to the airport!