text: I was SO excited when I saw this restaurant because I was a huge Harry Potter fan Yes I was a tourist and I had absolutely no shame taking pictures of everything I saw particularly the view of the Edinburgh Castle that inspired Hogwarts and the window where JK Rowling sat to write her early novelsnnWith that aside The Elephant House was just another cute cafe to me It was extremely packed though It took a while to order and get our food because there is always a ridiculous line of tourists The back room was where ended up eating because we wanted that same view of the castle Unfortunately our experience was crippled by the horrible service and the tables were quite disgusting and sticky When we finally got our food my sandwich was a bit dry and bland and my tea was not very hot eithernnOverall I think this cafe was more of a Harry Potter tourist spot than anything else Without the crowds I am sure it would be a relaxing place to read or meet up with friends