text: Food nService nAmbience nnOur favourite dining experience whilst in Edinburgh for the holidaynnIt was not the best food but it was decent Traditional faire such as meat pies haggis blood sausages etc are done well There are other michelin star worthy restaurants we ate at in Edinburgh but nothing beat the history or atmosphere of this placennSituated in Old Town Edinburgh right next to the castle this was apparently part of the jail barracks centuries ago Rumours abound of haunted spirits that were tortured in these gallows still roam this restaurant and surrounding buildings of the castlennThe inside of the restaurant was very small romantic and quaint most doors in the UK are tiny but this place reminded me of entering a Hobbits home I thought it was way too hot inside despite it being below freezing and windy outside It was hard to remove all my layers of clothing with such tight quartersnnIf you only had one night in Edinburgh for the first time I would highly recommend going here