Problem: What would be an example of an positive review?

Answer: First time here. The variety is wonderful. The manager even made us a special appetizer.

Problem: What would be an example of an positive review?

Answer: edinburgh is a wonderful city which is absolutely chock full of excellent bars and restaurants, but part of me (a small part) always felt that something was missing. i didn't know what or why i even thought that, but on a cold wintry thursday evening i came across the 'something missing' in Devil's Advocate. being asked to suggest a good place to go for some dinner and drinks, i immediately suggested this new bar in old town. i'd had its praises sung to be by those that had been and i thought it was time i tried it out. now i won't lie, finding this place isn't exactly easy. i actually had a fall out with my taxi driver about the location of Advocate's Close. thankfully i convinced him to drop me off nearby enough that i was soon skipping down the steps to find the bar. there was a lot of steps....and i thought maybe i'd got the address wrong, but then just as i was giving up hope a beacon of light (and well mixed cocktails) appeared to my left and i entered through the glass doors. i was immediately in love with this place. The Devil's Advocate is all glass, brick, and cool industrial chic. the building has massive glass windows looking out onto the close which must bring in loads of sunlight during the day. in between all this glass is exposed brick and clean wooden tables with a mezzaine for with tables for the restaurant. on arrival i had a g&t at the bar before we headed upstairs for dinner. the menu is short and sweet, which i hopes means that they focus on what they're good at. not a load of veggie options if you are one of those, but a good choice of other options overall. i went with the salmon tartare for my starter and the pearl barley and beetroot risotto for my main. my dining partner had the haggis crouquettes (or bon bons i can't remember) for starter and a steak sandwich for the main. we split a bottle of sauvignon blanc as well. the wine was with us shortly and was quite nice! a wee bit pricey, but nothing i wouldn't expect of an edinburgh restaurant. starters arrived not too long after and my salmon tartare was just lovely! so so fresh and the slices of crostini with it were so crisp. i would have enjoyed a bit more of the sauce on the plate, but hardly need to complain as the salmon itself was so tasty. i was assured that the haggis was also quite good, but passed on the option to try it as i'm not a fan of the offal. after a top up of the wine, mains arrived and i was well pleased with my risotto. the pearl barely was super tasty and the beetroot was of the golden variety instead of the red that annoyingly stains everything. the steak sandwich appeared to be quite satisfactory and i can assure you that the chips were also good having been given one to taste. in leiu of dessert we went for some cocktails off their list. if i'd been clever i would have written the names of these down as by that point we'd finished off the wine.... however, my whisky cocktail was certainly top quality and sort of had a tea like flavour. like a long island iced tea except with whisky, so much classier. my dining companion had a gin based cocktail that was seriously strong but also seriously good. in addition to the good food and excellent cocktails, the staff at the Devil's Advocate are just lovely! quite to serve you and helpful with questions about the menus, checking on you during your meal but not being overly obtrusive so you can also enjoy your meal. they also seem happy to let people sit as we were there for almost 4 hours, and never once got asked for our table back. seriously, i think i'm a little in love with this place. it's just the sort of place the edinburgh was missing and just the sort of place i know i'll want to go back to over and over again! already planning my next visit....

Problem: What would be an example of an negative review?

Answer:
Good food, bad service. Their food is good and authentic Vietnamese food can get in Arizona, but their service sucks, like really sucks. Got our food, and we needed something and our waiter was no where to be found so I got up to the cashier counter and found my waiter standing there texting, like really? You've got to be kidding me. The waiter didn't ask how things were going, I had to get up and ask for my bill, refilled our waters... ANYTHING. This isn't just once, I've gone here three times and still the same, horrible service. I would totally understand if they were busy, but every single time I visited, the entire restaurant was literally empty besides my table and another's. All the employees there are either behind the counter watching tv, on their cell phones or talking to each other. If it weren't for the good food, I definitely wouldn't be coming back.