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Blue Moon
Nov 26, 2007 by Brian from Glasgow
Overall Rating: 1
Food:[3] • Service:[1] • Atmosphere:[5]

• Food poisoning & bad staff attitude.

“Where do we start, the staff have attitude problems including the "manager", they will serve you when they can be bothered i.e. when not chatting too each other or using mobile phones. The food was cold the fist time it came out and had to be re-heated, and must not have been cooked properly as my partner was very sick about an hour after leaving the place due to what must have been food poisoning. My partner was also "propositioned" while trying to use the bathroom downstairs too, this was by the "manager" who clearly had other interests rather than his work. The whole experience was so bad we thought it was April fools day, and someone was having a laugh. Just don't waste your time here, lots of other nice cafes in the area who do have customer care.”

Blue Moon
Jun 20, 2007 by Mark from Edinburgh
Overall Rating: 2
Food:[4] • Service:[1] • Atmosphere:[1]

• Chairs were nice.

“I just went there for lunch to day with my friend, a girl, and the staff was rude, pushy, tried to rush us along, made snippy remarks when I asked if they had an all day breakfast. Then, they proceeded to get beside our table and talk really loud to disrupt our ability to have a conversation, changed the music when my friend said she liked it to me, and then they began slamming and clashing dishes over and over. I would never go back there.”

Viva Mexico
Apr 23, 2007 by Andreas
Overall Rating: 2
Food:[1] • Service:[2] • Atmosphere:[2]

• Decorations, waitresses tried hard (but were overworked).
• Reheated food (not fresh), appalling toilets.

“I was very disappointed with the food at viva Mexico. Why? Because it had obviously been reheated. How do I know? Well, first of all it took less than 5 mines between the waitress taking our order and the food being served. And second, the plates were steaming hot and the beans were completely dried up, just as you'd expect when food comes out of a microwave. The "chef" didn't even bother giving the beans a quick stir to make it look fresh. I concur to a complaint made by another reviewer about the service. While the waitresses were generally friendly, they appeared over-worked and never once asked whether we wanted any more drinks despite us sitting with empty glasses for some time. The bathroom facilities were appalling, and I resorted to using the ones in the train station later on. With the exception of the friendly but over-worked waitresses and decent decorations, it was a very disappointing experience. Considering that each meal cost us approx 10 pounds (20 dollars), it was definitely not worth it.”

New Lee On
Dec 12, 2006 by Diana from Haddington
Overall Rating: 8
Food:[9] • Service:[7] • Atmosphere:[7]

• Chicken sweet corn soup can¿t be beaten.
• Nothing negative.

“I have been going to the lee on for years with my family and it is hard to beat. We love it.”

Susie's Whole Food Diner
Aug 2, 2006 by Immogen from London
Overall Rating: 9
Food:[9] • Service:[8] • Atmosphere:[8]

• Gorgeous, healthy, inexpensive food in friendly, relaxed setting.
• Very busy at lunchtimes! You may have to queue.

“If healthy, home-cooked food served by friendly staff in a colorful, cheery relaxed setting is your thing then you'll love this place. It had been recommended to my friend and I and it definitely lived up to expectation. The food was amazing, I had falafel which came with humors, tahini and gorgeous colorful salads all made on-site. I couldn't resist going back for the gluten free chocolate cake which was incredibly rich and moist. There was a great choice of dishes from the daily menu as well and they all looked great. I found the staff friendly and helpful and loved the laid back atmosphere. We stayed for over 2 hours, reading the papers, checking out the art exhibited and going back for more great fair trade coffee. If you're looking for a chilled out place to relax and fill up on healthy great tasting food at very reasonable prices then this is for you.”