Restaurant and Cafe Reviews in Edinburgh

We love eating out in Edinburgh so writing our Edinburgh restaurant reviews, takeaway reviews and cafe reviews was no great chore. Here's our review of Native State.

Review of Native State, Edinburgh

Itchy wishes 'Avoid like syphilis' would suffice as a review, but we're afraid that might leave a lot of you feeling angry and shortchanged. You should probably channel your rage towards this abysmal establishment though – it's dark, uncomfortable, and full of students who we suppose are only there because it's so close to campus. If price is to match quality, realistically Native State ought to be the equivalent of one of those dodgy pound shops, but sadly it's horribly overpriced. So yeah, avoid like pustulating syphilis then.

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Essential Detail


32–34 Potterrow,
Edinburgh
EH8 9BT

Open
Mon–Sun, 9am–1am; Food, 9am–12pm

Contact
 0131 662 9788

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