CC Blooms

I'm amazed by the reviews stating friendly. We didn't find any of the staff welcoming. Cute place, but pretentious. We went up to bar to order & was advised by bartender someone would be sent to our table. Order taken and brought to us. Again, friendliness wasn't observed. Credit card only.

Friday night 6/27/2025 Friendly service, nice selection of beers, great DJ! Stop by for a pint or two or twenty. Thank you to the owners who created this space!

Staff are always welcoming and very attentive. I wanted to try the new menu following the recent refurb. Pizza was tasty but base was a little thick, quility products used. Sarter arrived after the main, but equally great flavour, acutally bon bons were really tasty! Menu advised the haggis bon bons came with brown sauce (bit weird in my opinion) requested if it was possible to have with the peppercorn sauce and was delighted this was possible. Staff asked if I would like cutlery and napkins. Personally feel this is a given but appreciate may want to reduce waste. 🍸Leith gin with elderflower tonic. Overall tasty 😋

The new format will not last. We were 1 of 3-4 tables eating. Ordered at 18:35, from a simple, reduced menu. One of us ordered 3 sides, 3 pizzas and a regular nachos with extra bacon bits please. All to come at the same time. Given that, at home, a pizza takes 15mins to prep and cook, we thought, great this should be good. A fishcake and 1 pizza came after about 35 mins. Over the course of the next 10 mins, 2 pizzas and a plate of PLAIN nachos with bacon bits sprinkled over them arrived. We had to ask again for the other 2 sides. We then had to get the nachos exchanged for their basic option which included salsa and guacamole but they brought two little dishes of each instead of taking the plain nachos away. We explained again, we want a regular nachos inclusive of cheese, guacamole and salsa etc with extra bacon bits. 10 mins went by and it still didn't arrive so we cancelled that order. This was a severe lack of any kind of restaurant service. Not once did we see any kind of management. The poor waiter, Patrick, really didn't have a clue or care and just kept frantically apologising. The quality of the food wasn't gratifying either as the pizzas were doughy with hard, overcooked crusts. Oh and the other sides did come but alas, sweet potato fries had clearly been in the microwave or left too long under the light as they came out in a small dish all soggy and then 10 mins after that the anaemic potato wedges were brought to the table by a waiter who looked like he'd just come from he gym in a black vest and his long hair tied up in a very loose man bun - hardly hygienic. Given that this was a birthday meal and supposed to be a special occasion, it was an overall, 75 mins of complete disappointment. Will not be back. They did give a discount to the bill (too quickly which made us think we were not the first to complain) but in no way does that make up for such a shoddy evening. Two of our party are ex Maitre D's and one works in Virgin Hotels so we are quite qualified to assess this dreadful experience. The CC Blooms we used to know and love is gone. Welcome to poor pre-theatre dining.

This was my first time back since the renovation, and I was really impressed! The place looks great, but what stood out most was the warm welcome I received. Robert (security) was so polite, his friendly “hello, how are you?” truly made me feel welcomed and set the tone for a great visit. Will be back.

Used to love coming here, however, now not so much. Decided to book a table (since you can’t now just walk in and sit down) and we waited over 25 mins for our first drink, then 45 minutes for a food update (we only ordered fries, onion rings, and chicken skewers) to be told order hadn’t even gone through and there was a long wait. You can’t just rock up to the bar and order any drinks (which is what we loved before). Seems like they’ve leant into an entirely new brand to cater for the playhouse next door so they’ve completely rebranded who they are which is a shame. Doesn’t give me the same friendly vibes they did before renovating. Will more than likely be finding other LGBTQ+ friendly spaces in Edinburgh to spend our time at.

Perfectly lovely bar with very friendly, attentive staff. A bit confused about the overall 3.8 star rating. Great drinks at good prices.

CC Blooms is a must while traveling thru Edinburgh. I’m a fan of the deconstructed meat pies as it’s a modern take on a traditional dish. Nightime here is entirely different than daytime so consider CC’s your spot to return to. It’s a fun atmosphere and great wait staff to welcome you to the CcBloom community!