Montpelier's in Bruntsfield seems to have all the ingredients necessary to be a stylish local bar and eatery, and to be fair, it is quite a stylish venue for a drink or something to eat. Unfortunately, it is yet another place to fall into the all style and no substance trap. Having had a few enjoyable evenings here sampling the bar's wares, I thought it would be a good place to go for dinner. I was wrong. On paper the food does sound really tasty, unfortunately the tastiness doesn't seem to transfer onto the plate; more than half of the party were unhappy with their meals - complaints ranged from soggy batter on the fish to a veggie burger that was tasteless and stodgy. The service was overtly intrusive, barely five minutes would pass before a wait person would be interrupting us and asking if everything was ok or if we were ok for drinks and when we confronted our waiter with the sorry state of our food he didn't seem to know what to do. I'm pretty sure Montpelier's can do better than this.
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