Reviews in Edinburgh

Thoroughly recommended if you enjoy badly cooked food, rude staff and loud piped musak.

If you ever, ever have the time to pop in for a meal i can't recommend it highly enough. Best t-bone i've had..... period! It was fantastic. Lamb also sourced locally and declared beautiful by my lovely wife. We were in the a-la-carte restaurant and it wasn't pub food cheap (but there is a good value pub menu, too) but the neither of us were expecting the quality chef'ing that was clearly going on there. I'm hoping we get a chance to visit Edinburgh again, and i will plan a route past this place. Keep it up guys. Just off the A702 coming south out of Edinburgh.

We booked at the Baan Thai in Edinburgh on the off chance we would have a welcoming Thai meal and we were not disappointed. With great company we spend a unhurried three hours enjoying the professional cuisine of the establishment. Kye and Tim provide a splendid choice of dishes, which sometimes can be a put-off, but not here. Tempted to work our way through the whole menu and we will be back to resume the experience of authentic Thai food in beautiful surrounding! A wonderful time.

The food here is very fresh and tasty and staff are friendly. I recommend the lamb shish kebab. It is "Bring Your Own" which is always welcome in my book.

I found this place to be a really poor example of a vegetarian restaurant; the food arrived cold and late. I could have cooked the same at home easily. Staff acted as if they were doing you a huge favour; cold, complacent, pretentious atmosphere. Do yourself a favour and give David Banns a miss.

great improvement from est est est which, while reliable was getting a bit tired. Gusto is glam, lively and the food is of an excellent standard. Service attentive and waiter very easy on the eye which is always nice! A great dining experience.

The food is always excellent, have been going regularly since Christmas night out in 2007. Look out for the Specials - always a treat!

Had been there for a drink but on Saturday took a friend I had not seen for 28 years there and boy, was I disappointed. The service was poor, they served the starters before my friend and I had even sat down. When we asked where we could put our coats, the young waiter looked puzzled and said he did not know. My starter was fine but my main meal was cold and soggy. The dessert cream was curdled by the time it reached me. Very disappointing. The meal cost £85, what a waste of a Saturday night.

We were greeted by the proprietor and led through a candle-lit passageway to a cavernous room decorated with enormous flags, rusty bicycles, traffic cones, church pewes and a moose head staring down on our table. The room itself was quite cold but thankfully a candle was provided for us to sit round- when it got really cold, we lit it. The walls were festooned with various images/photos/ of Armenian culture ( sheet music, stern looking soviet faces, "Visit aRMENIA tURISTIC ADVERTS ETC). The toilets were very atmospheric, retaining a kind of 'never been painted in 30yrs feel', a tin of 'VIM' which had sort of morphed itself to the window sill, beneath the most cobwebbed net curtain this side of the iron curtain itself, completed the scene. Once seated our host appeared & disappeared over and over again, each time arriving with a different course of fayre ranging from traditional Armenian bread to stewd brussel sprouts, an amazing mixed salad, stuffed peppers, chicken risotto, and others before climaxing with a fresh summer fruit ( Armenian style) sorbet followed by (non) turkish coffee. Halfway through the meal our host asked if we would "like to listen to some music"? we agreed and were treated to a medley of traditional Armenian marching music from his impressive selection of old 78's. Later one of our party asked our host if he would like to listen to some of our music? replying 'yes', my friend granted his wish by playing a medley of classic KISS songs on his "flying V" Ukelele! - I'm sure you will agree, a truly unforgettable experience! The possibly 10 course ( I lost count) banquet was washed down with a couple of bottles of Spanish laughing juice, making the whole affair most agreeable indeed. Recommended. PS be patient, it took us half a dozen phone calls to pin him down/agree a date & time, well worth the wait tho!

Sushiya is a good place to have Sushi, but it leaves a lot to be desired when it comes to quantity. Even after spending close to 25 Pounds I still had enough space for another full round !! The food in general is good, but suggest you choose the menu items carefully.

I was there for lunch with other members of my family, Wednesday, 22nd October. We had heard about The Kitchin and were absolutely delighted with the ambience, the service and of course the food. We all thoroughly enjoyed our courses. We started with an amuse bouche of game consome and went on to have starters of veal terrine and oysters. Delicious! Next came the mains of mallard or cod. Both beautifully done. We all enjoyed the taste explosions of the main ingredients plus the trimmings. The desserts of chocolate mousse and lemon torte were equally fantastic. Would definitely go back again. Tom Kitchin and his wife were there and were very friendly and welcoming! Great experience and not too expensive.

Really disappointed with the service,after waiting over one and a half hours on delivery it arrived stone cold Very disappointed and a waste of £20.00

Fantastic food- fab service and great value!!

awesome

My favourite Italian in Edinburgh but a great shame that the Polish chefs cannot manage Zabaglioni!

The kind of Italian that you find away from the tourist trail in Italy. Unlike its big name rivals in town, La Piazza smacks of authenticity and gives you a traditionally italian dining experience. Superb quality food, unobtrusive but efficient service and value for money makes this one of the best restaurants in the city. A must for those looking for a real Italian.

Last weekend me and a good friend of mine dressed in our best attire which included the finest silk scarfs hand crafted by poor gyspys given as a gift from the Prince Jumbaliya of Indonesia, hand picked jewelled slippers, and, to round our outfits off, a beautiful orange bindi placed on our unique monobrow. We entered the restaurant with grace and elegance, hoping to draw lots of attention, we were shocked by the waitresses lack of compliments but decided to let it fall. As we stepped onto the tables to proceed our cultural/religious pre-meal jig, we were rudely interrupted, and appalled to be asked to refrain from doing so. Being a strong believer of pre-meal bop, we continued for a few minutes, then, when asked politely to leave,which shocked us to the brim of our fine silk covered bodies. We think that your staff of The Kitchin are extremely rude and unprofessional and very prejudice and discriminative.

My Wife and I went to "the Kitchin" on saturday evening, we hadn't booked, but there had been a table that hadn't turned up, so they managed to get us in. Nice welcome, pleasant if a little monotone decor and good initial impression. The canapes were a nice touch as was the pea and mint soup. I had ordered Scallops with chorizo (which was great) and because the chorizo had arrived after the dish, they sent us portions of foie gras, with no charge! The main courses of Lamb and Lobster were excellent. We went on to order a dessert and glass of dessert wine, at this point my daughter and her friend arrived at the reception, my daughter asked if she could check if her parents were there, they allowed my daughter in and after she had seen us returned with her friend , as they approached the table a waiter pulled up two chairs, and then retracted them, apparently after a gesture from the head waiter. The girls left to wait outside, and my wife and I, being a little embarrassed followed, paid the bill and left. A slightly embarrasing end to a lovely meal.