Cafe Piccante in Edinburgh, City of

Hit the spot after a late night graveyard tour 👌

Food was decent, but my wife didn't receive the salad that was supposed to come with hers. After our dinner, we wanted some more chips, so my wife went up and ordered chips with cheese. I very clearly heard her ask for that and the cashier repeated it to her. They instantly gave her a plate with the chips and cheese but it also had fried fish on it. She assumed maybe they were throwing it in since we had already ordered meals, as he told her £7, the price of what she asked for. She didn't check the price on the machine (and in all fairness, we were a little burned out from many hours of traveling in from overseas). I later saw that our card had been charged 14 for that transaction. Don't recommend this place. If you are still so inclined to try their featured items despite the bad reviews, please be sure to pay attention to what you're supposed to receive and what you're being charged. Edit: There's a sign in the store encouraging people to leave reviews for a free fried Mars Bar. Makes you wonder if that has skewed things a bit

Just landed in town from Calgary, Canada and needed to take away and they delivered (on the food, not to our flat!). The whole family enjoyed it and the crisps were great

Really good deep fried Mars bar

Don’t order from just eat. You will receive the worst service ever and worst food ever. As well as lots of headaches and sore belly from the atrocious service as just eat allow restaurants to serve the worst food ever that is illegal and not worth paying for at all. Best part is they do it on purpose as they know you won’t get refund for poor quality food and food that is not as described. Just eat is a horrible company and facilities illegal food quality malpractices.

Don’t order from just eat. You will receive the worst service ever and worst food ever. As well as lots of headaches and sore belly from the atrocious service as just eat allow restaurants to serve the worst food ever that is illegal and not worth paying for at all. Best part is they do it on purpose as they know you won’t get refund for poor quality food and food that is not as described. Just eat is a horrible company and facilities illegal food quality malpractices.

Chips where cold service was unacceptable they where on there phones while I was trying to order too half a hour for my chips and the price is expensive 100% unacceptable

I ordered from this chippy I asked for salt but my chips tasted a bit fruity it was made by the owner keiran 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈

5.8 quid for a chicken burger that had buns, lettuce, a tomato slice and a deep fried frozen chicken patty + chips and the drink (which they forgot to deliver); for 1 pound less than that you can get a proper chicken burger meal from chicken club or another burger place nearby that actually puts burger sauce and proper chicken strips in them. Chips came with no salt or sauce/vinegar and without an option to add that. Pizza was bland and the vegetable ingredients in the middle were almost raw. Extremely disappointed by this order. Price for the pizza (8 quid) was appropriate given the quality but the chicken burger meal was a total rip-off, not to mention them forgetting the drink for the meal. PS: 4 years too late for the response, thanks but no thanks

Quality has improved immensely over last few years, tasty pizza!

Has been my local chippy for 8 years. Has recently been taken over by new owners who have reduced the portion size but increased the price of a supper by £2.25. Not value for money

Absolutely disgusting. Cannot get an order right. So many other better options out there. Literally nothing was either good or right. And nobody cares!!

Came in to collect order and was told they had ran out of food. If you run out of food you should cancel the order or not accept it in the first place. They did not offer to make replacement food.

Lovely staff and food is good 👍

I just had 2 chips and cheese, chips were dried , cold , my friend went their to tell them that, they didn't say anything, 3 youngster were so unprofessional, so unhappy with service and food , it was worst food ever , good luck

Big fans! We got this as a late night take out and had a great experience. Ordered a kebab and a curry chips- both delicious. Would say the service was the real highlight though. The two young guys working were entertaining even though the spot was busy. They were happy to chat and super sweet. Great service from them!

If I could give 0 stars I would but unfortunately I can’t.Chips were cold and hard like a stone .i think they heat up in the microwave.ordered some dip for the chips never came .delivery cost high to much for the distance .that’s a joke .one thing I know sure I will never order again .

Didn’t give any sauce on any items

No extra chilli despite ordering and paying extra. Food is good but severely let down without the sauce

Best chips I’ve ever had, I’ve always heard bad things about pincante but this one is so much better than the one in broughton

practically hardly any donner was full of cheese, very sickly would not order again. very bad start to a nightshift as im still hungry!!

Food was cold, chips were like bullets, and the chicken pakora that I ordered turned into kids chicken nuggets and chips, which was inedible. Won't use again.

Could've been a bit warmer but tasted good.

Food came fast but wasn't cooked properly and rotten

Where's my food.... I'm still waiting

Kebab and smoked sausage, you know what you get. Chippy style, that's cool. The pizza though.. it's possibly the worst dough I've ever had. Thick and like a sponge cake meaning is was so full of sugar it should've been a dessert. But at the price, not a huge problem. In future I'd get the chippy food and avoid pizza/kebab.

Food was simply of poor quality and service was lacking

I was so happy that our food came so early, but it made sense as my pizza was clearly made in a microwave and my chips were cooked on a radiator

We have been using Cafe Piccante, Libdon Road for awhile now, and are always satisfied, the food is excellent. However last night I was disappointed to receive my Greek Salad, withou Feta, cucumber and a few tomato slices. Peppadews or pickled red pepper was also added which was vile. It is disappointing, as I have been ordering the Greek Salad for over 2 years and never had this before.

Quality has deteriorated over the last 6 months. Their signature picante sauce has lost it's flavour. batter on fish not crisp, chips soggy, and my regular calzone lacking the same flavour. I don't know if this is down to different manager or ownership. I have been ordering from them for years but I will not be buying again from a takeaway that I trusted was a sure thing.

Fresh,tasty, good portion size and hot in temperature.

Excellent food, very tasty and delivered early. Would definitely recommend and will be ordering again.

Hahahaha call this a place you can buy edible food? The food turned up ice cold and missing items. Call to request a refund or redilvery and you get hung up on. Never order from this "restaurant" EVER. Disgraceful.

Food is the greasiest thing I've ever eaten. The only redeeming feature was the chicken pakora, the fish was bland and a king rib is a foul piece of "meat".

Well I ordered a so called “ large” mixed mixed kebab, and it was very small, plus all the meat was shredded fine,,so I couldn’t really tell what meat was what really, part from a tiny portion of the actually kebab meat and it came so quick, so I couldn’t understand why it warm and not hot! So really absolutely no thought, pride or care had gone in to. So never again from me.

Cafe Piccante in Abbeyhill is a very reliably good chippy - I always order from here as I know it will arrive very hot, taste delicious, and often get here faster than expected - what more could you ask for!!

I normally order the Sausage supper, but tonight I took a chance on the Haddock supper for a change, and it was delicious! Thank you again Café Piccante. Long as I’m in the area I don’t see myself going anywhere else 🙂

Food was delivered piping hot- I left a request for the pizza on the notes and they followed through! The pizza was yummy as was the chips n curry! 10/10 will definitely order again! Thank you

Good and fresh food fast delivery excellent customer service...

Food was not nearly as good as previously. Cold, hard pizza and cold chips that were a much smaller portion than the box sizes. Delivery driver also ignored notes re access and i had to go outside to hunt them down and collect after looking for them for 10 mins..

It’s not calzone It’s looks like Naan bread covering cheap kebab 😞 if you don’t make calzone just remove from your menu🤯

Unfortunately the food was cold when it arrived

Absolutely delicious. Even had the extra given after my absconding mushroom . Can't fault them fresh as you can get . Yummy .

The food was not how it used to be and not worth the money at all. Sauce was all over the bag and the food was completely soggy

Everything was lovely except we ordered 10 mushrooms and received 9 .. a big deal when shared between 2, police were almost called to stop the chaios. Maybe delivery man got hungry

Food was cold and bland. Big disappointment I'm afraid. Wont be coming back.

Terrible service on the phone ordered a large portion of chips with meal and got given a large box half filled. Either they should charge more if inflation is that great for the chips or fill a box. Wouldn’t use them again

Pizzas were tasteless and very little toppings in them,not worth the money

Delicious pizza, but they got the order wrong. Not the first time this has happened.

Missed an entire pizza off order and would not pick up phone at all.

Not enough chicken and donor was about 3 bits of meat I got a large didn’t see the difference to my sons small. Delicious but to small portions for the price I feel I paid £9 for chips and a bit of meat!

Delicious hot pleasant delivery

Great hot food, spring rolls excellent.

Chicken kebab meat was full of sinue and bones. Likely not picantes fault as it's bought in.

Pizza dough felt very “ processed “ and not much toppings on the pizza despite paying extra for more.

Incredibly quick delivery on Xmas eve. Food was great, delivery was flawless! Absolutely recommend.

Order didn't arrive so phoned to chase up. They said would send again and arrived very promptly. It was worth the wait.

Really good fish and chips and prompt delivery. Thanks!

The didn’t bring the complete order - forgot to bring the drinks and didn’t come back with them. Disappointed with this as usually very good service and fast delivery but I paid for items which weren’t received.

Absolutely banging food, hearty portions

Chips weren’t nice at all and burger was barley warm

Good fish and chips and pakora for a late night feast

Simple fish and chips. Crispy batter and nice fresh warm chips

Ordered through the website with a just eat delivery. The £45 order was a meal short which meant that one person in our group couldn't eat. I called to let them know and was basically fobbed off with the person giving me the number of the other branch and claiming that the order didn't come from them. I called the number supplied several times but it always rang out. Horrible customer service and disappointing that the matter was not resolved after spending a fair amount of money there. I won't be ordering from this place again.

Food was amazing, both my pizza and my chips were generously coated in cheese, which is exactly what I wanted. Great menu so if you're having one of those "I want takeout but I don't know what I want" this is the place.

Absolutely delicious. Excellent tasty food. Lovely crisp, fresh salad. Really enjoyed it. Wouldn't hesitate in recommending.

Proper chippy chips, lovely big tubs of curry sauce, batter was nice and crispy. Everything was spot on and we couldn't believe it arrived so early. Definitely recommend.

Food came super quick, was all piping hot and the chips were delicious!

Large portions, piping hot. Really tasty. Highly recommend.

Ordered pizzas and they were very unappetising. Seemed like frozen pizza bases were used with ingredients dumped on top. Devoid of flavour. Also asked for sweetcorn on one and didn’t get it despite an paying extra £1. Very disappointed.

Tasteless, doughy excuse for a "pizza". Order from somebody else.

Best place for Pizza in all of Edinburgh!

Terrible customer service. Order never showed up and when it was reordered was wrong and cold.

Sal was wonderful to my friends and myself. We listened to his recommendations and everyone in the group enjoyed many different version of the chips along with our fish. The food was fantastic. Thank you Sal for the ice cream and deep fried Snickers.

The burger had a tiny bit lettuce on it and the chips weren’t fresh

Fresh fish and giant portion. Delivered in less then 15 minutes. So far i love that place. Thank you ♥️

Pizza looked like it was on a ready made base. Donne meat was burnt. Disappointing.

Meant to be a 12 inch pizza no where near it and was cold

Fresh fish, hot chips, quick service, what else do you need?

The food was tasty? But I literally couldn’t eat my fish because there was so many bones.

Food wasn't the best, chips were really thin & broken, king rib was very well done & dry. It didn't taste like a king rib at all. Haggis was okay..

Hot and fresh and super quick delivery as usual.

Delivery guy great. Food was just poor.

Arrived SO quickly, food was hot and tasty! So glad I finally tried a deep fried Mars bar

I love picante usually but the fish was soggy and sitting in what seemed to be a pool of water. The chips were still hard inside, disappointing.

Chips were not fresh and the driver left my food on the floor without waiting

Ordered a pizza and even the crust tasted undercooked so had to finish it in the oven

this is our go-to place to order and for a reason, food is always incredible and delivery time is so quick. even today when there was a mix up they went above and beyond to sort it out and fix it ASAP. fantastic food and brilliant service every time

Absolutely shocking these days, avoid at all costs. Chips taste like they are fried in p*** and I had a kebab tonight that looked like it had been sunbathing for 3 weeks. Not surprised if i get food poisoning. THE PITTA BREAD WAS EVEN STALE!!! THE EASIEST THING??? Takeaways like this shouldnt even be allowed in business with this standard.

Every thing was good apart from the pizza, do not get a pizza even tho rated the best

I was hungry and I wants nice pizza etc I got what I wants without the problems thank you ;) see you soon

Great meal deal! Still warm on arrival, speedy delivery too! Fantastic!

I received no dip. I would like to be refunded. Thanks.

I bought 2 standard kebabs todays and I've never seen such a small about in my life !!! £7 each and literally the portion size must have been a small hand full I won't be going back thats for sure disgrace.

Speedy delivery, food was all perfect! I would highly recommend the deep fired Mars bar and ice cream to finish off with it’s delicious

Not that food was bad but ordered chips and cheese and there was next to no cheese and at 3.50 seemed like a joke

Always happy with the service and quality of their food.

Food lacked flavour - no nice seasoning or anything on it. Wouldn’t order again

Fantastic, Pizza was to die for!

For what we paid we expected more than half a smoked sausage supper and half portion of chips with each meal What we had was nice, I do love mathesons sausage was nice to have that type than normal chippy smoked sausage