China Red in Edinburgh, City of

Great place to have a chinese. Absolutely loads of choice, excellent value for money, superb staff & would definitely go again!

All the staff are kind and friendly the food was very good and the steak was delicious

If you're looking for an authentic Chinese dining experience in Edinburgh, China Red is the place to be! From the moment you step in, the warm ambiance and elegant decor set the tone for a fantastic meal. The food? Absolutely awesome! Each dish bursts with rich flavors and perfectly balanced seasonings. From classic dim sum to flavorful stir-fried dishes, every bite is a delight. The buffet selection is extensive, offering a mix of traditional and modern Chinese cuisine that caters to every palate. And let’s talk about dessert—sumptuous, sweet, and absolutely irresistible! Whether it's the silky mango pudding, crispy sesame balls, or decadent cakes, every bite was a perfect ending to an already fantastic meal. Everything about China Red—from the food to the service—was simply perfect. If you're in Edinburgh and craving authentic Chinese cuisine, this spot is a must-visit

The food here is good but can be a little dry or cold. All the staff are lovely but seemed a little rushed as there weren't many of them for the number of people at the restaurant. The plates on one of the stacks were also so hot it would have burned my hands to hold it for too long, so be aware of that if you go. Overall, the food is lovely, and the price is fair for the quality.

A great selection of different food on offer, cost seemed extremely reasonable on not only food but drinks also. Was very pleased with our experience here.

Food was good, some were hot but also cold yet most were tasty. Service and atmosphere wasn't too bad. Lots of choices for the buffet which was great so overall experience and expectation was good. Would possibly go back in the future.

It’s by far the best restaurant in the city. It’s my third time in Edinburgh, and I’m visiting China Red every time . A great variety of Chinese cuisine, unlimited soft drinks and deserts , very pleasant atmosphere and all stuff very kind . Especially K , is very friendly. Congratulations

Large selection. Delicious food. I recommend

The food all seemed like it was made from thawed frozen food. This is the worst restaurant. There is no food available to eat. Koreans should never go there I really regret it

worst food Food full of frozen food No fresh vegetables at all The food is salty and smells disgusting. The lighting is dark and sanitary conditions are worst. I was very surprised by the high price. Never go here

China Red welcome customers to enjoy its variegated Chinese cuisine. Lot of deep fried foods in this buffet are acceptably good. The pork spareribs and fish fillets in chili sauces are the delicious one. Sushi bar, in my opinion, is a little underwhelming with not much options to choose from. The dessert section has lot of interesting and nice options. I went it in lunch time which is cheaper but supposedly less option than dinner time. I believe dinner time with give customers more satisfaction to indulge in their cuisine.

Great food, friendly staff (kay is lovely), and great prices, what more could you want? Brilliant place.

Love the food, so much varieties and even have egg boy waffle . They got everything I wanted. I would prefer this buffet than so call authentic chinese resturant, like Imperial Palace.

We came 2 years ago and it really was 100% better than today. Quality and quantity much worse. a pity

Went Out With Friends. Even Have a Full Birthday Thing With Music And Everything. Food Was Great. Recommend.

Only 8pm no dessert left, have to ask the stuff to refill. Otherwise they wouldn't refill it, had been waiting for quite some time.

Nice place clean friendly Buffet style and so much to choose from Nice friendly staff a lovely Irish waitress who had met before

Went here for dinner tonight as we’re staying nearby. Please don’t go here. It’s absolutely disgusting! We paid £53 and all we could eat was chips, chicken wings and spring rolls. Everything was tasteless. Sauces were like water. This photo is meant to be a curry. The food was cold. All the lids were left up. Even the fried rice had noodles were tasteless.

Celebrate birthday buffet style

Lovely redtaurant with a huge variety of good which was set out in a buffet style. Lots to choose from and catered for different diets.

Disappointed with our recent visit. I had booked a table via messenger on fb months ago. To turn up and find out they had no table's available. It's put us off coming back

¡Sorprendentemente malo! La comida no era buena, tenía carne de res con pimientos verdes, la carne de res era como comer cuero con un montón de grasa dura en todo, casi ningún pimentón verde. Todos los demás platos tienen salsa acuosa y nada auténtico. Tuve que pedir una copa en ambas ocasiones y luego el barman y la camarera tuvieron una discusión llena entre sí en frente de los clientes y algunos con niños! ¡No hay nada profesional en este lugar! ¡Mi consejo es que pruebes en otro sitio!

Staff great and food very nice. Choice of foods lovely. Topped up on a regular basis.

Good choices of Chinese food and modified version of Peking duck. They also have hibachi seafood to offer. All were offered under all you can eat buffet.

Food is great, However, one of the staff who's wearing glasses is very rude. He should have informed us in a polite way that our time is finished and not being an arrogant huffy manner by saying “hey, your time is out you need to go and pay. Awful experience😔

Tuvimos una encantadora comida familiar. Nos atendió una camarera y camarero que eran muy acogedores. Esperamos con interés una visita de regreso.

Mira bien todas las opciones antes de sumergirte. Nos cuidaron por Ken que era tan acogedor y la señora encantadora de Irlanda del Norte. El mejor consejo para ti mismo es un montón de opciones encantadoras en este buffet.

El mejor buffet de Edimburgo. El servicio también fue muy bueno. Buen ambiente y el personal es muy amable. Volveremos de nuevo ehen en Edimburgo. 10 / 10

I have been too ill to complain or post this review in weeks due to visiting China Red. Sick for almost a month from food poisoning & E coli. Strongly recommend a visit if you have a spare 6 week dose of antibiotics.. Or if you are trying to loose weight rapidly.. Off work for 3 straight weeks…

Very nice food. Fantastic attentive staff.

A great buffet experience. I highly recommend it to anyone visiting Edinburgh who wants a break from the wonderful Scottish cuisine available elsewhere. The staff attentiveness to customers goes above and beyond .

Fuimos aquí basado en buenas críticas de Tripadvisor y no nos decepcionó. Un poco escondido entre los edificios de la calle, necesitábamos la ubicación en el mapa. La comida era buena, barata y la camarera principal era muy servicial. Ella sugirió tener un solo vaso, ya que podíamos rellenarlo tantas veces como quisiéramos. Al final de la noche, aunque insistimos en que incluso rechazó nuestra propina!

Full grazing. Eat as much as you want and you can choose the best delicacies yourself I recommend everyone to go there at least once👍

Thank you Kelly for the best service and attention Will be back from spain

We came for dinner at 2 p.m. We were told they close at 3pm. No problem for us at least since the all you can eat buffet. The young waiter had just swept the floor and came to the table wearing rubber gloves to pick up the drinks. I found it unpleasant and inappropriate. There were no baked prawns or shrimp at the buffet. There was only a few sushi left. The classic vegetable soup was very thick and jelly-like, very spicy and without the black morels. The sweet and sour sauce didn't taste good. I'm used to it differently. The young man was friendly, but explained to me that some things are only available in the evening buffet. So we just got what we like. Unfortunately there were no warm baked bananas, only cold ones and no honey. Price 36 pounds with drinks okay.

A huge variery in choice but very poor quality. I had ribs, chicken and even sushis. They were all dry and tasted like old meat. The only decent thing I had was chicken in Thai sauce. Very disappointed for that price !

Delicious cuisine. I love the ice cream after the buffet. Very affordable and on point

Went for lunch today with my Husband but have been many times before. Food Is always nice and fresh. Nice atmosphere and staff very polite and friendly. Would highly recommend China Ref.

Buffet at a good price and correct staff in a central area.

Good food, good choice, good surroundings, good price what more can you ask.

Verry good..verry nice... Everything is ok!

Nothing special...and not a lot of Vegetarian/Pescatarian choices maybe 1 or 2 dishes, after 2 hours had cramps and threw up🤢would.not recommend or ever go back!!!

I used to visit this place quite often and enjoyed it, but my recent experience was disappointing. On a rainy day, I went there, only to be told that their card machine was down and they were only accepting cash. With no advance notice about this issue, I was left in a tough spot after making the trip in the rain. This lack of communication and inconvenience has made me reconsider going back in the future.

Good range of food, nice staff. Little bit expensive.

Great as always. Clean restaurant, plenty fresh food and friendly staff

Love this place so much suck a massive choice of food

O wow, in this restaurant you really have everything that a Chinese restaurant can offer and I mean it. Thank you guys, the food was plenty and realy fresh.

Sometimes the food isn't hot enough, but there's a good selection of tasty dishes. Staff are friendly and efficient.

Fantastic and good value Chinese buffet

Interesting. First time in a Chinese buffet

Visited tonight, an excellent selection of food. We were served by an excellent woman (I believe she was Irish?) Very attentive and chatty, we never had to wait long to have our plates taken, or our water topped up. Would highly recommend visiting.

I went for dinner and the truth is that I was very surprised since I did not expect much quality, but both in terms of quality and price, it is undoubtedly a more than recommended place and the waiters' treatment was very good.

We went here in 2018 and I'm still thinking about it.

We had a lovely meal with so much choice.Reasonably priced too. Recommended.

Drinks cheap food nice really good place always visit

Nice place to eat , service very good. We enjoyed the food except the sushi wasn't ideal.

Very good Chinese buffet with helpful and friendly staff. Excellent food selection, including sushi and curry dishes as well as very wide choice of lovely Chinese dishes. Amazing prawn toast. All food fresh and well replenished. Highly recommended!

Nice place, clean, friendly and pleasant enough buffet restaurant, good value to boot It is what it is - mass distribution buffet at a cost effective price. No frills. The food is good, but has the downfalls of buffet! Almost too much selection which means food is replenished slower ! So you need to ensure you eat the fresh new replenished dishes to get the food at its best. Some dishes had sat a while and were past their best. The service was good, we had a lovely lady server who was down to earth with a real sense of humour. So do I recommend? depends what you are looking for. Would I rush back? probably not, but that’s not to say is did not enjoy the food. I have just had better Chinese buffets so have rated as average

Excellent choice. Very good drinks service. Good value for money.

One of the best Chinese buffet style restaurants we have been in. Shame it’s so far away from home. Selection was huge, some very strange but worth a try as all well cooked. Best recommendation was the next table from china 😋. Good value always a plus.

We went to china red last weekend and were very impressed with the quality and variety of the food The whole experience was made even better by Kelly who is a fantastic waitress. She was very chatty and welcoming, and explained where to find everything and even suggested a couple of things to try

Overall very good as an all you can eat buffet style.

All you can eat self service Chinese restaurant that has all the dishes you would expect, and some more. Bright and colourful interior, the pots of tea are good, as was the staff and relaxed atmosphere (at lunchtime) . It's located right next to the Usher Hall.

Great food and excellent value for money. Staff friendly and helpful

Hadn't been here for years. Dropped in one lunch time and had a good selection of food, although some of the meat was a little dry. Decided in future I'd return in the evening as there is a larger variety of food - no dumplings for example. Very friendly service and reasonably priced drinks.

I haven’t eaten Chinese food for a long time. I’m really happy to eat it here. The food tastes pretty good. You can try it when you have time.

Great pricing and variety of food available! Absolutely amazing and friendly service from Kelly who made our visit to China Red very enjoyable!

2nd visit. This time it all felt a bit chaotic ... the food was very good and plenty of everything. Was not asked if we wanted any additional drinks after our initial order.

In the UK, a Chinese buffet that costs less than 30 pounds is considered rich. Children love egg waffles the most.

Always a great experience staff are beyond great and have been frequenting this place for years and will continue to do so.

Absolutely recommend they had such a variety of foods but mainly Chinese but it was great for everyone and even the picky eaters had options. The food was always stocked and there were also many desserts. I loved it and thought it was definitely worth the cheap price as I stuffed down 10 plates, stomach did hurt a lot after

Can't fault the food as it's very good for a buffet, the price however is heavy, I made the mistake of getting a coke Intead of water 😅 should have been £18 which I can live with, however I got charged £24 as a result of the drink. Live and learn. The grub was very good and for that reason I will be back

Had meal before show at Usher hall

Highly recommend if you like Chinese food, very good quality, nice staff and very clean. Not a lot of choice for vegetarians.

We went to China Red on Sunday for Lunch. It is an All you can eat buffet. The 12 to 1 pm slot is the pick time when it is a little bit crowded. The table is for 90 minutes. It was 18.99£ for Sunday Lunch. Lunch hour is from 12 to 4.30 pm.

My husband and I went for lunch. First impressions: clean, great looking food, friendly helpful staff. Food was good, plenty of choice. Teppanyaki bar as well. Prices were good for what it is. I had beef curry, the beef was so tender it fell apart in the mouth- ideal for pensioners. Lively atmosphere as it was busy but good none the less. Dessert were good as well, ice cream, cake and fruit on offer.

Very decent food. Exactly what you'd expect from a Chinese buffet. Drinks machine is really good. Aye a good meal.

This is a little gem of a place. Loads to choose from and good quality food. We would definitely recommend this to our friends and family and we would definitely go back.

The best Chinese buffet I've ever eaten at :) It's our first time here, but definitely not the last. The service was very nice and friendly. Our waitress Kanchan is a very nice person. We were with our autistic son who was crying. she came up worried and asked if we needed help. Thank you very much and see you next time xxx

Nice food and very friendly staff and celetshion of food and drink

Thank you so much to Kelly and Kanchan for the great service provided. We enjoyed the food a lot, it was really tasty 🤤😋

The food was amazing. I left so full I was struggling to walk! The servers were so attentive. As soon as we had stopped eating, the plate was away. The food choices there were so many possibly the best Chinese buffet I've ever been to.

As usual, the food was excellent well presented and topped up regularly, even though it was an exceptionally busy night. Staff, especially Kelly, were so welcoming and accommodating for our large party off 14 on such a busy evening. 100% happy 😊

To be honest I thought I was taken my friend to conveyor belt but that’s closed but Debbie was outstanding at shown us about and being attentive even though it was busy she catered to my wishes on a small sing along happy birthday She was professional and friendly well done Debra/debbie xc

We have been coming back here every so often. Last special visit didn't disappoint either. Amazing service from very dedicated Kelly. Thank you, and we will be back soon!

A fantastic Chinese buffet, such a great choice including freshly cooked meat and fish. Would recommend going at a quieter time for a better experience!

I was there for my son's birthday celeb, and it was just the right choice from ambience to staff to meals. All on point

We were in yesterday with my granddaughter tamzin for her 9th birthday and I don’t know the guys name but he went above and beyond to make it very special for her he got everyone to sing happy birthday and come out with a cake with candle on a big plate with happy birthday tamzin in chocolate decorated with wee jelly bears if u read thanks for doing what u did and made her birthday special.

There was barely any food and a waste of 230£ the desert was terrible and cooked my food raw

Attended this restaurant on 30.05.24 half way through my meal both me and my daughter noticed bugs jumping about our rice and duck. Made management aware to have him wave his and and tell me it’s okay. It’s utterly disgusting. Have had bad food poisoning and had to take time off work.

A lovely self-service restaurant. Servers wonderful. However they are keen to move you through. Food is good quality. Plates are quite small.

Lovely food, one of the best iv been to and iv visite slot if buffets. The soft drinks are free refills and the staff member(female) was so friendly and welcoming! Will definitely visit. again!

The worst ever restaurant in Edinburgh I have ever been to. The dyned food, are they poisonous dyn? So red.sudan red? The ducks, the pork, must be frozen food. Easy to be stuffed. No dish is delicious. All rubbish food. McDonald is even better than this.

Been there tonight, staff are very friendly & accomodating specially the staff assigned near the toilet. She was very nice I forgot to asked her name but I think she is local, was very helpful & kind, we were on table 37.

Now the price is 16.99 at lunch

Nice food, price is worth the money

Great selection of food & desserts, great friendly place

Really disappointed the man who work there his name ken behaved so rudely with ma 2 years kid

Kelly gave us a beautiful reception, great customer service. Surprised my husband with a birthday music and cake. Thank you Kelly, God bless

Best Chinese buffet in Edinburgh! So much choice, the food is hot and tasty and the staff are really friendly and kind. Super family friendly, always clean and good value for money.