Ciao Roma in Edinburgh, City of

Was in just after Xmas on 29th December 2024.. As always staff very attentive and friendly..food is great with plenty options and a good atmosphere top.. Highly Recommend this place..also very central on South Bridge..😀😀😀

Great lunch this is Italian food done very very well. Excellent pork ragu and monkfish dishes.

Had a lovely lunch at Ciao Roma with a very dear friend today. A very warm welcome, delicious food, great atmosphere. Can't understand why people write such horrid reviews. Would thoroughly recommend this restaurant for a pre theatre meal.

The food and service were excellent. The minestrone soup was delicious and so was the tricolore salad. The dover sole for the main was excellent - with butter and lemon.

Top Italian restaurant. Very tasty food.

Anna and the rest of the team will provide you with a great service. Great selection of Italian food with veg and vegan options. Perfect for family outings or dates

Couldn't fault the food or service, lovely.

Sadly we had to wait an hour and a half to be served - not great with 7 and 9yr olds. One of the pastas was undercooked and was removed from the bill. They took on too much for the evening to cope adequately

Popped in for coffee and dessert. The Italian pastries and cakes are wonderful, as is the gelato.

Delicious food, friendly staff, great vibe

Delicious food!! The staff was very friendly and the food came quickly. We ordered the Garlic Bread with Mozzarella, Mushroom Risotto and Margherita Pizza (~£36), everything was spectacular! Thanks

Im dishing out 5 stars as I cant give six. A place like a slice of heaven cut out of Italy. Alive, real, authentic. In an italian ambiente with a living eye for detail, real italians serve you food like on the Piazza di Garibaldi: here you'll find pizze, calzone, and pinse after fabulous antipasti,and yes here you dont gave to wish for your wish fish dish - Ciao Rona has it. What more? Fantastic collection of homemade desert and, different to Bella Italia - really clean bathrooms. Magnificio.

One of the best Italian restaurants I’ve been at. Describing in one 2 words “molto raffinato” !

Our families favourite restaurant in Edinburgh. We adore the staff, they are just lovely. So attentive and you truly feel welcome on every single visit. The food speaks for itself - stunning, home-cooked meals with a variety of specials on offer. The portions are great, the perfect amount of food as I often find with Italian restaurants there is an abundance of left overs. Desserts are gorgeous with a variety of options. Atmosphere is cozy, warm and comfortable with beautiful art on the walls and an open kitchen. 100% worth every penny, a must try restaurant!

Absolutely 10/10 food. The service was great, the pasta was perfect, and we loved our starter with the spicy pork as well. It was so good, we were halfway finished before taking a picture haha!

If anyone wants pasta and pizza, come to this restaurant. They have a very delicious pizza. I ordered it with cheese. I ordered a very sweet lasagna that was seasoned well. I ordered carbonara. I asked for the pork to be removed and it was perfect. The white sauce was heavy and gave the dish flavor. Finally, we ordered risotto. To be honest, it was the weakest link and did not suit me at all. The prices are reasonable and the reception is very warm. I recommend them. I will visit again if God gives us a long life and I return to Edinburgh ..I love you so much

Excellent food! Enjoyed the crab pasta and garlic bread

Awesome food. My go-to place for pasta

Lovely restaurant food 5 star Lovely staff ass well will definitely be back

Just back from the restaurant after a visit to the pantomime. Three of our 11 party had to call off at short notice. When I informed the manager of this he was really rude and said sarcastically some nice person could have let us know. I apologised that we didn’t know much in advance but he felt it necessary to say it to someone else in our party. He said they had been turning people away……… we were seated at a table with fixed seats and clearly still needed a big table and there were several empty tables available. We were booked for 3.30 pm and eventually were served food at 5pm. He also spoke in Italian to another manager looking guy who grudgingly showed us to our table. The whole atmosphere changed for our group after such a start and not sure if our long wait for food was a punishment for turning up without 3 people as a large table who arrived after us were on dessert before we had our mains. The bill came to £180 which is still a decent cover for a Sunday afternoon. When an experienced hospitality manager in our group spoke to him about his attitude he grudgingly said sorry rudely and said “ what do you want me to do cut my arm off”. Rudeness personified kept coming near our table and glowering at us. Avoid this place at all costs there’s lots of other nice places nearby.

Average.. Fairly expensive as most Italian meals are now considering the ingredients. Wine was extortionate. Service ok.

Average throughout and expensive for what it was..

I ordered chicken fungi almost inedible and tough. Service was cold and brusque. I won't be back. Disappointing experi

We ordered coffee and dessert for my friend, she said it was excellent. I ordered vegetable soup, which to me tasted less than good, and an arugula salad that did not have any type of dressing. I asked for balsamic vinegar and oil, and I put a little balsamic on the drink until I felt, I think they are only famous for pasta.

€5 for one scoop on a cone, is absolutely ridiculous. And it was the most mediocre icecream I’ve ever had.

Great place to eat, helpful, knowledgeable and friendly staff, really good food, great choices for gf, and if not, five of us all really enjoyed the food.

41 years old, that’s the best Italian restaurant I’ve ever been to. Loved the way they had visuals of the different type of pasta - lots of different meals I’ve not seen before on the menu. Shame we live 200 miles away or we’d be back all the time.

Marvelous! Very good Italian food and very attentive staff

Brilliant food and lovely desserts. Crazy Treasure Island themed section of the restaurant round the back is pretty cool. Would be good for birthday parties and large groups.

A piece of home here in Edinburgh ❤️ Perfect place to eat Italian food, a beautiful environment full of kind and helpful people, highly recommended! ~From the three (almost) fellow villagers ☺️

Celebratory meal, lovely waitress very knowledgeable, nothing to much trouble, food excellent, especially the "specials" pasta and lobster. Excellent family run business.

What an amazing restaurant, we found it by accident, as from the street it looks like an ice cream parlour, it opens up into a lovely dinning area with a fantastic mural wall of Italian celebrities. The food was superb, three of us had the lobster special and it did not disappoint and the service was excellent and very friendly. Only negative was that the wine was a bit pricey (it was from Sting's vineyard)

No customer contact not interested Food was nothing special

Excellent welcome, high level trained staff - very tasty and appetizing dishes - excellent price and courtesy

Fantastic place. Food was amazing

Very good restaurant for pasta with nice seating and pastry selection. Had the malinse chicken with roasted potatoes and pizza. Desert options include cakes and gelato.

Excellent venue and service was brilliant. We found this spot for lunch after searching for gluten free pizza options. They had gluten free bases and gf pasta- I checked with the staff this was made on a separate tray and they clarified it was whilst it did share the same oven. Great pizza for coeliacs!

Food is amazing and the service simply great! Highly recommended!!

Staff was very friendly, specials of the day (pappardelle with viel ragù) was superb. Pictoresque restaurant, I really liked the drawings on the walls

Beautiful, nice and quiet Italian restaurant. It offers a very wonderful and delicious lasagna, and most importantly, it is halal. The pasta is medium, and I took the Special Rigatoni, which is pasta in red sauce with ricotta cheese. I also tried garlic bread with mozzarella and it was average. We finished our dinner with tiramisu, which was good and without alcohol. 🌟 The waitress who took our order was very nice, cheerful, cooperative, and considerate of the issue of halal food. Restaurant seating is good, simple and quiet. 💰The prices are very reasonable, less than 30 pounds per person Overall I enjoyed the good experience of an Italian restaurant in the heart of Edinburgh 🇮🇹👏🏼

The food is very delicious and clean.. The service is very wonderful and the staff are cheerful and helpful.. I recommend trying it and repeating it again.. Their Italian food is made with love and delicious

We nice restaurants and great Italian food

Went for an early dinner at 4 30 quiet - but by 6 45 busy busy good to see on a Monday evening😁👍

Gran comida esta noche - es bueno verlo ocupado en una noche de lunes😁👍 Solo tomamos café la última vez que fuimos, pero esta vez fue una pizza y pasta preciosas😋😋

I was there ysterday oreder Parmisana soooo good 10/10 Margherita pizza it is yummy 8/10 Mix cheese pasata 6/10 The bill was 53£

Amazing food, service in a little rough reasonably priced. Real Italian food

Fuimos a una comida rápida pre-teatro, no es una gran opción en la zona con poca antelación. El restaurante era lo suficientemente agradable, estábamos por la parte de atrás en la habitación temática prate que era agradable. La comida estaba bien, pero el servicio era increíblemente lento con la mesa de al lado de uso que nos sirvieron mucho antes de haber pedido después de nosotros, no muy relajante cuando tienes un espectáculo para ir, significa que no hay pudín o café.

Great family run Italian restaurant

I've been here a couple times and it's now a firm favourite, I initially discovered it when I saw the cannoli which are incredible and just like you'd get in Italy, I then realised it's also a restaurant and the pasta was delicious too. Will definitely be returning!

Atmosphere seemed chaotic and busy even though the restaurant wasn't full, however we did get a table relatively quickly but even waiting for that we were just sort of queing in a narrow corridor. The service was poor. Quick to take orders which was good, but we waited for some time to get our drinks as our starters came out before we got the drinks. The mussels starter was okay. The burrata my partner had was quite poor as the salad was scarce and the tomatoes were even more scarce (1 cherry tomato in quaters). And to add to the poor service as soon as we finished the last bit of starter the waitress basically shouted from behind me are you done. No other comment. My main was okay. The homemade pasta was average, cooked quite al dente which isn't my preference but it was okay, I'd say average. My partner had the Carbanora and it was very creamy and wasn't flavoursome, and again the pasta was very al dente. We did order garlic bread to go with it but we didn't see that and when we let the waitress aware they didn't seem too bothered. We finished our drinks and they didn't ask if we wanted another which seems quite small but its the details which sets apart an average to a good restaurant. Overall, I would not recommend at all. If you want a good Carbonara, the one at Frankie and Bennys is much better and they have better service.

Not bad at all. Went for lunch and had pasta Penne Norcina. Seems to be authentically Italian. love the relaxed atmosphere, the decorations. Possibly will consider coming here for dinner.

Not bad at all. Went for lunch and had pasta Penne Norcina. Seems to be authentically Italian. love the relaxed atmosphere, the decorations. Possibly will consider coming here for dinner.

Wow, just WOW. Went in for cake and coffee before our visit to Festival Theatre. Cakes looked well munchable but opted for their cocktails of ice-cream. Superb. Other half had a cocktail. Excellent. I had dark hot chocolate. Brilliant. However...don't expect any of your wishy washy hot chocolate powder in a cup of hot water. This was like melted chocolate. Ate it with a spoon it was so thick. Loved it, but not for everyone. Staff were very friendly. Loved the place, the atmosphere, the staff, the ice cream and beverages. Will visit again.

Extremely rude manager, talked down to me even though a clear case of short man syndrome, and when I was explaining frustration at having waited over 45 minutes for our very small, expensive portions, he asked my friend at the table, who clearly didn’t want to get involved, what she thought of the portion sizes. Also the garlic bread, bruschetta, and cheese bread are revolting

Lobster ravioli was good, albeit could have used a little more flavor. Pizza was a special of the night, spicy, but in a good way. Was a little difficult to order dessert as the dessert menu is different than what is in their takeaway glass cases which is what we wanted. Staff was friendly and helpful.

Good meal, prompt service, good value

Ice cream is good looking but the taste is terrible and a staff is very rude.

The ice cream was good but wasn't exceptional

Beautiful restaurant but that's it. Carprese esotica was a joke. Haggis ravioli was another joke. Orange and lemonade is easy to make but maybe not for them. 45 min waiting for a main course is a no no never again!! We had to go somewhere else for more food to feed us up.

I called here for my Sunday lunch recently. My Scaloppina Parmigiana with roast potatoes was very nice. Service was quick and cheerful . One to return to.

Had their rigatoni norcina, tiramisu, and a Americano. Was here alone but they gave amazing service!

The food was delicious! I need gluten-free food and was delighted to enjoy a gluten-free salad, toast, pasta, and sticky toffee pudding for dessert. The owner was very knowledgeable regarding celiac disease and the need for a gluten-free diet. My husband does not need gluten-free, and his food was also delicious. We highly recommend. It is very close to the Royal Mile.

Starla Grebinski 1 review Dine in | Dinner | £30–40 The food was delicious! I need gluten-free food and was delighted to enjoy a gluten-free salad, toast, pasta, and sticky toffee pudding for dessert. The owner was very knowledgeable regarding celiac disease and the need for a gluten-free diet. My husband does not need gluten-free, and his food was also delicious. We highly recommend. It is very close to the Royal Mile. Food: 5/5 | Service: 5/5 | Atmosphere: 5/5 Recommended dishes Spaghetti Carbonara, Salad

Absolutely delightful experience.. Unassuming at the entrance but what a fabulous gourmet treat once inside! Well deserved award winning restaurant in Edinburgh!

I came here with my aunt about a week ago, and we had such a lovely time! The food was authentic and every staff member was super friendly. A great spot for some delicious Italian food and drinks tucked away just off of the extremely busy Royal Mile

My husband and I love this restaurant. I have introduced friends and family to the lovely food and staff. We will be back soon.

Wanted to get off the Mile a bit, and popped into a place that had decent reviews. Got the bruschetta as an an appetizer and it was fine. Also tried the scallop appetizer that was on special. The cream sauce they decided to pair it with was a miss, and it was poorly cooked. The pasta for the entrees was chewy, like it had barely been cooked. The best part about the experience was the wine they had suggested. We had four different people stop by the table, but wasn’t entirely sure who our server was and they didn’t seem to know who had done what. All in all, across several cities in Scotland, this was our least favorite experience.

Definitely not papadelle agnello ragu! Chunks of meat (cubes) is tourist food. Worst customer service I've had in a long time - staff were rude and argumentative.

Marvellous food. Cabonara was great. Garlic bread with mozzarella was excellent. Am going back there again. Pls do give this restaurant a try.

We like every thing about this restaurant, they have halal / vegetarian options and it’s very delicious

Lovely lively restaurant with great atmosphere and some great vegan options.

Visited here as it was close by to the hotel myself and my partner stayed at during our stay in magical Edinburgh. Just looking in the window you can tell that the food here is good. Fresh pastries, gelato of delicious flavours and snacks adorn the front window. We had a pastry at lunchtime and decided to head back for dinner that evening. The menu is adequate without being over-bearing. Traditional and rustic Italian cuisine is served on the dinner menu. For starters we had a selection of Antipasti which came with a selection of cold Italian meats and slices of mozzarella cheese and fresh olives with garlic oil. For main course my partner decided to go with the classic Carbonara, which was creamy and the pasta was perfectly cooked. I decided to go for one of their Mare Pizzas, which had cooked Prawns, Calimari and Mussels, along with fresh rocket. This pizza was savoury and full of seafood without that over-bearing "fishy" taste. For dessert my partner decided to go with Banoffi pie which was very rich and creamy and this was a bit of a turn-off but... That wasn't the restaurant's fault. I myself chose two scoops of ice-cream, one Passionfruit Pie and the other was classic Limoncello, which was very light and refreshing after a lovely meal. Along with one drink each of a fragrant Italian red wine and a Gin & Tonic, the total bill came to just under £80, which we thought was very reasonable considering the food was great, and the servers were attentive without being pushy. Overall Rating: 4 🌟

The food is very ordinary. I ordered calamari. I felt like I had never eaten sponge. I ordered pizza and pasta with oysters. I fell in love with the oysters in my stomach. They tasted bad. I could not finish a plate.. and I saw that they were giving other tables bread and other things as starters, and we were not 😀

Staff were great! Only complaint was we were at the table by another door where people kept coming in and being advised to go to other door. Would've been nice for it to even be exit only? Lovely resteraunt though, hood atmosphere and food

Personally, it was better than the milk bar. If it weren't for the mint chocolate I ate on the last day, I would have eaten it again.

Best italian food in Edinburgh ✅🌟

The best restaurant in Edinburgh

Some friends and I booked a table for 4pm to eat before a show at the Edinburgh Festival. Food was cold, perhaps because the waiter came with the food and then realised that we had no cutlery on the table, had to take food away until he had set the table. Pasta was undercooked. We ordered coffees which had still not arrived 20 minutes later when we left for our show. Over priced for disappointing food and disappointing service.

Eating like in Italy!! The incredible staff… Franco the owner… the best treatment!!! We'll be back for sure!!

Little Italy in Edinburgh. Excellent attention from Franco and all the waiters. The food was exquisite, I would definitely return a thousand times.

I ordered pasta with shrimp, squid, and mussels in tomato sauce, but the noodles and sauce were served separately. I didn't think the noodles were even cooked, but I was still hungry, so I ate it. I guess the sauce doesn't go well on this side, but I heard the carbonara was delicious so I should have ordered that... It was my first dinner in Edinburgh... But the friendly waiter told me to eat quickly and leave even though I was fully booked.

Festival time so was rammed, created good atmosphere but the service team was ran off its feet - so although friendly, was very slow. Food when I came was fine. Nothing spectacular, but enjoyable enough. Portions, especially pasta, are smallish so you need 3 courses.

Always wonderful on my annual Festival time visit with Dr John!

The worst cannolo of my life. No longer crispy and the filling is much too firm. And that for 4.95.

Lovely place, lovely food, lovely people

We went here before a fringe show at the Edinburgh Festival - a really good chance to catch them at their busiest. Most tables were occupied but amazingly we were treated to first class service throughout and really prompt excellent food. The owner’s family just had a complete grip on everything which meant really fresh tasty food including a fabulous Mille fueille from the dessert selection Really had a great time - strongly recommend Thanks to the Family - you’ve really cracked a great fringe performance

The worst minestrone soup we ever tasted. Weird watery taste with massive chunks of vegetables that were tasteless. The bruschetta wasn’t much better.

Great Italian restaurant. The atmosphere was vibrant as it is clearly a popular place. Service was unhurried and relaxed. Very friendly people. Food delicious with good portions. We come every year and will definitely be back.

Three of us came to Ciao Roma for lunch yesterday. We were in Edinburgh for the festival and have eaten here previously . The restaurant was so busy but we were shown to a spacious table. Our order for food and drinks was taken by a lovely waitress. All the staff were so friendly even though they were obviously very busy! Lots of large tables with big orders,all managed so well. The atmosphere was fabulous everyone chatting and enjoying their food and drinks. We all had pasta and shared a focaccia with a lovely chilled bottle of Pinot Grigio. The food was delicious as was the wine! So thank you Ciao Roma for enhancing our visit to Edinburgh again. We will be back soon

It was absolutely slammed when I went, the staff seemed overwhelmed but the food was fast and delicious.

Very good staff and tasty food. Just popped in on way to a show and enjoyed a really nice meal. Just pizza and pasta but both good. Nice reasonably priced wine and to finish a fabulous panna cotta. Will pop in again

This place was delicious. We went there for my birthday on a recommendation. The dessert was so good too. We would go back again.

5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ One of the best resturants I’ve been to - Gee

The Ravioli order was not as expected compared with other Italian restaurants.

Absolutely disgusting service from the owner. We left before we could order because of how rude the owner was to us when we sat down. Won’t ever return, recommend avoiding. Looking at other reviews, the customer service seems to be terrible for everyone. Clear to us why they haven’t won an award in over 5 years…

Had 2 pizza which were pretty bland. Base was too firm and the cheese and tomato base very thin and tasteless.Overall much much better places in Edinburgh for pizza

The was nice. Good portion and good price!

Nice Italian restaurant in Edinburgh. It's worthy place to enjoy pasta or 🍕. Great ice cream.

really fresh and pleasant, competent staff. thanks to the owner

The food was very good. Enjoyed the atmosphere of the restaurant and the friendly staff. The prices for the food were also fine.