Cool Jade in Edinburgh, City of

We are trying to find a decent Cantonese restaurant in Edinburgh. For many year we were loyal customers of the Loon Fung in Edinburgh, until it was acquired and standard of food declined exponentially! So based on reviews we ordered a take out from Cool Jade, which was disappointing! The Lemon Chicken came with a separate sweet and strange tasting lemon sauce, which we all didn’t like. The Satay Chicken looked strange and tasted like it came straight out a bottle. The sauce was quite runny and tasteless. Shiu-Mai was dry and completely unappetising! The service as however friendly and fast. We won’t be visiting this restaurant.

A tip from a local on the bus led us here... and what a surprise! Despite not having a reservation, we were warmly welcomed and immediately seated at a table. Fast, friendly and really great service - and the food was so incredibly tasty that we immediately made a reservation for the weekend.

Restaurante muito bonito, o atendimento foi ótimo, preços ótimos, a comida estava saborosa, estacionamento na porta, para quem for de ônibus vai descer na porta. Recomendo.

Great food and choice, however what is NOT shown in your final bill is the service charge. We left a generous tip but the bill did not show the service charge on it, only when the bank statement arrived did we see the additional cost! We don’t mind this charge but not when it’s not showing at the time of payment and you find out on your bank statement 🤬

What a wonderful restaurant. Decor lovely, cleanliness great, service on the ball, staff extremely friendly. Was a random visit and boy were we so pleased. They fit us in last minute 2 adults and 2 children, we discussed a number of food options they provided suggestions and the service was so speedy we couldn't believe it. Food was fresh and hot and tasty. The family are so warming and nice, attentive and friendly, including the children too. They were extremely busy as not just restaurant orders but takeaway orders were also being collected. My only gripe was they are so quick to remove your plates and clean the table and I guess this is due to how busy they are felt the lady was a little abrupt but hey they food made up for it!! lol! Will certainly be visiting here again!! Edinburgh chinese gem 😊

Food was absolutely delicious, we travelled from Newcastle to try and worth every penny ☺️

The most awesome Chinese food these four Aussies have had in the whole of the UK.

We highly recommend this resturant We had steamed Dim Sims Chicken and sweetcorn soup- the best soup chicken and sweet corn soup we have tasted! Fried Rice prawn and ham Chicken Chow Mein Beer on Tap The wait staff are friendly and efficient.

hong kong style chinese dishes! as an asian, these satisfied our cravings - the noodles & sweet & sour chicken is my favourite! fried rice could be more flavourful though. staff were very friendly & accomodating ☺️

Staying at the holiday inn over the road from this restaurant. I can recommend it as the food and service was spot on, if I’m ever staying up in Edinburgh again will definitely give it a return visit

Leaving this review before I even leave the restaurant, THIS WAS SO GOOD. The food was amazing! The staff was so helpful and quick. Highly recommend!!

Excellent food, staff were pleasant and helpful.

This Gem of Restaurant is very conveniently opposite the holiday inn. I am a real fan of Asian Cuisine and cook a lot of dishes in my own kitchen. So whenever I visit an unfamiliar restaurant I am always cautious about the food quality - will it match up to my own standards? In Short, the answer for this restaurant was, yes,yes,yes… Well worth a visit, do note they’re closed on Monday and Tuesday

This is something of a hidden gem, it’s perfect if you’ve spent a day at the Zoo , or are staying close by. Staff are always very friendly, whilst it’s strongly advised to book in advance , the staff are very courteous and do try and fit you in if it’s possible. Food is good quality and good value, I do like that they have the Chinese “Tsingtao” beer which is fairly hard to get in the UK these days. I’ve been to many Chinese restaurants in my time and while this one may be a little more modest compared to some of the ones I’ve been too, I’d say this is the best one in terms of quality & staff friendliness, hope to visit again soon.

We had eight guys on a golf trip done here early on in our trip and the food and service was so good, we decided to come back a few nights later. While we had some other good meals on our trip, to a man, everyone in our group ranked our two favourite meals as the ones we ate here. The service equaled the incredible food. Should never find myself back in the city, I’ll be back.

Good service, extremely fast and welcoming atmosphere 100000000 stars. Dylan

Impeccable service and food! Will be definitely back again!

Wow! Has to be the best Chinese I have had in a long time! The food was delicious, the staff were all very friendly, the service was quick, the decor was lovely, it was clean and also not expensive! Would recommend to anyone

Very good meal, the portions are very generous and of good quality. The staff is very attentive. In short, a good address, we recommend this Chinese restaurant without hesitation.

Delicious food - the best Chinese restaurant I have ever eaten at. Delicious especially the beef.

Absolutely delicious food and super friendly staff. Highly recommended!

Delicious for all of the dishes (4) that we had. To discover! Delicious and very tasty.

Perfect warm and delicious meal I highly recommend this address because it brought me a good mood and a smile.

Been here many times and always a great experience, the food is excellent and very friendly staff. Always get a warm welcome from Alan.

Very, very good restaurant. The food is Amazing, the team is kind ans caring. Amazing !!!

It is the best restaurant I have been to. The staff were really friendly and helpful and the food was delicious! It had a wonderful atmosphere and I would definitely go there again.

Very nice staff, great service, great all round. Very impressed.

Simply great! We had checked into the hotel opposite and spontaneously wanted to eat at Cool Jade. Unfortunately there were no more tables available at 6:45 p.m. However, we were given the option to simply come back a little later, which we took advantage of. The service was sensational. Everything went very quickly. Everyone knew exactly what to do and we had food on the table just a few minutes later. The food was really very tasty. Maybe the best Asian food we've had so far. Even though it was quick, it has nothing to do with fast food. It wasn't as greasy as I'm used to and the portions were really generous. The restaurant itself is relatively small and therefore seems a bit hectic. At the same time, the decoration is very tasteful. We can absolutely recommend Cool Jade and would love to eat there again tomorrow. Update: We were there again today.

If I could give more starts, I would! Excellent. Best Chinese restaurant I’ve ever visited.

Really tired on our first night in Edinburgh so crossed the road for a Chinese takeaway - however totally blown away with the food so decided to immediately book the restaurant on our 3rd and final night. We were not dissapinted, we walked in and they remembered who we were. The staff were friendly with the owner personally coming out to talk to everyone was a nice touch. The food was exceptional starters of prawn toast and salt and chilli ribs were fantastic followed by mango duck, orange chicken and beef curry all extremely tasteful - better than china town in San Francisco which we never thought would be beaten. Must return to Edinburgh just for this restaurant. Highly recommend.

Delicious, impeccable service, very warm welcome! Thank you so much !

Really good! Coming from LA where we have pretty decent Chinese food. We were all very happy with everything.

The bbq two roast was delicious, one of the best Chinese dishes i have ever had.

Such an amazing find! The best Chinese food I've had in Edinburgh. The meat is so tender, the staff and atmosphere are absolutely outstanding. Would definitely recommend. My friends and I loved it so much, we were the last to leave.

Fantastic spot right across from our hotel. Restaurant was full but they were able to seat us within15 min. Food was amazing. Hot, fresh, tasty, well prepared. Dinner for 4. Something for everyone!

Staying at the Holiday Inn, it is well worth the walk over to cool jade for some delicious food. The serving sizes are quite substantial, so sharing is definitely an option. The staff is very friendly and the atmosphere is nice and relaxing.

We hadn't booked a table but the owner's son quickly found room for us. The service was above and beyond. The servers were so attentive to our dietary requirements. The food was honestly the best chinese cusine we have ever eaten. Could not recommend Cool Jade enough. We will be back.

The best Chinese I've had in years.

The food was amazing, one of the best Chinese restaurants I ever been to. All dishes were delicious and the staff very nice.

We ate here for dinner on a Saturday night. We were staying at the Holiday Inn in front and wanted a quick meal. The service was incredibly quick and very attentive. I wanted a spicier dish, so they customized my dish to my preference. Every dish we ordered was amazing, but the Tzechiu dish was a must-try! The flavor is amazing and nothing like I’ve ever eaten. I would come back to Edinburgh just to eat this dish again! Amazing restaurant with amazing service.

The boss and staff are very nice. The person who served us is a second-generation Hong Konger who works and lives here. The environment is warm and the most memorable thing for me is the Cantonese food. I stayed here for a total of two nights. The whole family was willing to eat here for two consecutive meals. If I didn't leave tomorrow, I would also be willing to have a third meal.

The place is really nice looking in the inside, very fast service we ordered our food and in like 5 mins they were already bringing our food out! it’s a nice atmosphere also. It was for 2 people and it cost about 30 pounds.

From Australia, best Chinese ever tasted. Service amazing. Great wine list. Reasonably priced. Would definitely go again. Very highly recommend. Mike & Kristine

What a pleasure to have crossed paths with this restaurant and to have accepted late service because the restaurant is full…. A big congratulations for this evening

Good food with kind attentive service. Perfect for quick easy meals when tired from our holiday touring. Tofu dishes for vegetarian or vegans. Other meals you can swap for tofu if you ask.

Delicious food, nice people, excellent service. Highly recommended

Got the crispy beef and with chili sauce spring roll . Really good, was thinking it was going to be spicy but it wasn’t . A little sweet but not too sweet

The food here is amazing, the portions are really big and the staff is so welcoming and attentive to all your needs.

Came across the road from the Holiday Inn. Fantastic dinner, and particularly good dessert of crispy toffee apples!

The food was really fantastic and we had a great sampling of numerous appetizers and clmains. The service was wonderful and friendly. They were very accommodating and mindful of a party member's allergy. Definitely should give this place a try when in the area!

Outstanding food , so fresh. great service so friendly and welcoming, makes a huge difference, Great atmosphere. Good prices. Parking right outside.

Amazing place and food. Well looked after and quality food.

What a surprise this restaurant is, so discreet on the outside, and which does not allow you to imagine what is hidden inside! The room is cozy and nicely decorated. The atmosphere is peaceful. The whole team is smiling and responsive. And above all, excellent cuisine, truly Chinese (and no pseudo-Asian inspiration for tourists...). Probably the best Chinese restaurant I have eaten in in the whole of the UK. Thank you again for this delicious moment!

Highly recommend. I will be returning! I was really impressed with either a young owner or manager, who went out of his way to get my food, hot and ready within less than 10 minutes. I thought he was joking at first when he told me he would have it ready that quickly! The food was incredible and, more specifically, the quality of the chicken is outstanding. Better quality than we see in USA.

First time here, my son is a regular customer and knows all the staff who are polite courteous, well presented. Restaurant is clean, with a warm atmosphere. Hope to go again next time am in Edinburgh.

Very god food and service, clean room...😁👍🏻

Just amazing, food , staff , super lovely people, the food was amazing . The service was fantastic fast. Highly recommend it !!

Nice food Good service First time at cool jade Recommend to friends Hot sour soup 🍲 amazing and salt chillie wings very good

Best food and right across the street from Holiday Inn and the Zoo. Really need reservations but we did take out.

Fantastic fresh food. Great service! We will be back. (price does not include a drink)

5 out of 5 for the food it was amazing and so was the service The aromatic duck was amazing and melted while the simple things like prawn crackers were fresh I don’t mind driving to this place as the food quality is great and would definitely recommend this place - never had time to take pictures as was enjoying the food so much

The food was delicious and piping hot . All the staff were very friendly and attentive. Would certainly recommend Cool Jade.

Food excellent and staff amazing

Called in as staying local. Welcome was excellent seated in nice area, salt and chilli squid to start with mixed meat Szechuan to follow. A pint of draught beer to help. Portions were very good, prices fine and have booked for tomorrow night. I go home Friday. One of best experiences I have had.

Really good food and helpful staff. It was the first Chinese my parents have had in probably decades (or maybe at all) and they really enjoyed the food. Which is very difficult to achieve!

We are excited !! Absolutely great food, nice atmosphere and very good service. We highly recommend this place

Excellent.great choise of gluten free.

Ordered a take away for the first time. Partners food seemed nice enough. But I requested honey chilli sauce on the shredded chicken. I find it strange the sauce come seperatly and if I looked closer at the menu it says 'with' and not 'in' the sauce. And to call it sauce, it was as thin as water and just ran off the chicken completely. Usually honey set in some way so I think it was sugar water or something else other than honey in this. Therefore the chicken just tasted plain. Shame they don't cook it in the sauce, although with as thin as this was I doubt it would have made any difference. Was looking forward to trying here as I've heard good things. I wasn't keen on the salt and pepper chips either. Very soggy.

Friendly and comfortable restaurant with an excellent choice on the menu.

Best Chinese about. Great service foods always perfect been going here for years and have never had a bad meal

The food was wonderful - really tasty! We had the sharing platter to start - gorgeous! Chicken satay and Singapore noodles for our main. Had loads of leftovers to take home. The wine was gorgeous and the service was excellent. Definitely recommend this place.

Visited whilst training in Edinburgh. Absolutely fantastic food and wonderful staff. Would definitely visit again when in the area!!

Simply the best Chinese food in Scotland. The staff is just incredibly friendly. We had the best time at Cool Jade.

Really busy and still managed to get all the food out on time. All the staff were really friendly. Definitely would go again

We love eating here - the food quality is always amazing and the service is always friendly and attentive. We always receive a warm welcome every visit. Great food menu choices and a great selection of drinks. I cannot recommend this restaurant enough!

We had booked a table for four & were told it would be ours for 2 hours - just right. The menu has a lot of choice and the staff are skilled at their jobs. Good to see the place filling up with repeat customers, always a sign of quality. We were all pleased with our choices.

We visited here for my grandsons 13th birthday with a prty ofc4 adults plus birthday boy. Couldn't fault anything. Food was amazing with generous helpings, staff were super friendly and restaurant was lovely with fairy lights etc. Would recommend 100%. Can't wait to go back.

First time here, it won’t be the last! Booked a table for six for a family meal. From the minute we walked in we were made to feel welcome with smiling friendly staff. Food was first class, plentiful and excellent value for money. Spotless with lovely decor. We’ll definitely be back. Keep up the good work!

Great place…!…we ran late and they STILL kept our table…Thank you!….lovely food and Staff….WE ALWAYS GO BACK HERE, when in Edinburgh.

Brilliant food served hot friendly staff

Visited here for 1st time tonight found staff to very welcoming & friendly.place was busy & loads of takeaways being served to seemed like regular customers. Food from starters to main course was delicious,will visit again & would highly recommend.

What a beautiful place. Fairy lights and lanterns on the ceiling and gorgeous wall paper. The staff brilliant. The food very tasty. The salt and chilli ribs super yum. Very kindly provided with extra fortune cookies at the end of the meal and after starters provided with the cute little hand wipes with the Chinese animal years on the packaging. Very much recommend this place and the location is brilliant if you have just been to the zoo especially or are staying in the holiday Inn as we was. Hidden gem 💎 🌟

Tasty dishes and excellent service. The lamb sizzler and Singapore noodles were delicious.

New tables a bit like cafe,hanging lights and lanterns a bit too much, lost ambiance from when it first opened, service felt a bit rushed .

Wow , what a great place . The staff squeezed us in before their rush period. We cannot fault any part of the whole experience staff were fantastic. Food was sensational ,my 8 year old loved it all and the use of the kids chopsticks. Staff kind enough to put leftovers in a box which we munched on back in the hotel .

Best Chinese food I've had in years. Everything we had was delicious. Prawn toast, amazing, full of flavour. Shredded chicken with chilli..just the right amount of heat Good portion sizes.

What a lovely experience from start to finish. We were seated as soon as we arrived, the staff left us to read our menu for a short while until the rest of our party arrived. Once the others arrived the got us drinks, bringing extra water for our table, plus prawn crackers. Once ordered, our food came out very quickly & we were amazed at the portion sizes. The food tasted amazing & not overly salted/MSG coated. I’m surprised we managed to eat it. The surroundings were lovely, very clean. The staff were very attentive & kind, but not overly so. All in all a lovely place, great food, lovely atmosphere. Will definitely be back!

Been several times. Best Cantonese food I've eaten in Edinburgh. Service is excellent too. Not cheap, but why would it be?

Was a thourghly enjoyable meal, we both had 3 courses and every course was so yummy. Both of us could have curled up and fell asleep right there.

Good food, good portions, excellent service 👍

First time here for dinner and honestly one of the best Chinese meals I have had. So hot and fresh. Super tasty. Will be back and will definitely be coming here for takeaway from now on. Service great and friendly. Makes such a difference getting hot plates and food coming out piping hot. Can tell food cooked fresh. Delicious food. Would recommend

First time there, a lovely meal.

Super nice service and delicious food!

Walked in off the street and asked if we could order a take away, we were welcomed and given menu's. Ordered, sat and waited by the entrance. From what we could see, the diners food looked good. This place was clean and the staff were very friendly and helpful. Lovely food and can certainly recommend this restaurant.

Ordered spicy starter and spicy main course which were lacking in spice.

Lovely staff, well mannered and smiley. The food was okay, the tofu was the best, the rice was fluffy but rice meals and the glass noodle dish lacked a lot of flavour, the fried tofu was lovely though with spices. It's a very expensive restaurant for food that doesn't taste as good as take away, the nice thing was the food wasn't that greasy. But definitely not worth as much as we paid

Excellent Chinese restaurant lovely food

Just off the plane and needed dinner before driving north. We've eaten here a few times before and know exactly what to expect. Their staff and food are first class, as is the service. We've been looking forward to this dinner before we left Madrid! Thank you

Super freundlicher Service. Sehr leckeres Essen. Achtung beim Bestellen: Die Portionen sind sehr groß! Definitiv weiterzuempfehlen.

Das Essen war sehr lecker und das Personal mega freundlich. Jederzeit wieder.