Giulianos in Edinburgh, City of

I went back to here twice during my one week stay. The food tastes amazing, the prices are reasonable, and the staff members are nice. I love the atmosphere and I’ll come back the next time I’m here. I have recommended it to my family members.

Excellent food, very extensive menu and very friendly staff. As an Italian, you feel at home

The best place in Scotland to go to, just fantastic

The food is excellent and you are served quickly. Space not very attractive. But it is rude to increase the bill by 10% in order to extract an extra tip from tourists. Therefore, a big fail for these types of scams!

Went for dinner last night. Food was good, staff was a bit rude. For sure they where no longer enjoying their work.

Excellent food, this is the only reason I gave them 3 stars. Their service is the 2 missing stars. The staff is very rude. I would never go back. That’s how bad their service is.

We chose two salads, pasta and pizza. Very very rich. Maybe too much vinegar in the salad, and we would have chosen a pepper that was not preserved... but still very delicious... but also, the dessert... uufff delicious! We chose tiramisu and crepe filled with ice cream and strawberries…

Good Italian food. Italian service. Spacious, clean and pleasant environment. High prices but appropriate for Edinburgh

We dined here twice as a large group this summer while travelling from Canada - the service was friendly, accommodating and they easily fit us in with little notice. The food was delicious and reasonably priced. Would highly recommend. Our server, Max, was the highlight of our first visit there!

Have always loved Giulianos food excellent staff very friendly

A terrific Italian place across from the city-center Courtyard. Splendid seabass and pizza!

Staff brusk. Good average at best. Stuffed pasta with lobster was poor.

This place was very good. Food came out quickly and was tasty. But if you only try one thing here you HAVE to get the torta fantastica dessert. It is delicious. Such great flavors. My friend and I each got one, and said at almost the exact same time, “I think this is the best dessert I’ve ever had.” I would go back just for this.

Arrived unannounced mid afternoon last Friday for lunch before attending early the evening performance of the Tattoo. Not too busy at that time. Very busy when we left at 5pm. Friendly attentive staff and a lovely meal. We chose from the three course pre theatre menu which was very good value for good food. We will dine there again!

Excellent choice, everything we ate we enjoyed. Service was attentive and quick. Booked again for the weekend.

I was craving for some pasta and the restaurant was close by where I was staying. The owner gave a warm welcome. It told a whole to order despite 2 Italian waiters am walking around pretending being busy. I placed my order : water , glass of verdicchio wine and spaghetti with seafood. I asked to get water as soon as possible . Minutes after I stopped another waiter asking for water. Then finally my plate arrived…… risotto with seafood 😅🥲 Waiter saw my perplessety and asked me if was ok and I said that wasn’t what I ordered , to him, he offered to change since I said the rice was overcooked and he said that pasta will be the same , so I kept my risotto , which was very tasty. Then I asked , again, for the wine that I ordered previously.

We came in with a large group of Canadian Girl Guides and Guiders (4 adults, 14 teenagers), and we were able to get a table right away. Our first meeting was with the owner warmly greeting us. Our server Max was absolutely brilliant and incredible. He handled our exhausted, hungry group with grace, patience and an incredible sense of humour. He was so kind, and kept us all smiling! The food was spectacular and everyone enjoyed what they ate! It was all so great that they asked us to take them back again for a second visit!

The appetizers were delicious. The mains were perfectly authentic. Service was excellent despite the restaurant being fully packed and they were hosting a wedding dinner on one side.

Both had a main meal. So full we could not fit in a dessert. Food and wine excellent. Good atmosphere and service.

The place is a little dated, the food is excellent, Mr. Giuliano is very friendly and welcoming. You can certainly find Italy on your plate.

Impressively average with poor service, served in a loud, dated environment.

Giulisnos is a hidden gem! It does not look that great from the street but the food and service is excellent! The restaurant is much bigger than you think and this gives a great atmosphere! I find most Italian restaurants all very much the same but I haven’t say the dishes I chose were different but absolutely delicious! Can’t recommend enough

Feels like a family owned Italian resteruant, plenty of locals giving it a good atmosphere, food was amazing and the price was good for the quality of the food.

Today we had lunch in this Italian restaurant, at the invitation of a friend of ours. We met Mr. Pietro, the chef, a kind and helpful man. We ate divinely; the pizza was very good, as was the fish starter. The salmon pasta is divine, as is the saffron salmon steak. The children were delighted to find tortellini with meat sauce after a long time. Highly recommended.

We walked in not expecting much based on location. We were immediately greeted by a nice and funny host who seated us immediately. The owner (we think he was the owner) really friendly. Our server however, not so much. He was not kind nor was he pleasant. The food however was delicious, the menu big, great desserts, nice wine (meh, ok wine), and most of the staff seemed to care. Not our server.

Cracking Italian restaurant, food & service and just as important, great Italian wine!! Also perfect if your all are visiting the playhouse which is directly across the road!!!

A small Italian restaurant with good food and good vibes! Reasonably priced and a great little place to go before a show. The staff were very friendly and approachable. Will be back.

A very nice restaurant with super delicious food. It's inconspicuous from the outside, so we almost walked past it. If we visit Edinburgh again, we will definitely be guests there again.

Thank you so much. We ate very well and the service was 10. We will be back

As a group of 4, we visited Guilianos the evening before running the Edinburgh Marathon. We received a very warm welcome as soon as we arrived, and the host and our waitress were 5* Service was prompt and all staff attentive. Food was very good, we all ordered different starters and mains, no one was disappointed. Don't expect fine dining, but more traditional comfort food in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. I would certainly return to Giulianos should I visit Edinburgh again!!!

Ate here as we visited some years ago and really enjoyed it. However on Saturday 25th May when we visited with our nephew and his wife before the Edinburgh marathon, our visit was disappointing. We were put at the back of the restaurant where it was very dark, had to ask repeatedly for tap water for the table and for the bill. Staff were surly and the food was only adequate. My pasta was overcooked and two of our party had upset tummies all that night. I don't feel inclined to return after this experience.

Had dinner here last night before seeing a show in the Playhouse. It was lovely, intimate yet busy. The food was delicious and the wide variety on the menu was mouthwatering. Then the dessert was to dies for. I will be back very soon as I have a list of food I need to try on the menu.

Finally a restaurant where you can get a seat even without a reservation. The food was very good and the service was nice. Especially the boss. It was just very loud, but that was due to the acoustics of the rooms.

To go back to the same restaurant TWICE, in a city that has countless food offerings, when you’re only here for two weeks on vacation is the highest compliment that I can give. The food here is PHENOMENAL. I had the chicken mushroom pasta in cream sauce both times: the flavor was lovely without being too rich or overbearing and the chicken was beyond tender. Their focaccia is some of the best I’ve ever had in my life. Their mozzarella is fresh and creamy. I’m not going to bother telling you how good the tiramisu is, it’s not possible to put into words. The staff are also so kind and friendly! It felt like eating at home, with family. Side note for my small appetite girls … you can order “baby” portions! I did not know this but was politely informed when I couldn’t finish their VERY generous portions!

We came here, because another restaurant hadn't a free table. The service is excellent and the food is fresh. The Food itself was realy delicious and the size of the portions were great. A realy good tip for a dessert is the Tiramisu. The next time, we are in Edinburgh, we will come again.

Amazing italian food! No notes, apart from it being a bit on the expensive side (but still fair for the quality). Service wasn't great, honestly, but still OK.

Lovely food and servers. Was very cheery. I recommend the meat feast pizza 👍👍

BEST ITALIAN IN EDINBURGH! Really delicious Penne vegetarania and garlic bread, washed down with VERY good Primitivo. Husband enjoyed delicious vegetable calzone. Amazing atmosphere. Great service. You must come! Giuliano’s is one of Edinburgh’s BEST LOVED institutions!! 😀🍷👍🍕Thank you guys! Xxxxx

Decent food, but nothing more. Overcooked squid. Any risotto, accompanied by an ordinary sauce. Decent ravioli. The quantities are small: not many ravioli, but accompanied by a very good saffron sauce. The strawberry cheesecake, on the other hand, won all the votes. The service is very fast, but cold, without a smile. The servers look tired and stressed.

Spaghetti carbonara!!!!! Who knew you can get great Italian food in Edinburgh ! So yummy.

Everything is excellent. Very good Italian food.

We spontaneously went to eat at Giulianos and were lucky that there were still free tables. From the outside the place looks small, but when you go inside it's amazing how big and spacious the place is. We were warmly welcomed by the host at the counter, who accompanied us to the table. The food was great, good Italian cuisine and served quickly. There is a star deduction for the waiter Mauro. He somehow didn't like us. That bothered us. He didn't enjoy his work that evening. At the table next door, he could even smile a little. However, he didn't even bring us the bill, as usual with the other guests, but instead directed us straight to the counter. It's a shame, Mauro gave us the feeling that he wasn't in the mood. The other employees behaved professionally. We would come again, but we would speak out to Mauro if he repeatedly behaved inappropriately. Greetings to Ancona ;-)

Found by accident as looked quite small but it was large on the inside. Proper family feel, food was some of the best italian we have ever had. Will definitely return if we are ever in Edinburgh again. Highly recommend!

Poor service attitude, discrimination against Asians, lack of professionalism in service, sincere and polite towards others but constantly delaying our requests. In the end, when my friend felt uncomfortable and wanted to pay and leave, it took a whole twenty minutes to settle the bill for just three pasta dishes and three drinks. Initially, they even gave us the wrong receipt, charging us a total of £162. It took them another ten minutes to provide the correct receipt. Poor service attitude, discriminating against Asians, no professional service attitude, treating others sincerely and politely, but delaying us again and again. In the end, my friend felt uncomfortable and wanted to check out and leave, but it took him a full 20 minutes and only had three meals. A pasta, three drinks, but the wrong receipt was given at first, a total of 162 pounds, and it took 10 minutes to give a correct receipt.

Loved the food, ambience, service, and prices.

What a treasure of a restaurant!! We had the most wonderful time here - such lovely, attentive staff, and the food was honestly out of this world (especially the AMAZING desserts!). We could not have asked for more, and all at a very reasonable price. This is such a special place, and we can’t wait to come back very soon!

The restaurant itself was a bit cold, food was reasonably priced good sized portions and very nice. The staff were officiant and friendly

Very nice place, Italian atmosphere, Italian service, beautiful, the food was quality, I can say that I have eaten one of the best vegetarian pizzas, the contadina, I have not had it so good in Rome. The only problem is the price, three pizzas, a spaghetti carbonara and two beers, almost 80 euros to change, in Rome they were cheaper, it is true that Edinburgh is more expensive. If you like good pasta and it doesn't hurt to give up the pasta, it's a good place.

I just love Giulianos 🤍 we always come for some comfort food! Always feel at home ! Grazie ragazzi

Very good food and great atmosphere. Friendly staff,the only downside is that we were done in 45 minutes

Amazing food, incredible service. The waiters/waitress' were absolutely amazing/hilarious. Had a really good time, so tasty. Only problem is that the Arancini was quite a small portion, would like to have had more - but so very tasty. No other faults, I'm very happy with my experience - 5 stars <3

Nice food but very fast turnaround.

Really great food. Decent prices. Accommodating staff. Had a great time. The profiteroles are buonissimi!

Very nice restaurant food good nice staff and good service

Very average if you like to eat Italian food, the place is very nice and spacious

I ordered a rib eye steak. It came with 2 potato cut into 6, 3 slices of carrot, 2 Cauliflower florets and 2 broccoli florets. The steak it's self was so dry I could hardly swallow it. Awful for the price

Food was absolutely amazing! Would definitely recommend keeping room for a dessert and having the crepe! Staff are lovely and super helpful. Pricing was great for being so close to the theatre.

We had a pre theatre lunch and enjoyed beautiful sea bass.

Fantastic restaurant the food is amazing and the staff are so friendly and helpful

Great restaurant. First time for us. The place was fully booked. It's a genuine Italian restaurant. Bruschetta was amazing! Risotto a bit too al dente..not so creamy. The salmon meal was very delicious but could have been hotter. Luscious desserts. Cool coffee. Service very fast!! We would go back. Sorry, your waiters were grumpy when we visited.

Visited on the 30th of December. Chose this restaurant as we were attending a show at the playhouse afterwards, as it’s situated directly across it makes it very convenient. Food was ok. Party of 3, 2 of which had finished starters, 1 still eating when mains were brought out. Felt very rushed, no clean cutlery was given for mains and had to go and find a waiter to ask for more. Mains finished and had to ask to see desert menu, took about 15 mins for this to be given, once we chose what to have we had to then ask to order as nobody had came back to the table. Waited 25 mins for deserts to be brought out. When leaving we asked for the bill to which we had to then wait again and actually ended up paying on the way out (everyone else seemed to have the same idea as they had waited so long for their bills) the gent dealing with customers at the front desk was very very abrupt and actually took my bank card from my hand to tap without asking (never seen this happen anywhere before) no please or thank you. Felt as if they were so busy that they just wanted you in and out restaurant as fast as they could. Staff very rude and don’t seem too bothered to giving a good service, convenience for playhouse is excellent but will chose somewhere else next visit.

One of the best Italian restaurants in Edinburgh!

pre Theatre meal before crossing to The Playhouse

Molto bravi e porzioni abbondanti

Wouldn't go anywhere else fab food great service

I highly recommend it. Food is amazing, home mande authentic food . Everything was perfect, and the service was excellent. We were served by Francesco, and he was great . A special mention of Giuliano,the owner who ensured we had a bit more of everything.

Phoned on tne off chance and got a table quickly. Fantabulous food, honestly soo good, authentic and fresh. Lovely friendly staff and great atmosphere 👌 Loved it thanks so much

Lovely resturant & friendly staff.

1st time here, what a great place to eat. We had lunch, and the food was awesome, taste, flavour, and quality. The staff are very friendly, knowledgeable and happy. We had a great lunch in a great restaurant. Definitely will go back when visiting Edinburgh

Good food, service can be more refined

Lovely experience, lovely food.

Great for large family celebrations and food good. Good price and staff could do no more to ensure that you had a great time.

Staff were very friendly and welcoming. Food was tasty but really greasy. The theme was a bit confusing, the food is Italian, the waiters are dressed to look Scottish, the decor looks Greek and the music is everything from modern to 80s pop

I had no idea Italians could make such good fish and chips. Nice place and a fair price.

This place is outstanding! The pizza is a must! I happened to just walk in; but absolutely see myself coming back.

Fantastic food and very reasonably priced. The sea bass was beautiful

Here for a retirement lunch and had the pre theatre menu. Mixed antipasto was excellent and thoroughly enjoyed the breaded chicken too. Topped off with a lovely sangiovese that wouldn't have been out of place in Romagna. Bellissimo!!

Nous avons presque pris un abonnement. Idéalement situé à côté de l'hôtel et proche des transport en commun. Repas copieux et de bonne qualité, accueil souriant, et même échange de quelques mots en français, ceci afin de nous facilité la communication. De plus le décor est vraiment sympa. La prochaine fois que nous viendrons sur Edimbourg, nous ne manquerons pas de revenir. Merci à vous.

Absolutely lovely lunch. Hubby had bruschetta starter which he raved about. We then both had taglierini della casa which was truly delicious. Our server was a lovely lady, very attentive and polite. Unfortunately the place was very quiet - understandable on a Wednesday lunchtime - but it just meant the place lacked atmosphere. I've been before pre-theatre and it was full and lively which is what it deserves. A real gem of a place.

Locale italiano di buona qualità. Siamo stati qui in due a cena nella settimana e devo dire che da italiani ci siamo trovati abbastanza bene. Servizio veloce e molto sbrigativo, forse troppo, ma è una questione di gusti. I piatti sono arrivati molto velocemente ed erano di buona qualità (meglio le tagliatelle che la pizza). Costo buono. Complessivamente consigliato.

Thank you for Such a wonderful experience on my visit from Canada. Our server went over and above. His wine selection was perfect ☺️.

We stopped for a lunch.. Everything was perfect. Pasta was very flavourful and perfect al dente.. Wine was great pairing. Espresso was strong and my daughter's tiramisu was delicious. Service was friendly and fast. We really enjoyed it. Highly recommend this restaurant.

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Preis Leistungsverhältnis für Edinburgh absolut in Ordnung und die Pizza war wirklich sehr lecker.

Food was delicious, definitely save room for dessert! And we loved the rosemary focaccia to start. Service was a little slow to start but was then fantastic. Whole place exceeded expectations and would recommend to a friend.

Friendly, fun, great food and wine 🥰

Great food and great service, even met Giuliano himself! 😁

Welcoming polite good menu value for money portion size amazing will definitely come again

A lovely restaurant. Very friendly and warm atmosphere. Excellent food and quick service.

We booked there our drinks came and starter but our main coarse took 30 minutes to come when others who came in long after us got served I was going to complain but manager was on the phone when we were ready to pay ... been there a few times but I was not amused even the people in next tables could not believe how long we waited never had time for our coffee

Serveurs infects : vous les dérangez et vous êtes traités comme des indigents … patron condescendant et lui aussi vous regarde de haut . Dommage car la cuisine est excellente . Mais nous ne remettrons pas les pieds dans se restaurant… d’ailleurs il n’y avait pas grand monde comme client…

Great Italian place to have a lovely meal with friends

Simply the best plate of seafood pasta I've ever eaten. How they manage to serve it piping hot yet not overcook the fish is beyond belief.

Die meisten Angestellten sind freundlich und witzig, aber ein Typ ist unaustehlich ungeduldig und frech. Die Speisen...naja in Italien isst man besser, aber für Edinburgh OK.

the waiters were very straight to the point so great if you dont like small talk. the decor isnt to my taste but didnt prevent there being a nice vibe for the meal. quite inexpensively priced big portions

First time we had been in many years we used to go all the time used to be buzzing now not as much still good food service has dipped we had to keep asking for orders like and drinks 🙃 😅

VERO RISTORANTE ITALIANO: cibo originale e fatto in casa, servizio puntuale e gentile, ottimo rapporto prezzo/qualità. Mi sono dimenticato di essere in Scozia. VIVAMENTE CONSIGLIATO

Food was excellent, however we found the staff very rude. Even asking for the bill seemed like too much effort and they couldn’t even stop walking to speak to us. Atmosphere at the start of the meal was nice but as the place became busier and noisier it lost its touch. Was difficult to even hear people sitting right beside me due to the noise level, which I do understand cannot be helped. We were waiting to order dessert, but no staff member offered us menus or even acknowledged we were here after it got busier.

Food was pretty good and felt like a proper an Italian restaurant. Would come back again

You feel like family from the moment you enter until the moment you leave. Wonderful team, amazing food, and brilliant atmosphere. Look no further.