Hau Han in Edinburgh, City of

Sceptical of some reviews I ate here tonight and it was amazing! Daniel and morven (hope it’s spelled right) were great and very friendly, food was lovely and the music was an added nice touch, P.S Daniel takes music requests 🤙🏻🤘🏼

Really good food, and I like that the menu is not extensive. Food was very tasty. One of the best I have had

On a visit to Edinburgh we chose to eat here: random choice. BEST TASTING Chinese meal in a very long time. Excellent value. Could see that restaurant was very busy with the take away/delivery service, but this did not impact on table service. Staff were delightful. Cafe style minimalist decor perhaps doesn't make for a romantic night out, but the food was .....the best.

Great place. Would recommend their prawn toast. I would have gotten another if my stomach weren't full (large portions :0). Also very sweet kitchen porter. Definitely a must try. Worth it!

Not safe for coeliacs. Ordered from their "Gluten Free" menu and was glutened. Ruined my weekend. Don't go here if you're coeliac. Non GF food was lovely and enjoyed by the others but this is not a safe restaurant.

The food was really nice but the place lacked atmosphere. However, this most likely was due to it being Christmas Eve. The front door wasn't able to be closed properly, so it was draughty as it kept swinging open. This made you feel that you had to eat quickly to stop your food from getting cold. Unfortunately, halfway through, it became so. It's unfortunate as that is the only thing really letting it down. We hope that by the time this review is up, the door will be fixed.

Wow!! What a treat we had. We were just walking back to our hotel and noticed this place thought we’d give it a try as we didn’t know what we fancied. The best Chinese restaurant we’ve been to! It was unbelievably tasty and we can’t wait to visit again already ! Service was amazing and food was so worth it !! Decent price as well plenty of food :)

Excellent food every time we’ve ordered! Lots of delicious vegan options as well 🌱

I order from here all the time asking for extra spicy as the food is comforting and delicious!! But today I found a lil hair in my fried rice, so just a bit sad about it but I know it wasn’t intentional and I’d still come back! 5/5 :)

Very nice service ladies,nice starter and good food, surprising fortune cookies,lemon chicken breast recommend 👍

In Edinburgh for 2 nights after having lunch out at the Dome decided we wanted a takeaway. Fancied Chinese as we can’t get a good one near home! Ordered online via the Deliveroo once again we don’t get to do this at home due to being in the Countryside. Fantastic service from start to finish food was with us in Grassmarket by 52 mins! I’m impressed, delivery guy very friendly, food was excellent, piping hot, loved the ribs and the noodles with bean sprouts. Would recommend and would order again . Thank you!

The food here is excellent, SO tasty and beautifully presented! The mixed platter for starter was absolutely delicious. The waiter was so friendly and helpful, he really seemed to do his best. We as a family had had a long and stressful day of travelling and ended up in this restaurant by chance but we would all love to come back. Beautiful decor too. Thank you.

Excellent, they offer a great selection of gluten free food for coeliacs. Great understanding which was comforting. The food was lovely, and all the staff were really friendly, helpful and patient.

Ordered from here plenty of times. Just received the worst watery curry I've ever had. Completely inedible and went down the sink. Called the restaraunt for a chat, because generally the food from here has been good quality. I was told that perhaps the curry had sat waiting for collection, if the curry was well produced it would have the opposite effect - the consistency was just all wrong, double the amount of water.

Heavenly food. Friendly service. We came back a second time and enjoyed our meal again.

Great for a quick casual Chinese. Give it a go, even though it might not look like your sort of restaurant. Prices are reasonable, portions generous and the menu has quite a few 'different' items on it that you don't normally find, which made a refreshing change. It is clearly very popular for take-outs...the orders never stopped coming in. Excellent service.

Food was average and quite bland. Not bad as such just not very tasty and a bit dissappointing.

The food was very good and the waiter was lovely. The place should improve the atmosphere a bit. Maybe flower, something to brighten the place up.

Buena carta para celiacos, la comida nada grasienta y sin glutamato, sienta muy bien, de la mejor comida china que he comido, raciones generosas

The worst Chinese I have ever had Kitchen looks filthy as do the chefs. Nice young lad serving but food was disgusting. Duck with pancakes awful. The duck was deep fried hard slices not shredded at all. Starters looked and tasted terrible . No customers on a Friday night should have been a warning sign Toilets also filthy dont think I’ve ever seen a sink so small I’ve seen bigger bird bath .

Popped in after rugby, great wee find. Friendly staff and really enjoyed my lemon chicken, fried rice, washed down with a buddha beer! Stole some of the wife's chicken satay which was also delicious. We'll be back.👍

The food and service were excellent. Best Chinese meal I’ve had in years. A variation on the standard Chinese meals.

Great tasty food with excellent service. Love to get a selection here and share their dishes. Prawn toast and chicken satay always a must though!

Great selection on their gluten free menu, and the staff are friendly

Delicious food, super friendly staff. Have a gluten free menu too!

I just ordered a takeaway from them. The service was really good but the taste wasn’t to my liking. It was salty (chicken noodle soup and beef chow mien) and lacked the umami flavour. After reading through their reviews I saw they don’t use MSG, MSG is one of the reasons I love Chinese takeout. So, if you like salty food or don’t want MSG, this place will be good for you because their prices are very affordable.

Meal was lovely. Chicken curry, Prawn chow mein. We used to come regular before lockdown. The food was great, and the staff very friendly.

I don’t know if the dining in and takeaway experiences are different but there’s no way on this planet it should get 4.4 for a take away. The spring rolls were soggy and had no texture at all. The chicken balls were massively overcooked and inedible, the chowmein was bland and the chicken fried rice had an odd taste to it too. Ended up ditching it and ordering a Domino’s instead. Not good at all.

It’s got 4.5 stars on Deliveroo, absolutely garbage… chicken satay tastes like pork… so tough where it’s been re-heated, peanut sauce so watery it doesn’t even cost the chicken. The egg fried rice has a chemical smell to it… defiantly not authentic Chinese egg fried rice. Shredded crispy chicken… might as well be soggy leather in a runny over sugar sauce. More sauce then anything else. Deliveroo needs to screw. Who review these places because it’s absolute atrocious. Even with the discount provided with Deliveroo -£10! Is shocking… In regards to you’re comments below. I informed Deliveroo. Delivery was only 3 mins up the road. What would you of done? Remade the food? Please don’t be a fool and assume everything is about MSG. You do not know me or my dining experiences. This is not good ‘English Chinese’ maybe you should explore UK and try other Chinese restaurants then you’ll understand were most of these comments are coming from. 🙏

We dined in the restaurant quite early in the evening. We were the only diners, but we were made to feel welcome and it was warm with music playing for ambience. There were delivery drivers coming in constantly; but that's to be expected. The gluten free menu was much more limited than the normal one so we ordered most of it, and it was delicious! We had prawn crackers, crispy chicken, tofu and prawns, and chilli chips, all suitable for me as a coeliac! Coeliac celiac gluten free GF

Came in on a Tuesday evening and we were the only customers. Food and service was good but was very off putting by the waitress washing the floor while serving us. Such a shame as it put a dampner on our visit. The floor was incredibly slippy, such a health hazard. I think they should do the cleaning when customers are not dining.

La comida no está del todo mal, però el ambiente es muy pobre y necesitaría un mínimo de atención por parte de los propietarios. No hay ventilación de ningún tipo en un restaurante donde el tipo de comida que se cocina viene generalmente frita. Para nada agradable

Regularly get take out and dine in. Absolutely delicious hot, fresh, flavoursome food every time. Recommend the salt and chilli king prawns as a starter. 10/10.

Good value and really good food.

Great food and staff but went to tip and found service charge already included. Dead sneaky I think!

Staying round corner at Haymarket Hotel. This place is less than a minutes walk. Food good, fast service, friendly staff. You can’t ask for anything more, perfect

We order take away regularly from Hau Han as vegetarians, and love the fact there is no MSG in their dishes. We decided to dine in last night and the food was superb. We had sweet and sour tofu, veg chow mien, veg spring rolls. It was a busy Saturday night, including some noticeable difficult customers sitting at a large table near us whom were extremely rude to their server. I wanted to express that the staff visibly tried their best in the situation they were put in, and we were appalled by the table’s behaviour. Thanks again, we’ll be back!

Enjoyed it thoroughly and a good choice of gluten free

Food was good. The lemon chicken was fantastic. The duck wraps seemed dry and overcooked. The service was nice and we enjoyed our meal

Banana fritters were really good. Vegetables & broccoli dish was okay. Fried rice was dry. The tofu bun was kind of bland. The dishes available are more catered to locals wanting Chinese takeaway, but I guess that's inevitable if there aren't enough Hong Kongers around to create the demand for traditional dishes? My favourite Cantonese dishes weren't there. Wasn't particularly quick for takeaway despite it not being busy around 5pm on a weekday. The servers didn't speak Cantonese when I went but they were friendly

Stopped by here for dinner before a book signing event. We got lucky stumbling across this wee gem! Gorgeous setting, lovely food and very kind, helpful staff. We don’t know Edinburgh too well and the staff went above and beyond to help us work out the buses to get to and from our destination.

Amateur unprofessional front of house. The interior is like a take away with tables, chairs and benches added. A cafe at best, no table cloths, cutlery, just bare tables and a take away counter. Very disappointed. Really not sure how this was voted in the top 10 Chinese restaurants in Edinburgh. The others we tried were fully booked for a reason. Would not recommend.

Amateur front of house, in what appears to be take away with tables, chairs and benches. No table cloths, cutlery or table decorations. The initial welcome and interior was enough not to stay. How this premises was voted in the Edinburgh top 10 Chinese restaurants is beyond me. All of the other restaurants we tried were obviously fully booked for a reason. Very disappointed and would not recommend.

It's so rare to find gluten free Chinese place, so I was really happy to find Hau Han just down the road from my accommodation! Theres a separate gluten free menu with a decent selection of about 5 or 6 mains, several sides and a couple of starters. All of the mains have a vegetarian option too, so it's great if you've got multiple dietary requirements! I'm coeliac and very sensitive to cross contamination but I felt totally fine after eating here, zero negative effects even the following day, so would definitely recommend to other coeliacs. Even the prawn crackers and chips were OK, as they have a separate fryer! The staff were young but very knowledgeable about gluten free food and were able to inform me of the kitchen practices, separate fryers etc which was amazing. Quiet in the restaurant itself but there were a couple other tables of people in there and heaps of delivery orders. The Kung Pow cauliflower was my favourite and now I want to go back and try the other dishes!

Visited here on a Sunday evening with my partner, the restaurant was completely empty and we were the only table in there, which we thought wasn’t a good sign but there were plenty of takeaways being picked up. The staff were very friendly and helpful with recommendations. I’m coeliac, meaning I have to follow a strict gluten free diet, and they were very good with dealing with that, asking about allergies when we arrive without prompting and providing a gluten free menu. The gluten free menu had five or six dishes on so relatively limited but still an okay selection. I had the sweet chilli chicken and my partner (not gluten free) had the chicken curry. Both dishes were nice and the portion size was very good and more than enough. The dishes are reasonably priced too. The restaurant lacked atmosphere due to being completely empty which seems to be a common theme in the reviews however I was impressed with how knowledgeable and attentive the staff were with gluten free and would still recommend a visit.

Our meal was disappointing. Some of it was nice but there was a lot of sauce and very little meat in 2 of the dishes. Perhaps try less onions and peppers and more meat .

Modern und minimalistisch eingerichtetes Restaurant mit angenehmen Ambiente. Das Personal war freundlich und schnell. Direkt zu Beginn gab es Wasser und Krabbenchips aufs Haus. Das verkaufte Brewgooder Bier unterstützt einen guten Zweck - ich denke das spiegelt die generelle Philosophie des Ladens gut wieder. Die Qualität der einzelnen Zutaten war, soweit man das erkennen kann, ebenfalls gut. Sowohl die Vorspeisenplatte als auch die Hauptspeise mit Beef und Brokkoli waren ausgezeichnet und sehr lecker. Aus meiner Sicht gab es da nichts auszusetzen. Reis oder andere Beilagen müssen extra bestellt werden. Gerne wieder.

Luck pot find as we were visiting Edinburgh. Little gem. Food was good and clean. Service was good and extra attentive. Family friendly place. Went at a good time as it was empty sitting in.. but could see they were busy with deliveries.

We loved everything about this restaurant, clean, friendly, efficient service, excellent food, reasonable prices. The only downside is we don’t live closer to use it more.

Good experience with friendly staff The food doesn’t have the usual greasy trait that typical British Chinese food has.

Cracking food, good and speedy service

I'm giving this three stars only due to the fact the seating was really uncomfortable I can't say a bad word about the food though as it was really nice but also the staff members were cleaning around us which was awkward and they're overall attitude was bad

Place has gone seriously downhill from my last visit. Burned prawn toast. Tasteless chow mein overflowing in a small bowl. The worst part was the "optional" tip which is just put on your bill and you have to ask to get it removed which is rude. It might just have been a bad day but for a veggie chow mein, prawn toast and a drink it was £19.50. You're better off going to salt and chilli in the St James centre where the meals actually taste good and would cost you less for much better quality.

So refreshing to find a forward thinking Chinese takeaway in Edinburgh with a focus on healthy, quality ingredients (no MSG etc). Chicken curry and sweet & sour chicken were both fab. The only thing that would make this place even better would be adding nutritional info (or just calories per dish) onto the menu.

Coming from America, where Chinese/Cantonese taste has developed for decades. Their offering won’t be served in the states, and will be going to the trash. The main dish is a bit better than microwave dinner but not by much. The meat is swimming in sauce and its very bland. Everything tastes separate. It’s obvious that this is a quick mix and serve setup. They don’t take the time to let the flavors mix. It’s not really fresh more like, dump the breaded meat here, pour the sauce, heat it up and call it a Cantonese meal. It’s understandable; I’m assuming the owner is exploiting that Scottish people won’t know the difference. As long as the money keeps on flowing. But I can and I know the food is Junk. And Scottish people THIS IS NOT CHINESE/CANTONESE FOOD! The rice is undercooked as well.

Excellent. Big portions, very tasty. Great prices and very friendly staff. Would highly recommend. We will definitely be back

Where to start. The food was just not good and not tasty at all. I mean, I dont think the crispy beef actually contained any meet, and curry sauce wasn’t good… also, we ordered two gin-tonics for not such a low price, and got it without ice or cucumber or anything, with words “sorry we are out of ice”. Just don’t f-ing sell gin tonics if you dont have ice! Staff containing a young guy and girl was pleasant, but that didn’t make our stay any better.

Ordered chicken chow mien but a bit disappointed… It was too dry and didn’t have much flavour. However some dishes on google reviews look tasty. I should have ordered some other food.

Amazing every time! I am coeliac and have been for over 20 years, Hau Han was my first Chinese takeaway and it did not disappoint! It was everything I thought it would be and more, and I have had it many times since from them☺️ Quick and easy to order and always arrives hot and tasty with great sized portions. Thank you!!

We just got take away here twice, put food Is really tasty and quick and really good portions. Staff is lovely and the restaurant looks very clean and inviting

Visited Edinburgh with my family and found Hau Han when looking for good spots to eat in the area. I can definitely say that Hau Han's one of the best Chinese restaurants I've gone to and would definitely recommend it. The staff were very kind and attentive, even got to meet the owner Derek and the rest of the staff- Emily and another girl serving us that day (unfortunately I forgot to get her name before she finished her shift) were excellent too! They even gave my mum free Chinese doughnuts as we were celebrating her birthday. Very satisfied with the food and the service we received. 10/10 would visit again next time I come back to Scotland. Wish there was one here in London!

Great service and delicious food. We shall be ordering again tonight!

We have just finished a meal we ordered this evening, after arriving for our honeymoon. I read the reviews beforehand, I don't do many of these but I had to let you all know that this was the best Chinese meal we have ever eaten. So tasty you will not be disappointed I had the chicken chow mein and curry sauce my mouth is still watering now. The only advice I would offer is not to pour the sauce over the chow mein as the beautiful taste will be hidden. Thankyou so much I wish we lived closer as we would order here weekly.

Was going to order takeaway based on a friends recommendation but ended up eating in the restaurant. Absolutely lovely! All the dishes we ordered were delicious, staff were very pleasant, bill was more than reasonable! Great find. Would happily order, in or out, from here again.

Great eat in restaurant. Very tasty fresh cooked food.

What an absolutely amazing curry,right down to the real and fresh prawn crackers. Staff also very welcoming and pleasant. Will definitely be back over from Glasgow for a curry in this place

My first ever Chinese meal and it was fantastic! I am coeliac so trying to find a Chinese restaurant that knows how to cater for Gluten free was amazing. Out waiter Raf was outstanding. Great customer service and so attentive, he made sure all our food was Gluten free. I would definitely recommend the food and service. This is a gem of a restaurant!!

Absolutely Amazing, clean lovely service, All the food was excellent 👌

This was our first visit, which we did off the back of a glowing recommendation for coeliacs as it promised everything was fried separately. It was an absolutely super experience. We ordered off the separate GF menu. Still enough choice for our fist visit, and...

Fast, friendly service. Delicious food, fresh crunchy veg, tender meat with great spicing. Great value too

Really disappointing experience and won't order again. Ordered from Uber Eats last night and we ordered: For starters (1 x Salted Chilli Chips - Geu Yeim Shu Teew and 1 x Aromatic Duck with Pancakes - quarter portion and 1 x Prawn crackers) and for Main Course ( 1 x Sweet and Sour Crispy Chicken, 1 x Sweet Chilli Crispy Chicken) and 2 x Egg Fried Rice) The food wasn't fresh and looked like the salted chilli chips, aromatic duck and egg fried rice were all made the previous day and were just warmed up in the micro-wave. The chips was soggy and dry and can be sure it was not fresh and made the previous day. The aromatic duck usually is one piece and I would do the shredding, but in this case it felt like a box of left-over pieces of aromatic duck. The main-course was so-so, the sweet and sour crispy chicken was ok. The 1 star is really for the prawn crackers which were the only item that was good and crispy. We love Chinese food and have a few good places we normally order from, but wanted to try this new place as it was recommended by Uber Eats, but were really put off with a disappointing experience.

The food was lovely, but I ordered takeaway and never received the drink I ordered.

Had a lovely dinning experience here tonight, food was absolutely lovely and well worth going for. Staff were also incredibly friendly, polite and helpful.

Writing this review while eating last night’s leftovers. 😋 The best Chinese takeaway in Edinburgh, big portions and delicious food! Very well priced.

Excellent food & great value . Staff very accommodating on us just walking in . .

While on a short break in the local area, we visited this restaurant. The service was friendly and efficient and food excellent. The menu is uncomplicated and good value for money.

Delicious food and lots for vegetarians to choose from as well. The staff are really friendly and helpful.

All this place needs is more customers the food is delicious the staff can't do enough for you and it's easy on your pocket also. We will be back.

Loved this restaurant - salt and pepper chips and chicken was amazing and staff were friendly. Restaurant has fairy lights on the front window which makes it nice and cosy to enjoy catch up with mates or a nice meal. The BEST Chinese food I’ve...

We dined here last night, our first food in Edinburgh. Absolutely amazing. I wish you were based in Birmingham we'd be ordering every week!

Got a delivery from Deliveroo … the crispy duck pancakes were fine but the beef satay was slimy and felt undercooked. It was actually inedible … and it made me suspicious of the battered sweet and sour chicken … a mostly disgusting and pricey meal. I’ll certainly never go with them again.

Gong bo tofu- fried tasteless tofu cubes with dark spicy sauce…, not what I would call Gong bo tofu , i ordered a small bowl of egg fried rice and there was a bowl of complimentary prawn crackers, £11.5. Felt a bit ripped off. It was late and I was hungry, finished it anyway. No wonder the restaurant was empty. The staff are nice though.

Best Chinese takeaway I've had in about 5 years! Tasted so fresh and can't wait to order again - highly recommend the kung po cauliflower

Very good food, exceptionally friendly service. All round amazing restaurant and a pleasure to go into if ur in the area.

Food absolutely gorgeous...we're staying in a hotel locally and searched local Chinese...I would travel now through from Glasgow again to eat here. Spotlessly clean...lovely little place. Service first class and nothing a bother...friendly staff. Highly recommended. Oh and the wine too was delicious. If you are near haymarket area.. go here it's fab!!

Just popped in here after reading reviews. Chose a takeaway .Food was amazing. Salt Chilli Chips are fab! Just what we needed after a long day visiting Edinburgh. Would deffo reccomend .

I have had many deliveries from this restaurant and gave it 6 stars but had a delivery on Thursday and the food was terrible it wasn’t freshly made definitely reheated! I was very disappointed

My boyfriend and I aren't local to Edinburgh and discovered this gem today. The restaurant is amazing, the food was phenomenon and wasn't too greasy which some Chinese restaurant find it hard to have the right balance. I would highly recommend the restaurant! Wish I lived near by as would go all the time. The service was great, out waiter was very nice.

I ate here with my wife on Sat 31st July. The food really was fantastic, and the main course was the best crispy beef I have had any where. We are staying in Edinburgh for two night, and the Hau Han is a short walk...

Ordered a takeaway from Hau Han with my partner, I eat a strict gluten free diet due to my health and when I rang to check their gluten free options, I was surprised by just how many options they had that could be made gluten...

Friendly staff and decent food.

I booked a table here for myself and my girlfriend after looking on trip advisor,the food was absolutely delicious!!,my girlfriend had the lemon chicken and donuts for dessert,I had the chicken chow mein and banana fritta,everything was made to perfection,the menu is nice and simple,the staff were very friendly and efficient,overall a great dining experience,highly recommend,ill be returning next time im in Edinburgh.

Hau Han is the best British Chinese I've ever had. All the food is naturally cooked without msg or food colouring meaning you can really taste the different flavours. Despite no msg the food is very addictive and keeps you coming back for more. With...

Wow, great find. Walking past, casual conversation with a guest there so booked for the following evening. Despite COVID restrictions it was a great atmosphere inside. Limited menu but still plenty of choices. We had starter for two, decent serving. Lemon chicken and partner had...

We've been looking for a tasty and reliable Chinese for a while and took a very long time finding Hau Han. I'm not sure why. I suppose it doesn't look like much from the street but a quick online check throws up lots and lots...

Excellent Chinese restaurant and maybe the best in Edinburgh. Highly recommended

Very nice food, in portions large enough that you can probably share one main between two people. Thank you!

Not very tasty food. Chips a bit cold. Average for money's worth.

Really glad we tried this place. Delivery was speedy and food travelled well. Not at all stodgy or full of unwanted additives. Perfect!

So good we went back a second night in a row! Best salt and pepper chicken and cauliflower was amazing. Also had side dish of broccoli which was so tasty too. Great takeaway service on both nights. So glad we have found this place.