Hongfu Noodle Bar in Edinburgh, City of

Pour la petite histoire, bien que l'entrée se trouve juste à côté du restaurant voisin Society Bar and Kitchen, une fois monté les escaliers vous vous retrouvez au dessus du restaurant précédemment cité. En résumé, restaurant asiatique honnête, rien d'original, personnel aimable et efficace; prix raisonnables, plats asiatiques dans la norme... Agréable en dépannage

The food here is very delicious and there is a huge variety of dishes. Both Chinese and Western food are delicious. The price is also very reasonable. In addition, the dining environment here is also very good, clean and tidy, and the attitude of the staff is also very dedicated. In short, a highly recommended restaurant. Beautiful location！

Very good food. Will come back here every time I visit

I ate roasted chicken on rice for lunch. Taste and price were average, service was nice and prompt. Recommend for busy travellers, located very convenience place.

The Dumplings was cold, small and without any good tasteless and we don’t like it!

The food was awful, the braised beef and tomato in a glazed pot was fatty (slabs of fat), gelatinous and under-seasoned. The sweet and sour chicken balls were, as my husband described “rotten” and my sister’s aromatic duck was “okay” the pork ordered by my brother in law was also “okay”. They have no beer on tap even though there are two taps on the bar. The only beer on offer was tiger after trying to order every other beer from the list. We also had two ginger beers and when we asked for another two we were told there was only one left. Service was okay although hubby waited for ages for his food, we were half way through ours by the time his arrived. The bill for this basic meal was £100 including the 10% service charge. On leaving we used the toilets, the ladies were fine but hubby says the gents were so smelly he had to hold his nose and were dirty. Probably the worst Chinese food we’ve ever eaten and we will definitely not be returning. As someone else mentioned on this forum, every restaurant was full and this one was empty, we now realise why.

Second floor, overlooking the street, spread out, quiet, well lit, attentive, family run

It's fair to say they have fresh ingredients and ambience here quite nice. The staff is really Chinese but the food is nothing authentic. Taiwan beef noodle looks nothing like this... It's just so sad 😔

Nice place. Four of us, we ordered bok choy, 魚香肉絲， 豆豉排骨，藤椒雞，鹹魚雞粒炒飯，they taste delicious. We were kinda hungry, so we ordered rice in the middle of the meal. The lady she gave us some extra more rice. Also, when we sit down, she asked us are we in a hurry or do we have a tight plan for the train etc. she is being honest with us that the time was busy and the wait is at least 20 minutes to get our first dish, she tell us in advance and let us decide, very thoughtful. Also, one of us she had an upset stomach since the morning, when the lady was aware of the situation, the restaurant waitresses they all agreed to let our uncomfortable companion to stay and rest for a while, they kindly offer a table and some tea for her, just let her rest in the restaurant after the meal. The food is good, the service and vibe is even better.

The food is delicious, the service quality is very good, and the price is reasonable.

Food never arrived. We ordered at 15.20 and it said it would arrive at 15.50. After the delivery time was changed multiple times, I phoned at 17.00. They said the driver hadn't arrived but was coming. At 17.40 we called again to cancel and recievd very poor customer service but thought it was done. Then the app updated to delivered so we called a 3rd time and was told it was our fault because we didn't go to the restaurant and pick it up ourselves. They refused to cancel as the food was ready.

Food never arrived. We ordered at on just eat at 15.20 and it said it would arrive at 15.50. After the delivery time was changed multiple times, I phoned at 17.00. They said the driver hadn't arrived but was coming. At 17.40 we called again to cancel and recieved very poor customer service but thought it was done. Then the app updated to delivered at 18.15 even though it was only 18.00 so we called a 3rd time and was told it was our fault because we didn't go to the restaurant and pick it up ourselves. They refused to cancel our order or to refund us as the food was already ready. The lady on the phone was very rude and I am extremely unhappy with this service.

This duck vermicelli and sauerkraut soup noodle is super delicious. Come here.

Lady working there was rude. Did not let customers rest their heads on the table. Roughly touches me and tells me not to disturb other customers around me. Make it make sense?

After a day of fasting, the worst egg custard bun I've ever had :(

Delicious food, quick and attentive, thank you.

Food is very tasty, but I did not get one dish I ordered and the containers in the bag leaked all over each other and made a right mess all over

Tasty and enjoyable with great selection for Chinese taste. Tomato with beef clay pot was tender. Soup was refreshing and healthy.

This restaurant has an inconspicuous appearance. It is an upstairs shop. When we visited, it was an early dinner time and there were not many customers. In terms of the atmosphere, our initial impression was not high! But the waiter’s greetings are attentive and the food is very cost-effective. It’s definitely a surprise! We ordered several rice dishes, soups and desserts. Among them, the most recommended ones are: fried pot stickers ~ fresh and spicy with gravy, seaweed egg drop soup and salted fish and chicken fried rice are also good. The most surprising thing is the rare shredded sweet potato. We chose the shredded sweet potato, which was plentiful and delicious. Like it!

Very enjoyable dim sum for lunch. Lovely prawn dumplings, salt and chilli squid very good, leek, prawn & pork guotie very more-ish. Sticky rice in lotus leaf a little underwhelming. A vast, interesting menu we’d love to explore more. We shall return as soon as we can!

This restaurant could quite easily be missed but that would be such a shame. It is located on the first floor, accessible from a doorway on Waterloo place across the road from Waverly Gate. Search it out, it's worth it. I knew about Hongfu Noodle Bar but had never visited until yesterday. My wife and daughter went in for an early dinner (just after 5pm). We were not disappointed. We ordered two DimSum dishes, two appetisers and two mains along with two fried rice portions. There was plenty for everyone. The dimsum (SuiMai and prawn dumplings) were fresh, hot (temp, not spice) and very tasty. We ordered chicken satay skewers and chicken wings baked with lemon grass - both delectible. Then we had wok fried spare ribs and pork with sweet and sour sauce. If you like the doughy lumps of fatty pork with a clingy bright orange sauce, this is not for you. The pork was cut thin and fried until crispy and the sauce was delicate and not overpowering. Overall, the food was excellent. The service was quick, efficient and polite as one would expect, so no complaints here! It was interesting that all the other customers when we were in were oriental which in my book is a good sign that the food will be authentic and tasty. Overall, we were very happy and look forward to a return visit in the very near future.

The best food I've had in Edinburgh

I've ordered here twice before and normally the food is great, but today is something is definitely awry, even the rice is very overcooked. The seafood with noodles smells absolutely foul, with broken oyster shells throughout, gone straight to the bin. Very disappointed, £40 worth of food, and everything other than the pork dumplings had to be binned.

Great food,service and the place is amazing. You have to try eating here any time soon. Obviously for good food you have to wait a good amount of time but trust me its worth it. Everything they make smells, tastes and looks amazing.

It was very windy in Edinburgh today and made people feel uncomfortable. I had warm hot noodle soup here, and the clerk even asked if I wanted to drink hot water. The attentive service warmed my heart! Thank you 🙏 Good food and warm service!

Food is very fresh and delicious. But we received two portions of Chinese leaf vermicelli and no spring rolls this time.

Mind blowingly fresh, authentic and delicious

Located very close to the train station and you know it'll be good restaurant when majority are Chinese. "Spicy" tofu dish (麻婆豆腐）and some dumplings are my go-to at most Chinese restaurants ! Mapo doufu/tofu sauce consistency is too thick and actually not spicy. Dumplings decent though ! Plus portion sizes too small.

The dining location is very convenient. I ordered 4 dishes in total: iron pot eggplant/boiled fish/hand-shredded cabbage/fried soybean noodles. The taste and portion of the dishes were very good.

Great restaurant, our favourite restaurant in Edinburgh, and in Scotland as a whole to be honest. Excellent food at a good price, with authentic flavours. The location is superb, close to Waverley Station, the Everyman Cinema (where we went afterwards) and the Castle, with lots of atmosphere. Tasteful decor, and friendly staff who welcomed us and were able to advise us with our orders, and gave good recommendations. We can recommend the restaurant wholeheartedly, and look forward to returning here on our next visit to Edinburgh. Ten out of ten!

Very nice setting, good food and lovely workers!

Very delicious food, affordable, and very nice service here

Great food but wish people knew about it and created more of an atmosphere!!! Braised pork belly and duck in plum sauce stole the show👌🏼

Big day out sightseeing, decided to go in for dinner as we were on our way home. Dinner was absolutely lovely. Food was phenomenal, perfect balance of each dish with spice and flavour! Staff were very sweet and courteous and served us our food and drinks very promptly. Keep it up!

Really good food and quite cheap considering the portion size and how centric the restaurant is. The food was served really quickly and the waitresses were very friendly. I would definitely recommend!

Ordered through Uber Eats; Salt & Chilli Squid, Golden Flower Tiger Prawn & Egg Fried rice. The tiger prawns consisted of 7 whole prawns battered and deep fried, head, shell, legs and tail, for £17. No sauce or vegetables, just the dry prawns. After stripping away the deep fried shell etc, you're left with a moderate sized, unflavoured prawn. By comparison the squid was acceptable, but had been fried in burnt oil. The egg fried rice seemed to lack any egg. I'd avoid this place like the plague. Worst £30 I can remember spending for a long time.

麻辣豬手：第一份上的菜老闆發覺沒有肉都是骨頭，又多了一份給我們，感恩有誠意，麻辣味很香，豬皮Q彈，搭配麻辣的香味很帶勁，這份料理很推薦。 乾堝花菜：花菜倒是有點意見，他用的是很飽滿的花菜，醬汁跟麻辣味沒法進到花菜內部，有一點不入味。

Fresh tasty traditional food. It was a bit quiet when we were there but we were for early dinner. Had the braised pork & duck with orange sauce, wok fried noodles, pork dumplings, all fab Toffee apple was delish to finish on too 🤤

Very good attitude, love the atmosphere, cheap prices, really good food, highly recommend

It was a pleasant surprise. Well located near Calton Hill and the food is good quality/price, friendly staff and a great view. Five stars

The Traditional sweet and sour pork Very crispy 👍

Omg! I've never experienced a restaurant this awful. The veggies were excessively oily and overcooked. The mystery dish in the middle was indiscernible. The fired pork with sweet and sour sauce supposed to be crispy, were disappointingly mushy throughout. I won't be giving this place a second chance.🤯

Duck and chicken rice just mediocre. Nothing special. Sauce was too salty. 2 stars Stir fry asparagus with prawns was overcooked. Saice was unattractive. 1 star Received within 15 minutes upon ordering

Stumbled upon this Chinese restaurant perched on the first floor and thought, why not make it our lunch spot? To our surprise, the food zoomed in faster than expected, and the flavors? Oh, they were tasty.

I waited nearly 3 hours for my delivery after I ordered and once it arrived the chips were soggy and the soup was cold. :(

Comida maravilhosa a um preço justo. Fabulous food at a reasonable price.

Manz I don't know why this gem only has 3.8 stars!!! We walked in because we saw Chinese characters when most of the shops were closed on Xmas Eve and damnz, this was so good. We got the lamb in sweet and sour soup and it was life changing! The soup was good, there was even tanghoon!!! And generous portion of lamb! That was filling for 2 and price was great for Edinburgh standard. So worth! Only problem I have is that the price of rice is very steep (3.5 Pounds for 1 pax ) but the overall bill was still very reasonable.

Went in the building was freezing cold, and there was an awful smell. We look at other diners and reviews on TA, so we decided that hat we weren’t staying.

Very friendly staff. Great food and view

Good food, reasonably priced and very friendly staff. We'll be back soon ☺️

This restaurant is in an excellent location, just up from St James Quater. The food was very good and good size portions. A good menu to choose from although I always go for curry when ordering Chinese food. My only criticism is the drinks menu, the beer was just in a can and the wine by the bottle is expensive. Friendly service. We will definitely return.

Good food. Good taste. Halal. Roadworks ongoing so be prepared guys.

Food was okay but I was expecting a lot more for the price I paid. Every item was wildly overpriced.

I think this resaurant worth a higher rank. Food is delicious and staff are friendly. But sometimes they only accept cash or wechat pay.

Authentic Chinese tasting food! Proper! 😊 A good view while I dined.

Lovely lunch time menu, very friendly staff.

We dropped in on a busy Saturday night, during a visit to Edinburgh and found a tranquil haven, filled with delicious aromas and authentic Chinese food. We opted for one of the set menus, which was very good value and the food was fab, juicy pork, crispy chilli chicken to name a couple, all served swiftly with a smile. The staff were all lovely and we had a great evening there.

Food is great, ambience is very warm

Amazing authentic Chinese food, not typical English takeaway style. I highly recommend A43 Fine Special Herb Braised Lamb! You have to walk up a flight of stairs to enter the restaurant.

服務是鄰家大嬸模式，乾脆直接。菜還不錯吃，尤其是蔬菜，能在這兒吃到些真正的中式青菜味。

As Chinese here is not only like a restaurant，it is more like a family. Any food was like home making. Guys, just trust me. You will have an unforgettable experience！

Essen war super lecker und die Bedienung sehr freundlich! Lage ist super und Ausblick auch. Ruhige Atmosphäre

Got the pork buns and was treated to the sensation of cold meat - it was cold in the middle which meant it hadnt been cooked long enough despite taking ages to arrive.

I've had so much bad Asian food in Edinburgh. If you watch the Searching for General Tso documentary, they theorize chop suey was popular in the US because it had familiar elements along with "exotic" vegetables like beansprouts and that were relatively neutral in taste. This allows people to experience Asian exoticism without having to taste anything too foreign. That seems to be the state of Asian food in Edinburgh. I ordered the Taiwanese beef noodle soup. Maybe didn't taste Taiwanese since it seems like they're Cantonese. It did taste more similar to the soup base for a wonton soup with some modifications. But it was good and tasted like an Asian chef made it. Nice chewy noodles, may have been handmade. Loved the Shanghai dumplings as well. Thick chewy skin and they serve it properly with vinegar and ginger. Some of the other reviews are weird. One person spent three months in Asia and was surprised there was no sticky rice. South China usually uses jasmine which isn't really sticky. That's like saying you went to Europe for three months and was surprised you couldn't find coq au vin or schnitzel in a British pub.

Went for lunch today, food really good. Will definitely go back as I’m local from Edinburgh, 1st time highly recommend it 👍

Autentica comida china en Edimburgo! Es un sitio genial, las mujeres que nos atendieron fueron super amables y la segunda vez que fuimos se acordaron de nosotros. Esta frecuentado por asiáticos, así que eso dice mucho de la comida del lugar. La comida está deliciosa (很好吃), los platos son grandes y no es caro. Sin duda repetiremos si volvemos a Edimburgo! (谢谢 🥰）

It looks nice enough inside, but the dumplings and hot and sour soup were not good. Also, the service is terrible. The wait person told me some 15 minutes after I ordered that it had to be cash if it was under a certain amount, and then after about 20 minutes during which I still had no food, she said it would arrive soon, and apologized saying the kitchen got an order wrong and it was taking more time. Then she brought my food in disposable containers and in a plastic bag, even though I was already sitting at a table. She said I couldn’t eat there from takeout containers. I said I didn’t want it in takeout containers to begin with, that I didn’t have anywhere to take it. I stayed anyway for about 10 minutes, long enough to realize the food was sub-par, and I left it there uneaten. What a waste of time and food.

Best food we've had in our Scottish vacation

Muy rápido y buen precio. Merece la pena si quieres comida asiatica de verdad. El menú está muy bien, incluye un plato principal y una bebida.

We had a szechuan shrimp dish, and a wok-fried haddock dish, along with siu mai. Everything was excellent. Best chinese food I've had in the UK in our 3 months here.

My sister and I first visited this restaurant by chance while in Edinburgh in March 2018. It was so memorable then that, on a visit to Glasgow in February this year, we dropped our bags off at our hotel and immediately took the trip to Edinburgh to dine there again. We were not disappointed. The atmosphere, service and definitely the food are all terrific. I was so happy to visit for the second time and to find that everything was as wonderful as remembered. The manager was stellar and couldn't do enough for us. Thank you, Hongfu Noodle Bar. You may not recall our visit by now, although I hope that mentioning the above may jog your memories. In any event, looking forward to a third visit from London!

It’s super taste special fried rice and double cooked pork slices with dry chilli. We really enjoyed :-)

HongFu is the best Chinese food we have had in Edinburgh.

Delicious. Good service, me and my family loved the food. Best Chinese food I've had in Scotland. Would highly recommend.

Really good quality food ans tasts amazing!

I took my Son for his 40th birthday

best chinese after a long long time.Excellent service, food quality and taste is fantastic thank u

The service was great and our food was amazing and tasted very fresh!

I decided on this restaurant because of the lack of places, in the area. And it turned out to be a good choice. The decor is pleasant. The staff tried to meet our order, as we asked for a change in cooking. Large portions. For an average of £11.00. Typically Chinese food. Very fresh. Prepared, after ordering. Nothing reheated. But, not very spicy. It is worth , sometimes to get lost and look for food , not only in the popular places, on the main street. Very nice service. I should add that I came to this restaurant to eat, with a large family. Family very demanding and picky when it comes to food. And this restaurant met these requirements. I recommend and recommend. Soups. Excellent.

Absolutely a rare find, the restaurant is on the 2nd floor, across the north bridge, very modern and sleek, food tastes amazing, authentic Chinese cuisine. Owner is from HongKong, super friendly and nice. Highly recommend!

Super authentic Chinese/Cantonese food and very nice service. We had the salted fish with chicken fried rice, and it is so yummy! Also the eggplant (yes, we are from Australia) with French beans, salt and pepper tofu and the pork and veggie dumplings! We will be back again!

Do not miss out on this incredible restaurant We stopped for a lunchtime meal and wow you get a lot of food for a little price including drinks It filled me up and trust me I'm not a small person You know it's very high quality when you see the local Chinese population eating here All I can say is 再见再见 Thanks and see you again ☺️

Awesome Chinese food. Liked their Ramen

Good food, clean restaurant, and good views of Princes St. Lunch specials are a good deal, the size of the dishes is a decent value. They had great flavours and a good spice level. Our group of 4 shared two noodle dishes and a vegetable dish for lunch.

Tasty chines style foods. Recommended.

My second time. Food was served freshly cooked after 20 mins which is fine for me. Service was great and friendly. I am sure I will be back for my third time.

Good was good, ordered some noodles and was surprised they came plain and separate from the sauce and vegetables which were in another tub

Terrible service and can’t believe they have service charge

Ingredients are FRESH and tastes like home cooking! Service was above and beyond. We loved it.

Very nice food and friendly staff

We stopped in here to get a bite to eat. The food was fine and seemed to be traditional Chinese. The fish dinner that my wife got was too spicy. So, be careful if you order a spicy dish. Staff was friendly and did a great job.

I think there was octopus or squid in the rice

Es hat gut geschmeckt und die Atmosphäre ist sehr gemütlich

Best place I’ve ever been! Food is excellent, portion sizes are big. Great variety of dishes. Service is also good, we had a charming lady advising us. Prices aren’t high at all for the centre of the city. Would go to this place every day if I could.

Stopped off for a quick dinner we had a set menu drink and duck and chicken noodles really tasty freshly done nice staff was a bargain £10 EACH

Amazing flavors, highly recommended

Excellent food, fantastic service, inexpensive, will definitely return 👍

The restaurant is completely over priced … £3.30 for a can of Diet Coke !!!! Walk on by ….

Absolutely terrible service stayed at driver assigned for 1 hour and when it did come came stone cold

Pork was low quality, Prawn in black bean sauce was missing from order and all in all not a great takeaway I'd stear clear of this restaurant. Order from GY.........