Imperial Palace in Edinburgh, City of

Highly recommended. Best dim sum place in Edinburgh.

Delicious😋It has the atmosphere and flavor of a Hong Kong tea house. Booking a table on the website is fast and convenient, and the response is quick. The restaurant is clean and tidy. The charges are reasonable.

Incredibly disappointed in this place. The place was chaos, loud, cold and with staff running around like headless chickens. The staff seemed more interested in resetting tables than interacting with customers. The ordering system is hard to work, one menu for a table of 7 with a card you fill in yourself. Even the waitress had to ask what we wanted after we completed it. The food isn't good. The rice was sticky and in big lumps. The duck was still attached to a layer of bone so you had to try and peel it with your teeth and fingers, the noodles were burned crispy on one side. It's expensive too. Would not recommend a visit to this place. Which is a shame because we had been there a few years before and had a good experience.

The best dim sum in Edinburgh. I would love to eat here every day.

This is by far my favourite restaurant in Edinburgh! It's a bit out there, but well worth the journey.

The food here is the best Chinese in Edinburgh, no question!

Great dim sum. Reasonable prices. Friendly service. Very busy at weekends so book ahead.

Ordered a carry out for pick up on Mother’s Day evening. Extremely annoyed and disappointed. The food was inedible. Barbecue ribs were so dry there was no meat on them. The sharing platter was also way overcooked and dry and was only fit for the bin. The food had clearly been sitting on the pass for some time. We were on time for the pick up and in fact had to wait. This was absolutely not a problem had the food been fresh. The mains were also cold, bland, greasy and totally underwhelming. I have eaten in this restaurant many times with no complaints but this experience has put me off ever ordering food there again. The total cost was nearly £60. Literally money down the drain. I would not recommend and will definitely not be back.

Great food, reasonable prices and good service

I love this restaurant, one of my favourite Chinese places in Edinburgh! Love the glutinous rice with meat, the pork and radish dimsum, the Cheung fun with bean curd, the char siu in puff pastry.. and I haven't even tried half the things on their menu yet! The servers are efficient and to the point, the restaurant is spacious, brightly lit and bustling. Will go back soon. Went back for the 5th or 6th time and discovered another favourite dish - pork ribs in black bean sauce - juicy, succulent, complex flavours, amazing. This place never fails to deliver!

It tastes alright within Edinburgh, it is well expected.

Authentic and nice. Good food and a great place for families.

Egg tarts are superb, kind of can't miss. Order every time I get here. Maybe sold out if order late

Most authentic-tasting dim sum/chinese dishes! Enjoyed every single dish we ordered. Only thing is it's a bit pricey, but definitely worth it!

Best dim sum in Edinburgh , if there is a big party book in advance as it gets very busy Good Cantonese cuisine and the supermarket is downstairs

Went for my birthday on recommendation of my partner who lives nearby and uses take away often. Although the food was good the prices were extortionate! £18/19 for a main course without rice. I also felt that the staff couldn't have cared less about our business. When we arrived we were left standing at the desk for about 5 minutes with no-one acknowledging us. Once we were seated I felt the staff were rushing to take any orders - probably because there were not enough of them - there were no pleasantries or indeed any interaction apart from taking the orders. We were also disappointed to find out that the dim sum menu finished at 5pm which seems odd because that's what it is famous for. If the take away menu has been increased like the sit in one we won't be using it again.

This restaurant always is achieving 100% no matter what time of day you dine well done

Best dim sum in Edinburgh. Don't be put off by the odd location, it's the real thing and food is authentic! For lunch come early as some of the most popular dim sum sell out quickly

Superb food 👌 service was just okay. A little on the pricy side.

Best Chinese Restaurant in Edinburgh been going there for a good few years and enjoyed every meal without exception.

This place was a great favourite of ours and we always used to look forward to a meal here. It was reassuring to see so many chinese people eating here so its obviously popular with the chinese community. However, this time the price for lunch had gone from is usual £30--£40ish to well over £70. This was hard to believe. Price per dish had rocketed and we were surprised and disappointed to find that even after paying eg £19 for lemon chicken, the rice (for one) was an additional £7. It wasn't as if the food was any better. In fact one dish was such a gluey mess and had such a nasty flavour and texture that we couldnt eat it. These prices are unfathomable to us and can only assume that its a special menu with special prices that will certainly drive away non Chinese customers. They've lost us anyway.

Busy place with great dim sum, but was very busy and had to wait

Have been waning to try this place for a while now. We came here and got some takeaway. We had food poisoning all night long. Very violent food poisoning. The worst ever. We will never some back here. Filthy disgusting food standards. I can only imagine what pathogens we have in our system. Do NOT trust this place.

Very expensive for small portions and side not included, food a bit blend, service charge to pay at the end (10 pourcents). Do not forget the Vaseline as it s not included😉

Brilliant authentic Chinese food in a restaurant with a buzzing atmosphere

Delicious Chinese food, the waiters are friendly and polite, highly recommended

Four at Four. Can't get much better. Christmas day. Very busy, but the staff are excellent. The food was excellent. One guy serving us was a hoot and amazing plate clearing/carrying skills. For what we paid I would say 5/5. Portions just right. Nothing seemed a problem. I had been once before a good few years ago and I don't remember it being as good. Very many Chinese people in which is a great sign. If I fancy Chinese food this is my destination from now on. Cheers Imperial Palace.

Do come early cause their dim sum is sooo good!! And they are filling up very fast. They opened at 12pm, I came a little after 12pm and the tables were more than half filled up. Taste authentic, tasty, all that you expect from a decent dim sum restaurant. Cheong fan with prawn so juicy and soft, the flavour was just well-balanced. Do try their fried dim sum as well cause it was fried into perfection, crunchy from the outside and still juicy flavourful from the inside. I experimented of ordering chicken feet with wine sc but it didn’t really suit my liking, save yourself for the regular chicken feet next time. The staffs were lovely and helpful, but During peak hours it was a bit hard to order more things. It was a good meal

This place is about 30 min bus ride from city centre. Decided to still go after reading some good reviews. But it was very disappointing. The food is not good at all. That’s coming from a Chinese. Cheng fun is bad. Xiao long Bao even worse (thickest skin I have ever seen). But if you’re really craving for dimsum and had no other choice, you can give it a try. But it’s a no from me

First time at this restaurant and it will be the last. The food was the worst Chinese food I have ever had absolutely disgusting. Main meals very over priced £19 for main meal without rice or chips. The restaurant itself is like a canteen so bright not even any background music absolutely no atmosphere at all . Carpets filthy need replaced chairs have horrible covers on them don’t know why . We have been eating Chinese food for over 50 years and never had anything like it before. Traveled from other side of town a complete waste of time and money. If you’re thinking of going give it a wide berth.

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Visited last night on a recommendation from 2 people who have previously eaten here was expecting big things. This was probably the worst Chinese meal I have had same for the 3 other guests who were with me .Started with peking ribs hardly any meat on them and tough wife had chicken wings no taste whatsoever brother in law had spring rolls gave them a pass mark just .Onto main meal duck sechaun style found about 4 pieces of duck the rest was all just veg duck was very tough wife had a special curry left more than she eat beef in curry was so tough to eat other lady in the company had special curry also chicken still had the skin on it disgusting. The only decent thing any of us had to eat was the chips and prawn crackers .To top it all off gets the bill for £180 odd pound with a £17.00 service charge on it that was very quickly taken off the bill when I pointed out I would not be paying it .Very very dissapointed in last night's food if I could give it zero out of 10 I would

Used to go quite often. But prices now far too high for what you get. 18.50 cheapest dish for mediocre food and not very big portion. Will not go again.

Tucking into this Chinese feast in Edinburgh was like a taste bud world tour! The flavors transported me straight back to Asia. Every dish was a culinary masterpiece, reaching heights that make the Great Wall jealous. For my Chinese pals far from home, it's like a passport to nostalgia – a taste of home that cures even the worst homesickness. This isn't just a meal; it's a flavor-packed journey. Can't wait to embark on this culinary escapade again!

This is the most expensive Chinese restaurant I've ever been to. Food was good but definitely not worth the price. Twenty pounds for a plate of stir-fried veggies is not okay. Will not be coming back.

Amazing atmosphere here! Seeing lots of Chinese diners is always a good sign of authenticity. Here for lunch and food is absolutely amazing. Happy to add extra chillies for me as I love spice. Staff look happy and so friendly. Our usual restaurant was closed so thought we would try here. Can happily say that this is now our "usual" restaurant. Definitely be back very soon. Thank you Imperial Palace for a great experience.

Great food and atmosphere, we enjoyed all the great food. Thanks.

After using Imperial Palace for some time, I was somewhat unimpressed with my last takeaway order. Quality seems to have dipped. Also worth noting that Imperial Palace has been rated as "Improvement Required" by the food hygiene information service.

Duck spring rolls were excellent but the chow main was terrible, oyster sauce all over it. The chicken and black bean sauce was saturated in onions and was average. The salt and chilli chicken wings were not good either. Wasn't worth the price tag of £20 for a main course. Probably won't be going back. Felt like I was in a cafeteria, atmosphere was poor.

Way to expensive won’t be back we ordered one Singapore noodles and one chicken curry fried rice plus two cans of coke to sit in the bill was £49.50

I don't usually review places in my own city but the Imperial Palace in Inglis Green Road deserves a comment. Although it is a little out of the centre it is the best place to have a working business lunch with traditional Dim Sum, accompanied of course by Chinese Tea. Efficient and friendly, experienced staff with great service. Can't fault it.

We got a takeaway, the girl at the front desk was very efficient and politely friendly, said it would only take 10 minutes! I waited at the front, standing in the corner and this older gentleman came up to me and pulled out a seat for me, assuring me I could wait there. Felt welcomed even though we weren't hanging around. Good workers and good food, it was delicious when we took it back

Great meal staff were welcoming, friendly and helpful

fast service,delicious food, great staff

Very tasty Cantonese food (Hongkongers review)

Loved dim sum down the Imperial Palace, definitely a must visit 🙂

Exquisite culinary skills and delicious food!

Portions are far too big Food and service lovely though

Excellent service and very tasty food. The service was prompt and efficient throughout. We were grateful for the AC on what was a very warm evening! Spring rolls were crispy and well filled and the crispy chicken with chilli sauce was very tasty.

A nice place to have Chinese dim sum in Edinburgh.

Food is 70% authentic, much better than most of the Chinese restaurants in Edinburgh, but the service fee I cannot understand. I only ate 20-30 minutes for the whole process and then checked out while the waiter asked me add 15% service fee to the bill, I feel fully strange about that. Of course, I refused.

Dim sum, there is no better place in Edinburgh, authentic Chinese food at its best.

Large Chinese restaurant with traditional facade. Large open area for dining inside - fairly basic with little decoration. Mixture of round tables for groups and smaller tables for couples. Very popular with local Chinese population. Good mix of traditional Chinese food from various regions and more limited carry out menu. Staff are efficient. Good value.

Extensive menu. Recommend the dim sum.. flavour and the attention to detail on the shape. 6 of us were absolutely stuffed for around £20 a head.

Look no further if you need a dim sum fix in Edinburgh. The stir fried turnip cake and char siew bao were pretty impressive!

Very tasty Chinese food and supermarket

I like the atmosphere. Food is ok too, nothing to complain.

Indoor ventilation is poor. Food is fine. As good as the normal Chinese restaurant in the area. Tea is as plain as boiling tap water. Waiter(ess) places the cutlery in the middle of the table. Some of the dimsum missing without informing the customers. Really family style.

On our first day in Scotland my wife's friend who lives in Edinburgh took us to this restaurant because he loves the food here and it was a great choice lovely food and great staff. 🌟

Good authentic Eastern food. When a restaurant is full of people from the Far East, then you know that the food is good.

Booked in here based on Tripadvisor and when walking in, thought we had been transported to Beijing. About 90% of the hundred or so diners were Oriental. A great sign that authentic food was on offer. Based on others feed back on portion size, the 5 adults and child, had a half crispy duck (accompanied by a superb sauce) a d 3 mains with a couple of starters between us. The food was more than ample, tasted wonderful and bearing in mind feedback on pricing, our bill (which included drinks) came to under £130 - not too bad in my opinion given the quality the food. Would certainly go back!

New menu and now £18 to £20 per main. I have been eating Chinese food for many years and sorry our meal was bad My partners seafood chow mein came with a thick gloopy gravy. He couldn't eat it. We did comment to the manager poor standard won't be back...

Old fashioned but great food. Chairs and tables need an update, so does the decor. Service fast. Book ahead as it is very busy.

Good value for money, quick service, nice food!

I am visiting this place every 2-3 months and always satisfied with the dishes they provided, especially roast belly pork hofun is delicious.

Very bad experience, wrong dishes, missing dishes and completely NOT authentic cantonese food. Extremely disappointed. Don’t come!

Amazing service and food. Staff were friendly and helpful! We demolished our choices as they were so delightful. I would highly recommend the pork and radish dumplings!

1.Very rude and ignorant waiting staff, no such thing called service there! 2. Be careful with the bill as they often add extra charges out of your surprise! 3. All the good reviews are obviously fake, especially the photos are from the same camera with same style, they are there to hide the genuine bad reviews, you can buy bulk fake good reviews on google nowadays!

Got food poisoning from the food. Overpriced low quality takeaway Chinese food. Every dish was too sweet. Even the ones which were marked spicy on the menu. Ambience of sitting in a big hall with no character. Significantly overpriced for what it is.

Good food and good service. If you’re looking to park the sign for the restaurant is hidden behind some tree branches.

This is the best dimsum in Edinburgh, so crowded. All dimsum were delicious.

Lovely dim sum but remember the full dim sum menu is only available up till 5.00. Really friendly staff and nice, bright, clean restaurant.

เป็นร้านอาหารจีนที่ชอบไปประจำเพราะมี dim sum ที่ถูกปากครอบครัวเราค่ะ

Authentic Chinese food, restaurant level. Amazing service!

Just had a lunch with my wife here..Had a roasted duck which was alright and fish soup which had the worst fish I have ever had..tasted like the fish was from toilet..wouldn't recommend this place and will definitely never come back..

Have been there many times... great place for dimsums...never tried anything else... The cost is going up, like with any other place, but so os the quality of food... highly recommended.

Great food with easy parking space at the supermarket below, roast duck with the bones are delicious.

有大型停車場，下面有中式超級市場，上面酒樓，有預約服務，食品OK，有部分外國人食客，服務人員非常體貼，可用廣東話及英語交談，餐牌中西合壁。

Please correct your opening times, don't mislead people and waste their time on Wednesday.

If you haven’t had the delicious experience of dining with Chinese Dim Sum which roughly translates as small parcels not dissimilar to Spanish Tapas then you are missing out. Traditionally served throughout China as a breakfast experience served from 0600 to around 1600 daily Dim...

Foods are nice. A bit expensive but the portion of foods are reasonable size.

Best Dim Sum in Edinburgh served at lunchtime. Remember to book, very busy.

Very expensive- price increase is shocking and way above the rest in Edinburgh!!!!

Used to go here many times. Now probably one of the most expensive takeaways in Edinburgh - £8.50 for a single dish now!!!!!

Delicious... An amazing experience, excellent place to go if looking for something different to eat, without expending a fortune. Perfect for a group sharing the experience. I'll definitely visit again.

We hadn't been to this restaurant for a while but remember it as an authentic Chinese where many members of the local Chinese community eat and where we had had a few happy birthday meals in the past. I nearly walked out when I saw...

Definitely a very welcoming and authentic place. You walk in and feel like you’re in the dining room of a wedding. To start, the waiter (can’t remember his name but he was Malaysian) had a great personality and was very friendly, as were the other waiters. To start, I tried the shrimp dim sum which was the first time I try dim sum, and they were perfect. Paired with their secret chili sauce (which they wouldn’t sell me), it was a magnificent combination. For the main course, I had the duck and pancakes. Now let me tell you, this is not the portion of half a duck you would get elsewhere, this is a portion which will definitely fill you up, filled with every piece of the duck including delicious crispy skin. So far I couldn’t find any fault. The only fault was, that I don’t go there everyday. Overall I would definitely recommend everyone to try this place for authentic Chinese food.

Disappointing quality and range of dim sums. At least two of Glasgow's Chinese restaurants are better and more authentic. Parked along busy main road despite being told there was designated parking inc that for disabled. Helpful staff though. Sorry we are unlikely to return.

This was my first visit to this restaurant and I'd heard good things about it. The food I got was ok but nothing special. There was certainly a large enough portion of the Vegetarian Singapore Rice Noodles that I ordered for my main course but...

Regular yum cha place, best Chinese restaurant in Edinburgh!

A popular place - make sure you get a reservation! Amazing selection of dim sum available before 5.30 pm.

My wife is Gluten Free, so finding a place that has a GF menu is always a challenge, doubly so with Chinese. We really like the Lemon Chicken and the spicy crispy beef is also quite nice. Would love to see General Tso chicken added to the menu! Highly recommended!

Food has so much mono sodium glutamate, made me feel sick and made me sick with a fever. Made me feel uncomfortable as I had to share a table with a stranger

Extremely authentic Chinese food with the atmosphere of a proper Chinese restaurant. Great value too. Dim sum were brilliant. Lots of Chinese people eating there which is always a great sign.

Food is quite nice, but menu seems quite expensive.

We tried a delivery from here as it was my husband's birthday, but we'd been out all day and too tired to go out. We had 3 starters, 4 mains, and 3 sides and ended up paying £68 total (including delivery). It arrived in 30...

Tried calling all day to make a booking. No answer. Went to the restaurant only to be told it was all booked up and they don't pick up the phone on a Saturday!! Need to book over 1 week in advance!!!!! Beware

Very good food enjoyed it very much.

Best Dim Sum in Edinburgh. Can't get more authentic than Imperial. A window to china. Must try the stir fry ho fan house special 😋

Lovely food . But I’ve never been to such an over priced restaurant in my life £247’. 2 bottles of wine . Had starters & main meals for 4 people as they forgot 5 th meal . Never again . Will stick to my delivery...