Imperial Palace in Edinburgh, City of

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The 4 people ate at 97.1, and the pure white rice cost me 23 pounds 4😅. I have been working as a 4-year-old for more than 20 years. In the UK for more than 20 years, it was the first time to eat sky-high white rice🥲

The egg tarts were especially good! :)

OK I don't know any other dim sum restaurants but this place is amazing love it but it is incredibly busy Saturdays so book if you can

Great food and value for what you get. Would recommend if you want authentic South Chinese food in Edinburgh

This used to be a really good place for Chinese, BUT that's no longer the case. The quality of food and service has dropped drastically. In the last 24-36 months, due to the increase in business. The food is poor compared with 4-5 years ago, with ingredients used being subpar when you understand real Chinese. The skills to make great food are no longer experienced. To give examples are Char Siu Buns, Cheong Fun and Congee. This is all due to having to rush all the food out to customers. Why? Is it to make turnover. Is it greed? It's a shame 2 new ish waiters are horrible. Both men in late 40-50. Their fingers were in the food, when they brought the dishes out, feels like the 80s hk or movies. One of them were drooling and luckily or unluckily, the saliva dropped on to our jacket. Sadly this is the only reasonable option for real Guandong dim sum. Only come here if you really really miss hk food...

The dim sums are great but other dishes are tasteless. It is normal for chinese food to be full of oil but it is not worth it if it is blanch. Stick to dum sums， never tried the European dishes. So, it can get worse with the quality of food.

Great food, reasonable prices and good service

Absolutely stunning. Not one bad thing to say, highly recommend.

Great chinese this is our local. Don't go anywhere else. Love it

Good dim sum and Chinese cuisine. Big and clean. Easy parking nearby. Booking recommended. Food is as good as ever. Yummy.

Note this isn't a restaurant anymore. It's a large and well stocked Matthews Chinese Supermarket now.

Been going for years, best Chinese restaurant in the area

Great Chinese food here. Really enjoyed. Symon is the best here.

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

Still the best dimsum in Edinburgh. Excellent service as always. Will always go back.

Absolutely brilliant. Myself and my fiancé decided to try the Imperial Palace tonight (28/11/) as we’ve been on the hunt for some good dim sum and we were not disappointed! The food was fantastic and our server was great, very kind and friendly and gave some great recommendations for us including a combination meat dish which contained char siu, roast duck and pork belly which was gorgeous, hands down the best char siu AND pork belly either of us have had (and we eat out often!). I highly recommend the Imperial Palace and look forward to our next visit.

Will never order here again. Food came cold and almost certain it wasn't freshly cooked today! There's a reason this restaurant isn't on other delivery services! Food was bland, greasy and overall very underwhelming!!

Myself and a few members of my family dined at the restaurant on 16th November. It was gorgeous. Thank you we hadn't been before but will be back. Anne

The food was great and arrived really quickly. The waiters were so friendly. The restaurant is a bit bland but clean.

We had a lovely experience dining at the Imperial Palace. The service was great. The waitress showed us to our table and asked us which menu we desired. The Dim Sum menu is like a lottery ticket. You just tick what you fancy to eat, and they will cook it fresh for you. The food was hot and tasted great. We had the following: Egg custard tarts. Prawn dim sum, prawn chung fun, char siu chung fun, 2 roast meat soya chicken and char siu on top of egg noodles.

Lovely restaurant lovely staff delicious food, that's all that can be said!

Authentic Chinese food, busy, attentive staff and reasonably priced. The best dim sum restaurant I've been to in Scotland.

Another great experience at Imperial Palace. Excellent dim sum. Managed to get a table even though very busy.

Excellent Dim Sum on a very busy Sunday lunchtime.

The food was delicious and the portions are large. Not too expensive either.

Very pleasant staff... Well presented and the atmosphere is so welcoming.... I was dealt with by Alec and he was so wonderful... The food is to die for ...it was a totally different kind of food and I enjoyed it full

The environment is ok, the service is ok, and the snacks are great♡

One of the best Chinese restaurants in Edinburgh, if you miss Hong Kong or Cantonese style dim sum, side dishes, or even fried noodles and rice, this is definitely a good choice. It's just far away from the city center, it takes 20 minutes to drive there. From the food quality and environment to the customers around you, you won’t feel like you are back in Hong Kong. Even the service level is definitely Hong Kong’s service efficiency and attitude 😂

One of the best Cantonese DimSum place, but too far away from the centre area😂. Better to go with more than 5 people so you can get a bigger table and order many different Dim Sum dishes.

Very tasty Cantonese food (Hongkongers review)

Is there anyone who can tell me the password for the Dihao Restaurant WiFi?

If you like dim sum, Imperial Palace is the perfect place for you. Freshly made, quick turnovers, great service.

Pretty good dim sum on a sunday afternoon. There are always loads of Chinese people here which is a great sign the food is authentic and good quality. Update October 2022. Still great dim sum! Update July 2024. Still best dim sum. I go every time I visit Scotland

Lovely time here with a wide selection on their menu! Food was ready so quick and we had a great time

Ive Been to china 7 or 8 times and have dim sum in Ireland regularly. This is the nicest dim sum I've ever had everything is authentic and fresh!!!!

Chinese restaurant, the place is not big, but the seats are comfortable. There are many styles of Chinese dim sum and they are well made. They are delicious and fresh. I recommend the dry-fried beef river!

Used to be good now terrible food and cold

The waiters were very lazy. There were not many customers in the store, but they never came to take orders. When we called the waiters loudly, several waiters sat in the distance and looked at us, but they had no intention of coming to take orders. The service attitude was very bad, I even suspected that they discriminated against students, and the dishes were very expensive!

Specialist dim sum! But is not! Very expensive Because food are no taste.

Attracted by Google reviews! It took an hour of driving! Had a disappointing meal of dim sum, dry fried rice noodles and roast duck! Worst dim sum so far! Tasteless roast duck! The pho was so dry that it stuck together... So is it really as delicious as the Google reviews said, or was the chef on vacation on the day I went? ! In addition, there is no service charge of 10%!

It was really busy when I went in, I went around lunch time, probably because most of the dim sum menu is offered during lunch time. When we got our food, it tasted pretty okay. Nothing special really, but just decent quality dim sum. The portioning was satisfactory to me, I think they gave enough for each item. However, I ordered a duck with fried noodles and they gave a lot of noodles and not much of duck. A lot of the duck had bones stuck in them too so I wasn't able to eat much meat. The servers are respectful and courteous, we didn't interact much with them. If you are looking for some decent dim sum, this is the place to go.

The best authentic Chinese restaurant in the city of Edinburgh

Great food, flavors were amazing, quantity was lovely and lots of good food. The service was beyond compare. The atmosphere or decor was generally just tables and chairs that looked like a party hall for a wedding, so nothing great. The food spoke for itself. We totally enjoyed every bite and I'm sure so many others did to..

I recently visited Imperial Palace Restaurant and, overall, had a great experience. The food was delicious, and the ambiance was delightful. The majority of the staff were courteous and attentive, making our dining experience enjoyable. However, I am giving 4 stars instead of 5 because of one incident that marred an otherwise perfect lunch. When I tried to get the attention of a waiter who was merely looking around the tables, he stared at me with an annoyed expression and walked past without stopping. This left me no choice but to stand up and go to the counter to ask for what I needed. Despite this, the rest of the service and the meal were excellent. I hope the management addresses this issue to ensure a consistently wonderful experience for all patrons.

Great place for lunch. Menu is excellent and the food is good. On our visit there were some roadworks happening on the way to the parking. Chinese supermarket has a good selection of foods.

Barbecue sauce for ribs was very watery and tastless not their usual standard.

Environment and service very good and clean. The food was not so tasty but it really depends on your personal food sensitivness

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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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.

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

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!