Koyama in Edinburgh, City of

Amazing, lovely staff fantastic food, kimchi ramen was amazing, -jjj

The customer service from Hisha was one of the best I’ve ever received. She goes the extra mile to help us, even with my phone out of battery, and made a lovely butterfly for my little child. She was really patient when I was deciding for the meals and made really good recommendations and even helped me customised the meals accordingly to my diet. The foods were really good especially the black garlic ramen. The noodle has very good chewy texture and very beautifully decorated as well!

The chicken gyoza tasted amazing; I really liked it last time.

A restaurant I entered on impulse. Rice bowl serves 2.5 people. For some reason, they sell kimchi salad, and it tastes like pickled cabbage seasoned with bibim noodle sauce. It would be nice to reduce the amount of rice and improve the quality of pork cutlet and internal cleanliness. The serving staff are friendly.

Overall, it’s a good place with good ramen but for some reason, I didn’t feel like it was a great value. I think the place still lacks something in both the food and atmosphere to bring some memorable impression. I’m also not a big fan of “tips” included in the bill automatically in addition to the menu prices. If you want to include an extra service fee that’s obligatory, just include it in the menu price of each item. If it’s a tip, leave it as optional.

Quite anonymous exterior but the food is exceptional. Had the black garlic ramen which was phenomenal. Staff was attentive and sweet. Would recommend!

The gyoza was very cold, and the tonkatsu smelled like meat. So all members left food.

Due to last minute Hogmanay celebration cancellation, we managed to get a booking in Koyama. Great variety of options for sushi and ramen. Decent quantity and good quality sushi.

Nice Japanese food. Tasty food and friendly staffs.

The food and the service is very good, reccomended

Sin quejas, conseguí lo que quería; un buen plato picante. Buena comida preparada y personal encantador. Sirvió puntualmente. Debería estar más ocupado.

We recently discovered this Japanese restaurant and had a great time. As soon as we arrived, we were warmly welcomed by the staff. We opted for ramen, and we were not disappointed! The noodles were cooked perfectly, and the broth, rich and flavorful, was a real delight. The toppings were generous and well chosen, bringing a beautiful harmony of flavors. The ambiance of the place was pleasant and authentic, creating a true Japanese experience. In short, a very good time, whether for the quality of the cuisine or the warm welcome. We will come back without hesitation!

Fantastic food at a great price. The pork gyoza were crispy and filled with a great spicy filling. The fiery pork ramen had an amazingly spiced broth with very well cooked rolled pork belly. The charred scotch bonnet chilli was a great touch.

very sad with my experience here. i love places like this and go to them often, but was thoroughly dissatisfied today. the salmon avocado roll was good, the gyoza with a "side salad" (cabbage and carrots) was good. masumi sake was okay. there were two other tables filled upon entry, we waited ten minutes to be seated. only one server on duty and the cooks were looking at us through the kitchen door window as if hoping we would leave. when seated, it took a short amount of time to get our orders in and food came quickly other than the ramen. server had to ask if we only had one or two ramens (there were two of us and we ordered two separate ramens) my girlfriend ordered the Hell ramen while I ordered the Regular, both of a chicken category. I love spice and so does she, we were expecting something that would make our eyes water a bit as Asian spices usually do. however, when it came out, my ramen tasted like tonkatsu and hers tasted like a severely diluted shin ramyun. the runny eggs were cold and the bamboo shoots were oddly sweet. the chicken was like overly fried chicken nuggets and also oddly sweet as well as chewy. the cook brought us our ramen and said "if you need it more spicy then please call us" we pressed the call button at least six times while our ramen went cold and the noodles soaked up too much broth to be a good texture. when the server finally came over after we pressed the "pay" button rather than the "call" button, i tried to voice my concerns which i never do. i said to her "yeah, we tried to call for this to be taken back and more spice added but now it's cold so we would just like to pay" she opened up the old, almost empty cup of chili oil sitting next to us and said "yeah we have this, it makes it spicier". i know what chili oil is, and i dont like it. we wanted our broth to be spicy, not filled with chili flakes and semi-spicy oil to be dumped into it. she offered no help even after our explanation of what the cook said and instead flipped over the pay machine to show us our bill. maybe i should have been more vocal but this is the first time in my life ive tried to ask for a change in a meal from what i (thought) i ordered and was disappointed. last point, during our several "call" button presses, she has taken the orders of and served three other tables in who had either been there or came in during our visit. overall not happy and shocked that i had to pay full price for food that we didn't even eat. i would never come back here.

The food was delicious and the staff was really friendly

Amazing food and service. Thanks very much! We will definitely be back soon.

Was super excited to try this place for lunch whilst in Edinburgh with my girlfriend after seeing good reviews. We arrived at around 13:40 and stood waiting to be spoken to and seated until approx 13:50. The menu looked promising, with photos of the food and a tempting lunch menu. We decided on the salmon and avocado roll and chicken gyoza for our starters. I’m not normally a huge fan of sushi but the avocado salmon roll was really good. The chicken gyoza was hot, fresh and tasty. So far, so good - despite the slow service. For our mains, my girlfriend ordered a regular spiced chicken ramen, and I ordered the hell spiced chicken ramen (I like the spice!). We anticipated a tasty hot bowl of ramen after a cold morning of -1 degrees celcius walking around Edinburgh. However upon receiving our food, we were extremely disappointed to be served a lukewarm dish which at first looked delicious, but tasted like the water that an artist might dip their paintbrush in. When the chef brought our food to us, he said “if the spice is not enough, let the server know and we can fix it”. After pressing the service call button upwards of 5 times over the span of 20-25 minutes, and watching the ONE waitress serve at least 3 tables more than once EACH, we were left with cold ramen and hungry bellies before finally being tended to. I’d have understood this service if it was a super busy weekend or holiday, however this was around 2pm on a Friday afternoon and there were approx. 6 tables of guests at the time we went, AND we were there for the longest time except from one table who was seen to multiple times before we were . When the server finally approached our table, she came with the card machine in hand, ready to take our payment. We both had full bowls of ramen with only a few bites missing, and my girlfriend politely explained that we were hoping to get more spice added to our dishes, however they were now cold and we had waited so long for simple service that we would just like to pay the bill and leave. The servers response to this was “there is chilli oil on your table for more spice” (obviously not the same as having a warming broth with your ramen). We were not offered a fresh dish, or even for more spice to be added to our current dishes as mentioned by the chef. No apology, no discount offered for the poor service and poor dish, so we just paid and left. Very disappointing main meal, which is such a shame because the decor is beautiful and traditional and the sushi and gyoza were fantastic. Would definitely recommend that this place should have more serving staff, and to rename the ramen “Hell” spice to “tepid”.

good service and fresh, delicious food. takoyaki and sushi was fantastic and the black garlic ramen was excellent when paired with their in house chili oil. there is a 20% student discount as well

The place was just alright. The tonkotsu ramen was good, but a bit on the pricier side for what you’re getting. Otherwise the atmosphere and service were OK!

Delicious food, served very nicely! Very very tasty! I belive that was the best chicken katsu curry & chicken gyoza I had in my life! The service girl was so welcome and helpful! Recommended for everyone!

I had chicken katsu Sushi and chicken karage ramen. It was really good

The warm dishes are mostly nice (not great but not too bad either). Sushi is most of the times average, it was definitely not good the last time we went during Fringe.

Food was nice but was cold. Delivery was reschedule and arrived about 30 mins after original prediction.

This is actually my third time ordering their delivery. Their prices are high and the qualities are just on the average. Average packaging and average flavours… but Yokisoba is kind of their signature dish? I don’t remember other Japanese restaurants in Edinburgh offer this. I recommend their yokisoba a little bit (just because I don’t remember other Japanese restaurant in Edinburgh offer this) and you can just find any of the rest with similar prices and the same flavours at any other Japanese restaurants in Edinburgh. Even the Yokisoba is….i guess the sourness of the noodles indicates it’s pre-made with preservatives; go taste and you will know

Delicious vegan tonkotsu! The fiery tonkotsu is actually spicy, which is rare to find! 🔥 Sweet potato croquettes were amazing, and the service was superb.

the food tasted like it had been sat out, and my delivery time kept being pushed back i waited just under 2hours

Very sad experience. Lovers of Japanese food, we didn't have a very good time. The dishes were plentiful, but tasteless. Disappointed to have spent our money there... Sorry.

The Gyozas were very nice, but the rest of the food was just ok and nothing special. Portion sizes were ok, but disappointed in the Wok Fried Greens. for £6 we barely had anything

Beautiful place for dinner and really lovely staff! We had a tasting sake sample and yuzu sake to share between the two of us. The drinks were very delicious. I had the regular Hell Pork ramen while my husband had the vegetable teppanyaki soba. My dish was tasty and not too spicy. The tonkatsu pork was great and went well with the chilli coconut soup! We had mochi ice cream for dessert to share and I love it! There was matcha, strawberry, and chocolate flavoured mochi ice cream! The decorations of Japanese dolls in the restaurant were cute! Big and comfortable table and chairs!

Spot of sushi and Miso before a full afternoon adventure. Excellent good and service. Good for kids and good value

Chose this restaurant as it was close to the National Museum and the reviews seemed decent. The service was slow and the waitress got our order wrong. However, we’d waited so long that our kids were finished by the time our food arrived so I just ate the wrong meal. The food was okay - but I wouldn’t go back for it, even if the service had been better. £2.80 for a soda water was pretty steep too. There are much better places to eat in Edinburgh so save your money.

It was ok. Nothing special. Food was ok. A bit bland. Miso soup was cold sadly. Dashi broth didn’t have much flavour. Interior was fine - clean. Could be better Japanese food though.

Amazing ramen. Wish I could give them 6 stars! Koyama seems like an undiscovered gem. It is on a beautiful tree-lined street just outside the main tourist thoroughfare. If you are looking to escape the swarm of tourists in this beautiful city, and have an unforgettable meal, Koyama is your place. Very friendly people, too. We will be back!

great food. loved it..... soup was wah... gyoza was wahaaaa.... octopus waterver item was ohooooo

It was a really lovely restaurant and the waitress was quick to take our orders when called, our only issue we had was that our food didn't come out in a typical restaurant fashion. Our starters came one after the other rather than both together, and then the main my partner ordered still took around ten minutes after we finished eating those. It was a bit bizarre. But the food was really good if you don't mind the waiting.

The food is delicious, well priced and the staff are so friendly :)

Super delivery! Very pleasant experience

Went for lunch with my 4 year old. Lovely friendly staff, delicious food. I had tempura prawns with noodles and it was delicious. My son really enjoyed the miso soup and tempura prawns too. I plan to come back many times!

We ordered some sushi via just eat - absolutely delicious. Our order was prepared quickly, food fresh and tasty.

WOW, as an English tourist no one warns you about everying around here being deep DEEP fried. Made us sluggish the next morning, But Koyama was the biggest breath of culinary fresh air. Deliciousness bundled up in Sashimi, nigiri and soy! Wonderful serving staff and talented chefs, my day is made - Dan

Quiet on a Sunday night but amazing food and service.

The delivery guy was rude and unprofessional he wasn’t bothered what state the food was in and refused to take responsibility for his delivery to me

Best sushi I've ever had in Edinburgh so far!

Had lunch at noon in the summer, ordered ramen and sushi, both tasted good, people who want to eat oriental cuisine in Edinburgh can try it. The food is not served very quickly, but you can enjoy it leisurely in this city.

I ordered a few rolls, and they were good. I ordered another roll, waited 45 minutes, rang the bell to see if I had more food coming. The waitress seemed brain dead. I don't know if my food will come or not.

Pedí un ramen picante. La camarera al principio cortésmente ingresos era muy picante. Dije que fue genial. Sé picante, he estado en Singapur. Sin embargo, no importa cuántas veces le dije que sabía lo que quería, insistió en que hacía mucho calor, lo que implica que no sabía lo que estaba haciendo. Al final fue vergonzoso y nos fuimos, dimos la vuelta a la esquina, pedimos sopa extra picante y nos divertimos.

Food was nice but not the best Japanese food ive had in scotland service was good for it being during the fringe but the call service kinda bugged me ect I asked for the chips on the starter which where like loaded fries with seaweed ect on it and just got giving fries also ordered saracha mayo which never came ect

Visited Koyama because it had good reviews. Took 30 minutes just to order. Staff never said they were busy and they would have to wait that long. Another 20 minutes waiting for the food. Starters were alright, but chicken teriyaki was dry, salad on the side tiny, and just lots of rice. Food was dry and not very tasty. We had to ask for the drink twice because they never brought it when they served food. Staff never asked if we liked the food but they changed table service in the bill. Really disappointed, just okay food and staff wasn't great. Not coming back.

Ordered through Justeat, bento box was a mess and smelled like the inside of a bin. Ordered tuna sashimi, was sent tuna maki. Restaurant closed so no contact. Would not recommend.

Number one feature is the service button on each table, allowing you to summon payment at the end of your meal. Other restaurants should take note, supremely improved the experience not playing cat and mouse for 45 minutes waiting for the card machine. Menu took a bit of deciphering and the service staff didn't seem to coordinate well with each others, but the food was lovely (including a nice and unique vegetarian katsu) and would happily come again.

wrong items delivered. ordered tuna sashimi, delivered tuna maki. bento box was an absolute mess. would not order from these guys again.

Bland food, mistakes in orders, waited 45 min for my wifes food.

Ate there 3 nights in a row for dinner and all three nights were great! It was delicious! I loved everything we got, the sushi, gyoza, ramen, and bento box were all so good and delicious! The food was very filling and you get a good amount! The interior was nice, the vibes were great and the staff and service was great!

Worst food experience we had in the UK and worst Japanese restaurant I've been to. Service was incompetent and our drink order was taken incorrectly and a beer was missing right off the bat. We ordered two servings of Gyoza, one of them had 5 pieces of Gyoza, the other had 4. We asked what that was about, the answer was that sometimes it is like that. What explanation is that? They offered to bring us the missing one, then never did. Menu clearly stated 5 pieces by the way. The Karaage was served to us as 'Chicken Popcorn' and tasted like it was fried in very old oil and the pieces were tiny. Any chippy in the UK does better. The ramen broths were flavorless and tasted heavily like seaweed and nothing else. Point of reference: I've lived and studied in Fukuoka for a year, which is the birthplace of Tonkotsu ramen. What was served here was an insult to the dish. Please do yourself a favor and avoid this place like the plague, I wouldn't want anyone to get a bad impression of Japanese food by subjecting themselves to this.

Lo único que lo hizo 2 estrellas fueron los dos encantadores miembros del personal que nos atendió (sin contar la mujer de cabello oscuro que supongo es el gerente, o Dios no lo quiera el chef). El sushi estuvo bien. Eso es todo lo que hay que decir. Caro para lo que era - los rollos comenzaron a desmoronarse al recogerlo, lo que implica que estaban mal envueltos, pero aparte de eso, bien. El primer ramen que elegí estaba agotado, así que elegí mi segunda opción que era el ardiente ramen tonkotsu. Mi compañero eligió el pollo karaage teriyaki. Vea la imagen a continuación para la mezcla impactante de la cocina japonesa, con un lado de kimchi coreano y ensalada británica. Mi ramen era un tazón caliente de especias insípidas. Francamente el peor ramen que he comido, y he comido ramen en centros comerciales. Debatido quejándome ya que realmente odio hacer un escándalo, pero por £ 15 decidí que no era aceptable. Cortésmente le dijo a uno de los caballeros encantadores que realmente no era agradable y agarró a quien supuse que era el gerente. Era mucho menos educada, bastante aguda, baja y desdeñosa. Ella preguntó “¿qué quieres hacer?” a lo que yo respondí que ordenara otra cosa. Ella tomó mi orden y me conformé con otro tazón de ramen de ajo, soso pero definitivamente más comestible. Dejé la mayor parte. No venga aquí a menos que tenga un paladar inculto para la cocina asiática. Por un total de £ 60 (con un grifo de agua) , ir a otro lugar.

I came to this Amazing Sushi Restaurant, and I couldn't not leave a review...Service, Presentation, Quality and the Sake...Tip Top...15 outta of 10 👌Thank you guys for such an Amazing Experience 🙏🍷

I ordered ramen and sushi, and the ramen was pretty good, but it took a long time for the sushi to come out. They didn't even put wasabi in it, so I don't know why it took so long;; And the table wasn't cleaned properly, so it was very sticky and dirty.

We were pretty disappointed, based on the reviews and recommendations. My partner ordered the Tempura Vegetable Katsudon and a green tea. I got Teppenyaki Soba and a beer. My beer was a warm bottle, and her miso soup was cold. Her meal came out as a handful of cooked vegetables on top of some eggy rice with a lot of liquid. After having a bit she found a fairly sizeable chunk of eggshell in there. We pointed it out to the staff and they took it away, and she ordered Teriyaki Chicken Donburi. My noodles were fine, but very salty. Overall it was pretty disappointing throughout :(

Muy pobre, pedimos 2 tuberías y un arrancador. Olvidaron el entrante y lo trajeron después de la red, pero solo cuando lo consultamos! A la red le faltaba la mitad de los ingredientes anunciados básicamente era pollo y arroz y no nos dieron nuestra sopa miso con ellos. Se negaron a quitar el cargo por servicio y no parecían preocuparse realmente por el servicio al cliente. Muy decepcionado en la comida y el servicio. No malgastes tu dinero.

Food was all right. The eel don has only one eel fillet and is mostly rice. Pricey for what they serve. I asked for a student discount and was told there was one, proceeded to not add it to the receipt. I assume they wanted me to say I was a student and ask for the discount?

Delicious food and helpful staff.

This restaurant is a hidden gem. We ordered two types of Ramen, bibimbap, and sukiyaki. Each dish got high marks. Glad we stopped in for lunch. We would definitely eat here again.

Comida realmente deliciosa. Probamos el sashimi de salmón y atún (se derrite en la boca), el ramen de pollo y el ramen de miso. Además de una pequeña ensalada de tofu frito con aguacate y un delicioso aderezo de lima. Todo lo cual tenía un precio razonable. Recomiendo encarecidamente y volverá a probar el resto del menú.

Bad food bad service, 13 pounds for a tiny portion of cheap chicken and a spoon of white rice, nothing special. Server was not happy to seat us.

Funny to say maybe, but the sushi tasted ro much fish. In my case tuna.

Food is really good and the staff is really good

no respect for people from the owners side. aura -500

poor quality food and service, do not recommend

food was okay the experience could have been better was completely ignored and took staff ages to serviced us wasn't happy when leaving.

The lunch special was a good value - filling and high quality

Fantastic place! One of the few opened until late in the old city. Friendly staff and delicious food!

Best Tonkatsu Ramen I have tried!

Went to the restaurant on Friday. It was my first time there and was really confuse about the menu but the waitress Saakshi who serve me gave me the great advice. I tried the green dragon and a hotpot. I will surely return back.

It is a yes from me ! Love the food . . And found bit moody worker there. Seems she was in her periode, no smile, the way she looked at the costumer seems suspicious. Other than that !! I would love to come back. 💪🏽

Loved our lunch here. Our sushi and ramen 🍜 were great 😋. Lovely staff. Great service.

It’s a very cozy and well decorated Japanese restaurant just a few minutes walk from the National Museum of Scotland. We chose this restaurant since it seemed to have good reviews. We came by right when they opened at noon. We got seated promptly. They have a big menu with variety of selections.We ordered a kid meal for my son. It came with 6-8 pieces of chicken karaage, small portion of chips (fries) and choice of apple/orange juice. For the price under 6 GBP, it was a very good deal. We got Softshell crab futo maki, spicy tuna, spicy salmon rolls and tonkotsu ramen to share between 2 of us. For ramen, the broth was creamy and tasty, the meat was tender, but the egg was basically a hard boiled egg. It seemed like every ramen restaurant in the UK that we’ve been to using this type of egg, not the traditional ajitama. We were very disappointed at the sushi rolls. The rice wasn’t well seasoned with vinegar, or maybe they just used plain rice. Both tuna and salmon wasn’t fresh at all…I wouldn’t recommend the sushi here. However, I was very happy with the service here. My waitress was very friendly and attentive.

Food was awful! Would not recommend! Do not waste your money. I’ve asked for a refund

Koyama Restaurant in Edinburgh brings a taste of Japan to the Scottish capital, offering a diverse menu of sushi, sashimi, and Japanese-inspired dishes. With its welcoming atmosphere and flavorful cuisine, Koyama provides a satisfying dining experience for those craving authentic Japanese flavors in the heart of Edinburgh.

Great place to eat and our waitress Saakshi was amazing, very quick service and polite. Food was amazing highly recommended

Best Sushi in town! Chef is amazing and puts all his heart into it! My favourite place! If I would live here I would be there ever day 😎

Meh. This is American strip mall Japanese; Singaporean food court Japanese. It's decent but much is left wanting.

Perfect food delivered brilliantly

The food was amazing. Getting assigned a driver took a while, however it was peak time on a Friday evening so understandable.

Decided on Japanese for our evening meal and found this place on the way back to our hotel. The staff were really friendly and helpful and gave us a table without booking. The food was really tasty and fresh. We had vegetable gyoza, pork ramen noodles (hell hot) and a vegetarian bento box. A beer and a Japanese whisky to drink.

We had dinner here a week ago. It was busy but we got our chef’s choice order pretty quickly. The sashimi was pretty good together with the maki e futomaki. I would definitely had dinner here again

The food is terrible without any taste！I ordered Katsu don，it is an easy and traditional dish of Japanese cuisine， but they unexpectedly put cabbage and carrot in it！ Do not try this restaurant，trust me.

The ramen and hot pot were great but I would advise to watch the spice levels, sushi was amazing. Two mains and drinks with a side of sushi was more than enough for two people and was £50, would recommend :)

Food great as always. However sadly not all my order arrived.

Really wanted to like this place. But was very disappointed. When we arrived we were shown to a seat facing a wall. Not a great start. We then did not see anyone for 20 minutes. Nobody came and took a drink order or spoke to us. The place was not busy and we watch the staff clean tables instead of serve us. We left after 20 minutes without getting any food or drink or even being spoken to. Not the best Japanese restaurant in Edinburgh.

Had some super delicious Miso Ramen. Highly recommend this place :)

Very authentic and good value for money

Missing half our order! What arrived was good.

Amazing food, hot, good packed, I'll be coming back to try more dishes xx

We just luckily stumbled upon it while looking for lunch downtown. I will certainly be coming back to try more of their delicious cooking

Absolutely delicious. The ramen and the katsu curry were especially brilliant. The restaurant interior is also very cute and makes for a nice dining experience. I wish I lived closer and could come back here regularly!

Recommend Sukiyaki, great dish. Wasn’t very busy but nice place for a meal. Definitely be back!

Amazing food and service. Would definitely recommend for a night out!

Worst takoyaki I have ever had in Edinburgh, and the rest of the food was okay. Pretty bad service. Maybe the waitress was new (I hope this is the reason why), but she barely had any clue about anything.

Fab sushi and excellent service. Excellent value for money. Will be back!

拉麵幾乎沒味道 麵完全煮到爛掉 桌上的醬油幾乎被我們用完才像是一碗正常的麵 叉燒是蠻好吃 蛋的熟度剛剛好不過卻超級鹹