Lian Pu Oriental Express Restaurant in Edinburgh, City of

Didn't even finish our 1st round due to poor quality. Very disappointed. The server only speaks Chinese but works hard.

All you can eat hot pot at reasonable prices

I went there after reading the reviews, so I wasn't really surprised, and it was actually cheap and felt like a hidden gem. . It feels like going to an Asian restaurant. I went there twice: Yakiniku on the first floor and Nabe in the basement. The staff doesn't seem to speak much English, and doesn't explain the menu etc. Do whatever you like lol. She's quite unfriendly, but she's prepared well so there's no problem! Also, I was worried because there was a review that said it had an upset stomach, but the meat was stored properly in the refrigerator (hotpot) and there were no problems at all, and my friend also had no problems. Let's cook it properly. The beef was tender, and for around £25 you get all-you-can-eat meat, seafood, and Asian vegetables! There's no service charge, and there are mysterious ingredients (hotpot) that make it fun. Quite satisfied. I will repeat! Honestly, when I made a reservation online, I was only able to choose between 5:30 and 8 o'clock due to rotating schedules, but when I actually went there, it was empty, so I called and maybe I could get it at 7 o'clock.I can't speak English. If only I had someone to talk to...

Tasty food with great service, reasonable price. Will definitely come again

Staff are very helpful and seafood are so fresh, my favorite is definitely razor clam

We went to have a meal but we had to leave because they only accept cash in hand. This strikes me a very dodgy and reeks of money laundering. I'm sure HMRC will be checking them out in no time at all.

The tomato soup was very delicious. There were a lot of food materials to choose as well. Very good value.

Underground hotpot restaurant. Very good value authentic hotpot. £22pp for unlimited hotpot. They don’t take card, only cash or bank transfer. You can choose up to 4 different broths, we went for the chicken and hot and spicy broths which were good. There is an excellent selection of food which is self serve / buffet style. This was kept topped up often and the food was good quality and size. Razor clams, king prawns, squid, white fish, mussels, beef slices, lamb slices, dumplings, fish balls, tofu balls, spinach, bak choy, noodles, udon, oyster mushrooms, crab etc There is a station to make your own sauces to accompany. Good selection; coriander, Chinese vinegar, soy sauce, spring onions, sesame oil, sesame paste, fermented bean curd, chilli oil etc. Service is not prompt, they have to be flagged down to clear empty trays and order refill drinks. The broth top up could be more frequent. Soft drinks cost £3 and are unlimited refill.

My new favourite Hot Pot place. Always fresh food and plenty to choose from!

Staff is helpful and friendly. Since its hot pot, in other words you need to cook yourself. Food quality is good and fresh. Good value as you can have unlimited food and there are quite many options. Its a bit underrated on the web. Overall, its good and we highly recommend it.

Good place for mala hotpot & bbq Need booking first as the restaurant has limited seats.

Used to be the best hotpot its a shame they stopped doing both hotpot and bbq. You can only choose one now

Under 2 years old/Free 3～5 years old/ £10 6～9 years old/ £17 Over 10 years old /Regular Hotpot £22 Korean BBQ £25 Both Hot pot and Korean BBQ £27 Unlimited soft drink £3 Having been to two other hot pot places in Edinburgh we thought we should try this place. This restaurant is situated in the basement of Lian pu, the top part serves sushi and hotpot,BBQ and Chinese dishes. So you need to use the stairs to reach this restaurant, the lower part serves only hot pot and Korean BBQ. It's all self service apart from the drinks. You pick the broth from a menu , split pot or one . Then at the front is a wide selection of veg , seafood,meat, tofu , different types of noodles.Steamed red bean baos, steamed white rice, watermelon, tea or soy boiled eggs. And a sauce station to make dipping sauces for your meal. You have up two hours to eat. There is about 12 table/kiosk which sit four ppl. Our verdict. Found it lacking in selection of seafood, probably due to the season. There was mussels,crab, shelled shrimp and prawns.The clear chicken and tom yum broth was slightly lacking in seasoning. Only once we added crab and meat that it started adding more flavour. We arrived at 530pm with a booking and not long after the place was packed with Chinese students and a 2 Chinese families. The toilets modern and clean. It gets very hot and steamy in there so I recommend to wear a light layers. It's a good winter warmer kind of meal. The canned herbal tea my partner ordered was not cold so not as refreshing as it should be. I had the unlimited coke refill , which was fizzy and cold. Even though it was busy it was easily enough to grab someone's attention for a top up. The price is reasonable for all you can eat for two hours.

Love this hotpot, eat all you can! Varied selection of foods to cool and their spicy broth is one to contend with!

Very affordable and nice dishes

Absolutely lovely food. Not typical "Chinese style" and all the better for it. We only had time for a quick bite but found the sweet and sour chicken, and the spicy pork absolutely delicious. Wouldn't hesitate to return when next in Edinburgh

Very rare to find a hotpot and kbbq combo in Edi, so this was a great find! Fantastic staff, very helpful and attentive. Restaurant and bathrooms clean and updated. Food was plentiful and great selection. Had a great time here!

Used to visit here many times in the past 10 years and only went there fairly recently to see if it’s still good. Setting remains the same for the last 4-5 years but food menu has changed massively. Menu used to be extensive and had many authentic Chinese dishes that aren’t too generic which was why I like about Lian Pu. Now it’s becomes more generic and less options in the A la Carte menu for those that wants to try new authentic Chinese dishes. Note, this is a Cash Only place, don’t know why as other nearby restaurants all accept both cash and cards. Sanchuan restaurant is just round the corner from Lian Pu has a more extensive menu, so will try that and possibly have to change it to my go-to Chinese eatery in Edinburgh.

Excellent service and food was delicious. Would recommend it. Make sure you book as always busy

Hygiene needs to be improved immediately 😕

Lots of options to add to the broth, fast service. It might not be the cheapest deal but there's plenty of meats, seafood and vegetables, and even some desserts. Their garnish section is quite extended too. I'll definitely come back.

Great BBQ restaurant and delicious sushi!!!

这儿的烤肉绝了，在爱丁堡大学GS校区旁边，老远闻着味就进来了。物美价廉，满足对烤肉的一切期待😚每周都要和小伙伴来一次

Absolutely amazing food, first time having genuine chinese broth and was treated like I was a regular. The waitress was really friendly and happy to help. Thank you!!!

Great food and staff, very homey atmosphere had a great time with my friends 10/10 would come again

Great service, clean environment, fresh food especially razor clams, brown crabs, and lots of Asian mushrooms and veggies 👍

Food is good and fresh with fair price.

Worth the experience as the food, sevice and patience in answering our questions was amazing. Worth every dime and the food quality deserves 5 stars. The BBQ and Hotpot are both must try.

First time here, very good impression of the staff very polite and helpful. The atmosphere is nice and the music ambience was quite relaxing. The staff explained us how to have the best experience of the hotpot, all the seafood and more ingredients displayed on the shelves looked fresh. It’s one of the best experiences preparing your own food with the many options you have to choose between condiments, vegetables, seafood and much more. The overall experience was great, good value for price and you can eat as much as you can for two hours 😋. Highly recommended to visit this Chinese restaurant. #lianpuchineserestaurant #edinburgh #goodvalueformoney #chineseedinburgh

The best hot pot I have ever had in the UK. There are a variety of choices, fresh meat, seafoods, and even crab for unlimited amount. I stayed 3 days in Edinburgh and ate here for two days. LOL

Food is great with great portion and flavour!

Nice hotpot place, I go w my pals all the time.

ร้านซูเปอร์มาเก็ตจีน มีชาไข่มุกขาย ร้านจีนนี้ราคาค่อนข้างสูงกว่าร้านอื่นเล็กน้อย

Really amazing Chinese BBQ/Hotpot place that serves a variety of meats and vegetables! A great place for celebrations and meet-ups with friends

We were going to another restaurant but were shocked to find another hot pot in Edinburgh, what a surprise Great staff with a nice smiling greeting 😁 then sat and very comfortable table. We knew what were doing so we just started. Great unlimited juice Food selection very good along with boiled rice which is unusual, also the sauce selection was good 👍 all very well lit up and clean. Nice selection of stocks too. I forgot cash so had to go to nearest hole in the wall no problem two min away, while my other half was chatting to the waitresses very friendly. We will be back 😄

22£ per person. Good service. Worth the money.

Great hot pot with lots of soup options which isn’t too salty Meat and vegetables are all fresh. The sauce station is DIY which I really enjoy creating my own special sauce. 1 thing I don’t like is the overall cleanliness and the basement atmosphere with no window. It makes me feel cramped

Great selection and really friendly waitress!

Nice food nice staff, nice price!

Excellent large choice well priced fun way to eat

First time we have been and it was really great. Excellant value for money as we had both the Hot Pot & BBQ and were stuffed. Very Very Good - well done

Tried spicy lamb soup hotpot at a local place. Staff were nice, but very much self-service and authentic atmosphere. Seafood quality was ok. After a while, the lamb smell became overpowering. Would recommend chicken soup base next time.

Mediocre food, great service, suffocating environment

Lots of options to add to the broth, fast service. If you're looking for a hotpot, look no further. It might not be the cheapest deal but there's plenty of meats, seafood and vegetables, and even some desserts. Their garnish section is quite extended too. I'll definitely come back.

Heard a lot about customers being sick after eating here. Tried once for myself and its fine. Tried hotpot and BBQ. It was not bad at all. Though really recommend cooking the raw meat with patient. The meatballs and some other ingredients take longer than usual to get fully cooked

Exceptional experience, we were made to feel welcome from the outset, a great selection of foods to be cooked all incredibly fresh. We ate for almost 3 hours and never felt rushed. Will be back.

Went today with my friend to check this place out, in my opinion hands down best place iv been, food phenomenal gret value, friendly staff, best service if you ain't been its a must if you have you'll know this. Great experience all round i can't fault it, do yourself a favour and Get In👌 15/11/22 Gary Porter

Arrived for an early dinner and were first in the place. Asked for help ordering but waitress spoke no English. She showed us a message in Google translate saying the chef would provide a portion based on the people at the table. We were brought 2 plates of mystery meats, raw prawns and octopus which we were then cooking ourselves on the hot plate. Another plate had mushrooms and lettuce. No rice, no noodles. Beef (?) was ok but I found it really unappetising sitting at a small table surrounded by raw meat and fish. After trying something horribly chewy, I was done. How can you cook stuff when you don’t even know what it is?? Also treated to the binmen arriving outside so staff running though the place with black bags of rubbish. Unforgettable meal for all the wrong reasons.

They accept credit cards and although it was mostly Chinese eating we really enjoyed the new experience of a bbq. Very clean and felt like I was in china. Food delicious and would recommend.

Came here an hour before they close. Food was great but could have been better if there was rice. Didn’t know it was Cash only until we paid but staff was kind enough to wait for us as we get some cash. Great experience overall. We’ll definitely be back!

Amazing environment. Staff super helpful, friendly, kind and welcoming . It’s a must go in Edinburgh. The food is absolutely delicious and super tasty. Got to say a big thanks to the staff members that welcomed us so well and were super nice. I give you all 10 stars ⭐️ I will definitely recommend it to my friends and will become a regular.

I phoned up to ask if there was space for hot pot/BBQ that evening and they said they would check and call me back. I never received a call back and arrived there in person 30 minutes after I called. Frankly this was unprofessional. Most restaurants require booking to avoid over crowding but this was not the case here. Went downstairs for the hot pot and BBQ area and they did have room. £20.99 for both hot pot and BBQ with unlimited ingredients. Meats, vegetables, noodles, seafood, tofu etc out on display for customers to choose themselves. Sauces station for customers to help themselves too. Good value for money as there is a nice range to choose from, and definitely very filling! Can’t fault the food but the extraction fan system is not strong so expect to leave smelling of BBQ and food smells. A huge downside was the lack of COVID precautions. There is no track and trace in place here. We entered and were shown immediately to a table which sat us behind another booth of diners, and adjacent to a couple at another booth. Though the actual seating created a makeshift barrier between diners, the distance was less than 1m. There were no plastic guards in place nor guidance on mask wearing. Staff were wearing masks but not gloves when handling food. As diners move around the restaurant to get their own ingredients or sauces and to use the bathroom, there is no enforcement to wear a mask. This is a standard for all eateries apart from when sitting at the table, and has been in place prior to the closest lock down. There were no signs to say masks must be worn at all inside and the staff did not mention at all. All customers share the same tongs/ladles to get ingredients with no cleaning in between usage. Customers are not asked to use hand sanitiser on entry. There is no social distancing or one way system to the food area, with crowding happening instead. The staff seemed to reside mainly at the bar area near the entrance, with the main dining area unmanned most of the time. This was understandable as the food is ‘help yourself’ however when people wanted drinks or other requests it was hard to get their attention. The staff spoke mostly Mandarin with a little understanding of English. This is maybe why there was confusion with the phone conversation I had with them originally. When we were initially seated there was little explanation of the menu. We had eaten hot pot and BBQ before so were familiar with the process, but others might not be. The staff seemed indifferent to customers and returned to their posts hidden away as soon as possible. The payment system is cash only. This was not clear on arrival and we only found out after we went to the counter to pay. The other option is to bank transfer directly to the owner (I think). There are details for account number etc on a small placard but this doesn’t seem like the safest way to pay for something. When we asked the waiter about the bank transfer details and if the payment went through, he said he didn’t know because it wasn’t his account. With the current pandemic the standard is to pay using contactless. Lian Pu could do with a huge update to meet current pandemic standards. While the food is good, the risk it puts its customers at is not worth the price. Tables need to be closed off for social distancing, one way system put into place, no shared utensils with other diners, face mask enforcement, track and trace procedure, better hygiene all around, card machine and better ventilation.

staff wearing cleaning glove to served food and drink after do the cleaning, no fridge for drink no glass poor service

We've been here before for the Korean barbecue (and loved it) but this time we went for the hotpot. Great selection of things to include in your hotpot - one of our choices was prawns and they were huge! We really enjoyed the experience (it's great fun putting your food in to cook and then trying to remember what was yours and then find it in the pot!). The prices were very reasonable and we will definitely be back.

We ordered several dishes. They were so so. Fried rice with chicken, beef noodles and a chicken rice bowl. My people liked the Japanese dumplings. I enjoyed my corn soup.

love this restaurant atmosphere, good customer service and big pot and plate and tasty food, will back definitely

We order the 'Hanging Hot Pot' with Szechuan 四川 麻辣 Flavour. It is so nice and tasty. Just one dish and enough for 2 pers3. Yummy. Price is very reasonable and cosy atmosphere. Highly recommended.

중식 훠궈를 맛볼 수 있는 곳으로중국에서 오랜 기간 체류했던 동반자 의견으로는본토의 향기가 있다고 함기본적으로 HOT POT은 2시간 기준 18파운드 가량의 뷔페이나 고기나 훠궈에 넣는 재료는 첫 주문시에는 그림에 메뉴에 표시해서 주문하면 되고 그 이후에는 말로 주문해야 한다.음식은 나름대로 기본 이상이었으나별점 한개를 뺀 이유는현금과 중국 간편페이로만 결제가 가능하며직원들과 중국어로만 대화가 가능해서동반자 없이는 주문이 어려웠기 때문하지만 두세번 이상 방문하면어렵지 않게 주문 가능할 것으로 보임

I saw this place when walking in old town and i have to say it is the best oriental food i have tried so far in Edinburgh, just wow!

Tropecé con esta joya escondida por accidente. Auténtica comida china con una decoración elegante a precios de ganga. La elección fue excelente pero servicialmente tenía fotos de muchas de las opciones para facilitar las cosas. Tuve beens verdes con carne de cerdo picada con arroz y mi esposo eligió fideos de huevo con mariscos. Con 1 cerveza y un té de jazmín llegó a menos de 23. Delicioso. Está más ocupado entre 6 y 7, pero tenemos una mesa entonces. También te quitan, pero tú recoges. En la planta baja hay una barbacoa todo lo que quieras. No intenté eso.

Mientras no sea un gran fanático de la cocina asiática, ¡este lugar es increíble! Usted puede preparar su propia comida, tuvimos su propia parrilla. Podríamos ver a otras personas cocinando su propia sopa. El ambiente es muy agradable, pudimos ver a muchos clientes chinos, lo que también me hizo creer que es un lugar tradicional con comida china adecuada. Definitivamente voy a volver allí. No gastamos mucho dinero, pero comimos mucho y todo estaba delicioso.

1 calle china barbacoa experiencia y no me decepcionó. Este lugar es todo lo que puedes comer. Simplemente marque la tarjeta para indicar la carne, etc. que desee. Luego es traído a la mesa. Luego tiene la opción de marinar y cocinar o cocinar y luego sumergir.Las salsas se proporcionan por separado para que usted pueda mezclar y combinar tomar tanto como desee. Si aún no está del todo satisfecho, tiene la opción de tener segundos y tercios si es necesario.Es un cocinero usted mismo, por lo que el personal no está presente todo el tiempo, sin embargo, se trata de algo si necesita algo.El único inconveniente para mí fue la coca cola muy plana. Ahsin estos se rellenan tanto como quieras pero no fue genial. Es todo un pero escondido. Tanto que no tenía idea de que estaba allí

Estoy visitando este restaurante desde 2014, y todas mis visitas fueron las mismas: increíbles y super satisfactorias.

Chodziliśmy do tej restauracji od 4 lat. Zawsze wychodziliśmy zadowoleni. Pyszne jedzenie, aż humor poprawiało. A dzisiaj poszliśmy na urodzinowy obiad i smutek. Żeberka bbq które zawsze były obłędne. Dostaliśmy twarde , gumowe i zostały podane w panierce z sosem gravy. Porcje zostały pomniejszone o połowe. A w każdym daniu brakowało przypraw. Daleko miały te dania do kuchni azjatyckiej. Szkoda była to nasza najlepsza restauracja ale po dzisiejszej wizycie już tam nie wrócimy.

Reservamos una mesa para 12 y nos dijeron durante la reserva que teníamos que dividirnos en dos tabletas, lo cual estaba bien, e incluso confirmamos nuestra reserva 1 semana antes del almuerzo, pero cuando llegamos nos dijeron que no había tal reserva.

Abbiamo trovato questo localino grazie alle recensioni ed abbiamo deciso di provarlo a pranzo. Gran parte dei clienti erano asiatici, quindi probabilmente (non sono mai stata in cina) rispecchia la cucina tradizionale. I prezzi sono un po' elevati ma i piatti sono abbondanti. Abbiamo preso degli udon, dei noodles e una porzione di ravioli. L'arredamento è davvero bello, piccolino ma accogliente. La cucina è velocissima, ottimo se si ha poco tempo. L'aqua è gratuita, la si puó prendere accanto al bancone da delle brocche. Purtroppo noi la sera stassa ci siamo sentiti male ma comunque ve lo consigliamo, magari i nostri stomaci erano provati da giorni e giorni di haggies.

Im so excited about this hidden gem we found randomly... The chicken corn soup is the best ive ever had plus the staff was amazing, very helpful!! We will definately come back!!

I have been here multiple times before and been happy, however on this visit I was very vey disappointed.

My favourite place to eat in Edinburgh..

I like to shop in the area and so have walked past this place hundreds of times. It has an upstairs area - not visited - and also a downstairs area where I went today. The downstairs place is described as Hot Pot and BBQ and is also "all you can eat" too. I was intrigued so took a walk down the steep stairs that are often a feature of a lower ground Edinburgh location. Went in and was taken to a table. The tables have cooking rings and a hot plate area built into each table. OK. So we were to cook the food ourselves. OK, that's not what I expected but happy to try nonetheless. The service was superb.The staff asked us if we'd been there before, we said, "no", They took over and gave us great guidance on how everything worked. It was fun and the staff were very keen to ensure we had a great experience. We chose top of the shop - both BBQ and Hot Pot - which was good to do since it gave us all the experiences together. We chose meats and vegetables and ramen broth styles and were soon cooking our dishes along with the extra sauces and other herbs and spices available to all as part of the buffet cooking experience. We were given helpful support to ensure we didn't undercook anything and also gave us tips on particular choices too. Never intrusive but genuinely useful and helpful. If you know something of asian cooking its great to come here to indulge. However its a bit more active than simply being passively served from a menu. You have to think about what you want to eat and then select the ingredients and cook and serve it. I was part of a party of three people and wondered if I should ask to have my bill lowered since I was doing most of the cooking, All good though. Would come here again but would eat and cook a bit slower I think. More of a conversational meal would be better with more talking and less cooking. The food was good, the flavours were great and of course if you can cook then you'll make better ingredient decisions than if you can't cook. I'll come here again but when I have an occasion to celebrate since there's a bit of effort needed to feed yourself and your fellow diners in your party.

这家店很火要提前预约不然去到要排队。上菜很快，出品只能说还可以，中规中矩咯。点了番茄和老鸡鸳鸯锅，两个汤底都没什么味道。

Visitamos, familia de cuatro, en un ajetreado sábado el sábado durante los festivales. Tardó un poco en llegar la comida (de una manera un tanto al azar, donde algunos platos principales llegaron mientras otros terminaban), aunque valió la pena la espera. Comida deliciosa y abundante. Volvería la próxima vez que esté en Edimburgo.

Después de un buen amigo de mi me llevó allí estaba enganchado. Ahora es una ocurrencia mensual para mí y unos amigos sólo para cosas nuestras caras y ponerse al día.

Tuvimos una gran comida en este restaurante, todos hemos probado algo diferente y disfrutamos mirando otros clientes las comidas. Una especie señores en la mesa de al lado me explicó que teníamos que pedir y pagar (sólo en efectivo) en el bar. Estaba muy concurrido y animado. Disfrutamos tratando la gran variedad de bebidas.

Fantastic food! Not much more else to say as the food speaks for itself. Authentic, small and friendly, large portions, good atmosphere, quick and friendly service. Definitely visit this place again if in Edinburgh and highly recommend. Thank you Lian Pu

La comida es buenísima, ninguno de los azucarados, salados, cosas muchas para llevar chino sirven gms, pero la comida que sabe como cocinar. El restaurante atrae una multitud de clientes, principalmente china, tuvimos que esperar un rato para un escaño (vale la pena).

Este lugar estaba lleno de gente de china, que siempre es una buena señal. Tuvimos el Bento Box, que fue una estupenda relación calidad-precio y refractario, pero nos hubiera gustado haber sido más aventurero cuando vimos lo que otros tenían. Cuando pedimos vino, la chica parecía nervioso, luego a la izquierda el edificio y volvió agarrar una botella caliente de blanco que presentó con copas de vino llenas de hielo - divertidísimo! 55-60 euros ella comprado en una tienda local. Personal amable y grandes porciones, volveremos!

现在爱丁堡是忙季，完全理解。可是男服务生随意更改菜单，说没有套餐？之前问另外一个女服务生明明说有。最糟糕的是我点的宫保鸡丁最后给我的是咕唠鸡？？？？不会再去了，再见脸谱！ The waiter there is awful. Not helpful and different waiters give different answers. I know it is busy time, but they give me a completely wrong dish from what I ordered. Never gonna come again!

Bajamos a la sección de hotpot/barbacoa, completamente abstraído Lian Pu que había un restaurante chino convencional a nivel de la calle. En verdad que habría preferido a la carta, pero en el caso de que el hotpot era genial. El personal era muy servicial y siempre generosas porciones de comida que cocinamos en el último hervidor mesa en nuestro elegido 'Tom yum goong". Las gambas en particular estaban deliciosos. Me quedé muy impresionado de que el restaurante se aceptan Alipay y para el pago que estaba WeChat conveniente para nosotros, ya que actualmente viven y trabajan en China. Así que el camarero convertido nuestra factura en yuan y escaneadas y pagado.

Fuimos con un bebé después de leer las críticas lo fantástico que es. Buen punto: tenía una trona, uno malo pasamos fregado.

Visiting Edinburgh for a concert and wanted somewhere close to the venue. Picked this restaurant based on reviews.

I ordered a chicken noodle soup which was incredibly tasteless and disappointing. This might have been a bad choice of dish on my part as the restaurant was packed with asian people, usually a good sign. Though I did try my friends dishes too and can't say I was impressed with any of them either.

This place answers all your cravings for Asian food. Perfectly cook, superb flavour, big portions, and good prices.

I fully recommend this place. Fast, cheap and very tasty food. Very good place for a fast lunch with friends.

5stars in term of value and taste... a hidden gem of Chinese restsursnt, with generous portion, good food... Hard to find such value elsewhere..student friendly, and close to Edinburgh Uni..

Truly and tasty Chinese food, lots of Chinese people eating here - is a big proof of that. Low prices, big plates, tastes of China- everything I like. I would like to say big thank you to this restaurant- enjoyable.

First time trying Lian Pu's Hot Pot. I have to say they have a nice selection of food you can choose from but in general its pretty much the same as any other Hot Pot places. They did forget to bring out a couple of stuff we had asked for. Other than that everything was really good. Our waitress was also very pleasant and polite. So overall it was very good but not excellent.

We had hotpot and BBQ for dinner here - the selection was great - its quite a small restaurant and gets very busy, so service was a little slower than i would expect but we got there. Food was fresh and its plentiful - although there were times where we ordered certain types - they didnt bring it out and didnt explain why - which is abit frustrating.

Me and my girlfriend decided to try this place out as a spontaneous visit as we were passing by. We didn't know where to start or what to order all we knew is we wanted to try the hot pot. The waitress was incredible in every way pretty much walking us through the whole thing making bowls up for us to try and giving advice on every part of creating the hot pot. Best customer service I've ever had.

Visited this place with a Chinese friend who suggested to have some specials of the day (sorry can't remember names). Everything was delicious and what amazed me most is that it was one of the few times that the taste of the spices was quite distinctive; especially the coriander which smelled and tasted as if you have just cut it from your garden. Thumbs up! No wonder why its always packed with Chinese people!

Came here for a meal with my mum and brother and we were all really impressed by the efficiency of service. The staff were all friendly and helpful and our food arrived in about 4/5 minutes which was great as we were in a bit of a rush. All the food was delicious and reasonably priced and the portion sizes were huge! Only criticism would be that the tap water was warm and the glasses weren't very clean.

If you are near Old Town Edinburgh and want Chinese food, this is a great place to go!

We really wanted a Chinese meal and internet searches suggested Lian Pu. Nice restaurant, but full of lots of over confident, arrogant students. No alcohol and a £5 corkage charge. Bit steep, but ok. Ordered seafood fried noodles. Huge plateful of stir fried noodles, with two prawns and two mussels.....hugely disappointing meal. The chicken fried noodles was only marginally better. Huge shame.

Petit resto asiatique tres sympa.

火鍋口味滿多元，火鍋料的選擇也滿充足的．餐廳空間很寬敞，價格也合理．店員態度雖然好但感覺都很忙，請拿水或加點甚麼的，時常都會忘記．如果點的菜售完也不會說明，只是直接略過，要有心理準備．

Después de alrededor de las edades que nosotros mismos nos sentamos y nos sentamos esperando a alguien. El personal era maleducado y no hablar con nosotros. Finalmente fuimos al hasta hacer un pedido, sólo en ese momento me dijeron que era sólo en efectivo así salimos y fuimos en un lugar diferente. Servicio personal necesita capacitación al cliente.

非常好 难得在国外吃到这么好的火锅 价格公道 16磅随意吃 海鲜很新鲜 一个人吃了好久 虽然有很多人排队老板也没来赶人 很感谢！

Un lugar agradable, buena comida y grandes porciones. Recomiendo los fideos y el arroz. No es caro y el servicio es muy rápido. Cierra a las 10 pm, así que necesitas para cenar temprano. La ubicación es perfecta, cerca de South Bridge y la Universidad de Edimburgo.

The prices are good and the food is delicious. There are so many food options it's hard to decide... and they're all interesting :) I am only giving it 4 stars because 1) you have to order yourself at the counter and 2) they only accept cash. Otherwise the food deserves 5/5.

Like many of the other similar types of chinese restaurants in this area this one isn't bad. The only authentic meals here are the noodles and the hot pot. It's very studenty but it is good food, no frills quick bite to eat place. No service and it's cash only so unmistakably Chinese