Mia Italian Kitchen Morningside in Edinburgh, City of

We visited Sunday afternoon, firstly the place needs a makeover drab woodchip wall ,not a lot attention to cleaning . Food was enjoyable, drinks a tad on the dear side ,service was good (there were only 3 tables in ) when the bill came ,for 2 mains a shared starter and a couple glasses of wine I nearly choked when I read £193 ???????, this was sorted but I do wonder what was on the servers mind as it was no where busy ,we were the last to leave of the 3 tables ,.upmarket Morningside!? Definitely the poor relation to Dalry

Lovely food. Great ambience and reasonably priced

Very Nice, one of the best pizza I've ever eaten

No hesitation in giving 5 stars. A very relaxed atmosphere for lunch. Staff very attentive without being obtrusive

Enjoyed a relaxed family birthday celebration here on a late Monday afternoon!

Great food and service - the set lunch options on a Friday were a wonderfully relaxed way to ease into the weekend.

Could do with updating. Exposed brick which is fine but with large areas of it plastetered.

Fresh and tasty at reasonable prices

Food was excellent but expensive service was very good

Lovely pizza. V tasty and reasonable prices 😋

Fantastic Italian in Morningside. Amazing food and wonderful staff. It was a great experience- thank you Mia no wonder you were so busy last night!!! Will be back again xx

Such a lovely place for lunch. Amazing food and great service.

Food was OK(ish). Please check your bill carefully as I had been overcharged for my wine. There were just 2 of us dining and we were charged an extra 10% service charge on our bill.

Mia Italian Kitchen is a nice, small Italian restaurant close to the bottom of Morningside.  There is the main dining area at ground level and a slightly smaller area downstairs. The toilet doors have amusing signs. The food was delicious and portions just right. Service was excellent and the staff very friendly. Recommended.

Was there last night to give it a try again after a disappointing first visit and nothing has changed put down stairs in a cold basement service was shocking got prawns that was nice main course spaghetti bolanase well hardly any meat all sauce and pasta however lesson learnt definitely will not return

The sea breem was possibly the most delicious thing I have ever come into. Food became music. Even more, Daniel and everyone else was charming.

Good food, friendly and helpful service. Quiet for a Friday. Will go again

Absolutely outstanding from start to finish. Service superb. Food exceptional 😋 👌

Super! Friendly kind and efficient. Being from the med I wanted more oil on my pasta linguine bit dry but otherwise terrific Well done second visit both great!👏

Mia restaurants, amazing as always.

Firstly this place is so lovley, we were served by Magda (sorry if incorrect spelling) she was so helpful and kind during our experience here. We had the christmas two courses, I had mussles and salmon and was beyond superb, really nice food, atmosphere and staff. We will definitely be returning. Thanks again to our waiter.

Food was so so. Service was fine but the waiter got the order wrong and brought the wrong food to our table. The cheese cake was the highlight. Nice relaxed atmosphere - visited 23.12.23

Absolutely fantastic experience at Mia Italian! Service was exceptional and the food was amazing. All at a properly reasonable price. I would highly recommend visiting this restaurant if in the area.

Really delicious food and lovely atmosphere 👌🏻

The first few times we were there it was good. Yesterday, it was really cold, the risotto was so greasy that I got sick in the toilet, and the servers ignored us for very long periods.

Delicious food. A great restaurant. A special thank you to Patricia who was absolutely lovely - so positive, friendly and kind.

On arrival we were seated at the first table downstairs, unfortunately this table was directly in line with the open front door, resulting in a constant draft. Our drinks order was taken quickly initially, however we then waited 20 minutes to receive the drinks and our food order had not been taken yet. When our starters finally arrived, 2 of the same orders differed in presentation and ingredients and another one of the starters was not as described. When the mains were served, they were not all served at the same time (we were a party of 6), therefore half of the table had to wait a further 10 mins to begin eating their food as they had not been offered condiments. Due to the draft, we had asked staff to close the door, however this request was ignored. The wait time for staff to come back over to clear our table and the constant draft resulted in us not staying for any dessert and asking for the bill.

We visited on a weekday evening for an early dinner. The restaurant was quite busy, but not full, and service was quite prompt. We each ordered starters and a main, apart from one friend who ordered another starter as a main, which the waiter was quite happy to arrange. The starters were all fine, and the mussels were good value - a decent-sized portion and a nice sauce. My wife and I had both ordered a "special" for the main course, a pork loin dish; when I was eating this, it was so tough I had to cut it into small pieces and chew for a long time to eat it, but my wife gave up after trying a few pieces. The waiter came and asked why she wasn't eating the meat and she said it was too tough: he laughed and walked away! When it came to paying, she was asked how her meal was and she replied that she couldn't eat the pork because it was too tough, and the server said "sorry about that" and that was the end of it. Very poor customer service: the lesson is, make a fuss - call the waiter right away and demand the food be changed.

Very mediocre. My wife had what can only be described as veg curry and pasta.

Tasty food, quiet atmosphere, nice waiters, everything for a pleasant informal stop

Excellent food and the waiters were lovely

Excellent food and drink. Vegetarian options limited in number but what I had was tasty and generous

Very nice local Italian. Quite pricy. But very delicious. Would definaly recommend the foccacia.

Hi. I thought the food was good and the atmosphere was also good. BUT. We both ordered a large glass of wine. Our wine came back in a smallish glass of wine. Certainly not a large one!! I felt ripped off!

Was one of my first times trying Italian food, waiter was a gent and really enjoyed the atmosphere in particular. Would definitely recommend the tiramisu for dessert!

Good food, friendly staff… we didn’t book and we had a good service and romantic night with my wife.

Perfect!!! Everything is just fine, grazie!!

Very good cuisine and prices. Busy in the evening, but personnel managed to be kind and helpful. Highly recommend.

Very enjoyable 1st experience at Morningside Mia's Kitchen.

Went to Mia's for lunch last week. Not only was it very competitively priced for two courses, but it was one of the best meals I've had out this year. The mussels were absolutely delicious and I will be returning again in the near future. The waiter was kind and friendly and overall a wonderful experience. Thankyou Mia's!

Great food and wine, friendly staff, great service!

Food was delicious. Incredibly good value lunch menu (£12.95 for 2 courses or £14.95 for 3 courses), and even better as we had an itison voucher. The waiter was lovely and attentive without intruding, nothing was a bother to him. Will definitely be back.

Did not enjoy my meal was more like a plate of soup. There was a hair in one of the other quests food but she did not like it anyway. They did not bill her for, but will not be back.

We went to celebrate my wife's birthday, the food was delicious! We had scallops and bruschetta with tomato as a starter and seafood linguine and porcini risotto as main, a white wine with our mains. The staff surprised us with pannacotta and candle for the special occasion. Thanks so much, we had a nice evening!

Food was lovely, though the minestrone soup was more vegetable soup and charging £7.95 for 4 very small slices of 'buffalo' mozzarella and 4 slices of tomato was just a tad overpriced, and we were served cold coffees, although replaced it was obvious the mocha had been put in the microwave, it certainly was not a fresh one 😲. Atmosphere and service was good.

Food over all nice, pork was wonderfully done, but if the linguine alla vongole were using fresh clams would be much nicer, the vongole pasta taste oily and bland. Service was minimal, feels like a bit reluctant to us. Dessert and espresso were sublime, especially the choc cheesecake, fluffy and light, perfect finale

A cut above my previous Italian gastronomic experiences!

The best food always busy try to book or u maybe disappointed Inexpensive lunch menu Very good service Plus take away when fully booked we ordered a take out , walked up the rd & took the food back to our room even home made soup with bread it is amazing don’t miss out

Wonderful meal , I had lasagne and garlic bread . We were celebrating a birthday the staff made it extra special

I have been reviewing restaurants here in Edinburgh, where I live and abroad. I always make sure I gave a fair review so I can give info to people and help them choose good places and good food. We went here today to celebrate my daughter’s birthday. The food were really good and cocktails were good too. Our main server was kind and polite but the server who took our payment I found him rude. Literally seconds after tapping my bank card to pay our meal we were asked to leave the table in 5 mins. I found it really really rude. I understand that it gets busy but give us chance to put our jackets on, at least or go to the WC! It kinda ruined our night and left a bitter after taste.

S.mall friendly place Good service.

We arrived 20:45 and were seated after a ten minute wait. Presented with menus we then waited another 25 minutes for service. Ordered our starters and mains to be told that 1/3rd of the menu was unavailable. No pizza! I can appreciate that they can run out of pizza dough. (Unforgivable but it can happen). What is not acceptable is failing to mention this when they seated us and leaving us hanging for 35 minutes. Perhaps their thinking was that it would be too late for us to go elsewhere. Happily they were wrong.

We had a lovely family night . Good food, busy restaurant as Tuesday night… good service☺️ thanks guys see you soon

Amazing rustic italian. Food was superb and service was great. A real treat. Would highly recommend. I had the ravioli which was delicious and my son had pizza which was also delicious. Would return for sure.

We went for a 60th birthday and the staff were amazing and went above and beyond to make the night special. The food is great and can’t recommend this place enough.

Muy buen trato y servicio. Comida de alta calidad i buena relación con el precio. Apto pars niños. Buena parada en Edimburgo.

Wonderful restaurant at a very good price.

Minestrone soup was so tasty. Kids fish and chips was fresh, and tasty. Worth the money.

Very very delicious Italian food at a fair price. Everything we have tried here (pasta, pizza, fishes, soups) are great.

Wow 10/10. Wonderful venue, food and service at a great price. Children friendly , highly recommended. If we didn't live 12,000 miles away it we would be regular customers.

Good food, overall the desserts

This is a great piece of pure Italy in Morningside discovered when a family member moved there. I have been 3 times now. Excellent pasta dishes; plump juicey muscle; great tiramisu and cheesecake. Book to be on the safe side.

Lovely restaurant but looking a bit scruffy outside. Please remove the dead olive tree and the fag ends, not doing you any favours nor is the staff smoking outside.

We were three and whilst the food was ok, my carbonara was very heavy. The service could have been a bit cheerier. We found the place very noisy (Tuesday) which was a bit intrusive. Sorry, don't think we'll rush back - plenty others to choose from.

Great service but the food was unseasoned and the pasta was over cooked.

Well worth a visit. It was our first visit and we were not disappointed. Great friendly efficient service, great food and prices

Over the past few years we have purchased a few hundred pounds worth of half price food vouchers for Mia Italian Kitchen, Morningside, Edinburgh. We always knew that there was a supplement for Beef, Veal and Fish dishes BUT never on seafood. I have often ordered Scallops, Prawns, Clams and Mussels never incurring an additional charge. However tonight 11/06/2023 I ordered Scallops as a starter only to be told that there would be an additional £5 charge. On going through the menu I found that all dishes containing seafood would have an additional £5 added to the cost hence, if we had ordered the food we were planning to have, it would have cost us an additional £20 on top of the £25 voucher we purchased making our total bill £45 for £50 worth of food. I still have three of these MyIdeal vouchers but when they are gone so am I. I have to admit though that the food is good but not worth the HALF price voucher. Three Scallops £5, I bought a Kilo of them for £9.99

Amazing and yummy food! Beautiful and quiet little place. Service is really polite and welcoming

Such a lovely place with great food and very warm welcoming atmosphere 😊 very friendly staff and plenty of amazing Italian language around to hear 😍 definitely highly recommend it. Thank you for the excellent service and experience 👌😍

Impromptu Saturday lunch great food and service as always Lovely busy vibe.

May favourite Italian restaurant and somewhere I always take family when they visit. This visit was no exception - delicious food and the service was excellent. Would highly recommend.

came on a busy/full saturday night - it was loud, hectic and full on. However, Ewelina came to our resuce, looking after us wonderfully, with great charmand efficiency. We all thoroughly enjoyed all our meals, recommend the special farfalle, delicious

Great atmosphere, super food. Well recommended.

The restaurant was buzzing and the staff were very helpful and happy smiley people. The food was excellent. I couldn’t fault it especially the pasta.

Food absolutely delicious and perfect portion size.

Popped in for a late lunch and the food is still delicious and plentiful. Had a pizza carne and was super tasty (I prefer a slightly thinner base but the dough has a good chew and flavour so I don't mind) and my partner has spicy sausage rigatoni, which was full on flavour and pasta was cooked perfectly.

Dinner with friends. We didn't know where to go, we were on our way and stopped. We ordered wine and food. Great starters to share. Seafood ravioli was yummy, my friend's carbonara was also great. We spent an evening chatting and laughing, with desserts and...

Great restaurant recommended by the poeople at the Lane Boutique hotel up the road. Good very good and service excellent. Quaint Italian restaurant with very good food.

Very enjoyable dinner with friends, good food and vibes. Waiter was very attentive and available when we needed her/him. Had some nice wine from a varied choice and food was lovely. Worth the small detour to morningside from my he center edinburgh. Very enjoyable italian food, recommend !

We're regulars and food was as good as always

Superb family dining experience on a busy Saturday night with great ambience. Friendly and solicitous staff and excellent food especially the Minestrone soup and seafood pasta at a reasonable price. Worth another visit.

Visited with my partner for a midweek evening meal. When we arrived we noticed the restaurant was nearly full and thought this was a good sign. However when we entered we further noticed that there was one solitary member of staff doing literally everything at...

Nice food, lovely service however major problem with flies at the table we were sitting at (ground level at the back beside window). When we arrived we noticed the flies but only solution (no other tables available) was to open the window and hope the...

Just got back to my hotel after dinner in Mia Morningside, the food, staff and ambience was fantastic. Eating in an Italian, after Scotland had beaten them at rugby, in a Scotland shirt, just added to the occasion and the banter with the owner was...

The waiter did a great job at taking care of us. However he was clearly put under unnecessary pressure by the rude boss/manager. I asked the manager for a WiFi password upon entering to access my voucher. He did not acknowledge my question and walked away without saying anything. The height of rudeness. I managed to get onto the WiFi eventually to get the discount voucher code. He then made us feel uncomfortable by saying we did not book correctly despite us having the voucher code and us making a reservation. The waiter apologised for the fuss created but I noticed during the meal that the manager pointed several times over to me when talking to our waiter. I don’t know if the manager had a good upbringing, but it is considered rude to point in general, and especially at people. When leaving the premises, the waiter did a good job at making us feel warm and appreciated, but the manager did not acknowledge us when we were leaving, even though we walked right past his little podium. Overall food was decent enough, ok price, but the presence of the negative manager ruined the experience to the point where I will never return. He has zero aptitude for a customer facing role, seemed unnecessarily agro towards us and the waiter tending to us. Relax, manager, what’s the problem? He created a situation out of absolutely nothing and created tension for us and the waiter. He created a horrible atmosphere. Why? It’s just an Italian restaurant, chill out, it’s really not complicated. Summary: - Walk in, shown our table - Asked for WiFi password to access voucher, ignored completely. - Told I booked our reservations wrong by the fussy manager via the polite charming waiter - While eating, the obnoxious manager was pointing at me a lot, the waiter looked stressed out by him. - Upon leaving, the manager did not acknowledge us or say thank you or goodbye. Unfortunate. Thumbs up for the Waiter. Thumbs down for rude manager boss guy.

Carbonara was amazing. Pizza Diavola also. The service was really slow & perhaps because it was later on in the afternoon. A gpod few of choices we wpuld have made were not on offer sadly. It was only the service that really let it down.

Lovely food from the fixed price lunch menu, which is excellent value too. A very generous portion of home-made tiramisu to finish, what's not to like!

Experience was okay. The Haymarket location has a high end dinning experience. The location in Morningside is quite the opposite. Bathrooms were gross, smelly and the women’s had no toilet seat. My salmon didn’t feasts right so I sent it back and the server told me I still had to pay for it (later he changed his mind). My partner on the other hand enjoyed his meal.

Food and service great as usual , had the chicken with mushrooms cream and white wine sauce . Was amazing

Genuine Italian food. Great quality and service.

Very enjoyable well cooked food👍🏻👍🏻

Very good value lunch deal. Nice food and atmosphere; service was friendly.

Fantastic and authentic Italian food.

Our first visit here. Will definitely be back.

Lovely lunch ,friendly family feel

Sadly the reviews promised so much but reality delivered so little. Ordered 2 fillet steaks, they were completely different shapes, 1 a cube shape the other flat but both shared appalling quality and had mainly inedible grizzle and fat. They were not cooked well, the pepper sauce was tasteless and an extra £2.95 for approximately 20mls of sauce. Steaks came with potatoes and vegetables. Barely 1 whole potato and 3 pieces of veg left me still hungry. I said to the waiter about how terrible the steak was he said he'd give us free dessert and didn't. Dessert was poor also. Panna cotta had split. The tiramisu was dry. This meal for 2 with 1 glass of wine cost £92. It was not worth it. Also during the meal a child used the disabled toilet close to where I sat, he didn't close the door, so the atmosphere was terrible too. Would never return.

Never been before and as I do not eat meat this Menu suited me very well. Will definitely go back.

Excellent night with good friends. Top class service tasty food and good size portions. Busy atmosphere and good buzz for a cold Thursday January evening. First time there but will not be the last

Poor all round. Service was slow. Had 2 fillet steaks which were of unacceptable quality. Have never had a fillet with so much fat and gristle, neither steak cooked as requested. One steak was twice as thick as the other and both cold? Waiter offered free desserts when we complained about steaks but then charged for them. One dessert portion twice the size of other. Large child allowed to use disabled toilet next to us with door open whilst we were eating. Dreadful experience. Avoid,!

Great food and service as always, even despite the busyness of Christmas Eve.