Nanyang in Edinburgh, City of

Great food, delicious! We were there at few times with friends and family and each time enjoyed it. Reservation recommended!

Absolutely incredible place. Very quick service and very reasonable price considering a city center location. Nasi goreng was perfect, so was the pan fried beef noodles. Not your usual greasy take away food, everything was packed with flavours and didn't leave us feeling bloaty or stodged afterwards. Staff very friendly. I recommend the steamed dumplings, and the satay chicken.

Quite fabulous food. Both the Char Kway Teow and the Beef Rendang were excellent! Highly recommended.

Very authentic malaysian taste.

Food was good. But not as flavoursome as it should be. I guess the owner toned down on the flavour, spiciness and msg to cater to the local palate. Big portion, can be shared. Halal meat and chicken. It was a full house during lunch hour on our visit. Tables are too close to each other. Can get a little crampy.

Our second visit , it’s time was some 5 years back! Still great Malaysian food, tasty and huge portion! The fresh fruit tea is very good too!

Food is not bad for me and the service is good as well. The only reason I give this restaurant 1 star for the service is because I am disappointed that they will charge me if I asked for hot water for my baby who needs to drink milk. I have lived in the UK for 3 years and in many restaurants that I have visited, this restaurant is the only one that charges for asking for hot water for my baby milk while I have spent £67 eating in this restaurant. I mean where is your sense of humanity for the little baby who wants milk. After that, I went to Gregg's café asking for hot water without buying their food and they gave it for free and without hesitation. Shame on the service

We have been here multiple times since 2014 and found the food , service and ambience was always very good . My husband wanted to go here again for his birthday dinner so we booked 3 weeks in advance knowing that it would be booked up during the Edinburgh festival. This time we felt we were crammed into a table at the back of the restaurant and it was very tricky to even get out to go to the toilet. Seems like the owners had crammed even more tables and seats in for the festival customers?? This made the restaurant uncomfortable and very warm indeed , so we opted to have main course because we didn’t want to be in a very warm and noisy atmosphere for too long . There is no AC and because it was a windy day all doors were closed . The portions are generous and tasty enough but my daughter’s meal of nasi goreng was not warm unfortunately and had an overdone fried egg on top . The staff are nice enough even while rushed off their feet

We visited here during the Edinburgh festival. The restaurant was very busy, as is all Edinburgh restaurants this time of year. We had a short wait for a table. The tables were quite tightly packed together. There are tables outside as well as inside but no obvious cover or heaters. We ordered a starter and a main. What we failed to understand was that apparently during the festival, if you order a starter and main, they arrive at the same time. Clearly we weren't happy about this. I did enjoy my main course but would have enjoyed it more if it had been hotter when I got around to it and if I hadn't stuffed my starter down so fast. To be fair, the person in charge that evening apologised and said that this was how the chef was having to operate during the festival. It doesn't work for us and therefore won't be back.

A fantastic find! Delicious authentic Malaysian food freshly cooked. A must for the discerning diner. The indoor restaurant was spotless and modern. Service very efficient. We will definitely put this restaurant on our list for next year.

Definitely recommend booking. I showed up without a booking they still seated me but definitely messed things up for the poor staff. They are so insanely busy and for good reason! They have such a cosy atmosphere with amazing food. Not the cheapest of places but their food is worth every penny. I definitely recommend if you have a special occasion or want to celebrate or even just looking to pamper yourself. Amazing food friendly staff and the vibes are all 10/10 I will be returning very soon!

Not professional service and food is fine

Too bad it's not possible to give more than 5 stars for the kitchen. After 10 days of hamburgers and fish&ships we decided to try a more exotic restaurant and frankly, this place is worth the detour. The cuisine is succulent and we found the fragrances that we knew during our travels in Asia.

I was very disappointed with the service. We ordered non-spicy rice noodles for kids last night, waited 30mins for it then found out it was spicy. We phoned in but the guy on the phone said the sauce they used for that dish is meant to be a bit spicy. Well then they really shouldn’t advertise it as non-spicy. He said we can have an exchange for chicken/ prawn fried rice instead which is the only plate that was mentioned as properly non-spicy out of the whole menu. No apology or option to have a refund. Then we needed to drive back to exchanged the dish after 20mins. So here was 50mins of waiting to get a portion of fried rice. Again no apology at all. No impressed. Not to mention the fried rice was cheaper than what we originally ordered. They didn’t even refund the difference in price for us. Won’t go back again.

we booked a table but we turned up no table was given! We waited over 25-30 minutes for a table with a baby and we were ignored and a table finally was free and was given to another diner?! Rude staff walked past us and ignored us. Was very hot and smelt. Bad service.

Lucky to snag a table in a busy place. Good atmosphere, good food

We are very disappointed following our visit to this restaurant yesterday. The service was appalling, and the food I would describe as average. The starters did not come out together and arrived spanning 45 minutes. Some of the group had finished their's a good 30 minutes before others arrived. One had to be returned because it was cold. When it came to the main courses, side dishes arrived without their accompanying main and mains arrived without their accompanying sides! The food came out sporadically, and, like the starters, some of the group had completed their meals prior to others even receiving theirs. The service of the main course spanned over 60 minutes. Food ended up being cold, but due to the obvious shambles in the kitchen, we didn't feel we could return food to the kitchen as we had a show to go to and were now running late for it. We made it clear to the staff that we were unhappy with the service, and when they presented the bill, in fairness to them, they had removed service charge and deducted 10%. However, on checking the bill, they had also added an extra bottle of Prosecco and charged us for a dish, which we ordered, but didn't arrived. A genuine mistake, I'm sure, but nevertheless annoying. What we did notice was numerous home delivery meals going out with delivery drivers, and it was clear that they were receiving preferential treatment over the diners in the restaurant. We felt sorry for the waiting staff, who were clearly trying their best, but it was obviously a kitchen issue where they clearly couldn't cope. We were aware of other diners experiencing similar issues. We appreciate that it's the start of the Edinburgh Festival and restaurants are busy however it was obvious that this restaurant had overstretched itself. During the Festival, people have tight timescales to meet for dining and show attendance. Booking a meal almost 3 hours prior to the start of our show, seemed 100% reasonable however, this was not the case last night.

We are very disappointed following our visit to this restaurant yesterday. The service was appalling, and the food I would describe as average. The starters did not come out together and arrived spanning 45 minutes. Some of the group had finished their's a good 30 minutes before others arrived. One had to be returned because it was cold. When it came to the main courses, side dishes arrived without their accompanying main and mains arrived without their accompanying sides! The food came out sporadically, and, like the starters, some of the group had completed their meals prior to others even receiving theirs. The service of the main course spanned over 60 minutes. Food ended up being cold, but due to the obvious shambles in the kitchen, we didn't feel we could return food as we had a show to go to and were now running late for it. We made it clear to the staff that we were unhappy with the service, and when they presented the bill, in fairness to them, they had removed service charge and deducted 10%. However, on checking the bill, they had also added an extra bottle of Prosecco and charged us for a dish, which we ordered, but didn't arrived. A genuine mistake, I'm sure, but nevertheless annoying. What we did notice was numerous home delivery meals going out with delivery drivers, and it was clear that they were receiving preferential treatment over the diners in the restaurant. We felt sorry for the waiting staff, who were clearly trying their best, but it was obviously a kitchen issue where they clearly couldn't cope. We were aware of other diners experiencing similar issues. We appreciate that it's the start of the Edinburgh Festival and restaurants are busy. However, it was obvious that this restaurant had overstretched itself. During the Festival, people have tight timescales to meet for dining and show attendance. Booking a meal almost 3 hours prior to the start of our show, seemed 100% reasonable however, this was not the case last night.

Average food. I tired duck with plum sauce and coconut rice and didn't like it.

Nice environment, great food, friendly staffs

Amazing food and all the staff working tonight were so sweet and welcoming! Thanks for a great night!❤️❤️❤️

Main course was lovely, particularly the ikan bakar and roti canai. However after being given dessert menus we were ignored for almost 20 minutes until a member of staff came over to tell us that their kitchen was closed. I guess they're understaffed during busy hours but it's still a big let down as the desserts looked great.

Food was not bad but not as flavoursome as I expected Malaysian cuisine to be. Food portions were very large. The roti canai was more flaky than a usual roti canai. The satay skewers were deep fried and not grilled as you would get in Malaysia. Nasi goreng was a little bit bland.

Food was very good. Good service. Very reasonable prices as well good portion sizes.

Small restaurant in Edinburgh's Quartermile. Each time we've been the service has been great and the food fabulous. When they are busy it can be quite crowded and noisy which gives the place a lively buzz, however that could be a problem if you wanted an intimate dinner.

The food was rather average. The kangkung was a tad on the sweet side, the ginger chicken was bland with chunky pieces. The prawn wonton soup was not silky smooth but tough. Soup wasn't tasty. Perhaps the only saving grace was the tofu Kampung style. Nothing at all like real Malaysian food...

The Roti Canai was delicious, the roti was crisp and soft. The Nasi Goreng was good and slightly salty. The place has good decor!

I've been to the best Malaysians in London and in my opinion this excels them. Authentic, no fuss, delicious food. Reminds me of some of the best local meals we have had in Malaysia. It does have a big menu and looking at the reviews you must need to know what to order, but you can't go wrong with the usual classics. Also the portions are generous at v reasonable prices. Actually, Roti King in London possibly does the curry bit of roti canai better; but this roti is even flakier, which is some skill. What's not to like!

Stopped in for lunch. Had a delicious selection of dim sum (glutinous rice with chicken, shredded squid and prawn and chicken parcels). The teh tarik (Mayalsian tea) was also very tasty. Quick service and a modern style restaurant layout. Would go back to try more options for dinner.

Overall food was great. Their desert was especially tasty, fresh and light. Char kway teow was very flavourful. Loved their Roti Canai but the curry that comes with it was not great. Very good portion for the value. Great service too. Very much recommended if you are looking for Malaysian food.

Wasn't terribly impressed. Great location OK food but closes early and you have the people that work there leaving early. Not a relaxing experience

Cozy little restaurant with suffice seating space. Staff are friendly and welcoming. Missed South East Asian food and this brings joy and yet satisfied with the quality of the food.

Overall experience is pleasant, tried the 2 non Malaysian food simply because friends said their dim sum is good but proof to be untrue!

Great food and good value for money.

The service can be described as terrible, especially the lady at the front desk. I don't know if she has suffered some major setback in her life. Because she served customer with a bitter face. And customers have to go to the counter in person for asking the service. Or maybe she sees the face of an Asian too often and get used to treat customers differently due to their look. And she can no longer care about the service attitude. How do you have the nerve to charge a service fee?

My favorite restaurant in Edinburgh! The staff is wonderful and provides a great service, the food is amazing (I recommend 902-Nasi Goreng Ayam), the dessert is delicious (especially the Oreo sweets), and the atmosphere is nice. I will definitely come back here multiple times!

the food was amazing!! roti canai & char kway teow were the highlights. I am grateful they fit us in on a Saturday evening without a reservation.

We were a group of three and shared all our meal. Ordered rendang, laksa and fried noodles and they were so tasty and very authentic. Definitely recommend this place. Customer service could be better but good experience overall.

The food is authentic delicious. A bit pricey bu worthed to buy

Thanks for the service by Yu today!!! Really nice service and good food! Highly recommended.

Nanyang Restaurant in Edinburgh offers a delectable journey into the flavors of Malaysia, and their Laksa is an absolute standout. With its rich, aromatic broth and perfectly balanced spices, every spoonful is a delightful experience. Whether you’re a fan of traditional Malaysian cuisine or simply craving a satisfying bowl of Laksa, Nanyang Restaurant is a must-visit in Edinburgh.

The soups are very good, as is the nan. On the other hand, the dishes are not very tasty and are expensive for what they offer, and the service is slow. Additionally, we were charged for the box and bag we used to take the rest with us.

3.5/5 if I could. A packed place with a large menu of overall decent food. I recommend trying once for something unique, but a some dishes simply arent worth it. The roti canai was VERY oily and I wouldnt have again. Duck malaysian curry was nice only because the roast duck was amazing. The curry was pasty and not so flavorful on its own. That and rice were ~£18 on its own. The portion was good and I did save half for takeaway, so maybe it was worth. Nasi Goreng was HUGE and tasty!! Kari Laksa and their Prawn Mee (noodles) were also great. Service was also questionable. Servers were friendly but sometimes uncoordinated. I was also unsure what the chinese lady was saying sometimes. I'd recommend the "Classic Malaysian Street Food" section and maybe the roast duck items. I may come back

Nice restaurant excellent menu and very reasonable priced well worth visit

Chicken had no sauce it was so dry the chicken was clumped together. Very disappointed as usually order sweet and sour. Not able to eat the chicken. A waste of money . Was pulling the chicken apart . This was not edible

Service was amazing. Food was amazing and portion sizes were large. Definitely going to recommend and come back :)

Situated at the heart of the re-generated old hospital site (Quatermile), we went for a light lunch as it was next door to our car park and we had just driven up to Edinburgh. We had a selection of Dim sum and starters with green tea and ginger beer. The satay was one of the best i've ever eaten, the shredded squid was excellent and the traditional Enche Kabin (fried chicken) was superb. The Guo Tie (gyoza) was a bit disappointing, as was the steamed prawn and chicken tauhu roll. Overall very good but not quite 5 stars.

Nice foods, nice atmosphere, Nasi Lemak is recommended, the flavour and texture of coconut rice, fried chicken, ikan teri, peanut, and sambal represent the real taste although the sambal it's not quite punchy in terms of its spicyness - maybe adjusted to the UK taste. The salad is perfect though, a nice and balanced combination of sweet, sour, flavourful and fresh vegetables. Kangkung is ok (more on the salty side) but lacking richness in flavour. It's just good for those who have missed this Southeast Asian (Malaysia and Indonesia) traditional stir fried vegetable - although to my taste it's too simple - a proper stir fried kangkung should use real shallot, chilli, and garlic, not just some Asian ready sauces. My favourite is the shredded beef, which tastes crunchy sweet and a little bit spicy/savoury. The desserts are fantastic. Try black sticky rice with coconut milk added with vanilla ice cream. Not too sweet, just perfect the texture and the taste. Teh tarik is also recommended for drink.

Just went to Nanyang for my birthday meal. I've been craving authentic Malaysian food since we visited Malaysia a few years ago. The food was really flavoursome and definitely curbed the craving. However, the salt and chilli chicken was really hard, not just the coating but the chicken itself. Most of it went untouched. We asked for some sweet chilli sauce to have the chicken with to elevate the dryness. I expressed my concerns to the waiter who took the dish back to the kitchen to discuss, he brought it back out and said the coating was supposed to be like that because it's fried. It wasn't just the coating but the chicken itself, it was borderline inedible. The chicken on the Nasi Goring Ayam also seemed reheated rather than fresh. The food was tasty but very clearly not fresh and reheated instead. We still had a nice evening, the staff are very welcoming and the restaurant in itself has a lovely atmosphere. I guess it can be a hit or a miss if you get fresh food or not.

This has been a family fav for a few years now, always great service and high quality food. Sambal beef is excelent. Best Asian restaurant in Edinburgh by a qrtr mile :)

Amazing authentic Malaysian flavours.. delicious and food arrived hot !

I've eaten at Nanyang quite a few times and it is always good. Today was different, it was still good but given we're still in lockdown (of sorts) we had to eat outside. Firstly, the outside area is lovely and felt safe. Tables are spaced out, cleaned and undercover. There are patio heaters in sufficient number. Secondly, the attentive staff all wore masks and impressively managed to hear our orders through our own. Thirdly, despite the greater distance from the kitchen and the cooling effects of the outside breeze, the food was hot I'm not a bold eater. Malaysian is ase exotic as I dare. I wouldn't take any friends unable to consider anything more than fish and chips or pizza here. Despite that, I tried something new - the chilli shredded chicken and had coconut rice with it. Delish! It felt much lighter and perhaps slightly more fruity then the beef counterpart that I tried previously. The meal is served in a birds nest bowl of noodles which I presume I could eat but did not. Nanyang isn't terribly expensive either despite being incredibly central. Effectively, it's just off the Meadows. I doubt it's more than 15 minutes walk from Princess Street either. [June 22 update - still good, still ratey] [January 23 update - nice, warm and busy] [April 23 update - still great, thankfully] [June 23 update - popular with people in the know] [August 23 update - The newly modified menu is good]

The food was amazing! Kari Laksa was so delicious and I rode red Sambal Ayam with rice as well. The food was delicious and it hit the spot! I just wish the dishes come in set as I have to order additional rice with the Sambal Ayam. The waiters were friendly and attentive. Atmosphere is similar to hotel. Portion is okay. Will definitely visit again and try different dished

Run by Malaysian Chinese, the food reflects this. Popular place, booking recommended. Generous portions. Depending on what you order might be more authentic than other dishes, not a lot is home cooked. Roti chanai (did not enjoy, frozen pastry fried in oil with ready made curry sauce), satay was ok. Nasi lemak is not really authentic, fried noodle and rice dishes are good. Was very excited to discover this restaurant, but a bit disappointed with authenticity.

Really delicious place to eat, huge menu so lots of different things to try, could go many times and never get bored, all very good quality and speedy friendly service, can't recommend enough! Extremely big portions and great value!

Very good food and love the Maycheelin drinks also really good

Great curry. Their spicy menu is really spicy. Worth a visit, especially if you’re looking for halal restaurant.

Really good. Grilled fish in banana leaf. Must try.

Love the Maychleen drinks and food . Thank you

A cozy Malaysian restaurant with tasty traditional dishes in a relaxed atmosphere. The portions are just right for a satisfying meal.

Not particularly friendly staff. Fried rice was quite authentic. Tom yum goong tasted like it was made with perencah Adabi. Fellow Malaysians would know it. Could taste the MSG till next morning.

The food was amazing, definitely give this place a try.

Very nice restaurant and staff. We had the Fried rice with Prawns, Beef and Chicken. Hot and Sour soup. Delicious!! We’ll be back.

Delicious food, with a great menu selection! I went especially for the roti canai which was delicious! Then I had the Nasi Goreng which was so tasty and a very generous portion! We then finished with bubble tea.

Always good food and best service.

Absolutely fantastic. Dishes are well portioned and food was great.

Worst attitude experienced ever. A female staff called me to cancel the order because they don’t have the food I ordered. After the first call, I tried to cancel on the app. But since they had received the order, I cannot cancel it. So I called back the explain this situation. The lady became mad at me and even didn’t allow me to say a sentence. Then she passed her phone to another staff with a extremely impatient attitude. She said that she need to find a person who can speak Chinese in order to communicate with me. But I mean, that’s not the language thing but the attitude thing. She is the first person that saying I cannot communicate with because of my English. After she passed the phone to the other person, what we talk is the totally same thing. If there should have someone who need to take the responsibility for the cancellation of my order, that’s obviously not me. I have ordered food on the menu and have paid for it. If you don’t have it , you should update the menu instead of blame on the customers saying something that why you order it. It is on the menu, right? It is not my responsibility to cancel the order. Thank you.

Food is authentic, yet the milk tea (teh) is not that satisfying Still worth visiting!

I think I will back to Edinburgh for this restaurant. It tastes good and authentic.

Delicious and still warm when it arrived despite the delay.

Try their nasi lemak. Very nice for £14. It comes in a bog portion, can be eaten by two (or three girls if their on diet!)

A nice Malaysian restaurant offering traditional dishes in a relaxed setting. The food was tasty and portion sizes were nice and filling. The staff were nice but the restaurant atmosphere was a bit like a hotel bar / lobby. I'm giving 4 stars because it was good and has room to grow.

Delicious food, good service. My sister and I shared the beef rice noodles and okra with nam pla sauce. Perfect meal for us, served quickly at lunchtime. Good jasmine green tea.

Quite a nice place. We had spring rolls, laksa, 🐔 skewers, and fried rice with egg. It took a couple of reminders to get what we ordered but we got there eventually.

Good quality good. Good location and good ambience

The food was excellent, super flavorful, and surprisingly spicy 👌 😋.

We booked for a big crowd and they managed our orders well. Service was good too given they were full on a Tuesday night.

Even though I messed up the delivery address, they sorted it and delivered it to where I actually was. The food is always amazing.

Not the most dazzling atmosphere or service but if you want super food without any fuss and you also want any a fully belly get yourself here.

Best food we ate in Edinburgh - everything was so delicious. The service was also lovely and the vibe was nice and homely.

The sauce for the starters came out cold and the service on the saturday night was not great.... The lady was slow and surprisingly put a glass of water infront of my one year old son who then spilt it. She was unaware and didnt come to assist until i got her collegue. Wont be too keen on going back despite the food generally being good.

Great food but starters came after mains. Roti canai curry was cold. I had to remind waitress to bring drinks. The staff seem bothered if you ask for something. They are happy to avoid their customers. The interior is cramped.

Great great food but service wasn't great. It was fine but we waited quite a while for some dishes to come out (about 10 minutes between the first and last) and then after we finished the main course we asked to order more drinks and food. Only one of the drinks were brought out and it took about 20 minutes before they even brought a menu out and then they again didn't return for about 20 minutes more (despite being asked multiple times to come take our order) but instead of taking the order they took our menu and gave us the bill and told us we had to leave as another booking was soon to arrive. No staff were unfriendly and I understand more bookings needed the table but in the time we wasted asking for more food we could've ordered and eaten deserts. Also a server could've explained that we wouldn't have time for a second course or some sort of communication rather than ignoring us then giving us a bill and saying to leave. I'd rate lower if the food didn't make up for it, staff were friendly just needed to be a bit more attentive.

The food was absolutely delicious the prices were quite expensive but worth it.

Almost no vegetarian dishes. Very disappointing

Extremely happy with our meal at Nanyang. The service is very attentive and the food extremely authentic. The laksa curry was well done - every request absolutely spot it - spice, sweetness in the cold teh tarik. Really enjoyed the Char Kway Teo - reminded me of the hawker centres in Singapore, flavour wise.

Yummy laksa. The prawns were fresh and the soup tasted great! Nice service as well.

This was my second visit to this fab restaurant took five friends on sat 22 for lunch they were all overjoyed with the food service and the beautiful wee restaurant. Will definitely be returning again.

Fantastic, authentic and generous

Im malaysian chinese, food are quite nice, and taste like real malaysian-chinese food. Will try msian's most popular food nasi lemak next time!

Great food and atmosphere. Good reviews.

I went there for my birthday celebration and loved the food. It was delicious! However, I believe most restaurants give the birthday person something for free (a drink/dessert/cake) and I was a bit sad since I was not even wished "happy birthday" by any of the staff. This is the first time I have experienced something like this. I think the customer service should definitely be improved in that regard. You should make people celebrating birthdays/anniversaries feel special on their special day. Even just wishing them and acknowledging that they chose to spend an important day at your establishment would be nice.

Very busy, the service a bit slow because when I went it was dinner time Food is superb can really taste the “charred” in CKT Hot & sour soup too sour and too much tomato for my liking I will come back again cos the main dishes all look good and legit

Do not come here!!! If I could I would give 0 star for everything. Service and people here are horrible! Came in through the wrong doors in a massive rain and was not permitted to walk to the waiting area 5 m away though restsaurant and was sent back in a rain. Then on other side was created by a horrible person that didn’t explain that a wait will be 40 min. They had plenary of spaces there. Kept on waiting for ages.

Ordered for takeaway - roti canai was very flaky and tasteful curry, beef hor fun not too oily

Very good !! Loads of choices, everything was super tasty and people really nice ;)

We’ve been customers for years and tonight was the first meal we’ve had which was substandard. Chicken black bean dish the chicken was tough, overcooked and dry. Egg fried rice bland and pretty much boiled rice. Not normal and the rest of our food was amazing.

The positives - Ambience was great, waiters were attentive and polite, service was fast. They also indicated which dishes contains non halal ingredients so thats a plus point. Other than that, id say 80% of their menu items are halal. Not so positives - as a Malaysian, the food was subpar at best. We ordered hokkien prawn mee (broth quite watered down), nasi lemak (tasted like white rice but decent sides), nasi goreng (a bit plain but good fried chicken), char kuey teow (needed more seasoning). However, their roti canai was bomb dot com pls order that hehe. Overall id say the food could be improved further BUT i would say its a good exposure of malaysian food to non malaysians. Would i repeat? Yes! need their roti canais in my life 🤤

The Ayam goreng was burnt black and inedible..The Nasi Lemak rice was nice as was the sambal ..not enough Ikan Bilis … Kari Ayam ..not good … Char kway Teo was ok

Food is good, slower service during peak times