Pho in Edinburgh, City of

I have been here several times with my partner as the food is superb. Great atmosphere and good staff. The only thing that let's it down slightly is the wait for a drink. Our past 2 visits our food arrived before our first round of drinks. If the bar staff were to work half as fast as the kitchen, there would be no stopping this place

Really delicious food and great service from Molly, particularly for our large group. Definitely recommended!

Molly was fantastic, gave some great guidance on menu recommendations and lovely to chat to as well!

Food was amazing - and Lilly super friendly and welcoming. Thank you - will certainly come back :)

I've reviewed a lot of Pho restaurants in the US and It ranks up there with what I expect with good pho. The broth was temperature hot and very flavorful, I like the wider pho noodles and it comes with lime, slices of pepper, bean sprouts, basil and cilantro. It was a nice surprise that it also came with mint leaves. They slightly over cooked the beef brisket but I could live with that. I also enjoyed the shrimp spring rolls. The service was also excellent. I highly recommend this restaurant and would definitely go back.

Delicious honest food and friendly waiters (Cieran & Co). Try the coconut or honey-ginger ice cream!

Hannah was amazing, really helpful with recommendations and had a great energy.

I waited about an hour for the food to come out, but I wish it had been at least tasty.

Obsessed with the curry noodle pho

My son and I were there for lunch and we ordered 2 dishes. My son was served and I just never got mine. And then they wanted to charge us for it lol no apologies and she asked for tip? Never again. There was way too much staff who simply didn't have a clue. Horrible experience. I do not recommend.

Food was OK, one of the servers (guy with dark hair and a beard) was super friendly, polite and nice, the other two made me really uncomfortable - waitress took my drink to another table then went away. After a couple of minutes she came back and got the drink from the other table and a male staff member told her it was my drink, so she just gave me it. This is really bad food hygiene, I wasn't comfortable and said well did the other person touch it and the two staff stood over me and said "she didn't touch it" in front of everyone like I was making a fuss. More training needed. Same waitress stopped and looked at me waiting to be checked in without acknowledging me then went to take an order. I won't rush back.

The service is way below standard. They don’t even take your plate away before the bill. Didn’t even offer desert.

Highly recommend!!. It was exceptional and the Oga service was superb!!!.

Myself and my husband and son had a wonderful time at Pho's. The food was amazing and the service was first class. We visited the restaurant last Thursday for lunch and would recommend this wonderful place without hestiation. We would also like to thank your fantastic waiter Pete who took the time to chat with us and helped to make our afternoon so enjoyable. Thank you Pete! Sharon, Bryan and Jamie 😊😊😊

Staff were friendly, place was busy. Food is really good, but the split payment was confusing and they didn’t take cash

We were lucky enough to get a table in this amazing place. Staff were friendly and efficient . The food was lovely and the vegan options were nice.

Food always hits, sooo good. Cieran, Pete and Amukta were great. :)

Food was yummy, service was great, shout out to Cieran, Pete and Amukta, they were wonderful! Will be back!

Stupendous! First experience with Pho. I took the 3 mushroom with veg broth. Average prices for Edinburgh. Attentive and friendly staff. Quick service. Advised

Stupendo! Prima esperienza con il Pho. Preso il 3 mushroom con veg broth. Prezzi nella media di edimburgo. Personale attento e cordiale. Rapido servizio. Consigliato

The food, drinks and dessert was all amazing! The service was also super nice by Yiling & other staff. Really glad I stopped by tonight:)

From manager to staffs service is terrible. It’s seem manager is the Asian women very snobby. Attitude of manager and staff like they in period. Food in average, the worst in almost the sites which I have tried in the UK. Atmosphere not busy also not friendly. Never back here again. If can rate 0 star, defo will do it.

Dining at Pho was great experience. We enjoyed every entree. The summer rolls, rice entrees were absolutely delish. Charlie provided great service.

Aileen is lovely and couldn’t have been more attentive. She looked after my friend and myself today. We ate the most delicious food and had to order more and even that was not enough. We will be back.

Busy little restaurant at St James quarter, this is ideal for those who love fresh fragrant food. This isn’t to our preference however it would be unfair to rate fault on my preference in food as the food was still nicely presented and full of flavour. The beef brisket soup had amazing broth and noodles, the brisket was a little chewy for me however I can’t fault the dish. I loved the sea food spring rolls but wasn’t a big fan of the summer rolls, this is purely to preference I’m not a fan of cold peanut sauce or the texture of the rolls, if you love glass noodles you’ll like this though. I’ll certainly try something different another time as we ordered on a whim with no knowledge of Vietnamese food. Can’t fault the service either they do their upmost to keep everyone happy even difficult customers who are simply complaining about the price of water. Was absolutely happy to pay the service charge because of this.

Great friendly staff, great food and selection of authentic cuisine. Our server was a lovely young lady, Amahat- sorry if that’s spelled wrong- gurl you were so sweet. Will definitely be back! We even took Pho to go! First time visiting you guys but definitely won’t be the last. Very reasonable price and perfect for those whom can’t eat gluten- like me! Staff very well informed on allergy’s and recommended foods.

The food was good and the girl OGA who gave me service was so helping and sweet.

Horrible customer service and staff , all are very rude and disrespectful! We ordered a main dish and it was not correct as we come here from last 4years regular! We told that this isn’t made correctly the chef from there stares at us and say this is how it is made and also the order taker was rude and unhelpful! This place has really lost the authenticity and quality! Quality of service is extremely low! ! The person who took our bill did remove the charge of one dish as we were unhappy and we said to remove but he was absolutely rude and with a lot of attitude! The food has always been nice but the staff is very disappointing! We are so disappointed and will never come back !!

Been here a few times now and it's becoming a firm favourite! The food is very delicious and fresh and doesn't feel heavy or oily. Our server Kieran was top notch today, friendly and polite. The music and atmosphere is very easy going and relaxing also, with a slight mix of music. Will for sure be back again and again.

Server Josh was very polite, friendly and accommodating, food was also lovely. Will be back, thanks.

Fantastic food and great service

Their wok fried rice is a no brainer! 😋

Most amazing restaurant we havecever encountered here in Edinburgh and apparently one opening in our home city (Dundee)

I had the pleasure of being served by Pete during my first visit, and I can't say enough about how amazing he was. From the moment we sat down, Pete greeted us with a warm smile and made us feel welcome. His knowledge of the menu was impressive, and he offered great recommendations. Pete's exceptional service made our meal even more enjoyable, and I’ll definitely be coming back. Highly recommend and if Pete is your server then it's a bonus!!

Lovely food and exceptional service from Eileen!! Very friendly and welcoming and helpful. Great that some of the meat is halal too

I love coming to Pho. The Edinburgh one Aileen is such a lovely server — she was super friendly and polite. Very nice staff in general! Everyone else was also very nice and they complement the delicious food very well.

I come with my friend often and we love the vibe, the food is amazing and the service is really good. This time we had Aileen serving our food and she was incredibly nice and polite :)

Had a delightful experience here. Parked my Ford Transit van in the lovely downstairs parking that was very easy to get around. Managed to get a seat when it was quite quiet for a party of uno (one for my non spanish speakers in the audience). My delightful server tom was very attentive to my shellfish allergy (which might I add other venues aren't anywhere near as accomodating at this joint) and I had the beef fried noodles! Wow! I haven't had this good food since 2013 when I actually went near vietnam! Plenty of jokes and laughs later, and some good truck chat from my server (he knew alot about Ford Transit vans) later and it was time to go, shamed to go but I will be back!! One love HAL EMMERICH ☮️✌️🕊

Our food was mostly good but I was really put off and left angry with the handling of the bill. When we asked for the bill , he came over and with the card machine and no bill. He said there is an automatic service charge that he could remove if we wanted. He did not say the tip was almost 15%! I shouldn't have to ask to remove the service charge. It should be an option to add it. We didn't see the actual bill until we got the optional receipt. I wouldn't go back there just for that. The meal was decent, but we left with a bad taste.

Ciaran was excellent, very helpful & informative about the food and Vietnam!

Great service and food, very lovely experience. Server was kieran, he was great!

The staff were brilliant. Our waiter was exceptional. He was so friendly, interactive and all 7 of us had a fantastic time. Thank you.

Me and my group was treated very nicely by Oga. Shes a wonderful person great service and besides that Pho has great food for its price definitely would go again.

Aparte de ser relativamente barato en comparación con otros lugares alrededor, la comida no es realmente nada especial. Nos pareció bastante insípido.

my server, ota/oga?, was very lovely and very quick

Food is good. Kids meal was fair. The fresh juices were excellent. Service was lovely

Me and my granda went for a spot of lunch on our day through to Edinburgh , we both got the steak garlic soup noodles , I have to say the food was bland there was no taste and the steak was chewy no hint of garlic what so ever and the noodles tasted weird , the only thing we enjoyed food wise was the chicken wings for the starter I got the summer chicken rolls because the other ones had mushrooms and I was nicely informed due to my allergy about it by the great waiting staff but they were very bland also no taste what so ever the thing it was wrapped in wasn’t edable at all , the staff were pleasant and very helpful , I see people say about the service charge the staff that served us were nice when saying with our bill before we paid if we wanted to remove it or keep the £6 , we opted to remove it and there wasn’t a charge like many others are saying , I can’t fault anything else about the place it’s just a pity the food let down it for us with being extremely bland there really honestly wasn’t any taste from anything from the noodle soup we got . I hate leaving reviews like this but yeah I expected more because it looked a good busy place . I think the chef needs to pay attention to some more seasoning and maybe offer salt on the tables we had to ask for salt and it was brought out in a little dish .

The soup is not hot enough which makes the beef still raw after waiting enough time. The service is good but the food is not ideal

One the best pho I’ve ever had!

We had a great time at Pho St James Quarter. Excellent gluten-free and vegetarian options. Shout to Tom, he provided a great service and had a fine eye for details.

Good food but they charge the "optional service charge" without asking the customer first. The manager set things right and I was refunded the service charge but for me this is a red flag and I will not be going back again.

It was really great, there were a lot of people eating here. Today I tried the crab noodle soup and fried rice with chicken and dried shrimp, and the drink was coffee. Honestly, this is the only place that has Vietnamese crab noodle soup, and it was quite good. I think it was 7.8/10 for me. It would have been better if the restaurant served it with a hotter broth, because it was a bit cold. And I would have found it great if they added shrimp paste to this crab noodle soup, because I couldn't smell or smelled very little shrimp paste, which is the soul of this dish. As for the fried rice with chicken and dried shrimp, I think it's not really Vietnamese, because this dish is combined with chili satay (chili stir-fried with oil and annatto oil). Combining this fried rice with chili satay has reduced its deliciousness, it's quite spicy and oily. When you eat a few spoons, it is still quite good, but if you eat the 5th or 6th spoon, you will feel spicy and bored. As for the coffee, it is okay, but I do not feel it is much like Vietnamese coffee. I am a big fan of Vietnamese coffee, I drink and make it 4 days/week, I even have my own recipe. In short, this shop is still very good and worth coming back for a second time. The above reviews are based on my personal opinion.

Came a week ago with a friend and we were served by Hana (i’m sorry if you’re reading this, i know it’s late!!) but she was absolutely wonderful and made us feel so at home - the sweetest soul ever, will be back not just for the amazing food but for the perfect service :) x

Really great place to eat at. Had the chicken and prawn noodles which were very flavourful with good portions. Staff were professional and very understanding. Specifically a guy called Pete who provided very good customer service for my friend and myself. Would recommend

Great Pho, authentic, lots of different sauces, great music, service spot on. Oga was lovely. Will return often having been once 👍

First time having tried this restaurant and will be back. Food was exceptional and staff were incredibly friendly and attentive. Pete who had served us was lovely!

A lovely little spot at the top of St. James’. Good food, friendly service. It straddles casual and classy in just the right way, which makes it always a solid choice.

Great Vietnamese food and staff

Lovely food, Josh gave great service! Would come again!

Excelente comida vietnamita! Vale muito a visita! O Atendimento é bom e o ambiente é aconchegante. Fomos duas noites lá

We had a lovely lunch here, our server Tyson was very amiable. The photo shows the Curry Prawn and Pho Xao Beef Noodles. The sauces on the side made a great addition to the dish. Definitely recommend to anyone wanting to try Vietnamese food, we'll for sure be back soon. 😁

Came in and were immediately welcomed and seated. Nice atmosphere to the restaurant. Our server Molly was lovely - very helpful in guiding us when selecting from the menu. Food was brilliant, especially the baby squid starter. 10/10 would recommend.

Delicious food (as I’ve always found to be the case with Pho), but the service was awful in this branch… 1hr 15 mins from arrival to a bowl of pho being in front of us. The waiter slopped one of the bowls across our table, the floor (and himself) and didn’t utter word of an apology, or come back to clean it up. After rushing through our food, I asked for the bill with a clearly inferred sense of urgency (we had a cinema booking next door, with the film starting 2 hours after our table booking…) - in spite of getting to the point where we were so late that we were literally sitting on the edge of our seats with coats on, our waitress continued to wander round serving other tables for quite some time. By the time we did actually pay, we simply didn’t have time to politely challenge the “optional” service charge that had already been added to our bill.

Loved dining at pho tonight, the atmosphere is warm and inviting and I was immediately seated. We were served by Molly who was super lovely and attentive. I ordered the coconut pineapple martini which was probably the best cocktail I have tasted. The food was equally delicious and will definitely be coming back x

Disappointing experience - not worth repeating We chose this restaurant because of the many good reviews and the long queue outside, which gave us confidence that we would have a good meal here. Unfortunately, the experience was quite disappointing. After entering we were quickly assigned a table, but then things went wrong. It took a good 10 minutes for someone to come by to take our drinks - or so we thought. In reality we had to wait 45 minutes, and only after we asked ourselves were our drinks finally brought. As an apology we were offered a 50% discount, which was nice, but did not make up for the inconvenience. Not much later we saw that the table next to us, who had ordered after us, received their food earlier. When we inquired about this, it took another 15 minutes before our food was on the table. It wasn't particularly busy, so the long waiting times were incomprehensible. When the food finally arrived it was disappointing. The soup with steak and noodles was bland in taste and the portion on the small side. The wok with steak and noodles had the same problem: little flavor and no special preparation. All in all, we give the food a 6.5/10 and the service a 4/10. Despite the discount offered, the overall experience was not positive. Not a second time for us.

I love pho. The food is amazing and the staff are great. Molly my server was so friendly and helpful. Can't recomened Pho enough. Healthy choices but always so filling.

Great service from Molly and everyone. Had a lovely relaxed and tasty lunch.

Came in to a lovely atmosphere, staff were friendly and the food was great. Came out quickly and came back to check in. Served my Molly and she was lovely. Overall a great experience will be back!!!

Pho it’s definitely always a safe option wherever you are.

Staff and Leo very attentive. Food fresh and tasty. Will definitely come again

Leo was very warm and friendly, food was lovely

Pho was amazing as always. Leo the server was very friendly, nothing was too much trouble.

Lovely lunch served by the lovely Leo in Edinburgh St James Quarter. Thank you

Absolutely delicious and amazing for my macro goals - all their nutritional info is available online and their selection is super healthy. I had the chicken summer rolls and the chargrilled pork rice bowl. Leo also took great care of us and made our first visit extra special. This will definitely be our go-to place for takeout going forward (sorry Wagamama!).

Delicious! Leo was great, super friendly!!

The food was excellent. Our server, Leo, was great!

Food was amazing and our server Leo was very friendly and helpful!

One of my favourite restaurants! Great for those who need GF options. Nutritional Info also published - I find this helpful! The food is ALWAYS AMAZING!!! Very fresh and ugh just soooo good!!!! Lovely staff, I didn't catch all their names but a wee shout out to Hana who was absolutely great. Thanks, I'll be back soon! Clean, friendly & delicious, what more do you want!?

Always the best and thank you Hana for great service

The spring rolls were delicious and the pho was also very tasty. We enjoyed the flower tea too. Josh was very attentive and kind.

Had an amazing evening at Pho, with great food and awesome service by Hana❤️

service is so bad i cant believe it

I’m very disappointed with this restaurant’s approach towards delivery drivers/riders. They don’t allow drivers inside the restaurant, forcing them to wait outside for long periods just to get any attention. On top of that, it takes at least 10 minutes to reach the restaurant from the parking area, making the process even more inconvenient and time-consuming. This lack of respect and consideration for the riders who work hard to deliver food is unacceptable. It creates unnecessary delays and reflects poorly on their management

Our server was Josh and he was so nice. Excellent service and advice to help us order.

Had a very pleasant lunch at Pho. Food was all excellent and our server Josh was very attentive and friendly. Would highly recommend

Great food, a bit expensive but worth the visit. Will definitely go back.

Amazing service from Eden and lovely cocktails from Ciaran - would definitely recommend dining here!

That eden guy is a right cutie. Thanks for the amazing drinks, Kieran and tyson, you’re a funny guy. Beautiful food, I’d recommend!

The food is great! One of my favourite places in Edi. However, the service is null sometimes I crave Pho and I decide to walk in but I regret wasting my time. you’ll be waiting in the queue for a long time even though they have availability ( clean tables), you’ll be ignored by their staff and you’ll be served with such attitude by the ( new wee girlies). It’s time to look for a better place, good food, and most importantly smiley and welcoming staff.

Leo was an amazing server, he was kind and very welcoming. This is by far the best service I’ve ever had, he is absolute credit to the company ❤️

Visited Tuesday the 21st of Jan for dinner with my mum. Leo provided excellent service and the food was ohenomenal as always!

I was full of cold and felt rubbish. Pho was fullish but 1st in the q. Josh let me q inside as was shivery. Got seated in 10 mins...thank u Josh. Food fab thank u kitchen team x

I was served by Josh, he is doing great job. I was greeted by Josh with a lovely and inviting smile and welcoming approach. The atmosphere was maintained to a high standard for such a busynplace during the weekend. I'll be surely back.

Wonderful food and service. Amazing for gluten free. Almost everything is gluten free. Our server was lovely, Eden provided us with a great experience will definitely be back. Came all the way from Northumberland for this place

service from eden was lovely and food was amazing

Josh gave great service. Fast and delicious food even though they were completely full

Amazing food and service. The server Ciaran had fantastic of all the dishes and made great recommendations. Highly recommended.5 star all the way.

Lovely meal with friends keiren was our amazing server

Edan was a great server Food fab

Amazing food with friendly staff and good atmosphere