Taste of Italy in Edinburgh, City of

Lily, Lupe & Courtney are superstars!

Lily made the best green machine smoothie 😍

BEST RESTAURANT IN EDIMBURGH!! Staff was SO nice!!! Lupe the best!! We loved her and she gaved us so much advice about the city!! She made us feel just like home and recommended the best food!

A top quality service The workers offered us their recommendations and they were fantastic and accurate.

Very good food, Lupe's service excellent

Perfect pre-theatre spot. Tasty food and quick friendly service. Excellent prices also, much cheaper than I was expecting for this part of town!

The food is spectacular! The service is outstanding and if you have the opportunity to meet Lupe I assure you that the experience will be even better!

Great food, great service, would recommend!

Courtney and Ben where very helpful and very nice in making us feel welcomed and relaxed.

Was served by Anousha, she was very helpful and friendly with us when we were dining here. The food was amazing.

Very friendly staff. Service was quick and food delicious

Ari, Ida and Ben lovely as ever :) delicious quick and attentive service and kind staff.

Full disclosure - we never ate in this restaurant. We were on a quick trip to Edinburgh and stayed at a nearby hotel. We were heading back from a long coach trip and just wanted to grab some food to take back to the hotel so decided to grab a couple of pizzas to go. Best pizza ever. The next day we were heading back after being out hiking all day and didn’t feel like getting freshened up and going back out so we picked up 3 pasta meals and 3 cannolis to take back to the room - deliciousness overload. Our final night in Edinburgh we grabbed 3 separate desserts as a late night treat. Unbelievable! Staff were so helpful and friendly. The joint was hopping with a great atmosphere. And the food was top notch.

Very friendly cafe with excellent food and prices, especially considering the location. Great menu with lots of choices too. Highly recommend the panini menu (its worth asking for this you are early, as they have still served us even when it was only breakfast menus initially put out). Every time we visit all the staff are amazing. Shout out to Maria and Ida who we met with on our most recent visit.

Food is good, nice salad as well compared to most places. Service is exceptional. :)

This restaurant serves up a warm, tasty meal promptly and with a smile. My vanilla latte was perfect and I enjoyed my first experience with beans & toast!

Food lovely and staff lovely. Really nice meal.

Very tasty good but first class service with a smile from Ida and Ben. Thank you for a lovely lunch.

Lovely retro place with very friendly staff and attention to details. Paper napkins with your order. Excellent coffee. A little taste of chocolate spread at the bottom of your cup will make you enjoy the cappuccino even more. A little flower on the whipped cream side of your cake will enhance your aesthetic experience. And even a cold and windy day is more enjoyable.

Awesome coffee, Lily made it for me, Thank you :)

food was delicious but delivery took a while. would recommend regardless, worth waiting for.

Unfortunately, the completely wrong order from a completely different restaurant was delivered so I am unable to review the food on this occasion. Refund claimed.

Great casual restaurant. Efficient friendly team and tasty Italian classics on the menu. Reasonable price point as regular visitors.

Wicked GOOD LASAGNA !! Friendly Helpful Waitresses

very nice and calm atmosphere. the stuff members are very friendly and the place is great in general!!

Amazing place, delicious food , and lovely staff

We dropped in for a small lunch and were pleasantly surprised the portions were larger than expected The seats were a little cracked but still comfortable The service was good with the first waitress however the second seemed a little rushed and taken back by our request for water however For the pricing and atmosphere I would return

Popped in here for a quick coffee and snack Nice coffee, nice bread on my panini and good, quick and friendly service. It looks like it gets quite busy, as a lot of people were coming in after us but there are quite a lot of seats. Will be going again next time I am in Edinburgh

Thank you Ida for the great service!

We dined here on a Sunday afternoon. We we made to feel extremely welcome and enjoyed a lovely meal of fresh prepared produce and generous portions. We will definitely return when next in town.

Very good service and kindness, I will definitely recommend it

Excellent service, pleasant atmosphere. Ida and Lorena very friendly 🤍 Good prices and delicious dishes. Recommended!

Lorena was very Friendly and Helpful. The food was lovely. Truly enjoyed our first time here

Amazing place , great atmosphere , and lovely staff 🤍🤍

Eaten here lots pizza and pasta are great.

As a regular customer for years, I always have a good experience here,great food and super friendly staff.

Really lovely service from Ida, attentive and cheery. Thanks for looking after us :)

Good fun, good food, good experience

Lovely authentic Italian cafe. Great coffees and cakes. Attentive and friendly service. Thank you Lupe & team.

The food was great ! Ida and Lorena were wonderful with the service. Thank you !

Ida was great and food was excellent! Ve vill be back again!

Excellent food. Friendly staff. Very welcoming

Great restaurant and amazing staff. Very helpful and the food is delicious! Thanks IDA, WPE and ARY

Was fabulous service & food, served by Fabian’s & Lorena

Excellent service, very good hot chai latte and in a large glass, the girls are very friendly, we left a special review for Fabiana and Lorena, they adapt to the language, that is very appreciated.

Really delicious food. Fast and friendly service.

Been to this cafe a few times as it is convenient for the Playhouse and have not been disappointed in the past. However, my last two visits have been very disappointing. The first time the chef lost our order, we waited 45 minutes and had to ask where it was. Waitresses were passing our table delivering food but didn't notice us at all! I decided that was a blip and gave it one more try last week. This time, our chicken and bacon burger was only lukewarm, the chicken was stringy and overcooked and we ate what we could to avoid having to wait for something else. To be fair, they did offer us both times free coffee and free desserts respectively but what we want is hot food served in a timely manner. Unfortunately, having forgiven them the first time and given them a second chance, we won't be back.

Thank you very much, everything is incredibly delicious, the atmosphere is perfect and the staff is the best🤩

Good vegan pasta and vegan pizza

Great location, always busy and food is tasty. Pricey but expected for location. Good selection of drinks Optional service charge is not optional.

Great food, service always with a smile and very friendly and approachable staff, especially Lupe and Courtney always smiling and making you experience even more enjoyable.

Had a lovely breakfast here. I was served by Lorena with a smile and good energy. Porridge with honey and banana was delicious, my bacon roll was in a lightly toasted bap with a nice helping of bacon. Pot of tea was good. Thank you xx

perfect pizza perfect milkshake perfect service It's really good, the price is reasonable, the pizza is delicious, recommended

Very tasty food and friendly service

Value for money 🎖🎖🎖🎖🎖 I wouldn’t recommend anything from this restaurant. Whatever you choose will be excellent! Grazie mille, Lorena🤓

Excellent food and service, waiters very friendly and helpful

Delicious food, great service. I recommend it.👌👍

¡Regresé aquí esta noche después de tanto tiempo! Comida DELICIOSA como siempre con un gran servicio! Un poco más caro que antes, pero así es la vida!

Didn't get the right order, how hard is it to match up numbers on a phone screen and piece of paper?

Ida is always very poilite when i come and helpful

I won’t even give a single star rating for the customer service they provided to us. Pathetic service ever had.

Lovely little place with good breakfast options and great coffee for pretty affordable prices. Served by Arianna and she was really helpful and attentive.

Always excellent food and fast, along with friendly and fantastic staff. Shout out to Lupe who looked after so well yesterday 1/2/2025 Cannot recommend the tiramisu highly enough. So light and tasty absolutely loved it

Friendly, helpful, staff, efficient services. The extra topping of mushrooms & Jalapeño for Margarita pizza were too little in comparison to my previous many visits hence 4 Stars rating on foods.

Chips were horrible. The cheese sauce is not very nice! I normally love this place but pizza was more a popadom than it was soft!! Was gonna order from somewhere else and wish I had now! Applied my Saturday night

Well done to our new rising star super server Fabiana...a natural !! Great value ..great location and delish food.

All foods and desserts were absolutely delicious and the staff is great and kind. Definitely recommended. We’ll come again

I was yesterday the 25th January and was served with a very pleasant lady from Italy she was so nice and very friendly we had a good chat it was either Courtney or Ida I just love your food .100per cent wil be back when In Edinburgh Please let her know she is so nice and very friendly

Lorena and Ida gave excellent service as always, food was delicious, a firm family favourite, can’t wait to return

The food and service were exceptional. Our server, Courtney + Ida, was delightful. She demonstrated great kindness and consistently ensured that everything was satisfactory. I highly recommend this Place if you are at edinburgh❤️

It was very nice place, they was so friendly and lovely with us, specially Lupe!! ❤️

Fantastic food. Amazing service. Highly recommend for both locals and tourists. Great value! Lily was lovely! :)

We were served by Lily and she and the rest of the staff were so accommodating! Considering we were a group of 9 without a booking they worked with us insanely well and the food was perfect!

Staff were excellent. Food was fantastic. Lovely place to grab a bite to eat and some refreshments.

Great service.. splendid food.. we’ll be back!

Amazing experience, great staff and food

Wonderful experience!!! The service is very friendly! Above all, Lupe, who was Spanish, gave us recommendations! Also, the food is great and good prices.

Courtney was fab, very attentive and thoughtful and lovely! Wonderful food, would come here again!

Lovely evening, enhanced enormously by the attentive service of Courtney

Saturday lunch for two before a show at the Playhouse Theatre. We had delicious cocktails, with mains and coffee. Food is exceptional. Service is perfect. The prices are very reasonable. Ida is the best!

The staff are fantastic Arianna was very present and conversed well Lupe was radiant

This is a lovely casual dining restaurant with wonderful service and very friendly staff. A great selection of food options and really tasty pizzas, pastas, fries and starters.

Thanks to Lupe for looking after us so well! 🙂

As a regular diner here it was a joy to see Ida again and enjoy our fantastic pizzas

Very good staff, gorgeous food. Really enjoyed the spaghetti bolognaise, pizza were great and the puddings were lovely. Really nice to see the food being made too

Stopped here while in Edinburgh. The service was excellent and the food was really super. We ordered arancini and a panino Modena, both served with a small salad. We were surprised how inexpensive it was. The plus was that the young woman who served us was Italian so we had a chat with her. Well worth a visit if you're in the city.

Honestly one of the best places we ate at in Edinburgh. We like simpler food and we're looking for chicken and veggies!!!!!!!!!!!

This review is based on the takeaway only so it might not be a true reflection on the overall service. I have walked past this place so many times but have never given it a try so one evening a few weeks ago I thought, why not. I had already had my dinner but was looking for something sweet. The venue is clean, bright, colourful and very welcoming. The service was great. The woman that served me was friendly, polite and helpful. They have a counter with filled sandwiches and desserts. I grabbed a cannolis and a cake. I also had an urge for a strawberry milkshake so got one of those as well. Unfortunately the cannolis were too dry and almost a little stale. The cake certainly satisfied my sweet craving. Sadly the milkshake was disappointing. It tasted very artificial and not very fresh. I reckon supermarket milkshake would’ve been better. I may have a sit down meal next time so my review may be different but based on what I had that day I feel a 3 star is honest.

Ben offered attentive service in my drink and meal choices. Where he particularly stood out was his care for a long time customer who joined me at my table toward the end of our meals. Essence of hospitality.

Good reference for Italians who are always looking for Italian cuisine abroad which, in addition to pizza, also offers dishes with fresh ingredients and excellent desserts

Really excellent food and service

Fantastic food, and service by Ida and Ben! Thanks so much! Grazie infinite!

The Barista Lilly was very joyful and pleasant and made a brilliant coffee- Garry

The lovely waitress Arianna gave us excellent dinning experience

Lupe and Ida did a Great Job. The food was amazing.

Excellent food and service. Our attendant Lupe was engaging and fun.

Ben, Ida and Lupe served us. Fabulous service and food was excellent. Love the pizza base! Very friendly place. Definitely recommend

Ordered at 12.13, with expected delivery at 12.39, didn’t show up till 13.46 so I missed the delivery and didn’t get to eat it.

Arianna was excellent with service 👌

Denisa was very polite and well mannered