The best restaurants serving Italian food in Edinburgh and Lothian

I love Salvatore's. The warm welcome and everything about it is just right - we sit in and enjoy our lunch so much. Many thanks !

Very nice dinner tonight ,staff were very nice and attentive, food was very good

Pizza completamente bruciata. Immangiabile. Abbiamo girato la pizza per far capire al proprietario e ai camerieri che la pizza non era commestibile. Nessuno ha chiesto perché non avessimo mangiato.

Absolutely disgusted by the attitude of the front counter lady. We arrived without a booking and had mentally prepared for the possibility of being turned away or having to wait for a long time. There were two groups ahead of us - she greeted them and told them they would get a table in 10 minutes. She completely ignored us (first red flag). After I made eye contact with her, she curtly told us she didn’t have a table available in a frustrating manner (second red flag) and then walked away. With no clear information given, we assumed we could queue for our turn. Five minutes later, she noticed we were still in line behind the two groups and shouted at us, asking why we were still there since she had already told us there was no table. We explained that we didn’t mind waiting, but her response was appalling: 'I don’t have a table for you, do you want to wait for 1.5 hours?' We understand it’s a busy café, but she could have politely informed us about the 1.5-hour wait time instead of shouting. After reading past reviews, I realized we weren’t the only ones who had this kind of experience. We were initially drawn to this brunch café by its positive food reviews, but the treatment we received was horrendous. They have absolutely no interest in customer service, and the first impression was terrible. I’m glad we didn’t spend a penny supporting a business like this.

Great atmosphere even on a Tuesday night - helped by the "pub quiz" that our table won handsomely! To judge by the experience of our table of five, the food and drink here is good, and fair value for money.

Disappointed - had a reservation for a pre- rugby lunch on Saturday. Unfortunately despite having email confirmation of the booking, there was a ‘system issue’ and no table was available. Try finding an alternative table around Haymarket/Murrayfield on a game day 🙁

Near our apartment we found this cute place. Super cappuccino, coffee and cakes! The guys are very nice and kind. Try it!

Everything was really good but, more than anything, it is the people working there making it super, always keen to come and know you better, have a laugh and smile

Had a very tasty lunch here today , highly recommend.

I'd been meaning to visit this place for years, and now I finally got the chance. Sadly, it appears to be closing, so I probably won't get another chance. The food was excellent, and the service was even better. The kind of friendly family-style place that's rare in Edinburgh these days.

Really disappointing. Had gone has had great reviews, but service was flat and not special. Restaurant was chilly, basic set up, paper nspkins, no candles for dinner. Cold bisque which I sent back but no further check all was good. Felt it was expensive and wouldn't return.

I have been here on 2 seperate occasions and really liked the pasta. There is enough 'vegetarian ' options if you are prepared to accept parmesian (which I do...) I have had: - cacio e Pepe. Really good. - walnut pesto. Was OK - Arancini. Was OK - halloumi fries. Good. Really good value. Both times I came for dinner. Definately worth visiting for a pasta fix

The pizza is lovely. Decent prices for what you get. You might think get a dominos if you want a decent pizza for 6-9 quid? No, come here and get something much fresher and tastier! And no im not paid for this haha. I genuinely just really like the pizza. The staff are really nice too and the decor is good. Expect to wait 10 minutes for a pizza.

Wonderful meal with family last night, the food was amazing, we all had starters and a main each and everything was unbelievably tasty. The staff are so friendly and helpful, we will definitely return next time we visit Edinburgh.

In Divino Enoteca, I had an amazing time! Particularly the wood-fired pizzas, the food was fantastic. It was the ideal setting for a casual dinner—warm yet energetic at the same time.