The best restaurants serving Italian food in Scotland

Pizza really wasnt the best, cheap ingredients and poor flavour. The sauce tasted like manufactured rather than homemade.

Disappointed food, smoked salmon is really strange with bad taste and th me linguine pasta with prawn is tasteless, the prawn is not fresh،The only good thing is that the staff is very nice.

We needed a place at the last minute after we arrived tired and hungry. Looking for pizza-which we found and more! Great pizza and pasta and great staff and service. Highly recommend.

First visit to the restaurant and was pleased with our experience. Good food and service by friendly waitress Kaz was much appreciated

If you manage to sit right next to your family member at the table, you may be able to hear them speak over the loud Italian-ish music. A quick look at the menu and you are starting to wonder if your favorite Italian (or rather Italian American) dish will live up to its promises. Spoiler: it will not. Do not order anything but pasta and pizza. This is not an Italian restaurant, it's a pizza - pasta place. Stay away from the veal, for it is all but veal... You'd think a 70 pounds bottle of wine would be on par with the quality of the food, it's not, or rather, it is. Usually you cannot go wrong with a Dolcetto, here, I did. If I told my friend GianCarlo that he makes better Dolcetto for 5 euros a bottle, but you can sell passable stuff for 70 pounds in Scotland, he would drive from Langhe in his FIat Panda and wear a kilt happily. Bottom line: head ache, heart ache, stomach ache and your wallet will hurt too.

Went there and it was closed ☹️

So sad it's closed. Been visiting for over 40 years. My favourite Italian bar no . Visited Edinburgh when ever I could to call on bar Italia. So sad

We were here in September 2023 with friends. Four people and of the four, one was too spicy and three were gold star meals. We had the Arrabiatta with chicken which was probably the best I have ever had. Service was good, price was reasonable. So good we are back in October 2024 on our next visit to Scotland. The service has stepped up a notch, now seriously seriously good. The food superb. No it’s not the prettiest restaurant around but the best food and service and still great value for money. Very few restaurants approve of my husband and I sharing one meal. But this restaurant rather than just putting the food on one plate no giving us a spare plate, shared the meal out and served us each our own portion of the one meal. Love that! Put it on your list .

We were greeted with warmth even though we didn't have a reservation. The waiters were very professional, helpful and knowledgeable about the menu and the area. They all had a lighthearted and friendly jocular manner. The venue was very comfortable and clean with great decor, with pictures depicting the owners family in Italy. The food and wine was delicious and presented well. The service was prompt and unobtrusive. We were only in Edinburgh for a long weekend, but ate there twice and had a great experience both times. Would highly recommend.

Food was delicious, staff excellent, lovely atmosphere and such a reasonable price. We loved it and will definitely be back.

Hadn’t been here for a few years and visited today for lunch. The lunch menu is incredible value, £12:95 for three courses and the food was superb. Starters were bruschetta and pate, both excellent. Main courses Italian sausage pizza and bolognaise al forno again excellent, for dessert Tiramisu and sticky toffee sundae both fantastic. All in all incredible value for excellent food, definitely going back sometime soon.

There were 11 adults and 3 kids. We were immediately made welcome and our needs were met (highchairs). We had preordered food so didn't have to wait long. The set menu was lovely, we all enjoyed our food, Including the kids. The restaurant was at capacity and the staff were kept very busy but still managed to be attentive and frequently asked us if all was ok. We were there a few hours and never felt we were being rushed along. Special thanks to Luca who was helpful with our large booking and kept us up to date along the way. Our evening was just as we had planned. Big thanks to all the staff for their hard work. I would definitely recommend a visit.

We found this restaurant on Google when we were visiting Edinburgh for an overnight stay before flying to Barcelona the next day. The service was fantastic and the food was delicious, we can highly recommend a visit for some great tasty food and very good service!

Consistently good and always excellent service .

Fantastic restaurant great food good choice menue the staff are friendly and professional loverly house red to wash down a beautiful meal