Hands up, I don't know Dundee's food scene at all! But, an old school friend has just moved there…read moreso we will suss it out together and share with you lovely Yelpers! Having decided on my last visit we wanted Italian, we ended up here. Great, central location in the City Square it has plenty of outside seating for sunny days. Inside is modern and fresh with private dining available (when I say private, it's just a glass partition so I use the word "private" loosely here!). The menu follows suit and has a modern Italian feel and while we browsed we were brought complimentary bread and olive oil/balsamic...3 pieces of bread...between 2 of us...grrrr this really frustrates me! Thankfully we've known each other yonks so didn't fall out over the last piece lol. I eventually opted for the Wild Mushroom & Mozzarella Arancini (fried balls of risotto, sooo tasty but sadly only two which looked a bit odd) followed by Prosciutto, Rocket & Parmesan Pizza (proper authentic base I was really surprised how good this was, would have again in a flash! And only £9.95!). Service was attentive throughout, if a little too attentive, especially when I was still eating my last piece of pizza and my plate was being cleared while asking how it was, eh hello, mouth full, can't talk right now! My numero uno pet peeve I'm afraid, just leave it a couple of more minutes, THEN clear, OK? Pet peeve aside, food was tasty and I would definitely go back next time I'm up that way :-)

Great meal and excellent service in a well presented venue. We enjoyed gnocchi and a pizza and had…read moreour eyes on some fine desserts but both mains were generous that left no room for sweets. Wine selection and coffees to finish were all delicious. Visiting Dundee from overseas so may not make it back but would recommend to anyone looking for a great meal.

We are American tourists in Dundee looking for a quiet lunch and found this treasure of an Italian…read morerestaurant. The service has been welcoming and prompt. The food exceeded our expectations. We both had the lunch special which was only priced £13. For that very low price we had large and fancy starters like my smoked salmon and shrimp on fresh Spring greens. The portion was large and fresh. My lunch was a pork medallion prepared with Marsala and cheese. It was done perfectly. The lunch included several choices of desert. I would recommend this to anyone in Dundee and I will be here again on my next trip in town.

Had dinner here last Saturday and found it to be an enjoyable experience…read more Portion sizes were good (the ham wrapped asparagus being large enough to mean I couldn't do full justice to my Pollo Bellini main course). Likewise my partner struggled to finish her chicken and ravioli after her bread, olives & oil starter. All the staff who dealt with us were efficient & attentive and particularly good at anticipating our youngest diner's needs. The Montepulciano we chose was good and the overall cost for the three of us was very keen. A pleasing discovery indeed.

I'd like to update my review on Papa Joes, as I think the service and food has changed dramatically…read morein the past year. I went here last night for some dinner with the hubby and can safely say I wont be going back. We both had nachos, mine had chilli beef. Hubby's was fine, but sadly what usually is lovely, soft pieces of beef, was hard, grisly and inedible. When informed of my dissatisfaction, the waitress pretty much went "meh, ok" and took it away with word of an apology or replacement offered. The main courses of vegetable burrito and blackened chicken were equally hard to stomach. I think I managed one bite of mine before I reached for my coat and got the hell out of there. The herby sauce that covered the chicken did not go with the spices on the chicken at all. It left a really odd taste in the mouth afterwards too. The burrito had a really cloying, overpowering sauce with it too and wasnt the nicest. Im really sad that Papa Joes has went downhill so quickly. This used to be one of our favourite places to chill and have some not bad cuisine. It was never an amazing place to go, never blew me away, but I knew I could get some half decent grub. Now, its not even delivering that. Sadly, even the service from the waiting staff could not pick up the quality of the food as they seemed less than interested in giving a good quality of customer service. A very poor show altogether.

So, the Applebee's of Scotland and if you are families with Applebee's, one will know what I mean…read more Perfectly acceptable. No Scottish charm.

I can highly recommend the Pepperpot. We went as a group of four and the food was fabulous. The…read morechef went out of his way to fulfill our requests and nothing was too much trouble. Its good to see a chef happy to talk to customers and receive feedback/comments personally. The Tiramisu is fab! Nice variety on the menu and good prices. We intend going back very soon.

Went here on saturday with some friends and had a great time. I had the pasta Contadina (penne…read morepasta with chicken and peas) and my friends had the Lemon Sole and chargrilled Sirloin Pepe, nice and fresh. They even grow some of the veggies out on the patio.

Terrific food great service ,admirable wine list. Small space with a large menu. Often busy, but…read moreservice is attentive.

Has improved immensely over the last 2 or 3 years. Absolutely fantastic and would not hesitate to…read morerecommend to anyone. Well done everyone who works there. What a transformation !

I have only visited this establishment once and would mark higher as I quite enjoyed my pasta dish,…read morehowever my partner did not. He had a pizza and while it was quite good, it was very very oily. However, as I said, I really enjoyed my pasta. The staff were totally friendly and attentive, the decor is pretty cool and it was reasonably enough priced. Would probably go back, but not with the other half!

Celebrated my birthday this year there. We ordered full…read morethree courses there. Everything was perfect. The waiter there was a super cute boy. The chef himself took our order. The main courses he recommended was amazing and the dessert was so delicate. As I see, usually the simple dishes could test the chef most. But the chef there did a really good job. Highly recommended restaurant.

Piccolo is a very pretty little place up the Perth Road, serving delicious Italian food. As other…read morepeople have already commented, although the smallness of the restaurant reflects its name, it can appear a little cramped. Every inch of space was taken up by tables, although the decor and feeling very much made up for this. The waitresses were very polite and always arrived just when you needed them. The only thing I would improve on would be to add something more chocolaty to the desserts menu! Apart from that the food was gorgeous and compliments to the chefs!

Pizza Hut seems to vary. I've had great experiences there, I've had not-so-great experiences there…read more Overall it seems to be mostly good. The service can vary between fast or SUPER SLOW. I would avoid going on a saturday during the day. Servers are pleasant enough and quick to tend to your needs.

If you want a decent 3-course Italian lunch for under a tenner then check this place out. My mates…read moreand I used to go here at least once a month for lunch while we were at uni - they had a great little £7.95 prix fixe menu and from what I hear it is still in existence. The food isn't going to blow you away but for the same price as a restaurant burger you can have a pretty good starter, main, and desert with a cup of tea/coffee. The staff were always very friendly (although maybe too friendly - after we had got aquainted with the waiter from our regular visits he figured it acceptable to take out his mobile and show us a 'home-video' of a girl he knows from Perth doing things unsuitable for meal-time viewing. The girl in question happened to be an old school friend of one of my mates which just added to the surreal nature of the situation but that is another matter entirey and I shall digress). On top of this there was always a small band of serious looking well-dressed men in nice suits speaking in Italian and we liked to think it was the local 'family' discussing business... what authenticity! Anyhow, we liked Antonios and with our regular attendance it probably merits a 3.5 but rounding down seems more accurrate than up.

OK, we're all geeks here, right? Right. We've all seen Guardians of the Galaxy?…read more The scene in the prison where all hell breaks loose, and Rocket and Groot are fighting bad guys, and the bad guys are all like "PEW! PEW! PEW!" and Rocket doesn't have a gun, and then Drax arrives and is like "BAM! BAM! BAM!" and kicks people and throws Rocket a gun, and Rocket says "Oh.... yeah!" in an almost religious way? That "Oh... yeah!" was how I felt when I took my first bite out of a Jack's burrito for the first time in a long time this evening. I donated to the Jackstarter to help Illegal Jack's return from the dead, so I popped in today for the first time since the reopening to see how things had gone (and pick up my swag bag, priorities, people!) and I didn't plan to stay and eat due to lack of time... Then I saw a couple of burritos being built in front of me. And I smelled the pulled pork... and I caved, people. I folded quicker than a paper tent in a hurricane. I watched the staff look after the woman ordering two burritos to takeaway, wrapping the first one and leaving it where steam and heat would stop it going cold while the second was assembled. I love attention to detail like that. Also, using the lid of whatever filling you choose to catch any spillage so the fillings aren't cross contaminated. Little things make a difference, people. It came to be my turn. I opted for carnitas (that's what the pulled pork smell wafted out of) with a mild salsa, sour cream, pinto beans, seasoned rice and cheese. I watched in awe as the burrito was rolled. I really need to learn how to do this myself some day, I took my cup, filled it up with Coke and sat down. One bite later, I was back in Tex-Mex heaven. I'd missed Jack's, I really had. Other places may have more branches, but quantity isn't quality. Jack's is quality. The new premises are still a work in progress as Mr. Jack (nice bloke!) explained to me, but are still clean, bright, comfortable and welcoming, and even the music being played ticked all the boxes for me. Black Crowes, Lynyrd Skynyrd? Perfect Tex-Mex music. Honestly, I can't fault it. I will be back, I will eat too much every time I go, and I wil swear that I'll never do it again. But it's a lie. It's all a pretty little lie... Oh, and if you're in over the next week or so? Ask about the cranberry salsa - it's astonishing! Welcome back, Jack. You were missed..

BURRITOS! WHO DOESN'T LOVE EM??…read more Last night after a long and rainy day at work I coerced two coworkers of mine to join me for a bite out. My bus routes being what they are, I'd not only seen the remnants of the old Illegal Jack's on Lothian Road (though never got to try it), but now had spotted the new location along St. Patrick's Square nestled in the corner. Because we were looking for a budget meal that we could still sit down to, we decided to give Illegal Jack's a go. The first thing that became apparent to us is that Illegal Jack's has actually employed friendly staff. Wha... what? Where even am I? Walking in the door to being greeted with smiles and genuine friendliness is such a novelty when so many places give you the ambivalent "I'm being nice because I have to" luke-warm treatment at best, or downright snubbing at worst. And yet when we walked into Illegal Jack's the two gals at the counter of wonder were chatty and all smiles, and we had a short conversation about how good the music they were playing was. (Guardians of the Galaxy soundtrack anyone?) Next comes prices. I got a small veggie haggis burrito (score!) that was somewhere around 6 pounds. Normally I'd be greedy and add chips or sides, but even this burrito being small, it's actually massive (I was impressed the gal at the till managed to perfectly roll it, and even smush it all around so the proportions were evenly mixed--MY HERO). So I topped it off with a nice wheat ale from Stewart's and left with my bill around 11 pounds. Not bad at all for a solid beer and a solid burrito. Next came seating. Illegal Jack's isn't quite up to restaurant standards of atmosphere for obvious reasons, but the seats feel a lot cozier and less standardized than your typical Pinto's or burger chain. We sat down next to a gentleman mysterious staff member who was doing some laptop work--he very nicely jumped to shift some of his things to the side for us so we could sit. Again, as I was remarking loudly that the music was lovely he thanked me for noticing as he must've been the man in charge of the playlist (come on, Grateful Dead was playing, my hippie heart rejoiced!). But enough about my music tastes. How was the burrito, you may ask? Delicious, of course! That was a really damn solid burrito. My coworker even did a happy dance (twice) whilst she ate it, which I think is a good sign for any burrito. Even more than that, when the gentleman staff sitting next to us noticed my bottle of Louisiana hot sauce on the table he disappeared into the back and plopped down a bottle of Scotch Bonnet + Mango hot sauce from his personal supply in the back for us to try. Damned if it wasn't delicious, but whoo it had some great heat! Overall I left this place feeling 1) chuffed as all get out 2) with super duper happy tummies 3) pleased at how NICE everyone was and 4) STOKED that I have found an amazing burrito place that I can easily get to (lamenting the fact that Los Cardos is all the way on the other end of town in Leith!). So if you're fancyin' a fairly-priced burrito in a joint that feels just a little bit closer to home, give Illegal Jack's a scope. I know for certain I'll be back!