Excellent service, they were very kind, enjoyed the garlic beef pho. The servings were generous.read more

Small, nicely decorated, what would be considered hole in the wall in the US, place in…read moreFountainbridge area of Edinburgh. Has good reviews but our experience was half good and half quite disappointing. Surprised to find that reservations were expected but that's my mistake for not checking. But they were able to seat us right away. Service was prefunctory. Menu with a nice selection of dish options. My DW loves Bun so that was her choice even before arrival. She chose the noodle with grilled meat option. I was looking for something with seafood and chose the stir fried noodles with mixed vegetables and seafood. My first clue we might have some disappointment was the speed that the food came out. It was literally not even five minutes before two entrees were served. Hmmmm. The Bun turned out to be just fine and she enjoyed it very much. Mine on the other hand had way undercooked vegetables, including very strong onions, noodles that were not completely hot as well as seafood in the same condition. All the seafood-tiny pink shrimp, mussels, and calamari was pretty clearly pre cooked and just given a quick spin around the pan. The mussels especially were not a pleasant temp for this dish. I ate it without complaint but also without enjoyment. Not sure how they have such high marks but it was not really the case for our meal.

It's rainy and gray. We had a bowl of beef Pho and sticky rice with chicken... it's a small place…read morewith 1 person cooking and serving. This the 4 stars but the food had good flavor and the prices were fair. For Edinburg it's perfect. Stop here for something warm food and service. I've eaten Pho all over the world and the cook makes like home!!

Such a treat on a weekday afternoon when weather was hotter than usual. We had a warm welcome and…read moredelicious food. Highly recommend this charming tiny place.

While I'm really happy to see this kind of southeast asian food opening near campus, the flavor of…read morethe food seems inauthentic and somewhat lacking. While I have had pho from Saigon to Hanoi, and am a therefore a little hard to please, I'm more comparing this to other asian food I've had in the UK and US. Even by those standards it is pretty weak. I ordered the Bun Bo Hue - a fabulously rich and spicy beef soup from Hue in central Vietnam. The noodles were tough and bland, and the soup, while well spiced, seemed to lack the depth of flavor that I've come to expect from Pho. Would maybe go again to try the bahn mi or other options.

Summary: A chic and well designed "pho" place that offers mixed feelings…read more If you want traditional Vietnamese Pho, this isn't the place for you. The flavor is drastically off and the ingredients used to make their pho are totally different. However, IF you are into a fusion form of Pho, take a chance and try this place out. I, clearly, wasn't a fan of the pho here. The noodles had this weird earthy taste while the broth lacked the flavor of beef. The broth was on the sweet side and clearly made to suit western tastes. Coming from Los Angeles, I was really surprised how the dish I had was called pho. However, the ONE thing I did like about the pho was that the beef they used was high quality and tasted amazing. The beef was juicy and tender, as if it would melt in your mouth! Service is dodgy. The servers here offer you service based on what you look like and how you dress. When my friend tried to order her dish while I was in the restroom, the waiter apparently told her "Not now I'm busy". However, when I called him over after returning from the restroom, it seemed as if the gold chain on my neck turned me into a "vip" client. He quickly took my order and apologized to my friend for his error. My personal experience with the service is good, but others might have it differently. On a side note, it seems like my friends really like their stir fried rice noodles. I have yet to try that--but from what I heard they are DELICIOUS.

I'm always amazed when I travel and find Chinese food that is just as delicious as, let's say…read moreTaiwan in other places of the world. Here, I'm sure I ate the best chicken feet I have ever tasted. The sauce was flavorful and they came out fresh and hot. Service was great! The soup & shumai dumplings were perfect. My wee person kept eating the string beans and pork even though they were on the spicy side! Needless to say - we ate there twice while we were in Edinburgh.

Food was very disappointing, after coming here I never want to come back ever again. The service…read morewas okay, however my expectations were met with pure disappointment as the food was very expensive considering it was for two. in previous years Saigon Saigon used to be with more flavour and overall seemed so much better with the previous owner of the restaurant.

Great place to sit outside and enjoy yummy paninis. They are huge! Went with my 2 teenage sons and…read morewe split 2 paninis and a smoothie. Everything was delicious!

If you can get past the slapdash name of this little sandwich and salad shop--it suggests that…read morethey're not trying very hard, right?--you're in for one of the best food bargains you'll ever encounter in the so-called First World: Let Me Eat serves up excellent and massive panini sandwiches for under five pounds sterling. The prices are pretty crazy. This is about as prime real estate as you can get in Edinburgh, I'd imagine: less than a block from the Our Dynamic Earth attraction, barely a block from the Scottish Parliament buiding, just a block or two from the Royal Mile (and Holyrood Palace), and so on. Chicken pesto panini was great--plenty of marinated chicken and mozzarella, fine basil pesto, terrific bread. Only quibble is that the whole production was somewhat dry. There were something like 15 panini choices, so just about everybody ought to find something to their liking. No seating in the little shop, but you wouldn't want to eat here anyway. It was infernally hot inside (felt like 90 degrees F, Christ), and I don't know how the staff makes it through an entire shift. But the gardens at the parliament building are only a couple of minutes' walk away, and Holyrood Park just beyond that. In good weather, that's where you want to go. It was perfect lunch break for a massive urban walk that included the Royal Mile, Arthur's Seat, Calton Hill, and on back to the other side of Dean Village where we were staying.

First of all, who runs a cash only business? No one carries cash these days. There was also no atm…read morein the business. Also another issue is that there were no eating utensils for the takeaway food. So many areas that this venue could improve on, sadly we will not be coming back. So much room for improvement.

I do have high standards for Asian food, but I found the food here to be underwhelming. I got the…read moreho fun noodles and a wonton, and the noodles were a lot firmer and less well-cooked then I would have wanted, so it was a weird experience eating kind of hard noodles when the texture should ideally be more chewy. The service was pretty quick and I did appreciate that everything was custom and made to order and that you could choose a specific combination of noodles, sauce, and meat/veggies. The atmosphere and dishes weren't the fanciest, but it was very affordable and in a convenient location close to the University of Edinburgh.

Pan Asian restaurant with options such as Bahn Mi, Pad Thai, and Pho…read more Oddly, the waiter had no clue what I was saying when I tried to order Pho, but corrected me saying it was "Foe" - erm... no. Generally speaking, the food was not bad, and if you don't normally eat Asian food it would be good. But it was disappointing from the perspective of somebody who grew up on this stuff. The Pad Thai was by far the best dish, but I don't think I will return just for that!

I am... horrified. I…read morewent back after an awful meal to give it a second try. INEDIBLE. Twice I've gotten food here that I can't eat more than 3 bites of! How do you make such terrible PAD THAI????? So simple. Utterly, utterly flavorless. And the flavors that you can detect are often far too sweet. O! And my order was said to be ready in 10 minutes -- but it took 30!!!!!!! Never returning !!!

We discovered this place a couple of years back when looking for dim sum in Edinburgh. It was…read morerecommended by some real experts, so why not try? We've now been here a number of times and really like it. They do really nice dumplings, my favourite probably being the salmon and prawn one. The duck rolls are really good. And we've tried some of the stir fry noodle dishes. Most recently I went for the chicken rice porridge. I'd never had it before and really liked it. It's nice to have a good dim sum in Edinburgh. This place is off the beaten path but doesn't disappoint. The service could be a bit warmer, but that's easily forgettable once you've gotten your first plate.

We have yet to find a Chinese food place that makes up for our local closing, so decided to try…read moreStack, although knowing it's not the greasy, fulfilling Chinese we long for. We ordered take-out and wanted to ensure it was enough food for two people, so we ordered 4 of the dim-sum and one of the glutinous rice bowls. We had the #1 Prawn Dim sum, #10 Ribs and Black Beans from the steamed menu and then the #23 Fried Squid Cake and the #24 Vietnamese Spring Rolls from the fried menu. All were delicious, especially the prawn and the Vietnamese Spring Rolls. The ribs were also good, but quite fatty and lots of small bones, so I was slightly turned off by eating those. The rice congee, #52 was good and hearty, but seemed to lack any salt or real flavour. I would say it would be excellent for a someone with a cold, but not an amazingly flavourful option. They did serve it with deep fried bread dough, which was so tasty. Overall, a delicious meal, but it wasn't nearly enough food for two people. It just wasn't super filling, but we imagine it is a great dine-in option if you have some friends to share it with and some time to linger. It is a bit pricier then most takeaway's, but it's a bit different then just getting sweet and sour chicken, and definitely worth the tasting. Also, they don't accept card under £25 pounds, so make sure to bring cash. Oddly enough, they serve a wine called Forge Mill, which I discovered at The Dogs, and have been hunting to find locally ever since. A great wine and I am excited they sell it. Definitely a place I will only dine-in from now on to get the experience, which I think makes them a great eatery.

I've only been here for a week and I'm already homesick for Asian food back home. Just on a…read morepersonal level, I was looking for common Vietnamese goods which blends with Chinese goods as well. I purchased a wide array of items. Chili, rice paper sheets, vermicelli, fish sauce, soy sauce, udon soup base, dumplings, potstickers. Also, some of the brands are the same as the ones I recognize back in the States. I wouldn't know much about price comparison amongst other asian grocers, but you'll definitely be saving a few pounds here than if you were to go to the small aisle at Tesco. Oh yeah, they accept cards if your purchase is over 5 pounds.

Very helpful bunch of people, they have special offers and if you cannot find what you are looking…read morefor (doubtful, but can happen) they are happy to advise on alternatives or even attempt to order it for you. They even helped me when I was trying to learn and order in Mandarin! They are always well stocked and full of value and difficult to source products. The place is a bit cramped and seeing how popular they are they should move to a bigger location.. but that would mean loosing them from Leith Walk .. so no.