Rapido is a great little chippy on Broughton Street, I rate it as one of the best in Edinburgh…read more The shop is bright, clean and, surprisingly for a business selling fried food, not at all greasy. They sell all the usual chip shop favourites like fried fish, smoked sausage, haggis, fried pizzas and of course chips. There is also an extensive pizza menu, featuring exciting toppings like gorgonzola and parma ham (believe me, this is exotic for a Scottish chippy!), all of which are freshly made to order on deliciously thin and crispy bases. If you fancy something a little healthier there are baked potatoes, again with lots of fillings to choose from. The counter has a tasty selection of traybakes and I often pop in on my way home from work for a piece of the rocky road, it is gorgeous!

The name 'Rapido' gave me the impression that my fish supper would be cooked, wrapped and payed for…read morewithin nano seconds of my ordering it. I was so wrong. To be fair, it was really busy, but the queue to even place the order seemed to take an age. When I finally did order it then took another five minutes to get it out the shop! This was my only main criticism, however, as their menu is huge with plenty to choose from in the way of traditional suppers, pizzas with just about any topping and plenty of cooked sauces to accompany them. The fish supper cost £4 which was quite reaosnable, considering the fish was good quality, although the chips weren't the best. Rapido serves pretty decent food, just make sure you bring a good, long book with you for the queue.

The guys who work here are a DELIGHT. I'm American, and they were very supportive of my journey…read moretrying my first ever pizza crunch supper, offering me every possible sauce in the shop and patiently explaining what they all were. It was delicious with their garlic sauce! I also LOVED my deep-fried Mars Bar (we used to have those candy bars in the US, but I think they stopped selling them, so I haven't had one since Halloween when I was a kid). Highly recommend!

A convenient place along Grassmarket that advertises late hours. We visited in the evening. It took…read moreabout 5 minutes for them to heat up a big piece of fish. That tasted fine. Unfortunately, the chips were mushy, like they'd been sitting in a warmer for hours. Not a place we'd visit again.

best chippy I've had in a long time! service was amazing. the lovely couple making it a great…read moreexperience.

Excellent pizza!!! Very friendly family run staff. This place was busy with locals who you could…read moretell loved the food, prices and the service. If you are in the area you must stop by for great pizza.

It was very hot made to order, very crisp. Not bad but have had better. Batter had a tendency to…read morefall off the fish. Chips were good.

I stumbled upon Benes while searching for the best chippy to get my deep-fried fix in. In good ol'…read moreScottish fashion, they deep-fry just about anything you can imagine: fish, chicken nuggets, pies, haggis, sausage, ribs, pizza, and so on. You get the point. One item that's not listed on their menu, although it really ought to be, is the deep-fried Mars bar. According to MyFitnessPal, this tiny snack will tax your body a whopping 600 calories! Worth only £2.50 a piece, it probably deserves a medal for such a stellar calorie-to-price ratio.

Fantastic local experience! As an American, I'm certainly not an expert on proper fish and chips,…read morebut this is exactly what I expected, including kind of an insider vibe on ordering, paying, and getting the add-ons and experience. Highly recommend!!

I don't know why I went back, but I did…read more I should have re-read my previous review to remind me how absolutely horrible the food here is. It's dripping in fat it's chewy (are chips meant to be chewy?) and the staff eye you up suspiciously. I felt like a criminal.

You would never guess on the outside that this place was an amazing fish and chips place, but those…read moreplaces often make the best food, right? This fish & chips place offers celiac friendly gluten free fish & chips which was music to my ears as I have celiac disease. I called for a to-go order and they were very friendly and upon pick up, my food was ready. Everyone was super nice and accommodating! The prices were reasonable and I'd totally come back again!

I am from US and was visiting my brother in Scotland. I wanted to find a place that served gluten…read morefree fish and chips. This place happens to be one of a couple that serve GF food everyday. So we ordered our food over the phone and picked it up. The person running the store was very friendly and engaging. He even gave me an onion ring to taste right there. Hot and Yummy. We just had the food and it was just delicious. I expected it to be oily but it was not greasy and it was just delicious. I know I will be back every time I visit Edinburgh. Thank you guys. I am from US and was visiting my brother in Scotland. I wanted to find a place that served gluten free fish and chips. This place happens to be one of a couple that serve GF food everyday. So we ordered our food over the phone and picked it up. The person running the store was very friendly and engaging. He even gave me an onion ring to taste right there. Hot and Yummy. We just had the food and it was just delicious. I expected it to be oily but it was not greasy and it was just delicious. I know I will be back every time I visit Edinburgh. Thank you guys.

Franco's Chip Shop serves great food and the owners are as pleasant as you'll meet in an Edinburgh…read morechippy. The first time my friend and I went we had a battered sausage and fish supper respectively. Whilst we waited for them to be fried to order Franco and his colleague were forced to ask a drunk women to leave. For about five minutes she was a mere nuisance but when she claimed 'there's somethin' wrong with your batter' Franco was tipped over the edge. Unfortunately she was right. My friend and I both conceded that the batter, although crisp on the outside, was too chewy and almost like pastry. The chips, however, were excellent and the quality of the sausage and fish was also outstanding. Despite the disappointing batter, Franco's Chip Shop offers great service and food to those who just can't be bothered cooking and those on a ravenous rampage from a night out.

Franco's is a great takeaway conveniently on the way back from town, coming towards Marchmont. It…read moreis cheap, does great greasy food and the guys there are good fun. It is a dirty little place, with the food often left under the heat lamp for ages but somehow still tastes good. The sausage supper is good, and you get two sausages, as opposed to only one in most other chippies. The haggis, fish and burgers are also pretty average. Everything, as you'd want with a Scottish chippy has had the hell battered out of it, but when you come back late at night you don't mind. As well as fish and chips they do loads of different pizzas and kebabs. The kebabs are not great, but the pizzas aren't bad. If you can't decide between the two, go for the awesome doner calzone, which is so so good when you have it, but you will pay the price the next day as it plays havoc on your stomach. Open later than the other takeaways around, Franco's targets the drunkards, and with really cheap prices and good greasy food it succeeds. You could do much worse

Great chippy. Lots of options. Very tasty (albeit bad for you) and good service with a smile…read more All-in-all exactly what you want from a local chip shop. The curry sauce, if you're into that type of thing, is lush. Nice and fruity with a good amount of spice. From the taste of the chips I reckon it could be a split between dripping and vegetable oil but that is only an educated guess.

Me and my friends ordered here every weekend as a treat. It's good food with okay prices…read more HOWEVER, One night we phoned up to order our usual but we were told (BY THE OWNER) to "phone somewhere else" then he hung up on us. We called back to ask to speak to the manager (thats when we were told about the owner) to ask why we should order from another place. We were hung up on again without any explianation.