The BEST two meals we had while touring Scotland. Two, you ask? It was so good the first night we…read morewent back for seconds. AND it just so happened that our taxi driver, Jim and his wife have date night at dal Patino every Thursday night. Between 5 of us the first night and 7 of us the second night (we invited Jim and Barbara to join us) we definitely tried the majority of the dishes. Click on the following link for the full menu http://dalpatino.co.uk/menu/a-la-carte/. Massimo, the maitre'd and server was amazing. They actually recognized our voice when we called for reservations the second night. Reservations are recommended as this place is small and quite busy. The food is fantastic! Quite possibly the best Italian I've had to date. We tried appetizers, main dishes and desserts. These three are at the top of my list: Crostini Calabrese Pacherri Gamberi, Asparagi E Pancetta Gnocchi Al Trionfo di Bosco If you go because of this review tell them the 5 Americans from Hawaii say Hi!

The atmosphere of the restaurant is amazing. The staff is composed exclusively by real italians and…read moreyou can taste the difference in every single dish. The quality of the ingredients is absolutely incredible, so fresh and tasty. Focaccia perfectly cooked and even the bruschetta (trust me is not easy to find a real bruschetta and focaccia in Edinburgh). The abundance of every dish left us full and happy. Amazing pasta too and the chef was stellar. Strongly suggested

Great tasting pizza and good service. My second trip here but my husband has been a fan for years…read more Our kids adore the very special fish-shaped pizzas.

We had a couple of takeaway pizzas from here and enjoyed them. We didn't have a menu on us and…read morecouldn't find one online so had a create a pizza over the phone. I imagine there's more on the menu that we would like. The pizza bases were thin and crispy. The tomato base was tasty but I think that might have been where they lost a bit of an edge. If you ask me it could have done with a little bit more of a tang. The cheese and toppings rounded it off for a great tasting pizza. I've read reviews about their delivery taking terribly long but we literally live over the bridge from them so decided to collect. So maybe I would hesitate if you're planning on a delivery and suck it up and go and pick them up :)

Nice little 'modern' Italian restaurant that we visited last year and decided to give it another go…read morebecause it was so good then. Hadn't changed in any way other than this time we were served by a lovely Scottish 'lass'. Service was, as expected, brilliant. Food, not necessary to say, but excellent. Only one down in that the coffee machine was kaput. Now that is a real let down in an Italian restaurant. However, a lovely first evening for us in Scotland. Makes me wish we were still there.

Wow, I am shocked this place is not on Yelp yet! As I live out in the sticks, good local…read morerestaurants can be hard to come by and you don't always feel like driving or training it into the Burgh! Giancarlo's opened before Christmas and I have to say I was sceptical as Tranent wouldn't be my choice of location for a smart family Italian restaurant. My partner and I decided to go for lunch and were instantly impressed. Service was fab, so friendly and made you feel at home, typical Italian welcome which I love. The atmosphere was relaxed, the restaurant itself is decorated beautifully and so clean! Love the huge woodfired oven and the fact you can watch the chefs do their magic! And oh the food, I came expecting not much and had that wonderful experience of being completely wrong!! They have a lunch deal, two courses for £10. We had mussels to start, fantastic portion size, delicious cream and white wine sauce and plenty of bread. I then had a margarita pizza, just fancied it and I know it's the boring option but honestly this was the best one I've had in Scotland. Delicious fresh dough base and the tomato sauce was just to die for, so flavoursome and to top it all off, proper buffalo mozzarella, generously heaped on top and cooked to perfection! For me this is pizza heaven. Looking around the rest of their menu seems not to disappoint and I can't wait to go back and try some pasta and pretty much everything else!!!! If you find yourself in this neck of the woods then this place is a must! Delizioso!!

This is a lovely place! The portions are very generous, the staff very accomodating and the…read moreatomsphere very relaxed and homely. Their pizza is gorgeous, the chilli pasta is VERY hot and all food tastes fresh and looks well prepared. They don't just offer Italian food - there is a wide menu to choose from. A lovely place for informal meals and special occasions alike.

Went here for lunch. Offered a set lunch menu for around £5 but we opted for the a la carte lunch…read moremenu. We all had steak the first time & they were fab with very nice chips & veg on the side. I had the pepper sauce & my other half the piazzaola.Nothing to complain about. Tha staff were excellent, the food too & the prices were hard to believe! Have been back since & will undoubtedly be back again!!!

Really good pizza, with original toppings and tasty bases. My boyfriend introduced me to this…read moreplace, and I think I'm going to keep returning...

A good wee local green grocers selling produce mainly from in and around East Lothian. The…read moreselection isn't massive but it is mostly in season produce. The also have Handmade Italian Breads, free range and organic eggs plus local honeys, jams and spreads. I think they're a family run business. They accept cards which is super handy! They also sell the odd plant or two. They're not the cheapest but you're shopping local and they're a small business so you can't expect them to compete with the likes of Tescos!

Bought a £33.00 Steak pie for New Year's Day. Two bites rest in bin. Worst steak pie ever. Sorry…read moremight have caught you on a bad day as your reputation precedes you. Sorry to say dire.

I should be saying I like healthy stuff, I do but sometimes you can't beat a roll 'n' sausage or…read moresome black pud, especially the morning after the night before's over-indulgence. Being Gluten Free, my unhealthy world was somewhat limited until the move to the Burgh. Yes Findlay's, the saviour of my hangover's, I love you! From mucho varieties of sausage (herby, plain, pork, beef, Italian, Spanish just to name a few) to white and black puddings and haggis, there are lots of options for the gluten free gourmet. Have tried four varieties of the sausages, they are fab. All perfectly flavoured and packed full of meat, unlike the 'evil' supermarket versions which are packed full of non meaty extras. The black pudding is just perfect - lightly spiced (not overpowering like some versions) and has converted some non pud eaters, so the requests for some to be despatched West have been received. The daddy of them has to be the haggis. Didn't make it to Findlay's for my own GF Burns' supper, but hell, I'm Scottish and always have whiskey in the bottle, so Burns' night is now April. Gorgeously, moist and spiced haggis, which hasn't dried out as cheaper versions do - just pure class :-) Prices are reasonable too, instead of the usual 'its GF so we'll massively overcharge you for it because we know you'll pay it', it was about £2.50 for black pudding and around £4 for haggis but I bought a few different things at the time so don't quote me exactly on this! Well worth a visit - they have a good reputation for 'normal' products, but for GF products, they are fab :-D

So today I found myself in Musselburgh (in the physical rather than spiritual sense)…read more There was something quite unusual about standing eating an ice cream whilst I could see my breath, but it was a most satisfying experience. My folks had been here many times, but I'm brand new to the great Musselburgh ice cream wars, so I decided to try both of the village favourite parlours. Such indulgence, I know. To compare the two establishments is like choosing between a Lamborghini and a Maserati. Both are fabulous, but whilst the Maserati has a more subtle elegance, the Lambo is more "in your face". This was my experience with the ice cream flavours. The S. Luca ones were great, but definitely more light compared to the fuller flavour of DiRollo. I had a double cone with Peanut Butter Crunch (a smooth Peanut Butter Ice Cream with crunchy chocolate covered nut pieces) as well as the absolute standout Turkish Delight ice cream which was gorgeous. I'd never have thought Turkish Delight would go sooooo well with ice cream, but it was a winner. No matter which flag you fly in the ice cream war, Musselburgh can count itself very lucky to have two such fantastic parlours.

Years ago as a kid growing up in Musselburgh, one of the challenges thrown down in front of you…read morewould be - which ice cream do you like more, Luca's or Di Rollo's? Hands down, my response for the past 25 *cough cough* years has been Luca's. I wouldn't even sniff in the direction of Di Rollo's. But... you know what, time can change the old taste buds, and I can definitely say now that I have more than a little love for Di Rollo. It tastes creamier, I like the different flavours (raspberry ripple for the win! As is coconut). So now I tend to walk on the wild side, my opinions change, and I go against the tide of Luca's fans. Nom.

Very disappointed with last fish and chip orders, not fresh and l once lived 5 mns from here and…read moredid go there for my family as a treat, but when have ordered online, fish wasn't fresh, very dry and not the same, so thought was a one off , sadly fish and chips not good . Have sat in the restaurant had lovely fresh fish, so hopefully things will improve , but for now will be giving this place a miss and l thought was one the best in the area., just a waste of money, sorry but not the same . Can't be delivering dried out fish to regular customers.

With St Andrew's there are two section' one for the takeaway's and the other as a sit in…read morerestaurant. The restaurant area looks more like a country pub look to it with wooden beams on the ceiling and chairs that look as they have come from a Greek restaurant. It was the specials board that tempted us in £6.90 for a set meal was a steal. Even though the place may have smelt clean there where dead fly's in the window. On second visit I was told that fresh fish would take 20 minutes to cook, the guy obviously was not a chef or cook. The end product was over cooked and in edible fish, from a four star recommendation now to a two star, very poor service.

I'm guessing the previous review was done by the owner…read moreBecause in 60 years of business that it says the great and open, that's their only review The pizza was no flavor whatsoever I asked for a margarita it had zero basil basically it was a cheese pizza The weight staff doesn't wanna be here And neither should the customers

Today was my special birthday weekend and we went out to the Fort to go to the cinema and to have a…read morenice dinner after the film. We decided to choose Pizza Express because it was more formal than Nando's and less casual than Five Guys. We booked a table online the day before because we knew it would be rammed and we were right! It was packed to the rafters, with our specially reserved table waiting for us. To start, we had the famous dough balls with garlic butter to share and they were really good! I could eat those things all day every day, but if I did, I would be the size of a dough ball! I had a margarita pizza for my main and it was good as usual. Nice and hot! In the Ocean Terminal restaurant, it has always been stone cold but here it is fresh out of the oven and ready to eat. For dessert, I had the winter special, the chocolate fondant. It was amazing! So creamy and rich, made even better by the Neapolitan ice cream it was served with. Our waitress was friendly and efficient but our food was very slow to come out. Must have been the dinner rush. The toilets were a bit stinky, probably because the baby changing table is in with the gents which is a stupid idea because it makes the bathrooms really messy! It would be better in the disabled or in its own room. But overall, we had a good experience and will be dining here again.