I read about this restaurant in a local foodies journal and had to try it! I had a great experience here: I booked a 6:30 reservation for 3, but we showed up early around 5:40 just to check the place out. We were unaware that they didn't open till 6, but the staff was so friendly and brought us over anyways and let us order our food and drinks early. I ordered the pumpkin gnocchi for dinner and the chocolate ganache for dessert. Both were incredible! I would definitely go back! read more

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This place just takes itself a little too seriously. I like nice décor and surroundings just as much as anyone else when I go to a restaurant, but I really don't need to read about who designed it/what fabric they used for it/where this particular cushion was imported from in the menu. By definition, when I open the menu it's because I'm hungry and I want to eat. After all their obsessive descriptions about every aspect of every single item that was within a mile radius of the restaurant, I couldn't help but suspect that they were doing it to dazzle you so much that you wouldn't notice if the food was mediocre. And it turned out I was right. I have no doubt that the ingredients were all grown especially for them and probably flown in on a private jet or something equally ridiculous, but there are so many other great food places along George IV bridge that I did feel a bit ripped off. Being part of the Hotel Missoni, people will always eat here. Mainly because of it's reputation and because it's the kind of place that you can name-drop. But unfortunately the quality and style of Missoni clothes doesn't transfer to their hotel restaurants. read more

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Cucina is located inside the G&V hotel. Its entrance is from the hotel lobby. Décor of the restaurant is contemporary, very striking and has like an art theme. Staying at the hotel we decided to try out the breakfast here. The breakfast served was outstanding: plenty of options with freshly baked breads, fresh fruit and juices, lemon juice. They also had hot breakfast options from which I ordered the omelet with ingredients of my choice and it was made the perfect way. The food was presented nicely too and was delicious. The service was excellent in a nice atmosphere. Recommended this to my friends too who tried this the next day and they were impressed too. read more

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Hidden a little, as it's tucked back off the Royal Mile but what a great find. From the entrance I found, you would not know it's part of a hotel. Nice atmosphere, good service and the food was excellent. I had butternut risotto, which was very good but the zucchini fritte side was to die for!!! OMG!!! Really a great meal. There's a small outside terrace too, if weather permits. read more

Cucina - Butternut risotto - Italian Near Me - Edinburgh, EDH

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Had dinner last night here after our first choice (Thai) was too busy and us on a schedule. The service was good. Very friendly. The food was generally quite good. Expensive, but it is a hotel restaurant. I had the gnocchi. My wife had the duck. One son had the ribeye. All were good to very good. The tagliatelle however, was dismal. read more

Really terrible food. We had a wonderful server, but the quality of this food (at dinner time at least) was not acceptable. We are staying at the hotel and found breakfast to be quite nice, but the dinner was just awful. The endive salad was bizarre. We couldn't identify some of the ingredients. I've had better pasta from Chef Boyardee. And the tiramisu consisted only of store bought lady fingers, cocoa powder, whipped cream and amaretto. Our server was wonderful and apologetic. We didn't complain but he comped out pasta when we didn't finish. He could tell we weren't happy. read more

Having been to Cucina twice in two days (!) - I must say I loved it there both times! I went for lunch - set menu (2 course for £15) and really enjoyed both meals - although was not fond of the dessert the first time (tiramisu) so opted for a starter the second time. So! For lunch - both times, it was pretty quiet. We were seated quickly. Both times, service was a little slow, but not from the kitchen which was fast (the waiter at one point mentioned they aimed for both courses in 45 minutes), taking orders, getting the bill etc was slow. Not that I minded but - I suggest if you are in a hurry for lunch - tell them so that they wait on a you a little quicker! Decor! Well - for me, it's too busy! There are lots of stripes, zigzags and dots - which I'm sure are lovely for some - but actually at time made me dizzy! Ooops. Heartily recommend and am now really looking forward for an occasion to go for dinner! read more

Everything about Hotel Missoni is newly stylish, immaculately finished, and trimmed with an edge of slightly eccentric fun, including Cucina, the Italian restaurant that makes up part of the hotel. This is definitely a classy Italian dining experience, where you're served by smooth Missoni clad waiters, who are the kind of waiters that seem to glide along quietly doing their thing, not interfering too much with your meal, but making sure that everything is attended to nonetheless. I had freshly made penne pasta with a pork ragu sauce, which was fantastic and full of flavour, followed by a good old glass vessel of Tiramisu, very much on the coffee tasting side of things, rather than the sweeter edge served up in some restaurants, and really, really good. This restaurant gets a no hesitation recommendation from me, although strangely for a Thursday night, normally a fairly busy evening in town, the restaurant seemed pretty quiet. Probably just a one off, because town didn't really seem that busy anyway on that particular evening, and sometimes it's better to have a bit of peace and quiet while you have some quality pasta and parmesan time. read more

Food: We ordered three starters (the octopus, the caprese and the zucchini) along with three entrees (the lasagna, the lamb and the ribeye steak). Everything was delicious especially the lasagne. For dessert we shared ice cream. Drinks: We ordered one bottle of red wine. Price: 105.25 GBP for three people. Ambiance: The restaurant is very nice and wasn't very crowded. Service: It was fine and our waitress was friendly. Would I go back? Yes, it's good food and convenient if you're staying in the hotel. read more

Went here for dinner and for afternoon tea. Afternoon tea 4 stars: we booked the private room for a table of 12. The sandwiches were excellent and selection of Italian desserts very good. It was served with a glass of Prosecco and strawberries. Service was excellent. A great private afternoon tea experience. Dinner 2 stars: Average food. The rabbit ragu was very salty. I've only been once and haven't returned since - not a high priority on my list. read more

Rather underwhelming. The food doesn't match the quality of the uber-chic surroundings. We summed it up: "Cucina at Missoni delivers stylish dishes, but not the quality to match the elegance. The menu has some good ideas and some dishes that sound enticing, but suffers in terms of execution. There are many better Italian restaurants in Edinburgh, so we won't be rushing back there, any time soon." read more

Okay, I'm not a big fan of Missoni or Rosita Missono.I think that the dining room looks like a television test pattern ran amok. This emperor's-new-clothes fusion of patterns is a lot of hipster lite claptrap. The food, though, is top-drawer Italian, made and served by the paisani. They made a beautiful Risotto Milanese and a potato-parmesan stuffed ravioli with a black truffle butter sauce that were foundational elegance della Cucina Italiana. Bring sunglasses and enjoy the food. The hipsters will just think you're famous. Reservations are best, or the host will ask you how fast you can mangia before he fills the table again. read more

Don't know how it survives except that it's down about a block from the castle Was at castle and it was raining My husband and I left to find something hot to eat to warm up. After checking out the menu out side the entry to cucina and it looked good There was Only one other couple dining ( it was lunch hour) there was several employees standing around and a photographer taking photos of nice looking food Anyway , we were not greeted at the door we had to approach them It took over 5 minutes to just get a menu I asked for a glass of Pino Grigio ( Italian restaurant) and was told that they don't have Pino Grigio by the glass , that they only have Italian wines. The manager or maybe he was the owner was summoned by the waitress . He told me they only serve Pino Grigio by the bottle But that he could recommend another wine - great recommendation , I liked the wine We realized most likely the service was going to continue to be bad and we didn't have all day so we decided to just get a quick bowl of soup and then go somewhere else We ordered 2 bowls of Minestrone soup and my husband wanted hot tea and we asked to ice water we were asked if we wanted sparkling and we said no just flat regular water No kidding about 10 minutes later they came with water and bread . I asked about the tea which then took at least another 5 minutes - it took about another 20 minutes for our soup to get to the table . I don't know why it took so long because the soup seemed to be hot water with semi thawed frozen carrots & peas, lots of diced onions& celery and some kind of undercooked dried beans My husband ate his and I couldn't eat mine . No one asked how it was , We asked for the check and when we got it I explained that the soup was horrible . When our check came I couldn't believe the total bill was 38 pounds . They charged us for water And speaking of water , I'd swear the so called soup was just hot water with stuff thrown in ! Glad we did not order a whole meal ... read more

Omg this was amazing. We didn't have a booking, but were seated with no problems. Their gnocchi was fantastic - as was this mozzarella appetizer that I swooned over. Price was reasonable and the service was great. If I come back to Edinburgh, I'm definitely stopping here for dinner. read more

We had a very nice evening there. The Service was very good and the food excellent. We went to three restaurants in Edinburgh during our visit and this one was the best. read more

we stayed at the hotel and arrived late so decided to eat at the restaurant. the homemade pasta, esp the tagliatelle bolognese, is outstanding. al dente, good flavor, a very tasty basic pasta dish. the other food was solid too. whenever i see liver (not foie gras) on the menu, i order it. they served it in cubes instead of whole slab of liver-shape. i was afraid it would be overcooked since it was smaller pieces but it was very good. lemon sole, roast chicken, all solid. we liked the tagliatelle so much, we went back the next night too. first night the bread basket was warm and fresh. 2nd night, the bread was dry and old. oh well. both nights, our pastas came out immediately then there was a very long lull before our main dishes came out. seemed like a common theme with other diners too. staff is very friendly tho. restaurant is kinda noisy due to the oh-so-hip bar downstairs. read more