The smell on the street drew us inside. You have to walk up a flight of stairs to be seated. The dining room was spacious and full of wonderful smelling dishes. We were quickly sat and offered drinks. I decided on the black bean noodles with some extra spice. It was a generous portion for the price The noodles were perfectly cooked. It had some spice but nothing that was too intense. It also came out pretty fast so that was also a positive. Overall I would eat here again. The service was good and efficient. read more

Hong Fu Noodle - Chinese Near Me - Edinburgh, EDH

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Opened during Christmas Day. Food tastes good. But felt rush for everything. We were rushed ordering, cleaning our tables right away. Will go back for food hoping for better service in the future. read more

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Really good food love this place, so yummy in my dam tummy! Been 3 times now and will be back again. #topspot read more

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Very tasty Chinese food on Waterloo Place. Waiter was nice. We ordered some duck dish and shrimp, they were both good.

Nice service and taste of food goes my style. Recommended First time to finish all dishes in UK read more

Hong Fu Noodle - Soup fish, Veggi, Pork fried with cucumber - Chinese Near Me - Edinburgh, EDH

Made the mistake of falling for the Fish and chips sign in the bar location downstairs owned by the same family. Food poisoning for the first two days of our vacation as a consequence. Terrible experience. Steer clear. Oh, and they definitely don't like Americans. read more

THIS IS THE BEST ASIAN FOOD I HAVE EVER EATEN IN MY LIFE‼‼ it was the type of food where you keep eating even though you're starting to feel full. they put so much effort into cooking the food and adding flavor, i DEFINITELY recommend this place. read more

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I arrived and very excited about the menu and having dinner there. I get up the stairs and I'm not greeted with a hello, as I am a tourist from the USA and visiting Edinburgh. The first thing she tells me is "cash only" no card the machine is broken. There was no signage anywhere stating that. I also speak Chinese and the owner may have not been aware but she started to make comments about only wanting to take cash. I fully understood her. This is an awful practice to cheat VAT and extremely poor customer service. Please avoid this place. read more

We have been to this noodlebar several times now and we are very pleased with the dishes, service and the atmosphere. They are very well located on Waterloo Place overlooking the Balmoral Hotel, Waverley Station, Princes Street Gardens and the War Monument. A window seat is recommended! I am used to hot and spicey foods, I normally would request additinal spices / chili / pepper - what I didn't have to do here! My favourite starter dish is found here : Edamame! I recommend their chef's special (beef in garlic & chili sauce) and the dumplings - on request you can get normal cutlery, but authenticity requires chopstick. When we visit the place is always frequented by asian people and that is an recommendation in itself. There is a space in the back with big round tables and I noticed on one occaision they had a group of about 30 people in - so I'd gather from that they do groups as well. - good for a night out or a quick bite. read more

Hong Fu Noodle - Chinese Near Me - Edinburgh, EDH

Authentic Chinese food. The food reaches the average level of what you could expect in big cities in China(also as good as the top Chinese restaurants in London), so it is surprising to find these authentic tasty dishes in Edinburgh. Service is okay and the restaurant is spacious and clean. Maybe for local people the food is too exotic, but worth trying if you like Chinese food. read more

It looked like it was going to be a nice, authentic and inexpensive lunch, and it was none of the above. Having worked in China I am familiar with actual Chinese food, and being a spoiled American I am used to a certain level of value and service. Hell, I've had Chinese food in lots of countries and cities, from Vancouver to Brussels to Istanbul. Portions were small, extremely overpriced and really not that good, and the waiter couldn't care less about us or our experience. I guess that sums up the whole thing: they just didn't care. And for me that is something that kills it for me. So, yeah..... avoid. read more

So far, it's my best Chinese restaurant experience in Edinburgh. Dumpling is good, pork bone soup with cabbage is good. read more

Hong Fu Noodle - 干锅香辣排骨 - Chinese Near Me - Edinburgh, EDH

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Overpriced mediocre Chinese food. If you are from a place with lots of Chinese, this place will be severely disappointing. Was craving a taste of home while traveling, didn't think to look up the place on Yelp first, definitely regret it. - Food was very overpriced. - Oolong tea was super watered down. - Potstickers were very small and barely crispy, texture was more like dumplings. Even the soy sauce tasted watered down. - Zha jiang mian was decent, but expensive. - They include a 10% service fee in the bill, and charge another 3.5% for credit cards. :| Service and zha jiang mian saved it from being 1 star. Look elsewhere for a taste of home :( read more

Hong Fu Noodle - This came out to be £23 or $28.24 (after service charge and 3.5% charge for credit card) - Chinese Near Me - Edinburgh, EDH

Hongfu offers an excellent range of dishes in no-nonsense surroundings. Portions are generous, dishes are well-executed, with the Mongolian beef, and mountain chicken proving particular favourites, with our party. Overall, we think Hongfu has solid claims on being one of the best restaurants of its type in Edinburgh. read more

Food was delicious, large portions! Took home all food but hotel fridge wasn't working so wasn't able to eat leftovers. Being from the states I didn't expect the food to be great but I loved every bit of the food and dining experience! read more

Read the reviews. Bathrooms were clean, staffs English wasn't great but they were very helpful, food portions were more than enough, prices were fair for the area, and food was pretty good too. read more

We first saw it at lunch time, it was over booked so we decided to go back for dinner. But it disappointed us. We asked for water but it never arrived until we asked again. It's crazy that they charge almost three pounds per person for a steamed rice. We were really not happy to pay for the ten percent service charge considering the service we got. 尤其搞不懂为什么明明同是中国人，服务员却坚持用英语和我们交流。不推荐不推荐不推荐重要的事情说三遍 read more

The Chinese food was so awful and expensive, they will charge your service fees that have no noticed, and the worst of point is the waiter's attitude and service, this restaurant already into my black list! I hate that waiter who wear a glasses! read more

I so wanted to like Hong Fu Noodle. The Man has been wanting to come here for ages so last night after viewing a property, we came here for dinner on our way down the road. Hong Fu Noodle is located where The Ark used to be - so it was a little weird for me to be eating a meal where I used to come for gigs. The layout was ok, if a bit chilly, but the ambiance was definitely lacking in that there were a maximum of two other tables in the reasonably sized restaurant, it felt quite empty. This place serves what I imagine is proper Chinese food - no sweet and sour pork or chow mein in sight. We started with pork dumplings (I would call them pot stickers) and ribs. The dumplings tasted nice but were, I would say, a little under done. The ribs were lukewarm (they had clearly been sitting while the dumplings were made) and very dry. To make up for this they were slathered in sauce. The Man loved them, though, so that worked. For our mains, I ordered the monk's vegetarian noodle (soup) and The Man ordered the Chinese roast duck and pak choi on crispy noodles. The duck was dry and the noodles were not crispy, but this dish was overall very tasty. I kept stealing bites until he finally just swapped dinners with me. My soup was atrocious. It had a layer of veggies (1 pak choi complete with dirt, a couple of bits of carrot cut like butterflies, a couple of strips of bell pepper, a couple of muchrooms and something called cloud ear - I've just looked this up on Wikipedia and the article says this is "...usually sold dried and needs to be soaked before use. While almost tasteless, it is prized for its slightly crunchy texture and potential medicinal properties, including its newly discovered anticoagulant properties. Of note, the slight crunchiness persists despite most cooking processes." It was slimy, not crunchy. Anyway...) The broth was about as tasteless as dish water and the noodles were just gummy and flavourless. Even The Man agreed it was pretty minging. Our meal came to £31.90 which we both agreed was quite steep for what we'd eaten. We went up to pay and were informed that they don't take cards. Maybe I just wasn't paying attention but I didn't see a sign stating that anywhere. We had just enough on us, but unfortunately had to leave a very small tip for the lovely waitress because we'd run out of money. The saving grace of this place was the waitress. She was literally the nicest and most polite waitress I have ever come across, ever. I really felt terrible about scrapping together a £1 or £2 tip from whatever coin we had on us. But then, as we both lay in bed last night with our tummies making gurgling noises and with heart burn (or something) up a storm, I felt a little less bad. read more

Was craving something rice-y and popped in here for the £7.99 lunch special. You get some form of soup, gyoza, or spicy edamame (this was great! big bowl of them steeped with whole chilies and slices of ginger and salt) and then a rice or noodle dish. We both had the chicken/duck in the namesake Hong Fu sauce (the typical chinese "brown sauce" sort of like oyster sauce + soy sauce) which was fine, just fine. We also requested the char siu pork buns which were a bit shoddy looking (but this signalled homemade, I hope) tasted like it should (bright red and sugary minced pork in a soft white steamed bun). I wouldn't say come of your way to go here but if you're in the area, it hits the spot. read more

I should have checked the Yelp before I walked into this terrible restaurant. I was just walking back from Arthur's seat hike and was hungry. Saw this one walking by so decided to try. Well, big mistake. Although it was run by Chinese, food was not even mediocre quality and their service was terrible. Didn't even give me a napkin until I asked for it. To top it off all, when I gave them a visa card to pay, they said they have to charge additional 3.5% fee. What?!?? I've been here 4days now, none of the restaurants I ate had same issue; big or small. Stay away from this awful restaurant!!! Should be ZERO star!! read more

highly recommend to try .this is robin from china to write this. not familiar with the other "chinese" food in the downtown aera. this is the truly chinese food with traditional taste. if any wanna wanna try the true chinese food. this is the right place . read more

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Not real Chinese. I have lived in Beijing, Shanghai, and Taiwan and the dishes were not at all authentic. The Kung pao chicken was heavy on a thick sauce that was gooey and loaded with sugar. The chicken was so soft as to be almost like mashed potatoes in texture. The sauce tasted like it came out of a jar. I have had the kung pao all over asia and it was nothing like this. It can be served with a sauce or more like a dry stir fry, but this was not good. My wife had the shui Zhu niu rou (a beef in soup dish) and it was tasteless, as was my daughter's extra spicy chicken. The wait staff got into a small argument with a customer over a mistaken order of fried rice, which was odd as they were locals and the restaurant risked chasing away future business. Anyhow, there are better choices in town. read more

This place is horrible. If you need a good idea of how the experience is gonna be go take a look at the bathrooms before you sit down.

The food was okay but overpriced for what it was, service sub-par yet we were still charged an extra 10% for service, but still an ok choice as there isn't much choice nearby if looking for a somewhat authentic Chinese restaurant. read more

Food is pretty good. Sichuan or north China style. I went in after 9pm and ordered double cooked meat (回锅肉），it was nice. Rice was a little expensive though, 2.5pd(?) per bowl. read more

Eat in food is more expensive than take away food, the boss is not friendly to us, as we're Chinese. 2 bows of noodle for 20 pounds?That's terrible, I don't recommend this restaurant read more

Be aware. This place is horrible and so expansive，If you are tourist, they will charge you 10% more as service fee, if you pay credit card, they will charge you 3.5%. PS. the bathroom looks awful. read more