Adorable little Italian restaurant with authentic flavors, fresh dishes, and friendly service!…read moreHighly rated and for good reason, we had to book a reservation in advance and you get charged for no-shows or last minute cancellations as the restaurant is very small and would lose out on a table. The menu is rotational and the one in my photos are for the summer; we ordered a side of bread that came with olive oil/balsamic vinegar and was given a complimentary cup of gazpacho. They complimented each other very well and it was so wonderfully fresh with tomato, onion, basil, and oregano. My sister ordered the seafood linguini & I got the Agnello (Scottish lamp chops with veggies & potatoes). The linguini was quite salty that made the dish a bit unbearable but my lamb chops were absolutely delicious! They were a lot smaller than I anticipated, even though there were four I left the restaurant pretty hungry which was disappointing.

Food service and ambience all at 10+ fantastic food, great wines and beautiful authentic serviceread more

Our tour guide uses this restaurant for group dinners for his tour groups. Since he is a returning…read moreregular customer, I don't know if we received any special treatment .I do know that are dinners were very good, Serving popular traditional Italian dishes at popular prices, dinners at La Rusticana are a crowd pleaser. Arrabiata is a popular dish here.

I get a little wary of restaurants in the basement floor but this one looked so inviting I had to…read morecheck out the menu. It's yet another family owned Italian restaurant; I used to wonder how they ever broke even with all this competition but they are businesses at the end of the day so I'll believe they know what they're doing! The menu consists of the usual anti pasti, soups, pasta, veal, beef and sea food but I was really excited by the pizza prices, which makes it hard to justify ordering Dominoes when I could get an authentic Italian pizza for £7!

Juliana is an amazing host/waitress! She recommended great dishes and everything we ordered was…read moredelicious. Marco recommended this restaurant to us and he was spot on! Everything was very authentic. Inside was nice and cozy. Garlic bread with mozzarella - what's not to like (we ordered it twice) Pappardelle bolognese - so much better than London's bolognese Rigatoni Norcina - delicious!! The sauce was perfect and I ate it all up. Pepperoni pizza - yummy Sea bream - good. Juliana deboned it. I'd highly recommend this restaurant. The hostess/waitress made the entire experience an amazing one. Thank you! Chocolate ice cream - so good Mint chocolate ice cream - taste like the Andes chocolate mint and delicious Green apple - different but good. I'd prefer the chocolate or mint chocolate ice cream though

Son wanted pasta and glad to have found this gem…read more Fresh made pasta for a delicious bolognese- wines were great and the service was welcoming. Not touristy at all.

If you're in Edinburgh, Asti is an absolute must! Had the chicken risotto with pancetta and spinach…read moreand wife had lasagna. Both are 2 of the best things I've ever eaten in my life! Been all over the globe and even to Italy and Asti tops them all. Risotto had the perfect combination of texture and robust flavor and I only wish we'd eaten here sooner and multiple times on our trip. Lasagna was piping hot and full of flavor. Tomato sauce has to be made from scratch. Service was excellent as well. We were sat quickly and tended to quickly throughout our meal.

It was fine. The place was nice and attractive, with good service. Our special antipasta was a…read morefried rice ball with cheese, mushrooms and other yummy stuff inside called arancini - definitely the highlight. My special crab ravioli with mussels was more meh, with kind of too-delicately-flavored mollusks and crustaceans for the spicing of the broth. Should have brought a spoon with the dish - kind of messy to eat with a fork alone. My wife's bream was good, with accompanying flavors that complimented it well, but just wasn't outstanding. Both were served with white rice and a flavored rice dish with a little bite to it, which I loved but didn't quite go with the fish for some reason. It was fine. I won't tell you to avoid it, particularly because of the comfortable ambience, but there are lots of good establishments in the neighborhood. Wander around a bit before you decide.

Out of all the restaurants surrounding this area this place was definitely our least favorite. We…read moreordered fried calamari, carbonara pasta, eggplant parmigiana and kids pasta.. the tomato sauce was very acidic and it had a chain food restaurant quality. There was only two pieces of eggplant topped with sauce and speckles of mozzarella. We found this in our daughters pasta throughout her dish. Very disappointed and definitely overpriced for the quality provided. Try bar Italia or Vittoria on the bridge.

Went for lunch earlier this week, was so impressed, we decided to come back for dinner tonight…read morewhile we were still in Edinburgh. My wife had the lamp chop and it was moist, delicious, and perfectly prepared. I had the ribeye steak and it was superb. I often say that you get the best steaks at Italian restaurants and La Pazza proved me right again. The desserts were both delicious and should not be missed. Prices were reasonable and for what you get, a good value.

If you're going to Edinburgh, it's worth making a trip over to Leith! This charming town by the…read morewater boasts spectacular views and a more intimate dining setting compared to the city. Domenicos is a tiny Italian restaurant. One server was running around the entire place serving up great wine and laughs! He was the sweetest! My husband and I both enjoyed some Italian wine before digging into the spicy sausage penne pasta and the ragú with venison. The venison meat was cooked so tender it just fell apart. I was so impressed by how soft it was. The pasta sauce needed a little more flavor, but the meat was so delightful. The spicy sausage did have a nice kick to it and it was a stand out!

Wonderful! I enjoyed everything about my meal at Café Domenico. Loved the staff, atmosphere and…read morefood.

The service and food were amazing, the pasta was fresh and full of flavors. You could tell they…read moretook great care with their recipes. It was small but perfect setting for dinner.

Delicious fettuccine with salmon. Full of flavor. Soaked up the rich sauce with bread…read more Limoncello spritz. Husband enjoyed the pasta and meat balls.

The food was excellent, the service was attentive and the ambiance was quaint yet reserved.read more

Had a really great lunch here. They were able to handle our group of 10 at the last minute…read more Had a lot of sad pasta while in Scotland but it was excellent here. Seafood was memorable especially the scallops. Missed taking a lot of photos because I was having too good a time.