Food and service were excellent!! We ordered Margarita Pizza, Rigatoni Chicken and Pasta and…read moreFocaccia bread. All dishes were excellent. Highly recommend.

This was one of the best meals I had in Edinburgh. Our sever was fantastic and super attentive, she…read morewas the on top of everything and the restaurant was so busy! As busy as it was, it was such a nice beautiful restaurant. I ordered a roasted chicken breast in a creamy mushroom sauce, it came with sautéed broccoli rabe and roasted potatoes and sautéed onions. My boyfriend ordered the Braised Beef Steak with Truffle Mash. He also cleaned his plate! Absolutely would recommend this place - don't skip it when you're on the Royal Mile!

This is the best Italian restaurant in Edinburgh. The restaurant is owned by an incredibly friendly…read morefamily who makes fantastic food. I've been to Rigatoni's more times than I can count and have never been disappointed. I would strongly recommend the Papa Tino, Carbonara Cream, and Pizza Katerina. Their desserts are also spot on, I would recommend the Nutella cheesecake. All of their ice creams are also great. Truly cannot go wrong with any order at Rigatoni's. I am critical when it comes to Italian food but have nothing bad to say about this place.

I'm still coming to terms with how cheap the Marchmont restaurants are! Ofcourse such a statement…read moreis always made comparatively, and it's unfathomable that one could have a (relatively fancy) meal out in New Town for less than a tenner. It'd be easier to understand if Marchmont was run down, and rats came as a side dish to the food, but this is thankfully not the case! Marchmont is lovelyyyyyy. So this Italian restaurant, yeah, is well good. They serve the typical menu of starters, pizzas, pasta, fish, meat and chicken dishes. I especially like that the pizzas come in two sizes (and more importantly two prices!) depending on the belly satisfaction and pocket ofcourse.

My favourite local Italian take away! Kamelo knows what I want before I do and when I was diagnosed…read morewi coeliac he even started buying gluten free pasta especially for me! (cant get better customer service than that!) Great food and fantastic service! I enjoy practising my Italian banter... His new shop over the road looks fab n will be opening in a couple of weeks so plenty room for new customers!! Bellissimo!

Good food, fast service. I skipped the drinks and dessert for budgetary reasons. The bill for 3…read morepeople (one of whom had a glass of wine) was the equivalent of US$74. But it all came crashing down at the end when I went to pay and the waiter tried to guilt me into tipping - which is not a common practice in the UK. He hovered over me as I put my card in the machine and the dreaded percentage options showed up on the screen as well as "No Tip" and "Custom Amount." I felt I was back in the U.S., where there's quite a lot of controversy about these screens but at least the staff usually look away at that time. This guy helpfully explained that I could tip - or not tip. Yeah, thanks. OK, buddy. No tip for you. I should have gone to Wetherspoon's.

When my friend suggested we go and try this place, I decided to do a bit of stalking first and look…read moreat their website - partly because I didn't know anyone who'd ever been here before, and partly because it was a distraction from revising for my finals. Their website looked really upmarket, with promises of amazing service and dedication to preparing the best and freshest food etc etc, so I was expecting it to be quite pricey. I wouldn't have minded paying twice as much as we did for the food, if not more; our meal was that good. We went for their 3 Course Set Lunch offer which will set you back a grand total of £6.50 a head (?!) and this place is now my favourite Italian restaurant in Edinburgh. It's nothing fancy, but then it doesn't try to be: from the second you walk in you immediately pick up on the family-run, authentic vibe and it makes you feel really relaxed. I love italian food and I've been searching all over Edinburgh for that perfect little local Italian place, the one you go to when you can't be bothered to cook but still want to go somewhere you know will be good yet cheap. I've lived here for 4 years now, and I think I can stop looking.

We were so pleased with our dinner at this family restaurant. The service, selections and…read moreenvironment were superb. The special burrata appetizer delivered a fantastic start. The seafood pasta was a feast and a truly special entree. The mixed salad was fresh and tasty. All finished off with a delicious Tiramisu. We shall return for the Pizza! Has to be great by what they offer with all the other dishes.

We arrived in Edinburgh tired and hungry and, after a long day of traveling and walking by the…read moredelicious smells coming through their door, we were welcomed to dine at Isola. I say welcomed because we did not have a reservation and they were booked so they had to do a little checking/reconfiguring to make sure they could accommodate us. What a fabulous, authentic Sardinian meal at this family-run restaurant! My son and I started by sharing an order of Bruschetta - a generous serving of two large slices of toasted bread topped with lightly seasoned, garlicky, very fresh, chopped tomatoes. I ordered a spaghetti with clams and my son ordered one of their daily specials of pasta with lobster. I also had a lovely glass of Sardinian red wine. It was a perfect meal and we hope to go there again before I leave town!

Sora Lella is an incredibly special place; the first 100% Roman vegan restaurant in Edinburgh. Book…read morea table online (you can order delivery too, but I don't think some of their menu holds up very well this way). FOOD What I've tried... + Olive Di Nocellara (marinated olives): can you go wrong with olives? It felt like the bowl we got when we dined in was enormous (we were able to snack on them throughout our meal), while what we got for takeaway was much smaller. + Suppli Romani (two fried bolognese rice balls filled with mozzarella, served with a mayo dipping sauce): ONE OF THE BEST THINGS I'VE EVER EATEN. We literally talk about the Suppli Romani at least once a week. My partner and I kept "joking" that we'd like to each get three or four orders of it, dump them on the Rocket Salad, and call it a meal. I probably will do this the next time I'm here. Don't judge me. + Rocket Salad (with parmesan, balsamic glaze, and olive oil): again, it's a hearty portion when you're dining in but it's a noticeably smaller portion for takeaway. + Gnocchi Salsiccia e Creme Tartufata (potato dumplings in a creamy truffle sauce with sausages): a really well-filled bowl with gnocchi that was *just* truffle-y enough without being overpowering, I didn't particularly like the little sausages though. - Penne Alla Vodka (with smoked seitan in a creamy tomato and vodka sauce): the only real miss we've had here. The whole dish was underwhelming in flavor and congealed quite quickly. - Spaghetti Caci e Pepe (with parmesan, black pepper, and truffle sauce): Not for me, only because you can get essentially the same flavors in the Gnocchi version. - Pepperoni pizza: I don't know that pizza is what I'd come here for, only because there are so, so many vegan pizza options in the city where as the pasta here is unique. + Tiramisu (coffee, sponge, mascarpone cream, cocoa, and a touch of amaretto): the perfect size for sharing with someone! + Biscoff Cheesecake (if they have it): not perfect for sharing, but absolutely necessary to end the meal with! What I still want to try (because other reviewers have raved about them)... 1. Mezze Maniche alla Zozzona (tomato and cream sauce with bacon, sausage, egg, onion, black pepper); 2. Mezze Manicha alla Carbonara (carbo cream, homemade bacon, and black pepper); 3. Zoccolette Alla Sorentina (oven-baked pizza dumplings with tomato sauce, mozzarella, basil, olive oil). What I wish they offered... I think I've seen online that at one point they had an aubergine parmigiana. I would LOVE to see that come back! DRINK + Get a glass of wine or anything off their Spritz Menu! ATMOSPHERE It's a very intimate space, but so charming.Go to the bathroom and learn what Sti Cazzi means. You're welcome.

Great vegan Italian food!…read more I had the Broccoli e Salsiccia pizza, but I had it with red sauce instead of the white sauce. One of the best vegan pizzas I've eaten. The cheeze was perfect! I'd buy the cheeze they use if that was optional! It's so hard for me to find a vegan tiramisu and I found the perfect one at Sora Lella!

Amazing server, quick and timely meals, delicious meals with good flavors and portions!…read more I'd come back here multiple times!

3.5 stars The pasta…read moreis the star. Friendly prompt service in a small, casual dining area. The salumi plate was fine. My boys devoured most of the meat before I could taste any of it, but the salami and cheese pieces I tasted were delicately delicious. The olives were nice, but the toast pieces were a bit uninspiring. My rocket and Parmesan salad was delicious. The parm was pretty good quality, and the greens were fresh, tossed with a good balsamic. A very nice salad course. I ordered Spaghetti Vongole and it was spectacular. The pasta was a perfect al dente and the sauce had an incredible balance of sweet, tangy, & spicy flavors. The clams were petite with a mild flavor that paired well with the sauce. My only real complaint, and the reason I don't feel good about giving a 4 star review, was that my bowl had 4 clams that didn't open. That's a sign of bad clams (hey it happens). My feedback to the chef would be to inspect the clams before you serve them. I can forgive a single unopened clam, but 4 clams when the dish had maybe 16 to begin with? Just don't serve it, if you wouldn't eat it. They do have a children's menu with a few options. Kids loved their spaghetti and the calamari entrees. Wine list was modest but well curated. My wife thought the salmon was a bit over seasoned. Cooked perfectly, but just too salty. Otherwise, I highly recommend the pasta at this place. 3.5 stars

There's all sorts of incredibly good Italian in town, and Rigatoni's is no exception. We had a…read moretough time getting in- we'd wind up popping in for lunch once they were closed, or for dinner on their night off, but once we made it in, we were certainly happy about it. The owner is a real character who will touch every table in the tiny place, let you know what's best and give you a deal on their wine special. You cannot go wrong with any of their pasta-- Boyf got the Amatriciani, I got al forno, and we swapped back and forth since both were delicious) but the real standout for me was the Nutella cheesecake-- it's more like a cream pie or mousse, there's no cheesecake tang to it, and it's light as air, but rich with that Nutella glory. I wouldn't have ordered it, but the owner insisted, saying "you want this"-- and he was right. Decent prices, intimate local feel: a nice place to have a quick but quality meal.

We passed Rigatoni's and decided it looked good and booked a table for 6 for the next weekend. It…read moreturned out to be an excellent place. Primarily a pizza and pasta place, the atmosphere is great, the pizzas and pastas were great, especially focusing on the basics. And the desserts were lovely as well. Very much worth the visit.

Hearty, delicious, traditional Italian Mediterranean food. Some of the best gluten free pasta I've…read moreever had. My brother and I's favorite restaurant in Edinburgh!! And my favorite Italian restaurant ever!! Owner and Chef come out and talk to tables too!

Absolutely fantastic dining experience. Food was so fresh, tasty and immaculately presented. While…read morethe wine menu wasn't vastly extensive, each of the 3 bottles we got were very high quality and great vintages. Staff very knowledgable with the menu and attentive in their service. 7/8 staff front of house for such a small restaurant ensures you are well looked after. Booking is essential as we found it quite hard to get a decent time for a Sunday evening a few days prior. Like previous reviewer I am in shock that there are hardly any reviews for this place, given it has been here for over 3 years.

Recently opened but as yet no website only twitter connections in Edinburgh Osteria del Tempo…read morePerso, made lunchtime a no-faff deal. Great service, cosy surroundings, soft music, generous portions made our tapas styled meal all the more authentic. Very tasty and lovely presented food, interesting decor and great company all made for a unique lunch experience. On arrival we were presented with a sample of house white wine and a small portion of Parmesan paste coupled with cheese crunch. A short time later after more catching up our group demolished a selection of veggie goats cheese bruschetta, mushrooms, ham and cheese platter. We had so much fun during lunch that an hour just flew by. Twinned with their Italian sister opened around a decade ago on the East Coast of Italy, the team are providing authentic simplistic in style but delicious food combos with the exception of a menu without pizza. Go and try for yourself as there are plenty tables for medium sized groups (table share), or romantic night out. I will have to come back again of course to try their macaroni Italian cheese pasta(made in-house) or some of their fish dishes. The restaurant however was quiet when we were in, over the coming weeks I'm sure they will be peppered with pre-event bookings. But in all another decent Italian establishment to add to the culinary delights in our great city.

the best italian food i had in scotland!! the server was very sweet and the wine was amazing. We…read morehad pizza, pasta, and some veal. such a lovely place with even better food. :)