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    Giancarlo's Italian Restaurant - Located at the end of Tranent high street #FTP #underdog

    Giancarlo's Italian Restaurant

    4.5(2 reviews)
    17.4 mi

    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!!

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    Giancarlo's Italian Restaurant - Hake with mussels and pancetta

    Hake with mussels and pancetta

    Giancarlo's Italian Restaurant - Scallop starter

    Scallop starter

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    Cold Town House - Calton Hill Pizza

    Cold Town House

    4.1(32 reviews)
    26.7 miGrassmarket, Old Town

    This place is one of the few places where you can eat outside in Edinburgh in any weather. Even…read morerain. The patio is covered, and we pushed a button at our table that turned on the heat on a timer. I hear they also have blankets, plus they have some cool igloo-like things for seating. But even without these huge outdoor dining plusses, the food is stellar. Their Neapolitan pizza was the real deal and the best of our 2 1/2 week trip to the UK. We had the cheese and basil pie, and it had good sauce, cheese, and crust. The servers were nice too. I still wonder though: what does the UK call the distinctive wooden camping chairs that Americans call Adirondack chairs and Canadians call Muskoka chairs? I really hope they have their own cool name.

    Beautiful bar had very high hopes going in. All was crushed by the blonde waitress we had in the…read morepizza/brewery area. We came in early before our large party of 15 arrived, was told we only were allowed to order small plates which was fine, but I got one pineapple float and then tried to order a Tennessee peach drink and were given attitude from the beginning, it was about 15 minutes of waiting for the drink when I asked where it was and she interrupted me abruptly and said "I know it's coming" the rest of our party got here and they were asked for their order I was yet again ignored. We also asked for water and were never given any AND Drink never arrived, waitress was very rude and miserable I would never come here again because of her. Writing this while we are still here because it was that awful.

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    Cold Town House - Sweet men's room!

    Sweet men's room!

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    The Big Blu - foodtrucks - Updated June 2026

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