Edinburgh
Ishka

Ishka

83 Morrison Street Edinburgh, EH3 8BU, EH3 8BX, United Kingdom

Bars • Hotels • Seafood • Scottish


"Was looking forward to our evenings dinner as had read the positive reviews. Sadly it was far from what I had expected. I take no pleasure in scoring such a low mark but when you end up walking out of a restaurant sadly 1 is all that you deserve. We had booked and on arrival were shown to a nice 2 table booth. The staff were pleasant enough especially the chap on duty. It took a few minutes to be handed a menu which was not really an issue but the restaurant was quite quiet. I ordered a beer and a bottle of Albariño. Then I was hoping we could order our food and it was at this point my wife and I started to have reservations. I was asked a 2nd time what beer I had ordered. Then we were approached and asked again what beer I had ordered and advised the wine might not be available and would,we order something else. So we were waiting to find out whether the wine was actually available but eventually ordered another wine. So far so unimpressive. Then I watched the staff wander about and no sign of the beer I ordered 10 minutes previously. My wife eventually turner and said if ordering drinks was such a challenge we had no confidence the rest of the evening would go at all smoothly. Reluctantly we got up and left. I am sure this restaurant has better days and the reviews would back that up but it was so disappointing. Ended going to a restaurant called Usquabae in the West End which was fantastic and service and food impeccable. So evening rescued but Ishmael need to up their game in terms of staffing and service."

Vittoria

Vittoria

13 Brunswick Street, Edinburgh, EH75HR, EH1 1EN, United Kingdom

Pub • Pizza • Mexican • Italian


"I try to avoid restaurants around the royal mile, victoria street and george iw bridge, as they are a super tourist hotspot that was over fee but I was pleasantly surprised at vittoria on the bridge. it is very italian, the interieur is beautiful and quite swedish (a little dark for my taste,) but beautiful. the waiting staff are super friendly and very helpful and as most italian quite charming. I was the first to arrive and was shown at our table, but it was right in front of the kitchen, so I asked to be moved really not lust to eat my lunch to watch the kp clean the dishes! Luckily to another table in the center of the restaurant we moved the menu. her a la carte menu is extensive, but they also have the lunch card with the £95 for appetizers we ate: polpette her own tasty meatballs in a tasty sweet and sour tomato sauce with a side garlic bread. that is a great part for a starter. I say it tastes good. the tamato sauce was in fact sweet, thick and very tomato ey. insalata caprese mini creamy mozzarella balls, lush wine grape tomato, oil olive with extra virgin olive oil. a really nice clean fresh plate of eating. for the net we ate: vittorias steak burger served in a briocheen bungalow with streaky bacon smoked mozzarella served with clobigen chips a tomaten ragu sauce. that was good for a burger when a little dry. tagliatelle alla bolognese a classic; eiband pasta coated with a rich chop meat ragu. I ordered this court and it was really good. the pasta was soft but not soggy, and the ragu was perfectly spiced with a light sharp handle with a rounded sweet at the end. undoubtedly the same wut as per Polpette starter. the star of the day, however, was the gnocchi ai funghi di bosco gnocchi with porcini forest mushrooms, with garlic, petersilie and a hauch of rich truffle infused extra virgin olive oil. this is just excellent and I was so jealous when my friend ordered this court; and a court I will soon order for lunch. the truffle oil raised the rich wooden farms of the Porcini plant. the whole dish worked and it was creamy, light, fluffy, silky and very full. Peroni beer washes everything down. I should have let this place really go a long time ago, it is a jewel in the tourist place! great eating too great for locals."