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Amarone Edinburgh

Amarone Edinburgh

12-13 St Andrew Square, Edinburgh, EH22AF, EH2 2AF, United Kingdom

Pizza • Kebab • Pasta • European


"This restaurant has lovely decor and a lot of potential but had a number of issues. Firstly when we arrived it was very busy with staff running around looking rather clueless, we assumed that maybe there was a lot of new staff and that there...were some unavoidable teething problems which we didn’t overly mind. Our main course however was served to us without cutlery and we had to call our waiter back over to ask to be given some, you would think they would have looked to see if we had this, but no. The food was nice but nothing to rave over and we did expect more from a restaurant like this, didn’t feel it was worth the premium prices. Secondly we ordered wine with our mains and as a young man who is not typically known to ever have worn lipstick, lo and behold on my wine glass before even drinking out of it was a rather large lipstick smudge (photo included). I am aware from working in the hospitality industry that dishwashers do sometimes struggle to fully clean lipstick from glassware but usually when polishing or bringing the glass to the table someone should notice, which leaves me to wonder if it had even been cleaned. We then told the manager about the problem who was very apologetic and did immediately replace the wine and the glass which at least made the experience slightly better. We were however disappointed that when we received the bill that no discount had been applied and that the 10% service fee was still included. We payed our bill and left feeling displeased. Although this restaurant has potential this unpleasant experience has put us off and I doubt that I’ve will ever return."

The Jolly

The Jolly

9 Elm Row, City Of Edinburgh EH7 4AA, United Kingdom

Pizza • Pasta • Italian • Pizzeria


"best authentic pizza in edinburgh. if they are looking for the best pizza outside italian – they avoid the “pizza house” chains (the jamies ersatz italian and the inflated egos and the consuming feeling of the service in the small Italian delicacies, the lothian road and hannover street are popping up (think about Macho-Italian versions of missrsham without the spirit) there is also a large selection of pizza alternatives: pasta etc. but as a veggie I tend to keep with what the jolly made famous. if they want a real bargain and must seriously fill with the day they can be a three cure lunch for £6.10 (rather choice including pizza, which must be the best worth in the city. a decent bottle of wine is about £15 – the house red/white served in carafes is considerably cheaper, what if it is not fussy, is okay. I trust no one who is sneaky over the jolly – and these people exist. okay, okay, the place is big, bright, busy, filled with kitsch, and may always seem so slightly chaotic – not fooling, the place runs like a well-oiled machine. but that’s why it’s so authentic italian – there are couples who sit next to big parties “in for the Playhouse”, local individual guides “in for their tea”, enthusiastic tourists and the occasional inebriated local politicians (it’s beguished that alex salmond gets his pizzas delivered from here, but I have actually not seen “the pie man” sitting on the space! a traitor in the jolly?"