Edinburgh
Vietnam House

Vietnam House

1-3 Grove Street, Edinburgh, EH38AF, EH3 8BA, United Kingdom

Asian • Vegan • Asiatic • Vietnamese


"Vietnam House is one of my favourite restaurants in Edinburgh. Every time I go I love it even more. This review is from my last visit yesterday. I went with three friends and we all ordered something different. We had the fresh spring roles which are by far one of the best spring roles I've had in my life. As for the mains I had a Beef Pho which is absolutely amazing! I added the chilli sauce and it was perfect! Iva Stefanova Stancheva went for the Bo Kho Saigon's Beef Stew which she finished in a record time and said it was really good. However, she also said it was like a soup so don't expect a very thick stew. Simona Troppova had a braised pork in caramel sauce which I've had before and loved it! It's quite sweet so don't go for it if you don't like your meat sweet. My other friend went for the Bun Cha Gio noodles but vegetarian style. He really liked it. As for the desserts we had a green melon ice cream which was absolutely amazing and served in half frozen melon. It's obviously home made and tastes great! My friend had a Vietnamese dessert which is served with lychee, pineapple jelly and basil seeds. It's really weird but yummy weird! If you like trying new things get this dessert and you won't regret. The ambience is always very relaxed and the staff is friendly and they know the menu inside out. They can recommend dishes if you struggle to choose. If you haven't been here yet book a table and go and I guarantee you won't regret it! The only fault of this place is that it's open only for dinner!"

Amarone Edinburgh

Amarone Edinburgh

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

Pizza • Kebab • Pasta • Steak


"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."