Best Italian Restaurants in Newington

Honestly the best & most hospitable service we’ve experienced in Edinburgh for a long time. Warmly welcomed, names used, great humour, efficient service, lovely food. Really lovely evening. Thank you.

This is one of our favourite places to catch up and enjoy some food and drinks. The food is always very good and the service is great too. Highly recommended.

Enjoyed a lovely lunch with a friend. We both shared the chicken bruschetta as an experiment which was delicious. I followed with the pork belly and my companion had the chicken pasta. All washed down with glasses of Montepulciano and an espresso. The service was immaculate and low-key throughout and we had a lovely lunchtime experience. 

Excellent meal again at Pizza Posto. I tried the pizza fritta which was good as a novelty but I think I still prefer the standard pizzas. Service was good but I can't recommend the Posto Lager. I think I'll opt for the Menabrea next time.

The food was excellent. Simple Italian done well. However there were significant issues with the service. Our mains were presented to us whilst still eating our starters. We weren’t at all slow so there was no apparent reason. We sent away the first server and then a couple of minutes later another appeared with the plates again! They did not appreciate that what they were doing was wrong. It was a busy Saturday and maybe the serving staff were not fully experienced, certainly their reaction, or lack of understanding, might suggest this. However, I suspect the real issue was in the kitchen as the waiting staff would just deliver whatever was brought to the pass. I don’t know but it really took the shine off a family meal that was celebrating my significant birthday.