La Grotta Portobello — Restaurant in City of Edinburgh

My beautiful girlfriend and I visited here one evening a few months back, they had no space at the time and we didn't pre-book. We walked down the street looking for another place but nothing looked as good. We tried our luck on the way back and thankfully a table was free. The service was great and the food was incredible. Both the presentation and taste made it one of the best meals I've ever had. There was lovely music on in the background, nice artwork on the walls and if felt cosy and romantic. The only slight letdown was a large noisy group coming in and the place being small so there wasn't any escaping it. I can't blame them though as the food was so good they wouldn't want to go anywhere else, at the end i was a little shocked how low the bill was as well, the owners are doing this because it's their passion, rather than...

Do not sleep on this place. Genuine Italian food in a cozy setting.

The food was amazing. There was only one person serving who was running front of house and taking/serving orders. The place is quite small and unlike other places in portobello, is lacking the “bells & whistles” so you could easily miss it. As I told the lady who served us, “we will be back… & with friends”.

Food 10/10. Service: one person on a Saturday night. Looked busy & stressed but still pleasant and attentive. Atmosphere: can feel cramped if busy but didn’t detract from...

Was really disappointed, after such good reviews. Food wasn't good at all I'm afraid. Calzone was soggy. No minastroni soup,but has veg soup. It had absolutely no taste at all. Only one person serving. Wasn't asked if we wanted soft drinks. We had to try and get the busy waitress attention. She was very nice,but too much for one waitress. Ordered 4 portions of fries . Only received 2. Pasta was tasteless. Ravioli was great. Pizza was fine. Just not the best and wouldn't rush back. Was 7 of us and...