Lian Pu — Restaurant in City of Edinburgh

Underground hotpot restaurant. Very good value authentic hotpot. £22pp for unlimited hotpot. They don’t take card, only cash or bank transfer. You can choose up to 4 different broths, we went for the chicken and hot and spicy broths which were good. There is an excellent selection of food which is self serve / buffet style. This was kept topped up often and the food was good quality and size. Razor clams, king prawns, squid, white fish, mussels, beef slices, lamb slices, dumplings, fish balls, tofu balls, spinach, bak choy, noodles, udon, oyster mushrooms, crab etc There is a station to make your own sauces to accompany. Good selection; coriander, Chinese vinegar, soy sauce, spring onions, sesame oil, sesame paste, fermented bean curd, chilli oil etc. Service is not prompt, they have to be flagged down to clear empty trays and order refill drinks. The broth top up could be more frequent. Soft drinks cost £3 and are...

Was super excited to hear of a 'Taiwanese' cafe/restaurant opening up in town.. food from the motherland.. Yeeeesss~!!

Unforunately my excitement was premptive.. half the dishes aren't even 'Taiwanese' and a lot of the dishes have been 'Europeanised', which is to be expected but with the growing Asian population in Edinburgh, I really don't feel like it's necessary.

The sweet and sour really lacked any sweet or sour, my beef soup had good flavour but having two pieces of pak choy as the veg component was rather disappointing. The hong sau pork packed a lot of flavour and would probably be what I'd go for if I was to return.

I'd ordered cold taro bubble tea but it came warm.. overall, yes, it's affordable, it's quick and some of it is tasty, but I'm really not in a...

Used to visit here many times in the past 10 years and only went there fairly recently to see if it’s still good. Setting remains the same for the last 4-5 years but food menu has changed massively. Menu used to be extensive and had many authentic Chinese dishes that aren’t too generic which was why I like about Lian Pu. Now it’s becomes more generic and less options in the A la Carte menu for those that wants to try new authentic Chinese dishes. Note, this is a Cash Only place, don’t know why as other nearby restaurants all accept both cash and cards. Sanchuan restaurant is just round the corner from Lian Pu has a more extensive menu, so will try that and possibly have to change it to my go-to Chinese eatery...