Satoru — Restaurant in City of Edinburgh

I visited here tonight after a show I attended myself. I wanted to get some food, but everywhere was buzzing round town & it was pretty intimidating for a lone eater. I passed this wee place nestled away in the back corner of St.Patrick’s Square - I didn’t even know of it’s existence before tonight, but thankfully caught a glimpse of their sign from the busy roadside en route to the bus home.

The place is immaculate inside. Such a simple, modern, chilled vibe to it. Menu was ample & everything sounded delicious. Reasonably priced. Despite the more visually obvious places round the corner being packed-out, Satoru was a lot quieter & much more peaceful (which definitely suited me). I’m guessing it was quite quiet because no-one spotted their wee sign! Hidden gem 💎

I ordered the Tempura Udon & was blown away at how good it was! Veg tempura was super tasty & I loved the prawn tempura as well - perfectly crispy & not oily. The noodles were lovely & chewy - portion was really generous. I’m a big eater 😅 & despite only ordering this main, I left feeling pleasantly full. The broth though … is to DIE for 🤤👌 I would happily drown in this - tastiest I’ve had! I go out for ramen a lot with my son, so I’ve been around 🤣

Aaaanyways - if you’ve never tried Saturo, please do! It’s not a huge place & I’d love to see it stick around, as it’s freaking awesome & they deserve all the business! I can’t wait until I return!

Go there 😉 You won’t regret it! — eating dinner at...

I was planning to visit this place for a while now. Checked their Instagram for information which days they serve tempura and booked the table for today. The staff was very friendly and made us feel welcomed and thought the whole visit they were attentive and pampered all customers well. We ordered plenty food as we went on empty stomachs, in short: all was very delicious and satisfying. BUT to give details: Their miso soup doesn't have this overwhelming taste, wakame salad was seasoned just on spot. Karaage was juicy and piping hot and the pumpkin croquettes were just as good. The katsudon bowl was heartwarming and their tempura... Gosh! Yes, they have best tempura in Edinburgh. They beat few places I had pleasure to taste tempura at. We also had some sake, yuzu liquor and peach/umeshu wine which made us a bit mallow alongside with all this food. Dear Satoru, you were like a warm hug I needed for a long time! Next time we will order only 1 main and share as we had way too much food but everything was delicious and no fault was found! Please stay like...

What I like most about these kinds of places is a simple menu.

The food was quite honestly the best experience of Japanese food I’ve had in Edinburgh out of around 5. The flavours of the kupi mayo and sweet potato were stunning. The texture was the most perfect crispy on the outside and uniformly soft throughout the croquette inside. Hands down the best fried / cooked vegetable I’ve ever tasted.

The udon chewy texture was phenomenal. Tasted super fresh I’m not sure if it was handmade but I was very pleased with it.

The broth was fantastic and balanced. The tempura was nicely cooked but sadly had gotten a little soggy. I would have deducted a star for that but the flavour of the food is still in my mouth after 15 mins of the best broth I’ve ever tasted.

I definitely will be back to try some of the rice bowls but please sort out your service. Someone who came in after me had and finished their food before I even got mine. I’m not inclined to deduct a star for that as the food was great and I’m more patient than...