Jupiter Jones
When I tell you this place absolutely made my trip, I mean it with all my heart. They have tons of gluten free options and even did a cheese free flatbread for my friend. We went December 2022 and as I’m planning my December 2023 trip it’s an absolute must. Everything is extremely affordable and one of my favorite restaurants in the UK. The staff was overwhelmingly warm and kind to my group and extremely attentive. They have made a customer for life. I love these people.
Thomas Poon
Food is authentic Italian and with family style. A local restaurant with very reasonable prices. Risotto is great and pizza is oven baked👍🏻The only thing to complain are the tables are rather near to each other. A bit congested
Alister Black
Friendly old school Italian restaurant popular with Edinburgh locals. Lunch menu is great value and will keep you going all day. I had one of their wood fired oven baked pizzas which was nice. Tons of character and great service.
Nicole Szymkowiak
Lovely little gem in Edinburgh, really reminded me of some places we visited in Rome. Food was delicious and prices are extremely reasonable. All staff are attentive and service was really quick despite it being busy. Would definitely return
Glen Hope
It has been a long time since having a authentic Italian the last great one was giovanies in vonderboom sout africa this was a pleasant surprise and stumbled on by accident what a absolutely lovely experience food was amazing well done guys thanks for an amazing evening much appreciated. I have to ad jut because there doesn't seem to be the option below try thr sirloin steak fantastic.
NJ Koopman
Wonderful Italian restaurant with very friendly staff. The pizzas we had were good, perfectly timed by the cook.
When the restaurant is full it is a bit difficult to hear each other across the table, because of all the people talking.
Darren Whitta
Stopped by for a pizza with friends. With a choice of 45 pizza's there is something for everyone as well as the rest of the menu.
Staff were very friendly and the pizza was amazing.
Quite a little gem
Kris Peacock
Sat quickly on a busy Friday night. It’s a noisy bustling restaurant with a great vibe. The staff is attentive and the food was amazing.
Ronald CK Heung
Sunday lunch 2023 £10, half pizza half pasta for hungry you, haha
Paula Valverde Scheider
Excellent service! Super fast and delicious. The prices are also very good. I super recommend this place
Sonyanemec
Best authentic pizza in Edinburgh. If you’re looking for the best pizza outside of Italy – avoid the ‘pizza house’ chains (that includes Jamie’s ersatz Italian) and the inflated egos and creaking sense of service in the Little Italy eateries that populate Lothian Road and Hanover Street (think of macho-Italian versions of Miss Haversham without the enthusiasm) – do yourself a favour and get yourself along to The Jolly on Elm Row (top of Leith Walk). Forty-odd different types of pizza, plus the option to create your own from the basics, average price is around £7.50 for a medium size – which is actually quite huge, all cooked in a wood-fired oven with that crucial Naples style base: puffy – but crisp – topped with a proper sugo and not some kind of Dolmio apology. There is also a huge selection of pizza alternatives: pasta etc. but as a veggie I tend to stick with what has made The Jolly famous. If you want a real bargain and need to seriously fill up mid-day you can get a three course lunch for £6.10 (huge choice including pizza) which has to be the best value in town. A decent bottle of wine is around £15 – the house red/white served in carafes is considerably cheaper which, if you’re not fussy, is okay.<br/><br/>However food aside, the main attraction has to be the atmosphere. I don’t actually trust anyone who is snobby about the The Jolly – and these people do exist. Okay, okay the place is big, bright, bustling, filled with kitsch, and may seem ever so slightly chaotic – don’t be fooled, the place runs like a well-oiled machine. But that is why it’s so authentically Italian – there are couples sitting alongside large parties ‘in for The Playhouse’, local single Leithers ‘in for their tea’, delighted tourists and the occasional inebriated local politician (it is rumoured that Alex Salmond gets his pizzas delivered from here but I haven’t actually seen ‘the Pie Man’ on the premises!). Honestly, the only thing missing from the total Napoli experience is the priest sitting in the corner watching the football on the telly. A telly in The Jolly? OMG, that might just be too much!
Laura Beth
Half and Half. The Jolly is great, the food is good and fresh and you get your money's worth. Its staff can be friendly if not a little rushed at times. Their downfall lies when they are busy. As they are near to the theatre and the cinema large crowds should be expected and so dealt with accordingly. Not the case, I went before a show at the theatre recently and had to wait 50 minutes before our meal was brought leaving us only half an hour to eat and pay. People who had arrived after us were fed first and by the end we all felt rather dissapointed. So by all means go, but not when it's busy.
Mustafa
Best italian in town. Splendid £5.70 set menuoffering 25 different course choices.Wine is good ,slightly ltd. to largely Italian and the ala carte is reasonably priced. Everyone seems to know the jolly although i am new to dinburgh i have eaten there haklf a dozen times ,wood fired pizza is great.
Lunch Quest
it’s a really good option if you’re looking for a large lunchtime feast, perhaps to be followed by an afternoon of hearty imbibing in one of the local hostelries
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