We went for lunch, Saturday around midday. We were shown to a table by a pleasant well dressed chap, he was very polite and pleasant.The place was practically empty but he insisted we sit at a table for 2 which is tiny. Alarm bells should have rung as he pulled a small electric heater closer.It was cold outside so we didn't notice just how cold it was in the restaurant.We got drinks, then sat a good while before a food order was taken. We then sat another good while before a couple of plates arrived, these were for an antipasti starter to share. The plates were freezing cold, as were we by now.The starter was OK, but the experience if eating it just wasn't pleasant because of the biting cold.Anyway, main course arrived, both had burgers. They were OK, honestly I couldn't say better than that, the chef hadn't obviously bee given a formal introduction to seasoning or flavour.There were no condiments on the table so eating the over cooked chips was a dry affair.Not sure what's going on there, but there was a distinct whiff of a business on its uppers.The staff were nice, fair play to them, because it must be hard to be positive in such circumstances.A one word review .........Dismal.
Stuart Hamilton
Dull and cold.
Carolann Hume
I feel it's a hit or a miss really. Sometimes the food is only just warm , the pizza is good but again just warm. Hubby had pasta and that was hot this time....... Bonus
Alistair Marr
Went before going to the cinema. Was our second choice, excellent service, decent food, but felt very
Wullie Robertson
Been here a few times and the food is usually decent. But the heating has been broken since befor Xmas 2023. We went back at the weekend and they're still using electric heaters. The staff are going around in jackets. To top it off, the card machine was broken. Used to be a favourite of my little boy, but it's really going
Anna Ko
I just left the restaurant and I must admit I will never go back there. I used to be a frequent customer, now the staff has changed and the atmosphere is terrible, the food is a disaster, the waitress doesn't listen and forgets orders, and the other one throws the bill and ignorantly leaves (it wasn't busy). I do not
Mada
My Caesar Salad had partially burnt chicken and no egg. My husband's spaghetti bolognese wasn't fresh and there was pre-mixed cheese inside suggesting these were someone else's leftovers as the cheese is always offered as an addition. The sauce was stratified. They also mixed up our drinks order. The service charge was included in our bill not allowing us to make our own decision about tipping.We will never go back there again. As for now only Queensferry Road Tony Macaroni is worth visiting.
colin watt
Staff were very nice and helpful food was fantastic great value for money the biggest let down was the price of the drinks 4 x glasses of diet coke £14.00 I was shocked at this price for draught diet coke £3.50 per glass very disappointing I think that is too expensive.
Lorna Wilson
Well it's not often I eat dinner with my coat on the place was baltic absolutely freezing . Ruined the birthday experience for our family. Couldn't stay long as it was so so cold . Food was good though but a very rushed lunch before hypothermia kicked in . Sort this out
Phyllis Heron
We arrived at 5.30pm for our booking for 16 people. We were told there was no table available for our party as the people who were at the table weren't finished their meal. The manager Hitam, explained they were 4 staff short. However he quickly rearranged tables to accommodate us. He was on duty by himself taking orders serving food and drinks to us. Hitam went above and beyond making sure the birthday girl (16 today) enjoyed her evening. We cannot thank him enough for looking after us. He is an asset to Tony Macaroni restaurant.Kid-friendliness: Nothing too much trouble to ensure kids enjoy the experience
I was absolutely freezing,had to borrow my husband’s jumper to save me sitting with my puffer jacket on..
Scott Mcneish
Good food and great choice. Service was a bit slow though. Unfortunately, once we had sat down and ordered it became clear that they had no heating in the restaurant. No one told us before being seated or ordering. Came close to leaving but had travelled quite far to go to the restaurant. At the end, a staff member eventually told us it was only 8 degrees in the restaurant and that the heating had been broken for a couple of days, but still no apology. They should be telling people as they arrive and apologising for the inconvenience. In my opinion the restaurant should have been closed rather than the greed to get money off customers.
Chez Booda
Freezing inside. A few portable 'heaters' dotted about. Quite why they felt the need to put half a tub of salt in their pasta i don't know either. The chicken was worse, weird brown bits and what looked like baked skin or something.Nope. Not going back. I'm generally not fussy but this was
emilyanne
Me and my family came here today as part of a Christmas eve tradition. Upon arrival it was brilliant- the staff were lovely and our waiter was really upbeat bringing in the Christmas spirit, he was so lovely! However, onto our service for the rest of the night. It appeared that some of the staff might have been drinking as they were behaving in a very loud, boisterous and inappropriate manner which wrecked the atmosphere for a few tables. Our starters came quickly and swiftly which seemed a bit suspicious and our worries were confirmed when the food was incredibly bland! The chips were spot on, 10/10 absolutely brilliant! But I ordered the meatballs with garlic bread and was presented with two bits of plain unbuttered toast, however presentation was beautiful. Now the part that really horrified me: they then proceed to bring out our mains as we are still having our starters, we didn’t know what to say- they took it back and said they’d keep it on the side. Yes, you guessed it, when we WERE ready for our mains they bring back the same plates of food and they were tepid resulting in me having to send it back and get re-heated. Food was lovely thereafter but I am absolutely horrified they would bring out our mains when we hadn’t even finished, I myself, as someone struggling with chronic gastro problems, hadn’t been anywhere but my house to consume food as I was physically unable to. Today was the first day in 3 years eating out and we had to leave early as the whole experience was just horrible. They didn’t close until 9 and this all occurred around 7:15. Very unpleasant, very disappointed, this used to be my favourite restaurant and I was so excited to go back for a festive experience, unfortunate we had to had over the full bill.
Cathy Thatcher
Always like to try local when in a different area. It was very quiet lunch time we were sitted quickly. Ordered food of a much too big menu. Both had a pasta dish which were average and just warm, but utterly freezing in the restaurant so that could be the cause. I had a focaccia bread with mine and got a flat pizza base that was rock hard and inedible. My other half had what looked like reheated chips. We mentioned the issues and got no reply, so paid, which included a service charge!! and left
We went for lunch, Saturday around midday. We were shown to a table by a pleasant well dressed chap, he was very polite and pleasant.The place was practically empty but he insisted we sit at a table for 2 which is tiny. Alarm bells should have rung as he pulled a small electric heater closer.It was cold outside so we didn't notice just how cold it was in the restaurant.We got drinks, then sat a good while before a food order was taken. We then sat another good while before a couple of plates arrived, these were for an antipasti starter to share. The plates were freezing cold, as were we by now.The starter was OK, but the experience if eating it just wasn't pleasant because of the biting cold.Anyway, main course arrived, both had burgers. They were OK, honestly I couldn't say better than that, the chef hadn't obviously bee given a formal introduction to seasoning or flavour.There were no condiments on the table so eating the over cooked chips was a dry affair.Not sure what's going on there, but there was a distinct whiff of a business on its uppers.The staff were nice, fair play to them, because it must be hard to be positive in such circumstances.A one word review .........Dismal.
Dull and cold.
I feel it's a hit or a miss really. Sometimes the food is only just warm , the pizza is good but again just warm. Hubby had pasta and that was hot this time....... Bonus
Went before going to the cinema. Was our second choice, excellent service, decent food, but felt very
Been here a few times and the food is usually decent. But the heating has been broken since befor Xmas 2023. We went back at the weekend and they're still using electric heaters. The staff are going around in jackets. To top it off, the card machine was broken. Used to be a favourite of my little boy, but it's really going
I just left the restaurant and I must admit I will never go back there. I used to be a frequent customer, now the staff has changed and the atmosphere is terrible, the food is a disaster, the waitress doesn't listen and forgets orders, and the other one throws the bill and ignorantly leaves (it wasn't busy). I do not
My Caesar Salad had partially burnt chicken and no egg. My husband's spaghetti bolognese wasn't fresh and there was pre-mixed cheese inside suggesting these were someone else's leftovers as the cheese is always offered as an addition. The sauce was stratified. They also mixed up our drinks order. The service charge was included in our bill not allowing us to make our own decision about tipping.We will never go back there again. As for now only Queensferry Road Tony Macaroni is worth visiting.
Staff were very nice and helpful food was fantastic great value for money the biggest let down was the price of the drinks 4 x glasses of diet coke £14.00 I was shocked at this price for draught diet coke £3.50 per glass very disappointing I think that is too expensive.
Well it's not often I eat dinner with my coat on the place was baltic absolutely freezing . Ruined the birthday experience for our family. Couldn't stay long as it was so so cold . Food was good though but a very rushed lunch before hypothermia kicked in . Sort this out
We arrived at 5.30pm for our booking for 16 people. We were told there was no table available for our party as the people who were at the table weren't finished their meal. The manager Hitam, explained they were 4 staff short. However he quickly rearranged tables to accommodate us. He was on duty by himself taking orders serving food and drinks to us. Hitam went above and beyond making sure the birthday girl (16 today) enjoyed her evening. We cannot thank him enough for looking after us. He is an asset to Tony Macaroni restaurant.Kid-friendliness: Nothing too much trouble to ensure kids enjoy the experience
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I was absolutely freezing,had to borrow my husband’s jumper to save me sitting with my puffer jacket on..
Good food and great choice. Service was a bit slow though. Unfortunately, once we had sat down and ordered it became clear that they had no heating in the restaurant. No one told us before being seated or ordering. Came close to leaving but had travelled quite far to go to the restaurant. At the end, a staff member eventually told us it was only 8 degrees in the restaurant and that the heating had been broken for a couple of days, but still no apology. They should be telling people as they arrive and apologising for the inconvenience. In my opinion the restaurant should have been closed rather than the greed to get money off customers.
Freezing inside. A few portable 'heaters' dotted about. Quite why they felt the need to put half a tub of salt in their pasta i don't know either. The chicken was worse, weird brown bits and what looked like baked skin or something.Nope. Not going back. I'm generally not fussy but this was
Me and my family came here today as part of a Christmas eve tradition. Upon arrival it was brilliant- the staff were lovely and our waiter was really upbeat bringing in the Christmas spirit, he was so lovely! However, onto our service for the rest of the night. It appeared that some of the staff might have been drinking as they were behaving in a very loud, boisterous and inappropriate manner which wrecked the atmosphere for a few tables. Our starters came quickly and swiftly which seemed a bit suspicious and our worries were confirmed when the food was incredibly bland! The chips were spot on, 10/10 absolutely brilliant! But I ordered the meatballs with garlic bread and was presented with two bits of plain unbuttered toast, however presentation was beautiful. Now the part that really horrified me: they then proceed to bring out our mains as we are still having our starters, we didn’t know what to say- they took it back and said they’d keep it on the side. Yes, you guessed it, when we WERE ready for our mains they bring back the same plates of food and they were tepid resulting in me having to send it back and get re-heated. Food was lovely thereafter but I am absolutely horrified they would bring out our mains when we hadn’t even finished, I myself, as someone struggling with chronic gastro problems, hadn’t been anywhere but my house to consume food as I was physically unable to. Today was the first day in 3 years eating out and we had to leave early as the whole experience was just horrible. They didn’t close until 9 and this all occurred around 7:15. Very unpleasant, very disappointed, this used to be my favourite restaurant and I was so excited to go back for a festive experience, unfortunate we had to had over the full bill.
Always like to try local when in a different area. It was very quiet lunch time we were sitted quickly. Ordered food of a much too big menu. Both had a pasta dish which were average and just warm, but utterly freezing in the restaurant so that could be the cause. I had a focaccia bread with mine and got a flat pizza base that was rock hard and inedible. My other half had what looked like reheated chips. We mentioned the issues and got no reply, so paid, which included a service charge!! and left