I ordered penne arrabbiata and added chicken while eating it I realised I was eating bacon which I can’t eat! I said to the waitress who said she would speak to the chef I waited a while and she didn’t come back I asked for the bill she brought me the bill which had the pasta on it which I hadn’t eaten very much at all and she had added a service charge! When I emailed to complain they said that it wouldn’t happen again and was left at that! The restaurant was cold when we asked for the heating to be put on she turned on a plug in heater across the restaurant and we sat with our coats on. Wouldn’t come back ever again.Dietary restrictions: They won’t care and will give you what they want to give you without thinking of the customer and their allergies or culture requirements.
Kirsty Gray
Went as a party of 11 for my nieces birthday. Took ages for anyone to come and get a drinks order, and our food arrived before our drinks - big no no in hospitality. All of us agreed our food was bland, tasteless and awful. I had the blandest spaghetti carbonara I've ever eaten. My sister-in-law didnt get one of the dishes she'd ordered, my other sister-in-law found a hair and a piece of plastic in her risotto - the server took these off the bill but didnt seem surprised. "Chefs" (microwave operators) were just flinging food about, one of them on the phone for about 30 minutes and cooking(reheating) at the same time. Other staff seemed stretched and that they're used to the state of the place. They did sing Happy Birthday to my niece which was lovely, but gave us manky plates for the cake. Absolutely avoid this place!
Andrew Tindal
First and last time eating at this chain. Food was expensive for the gruel it was. I hope when I got out to eat that it is at least better than wetherspoons because you at least know it'll be cheap and cheerful there. I got two tiny oval shaped burgers patties in my burger. I shocked me this place is still running. Food was not fresh but should I be surprised with a menu as big as my torso. If you want to compete with the market reduce the menu and focus on good food at a fair price. You'll thank me later Tony. I'd avoid or go to spoons if you're in the market for a cheap and cheerful dinner.
Heather Chapman
I love going to Tony Macaroni's in Dunfermline, so as we were staying in Edinburgh for a few days, I thought as it was my husbands 70th birthday, it would be good to have a meal there.How disappointing:Let's start with the restaurant that looks like it had seen better days with ripped seating & floors that hadn't seen a Mop in a while.When my husband asked why the floor area that we were sitting right next door, too and where the staff collected all the meals from was dirty . Staff replied, " I will get cleaned tomorrow " ! .Food : My husband ordered chicken in a mushroom sauce & I ordered Lazange, and it was delivered quickly & it was hot .But that's all you could say about it. The Lazange was just a load of ingredients put together in a dish .Staff : It is always lovely to see staff happy in their chosen profession, but there is a line between making sure the atmosphere is a good one while your customers are enjoying there meals & just plain larking about.It is a shame to think that the staff that work at this particular Tony Macaroni's thinks the name of the restaurant is enough that customers will return no matter what the service is like.Ps I must just comment on the female member of staff that evening who served us she tried so hard to be professional in difficult circumstances . Thank you.
Laura Johnstone
Came here with some friends looking for a nice Italian meal, the food was cooked to perfection and the staff were beyond helpful. Giving us great suggestions and were so funny, we had a right laugh with our waitress. Will be coming back!
Julie Diver
Not been to a Tony Macaronis before so took our 2 sons there pre theatre and was overall a bit underwhelmed especially given what we paid. Ordered 3 pizzas, the macca cheese and a bowl of chips. Portions are decent. The chips arrived burnt and cold so I asked for a fresh bowl, and was given some, albeit a much smaller bowl. Tasted like oven chips. The Mac cheese was gobbled up although I was told mine at home is better! Pizza tasted nice enough but my capricciosa had what tasted like tinned mushrooms and not especially nice artichoke. Bill arrived with an automatic service charge and gratuity on top of what is already not great value for money. All in all, wouldn’t rush back to what was ultimately, at best, a forgettable meal. There are hundreds of great places to eat in Edinburgh and sadly, this ain’t one of them.
Ioannis Baris
What was once a decent restaurant is now a husk of its former self.We had the penne contadina and rigatoni sugo di carne and both left a bad taste in our mouth. The taste was almost non-existent and the sauces were just not correctly made as they were just tasteless liquid. The service was ok though we had to ask to get some cheese on the pasta. Moreover, the restaurant has lost its past elegance and is quite loud now.Not sure what changed lately, but Tony Macaroni is nothing like it was a few years back.
Chido Mazhanga
It’s a great place for dinners I orders the pizzas and they literally served me the entire pizza which was loaded and humongous and delicious ?
Joe Jenkinson
The cheeseburger was raw, the seafood pasta had unclean mussels with tube worms coming out of their carapaces on the outside of the mussels which were bland like the frozen prawns and clams it came with. The pasta was also bland and the sauce was very oily and lacking chilli even though it was the most expensive pasta dish I could see. The waitress gave us the wrong change all in pound coins with no notes then forgot to get our actual change after we politely asked. The worst dining experience I’ve had to date.
Kirsty Graham
We went on a Sunday around 2pm. The atmosphere was great! It wasn't overly busy but wasn't empty either. It was a relaxed atmosphere. The food was lovely! I've been to this Tony's a few times before and the foods always been great. Our server was lovely and we even had a great chat about the local ice hockey team.Vegetarian options: It wasn't something I was specifically looking for myself but I did notice a number of dishes that were marked as vegetarian or vegan or dishes that offered a vegetarian or vegan option or meat dishes.Dietary restrictions: Our server made sure to ask before taking our order if we had any specific dietary needs.
Myself and 3 others went to Tony Macaroni at the Omni Centre in Edinburgh last night before seeing a show in the Edinburgh Playhouse. When we first arrived we were instantly put off by the loud music playing in the restaurant we could hardly hear each other speak. We ordered our meals, a few minutes later the waiter came back to tell me they had no lasagne, I was disappointed and shocked that a busy restaurant on a weekend had no lasagne but anyway I ordered something else. When our food came, the pizza that was ordered with pepperoni instead of Italian sausage came with no toppings at all and was just a plain cheese pizza. We ordered the Pollo alla Milanese and changed the penne arrabbiata to spaghetti arrabbiata but it came with the spaghetti carbonara instead which is not what we asked for. The waiter was too rushed and was not listening to us properly when we were ordering our meals hence the multiple mistakes. I don't think he could understand us either and should have double checked our order with us before walking away. I don't even think he wrote any of our order down. When telling him that our food wasn't correct, he still wasn't listening to us and could not understand our issue and he seemed to be too busy thinking about what he needed to do next. The Pollo ai Funghi for £16.50 was an absolutely rip off with the smallest bit of chicken breast ever. The only positive thing about our meal was our desserts which was a simple ice cream sundae that not much can go wrong with. When we received the bill at the end, we had been charged for the lasagne they never had as well as the meal I got instead. We left the restaurant not satisfied at all and very disappointed.
Caroline Redwood
We've booked our table for 6.30pm , but We've arrived earlier (6pm). I asked to order some drinks while we waited we were told someone would be over. It didn't happen. We ordered our drinks and food at the same time. If our order was repeated back to us we may have identified an error. If the music wasn't unnecessarily loud the waitress might have heard us. Loud music in a busy restaurant doesn't build an atmosphere the busy humm of humans over background music can do the trick.All of our food arrived at the same time. Including the wrong starter. Which was then replaced for the correct one. We had already decided to eat our mains by then as the children were hungry. So we had sharing chicken wings gor dessert.The food was very nice but at no point was our table checked upon, or additional drinks offered. Yet your happy to put a service charge on the bill and question why I don't want to pay it. A hint: it's in the name "Service charge"
Bubz
Food was very poor quality. The service was poor as well. Waste of money.
Stinny mac
Ordered lasagne, arrived as a mass of pulp with no clear pasta or meat, just a lot sauce. The air conditioning was as cold as it could get, being 4 centigrade outside was warmer. Service was not informative enough for the size of the food, nearly didn't fit on table. Lovely house wine. Won't be going again.
Carolann Hume
Hard review as went two nights in a row. Pizza/garlic bread fantastic but risotto on second night disgusting and cold, hu by had salmon pasta which was also only warm. Staff are lovely and did put the risotto in the microwave to heat it up but still vile and warm at best not hot. I did let staff know when paying the bill but nothing they could do really. Won't visit again for a while. A bit pricey for what it is.
I ordered penne arrabbiata and added chicken while eating it I realised I was eating bacon which I can’t eat! I said to the waitress who said she would speak to the chef I waited a while and she didn’t come back I asked for the bill she brought me the bill which had the pasta on it which I hadn’t eaten very much at all and she had added a service charge! When I emailed to complain they said that it wouldn’t happen again and was left at that! The restaurant was cold when we asked for the heating to be put on she turned on a plug in heater across the restaurant and we sat with our coats on. Wouldn’t come back ever again.Dietary restrictions: They won’t care and will give you what they want to give you without thinking of the customer and their allergies or culture requirements.
Went as a party of 11 for my nieces birthday. Took ages for anyone to come and get a drinks order, and our food arrived before our drinks - big no no in hospitality. All of us agreed our food was bland, tasteless and awful. I had the blandest spaghetti carbonara I've ever eaten. My sister-in-law didnt get one of the dishes she'd ordered, my other sister-in-law found a hair and a piece of plastic in her risotto - the server took these off the bill but didnt seem surprised. "Chefs" (microwave operators) were just flinging food about, one of them on the phone for about 30 minutes and cooking(reheating) at the same time. Other staff seemed stretched and that they're used to the state of the place. They did sing Happy Birthday to my niece which was lovely, but gave us manky plates for the cake. Absolutely avoid this place!
First and last time eating at this chain. Food was expensive for the gruel it was. I hope when I got out to eat that it is at least better than wetherspoons because you at least know it'll be cheap and cheerful there. I got two tiny oval shaped burgers patties in my burger. I shocked me this place is still running. Food was not fresh but should I be surprised with a menu as big as my torso. If you want to compete with the market reduce the menu and focus on good food at a fair price. You'll thank me later Tony. I'd avoid or go to spoons if you're in the market for a cheap and cheerful dinner.
I love going to Tony Macaroni's in Dunfermline, so as we were staying in Edinburgh for a few days, I thought as it was my husbands 70th birthday, it would be good to have a meal there.How disappointing:Let's start with the restaurant that looks like it had seen better days with ripped seating & floors that hadn't seen a Mop in a while.When my husband asked why the floor area that we were sitting right next door, too and where the staff collected all the meals from was dirty . Staff replied, " I will get cleaned tomorrow " ! .Food : My husband ordered chicken in a mushroom sauce & I ordered Lazange, and it was delivered quickly & it was hot .But that's all you could say about it. The Lazange was just a load of ingredients put together in a dish .Staff : It is always lovely to see staff happy in their chosen profession, but there is a line between making sure the atmosphere is a good one while your customers are enjoying there meals & just plain larking about.It is a shame to think that the staff that work at this particular Tony Macaroni's thinks the name of the restaurant is enough that customers will return no matter what the service is like.Ps I must just comment on the female member of staff that evening who served us she tried so hard to be professional in difficult circumstances . Thank you.
Came here with some friends looking for a nice Italian meal, the food was cooked to perfection and the staff were beyond helpful. Giving us great suggestions and were so funny, we had a right laugh with our waitress. Will be coming back!
Not been to a Tony Macaronis before so took our 2 sons there pre theatre and was overall a bit underwhelmed especially given what we paid. Ordered 3 pizzas, the macca cheese and a bowl of chips. Portions are decent. The chips arrived burnt and cold so I asked for a fresh bowl, and was given some, albeit a much smaller bowl. Tasted like oven chips. The Mac cheese was gobbled up although I was told mine at home is better! Pizza tasted nice enough but my capricciosa had what tasted like tinned mushrooms and not especially nice artichoke. Bill arrived with an automatic service charge and gratuity on top of what is already not great value for money. All in all, wouldn’t rush back to what was ultimately, at best, a forgettable meal. There are hundreds of great places to eat in Edinburgh and sadly, this ain’t one of them.
What was once a decent restaurant is now a husk of its former self.We had the penne contadina and rigatoni sugo di carne and both left a bad taste in our mouth. The taste was almost non-existent and the sauces were just not correctly made as they were just tasteless liquid. The service was ok though we had to ask to get some cheese on the pasta. Moreover, the restaurant has lost its past elegance and is quite loud now.Not sure what changed lately, but Tony Macaroni is nothing like it was a few years back.
It’s a great place for dinners I orders the pizzas and they literally served me the entire pizza which was loaded and humongous and delicious ?
The cheeseburger was raw, the seafood pasta had unclean mussels with tube worms coming out of their carapaces on the outside of the mussels which were bland like the frozen prawns and clams it came with. The pasta was also bland and the sauce was very oily and lacking chilli even though it was the most expensive pasta dish I could see. The waitress gave us the wrong change all in pound coins with no notes then forgot to get our actual change after we politely asked. The worst dining experience I’ve had to date.
We went on a Sunday around 2pm. The atmosphere was great! It wasn't overly busy but wasn't empty either. It was a relaxed atmosphere. The food was lovely! I've been to this Tony's a few times before and the foods always been great. Our server was lovely and we even had a great chat about the local ice hockey team.Vegetarian options: It wasn't something I was specifically looking for myself but I did notice a number of dishes that were marked as vegetarian or vegan or dishes that offered a vegetarian or vegan option or meat dishes.Dietary restrictions: Our server made sure to ask before taking our order if we had any specific dietary needs.
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Myself and 3 others went to Tony Macaroni at the Omni Centre in Edinburgh last night before seeing a show in the Edinburgh Playhouse. When we first arrived we were instantly put off by the loud music playing in the restaurant we could hardly hear each other speak. We ordered our meals, a few minutes later the waiter came back to tell me they had no lasagne, I was disappointed and shocked that a busy restaurant on a weekend had no lasagne but anyway I ordered something else. When our food came, the pizza that was ordered with pepperoni instead of Italian sausage came with no toppings at all and was just a plain cheese pizza. We ordered the Pollo alla Milanese and changed the penne arrabbiata to spaghetti arrabbiata but it came with the spaghetti carbonara instead which is not what we asked for. The waiter was too rushed and was not listening to us properly when we were ordering our meals hence the multiple mistakes. I don't think he could understand us either and should have double checked our order with us before walking away. I don't even think he wrote any of our order down. When telling him that our food wasn't correct, he still wasn't listening to us and could not understand our issue and he seemed to be too busy thinking about what he needed to do next. The Pollo ai Funghi for £16.50 was an absolutely rip off with the smallest bit of chicken breast ever. The only positive thing about our meal was our desserts which was a simple ice cream sundae that not much can go wrong with. When we received the bill at the end, we had been charged for the lasagne they never had as well as the meal I got instead. We left the restaurant not satisfied at all and very disappointed.
We've booked our table for 6.30pm , but We've arrived earlier (6pm). I asked to order some drinks while we waited we were told someone would be over. It didn't happen. We ordered our drinks and food at the same time. If our order was repeated back to us we may have identified an error. If the music wasn't unnecessarily loud the waitress might have heard us. Loud music in a busy restaurant doesn't build an atmosphere the busy humm of humans over background music can do the trick.All of our food arrived at the same time. Including the wrong starter. Which was then replaced for the correct one. We had already decided to eat our mains by then as the children were hungry. So we had sharing chicken wings gor dessert.The food was very nice but at no point was our table checked upon, or additional drinks offered. Yet your happy to put a service charge on the bill and question why I don't want to pay it. A hint: it's in the name "Service charge"
Food was very poor quality. The service was poor as well. Waste of money.
Ordered lasagne, arrived as a mass of pulp with no clear pasta or meat, just a lot sauce. The air conditioning was as cold as it could get, being 4 centigrade outside was warmer. Service was not informative enough for the size of the food, nearly didn't fit on table. Lovely house wine. Won't be going again.
Hard review as went two nights in a row. Pizza/garlic bread fantastic but risotto on second night disgusting and cold, hu by had salmon pasta which was also only warm. Staff are lovely and did put the risotto in the microwave to heat it up but still vile and warm at best not hot. I did let staff know when paying the bill but nothing they could do really. Won't visit again for a while. A bit pricey for what it is.