Las Iguanas - Edinburgh Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Great service (thanks Elaine!) with attentive and quick service all round."
• "Our waitress Martina was so kind, helpful and went above and beyond for us."
• "Excellent service."
• "The staff was very friendly, the menu was pretty big and the restaurant itself looked nice as well."
• "The atmosphere is very enjoyable, the staff is friendly and welcoming... especially Fadi, our favourite host!"
• "Our host Christian was brilliant, was able to recommend drinks that we would like."
• "The staff quickly took care of this and was very friendly and helpful."

Cons:

• "Worst customer service ever had at a restaurant wait time for food and drinks atrocious even though pre ordered food and table not ready when all of us booked in advance."
• "Very poor and rude service. Scandinavian-sounding waiter was smarmy and bad to deal with."
• "Waited over 20mins before our drinks order was taken and even longer for our food."
• "Our waiter just seemed interested in getting us seated and our main course then was uninterested in following through with the rest."
• "The service leaves something to be desired."
• "Poor service from staff, who were not very attentive to customers."
• "Service was very slow, drinks left on bar for a good ten minutes so lager was flat."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was very good and arrived at the same time for everyone."
• "Drinks and food are super tasty and juicy."
• "All the food that came to the table was exceptional, couldn't fault any of it."
• "Food was delicious, had both a starter... and the xinxim, again equally delicious."
• "The food was incredible! We got the vegetarian options from Brazil and Cuba."
• "The cheesy sauce served with nachos was amazing, the mixed grill was full of flavour."
• "Food was amazing, my wife and I shared 5 small plates as part of their tapas time menu."

Cons:

• "Beef fillet on skewers (most expensive dish) was dry and tasteless."
• "All of our starters were clearly from a freezer, deep fried and I can only presume were prepared by Kerry Katona because they were Iceland quality."
• "Food is a hard nope. Nothing authentic about it."
• "Eaten here loads... Tonight was massively poor. Drinks were ace. But food really dull."
• "Food was decent, service no so much."
• "Small portions. Average food."
• "Food for the adults was good on the whole. Kids food included reheated chips/fish fingers."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Great access for wheelchair users."
• "The atmosphere is very enjoyable, the staff is friendly and welcoming... especially Fadi, our favourite host!"
• "Atmosphere of restaurant was nice and enjoyable."
• "Nice chill background music great atmosphere attentive staff and bang in the middle of the town center."
• "The atmosphere in the restaurant is wonderful and the food is so fresh and delicious!"
• "Relaxed atmosphere and great vibe."
• "The atmosphere was lovely and very vibey."

Cons:

• "It was only the lack of other people that made the atmosphere a bit dull."
• "The restaurant was busy... but it was incredibly noisy in the downstairs area where we were seated."
• "Upon arriving, everything seemed a bit rushed and chaotic."
• "Saturday evenings do get busy here... At dinner, service was poor as the place was really crowded."
• "The restaurant was very very loud and we couldn't even talk to one another."
• "Music was too loud for afternoon time."
• "Rowdy atmosphere, overpriced food, rude service, don't recommend."

Value

Pros:

• "The tapas and drinks deal was well worth it."
• "The food was well worth what felt like a normal amount of time to wait."
• "Great value for money."
• "Delicious food and good prices."
• "Had an early dinner here last week and managed to order off the lunch menu (which is served until 6.30pm!), so it turned out to be good value."
• "The food was great too, a bit on the pricey side but its worth it for the portions sizes you get."
• "The cocktails and the food are excellent, the prices are fair."

Cons:

• "It was however a little expensive in terms of food, especially for Peru."
• "Only gave 3 stars due to mandatory 10% tip."
• "A bit overpriced for my liking."
• "I’m surprised other reviewers found the prices reasonable, because we feel like we paid almost £30 a head for food of a significantly lower standard than something we could have made at home ourselves."
• "Overpriced food."
• "Bill with a couple of cocktails and 6 tapas selection was £80 and did feel like value for money."
• "Not worth the wait or the price."