Bar Soba Hanover Street Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "It was delicious."
• "Really good food, limited gf and veggie options but super tasty."
• "Really tasty food with the salt and pepper squid as the highlight."
• "Once the food arrived, it was thoroughly delicious, and I'll be back again in the future for sure."
• "Visited with friends and thoroughly enjoyed the food, especially the cauliflower starter and cauliflower curry."
• "The food was absoltuly fantastic and very modestly priced."
• "Food was amazing as always and staff were very friendly and helpful."

Cons:

• "I had the popcorn chicken, the cauliflower and the Thai fries. All these dishes were terrible."
• "Their dishes are good, but WAY too spicy!"
• "The dishes are too sweet/ too salty."
• "The noodles were just about average and seriously lacking in taste for the £12 I paid for it."
• "The portion doesn’t worth the money at all, there’re only 4-5 prawns in the curry, the rice was dry with some part over cooked/burnt."
• "Waited for 30mins+ only to be served with overcooked dry chicken and thai red curry so salty that it gave me hypertension."
• "Horrible food. There are hardly any chicken in the popcorn but only deep fried coating, and they’re over-fried so you can’t even fork them."

Service

Pros:

• "Bar man (Steve I think) was excellent. Great conversation, great knowledge of his drinks and made a few great recommendations to us."
• "Not one for Leaving reviews, But last night (Monday) was exceptional service by a young guy."
• "The staff were so attentive, a specialised buffet selection accommodating all allergens and requirements."
• "Staff were amazing, we couldn't find a mixer listed and when we asked the waitress advised that they did have."
• "We had an amazing time, very friendly and knowledgeable staff, nice layout, good tunes, great drinks."
• "The staff are helpful, suggesting their favourites on the menu and keeping glasses topped up."
• "The staff were very helpful and friendly, overall really enjoyable."

Cons:

• "The customer service doesn't exist at all at this place... food and drink were really average and the service horrible."
• "One of the waiters didn’t know absolutely anything about menu, promotions etc."
• "Service was TERRIBLE for our group."
• "Forgot to serve us, then forgot our starters and mains that then needed to be reordered."
• "Very poor service from the staff at the bar."
• "Fairly good food and drink ruined by the most inattentive staff I’ve ever experienced."
• "Extremely unprofessional floor staff however the food and chefs were faultless."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "The setting is relaxing and exciting."
• "Nice bar and restaurant with extensive food and drink menus."
• "A lot of places to sit, lounge-music at speaking volume and fantastic atmosphere."
• "Lively, warm and welcoming this Asian Fusion restaurant and bar is the perfect spot for a tasty meal over a few glasses of wine."
• "The place is cozy and nice looking."
• "Great place if you're into Asian street food in a middle of Edinburgh."
• "The atmosphere was pretty nice too - friendly, safe, comfortable and there is a live DJ Booth playing no doubt whatever is considered cool in the music scene right now."

Cons:

• "Music can get quite loud and tends to attract a younger client, so if you're looking for a quiet night out this is not for you."
• "Beer was warm 😕"
• "Music was too loud to comfortably talk, lights in the upstairs section were really bright."
• "However, the music was way too loud for 3pm, which made it hard to have a conversation."
• "The only criticism I have is that the tables are squashed together so you feel that the other diners can hear what you're saying."
• "The restaurant was quiet and we got placed downstairs alone where the staff were taking their breaks so the atmosphere was poor."
• "It can also be a really loud place, but it's something different."

Value

Pros:

• "We even treated ourselves to a sharing cocktail which were all around £10 and were worth the price tag."
• "Absolutely top food, staff are all kind and there is a wide drink menu."
• "There are amazing meal and drinks deals."
• "My food was really tasty - if you just want something to nibble on while you have a drink, the side of fries was huge and under £3."
• "Delicious food at a great price!"
• "Best of all - they take Tesco vouchers to £7.50 of free Tesco vouchers paid for £30 of food."
• "Fantastic value for money, regular drinks offers and good choice of food."