Oink Victoria Street Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The roast is very tasty and quite affordable."
• "Delicious pork, served simply and quickly for a reasonable price considering location."
• "The pork is moist and salty, the crackling is crispy, and the rolls are damn good."
• "The meat was given generously and I love the crispy bits."
• "Hands down the best pork sandwich I’ve ever eaten."
• "The pork served here in a bun is simply put - sensational!"
• "The pulled pork is juicy and flavorful."

Cons:

• "The pork lacked flavor and I got just one piece of crackling!"
• "The pork was flavourless, sloppy, no crackling, and with rather grim sauces."
• "The meat was bland and stodgy, with almost no flavour."
• "The pork was bland, we could not taste any seasoning or sauce."
• "The sandwich was really greasy and the meat didn't really have any flavour."
• "I really was hoping for something better. It was fat and without flavour, taste."
• "When I ate here they didn't have any haggis so it was literally just a bun with hog."

Service

Pros:

• "The inside was cute, clean, and the staff was very friendly!"
• "The staff were all very friendly and cordial."
• "The service was quick and snappy and there was a good selection of sauces and the staff were very friendly and helpful."
• "Incredibly fast service and polite staff."
• "Really friendly and warm staff."
• "Staff were friendly to us foreigners."
• "The staff are super friendly and the pork is delicious."

Cons:

• "Arrived at 3:55pm and was told by the staff they are closing as they've been there all day."
• "Went today 18/12 4pm, the staff looks like they’re fed up and so was not friendly."
• "Four staff members behind bar, wanted to chat and leave all the unused tables covered in litter, and not be serving customers."
• "Food was very nice but the service was horrible! Absolutely destroyed the experience."
• "The staff also told us to wait outside in the cold even though we would have fitted in making it even more miserable."
• "Staff and customers very clearly uncomfortable due to the behaviour of who appeared to be the supervisor."
• "The male staff handling the meat was completely unhygienic, used his bare hands to pull the pork, no gloves."

Value

Pros:

• "Big one is about 8£ but meat used there is just huge portion for one."
• "Pretty good and tasty food of very good quality and reasonable price."
• "I went for an ordinary 'oink' which definitely filled me up for only £3.80."
• "Excellent meat!!! Recommend getting the Oink rather than Piglet size, because you won’t get enough of the pulled pork."
• "For the price and the amount of food that you get it’s definitely worth it."
• "Great amount for value."
• "Amazing meat sandwich for decent price."

Cons:

• "And for that it was way too expensive."
• "Decent, possibly a little expensive for what it was but a quick hot meal."
• "6,45 £ for medium size and only meat and sauce. Doesn't worth."
• "Service was good however it seemed pricey and I wasn’t too impressed by the sandwich."
• "I went towards the end of the day and they’d ran out of buns and the actual meat was incredibly dry."
• "Expensive tea and a coffee in small paper cups."
• "But, the price is quite cheap and the sandwich is awesome except apple sauce."

Ambiance & Location

Pros:

• "It’s quite small to eat in but with Grassmarket just down the street there are loads of places to sit and enjoy the city vibe whilst you eat away."
• "Very sweet little shop with a nice and tasty non-vegetarian snack."
• "Great location at the Royal Mile near Edinburgh Castle."
• "It is a cosy little shop."
• "Located in Victoria Street, a really nice street with businesses and restaurants."
• "The serenity and beautiful colors of Victoria street makes it even more fun and enjoyable."
• "This place might be hard to find at first - but it's hard to miss the huge hog spit roast right in the front window!"

Cons:

• "The place is quite small so it gets crowded fast."
• "Seating inside is quite limited and cramped unfortunately."
• "Seating is limited due to the small size of the shop."
• "The inside is quite small so you might have to take your sandwich on the go."
• "Expect to take the food with you as seating is very limited and queue is kinda long."
• "Seating is beyond limited but that’s how it is area here."
• "Nowhere to sit when there are more than 5 people inside."

Menu Options

Pros:

• "Gluten free option of Bunless box available for those that need it."
• "You can choose size and white/brown bread first, then the add on and sauce, highly recommend adding haggis, it's so good!"
• "Love love love the food. Tried haggis for the first time and it blew my mind."
• "The pork is delicious on its own, but when you combine it with the local delicacy of haggis you get something truly unique and downright tasty."
• "The choice of toppings / base was great too."
• "The food is always delicious with a range of options of additional fillings (included in the price)."
• "Perfect lunch meal, can get a hot hog bun, crisps and juice in a meal deal."

Cons:

• "I could have done with a bit more sauce, as the pork was a little overpowering towards the end."
• "Even though you can choose one of their sauces in my opinion the sandwich itself is too dry and not that tasty."
• "Food looks good but ends up being super difficult to eat and dry."
• "The sauce was uneven in the roll which gave a bit of an inconsistent flavour experience."
• "In my personal opinion, there was too less sauce which also was positioned poorly."
• "More kick in the chili cheese sauce—I couldn't really taste the spiciness!"
• "The BBQ sauce and haggis delicious."