Paolozzi Restaurant & Bar Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Pizza was absolutely banging. What an absolute treat for the taste buds."
• "Great Italian pizza with original taste."
• "Very good well fired pizza."
• "My ham and mushroom pizza was great and the carbonara was equally as delicious."
• "We loved the pizzas and really enjoyed the cocktails."
• "Pizza tasted amazing and staff were extremely nice, friendly and energetic."
• "Each bite was a burst of flavors."
• "The food is tasty and the beers very fresh and delicious."

Cons:

• "Vegan lasagna portion was a little small for my partner's taste."
• "I wish the chili oil was actually spicy."
• "One or 2 mussels were, in my opinion, just under cooked."
• "Seafood on point. One or 2 mussels were, in my opinion, just under cooked but it's hard to judge for mussels."
• "Pizza was okay, but I was expecting much more. One side was burnt, and the dough was slightly undercooked. Flavours were bland."
• "The foccacia with garlic was ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS ***but*** it wasn't actually focaccia!"
• "The vibe is really nice and so is the crew but the food not really. I ate gnocchi and they were ready in like less than 5min. They tasted as if they were very overcooked and the sauce was more or less tasteless."
• "Pizza and pasta the grown ups had was delicious. Great wine list too!"

Service

Pros:

• "Very friendly and welcoming manager."
• "Kudos to the chef who when looking over at our table noticed the sausage had been of my pizza."
• "The staff is very friendly and they kindly offered us shots as a birthday present."
• "Staff were extremely nice, friendly and energetic."
• "The hospitality was outstanding!"
• "The staff are incredibly friendly here."
• "The staff is super friendly, enthusiastic and genuinely interested."
• "The staff was so nice and friendly."

Cons:

• "Extremely rude, arrogant manager, taking it out on us when his card machine stopped working."
• "Food was good but went to the bathroom and they are shared men and woman openly."
• "The service was outstanding. We came 20 mins before they opened and they took us in and let us wait until they opened."
• "The service was so good. I would rate 6 out of 5 if I can do so. Food was great."
• "Service was so good. I would rate 6 out of 5 if I can do so. Food was great."
• "Very good thin crust pizza, honestly one of the best pizza places here in Edinburgh with very tasty appetizers."
• "Would have given 5 stars but kept waiting 20 mins for booked table and then mix up with bill (we were given complimentary limoncello)."
• "Food was good and savory, however we waited more than an hour to be served."

Ambience

Pros:

• "Love the decor, airy building and front of house facing kitchen."
• "The atmosphere is so nice and cozy with the fairy lights and candles."
• "The restaurant is nice and clean. The decor is modern, contemporary and vibrant."
• "The ambiance was cozy and inviting. We felt right at home."
• "The venue is family and animal friendly 😀 Overall the atmosphere was super nice 👍🏼"
• "Nice modern spotless premises, pizza and calamari was excellent, Italian wine was awesome."
• "Delicious Italian restaurant, food was fresh and tasty, crew was gentle and efficient, the Venue is good looking."
• "The atmosphere was purposeful and busy, the staff ensured they wasted no time in serving all the customers."

Cons:

• "This place is a mixture of incredible Italian food and everything millennials love, including fake star light, nineties music and cocktails."
• "Not a particularly nice area of town compared to around Princes Street."
• "Don't often fancy pizza but booked while visiting Edinburgh for Scottish golf open, welcomed by friendly staff good atmosphere."
• "For what is advertised as an authentic Italian restaurant it didn't have many traditional Italian dishes."
• "If you are for pizza and beer you are probably at the right place. We came because of high rating which didn't make any sense from the perspective of dinner place."
• "We had a fantastic meal here last night the food, atmosphere, and staff were excellent."
• "Would definitely go here regularly for pizza if I was local."
• "The atmosphere was purposeful and busy, the staff ensured they wasted no time in serving all the customers."