Reviews Vittoria On The Walk

Great pasta in Edinburgh. Ordered the seafood pasta and focaccia. If the garlic focaccia is anything to go by then their pizza must be amazing. But I'm a creature of habit and so always order the linguine alla pescatora. Fast efficient Italian service at its best.

Vittoria has been around for 45 years, and it is easy to see why. Its varied menu with all the Italian classics makes it a solid choice for a meal out. Just be sure to save room for dessert so you can fill up on that beautiful stracciatella ice cream! ;)

Best Italian meal ever love it!. It was the first night of our getaway to Edinburgh and we walked past VIttoria's earlier on and had really good first impressions. Although it was a Monday night it was very busy proving to be a popular place. I ordered the chicken tagliatelle with broccoli, fancying something simple and light. I was blown away by how simple and tasty it was and before I knew it had eaten it all up! My partner had the calzone which was a generous size and he thoroughly enjoyed. We both agreed it was a top restaurant and glad we had gone with our instincts. The staff were very friendly and made you feel very important throughout your meal. I would recommend to anybody as it has a menu that would cater for everyone and it is a reasonable price for such high quality food. Well done VIttoria's :) .

Great Italian cusine!. The food was wonderful and the staff were attentive, but not overly pushy for us to leave. A lovely afternoon, despite the wind howling outside! Great deal well worth it.

Edinburgh is a city that baffles me. The rated restaurants are so far away from the train stations and I can never find the shops that I’m looking for. Everything is so spaced out but there’s no underground to connect it. I’m undecided if the city is actually as confusing as I feel or if it’s just that I’m so used to knowing where things are in Glasgow that I turn into an old frustrated wifey when I step off the train. I also generally arrive in Edinburgh hungry and devoid of the energy needed to sail uphill to my destination. Luckily my resident Edinburger friend knows where she is going so I didn’t end up doing a full-on hike to Vittoria’s On The Bridge.

Those native to Edinburgh have probably heard of Vittoria’s since there are two of them and the Vittoria group also have another three restaurants in the city. So I was bound to try one of them soon and we decided on the restaurant on the George IV bridge.

After the thousand steps of our journey, I needed some comfort. I was so glad that we’d picked an Italian for dinner tonight. My companion, Miss Edinburgh, had been to Vittoria’s in Leith & was signed up to their mailing list so had a 50% off food voucher for us to use so we booked it. We enquired about what it could be used on but we were told we needed a Vittoria’s card to use it. After reading through the terms & conditions of the offer and it saying nothing about a card, we spoke to the waiter again and managed to get it sorted. Now that was out of the way we could order.

An appetiser of arancini was ordered – rice balls made with mozzarella and bolognese sauce that came with rocket and arrabiata dip. They were crunchy on the outside as they should be and laced with mozzarella inside. I had ordered them because I was interested in tasting the difference between arancini that I’ve had before and Vittoria’s bolognese addition. It lacked the strength of flavour that I was expecting so if I go back I’ll try focaccia or calamari instead.

We shared a pizza and pasta for our main course to get the best of both worlds. The menu is massive so to make things easier we went for their signature pasta. Tagliatelle Vittoria was pasta in a sauce of tomato, spicy sausage, mushroom, onion, mincemeat and cream. The menu says it’s their best seller and I can see why. I thought the combination of flavours worked well and the dish was tasty.

Veering from traditional Italian, we chose the Hawaii pizza to join the pasta. Ham & pineapple may not be gourmet gastronomy but for some reason it works if you are in the mood for it. There were much classier choices but we fancied an old school choice. The base was thin, crispy edges, lots of cheese (probably too much but we did want comfort) and the toppings were delish. It was a high standard of what I think as British Italian pizza – too much cheese, sauce and toppings to be found in Naples so it is a British adaptation of the classic.

Our half price food voucher made this the cheapest meal I’ve had in a while but I would have not grudged paying full price. Our shaky start with the voucher mix up and a menu that is frankly overwhelming were replaced with thoughts of a solid classic Italian.

A great Italian restaurant. It's deciptively big on the inside. It was very clean and well presented. The food was quick and delicious. We came for dinner, next time we will try for lunch and sit outside if the weather is nice

Very delicious, very kind staff,tables all full, we tried 4 dishes and they were all amazing ..

6 of us spent the weekend in Edinburgh ( 6-8 October ) as part of my Brother’s Birthday celebrations and had dinner on Friday evening. What a night. Made to feel extremely welcome by Staff from the moment we walked in. Obviously a popular restaurant. Great atmosphere which set the tone for our night. The menu gave all of us plenty to choose from and everyone agreed that the food was excellent. Staff very attentive without being overbearing. Highly recommended and will definitely visit again next time in Edinburgh.

Italian Restaurant in Edinburgh with sincerity! The garlic bread is crunchy with rich butter and garlic flavour. The Risotto is creamy with an al dente texture. Calzone looks like a pair of ox horns filled with all the ingredients and sauce, but we would prefer the classic pizza to calzone.

Our last night in Edinburgh and we wanted some fine Italian dishes. I like it when they cook/combine food that I normally not do myself. And we all four liked all courses. Even the focaccia had a subtle flavor off rosemary and the olive oil finished the touch. My main dish was a ravioli of Gorgonzola with pear and walnut in a creamy sauce. A perfect combined flavor. Maybe that the sauce was a little too heavy. The host was friendly and it is one of the better Italian restaurant I ever been to.