Polentoni in Edinburgh

Amazing food. The focaccia is delcious and the ciabatta sandwiches are to die for. Great customer service too. I have a dairy allergy and they always do their best to accommodate 👌🏻

Fantastic wee cafe, amazingly delicious Italian pastries, focaccia, sandwiches, and other tasty treats. The flavour and quality of ingredients are top notch, at a good price too. A real gem, the best in the city! 10/10 would recommend

Franco,the owner, has a true talent. A real hidden gem on Easter Rd. And the best chocolate torte on the planet. His pizza variety is terrific and one of the only places that has true Italian fennel sausage. Worth every penny.

@deerartem #JacobDeerCookingThe results of testing#JacobDeerCooking vs @polentoni_I both two focaccia’s one with beetroot, goat cheese and roasted pepper, the second with spinach, eggs, mushrooms and truffle oil.Also I get one pistachio bundt.Focaccias cost each £3.50, pistachios Bundt £1.50.All were quite ok.I wouldn’t call that “focaccia” as the dough is quite dense, but little bit crispy outside. So, the dough is something between pizza dough (dense) and focaccia (more bobbly inside and crispy outside). I cannot taste truffle at all in the spinach focaccia, eggs are nicely done and good quality. Beetroot need some more spices as is quite bland, the goat cheese is a decent quality. Better quality olive oil would be a good idea too.The pistachio Bundt, tasty, but you can’t really tasty pistachios itself as the Bundt is super sweet. However, you can see that they put inside a lot of grated pistachios.Overall, fine food for that price and they need to improve only a little bit to amazing. If you have some time give them a chance and check how you like their food.RegardsJake@deerartem #jacobdeercooking

A niche café.This Italian café is located near Calton Hill, 10-15 minute walk from Edinburgh Waverley station.I was very intrigued by this café as it was highly rated (4.8 stars) on google reviews and it was near where I was staying.The first thing to note is that the café does not allow customers who only want to drink because there is not much seating available.My table was a bit sticky when I arrived.The dishes are unique in that they are not typical Italian dishes, these dishes have a unique twist and is run by native Italians.The wild boar ragu gnocchi was not available on the day I went. Instead, I ordered the Arancini which was one of the special’s of the day and it costed £10. The Arancini was tasty. I also ordered the mocha (£2.50) which was a bit too sweet, I could even see the brown sugar granules at the bottom of the drink as I was finishing the drink. For me the prices are more towards the pricey side.Overall, a unique café with interesting food but the mocha was a bit of letdown and the prices are more on the pricey side.

All of our food was delicious. The portions are generous, the atmosphere is lovely and staff were friendly. There's no alcohol served but you can bring your own (£3 corkage if it's wine), which is great because there are two beer and wine stores with great selections just a few meters away. I didn't plan to get a pudding but then I tried my partner's tiramisu and had to get one of my own. Pudding prices are generous too.

Excellent Italian food. No pizza, just nice normal really testy good food. Is a BYOB, so you can bring drinks from the near places to enjoy your meal. Cousy, comfortable, nice, simple but elegant. Great coffee

Great little place. The menu is really different as well, with a heavy Italian influence. Polenta, burrata, pancetta; fantastic quality ingredients. The staff are also lovely, make you feel very welcome. Highly recommended.

I am giving 5 stars because I cannot give 10! This place sure it's tiny and you may have to queue for a bit, but God their food is heavenly! I have been today for a late lunch with my partner and we both had the gnocchi with fennel sausage sauce. I was almost moved to tears because the flavors of the sauce remembered the one my old grandma used to prepare for the family on Sunday lunches. Please help me spread the word about this place because such wonderful businesses deserve to have a huge success!

This little place is an absolute gem, been here numerous times, and I'm never disappointed.The food is always amazing (to be honest I could eat their polenta chips on their own!). Very authentic, fresh, and presented beautifully.Staff are always friendly and helpful. The place is quite compact so I try and come at less busier times, to guarantee a table.