Sambuca Italian Restaurant

When the four of us went in, we were the only people in, so it was very quiet. However, we demolished our food leaving 4 totally cleaned plates. Three of us had steaks, all with different, really tasty sauces (plenty of sauce, which I like) and one sea-food pasta. Two of us had dessert, one cheesecake and one with ice-cream and sambuca. Both were excellent, but special shout to my sambuca. Service was pleasant and friendly. It was our first visit, and it was a bit worrying to go into an empty restaurant, but we will definitely go back.

Lovely staff. Great and prompt service. Food was very good too!

Lovely meal tonight at Sambuca. Friendly staff made it an enjoyable experience.

Super home cooked food , friendly professional staff & warm ambiance 🌻

Super restaurant. Very welcoming with a great and varied menu. All 5 of us thoroughly enjoyed our meal. Presentation and taste was excellent. House white wine was very good. Including a tip £30 a head which was for a main meal each and garlic bread starter. We will be back.

Family birthday party. Very obliging and interested - and remembered us from a visit many years before. Oh and terrific meal!! Kids cleared their plates - unheard of!!

Excellent food and reasonable prices. Would visit again. Friendly atmosphere.

Food was delicious, clearly cooked with the freshest ingredients by someone who really knows simple yet classic Italian dishes

Excellent meal, thank you. Good service and needed to book for a Sunday night during festival time but definitely worth it

Pleasant staff, very accommodating. Small busy, noisy restaurant with good food, my penne putanesca was delicious, my friend's spaghetti vongole required more flavour.

Lovely restaurant, nice service with delicious pizza. You should go try if you’re around that area.

Great meal in a very nice restaurant, thank you very much

Good menu, good food, good atmosphere and attentive staff. Will be back.

Friendly & simple dining experience. No frills, just great food and good service 😏👍🏻 A hidden gem of Edinburgh

Relaxed, enjoyable and tasty. This is my favourite restaurant in Newington.

As always, our visit was great. Lovely service and excellent food.

Very good food. Pleasant staff. Quiet and relaxed. Would go again.

We had a wonderful meal in a very relaxed atmosphere with great friendly service.

Great food and service at a reasonable price . Good atmosphere.

Delicious fresh authentic Italian food and friendly staff. Thanks Sambuca

Great local Italian restaurant. Fish and pasta both excellent. Friendly service.

Lovely meal great friendly service, could not fault the food

Lovely food with excellent customer service. Certainly worth a visit.

a very pleasant evening with nice food and friendly service.

Food was nice , prices also , the atmosphere was moderate ,not exactly Italian but more like fast food aesthetic.

Excellent food, good value and exceptional service by very friendly staff

Delicious food. Lovely friendly service. Reasonably priced, and would highly recommend.

By far the best pizzas in town! Coupled with very friendly efficient service and management.

I often eat in Sambuca. It is a lovely experience.

A real feeling of being welcome by the owners and getting a meal which is value for money. Excellent service.

Visited here since it opened and never fails to disappoint - the food, the service and the price all great. Will be back

Very nice foods and very good service Will definitely go back

Food was amazing so tasty Service was fast and attentive

Very welcoming atmosphere, excellent service and varied menu. Excellent reasonably priced house wine. Will be back!

always a great night at sambuca.... authentic Italian food and service excellent and very welcoming of young children. We took our friends and family for a Tuesday night birthday celebration and the evening was fabulous.

We have eaten at Samba many times and the overall standard is still first class! Good size portions and plenty of choice for all appetites!

both food and wine were excellent and the service was both very and efficient and the overall ambiance wasvry warm and friendly. we would recommend it to our friends

If you like small, cosy restaurants, good food, friendly service and reasonable prices you will love Sambuca. It was slightly too noisy for my liking because of a large party next to us, hence 5 not 6 - otherwise no complaints at all. 5 of us had delicious meals all round and excellent service from all the staff.

Meals not as flavoursome as the last time we were there. Steak underdone so was taken back and cooked for longer. Veal dish wasn't as good value for money as not much veal, and very few potatoes. Shame our experience on second visit didn't live up to the first.

Nice place with simple decor, off the beaten track, which is a bonus. Very friendly and entertaining staff (Cara and Al). Delicious starters of bruschetta and garlic mozzarella bread. Excellent and generous mains of spaghetti marinara, tagliatelle al salmone, spaghetti amatriciana, tagliatelle carbonara and scallopini fungi y crema. Tasty desserts of chocolate banoffie pie, tiramisu, cheesecake and peach melba. Very drinkable house red as well. All in all a very enjoyable experience we hope to repeat

Decor and table settings a bit basic, my pasta dish was very good and the Tiramisu dessert was light and tasty. My (Italian) companion thought her pizza was "from the freezer and not as good as the ones we buy from the supermarket and top ourselves". The waiter was helpful and polite and my 2 other companions also enjoyed their food.

Staff were lovely and friendly and made us feel very welcome. First time there and the food was lovely - bruschetta recommended. Will definitely be going back little gem of a place!!

What a fantastic restaurant, the staff were brilliant, friendly, always had a smile and readily available to answer any questions. The food was lovely, cheese garlic bead as a starter, main course followed by Sicilian cheesecake and profiteroles .....mmmmm. Will definitely come back when visiting Edinburgh :-) Mark & Ann-Marie (Carb load for EMF)