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    Crap restaurants...

    Ok, I'm getting slightly irked about folk saying all the restaurants in the thread are great 😎 so how about a thread that's all about Shan ones...in folks opinion of course!

    Chop House in market Street is horrendously overrated, tiny lunch portions and poor service.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Wembley67 View Post
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    Ok, I'm getting slightly irked about folk saying all the restaurants in the thread are great �� so how about a thread that's all about Shan ones...in folks opinion of course!

    Chop House in market Street is horrendously overrated, tiny lunch portions and poor service.
    I liked the food to be honest, I was happy with my portion size but I agree the service isn't great. I felt patronised by having the whole 'eating concept' explained to me. It was like that Catherine Tait sketch.

    Further up that same road, I've twice been disappointed by La Garrigue.

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    Spice Lounge in corstorphine has some nice food but the service is shocking!
    Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, vodka in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming, "WOO HOO what a ride!"

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    Stac Polly, was excellent but has lost it .

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    Chop Chop on Morrison Street been twice, it was awful both times despite its rave reviews.

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    The Ravleston in Musselburgh, overpriced garbage.
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    The Indian Lounge on Rose Street is quite possibly the worst Indian restaurant in the UK. The food is 2nd only to the service in terms of woefulness.

    The owners replies to TripAdvisor reviews are worth a read though. He's clearly in denial.

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    Cosmos. Literally nothing tasted nice.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BroxburnHibee View Post
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    Spice Lounge in corstorphine has some nice food but the service is shocking!
    Good pint of Guinness!

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    Worst meal ive ever had was in Cafe Anduluz on George St. Quite literally dreadful.

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    Worst meal ive ever had was in Cafe Anduluz on George St. Quite literally dreadful.
    The George IV bridge one is much better.

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    Quote Originally Posted by matty_f View Post
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    Cosmos. Literally nothing tasted nice.
    Is that the buffet place? Great for a hangover. Where else can you get a roast dinner, noodles and a curry on the same plate?! Essentially a glorified feeding trough, really.

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    Was many moons ago now, but Hard Rock Cafe in Edinburgh was undoubtedly the worst Hard Rock food I’ve had in the entire world. And I’ve been to a good few of them (much to my wife’s chagrin).

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    Chiquita (think that's how you spell it) went to the one in Livingston it was awful.

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    At a hotel I was staying at near Birmingham airport I couldn’t be hooped going into town so ate at the hotel restaurant. Went for chilli con carne and they evidently ran out of sour cream because it was topped with a huge mound of squirty cream!


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    Dunno if it’s still there, but that Jamie Oliver restaurant on Rose Street was terrible.

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    The theme seems to be chains:

    Jamie Oliver
    Chiquito
    Cafe Andaluz
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pretty Boy View Post
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    The theme seems to be chains:

    Jamie Oliver
    Chiquito
    Cafe Andaluz
    Hard Rock Cafe
    Cosmo


    Chains are everywhere now.
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    Never understood the clamour around Frankie & Benny’s. Overpriced and the food is nothing special at all.

    Overrated pile of s****!

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    Quote Originally Posted by hfc rd View Post
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    Never understood the clamour around Frankie & Benny’s. Overpriced and the food is nothing special at all.

    Overrated pile of s****!
    Oversalted, microwaved garbage.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pretty Boy View Post
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    The Indian Lounge on Rose Street is quite possibly the worst Indian restaurant in the UK. The food is 2nd only to the service in terms of woefulness.

    The owners replies to TripAdvisor reviews are worth a read though. He's clearly in denial.
    After a good hour of research, I can confirm the latter paragraph. I am almost tempted to try it next time I'm home out of morbid interest.

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    The Ravleston in Musselburgh, overpriced garbage.
    Yep. Ridiculous prices, crap service and below average food.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hfc rd View Post
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    Never understood the clamour around Frankie & Benny’s. Overpriced and the food is nothing special at all.

    Overrated pile of s****!

    Absolute rubbish, I don't get the hype either! Expensive 5hite.
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    Never understood the clamour around Frankie & Benny’s. Overpriced and the food is nothing special at all.

    Overrated pile of s****!
    Agree pretty awful although the breakfasts are decent at a reasonable price.

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    The Basement - Mexican place. The portion size was tiny and the (small amount of) meat was no better than what I'd buy for 2 quid in Aldi and make at home.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pretty Boy View Post
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    The theme seems to be chains:

    Jamie Oliver
    Chiquito
    Cafe Andaluz
    Hard Rock Cafe
    Cosmo
    Not been to the Edinburgh JO restaurant but his one in Newcastle was crap.

    Gusto’s on George Street (another chain) is also over rated and bang average
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pretty Boy View Post
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    The theme seems to be chains:

    Jamie Oliver
    Chiquito
    Cafe Andaluz
    Hard Rock Cafe
    Cosmo
    Throw slug and lettuce into the mix too.

    Although I've had some okay food from all bar one. Not awesome food, I don't think any chain would give that - but reasonable quality and price.
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    Quote Originally Posted by hfc rd View Post
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    Never understood the clamour around Frankie & Benny’s. Overpriced and the food is nothing special at all.

    Overrated pile of s****!
    Worse than *****.

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    Quote Originally Posted by .Sean. View Post
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    Not been to the Edinburgh JO restaurant but his one in Newcastle was crap.

    Gusto’s on George Street (another chain) is also over rated and bang average
    Decent value with their discount card (20%-50% off) but wouldn't pay full price for it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hfc rd View Post
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    Never understood the clamour around Frankie & Benny’s. Overpriced and the food is nothing special at all.

    Overrated pile of s****!
    I don’t think there’s much of a clamour around F&B’s is there?

    It’s not a place I really like that much but my boy likes it and so do my nieces so it’s a place the adults will go to keep the kids happy and it does a job, there’s normally deals on which makes it a pretty good deal.

    I had a couple of shocking meals there before so tended to stick to pizzas but ventured to other stuff when I’ve been the last couple of times and it’s been fine, not going to win any awards but it’s alright.

    FWIW they do a really good breakfast that’s much better than their normal menu.

    Worst restaurant I’ve been to is that Jamie Oliver’s in town, hated everything about it.

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