Category Archives: Chinese

Meadowood Cafe

MJ’s Verdict I admit, I’ve been scoping out Meadowood Café for a while, even going along on a ‘reconnaissance’ trip a few weeks ago. But on that visit, I only had a dumpling or two to tide me over for … Continue reading

Posted in Chinese, noodles, Old Town, soup | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Rendezvous

“Edinburgh institution” is probably a term we overuse a little, but surely for Edinburgh’s oldest Chinese restaurant, with us since 1956, the term seems somewhat appropriate. The fact that I’d never previously visited was somewhat remiss of me, so I … Continue reading

Posted in Chinese, City Centre, soup | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Wok and Wine

Blythe’s Verdict Lunchquest’s tie man, Phil from www.tieclub.co.uk, has been on at me to pay Wok and Wine a visit for a good wee while. I even had the singular joy of his mother echoing this sentiment a hundred fold … Continue reading

Posted in Chinese, City Centre, New Town, noodles, soup | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Hongfu Noodle Bar

I’ve visited Hongfu, before, but as it’s right across the road from my office, and I rather like the place, a return visit was always on the cards. Today was the day, not least because Gary had a roaring hangover, … Continue reading

Posted in Chinese, City Centre, noodles, soup | Tagged , , | 3 Comments

Karen’s Unicorn

Blythe’s VerdictKaren’s Unicorn easily wins the award for the most amusingly named restaurant we’ve visited, so far. It has built up quite a reputation for offering high-quality Chinese dishes, since it opened in late 2009. With MJ away in Istanbul, … Continue reading

Posted in Chinese, New Town, soup | 1 Comment