Massimo
Italian, Mediterranean and Pizza Restaurant, Cafe and Takeaway
from 3 reviews
10/12 Antigua Street
Leith Walk
Edinburgh
EH1 3NH
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Phone: 0131 556 8383 (save)
Fax: 0131 556 4349
Price: ££££
Licensed: Yes
BYOB: No
Pre-Theatre: Yes
Takeaway: Yes
Delivery: No
Opening Hours:
Sun-Wed: 1200-2300
Thu: 1200-2330
Fri-Sat: 1200-0030
Menus:
Untitled Menu
A La Carte Menu
Tags: massimo restaurant takeaway cafe licensed pretheatre wifi italian mediterranean pizza leith walk playhouse theatre business lunch coffee pasta seafood steak
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3 user reviews:
from craig777 on May 12th, 2010 (3 months ago)
I went here for a pre-theatre meal last night as I had been keen to try their Edinburgh set up. I have been to their one in Glasgow a few times with my dad. For pre theatre they do 3 courses for £13.95 with a shortened menu - but I have to say the menu they had on offer did offer a lot of variety in the choices. Starters ranged from salads, smoked salmon parcels, soups etc and mains you had a variety of pastas, pizzas as well as 2 chicken dishes and a fish dish so all in all a wide range of things to choose from.
For my starter I had smoked salmon parcels filled with baby prawns and marie rose sauce which was very good. The helping was just right for what you would want. Other meals taken were a salmon and potato salad which was very nice and also a dish of 4 cheese sauce with mushrooms which was baked and also very good.
For mains I had sea bass served with baby tomatoes and roasted vegetables - the portion was very good sized! Sometimes you find with pre-theatre they give you smaller portions but this was not the case. Other mains had were fusili pasta with gorgonzola, pine nuts and broccoli and also pasta with cherry tomatoes and baby prawns these both looked very good and again were very bit portions.
All in all a 2 course meal for 4 with 2 bottles of wine, 2 glasses of wine and 3 coffees came to £106.00 so wasn’t too bad. Overall the restaurant was good - I have been in better Italians but have most definitely been in worse. I would like to go back and try their full menu sometime as having had a look online they do have a a few more things which I would like to try.
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from jamesleon on August 14th, 2009 (1 year ago)
When Massimo sprang up near my house, I was initially dismayed- I took it to be yet another generic, if more modern, Italian to compliment the six or already competing for business at the top of the Walk. Its bland interior looked, from the outside, like an airport bar- sterile and innocuous. The long menu read like any other identikit Italian, casting the net wide to pull in as many as possible.
However, when I decided to bite the bullet and give it a try, I was pleasantly surprised by the food on offer. From the lunch menu (around £8 for 2 courses) I began with a carpaccio of beef, which, generously portioned was fresh and lively, with rocket, parmesan and pesto. The beef was a bit dissapointing, slightly grey presumably from being left in a marinade, or having been sliced earlier and stored in oil- not the vibrant pink you would expect. My main course of chicken with sage butter and sauteed potatoes was better- a butterflied chicken breast, perfectly grilled and seasoned with flavourful sage and crisp potatoes. Not life changing but definately prepared with care and attention. Best of all however was the tiramisu. Made in house it was perfectly judged and one of the best examples I have tried. Perhaps an extra glug of espresso would have made it perfect, but I appreciated the creme patisserie topping.
Actually, the decor is reflected in the food, clean, safe, but well done and with good attention to detail.
So now there are three Italians worth going to at the top of the Walk, Valvonna and Crolla (which will always be the best), Guilianos (if there is a cheaper, cheerier, or cheesier Italian in Edinburgh, let me know) and Massimo.
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from ElleJ on March 8th, 2010 (6 months ago)
I'll keep this review short. If you're Italian then I wouldn't order any pasta especially a Carbonara as they added chilli in mine (I wasn't impressed). Pizza is ok, nothing special. A real let down, but if you want somewhere nice to sit then it's the place to go.
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