Marina Finlayson
08.03.2025
Lovely place with a great view. Good variety of meals and cocktails 🍸
Ewen Bruce
27.02.2025
Excellent food, but the evening was ruined by the abysmal service. Over 50 minutes wait for our main courses. The coffee offered as compensation was cold by the time it arrived. The waiter was pretentious and patronising.
Kalin
24.02.2025
Terrible experience! We waited nearly an hour for our food while others who arrived later were served before us. When the meals finally came, they were cold. The waitress never checked on us, and when we mentioned the issue while paying, she showed no concern or apology. Extremely disappointing service.
Desislava Dimitrova
24.02.2025
Very disappointing! We had to wait almost an hour for the food. People who came after us were served before us. When we finally got the meals, they were very cold and tasteless.The waitress didn't bother to check on us how was the food. At the end when we got the bill, she asked if everything was ok and when we told her that it was not she even did not apologise, which was shocking. Would not go again!
Tee noor
07.06.2021
What we had
Sharing starters for two: spring rolls, prawn tempura, chicken satay. Highlight was duck salad £22
Wasn’t a fan or tortilla in all honesty.
I would’ve preferred Thai crab cakes within my sharing starters but this was not an option so ordered separately £7.60
That Green curry. This was excellent £14
King prawn Pad Thai £12
Waiting staff were very friendly.
Overall we really enjoyed our meals & will certainly be coming back.
Chris Dundas
20.02.2025
Went for lunch on Sunday, had the chicken skewers main which were undercooked and have had food poisoning since.
Kayleigh J
20.02.2025
Overall for our first time visiting it was a lovely experience. However if you decide to take the stairs, there isn't any clear signage as it looks as though you're just heading through a service door. When we arrived we were seated quickly but unfortunately they had the terrace area closed due to how cold it was yesterday. I heard a few people asking why they couldn't be seated there but this can't be helped in cold weather conditions. Our meal was lovely and we would definitely come back again.
Shipra Dutta
18.02.2025
I've not had worst Thai food than this place. Highly overrated. Chicken was over cooked and super chewy. Even the jasmine rice was terrible. Give it a pass. The only saving grace is the food presentation.
Quick update - their staff is super nice. When I shared my experience with the server, he promptly took the food back and offered a replacement. I ordered pad thai this time and it wasn't bad.
Vanesa García
16.02.2025
I just had an amazing meal here! The food, drinks, and overall vibe were top-notch, and I can't fault the cleanliness or the fabulous welcome we received. The only hiccup was the wait time between courses—it felt a bit long for starters, mains, and desserts. If they can speed that up, it would elevate the experience even more. Can’t wait to come back!
Elyes Karoui
15.02.2025
Visited for Valentine's day. Whilst the other reviews paint a wonderful experience, ours was a disappointment.
Overall service was mixed, quite a nice and attentive waiter, but service delivery takes a fair while (20mins to get a water refill, 20 mins to pay the bill).
Food was a major disappointment. The plates are plated beautifully but flavour and texture do not follow. The chicken satay skewers were rather blend, spring rolls were damp, the duck was extremely dry, our lamb curry watery and the meat overcooked. However, the cashew chicken and the tempura were extremely well executed. Well done!
In all, Chaophrya has been blessed with a wonderful location with great facilities full of potential. However, food and service make it bitter sweet (also dry more often than not)
Emma Cunliffe
12.02.2025
Outstanding food, great location over looking the castle
Tech Market
09.02.2025
The food was exquisite. One of the best Thai meals I’ve ever had.
John Crinall
07.02.2025
I visited with a colleague on Tuesday evening and had one of the best meals ever! The service was superb and can't recommend the whole experience enough. I left my reading glasses on the table and phoned as soon as I got back to my hotel. I was told they'd post them to my home address and they wouldn't accept any payment. Received them today, I'd like to say a big thankyou to whoever organised this for me and I'll certainly be visiting Chaophraya again when I'm next in Edinburgh.
Excellent food and brilliant free postal service :)
Stuart Marshall
05.02.2025
Matty was great
Matthias Cranwell
03.02.2025
Forgot to write a review last year but a recent memory of the amazing time myself and my girlfriend had here compels me to write one.
It was for my girlfriend's birthday and I called up to asked if I could bring them a cake before hand, which they presented beautifully. The staff throughout were so kind and our waiter was very friendly. The food (pork belly dish) to this day was the best I've ever had and was well priced too as a student. Made a truly special evening and we talk often of having to return.
Highly recommend to all (plus, what a view)
Ken Glendinning
01.09.2017
Service a bit slow (45 mins from arrival) but friendly and the food was lovely.
Suspect that they were short staffed today.
Other than that, it was excellent.
Andrea
02.02.2025
Had a delicious dinner and lovely experience at Chaophraya. Had the gaeng panang (beef panang) and the chaophraya sharing platter. Both were delicious and full of flavour. Also were sat with amazing views and lovely and attentive service from Mills.
Highly recommend and will be back for more meals throughout the year.
Holly
31.01.2025
Been here so many times and never leave disappointed! Great food, drink and ambience. Thanks Angus for lovely service!
Elsie Yam
31.01.2025
Avoid This Place – Terrible Service, Unacceptable Wait Times
Absolutely appalling experience. We were a group of 15 people, arriving at 5 PM, with the last guest joining at 6:30 PM. We confirmed our food order once everyone was present, yet by 7:30 PM, our main courses were still nowhere to be seen.
By the time we finished our mains, we had to endure another 45 minutes before they bothered to clear the table and serve dessert. Meanwhile, smaller tables who ordered after us received the same dishes before we did—completely unacceptable and unfair treatment.
Throughout the excessive waiting time, we had to chase for updates twice. The first time, at 7:15 PM, the waitress assured us she would check but never returned with an update. The second time, at 7:30 PM, she took another 15 minutes to come back and vaguely claim the kitchen was "speeding up." Clearly, she did absolutely nothing the first time we asked, by which point we had already been waiting over an hour.
It felt intentional, as though they were stalling just to push us to order more drinks. The waitress showed no interest in actually serving us and only kept coming back to ask if we wanted to order more alcohol.
To top it all off, the table wasn’t even properly set up when we arrived, we were the only ones without napkins, and the overall lack of care from the staff was infuriating.
An utterly disappointing and frustrating experience. Save yourself the trouble and go somewhere that actually values customers.
Julieanne White
27.01.2025
This place was excellent, from the ambience, the attentive staff to the delicious food and creative cocktails. We can't wait to visit again to try more of the food and cocktail menu!
Rosa Ui Bhriain
27.01.2025
Lovely view and fabulous Thai food. The cocktails are also amazing, the decor and staff are incredible.
Nataliia Tesliukevich
19.01.2025
Very stylish restaurant with a beautiful view.
Excellent service.
Delicious, beautiful and atmospheric. We will be back !!!
Karen Jeffrey
18.01.2025
The views are really special and the service was timely (if a little cold) but I found the food disappointing and not aligned with the prices. The tofu green curry came as cubed tofu heated through in a green curry sauce. The tofu wasnt fried or cooked in any special way - it had the consistency of tofu from the packet. There was very little in the way of vegetables - just a few small pieces of courgette and sugar snaps. The cost was £17.50 + £5 for rice. Our starter (sweetcorn cakes) was tasty but came with odd chunks of vegetables. The restaurant is fine but could do with a little care. The menus were tattered, paint had chipped off the table, and the glassware and cutlery felt quite cheap, which is not what I'd expect in a restaurant presenting itself as higher end. Would not return.
Elizabeth Varghese
18.01.2025
I have been to Chaopraya for the third time. They have an amazing view of Edinburgh castle. The quality of food has been consistently good over the last couple of years and my personal favourite is pork belly stir fry. Booking in advance recommended.
stephen summer
16.01.2025
Omg, this is not only the best Thai food I have ever had, but the best steak I have ever had. I had the pork skewers to start, and the weeping tiger for main, the flavour was out of this world, I will always remember the amazing food, the atmosphere and amazing views of this place. 100% recommend.
Roma Coventry
16.01.2025
Fabulous food, very expensive though!
Scott G. Hopkins
14.01.2025
After having visited myself one time, it was on the list to bring my parents for their trip to UK and Germany.
The glass table view should be reserved well in advance as the view is amazing and tables limited. We were fortunate to get the best table in the house! THANK YOU TEAM!
The food was equally amazing and matched the view and ambience of the restaurant. Simply everything on the menu is a worthy selection.
The rest of the restaurant is also very inviting offering a great evening ambiance. If in Edinburgh, this is a must visit and enjoy the diversity of the town and amazing views!
