Polish Food in Edinburgh

Quoting: PolskaDoll

Hi, a friend of mine is going to be visiting Edinburgh (Scotland) for a while. She would like to know of any good Polish restaurants in this city and also shops that sell decent Polish food. I cannot help her, can anyone here???

Thanks :-)

PolskaDollThreads: 44 Posts: 4,134 Joined: Jun 15, 07	Jun 26, 07, 16:55 / #
Hi, a friend of mine is going to be visiting Edinburgh (Scotland) for a while. She would like to know of any good Polish restaurants in this city and also shops that sell decent Polish food. I cannot help her, can anyone here??? Thanks :-)

Lady in red	Jun 26, 07, 17:02 / #
living.scotsman.com/food.cfm?id=886472006 s1play.com/restaurants/review-28636.shtml

Lady in red	Jun 26, 07, 17:19 / #
This an interesting link also, if you read down the page it tells of a Scottish/Polish forum, they may be able to give more local information. (Set up by the Poles for the Poles ) I love Edinburgh.........:)

magnumThreads: 2 Posts: 20 Joined: Jun 25, 07	Jun 26, 07, 17:34 / #
there are plenty polish shops in and around ediburgh, try the gorgi area, i am a scot and i love polish food, pork, kernik, cheese cakem maybe spelt kernik wrong,

Lady in red	Jun 27, 07, 08:23 / #
Quoting: magnum i am a scot I'm not Scottish, I just googled. But I like men in kilts <just kidding>

magnumThreads: 2 Posts: 20 Joined: Jun 25, 07	Jun 27, 07, 10:53 / #
haha its whats under the kilts you like, haha

PolskaDollThreads: 44 Posts: 4,134 Joined: Jun 15, 07	Jun 27, 07, 12:40 / #
Thanks people :-)

szkotja2007Threads: 38 Posts: 2,544 Joined: Dec 29, 06	Jun 27, 07, 13:04 / #
Your friend is going to love Edinburgh ! Try "Bigos" on Leith Walk. It is a Polish restaurant run by Tad from Lublin. If she is walking from the town she will pass a couple of Polish Delis on her way.

FISZThreads: 31 Posts: 2,607 Joined: Jun 14, 06	Jun 27, 07, 13:07 / #
How is Edinburgh phonetically pronounced? Edin-bra? Edin-berg?

szkotja2007Threads: 38 Posts: 2,544 Joined: Dec 29, 06	Jun 27, 07, 13:24 / #
Quoting: FISZ How is Edinburgh phonetically pronounced? Edinburra or Embra depending which part of Scotland you are from.

szkotja2007Threads: 38 Posts: 2,544 Joined: Dec 29, 06	Jun 27, 07, 13:43 / #
The decor is plain but the food is really good, reasonably priced and plentiful - just the way I like it ! The Menu is traditional Polish food. My usual is the Zurek to start with followed by the Pieczony schab and finished off with some Sernik. It does not have a licence for alcohol but you can buy this from the shop next door and take it in with you. Everytime I go there are Polish customers which is a good sign. You can pick up the free Polish magazines and flyers here. It probably only has seating for about 20 people. Talk to the owner/waiter, he is really friendly and helpful. You can't miss him - he has a bald head. Quoting: PolskaDoll Ed-in-buh-ruh Thats probably the best

szkotja2007Threads: 38 Posts: 2,544 Joined: Dec 29, 06	Jun 27, 07, 14:25 / #
Probably two - never, ever say " Edin burrow" this generally translates as " I am a yank tourist, sell me some tartan crap and charge me double"

PolskaDollThreads: 44 Posts: 4,134 Joined: Jun 15, 07	Jun 27, 07, 14:57 / #
Quoting: Matyjasz Is she Polish? Your friend that is. It's kind of strange if you ask me... A visitor to Scotland wants to find Polish restaurants... hmmm Why the suspicion? As it is, she is half Polish and half Australian. Edinburgh will be the first city she visits on her arrival in the UK. She will visit Poland later in the year but up until then she is very keen on sampling much traditional Polish food and hospitality. Indeed, she will be sampling the food of other cultures and has found a Kurdish restaurant in Edinburgh called Laraz - I will likely be joining her in Edinburgh and she wishes me to go to this restaurant so if anyone has heard of it - opinions?

MatyjaszThreads: 2 Posts: 1,786 Joined: Jul 20, 06	Edited by: Matyjasz Jun 27, 07, 15:13 / #
Quoting: PolskaDoll Why the suspicion? For a moment there I thought that it could be a Polish woman that somehow has an aversion to foreign food. You know, sometimes you get people that travel to other countries but instead using this wonderful opportunity to try something new they are looking for burgers, hot dogs or some dishes from their own cuisine. I consider it a little bit rude... Well maybe rude is to big word for that behaviour.... ohh nevermind, clearly I was wrong. :)

PolskaDollThreads: 44 Posts: 4,134 Joined: Jun 15, 07	Jun 27, 07, 13:25 / #
Quoting: szkotja2007 Try "Bigos" on Leith Walk. I'm glad you suggested this. I read a good review about Bigos just a few moments ago and was about to recommend this place to her. I was going to ask people to give their views on this place if they knew of it. Quoting: FISZ How is Edinburgh phonetically pronounced? Its probably most like Ed-in-buh-ruh

PolskaDollThreads: 44 Posts: 4,134 Joined: Jun 15, 07	Jun 27, 07, 14:21 / #
Thanks szkotja2007, this is most helpful :-) I believe the prices are very reasonable as well?

FISZThreads: 31 Posts: 2,607 Joined: Jun 14, 06	Edited by: FISZ Jun 27, 07, 14:22 / #
4 syllables? ed in buh ruh? or edin bruh? Interesting....thanks

MatyjaszThreads: 2 Posts: 1,786 Joined: Jul 20, 06	Jun 27, 07, 14:39 / #
Quoting: PolskaDoll Hi, a friend of mine is going to be visiting Edinburgh (Scotland) for a while. She would like to know of any good Polish restaurants in this city and also shops that sell decent Polish food. I cannot help her, can anyone here??? Thanks :-) Is she Polish? Your friend that is. It's kind of strange if you ask me... A visitor to Scotland wants to find Polish restaurants... hmmm

PolskaDollThreads: 44 Posts: 4,134 Joined: Jun 15, 07	Jun 27, 07, 15:43 / #
No worries :-)

King SobieskiThreads: 7 Posts: 1,106 Joined: Jan 22, 07	Jun 27, 07, 17:32 / #
Quoting: szkotja2007 Probably two - never, ever say " Edin burrow" this generally translates as " I am a yank tourist, sell me some tartan crap and charge me double" i was in the last shop on the royal mile and heard this american tourist ask where the castle was. comedy gold. how long has the deli been on leith for? i was there for two years between 2000 and 2002 and never saw any polish shops.

szkotja2007Threads: 38 Posts: 2,544 Joined: Dec 29, 06	Jun 27, 07, 17:41 / #
Quoting: King Sobieski between 2000 and 2002 and never saw any polish shops You are right, big change now. There are at least two Polish delis on Leith Walk, the best is Deli Polonia at 237 Leith Walk. Most started off stocking jars and packets of stuff but now they are getting a good range of fresher food. There is even a Polish bakery on Home Street. Fryzjers all over the place too !

PolskaDollThreads: 44 Posts: 4,134 Joined: Jun 15, 07	Jun 27, 07, 17:48 / #
Quoting: szkotja2007 There is even a Polish bakery on Home Street. Its called The Pine Tree Bakery, I have just been reading about it! "Retail and wholesale craft bakery products including bread, rolls and cakes. All products are based on traditional Polish recipes and made on premises by a master baker. We only use flour imported from Poland. Free of all additives, chemicals and preservatives." This is a quote from Edinburgh Council Website.

PolskaDollThreads: 44 Posts: 4,134 Joined: Jun 15, 07	Edited by: PolskaDoll Jun 27, 07, 17:57 / #
edinburghnews.scotsman.com/business.cfm?id=1884492006 is an article from last year about the beginning of Polish shops in Edinburgh including restaurant Bigos

King SobieskiThreads: 7 Posts: 1,106 Joined: Jan 22, 07	Jun 27, 07, 22:47 / #
are these shops at the top or bottom of leith walk? i would say the top as the bottom was not too fancy when i was there. would have been good to have these shops when i was there.

szkotja2007Threads: 38 Posts: 2,544 Joined: Dec 29, 06	Jun 28, 07, 02:33 / #
They are more kind of in the middle to the bottom of the walk. Leith has changed dramatically over the last five years, gentrification has happened in a lot of areas.Still manages to retain some of the old character tho.

szkotja2007Threads: 38 Posts: 2,544 Joined: Dec 29, 06	Sep 4, 07, 15:10 / #
Quoting: PolskaDoll The Pine Tree Bakery Sheriff Approves Emergency Notice to Close Bakery Due to Health Risks - 26 July 2007 URL Passed it today and its opened up again, looked quieter than usual............ Quoting: PolskaDoll We only use flour imported from Poland. Free of all additives, chemicals and preservatives." LoL

PolskaDollThreads: 44 Posts: 4,134 Joined: Jun 15, 07	Sep 4, 07, 16:28 / #
Yeah I knew it had been closed for a bit...just after I had recommended it to a few people in Edinburgh... Strange I also passed it today about an hour ago and it was open as well. Obviously getting the baking underway for tomorrow. I'm funny after somewhere has been closed for something like that...I don't know if I'll got there...it might take a while!

wondering scot	Sep 28, 07, 05:10 / #
we wear nothing under our kilts or the true scotsman wears nothing i am wondering if i wish to try polish food for the first time what should i be eating?

PolsonThreads: 15 Posts: 2,812 Joined: May 9, 07	Sep 28, 07, 05:15 / #
Polish food is delicious ;) Try everything LoL ;

wondering scot	Sep 28, 07, 05:21 / #
like what? if i was going to the shop in leith walk say tomorrow what should i ask for that the whole family will enjoy?