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Nice and quaint little place for a quick meal. No frills and down to earth. I do like the concept of choosing your own ingredients etc. A bit more cho…
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Red Box
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Absolutely superb for a cheap eat. Meal deal is excellent with a starter and box of noodle with drink included. The squid is delicious and laced with …
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Red Box
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As a Chinese person, I'm quite pernickety about 'authentic' Chinese food. I've found it quite difficult to really give my seal of approval for a lot o…
Michelle C
Red Box
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7 Reviews on “Red Box”
Nice and quaint little place for a quick meal. No frills and down to earth. I do like the concept of choosing your own ingredients etc. A bit more choice on the veg side would be nice though.I opted for the soup option and my husband had the stir fry option, however when the food arrived,they both looked exactly the same and there was no soup as such.The flavours were good, not amazing though. It was all cooked really well and and the flavours complimented eachother, but I won’t go back in a hurry. The sides of calamari and fried wonton were nice too, and probably the best thing of the meal.Everything was really clean and neat and it’s a cute place, but could do with a bit more of personal touch.
Absolutely superb for a cheap eat. Meal deal is excellent with a starter and box of noodle with drink included. The squid is delicious and laced with garlic and chilli, always very crisp. Great choice of meat, veg and sauces. Recommend the black pepper sauce. Service is always super fast.
As a Chinese person, I’m quite pernickety about ‘authentic’ Chinese food. I’ve found it quite difficult to really give my seal of approval for a lot of Chinese takeaway and sit-in restaurants around Edinburgh, only because dishes have been changed so much to suit local preferences. Red Box is one place that since I was recommended by a friend to try it out, I absolutely love to visit to satisfy my Asian food cravings and often recommend friends to go here.When you walk through the door, you peruse the menu wall on the left side and choose your noodle, meat (optional), vegetables, sauce and any condiments. The great thing about this restaurant is they actually serve Asian noodles and also have real Hong Kong street foods (like wor tiep) as well as Westernised dishes (prawn toast) to suit both Chinese and Western palates. I can never get enough of this place.My favourite choice of a meal? Ho fun noodles with chicken or roast duck with pak choi, carrots, bean sprouts, shiitake mushrooms, oyster sauce and a side dish of wor tiep or their crispy squid…and the prerequisite bottle of Irn Bru of course! diyshopaholic.com
I have been here several times since they opened a few years ago.It has great decor and a cool vibe to it and it’s handy location near students and pubs makes this place busy busy. There normally is long queues so calling for a collection saves time.I completely pig out here because I know the food is just excellent. Their standards are always consistent, fast, fresh and pretty healthy. For a noodle lover, this is just a treat!I’d opt for anyone to give this place a try, and go for unusual combinations too as they too taste really great. Try the Wor Teip (dumplings) they’re fresh and amazingly light. then Udon noodles with roast duck, shiitake mushrooms, pak choi, baby corn and tomato sauce. YUMMMMM!!!!I just love their idea of combos! Fab place to eat!
The endless quest to find cheap outside food that can be eaten by people with awkward dietary needs…It’s like a pick’n’mix – you choose the noodles, meat (or not), vegetables and sauce. Pay the money (cash only!) and a few minutes later you have a delicious box of nomnomnom to sit in or takeaway. No gluten for you? Have some rice noodles and the sweet chilli sauce! Vegan? Not a problem. Cheap and flexible, a regular fixture in my life. facebook.com
The Red Box is the best-buddy for the University students as it provides fresh, varied and mouth watering noodles. Either dine-in or take away, this place has never let me and my friends down with the taste and the quality. This is next to University buildings and easily accessible if you are living in Old Town. Choose your own veggies, meat, sauce and the type of noodle, to taste the best. I want to grab one now, but I am far away!
Healthy Fast Food. Only 2 minutes from the university, this place is usually queued out the door with hungry students. It’s basic inside but bright and spacious. I opted for the newly introduced soup noodles and was not disappointed. I had hardly sat down when the large steaming bowl was placed before me. Fresh, tasty and at a bargain price, it was just what the doctor ordered. Well worth a visit and recommended.