I never wanted to give a 1* rating for this. The experience I had today was one of the worst behaviour from the working staff today. I politely asked the chips were not properly fried. However, the guy changed his face aggressively and started screaming on us. Waste of time and money spending here. The Leith store was far better than this. The guy who served us was the nicest.(giving good rating for this guy)
conscience aginBlackadder★☆☆☆☆
I used to like the sauces and the easy carry cone shaped wrapping. The 20p powdered flavours did not work, too little of them to carry through into flavour, and nor did peas, which was a sparse scattering of them. But the liquid sauce flavours were worth coming back for, + I developed a taste for with jalapenos. Then this happened on Aug 24, and they have never chosen to answer it.
You wasted a portion, completely unnecessarily, as result of your servers trying to force what they thought best instead of what the customer wanted.
Started with. As soon as I included jalapenos in my order, the order taker said, in that case it can be in a box instead of a cone. I can see no logical reason at all for jalapenos to require a box, With many previous good experiences of your cones. I said no it's fine to have them in a cone.
Yet when they were served, they were in a box. So that after hearing my choice, they had still instead arrogantly dictatorially done what they thought best instead. It is a first line of liberty for consumers never to take treating like that.
I objected, pointed out that I chosen a cone, so asked him to transfer it into a cone. The server at least took this without a big row, so I grant that. But he parked the box at the back and made up a cone from a completely new portion. When I objected to that, he 180° head-on misconstrued. He said don't worry it's a new helping - meaning he was assuming that's what I wanted. Yet I was saying the exact opposite, that there was no need to waste the original portion, he should transfer it from box to cone. He just did not take that as doable, and even as I was exhorting that I would have accepted the original portion transferred, he binned it in front of me with a shrug of fed up finality about it.
That waste was unnecessary. (1) if any snobby standard for the product to look good prevented him from transferring the original portion, it was unnecessarily costly to you and wasteful. (2) the whole thing would never have happened if nobody had tried to dictate + arrogate onto the customer a different choice than I had made.
Razan Ankour★★★★★
It was a great experience. I loved the decor and the place. It was small but organized. We ordered the Chicken Tikka Goodness, it was very delicious, everything was fresh and balanced. This won't be the last time. I will come back again. I recommend you try it. Don't miss it.
Frederick Valerio Brown★★★★☆
Nothing to write home about looks and atmosphere wise but more than makes up for it food-wise, which is what matters here given it’s street food.
It’s a must-visit for any potato and chip lovers out there, just stick with small portions, despite the name they’re quite filling so it’s great value for money.
Pictured is small box with bacon, parmesan and cajun spice.
Rachelamun★★★★★
As a person who is a self-confessed potatoholic I can verify that Belgian Frites has become my new go to for my favourite Canadian comfort food: Poutine (chips, cheese and gravy). I come here at least once a week and I've now started tor recognise the people who work there, it's bad. The partial key to their success is the double fried chips, makes them perfectly crispy. Also a very affordable price and prompt service although I've only ever been outsdie of peak times. Both a blessing and curse that it is in walkable distance from my house.
Abhishek Dubey★★★★★
Amazing food, flavours were rich and very unique, and the fries super crispy and fluffy. Really good value for money, the portions are large and very filling.
Would highly recommend the blue cheese sauce with piri piri spice, as well as the chipotle sauce.
Re Bar★★★★★
These chips are made fresh, double cooked to ensure it’s crispy, with the sauce put all the way throughout the cone. And I dunno, there’s something about eating hot chips on a cold, windy day that makes them taste even better.
Frites also has a huge choice of seasonings and sauces so the combinations are endless. I had a medium chips with ranch and onion powder(would recommend this combo!) and it was more than enough chips for one person. The large is 900 grams, which would defo put you in a potato coma.
Amr Shahin★★★★★
I came to this place depending on tiktok review and it didn't let me down. I tried loaded fries pulled chicken tikka and the cheesy bonanza. The large option was really large. Portions were huge and they were so generous with the additions.
Cheese varieties were great on the bonanza. Nice creamy cheese sauce with also parmesan, mozzarella and blue cheese.
The pulled chicken was tasty and the topping sauce was amazing. There was a bit of cheese as well which added nice taste to the red sauce. I was pleased with the availability of halal option.
I'd like the chips to be more crunchy and that's why it wasn't the best ever chips I've ever had.
I would say 5 stars and I would strongly recommend. I look forward to try other options on my next visit to Edinburgh but will definitely go with the regular size rather than the huge large one :)
David Chow★★★★★
If your in Edinburgh must try this place.
Crispy light fries, so tasty and morish.
Great range of sauces on offer.
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