Giancarlos Italian - East Lothian

This place hasnt been open for months for unknown reasons. Nothing posted on their social media or on the doors of the restaurant. Apparently the owner ran off and so the place just lays derelict. The food was bang average anyway so its no great loss. Many better italians that are actually open in the Lothians

Excellent service, such friendly owners made us feel very welcome. Food was delicious, would 100% recommend to anybody looking for a good, hearty, Italian meal!

My boyfriend and I popped in curious to try this recently refurbed addition to Tranent . It looks the part , contemporary tiled open plan kitchen , neon signs , gold mirrors , vintage Italian pictures . Our waitress was spot on smart relaxed and friendly . We ordered a beer , and three staters to share arancini ballls , side salad , prawn cocktail , bruschetta and a reasonable priced side salad at 3.50 . The total bill including tip £37.00 . In summer I’m sure the window seat would be lovely but in January it was so cold we both kept our coats on . The Arancini were nice well made , moist ,crisp on the outside prawn cocktail particularly good large juicy prawns with avocado and a very nice mild Marie Rose sauce . The bruschetta loaded with fresh tomatoes but perhaps a little too much oil and balsamic . This is probably the best place to eat but we thought over priced for the location, if they reduced the prices by 10 percentage and turned the heating up I suspect there would be far more bums on seats enjoying this restaurant which aims to be a contender against other Italian restaurants within a 10 mile radius .

New menu it’s terrible Pizza soggy Pasta no flavour Taste like made from a 2 year old 1 question to ask the chef How can u possibly manage to take all the flavour out a ndjua pasta and make it taste like water Went massively down hill since I heard it’s not Italian chefs any more They were trained by a company quickly to fill the spot Don’t understand how something so basic can be made with no flavour or quality Pizza soggy as Cheese to thick Toppings cheap taste Pastas Taste like dog food

Visited this restaurant recently while on holidays. Not your usual Italian restaurant inside. Decor modern tables well spaced. Service very good ,waiters very friendly and helpfull, a nice choice of food on offer, slightly pricy but food excellent.Will definitely return