Inca

Now, I haven’t eaten here so I can’t comment on the food. But this wee place does a very good cup of tea and the teapot is a good size and for the price it’s all fine and dandy. But it is an odd place… I thought the food would be Latin American of some description, but it’s Italian, and owned by a guy from Iran I think!
The restaurant has a large downstairs section, so it’s much bigger than it appears from the outside. It’s a strange wee place in Bruntsfield, with so much competition from other really nice places, but seems to tick along regardless. Maybe I can re-​review when I’ve eaten something but so far all is A-​OK, if a little eclectic and odd :)

Utterly disgusting seafood, totally incompetent staff, unbelievably rude manager/​chef, and completely inexplicable delay in getting food to table. If you enjoy the Basil Fawlty experience, visit here. If you are sane and wish to enjoy your evening, avoid at all costs. If I could give zero or negative star rating I would.

I had a terrible night here, more oil on my salad than in my car engine, rude manager, hard bread combined with warm cava.

Found a piece of salami plastick wrap on my pizza. manager told me this was normal.

Inca seem to be confused over precisely which type of cuisine they are serving. At first glance, it would be easy to think that Inca was a Mexican restaurant, but the food they serve is Italian. Weird.
Having said that, the atmosphere inside the restaurant is great as the staff are warm and inviting and make you feel at home straight away. I ordered their four seasons pizza which was tasty, had lots of toppings and cheese on it and it had a good crust on it — not too thin or burnt.
Inca serves a range of pizza and pasta dishes, as well as salads and garlic bread. The food is very reasonably priced and they have a good selection of beers and wine.
I went to Inca on a Thursday night and it was fairly quiet inside but it is likely to be busier at the weekends. I did find it fairly dark inside, but | think the staff wanted to create an ‘ambiance’, which is fine as long as you can see what you are eating!

INCA?!
SO SOUTH AMERICAN FOOD?
…Wait, Italian?
The food is as confused as the owners. My Pizza Cardinale didn’t know wither to be disgusting or burnt. But I’m going to give them the benefit of the doubt, because my girlfriends meal looked alot better.
The meal took forever to come and the waitress was a little short with us. The toilets were foul, bleach is cheap guys, come on!
Gloriously underwhelming

I can only assume that everyone eating in here is eating here for the first time. Otherwise, I have no idea how this place can be as busy as it is.
I was meeting a group of friends in Bruntsfield to go out for something to eat, and we were al in that really annoying mood where none of us could deide where to go. After wandering around until we were all starving, we decided to go for the good old fail-​safe Italian. The cheap, local pizzeria that always delivers… or not.
There wasn’t a single thing on their menu that I hadn’t seen before in an Italian, which I thought was kind of boring. The way I see it, if you want a mediocre margherita or lasagne you can get a ready meal from the supermarket. At least that way, you won’t pay almost £10 for it.
I have a simple theory for judging a restaurant or bar: always judge it on the basis of its loos and it’s house wine. Unfortunately for Inca, I can safely say that on the basis of these two criteria I will not be eating here again. In fact, I think the only reason I gave it 2 stars as opposed to 1 is because we were all so ravenous by the time we got there that we’d probably have eaten anything.

Whenever I would walk past Inca, there would always be a good atmosphere and almost always busy. It was only natural that I paid it a visit, to see what all the fuss was about. From the outside, the Italian mosaic-​style writing is really quaint and lures you in, but I did not appreciate the harsh tiles on the inside, and I don’t know which ‘mood’ the lighting was going for, but it was near impossible to see my friends, let alone my food. When we asked for a candle, we were told that there were problems with the electricity, so probably shouldn’t have an open flame. This made us want to stay…
The food was ok. Average, nothing special. I’m a traditionalist, so opted for the Carbonara (surprise surprise) and it was quite tasteless. To be honest, it wasn’t worth the calories. My friend said she saw something black scutter across the floor at one point. The restaurant seemed clean enough and everything was laid out well, but there was something not quite right.
I’m a bit hesitant to report of my bad experience in Inca as it is always so busy, so must attract custom from somewhere. There must be an amazing dish that I haven’t heard about, or something I’m missing. When I find it, Ill let you know. Until then, stay clear.

Nice quiet, strangely Mexican themed, Italian restaurant. Food was good and I enjoyed the atmosphere, though it might be busier at the weekend.

I liked this place and the food was okay only thing is that’s it’s a little dark inside. Turn the lights on please!