Meet Edinburgh's friendliest staff

Tony and Angela

On a daily basis you can see Tony or Angela in one of there restaurants, hands on as they only know how.

Tony very much the original Vittoria baby has been in sole charge since 1993 and has steadily expanded the family business to its size of 3 restaurants and employing 125 staff

Tony has worked in every area of the restaurant from dishwasher to barman, waiter to head chef, now very much the figurehead of the restaurants loving to work in all three.

Tony says " My restaurants are like my family, I love no one more and no one less, I will always have a soft spot for Vittoria on Brunswick Street, as I grew up and trained there but now I am also surrounded by very competent managers who are constantly being trained by me to carry out my vision throughout our restaurants" Angela you will always see at Brunswick street holding the reigns in Tony's absence, she is responsible for the decoration and interior design of the restaurants and dealing with group reservations and not too forget being a fantastic wife and mother to Tony and her two sons Alberto, Leandro (busy women she is!).

Mum and Dad

Alberto and Dina came on honeymoon to Edinburgh in 1967, you could say they still are on honeymoon, the original Vittoria was owned by Albertos brother Tommaso from 1963 intil 1970, his wife Vittoria (that's where the name came from) decided to sell up in 1970 to Alberto and Dina to return to Italy. Back then the only Italian dishes were Spaghetti and Pizza, a lot more traditional dishes were offered, through the years the menu became more adventurous with Lasagna and Minestrone and Pizzas with lots of toppings, back then still a rarity an espresso coffee or even a cappucino (lattes didn't appear till the 90's)

They handed the running of the business to Tony and Angela in 1993, but are far from retired still coming most days to catch up on our regular customers and to see what’s new within all three restaurants.

Giuseppe - Assistant Manager

Giuseppe was born in Naples, South of Italy in 1982. He left the country and his home at the tender age of 16 years old to pursue his studies of catering and deepen his professional skills travelling around Europe and working in 5* hotel and first class restaurants. In May 2007 he found himself applying his knowledge and experience at “VITTORIA” restaurant, passing down his skills and passion for the industry to his colleagues and ensuring each customer is looked after with the very own Italian flare.

Linda McKeown - Reservations / P.A

Linda has been with Vittoria Restaurant since July 2005. Starting off as a waitress then moving to her current position of Personal Administrator to Tony in February 2006. Working in the restaurant trade since 1998, Linda has a great knowledge of the market and concentrates mostly on marketing and human resources. You will find Linda in the restaurant on Monday/ Wednesday and Fridays. Her role involves dealing with all reservations, group bookings, weddings, party nights and events. Linda's great organisation skills make all bookings going smoothly. To contact Linda please email Linda.Mckeown@vittoriarestaurant.com

Jarek - Head Chef

Has been at Vittoria on Leith Walk since 1996 Jarek is the mind and hands behind all of our great dishes. He has great management skills in charge of 35 chefs between both Vittoria on the Walk and Vittoria on the Bridge. With great leadership and organisation skills, Jarek is a great role model for many of our chefs.