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    Golden Ambal

    4.6 (17 reviews)
    ModerateIndian
    Closed 2:00 pm - 10:30 PM

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    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Dosa, lamp chops, tikka masala
    Terry C.

    I absolutely recommend this place. I shared with two other people and we ordered three mains: Dosa, lamp chops, and the tikka masala curry. The lamp chops were a bit dry but the curry they gave with it went along great with it. Everything else tasted so authentic too! The best part is that this entire spread was 36£ with drinks!!!! We were stuffed by the end of our meal and the service is great as well.

    Amy B.

    After a busy day of baking 500 cupcakes (don't ask) I was needing feeding and I was in the mood for a curry. Our local favourite had recently closed so we needed to find somewhere new. The spot which is now the Golden Ambal has changed hands several times in the last year so we were a bit skeptical but based on recent Yelp reviews we decided to give it a shot. I ordered the Paneer Dosa and a side Makhani lentils. David had a lamb dish and a naan, we shared some onion pakoras too. We ordered a collection on JustEat and our order was ready to pick up from the friendly staff in snazzy gold waistcoats when we arrived. The food - tremendous!! My dosa was light and the filling beautifully flavoured. All the accompaniments came individually packaged and included a delicious home made mango chutney. Far better than the sickly sweet jarred stuff. The onion pakoras were light, tasty and not soaked in grease. David lamb was amazingly tender and in a rich spicy gravy. The star of the show were my lentils. They were awesome! So rich,creamy and delicately spiced. We were both very pleasantly suprised with the food and the price, coming in at under £20. I hope it stays around longer than it's previous owners as we have found our new favourite! Cheers, Amy

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    Creamy and warm with the chicken just the right amount of tender paired with the perfect amount of rice.

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    Kama Sutra - Entrance!

    Kama Sutra

    4.3(23 reviews)
    1.1 miNewington
    ££

    A very pleasant meal, indeed. Our servers were wonderful, the food was delicious, and the sex theme…read moreof the whole place was hilarious to me. Worth a stop!

    I ordered a wee bit of carry out from Kama Sutra for a Friday night at home celebration. Overall,…read morethe quality of the food was quite good. The items purchased included KADAI PANEER, LAMB KORMA, and FISH PAKORA. As usual, I will itemise my reviews for each of these foods. In terms of food quality, the most important aspect of a restaurant review, the food was truly SUMPTUOUS, RICH, and TENDER-MEATED. The kadai paneer, which contained paneer with stewed vegetables, was adequately seasoned, flavourful, and succulent. I will say, the quantity of paneer included was MINIMAL, but that is how these restaurants SCAM you: they give you a hefty portion of the cheap stuff, but are overly restrained when it comes to the proteinous goodness. As for the lamb korma, it was RICH. Served in a thique spicy and sweet coconut sauce as yellow as the yolk of a quail's egg, with tender morsels of a lamb's meat, this dish was tantalising. And, finally, the fish pakora. It was flavourful and spiced with a reasonable level of flakiness, such that it was moist but not soggy on the interior and crisp on the exterior. It was served with a delicious yoghurt sauce and a tiny rubbish bag filled with 'salad'. Overall, the food warrants four (4) stars. I have deducted one (1) star due to the LACK OF CARBOHYDRATE in this meal. Little did we know, the saucy dishes are not served with rice or naan. Fortunately, this was carry out and I had some mediocre Co-op naans on hand to seep up the many unctions. So, beware: you must order RICE or NAAN or another INSTRUMENT with which to consume your food, unless you prefer to simply drink the thique and rich juices as you would a cup of tea. Because this food was carried out and consumed in the comfort of my home, I do not factor service, ambience, or other in-restaurant factors into this review. That includes the supposed sex theme of the restaurant. Perhaps one day I will venture in for the full experience.

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    Vinyasa - Vegetable Balti (vegan)

    Vinyasa

    3.9(22 reviews)
    0.9 miRoyal Mile, Old Town
    ££

    Very disappointing, extremely oily, overpriced Indian food that lacks depth, but has some vegan…read moreoptions. I found this place as rated one of the better Indian restaurants in Edinburgh that does vegan options. I don't get it. We arrived for dinner on a Monday, and their vegan menu online was not shown on the dine-in menu, so I asked the server about this, and they told me what could be made vegan -- at least they were familiar with the concept. We got a vegan Balti and vegan Rogan Josh (each about £10.50), plus some tandoor roti (£3.50 each) and papadams and dipping sauce (another ~£4). The Rogan Josh was the oiliest Indian dish I've ever tried had in my life. The dish was swimming in oil. Beyond that, there wasn't much complexity in flavour beyond high saltiness. The Balti had the same saltiness / lack of depth issue, but at least wasn't as oily. We were quite disappointed in the lack of flavour depth in both dishes, especially compared to the Indian food you can get in the UK in general. What's more, the portion sizes were not especially big, so we really relied on the roti to be full. Very disappointing Indian food overall. We would definitely not return.

    It was so yummy and delicious. My fiancé and I got the Vegetarian house special banquet ( to try a…read morefew things) and it was to die for. So yummy so excellent. The service was good, we went on a slower night and were seated very quickly. So good would go again!

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