Food fantastic amazing taste had a takeaway really impressed definitely be back only complaint a…read morelittle overpriced

This review is based on the takeaway food only but hopefully useful review nonetheless. I heard…read morerecently this local restaurant was voted second best curry house in Edinburgh so was keen to try. I have to say it was delicious and was really impressed. Great flavours, fresh and tasty and great nan bread too. My wife who is very hard to please actually said "this is the best takeaway I've ever had" - high praise indeed. Actually really reasonable prices too. The restaurant looks great and look forward to trying it out soon.

I very rarely leave yelp reviews. This place was fantastic. Best Indian/Bangladeshi food in…read moreEdinburgh. The service was fantastic, welcoming and quick. And nice, quiet location too. Salma was absolutely lovely. Well worth it!

This was the best and spiciest curry I found in Edinburgh…read more It was also had the single best restaurant decor I have EVER seen. The place is literally family-run and they're some of the most hospitable and friendly people in the world. I went on a curry tour of Edinburgh while I was on holiday. I've eaten curry on three continents now and, back home, I like to get my Indian take-away and add both habaneros and ghost pepper hot sauce to it before I eat it. Curry, and especially spicy curry, is very much an essential part of my life. So I picked a new Indian joint each night while I was in the city in an attempt to find it. The Kismot Killer wasn't available at the time I showed up but I was advised by my waiter (one of the coolest, most welcoming guys I've ever met) it's so spicy that it takes away from the actual FLAVOR of the curry, anyway. Let's be honest, there's a point when spicy becomes less about flavor and enjoyment than pure ego. So I got the next spiciest curry on the menu - Vegetable Naga - and asked for IT extra spicy, with rice and chapati. The food was EXCELLENT. The dish, even without modification, was ACTUALLY a fair amount spicy - which, if I can taste a bit of spice, most people probably shouldn't eat it - and the flavors were SO vivid and pleasant. I would've preferred it spicier by a bit but that's okay, it was still the spiciest curry I was able to find in the city and definitely my favourite. Next time I go to Edinburgh I shall be visiting again.

This restaurant runs like a well oiled machine on behalf of customers! The staff is professional…read morebut friendly & easy at the same time. The food is fantastic! And the service is attentive. It's a beautiful thing to witness, even better to experience. My Negroni order was sent to the bar while my server and I chatted about what I might like. So efficient. I ended up ordering a couple of small plates. A spicy lamb dish and a hot/cold combo of yogurt and mashed hot veggies. Rather quickly my drink was served and a short while later my food appeared. Those small plates were not so small! Loads of food for one, perfect starters for two. Finished with a house chai - delicious!

We visited the Edinburgh location multiple times when our son lived nearby as he attended the…read moreUniversity of Edinburgh. Then again once in London when he and his family were living there. Both locations were great experiences both with service and the food. As we live in Florida we can't frequent as often as we'd like, but will definitely whenever we're in the UK.

Really not great. I would probably go as to far to say the worst Indian restaurant I have ever…read moreeaten at, and I have been to some truly horrendous ones! I came here last month with a couple of friends, against our better judgement as it was completely empty at about 7 in the evening, but we still dined here. The food was really not tasty, I had onion bhaji's to start which were dry and tasteless, and my friends had a selection of kebabs which they said were chewy, and they really looked unappealing. The curries were equally awful. I had the chicken bhuna, which had a super watery sauce, and the chicken was really chewy and stringy, and there was a layer of oil on the whole thing making it taste rank to be honest. The rice was also over cooked and was pretty soggy. To their credit though, the nan bread was tasty was was the best part of the meal - but it would be pretty difficult to mess that up! The meal was really expensive too, with two courses coming to about £17 - really not worth it. I found the staff rude and unhelpful, and overall had a pretty nasty experience. Don't be fooled - just because a restaurant is on the Royal Mile does not mean it is good, I learnt the hard way!

We dropped in here exhausted after a long day in the city where we ended up missing lunch. We were…read moreplenty hungry and ordered for chicken bhuna, chapati, daal tarka and steamed rice. The food was good and the service was quick. I am not giving them a 4-star rating cause the service could have been improved and the guy who greeted us could have been friendlier. My partner tried to use the Yelp checkin offer for 10% menu ( we both unlock and use Yelp offers which work pretty great) but the guy refused it by saying it is only on the takeout menu while as the offer says main menu which is what we ordered. We didn't argue but still as I mentioned before, the service could have been better and friendlier. Three star for the food.

We are spoilt for choice in Dalkeith when it comes to Indian Cuisine but Shanti falls a little…read moreshort. I've had two takeaways from there since it opened and both were too spicy for me. Now, I didn't go and order a Madras or anything but Jeez, did it taste like I had. I ordered a Lamb pathia which is a sweet and sour like dish. Had it at many a place and it can vary from mild to medium hotness. Some places even using a little mango to create the sweet part. Lovely. At Shanti, it was so hot, I really couldn't taste any of the flavours. I orderd a Lamb Bhuna the second time and it was more of the same. If you love your Indian food really hot and spicy, then look no further, you'll love it. If you want to taste the difference between different dishes, there are better options nearby.

This relatively new Indian restaurant opened in Dalkeith a few months ago. I've visited at…read morelunchtime on a couple of occasions and availed myself of the lunchtime special, 2 courses plus coffee or ice cream for £7.50. This is excellent value and the portions, although smaller than the evening or takeaway versions, are equally delicious. The Lamb Pathia is perfect. Lots of meat in the value for money portion. Highly recommended!

This place promises a lot; apart from anything else it's refreshing to find an Indian resturant…read moreclose to the city centre which isn't full of rowdy groups lured in by the cheap food and Bring Your Own Bottle policy. Unfortunately, it doesn't quite deliver everything it promises. There's no denying that the décor is beautiful - the solid oak furniture and linen tablecloths certainly give the place an upmarket feel, but when main courses are around £10-15 without any rice or naans you would expect something more from the food than it actually delivers. That said, they offer a handful of set banquets for two people which work out at roughly £20 per head including starters right through to main courses, although my friends that I ate there with said that theirs was pretty bland and dull. I wouldn't go as far as saying it was a bad meal, but I haven't been in a mad rush to go back to Voujon since my first visit.

I went to the Bengali and Indian restaurant Voujon for the first time a few weeks ago and since…read morethen I have been back twice. They serve traditional and authentic Indian dishes which are full of flavour. I have had a few of their curry dishes and my favourite is the King Prawn Bhuna which is very tasty and quite spicy but not too much that it ruins your meal. The dishes at Voujon are all very well presented and the foo is reasonably priced, with main meals around £9 and there is an extensive veggie menu available as well. They offer several different types of rice and there is plenty of variety of side dishes to accompany your meal. The decor inside is very authentic and modern whilst the staff have always been very attentive and warm. Voujon also do takeaways and is available for private functions.

We got the House Thali combo (3 mains, 1 veg, 1 starter, rice, and naan) for £24.95, and it…read moreprovides good bang for the buck, err, pound. And for the various dishes, you can really taste the component ingredients, especially the almond and cashews used in the sauces. So I really wanted to rate this place better, except for a couple of things. The Lamb Chops and the Tandoori Mixed Grill were overdone -- from slightly dry to very dead. And, for the Chicken Tikka Masala and the Lamb Pasanda, the sauces were very sweet. For the Lamb Pasanda in particular, it was sweet enough that I mistook it for a dessert until I came across the chunks of lamb. Hard to really knock them much on the first point since it's all takeaway and maybe there's some extra cooking while the food is sealed in a box, but for the second I would've expected the dishes to be more savory than sweet. Overall, not bad, and potentially really good curries, but maybe too sweet for my taste.

Great wee Bangladeshi & Indian takeaway situated on London Road. The guy (presumably the owner) who…read moreserves you is really polite and friendly every time and he even holds the door open for you. I'm happy to say that I've never had a below standard curry from them yet, but unfortunately the breads are kind of average. It's the only place I go for a takeaway curry in Edinburgh.

The restaurant itself is what I would call "Manhattan modern." It has full windows, floor to…read moreceiling windows that look out on the main street, and sparkling LED lighting. There are white cloth tablecloths and the waiters are dressed somewhat formally. We were greeted and shown to our table. Our waiter came over immediately to take our drink order. We each ordered Kingfisher beers and they had that one on draft. The menu is multiple pages and very extensive. We ordered a lamb dish and a vegetarian dish. The food came in about 15 minutes. They used a hot plate to keep the main dishes warm. We both thought the lamb dish was excellent. However, my wife did not care for the vegetarian dish (I liked it). Overall, we had a good meal here and a good night out. However, we eat a lot of Indian food and my wife cooks great Indian food (she is Dutch not. Indian). This meal did not 'wow' us like the meals at some other Indian restaurants. We would definitely consider going back to this restaurant.

Let's be clear, I am no great fan of Indian food. My curry preferences are much more Thai style…read morethan than Indian, or UK types. With all that said, Itihaas is outstanding and offers wonderful dishes that can satisfy both the curry lover and the curry "blah" guy like me, all wrapped in a package and bow of quality staff and very nice settings. I am impressed! I really enjoyed my Saktora Lamb and Bhindi along with very good Naan. The lamb was tender and full of flavor, the okra cooked to perfect texture and taste. Being no expert on Indian cuisine I cannot vouch for authenticity, but I certainly would very much recommend Itihaas for a good meal at a nice table!

This is one of my favourite restaurants in Edinburgh, the food here really is delicious. I first…read moreheard about it when I was in first year and on the last day of living in halls we decided to treat ourselves to some decent food. Ever since, we have always ordered from Shapla to celebrate- birthdays, end of term or any little event good enough to get an excuse to get one! Although the restaurant describes itself as serving Bangladeshi cuisine, you will also find Indian and other Asian dishes being served up here. You can order online via their website and the delivery time was about half an hour, which is pretty good. I have been trying to work my way through their menu and there hasn't been one meal where I had finished it feeling dissatisfied, all the meals are full of flavour and are well portioned to ensure that you are full by the end of them.

I live above an Indian restauran, but go out of my way to go to Shapla instead to get a good…read moretakeaway. I've ordered from there a couple of times and it's always been tasty. Last Friday I went over to get some chicken tikka and the gentleman confirmed I was after this and not chicken tikka masala. I'm not big on sauces so minus the masala for me please. After about 10 min wait the takeaway was ready and I unloaded the goodies at home. A small addition of iceberg lettuce with yoghurt sauce came with the chicken - so good, lemony and refreshing. The chicken was very good too, big chunks of tender meat cooked nicely. I had that with some plain boiled rice. Simple but delicious. Happy with this takeaway and if Shapla would operate as a sit in resturant, I would probably have dinner there :)