Very disappointing, extremely oily, overpriced Indian food that lacks depth, but has some vegan options. 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. read more

Vinyasa - Vegetable Balti (vegan) - Indian Near Me - Edinburgh, EDH

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It was so yummy and delicious. My fiancé and I got the Vegetarian house special banquet ( to try a few 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! read more

I can't say I love Indian food. However this restaurant has converted me. We ordered the salmon bombay and butter bean gosht. Also the cheese nam and garlic nam. Although the service was not too quick it was busy and everyone worked as if they owned the restaurant. Actually stumbled upon the restaurant as others in the area were closed. There was a wait. Both locals and tourist. Highly recommend. read more

Happened upon this place while walking about Edinburgh. Interior is bright and inviting, staff is very pleasant, and food is delicious. Highly recommend! read more

Yummy food! Modern and cute atmosphere, a bit more spice would have been welcomed, small portions for approx 10 pounds a meal (without the naan or rice) All in all, liked our meal and variety of things we ordered... would come back and request more spice to see if it could be a real winner . Waitress and our table had a bit of a Misunderstanding ... and if in the US, it would have been corrected but they choose not to ... not a big deal breaker. Had chicken tikka , biryani, garlic naan, rice, and one other veggie creamy item ! read more

We booked online and they provided us a 15% discount which was a welcome surprise! The atmosphere was pleasant and modern and the food was great as well. On a Saturday around 1230pm they only had one other table, so reservations were not necessary. Not sure if they are much busier for dinner but as a result the service was good and the food came out quickly. We had some delicious curries which were rich and flavorful and had just the right amount of heat. meat samosa deep fried savoury pastries with minced lamb served with a special sauce and accompanied with salad garlic naan bread stuffed with coriander and garlic cooked in our clay oven tikka massalam with chicken kebabs cooked in a mild flavoured sauce with herbs and spices bhuna with chicken traditional medium strength dish cooked with onions, herbs, tomatoes and a variety of spices tarka dhal lentils served with a touch of garlic read more

Newly opened on St Mary's Street, Vinyasa is a very smart Indian curry house. Their lunchtime menu, with £6.50 and £7.50 options, is excellent value. Everything about the first is extremely good, from the decor to the service to the food on offer. We'd recommend a visit, next time the curry mood takes you. Overall, we said: "Vinyasa was extremely impressive. We have a really good range of Indian restaurants in Edinburgh, and this fits in nicely towards the top end of that happy band. I strongly urge you to pay it a visit, at your earliest convenience. Rather excitingly, they do takeaway, also, so if you can't make it along to the restaurant, just lift the phone, or order online, to sample their delights." read more

So-so. One dish just tasted bland and the other just tasted of heat with no flavor. None of the complexities I associate with Indian cuisine. Usually when you walk into an Indian restaurant the atmosphere is redolent of spices. Here it didn't smell like anything, which was reflected in the food. read more

Overpriced!!! The service was average and ALL the dishes were ridiculously small portions. A samosa literally was 2 pieces triangle inch and half big. The mains were for one person but pricing was worse. I cannot for life me understand how they got a rating of being the best Indian restaurant read more

This is some of the best Indian food I've ever had. Customer service was also amazing.

Vinyasa is charming and elegant without being pretentious. Staff is friendly. But the food......the food.....oh my, the food......some of the best indian food I have had......and I've had a lot. Full marks for Vinyasa. read more

Vinyasa - Indian Near Me - Edinburgh, EDH

I went to Vinyasa with 4 of my coworkers ..most of which had never eaten Indian food. Masum helped us negotiate the menu and we had such a fun night. The food was absolutely delicious...just the right amount of heat and so flavorful. I highly recommend Vinyasa!!! read more

the curry is sooo great and creamy! I've been to India and the curry here reminds me of that back in there! We both ordered lamb although the smell of mutton got a little bit too strong still delicious!reaally recommend! read more

The good people of Vinyasa looked after us very well and couldn't have been more attentive. Menu suggestions were well judged and the food was excellent. They're relatively new, but have created a lovely family run restaurant in the heart of Edinburgh's Old Town. I had lamb, which I often do with Indian food, and it was lovely - tender and full of flavour. read more

Really mediocre experience all around. Food was pretty unhealthy on the whole but the real kicked was the service. None of these guys working wanted to be there. It took 40 minutes to get our food on a relatively unbusy day. Took 20 minutes just to get a couple drinks. Not recommending it read more

My wife and I ate here while on our honeymoon, and we loved it! The waitstaff was exceedingly friendly and helpful and the food was terrific. My wife has a serious nut allergy that extends to chickpeas and lentils. which make Indian food difficult. But the manager at Vinyasa went out of his way to help us find some dishes that were completely safe and delicious. If you are looking for great Indian food, in a well run restaurant with a pleasant atmosphere, I highly recommend Vinyasa! read more

The food is OK, fairly bland but a wide array of different preparations and sauces to try. Pricing is reasonable but the service is pretty abysmal. I'm the type that always likes to give the wait staff the benefit of the doubt and I would like to think of myself as a pretty low maintenance customer, but even in an empty restaurant it was absolutely impossible to get our servers attention and even when we did he was dismissive and short. read more

the boyfriend and i were in need of dinner while on the southside of town the other week. since we hadn't had a curry in ages, Vinyasa came to mind as i'd read a few reviews and thought it was about time to give it a try. the restaurant is located on st mary's street, so in a good location for tourists especially those just across the road in the travelodge. but it's clear that this place isn't just trying to attract the out of towners as the interior is very chic, with friendly waiting staff, and a good variation of curries on the menu. also the prices are pretty much the same as most other curry restaurants in town, so clearly not been hiked up for the tourist trade. we were seated as soon as we arrived as the restaurant wasn't too busy, but became busier as we ate our dinner. the menu has good variation, but not the overwhelming amount of options that some other restaurants may have. we opted to skip a starter and share some poppadums with a pickle tray instead. i ordered the chicken katmandu and the boyfriend went with a chicken jalfrezi. our poppadums arrived quickly with the pickle tray and two cobra beers. i feel like it's pretty hard to not make a good poppadum, so hard to comment on these. but the pickle tray had nice spicy onions, a tasty mango chutney, and my boyfriend confirmed that the lime pickle was also quite good. our main dishes arrived fairly quickly, attributed to the restaurant not being too busy, and we soon had our chicken curries in front of us with pilau rice and a basket of garlic nan. now i like a bit of spice in my curry, but not so much that i can't taste the flavour of the dish. i felt that the spice in my katmandu was judged very well, as it was warming but i could also taste the coriander, cinamonn, and other spices in it. the pilau rice made a good accompainment and the nan bread was garlicy and soft so very good for dipping in the curry. my boyfriend seemed equally pleased with his jalfrezi. my only real grip with this place is that for two main dishes, a rice, a nan, some popppadums, and two beers the bill was £40 which seems a bit steep to me. the prices on the main dishes seemed reasonable (about £10 each) so it must have been the side dishes that added up so quickly! but the food was quite tasty and the service friendly so it's hard to really fault them. it's definitely good to know that this place open especially as it will come in handy when we're needing a good feed before a festival night out! read more

Great food and friendly service! I had a vegetarian dish with garlic nann,the nann portion was big and the curry spicy and filling

Excellent Indian dishes! However, if you are not an expert on Indian cuisine, the menu is very intimidating. The owner helped us decide what to order and he had the chef make us butter chicken, which wasn't even on the menu. Great wine selection and Indian beer! Great atmosphere and had an excellent dinner! read more

We were looking for something tasty and reasonably priced during the Fringe. We got in without a reservation and the service was really good--the food came out quickly and they were friendly and attentive but not overbearing. Most of the food was 5-star delicious, especially the fried lentil starter and the breads (Peshwari naan and a stuffed paratha), which where fresh & had that just-made doughiness. The spices were delicious; there was a whole clove in the pilau rice that lent it a delicate flavour. The only reason I didn't give them 5 stars is my husband felt his mixed tandoori didn't have much on it given it was £15, and in my tikka masala a few chicken chunks had a very strange chewy prawn-like texture that put me off. Other than that it was great and I'd go there again for sure--especially since they gave us a 10% off coupon for next time once we'd paid. read more

My friends and I went to Vinyasa last night and based on the otherwise great reviews, it seems to have been a pretty off night for this place. My food, honestly, was excellent. However, the experience of eating at Vinyasa left much to be desired. I have never experienced nuts in a tikka masala, and I said as much to a lady in our group who has an allergy. Shortly after receiving her meal, she began to feel the effects of what we think were hidden pine nuts, and had to take Benadryl and go home. The bill was a disaster; the staff completely forgot a five pound note that we paid with and they refused to give change. It took 15 minutes and multiple trips up to the counter to sort out the bill. The staff continuously apologised because it was a 'busy' night; the restaurant was half full. Even if it had been completely booked, I don't think that is an acceptable excuse for poor service and an accidental poisoning. The food, while very good, was ruined by a completely unacceptable dining experience and we will not return. read more