The naan here is no joke. I had dinner by myself and the naan they brought out was the length of…read moremy forearm. The manager mentioned "we made a special sized piece for you." Wait, did I get shorted? As a matter of fact, I did. The "regular" size is like a large pizza! I still had more than plenty. I had the madras chicken and some okra. I asked the manager to give me some guidance to get something spicy, but not hurt myself. He was very capable in giving that guidance. Dinner was fantastic. I punished myself by finishing all of it, nearly licking the bowl clean after I polished off the naan.

Gur Balti is an amazing Indian restaurant on Dundee Terrace which consistently offers delicious…read morefood and great service at reasonable prices. I've been here twice with some friends and both times we've gone away more than satisfied with the whole experience. They pride themselves on serving some of the best Indian food in the city and each dish is presented immaculately. The menu has loads to choose from and the last time I was in I went for the Balti Chicken Passanda. It seemed to take no time to arrive and tasted creamy with a great range of flavours. All the meat which they use is of the highest quality and you can definitely taste the difference in all their meat dishes. We all spent no more than £15 each, including drinks, rice and tips, and we'll hopefully be back sometime soon.

A truly superb Indian restaurant. The take-away/delivery food is first class but the real…read moreexperience is in the restaurant. Wonderful food, from starters, through mains and including the breads etc. served by very friendly, amiable staff who couldn't be more helpful and charming. In particular, try their buffet night (Tuesday but check with restaurant) where you can try a variety of dished on an "eat as much as you can" basis.

Alright, so I have had to downgrade after some consistent disappointments from SM. Namely:…read more * asking for thali to be extra spicy and getting korma * asking for thali to be not spicy - and getting spicy dishes * potato in saag aloo again was raw as noted in my first review Overall, there is still some excellent dishes (namely the king prawn puree has yet to be beaten), but not as excellent as I felt the first time around and the food has been more disappointing since then (all takeaway bar first meal). It was our number one Indian restaurant in the East Lothian area, but this mantle has now been stolen by another.

Best South Indian food in Edinburgh. Loved everything that I ordered here - Mini Idly dipped in…read moreSambar, Rava Doda, Podi Dosa. Sambar is very authentic and delicious. Rava dosa could've been slightly less oily and more porous but tasted great anyway. Felt slightly on the pricier side when compared to the ambiance. The timings of the restaurant are very limited. Restrooms are located in the basement (just like with other Indian restaurants in Edinburgh) but the floor there is extremely slippery. They have enough signs to caution users but was a bit of a bummer.

Visiting Tanjore for the first time, I was pleasantly surprised to find an Indian restaurant with…read moremany dishes that I was unfamiliar with. Don't get me wrong - unfamiliar can be a very good thing! The food is very tasty and quite good. Ambiance-wise, Tanjore isn't the fanciest, but with food this good I'd unquestionably recommend it to anyone who enjoys excellent Indian food! An extra benefit: Tanjore is BYOB with no corkage fee :-)

Sad that this place closed. I order takeout here many times, thanks to a Neighbor's recommendation.read more

We've been traveling for the last 24 hours and just wanted a warm comforting meal. As we were…read morewalking in a local walked by and said "this place is BANGIN" & truly I think that's all that needs to be said. Curry cafe has cozy hole-in-the-wall ambiance & is for the most part really quiet and peaceful. The server/host is darling, very attentive & incredibly helpful. We ordered the chicken tikka starter, butter chicken, lamb madras curry, chicken bhuna curry, house made naan, & pilau rice. Everything was perfectly fresh, flavorful, warm, & had amazing spice profiles. We especially enjoyed the chicken tikka starter, butter chicken (it had a hint of sweetness which was amazing), & chicken bhuna curry.

The food is excellent here. We were visiting from Atlanta and wanted some good spicy food. They fit…read morethe bill at a very reasonable price. I had the chicken Marsala with garlic naan. Very well prepared and delicious.

We were visiting during the Fringe Festival last summer and this was some of the best food I've…read moreever had. Nothing else compares to this place. We came multiple times during the course of our stay because we couldn't get enough. They recognized us and treated us so warmly every time. I still dream of coming back to here, nothing in my home country compares. Cozy and welcoming place with the best food.

GET THE CHICKEN KORMA!! Great portion sizes and opportunities to share with the table. This was the…read morehighlight of our trip to Edinburgh.

I couldn't believe I was having dahi fuchka in Edinburgh, Scotland! They have it under "puri yogurt…read morebombs". Everything on the menu is delicious. We ordered a bunch of stuff: hakka chilli cauliflower(delicious), parsi murgi parcha (soo good), lamb lasooni, bombay chilli chicken. Service was friendly and courteous, ambience was retro bollywood boho chic. Great for date nights and group gatherings!

I wouldn't say this is the best Indian restaurant that l have been to, but certainly not the worst,…read morewe came by on a Sunday where there is a Sunday buffet for under £9.00 per head, good value but authentic tasting definitely not, the food has been definitely adapted for the westerners. The dining area looks like an 80's theme, needs upgrading, or lick of paint, I got lost in the rest rooms and ended up in the dry stores (what the h*ll was someone thinking of putting a dry store in the toilets) as there was three doors to choose from l got the wrong door. There is only a small selection of draught beers available but the ones we got where not cold and they where flat. On the outside, the signage says that they won awards in this curry house but the newest award was over 10 years ago, they are giving themselves bad advertising by doing this.

Clippers was an a-ok Indian restaurant. The food was decent, as others reviewers have said, but…read morethere's definitely better Indian food to be had a drive away in Edinburgh city. I can never resist the creamy, sweet lure of a korma but Clippers' was by no means among the best. The same with the naan. I've had garlic naans just oozing with delicious fresh garlic but, again, Clippers' offering was just an a-okay in the flavours department. For me, the service was lacking because there was a certain pushiness about it all; pushing us for the buffet option, the persistence of 'another?' when it came to drinks; it was just a little much. The waiter even asked me, 'some rosé?' His attempt at person-drink matching was ultimately flawed. - Firstly, I'm a g & t girl and, secondly, I just wasn't in the mood for alcohol. It's daft to presume that everyone is. So, an a-okay by all means. Three stars for Clippers.

I wasn't expecting too much from Saiyems when I first went there- the bright yellow exterior…read moreshouted - tacky- to me, but my friend who lives locally to the area insisted that their curries are great, and he was right. We ordered on a Wednesday night just before a Champions League game and so it was quite busy with other people having the same idea of watching the match over a curry. We waited inside the restaurant and it is a lot more quaint and respectable than the exterior, although that isn't hard. I ordered a chicken bhuna with 2 papadums and a garlic naan bread, the prices here are pretty decent and for the quality and portions of food, it offers good value. The naan bread was one of the freshest I have had and not at all greasy, whilst the chicken bhuna was flavoursome and the chicken very fresh and tender.

This shop is ugly, it has dated (one from 2011) magazines sitting on a coffee table and had I not…read morebeen on a mission to try different Indians I would likely have walked past. However on a mission, I was and one part of the shop front actually stands up - "For curry lovers". I have tried my usual selection of dishes (biryani, madras, chilli garlic) and have to say the food was of good standard, rich spice flavours came through as they should and the meat has always been tender and flavoursome. Part of that flavour though comes from the fact that they use chicken thigh and breast, this does mean you may get the odd tough bit, but overall it is worth it. While the portions of curry and rice are roughly standard for an Indian takeaway (probably enough to feed you for two nights, if you compared the portion to a ready-meal) you get a big portion of pakora, served in a polystyrene box. The pakora, curry and rice was around £10 so not expensive either, given the quantity of food. All in all I would recommend Saiyem's if you stay in the area.