from andy (100%) on April 7th, 2008 (4 months ago)

Mezbaan South Indian Restaurant, 14 -14A Brougham Street, EH3 9JH, Edinburgh

3 of us got takeaway from here last night. We went in to order as we didn't have the menu, ordered and went to Cloisters down the street for 20 minutes while it was prepared.

We had 3 dishes a couple of rice and a couple of naan between us and it was plenty of food. They also gave us a few poppadoms.

We had Paneer Makhani, Chicken Chettinad and a lamb dish I can't remember the name of. They were all really nice and quite different to other Indian food I've eaten in Edinburgh, but definitely in a good way!

Each dish was very unique and I'm looking forward to going back and trying more from their menu.

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from jwjlewis (74%) on November 8th, 2007 (9 months ago)

Mezbaan South Indian Restaurant, 14 -14A Brougham Street, EH3 9JH, Edinburgh

Review One:

A delightful restaurant. I went here with a friend who has long wanted to go, since it appears to be one of the - if not the - only south Indian restaurant in Edinburgh.

We went on a Tuesday and it wasn't particularly busy, but that was certainly no reflection on the restaurant. The service was friendly and prompt to start with. We had lovely starters - I had a kebab. Then came the main course and the purpose of our visit. We each had masala dhosa. For those who don't know (and until I went I counted myself as one such person) a masala dhosa is a a gram flour wrap (a very big one, like a crepe you get on holiday in France) stuffed with filling. In this case the filling was spicy mashed potato with other veg as well. And it was wonderful. Just the right mix of flavours, heat and spice. It comes with coconut chutney and something like dhal (I forget the name). These were the perfect accompaniments.

Once we had finished I had to go in search of the waiter to get the bill, but that wasn't an issue at all. I strongly commend this restaurant to you all. And definitely try the dhosa!

Review Two:

I went here with Andy and my girlfriend for a takeaway and it was delicious. The dishes all tasted slightly different to the usual (British) Indian food you get, and much better for it. They had a peculiar tang, which was scrumptious. The staff were friendly and the price was fine. They appear to have a standard, "that'll be 30mins", but then as we were walking out the waitress said, "oh, this'll probably only take 20mins".

Overall: Go here to eat in or to takeaway and you will not be disappointed. How does it compare to the other greats, like Khushi's and Voujon? It is simply different, and wonderful.

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from Bryan (55%) on June 9th, 2008 (1 month ago)

Mezbaan South Indian Restaurant, 14 -14A Brougham Street, EH3 9JH, Edinburgh

Nice dinner here.

To start I had Idli (very popular breakfast dish in Chennai) and partner had Masala Dosa. These were good if not quite there in terms of authenticity. That could be an impossible dream anyway (to recreate Indian dishes here) but they had a good stab at it.

For main we had pilau rice with Chicken Chettinad and the fish special. Chettinad was good but nowhere near spicy enough. Also used fairly dull chicken breast rather than a more authentic thigh or leg. The fish special was excellent - filetted trout done in spices. A dry dish complementing the gravy of the other and every bit as nice as a Keralan fish fry. We had Masala Chai to finish and during the meal I had a beer. Total bill £38 which I think was very good value.

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