3.5 Star Restaurant and Takeaway Reviews
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Bar Aspen
66-67 South Bridge, EH1 1LS, Edinburgh
from lala (10%) on May 14th, 2008 (1 day ago)
I have always had good experiences here. They do good student deals on drinks and have always been friendly and helpful. It can be empty at times, but I have seen it very full at certain times which obviously means people do actually like it.
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56 North
2-8 West Crosscauseway, EH8 1JP, Edinburgh
from margret odonahue (10%) on May 12th, 2008 (4 days ago)
I went past this new place at the weekend. Seeing it was very busy went in with my partner. We had a meal and a few drinks. I had the koftas, my partner had the steak. Didn't wait very long at all and the food was fantastic. Shame the service let them down.
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Khushi's
9 Victoria Street, EH1 2HE, Edinburgh
from Marius (15%) on May 10th, 2008 (6 days ago)
The fish pakoras are to die for!
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Vittoria
113 Brunswick Street, EH7 5HR, Edinburgh
from Marius (15%) on May 10th, 2008 (6 days ago)
Really like their seafood pasta!
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Apex Metro
Apex Hotel, EH1 2HS, Edinburgh
from IrishScot (44%) on May 7th, 2008 (1 week ago)
On Sunday night, 7 of us got together for a nice meal before enjoying the night on town, but this wasn't QUITE the start we envisaged.
The service was hit and miss. Although we had booked on an offer, the waiter first of all told us that the offer was over and had to go and check. It then took quite a bit of work to sort out the wine - even when asked "what the grape was" for the wine on offer, we got the highly detailed "red" or "white". Not QUITE what we were looking for. When the drinks did arrive (which was pretty prompt), we were asked did we want drinks... 5 secs after the SAME waiter had served us. There's hard sells, and there are hard sells. And then there are silly attempted sells.
The food was up to the usual standard, but the plating could have been slightly better. Although it was tasty, a think a second slice of beef would have been a nice touch - even if it was part of an offer! How much extra would it have cost? Really!
Prior to this, I've always had a great meal at any of the Apex hotels, and I'll assume this was a glitch in the normal high standard. I will be back again.
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Petit Paris
38-40 Grassmarket, EH1 2JU, Edinburgh
from irishphat (71%) on May 6th, 2008 (1 week ago)
Went here for a family meal on Sunday. Was ushered downstairs by the french speaking staff. Very friendly I found. We had booked so there was no waiting.
Service was quite quick but there were no beers on the menu and thankfully I spotted a chap with a Kronenburg. We had 5 different starters.
Mussels - tasty
Rabbit Terrine - awful
Black Pudding - good
Escargot - very garlicy - not much snail to taste - nice though if you like garlic
Brie in filo pastry - very nice
Needless to say we all tried all of these.
When it came to mains though there was less to choose from that looked good. I nearly had the bouilliabase and chickened out for the steak as did 2 of my fellow diners. One had Monkfish, which was fine (comes with mussels - not mentioned on menu) and the final person had lamb. The mains were ok but the starters were much more enjoyable. The veg was universally approved of.
My steak was quite fatty - more rump than sirloin to be honest.
The desserts were quite varied, we had one person on cheesboard (not great) creme brulee (very nice) choc tart x2 (good) and crepes - very nice.
All in all it was mostly very nice. Our experience was tainted by screaming 2 years olds 5 feet away (2 of them) and this was at 8.30 - 10 pm on a Sunday.
I'm sure many people love it, personally I found the mains to be mediocre. With great starters and deserts it may not be enough to get me to go back.
The bill was about £160.
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Namaste Kathmandu
17/19 Forrest Road, EH1 2QH, Edinburgh
from irishphat (71%) on May 6th, 2008 (1 week ago)
I'm going to do a brief review this time - you'll see why shortly. So I'll need to go back and see it a second time to be certain it deserves a higher mark.
I brought 23 chaps (on a quiet stag do) to this place on Saturday. We were well behaved but possibly a little louder than most groups. We arrived on time at 8pm. Only one awkward chap had a starter. The rest of us enjoyed Cobra beers and waited patiently (45 minutes) for our mains. When they did arrive they were fantastic. Everyone enjoyed their grub, the naan was served in a manner suitable for hungry men in a rush to get back to the pub. The bill for all the food came to £22 / head which wasn't bad considering we'd had loads of naan each, rice, a main (most cost around a tenner) and 2 beers.
The setting was fine, the service was quick and helpful (when we wanted beer). I'll definitely go again and would recommend it for large groups.
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Fortune Cookie
24 Brougham St, EH3 9JH, Edinburgh
from mdavidson (85%) on May 5th, 2008 (1 week ago)
Ordered a selection of dishes for takeaway from here on a Friday night. I live round the corner so chose to collect - the food was ready in 15 minutes. The woman who served me was very polite. The highlight of the food was the deep fried shredded shicken in chilli sauce - sometimes this dish can be a bit dry but our one came with plenty of sauce which included green chillis to give a nice kick. The rest of the dishes were up to the expected standard for Chinese takeaway.
Overall it was decent value and as it is just round the corner from my flat, I will probably return.
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Verandah Tandoori
17 Dalry Road, EH11 2BQ, Edinburgh
from RossDouglas (25%) on May 3rd, 2008 (1 week ago)
The Verandah Tandoori is arguably one of Edinburgh's best Indian restaurants. Prices are reasonable if a tad on the higher side for an Indian restaurant but the food is superb.
Deliveries to your home can be sketchy at times but given that this venue does not have a dedicated delivery service you take your chance.
The Verandah Tandoori has a good atmosphere and good service.
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Home Bistro
41 West Nicolson Street, EH8 9DB, Edinburgh
from Marius (15%) on May 3rd, 2008 (1 week ago)
Great little place. They have a great lunch deal. Real nice simple food and very friendly service.
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