Restaurant and Takeaway Reviews

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Scran Barley

20 Leopold Place, EH7 5LB, Edinburgh

from grahamcrow (9%) on September 7th, 2008 (13 hours ago)

I've had the pleasure of eating here on several occasions, and each time the food has been superb (steak/chicken/haggis/lamb) - cooked to perfection with quality ingredients. Yes, the decor may be a little dated (although I believe they had a refurbishment last weekend so this may be rectified), but the welcome is as warm as any you'll find in the city; the service attentive without being over-bearing, and the price very reasonable for a small gem so close to the top of Leith Walk.

Agree with the comment about the music, but regardless, I'll be back very soon.

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Delta

27 Roseburn Terrace, EH12 5HG, Edinburgh

from DD (12%) on September 5th, 2008 (2 days ago)

This Indian takeaway is brilliant!!!

We recently moved to the Corstorphine area and the Delta was recommended to us by a friend. Having tried all the other takeaways in and around Corstorphine - I have to say the Delta was by far the best.

The staff are very friendly and polite both on the phone and in the shop. The delivery drivers are lovely too! The curries have plenty chicken and full of flavour. I LOVE this place!!!

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Shezan Tandoori

25 Union Place, EH1 3NQ, Edinburgh

from Bryan (61%) on September 5th, 2008 (2 days ago)

I have to confess I was a little drunk as I staggered in here last night at around 7:30 for a pre-arranged curry with some pals. I'd spent the previous 4 hours in Mezz at the foot of Broughton Street (fortunately Mezz does not appear on EdinburghMenus.com so my sarcastic comments about the state of their minging cocktails will remain unsaid).

Back at the completely empty curry house, I drank some Cobra and then some more. The poppadoms arrived but with only two dips (the chilli tomato one and the yoghurty one) The normal ones like lime pickle, mango chutney, and onion arrived bizarrely with the starters. I had a chicken tandoori which became chicken tandoori with lime pickle. Don't laugh, it worked!

Then I had lamb biryani which was OK - the lamb and rice was nice but the sauce was fraudulent - looked like it had fallen out of a jar and been introduced to some chillies. Completely vast course, really shouldn't have had a starter as well but I'd had diminished responsibility when I ordered so...

Can't really get over the fact that this biryani, essentially a mountain of rice with some meat in it cost £13 where it would cost 40p in India and be much nicer.

No idea what the bill was as I left early feeling nauseatingly full, I guessed £30 and made my excuses.

Waiting staff were better than usual (I have previously been served by someone chewing gum), they were friendly and smiley and accommodating.

Good enough curry, there are better places but it was OK.

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Ma Potter's Chargrill

Unit 71, Ocean Terminal, EH6 7DZ, Edinburgh

from woozyss (37%) on September 4th, 2008 (3 days ago)

Went here on Sunday morning for a fry up. Had been before and had relatively decent food so as we were in Ocean Terminal thought it would be worth going again. Wrong wrong wrong.

Boiled sausage. What the hell? The sausage was completely white, we asked the waitress pointing out we expect sausages to looked cooked, be a bit brown. She told us it hadn't been grilled or fried but basically boiled in hot water. Couldn't bring ourselves to eat it as it looked completely raw.

The fried eggs were solid, the fried mushrooms consisted of one mushroom. Hashbrowns were alright. Everything else shocking. Got £1.01 off the bill for the sausage complaint.

Will not be back.

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Wok and Wine

57a Frederick Street, EH2 1LH, Edinburgh

from Meng (86%) on September 3rd, 2008 (4 days ago)

With a cheeky little Frederick Street entrance, blink and you'll miss it. An unassuming entrance leading to a little tuckaway cavern of coutoured Cantonese cuisine, the food is simple and unfussy, but with a flair for precise and elegant presentation. Inspired by this, I will review this place in a similar manner.

On 2 separate occassions with Hon. D-H, and the Platinum Blonde I had a chance to sample the menu which is as such:

On the first occassion we had tsingtao beers, (free) prawn crackers. For starters the dim sum platers both fried (deep fried spring rolls, prawn parcels) and steamed (har kow, chicken siu-mai, pork siu-mai / dumplings). And the mains were roast duck, both with sweet plum sauce, and the other with pak choi & oyster sauce, with boiled rice. Bill came up to 50 quid.

On the second occassion we had tsingtao beer (again) and a glass of white wine, shared a starter of steamed dim sum platter. Then for mains a spicy Sichuan king prawn (peppers), and char siu (pork)with pak choi, ginger and spring onion, with boiled rice. Bill this time came to 45 quid.

So, all in all the food is good, above average stuff that doesn't disappoint. This place can be considered pricey, but for once I would argue this is reasonable: You're paying for atmosphere, presentation, excellent service, helpful staff, the faultless attentions of the proprietors (John & Stephanie), and food that ultimately satisfies.

On occassion some dishes may have meat lacking, in others it may seem not very adventurous and overly familiar, the way Chinese food on the straight-and-narrow have now jostled themselves onto the British palate to become firm creature comforts. But what I can say is favourites, both old and new, have been repackaged by John and Stephanie in a modern, polite dining setting but losing none of it's eastern flavours, meaning that this place is now a new solid stalwart favourite haunt of mine.

3.5 - good, as Wok & Wine is fine for fine dining.

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Cockatoo

22 Millerhill, EH22 1RZ, Edinburgh

from George Huntington (8%) on September 3rd, 2008 (4 days ago)

Actually, the homemade burgers were fantastic, Aberdeen Angus beef, I'm not sure whether you're commenting on the correct place Andy, I am a regular and they do not have baked potatoes on the menu. I had a beautiful pork loin from the specials menu last week. Another very successful business from the Glass family - and for all the right reasons! Exquisite.

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Buffet King

6a Nicolson Street, EH8 9DH, Edinburgh

from Chris (15%) on September 3rd, 2008 (4 days ago)

The Good: there's a lot of food.

The Bad: it's cold and of very poor quality. If a shortage were announced by Pedigree Dog Food, I would expect it was because Buffet King had taken all the stock. It really is that bad!

The manager has an attitude problem too. Apparently if the food is crap that's the customer's fault.

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Guru Balti Restaurant

9 Dundee Terrace, EH11 1DL, Edinburgh

from ilovefood (9%) on September 2nd, 2008 (5 days ago)

I tried the Guru's food one night at my friends. I had some tandoori mixed grill, meat moist and tender and delicious. Methi goust was very tasty and there was a lot of it. First time for me but they've been several times! Portions are generous (prices a wee bit more expensive) but well worth it as one main and one rice could easily feed two people. They deliver and now have an online ordering service... Brilliant!!!

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Bijou

2 Restalrig Road, EH6 8BN, Edinburgh

from profeta77 (65%) on September 2nd, 2008 (5 days ago)

I went there on Monday for lunch. The place was quite busy. It is really small and it looks like an upgraded sandwich shop. Maybe between a sandwich shop and a bistro.

Anyway service was really bad. To start with the waitress perfectly saw us but took 25 minutes to get served. Fair enough she was on her own and quite busy but if she's really busy before serving anyone else and especially before clearing other table, the least you can do is ask if we would want a drink and/or take orders.

So we were about to leave the place when the other waitress arrived and took our orders immediately. She was nice, friendly and helpful.

We only had 30 minutes left of our lunch break so we ordered Seafood linguine and fish cakes.

The fish cakes were quite nice but arrive only with a few salad leaves. Pretty poor.

The seafood linguine was awful. Far too much cream not much taste. Pasta too cooked and hardly any see food. Only some tiny tasteless prawns and big quarters of hard boiled eggs! Why?

Any way none of us want to go again and we would not recommend.

Bill was about £8 each.

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The Dogs

110 Hanover Street, EH2 1DR, Edinburgh

from profeta77 (65%) on September 2nd, 2008 (5 days ago)

The restaurant is just ok.

Service is correct: they just did their job without being really friendly and not really welcoming. We sometimes felt like being in a school cantine.

Food is correct: the menu is simple scottish/british food such as rib-eye steak, cumberland sausage and mash, fish cakes, roast pork belly and a few specials. We had mackerel salad and we shared a sausage and mash for 2. The good point in the menu is that they had quite a few courses you could share.

Price is correct: £40 for 2 courses dinner for 2 including £14 bottle of white wine.

I would not go back myself but it is worth going and checking it out if you're nearby.