Restaurant and Takeaway Reviews

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Leven's

30-32 Leven Street , EH3 9LJ, Edinburgh

from longvodka (17%) on November 2nd, 2008 (1 month ago)

I stumbled across this place totally by mistake and freakin' loved it. For a change we went into a new place to eat and tried out new foods instead of going with the usual boring and safe food and it totally payed off. Defo planning to book a table and get back there, staff couldn't be more helpful and nice, food is delish... sure their cocktails would've been nice as well but didn't have any... Douglas you must be mad if you didn't like this place!!!

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Tang's

44 Candlemaker Row, EH1 2QE, Edinburgh

from Cory Lawson (14%) on October 31st, 2008 (1 month ago)

I have to disagree with the other reviewer on price. I've been to other Japanese in Edinburgh and I find Tang's to be the best value for money.

I enjoyed the atmosphere as it was clean and quiet and the staff, though a bit slow, were quite friendly.

Five of us ordered 3 bentos, 1 ramen, and 1 chickent katsu curry - all of which were plenty filling (and quite tasty) for the price. There really wasn't a need to order appetisers or a la carte sushi.

The only criticism I have of the restaurant is that Japanese curry is traditionally served as a sauce and there was so little on the plate that it seemed more like a topping than an actual curry. However, what was on the plate tasted delicous.

Overall a pretty great meal for Edinburgh.

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Cafe Marlayne

76 Thistle Street, EH2 1EN, Edinburgh

from James Mc (17%) on October 31st, 2008 (1 month ago)

Took my wife for a birthday treat and boy was it good and given it is in the city it was reasonably priced too. You will have read that his place is small but that takes nothing away from the great hand written menu or the standard to which they provide it at. I am not easily pleased in general nor do I eat out that often, that's why when I do I try to make sure that I pick a good place and for me this will not disappoint.

Just my two cents but check it out for yourself.

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Dantes Restaurant

48-50 Bridge Road, EH13 0LQ, Edinburgh

from linda mcculloch (17%) on October 31st, 2008 (1 month ago)

Lovely surroundings, excellent service and food delicious - would definitely recommend for romatic meal for two or dinner with friends and family.

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Blue Parrot Cantina

49 St Stephen Street, EH3 5AH, Edinburgh

from Alan Hellen (17%) on October 31st, 2008 (1 month ago)

Been going for 15 years, margaritas best in Edinburgh with crushed ice. Never tried byob as we always have the above. Food is excellent too. Several quite different dishes from other Mexican restaurants in Edinburgh including a ceviche of fish.

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Kismot

29 St Leonard's Street, EH8 9QN, Edinburgh

from Tony (17%) on October 30th, 2008 (1 month ago)

This is my local resteraunt / takeaway. The family are so welcoming and the food is just fantastic, you can watch the head chef cook and you can tell that he takes pride in each curry that he makes. Not like your usual curry houses that use purees and powders, you can actually see fresh ingredients being but into your curry, fresh green chillies, fresh garlic cloves and tomatoes. The family being so welcoming makes the atmosphere in the resteraunt the way it should be. The trolly that the previous rating is referring to is used to bring your whole meal to you and is not a negative by any means.

I recently spoke to the head waiter about the previous rating and he says they now use cans of juice instead of bottles, so a great example of them acting on feedback. But seriously, you must go try the food to believe how good it is.

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Suruchi

14a Nicholson Street, EH8 9DH, Edinburgh

from Rawlie (60%) on October 30th, 2008 (1 month ago)

Went here on a saturday night. Overall I would say the whole experience was good but nothing special considering there are some other curry places in Edinburgh which really shine (Khukuri for example). The welcome was warm and friendly however and the menu quite interesting and funny - people not familiar with Scots might not have a scoobie about what the menu is on about though but I suppose that can add to the fun!

Overall the food was good but my dish was nothing to write home about. I like mild curries as long as they aer well flavoured and don't just taste like cream. The lamb one I ordered (can't remember name again but had almonds and coconut milk/cream) verged on the slightly too creamy side which just made it taste a bit bland. My husbands dinner got better reviews than mine though - he went for a chicken dish with some nice herbs and spices and a medium/hot (sorry can't remember the name). It looked a bit gelatinous though but by all accounts tasted good. The rice was nice too - just went for the simple pilau rice, something in it made it really yummy. The naan bread was good and the popadoms and chutneys were nice and tasty too.

The staff were attentive and at one point a little too attentive as I thought the man wanted to clear our table and I hadn't finished, he got quite defensive when i said I wasn't done yet. think it was more of a misunderstanding.

Overall not bad, the decor is a bit old but you can't judge a book by its cover and all that and to be honest totally lush surroundings don't really go with curries anyway!

If you're in this area of town and fancy a curry then you may as well give it a shot but I'm afraid there are other places which stand out above it which I would go to first.

Sorry this wasn't a funny review - brain has run out of ideas today.

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Hanam's

3 Johnston Terrace, EH1 2PW, Edinburgh

from JudeBurke (10%) on October 28th, 2008 (1 month ago)

I've read the other reviews of this restaurant and I'm quite amazed, as it doesn't remotely resemble my experience last Saturday night. I can honestly say it was one of the worst meals I've ever had in my life. We (my boyfriend and I) ordered bread and dips for starter, and it basically tasted like something bought from a supermarket. For main, I had the qaysi shilah casserole, which was described as being 'sweet and sour'. In reality, it was 'sweet and sweeter'. It was overpoweringly sweet - particularly considering it was meant to be a savoury course - and frankly inedible. I've been served bad food plenty of times, but very rarely is it so bad that I literally cannot eat it. Because I'm not familiar with Kurdish food, I didn't know if it was meant to be like that or if it was just badly cooked - so I didn't complain (although I know I should have done!) The service was pretty bad as well - very slow, and very inattentive. Not once did the waiter ask us if we were enjoying out food, which made me wonder if he knew how bad it was.

On a slightly more positive note, my boyfriend had the ghost kebab which he described as OK, but nothing special. So basically, I definitely won't be going back!

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Home Bistro

41 West Nicolson Street, EH8 9DB, Edinburgh

from jcaughey (73%) on October 27th, 2008 (1 month ago)

We went to the Home Bistro on Saturday evening before attending a gig at the Queens Hall (2 mins along the road so ideal for a pre-gig dinner)

It is a lovely little restaurant – about the size of your average living room. It is decorated beautifully and makes you feel right at home.

The waiter (I’m presuming he is the owner) was absolutely fantastic, very attentive but without being pushy – but at the same time very efficient in his service.

They had a set price menu on – I think it was 3 courses for £13.95… something similar anyway! I had a fantastic gorgonzola salad to begin with followed by a chicken and tarragon pie and then white chocolate cheesecake to finish. My parents both opted for the broccoli and spinach soup and fish and chips for main. They assured me it was fab too – the chips were very nice – freshly cut home made ones – I can vouch for them as I stole a few.

For the 3 o us and a nice bottle of wine it came to £55.

I would definitely recommend it!

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Al Dente

139 Easter Road, EH7 5QA, Edinburgh

from mikiko (17%) on October 27th, 2008 (1 month ago)

This is the best Italian restaurant in Edinburgh, and best in the UK! The restaurant looks a casual "trattoria" style but they serve excellent food. I tried porcini as starter and seafood pasta as primi and chocolate cake. Everything is truely home-made and too nice. Price is very reasonable as well.

If you are always complaining the level of Italian food in the UK, you should try this fab restaurant!