passage to india in Edinburgh, City of

Bhuna was lovely but not spicy enough

Great and authentic indian food, amazing , warm service and they can make certain dishes as per dietary requirements, like jain food. I visited with my wife and parents. Thank you for being so awesome, will definitely come back whenever I am in Edinburgh next.

Ghajar ka haluwa for dessert was incredible!

Great service , food was beautiful . We will be bacl

Super food! The spicy and tangy flavor really hit the spot! Highly recommend for all desi food fans! Very friendly staff and great service, hats off to Mamta and Varsha for their exceptional service!

Excellent food very Tastful 🥳🥳🥳🥳

Great madras, great service, enough said !

Excellent quality of food Very fresh and plenty of it Staff efficient and friendly

Great food, would recommend the Mao mai dumplings too!

Fantastic food and brilliant service. Very friendly. One of the best meals I've had in ages. Can definitely recommend and wish we lived nearer.

Great food, fast service, overall wonderful experience

Amazing place, great food would 100% recommend.

✨️We made a reservation here before we went to see Moulin Rouge in the theatre across the road. Absolutely delicious Indian food, highly recommend 👌 really convenient place just by the Edinburgh Playhouse and a tram stop. We had the onion bhaji, Chicken Tikka grill, and the Lamb Raab. So tasty ! Staff were lovely and friendly as well 😊

Great food & service and convenient for the Playhouse opposite

Very Good and tasty! Wonderdull service We will come back again

Really good food and extremely friendly staff!!!

Best Indian in Edinburgh, get the green herb chicken and the garlic naan

Very good food, and the waitress was very helpful and gave good recommendations

Very good experience and authentic Indian food.

Good, five stars and great service.

Very tasty food, amazing hospitality, very courteous staff adding to amazing Indian cuisine, definitely on our list whenever we visit Edinburgh next time.

If you were looking for authentic Indian dishes with the desi taste then look no further & head straight to this restaurant. No nonsense like other nearby high-end Indian restaurants (you might have guessed who takes customers that have reserved in advance or we're asked to wait for long). This was our state & guess what, in the end we made the better decision to head to "Passage To India". The staff were very friendly, attentive & food had very good flavors & taste. Thanks to Nishaan (hope I have spelt right 😀) & his team.

delicious! super accommodating with my dietary restrictions

Nice place, excellent food and very warm welcome!

Really lovely spot. Delicious food, friendly staff and good vibes.

Great food and see nice and courteous service.

Great service! Very pleasant staff. Lamb chops and sheek kabobs please!!

The staffs are really nice and dedicated

We had a pleasant evening at this beautiful Indian restaurant in Edinburgh. Everything perfect: food, service and courtesy! Excellent value for money. Highly recommended.

Great experience! Very good food and friendly people!

Wonderful place with authentic taste. Very welcoming staff members and everything was served warm and on time. Would definitely come back.

Their food is very delicious and their service is beautiful. We were successful in choosing the restaurant

Gorgeous food, served with a smile and superb knowledge of the cuisine.

Very good food an great service.

Lovely meal, great service, can highly recommend 👌🏼

Excellent service and brilliant food!

We had great food and great service! The seating and atmosphere impressed us! 10/10

Delicious - had the veg Briyani and chicken tikka - highly recommend. Excellent selection and good portion size. Servers were super friendly and patient w our large group. Five stars!

Amazing food. If missing India, you definitely must be here!!!❤️

Lovely little place. Very welcoming. Great food & service. Thank you

Lovely place and good selection of veggie food!

Very cozy and friendly Indian restaurant - excellent food and lovely people doing the service. Glad we found it by just walking by. „Keep calm and Curry on“

Very delicious food and lovely staff! Would definitely recommend coming here!

Amazon service, the food is unbelievable good! Totally recommend it!

Great service, very friendly, food was delicious

I may have chosen the wrong level of spice for my Chicken Vindaloo, but I braved my way through it because it was that damn delicious. Luckily I asked if the spice level could be adjusted and I was assured it could as the curries are made to order! Definitely making this a regular stop!

Really enjoy the food and atmosphere. Being serves with totally best.

Favourite Indian in Edinburgh! Absolutely love the North Indian Chilli Garlic chicken and the Methi Ghosht😊 always a pleasure

Felt like I had gone back to Delhi. Lovely experience

Very good food and very good local! I recomend the restaurant, is brillant

We’ve been here so many times and the food is always fabulous. An unassuming restaurant that offers so much more when entering. Thanks for an authentic Indian experience.

Food was lovely, had the vegetable pakora and mixed grill with rice and Dahl. Pakora was really delicious, atmosphere was calming and lovely service was great.Was dining tonight with my friend from Pakistan who was out for his Eid dinner for the evening. Would definitely recommend and would return again.

Best meal i had in the last few days.

Lovely ambience. Attentive staff. Gorgeous food. Will definitely return.

Delicious traditional Indian and fast service

Haggis samosas (truly inspired fusion cooking!) and the best biryani I’ve ever had. I am so glad I decided to have dinner here.

Amazing food and ambiance! The staff was very kind and helpful :)

So amazing! Food, service, and ambiance all amazing! I wanted spicy and was delighted with the level of spice.

Excelente servicio. Fantástica comida. Lo recomendaría encarecidamente, volvería de nuevo. No podía fallar la comida o el servicio.

One of the best curry's we've had in recent times. Haggis Samosas are worth trying and Tiger Prawn Madras was really good

The food was amazing and came out quickly, the owner was very kind and was great at checking if everything was alright. Great atmosphere will be coming back

Momo and chicken biryani is best and fantastic 😍😍

a spectacular place, very good food, good atmosphere, and very good service, highly recommended

Wonderful service and the food was excellent! Had the Hydrobasi Biryami bowl with chicken and garlic cheese naan .

Absolutely perfect, if you're ever in the area give this place a try because both the food and the service were top tier! I do recommend the saag paneer, but we tried a variety of different dishes and loved every single one. 10/10

We went there twice this week and everything was amazing! Impeccable service as well. Highly recommend!

Staff is very friendly and food is amazing love this place

Amazing food and dining experience! The staff was very attentive and friendly. Had the Hyderabad Biryani which was very good!

Great Himalayan Momos. Thursday Momo nights deal is great. Nice service too. Keep up the good work.

I have to say the atmosphere was incredibly friendly and service efficient. The haggis samosas are amazing - I love this place and will definitely coming back!!

Staff very friendly. Food was very delicious. Excellent service. Recommend to all .😍😋

Been here with friend we ordered chilli paneer full of flavour taste same like india.for main course.main is butter chicken with garlic naan . Again so delicious. Service is great and background music. Definitely come back and highly recomended

Food was great, paneer butter masala especially. Not sure I’d get the paneer tikka starter again though as it was quite tasteless

Recently visited with friends and could not find fault with this restaurant. Food wonderful and staff excellent. Patient when explaining new dishes to us and catered to our groups particular likes in terms of spice etc. Would highly recommend!

Had the most fabulous meal with some friends from work. The food was delicious and the service was amazing. I will definitely be coming back. Thanks for a great evening.

I don't think this restaurant gets the attention and credit it deserves, particularly compared to some others in the area. The food and service have been consistently excellent over many years.👌

Food not even warm. Over an hour late. Never again

I had the absolute pleasure of dining at A Passage to India, and it was an experience I won't forget anytime soon. From the moment we walked in, we were greeted with warmth and genuine hospitality. The atmosphere was inviting, with soft lighting, elegant décor, and the comforting aroma of spices in the air. Our server, Nish, was outstanding — attentive, friendly, and incredibly knowledgeable about the menu. They made thoughtful recommendations, and their passion for the cuisine was evident in the way they described each dish. The food itself was nothing short of exceptional. Every bite was a burst of rich, authentic flavor, perfectly balanced and beautifully presented. The butter chicken was velvety and tender, the lamb biryani fragrant and packed with spices, and the garlic naan was the perfect accompaniment to soak up all the delicious sauces. What truly set this experience apart, though, was the personalized service. Nish went above and beyond to ensure we were comfortable and satisfied, checking in without ever being intrusive and making sure we felt well taken care of. I can't recommend A Passage to India enough — whether you’re a connoisseur of Indian cuisine or trying it for the first time, this place is a gem. Huge thanks to Nish and the entire team for making our evening so special. I

I’m visiting Edinburgh with work. Food was amazing I’m gutted I’m not more local to eat here more often. The coconut rice!!!! OMGGGGGGG AMAZING

I found this restaurant online, while looking for a pre theatre meal with a friend who is gluten intolerant. The reviews were good, so we booked. I couldn't have been happier with everything. 5 stars all round. Great friendly service, relaxing, and superb food . It was a wonderful experience, and so glad to have found this gem. Marvellous gluten- free choices too. Thank you 😊

La comida era deliciosa y el vino también. La camarera era agradable. Sin duda lo recomendaría si usted está buscando comida india en Edimburgo

FLAVOURSOME, ATTENTIVE, JUST RIGHT. I wish we had a Curry House as good as this where we live. Every dish we had was fab! Everything was presented well and was full of flavour, even the naan was cooked to perfection. I won't be back for the castle, I will be back for curry. (I do love the castle) A big thank you to the wonderful staff!

Absolutamente fantástica comida! Le dimos una pequeña oportunidad a este lugar y ambos lo recomendaríamos. Personal muy amable, restaurante impresionante y limpio. El entrante era muy sabroso, buen tamaño de porción y no largos tiempos de espera. La comida principal era fantástica, Korma con un lado de patatas fritas y panes Nan individuales. Estábamos tan llenos que decidimos no pedir un postre.

Gran comida y personal encantador! El personal era muy atento y la comida era genial. Si te gusta la especia, este es el lugar! Recomendaría

Food was absolutely delicious. Service friendly and attentive. We missed eating before the theatre and staff were kind enough to let us eat in the last hour before closing, with a warm welcome. A lucky turn of events for us as the food was superb and it is a lovely restaurant. They even adapted the menu, adding saag to my chicken dish. I highly recommend Passage to India and will definitely return.

Comida encantadora, en una ubicación conveniente al otro lado de la carretera de The Playhouse. El servicio fue rápido y eficiente. Lo recomendaría.

This was so good my taste buds are still dreaming about it

Passage to India or Passage to the Inferno? After hearing that this establishment had close links to a hidden gem of a curry house on the east coast of Edinburgh, the Curry Kings decided to roll the dice, as they often do, with a smirk and a wink. The ordering process was like a surreal Lynchian dream—simple and enticing, with familiar dishes leaping off the screen, promising a feast that would make our taste buds pirouette with joy. The delivery driver arrived, smiling like a character from Twin Peaks, earning a solid 5 stars for the uncanny, yet pleasant, experience. The dishes themselves were a visual delight, a tableau that David Lynch himself might have filmed... The starters—onion bhajis and vegetable pakoras—kept the dream alive, exactly as we had imagined in our strange, culinary reveries. But then, the nightmare began. The butter chicken, a classic dish, seemed to have been tampered with by forces unknown. Full of diced vegetables, it was dry and underwhelming, as if dragged through the Black Lodge and back. The Ceylon, arguably the best dish, was a mix of sour and heat that transported me to an early summer daze, with one foot in the sunlight and the other in a shadowy corner. Yet, the meat was again a major disappointment, a phantom of what it should have been. The North Indian dish promised so much, with a look that could tempt you to forsake all else. However, the lamb was as tough as old boots, and one of our guests jokingly produced a sledgehammer to try and tenderize the beast. This was the one we thought would fill the void, the missing piece in our culinary puzzle, but alas, the search continues. This might fool the pre-theater crowd and one-stop tourists, but your friendly neighborhood Curry Kings will hold you accountable. The search continues after a poor start to the 2025 curry trail, as the haunting echoes of disappointment linger in our minds.

After hearing that this establishment had close links to a hidden gem of a curry house on the east coast of Edinburgh, the Curry Kings decided to roll the dice, as they often do, with a smirk and a wink. The ordering process was like a surreal Lynchian dream—simple and enticing, with familiar dishes leaping off the screen, promising a feast that would make our taste buds pirouette with joy. The delivery driver arrived, smiling like a character from Twin Peaks, earning a solid 5 stars for the uncanny, yet pleasant, experience. The dishes themselves were a visual delight, a tableau that David Lynch himself might have filmed... The starters—onion bhajis and vegetable pakoras—kept the dream alive, exactly as we had imagined in our strange, culinary reveries. But then, the nightmare began. The butter chicken, a classic dish, seemed to have been tampered with by forces unknown. Full of diced vegetables, it was dry and underwhelming, as if dragged through the Black Lodge and back. As Pete Martell would say don’t drink that sauce there’s been a fish in the percolator. The Ceylon, arguably the best dish, was a mix of sour and heat that transported me to an early summer daze, with one foot in the sunlight and the other in a shadowy corner. Yet, the meat was again a major disappointment, a phantom of what it should have been. The North Indian dish promised so much, with a look that could tempt you to forsake all else. However, the lamb was as tough as old boots, and one of our guests jokingly produced a sledgehammer to try and tenderize the beast. This was the one we thought would fill the void, the missing piece in our culinary puzzle, but alas, the search continues. This might fool the pre-theater crowd and one-stop tourists, but your friendly neighborhood Curry Kings will hold you accountable. The search continues after a poor start to the 2025 curry trail, as the haunting echoes of disappointment linger in our minds. “Beware the quiet places, where shadows whisper secrets and the ordinary hides the extraordinary. Danger often lurks behind a smile and a seemingly benign plate of curry."* One unenthusiastic thumb down from coops.

outstanding food once again⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️my new go to takeaway, superb 🤌🤌🤌🤌🤌

Excellent meal. Regularly ate in Indian restaurants across Scotland during last 40 years and this is one of the best. Beautifully cooked king prawns. Tarka Dhal, always a test of Indian restaurant quality, was delicious, lovely soft lentils with savoury sauce.

Probably the best curry we have had in ages, fresh tasting, beautiful flavours the women who served us was lovely and a credit to the business. 5 🌟

excellent food, proper attention to detail, big flavours, quality cheffing, I'll definitely order from here again, best curry I've had in years 🤌🤌🤌🤌🤌⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Amazing, they welcomed us on New Year's Eve through the fork and were fantastic!

Very Nice and Tasty Food Enjoyed

Lovely food, great portions, perfectly spicy as requested. Pic on plate is Bombay Potatoes as a side. Madras as Main Course. Huge portion as

Staff were so friendly and helpful. The food was absolutely amazing- one of the best curry experiences I have had in a long time

Korma was delicious, a bit too sweet, and if you ignore the fact that I wanted to dine in, but they packed it to go, it was also OK....

Last night order the famous butter chicken it was very sweet and awful Chapati were like 3 inches thick Very bad food Biryani was still ok but rest of the food was pathetic!!

The whole experience in this restaurant was really good including the food and the staff! I would definitely recommend it !!