Rishi's Indian Aroma in Edinburgh, City of

Ordered the family dosa, which was wonderful. The service here was great and will definitely return.

We were craving for some indian food mainly 'Dosa', so we though of going to Rishi's. We ordered Masala dosa (starter), chicken biryani, pilau rice, paneer kadai, daal tadka. For drinks we ordered draught beer and 'martini rosso'. The dosa was great the rest of the food was ok as well. Overall it was a good experience.

Good taste 😋 #Food #Style #Design

We frequently order takeout from here and have also dined in. There is a good selection of both South Indian and North Indian options. I like the chicken kothu Porotta and chicken biryani. The portions are also quite good. Special mention for the kids menu which offers more than enough for £6.

We picked up a takeaway - chicken pakora, chicken korma and pilau rice. So so disappointed! Chicken pakora was just really skinny strips of tikka chicken and the Korma was beyond pale and bland. Don’t think we’ll get a takeaway again.

The restaurant has a good location for dining in, and the Indian food is decent. However, the service was disappointing—even with the restaurant only half full, the staff seemed uninterested in taking orders. Unfortunately, this lack of attentiveness overshadowed the experience. With so many other great Indian restaurants in the area, I’d recommend exploring other options for better overall service and value.

Best Indian food I ever had and the staff were very friendly, maybe best restaurant I've ever been, not sure

Possibly one of the nicest restaurants I have ever had the pleasure of visiting. Modern, clean and airy. The food and service was first class. Looking forward to visiting again.

Absolutely delighted we have found a superb Indian restaurant, first time here tonight and food delicious compliments to chef!! Staff very attentive and helpful and value for money! Def worth a visit and we will be back!

Great Indian restaurant in a great location in Leith. I recommend!!!

I'm resident of Birmingham (just come casual trip to Edinburgh), Today I ate lamb biryani, it was good but the taste I expected was not reached. Some of the lamb pieces were not cooked well. Also there are no minimal spice Cloves, bay leaves, cinnamon, nutmeg, javitri, star anise etc, I think the chief might have made them as a mixer ( restaurant needs to respond to this). And the curry sauce was excellent. I hope this review helps you to make more authentic recipe. The girl did a good job (I don't know her name).

We thoroughly enjoyed our family lunch, the food and value was exceptional. Would highly recommend Rishi's and look forward to returning.

Best Indian food in Edinburgh. Constantly delicious whether it's eat in or takeaway. Very good indeed.

Food is excellent best I and my party have had for a long time. Working locally so been in several times now always a friendly welcome and a lovely atmosphere. Highly recommended this restaurant.

Horrible food, ordered chicken saag wala and lamb rogan josh. Both curries were flavourless. Gravy for both was chunky like someone's cooked it in rush. Ended up throwing food away as it did not taste good at all.

This is our go to takeaway. Fresh food, friendly service. We have had a takeaway a few times from here and each time, the food was as good as the last time. Will certainly continue coming back.

Lovely food, we had the family dosa, plenty for four though we dis also manage to share a pilau rice, 2 curries and 2 naan! Very friendly staff, will definitely be back

Nice taste. Kudos to the chef and team

Fab food. Beautifully made, very tasty and the restaurant also was very helpful with dietary requirements. Fist time ordered from the restaurant but we dined there and there was no doubt about the quality of the food which is also readily priced. Absolutely lovely and we'd recommend it.

Great food and service staff are lovley.

Not impressed with the very watery Rogan Josh, we have had it before and its usually really tasty so disappointing! We also ordered garlic nann and received a plain nann.

This was our first time in this place and, boy, what a treat! From the moment we walked in to the restaurant to the last minute, we had an amazing service, the food was so good and to finish the dinner we had some mega tasty ice cream. The restaurant beautiful, neat, very clean and tidy and the atmosphere is really lovely. The bar is well equipped to stay in the for a while. Highly recommended restaurant. We'll be back! 🤗

Visitamos este restaurante temprano por la noche, así que era bastante tranquilo. Servicio encantador y rápido de servir. Puedo recomendar las madras de pollo y el pollo tikka. El keema nan era excelente. El personal que nos atendió fue educado y atento con sentido del humor. Vengo a apreciar la gratitud de Edimburgo dondequiera que vayamos. De primera.

We went for dinner to try a new place. We have drove past rishis many times. The look of the place has always attracted us but never found an opportunity to visit. We have tried it and it’s truly amazing. We will most definitely be back. The staff is lovely the food is delicious nothing else to add.

Estaba deseando una noche encantadora, pero tristemente comida fría, ambos de nuestros entrantes estaban empapados y la red era comestible. Se quedará con mis vecinos. Muy decepcionado.

Ordered takeaway away, never again. After this being my go to place for a couple of years, I ordered the same as I usually do, back came 2 meals that were unrecognisable from what I've had before, can only assume they have different chefs as both meals, breads and rice were completely different from any meal purchased in the last few years. Food was dry and bland and rice was soggy and wet, as for the naan bread, it appeared and tasted like it had been fried🤔 I'll be avoiding for the foreseeable until I get someone raving about it again, which is a shame as it really was one of the best takeaways we'd had previously..

The best food i have ever eaten and for the amount of food the price is amazing

Ordered the worst meal of my life from this place. We ordered a masala dosa as main course and the way it served was horrendous! The dosa was cold and the chutneys were ice cold. I had better experience and food from this place and that is why I decided to visit this place again, I got a nightmare instead. The funny part is when we inquired about this they said it is served cold! What kind of restaurant serves a main course cold? Especially Indian! Really disappointing and wouldn't recommend.

Súper personal, servicio y comida. Acogedor entorno y decoración modernas y espaciosas zonas de estar, atender a pequeñas y grandes fiestas. Servicio rápido y amable personal sonriente y encantado de charlar. La comida estaba muy caliente y sabrosa. Tan felices que decidimos darle una oportunidad. Bien vale la pena muy razonable precio también. Gracias.

Realmente impresionado con el exterior y el interior de las instalaciones. Comida excepcional pollo derretido en su boca excelente comida sabrosa. Serie de bebidas disponibles. Servicio excepcional también si en Edimburgo recomendaría sin duda volvería a comer allí de nuevo muy agradable comida.

brilliant as lights were out in flat courier delt well with this

Reservé una mesa para el almuerzo de Navidad y desearía no haberlo hecho después de la comida que nos sirvieron. 3 por supuesto, no es una gran opción para ser honesto. Pedí la elección de pavo de Navidad, la verdura estaba fría y flácida, las patatas asadas sabían como si estuvieran sentadas en una placa caliente todo el día y el pavo estaba tan seco. Se sirvió con arroz, más papas asadas y un pan de ajo nan, que tiene pan de ajo nan con la cena de Navidad! No tenía un entrante, pero pidió un pudín, pudín de Navidad con helado de chocolate, no podía conseguir mi cuchara a través del pudín y cortarlo. No podía comer nada de la comida. En general, la cena de Navidad fue un lavado - fuera y un desperdicio de dinero! Definitivamente no volveré!

We had been to Rishis before and had enjoyed it, but this time we felt that two of the three curry's we ordered were lacking in flavour. The delivery was also 45 minutes later than originally suggested.

Ordered off Deliveroo and the order arrived incomplete. The food that did arrive was horrible, cold and inedible. Terrible customer service to top it off. Please avoid this restaurant and do not waste your money.

Great spacious indian. Nice tasty meal

The restaurant offers very tasty food and the atmosphere is so good.

Rishi's is so delicious! The Goan fish curry is incredible!

Went at lunch time. Fairly quiet. Food was wonderful. Will definitely be back

Amazing food and great service. Many thanks!

Good food. Only thing id say is it could have done with more sauce in the korma just brcause of the large portion of rice.

Food was good but it was not Chicken Bhuna, although it was good, Nans were both packed long time ago. Manchurian was very good. Delivery was late by 30 mins even when we placed the order around 4pm. will definitely order again.

Bueno, he estado en este restaurante en varias ocasiones y no he tenido quejas con respecto a la comida hasta anoche Domingo 24 de noviembre nosotros mi amigo y yo tuvimos pescado al curry Yo tenía Rogan josh muy bueno que era, pero el entrante que teníamos samosa y calamares la masa en el calamar no estaba cocinado correctamente y el calamar era un poco duro No me quejé de ello y no pensé nada de ello hasta que llegamos a casa que es 5 minutos del restaurante mi amigo estaba enfermo como un perro y me desperté durante la noche mal, así que definitivamente se redujo al calamar que estaba apagado o no cocinado correctamente primera mala experiencia allí en este restaurante, pero normalmente buena comida

Food delicious as usual. Delivery time was a bit long (it was earlier than estimated but surprised the estimate was so late).

Best Indian restaurant in Edinburgh

Awful experience. Ordered a large amount of food which never arrived and when I asked where it was they said it wasn't their problem and I needed to request a refund from just eat directly. Avoid this restaurant

The food was so good, we did take away for two consecutive days. The chicken Manchurian, chicken 65 and Rogan Josh with chicken option all was amazing. The portion size was also huge worth the price. The highlights were the butter naan which was very soft and fluffy and the mango lassi which we ended up ordering it twice. Absolutely loved it!

Terrible. Food was tasteless. The chicken tikka masala was runny and without flavour. Worst quality I've had. The naan breads were cold and soggy. Avoid this place!!!-Thisxwaa a takeaway order and ut arrived cold. Very disappointing.

Normalmente uno de los mejores. Pero desafortunadamente esta noche mi arroz y pashwari nan estaba frío y la salsa korma era como el agua directamente en el cubo. no sé si fue culpa de los restauradores o la entrega. No correrá el riesgo de perder £ 21 de nuevo para la comida, así que no será pedir de nuevo de. Rishis

Delivery guy was so polite and friendly

Great place, nice service, affordable prices!

Desheda (sp?) is always sweet and accommodating love the curries and the tandoori mixed grill, I could eat a whole plate of the prawns on that platter! Maybe I will order next time…

Got a delivery from Uber Eats and they had forgotten our peshwari naan. Korma wasn't the best either

ive ordered here before and the food was great, it was sealed and packed propely, but not today,it looked as if it had been tampered with, as the lids had already been oppened, i have taken photos of this horrible experence, never again!

This was my takeaway that I ordered today. It was freezing cold too. And I called the restaurant, but they would not take responsibility for it. Never again! Horrible experience.

Excellent. Food absolutely brilliant. Service friendly and kind.

Found this gem of a South Indian Restaurant on my third visit to Edinburgh. Excellent food with very decent prices in a fine dining atmosphere. Located away from the city centre near the coast, but it takes only 15min. Definitely, worth a visit..

I was there on Tuesday with my family , spacious this is my second visit, absolutely loved the family dosa, food was delicious 😋 amazing, so filling, only, it got busy very quickly, staff was amazing, we were llooked after well, only one thing it's a shame is no disable toilet! as I'm a wheelchair user , so I had to go to the nearby Asda to use the toilet, I was told it's been renovated, this is the second time I was told this in the space of a year, still being renovated this is the only downside, it is a need , because even disable people wheelchair user need to go! I do hope it gets renovated for my next visit!

Best Indian I've had in a long time. We will be back soon. Tremendous.

The food here was really good. Eye-wateringly good. I am not usually the biggest fan of really spicy food, we had the Jaipuri chicken which had a slow burn, meaning after 30 seconds my eyes started to water. It wasn't too hot in the mouth though.(it is one of the less spicy dishes) We spoke to the couple next to us and even they were saying the food is more spicy than usual. Otherwise, it is a really nice atmosphere. They seemed to be a bit understaffed for how busy it got towards the end. Definitely can recommend trying it out

Had a great meal here to celebrate a family birthday. We booked in advance but wouldn’t say it was necessary for a weekday, it was pretty quiet when we arrived and only got busier later on. Staff were lovely and mostly helpful, atmosphere was nice and it was a big menu. Enjoyed the dosa which we’d never had before, and we ordered multiple starters and smaller plates to share alongside a curry. Really enjoyed all the small plates but our chicken jaipuri was much hotter than we expected. A table next to us also said they were regulars but were really struggling with the spiciness of their food that day. Good to know it was out of the ordinary but a bit of a shock for us when we tried it! Tap water provided with the table and refilled regularly though which was great!😅

One of the best places in the UK to taste authentic flavours of Southern India.

Good food and service, staff were very helpful. Food was good and authentic

A restaurant that changed my view on Indian food. The dosa is big and crispy. The curry is also very delicious. It is more delicious than any Indian food in London.

I have been to Rishi's about 10 tones, as I live about 15:minutes' walk away. I even took a part of 13 people there. The staff are very friendly. The food is good (I always have a bowl of broccoli - my favourite vegetable), the portions are generous and the price is reasonable.

The food was delicious. Really enjoyed.

Great plc near me, had agreat time lovely food

Preciosa comida - Gran Dosa, grandes chutneys. Suculentas chuletas de cordero y sabroso paneer tikka. Personal amable. Bonito ambiente. Esperemos que añadan a su menú la cebolla chili Rava Dosa.

Nos dimos cuenta de este restaurante al pasar en coche. Decidieron probarlo tras una buena recomendación de su establecimiento Dundee. No reservamos, cuando llegamos, había una mesa ocupada por una pareja india. Pudimos elegir nuestra mesa ya que era tranquilo. Nos dieron el menú y pedimos bebidas. El servicio era extraño y bastante robótico. Pedí un entrante de gambas reales, y mi marido pidió pollo Tikka, cada uno vino con un dip de chile verde. Tengo 3 langostinos pequeños por alrededor de £ 9. El baño fue agradable. Nuestra red llegó, estaban frescos, pre-cocinados, pero no se mantuvo caliente. Llamamos a la espera y le avisamos, se llevó los platos con el pan naan para reemplazar con comida fresca. Cuando regresó estaba caliente, no estaba seguro de si había sido recién preparado, pero el naan estaba fresco. Es caro para el contenido y el tamaño de la porción. Estábamos muy abrumados por el servicio y los platos. No volveremos.

A hidden gem for sure! The restaurant is so cute and lovely inside. Staff are amazing, very attentive. Food was fantastic and really good portions. I would definately recommend the dosa pancakes 🥰 I will be back for sure!

Once again i was rocked by the authenticity of their taste over south indian recipes. I tried their masala dosa with all the accompaniments one expects . Sambhar, chutneys. And each of these were a testament to true south indian flavours. I recommended: Masala dosa with spicy ghee or paste.

Fresh, fast and friendly. A nice stop for lunch on our 9km walk Lamb Saag had just the right level of spice to make it interesting. Butter chicken nice and creamy. The service was very friendly. Poppadoms were just average and at £1 each could have been fresher. Sitting in the far back, the big skylights let in lovely natural light.

It was a good meal. We had 4 starters and shared them. I had a chicken tikka masala that was a bit weak in flavour, so I don't recommend that. My friend had a mix grill that looked a lot better. The mango lassi was the best one I have had for a while, and I was glad I got a jug.

Desafortunadamente mi hija y yo tuvimos una experiencia decepcionante aquí. Esperamos media hora antes de que nos atendieran inicialmente. Entonces nos preguntaron qué nos gustaría pedir, pero ni siquiera nos habían ofrecido una bebida en este momento. Cuando pedimos nuestra comida (después de unos 50 minutos de espera) solo salió la principal de mi hija, junto con nuestras dos guarniciones. Después de unos 5 minutos de no recibir mi plato principal intenté marcar a un miembro del personal, pero esto resultó difícil, ya que el restaurante claramente tenía poco personal y no pude llamar la atención de nadie. Finalmente logré llamar la atención de un camarero y le expliqué que mi plato principal no había llegado. El camarero se fue a revisar y regresó diciendo que el personal de la cocina lo arreglaría lo antes posible. Para entonces mi hija ya casi había terminado su comida. Le dije al camarero que los lados (arroz y brócoli) estarían fríos cuando saliera mi principal. Se llevó el arroz pero dejó el brócoli. Eventualmente salió mi principal, junto con una porción fresca de arroz (pero sin brócoli fresco). Le dije al camarero que estaba tan decepcionado (ya que mi hija ya había terminado su comida) y él solo dijo que lo sentía, pero estaban entrenando al nuevo personal - lo siento, no es mi culpa. Esperaba que nos dieran un descuento en la factura debido al horrible servicio, o al menos una disculpa del gerente y quizás una bebida en la casa, pero absolutamente nada. Una pena, ya que estábamos deseando tener una comida encantadora aquí en nuestra primera noche en Edimburgo. Como nota positiva la comida era preciosa... ..solo una pena que toda la experiencia se arruinó debido al mal servicio.

Order was lost and not found for 15 minutes when arrived to collect it

The tapas menu (we visited on a Sunday afternoon) is fantastic - great food and great value. One of the best in Edinburgh easily.

The food was so delicious and the service was really great, too!” It was really best experience (unexpected) in Edinburgh just because of this restaurant. Most important staff was friendly and provided good suggestions specifically thanks to miss Dixita for her awesome service. Recommend everyone visit once and definitely we gonna come back🎉🎉🎉

Got a takeaway rogan josh, rice, naan bread, chilli chicken, lassi and a pint. All for just over £30. Nice restaurant. The rice was big. Helpful friendly staff

Absolutely outstanding and authentic Indian food, especially if you're looking for South Indian dishes (Dosa, Biriyani, Meals, Sambar) it's a must visit place. We randomly visited Rishi's when we came for our vacation to Edinburgh, enjoyed the food thoroughly. Staffs are really good and nice atmosphere. A place we wish to re-visit when we are at Edinburgh.

Really nice curry, one of the best places I've eaten. Highly recommend.

Our meal was not delivered. Called the restaurant twice to confirm whether the food had been prepared and collected and apparently it had - but I assure you it was not delivered.

The service wasn’t good. I asked for left over food to get packed and the person bought the boxes and asked me to pack the food at the table itself. The table was near the toilet gate and whenever someone opened the gate there was smell of bleach. Ordered Kadhai Paneer and Chana Masala, both the dishes didn’t have flavour. Kadhai Paneer was bland and didn’t taste or look like Kadhai Paneer. There are very few options for vegetarians. Not recommended at all.

One of the best meals we've ever had. The staff is very sweet and welcoming. The overall atmosphere of the restaurant is very warming and calm. Definitely recommend to visit even if it was the only thing you'd manage to do in Edinburgh.

excellent service, lovely staff. food was beautifully presented and tasted great!

Didn't arrive.. there was a mix up with the address just eat fault driver told me to mark it as delivered but advised he could not deliver it

The food is always worth it! We always enjoy Rishis. The service however can be slow, but it’s worth the great food served.

Delicious food Nice service from the staff Great ambiance We ordered all vegetarian food like dosa , veg biryani, veg starters , mango lassi. Food was really nice Restaurant located in very close to the city

Cheap and nasty table salt on rice. Not good. Garlic naan is perfect though.

We had dinner last night and came back for Lunch!! That's how amazing everything is! Dixita, Raj and Priya were amazing hosts and made our experience superlative. Thankyou!

Last minute decision and hadn't booked but was welcomed in by friendly staff. Food was delicious and probably the best we've had recently. Service was first rate and our servers went above and beyond to ensure we were happy. Would definitely return if in the area. Highly recommended! Will likely try out the Glasgow restaurant on the back of today's experience 😀

I m going regularly in rishi and the food is always up to the mark but today we went in the restaurant we did not book any table I was asking table for 2 the lady was in to the front she ask us do you have any booking we say no she was offering one table to us but we was asking can we please switch the table from here to the back she answered very arrogant way sorry these table is booked and we come out the restaurant very ridiculous such a arrogant lady in front.

I m going regularly in rishi and the food is always up to the mark but today we went in the restaurant we did not book any table I was asking table for 2 the lady was in to the front she ask us do you have any booking we say no she was offering one table to us but we was asking can we please switch the table from here to the back she answered very arrogant way sorry these table is booked and we come out the restaurant very ridiculous such a arrogant lady in front.

Very tasty food and beautifully presented. Atmosphere inviting. Staff seemed very stressed from the start, even though the restaurant was still empty.

Excellent food, service and atmosphere

Great food Staff member - Raj and supria were really good

Love going here, food is always top quality and the staff are always so friendly

Chicken 65, lamb bhuna, North Indian chilli chicken, pilau rice and garlic naan. All absolutely delicious!

One of the best Indian restaurants in town. The lamb is cooked really well and the mango lassi is the best bang for your buck.

Really nice to be back at Rishi's Indian Aroma and highly recommend it. This was my second time to the place and the food quality just did not let the place down. Loved the chilly chicken starter and had the masala dosa mains. Very good. The staff are amazing and service was superb.

Food was delicious; we all loved it. The authentic taste was amazing. Service was also really good, very friendly atmosphere. Shilpa and Supriya served us they were really nice and professional.

Super tasty food and very friendly service...I'd be happy to go again...