The Raj in Edinburgh, City of

I've been here a few times since it opened but this was the first time for about a year. The food was very good but for a Saturday night the place was empty: no more than 2 tables being used at a time during the whole time we were there, although it did do a steady trade in carry-outs. Even although it was quiet the service was less than attentive. There were 2 waiters and someone who appeared to be the manager but who seemed to do very little. We were not made to feel welcome.The food was very good, not too spicy hot like I find with some restaurants. It's such a shame about the atmosphere and service and I wonder why it was so quiet.

Visited on my own on a Monday evening. The restaurant was quiet. I ordered vegetable pakora - 4 pieces came with a bland yogurt dip. I asked for some chilli sauce and that was brought to the table quickly. I followed the pakora with lamb karahi and a chapati. The lamb dish was excellent - the lamb tender and the sauce of onions and peppers and chilli very tasty. I had a glass of tap water and the bill came to just over £15. Service was efficient and friendly. I would visit again.

The Raj has had varied reviews of late but the night I went all was good. The pace of service was to my liking and the food was well prepared and tasty. Some of the familiar faces (of staff) from previous visits were not there but the new staff were very friendly and efficient. Certainly the best sit down curry experience in this part of Edinburgh.

Paramos en el Raj esta noche, de camino a casa desde el Festival de Edimburgo por casualidad.Tuvimos mucha suerte de que no, como la comida, el servicio y el ambiente era fantástico.Uno de los camareros wes también muy amable y respetuoso a un ancianoque había podido una copa de vino.Sin duda alguna volveremos la próxima vez que estemos pasando10 / 10

Fuimos allí por primera vez en un año y nos dieron una mesa en la ventana que no tenía iluminación a menos de 6 pies y era una noche oscura de lluvia. Pedí luz (pensando) pero al menos las velas todo lo que hicieron fue levantar la iluminación general que hizo una pequeña diferencia y desechemos largas sombras en nuestra comida. En retrospectiva, en ausencia de ofertados se debería haber insistido en una mesa iluminada.La comidaera fresco y barato Popadoms - salsas y encurtidos no estupendo en volumen o gusto.Entradas mixtas muy buenoCampos principales (bueno, magnífico arroz biryani, pero la salsa era un poco soso y no suficiente) para excelente (cordero aromático). Pilau arroz era preciosa, naan de ajo estaba bien, pero no muy a ajo. Presentación era buena.Servicio decepcionaban. Fue muy lento en efecto a pesar de estar vacío y tres personal visible en el extremo del restaurante - quizás no podía vernos en nuestra piscina de la oscuridad

Super gracias al señor Jay y el equipo del Raj para una sabrosa comida. Había 23 de nosotros en una mesa grande y todo el mundo estaba encantado con su comida, bebidas y servicio. Nos ofrecieron otras entradas, arroz, nan, etc. Las opciones de menú en nuestra oferta ofrecía una buena variedad y eran deliciosos. Hasta pronto!

When I came here last year it seemed more professionally run. Our welcome was slow. Service was slow and food was okay. It used to be buzzing on weekend nights but it has definitely changed. One of the things that used to make it different was the trolley that came round after the meal with complimentary sweets and coffee but no more. We weren't even offered coffee or desserts to pay for. Disappointing.

Excellent little restaurant and the food is lovely. Very reasonable prices too. Good quick service and friendly staff. Cost about £40 for a meal for 2 with a bottle of wine.

Have been meaning to go to Raj for a few months and never seem to find the time, went last night and had a lovely meal with the service excellent and food all delivered hot and delicious. Will definitely return.

Fuimos allí con un amigo y durante nuestra visita Jay (el dueño) y el personal era muy atento, preguntarnos acerca de la comida, haciendo recomendaciones y asegurarse de que estábamos pasando un buen rato.Pedí algo no picante y mientras en otros restaurantes suelen traer algo suave pero aún picante para mi gusto, la comida aquí era delicioso y no picante en todo exactamente como lo pedí. Fue la mejor comida que he tenido en mucho tiempo. Como principal tenía el pollo afganos que recomiendo para todo el mundo para probar!

We had a delicious meal at the Raj. My starter of vegetable pakora was crispy and flavoursome. My tandoori chicken main was perfectly cooked and very tasty. The staff were friendly, especially Mr Jay and we were given complimentary popodums at the beginning and a digestif drink at the end. Definitely recommend a visit here.

Enjoyed a wonderfully delicious meal here. I had the LAL MURCHI lamb starter which was tender and moreish, followed by delicious prawn TAK TAK CURRY which was full of veggies and so so tasty! probably the best Indian meal I’ve had in at least 2 or 3 years! Fantastic and such a lovely warm welcome from Mr Jay! Thank you so much we will be back soon!

I was at the Raj on Thursday night for a catch up with a friend and had the most delicious meal with perfect service.

Been here last week with my family the saff are very friendly and the food was delicious, we will defenetli came back againg

We have been coming to the Raj since it opened and have never faulted the service or food. Today we opted for a take away and by the time we got home unfortunately we were missing the rice and the naan was the wrong one. I called up and Jay was more than helpful. He had a rice and two new naans delivered to us within 10 mins. Fantastic service. Thanks!

Myself and my friend had a delicious meal at the Raj last night. We were served by Jay who was wonderful and certainly went the extra mile. The food was delicious and a perfect night was had. Thank you Jay for a lovely night

Visited last night with friends. We have all been here several times in the past and had wonderful service. Staff have all changed. Questions we asked about the menu went unanswered (language barrier??)

We called in at the Raj just by chance, on the way home to Fife after quite a difficult day in Edinburgh. It was actually St Valentine's Day, but we had not had time to make a booking anywhere. It was a very good spur of the moment decision, and we would definitely go out of our way to go back there.

We used to come here as a family every 2-3 weeks. They did a wonderful buffet on a Sunday & Monday. They no longer do a buffet and when we asked the new staff why not they couldn't tell us. One of the great things about The Raj previously was the wonderful attentive staff - you always felt like you were being welcomed back by old friends - but everyone has changed (and we're not sure what the front of house staff did before this but it certainly wasn't in the restaurant business!) - they literally can't even show you to a table - they just jerk a hand in the general direction. We did ask if it was under new management but never got an answer.

Had a table booked for six people at 7.30pm. Arrived at 7.20 and there was no indication from the staff that they were aware of our booking and we were asked to sit on a bench. When the table was finally indicated to us there were only four place settings on it. When the rest of the party arrived it took a long time to ask for our food order. The food was ordered but it took an hour for the main course to be served. I asked for a side plate for my starter and was given a plate which had left over bits of rice on it. The food was lukewarm and not entirely what we ordered. The rice dishes were in the wrong quantity and there was too much nan bread. After we had finished the meal there was no attempt to clear our table and we had to ask for it to be cleared. We gave up on asking for coffee and asked for the bill. We had to ask three times for the bill before it eventually came. We spoke to the waiter to ask if things had changed in the restaurant regarding ownership and staff and he indicated that nothing had changed. We complained about the service and the guy looked as if he didn't understand or care. We eventually paid the bill and left without leaving a tip. This establishment used to be a favourite of mine but it has changed for the worst and I was embarrassed to have taken anybody there tonight. I will not be back.

I booked a table for 8 friends at this restaurant and am pleased to say that they lived up to their strong reputation.

Visited this restaurant on New Year’s Day with friends but am a frequent customer. I always have the best food and service and would highly recommend it.

We eat here often and was always good food and excellent service. How things change, last week Friday 12th we arrived 19.00 and was half full but 2 waiters seem to be having a bit of bother coping with orders as it was a while before we were served, whilst waiting there was a lot of noise from the kitchen and confused waiters. Food arrive after a few beers and was ok but not usual standard, I did ask to speak to Tommy the owner but they said he was on holiday, That explained things, The cats away, the mouse play !!!

We e eaten here before and had a great experience so we thought this would make a good change for Christmas. BIG MISTAKE. The food was ok but what let our exoerien e down was the service. The staff simply weren't interested and it took all the pleasure out of our experience. Thwre were only three parties in during our meal but we were all sitting in adjacent tables which is my pet hate. I know it makes it easier for staff to group parties but this is not the biggest restaurant in the world. An average meal let down by poor service, hence the poor rating.

What is going on at the Raj? I’ve eaten here over a dozen times since they moved to Blackhall and the food has always been hot, spicy, succulent and priced very reasonably. However,my last two visits while the food quality was fine the taste has gone! The Birmingham Balti used to be hot and full flavoured, now it’s totally bland. We had a Bhuna and a Balti takeaway this week and they were absolutely identical to look at and to taste. (Both more like an Italian tomato chicken stew rather than curry). Nan breads and rice are still great but please locate those missing spices!

Took the grandkids to the Raj on Sunday.

With four friends on first visit due to recommendation. Adequate parking on main road which was handy. Nice authentic decor & comfortable seating. Good service with knowledgeable waiters of the extensive menu ( which I had checked on line at time of booking). Starters were the usual varied Indian starters & very tasty. The mains were well presented and good portion sizes. I like hot but Madras & Vindaloo were not as hot as I like but very tasty. The meat was succulent & tender as with all the dishes. Thanks again for an enjoyable evening which was VFM..!

Came midweek for a family dinner. Wasn't empty but a few filled tables. We had mixed starter for four. Comprised pakora, mimi samosas, chicken legs, deep fried goujon style chicken and some dips and salad. Was filling, tasty and varied. My man n course was tandoori mixed grill. Lamb, beef, chicken and salad with a naan. Was nicely done with a supplied warm salad CEO and salad. Fellow diners had lamb biryanis with keema naans (and salad). All heartily enjoyed. We got free mini cakes as a dessert. Lovely and homely service. It's my local and I can me here as much for the friendliness as for the food. All good.

The food is fantastic, the staff are super friendly and the service is outstanding. Have eaten here many times and have also had many take aways. They cater for our kids and are helpful to my dairy free son. Cannot recommend highly enough.

Food was excellent and very reasonable. Would recommend this restaurant. We went on z Friday night and it did get very busy.

I visited the Raj in April and we had a great family meal and excellent service, so when a friend suggested we go again I jumped at the idea.

Have been a couple of times, all of the food has been very tasty and well cooked. Each curry was completely different and all the portions were a good size. An added bonus was complimentory dessert, coffee and liquor at the end, even if the sharing dessert plate was one of the most random things I have ever seen (toast, canned fruit, selection of indian sweets and whipped cream). Definitely worth a visit, and the prices are very resonable too.

By the look of the restaurant we thought it could be quite expensive but not at all. Everything here is quite cheap and you get very nice food (It tastes very fresh).

the food was excellent. They served a tasty complementary dessert and after dinner drink. Servers are very pleasant. Tables are close together so not suitable for a private conversation. Well worth a visit

Superb food served by fast and efficient staff. The tables are quite close together, but if it means that I can still get a table when it's busy I don't mind! Good vibe inside, and a very fair price.

Very nice restaurant lovely meal. Service was good and staff were very friendly Free sweet and complementary drink. Will be back

Went there with friends and were disappointed. The buffet area was small and you had to wait for the person ahead of you to finish and come back out of the area. The food was ok but in lots of sauce as were the side dishes. The dessert table was a Mr Kipling's cake stall. The nans were tiny and cost extra.

We had been regulars atvthe Raj when it was in Leith but only recently discovered that it had reopened in this new location.

Food is tasteless. Service is non existent. The main person, who I think is the owner has no manners and is not at all welcoming. The food ranges from bland to over powering - the mix of spices are all wrong. Please avoid this place at all cost.

Visited this recently opened restaurant 4 or 5 times now. Always excellent food & service. Plenty of selection on Sunday buffet. All starters prepared fresh & served to the table.

Me and my boy had a nice wee curry. Good for dad. Good for 6 year old. They serve Kingfisher here. Always a good thing.

We loved this place when it was in Leith and were delighted to find it had moved just along the road. Fantastic food and great service. All the traditional dishes but also some that are just a bit different.

We decided to pop in on a Saturday night and did to regret it. It is many years since we have visited the Raj in Leith but Tommy greeted us as long lost friends and the team were very attentive and knowledgeable too.

Decided to give this restaurant a try as we were fed up having to go into town each time we fancied a curry. This restaurant is very close to our home and also on the bus route should everyone want alcohol. The initial meet and greet went well, good bunch of guys, very welcoming .Much appreciated on a cold rainy Sunday night. The food ? i felt my Chicken Madras was chicken with a hot curry sauce poured over it . Other Madras ive had is hot and tasty, this was just hot tasting.A big no no for me is the chicken.When a restaurant dealing in Indian cuisine covers your dish in the sauce of your choice you have to put complete trust in the dish in that there is no dodgy chicken pieces as you cant see it.Twice I put the dish into my mouth only to pull out dodgy jelly/bone/gizzard chicken pieces which i had to pull from my mouth and place on a side dish.This made me uneasy at what the rest may contain.Looks like its back into the town to my trusted restsurant for me.Shame really, this restaurant had great potential

Have visited here a few times and never been disappointed with it! Staff are all very friendly and attentive. Food is always really good. Plenty of choice on the menu including vegetarian options! A complimentary dessert and drink is also included! Really good quality!

Our second Sunday Buffet visit and we weren't disappointed, just wished we were hungrier to make the most of all the tasty food on offer! Great value for money and great selection of meat and vegetarian food. Can't beat the starters! Very friendly helpful staff.

Meeting up with my son he suggested a relatively new restaurant in Blackhall. I was surprised it was called the Raj as, for me that was always in Leith. But I was delighted to find that Tommy Miha had a new place close to where I stay in Edinburgh. It was as good as I hoped for. Fantastic traditional curries using the finest ingredients and served with aplomb. And to be offered a complementary plate of traditional Indian sweets ( as well as a wee drambuie) was the icing on the cake. Fab. I will be back.

A gem of a restaurant with extremely friendly staff, the food is good quality and the value is excellent. Would thoroughly recommend. An added bonus is that it is located on main bus route with stops on its doorstep.

Beautiful restaurant and great staff amazing food and they also provide a buffet with I've have a few times keep up the good work

This place was recommended to us by our guest house host and we were not disappointed at all. The food was delicious and the service was really friendly. There was even a henna Application offered by the house to celebrate the festival of light.

Incredible selection of vegetarian and meat options starting with a varied selection of fresh starters and then 6 main course dishes each of meat and vegetarian and fresh nan breads. We'll be back again next time we're in Edinburgh! Staff so friendly wonderful service!

Friendly staff and very nice food, I had a lamb dish to start with, tender lamb in a mildly sliced sauce, served resting on an onion Bhaji. Delicious and flavoursome Bhuna for the main course, fresh, nicely cooked chicken although slightly on the dry side but a delicious flavoursome Bhuna sauce. No desert menu as such but complimentary coffees, liquors and Indian sweets are offered. All in all a nice dining experience and I would certainly recommend.

Went there during Festival when we were entertained by an Indian dancer but would go back for the food. The menu offers a good choice and all the dishes we tried were really good.

Meeting up with my son he suggested a relatively new restaurant in Blackhall. I was surprised it was called the Raj as, for me that was always in Leith. But I was delighted to find that Tommy Miha had a new place close to where I stay in Edinburgh. It was as good as I hoped for. Fantastic traditional curries using the finest ingredients and served with aplomb. And to be offered a complementary plate of traditional Indian sweets ( as well as a wee drambuie) was the icing on the cake. Fab. I will be back.

We had dined at the old Raj in Leith previously and decided to try the new restaurant for a takeaway. They mistakenly gave our meal to another customer then proceeded to argue amongst themselves in the middle of a busy dining room and when we eventually got home to eat our dinner we were disappointed by the thin watery sauces that pretended to be curries and claggy pilau rice. I cannot recommend the Raj on any level.

Visited on a Saturday night and restaurant was very busy but competently staffed. Very reasonably priced for excellent Madras and Bhuna dishes. Was slightly concerned that the spices may have been toned down to accommodate the rather genteel part of Edinburgh the restaurant is located in but worries unfounded. Great flavours and spice and great meal - service excellent, only item holding back an overall "excellent" was the vegetable pakora and the relish tray. Both rather lacklustre and uninteresting. Best avoid these,

This was a spontaneous visit on a Sunday night and we already are planning our next visit. Great food, solicitous service and a welcome addition to Blackhall.

Great food and because it was the Festival they laid on a dancer in traditional dress doing Indian dances. Service great and staff friendly and helpful. The food was top notch.

After its return to Edinburgh the Raj has come back with all the old favourites on the menu, but more importantly Tommy has kept the prices very low. So don't stick to your regular curry, but at these prices try something new and experiment.

Searched this site for an Indian restaurant near to where we were staying.

First visit to the new location, and could not fault a thing. Great food at affordable prices, and service excellent. Lovely atmosphere, and the highlight of my evening was meeting again with Tommy Miah, and he remembered us from many years ago. Definitely will recommend and looking forward to my next visit.

Lovely flavours and interesting food.Nicely presented and very friendly staff.Weekends are busy so you would be advised to book

Tried this for dinner and found it to be very good. The food was lovely and the price was reasonable. Will be going back.

We went here to celebrate a family birthday and were not disappointed. The food was excellent and we also got complimentary desserts, liqueors and coffee. Great friendly atmosphere - my youngest son was invited into the kitchen to meet the chef! Highly recommended.

Seriously, this place is outstanding, the food was fresh,good selections and very tasty,amazing atmosphere and the staff were all very helpful and friendly. I have nothing bad to say about this place at all.... Go eat there !!!

Been twice to the new raj ,its fantastic food very good prices , its a touch of class i never seen before at the end of your meal tommy offers a free drink from his drinks trolley .bailys and other top brand drinks i will be going more often it was tommy when he was in the shore who got me into goa ,please people give this place a try its lovely food ,thanks tommy brian the singing taxi driver

Great food, great service and very good value. Probably the best curry house within a couple of miles. Only needs a little more space as it can feel cramped.

We often have "an Indian" with the family on a Sunday and this is the closest place to us. It took over another restaurant, but, I have to say, this is an improvement. Pretty much the standard fare , but done well at a very reasonable price. Not quite sure what to make of that trolley wheeling around the restaurant but everything was well cooked and tasty.

There are very few places to eat in Blackhall (although there are plenty of takeaways) so this place is a very welcome addition. The food is very good and well cooked, the staff are friendly and efficient and the after dinner complimentary drinks were a very nice touch. Be sure to visit.

Warm hospitality and an excellent array of dishes all with a modern twist. Prices are very reasonable! Will be back to try out the other dishes very soon :)

Fantastic! The staff were so attentive. The food was not greasy or heavy. The whole evening was just lovely. Already booked another meal with them. Highly recommended!

This was our first visit to this new local restaurant relocated from Leith. The staff were friendly and welcoming although at times looked confused about what they should be doing. It was very busy with a mixture of families and couples and there are perhaps a few too many tables crammed into the space available. The menu is fairly standard but the food was delicious. We shared Chicken Balti, Sag Paneer, Sag Alo and boiled rice. Everything was delicious and very fresh, the chicken beautifully tender. Following that they brought us complimentary sweets and liqueurs. A decent selection of liqueur too and generous measures. A very welcome addition to this little part of Blackhall.

Myself and wife had a lovely meal here, service was superb and food was very good. Only problem was I missed my ice cream as they don't serve it.

Very good food at reasonable prices. It deserves to do very well. I'm making it my new local Indian takeaway! (Although, a more prominent website would surely boost trade).

I love this place. Excellent food and polite service and the great value for money will keep me going back here.

I'm biased. I have so many memories of the Shore Raj going back over twenty years that when I saw it had come to me - since i live locally - I couldn't wait for an excuse to visit.

Great value for money especially Sunday and Monday Buffet nights, have eaten here about 3 times now and will keep going back the food is delicious and the service is great, always happy to see you and remember who you are, really enjoyable and delicious food.