The best restaurants in East Lothian Edinburgh and Lothian

Great tasting, hot and very quick delivery. Great service.

Easiest 5 stars I have given. Spot on high quality food and Deepak who served it was lovely. If you live in North Berwick this is an excellent local indian takeaway, I recommend you give it a try!

Better than a Greg's love the black pudding oh fresh cream pancakes a must 😆 lol

Absolutely shocking service! Food was awful! Waitress was very rude and miserable! Ok if you just wanted a drink sitting outside, anything else, avoid!

Dinner: I wasn't overly impressed with the meals, they were all a bit bland, not particularly hot and one of the dishes had several items missing, which to be fair, once highlighted were provided very promptly. One of the items ordered was a pizza and in all honesty, it resembled one of those cheap, value pizzas from a supermarket, you know the ones, normally 99p or something. This was disappointing. That aside, service was friendly and prompt. Breakfast: This is where the place excelled and clawed back a star, the food was top drawer and the buffet was constantly being replenished, unlike what has become too commonplace in many other similar establishments. There were plenty of fruit, juices, cereals etc and of course the usual variety of cooked essentials. In summary, the evening meal would have been a 2* with the breakfast being a 4* so a 3/5 seems about right to me.

Superb..8 of us and 2 dogs reserved a table for a meal and drinks. The food was great and the service was excellent I would highly recommend the Seaglass Thank you to all concerned

Oh dear what has happened?! Although it has always been expensive you didn’t mind as much as service was always great and had a buzz. Sadly it’s died a death no atmosphere. Wine came before water very very poor.

Lovely breakfast. Friendly and polite staff. Good value for money Variety on lunch menu which is also good value. Food served fast and piping hot

Was really good, have had better and it’s quite expensive. But definatly a top choice

On arrival restaurant was pretty empty so we were hopeful of a freshly cooked breakfast, unfortunately it was the opposite! The breakfast came quickly! All breakfast items had obviously been cooked in advance. Bacon - was cold, hard and inedible Egg - over cooked & rubbery Beans - were cold Toast - don’t think it had seen a toaster, more like warm bread. Surely cooking a fresh breakfast when not busy can’t be that difficult. With 2 coffees & 2 OJ’s it cost £40! Worst £40 we have ever spent. AVOID, AVOID, AVOID

Sorry .I was never there. I was only waiting on a bus.

A trip down memory lane…❤️ The Shish Mahal opened its doors in 1979 and quickly became not only a popular place to dine-in for the people from East Lothian, but many people would travel from a much further distance on hearing people spread their word of mouth recommendations. It soon became an institution somewhat, and built a wonderful reputation within the community, providing a warm atmosphere and welcoming service to all, along with dishing up some exquisite cuisine. For the duration of the 80’s Idris Khan (Founder) and the late Akram Awan (RIP) were the perfect team, and the restaurant was always busy and had a distinct buzz in the air, especially at the weekends. The noise often from the hall was full of laughter and happiness it was rather addictive and a very special place to be. Move forward into the 90s and Mr Khan and his eldest son really had the business growing year on year, it was such a busy yet charming, cosy restaurant that had not only a loyal fan base of regular customers who would visit weekly, it was a place where everyone knew your name… to this day many people still reminisce on how the decor was very warm, magical even, and the red carpeted walls do bring back so many memories for the people of Musselburgh and beyond. Younger generations grew up eating with their families only to become regulars themselves as they got older. In the early 2000’s business continued to remain consistent but as time was passing after the Millennium, The Shish had to make changes to the decor which did create a stir as the foundations from the past were in need of a facelift. This was a challenge as it does change the traditional atmosphere that was loved by all. Eventually with Mr Khans two eldest sons moving away from the industry as the years passed by, the restaurant has faced further challenges; including a pandemic, cost of living crisis and staff changes, it really is incredibly difficult in keeping everyone happy but with the remaining 3 brothers of 5 now running the family business, it’s really been amazing for me personally to see some innovative ideas put in to practice this year as more recent times standards had clearly slipped and the business sadly has suffered in comparison to past successes in the 80’s and 90’s which were the most incredible years, but it is possible to have the restaurant buzzing again and keeping those standards very, very high through dedication; hard work and passion for the business in providing a better atmosphere, award winning customer service and great food! With the recent refurbishment the premises are looking fresh and the best they have done so for several years. New customer facilities are a welcome and a much needed improvement. An exciting new menu has been introduced; adding some new flavours for everyone to try along with keeping the majority of all the dishes from the past that customers have enjoyed for many, many years. The Shish Mahal has been an important part of the restaurant and takeaway scene in the Honest Toun for so long, I would love to see the younger generation learn and gain experience which will take the business in to the future in what will be a very special time for The Shish, Idris and all the family. The restaurant and its 50th anniversary is not too far away and should be celebrated. I truly hope the community get behind and support the young gents as they themselves gain experience. Customer feedback is extremely important and I would encourage everyone to share their recent experiences whether you’ve had a takeaway or a sit-down meal at the Shish. BYOB has returned which was due to popular demand. Hope you enjoyed this little trip down memory lane, I know many will and many of you like myself, will have stories to tell on your experiences through the years… I’ve written this as I recently had the pleasure of catching up with some old friends and we all shared some very precious memories from times spent at The Shish Mahal.

Pleasant enough place, students and general public all mingle. Tables could do with cleaning more often, sticky everytime I have entered. Helpful staff.

I tried the Chinese food at Kings Palace in Dunbar Town. The Kung Pao Chicken sauce was delicious and the chicken was very tender! The special fried rice is also very special! It’s great to be able to eat such delicious Chinese food in a small British town! Worth recommending! Thank you☺️

Had lunch here with a friend on Friday and it was beautiful. We both had the lunch 3 course offer and it did not disappoint. It was good enough portions. Loved the pate and fish was so good. 😊 Will definitely be back here again.