The best restaurants serving Asian food in Edinburgh and Lothian

I recently had the pleasure of trying Charsi Karahi, and it was absolutely amazing! The meat was so tender and juicy, cooked to perfection with just the right balance of spices. The aroma itself was mouthwatering, and every bite was full of rich, authentic flavor. The fresh ingredients and traditional cooking style really stood out. Paired with naan or chapati, it’s a meal I’d highly recommend to anyone who loves true desi cuisine. Can’t wait to have it again!

This place only takes cash the card machine near it charges £2 go take money out so make sure you have some on you. The service was amazing! The staff were very friendly and helpful, the food was bought out promptly even with a full house. The food was good but it kinda got samey for me but it was great, my partner and I paid about £45 for the two of us which is reasonably priced for an all you can eat. The menu or staff tell you how long your food should be in the pot for but one thing I found was missing was that there was no chicken on the menu. Overall a good experience though which everyone should try at least once.

My wife, my 6 months old son, and I stopped at this place 22 years ago for look around, and we were caught off guards by the shop owner and his wife, who invited us with the best and tastiest cup of tea with some homemade chilli dip. This pleasant experience still carries its ripple with us 22 years on. To the gracious shop owner and his wife, thank you so much for the great experience and May God Almighty bless you and grant you all your wishes. 🌹

We enjoyed the excellent food, shared starters and variety of tastes. We tried the dumplins, vegetarian and spicy lamb.

Excellent food, but the evening was ruined by the abysmal service. Over 50 minutes wait for our main courses. The coffee offered as compensation was cold by the time it arrived. The waiter was pretentious and patronising.

Meal for 2 with starters and mains came in at less than £80. The dishes were all really tasty and in good portions. The menu is quite small so don’t expect masses of choice, just really good food. Get a seat in the back room, it’s more intimate and (importantly in winter) much warmer than up front.

Very cute place, friendly staff and amazing fresh food!

Excellent authentic Chinese noodle place. The couple that run the place are lovely.

5 out of 5 for the food - we tried the massaman curry and noodle soup, and couldn't fault either. You should be aware the restaurant isn't licensed, so you need to bring any alcohol you want to drink (and I guess they charge corkage) - fine for us, as we don't drink, and there were soft drink options. The reason I've given this 4 out of 5 is because of the booking system - there's an online booking system, which indicates you're making an actual booking, but you get an automated email back saying that it's not a booking and the restaurant will confirm, which they didn't. We decided to turn up anyway at our requested time and there were spaces, but didn't get the impression they had our booking. Food was worth it though.

Veo que ha pasado más de un año desde la última vez que fui. Sigue siendo mi café favorito, en cualquier lugar. Preciosa comida... opciones vegetarianas y GF... pero es la bienvenida, el espíritu, el ambiente, el valor lo que lo distingue. Geka es encantadora, pero es mucho más que eso. Tiene su propio estilo, que surge de forma bastante orgánica de su herencia, no comprado - en - como - un - "concepto". Me encanta

Daría 3. ¡5 si pudiera! Buen rollo, buen personal. Pero mi principal problema era que la comida llegaba tan rápido, especialmente cuando salía a cenar un sábado por la noche. Había pedido específicamente que la comida viniera a un plato a un ritmo lento, pero todo llegó en un espacio muy corto de tiempo, así que terminamos muy rápido y algo de comida estaba fría para cuando llegamos a ella. Me gusta el concepto de plato pequeño pero a un ritmo más lento. La comida era buena, pero no increíble. El especial de gambas y gyozas eran mis favoritas - eran fabulosas! No era muy fan del arroz sucio y estaba muy decepcionado con el pollo que estaba seco. Volvería, pero la próxima vez pedir un par de platos a la vez!

Muy decepcionante ya que a mí y a mi pareja nos encantan los currys katsu y la comida tailandesa. Desafortunadamente nada de lo que pedimos era correcto - los currys de Katsu no eran currys de Katsu, ninguno de los dos sabemos lo que era, pero no sabía nada como katsu. La cantidad de salsa también era más que pequeña apenas llenando un tercio de pequeño recipiente circular (en la foto). El curry massaman era acuoso e insípido conteniendo solo tres piezas de tofu. El arroz estaba frío y grumoso. El precio de la comida tampoco era barato, lo que se suma a la molestia. ¡Hay tantos grandes lugares tailandeses en Edimburgo con los que nos quedaremos en el futuro!

Quite a mixed review here! Parts of Ooh Mami I liked and other parts need improving. The extensive drinks menu is exciting, the decor is quirky and the quiz was great fun! The bar is dog friendly too which is a bonus. The service was really quite slow unfortunately. It was table service but we found we had to just go up and order as there wasn’t many checks at the table. Food took a while to come too. The loaded fries weren’t really loaded, they just had a sprinkling of coconut on top, the sticky, honey glaze was non-existent. A few tweaks here and there and I would definitely review more positively.

Was there with friend and partner for a small thai dinner, the food was good specially Tom Yum Soup , although our main course was confused it was quickly amended and was also provided some prawn cracker, overal a good experience ambience and food.

Tasty food, good choice of drinks, excellent service and price.