The best restaurants serving Indian food in Edinburgh and Lothian

Walked into the Spice House of the street and ordered what I wanted, They accept money or card for payment. Didn't have to wait ages for meal to go. Nice helpful staff also cater for your dietary requirements. It wasn't that late so only a few people eating in, definitely will be back.

wouldn’t go to edinburgh without coming here

I visited Golden Ambal Restaurant in Edinburgh with my husband on the 10th at around 2:30 PM. We ordered the Non-Veg Thali and Mutton Biryani, and I’ve waited three days to write this because I just can’t accept what they served us. The Non-Veg Thali was shocking. It came with white rice, 6-7 tiny pieces of chicken in gravy, carrot poriyal, dal, curd, some kind of veg podimas, gulab jamun, and poori. I even asked the waiter if this was really a Non-Veg Thali, and he casually said “yes.” Seriously? A Non-Veg Thali with barely any meat? This is unacceptable. The Mutton Biryani was even worse—it didn’t taste like biryani at all. It was more like a bland mutton pulao with no flavor or satisfaction. I’m writing this because people come to restaurants with happiness and excitement to enjoy good food. What we experienced was utter disappointment. No matter how much money you earn, it’s not worth it if your customers leave feeling cheated. Please improve your food and don’t let others feel the same.

High quality sharing plates delivered as when ready, great way to dine wether there are 2 or 20 Staff have always been friendly, helpful, professional Highly recommend!

An Indian food oasis with a multitude of wonderful choices for all individuals. Lovely surroundings and helpful staff if you are unsure of what to order. Booking essential.

Despite being turned away in the first point of contact (we just turned up, no booking); a quick re-visit of the restaurant’s ‘situation’ by the manager found us a seat. The surroundings were impressive, the ambiance pleasant, the menu alluring. It’s been a few months, so pardon me if I don’t remember exactly what we had to eat, suffice to say that the ‘Railway Curry’ was particularly outstanding. It was all top-notch. Enough to have me on the phone to my two brothers (who both live in Edinburgh) to recommend. Both my partner and I love our Indian food. This was of the highest quality.

We head the most delightful lunch at Dangal! We had amazing service and the entire experience was 10/10. :) we had the chicken tikka masala, basmati rice, and plain and garlic naan.

Pre-Reservamos una fiesta de 10 para las 8 pm los domingos. Llegamos a tiempo a un restaurante casi vacío. Tuvimos que pedir para pedir bebidas. Tuvimos que pedir para ordenar algunos poppadoms. Tuvimos que pedir a los platos principales. Se volcaron a otros clientes y les dijeron que el restaurante estaba completamente reservado (estaba vacío aparte de nosotros). Los poppadoms estaban deliciosos. La cerveza de barril se había acabado. Sospecho que también se les acabó la comida. 90 minutos después de llegar aún no teníamos nuestros principales. Con un tren para coger les dijimos que tendríamos que salir en otros 5 minutos si no había comida. Platos (calientes) llegaron. Todavía en la comida después de otros 10 minutos. No hay explicación de la gestión de la demora. Finalmente, nos dimos por vencidos, pagamos por bebidas y poppadoms, y nos fuimos para tomar el último tren con el estómago vacío. NO UN RENDIMIENTO IMPRESIONANTE.

Thoroughly enjoyed our meal. Excellent food and generous portions served by very courteous and pleasant staff. The nan bread was enormous😂. We will definitely return.👍

Muy buena comida recién cocinada y el personal muy atento. Las porciones eran generosas y muy sabrosas. El restaurante era cómodo sin música intrusiva

Wow this was the best Indian food I have eaten, the service was excellent and the food was delivered to us quickly. The food was so tasty with just enough quantity. I can’t recommend the restaurant enough, I can’t wait to come back!!

Not very impressed we just had carry out and it was edible but the popadoms weren’t fresh they tasted mouldy and were soft the side order of chips were in a polystyrene box which turned them soggy the dips were ok except one the mint one is obviously made with peppermint flavouring you get for baking it’s awful Chicken curry was nothing to write home about was ordinary so all in dunno why it’s award winning was pretty rubbish.. this is the second time we ve carried out and I wasn’t great so will go elsewhere in future I’m afraid

We planned a quick supper here prior to an evening engagement. A big mistake. This is a little gem of a place that deserves to be the reason for a night out, not just a convenient adjunct. The welcome was warm and accommodating. The service was friendly and faultless. The atmosphere was relaxed with lots of small groups clearly enjoying a convivial evening. The food was plentiful and thoroughly delicious. The bill was modest for what we were served. All in all, a highly recommended experience. Please do not flock here as we want to be sure there will be space for us when we book our next dinner!!

Left a similar review before but the lamb rara gosht here is quite simply the best curry I have ever tasted ( and I’ve had a few ) the flavour is amazing , a must try if you visit

Gran lugar para cenar casualmente. Primera visita y realmente lo disfruté. Teníamos paneer, curry metro madras, masala de pollo mantequilla, arroz de coco. Todos los platos eran muy sabrosos - limpiamos nuestros platos! Buen servicio. Volveremos pronto.