Anyone venturing to Edinburgh for the Festival (etc) should try the Brittania Spice restaurant near Leith Docks (and the formerly royal yacht of the same name). We had Chicken Ceylon, Ginger Murgh, Bhindi Bhaji, plain Naan and Pulao Rice and even that small amount - plus the service - was enough to convince us it was one of the very best. We'll be back. Another one of the best is the famous Cavalry Club in Atholl Place. The place oozes charm and sophistication and has some of the most alarmingly well-prepared dishes I've ever come across. It's a little more expensive than some, but if like me you don't much mind what you pay if you enjoy the experience then it's maybe the best in town. Mike Dickson, Edinburgh, Scotland Article 1926 of uk.food+drink.indian:
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Someone wrote: > I think I had possibly the worst service I've ever experienced in that > place. It felt like I was back at school as well. It must have changed a great deal since then - it's a very comfortable place indeed. As for the service, perhaps we were pampered. We were there fairly early and it was quite quiet. > > Another one of the best is the famous Cavalry Club in Atholl Place > > How would it compare with the Verandah (my favourite for the last umpteen > years) I find the Verandah's food generally good but the Cavaly Club has an edge to it. The service is out of this world and the dishes don't actually taste as thought they are made from a vat marked 'BASIC CURRY SAUCE'. :-) Mike Dickson, Edinburgh, Scotland Article 2160 of uk.food+drink.indian:
Simon O. wrote: > Mike D. wrote: > wrote... > > > > > For take away the Taj Express in fountainbridge was excellent, haven't > > > been there for a few months since moving across town though. > > > > We used to get all out carry-out meals from there after the Curry Club > > in Canonmills had let us down badly for the umpteenth time. I thought > > their menu was a bit restricted, though. They also ballsed up orders all > > the tim, although to be fair they sent you out the right orer *and* let > > you keep the other! > > > > Mike Dickson, Edinburgh, Scotland > Does "The Spices of Life" still exist just up from McEwans brewery? > I used to live around there also in my time in Edinburgh, and they did a > mean madras there... :) Hi Simon, The Spices of Life was there last time I looked, and is just over the road from the Taj Express. I preferred Taj Express, friends preferred the other one - as to which is actually better... shrug :-) cheers, andy Article 2242 of uk.food+drink.indian:
Someone wrote: > > It must have changed a great deal since then - it's a very comfortable > > place indeed. As for the service, perhaps we were pampered. We were > > there fairly early and it was quite quiet. > > that is good to know, I'll try again at some point, after the Cavalry Club. The CC is the second best place to eat curry in the area, IMO. Believe it or not, the best curries in the Known Universe emanate from the Shish Mahal in Musselburgh (just beside the town hall). Why this little, innocuous, out of the way place should make curries so fabulous is beyond me, but they have found themselves in the Good Food Guides time after time. Their Chicken Nentara is out of this world. > > I find the Verandah's food generally good but the Cavaly Club has an > > edge to it. The service is out of this world and the dishes don't > > actually taste as thought they are made from a vat marked 'BASIC CURRY > > SAUCE'. :-) > > I don't think the Verandah suffers fromt hat either, I can remember seeing > some program a while back that asserted that an awful lot of the cheap > indian restaurants around the uk gave Pataks a lot of business. I just don't remember the Verandah making anything so good that I felt compelled to go back there. It's no that it's bad, it's just that it's relatively uninteresting. It's quite expensive as well. (Mind you, so is the Cavalry Club!) > I'll definitely be trying out the Cavalry Club soon, after the Far > Paviliions as I see that is on 5pm.co.uk and also is 5 mins walk from > my new flat. Small world - I work just about two minutes from the Far Pav. I understand that it is *substantially* better than it used to be, although I haven't ever ventured in. Mike Dickson, Edinburgh, Scotland Article 2287 of uk.food+drink.indian:
The message from [email removed] (Mike Dickson) contains these words: > The CC is the second best place to eat curry in the area, IMO. Believe > it or not, the best curries in the Known Universe emanate from the Shish > Mahal in Musselburgh (just beside the town hall). Why this little, > innocuous, out of the way place should make curries so fabulous is > beyond me, but they have found themselves in the Good Food Guides time > after time. Their Chicken Nentara is out of this world. A Musselburgh colleague recommends this too. I stick to my local joints: the Pataka, Kings Balti (now renamed Balti Kings!) and sometimes the Kalpna. Something different for veggies. The other two are OK.
NNTP-Posting-Date: 18 Oct 2001 10:00:12 GMT X-Complaints-To: [email removed] X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3155.0 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3155.0 Xref: usenet.INS.cwru.edu uk.food+drink.indian:2303 Adrian T. wrote in message ... >The message > from [email removed] (Mike Dickson) contains these words: > >> The CC is the second best place to eat curry in the area, IMO. Believe >> it or not, the best curries in the Known Universe emanate from the Shish >> Mahal in Musselburgh (just beside the town hall). Why this little, >> innocuous, out of the way place should make curries so fabulous is >> beyond me, but they have found themselves in the Good Food Guides time >> after time. Their Chicken Nentara is out of this world. I wanted to post about this place a few days ago but couldn't remember the name. I would have to agree with you , possibly the best curries in the world! A tiny restaurant with naff 70's decor (red flock wallpaper, plastic flowers, the lot) but the food is to die for. Highly reccomended! Article 2311 of uk.food+drink.indian:
Someone wrote: > > it or not, the best curries in the Known Universe emanate from the Shish > > Mahal in Musselburgh (just beside the town hall). > > A Musselburgh colleague recommends this too. Your colleague is right. I must also recommend their vindaloo and a madras that is bursting with more flavour than I've ever had in a curry, *anywhere*! They also have a extremely good range of vegetarian dishes, something that not everyone can boast. > I stick to my local joints: the Pataka, Kings Balti (now renamed > Balti Kings!) and sometimes the Kalpna. I thought I had lost the Kings Balti last time I looked. Thanks for the update! Mike Dickson, Edinburgh, Scotland Dummy address used - to e-mail, replace 'news' with my first name