"Chakkaree kalakki" I am a mallu and I am not just recommending but going one step further to tell you what to order! 1) prawn pollichathu starter(heavenly onion gravy) 2) Pork olathiyathu 3) Thoran beans + carrot 4) kitchadi beetroot 3) steamed rice 4) chappathi/naan ( porotta no good) 5) beef varattiyathu. I will go there again and report what is best in sea food as Kerala is a coastal state.
I heard an English guy order Lamb dhansak and the waitress hadn't even heard that name. Please people, this is a speciality Kerala restaurant u should know what to order. Save your tandoori and Tikka order for another restaurant.
Stellar food, excellent service. The best Indian food I have had thus far. The dishes were full of fresh spices and the meat/seafood was good quality. Heartily recommend. I wish this place was a lot closer to home! (Check out the Pepper muscles and coconut rice).
One of the best Indian restaurants in Edinburgh and most under-rated. Food is delicious. I have introduced many people to Mezbaan and they have all loved it. A group of us return here faithfully every couple of months when we have a night out.
A must visit for anyone looking for good authentic south indian food. Generous serving at reasonable price. Much better than other high street curry houses.
Friendly and polite staff :)
Good luck with the new name 'Nilgiri Spice'👍
Went for a dinner with a group of friends. Great Indian food, especially when compared with other Indian restaurants in Edinburgh. Taste was amazing, albeit a little spicy. A star less because the desserts weren't sufficiently good. Had kulfi and gulab jamun. Gulab jamun was not soft, and kulfi just didn't taste that good, or even properly like a kulfi. Staff was friendly. Not very spacious, but comfortable. Definitely good food and big portions! Will eat here again.
My advice would be to ignore negative reviews posted by competing businesses. Having travelled widely in South India and sampled many other Indian restaurants in Edinburgh, I'd say that The Mezbaan offers delicious food at reasonable prices served by polite and efficient waiters in a relaxed and friendly environment.
After attending the Rugby on Sunday we phoned this restaurant as it was just round the corner from our hotel. Despite being really busy they managed to fit us in and I have to say that this is one of the best Indians I have been to in a long long time. The food was excellent and the service was also. I can especially recommend the Chicken Tikka Pakora for starter. 10/10
Most authentic and delicious Indian food (let alone South Indian food) I’ve had in Scotland. I’m from the US, and this place has by far the best chaya (or chai as some of you like to say) I’ve ever had outside of India. When you ask for tea and they ask you “which kind”, make sure you say you want the Indian style tea, not the British. Your welcome in advance.
You get a free glass of wine with 2 courses! - well yes you do!!
Tasty south indian food! My goodness its coconut heaven! Lovely food
Nice atmosphere and service was spot on !
I went for South Indian vegetarian, and got that ... delicious! It also serves classic British- Indian dishes, your chickens, lambs, Kormas, biryani etc. So, this is a great restaurant to satisfy a group of people with different ideas of what they want from an Indian meal.
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