The Clay Oven Restaurant, Edinburgh

I had a meal here with a few friends and it was a pleasant evening. The service was good and the food was nice enough but I think there are a few indian restaurants in Edinburgh, even in the Morningside area, that are better than here.
The food was fairly standard fare and one of my friends has a gluten intoloerance and asked what she could eat that was safe. She was told that she could have a chana puri - which she couldn’t as the puri is a bread, so we had to step in and tell her to get something else instead. I know that wasn’t really a big deal but it would have been better to get the correct information in the first place.

This place isn’t far from me and I enjoyed my meal here. I was a little surprised to see prawn cocktail on the menu but my boyfriend said it was great. It was dimly lit and I found it quite romantic.

This restaurant has a bad service. The foreign waiters at times struggle with English and the prices are a bit high. The food is ok but nothing special. It lacks the wow factor. They invested a lot in decorating and promoting it but did not invest in improving the quality of service received and the food. There’s a better restaurant called Morningside Spice a few doors away :)

This is a lovely, sweet little restaurant located on busy Morningside Road. It’s very small and homely inside, with traditional Indian decor and music, and extremely polite and friendly waiters.
The menu is great too. Really inventive dishes, not just the average Indian restaurant choices. I’m a vegetarian and was really pleased to see a separate section of veggie meals (and not just carnivore dishes with the meat cut out!) I had a great curry made with paneer (yummy Indian cottage cheese). The service was very quick, and the waiters were very attentive.
All in all, I loved eating here and have been dying to go back! The intimate nature of the restaurant means its great for couples, or smaller groups but, as I was leaving a big group came in (who obviously had been in before and knew the waiters) and they were made to feel at home, with lots of chat with the waiters (even the chef came out to speak to them!)
The only down side when I visited was that it was very quiet while I was eating which meant the waiters were perhaps a little over-attentive but this didnt spoil the meal at all.
A great restaurant, lovely food, excellent service! I loved it.