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The Indian Cavalry Club
- Food served: Mon–Sun noon–11.30pm.
- Bar open: Mon–Sun noon–10.30pm
- Number of wines sold by the glass: 3
- Delivery: No charge, but minimum order £15
- Private dining: Up to 50 covers
- Also offers: Gluten-free options, Children's portions, Wheelchair access, Takeaway
- Music on stereo: Nothing
- Capacity: 130 (20 in Pakora Bar)
- Largest group: 50
- Open since: 1986 (2007 in new lo
- Average price 2 courses:
£29 (lunch)
£29 (evening meal) - House wine: £16 per bottle
Nominate this restaurant forThe List Reader Award 2010
This review appears in the The List's Eating & Drinking Guide 2009 – in the shops now or buy online.
You wouldn’t expect the Indian Cavalry Club to be anything but pukka, and it doesn’t disappoint. From the jaunty flag poles standing to attention at the front door, to the liveried waiters, starched napery and crested china of the Club Dining Room, this airy 19th-century townhouse is a little piece of the Raj tucked into the business heartland of Edinburgh’s West End. The cooking is top-notch, and with five specialist chefs competing for the honours on the menu, a pre-prandial drink in the Pakora bar while you peruse the permutations is probably indispensable. Tandoori lamb or chicken is exemplary: juicy, judiciously charred and (as a main) accompanied by dall masalla and naan. Green herb curry and Bombay potato bhaji arrive in enticing little pots, wafting aromas and zesty flavours that enhance rather than overpower the copious portions of chicken, lamb or seafood. With such choice on offer and encouraging suggestions for fine wines and side dishes to accompany each main, it’s tempting to indulge. But those lacking deep pockets (or an expense account) might be wise to limit their choices, or opt instead for the £10 weekday lunch, the pakora platter in the bar, or even a takeaway.
- High point: Polished
- Low point: Pricey
Comments for The Indian Cavalry Club (22 Coates Crescent, Edinburgh)
- 1. Tim R, Edinburgh – 16 February 2009, 9:27amReport
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The Indian Cavalry club is astonishingly bad.
It is probably the most expensive Indian restaurant in Britain but doesn't live up to its billing.
I was there on Valentine's night and the service was rushed and the waiters kept rushing over to ask if we'd finished when clearly we were trying to digest the food.
The food was bland, tasteless, and had been under the grill for too long.
We ordered a three course meal at £40 per head and they had us out the door within an hour.
I wouldn't recommend it to anyone and actually Edinburgh people are being hugely ripped off.
DON'T expect the standard of service or food you'd get at Omar Khayam's! - 2. Worst Service and sorry excuse for a Breyani, Edinburgh – 15 February 2010, 4:47pmReport
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I agree with the previous comment. My 1st visit to the Indian Cavalry Club, was terrible, but I attributed it to our party being very large. The second visit proved better, but still not very good. I am sucker for punishment and decided to give it another try. I ordered a take-away which took almost 1 hour to get ready. I called in and then went to the restaurant and had to wait another 45 minutes. Their prices are extremely high and don't afford the same quality that other take-aways will give. When I eventually got my food, I asked if they gave pappadoms with the takeaway for free...and they laughed at me. I told them that their service and price is ridiculous. The worse was yet to come...the food was cold, the lamb breyani, looked like some burnt meat re-braised in a gravy and mixed into white rice. It tasted as disgusting as it looked. The salad was basically chopped onions.
It is an absolute rip off! Needless to state, I didn't eat it and it cost me £10.95. I have bought breyani's from other restaurants for at minimum £2 less and was much better! Their portions are also significantly smaller than other restaurants. The Indian Cavalry Club, is a definite rip off! There are much better restaurants where the effort is spent on the food rather than branded china and staff uniforms! Message to the owners....I think a visit from the UK Borders Agency, is definitely something that you should be prepared for!!!
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