Mezbaan is Edinburgh's only restaurant dedicated to just traditional and authentic South Indian cuisine. We are now open for lunch. If you are short for time you can sample our express menu or for a more relaxed our a la carte menu.
Sibbo's Delhi Dhabba
West End
- Food served: Mon-Thu noon-2.30pm, 5-11pm; Fri noon-2.30pm, 5pm-midnight; Sat 4pm-midnight; Sun 5-11pm
- Delivery: £1+ depending on area
- Also offers: Vegetarian options (at least 25% of main courses), Children's portions, Children's high chairs, Takeaway, Pre-theatre menu
- Open since: 2004
- Average price 2 courses:
£5.50 (set lunch)
£15 (evening meal) - House wine: £9.95 per bottle
- BYOB: £1.50 corkage
The List's Eating & Drinking Guide 2008 is now in the shops. This review is taken from the 2007 edition.
This family-owned restaurant, which opened in 2004, is run by four brothers under the watchful eye of their mother Sibbo. There's much that's charming about the place, from the living room-sized dining area to the homely atmosphere. But Sibbo's Delhi Dhabba is a bit of a contradiction. There is something slightly naff about the easy-listening soundtrack, and on occasion service can seem glacially slow and blunt (even on a quiet night). The menu is ever-changing, with two varying à la carte selections that are swapped about nightly, as well as a wide range of specials on a blackboard. Among starters, vegetable samosas can sometimes take some amount of sawing to break up, though the spicy garlic mushrooms - thinly sliced and served in a rich, tangy sauce - are delicious. There's no doubting the quality of the tandoori sirloin as a main course at least: a tasty bit of prime, juicy steak, marinated in tandoori yoghurt spices and served on a steaming hotplate sprinkled in spring onions. That certainly won't leave a bad taste in your mouth.
- High point: Great steak
- Low point: Seemingly grudging service
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