Spoilt for Choice
- Food served: Tue–Thu & Sun 5pm–11pm; Fri/Sat 5pm–11.30pm; Closed Mon
- Delivery: £1.50 within 2 miles; Sliding scale for distances beyond that, confirm when placing order.
- Also offers: Wheelchair access
- Music on stereo: Caribbean hip-hop & regae
- Opening times: Tue–Thu & Sun 5–11pm; Fri/Sat 5–11.30pm
- Capacity: 6
- Largest group: No bookings, outside catering taken on.
- Open since: 2011
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- Average price:
£11 (evening meal) - BYOB: No charge corkage
The 2012 edition of The List's Eating & Drinking Guide is out now – only £5.95 (+p&p).
This review is taken from the current (2012) edition.
Billing itself as Edinburgh's new home of 'soul food' this Afro-Caribbean take away in Meadowbank has big plans: lunchtime opening starts in May 2012 and they are scouting sites for a dedicated restaurant. These are bold moves for a tiny site with just two tables and a funky curtain separating the counter and kitchen, but they are more than matched by the bold flavours appearing from behind said curtain. Fluffy bajan crab cakes are a Barbados speciality, a careful balance of sweet and spicy which are complimented by kosayi, a punchy West African dipping sauce. The Caribbean goat stew is about soulful as soul food gets, the rich, slow cooked meat a succulent treat. Jumping back across the Atlantic, yassa is a zesty chicken curry which goes perfectly with dodo (fried plantains). With excellent value set meals giving you the option to criss-cross potentially unfamiliar African and Caribbean cuisine with ease, Spoilt for Choice has been well named.
- High point: Huge range of unique, complex dishes.
- Low point: Tiny tables if you want to sit in.
Reviews of Spoilt for Choice (19 Marionville Road, Edinburgh)
- 1. DBee, Meadowbank – 23 February 2012, 8:46pm
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This takeaway is an absolute treat, a varied menu of unusual & tasty african and caribbean food. Buying a meal there is like dropping in to someone's kitchen and being able to choose from a range of wholesome & delicious home-made food. Highly recommended!
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