Loanhead, Indian Restaurant Guide

This spin-off from the famous Glasgow original “never fails to hit the spot” with its “terrific” Indian cooking, served in tapas-sized portions to taste and share. It’s “great for lunch after a visit to the Dovecot Studios”, a contemporary tapestry gallery next door in Edinburgh’s Old Town.

“The fun and lively Indian street food is always reliable” according to all reports on this northern outpost of the phenomenal chain – inspired by the Parsi cafés of Mumbai – which occupies a large three-floor site dating from the 1920s. But while popular, it hasn’t perhaps been the sell-out sensation it’s proved in London, although there is one constant… “that bacon naan, with unlimited chai latte = breakfast heaven!”