Kalpna Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The best Indian food I've had in ages. Great balance of spices with delicate textures and some excellent rice/naan to go with it."
• "Have no words to describe how delicious the food was....we had the chilli cheese dosa and the raj thali bog....so so so good defo will be back."
• "Its a genuine Indian restaurant and i loved the food!"
• "THE BEST FOOD. It’s not heavy and every dish is rich in flavour."
• "Wow the food was insane. sooo good and authentic."
• "All items were really very good and after not having Indian food for sometime we really loved eating here."
• "The food was genuinely reminiscent of my travels to India — flavorful, aromatic, and perfectly spiced."

Cons:

• "You can imagine how Indian food would taste without proper spices."
• "The worst food I received in Edinburgh. Delivery over hour late, food cold, tasteless."
• "Paneer sabji was soo spicy with full or turmeric powder."
• "The masala dosa is not dosa. It’s so thick and served cold."
• "Total avoid. Terrible food - worst Indian food in Edinburgh."
• "Gobi Manchurian way too over cooked & chewy, mugalai Biryani was mix veg MINTY fried rice."
• "The food was cold and tasted frozen! I had to vomit after getting home."

Service

Pros:

• "Friendly service ensuring we had a great night."
• "Service and catering was amazing."
• "Very friendly staff and excellent service."
• "The waiter is very sympathic, professional and with very good advices."
• "Thank you to Abhijeet, one of the nicest servers I have ever met."
• "The staff is extremely hospitable and makes you feel like you're home."
• "The service was great and super friendly."

Cons:

• "Service needs huge improvement unfortunately too- we waited quite a while for everything."
• "The staff had arrogance and attitude."
• "Poor service as they took too long."
• "The service was very slow."
• "Not the service you expect from an Edinburgh establishment."
• "Service was very bad though. No one asked if we like food or not, the lady who was serving us had no idea what she's bringing."
• "Service nonexistent any more. This used to be one of my favourite Indian places and the food has always been great, but now 3 times in a row they have taken more than an hour longer than they said to deliver my takeout order."

Ambience

Pros:

• "The place is lovely, all the walls full of mosaics, very nice atmosphere."
• "The ambience was lovely, and tasteful."
• "I went for dinner on a Saturday night and the environment was very calm and peaceful!"
• "Beautiful recently renovated interior decor with lovely bright open views over St Patrick Square."
• "The place was really calming, with its beautiful interior and atmospheric music, and the food was the best Indian cuisine I'd ever had."
• "Lovely atmosphere."
• "Ambience is very nice."

Cons:

• "The atmosphere was pretty dead which I think is a lot to do with the prices but also the very bright lighting."
• "The restaurant was completely empty when we visited."
• "The basement reeks of moldy odor, which suggests that mold is growing in the building and should be investigated."
• "The restaurant has been refurbished to make more space but it's also now very very noisy and it was hard to hear each other or the table staff."
• "The restrooms are foul smelling and not ventilated."
• "Bathrooms area in basement had some chemical containers stored and I thought that could be hazardous."
• "The surroundings are very pleasant."

Payment and Pricing

Pros:

• "It was reasonably priced."
• "Their Samosa Chat is definitely the best Samosa I've had outside India."
• "No frills but isn't the food nice! Reasonably priced."
• "Lunch is budget friendly and worth the money."
• "Mains were largely under £10 so a great mid week treat or place to visit with friends."
• "It is a little pricey however for the amount of good food you get, it's a pretty fair trade."
• "Happy to pay the price for the service they offered."

Cons:

• "They take only cash we had to search for atm nearby in cold winter night."
• "Overpriced for the quality and amounts."
• "The biggest BUMMER (which is why I’ve deducted 1 Star!) was that they DIDN’T ACCEPT CARDS."
• "They had inflated prices because of Edinburgh international festival."
• "I was surprised at the prices, as I ended up paying 17 pounds just for a lunch."
• "Too expensive. 12.95 £ for one curry."
• "The prices are exorbitantly high and would definitely make you think twice before ordering any dish from the menu."