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Britannia Spice Summary
- Address: 150 Commercial Street, Ocean Drive, Edinburgh, EH6 6LB (Map)
- Tel: +44 (0)131 555 2255
- E-mail: N/A
- Cuisine(s): Bangladeshi, Indian, Nepalese, Thai
- Opening Times:
Mon - Fri & Sun: 12:00 - 14:15 17:00 - 23:45
Sat: 12:00 - 14:15 - Avg Price: £25.00
- Reservations: Book this restaurant online
(Avg Price is the average cost per person for a full meal, drinks/wine and service/tip.)
Britannia Spice Description
Recommended by Les Routiers and Best in Scotland BIBA 2006 this much acclaimed Far Eastern restaurant is conveniently located in Leith where it continues to pull in the crowds. Unlike many restaurants of its kind it spreads the net for special dishes far wider, and the waiting staff are only too eager to explain the origin of dishes and ingredients.
They also do takeaway at 15% discount, but do not deliver. Starters of macher bhorta, tom yum and sweet and sour prawn puree are taken at random from an impressive list. Main courses include chicken Ceylon, harrey masaley ka gosht, and from Nepal the Himalaya rui khumbi, the celebrated spicy trout. Bangladeshi amer murgh uses tender pieces of chicken cooked with mango pulp, cream and selected spices. From Thai expect to find pad gra prao, carefully selected mussels, with squid and prawns stir fried with chilli.
The list of dishes is almost endless and changes as experimentation, often with the mix of spices yields regional and vegetarian delights. If you have a favourite dish of your own chances are they will be able to recreate it for you on the spot.
The wine list is an example to the genre with house wine from £10.50, and two wines specially produced by Cobra called General Billy's, " a wine that will not go to war with spicy food", both red and white at £11.50 a bottle.
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Your Reviews of Britannia Spice
Robin McC (1 September 2007)
It was disappointing from the outset. On-line booking doesn't work and no apology when you phone in. The restaurant itself is nicely appointed - parking is difficult. The presentation and quality of food lets it down: dishes served up in cracked bowls; bottled water served warm; and food advertised as hot only so if you had chewed on a piece of green chilli [as opposed to a having a hot sauce]. Toilets were barely satisfactory with the seat in the gents badly broken and obviously had been for a while. The most irritating feature of all was a continuous flow of the most stupid and childish humour from waiting staff, which was unwanted and un-necessary. The service was slow and waiters failed to realise we really needed to get our coffee and bill so we could head off, and they were childishly asking if we were in a hurry. We travelled a hundred and eighty miles round trip to meet friends in there, not again, no thanks.
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Additional Info for Britannia Spice
Children welcome
Groups allowed- Air conditioning
- Outside seating
- Reservations
- Cover Charge
- House red: N/A
- House white: £10.50
- Service charge: Not included
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