Shezan

Friendly welcome but slow and shambolic service afterwards. Tandoori was good and no nasty artificial colouring. The vegetarian dish contained few veg and too much sauce.

Beautiful fresh food,best korma i have ever had.lovely decor,quick attentive service-a perfect go to when visiting the play house! Cant wait to come back again!

Excellent food and first class service. The atmosphere is welcoming and the restaurant is busy which is always a good sign. Highly recommend this restaurant.

Booking was quick and simple and the table was ready for us at the restuarant . The Shezan is fantastic and the food great . I will use quandoo and the Shezan again

Very busy but food was great, they did forget our starters, but kindly made up by giving us 2 of the 4 starters free. Nice touch

Food beautiful,fresh and tasty as ever at the Shezan, each diner had something different and everyone was really complimentary of the taste, presentation and variety. I had chicken dansak, beautifully marinated chunks of chicken coloured through with the marinate and flavour, tarka dal was great and sag paneer was tasty but the spinach could have had more body to it, it was a bot gloopy, nan was a little dry and crispy but ok but all the flavours together are wonderful. The one thing that let the experience down was the service, it was a little chaotic and slow, even although when we arrived there was only one more table of diners in. Service to table was quick, a nice brightly light table by the window, however for 5 adult diners the table was small and we had to do a lot of adjusting of cutlery etc to all get a placing right. 3 of us were sitting at the booth/couch side and the end closest to the window is either broken or about to break, every time the diner at the end moved the whole booth dipped and caved, please get that mended as it will only be a matter of time before it does break and a diner is injured or lands on the floor. 3 attempts to ask for a jug of Edinburgh's finest tap water and glasses before they arrived towards the end of the meal and after our paid for drinks were drank, we got the impression they wanted rid of us soon after we had eaten as the table was cleared really quickly, we weren't offered coffee or desert but then spent the best part of 10 minutes trying to get the attention of the waiter to pay the bill. However very reasonable cost at about £18 per diner including drinks, main, 2 rice, 2 sides and 2 nan. We understand it's the middle of the festival and there was a show on at the Playhouse opposite that we were going to but these wee niggles in a restaurant that consistently turns out truly excellent, tasty affordable food drops point at review time. Would definitely recommend for the amazing food, staff are pleasant but just not firing on all cylinders yesterday.

Excellent service as usual, we had a allergy issue and the meal was adapted to suit without any fuss. many thanks to all the staff.

Staff helpful and attentive. Food good and acceptable quantity. Peshwari Naan bread was on large side and a bit sweet . No hot plates provided so food had to be eaten quicker than liked to avoid going cold. Overall a good choice.

Excellent food but appalling service. Food arrived after 50-55 mins without cutlery and napkins. Had to complaint at the end due to overall poor service.

Excellent service as always , lovely food will be back again soon. Shame we have to drive 30 miles to come for great food. Thanks

Very enjoyable and good service, but had to ask for the pre-theatre menu at 5pm. Was not offered the choice, only given the A-la-carte menu.

Food is excellent with a good choice on the menu. Would recommend this restaurant to anyone. Staff are extremely friendly and very helpful. Decor is very good

Fab place to visit right across the road from the theatre...very accommodating staff and absolutely delicious food...you can't go wrong visiting this restaurant. Good value for money good ambiance overall a lovely experience.

We had a wonderful meal. The staff were excellent as well . Best Indian meal we have had for a long time. We will be back

The food was perfectly acceptable but the service was a bit chaotic. Would go again as it was reasonably priced. Maybe go when less busy.

We were told to try out at least one Indian restaurant while in Edinburgh, and Shezan filled the need. We loved the spicy naan (hard to find that in the Baltimore area), and the spices on the main courses were truly medium. We'll recommend to anyone looking for Indian dining in Edinburgh.

The service was excellent and the food was really good best Indian I've ever had . Would recommend to family and friends. Will definitely be back.

We love eating at Shezan, the food is amazing and the staff are so friendly and helpful I would defiantly recommend visiting if you are Edinburgh or the lothians..

Went with my 2 sons and had a great meal, quality and quantity of food was very good. Service was very friendly and food and drink was reasonably priced. Third time I've been there and will continue to visit.

Was truly the best korma I have ever had! Pakora was lovely too,everything tasted very fresh.staff were excellent and there wasn't a wait for the food even though the restaurant was packed!.will definitely be back

Great city centre restaurant with super attentive staff and most importantly, fantastic food that was delicious and reasonably priced, I will certainly be going back next time I'm in Edinburgh.

Great Indian Food, the taste of dishes is awesome. Service is really good as well. Prices are a little bit high but the taste and the attetion worth it.

First time at Shezan and really enjoyed it. Ideal location for shops and theatre. All food freshly prepared and very good. Staff friendly and knowledgable about different dishes.

Excellent food quality and service, our group are already planning to return. Myself been there more than three times and every time I've always enjoyed the food I ordered.

Very good food and friendly service,always warm food and fresh products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :)

The service and food are first rate. A pure joy to eat here. Convenience of location is fantastic for Edinburgh venus for a great night out.

Great service as always ,lovely pickle tray with the poppadums.king prawns were brilliant and big and juicy.nan was tasty and nice and crispy at the edges.

Amazing food, wonderful service and a relaxed atmosphere. This is the third time I've been and will be coming back again and again. The Butter Chicken was delicious!!!

Great food and service will be back very soon. Mixed pakora starter and chicken masala for main were the highlights for me. Although two scoops of ice cream at £4 as the only dessert a bit disappointing.

The restaurant is fantastic and great overall layout . We like to always have a good laugh when we are out and the waitress loved our joking banter which made our evening thanks Sara for putting up with us ... You were awesome efficient , and reliable at all times not to mention one of the most beautiful natural women I have seen in my life ..:) The other Waiters we are all top and the food was at the highest standard . Great taste and correct amount of spices eaten as one of my friends love his food always hot and they accommodated this. My other friend who is Indian loved the food also which is always a great sign . She reinforced the fact that the food is more authentic than any restaurant she has ever been . Overall worthy of a 5 star rating in all accounts ... But think the overall fantastic gorgeous smile of Sara reinforced this . We will be back in near future . Best regards to all restaurant staff . Incredible sublime standards :) *****

Nice restaurant in a good location close to the city centre. The food was good and so was the service- the waiters were very welcoming. Would recommend.

Best Indian food in Edinburgh, in our opinion. Sag paneer, dhal and Punjabi chicken tikka particularly good. The takeaway delivery radius is a little too small, but that´s all.

good service, nice people, good food and music definitely I will be coming back to this restaurant always when we coming, service is very good

Great service, food was amazing been to shezan a few times now by far the best Indian iv been to will be back again soon.

Fantastic freshly cooked Indian authentic food, however the customer service needs a good bit of improving so make it a truly excellent experience. Never asked once whether we were enjoying the meal or any interaction at all with the serving staff. It costs nothing to be pleasant and really a good restaurant should have good staff who can provide a good customer experience - some training in communication skills required.

My second visit to this restaurant. Another truly excellent meal. First class service from very attentive staff. Will definately be making this a regular booking.

Normally the food here is excellent but on this visit to Shezan the food was not up to their usual standard. I found the pakora rather undercooked in the centre and not as crispy as it should be. It was also served with only a minty-flavoured yoghurt, whereas I prefer a choice of this and a chilli-based sauce as accompaniments. My chicken dhansak was very good but my partner found his Ceylonese chicken was far too sweet - the sauce contained grapes - so it was not at all spicy. The plain nan was also not up to their usual standard. While the service in Shezan is always good and prompt they do need to do something drastic about the ladies toilets! It's impossible to lock the door on the farthest away toilet cubicle as the lock slider does not engage the door - it has been like this since at least last summer, so it's extremely disappointing this hasn't yet been fixed. These toilets generally need some attention and upgrading - this alone surprises me that they do so well in the Curry Awards.

Great food , pleasant staff , nice decor 2 nd visit and I will be back again . Great quick service if you are going to a show in the Theatre opposite .

Great location, across from The Playhouse. Lovely restaurant, good service and absolutely delicious food. We will definitely be back, next time we're at The Playhouse.

We went on a Saturday evening and it was full of people having a pre-theatre meal. This meant the service was a little slow and we didn't actually get offered a dessert. The food was fantastic though and the waiter was very helpful in checking dishes for nuts as I have an allergy.

One dish undercooked and another had a hair in it....was offered a free coffee to compensate, no apology and no comment from management....things go wrong from time to time but I expect an apology not to be ignored.

The good was very good , the staff was beautiful. The restraunt was very clean. I think this is a one the best restruant in Edinburgh..

Everything was delicious and fresh. Everyone enjoyed it. There was nothing we did not enjoy. Great service and happy atmosphere. We will return. Best Indian we have had in Edinburgh.

Brilliant food is gorgeous service excellent nothing is too much to ask for. Will be back again as always. Traveled 27 miles for this Indian

On this evening it was a fixed menu, due to Valentines night, so not full freedom of choice of main menu. But food was of high quality.

Great food and great service,the dips with the popadoms were fantastic.the king prawn curry was amazing and prawns were massive.very accommodating to my wife who is vegan.

Food is great but the service is poor. Our main course took an hour to come but the waiter forgot two dishes, questioned whether we ordered them and then charged us for both!

Very good serviss and nice meal, we are happy to coming again to this restoran. Food is very good. Never have problem to make booking

We had a lovely meal here, the service was a bit slow at some points and we waited quite a while for our main courses but they were quite busy and the music randomly got very loud at some points. But all in all a lovely meal and would recommend to others. Great pre theatre menu as well with a good price to match.

We were the first customers when this restaurant opened. We explained to the waitress, who called the manager Shahid. He explained that it was 30 years ago and, unbelievably, was still in the same family. Great food, excellent service in a well decorated and pleasant atmosphere. A fine dining experience.