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Edinburgh
New Town
Shezan
Shezan Reviews

Shezan

Indian, Asian, Fusion, Eat & Drink

Dishes priced around£10

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Reviews of Shezan (378)

Read what people think about Shezan. All restaurant reviews are written by verified Quandoo diners. Learn more about Shezan before you go by getting tips and ratings from other restaurant-goers. With real-life reviews, you can see what other diners loved about Shezan and book a table with confidence!

5.3/6

378 reviews

5.3/6

378 reviews

Food:Outstanding
Atmosphere:Pleasant
Service:Excellent
Value for money:Great value
Waiting time:Exceptionally Good
Noise levels:Pleasant
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"Excellent"
6/6
Michelle P.7 years ago · 1 review

Lovely food - very good service and a good choice of wines and beers the garlic nan bread was fresh, crisp and yummy. i totally recommend it

"Excellent"
6/6
mags B.7 years ago · 1 review

We had 2 in the party with allergy's.one of them being onions .contacted Tony and nothing was to much trouble.great service great food would highly recommend.thanks to Tony and his team 😊

"Good"
4/6
Liz C.7 years ago · 2 reviews

Decent food, poor service. It took ages to seat us though we had booked. Then the mains also took ages to arrive - the whole experience was a bit shambolic .

"Excellent"
6/6
Claire P.7 years ago · 1 review

The food was excellent, very reasonably priced. The service was great even though they were very busy. It's somewhere I would definitely recommend to my friends and family.

"Awful"
1/6
Stewart C.7 years ago · 2 reviews

The restaurant was awful we talked out. The staff did not have clue and wanted to take our order 3 times.This place is in the terminal stages of decline

"Excellent"
6/6
Nadine K.7 years ago · 1 review

Great fresh food with lots of flavour. I had the pre-theatre menu and was expecting smaller portions but was served ample portions. The service was great.

"Very good"
5/6
David D.7 years ago · 1 review

I have not been to this restaurant for a few years so too see it looking all modernized was a surprise, plenty staff all smiling good food and busy which is always a good sign enjoyed my night

"Very good"
5/6
Heather E.7 years ago · 1 review

First visit and had a great experience, great food and great staff, recommend cloth serviettes as paper is not good for such a nice place.

"Excellent"
6/6
paul w.7 years ago · 1 review

Great food & atmosphere, also there was plenty of staff on hand which is unusual in restaurants nowadays. Staff & service was excellent, will be back soon.

"Excellent"
6/6
Zubair A.7 years ago · 1 review

More nicer than expexted. The food was nicer than expected and did not experience any slight hicup. The manager is a really nice person and was very helpful

"Average"
3/6
Kelsey S.7 years ago · 2 reviews

Our experience was chaotic. I had called to change the reservation time by 30 minutes. Although I got confirmation by phone, when we arrived they had no clue. We had to wait for a table. Multiple servers were responsible for us, causing confusion. None were particularly friendly. We waited 45 minutes between our appetizer and main course. We requested drink refills three times before a server finally arrived with incorrect drinks. He seemed annoyed with us. At this point we just wanted to pay and leave, as our experience was sub-par and the music inhibited any possible conversation. No dessert for us - no thank you! Please just release us from this torture. The food was average.

"Very good"
5/6
Liz M.7 years ago · 2 reviews

well situated for pre theatre meal if going to the Playhouse although we had to ask for the pre theatre menu as it wasn't automatically given to us on arrival. Good value menu - beware of HUGE naan breads. Can't fault the meal or the quick service. Every member of staff was excellent.

"Very good"
5/6
Nikki W.7 years ago · 1 review

Nice and airy restaurant with a good atmosphere. Food was very nice and staff extremely attentive and friendly. Price wasn't too bad for a city restaurant so overall I would recommend to anyone.

"Excellent"
6/6
Sarah R.7 years ago · 4 reviews

The staff were extremely friendly, welcomed at the door and attentive throughout the entire meal. Food was fantastic, amazing flavours, good portions and all at an excellent price.

"Excellent"
6/6
Isla W.7 years ago · 1 review

Excellent food and range of dishes. We couldn't help trying everyone's at the table! Staff also friendly and attentive. A fantastic pre show treat. Also, given we had starters, mains and drinks the bill was a pleasant surprise! Would certainly go again.

"Very good"
5/6
Thomas W.7 years ago · 1 review

Ein ziemlich lautes Lokal. Auf den ersten Gang mussten wir leider vierzig Minuten warten. Der Service war sehr freundlich. Wegen der Wartezeit wurde, ohne dass wir uns beschwert haben, eine Reduktion bei der Rechnung gemacht. Das Essen war wirklich ausgezeichnet. Deshalb eine 5.

"Good"
4/6
Ian G.7 years ago · 1 review

Very nice food, manager is very pro active, only issues we had are small, none of our glasses matched, our drinks order was not correct but acted on quickly, our wine served in a ice bucket which had ice at the bottom but the bottle sticks out the top (add water and ice so the bottle settles in the Base of the ice bucket) no offer to taste wine either and no hot towel to finish the meal? All the staff are pleasant but this is a very popular place and good food at reasonable prices, just needs a bit of style

"Excellent"
6/6
Elaine J.7 years ago · 1 review

Excellent meal, good service & reasonably priced. Nice, clean decor & furnishings. We would highly recommend & will definitely be coming back again. Thanks Shezans

"Excellent"
6/6
Elizabeth f.7 years ago · 1 review

We arrived wirh reservation at 5.30pm. Although the restaurant was busy we were served almost immeduately. Food was amazing an all staff pleasant and polite. Great value for money.

"Excellent"
6/6
Lisa M.7 years ago · 1 review

Amazing food! Packed with so much flavour, felt like I was in India! Good friendly service, very efficient and quick to take orders. Did not need to wait long periods of time between courses. The only negative would be that there was only ice cream for dessert. Top notch!

"Average"
3/6
Kirstin C.7 years ago · 1 review

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.

"Excellent"
6/6
Jacqueline Q.7 years ago · 3 reviews

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!

"Very good"
5/6
Ronnie T.7 years ago · 1 review

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.

"Excellent"
6/6
andrew n.7 years ago · 1 review

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 good"
5/6
Lorraine B.7 years ago · 1 review

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.

"Very good"
5/6
Morag D.7 years ago · 2 reviews

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.

"Average"
3/6
Raja K.7 years ago · 1 review

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.

"Very good"
5/6
Stuart S.7 years ago · 2 reviews

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"
6/6
Charles H.7 years ago · 1 review

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.

"Excellent"
6/6
Kayleigh F.7 years ago · 3 reviews

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

"Excellent"
6/6
Neil M.7 years ago · 2 reviews

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

"Very good"
5/6
Tracey F.7 years ago · 2 reviews

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

"Excellent"
6/6
Lynne W.7 years ago · 1 review

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.

"Excellent"
6/6
James L.7 years ago · 1 review

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

"Good"
4/6
Louise R.7 years ago · 1 review

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.

"Very good"
5/6
Paul C.7 years ago · 1 review

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.

"Excellent"
6/6
Helen W.7 years ago · 1 review

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.

"Very good"
5/6
Neil V.7 years ago · 1 review

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.

"Excellent"
6/6
Shirley O.7 years ago · 1 review

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..

"Excellent"
6/6
Jacqueline Q.7 years ago · 3 reviews

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