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“Excellent food”
Review of Pataka

Pataka
Ranked #23 of 2,623 Restaurants in Edinburgh
Certificate of Excellence
Cuisines: Indian
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Dining options: After-hours, Breakfast, Delivery, Reservations
Description: Indian and Bengali restaurant. Opened 1991. Based on Charles Rennie MacKintosh decor. Highly recommended by many news papers and guides. Open 7 days a week 5pm to 11pm. Carry outs welcome.
Reviewed 19 September 2019 via mobile

Excellent food, absolutely recommended! Friendly staff and good prices. If you're looking for this kind of cuisine, I'd come here again.

Date of visit: September 2019
1  Thank rh0d1um
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Pataka190, Manager at Pataka, responded to this reviewResponded 21 September 2019

Thank you for your review.
Great to read that you found the food excellent, service friendly and prices good.
Hope to see you the next time you are in Edinburgh.

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Reviewed 19 September 2019 via mobile

After reading a number of excellent reviews, we got a takeaway from here to celebrate our anniversary. We ordered aubergine and fish starters, which had both gone rather soggy by the time they arrived (it wasn’t clear from the menu that they were fried, and so not really suitable for takeaway...).

The mains were slightly better - the lamb was beautifully cooked, but overall they weren’t up to the standard of other Indian meals we have ordered locally. Perfectly nice, but not spectacular. I was also particularly disappointed to get regular naan rather than the peshwari that we ordered. I don’t think we’ll bother coming back.

Date of visit: September 2019
1  Thank 951naomie
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Pataka190, Manager at Pataka, responded to this reviewResponded 19 September 2019

Thank you for your review.
Sorry that you were disappointed with the starters and that you found them soggy. Unfortunately it is what happens with some items when they are for takeaway (they steam with the heat). We have updated our carry out menu sometime ago saying the Aubergine starter is fried (we will do it with the Fish kebab on both sit in and take away menu when we get more made soon.)
Glad that you enjoyed the Lamb and found the mains nice.
Sorry you got the wrong nan.
If you had contacted us we would have sorted something out for you (if not then, at a time in the future).
Hope you do decide to give us another try.

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Reviewed 16 September 2019

After a week in beautiful Scotland, we were hankering for and Indian meal. Visited Pataka on reading other reviews. Boy, are we glad we did! We were greeted warmly, food was excellent, service was thoughtful and attentive. We would go back again.

Date of visit: September 2019
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5  Thank beezeetravelin
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Pataka190, Manager at Pataka, responded to this reviewResponded 17 September 2019

Thank you for your review.
Fantastic to read that we lived up to our reputation and that you enjoyed the food and service.
Hope to see you and your friends the next time you are in Edinburgh.

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Reviewed 16 September 2019 via mobile

We had the Non-vegetarian Dinner for Two before and loved it. We came back, the selection was different but delicious all the same. Very friendly and entertaining waiters are the icing on the cake.

Date of visit: September 2019
1  Thank 106franzb
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Pataka190, Manager at Pataka, responded to this reviewResponded 17 September 2019

Thank you for your review.
Delighted that you enjoyed the food and service on both occasions that you have visited.
Hope to see you soon.

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Reviewed 15 September 2019 via mobile

First time sitting in here as we got a takeaway before. Food was incredible, did not disappoint. Definitely our favourite Indian in Edinburgh.

Date of visit: September 2019
1  Thank Sean_Nicol
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Pataka190, Manager at Pataka, responded to this reviewResponded 17 September 2019

Thank you for your review.
Very pleased to read that you enjoyed the food and that we are your favourite Indian in Edinburgh.
Hope to see you soon.

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