Fish out of water Posted April 30, 2010 Report Share Posted April 30, 2010 Coming up the road in a couple of weeks and would ideally like to take the parentals out for a bit of dinner.Any recommendations?Probably in the realm of Indian or Chinese food I reckon. I was in a place halfway down Crown Street not long ago where the curry was grand but I'd like to try somewhere else.Cheers in advance peoples. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonner Posted April 30, 2010 Report Share Posted April 30, 2010 Saigon Vietnamese Cuisine - HomepageJust wow.Vietnamese place, fantastic food. Roughtly a tenner a dish, but for 18.20 its all you can eat. Not a buffet, everythings cooked as and when you want it. We were there (6 of us) had 5-6 dishes each and drinks and that was a mere 180.Do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted April 30, 2010 Report Share Posted April 30, 2010 Saigon's great.If you want a really, really good chinese then you won't get much better than Royal China on Holburn Street. For Indian then Light Of Bengal is superb, Cinnamon is also top notch and a bit different from normal curry houses (if you choose this option go for the specialties not the familiar classics on the menu). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christy Posted April 30, 2010 Report Share Posted April 30, 2010 Chinese - The ManchurianIndian - The ShahbaazItalian - Ciao Napoli or Rustico Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Cynic Posted April 30, 2010 Report Share Posted April 30, 2010 If you're OK for cash then Yat Tai is great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jf9tp2wd40 Posted April 30, 2010 Report Share Posted April 30, 2010 If you're OK for cash then Yat Tai is great.Their lunches are pretty affordable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Cynic Posted April 30, 2010 Report Share Posted April 30, 2010 Yep....it was a lunch I had at their old place....a great experience, although I assumed the wasabi sauce stuff was a mayonnaise, and had a big dollop!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jf9tp2wd40 Posted April 30, 2010 Report Share Posted April 30, 2010 Yep....it was a lunch I had at their old place....a great experience, although I assumed the wasabi sauce stuff was a mayonnaise, and had a big dollop!!!!BIG mistake! their wassabi is rather brutal! One of their waiters is friends with my manager, last night he was talking about the sashimi they have on the menu just now, i was almost drooling! Think i'll pop in before work tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tam o' Shantie Posted April 30, 2010 Report Share Posted April 30, 2010 chinese - sam's on king street (best in town for me so far)indian - light of bengaljapanese - yatai or yorokobi by cj (new restaurant opened by the guy who ran the sushi stall in the indoor market) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teabags Posted April 30, 2010 Report Share Posted April 30, 2010 Something different, Goulash on the Adelphi. Hungarian, nice wee restaurant, guy that runs the place is a legend. Fucking love that place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jf9tp2wd40 Posted April 30, 2010 Report Share Posted April 30, 2010 Something different, Goulash on the Adelphi. Hungarian, nice wee restaurant, guy that runs the place is a legend. Fucking love that place.Do you know if it is still the same guy who ran the goulash when it was in auchmacoy out near ellon, if so it was fantastic back then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsby Posted April 30, 2010 Report Share Posted April 30, 2010 Chinese:Indian:Turkish: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kiosque Posted April 30, 2010 Report Share Posted April 30, 2010 yorokobi by cj (new restaurant opened by the guy who ran the sushi stall in the indoor market)Has anyone been here yet? His stuff in the market was ace, would rather support him than Yo Sushi any day too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teabags Posted April 30, 2010 Report Share Posted April 30, 2010 Do you know if it is still the same guy who ran the goulash when it was in auchmacoy out near ellon, if so it was fantastic back then!Pretty sure it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Stu Posted April 30, 2010 Report Share Posted April 30, 2010 I also rate Saigon. Vietnamese is the best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish out of water Posted April 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2010 Should have known better than to read this thread when hungry. Feckin' salivating now.Saigon is definitely the front-runner. Fancy me some Viet-Cuisine.Cheers for the responses! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest droid Posted April 30, 2010 Report Share Posted April 30, 2010 Bhan Thai on Rose Street. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teabags Posted April 30, 2010 Report Share Posted April 30, 2010 Yeah, and ban Americans on Powis Terrace as well!I'll get my coat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossP Posted April 30, 2010 Report Share Posted April 30, 2010 Saigon is fantastic... but bring a jacket because it's always freezing if you are sat near one of their draughty windows. The music is also incredible. It was like reliving my 1980/90s ice discos all over again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balvack Posted May 3, 2010 Report Share Posted May 3, 2010 Has anyone been here yet? His stuff in the market was ace, would rather support him than Yo Sushi any day too...Had lunch there today with Mr B. Very tasty and much nicer to have the Korean beef (bulgoki?) served on a sizzle plate rather than the polystyrene take-away boxes of the market days... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
girl anachronism Posted May 3, 2010 Report Share Posted May 3, 2010 I used to really like the Braided Fig, anyone know if it's still there/any good? Coming up next weekend so fancy eating out. Used to quite enjoy the Meze platters at Moonfish too. Also curious to try Chef Jang, any idea what his opening hours are? I see the website isn't up and running yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Motleyal Posted May 3, 2010 Report Share Posted May 3, 2010 Chinese - The ManchurianIndian - The ShahbaazItalian - Ciao Napoli or RusticoCan't argue with the above choices.The manchurian on causewayend is excellent. My wife and i used to go there a lot when we lived off george street. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted May 3, 2010 Report Share Posted May 3, 2010 I used to really like the Braided Fig, anyone know if it's still there/any good? Coming up next weekend so fancy eating out. Used to quite enjoy the Meze platters at Moonfish too. Also curious to try Chef Jang, any idea what his opening hours are? I see the website isn't up and running yet.Braided Fig is still good, was there not long ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonz Posted May 4, 2010 Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 Braided Fig is still good, was there not long ago.I'll second the Braided Fig, was there for lunch recently and it was brilliant. Watch out if you decide to leave a tip though, they automatically add a service charge to the bill anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Von Mondragon Posted May 4, 2010 Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 La Stella made The List list of outside Glasgow/Edinburgh best places this year. It was good, as far back as 2004. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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