This was our second visit to this restaurant, several months apart. The front of house staff recognised me as I entered and welcomed me back. The food was excellent as was the service despite being served by the new girl. She was friendly and engaged us in conversation as she served. The son of the owner as usual floated around...
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Kismot
29 St. Leonards Street, Edinburgh EH8 9QN, Scotland
0131 667 0123
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Ranked #1 of 1,352 restaurants in Edinburgh
Price range: $16 - $24
Cuisines: Indian, Bangladeshi
Restaurant details
Good for: Families with children, Romance, Large groups, Doing business, Special occasions, Entertaining clients, Dining on a budget
Dining options: Breakfast/Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Reservations, Takeout, Delivery, Late Night, Dessert
Description: Wee Family run Indian and Bangladeshi restaurant.Mum and Dad cooking with the kids at the front of house.Bring your own bottle (no corkage charge, wine and beer only)Food cooked and served with alot of love and affection.Try our mums homestyle cooking chicken and lamb on the bone (what we have for dinner at home !) Dont forget the chocolate nan bread and other dishe's only available at our place my friends ! ! ! :)Open every day 4.30pm to 11.30pm
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Went based on reviews and wasn't disappointed. Had mixed samosa - fantastic, especially the lamb. Mains of Lamb and the Daily Special (mums recipe?). Lamb was melt in mouth, and the mums special was Chicken on the bone - best ever. More like stews than the usual run of mill barbq meat n sauce you get at other curry places....
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akbar a, The not so skinny brother ! :) at Kismot, responded to this review
May 22, 2013
Hello there!
I and my wee sister remember you all! you sat in the corner table in the bigger hall.
So happy to hear you enjoyed my mum and dads cooking so much, they work tirelessly to make the best Indian/Bangladeshi food possible and I'm so pleased to hear that was what you found on your visit.
Ah the mums...
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england uk
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We wouldn't have found this gem if it hadn't been for trip advisor, It was a night for myself, my sister my daughter and uni flat mate and we weren't disappointed, Food was fantastic as was the excellent host who mAde us feel special, we will be back
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akbar a, The not so skinny brother ! :) at Kismot, responded to this review
May 22, 2013
Hello there !
You 4 crazy ladies were great fun to have round and a real pleasure to chat to as well, I remember you sat at the big table as you come into the restaurant, during the weekend.
Chuffed to bits that you enjoyed my mum and dads cooking so much and it really was fun serving you through...
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Heidelberg, Germany
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We read the good reviews from others on tripadvisor and since we love indian food we habe it a try. Friendly staff, delicious food, got a table without a reservation. Don't forget to bring your alcoholic beverages!
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akbar a, The not so skinny brother ! :) at Kismot, responded to this review
May 22, 2013
Hello there !
I remember you my friends from Germany.
Really pleased we fitted you in, glad to hear that you enjoyed my mum and dads cooking so much and found our service nice and friendly.
Yes my friend we don't sell alcohol for religious reasons but do let you bring your own bottle (wine and beer only) and seems...
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Western Ireland, Ireland
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The staff were so friendly and helpful throughout the meal! The meal was so cheap and the food was to die for! This restaurant is BYOB also which is great and there is no corkage charged! Mums curry is defo a hit as is the chocolate naan!
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akbar a, The not so skinny Brother ! :) at Kismot, responded to this review
May 21, 2013
Hello there !
Thank you so much for your kind review.
Its a really pleasure reading your review, it makes our wee family business so much more worhwhile.
Really pleased you found our food good value for money on average our spend per head is about £15, due to religious beliefs we dont sell any alchohol so its BYOB (wine...
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Montreal, Canada
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It's usually quite hard to for us to decide where to eat out-so I did the one thing that never fails, checking out Trip Advisor.
All I can say that for the price, Kismot is an excellent value for the money and truly the best service I've ever received from a restaurant in the UK (not bad, considering I've been...
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akbar a, The not so skinny Brother ! :) at Kismot, responded to this review
May 21, 2013
Hello there !
I remember you both from Cananda.
You both were a absolute pleasure to have round and just so nice to chat to.
Really pleased to you enjoyed my mum and dads cooking so much they work really hard in the kitchen to cook good food.
Chuffed to bits you found our service so nie as well, we...
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Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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We have had takeaway from this restaurant before but decided to have the full experience and sit in. We shared 2 mains between 3 of us and 2 rice and naan between 4 of us and we never managed to finish it! The food is delicious and there are plenty of interesting and unusual meals to try which will mean...
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akbar a, The not so skinny Brother ! :) at Kismot, responded to this review
May 21, 2013
Hello there !
I remember you 4, you sat next to the window, it was really nice seeing you come in.
Really pleased to hear you found my mum and dads cooking so nice and portions a good size too, they do like to make a nice poriton of curry.
Happy to hear you found our service nice too, we...
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Amstelveen, The Netherlands
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We wanted good Indian food, so we looked on TripAdvisor for the top Indian restaurants. Kismot stood out by the overwhelmingly positive comments, so we chose it. We were not disappointed - the service was very great and very personal, and the food was outstanding. Comparing it to Jamie's Italian, where we had dinner the night before, Kismot was half...
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akbar a, The not so skinny Brother ! :) at Kismot, responded to this review
May 21, 2013
Hello there !
I remember you my friend from The Netherlands.
It was really nice having you both round and Im so so pleased to read that you enjoyed my mum and dads cooking so much, they work tirelessly in the kitchen, to cook good food.
Pleased to hear you enjoyed our service so much, we just treat people the...
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After inadvertently crushing the managers own mother in the door behind me as I walked in, I was greeted with a joke or two and a warm welcome. Absolutely first class host made some great suggestions for a pair of first timers, and even made my partner something that wasn't on the menu! The quality of food was superb, and...
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akbar a, The not so skinny Brother ! :) at Kismot, responded to this review
May 19, 2013
OMG ! !
I remember you ! my mother does too !
It was some entrance to a place to eat by nearly crushing my mum as you walked in :)
It was a pleasure to have you both round and means alot to hear how you enjoyed my mum and dads cooking so much, it was a pleasure to...
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Northern Ireland
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Thanks to the other reviews we visited Kismot on Bank Holiday Monday evening, and weren't disappointed. Akbar welcomed us as his 'pals from Ireland' and was good craic and very attentive. Food was very tasty and generous portions. Our young daughter enjoyed trying all the different flavours. Hope to be back soon.
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akbar a, The not so skinny Brother ! :) at Kismot, responded to this review
May 19, 2013
Hello there !
Thank you so much for your kind review, I remember you and you lovely family.
You were all a delight to have round and a pleasure to chat too.
Really pleased to here you enjoyed my mum and dads cooking so much and found our portions a nice size too.
Hope you and your family got home...
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