The Mosque Kitchen is an institution in Edinburgh. Ask anyone who was once a student broke in this magnificent city and be able to tell that in the end, how wonderful the food is here and how reasonably priced it is.
Now, I'm sad to say it’s been a few years since I've been a student, but I still like to pay this place a visit once in a while I get the craving for curry cheap solution, but tasty.
The main mosque cuisine is on the corner of Plaza Nicolson, however this place really started to turn in the King Fahd Mosque in Potterrow. The story goes that the kitchen used to serve chicken and rice at reasonable prices to customers after Friday prayers, however after 9/11 the manager decided to open the restaurant to everyone, regardless of religious belief, to show Islam "was not terror".
The word of his tasty food and reasonable prices soon spread, and his popularity soared. It expanded to premises on the main road but you can still find the original kitchen around the corner if you want to have lunch at the mosque itself.
Normally just go to the restaurant on the corner which is still owned by the same people and serves the same delicious scran. The interior features a bright interior, but simple, and you have to go to the bar in the back for his food - no table service here. But for the price, you cannot complain.
As you go up, you will see that all the food is out and ready to go is. All you have to do is tell the server the dish you want, will slop on a paper plate for you and go. Being a creature of habit, I always go for the vegetable curry. At 3.50 pounds, it's the cheapest meal on the menu, but it's a generous portion and absolutely delicious.
Mr. Bug normally goes for chana masala (chickpea curry) but the last time we went he got the chicken curry, which he was equally tasty. It's a little more expensive, but at 4.50 pounds, is hardly going to break the bank.
So if you are in Edinburgh and a bit of a budget, then the mosque kitchen is definitely a good shout for a meal. It's a luxury experience, but the food is excellent and unlike many restaurants in Edinburgh, you will not leave with a portfolio of mourn.
Now, I'm sad to say it’s been a few years since I've been a student, but I still like to pay this place a visit once in a while I get the craving for curry cheap solution, but tasty.
The main mosque cuisine is on the corner of Plaza Nicolson, however this place really started to turn in the King Fahd Mosque in Potterrow. The story goes that the kitchen used to serve chicken and rice at reasonable prices to customers after Friday prayers, however after 9/11 the manager decided to open the restaurant to everyone, regardless of religious belief, to show Islam "was not terror".
The word of his tasty food and reasonable prices soon spread, and his popularity soared. It expanded to premises on the main road but you can still find the original kitchen around the corner if you want to have lunch at the mosque itself.
Normally just go to the restaurant on the corner which is still owned by the same people and serves the same delicious scran. The interior features a bright interior, but simple, and you have to go to the bar in the back for his food - no table service here. But for the price, you cannot complain.
As you go up, you will see that all the food is out and ready to go is. All you have to do is tell the server the dish you want, will slop on a paper plate for you and go. Being a creature of habit, I always go for the vegetable curry. At 3.50 pounds, it's the cheapest meal on the menu, but it's a generous portion and absolutely delicious.
Mr. Bug normally goes for chana masala (chickpea curry) but the last time we went he got the chicken curry, which he was equally tasty. It's a little more expensive, but at 4.50 pounds, is hardly going to break the bank.
So if you are in Edinburgh and a bit of a budget, then the mosque kitchen is definitely a good shout for a meal. It's a luxury experience, but the food is excellent and unlike many restaurants in Edinburgh, you will not leave with a portfolio of mourn.
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