Mumbai Mansion (West End)

• Last Sunday evening we rounded off the weekend in style with a trip to The Mumbai Mansion on Morrison Street
• Living up to that standard is no easy task
• Unless of course you are the team behind Mithas
• The idea behind The Mumbai Mansion is similar to Mithas
• To change the way Indian cooking is perceived and offer quality modern Indian cuisine
• The menu at The Mumbai Mansion is not your standard Indian fare
• They are still cooked with the same range of spices and sauces which provides a unique take on the dish
• I ended up going for the Scallops and Mussels to start which was served with a Nilghiri sauce
• The scallops were substantial and cooked perfectly as were the mussels
• The Nilghiri sauce was light and tasty and went very well with the scallops and mussels
• It was also served with a garlic flatbread which was perfect for soaking up the sauce
• The Venison again was cooked really well
• Great texture and taste along with the honey and pineapple marinade
• The main course I was torn between the lamb and the monkfish however Merwyn highly recommended the whole leg of lamb so I went with that
• It was served already cut from the bone but was placed back around the bone for serving
• The lamb is cooked in the tandoor and came with a tomato and onion based sauce
• The butter chicken whilst not quite on a par with the lamb was also very tasty
• A lovely creamy sauce with well cooked chicken and again a good sized portion
• The saffron pilau rice was nice and light and not too overpowering and the tandoori roti light and tasty
• I went for the Callebaut Hot Chocolate Mousse with fresh orange and ginger ice cream and Miss Edinburger went for the Sticky Toffee Pudding with toffee sauce
• T really something we would usually do in an Indian Restaurant so the dessert menu on offer was just another bonus
• The chocolate mouse was very rich (just how i like my desserts) and the fresh tangy taste of the orange with the ginger ice cream went perfectly
• The sticky toffee pudding was also very tasty and moist just as a sticky toffee pudding should be
• The voucher deal was for the business lunch plus some ice cream
• I also ordered a mango lassi as it was a sunny day and thought it would match my mood
• The chap that runs the place was the having none of that
• Turns out seafood is a speciality of the place and it's really the thing to eat here
• The only downside is that you can't be lazy when ordering
• Ll find that the menu is completely different now that it has the Mithas touch (did you see what I did there
• The full belly induced yawns are usually kicking in just as the main course arrives
• It had been a long and tiring day so I was in need of a good feed and a comparatively early night so I headed to Mumbai Mansion
• This was far from my first visit since the place changed hands and moved in a different direction in 2015 and I was a little surprised to note that I hadn&rsquo
• Mumbai mansion is definitely the best indian restaurant in Edinburgh
• Each of the items was spot on just the right amount of spices without being oily
• The tarka dal was as good as it gets
• Everything else we ordered was a waste of money
• The paneer was hard and not at all cooked
• The ambiance was supposed to show the rich heritage of India and I was surprised to see that the map of India itself was made incorrect

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