Street Box — Restaurant in City of Edinburgh

Plenty of choice for vegetarians: many of their soups and mains have an options menu where you can order tofu and veg rather than meat. Portions are very generous and reasonably priced. Unlike many other Thai restaurants/takeaways in Edinburgh, none of the food I ordered was oily, bland, too hot, too salty, cloyingly sweet, etc. The Pad Thai had just enough tamarind without it being the only flavour. I asked for extra crushed peanuts, and got them. I asked for my tempura order to have no butternut squash or sweet potato, and what I received was a HUGE number of lovely, small pieces of onion, broccoli, cauliflower, and green beans in a nice very light batter. The yellow curry was the best Thai curry I've ever had: rich, mellow, and the perfect texture. It was ready in around 20...

This is a great option for a take away (there is some seating but it is limited by the footprint of the shop -only 3 tables). Previously, there were more vegetarian and even some vegan options but they changed the recipes and now most dishes include fish sauce. They have updated the menu to clearly indicate this, but I miss the Pad Thai 😭. There's still some choice, but a much smaller selection. Thai tea is still on the menu, but hasn't been available anytime I've come. That said, the food I can eat is delicious. The portions are reasonable and the prices are fair - especially compared to other options in the area. I would still recommend this over a chain like...

Cancelled delivery after a 2 hour wait. Was told after an hour and a half that it "was on it's way". I don't really want to pay restaurant prices for something that's been in a car for half an hour. The website gave a delivery time, which was comprehensively missed, but luckily they can't take payment on the website, so cancelling the order was free and easy. Delivery driver finally arrived as I was on my way out to the supermarket to buy a replacement and told me "it wasn't the first time" and that they "needed more guys on". Be prepared to wait much longer than anticipated for what can only...