Slumdog Delivered - Indian Restaurant — Restaurant in Scotland

My wife and I chose to break our fast last night at Slumdog Dalkeith, taking advantage of their Ramadan buffet for £9.99. We chose this after seeing their menu online and thought how great it was for that price point. Especially after visiting the likes of Shinwari during Ramadan for the last four years, we wanted to try something different.

The food at this establishment took us by surprise, there were plenty of veg and chicken options, however no red meat options on the menu (hence the price point) but that didn't matter to us though. The food on offer at the buffet wasn't overflowing, this was to minimise food wastage, and this was refreshing to see. It was also selectively warmed in batches i.e. the hostess regularly checked on the muslim diners and informed when the starters were ready, then we had finished she alerted the kitchen to bring out the mains and top ups were were constantly done.

The restaurant ambience was nice and peaceful, no panic and no rushing like most of the Edinburgh restaurants during iftari time. There were no queues and we felt like we had the place to ourselves. It was so nice to break our fast at a restaurant with barely any noise. All the tables were nicely prepared with the clean cutlery, plenty of dishes, dates and water. And chosen drinks arrived on plenty of time.

Starters included -

Chicken tikka Seekh kebab Papdi chaat Onion baji Chicken pakora

I tried a bit of everything and they were perfectly cooked, non greasy but delicious and flavoursome. No complaints at all.

Mains included -

Palak paneer Chicken jalfrezi Chana masala Steamed rice Garlic nan Plain nan Raita Salad Chilli sauce.

All the currys were cooked the desi way and tasted authentic, my wife even mentioned that it tasted liked home cooked food which surprising for us. Naan was fresh and fluffy, currys weren't too spicy either.

Overall I'd give this place a 8/10 just for the price point of £9.99 and the food was great quality along with the quiet ambience of the restaurant. A great experience for us dining as a couple. We were also well looked after by the hostess in a very busy restaurant, she constantly checked up on us. Service was 10/10.

The buffet is £9.99 if you pre-book, and for walk ins its £14.99 just to give you a heads up.

Well done to the staff at Slumdog...

I have just experienced the worst restaurant visit of my near 70 years. My wife is recovering from a serious life-threatening medical condition and was now able to go out for a meal. I remembered on 28 April that I had a Living Social voucher for dinner for 4 at Slumdog which was expiring on 30 April. I phoned Slumdog to explain our situation and ask if it would agree to extend the expiration by one day so that we could invite another couple who were only available on 1 May. I was assured that this was not a problem. However when we arrived we were told that we could not use the voucher and moreover there was no recollection of any such agreement! I was effectively being called a liar in front of my wife and our guests. I was seriously embarrassed. For the life of me I can’t understand why this business would treat 4 customers in this fashion. I thought the reason for such vouchers was to attract new customers who would return repeat business. If I had been told at the outset that there was no question of extending the expiration I would have accepted the situation. I might have booked a table for before the expiration date for just the 2 of us or for another foursome, or I might just have taken the loss on the nose. It makes absolutely no sense whatsoever to agree to an extension and then to renege on it on the evening. Needless to say we went and ate elsewhere and will...

2 weeks in a row we have had the buffet. Better to book table online as its only 9.99 as opposed to walk in which is 15 pounds. There is not a giant selection but more than enough. What the owner does is not put too much out and constantly tops up giving you fresh food each time. Last night the main curries were chicken karahi and chicken jalfrezi. They were amazing really tasty and nice and hot. Also theres dahl dishes, chicken pakoras, samosas,rice and my favourite chicken tikka along with other dishes but value for money and wont be beaten. Theres beautiful chocolate cake and custard although the custard needs the amount cut as it ends up with a skin on it so a suggesn to the owner maybe a bit less custard out. The staff are lovely me and my partner had a nice chat with the girl on saturday evening and she told us about the midweek deals its incredible value for money. Lagers are around 5.25 and bottle wine 15 pounds. Large jugs or water are free. Anyway another great night we had fabulous food and a...