Lancers Brasserie

5 Hamilton Place, Edinburgh, EH3 5BA

Telephone 0131 332 3444
Food served Mon–Sun noon–2.30pm, 5.30–11.30pm
Average price £8.50 (set lunch); £18 (evening meal)
Email
Website www.lancersbrasserie.co.uk

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Lancers Brasserie continues to bring Bengali-inspired North Indian cuisine to its long-established Stockbridge setting. Split across two ground floor rooms and a separate basement area for private dining, the décor is crisp and contemporary with high-backed leather chairs, white linen tables and artwork inspired by the Bengal Lancers. The à la carte menu brings together a sprinkling of classics with biryani, tandoori and the occasional fish dish supplemented by thali offerings and the extravagant 48-hour-notice kurji lamb. Starters are standard fare: samosa and puri mixing with cubes of murgh tikka chicken, lamb kebabs and crispy vegetable sabzi pakora, all asking for more of a kick from polite sauce accompaniments. Mains and sides are a mixed bag – the subtly flavoured spinach and butternut squash misti sag and aubergine laden baingan bhuna lack punch, while the splendid chingree massallam combines juicy prawns with peppers, tomatoes and squash in a deeply flavoured sauce. White uniformed waiters offer efficient service and a carefully considered wine list that provides matching suggestions for the restaurant’s more popular dishes.

High point: Well conceived interiors and wine list
Low point: Uninspired starters and subtly flavoured mains don’t quite match the setting

Number of wines sold by the glass: 2
Delivery: Free for orders over £18, otherwise £3
Private dining: Up to 15 covers
Provides: Children's portions, Children's high chairs, Wheelchair access, Free wi-fi
Music on stereo: Classical Indian music
Capacity: 110
Largest group: 50
Open since: 1985
House wine: £12.95 per bottle

Comments & ratings

2. Pavithra Sarma – 28 Apr 2010, 12:52pm Report: This is one of the worst places serving North Indian cuisine in Edinburgh. The food was quite oily and not at all authentic and the presentation even less so. We didn't relish the food at all. The delivery, however, was very prompt. We won't be ordering takeout from here again.

1. Pavithra Sarma – 28 Apr 2010, 12:50pm Report: This is one of the worst places serving North Indian cuisine in Edinburgh. The food was quite oily and not at all authentic and the presentation even less so. We didn't relish the food at all. The delivery, however, was very prompt. We won't be ordering takeout from here again.

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