Passorn

Great food. We have been several times for dinner and I have also been once for lunch. The food has been really delicious every time. It is always fresh and tangy and the sauces are light and fresh. The vegetarian Pad Thai with Tofu is wonderful and chewy - I get cravings for it over and above almost anything else. I love it. The only very slight negative is that the lady owner can sometimes seem a bit stressed and terse, but I suppose that is what happens when you have a very busy restaurant and are aiming for perfection each time.

I agree whole-heartedly with the other reviewers about the service, atmosphere and taste of the food at Passorn. It has an upscale, attentive atmosphere. The food was presented beautifully and had great flavor.

So, the reason I gave it 3 stars...
The food was not worth the price. I ordered one of the curry dishes, Kaeng Phed Ped Yang, listed to contain cherry tomatoes (plural), duck, peppers, and grapes. My husband ordered the crispy monkfish Pad Cha that included aubergine. The curry dish contained mostly curry sauce...there was ONE cherry tomato, 3 grapes, 6 small pieces of duck meat, and a few sweet pepper slices in the entire dish. The rice was an extra 3 pounds and was a tiny portion as well. Honestly, rice is very inexpensive, so why do they charge so much for it? This was particularly displeasing when the main dish was mostly broth/sauce (and not a soup)...the rice should have been included. When the meal cost £13.50, I expected more content to it. My husband's monkfish dish was similarly sparse in aubergine (there may have been half of a Thai baby eggplant--which are quite small to begin with) and cost almost £16.

If you do not mind paying for it...the place is very nice, but I honestly would not recommend it for the price. I have been to several Thai restaurants of similar food quality for nearly half the price.

For a 'fancy' night out, the atmosphere and service was a large portion of what we likely paid for. They took jackets as we entered, were very attentive, and even had lemongrass-scented warm towels to wipe our hands at the end of the main dish, presented on a plate with a rose.

My husband and I ate at Passorn on Saturday evening. We had a delicious meal, in lovely surroundings. The restaurant is relatively small, but tables are well spaced and the decor pleasantly neutral and stylish, with dark wood tables, light walls and black and white photos on the walls.

The service is friendly, attentive and helpful (my husband is always keen to ask for recommendations and the waiter was happy to oblige - and didn't simply pick the most expensive item on the menu, which many do).

I had the Miang - Yum Pla (sea bass and mango salad) to start, which was delicious, with a spicy flavoursone kick; my husband had the spicy pork special, another fantastic starter, albeit not for the faint hearted! For main course, I had the duck red curry, which was fragrant and creamy, without being cloying and heavy as can sometimes be the case. My husband was on for a winner with the Pla Samun Pri, monkfish with turmeric and coconut sauce - simply divine. We then also had desserts, a rarity when we eat Asian food, and we were not disappointed. There is an emphasis on ice creams and rice based dishes. I had the mango with coconut rice, my husband had the black tower. Both were delicious, light, with very well balanced flavours.

In short, I can heartily recommend this place, certainly one of the best Thai meals I have eaten in quite some time.

Went for my mother's birthday and it was an excellent evening. My mum doesnt drink alcohol so phoned in advanced to ask if I could bring in a couple cans of her favourite soft drink. No problem! From the moment we walked in we were constantly well looked after by the attentive waiting staff. The decor was fresh and had a feeling of fine dining. The food was well presented and every dish was individually outstanding! There was seven of us and I tried them all and wanted them all!
Would definetly go back!

We were lucky enough to discover the delectable Passorn one lunch time as walked past. The 7.95, 3 course lunch deal caught our eye (and my love of Thai enticed us through the doors.)

From the moment you step into the small, modernly decorated restaurant, the attention is on you as the customer. Staff are happy to find a table for you most days without a booking, and the service is impeccable, down to the fine details like hanging up your jacket and remembering which one is yours at the end of the night.

Now the service may be something to rave about (particularly in Edinburgh where many establishments have little to no customer service skills at all), but the food is simply AMAZING.

Since moving to Edinburgh six weeks ago, we've become regulars, and also got friends hooked!

The Keang Penang (red curry) is simply astonishing, I have no idea how they can get so many complex flavours to shine through a simple curry dish.

The description of the thai beef salad on the menu has you salivating before you've even seen it, and when it arrives, be sure you won't be disappointed, in fact I'm tempted to lick the plate every single time.

My boyfriend says the Tom Yum soup is the best he's ever had (even compared to Tom Yum's consumed in Thailand!)

It may be tucked away in Brougham Street but it's more than worth the visit.

I was reluctant to write a review for fear this place will become so popular I'll no longer be able to get a table, but it's so good other Thai lovers deserve to know about it!

I can't fault Passorn. Since discovering it only a month ago, I've been back several times and introduced friends to it, and the experience has been consistently superb.

The service is friendly and attentive, the atmosphere is elegant yet relaxed, and the food is delicate, well-executed and full of flavour. I keep thinking about the kaeng massamum with lamb shanks with the lamb falling of the bone at the pierce of the fork, but the fact is that everything I've had on the menu has been of an excellent standard, and great value for the price.

The location of Passorn is slightly tucked away, but it's definitely worth a trip up Brougham St even if you don't live nearby.