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Edinburgh vegetarian restaurant. Specializes in vegetarian Southern Indian cooking. Has brown rice. Local orthodox Rabbi approved. SHUT DOWN, SEPT 2013 CHANGED TO BINDI.

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12 Reviews

First Review by KelseyApple

Avatar Stevie

Stevie

Points +11765

Vegan
30 Mar 2013

Annapurna, Edinburgh

When I ate here it was a perfectly pleasant experience. The food was fine, the waiting staff were happy to help me along with what was vegan on the menu and it wasn't overly expensive. I thik it was a Sunday when I was there and it was very quiet so of course there was no problem getting prompt waiting staff service. Its not too far out the city centre either.

As others have said it is close to Kalpna on the other side of the street allowing you take a look at the menu in both and then decide which you prefer. Both are great in my view.

Pros: Vegan veggie friendly, Tasty food

Avatar KateE

KateE

Points +32

Vegan
04 Sep 2012

holiday

I visited this restaurant whilst on holiday in Edinburgh for a few days. The food was excellent, and the staff knowledgable and very friendly. The bill however was somewhat higher than anticipated

Pros: Excellent Food, Friendly, knowledgable staff, generous portions

Cons: More expensive than advertised on menu o

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Vegantravels

Points +48

Vegan
25 Aug 2012

superb

Have eaten here many times including today. Really deserves a 5 star rating for food and service every time. Easily equal to Kapla which is also good. Give both an equal try as food is excellent

Pros: staff, food, great vegan choice

Cons: none

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cowrenn

Points +111

Vegan
05 Jun 2012

Expensive and Ask CAREFULLY about Vegan Items

We went in for the lunch special--which was supposed to be 5 pounds per person, but it turned out to be twice that. Also, we were explicitly told that many items were vegan, but when we asked other waiters, we were told differently. The two of us each got a lunch special and 2 beers a piece and it ended up being over 30 pounds. Way too expensive for lunch. The food was very good, though.

Pros: Excellent food, Location

Cons: Misleading price, Unclear about veganism

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hokusai77

Points +13599

Vegan
18 Jan 2012

A taste of Southern India

Ann Purna is an Indian restaurant serving real Gujarati vegetarian food. Staff were very friendly and welcoming, and they put us at ease and satisfied all our requests. Specify that you are vegan, and they will replace ghee with oil in preparing your food.
To taste a sample of their offer, it is possible to order a thali (portions are good sized), with brown basmati rice and a selection of Indian breads.

Pros: friendly staff , good value , good food

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craigmc

Points +36453

Vegan
30 Oct 2011

tasty tasty

over the road from kalpna, but more traditional food.
Good selection of food, with nice owners. Much more of the curry based food we are used to in indian cuisine. However, you could tell the vegetable were cooked in the sauce, rather than just added, flavour flavour flavour! Now run by the previous owners nephew, he has introduced a lunch buffet. The food has improved since he took over and is very good. Has started to use meal websites to offer deals, I recently had a two mains and two starter deal, with a glass of wine. It was £30 for two people, however rice and breads are too expensive. Overall a god option.

Pros: tasty, good location, nice staff

Cons: Expensive add one

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ahuyton

Points +52

Vegan
22 Aug 2011

Pleasant food, pushy staff

A good menu, and the food was very nice. The waiter was very pushy, trying to get us to order more food. They understood gluten-free issues, whuch was nice. Some issues over the bill but they were sorted out without difficulty. Overall, nice if not perfect.

Pros: Menu, Gluten free

Cons: Over selling

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plonitalmoni

Points +133

Mostly Veg
10 Jul 2011

Decent food, inexperienced waiter

Both items that we ordered were decent, but it was a bit awkward that the waiter seemed to be trying to push us to order more and seemed disappointed when we didn't (we had said that we were in a hurry). The ambiance was fair- not dirty but not carefully looked after.

Pros: tasty food, approved by local rabbi

Cons: inexperienced staff, ambiance

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mrukz

Points +58

Vegetarian
05 Sep 2009

Good food, only OK atmosphere and service

The food was good, but the atmosphere and service were only OK. Ordering was not flowing smoothly, and the place did not look as good as Kalpna on the other side of the street.

Pros: Food

Cons: Service, Atmosphere

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+++VeGaNiSaToR+++

Points +1004

Vegan
23 Aug 2009

my favorite in Europe

I live in France and I'll return to Scotland just for this restaurant!
The thali was sublime and also the dessert,goulab Jamun.
I'm Vegan, as there was no symbol on the map to differentiate, I asked the lady and she tolds me I could choose what I wanted, they could decline all vegan.
I hope she has not lied, which is often in Indian restaurants in France.

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proudveggie

Points +21

Vegetarian
28 Jun 2009

Good and tasty Indian food

Conveniently located just ahead of the North Bridge. Food tasted very delicious and very Indian. Slightly expensive but that's worth the food being served.

Pros: good staff, location, excellent food

Cons: slightly expensive

Avatar KelseyApple

KelseyApple

Points +89

Vegan
28 Dec 2006

food good but honesty an issue

The food here was very good and the prices fair. We left the restaurant at closing time (we were the last to leave) and I realized shortly after that I had forgotten my camera and lonely planet at our table. When I called they said that they had found nothing even though it was not possible for that to have been the case. As a matter of principle, I wouldn't go back.

Pros: good food

Cons: dishonest

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