V Deep

Overall disappointed with the experience. I was really looking forward to it as it is a good concept of curry and beer with a hipster atmosphere. Hard to go wrong you may think, but they did.
It started with the service. Whilst I arrived before my friends they seated me but when my friends arrived instead of seating them they led them halfway through and then just pointed which was confusing when you had to go round through the coat area to get to our table. When they asked how to get to the table they were given a short response.
Next we ordered, or tried to. We managed to order starters and were about to ask what the staff curry was then order our mains at which point our waitress walked off and started serving other tables with no explanation! We called her back and asked if we could order the rest to which we were given another short response.
When we got our food I would say it was nice but over priced, especially the starters. We ordered the mixed pakora which was meant to be 10 pakora between the 5 of us. I was disappointed with the size of them as the mushroom pakora was a single small mushroom in batter. Not worth a pound I feel. Plus we were only given 9 which is not ideal when you expect 10 and there are 5 of you sharing.
The mains again nice but small. Nothing to write home about.
When it came to paying the bill we split it with some cash and 2 cards. When asked if we wanted the card machine and said yes the waitress instead of walking back to get it leant over my pregnant friend forcing her to lean forward into the table whilst the waitress grasped for the machine. Not the done thing in my opinion. Next paying on 2 cards appeared to cause hassle for some unknown reason. Finally the waitress pointed to the cash on the silver tray and asked if that was the rest of the money to which we replied yes. She then said give me the rest of the money. No please no thank you. Normally the polite thing to do is either just take the bill or wait until customers have left to take the money.
Overall food was acceptable but over priced and service was terrible. I don’t plan to go again soon.

this was the first time I have tried the food here by takeaway delivery so I’ve not experienced the restaurant itself. My delivery was super quick and the Nann breads were the biggest I’ve ever seen!
The main meal and rice portions are a little smaller than some other Indian takeaways I’ve had before. I never managed to finish my meal so their portion size suits me fine — plenty left overs for tomorrow!

I had a voucher deal for two naan-​wiches and two craft beers or lassis, so I came for lunch with the lovely Anita A. We both chose the pulled pork vindaloo and it was the spiciest sandwich I’ve ever had in my life! It was packed with whole peppercorns and chillies too! It was so uncomfortable with my nose running and mouth on fire (and I was even sweating!) that we had to get yogurt to beat the fire. Tone down the spice so it’s enjoyable, V Deep!

Fancy a curry and beer? V deep will have you knee deep and head over heels for their delicious twist on Indian food! Communal style dining decorated in funky street art — this wee place is different and cool:) Saturday evening was bustling with a mixed bag of trendies and middle aged couplings, staff were busy but efficient and able to give good recommendations on menu choices. We ordered 4 dishes between 2… The mixed pakora was amazing and included haggis, cheesy pea bites and pork and apple. Pig cheek vindaloo was aromatic and super spicy… in fact hot enough to make your eyes water! The spice was balanced nicely with a glass of Riesling or one of the craft beers on tap. I tried a flight of 3 for only £6 which I thought was great value. We also had accompaniments of fluffy white rice and a nan bread which was easily bigger than my leg! Trendy and tasty little place in Leith needs a few tweaks like losing the TV screen (no one was watching) but overall it’s right up my street.

Only popped in for a drink but just thought this place to have a really good ambience. Plenty smiling faces tucking into food with the most delicious aromas… I will with no doubt return to sample this food quite soon.

Bit of a mixed bag, this one. In truth I was never really a fan of the Vintage (just another bar the hipsters told us was cool in my opinion), so I held no grudges ahead of my visit to V-​Deep. I and few friends have a curry club — V-​Deep does curry. No brainer.
I like what they’ve done with the place. Not what I expected at all, very pop art and graffiti-​inspired. I particularly liked the design of the tables with their comic book pages or their layers of seeds and spices beneath panes of Plexiglas.
Menu’s interesting but pretty small, with the shellfish and the staff curry the only dishes changing daily to add further variety. In truth, there were four of us, we ordered two dishes each, and in doing so tried everything on the menu that piqued our interest. If repeat visits were to be had, it would have to be down to the quality of the food and not the food we didn’t get to taste…
The Highs:
— Haggis Pakora on Tamarind Sauce
— Mutton Achari
— Butter Chicken
— Kerelan Rainbow Trout
— Bhuna Beef (the highlight!)
— Good staff, laid back but knowledgeable and forward-​thinking. Case in point: when we arrived the waitress advised that they were out of Coconut Pork Pakora and also the Pork Cheek Vindaloo. Two dishes I had earmarked ahead of our visit. Gutted. The latter had been replaced by a pork belly dish so I instead ordered that, however when the dishes came the girl advised that thet in fact DID have pork cheeks and so she ordered that for me instead… some might find that presumptuous, but I made a show of my disappointment so on this occasion it was a great call.
The Lows:
— The Pork Cheek Vindaloo was star anise-​heavy and, as a result, not very nice!!! (sad face)
— It also burnt the roof of my mouth off. I like a hot curry but I don’t expect it to do that to me.
— Venison Korma meatballs were tough and dry and the sauce was too thick to mop up with the naans.
— The naans were over-​cooked, dry and brittle.
— All dishes seemed to be £1 — £1.50 too expensive. I’ve no idea how successful these guys are on the weekends, but Tuesday night saw three tables of 4 – 6 people. If they’re struggling in any way, they might want to revise their pricing structure.
The Middles:
— Kohli Fried Chicken was middle of the road and also a bit dry.
— The Bubble & Sikh was nice, verging on unremarkable.
Overall, like I say, it’s a bit middle of the road. Unlike the other reviewers, I would say the dishes had flavour, with the Venison and the Fried Chicken the only bland exceptions. Unfortunately for me, not all of them were good flavours.
The Bhuna Beef and the Rainbow Trout are must-​haves on a menu of predominantly average dishes. Worth a look if you haven’t been before, but I doubt I’d be back for my curry fix.

I’m really surprised that this hasn’t had more reviews by now.
TL;DR — lovely food, but small portions for £6.75. I’ve a good appetite so sometimes it’s me just being Forever Hungry, but I’ve read a few reviews put that as their only/​main criticism.
About a month ago I read on Twitter they were going to be doing a Vegan Night, then after a couple of weeks of not hearing anything — and having kept the date free and being a bit concerned I wouldn’t be able to rally a group of available vegan friends to come with me for a meetup — I got in touch with them and it was still going ahead, and I had a great chat with them about possible menu options.
At three days notice of the event being announced publicly, with no menu and no price guide yet available, I was glad to entice 6 ‘did someone say vegan naan?’ vegans to come along for dinner with me to try out their Vegan Day. The restaurant devised a completely vegan menu, locked away all their non-​vegan foods so the kitchen was completely meat/​dairy/​egg cross-​contamination free, and I was delighted to see the restaurant really busy when I arrived. There was also a list prepared of vegan-​friendly beers and wines.
There was a good range of sides including apple chutney, coconut rice, chapatti, and a specially made egg and dairy free naan. It was massive! It was priced at £3.50 and definitely big enough to share, and I love naan almost as much as I love chips, so that’s saying a lot from me. I don’t like that way a naan often gets as it cools and goes crispy, so next time to keep it doughy for as long as possible I’m going see if I can ask for it ‘medium rare’, haha!
On recommendation from the manager I opted for the creamy stuffed aubergine — which were delicious — and the chill tofu fry, which I also loved. I also tried the onion pakode (like pakora), chickpea massala, the veggie haggis samosas, and the coconut rice. There were several ‘mains’ which I didn’t try, e.g., a potato curry, and I think there was a cauliflower dish, too.
I was very, very impressed with the selection of dishes, the quick turnaround time it appears to have taken to put everything together, and that someone just got the idea of trying out a vegan event and running with it and seeing how it went. It is far, far more than most other restaurants do (though I am pleased each day with the more labelled/​advertised vegan options places are providing). My only qualm was the size of portions, but it is clear from their website that their mains are sharing plates, and this size/​price structure is their set style. I would definitely go back, but be filling up on carbs wiith the rice and naan! (This my technique in Japanese places when sushi just doesn’t cut it for my appetite and I need noodles.)
The dessert, well, it was originally going to be a jalabi (a deep fried floury pretzel) with coconut sorbet, but I believe the sorbet was pulled at the last minute because of a query on a non-​vegan ingredient. Fair enough. Instead, the jalabi came on top of a ramekin of rhubarb. Opinions in our group were mixed — I am not a big fan of rhubarb and for me it was a bit more tart than what I would like from a dessert. If it had been a giant jalabi with a rhubarb glaze, or jalabi doughnuts with a rhubarb dip, I would probably have enjoyed it a lot more. However, others really enjoyed it.
I also liked the music grooves they had on when I arrived (though it seemed to dip in pace and volume by the time we left).
I am guessing there was a bit of experimenting to come up with things not normally on the menu, and to make a full menu of vegan dishes when some places will just whip out a fruit salad and some tomato pasta (if you’re lucky) is really going the extra mile. My worry with specific vegan nights in particular is whether they can sustain, but they have regular vegan customers anyway, so to have a night where there are so many more options would be worth diarising. The next one is 29^th June, I hope to make it!
P. S. Great handdrier. :) A ‘velocity’ rather than a Dyson this time.

I want to like this place. It’s on my doorstep and as I like the concept it has a good impression written all over it. But sadly it hasn’t lived up to my expectations. Biggest gripe is the prices v portion. Too expensive. What we got was tapas for the price of a decent starter. This meant that for a party of 6 including small bowls of rice and naans, Drinks and water we paid around £20. Each.
Second gripe is spice, heat experience. There was none. It was explained by the waitress that the spice level is authentic. The vindaloo is possibility the biggest let down. Gripe 3: music. This was loud, louder than you’d want for a sharing and convo experience.
So in all I will have to mark it down and probably won’t make a return visit.

Loads of hype, sadly not met at all. An initial sense of excitement quickly dissipated into rapid disappointment,
Every dish was bland, tasteless, nowhere near as good as menu made them sound. On the chicken legs (KFC on the menu) was dry coconut flakes, somehow made green and having NO flavour — TWO members of staff confirmed to me that that was the promised chutney. That is not a chutney. Dry dry dry. Caulifower cheese did not contain cheese, just milk and cauliflower. and not nuch of it. The naan was basically a massive bit of bread, toasted to hell on the top, raw in the middle and cold on the bottom. Not like any naan I’ve ever had before. Its only redeeming feature was the butter swimming around the groove on top of it — everything else dipped into said pool was enhanced by it. But you couldn’t eat the naan…
The service was dreadful — person in charge sat at bar with an ipad. Waiter on first shift had no info and no assistance from manager at all. I was obviously dissatisfied and no effort was made at all to find out why or compensate. To offer no personality in a place so colourful is quite an acheivement.
The wine was good.
Worst of all — I had 2 extremely small dishes and a rubbish naan on my bill, with a glass of wine. £38.90 for a person alone in a ‘tapas’ place. Total rip-​off. I won’t be back and I don’t think I’m alone. If only the chef tasted things he sent out and realised flavour was missing… big fat shame all round

What can I say? After all the promotion and build up I was really looking forward to this place but what a major disappointment. Table booked for 8, not seated until half past. No service until 9, no food until half 9. Poor service, tiny portions, over priced. Look beyond the adidas ‘uniforms’ and hipster charm. The place looks cool, but don’t believe the hype, it’s not worth it.