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The Mosque Kitchen Review | Vegan Edinburgh
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The Mosque Kitchen has been one of my favourite foodie haunts in Edinburgh for a long time – even before I became vegan.
With gorgeous curries served in big hearty portions for less than a fiver a pop, this is a brilliant place to get a satisfying meal on the cheap.
These include: Unfortunately the bread is still made with butter, so not safe for vegans, but if you’re like me a curry with rice will be plenty for a satisfying meal.
Mr B likes the chana masala because it’s full of protein and a really satisfying meal, but I prefer the mixed veg curry as the sauce is a bit more to my taste.
With those prices, you can’t beat the Mosque Kitchen for a satisfying meal.
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Image caption Mosque Kitchen was set up after 9/11 to show people that Islam is not about terror A Scottish curry restaurant, set up in the aftermath of 9/11, is still proving popular among locals more than a decade after the US tragedy.
The Mosque Kitchen in Edinburgh, which used to cater just for its congregation when it first began in the 80s, opened its doors to non-Muslims following the attack on the World Trade Center's twin towers in New York in 2001.
Image caption The mosque kitchen has become a "popular local curry house" He says "at first people were a bit scared and hesitant but it didn't take long for it to become a popular local curry house".
Image caption The Mosque Kitchen is closed for Friday prayers Paper PlatesThe Mosque Kitchen lays out its curries buffet-style and invites customers to come and choose what they want to eat.
The idea of a restaurant attached to the local mosque has proved so popular that the owners have now had requests from around the world, including China and Japan, to set up a similar a concept but so far the Mosque Kitchen remains one of its kind.
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Without delving too deeply into some slightly murky internecine politics, we can report that once again there's curry being served in the courtyard beside Edinburgh's Central Mosque.
Previous occupants 'Mosque Kitchen' established a new restaurant under that name earlier in 2012 in nearby Nicolson Square; now the 'Original Mosque Kitchen' – a separate enterprise – is serving a familiar buffet array of lamb, chicken and veggie curries from back-door premises that have seen a mild cosmetic upgrade.
You still have to eat outside – though a rough-and-ready dining room is available for adverse outdoor conditions, portions are belly-busting, prices are pinched, plates are paper and cutlery still plastic.
Debates over its actual ‘Originality’ rage on, with the (unconnected) Mosque Kitchen over the road claiming copyright, but the Original Mosque Kitchen remains a popular spot, still resolutely lo-fi, ladling curries from school dinner drums on to paper plates.
Firstly, it’s very cheap and the servings are plentiful.
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Unassuming decor provides a pleasantly effortless atmosphere, which allows the food to take precedence but unsurprisingly, renders Nile Valley an unsuitable venue for a fancy soirée.
Edinburgh is a city with it’s proverbial finger glued firmly to the pulse of modern food trends and it could be argued that the roast hog had his day several years ago.
Bold, colourful art hangs from the walls and the bar itself is no less aesthetically pleasing – stocked with a strong variety of local and imported craft beers and spirits, served with panache.
A jack of all trades, it might be the most pleasant bar in Edinburgh to watch sports.
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Spreading over two premises, 31-33 Nicolson and 50 Potterrow st, it's a centrally located quick fix for an empty stomach.
There's a very simple Indian menu of a few curries (chicken, lamb or veggie) with rice, seekh kebabs and naan, and basic sides like samosas and pakora.
The staff is happy to explain the menu, and there's free wifi, too!
The meals are humongous and start from just £3, with your average chicken curry costing just £4.
Drop in at the fancier branch on Nicolson street or explore behind the mosque itself for a more basic (but around a pound cheaper) "Original" version of the Kitchen.
The Mosque Kitchen | Restaurants in Old Town, Edinburgh
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Quick, cheap and tasty – if you’re after affordable curry without the wait, then this no-frills canteen-style Indian restaurant will hit the spot A full belly, and change from a fiver.
The owners aren’t angling for anything more ambitious than filling up their customers with cheap and tasty Indian food – and the curry is good, so, as mission statements go, they deliver.
While we’re on the subject of clarity, this particular Mosque Kitchen is not to be confused with The Original Mosque Kitchen, which is about two minutes’ walk away, on Potterrow.
For the full story behind the two restaurants, and which in fact was the ‘original’ mosque kitchen, it’s probably best to consult the internet, where the controversies and confusions seethe on.
For simplicity’s sake, The Mosque Kitchen first began in the ’80s, and was originally a pit stop for Muslim congregations after prayers, where it served up rice and curry for £2.