About Us & other facts -
"Refreshingly different" is how our customers describe us...
Scotland has a few restaurants that specialise in south Indian cuisine. We are however the only restaurant dedicated to south Indian food in the pleasant city of Edinburgh. It is a fact that most Indian restaurants in Britain are not operated by Indians and serve mostly north Indian/Pakistani & Bangladeshi cuisine. Our goal is to bring to Scotland especially Edinburgh the glorious array of exotic south Indian cuisine.
South Indian food is one of the healthiest as it is mostly non-greasy, roasted and steamed. A large selection of popular food is vegetarian. Since the weather is hot and humid, rice is cultivated extensively and it forms an integral part of people’s diet. It is used in some form or the other – plain steamed rice with sambar, or fermented and steamed to make melt-in-the-mouth idlis (rice cakes) or made into crisp, hot dosas.
Steamed rice is normally served with sambar, rasam (a thin soup), dry and curried vegetables and a curd preparation called pachadi. Coconut is an important ingredient in all South Indian food. The South Indian dosa (rice pancakes), idli (steamed rice cakes) and vada, which is made of fermented rice and dal, are now popular throughout the country and are gaining popularity worldwide.
Tips Policy -
Every penny that is left by customers towards tips is managed and controlled by the waiting & kitchen staff. The management has no control or share in this and our customers are welcome to enquire with the waiting staff before leaving any tips.
Environment -
Recycling
We know that when it comes to chosing a restaurant, our customers would like to chose a responsible and environment aware restaurant which is not just concerned about cutting costs and making profits.
At Mezbaan we understand the implications of generating land fill waste and the impact on the environment. We have made it our goal to be a responsible business.
We currently recycle -
1. Paper
2. Juice cartons
3. Juice and beer cans
4. Glass bottles
5. Cardboard
6. Used cooking oils
Tap Water -
As part of our strategy towards a greener & cleaner environment we encourage our customers to chose tap water over bottled water. To read more about this and how you can do your bit to save the environment - Click here.
Our Suppliers - (As far as possible we chose to buy locally and support local businesses)
1. Eddie's - Fresh Fish & Seafood, Edinburgh
2. Fruit connection - fresh fruit & vegetables, Edinburgh
3. Spiceway - Spices & Cereals, Glasgow
Partners/Affiliates -
1. Tollcross Traders Association
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