Ann Purna
| Address: | 45 St Patrick Square, Edinburgh EH8 9ET | |
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| Tel | 0131 662 1807 | |
Price:
£19.50 
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Wine: £8.25 |
Champagne: £35.00 |
| Opening Hours: | Mon-Fri 12N-2pm Mon-Sun 5.30-11pm |
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Square Meal review of Ann Purna:
This family-run restaurant has been a feature of the Edinburgh scene since the early 1990s & continues to stick to its popular formula: Gujarati-influenced vegetarian cooking. Not far from the University of Edinburgh’s George Square campus (and just off busy Clerk Street), it’s popular with both academics & students, especially for its bargain business lunch. Its dining spaces are straightforward & unfussy, while the environment is homely and comfortable. The reasonably priced menu includes typical starters such as pakoras & samosas as well as patra (steamed green arvi leaves, stuffed with spiced gram flour & fried in batter) or light & piquant bhel poori with a tamarind sauce. Daal comes in assorted varieties (moong bean, white lentil, split chickpea) while the fresh, main course curries could be as simple as saag paneer (spinach with curd cheese) or a little more ambitious such as kofta malai (vegetable & ground nut ‘cutlets’ in a rich, creamy sauce).
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