Itihaas Indian Restaurant

The restaurant itself is what I would call "Manhattan modern." It has full windows, floor to ceiling windows that look out on the main street, and sparkling LED lighting. There are white cloth tablecloths and the waiters are dressed somewhat formally.

We were greeted and shown to our table. Our waiter came over immediately to take our drink order. We each ordered Kingfisher beers and they had that one on draft.

The menu is multiple pages and very extensive. We ordered a lamb dish and a vegetarian dish. The food came in about 15 minutes. They used a hot plate to keep the main dishes warm. We both thought the lamb dish was excellent. However, my wife did not care for the vegetarian dish (I liked it).

Overall, we had a good meal here and a good night out. However, we eat a lot of Indian food and my wife cooks great Indian food (she is Dutch not. Indian). This meal did not 'wow' us like the meals at some other Indian restaurants. We would definitely consider going back to this restaurant.

Let's be clear, I am no great fan of Indian food. My curry preferences are much more Thai style than than Indian, or UK types. With all that said, Itihaas is outstanding and offers wonderful dishes that can satisfy both the curry lover and the curry "blah" guy like me, all wrapped in a package and bow of quality staff and very nice settings. I am impressed!

I really enjoyed my Saktora Lamb and Bhindi along with very good Naan. The lamb was tender and full of flavor, the okra cooked to perfect texture and taste. Being no expert on Indian cuisine I cannot vouch for authenticity, but I certainly would very much recommend Itihaas for a good meal at a nice table!

This hit all the right buttons for me -- sweet naan was lightly, not leadenly sweet & almondy; you could finally really taste saffron in the rice; the chicken in the tikka masala was melt in the mouth. The saag paneer was good in general as was the samosa. But: IF you want your tastebuds blown away with heat and flavor, try the beef vindaloo. WHOOOOOOOOOO!! SUPER HOT! But delicious. My sweet lassi was in need of a little less sugar but it was good. And do NOT get vindaloo without lassi or you will EXPIRE in a pile of ash. So good though!
::breathes dragon fire::

One of my favourite restaurants in Midlothian food is amazing and delicious Indian cuisine with homemade bread with very happy staff and relaxed atmosphere

I have only had one sit-in and one takeaway from Itihaas. On both occasions the food was excellent.
The thing that impresses me most about this restaurant is the service. Extremely good.
I remember when my partner and I went for a sit-in, the manager/owner was very friendly and chatty. Tonight (New Years Day) we went for a takeaway and the same chap came around all the folk waiting for their baggies and wished them all a HNY and shook everyone's hand and bore a big smile.

This was a nice touch but more importantly showed that the management care about how their business is perceived and their customer's experience while on the premises. With this attitude, everything else is bound to be good.

Will be back....soon.

Happy New Year to all
Adrian

Unexpectedly brilliant Indian restaurant in Dalkeith/Eskbank. I'm not sure why its brilliance should be unexpected, except that my previous culinary experiences in Dalkeith have not been anything to write about (literally).


Although quiet during the lunchtime I was there, the atmosphere was calm but not spooky and the service attentive but never bothersome. And the food was delicious. All the usual suspects on the menu, plus some fish curries and Itihaas specialities. Check out their menu on the website.


As full as I was I still managed the coconut ice cream. ah the coconut ice cream, truly a taste of paradise.

I am a huge lover of Indian food and this is as good as it gets. I'm always dissapointed when I go to another Indian resteraunt because its never as good as this one.

The food is always so tasty and fresh. all meals are cooked to order, so you may have to wait a little longer between courses but it is worth it! The service is always inpecible. nothing is too much bother for the staff.

Some indian resteraunts make their food so spicey and tasteless but even the really hot food here tastes so good.

Would reccomend this resteraunt to anyone. Best there is by far.

I dont think I've ever had something in my mouth that has tasted as good at the food from here.

I have eaten at Itihaas on many occasions since it opened. The food has always been exceptional. Tasty, hot, and worth the money. The quality of the takeaway food is identical to the restaurant. Staff are friendly and attentive.

My husband took me here for our aniversary, wow the food is delicous and the staff went out there way to make my night there special.
Thank you

To be honest, I just wanted to wax a little more lyrical about Itihaas - and how delicious it's offerins are. Although the boy wasn't overwhelmed by his prawn puree starter or chicken tikka masalla (by his own admission, he 'got what he expected'), I was so excited about mine - from the salmon tikka to start - delicious with enough kick to keep me on my non spicy toes, to my saag aloo (by god I think they got the potato from heaven it tasted so good) and one of the most enjoyable chana massallams I've had in a while. I enjoyed every single bite.