Pataka is an Indian and Bengali restaurant at 190 Causewayside in Edinburgh. Its interior stands apart through Charles Rennie Mackintosh inspired design and intricately carved private wooden booths. The result is a distinctive setting for an evening meal, combining a long established curry restaurant format with a dining room that has its own strong visual character.
Special dishes include Mangsho Roti, a hot lamb preparation with garlic, ginger, chilli, coriander and chapatis, and Royal Murgha, which moves clay oven roasted chicken into a buttery onion and spice sauce. Badshahi Borisa pairs king prawns with pepper, chilli, ginger and coriander. These house dishes sit alongside a wider choice of curries, kebabs and tandoori cooking.
Vegetarian starters use vegetables, lentils, gram flour and spices in several forms, while main courses bring together paneer, spinach, potatoes, chickpeas and mixed vegetables. Biryani, pilau rice, naan, paratha and chapati make it easy to share different dishes. Guests with food allergies should tell the staff before ordering so the kitchen can explain current ingredients and preparation.
The fully licensed bar includes lassi, soft drinks, wine, beer and spirits. Set dinners chosen for two diners offer a guided route through the menu, while takeaway and local delivery reproduce most of the restaurant range at home. Pataka combines the flavours of Bengal and the wider Indian subcontinent with an unusually memorable Edinburgh interior.
Address: 190 Causewayside, Edinburgh EH9 1PN, United Kingdom
Pataka Menu
Complete Dinners
Selected by our chef to suit your tastes from Starters to Dessert.
Vegetarian Dinner for Two
Selected by out chef to suit your tastes from Starters to Dessert.
Non-Vegetarian Dinner for Two
Selected by our chef from Starters to Dessert to suit your taste.
Highly Recommended
Mangsho Roti
A hot and spicy lamb dish with garlic, ginger, chillies, bay leaves, coriander and other fresh herbs and spices giving a wonderful taste. Served with 2 chapatis.
Royal Murgha
Half spring chicken marinated and roasted in our clay oven, then cut into large pieces and cooked in a buttery sauce with onions, garlic, ginger and coriander. Medium to taste. Served with pilau rice.
Badshahi Borisa
King prawns cooked in delicious spicy sauce with cubed red peppers, onions, chillies, fresh ginger and coriander. Served with nan bread.
Non-Vegetarian Starters
King Prawn Pathia with Puri
King prawns in a subtle sauce enhanced by fresh coriander on a bed of puffed fried bread and accompanied by salad.
Tandoori Butterfly King Prawn
Kind prawns in their shells marinated and roasted in our clay oven, served with a special sauce and accompanied by salad.
Murgh Tikka
Chicken kebabs served with special sauce and accompanied by salad.
Khasi Kebab
Lamb kebabs served with a special sauce and accompanied by salad.
Macchi Kebab
A selected variety of fish kebabs served with special sauce and accompanied by salad.
Pataka Assorted Kebabs
A selection of tandooried kebabs served with special sauce and accompanied by salad.
Samosa
Deep fried savoury pastries served with special sauce and accompanied by salad.
Chicken Pathia & Puri
Small chicken pieces in a subtle sauce enhanced with mango chutney & fresh coriander on a bed of puffed fried bread & accompanied by a salad.
Chicken Pakora
Chicken breast strips in a batter of gram flour and spices, served with special sauce and accompanied by salad.
Vegetarian Starters
All of these starters are served with a special sauce and accompanied by salad.
Pataka Pakura
Deep fried balls of gram flour, vegetables and a variety of spices.
Ghobi Bora
Deep fried balls of cauliflower, gram flour and a variety of spices.
Tel Baigan
Fresh aubergine with egg and a variety of spices.
Gujerati Poore
Deep fried pancakes stuffed with lentils.
Vegetable Samosa
Deep-fried savoury pastries stuffed with spiced mixed vegetables.
Main Dishes
Red Fort Special Chicken
Diced chicken cooked with mild ground herbs, yoghurt sauce, garnished with almonds. Exceptionally smooth and very mild.
Shahi Exotica
Kebabs cooked in a sweet and sour sauce enhanced by fresh herbs and spices.
Ginger Murgh
A fairly hot chicken kebab dish cooked in a ginger sauce with lots of coriander producing a spicy taste.
Jaipuri Chicken
Chicken kebabs cooked in a spicy sauce with mushrooms coriander and fresh tomatoes.
Dupiaza
Medium strength dish of cubed onions and green peppers, producing a very disctinctive taste.
Pathia
A very tasty sweet, sour and hot dish prepared with garlic, onions, and a variety of fresh herbs, garnished with a slice of lemon.
Tandoori Murgh
Half spring chicken marinated and roasted in our clay oven, served with special sauce and accompanied by salad.
Tandoori Borisa
King prawns marinated and roasted in our clay oven, served with special sauce and accompanied by salad.
Pataka Tandoori
King prawn, chicken and lamb served with rice, nan bread and a special sauce. Accompanied by salad.
Keema Mutter
A tasty miced lamb and pea dish of medium strength with tomato, herb and spices.
Tikka Massalam
Kebabs cooked in a mild flavoured sace with fresh herbs and spices.
Butter Murgh
Chicken kebabs cooked in a spectacular mild, spicy, buttery sauce.
Chicken Palak
Chicken breast cooked with spinach, herbs, spices, tomato and coriander, providing a delicious medium dish.
Lamb Palak
Lamb pieces cooked with spinach, herbs, spices, tomato and coriander, providing a delicious medium dish.
Persian Murgh
Chicken tikka pieces cooked in a combination of lentils, pineapple, mango chutney, fresh chillies and coriander in a thick spicy sauce.
Punjabi Karai Gosht
Tender lamb pieces cooked with small cubed onions, green peppers, chillies and tomato in a tasty hot sauce.
Lamb Jalfrezie
Chicken chopped with fresh chopped green chillies, green pepper, cubed onions and fresh coriander, garnished with a touch of grated fresh ginger. Fairly hot and spicy.
Chicken Jalfrezie
Chicken chopped with fresh chopped green chillies, green pepper, cubed onions and fresh coriander, garnished with a touch of grated fresh ginger. Fairly hot and spicy.
Katmandu Chicken
Chicken tikka kebabs with whole spring onions, cinnamon, coriander, lentil and fresh herbs and spices, giving a medium sauce.
North Indian Garlic Chicken
A spicy hot dish of chicken with chopped garlic, fresh green chillies, coriander, chopped green peppers and peeled tomatoes.
North Indian Garlic Lamb
A spicy hot dish of lamb with chopped garlic, fresh green chillies, coriander, chopped green peppers and peeled tomatoes.
Green Herb Chicken
A medium spicy dish of chicken with methi leaves, coriander, spring onions.
Dewanni Macchi
Salmon steaks steamed with spring onions, a touch of garlic and a variety of Indian vegetables to give a medium hot dish full of subtle flavours.
Tak Begooni Macchi
Filleted salmon pan fried with a sauce of tomato, garlic, coriander, spring onions, green pepper, aubergine, lemon and spices to give a distinctive medium hot taste.
Lamb Passanda
A North Indian classic, lamb marinated in special ingredients and cooked in a subtle mild creamy almond sauce.
Kashmiri Murgh
Chicken in a mild sauce with fresh mixed tropical fruits and exotic spices giving a sweet tasting surprise.
Methi Gost
Another classic of lamb with methi (fenugreek), fresh herbs and spices providing a delicious medium hot dish.
Tamatar Wali Josh
A wonderful rish red dish with tomato, garlic, onions, fennel and mustard seeds and other herbs and spices.
Kurma
A mild delicate dish with cream, almonds, coconut and fresh herbs and spices.
Bhuna
Traditional medium strength dishes cooked with onions, herbs, tomatoes and a variety of spices.
Jhal Bhuna
A hot, moist classic curry to make your mouth dance.
Madras
A very popular dish derived from the southern part of India, prepared with garlic, chilli& lemon juice. Hot to taste.
Dhansak
A combination of lentils, pineapple and coriander. Dish of Madras strength.
Vindaloo
A fiery fabulous dish with a very hot sauce.
Biryani
Wonderful celebration dishes with basmati rice cooked in ghee (clarified butter) with a delicate blend of herbs and spices, served with a vegetable curry.
Vegetarian Main Dishes
Saag Panir
Spinach with homemade cottage cheese.
Rangiala Sabzi
Mixed vegetables in a mild, creamy sauce.
Sabzi Chilli Dall
Fairly hot mixed vegetables, steam cooked with fresh green chillies, coriander leaves and lentils, garnished with a touch of fresh ginger.
Sabzi Jalfrezie
A variety of vegetables blended with fresh herbs and spices and served in a medium-hot sauce.
Chat Pottie
Chickpeas with lentils, eggs, spring onion, fresh coriander and spices.
Channa Massalam
Chickpeas cooked in a medium sauce with coriander, onions and fresh tomato. Fairly dry.
Sabzi Biryani
Basmati rice and mixed vegetables cooked together in a blend of herbs and spices. Served with a vegetable curry.
Ginger Saag Dal
Spinach and lentils cooked together in a medium sauce with generous amount of fresh ginger.
Dupiazie Sabzi
Mixed vegetables cooked with cubed onion, green pepper in a medium sauce.
Persian Vegetables
Mixed vegetables in a combination of lentils, pineapple, mango chutney, fresh chillies and coriander in a tasty spicy sauce.
Side Dishes
Sarso Bhindi
Okra (lady’s fingers) with mustard.
Lata Baingon
Aubergines with bhuna sauce.
Mughli Saag
Spinach bhaji.
Saag Aloo
Spinach with potato.
Aloo Gobi
Cauliflower and potato bhaji.
Mushroom Bhaji
Mushroom in ghee.
Bengali Aloo
Potatoes with freshly ground black peppers.
Phool Gobki Bhaji
Cauliflower with onion and tomato.
Tarka Dal
Lentils stewed with a touch of garlic.
Rice Dishes
Pilau Rice
Saffron basmati rice.
Khumbi Pilau
Basmati rice with mushrooms.
Piaza Rice
Buttered basmati rice with friend onions.
Sada Rice
Boiled basmati rice.
Breads
Nan
Leavened bread baked in our clay oven.
Peshwari Nan
Leavened bread interleaved with peshwari nuts and almonds baked in our clay oven.
Garlic Nan
Bread stuffed with garlic and coriander baked in our clay oven.
Keema Nan
Bread stuffed with minced meat cooked in our clay oven.
Paratha
Fried layered whole wheat bread.
Chapati
Thin, unleavened wholewheat bread.
Poppadum
Crisy thin lentil bread.
Spiced Poppadum
Spicy crispy thin lentil bread.
Raitha
A yoghurt salad with cucumber, tomatoes and fresh coriander leaves.
Chutney and Pickle
Mango chutney, lime pickles and onion salad.
Refreshments
Lassi
Spiced mango and yoghurt drink.
Mango Juice
Fruit Juice
Coca Cola
Mineral Water
Coffee
Tea
Aperitifs
Martini
Sherry
Campari
Port
Spirits
Whisky
Malt Whisky
Brandy
Cognac
Gin
Vodka
Bacardi
Beers
All beers served by the glass.