Cutting Chaii
12 people recommendvia r/Edinburgh12 comments cited below
What people say, in short
Cutting Chaii receives repeated curry recommendations. One repeat diner particularly likes the butter lamb and reports good sit-in meals, while another praises the value and generous portions. A separate commenter remembers enjoying the chilli paneer. One caution is about heat: a diner finds even the mildest setting quite spicy.
Address
Cutting Chaii, 18 20 Salamander St, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 7HR, United Kingdom
At a glance
- Signature dishes
- Butter Lamb
The evidence
Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.
- Recommendsu/savagesoundsystem in r/Edinburgh · Jul 2025
Names Cutting Chai as the answer to the best-curry question, with no further detail.
- Recommendsu/FireyT in r/Edinburgh · Jul 2025
Calls Cutting Chai the definitive pick, saying it is the only real answer.
- Recommendsu/archie93hmfc in r/Edinburgh · Jul 2025
Lists Cutting Chai as one of two curry places worth trying.
- Recommendsu/GingerTube in r/Edinburgh · Feb 2024taste
Calls Cutting Chaii excellent Indian tapas, with generous portions.
- Recommendsu/becr9 in r/Edinburgh · Feb 2024
Argues Cutting Chaii is the clear pick over any alternative.
- Recommendsu/randomlyalex in r/Edinburgh · Jul 2025
Replies that they have long been impressed by the place under discussion.
- Recommendsu/devandroid99 in r/Edinburgh · Sep 2026taste
Calls Cutting Chai outstanding.
- Recommendsu/Cobra-_-_ in r/Edinburgh · Jul 2025consistency
Ordered during lockdown and at sit-ins since; never disappointed, and especially loves its butter lamb.
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- Recommendsu/No_Comfortable_1079 in r/Edinburgh · Jul 2025
Gives only the name Cutting Chai as the suggestion.
- Recommendsu/AccomplishedRole3794 in r/Edinburgh · Oct 2024taste
Says Cutting Chai's chilli paneer is excellent, going from memory.
- Recommendsu/snailtrail93 in r/Edinburgh · Jul 2025taste
Recommends Cutting Chai alone, though warns even its mildest level is quite spicy.
- Recommendsu/Icy_Ad_3175 in r/Edinburgh · Jul 2025value
Says it offers better Indian food for the price than others and that people even hire it for weddings.
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Details last checked 4 Nov 2026. Recommendations reflect what people said at the time; confirm current details before you go.