Corstorphine on a Sunday morning, where else would one expect to find the Hector? After our overnight stay in Carnoustie where enough Curry had been presented to fill a significant percentage of the population, Marg was due at Peffermill for hockey, what else?
Having praised Hector’s – Desi Murgh Aloo – the MP for Edinburgh West suggested a visit Pranha Indian Grill (295A St. John’s Rd., Corstorphine, Edinburgh EH12 7 XF) in her constituency. Having checked the locus, there was a moment of serendipity, Pranha is open on a Sunday morning.
Entering Pranha at 11.15, I was surprised to find two tables already occupied. I was shown to a booth by the waiter and given the menu.
The exterior signage does not match the spelling on the menu.
The side facing me was the Breakfast Menu, available on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Apart from the Desi Omelet (£6.50), the listed fayre was too European. Hector was here for Curry, turn over.
The Lunch Menu was decidedly snacky, and nowhere near as interesting as say Glasgow’s – Bombaywalla – Indian Street Kitchen. Hector was here for Curry. Ask the waitress.
I asked for the Main Menu, request declined. I was told that the Breakfast Menu operates until noon, the Lunch Menu thereafter until 5pm.
No Curry until 17.00, should I wait the five and three quarter hours then?
This is Edinburgh, our capital city. Like an episode from Fawlty Towers, a fifty year old British sitcom, there was no flexibility. No Chef in the restaurant? An Indian Restaurant that cannot serve Curry? What was the Hector to do? I bade them farewell.
Kebab Mahal opens daily at 11.00 – I’m a Hector and I want my Curry.