It was my friend's birthday and I had booked tickets to see a show at Eastwood Park Theatre in…read moreGiffnock so I thought we would head out for a meal out that way. So my friend, who I hadn't realised frequented Giffnock in the past, suggested this great wee Indian restaurant. So I went online and booked a table for two. On our journey to Giffnock we kept getting stuck in traffic and roadworks, basically everything was thrown in our way. Anyway my friend called them to let them know we were running late, they were absolutely fine about it. I had checked online where the restaurant was on the map but as we nearing the place my friend said it was down a completely different street. So I quickly turned down the road she pointed to which led to Giffnock train station and there enough was the restaurant. Hmm??! I was bamboozled! So we headed in and I apologised for our lateness and said about our booked table. The waiter grunted and looked at me strange but led us to a booth set out for two. The food was delicious and the service was good too. It was a nice cosy restaurant and I would definitely go again. Anyway it still puzzled me that I had thought the restaurant was in another street. Well I only found out not long after that there is a "New" Turban Tandoori only 5 minutes from where we were. Doh! So no wonder the waiter looked confused at me. The poor other restaurant possibly thought we got lost and didn't bother to turn up. Oops!!! I'll just have to go to the "New" one another day.

I've been doing a job in the area over the past few weeks now, and as l managed to finish work…read moreearly l decided to treat myself. Walked in and ordered from the take away menu a chicken bhuna and a garlic and coriander nann bread. As l sat in the waiting area for the order and no word of a joke the order came in less than four minutes no lie. My thought's are that there must have been a bane Marie at the back holding the sauces hot and ready to go, just to add the main item to the sauce such as chicken, beef, lamb, vegetables. The curry tasted fine but lacked in spice and flavour with the chicken having a red tinge to it, other wise it wse ok.

The pizzas were great, nothing fancy, just good take away pizzas…read more The shop has seats if you are waiting, and the price is very reasonable. One evening our politics group down the road from this ordered 5 or so pizzas and they were done in an acceptable amount of time and very tasty! They went down a treat :)

Terrible service! I placed an order at 12.30am and by 1.30am i still hadnt recieved my food. On…read morecalling the shop to find out how much longer my order would be the receptionist 'didn't want to speak on the phone' as i overherd her saying to the delivery driver. He then told me he had tried to deliver my food but there was no answer. No one has came to my door and they also had my mobile number which never got called. My partner then went to the shop to pick up the food and was told it wasn't there. They hadn't even made the order then tried to lie about it and by this time it was too late to eat from elsewhere. Never eating from any of these takeaways again the worst service after being a customer for over 10 years I am very disappointed. The receptionist was terrible and clearly had no training. Very poor standards.

So I had a bad night at training on Thursday, skating head-first into someone and hurting my neck…read more I was fine though, just a bit annoyed at myself for being a total dunce. So on the way home from training I decided to stop off and treat myself to some pakora, and this was kind of on my way. I drove past it at first, thinking it was in the main shops in Giffnock but it's up near where Leo's Bar & Grill is. It was around 9.30pm so it was really quiet, just the one guy in the shop. I'll be honest - he wasn't very friendly but he wasn't exactly rude either. I went for a "small" chicken pakora consisting on 8 pieces and sauce for £4.10. They weren't cooked to order, I couldn't quite see but I think they were reheated while I waited. When I got home (maybe 10 minutes later) they were still pretty warm and I dived right in. I was impressed - they were still crispy, had a good batter and the sauce was tasty. The portions were generous and some pieces were really big. All up, pretty damn good pakora and a reasonable price. I also got a thing of spicy onions for £1 and Graeme liked them a lot, and I rate him as the spicy onion guru.

Seriously seriously great veg pakora. The outside is so crispy yet the inside so warm, soft and…read moretasty! A great price too. The curry itself wasn't anything special but this is now my pakora-go-to place for life. If you enjoy veg pakora you owe it to yourself to visit here. Be warned however, this place is takeaway only! But there's ample free parking around. Why not treat yourself after a trip to Wholefoods??

Went here instead of our usual Ashoka on Ashton Lane thanks to a cracking 5pm deal…read more First things first this place is TINY!!! This place could hold 25 at a push. Secondly, it is extremely overstaffed. Whilst we ate there was a host, 3-4 wait staff knocking about and someone else who brought the food to your table. This did become a bit odd. There were too many staff on so they congregated around the bar, which was next to where we were eating, and as there were so few customers you started to feel a bit conspicuous. The staff were insanely efficient, as they had so little to do! However aside from there being more staff than customers at times Ashoka is exactly how you expect. Great food with polite and efficient service. Would I walk to this one over Ashton Lane? If they have another deal on you bet your Pakora I would!

While this location is a wee bit out of my way, I got a fab deal on LivingSocial and I decided to…read moreuse it for my boyfriend's birthday dinner. I was quite enthusiastic about trying this restaurant, as I've heard many a remark complimenting the fantastic food and superb service. The deal entitled us to a Chef's Platter to start, a main each with rice and naan bread to share - there were options to upgrade to the Tandoori Platter, or upgrade the rice and naan for extra pennies, but that really wasn't necessary. There was a lot of food! When we turned up for our reservation, we were kindly shown to our seats quickly and our drinks orders were taken. While we waited for the food, we were given a wee taster of something made of potato I think, which was really nice. I just wish I could remember what it was called! The Chef's Platter contained, among other things, chicken chaat, chicken pakora, veg pakora, mushroom pakora, onion bhaji, and the most enormous samosa you've ever seen! Our mains hadn't come out yet and already we were filling up! Tasty, tasty! For our mains, we'd both chosen the chicken bhuna (instead of being clever and choosing two different dishes and sharing - hindsight is 20:20), which was super duper tasty! There was plenty of rice and a large, lovely, warm, buttery naan to go with it, so I dread to think what state of stuffed we'd have been in had we upgraded. It was all very yum. Worth every penny. Drop on by, oh spice-loving lovelies.

We where a group of friends visiting this place for the first time. The restaurant looks really…read morereally small and when we entered the others in our group said " are you serious u booked here" Then the smells of the glorious food took over our mind. We booked for 5.15. Which we got seated straight away. Drinks where on table with spiced onions abs popadoms on table within 5 mins. Starters served pretty much instantly and all scalding hot. Tasty and fresh food. Very quick service and always wait staff available for another drink or for anything else. I would highly recommend for any occasion. The food is quality and tasty. Never had an Indian as good as this one. Friendly staff. Portions are great and the food is fresh. Doesn't taste like the reheated slop we have had at other restaurants. Deffo recommend a meal at Charcoal!

The manager was extremely rude. I got confused between the name of the dishes n tried to clarify it…read morewhen the wrong order arrived. The manager was so rude and loud that everybody in the restaurant was staring at us. He later on then gave the corrected dish but the damage was already done. On top of that, he greeted everybody while leaving the restaurant, but didn't even look at us when we were leaving. The managers behaviour felt extremely racist. Would never visit this establishment ever again. Heartbreaking to see this kind of discrimination.

yummmmy!!! great food! the chicken pakoras are amazing! salivating just thinking about them!!! only…read moredownfall no delivery service, but this isnt a biggie as its only down the road from me :D

I need everyone to read this review! Firstly the owner - I work very near by this restaurant so I…read morego on my lunch break however I will never spend any penny in here anymore as the owner is a horrible old arrogant very rude man and the area is very aware of this. I am so disappointed as you would think a regular would always get great service as everyone deserves however this man argues with you, shouts at you, and had raised his prices up very fast and when you question anything about anything on the menu even just an enquiry he barks at you as a girl who has been in Scotland for 23 years and is Scottish I had been asked if I can understand English and if not he won't repeat himself. My colleagues have had a horrible experience too one example was yesterday he gave a very stingy portion when she asked for tandoori chicken he only gave three pieces and a tiny bit of salad and she said We always et this and the portion is very good and his words were exactly thank u for informing me I will make sure my staff do it right now. I feel so sorry for his staff they are lovely men but get bossed and When I go in to pick food up he is always arguing or shouting. Very horrible man as a woman who provides a service as well I cannot believe he serves to the public and everyone in this area hates him. I feel he steals money sometimes my chips and cheese is twenty p more sometimes it's ten p more. If you respect hardworking people and people who take pride with their food and love their customers then I please ask no one to order here. There is a lovely play around the corner with a lovely man who you can tell has passion for his food and customers not cafe Serena the most rudest over rated place ever. Customer service is more important than the food well they come first food second. If you ask some thing twice he loses his temper this man is not fit to run a restaurant/ takeaway. As I have said before he is so stingy for example with pizza he even counts the toppings as in how many chicken pieces how many sweet corn how many mushrooms I am just so disappointed in him and its ashame I have to work so close to him.

My uncle decided to treat my mum and I to a quick lunch before I went to work one afternoon, and he…read moredecided to come to Cafe Manzil, which he had been to the week before and thoroughly enjoyed. The décor is tasteful and traditional, not too overbearing, and as it was a Friday afternoon we were seated quickly. I told the waiter that I was in a bit of a rush to get to work and he took this on board, saying that he would make sure the chef got the food ready in double quick time! We ordered a main each, not noticing at the time any special offers or lunch menus, but it was reasonably priced anyway. I had a chicken patia, which did indeed come in ten minutes of ordering, which was so quick. It was pretty nice, the rice was a bit dry and hard, but overlooking that the curry itself was really tasty. My uncle did not have the same luck, and his Lamb Madras with extra chillis came without the extra heat, so he had to send it back. The waiter did treat this as a bit of an inconvenience which was off-putting, but he got a replacement with the chillies none the less. Overall, a good lunch but I haven't returned since. It drowns in a sea of better eateries in Hamilton and needs to spice up a bit or it might find itself at the bottom of the pack.

For Indian Takeaway I order from here. Reliable and consistent in delivering good quality Indian…read morefood. Sells curries, kebabs, pakora and all the usual Indian dishes as well as several European ones. Quite popular and can be busy but all food is cooked fresh. Delivery service is available and I find it fairly easy to spend less ordering from here than I do when ordering a pizza. Downside is waiting time but still worth it.

This review is pretty much identicle to the last review, two meal deals with the dishes only…read morevarying slightly Same excellent service same excellent food. I am worried as this place will soon be changing into one of the world food buffets. Anyway as it is it's great, however, watch this space as I will return when it tranforms into its newfangled format.

Been to this restaurant several times and the staffs there are really attentive & friendly... The…read morefood experience had always been amazing. Only advice wud be to stick to north Indian cuisine , bcoz i once ordered South Indian chicken which was not a pleasant experience. But the staff were polite enuf to change the order for me...so no complaints :) They also have value coupon deals which comes handy for sit down meals and take-aways...All in all very good place to visit and try ...enjoy xx