Tasty Food. After a long travel day, I decided to stop in here for some Indian food. I am glad I…read moredid. I enjoyed my meal. The presentation was very nice. My waiter was very polite. The spinach was a bit spicier than I like, so he brought me some yogurt to cool me down. The chicken Tikka was flavorful. 4 Stars!

I think I'm being conscientious on Yelp (and other review sites) when I search places are still…read moreopen and bookmark them... *How about you read the reviews, Elaine?*. This restaurant was on a website I use for finding local vegetarian and vegan places and it was only as I entered that I saw the three reviews were from 2008, 2009, and 2012. As often happens when you sit at a table we were handed menus and asked if we wanted a drink. One of my pet hates is being asked that when I've not located a drinks menu, if there is even a drinks menu. The waiter was going to come back but I went quickly to the draft beers page and ordered the only one they had, a Cobra. Indian restaurants should be the easiest place to get vegan food given how many people in India are vegetarian but it oftens poses the most problems. Here, it seemed some staff had the duties of taking drinks and money, and others had the responsibility of taking food orders. I thought I'd start with asking if the vegetable pakora was ok for vegans... she looks at me and shakes her head "No.." Me: "Does it have milk...egg...?" "Yes". "What about the samosa or onion bhaji?" Again she kind of grimaced and shook her head. Then we went to the mains. Tarka Daal? No, it has cream/ghee, I can't remember which. Well, of course it does. Then we were told that that type of food isn't what they do - "because it doesnt taste as nice that way" - and Indian Ocean around the corner was better for vegetarians. Good to know when we were already sitting with two pints. Basically, some Indian restaurants cook fresh to order, but I got the feeling these guys want to cook fast, serve fast, and get their tables back for the next round of paying customers. Faffing about with replacing ghee with a veg oil won't fly. So, we were told any veg curries except the daal were ok, so we enquired about another two and were told they weren't suitable either. Some dishes clearly said they were cooked with butter, cream or ghee, but others didn't but they were, too. We went with a potato curry and a cauliflower curry which were listed as vegetable sides but we asked for them as mains. At this point she said we could have most of the chefs main curries with vegetables but I like potatoes and I like cauliflower and couldn't be bothered with the vagueness of "vegetables" and potentially having to dissect it for chunks of mushrooms - the only vegetable I don't like. Food came in less than 10 minutes. The chapattis were lovely. Curries were fine. When the bill came it was around £9.50/£9.95 for each main when the veggie chefs mains were £8.95 so I'm sure the prices were bumped up, possibly as minimum spend per person on food was £12.95. I'm giving two stars rather than one as the other staff - whom we didn't need to engage with in as much dialogue - we friendly and prompt and the food we ended up with satisfactory.

I've been here a couple of times and the food is always pretty decent, not great, but decent. Last…read morenight I went in for food to takeaway and was promised a 25 minute wait. I wish, I ended up sitting for over an hour and when I got home, there was oil everywhere in the bag because the curries were sopping with it and to add insult to injury, the pilua rice was rock hard and crunchy from being fried too long. Maybe just an off night, but I was irked at the fact that the kitchen was clearly backed up and struggling and still they kept taking orders. Pure greed.

SUSPECTED FOOD POISONING! Both myself and my boyfriend ordered a takeaway in person on Tuesday…read moreevening. By the next morning, both of us had were severely ill (d&v). Although I recovered quite quickly, my boyfriend has been bed ridden for the duration of our holiday. If I could leave leas than 1 star I would. Will be reporting to food hygiene. Thanks for ruining our holiday.

Quite simply what I compare ALL Indian food I eat against. I have never had a bad meal out of this…read moreplace and been coming for over 15 years. Always busy & packed but the staff are always accommodating and friendly. Everyone I know loves this place!

This is an excellent Indian restaurant, I have been here many times over the years and the food has…read morebeen consistently good. Definitely one of my favourite places to eat in Elgin.

Plockton is a bit of a culinary food desert, so this Indian spot in nearby Kyleakin ends up being a…read morefallback dinner option for a lot tourists and locals alike. Ownership likely knows this, which is why I suspect they care very little about customer service or reputation. Like many of the reviews here, we found the gentleman manning the front to be a bit rude and curt, but they were pretty busy, which I suppose half-explains why we were told that our take-out order would require a whopping hour to prepare. Oh well *shrug*. A casual Indian restaurant with good service is a rare commodity in most places, and I say that on good authority because I'm Indian by heritage. Regardless, if you can tolerate some weird interactions, the food is genuinely quite tasty. I was honestly surprised. While I'm writing this several months after our UK trip and the details escape me, I know we ordered the chicken tikka masala (a must in Scotland, since it was invented in Glasgow!), a goat curry, paneer preparation, and a smattering of vegetarian items. Everything was rich, oily, fragrant, and spicy. It was just the type of rip-sticking fare you need after a long day of hiking.

I shall share my experience in points . * Not a welcoming…read moreatmosphere. People look at you like you owe them money ! *The old man who took our order made a disgusting face when we started ordering vegetarian food. Made it look like we asked for something inedible. *The aloo gobi was under cooked (was very raw). The jeera in jeera rice was burnt. We ordered vegetable jalfrezi and they served us chicken. When we reconfirmed with the server he said "this is vegetable jalfrezi madam" I told him to check it as we could clearly see pieces of chicken in it. He hurried back to the kitchen and got us the vegetarian uncooked ones . The only vegetables in it were bell peppers,onion and potatoes. Not fair ! * Even after telling them that we will be paying by card, they kept asking us if we would pay in cash. Not worth it ! Don't waste your money.

The food was great and the service was too. This was my wife's first time trying this cuisine and…read moreshe really enjoyed it too. I've had Indian cuisine before, but this was way better than I've had before. I really recommend these folks.

We stumbled on this restaurant quite by accident...on vacation, working our way to the Highlands…read moreand quite hungry. At first we didn't want to eat here, not sure if we would find truly authentic Indian food this far off the beaten path. We were completely wrong to think that! This was truly one of the best Indian dinners we have ever had! We come from an area in California with a large Indian and Pakistani population and Cardamon Spice gave them all a run for their money. Not only was the food exquisite, the service was impeccable. The staff went out of their way with attention to detail. What a treat this was and all at very reasonable prices. Thank you for one of the best meals on our vacation!

Whilst over visiting friends, we went here for a meal. A little on the pricey side, they were…read morehowever extremely friendly and fast on service! The meal was excellent and we didn't feel rushed to leave when we had finished unlike some other curry houses i've been to in Inverness.

Having lived many years in Scotland and most of those in Elgin, I've eaten at Al Bahar many times…read more It is consistently the best Indian in the area. The food and the service never fail to be outstanding. I've even asked for dishes not on their menu (chicken saag paneer, for example) and they've promptly prepared them for me. That notwithstanding, the menu is nothing short of extensive and I honestly cannot recommend this place highly enough. Whether you get the buffet or order off the menu, I guarantee that you'll be back repeatedly!! I frequently go back to Scotland to visit and I always make a point of eating at Al Bahar! Conveniently located in the High St, near the western end, just near Thunderton Close