Last night we finally dined at the newly opened Mama Masala Glengormley . My 5 year old daughter,…read morewife and I dined and we were missing my 9 year old, who was at a friends party but gave us strict instructions to bring her back a pepperoni pizza!! I've dined in the original Mama Masala Londonderry (owned by the same owners) and really enjoyed it so was looking forward to tasting the food! I've been following the journey of this new restaurant avidly (Metamorphosis ) and have written about the Story. Whilst we looked at the extensive Indian and Italian menu we nibbled on fresh, crisp poppadoms served with three sweet dips/chutneys. The menu was a very well thought out and well designed one and there were plenty of dishes to choose from!! We chose Vegetable samosa and garlic prawns to start and my little one wanted her chicken nuggets and chips!! My wife also had a mojito which she said was delicious. The presentation of both the prawns and samosas was very elegant and appetising. The 2 large king prawns were served butterflied, with tails on and in a rich, garlic sauce and were amazing. The three filo samosas looked a bit oily and when we cut into them discovered they had meat in them. We flagged this up and the staff were very apologetic and the proprietor Gagan personally served us fluffy perfect Punjabi vegetable samosas. These were exactly like one gets in Punjab itself and delicious suffice to say!! The portion size and taste of the nuggets and chips was excellent. For main course my wife opted for the chicken penne and I the rara gosht with Mama Masala Nan. When these were served it was quite literally a "wow" moment. The pasta was served in a large dish, the lamb in a deep oval dish and there was plenty in each. What really struck us was the authenticity, the very generous quality meat content (chicken breast, lots of tender chunks of lamb interspersed with minced lamb or keema) and the flavours!!! The pasta was in a creamy, yet not too heavy sauce with a nice touch of sun dried tomatoes and basil. The rara gosht is certainly one of the best Indian dishes I've ever had, even my wife loved it and she's not a big lamb eater. The nan was soft, full of flavour (Chillies and coriander) and was ideal with the lamb and pasta!! The dish was full of flavour and spice and not oily or sweet or artificially coloured. This was the real McCoy!! Our waiter remembered that we had ordered a pepperoni pizza to take and he duly presented it to us as we were leaving. The venue was superb, the staff were tremendous and the food was exceptional. I can now say that this will be a firm favourite of ours and is highly commended!!

So while it's 5 stars here let me deal with the single biggest criticism I have - bloody chemically…read moremade red food dye (quite literally, as well as figuratively) - in their chicken tikka massala (see photo) and likely also in one of the free poppadum dips. The use of chemicals like these food colours is 1 star as I can't make it zero. The good news is that the food is really tasty (which is the only reason it's 5 stars) and chemical food colours are not needed as it adds nothing to taste, and in the 21 century, with genuine well-founded additive health risks/scares it's surely not the image they want, especially as all the meals here are priced right at the very top dollar end - so value for money is barely 3 stars. We were there early evening May 2021 and they were very busy - maybe a post lockdown bounce? Staff were attentive and gracious with it. I had muttar paneer, a sort of cottage cheese in a delightful curry gravy with peas (see photo). Although it was very tasty indeed, with a fairly good portion, it had to be as the mark up has to be over 700%. The addition of grated fresh ginger added depth to the dish and was very welcome too. My wife and I shared an overpriced yellow pilau rice (hopefully coloured with turmeric) and an overpriced: peswari nan (which was sadly more of a thin crisp bread than bread and 3 star) with the mark up here too at least 600%. At its price it should be a proper, fluffy, large nan bread. In short, they must have extremely good profit margins so this should be consistently reflected in the quality of healthy food served up - if it's called nan bread, as it is, and instead it's a thin crisp bread, as it is, then it's well overpriced and it is. I also tried the balti chicken and again it had a really delicious and balanced flavour, but as I close this review their unnecessary use of industrially processed, chemical, sunset red food dye in dishes that are certainly priced much more than high enough to contain only natural food, just bugs me and if I keep thinking about it I'll drop the review overall to between 2 & 3 stars.

Popped in for a bite of lunch. First time since it's been done up. Although I was early the bald…read moregent at reception didn't seem friendly- he ushered me to take a seat. I was eventually seated and given my menu by my waitress who again didn't smile and was quite regimented. I ordered a set lunch of mixed starter and chicken tikka chilli masala with nan. The food was exceptional-the ch tikka in the starter was fried which it shouldn't have been. The thing that let it down was the service. The food server again served the food and did not smile and appeared robotic. I have eaten in all the Indian Oceans and this has been less than great service I have become used to. On leaving I thanked the waitress and the bald chap-who was on his phone and he didn't even look at me when he replied-not professional!!

Outstanding Indian food, the best we've had in a long time…read more The lamb madras had an amazing blend of spices with the perfect level of heat. The kahri was sweet and packed with vegetables, exactly what we were looking for. Fantastic naan too.

Not a fan. I've heard some superb reviews about how out of this world The Khyber is. I was sorely…read moredisappointed. Not once, but twice did they get our order wrong. It wasn't like it was that difficult, there was only two of us, we both ordered the same thing, and they didn't get either right...How does that even work? I thought, OK, maybe they're having a bad day. So after a while I decided that everyone deserves a second chance, the next time we decided to order take away, they got that wrong too. The food was ... ok.... by no mean standards. The naan bread was dry (big disappointment) and the korma wasn't quite how I would expect. I'm a huge Indian fan so I was gutted when all this happened. i would love more excellent Indian restaurants around the area. I wanted to give the place a chance but now I'll stick to The Kinara thanks very much.

phoned at 11:40pmfor chicken tikka kebab in Nan bread with house sauce…read more absolutely delicious, chicken lovely and tender, very tasty. T he house sauce was amazing had a little kick to it, which I love. The nan bread was authentic and fresh. Only thing missing was a side salad. Maybe you had to ask for it but they could also asked if you would like salad? Delivery driver was a very sweet well mannered girl. Very pleasant and smiley. would definitely recommend and would also buy again from here. 14/05/2024

January is a lean and depressing month so rather than go out for dinner we have opted for a couple…read moreof beers and a take away at home. We really fancied Indian so decided to try here. We weren't disappointed, their portions are big with plenty left over for another night. We opted for their chilli and garlic chicken tikka masala, and a korma (don't under estimate a korma and say they are dull, they can be so tasty and satisfying if done right). We had a side of chips and rice and peshwari nann, and 2 tins. It was all cooked well with lots of flavour, and no random bits of veg thrown in, I hate it when they throw a bit of cauliflower or a load of broccoli into it. It all came to about £20 which was certainly cheaper than going out for an Indian. This may well be our regular, everyone needs a regular Indian!

I'm probably going to stop reviewing this place for a good while as I was the last person to leave…read morea review just a few months ago. It's very simple for me. The food here remains top notch and the portions generous. I phoned the order in which is unusual for me; I usually just turn up but it saved me waiting 25 minutes. Has they still been on Monaghan St and Maya cafe was open I'd have gone there for a great cappuccino. This time we got the meal deal 3 at £24 but it was topped up by £2 due to my order choices (no fish just chicken based mains) but I've give. Up arguing over price hikes. I suppose I was inclined to do a review here having just recently experienced a truly dreadful Bangladeshi restaurant in Letterkenny. The latter deserves promptly closed down with the former deserving of support in this most challenging of times.

Unreal food. Kebabs are banging and the rice is great. The staff are kind and are keen to explain…read morefood ingredients and specials. Great place and great food

Absolutely appalling service. Ordered food and waited over an hour with no delivery. When I called,…read moreI was told it was "with the driver". After an hour and a half, I then received a call from the restaurant claiming the driver had come to my address and no one answered the door. This is a complete lie. No one rang the doorbell, no one knocked, and no one called my phone. When I asked why the driver didn't call when the door was supposedly unanswered, there was no explanation at all. Now I'm left having to waste even more of my time dealing with an online app to get a refund that will apparently take up to a week. Dishonest, disorganised and utterly incompetent. Worst takeaway service I've ever experienced. Avoid.

As a huge fan of Indian food I can't pass a new restaurant without trying it. And I'm certainly…read moreglad I did in this case. Kinara is really great and with top staff to match it's a great dining experience! We popped in one evening and ordered our usual amount of food that would feed five people. We went for lamb vindaloos (my partner) and I went for the chicken Jalfreze. Both were excellent and I couldn't fault wither portion size or flavour. The rest of the food, the Onion Bhajis, Saag Aloo, Bombay aloo and naan bread were all as good as I've ever had. They also let you bring your own if you want which brings the bill price down which is great. Can't recommend this place enough!

The best indian food ive ever had. Proper Asian food prepared in a traditional Asian way..... Great…read moreportions & gratis prawn crackers & sauces with all main curry meals. Ive had many great indian meals from Londons famous Brick Lane curry houses & this was even better than anything ive had there. The only gripe i have is the fact that the cooks do not wear hats & it would be so easy to end up with a lovely long hair in ones chicken madras! And if that happened id never return !!!!!!!!!!!!! Update 05.12.14 The food and service is as good as ever & now the staff wear hair nets. Did they read my review i wonder. One particular girl who works in this restaurant is just lovely, very pleasant & always has a nice friendly smile.

Exellent food, excellent service. Could not be more pleased!read more

By far the best restaurant in Monaghan! The food is absolutely amazing here and never disappoints…read more The menu has so many great options and the prices are extremely reasonable. Its always busy here so it is worth reserving a table before you go. The decor is really lovely and very comfortable. The only downside is the service can be very slow probably because the staff are always rushed off their feet.I didn't remove a star for this though as the staff are always so nice and they almost always throw in a few extra side dishes and a drink on the house. I've eaten here both in and takeout many times and never have been disappointed.

Last night my wife, two girls and I dined here. The restaurant was quiet and we got a wonderful…read morebooth. This is a true North Indian restaurant and one of the better ones. We opted for mains only and ordered Mix Tandoori platter (chicken tikka, lamb tikka, lamb seekh kebabs, reshmi kebab, tandoori chicken, mini meat samosa, salad, mint sauce), pilau rice, chicken curry, king prawn curry, garlic nan and keema nan. All washed down with soft drinks. The meats were all cooked in the tandoor and had that lovely charcoal taste, the curry dishes were spiced to perfection and the ban was fluffy, with right amount of keema. The service and decour was superb.....and all for under £45. This is a real gem of a place...definitely one of the best Indian restaurants in NI. Well worth travelling to.

Great Indian, staff very attentive, delicious food, delicious cocktails, lovely atmosphere. We ate…read morefrom the set menu £16.95 for 2 courses or £19.95 for 3. Portions were generous so after 2 courses we were all totally stuffed and skipped dessert. Going by all the empty dishes it's fairly safe to safe everyone enjoyed their meal. Take away menu available

Compared to my experience in Dublin, now I can see why Bunsen is so highly esteemed in the burger…read moreworld. But... can't quite honor it with five stars. The best of the best is a high honor to achieve in Brian's burger world. I visited on a Sunday late afternoon. The sunday after Pride Day. It was quiet, and there were many open tables. The servers were both really nice, and the food was cooked perfectly and delivered swiftly. I can't say specifically why I can't give it a 5/5; my burger standards are high. It was right up there knocking on the door to a perfect score. To each their own, but it *just* missed the mark.

My daughter suggested we stop in here for dinner. We were seated immediately, and as she told us,…read morethe menu was very simple. Ordered a double cheeseburger, and hand cut fries, with mayo, mustard, and onions. Honestly, I would put this burger up against anything I've had in the States. Cooked perfectly, cheese melted well, and just delicious. The hand cut fries were very good as well. I know Five Guys has invaded Belfast, but Bunsen cooks!