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    Shish Mahal

    4.1 (33 reviews)
    ModerateIndian, Pakistani
    Closed 12:00 pm - 2:00 PM, 4:30 PM - 11:30 PM

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    Complimentary chocolates. Yay!
    Jules M.

    Very vegetarian friendly! A return visit to Shish Mahal was well overdue so I booked a table and headed over for an early dinner. It was already pretty packed at 6.30pm midweek so booking is a good idea. I pulled the Shish Mahal listing up on my Yelp app and hit the phone number. Easy peasy - thank you Yelp! Had to have me some of those amazing onion pakora/bhajis again though this time we shared two portions between three and it was plenty! When it comes to the vegetarian section of their menu my cup really did runneth over. There were so many great looking options that I couldn't decide and let someone else choose for me. I had the vegetable chasni with rice and a part share in a very big naan which was cooked to perfection. The meat eater had a chicken dish and enjoyed having a whole breast chicken rather than chopped pieces. The waiters here are lovely and we enjoyed a little banter at the end of our meal. Top marks for the Shish. Again!

    Austen M.

    We had a wee spur of the moment visit to this place last night. Usually our eating out is planned in advance, so it was really good just to pick somewhere and go along with no real advance expectations of how it was going to be. When we arrived, the initial staff we met were not overly friendly as we had not booked in advance and they struggled to fit us in. It is very much an old style curry house in terms of decor, so caught in a time warp. It has been there for decades, but the style has always stayed the same I would imagine. Once they squeezed us into their last available table we waited ages for our menus as we watched others get served before us. First impressions were not great tbh . The menu was huge and dated in style and it took us a while to pick. Then the food arrived, this is when everything changed. The quality of food is amazing. Perhaps the best I have had in Glasgow in this genre. Mixed pakora to share to start was extremely fresh and tasty. We got one piece each of veggie, chicken, fish, potato and mushroom. Hard to pick a favourite they were also so good. Probs top three were chicken, fish, mushroom. If you love pakora, this place is definitely worth trying. For mains I had a lamb tikka kebab, with rice, salad, sauce and a cheese & onion nan on the side. The portions are huge!! The cheese and onion nan was one of the best I can remember having. Hunners of cheese and the best, fluffiest bread you can imagine. The kebab itself was also huge, cooked to perfection and really tasty. The service let it down a bit at the start, but as the night went on it got much better. There was friendlier staff and it was super quick and efficient. Beers on offer also let it down a wee bit with limited options. I had a pint of cobra which was fine, but boring IMO. Still pretty standard for this type of place I guess. The food is without doubt five stars, but for me as as an overall experience it's 4 stars.

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    Another great meal at lunchtime. I am a regular and I have never been disappointed great food,value and staff excellent.

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    Review Highlights - Shish Mahal

    Quite simply the best curry house in Glasgow.

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    The Wee Curry Shop - photo from official website

    The Wee Curry Shop

    4.3(29 reviews)
    0.5 miHillhead, West End
    ££

    Great food, in a tiny little corner of a big city. The Wee Curry Shop is unique in the fact that it…read morehouses around a handful of tables, with a consistently wee menu in terms of options, a vegetarian would be going hungry. The taste of Indian food here is better than expected, my boyfriend loves this place because he thinks its his own little secret find. I guess this is the reason many who love The wee Curry Shop do, they all think it as a little personal place for them, that they have found, and they can go to have good food. I agree, I like that when I feel like a curry I have the perfect place to go.

    If you add up all the time I've spent on Ashton Lane it probably comes out not at hours or even…read moredays but probably about 2 weeks. Why then, have I left it until now to visit The Wee Curry Shop? It's always been there. I like curry. What have I been doing? Clearly I am a bit of a fool. I can only comment on the food I got to take out, which I did because I was dining alone and because I needed to get back to the office. If that doesn't sound like a fun day it's because it wasn't one but this was definitely the highlight. I ordered spinach chicken and basmati rice. I waited in the lovely little restaurant while it was bring prepared. It's a really nice space, although I did feel a bit under-dressed to be there. I'd love to get dressed up and come back for a date night or something. At some point the restaurant manager realised the chef was cooking my chicken bone-in and came over to ask if that would be ok. He was very attentive - I assured him it would be fine. I'd noticed that this was a Mother India restaurant and well... that name is good enough that I'd trust their chefs with almost anything. The food was delicious. I had a huge hunk of perfectly tender chicken in a fragrant sauce packed with really fresh spinach. Is it weird that I was really enthusiastic about the rice? I normally don't care that much about rice - it's kind of just their to soak up the curry sauce - but this time it was amazing. There's a discount if you order food to take away so this was also surprisingly inexpensive. My partner is jealous that I went here without him so I think we'll be back soon. I definitely recommend it if you're in this part of the West End and in the mood for a curry.

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    The Wee Curry Shop - Entrance is up stairs

    Entrance is up stairs

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    Boiled rice.

    Village Curry House

    Village Curry House

    4.0(3 reviews)
    1.6 miTradeston, South Side
    £

    I've lived and worked in Glasgow for a little over 2 years now and my bus comes right past this…read moreplace but I'd never ventured in until last night. Well it got to dinner time and curry seemed like a good idea so off we set. There is a wide selection on the menu but I really fancied paneer so that was an obvious starter choice. Then I opted for the chicken jaipuiri with a nan. Oh and a mint lassi which was delicious! Quick service and by the end we were stuffed. Only slight gripe was the difficulty we had in getting the bill at the end but other than that everything was tasty and enjoyable. It was busy when we were in but the food was quick to the table. Just as well as I was starving! I'll add this to the list of good curry venues in Glasgow, and I'll definitely have to get off the bus again to come back!

    When you walk into an Asian restaurant filled with Asian people you know your onto a winner and…read morethis place doesn't disappoint, been here a few times and every time I've been left feeling satisfied. They do a number of speciality dishes but I opted for the chicken tikka hallumi, very nice and reasonably priced, the good thing is they also have a desk for takeaway food if your just looking to get a carry out. A note though is that they don't serve alcohol in here so don't do what I did and go expecting to have a pint with your dinner - this is the only reason I'll give it 4 stars as it won't cater to everyone, but in terms of the food I can't fault it.

    Ashoka West End

    Ashoka West End

    3.3(12 reviews)
    0.6 miWest End
    ££

    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.

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    The Koh-I-Noor - The buffet fountain

    The Koh-I-Noor

    3.7(24 reviews)
    0.6 miCharing Cross, Sauchiehall Street West, West End
    ££

    Guests came to stay and with a recommendation from them we ended up in the Koh-I-Noor…read more When you enter the restaurant the room resembles a dentist waiting room minus the posters in reality the walls where bare and looked in the process of a refurbishment when it wasn't. We ate from the a la carte menu but what we wanted the server kept on recommending something else and we all ended up with food that we did not even want plus three cans of cider. We had poppadom's with spiced onions. the poppadom's had an after taste as if they where made some time ago and the spiced onions had a texture as if they where part boiled & very soft, when onions taste like this you know they are on the turn and they where. We all had the chefs platter that consisted of all things deep fried the only thing missing was the mars bar, several of the items where questionable and had a unhealthy glow that was not natural, overall the contents of the platter was tasteless and bland, would have actually rather had the deep fried mars bar. The mains where ok, nothing to get excited about but the nan bread had an unhealthy glow to it as if it had been painted with a neon emulsion spray paint, and l sadly forgot my sunglasses. When you are dining with guests, the last thing you want is a server hovering over your table talking from start to finish telling you about all their problems. Meal for three people was a hefty £70

    Three stars you say?! Ok so I know the rating may be a little controversial given the gushing…read morepraise this place has has so far on Yelp. But for me, it just wasn't an experience that brought the rating above 'A-OK'. I mean, there are some pretty cool wee features. Like a flipping fountain in the middle of the dining area. A bloody big one too, must have cost a bomb at Dobbies! In addition, the decor is cool if a little dated, however if I'm being honest, it detracts not one bit from the experience. Food wise, the grub was good, if not 'waaaaahaaaayyyy'! Price wise, it was a tad on the steep side, coming in at just over 50 notes for three folks. Maybe it's just me, but that seemed a tad on the high side. Overall, it's a three, but a solid three none the less. Will I be back? Not sure really. I liked it, but as I said, it neither stood out food wise, or made me feel like i got what i paid for. Sorry folks.

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    Gluten free chapati

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    The Koh-I-Noor

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    Chaakoo Bombay Cafe

    Chaakoo Bombay Cafe

    4.6(50 reviews)
    1.2 miCity Centre
    £

    Very good. Good selection. Nice lunch menu with special groups of dishes. Naan was tasty, curry's…read morenot too spicy. Lhasa mango was excellent. Will come back.

    So, the one thing I loved about this place was that it looks nothing like a stereotypical Indian…read moreRestaurant. It's clear that the focus of the restaurant is that it should still be a fun pub atmosphere that just happens to serve Indian food. So, looking in from the outside, you wouldn't know that it was an Indian restaurant. But when you walk in and smell it, you'll know. Portions were a little small so expect that you'd need to get a few things to get a full meal out of it. But they are appropriately priced for the portion size. They serve food here tapas-style and I believe you are still meant to share them so the idea is that you get a lot of dishes and eat as you drink copious amounts of beer. The one thing that made this place stand out was their service. It was amazing! During my meal, their card machines broke down and, as a result, I didn't have a way to pay for my food. The manager then comes up to me and says, "It's our fault. Don't worry about it." To be clear, this is only something I'd see in small-town America but never in a major city. So I was surprised that in Scotland's largest city, they were so trusting. (Really earning their reputation as the friendliest city in the UK). I was so touched that I promised I'd return to pay for my meal. I even kept my receipt so they'd know what to charge me. I came back the next morning, paid my bill, and, even though it's not required at all in the UK, I left a big tip as a thank you for trusting me and being so accommodating. When I come back to Glasgow, I will definitely come back.

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    Chaakoo Bombay Cafe - Chicken Tikka Masala

    Chicken Tikka Masala

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    Shish Mahal - indpak - Updated May 2026

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