Used to go here when I lived in Hamilton many many years ago. Had the pleasure of coming again last…read moreweek. It was absolutely fabulous. Best curry & pakora I've had in years. Biggest naan bread I've ever seen! Only complaint was the waiter took my food away without asking me if I wanted to take the leftovers home. Otherwise service & food was great. Couldn't believe the place had to make a table for us on a Wednesday, that's how busy it was at lunch time!!

Foods normally always nice... However, I would warn you…read more DONT TIP.... It does not go to the waiting staff, it will go to the owner!!! This is gospel, from at least 2 ex staff.

It was an Wednesday evening and in need some scran. Ian came through to see me and I remembered…read moreFiona M. raving about Mushtaqs. I said "up for an Indian?" Ian agreed with great enthusiam. Yay! It's about less than 10 minutes away from me, so we were there in no time. Arrived no problem and we noticed they had a car park round the back. Car parked and ready for food. It was fairly busy for a Wed evening, few couples and a wee party of 6. Ordered our drinks and the waiter explained how the buffet works as we hadn't been before. We helped ourselves to the pile of poppadoms with a fab choice of different sauces. There were some really lovely flavours and poppadoms were really tasty. Our starter to share soon arrived and it was a really good mix and it was delicious flavours. I think they should add fish pakora to the mix and I think it would be perfect. Nom! As it was a buffet we headed up to the hot plate/cabinet things. It started from rice, mild curries up to spicy. I had some white rice and oooh the pilau rice. That was the most delectable pilau rice I've ever had. I piled on some chicken korma and chasni, it looked so creamy and smooth. When we returned to our table there was a big fresh warm naan bread sitting ready for us. I thought that was a really nice touch, a lovely wee surprise as I was looking for the naans. The food tastied amazing, the korma and chasni were scrumptious and the pilau rice really complimented it. For the third course of the buffet we were offfered ice cream or coffee. Ian had a coffee and I squeezed in a cheeky wee ice cream with strawberry sauce. It finished off the meal perfectly. I'm so glad I remembered here and I would certainly come back. I didn't know about all the publicity about the place and the award winning chef but after tasting the food I can see why. Yum!

Oh my curry gods, you have given us, your children, a haven to attend and relax in and munch…read morepoppadoms with curry, and your children are happy. No but really, this is curry! There was a small Hamilton yelp gathering this evening arranged by Mrs Roo, and I attended, mostly because it's a rare occurrence to have a Hamilton yelp event, but also because I quite enjoy curry, and by quite I mean absolutely freaking love. Before most turned up, I sat with The Roo Family eating poppadoms with dip, and pretty much filled myself up that way. Once other people arrived, our wonderful starter plates came out, with chicken and spices and chicken wings and mmmmm-ness. A good combo. I don't actually remember everything on the plate, or I would make a list! You then get some large naan bread, and go up and select a plate. With your plate, you then go up and choose some currys and some rice. There's bhunas, masalas, kormas etc, with vegetable and chicken and lamb versions of all. It's a curry heaven. This is an award winning Indian restaurant with an award winning chef, and it most definitely shows in the quality of the food. It's probably the best Indian food I've ever tasted, and trust you me, I've tasted a lot. If this review doesn't convince you to go here and munch away on some currys and pakoras and naan, then I have absolutely no idea what will!

I can't believe my local, trusty Indian Takeaway hasn't been reviewed on here! The Spice of Life is…read morean absolute gem of a takeaway, and the only one I would use if I was having Indian food. Located on the main road, a 5 minute walk from the shopping centre itself, it's a great, accessible location for most of Hamilton. It's also located within a 15 minute walk of most pubs I attend, so is a wonderful place to go for some drunken appetisers! The menu is enormous, with roughly 300 things listed on it, so there is absolutely no chance you could be struggling to find something you like. Delivery charge is £1.50 on all orders, no matter the size (a very fair price!), and the food matches this wonderful pricing, with 90% of meals on the menu costing less than a tenner! If you're going in for a collection or just ordering in store, the staff are always helpful and knowledgeable about the food, and good at what they do. There's also a TV on the wall that's usually showing a film channel or something if you're waiting a while; the food is made upon order. If you haven't been here or you're looking for a good Indian Takeaway to try, I would strongly advise you pop in here, or give them a call!

Spice Indian Cuisine Hamilton is close to Hamilton Racetrack, Strathclyde Country Park, and several…read morefamous sports locations. Was invited to a Dinner for a local businessman who had been honoured with an MBE. As I had not arranged the dinner or knew what the dishes would be, I was a bit wary (remember I am a Korma girl) but I should not have been. There were 24 of us to start with and as more people arrived the staff dealt with adding tables and moving people around in a lovely way and without complaint. We had a choice of 3 starters - Seekh Kebab, Chicken Tikka and Fish Fritters served with salad and 2 dips. I tried them all and although all were very tasty, my favourite was the fish fritter. On to the mains and here I struggled a bit. Lamb Nentara, Chicken Balti and Tarka Daal with rice and naans. All of them were a bit hot for me although everyone else appeared to be fine. Went for it anyway and really enjoyed the lamb, rice and naan. Was advised after I stopped feeling my mouth to drink water not orange juice. It worked although I could have done with the advice a bit earlier. All in all a lovely experience. Will be back. -

Food was quite nice, but average and attitude from stuff members was far from exceptional. I don't…read moresee the need to pay what is in my opinion overpriced food, while there are multiple alternatives that are just a 5 minute drive away. 2 stars is pushing it.

Best kitchen at East END! Malky also is really good lough! Really clean and delicious!read more

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.

Blue Rupee has been redone a few times which has nothing to do with success, I think it is more…read morejust to keep update and new because it seems pretty popular. The only thing that would go against its favour is that it does not enjoy passing trade, and hey even if you have a vague idea where it is or have been before you may struggle to get there. It is just a little difficult to find through a few windy street. Although, it is right outside the train station which means you can eat easy knowing your car is safe. If its not safe there then I have no idea where it would be. I went here for the business lunch which was just over £5 and a fantastic deal. Yes three courses for that price! They are pretty small courses which would obviously be cut down for this meal but still tasty, fresh and good snacking lunch. The choices of curry are limited in the business lunch as is every other course. So here is what I had, pakora, masala ith rice and nan, and ice cream. All lovely and good for the price, no wait, great for the price.