It was one of those evenings where I felt the Gods were conspiring against me. We'd planned to go…read moreto this place early evening for the first time on a living social deal. My date, my wife of 36 years. I couldn't get the coal fire to light at home, I'd left it late eventually succeeding just in time to add slack to back the fire up, close the air vents and leave for our meal. I blamed Andromeda; now I wasn't looking for the temperature of the nuclei of the blue snowball planetary nebulae but a shade above 15c would have been nice before we went out into 2c. Anyway as ever I digress; this deal was about £20 for two. The rating reflects this fact: we were the only diners and had 4 four excellent, fresh cooked, plain poppadoms with 3 fabulous dips; mint, spicy & mango chutney, the dips remained on the table to use with the two mains, two portions of rice (boiled & pilau), two side salads, two naan bread (garlic & Peswari) and a choice of two glasses of wine or beer. My wife took both quarter bottles of white wine on the deal (menu price £3.50 each) I had a 660 ml of ice cold cobra (£4.75). I'd be much happier had there been real ale choices but realistically this place is in a small village in the countryside and probably has no demand for my predilections. There were a few meals not on the deal - steak (I wouldn't have steak in an Indian) and tandoori king prawn dishes: fair enough. We both opted for the mixed grill served with vegetable curry. So rather than two veg curries we asked if one could be korma, this was no problem. They use a gas tandoor. The naan breads were very good, the two sauces were good with both containing similar vegetables, a mix of fresh & frozen vegetables. The mains were above average to good with a quarter of skinless chicken, tandoor chicken and lamb pieces and a piece of seekh kebab. The main alone would be a score of three. Being picky: the chicken quarter should have been deeply scored with a knife to allow the spice flavours to penetrate the meat to the bone, some lemon juice and garlic shards should have been added to the marinade as these make a big difference and add extra fresh lemon juice just before serving (or put a piece of lemon on the dinner plate), cut down on the red food dye and on a positive note, the balance of salt and spice in the lamb seekh kebab was just right. The quality of the naans, willingness to let us choose our sauces, the friendly attentive service and the cracking deal warrant excellent. I wouldn't have liked to pay the near £14 full menu cost for the mixed grill main as it would have been expensive for what was on the plate and I'd have been less generous in my rating. Then out to freezing point; a clear dark sky with Andromeda plain to see, as was Alpha Andromedae on its North East edge. The car radio came to life, radio two with a charming Michael Ball, as we drove off to 'Perhaps Love' John Denver & Spaniard Placido Domingo (means peaceful Sunday) one of our all time favourite songs. Then the angelic tenor Art Garfunkel singing 'Bright Eyes'. This was No 1 when our first son was born. Andromeda was smiling on us after all, lighting our way and our memories home over wet country roads. All we needed to top this winter night was John Denver singing 'For You' so at the push of a button off went the radio and on came John. If you have never heard either of these two songs go on you tube. They really are worth 10 minutes of your day and play loud. And home to a warm fire. Thanks after all Andromeda.

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

Really is as good as it gets!…read more Family meals here always go down well and we have visited at least twice in the last two months. The selection is amazing and my favourites include the Sizzling Seafood Balti and the Chicken Madras but I'm intent on working my way through the menu. The restaurant is beautifully decorated and the servers are extremely polite and helpful. One of our party has special dietary requirements and they couldn't do enough to help us and make sure our needs were catered to. Worth booking at weekends as it does get very busy, especially as it's near the cinema but you'd probably be fine walking in during the week.

I had a business lunch here with a couple of colleagues today. Their brief was to take them to the…read moremost authentic Indian restaurant. There was a very select few to choose from but the winner hands down was Tale Of Spice in Dundonald!! It won hands down on a number of scores. First it has ample free car parking. Second it is owned and run by a fantastic all Indian team from kitchen (Chef Gautam) to Front of House (Abhishek and Sunil). Third the food is as authentic as if one was sitting and eating it in any Northern Indian restaurant. The decour is modern contemporary with a subtle Indian touch. The staff are very helpful and knowledgable and chef himself a real expert. I asked him to make three dishes (two chicken and one lamb). He duly obliged but not before we tucked into fresh crispy popadoms with tasty dips-so many restaurants fall foul of serving oily soggy popadoms- a real turn off! Our three mains came out with two pilau rice, a nan and garlic nan. The butter chicken was creamy and tomatoey with no artificial colouring-and not overtly sweet. The Karahi gosht was divine with the lamb being tender, juicy and succulent. The chicken tikka saag was excellent-all three dishes garnished well with ginger juliennes and parsley and coriander.....just like one gets in Punjab. Alas the portions beat us quantity wise. This really is as authentic North Indian as you will get. A must visit place.

It's some time since we were last here. Once again it was a £19 for two Groupon deal that brought…read moreus back. When we came here for the first time last year we had read some pretty poor off putting reviews and after trying it out ourselves we were pleased and relieved with the food, the price and the service. We decided that the poor reviews were largely unjustified. This was our third visit. The food that we had was once again very good, not haute cuisine but very good, especially for the price. I rook photographs to include with this review. Two very good freshly prepared poppadums with three different dips: an onion & chilli with a real kick, a yoghurt based and the ever present mango chutney. Starters were chicken pakora and a seekh kebab starter and both were excellent. The mains were two good tandoori mixed grills with a modest portion of mixed meats and king prawn. These came with really excellent curry sauces a pilau rice and a boiled rice. We ordered an extra Peshwari nan which we paid for along with a large 600ml cold cobra beer and a quarter of wine. Less than £12 the lot. We had plenty of good food. Service by the same waiter, still courteous, unobtrusive and almost deferential yet a bit quirky but not mega friendly. Maybe language and/or cultural reasons - no real issue. The place is a bit wiffy not overpowering rather it's noticeable. We were the only diners just up to departure when two folk came in. The decor is alright, the chairs comfortable, enough space on the table and good background music, played at a level allowing for conversation. It is a bit dated, a bit worn, but again hey ho at this price. Once again we found this experience to be alright. Once again I don't recognise the other poor reviews, they simply and thankfully aren't reflective of our experiences. Finally a tip if you have a coupon take a print out with you; there's no phone signal inside the restaurant.

I love this place! Have come here three times so far using the Groupon dinner for two offer which…read moreworks out at excellent value. There is a wide selection of meals available and not being very fluent with Indian cuisine our waiter Rav was more than willing to offer suggestions which were great each time. He is very pleasant and helpful without being in any way intrusive or overbearing. I really enjoy the food here. The decor is quite dated but when you go out for dinner I don't think this matters much! I will be back again soon :)

Great food, great service, great value!…read more Hubby and I were in town to pick up some tshirts from the Krav Maga school behind the restaurant. We needed dinner and I fancied Indian food. 2 orders onion bahjis Chicken tikka massala w/ chips Lamb korma w/rice Garlic naan 1x Diet Coke €42 and change - not to be sniffed at! Portions were generous, food was piping hot and fresh and I don't remember ever having lamb so tasty. It was absolutely delicious. Staff were friendly and the food came out pretty quickly too. We'd happily go back!

Only have got take away but have to say there food is top notch. The takeaway itself could do with…read morea revamp

Great authentic Indian food on the Isle of Man at Port St Mary…read more Had King Prawn Korma ..... delicious. Friendly attentive staff and great food. What more could you ask for !

It's been five years since I reviewed Passage to India and a lot has changed, well actually to be…read more honest, not much has changed - the carpet in the restaurant definitely hasn't changed and the whole oak feel to the place that was probably installed in the 70's remains! But forget about the interior, this review is really for the takeaway I picked up this evening. This part of North Down is littered with takeaways but Passage to India always seems to be busy. When you call there's always a 30 minute wait but that's a good thing. This evening we actually waited over that but it was worth it. We ordered a meal for four and it came to £24ish pounds. This was including a 2 x Naans and 2 x Sides along with 3 main dishes. The quality of the food is second to none. Our chicken Patia came with huge chunks of chicken breast and was easily enough to feed 2 people. The Naans were extremely tasty and fresh as they were still warm! I really enjoyed Passage To India this evening - I would suggest they update the decor in their restaurant and they might get a few more bookings but keep the food exactly the same!

Passage to India is taking its local customers for granted with poor service and little respect. An…read moreorder placed tonight is currently 1.5 hours and counting. On a call placed after 1 hour we were promised that it was ready to be packed up and sent out. A call at 1.5 hours and it still hadn't left. We requested to speak to the manager but he wasn't available. If it's not here in 10 mins it can go back to the kitchen. Disgraceful service for a local customer trying to keep our business local.