India Gate — Restaurant in Scotland

India Gate by name, India Gate by nature!

Wedding Anniversary - 9 years married.

Alison is a lover of Curry Houses from Birmingham to Glasgow.

After walking past India Gate which was once known as Meenas we were handed a menu by the owner. Prices appeared quite reasonable with some meal deals available.

We returned a couple of hours later and were put front of house. The venue does not have a license and we were told we could only be offered soft drinks. No problem in that. However, it soon became evident that meals were a good 30% more than the Takeaway menu. I guess the food must be good….

Our food arrived really quickly, only slightly slower than a McDonalds restaurant order. A Chicken Jaipuri and a Prawn Karahi. The prawns appeared more than shrimps and the sauce was quite sweet and not hot and spicy , although all the chicken appeared ok. This was all served in nice white school dinner plates.

Just behind us, the two members of staff hurriedly dealt with Takeaway orders which clearly were not going through. They appeared annoyed the customers were phoning them with queries. They suggested payments had gone to Meenas. They then engaged in conversation about how some people had waited nearly 2 hours for orders the previous weekend and it was a shame the customers were annoyed.

On leaving the venue we were given a bill of nearly £60 for two waters, two curries, rice and naan. We had in fact been charged for three curries, with two of the them being prawn Jaipuris (not what had been ordered)

In summary, the worst wedding anniversary meal of 9 years of marriage. Food and service abysmal and very over priced! Also you have to...

Arrived in Newton Stewart after a long day's drive and decided that we really fancied an Indian meal to take back to our holiday cabin. After spotting the Little India restaurant we spent some time looking in the window at the menu deciding what we would have. I then went into the restaurant and informed one of the waiting staff (not sure whether this was the waiter/manager/owner) that I would like to order a takeaway. The member of staff replied "takeaway?" - which I confirmed. I was then told - simply "No". No explanation was given and so I left the restaurant. I looked again at the menu in the window and , granted, there is no mention of takeaways - but they do offer a home delivery service. I cannot understand the difference in offering a home delivery service - but at the same time refusing to serve a paying customer who has taken the time to travel to the restaurant. Arguably this should have been an easier transaction for the restaurant than having to arrange for a delivery driver etc. The staff member I spoke to in the restaurant was also so dismissive to my request for a takeaway that it bordered on rude. We therefore decided to take our spending money to the Unicorn Chinese restaurant down the street and enjoyed a fabulous takeaway meal with no fuss whatsoever. Having now spent a few days in Newton Stewart I have discovered many great food outlets and would not consider returning to the Little...

Updating from my previous review. I wanted to commend the owners for having redecorated the interior and vastly improved the ambience of the experience of dining in. The employment of additional staff has really helped service when the takeaway and restaurant are both busy The food is excellent - both in terms of taste and presentation - portion size is perfect, with very generous sized naans. It is still a BYO but that is absolutely no problem as they sell soft drinks plus are happy to provide water to the table. Well done India gate 😊👍

Previously we have purchased takeaways from here but decided to eat in for a change. The restaurant is basic in terms of décor, and the lighting is very bright. In terms of ambience some small changes would make a huge difference and would I am sure result in a much more pleasant and relaxing dining experience. The food is freshly cooked, tasty and well presented. As they are also cooking for a very busy takeaway service there are understandably occasional delays but nothing excessive.

The table service was fine, though an additional member of staff would help at busy times - the young girl was managing both the tables plus takeaway orders and collection. Note this is a BYO if alcohol is wanted, they do however sell soft drinks. We asked for table water which was provided in a jug with plenty of ice. Overall a pleasant enough experience and we would return for a...