Maharani — Restaurant in Scotland

Avoid! Avoid! Avoid! : I never thought it possible to have a terrible Indian meal. I've eaten everywhere from Lahore One in East London to Taste of Asia in Newport, Spice Island in Cardiff, Passage to India in Bracknell to Others in West Wales , also Sheffield and all were incredible. but this restaurant really does make the worst Indian meal in my life possible. From the word go standards were obviously rock bottom; with the meals being made down to a cost rather than up to a quality. The poppadoms were dry and obviously out a packet. The accompanying dips pathetic. Mango chutney that didn't have any flavour and felt watered down. Even chutney from supermarket have more body and substance than this! there was no lime pickle or raita just some tinned pineapple tossed on the side and some onions with a bit of spice sprinkled on. SO CHEAP! the starter was passable but the batter on the pakora so thin there was no crispiness or texture in play. The main was a massive drop again in standards. Plates came out under the arm of the server..... seriously? Cheap dried out chicken in the meals felt like it had just been tossed in a cheap sauce assembled with production line craft ,methods rather than actually cooked - no other veg or ingredients detected in it and the spices if there were any hadn't infused with the dry chicken. Those sauces were like something pre-prepared from a tin or jar. then we come to the utter audacity of the whole restaurant - the price. WAY WAY above the standard price of £6-11 for a main dish - they have the nerve to charge £15-17 for just the main alone - not including rice on most dishes. 50% higher price - 200% less quality! Flies everywhere in toilet next to kitchen and in main restaurant too. If anyone thinks this is the greatest Indian restaurant you couldn't have ever eaten outside of...

We went there having not been before because we were on holiday nearby. It was an odd place. A mix of utilitarian feel and yet reasonable food. Service was functional at best and nobody very interested, though made the right noises. There was something of a sense of having the food pushed at you in such a way you were on a schedule. Then, rather oddly, the man who it transpired was the owner, advised us at one stage that they would soon close and were hoovering next section. He then finished hoovering and told us there was no rush at all and we could stay as long as we liked. Very odd. The furniture had the feel of a social club and there was no sense of luxury or expensive or cultured decor. The meal was fine, no complaints at all and tasted ok. The whole thing had an area of serving a purpose as opposed to being a...

Situated a few minutes walk from Troon Seafront on South Portland St. Maharini is a very comfortable dining experience with intimate booths in a nice decor setting. Portions are large so we shared an enormous Tandoori grill of Chicken, Lamb,Ķing Prawn and Shish kebab with rice and cheese nan and poppadums. The grilled meats were accompanied by a piquant, very tasty masala sauce. The young scottish lady serving us was excellent.Very friendly and helpful. A six month gap,since last visit.Tonight i had Tandoori ginger lamb which was delicious. I thoroughly Recommend Maharani to anyone seeking a good asian dining experience. Great food in a ...