tl;dr: avoid this establishment.

I am sure I am going against many others, based on the reviews I have read for this place. Nonetheless, this has to be one of the most disappointing dining experiences I've ever had.

I was travelling alone and spending a weekend in Glasgow. Consistently, one of the greatest highlights whenever I get to come to the UK is the Indian food. It is the only country on earth that I have found whose Indian food is comparable to what can be found in India. Additionally, it has been guaranteed to be satisfying, until now.

I had been walking for a while through the city enjoying sites and was examining a menu in the window of a different establishment. While reading, someone came up to me and asked if I was looking for really good Indian food. Indeed I was and they directed me to this place, which was only a block away. I was excited at the thought of a great meal at the end of a long day.

I arrived and the manager, who was extremely polite, told me there was a 10 minute wait, the place was rather busy and getting busier. I was more than happy to do so. When seated, I ordered the saag paneer (extra spicy), a mushroom dish (extra spicy), and a glass of water (the first two can be seen in the picture). My server confirmed my spice tolerance and left with my order, this was the last I saw of her. The food arrived in a timely manner, brought out by a porter from the kitchen who seemed surprised that I did not have a plate yet. Thankfully, the plate was quickly fetched.

They say the first bite is with the eye, and it was a good bite indeed. Unfortunately, it was the only good bite I had. The food was medium spicy at best and very lacking in any other flavour. I don't think it's unreasonable to think that mushrooms with barely any taste of umami are unacceptable. The saag paneer was something a street vendor I knew in Delhi would be ashamed to serve.

Nobody came of their own volition to ask me how my food was. About 10 minutes after I took two bites and gave up, I was able to flag down the manager. I explained the situation as I have just done in this review. To his credit, he offered to try to fix the situation and said that this was most certainly not the experience I should have had. Unfortunately, between the abysmal attention by my server and the lackluster performance by the chef, I had no confidence in this establishment's ability to salvage the situation. I declined to take him up on his offer and left.

As a solo traveler, I have experienced prejudice by restaurants serving a table for one. I do not know if this was the case in this instance. However, the other patrons around me seem to be getting much more frequent visits from their servers, none of whom were dining alone.

I would suggest anyone considering giving this restaurant their patronage to only do so if your alternative is starvation. Just be careful, you may succumb to thirst. The water never arrived.