The Ashmaan — Restaurant in Scotland

20/2/24 I sat beside 2 auld dears from Bo'ness when i boarded the bus in Grangemouth & they were going shopping in Stirling & i told them i was going to Stirling too & asked them if they knew a friend that i went about with from Bo'ness & they said that they knew her & her family very well & i told them that she had died & had gone to Heaven & how she got their was by her faith in truly believing that Jesus died for sins.

They also surprised me by telling me they were going for an Indian meal & i guessed the MAHARATA yds up King St. & i was right & told them it was a good restaurant, then they said we thought of trying the Indian Cottage which is easy walking distance from the Thistle ctre & i said it was even better & the last time i was in there my food came out, not just hot, but SIZZLING hot🔥

Sorry for diverging.

When i left having the lovely thick soup & a coffee ☕ in CHESTERS 👍 i went into the Ashman well after 5pm & there were only a couple in there. The 3 staff i met & were served by were all very friendly & easy to talk with & you can read my comments on the pictures & the short video BUT one thing i noticed in other photos as well as mine, there seemed to be strong colours of dye added to the food - I might be wrong, but that's what it looked like to me. It was a good idea to have that bottle of Alcohol Gell on the table 😁

Please be aware - they don't open in...

I had always meant to try the ashman but never did due to the windows being blackened out for years. They did refurb it all approx a year or so back and to much relief they now have see through windows and some nice decor.

As our usual Indian "Delhis Winter" was temporarily closed, we found that we had to get a takeaway from Ashman. the pilau rice had die coloured buts of rice, green, red and orange.. this is typical of old fashioned indian resturaunts here or done for traditional indian weddings etc. I don't like the rice unless its white or yellow from the tumeric. To make this worse the rice was presented in a plastic bag and not even the typical food container, i'm sure this had some affect on the flavour if not just psychological as it cheapened the product. Also got some veg packora, not too bad but a bit tough on the outside. The poppadoms were not crisp either, all in all a bit disappointing and we won't be ordering from them again... That was the first...

Updated review. Went a week ago. Food still amazing and greeted with a smile. However, only the owner trying to serve and clear tables, as well as handling take-out orders. Only 4 sit-in customers, so not bad, however, if there were more customers, I think service would've suffered.

Also, it used to be BYOB, but now a dry restaurant. No alcohol served or allowed. Wish this was mentioned on the website or entrance. I'm not a big drinker, but enjoy a beer with a curry and my companion would've liked a glass of wine. Other table was also dissapointed. They do have a selection of alcohol free beer and wine, but even though these have come a long way since the dusty bottle of Kaliber at the back of the bar, they're still not very good.

I'd happily order take-out from them, but won't be back for a sit-down meal with other equally good Indian...