Ashoka - Bearsden in East Dunbartonshire

Called in for food at 9.10pm to be told we need to eat quick as they were closing at 10pm. We decided to gets a take away instead. The food was awful the mixed pakora was 6 dried up pakora which was obviously leftovers and the tikka was so dry we put it all in the bin. Would not recommend a visit. Raja rani is just around the corner!!!

We had a birthday meal here in February 2024 for 6 people & the food was nice, service was ok & atmosphere was busy. I noted the menu did not have spice strength indicators (simple 1-3 chilli picture would suffice) & the details of some dishes were not on the menu provided so you need to know about the dishes before visiting & ordering. My food was nice others said they also enjoyed thier food. If menus improved & service was a bit more personal then I would be able to give more stars. Ultimately we had an ok meal from here.

Usually I love this place but tonight’s take away, (which I collected), was awful. Ready 20 minutes after the collection time, they were obviously super busy, super stressed and not coping well. Lamb chops were dry and overcooked and without the sauce supposed to come with them. Dhansac was watery and lacking in seasoning. King prawns were mushy and overcooked. Roti and mushroom rice were the usual excellent standard I expect from Ashoka

The takeaway arrived an hour later than they said, there were items missing. The food was tastkess and was sent to the bin. Never again. The place across the road is ten times better.

Really nice meal and service was first class

1st visit for a while, lots of new faces. The food and service were very good.

Take away from Ashoka Bearsden. Ordered before pick up and still had to wait 1/2 hour and there were only 2 tables with customers. Also had to wait 10 mins before anyone acknowledged that I was waiting. But the main gripe is the amount of curry. Half a portion? Come on Ashoka, you can do better than this or is this a sign of things to come, portion size wise. Shrinkflation.

I had a delivery only. Good food.

Way overpriced for freezing cold food total scam had a long wait for delivery and it's only a few min away never again don't even think the chicken tikka chasni was a chicken tikka chasni

Had a delivery of 3 starters. 3 mains, 2 rice, chips and nan bread. Chicken pakora was very dry and chewy and unfortunately we were given 2 portions of chicken instead of one chicken and one mixed. The Chasni was absolutely tasteless ( and I know my chasni's) it actually looked like the korma. Unfortunately my grand-daughter found a hair in hers ( fortunately she is a child and that doesn't put them off their food) not the point though 😕 the chips were stone cold and the nan bread that was suppose to be a peshwari but was a plain nan with a handful of coconut in the middle as if it was poured on before they folded it. I did try to call the restaurant but no answer (I am aware it is very very busy) so thus is why I am writing the review

The food was lovely. We started with a mix of pakora & then we got our main courses a wee while later. We enjoyed our food.

So I found this place on Google as I've tried all nearer me and never really like them. 1st time I ordered I got the mixed vegetables bhoona, I loved the sauce but some of the vegetables wernt my taste so the 2nd time I ordered I phoned and asked if they could just put potato in the bhoona sauce and they agreed. I cannot stress enough how good this curry was honestly the best I've ever had and I've tried loads!! Potato bhoona should be put on the menu soooo good will definitely order again I've finally found a great curry

Чудові враження і приємний досвід. Неймовірно приємний та уважний персонал, завжди усміхнений. Ми прийшли в дуже дощовий день і ваші посмішки нас зігріли. Меню велике і цікаве, ми скуштували бірьяні і м'ясні стартери. Це було смачно. В цілому атмосфера сподобалась. Красивий інтер'єр, свічки, тихі розмови. Ми справді відпочили душею і тілом. І смачно повечеряли. Дякую.

Loved the food. The staff were first class.

Amazing Indian delight. Thank you Uditi for your first class service 👏

Food was great last night chef came out to ask how food was staff fantastic service shwangl was grea

Very enjoyable and excellent and polite service from Savi will definitely be back again 😀

Es hat uns sehr gut geschmeckt,wir hatten Vorspeise was überraschend sehr viel war und die Hauptspeise hat uns auch gut geschmeckt,Naan Brot war etwas Ölig und dünn .

Outstanding service and absolutely delicious food ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Great menu. Flavourful and well spiced foods, nice veggie dishes. Felt a bit rushed ordering and at end of meal.

Wonderful food, very authentic with good portion size. Great ambience and excellent table service from Shamilia. The staff all round are very helpful. Well done, we will be back.

This has to be the best Indian Resturant I have visited in the last 5 years. The rogan josh was perfect.

Staff are so lovely. Food is absolutely delicious. Lovely surroundings too.

Cant praise highly enough people yous must try

We got a home delivery from the Ashoka Bearsden of which we have done on numerous occasions, however I will think twice about using them again. We got 4 mains, 4 starters, 4 rice and 4 nans. The bill came to £93 which may have been acceptable if all the containers had been full but in fact they were lucky if they were half full. Very disappointing from a restaurant with such a good reputation. No longer value for money.

Had takeaway from here before and it was excellent! Dropped in for dinner on a Thursday evening. Food great. Very tasty . Lots of vegan options. Management and staff welcoming and friendly. Srinija was friendly , helpful and a joy to chat to. Her male colleague was polite , friendly and very helpful. Not too busy , as we were a walk in. Can be busy Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Toilets clean and disabled toilets available. Thank you Ashoka Bearsden.

Disgusting , went straight to bin All reheats Fish pakora, , South Indian garlic prawns over cooked. Naan bread microwaved ! Couldn’t even cut it. Will never use again. Total waste of £34

Get a takeout from here, they don’t deliver to my area despite how close they are. At first they were great but on Thursday there we got a collection and the meat portion in the curry and pakora sauce was lacking. If I could post the picture of the pakora sauce the little tub was considerably less than half full.

You're not getting for the money you pay. Very expensive and food wasnt tasty at all.

Tasty food but very poor portions for the cost .

Lovely meal. Freshly made and lovely presented.

Haven't been here in a few years but decided when walking past to order some pakora to take away. Most tastless I've ever had. Ingredients obviously missing. The inside looks lovely and there are good reviews on here so maybe a one off..🤔

Large serving of chicken pakora, but being honest,it was bland. Very little salad to accompany it, an a minute portion of a brown coloured dip which wasn't the best. Main of garlic chicken tikka masala, also very dissapointing, chicken had no flavor , I the sauce was very poor, on the up side it was a large portion, but for the price, I try somewhere else next time. Was really dissapointing because I was in the Finnistown restaurant the last time I was in Glasgow and it was spectacular.

It’s been at least 5 !6 years since my friends and I dined in Ashoka Bearsden, having previously visited religiously for 10 years for our get togethers until unfortunately, it started to go downhill. We decided to try again knowing the place was under new management; we were not disappointed. The food was superb, recommend the combination starter, butter chicken and the speciality lamb was rich and melt in the mouth. If you’ve not been for a while it’s time to go back. Staff were friendly and attentive and manager chatty and genuinely interested in what we thought. Our relationship with Ashoka is back on track!!

Lovely staff and great decor and food was out of this world

I found the staff delightful and attentive, the food was excellent, even the chef came to ask if we had enjoyed our meal. I would highly recommend Ashoka Bearsden.

Food was delicious and staff were very attentive hence the five stars.

Fabulous food, well priced and great service.

Fantastic Indian restaurant with amazing service.

Quick service good food and pleasant staff.

I had a lovely meal at the ashoka ,although they did get my dish wrong and quickly rectified this with the dish i ordered ,they where very apologetic and made sure i was more than happy with my meal , it was delicious yhis

Vegan menu has an amazing variety. Bhindi dopiaza & samosas are chef’s kiss! The new website is really good as well. Simple and straightforward when it comes to ordering. This has very quickly become my go to place for a quality takeaway 🤘

I ordered Lamb Karahi Kebab and a portion of mixed pakora. Have to say it was absolutely delicious. The pakora especially the veg and haggis were outstanding. The kebab and nan bread with salad and sauce was absolutely fabulous! Was delivered earlier than advised too.

Just had a meal delivered from here & can honestly say I have NEVER had such a poor quality meal delivered in my entire life. I got the most expensive meal on menu.. Surf & Turf. The Prawns are just a mass of mush & inedible, Chicken is tasteless, sauce is like water & a pure white, barely cooked Nan whuch is actually wet round the edges.... Seriously awful meal all round !!!

Great food, great atmosphere, lovely staff especially the little red haired girl... we are a family of 5 and this Indian was recommended by the Golden Jubilee Hotel ... we loved it...

Friendly staff. Good service. Good food.

One of the red head waitresses had amazing customers services and was a great worker.

I'd heard good things about the Ashoka. And the rumours are true, the food is excellent.

Traditional curry place Friendly staffs, great ambience and very good food. We had our dinner here, food was nice. Kids enjoyed their dosa. Traditional curry house.

Loved it. Beautiful good and amazing staff.

I have eaten Indian food for approx. 50 years. I was also married to a Eurasian...So Indian food part of my life. My experience at Ashoka I rate as the best experience I have had in all my 50 years of Indian food...The food was outstanding.. The service too was fantastic...I can't wait to return there. I recommend without hesitation..The ambience perfect...

Booked a table for 7.30 tonight the food was so disgusting the lamb korma chicken korma chicken chasin look like a bowl of soup so will never be back I will be letting family and friends know

Came here for the first time and heard mixed reviews so thought me and my partner would try. We have been to many restaurants and found this one to be very nice. Staff couldn't be more helpful and the food was amazing 😋

Just had a delivery and totally disgusted. The meat was floating ina a watered down gravy. Disgusting.

Been an ashoka fan for years, but not anymore had a rogan josh and bhoona both must have had half a packet of salt in them, bhoona was as if made with just curry powder. Very dissapointed , don’t think I’ll be back

Lovely meal with family, well impressed.

Food n service was enjoyable only problem restaurant was cold shame enjoyed the rest

Ordered Traditional Chicken curry and Chasni Chicken Tikka. Both tasted as though they were made with a packet of salt in each. The chicken was dry obviously a reheat. Our naan bread was dry and crisp. The worse was the salt. Would not recommend this Ashoka to anyone.

Very disappointed with this evenings meal. The food needed reheated when it arrived and one dish, paneer with chick pea was inedible. Loaded with salt and very poor.

Chicken Pakora was dry and not nice at all. Chicken curry was very salty and ended up in the bin. Will never go back. Shish Mahal in glasgow so much better.

Jeezo Guys....great service .... but... food was ruined with Salt!!!.... go easy... that’s all we could taste SALT!.... not good .. A waste of £30.☹️

Picked up takeaway, very organised, Covid safe. Food amazing, can't wait until we can eat in the restaurant again.

Ordered curry online for collection, given no idea when it would be ready, phoned numerous times but couldn't get through as phone not answered, finally when I went to pick it up it had been sitting for some time and cold. I have been a customer for years so they knew my number- they could have called. Complained but manager not sympathetic.☹️

Best meal I've had for a while as a takeaway...was well Impressed and thot the staff where really obliging. Will be back

Ordered food online. Food cold! Was Asked to wait another half hour for fresh food to be delivered and to tray back up the original order to be shown to the chef🤔. There was no other offer of apology other than to wait half an hour for more food!!

Disappointing and pricey, nowhere near as good as Raja Rani. Delivery took 2 hours they tried to blame Uber and would throw in free poppadoms which are standard at RR but never did. Naan was meh..

Great flavours, staff were friendly, reasonable pricing for a restaurant

Just phoned for takeaway. 2 mains and a starter £36!!! Shocking. I work in intensive care. Not had time to stockpile!! Profiteering!! Go elsewhere much cheaper

We had the best vegetable pakora we have ever tasted tonight at the Ashoka Bearsden, light batter with just the right blend of spices, delicious! And the rest of the meal lived up to our high expectations. Kirsty and the other staff who served us were brilliant, bright young personalities, all eager to please and get it right. The only thing I would change is to have a large print menu for the visually challenged old folk like me. And maybe a bigger ladies toilet as it was a bit tight getting out of the cubicle again and I am not very large. A great night with excellent service and really good food. Get yourself down there and enjoy.

Great and tasty food and friendly service

Good service, food really nice definitely worth a visit been a few times now.

Went with my 2 friends service was lovely food was lovely will go back xoxo

We used to order deliveries from here quite regularly until recently but never again as the last one we got was dreadfully poor quality.firstly the carrier bag the food came in was soaking wet,the curries,naan bread & chips were cold,pakora was burnt & they also sent a wrong item.despite contacting the restaurant directly via email & also via Twitter they failed to respond to our complaint which obviously fell on deaf ears.good customer service is a problem for them

Ordered a carry out which took an hour and a half to arrive. Two of the curries should have had Tikka chicken in them but had plain dry chicken breast which looked liked came from a packet of pre-cooked chicken. Charged us the extra for the tikka meat!!!!!! Pakora was cold and dry and the rest of the meal was not much warmer, everything had to be re-heated which did nothing for the quality or taste. Sauces were poor and the South Indian Garlic Chilli chicken sauce was watery. All in all it looked like after calling then when had been waiting for 1 hour they quickly hashed the meal together and gave us any old s*** (insert your own word there)!!!!!! Poor, poor, poor and going by other comments on they’re FB page the management will take no notice of customer complaints!!!!!!!!!!!!

Great food excellent service starting to make this a regular place to visit....love the small plates

Nice place, good staff, lovely food. The small plates menu is great and well worth trying. The dosa is delicious!!!

Great food and you can do take away too!

Food was good but quite bland. A few people had upset tummies after it. The starters were good and great portion sizes. Ordered online and some good deals were had.

Easily the best Indian food in the area.. Fresh and excellent flavours.. Will defo be back

It’s not common to write a review for a takeaway but I wanted to mention the lovely, upbeat girl taking the orders. She was clearly very busy yet still had the time to talk to me and make light, amusing chat while my order was processed. She had glasses and her hair was tied up. Looked very professional. It’s nice to see a bunch of staff that looked so well turned out. The food was also very good and I’d recommend to anyone.

We have had mediocre experiences here in the past but our meal here tonight was outstanding. What has changed? New chef perhaps? The standard seemed alot higher tonight. Well done!

Fantastic food, really enjoy the quality of the curry!

Very poor food. Asked for the chefs combo as a starter for two, specifically requested no fish. Difficult to tell what was what as everything was coated. But bit into fish which I absolutely hate. Asked them to remove the fish. They brought a new platter. With fish as I found out to me detriment as I ate it again. Waitress was so apologetic but manager on duty didn’t give a damn!! Also heard another couple send their meal back due to salt content. Flavourless food for main course followed. Should have cut our losses after started and ran. I guess it isn’t a good sign when you go in to a restaurant at peak time on a Friday....and there’s only you and two other couples...Most definitely won’t be back

Food was excellent friendly helpful staff

Food was ok but as we went in later in the evening and they were quiet staff seemed overly keen for us to leave. Wouldn't visit again.

a well run restaurant with friendly staff. the food is of good quality but quite salty,personal opinion. other than that's it's certainly worth a visit.

Excellent service from staff. Unfortunately my partners main course was not up to scratch but it was replaced.

Amazing food and friendly staff. Highly recommend.

Very disappointing. My food didn't look or taste very nice and there was an offer for 20% off which we were not given until we asked for it.

Great curries at reasonable prices.

Brilliant had a great night perfect night

Starters arrived timely, however part of order was wrong, my and my wife's mains arrived but not our daughters fish and chips, when they noticed (after we told them), we were told another 15 minutes, mine and my wife's food went cold waiting, we left early, we were still charged £49 for a not very good experience, we don't get out a lot as a family due to work commitments, this was a treat for our youngest daughter it did not go well, we won't be back for a while.

Delicious meal and really friendly staff.

Great Indian food in pleasant surroundings. Quiet when we were in early on a Friday night but booking may be advised later.car park a few minutes walk away

Nice decor. Some of the food is really tasty, but a colleagues chicken dish was very dry

Went to the Ashoka tonight with friends. We had a pleasant enough meal. Service was fairly quick and the food was good. However I have a couple of gripes. Firstly I have a issues with those restaurants that charge for poppadoms. It is always a...

Staff are VERY nice and the food is first class as is the restaurant, We WILL be back soon,nice place to spend family and friends time

We regularly eat at the Ashoka and the food is always excellent as is the service!

Very good food. Excellent main courses and starters with an extensive menu. The Ashoka continues to maintain a high standard with everything very freshly cooked and well presented. Surroundings very tasteful and very good service.

Been to another ashoka, not as good,this one was top class. Attentive service. Nothing too much trouble. Food was very tasty, chicken succulent. Would definately return.