Cinnamon Indian Restaurant in Highland

A very good attempt at Indian(North West) preparations. Service is pretty fast. They should definitely invest more on getting it closer to authentic Indian dish levels. Some spices are louder than expected in dishes. We tried only vegetarian.

Had a delivery/take-out service,absolutely amazing meals can't fault it in any way!! Delivery loons kept us well informed and to top it off a free bottle of ginger!! 😃

Used to be better. Not much of a vegetarian option. Won't rush back.

Bloody racist staff. Treating asians as second class citizens and westerners as god. Behaving as if doing a huge favour by serving food. Food quality and quantity very average. And prices very high.

Quick service but the food was not cooked properly leading to 2 very upset stomachs service was almost instant so the food was clearly not cooked to order will never be back

4 weeks ago we got a small take out from here it was the best we had in a long time . So we tried the same again a week later and again they absolutely smashed it... Last week we got the same and the food was disgusting chips were raw and the greasy and the same again tonight disappointed

The most amazing food this evening if I could give you 10 stars I would. Great selection of dishes and value for money. Also the staff are consistently so welcoming, friendly & helpful. I cannot recommend this restaurant highly enough.

Sunday Evening Buffet Nothing short of INCREDIBLE , From start to finish it was perfection I genuinely could not say one bad thing.

A very pleasant atmosphere and divine food, I hope to return again soon

Heard good things about this place but was dissapointed after eating here food was not great got the combo platter to start, bhajis nearly broke a tooth they were that hard, 4 different curries not one was good chicken was overcooked, lamb was difficult to find as it was cut so small and not very much of it. Staff were friendly on arrival but pretty absent the entire meal, Had to ask 4 times for jug of water for the table and just felt customer service could have been better would not return here so many good Indian restaraunts in Inverness this is not one of them.

To all my friends and families, please beware. Yesterday, my wife, our 14-month-old baby, and I visited Cinnamon Restaurant in Inverness for Christmas dinner, expecting a festive and welcoming atmosphere. However, we were met with an inflexible and disappointing policy. While we understood there was a £37 Christmas package, my wife was the only one wishing to eat as I wasn't hungry. Despite our situation, the staff insisted that we must order for two people if we wanted to dine in. This lack of understanding and accommodation dampened our holiday spirit and made our experience far from merry. It's disheartening when a family outing turns into a frustrating ordeal due to rigid rules that don't consider the customer's needs.

Everything is perfect. Nice chicken on borne, Lamb + chicken biryani was amazing

Was recommended to try so we did, we had the buffet evening dinner on Sunday we were disappointed with the variety of choices there was only 8 curries to choose from and there was no lamb on offer but they did have one curry with beef instead and the curry that had the chicken tikka the chicken was dry didn't even taste like tikka more like cardboard, the only thing that was really good was the chicken pakora that was lovely I'd go back just for the chicken pakora, the desserts were ok not much choices but they were ok

Friday night takeaway, food hot and full of flavour, absolutely delicious. We had chicken korma, chicken chasni and lamb Kathmandu. The only negative is, where are the lovely chocolates (Elisabeth Shaw)?!

Not enough options for dessert very poor

Food was amazing. Service was diabolical, by one man and one man only. Our waiter was very abrupt, took our food order and walked away before we had the chance to order drinks. He slammed the dishes down on our table as if we were an inconvenience. He eventually asked us if our meal was okay, I asked if I could order another bottle of kingfisher, he nodded, walked away and immediately started taking orders from other tables. 20 mins later I still hadn't received my bottle of beer, we flagged down a waitress who fetched me the beer immediately. Food was amazing, every other member of staff was very friendly, just unfortunately our waiter wasn't so friendly, he's clearly in the wrong job as his customer service is appalling. Unfortunately I won't be back anytime soon, which is a shame, because the food is brilliant but one arrogant waiter has let the place down.

Definitely not my food. Thank you for this experience. Restaurant situated in front of big market Morrison. It is a not small place. In place all time play indian music. A little bit loud. Some of sound pieces were very nice. I ordered main meal paneer in something not spicy (all food in this place spicy or medium spicy) served with naan bread, pilau saffron rice, fried rice with eggs and green peas, lemon green tea. The main thing is that I came here to try pilau saffron rice. I was wondering how it tastes when prepared by experts. And i must say, nothing special. Will try made it is in home, hope it is will be more tasty. Next i try fried rice with eggs and green peas. It is were a little bit spicy but tasty. I would really like to learn how to cook fried rice and egg together, like they do in places like here. Main meal completely wasn't tasty for me. Paneer was ok, but in sauce or what it is was, were too much fat ( oil or butter, i do not know). So in this place taste for me were just cup of green lemon tea.

Cinnamon is my favourite Indian restaurant in Inverness. I've eaten here many, many times for nearly twenty years and have never been disappointed.

Food was never replaced felt had to ask for things

Worst Indian food in UK. Customer service is so pathetic. Nobody is here to eat free so teach your guys some sense at least.

Very nice experience! Excellent service and dishes!

Prices have gone sky high. Food wasn't hot, waited at least half and hour and only 1 other person in the restaurant. Have been before but never again

I came here with my family for the Sunday lunch buffet. The food was alright but there's no big variety for the value and the desserts were not appetising at all.(the cheesecake smelled like fish and was so hard)

Sunday buffet was excellent. Really tasty family friendly place.

The food is pathetic. They have put fake reviews so please don't trust on it.

Guests are treated as if they came to eat without any option. Takes more time than committed. Food will be ready and served at their convenience. No any order in putting in table. Side dishes served first, then main dishes. We should serve ourselves on our plates. No one will again visit this place. Over priced... Poor taste...Worst service . If you ask them for Manager, everyone will say they are the Manager.

Chicken jalfrazie was excellent 👌 best I have had in a long time. Brilliant service and lovely atmosphere. A must for anyone in Inverness wanting a decent Indian. Highly recommended and worthy of 5 stars plus all day long.

Stopped ordering a takeaway for a while as we didn't think the quality was as good. Decided to give it another try as this has been our favourite Indian Takeaway/Restaurant for a long time. Food was absolutely delicious this evening. Actually went to an award winning Indian Restaurant in Glasgow recently, not nearly as good as the Cinnamon. Only criticism, our paratha was missing tonight but on notifying the restaurant, it was delivered to our door with a courtesy bottle of wine. Thank you.

Quick buffet. Food was good and they provided many options. Servers were subpar and didn't want to be there. The restaurant was blistering hot. For a last meal option on a Sunday night in a sleepy town it was good.

Good food especially the chicken was well cooked & spiced (forgot the dish name) ,dal was nice with a slight tanginess ,paneer karahi was decent and the nans were soft and plentiful ( big in size, remember while ordering) Staff was polite ,attentive & had good mannerisms

Really appreciated the kindness of the staff at Cinnamon. I collected a takeaway on Saturday, and when I got home I noticed that the Garlic Naan was missing. We phoned up, and someone from Cinnamon drove right across to our house in Culduthel with a Naan and a complimentary bottle of wine. Mistakes happen - and this customer care was inspiring. Thank you very much folks. John Dempster

Been a few times before but not too impressed this time round. Curry was very watery, bit live a gravy and not the usual consistency of my locals. Maybe this is how they prepare them. I did ask if they had changed ownership. Probably give this a miss next time we’re In the Highlands but not many sit in Indian restaurants y get I could find. You may like it but not for me.

Friendly Staff but food could of been a lot warmer. Pricey too.

Servicio rápido y todos muy atentos. La comida esta súper rica, sobre todo el chilli garlic y el Lamb naaga

We were rather impressed, main courses were very good. Bhaji were a bit limp but tasty, pakora ok. Good garlic nan.

Friendly staff and good service but overpriced for average food. Sauces rather runny with not a great deal of taste

Simple review from an Indian Foodie: Okay food quality. The taste and flavors are not Indian but something local. But Quality and portions of food are good. Prices may be mid-range. Problem being, service as always. Indian food needs service, which does not feel good with Indian's used to good service.

Fantastic Indian meal. Faultless service excellent food. Recommend Mango Lassi. Can recommend as a place to go. Beside the Eastgate centre.

Masala sauce was like pure water

Brilliant service, fast & friendly. Great food and decent prices. Definitely worth a visit :-)

Ordered a takeaway, normally the food is amazing but not tonight. Korma watery and tastless and the chicken in every main was tough. Very disappointing as normally beautiful.

Could not fault this place at all food was 1 of best Indian meals I have staff we so welcoming and friendly 100% recommended definitely be back

Last Saturday evening my husband and i arrived looking forward to a nice meal at Cinnamon. We had been many times previously but what on earth has happened to this place? My choice was a chicken tikka masala which appeared after a long wait (restaurant not busy at 6pm) to look very un appetising. It resembled a tin of watery tomato soup with 7 pieces of overcooked chicken. Where was the lovely thick creamy sauce. The chicken was so dry and tough. I should have returned the meal as it was poor in quality and looks. Sure anyone serving that would have know it looked awful. My husband had a Buna which he enjoyed but the quantity was not the same as usual. We wont be returning nor recommending this restaurant to anyone else.

Food was excellent staff were friendly worth every penny

Too costly compared to the quantity. There are other better options available. If all other options are discarded then go here but be ready to pay at least 25% more

This is hands-down the best Indian restaurant in Inverness. I’ve been coming here since I first moved to Inverness over five years ago. I’ve tried most of the menu but tonight I had the Mirchi Korma, mushroom rice, garlic nann, some popadoms and a few bottles of cobra. The service is excellent, they’re respectful, friendly and attentive. The food is on par with the (now shut) Spice Garden in Glasgow, if not better. It’s got a great atmosphere, even on a quiet night. I received a hot lemon towel when I was finished, the table next to me was cleaned immediately after the customers had left the premises, the staff say thankyou after every interaction and yer beer comes with an ice cauld glass. The food was phenomenal but, as a chef myself, its all the other things that allow the food to really speak. All round amazing experience, you will not regret spending your money here. If you’re not from the area this place is an absolute must.

What's happened to our favourite restaurant? Friday treat with friends... plates were cold, rice and side dishes along with main dishes were cold, although they arrived in 'cast iron' dishes they too were lukewarm....finished off with a nice coffee... not what we're used to... lukewarm too.. We were tired and hungry... so when asked if we enjoyed our meal, the silence said it all.. not looking for refund or freebie, just hoping the next time diners will enjoy a better experience. Staff looked tired and lacked a little of the usual busy happy atmosphere.. It maybe a while before we return as there are more choices now we may need to explore. I will say I didn't recognise the usual management team, maybe this has changed? However, so have the standards.

Tried this restaurant as I was passing. Started with pickles and popadoms nice pickle tray. I was taking time to select what I wanted and The waiter was quite pushy and a bit too cock sure of himself for my liking. He kept trying to get me to have something he recommended. I settled on onion Bali and butter chicken. This Bhakti was ok. PBut I was not impressed with the waiter who was rushing me I was still eating my popadoms when he brought the starter. Half way through the starter he told me my main course was ready to serve. I told him he would have to wait. When the main course arrived it seemed very greasy and did not much taste like butter chicken. There was little chicken in it. Then I asked for the bill when it arrived it was for someone else’s drink and food. I was the only one in the restaurant. So how on earth could a mistake like that happen? Makes me wonder if he was hoping I wouldn’t notice and was trying to pull a fast one. But that is my pure suspicion. No I don’t think I will return.

We got a takeaway meal on Saturday night. After phoning the meal in, we were told it would be ready in 45 minutes. The meal wasn't ready until 75 minutes after the call. Although the meal was very tasty, we were disappointed we had to wait this long. We had ordered food from another location too so had tried to link the times together so that all the food was ready around the same time. This meant our other food was cold. We were disappointed we had to wait so long. I look forward to hearing from you.

Service was quite frankly poor. 2 words - won’t be back. 2 hour wait for food and had to go up and order drinks as no waiter was doing there job.

Beautiful restaurant, stunning food and friendly helpful attentive staff. We went in to have their buffet on a Sunday night. Food is hot, not just spicy. Replenished often. Just really good, tasty Indian cuisine.

Dined many times here. My favourite.

We were travelling to Elgin for a family funeral and stayed overnight in Inverness. We decided we fancied Indian for dinner and seen this restaurant. The reviews mostly looked ok so decided to give it a try. Biggest mistake ever. On arrival the place looked really busy so thought that’s a good sign, didn’t realise at this time that it was actually a private function. Ordered drinks. They came promptly, which is where the positivity ends. We went up to the buffet. Starters were tasteless spiced onions with soggy popadoms, chicken pakora or rock hard onion banjees. We had two bits of each. There did seem to be a fair selection of mains until on further inspection consistently mostly dishes of sauce with not much meat or vegetable, the worse being the “king prawn” chilli. There was no prawns at all in it. We eventually settled on some beef dopiaza, I’ve never seen beef in any Indian restaurant before, and some chicken vindaloo. Both were watery and tasteless. My husband had two forkfuls then couldn’t eat anymore as it was inedible. I had taken more but again couldn’t eat it. My husband started to feel ill, not to do with the food, just he was too warm, so I shouted a member of staff to say he’d taken a funny turn. They were completely unconcerned, didn’t even offer his a glass of water. I explained that he hadn’t ate anything from the mains as he was feeling ill but asked for a container for mines, only as I don’t want to seem rude, although I had no intention of eating it. I did get a tub but after a lot of humming and hawing, the staff were extremely unfriendly. They were only concerned in attending the group booking. When we went to the till to pay, while being stood over like a hawk by the manager, I think he thought we were going to try to do a runner. I explained again that my husband had taken ill and hadn’t actually ate anything apart from two bits of pakora, thinking that as a goodwill gesture they would offer a discount but no chance. The bill came to £47.60. I handed over £50 and while I would always leave a substantial tip waited on my change on this occasion this wasn’t happening as we had had no service and substandard food. To make matters the worse the girl I gave the money to said oh do you want your change. I said yea as my husband hadn’t ate anything. I’d never not leave a tip but no way was I tipping for this rubbish. I hate leaving bad reviews however feel that’s on this occasion it’s necessary.

Tandoori was the best out of all. Hot & spicy ! Chicken curry , saag paneer was average. Onion bhaji is good. Staff was courteous and friendly. Lovely ambience.

We went in on cold December evening, received a very warm welcome and shown to our table. The waitress left us for a few minutes before checking if we were ok and then taking our drinks and poppadoms order Drinks arrived and after a bit of friendly banter meal orders taken. ( this next bit is our only gripe) The empty poppadoms plates were whisked away with out checking we had finished and the main meals were arriving at the table, no break in between. Now the gripe over lets get to the food. The food was absolutely delicious and flavoursome, lots of it as well . The rice was cooked to perfection and the Brocoli aloo was fantastic. Would we eat there again, definitely without hesitation, just its only 300miles from where we live so may not be classed as regulars.

Lovely meal with great friendly staff. We will be back.

A fantastic meal with very friendly staff, the chicken Dhansak was tasty and plentiful as was the Chicken Laziz. My only gripe was the lets whip the poppadom plates out of the way and replace with main course within 10 seconds, a little time between would have been welcomed.

Family meal on Christmas Day. Absolutely perfect and would recommend. Good selection to choose from very relaxed atmosphere. Staff helpful but not intrusive

Really delicious foods and great service!

Friendly waiter but unfortunately that's where the positives end. Unfortunately Sunday is a buffet so you have a selection of medium/cold mild flavourless curries which are mainly gravy with a few bits of chicken if your lucky and to top it off it's extremely overpriced at £18 per person. Save your money and buy a supermarket frozen meal!

Need to up your game . Used to be my favourite

Surprisingly good find, within walking distance of the town centre. A fixed price sunday buffet offering a range of dishes. We arrived around 3pm and found the place populated with locals, which is always a good sign.

Lovely restaurant, food delicious, staff friendly. Will definitly return.

An Indian restaurant in Inverness with taste of India. Food quality is fine, also quantity is satisfactory. Recommend for a change from British or Scottish taste. Though there is a scope of improvement in quality of foods as this is my own cuisine.

Had great meal from the Al a carte menu on Sunday evening. An excellent meal and staff very helpful in enabling us to have a meal from the Al a Carte menu on their buffet evening on a Sunday Well done

the service team are so nice. thank you guys.

Lovely nans. Would recommend for a take away.

Not at all impressed with the Curries and Biryani 👎

Enjoyable buffet dinner. Service was polite and efficient. Food was good.

This was only the third time we had eaten out during our holiday- we usually cater for ourselves. So we were looking forward to an Indian meal on the last evening of our amazing holiday. Sadly, we were disappointed in the food. The sauces were watery and without depth of flavour and the white rice was stodgy and unseparated.There were no.prawns in the prawn curry, and far too many fried items. They simply had to be the worst curries we have ever had and I felt it was very expensive for what I ate. The best part of our last evening's treat of our holiday was the Chilled Magners with lots of ice!!

Very limited menu and my order was not what I asked for, told there would be a reduction on bill to reflect this but did not happen

Restaurant indien typique, sans surprise et bon

Delicious curry with attentive, friendly service.

Great buffet on a Sunday afternoon, amazing food lots of variety, staff were very friendly and welcoming

Booked a table for my wife and i. Friendly helpful chatty staff. Service was excellent. Food delicious hot and tasty. We will return.

Service was exemplary and the food was to die for only let down was they had no non alcoholic cider but that is a very minor thing compared to the amazing meal we had and the brilliant service.

We booked and were told to sit and wait while others walked in unbooked and were sat down we had to say we booked a table??? The food was cold cross contamination of serving spoons poor quality of food and service over all would not reccomend this restaurant.

Very tasty food. I loved their Naans

In for a cheeky vindaloo, great service very welcoming 😀

Delicious food. So grateful they managed to squeeze our group in at short notice.

Great food and the service was excellent

We’ve been eating here for a number of years and can easily say it’s up there with the very best in Indian restaurants. Every single time (3-4 times a month) we get take-away or sit in the food is perfect, timely and well presented. Having lived abroad/travelled a lot I’m still amazed we have a restaurant of this quality here on our doorstep.

We were staying in a hotel nearby that had shut its kitchen early. This restaurant was very welcoming and the food was really good. Shame it is unlikely we'll be back that way again.

One important correction: It’s a Bengali Restaurant. But the fact is.. it’s a good one. If you are searching for authentic Indian Restaurant.. it might disappoint you. If you if want something Bangladeshi.. then it’s good to try buffet here. Limited vegetarian options(tarka daal n saag was good).. but I am a non-vegetarian! Loved their Naga Chicken n Chicken Achari. Even they had a beef item there! (It’s rare!!). Service is good. Environment was nice. Highly recommended 👍🏼

Nice restaurant, good service and food selection was very nice.

Very good service from the staff

Food and service were ok. Wouldnt go back though, expect more

I had so much fun because it was my mums birthday 🎂 🥳 5/5

Friendly staff and very tasty food, chicken shakuti and chicken laziz, with a very well made plain paratha.

Nice staff clean place as far as the food goes way to many onions in my dopiaza .. felt like we were being rushed ...

Excellent service and quality of food.

We bought Prawn Briyani which is very tasty, enough portion for one and up to the standard.Highly recommend to any seafood lover.

The food is excellent. But the staff is not really friendly and the restaurant doesn’t comply with hygiene standards. But I do recommend if you want to try Indian food. The prices are bit to high for the service they offer tough

Up in Inverness for a few nights away , went here due to the reviews as this was one of the highest rated restaurants on trip advisor, and so glad we did , would definitely recommend and come back , friendly staff , food was brilliant good selection and the place was spotless , as we didn’t know what some of the dishes were it would be good if they had “mild -medium- hot” stated on the dish but this didn’t stop us from trying them but may be helpful for others , We visited on a Sunday for the buffet ,If you read this defiantly go you won’t be disappointed…..Promise !!

Fantastic buffet. Really restaurant Ala carte quality food available at the buffet. Good value and delicious

The service was quick and efficient also the food was very nice. Our booking was for quite early in the evening and as we left it was starting to get busy. But it still looked as if people were getting served quickly.

One of the best Indians in town - I'd recommend ordering specific foods - have been disappointed by buffet dishes here. Apart from that awesome!

Been going to the Cinnamon for about 25 years. They never let me down though last Friday's Biryani was superb. Staff always pleasant and courteous.

Nice. Not 5 star. Great service. A little bit on the expensive side in my opinion. I have only been once so this review could be changed if I went again. I doubt I will be back as the price outwaighs the quality.

Good for meat eaters but very little for vegans