Coriander in Argyll & Bute

Sadly seems to have closed down. Very much miss the owner and his lovely handmade food. The best indian restaurant and takeway. Traditional classic dishes plus extra new exciting treats always on offer.

This business is closed. Has been for some considerable time. Wasted journey of 8 miles. Luckily there are other alternatives in Lochgilphead. Would hope that Trip advisor could keep up to date with these things.

Its difficult everywhere now and no more than here but having traveled and lived in India there is no doubt this establishment can cook. Made us a wonderful yet traditional meal with a smiling face despite the pressure they are under full of flavour and quality. Ignore the facade of the premises. The food is authentic and well delivered

Wasn't expecting much looking at it from outside but needed takeaway. Was really impressed at some of the freshest pakora I've had and great lamb rogan josh - and plenty of it. Prices reasonable too. Will definitely be back and would recommend.

Place is a pure dive. Both got food poisoning useless sad excuse of a manager trying to rip people off for below average food, forgotten some of our order and was that bad we asked to change toileting edible. Went to pay and he became aggressive assaulted me with a table and right in my face while spitting with mask down. Police has to be called and Place has been reported to health dept for being dirty and unsanitary especially through covid. Owner is a pathetic geezer and a cowboy. Everyone locally will be avoiding it.

The most disgusting take away I have ever had, swimming in grease and very overcooked. Tried 2 salt and pepper chips and had to throw the rest away. A complete waste of money.

Only went because nowhere else opened on a Sunday, Dirty Dirty place, sticky tables, hole with leaking fluid above our table, no toilet facilities, cobwebs in corridor, chicken in meal was like rubber - meal for 4 over £100 and that didn't include drinks, we all felt sickly afterwards

Ordered chicken Korma with rice and was lovely! Salt and pepper chips are also really nice. Good portion sizes.

Reopened after covid restrictions but will not return again the food is rushed far too greasy and absolutley honking attitide has slipped aswell as the guy just takes your money and dosent care what the food looks like that he serves you. The guy is obviously trying to cook and serve on his own but he should not be cooking if he cant cook properly . Everything was dripping in grease and some things where burnt to a crisp . I wont return and reccomend others to avoid this place the taj mahal is around the corner and is much nicer and served always with a smile and good food. So the corriander food put of 10 has to be a 0 my dog would even refuse anything from here

We visited last night and the place was unheated no working toilet .the Indian food tasted as if it was a microwave meal from the cheapest supermarket and the a bowl of rice was almost £4.00 Avoid! A great shame but no competion in the town.

This has to be the first Chinese restaurant I’ve ever been to that had no chopsticks or chilli oil. Never mind the eye-watering prices for what was clearly heated up food. Tandoori chicken strips ordered as starter from the ‘Indian’ menu were oily and never been near a tandoori oven, while the cheese naan was like a cheese toast, except for the fact cheese had been sprinkled on naan instead of bread before going under the grill. Don’t go!

Went in with my family, service wasn’t as bad but owner was terrible. Bad attitude and I will not go there again.

The owner is very rude and place is very very unhygienic !! Food is very poor and over priced avoid this place at all cost somone is going to get very il .

Excellent and wide choice of dishes and great staff. Thoroughly enjoyed a couple of meals at this place while staying in this town.

Went in for a dinner. 4 adults and 4 children. Was met with "sorry only simple meals can be made tonight" What a joke.

Have been last year and food was ok.got a carry out after a long day, got back to Campbeltown with it. Hungry and ready to munch. My hot and sour soup was inedible, just some curious looking bits with sweet chilli sauce. Not right at all. Partners chow mein looked like a rubbish microwave meal. Took about 30 mins so we stupidly thought was going to be fresh and tasty. Lady serving was friendly and nice, only plus point. Will not return.

I’ve definitely just paid £20 for a microwave dinner. Bought 2 meals for me and the wife but it was pretty rubbish. The other Indian in Lochgilphead is actually nice but the week I was there it was always mobbed.

Where do I begin? Horrendous doesn't do it justice. Avoid, avoid, avoid. Nearly £40 for the worst meal we have ever eaten. The prawn crackers were grey and swimming in grease, the prawn toast with sesame seeds (which we had to wait for half an hour ) seemed to missing any prawns, and the spring rolls were so greasy, yuk.The fried rice was so dry and tasteless I hardly touched it and I thought the sweet and sour chicken balls were okay until I found a black bottle in the chicken.The restaurant itself was freezing with absolutely no atmosphere. If I could have given it a minus mark, I would have.The food really was appalling

Another visit to this friendly restaurant, great food and service. Love the bring your own drink, makes it very reasonably priced. Thankyou

Called in this 'Chindian' and ordered a chicken curry with chips - not much that can go wrong with that, I thought! Well, I was very wrong!

This is a place to avoid food just not good and my company all were disappointed with The the service and the food and the price as if it was a up market restaurant.

Yo comimos allí dos veces esta semana, que era probablemente demasiado a menudo! Las opciones para comer en Lochgilphead en febrero son limitados, yo estaba en un viaje de trabajo y solo queríamos algo cálido y reconfortante después de un largo viaje en coche bajo la lluvia. El restaurante ofrece tanto India y inusualmente menús chinos. La primera noche fui por el indio, y realmente disfrutamos de Puri gambas para empezar y pollo dansac después. Ambos eran muy sabroso y Crucialmente para mí, no demasiado picante. Las gambas (camarones) eran realmente dulces y jugosas, aunque sin duda congelados. El pollo estaba bien tiernos. Yo estaba solo en el restaurante y disfrutamos de una charla con el propietario. Me hubieran dejado en eso, pero era llevar y regresar a la noche siguiente para probar el menú chino. ¿Por qué creo que un chef asiático podía cocinar comida china cualquier mejor que yo? Basta con decir que fue un mediocre comida y yo aconsejaría a otros comensales que restringirnos a él Menú indio! Para colmo de males, la pareja en la mesa de al lado nos sirven las más increíbles platos tandoori platos calientes, hizo que mi triste aspecto de pollo dulce y agria aún más peely wally.

Better food than last year food seems more edible , freshly cooked downside the fried rice always looks and tastes like boiled rice

Yo conseguir comida desde aquí una vez a la semana. Normalmente nos decantamos por China y las porciones son grandes! Nunca tuvimos una mala comida china. En la ocasión me extraño optar por un hindú, normalmente es impecable. Por desgracia, los últimos dos veces he tenido curry, ha sido extremadamente sosa, que es decepcionante. Volveré, y estoy seguro de que si le digo a la dueña mi problema, él me aseguraré de no conseguir un curry de nuevo. sosa

rubish food kithchen is dirty and stinky would never go back again i definitely not reccomand this rubish restaurant

Bonito y pequeño Indio/Restaurante chino con servicio amable del personal, super opción menú indio o chino o incluso una combinación de ambos. como un menú de comida para llevar, de nuevo en super o indio o chino. Estaba allí con mi esposa por una cena y tenía el cordero tikka biryani, uno de los mejores que he probado. El propietario, el Sr. Raj, hará que cualquier salsa que quieras, y si no encuentras nada en el espléndido menú, de nuevo el Sr. Raj se conforman cualquier plato que quieras de él tiene los ingredientes en su despensa

Un salto para el desayuno después de una larga noche en coche y nos hizo sentir muy bienvenidos. Había otra mesa de 4 asientos y la señorita sirve fue muy amable y rapida para tomar nuestras órdenes. El gran los desayunos eran encantadores y generoso y el rollo de tocino fresco y sabroso. Precios justos, buena comida, servicio agradable!

Comida deliciosa. Gran variedad de platos. Puedes pedir comida india o comida china. Ambos son igualmente deliciosas. Comer en o para llevar. El propietario y el personal amable y servicial. Se lo recomendaría a los habitantes y visitantes.

Tuvimos un par de sitios de este restaurante y estaban muy bien. El servicio de atención al cliente era estupendo y las porciones eran muy decente.

Me he alojado aquí unas cuantas veces, debido principalmente a la falta de otras opciones. Comida decente china e india, pero normalmente me he encontrar esperar bastante. Un par de veces mi pedido era algo olvidado entre el mostrador y la cocina. Pero... Los chicos son en su mayoría muy amable e incluso han cruzado la carretera en la lluvia para darme mi comida me ahorro salir del coche :).

Quite a basic little place but service was quick ,friendly and the food was 10/10 and everything is available to takeaway

Fabulous food in a very basic cafe like setting, bring your own booze, but it's the food we go for, excellent curries and my personal favourite, the peshwari naan! We go every year on our way to Islay, this year 10 of us on one table and about 20 on another, a bit of a squash but good fun. They do takeaway too.

Lovely little sit in or takeaway venue. We call it the Chindian locally as it does both Chinese and Indian food. All very good and fair prices. Raj the owner is a lovely man and I would highly recommend a visit to the Coriander.

What a manky table, sticky, gum underneath and curry spills all over the table cloth. Nice. This restaurant was brilliant when it first took over the Edo, however I now feel that the standards have dropped, my partner had the sweet and sour chicken balls, he said that they were actually very good, a little greasy but not bad, I had the crab soup or seafood soup? It was very very salty and very thick - which would be great if it didn't consist mainly of water - it was like a gloopy bowl of gelatine with shredded seafood sticks inside. I feel like i'm repeating myself here but if you live by the coastline just order in some fresh fish! The man at the counter was very sweet and gave us free prawn crackers for waiting, but the large girl who was there was rather abrupt and kept glaring at us from the bar. Good food apart from the soup however and not a bad place to eat I suppose when its busy, keeps staff from loitering.

Ordered chicken chat on puree starter and Lamb Dum Ghost with special fried rice and 1 paratha.The indian meal was decent tasty food. If I had 1 issue it would be the fact that too much ghee or butter was used in all items. Now don't get me wrong that's how it used to be with indian asian type food, but its now 2016 so everything was a bit heavy for me. I would order again but maybe something that used less ghee generally. Less butter = less heavy. Get that sorted lads and you've got a good restaurant/take away there. Cheers see you again.

Awesome food Mashallah I would recommend everyone to go there. I go there with my family every time & not once I can say I've had bad experience.. Allhamdulilah these brothers are doing very well. Keep up the good work brothers.

Bedraggled by Storm Frank we walked the 1/4 mile from Kilmory Guest House to Coriander offering Chinese and Indian food known locally as the "Chindian" which does a roaring takeaway tradeProprietor honestly warned us food would take 25 minutes - and it did. Food was fine, hot and tasty. Its a "bring your own" so we had our own beer with us - they supplied glasses (no charge) . No stress, friendly locals, and no curry after-effects next day ...A grand place to eat - a bit lilke Glamping - not a posh restaurant but much nicer than eating takeaway. No complaints

Place was a complete rip off, I spent £60 all we could eat were the chips but they tasted like frozen chips from aldi, my prawn crackers had a hair in them, the curry sauce was like soggy wheetabix, the beef was like hubbabubba, the chicken looked like someone had ate it and puked it back up I would say we put 90% of the meal in the bin, I will never be back again.

Had food from here a few times always Indian the food can be hit and miss a few times lovely others bland food and once terrible. Not eating here again .

staff/service perfectly fine, price same as anywhere, we were very disappointed in our meals we ordered takeaway chicken tikka curry and chicken curry both tasted the exact same, terrible taste very disappointed we wont be back!!visited november 10th 2015

thought I would have a change so I went to The Coriander Indian & Chinese, bad idea…… we ordered mixed pakora (2 veg 2 mushroom & 2 chicken) I have never had pakora in the same sweet batter you would get a banana fritter, disgusting and no sauce for dipping???? We then had the Chicken Korma and Chicken Balti with rice and chips tasteless. Save your money and your taste buds, I now realise why we were the only ones in there. The take away seemed busy enough with kids buying fried rice and curry sauce but that was all. Will not be back and would urge others not to bother. The management should invest in some training for the staff in customer service and good manners, like the food terrible.

My experience with this place was great they had not even opened but i caught the waiterand asked if I could order my food he said yes and him and his chef cooked my meal for two.Not only was it delicious but the amount was enough to feed an army of which I ate anyways. Great customer service great food great place

You can order Indian or Chinese (or a combination). Great quality and very large portions! No drinks licence, so take your own with you - an excellent dining experience

Ok we didn't plan ahead. The food here was adequate. The best thing was watching the one member of staff do all of the jobs from welcoming to cooking. Iran brut and curry or Chinese may not always be happy bedfellows but the punters must love it as I have never seen so much urn bru. Won't be rushing back but it was ok.

Myself, and my family sat in for a basic Indian meal last Saturday evening. All we had was three chicken curry's (Balti, Korma, etc), two with rice, one with chips, two nan breads, six popudoms, and 5 soft drinks (cans). We were charged a ridiculous £53.30!!!! Radio 1 Extra was being played very loudly throughout our entire meal. For anyone who doesn't know what Radio 1 Extra play, it is rap music/drum and base. Totally out of place in any restaurant, let alone an Indian. To cap it all off, the chicken in all of our curry's was very tough. We were really unimpressed with this place. If you sit in, be prepared for vastly overinflated prices, compared to the take away menu. Make sure you check the cost marry's up with what you've ordered. We holiday in this area every year. NEVER AGAIN WILL WE EAT IN CORIANDER, LOCHGILPHEAD!!!!

Good choice. Sore belly after a take away couple of times. No roll in the till and no card terminal (tax avoiding?)

very busy takeaway service, we had chinese. the scotch beef dishes are to die for! the chicken satay wasnt brilliant but would definitely return.

Good take away prices, but felt the wait for the food and the quality of the food could have been much better, ordered a fried rice dish off the Chinese menu and it was very overcooked, ordered a korma from the Indian menu, and it was nice.

We have eaten I and had takeaways. The atmosphere is nothing special but we have found the food to out liking and the staff friendly.This restaurant has both Chinese and Indian food.

food is cold and stinking, nothing else to say, but avoid this place, not very clean and smells, staff need to learn manners and dress better

We stopped off here for an Indian take away and we were glad that we did. The food was fantastic and the staff were happy. Waiting time wasn't too long and was worth waiting for. If you are looking for a decent Indian meal in Lochgilphead that doesn't break the bank then look no further.

You may have to wait a while if your timing is poor - and they can get rather busy - but this is the place to get your 'Indian' carry-out in Lochgilphead. You can eat-in and they claim to serve 'Chinese' too but I've not tried that. Most of the service seems to be of takeaway food. I like the chicken or lamb madras, which is quite hot,but everything I've tried is good except, perhaps, the naan bread which, I think, is probably from a packet. Suggest rice rather than bread. Plenty of veggie side dishes - the channa is good, saag aloo not bad.

So this was a bit of a random one. Strange decor. Rubbish service. However the food is delicious. I'd definitely eat there again. It was pretty much the only place open for food at 8pm on a Friday which super shocked us. Also it was BYOB so if you want a drink mind to bring it with you!

Disgustingly filthy place should not Be open to publicEnvironmental health visit requiredLeft over food from the day before all over tables

Visited here, as the other Indian in the town was closed for refurb, and I'm pleased it was.It looks a bit drab, but the quality of the food is top notch. The large menu for both the Indian and Chinese has some good individual choices as well as the usual suspects.Both of our curries were full of flavor, and very generous portions too.

It's quite plain inside, not somewhere you'd go for the decor and ambience - but 3 of us ate there and all enjoyed our choice of meals. Friday night, so pretty busy but the young guy serving was always friendly and polite despite rushing around. I went for chicken palak - had never had a 'palak' before (spinachy dish), but it was really good (REALLY good). Soft drinks are sold there, but for alcoholic ones you take your own which is something I like.Definitely somewhere I'd go again, or get a take-out from.

Food was ok. Not wonderful, but ok. Service was very disappointing. On my own. Asked if I could get half rice and chips with my chicken curry, as I was on my own and a full portion of each on their own would be too much. Waiter said yes, but then came back when chef said no. I didn't actually expect it to be possible, but wasn't too impressed that waiter said yes, then chef over-ruled him. Obviously I just got one of the two anyway then, so they earn the same. Was the only customer in the place. Waiter didn't come back to check if food was ok as is standard practice. Only asked me if everything had been ok as I was leaving and paying. Waiter seemed quite young, and not completely sure of what he was doing. Not such an enjoyable experience overall.

We have now tried both Indian and Chinese meals in this restaurant and have been very impressed by both.The portions are generous and well prepared and the waitress is extremely pleasant friendly and polite.We did not have to wait long after putting in our order but the food was freshly cooked.If I had to make a criticism it would be that the decor is rather tired but this did not prevent us from really enjoying our meal.

Sat in for a meal on a very busy Friday night with takeaway orders. The lady looking after everything was very busy but took the time to make sure everyone was okay whether phoning, waiting for an order or arriving for a meal. Not licensed so take your own they are happy to open it and give glasses. Food in general was great and really tasty - we had a fusion of Chinese and Indian. Only critisism would be that there were some bones left in the shredded duck. The owner also comes out of kitchen to check everything is to order. All in all a very friendly and very busy place. PS - don't seem to take cards anymore - ATM across the road.

Visited the loch Oct 2014 - read the reviews on this Indian /Chineese restaurant/takeway. IT is a very basic little restaurant no frills no booze- You can take your own drinks they will supply the glasses.The food was excellent very fresh not they seem to make every effort to please the customer -Can recommend the South Indian Chilli chicken-Its highly recommended from curry experts

Visited both times we've stayed in the area. The building and restaurant is a little dated, but the foods good. Choice of Indian or Chinese or a mix of both is a little unusual, but works well. Take your own wine and beer, something I definitely prefer.

I think this restaurant is Bangladeshi run. The Indian food was good and we didn't try the Chinese. Chilli chicken was hot and spicy which was what we were hoping for. Not a place that I'd make a beeline for, but not bad for Lochgilphead.

We got a takeaway from here this evening and it was a bit of a mixed review. My Dum Gosht was delicious.Loads of tender lamb chunks & soft onion and the spicing was spot on. My husband had a vegetable vindaloo and it was just frozen veg in a heavily chilli-powdered sauce. The Bahjis & bombay potato were fine although the yoghurt sauce with the bahjis was a little on the thin side and very sweet. Altogether though it was good value for money & I'd happily buy from there again

There are not a huge choice of places to eat in Lochgilphead, so se settled in the Coriander. It was pretty basic, a bit like a takeaway with a restaurant. However, we were very hungry. I was with my two sons, aged five and sixteen. The restaurant was completely empty. Despite this, we were shown to a table for two and told we could have an extra chair, even though there were at least two four seater tables free. We shifted to our own four seater table. Ordered drinks. I had tap water but there was no ice in it, or the other drinks. We ordered Chinese. Our ribs came with the wrong sauce. The other two dishes are very wish washy and not tasty. The service was completely disinterested. Eventually he came over to see if we needed another drink. Has the feel of a takeaway place where you cans it in if needs be which does mediocre food. They do not serve alcohol either - which might have made the experience more enjoyable!

Food was very good and the service friendly. Wide choice of Chinese as well as Indian food and you can take your own wine.

The welcome and friendliness of the waiting staff was the highlight of our visit. Food was fine with good helpings and quick service.

Out for a family meal all 9 of us booked at Coriander in Lochgilphead 6 adults 3 children, the staff were welcoming and attentive, the menu is very varied with a choice of a full Indian or Chinese menu. As there's no licence we had brought our own wine and this was welcomed by the owner, who supplied wine glasses for us. Our meal was served by Rebecca who was a friendly, happy and attentive waitress. We each tasted each others dishes and all were top quality and well cooked. The total bill was under £100 for 9 of us and that included starters and sides, so great value for money and we would deffinately go back to Coriander again....

You can have Indian or Chinese here - we opted for Indian. On arrival shown straight to table and immediately told that they had no alcohol licence but it was okay to purchase from local off sales and bring in - so we did. The food was all freshly prepared and if a good quality which is sometimes missing in more rural areas. All the staff and the owner made a point of checking everything was okay without being intrusive. Finished off the meal with a banana fritter from the Chinese menu. Great value for money would return.

We travel to Lochgilphead regularly and always get a takeaway from Coriander. The curries are always delicious, and the portions sizes are good. Great food, good value.

I decided to eat at this place after reading the reviews on tripadvisor. I was working in the area & lochgilphead is hardly a hotbed of restaraunt choice. Upon entering the place i stood around at the counter a few minutes before being shown to a table - i was the only sit in patron during my whole visit i may add. I think the locals use this mostly as a takeaway rather than a place to dine in.I ordered a mixed pakora for starter & tandoori mixed grill for main. The waiter brought ny starters to me quite quickly - they tasted ok - however a little dry as i wasnt given a dip - normally i'd expect a mint sauce or chilli sauce to be served with pakora - but nope! I waited about five mins for him to come ask how my starter was, but he was hiding away in the back so i didnt really have a chance to ask for a sauce...20mins passed and he eventually took my empty starter plate away- i commented i had expected a sauce, he said i should have ordered one alongside it...!? Random!Onto the main course. The same fella delivered it to my table, sporting a sulky look on his face. I cant really fault the food i ate, it wasnt amazing, it was decent enough & £20 covered the bill for one person... I just didnt enjoy the sulkyness of the service, and felt a bit like they'd prefer i order a take away instead of sit in... I guess next time im in Lochgilphead i'll try Taj mahal around the corner from here

This was my third visit to Coriander and on each occasion I have enjoyed my meal. However the slow service puts me off returning. The waiter informed us they were short staffed in the kitchen which is presumably why it was almost an hour before he took our main course order. Having taken our order it was a further 30 minutes before the food was served. There were no other diners eating in and a relatively small number of customers wanting take away.Heaven help them if it was busy!

There were seven of us traveling in our group, occupying three rooms. Our room was so relaxing, sitting by the bay window, watching ships come in and out of the harbor as the sun set. Quiet area yet within easy walking distance to town. Hosts very friendly and gave us a wonderful dinner recommendation. Breakfast provided was very nice. Our only regret was that we were not able to stay longer.

Popped in here for dinner while staying round the corner and found the service and food both to a good standard without being anything particularly special- although splitting the menu 50-50 between Chinese and Indian left its identity a little indecisive, reflected in some very generic but perfectly tasteful decor.

A table of ten had arrived just before us so we thought we would be in for a wait. But the kitchen and waiting staff coped admirably. This is a BYO and fairly basic décor but the food was very good.We had Chicken house special, South Indian Garlic Chilli Chicken and Lamb Tikka Biryani. All were very good .Starters were veg somusas. With breads and rice the damage was a modest £42 . Our best meal of the week.

Ate here again last week and it has become a must call place when down visiting family. The food is excellent and the food is cooked by the owner. I have never been disappointed. I have only eaten from the Indian menu but am told the Chinese one is excellent too.I have no hesitation in recommending the Corriander. The staff were attentive and friendly. The price very reasonable too.I will certainly call again

We had a takeaway for 8 of us when on holiday in nearby crinan. The food was tasty especially chicken palak. The Korma, butter chicken and tikka masala all tasted the same with varying degrees of food colouring to differentiate them. All together not bad

Short version: every now and then we think we should give this place another go. Then we remember why this is a bad idea. Long version: I had the Prawn Puri for my starter. The overall taste was slightly harsh, as if someone had used too much tomato puree. At least it was hot this time, unlike on our last visit when we could see our starters sitting on the counter for a good 5 to 10 minutes before they were brought to our table. My partner had the Hot & Sour Soup. He said that last time was very good, but this time it tasted as if the chef had gone a bit wild with the pepper grinder. I had Vegetable Dansak for my main course, which tasted like lentil soup that had been heavily garnished with cinnamon. Dansak is my favourite dish so I have had it in quite a few restaurants and I have known it to taste anything like this one did. My partner had Lamb Vindaloo which he said tasted like it had been made using Patak's Curry Sauce (not that there is anything wrong with Patak's, IF you are buying it from the supermarket for a quick and cheap dinner). The garlic naan was nice but the mushroom rice was less than impressive.Anyway, the next time we think about going here again I will re-read this review and just not do it.

A really pleasant surprise in a small town on the edge of the Highlands. We have just returned from a meal at Coriander where the quality of the meal was superb. We all chose the Indian options but there was a comprehensive Chinese menu available too, and which seemed to be doing a roaring take away trade.We live near Bradford in Yorkshire where there are many first class curry restaurants and the food here was up with the best of them. The decor both inside and out doesn't exactly fill you with confidence being far more functional than artistic but is comfortable enough. However, the quality of the experience and the food is the true test of the restaurant and Coriander passes both with flying colours. Our waiter was a pleasant local lad Ally ably supported by his colleagues who were always attentive and on hand but never overbearing. Each of the three of us had the prawn puri starter which was a great blend of fresh tastes with not too much tomato but just the right balance with spices and a really light, tasty puri set the standard for what was to follow. We chose three dishes of lamb and chicken to share along with side dishes of chick peas and mushroom bhaji. The taste of all of them was superb all being freshly prepared with good quality ingredients that produced a great dining experience.At the end of the meal the manager came over to ask how we had enjoyed the meal and joined us for a while in a really interesting chat. His enthusiasm and friendliness was evident in both his approach and that of his staff and restaurant experience. Th value of the food was great and we could bring our own drinks too ensuring that we had just what we enjoyed at a great price.I would have no hesitation in recommending that if you are in the area make an effort to have a meal at Coriander which I'm sure will give you yet another good reason to come back to Scotland.

food always excellent, staff always very friendly and accommodating. Great for group nights out. Lots to choose from on menu

A great choice of Indian and chinese cuisine at value for money prices and friendly staff. Bring your own bear makes this a very inexpensive place to dine

We ate there several times, chinese and indian. Both delicious and good cost-value-ratio. Friendly and vigilant staff. The guy who mostly served us was nearly a little too vigilant, which sometimes was a little bit disturbing while eating.

Ordered take away several times now and never failed to please friendly staff and everything cooked fresh recommended

We found this place by great good luck while driving to Kintyre on holiday. Not much to look at from outside and the decor is fairly basic inside. We were welcomed by a thouroughly charming young man who found the balance of being eager to please without being pushy or smarmy. We've eaten hundreds of home cooked and restaurant cooked Indian style meals (one of us is half Asian) but nothing could have prepared us for this. The best Indian meal I've ever tasted. They don't make it explosively hot but they do use different spices for every dish, and everything has the perfect balance of being spicy without drowing the flavour of the food. We complimented the okra curry and the waiter told us they get all their veg brought in fresh from Glasgow every day - with this dedication to quality they deserve to succeed. Two weeks later we deliberately delayed our journey home to make sure we were in Lochgilphead at lunch time and they proved that the first time was no fluke. If this place was in Glasgow or Edinburgh you'd have to book a month in advance. Don't drive through Lochgilphead without stopping here.

Whilst visiting Lochgilphead last week decided to have a carry out meal one night. After reading four menus decided to try Coriander. I started with (c) Peking Hot and Sour soup and was the best I had ever tasted,For main course (i) Lamb Tikka Chilli Masala and this was very good and tasty. My wife had Chicken Satay skewers followed by Beef Curry and Fried Rice and said they were both excellent. I only waited around 10 /15 minutes for our meal. The waiter gave me a portion of free prawn crackers to add to our meal. Prices very reasonable. I especially liked the idea of getting the best of Chinese and Indian under one roof. Has a restaurant and noticed that it was BYOB which seems good.rhodell (carry out Monday 10 Sept 2012)

Good Indian food at reasonable prices. Bring your own bottle and that makes it even better. You can buy soft drinks at the restaurant.

Have eaten here twice on fishing trips to Crinan. Food is excellent and fantastic value especially compared to what I pay in Edinburgh. BYOB which is not a bad thing, service was fine but food was great. After a day out fishing, it warmed me up and filled me up. Atmosphere not great but it was a Wednesday in Lochgilphead.

Pretty average Indian food. No alcohol licence. Having said that, there's not a great deal of choice in Lochgilphead and it's not a bad place.