Gurkha Buffet Grill & Banter Restaurant in South Lanarkshire

Amazing for late dinner. Quick service, good selection from menu & staff so attentive. Menu also has options for wee ones who may not like Indian food.

Food excellent, great selection of drinks too, well priced. Just what Halfway needs, a “sit-in” Indian restaurant ( with a selection of Scottish fare too) Staff, fun, friendly and very attentive. Well worth a visit, especially if local - well within walking distance of all the large housing estates - you won’t be disappointed.

Clean and comfortable restaurant, staff friendly and helpful, good food and service, central location, parking available

I found the staff very friendly and cheery, The food was amazing and would definitely come back, and highly recommend the Jimbu Give it a try, u won’t b disappointed.

This was our first time at the restaurant since it underwent renovation/name change. The decor was lovely as was the new layout. There were four of us in our party and we were looking forward to lunch. Sammy the birthday boy chose the sirloin steak from the a la carte menu (£21.95) which arrived sizzling on a bed of onions and peppers, served with mushrooms and fries. Thumbs up👍Said it was excellent. Marina thoroughly enjoyed the Southern Fried Chicken with fries, coleslaw and dip (£9.50) and Liz and I had the three-course business lunch (£12.95 each). Quite a jump on the previous price but still well worth it for the quality as well as quantity. We had starters of lentil soup and veggie pakora. Both of us had steak pie which is served with the most amazing pastry, gravy, veggies and mash. The beef was so tasty and totally melt-in-the-mouth gorgeous. Ice cream with raspberry sauce finished a wonderful lunch. Many thanks to the wonderfully attentive staff, who ensured that all was OK and that we had everything we needed. We'll be back VERY soon. NB: Only one complaint. The background music wasn't a hit. Three of four disliked it. Me? I'll listen to anything as long as it's not jazz.

Delicious food and nice ambient atmosphere. Sara provided great service and nothing was too much trouble Would definitely return

Great wee place really don’t know why it’s quiet but suits us , Sara served us had two curries rice n nan with pompadom spicy onions and drinks and child’s meal very reasonable price love the attention and ambience 2nd time looking frwd to third time

We had the deal for two on a Monday ,our server was sara she was excellent well mannered and served our food in a professional and speedy manner ,meal was lovely

We were served by sara who was lovely. We popped in for a midweek lunch which was fantastic value. I ordered a curry and garlic naan and it was lovely, it was very tasty.

A lovely dinner with family. The food is amazing! really fresh. The staff were really nice and great service. We will definitely be back again!

Although still labelled in Trip Advisor as "Velvet Bar & Grill", this venue is now known as "Grill & Banter". It has recently moved under new ownership/management, and I understand they're opening a second restaurant at the same site. I've got to say that their lunch options are very good value (either £6.95 or £7.95 for three courses, although £1.95 extra for pakora on the cheaper option). And for us, the food was great. Veg and haggis pakoras both went down well (chilli sauce dip is superb). The mains of steak pie and roast turkey were also very good. Good portion size too, considering the price. The bad new, and what totally soured the experience for us, was the very poor service. This was a Monday lunchtime visit, with less than 25% of the tables occupied, so a quiet-ish day. Shown to our table on arrival, and given menus, great so far. After 10 minutes, I had to stop a waitress and ask for the dish of the day details (soup, roast, curry). Another few minutes before order taken. A few minutes again to collect starter plates, then brought the mains. Mains plates collected, no mention of dessert. Staff then seemed to be non-existent for a while. After about 20 minutes, with the restaurant even quieter than when we went in, a waiter (possibly the owner) appeared, so I asked for the bill, deciding I didn't want to wait any longer and willing to forget about my dessert. He seemed a bit surprised we didn't want our ie-cream, but wasn't too fussed when we said we'd been waiting too long. He didn't ask if everything had been okay or if we'd enjoyed our meal, which I expect to be asked every time, so that was disappointing. I'd go back for the food, but only if I had nothing to do and could afford to be kept waiting.