India Pavillion in Argyll & Bute

First time here and it'll be the last. I paid £7.50 for 4 scraggy bits of chicken pakora. Was told that my main came with rice (it didn't), was charged £2.50 for a glass of Coke (cans of Barrs cola). The place was overrun with bluebottles, and there were dead insects on the ledge next to us. It wasn't worth the money I paid. We will not be returning!

First time visit on this 3 day Bute trip. This is an intimate restaurant directly opposite the seafront gardens. We recd a lovely welcome from owner Mica.We had Cauliflower pakora starter followed by Lamb bhuna and chicken Masaledar. The meat and sauces were beautifully cooked, flavourful and tasty.The Paratha bread was also great with the piquant thick sauces. Prices were affordable. Thoroughly recommended, the restaurant is worth a visit for all indian food fans. You will not be disappointed.😏

Sorry, but this was the worst Indian takeaway I think I’ve ever eaten. Saag aloo was unrecognisable brown sludge. Chana dish wasn’t much better. I don’t normally like leaving bad reviews for small businesses but this one should really try and improve on quality.

I ate in this fantastic restaurant for an entire week. Every night we had a different dish and each was even better than the last. That was 4 years ago and it still stands in my memory as the best Indian restaurant I ever ate at. Every time I eat in an Indian restaurant, which is quite often, I always compare it with this restaurant. All the other restaurants, in all the countries I've been to, have always paled next to this one.

It's BYOB with a corkage fee... so it's got that going for it. Could use more spice and salt.

Service very slow. More interested in take away. Asked for boiled rice to be told none, after my meal had been delivered. Pakora could have been cooked for longer and not served with dried up lime. 2 more walk ins left while we were in due to lack of attention.

So good, came back twice on a 3 night holiday. Clean plates all round. The butter chicken masala was the stand out. GF available

Took a seat waited waited waited and walked out, no customer service. Couldn’t of even been bothered to take a soft drink order from us ( not licensed although told there was a corkage charge but didn’t elaborate on that)

Please ignore the somewhat questionable service because the food is amazing.

Good local Indian restaurant. Nice staff and good food. All expected dish are on the menu and a few surprises. They have no alcohol licence so if you want some bring your own.

Is this the Ritz ? Naw Is the service white glove ?Naw Is the food magic? Aye Is it good value ?Aye Good laugh listening to the owner treating the kids working for him like Manuel. Only difference is the kids gave as good as they got. Would definitely go back 😀

Ok restaurant food was nice and quick service reasonably priced. not the best not the worst. Vegan options

Very enjoyable night. Welcomed by the friendly owner and chef. Our waitress Ruby was very bubbly and polite and mannerly. Food freshly cooked to order. Buttered Masala delicious and garlic nana lovely and buttery. No alcohol available but can BYOB. Enjoyed our weekend and book and would definitely return to this restaurant when we visit again.

Really lovely food. Doesn’t serve alcohol but you can BYOB. The chef and owner very friendly and welcoming and we enjoyed the great service from Ruby the waitress who was very polite and mannerly. Food cooked fresh to order. Curry delicious and the garlic Nan was so tasty. A busy place for takeaway as well. A great weekend in Rothesay and hope we can visit again soon.

I had a lamb Tikka. This was the best Indian dish I ever had! Fresh ingredients, well cooked and seasoned, very tasty! Recommended very much!

Avoid is my best advice. We had a memorable takeaway meal a lamb bhoona and Chicken dhansac. With naan and rice. Also a mixed pakora large. The meals were very bland onion rough chopped in large sections. The meal was mdmorable because 3 hours after consuming some of it an ufgent call off nature occurred and ghis vontinued for two days so mdmorable indeed. The naan was OK. Didn't try the pakora all too risky tbh. The shop is tired and kitchen the kitchen extends to the rear. Buyer beware!

Never have i been in a restaurant and experienced such an un professional owner in over 26 years of touring round the scottish islands and highlands, myself, my wife and kids had sat for over 15minutes not even being acknowledged untill we were seen and a man came over threw menues unfront of us without a word and walked back to kitchen i assumed was chef but turns out was owner aswell as chef , then before we had been even spoken to about drinks etc a young girl hurried in looking upset apologising about something but the owner/chef ripped into the girl without letting her even speak he was shouting top of voice liar your just a liar and we were like what is going on , but we heard a little of the girl trying to explain her mums really ill and most likely not be for this world long , but as my wife and my own heart went out to the girl the owner continued to shout i dnt care if your mums dead we couldnt belive what we were hearing tbh , infact a couple sat a few tables away stood up and walked out at this point , but we had 2 hungry children with us so we really had no option as not many places near by to sit in to eat , however to give the owner his place the girl once her shock i assume wore off did answer him straight back that it wasnt that when a family member of his was really ill and hed left the staff to run resturant by them selfs but owner was so close to this girls face she actually had to step back it was absolutely disgraceful but when young girl said no wonder no one will work for you as ive took your s**t for nearly 5years for £7.50 per hour we couldnt beleive this was all bejng played out in middle of resturant by a business owner to obviously one of his staff so girl eventually said im away but was so upset my wife went out to make sure girl was ok and seems her mum has week or 2 at most expected on this earth so for the owner to be shouting such horrible things im not surprised the girl said no one will work for him as the night went on he was so obnoxious to near ever person who entered the resturant , it was blatantly obvious he was drinking alcohol as he got louder and louder and for the delivery person all he got was roared at also and we could clearly hear this from sat in resturant , it was so bad when girl was being nose to nose threatened by owner one if my kids actually asked to leave as was afraid of the indian mans language and shouting into girls face who was already upset. I would never step foot in the place again nor recommend anyone else to either it was most unpleasant end to a wonderful 3 day on isle of bute but that owner clearly has a drink or people mangement problem , i suspect both if being honest

Had a carry out and really enjoyed it - Had a Chicken Tikka Masala that was nicely spiced and very tasty and a very nice Peshwari Naan to go with it - big portion and well priced

It was a wonderful meal, Very tasty and very very good 👍

Lovely little Indian restaurant with helpful staff. Unusual food, not the same as other Indian places I've been but lots of flavour and variety.

No hygiene in the kitchen. Staff are not very responsible.

0 for the service We had horrible experience in the restaurant, it is our 1st visit to this place we ordered Rogan Josh and Punjabi veg curry chicken curry and many more dishes specifically asked to make it spicy and well cooked but the food was average with zero salt and spice. lamb was undercooked and bitter. Informed the waitress, she told us that she will inform the chef and replace it with no charge but we told politely we are done eating and asked for bill. Out of nowhere, the chef came and started screaming at us saying how can you complains about my food, everyone is eating, no one complained and you guys are always like this always complaining(thats our 1st visit) and started throwing chicken and lamb in our plates(I am a vegetarian was eating at that time.) saying its cooked well. When we tried to explain to him that meat is undercooked and bitter in taste he didn't understand the word bitter and what butter, better you don't know what's butter it is fat and blabbering and said you want food for free. Paid around 80 pounds and left the place.

Should change the chef.. no salt no spice. When we have informed the same to the waiter, the chef stormed on us yelling at how can we complain about his food, a chef of 21 years. Worst dining experience ever and I’d not recommend this behaviour at anyone

The food was amazing been several times and hits the spot everytime no licence so bring your own booze.

Got north Indian garlic chilli chicken mushroom rice and garlic cheese nan was amazing

A great Indian restaurant where the food was great and slightly unusual.

Great food but watch out for early closing. Two of us walked in at 2215 for a main course only sit down meal (having literally just passed the previous customers as they walked away after their meal) to be told it was takeaway only - the hours on Google are advertised as a 2300 finish. We were looking forward to a curry so decided to go ahead & order with the intention of finding a dry spot in town to eat the meal. We ordered the chicken tikka chamakchola which came with pilau rice & to be fair, it was very good - just a shame we couldn't dine in especially seeing as we'd eaten our food & got back to our hotel by 2300.

Charged £7 for the smallest portion of pakora ive ever received. DO NOT BUY FROM HERE - DAYLIGHT ROBBERY!!

Distinctly average and underwhelming. Sadly there are no other proper Indian options on the island.

Pizza was excellent and we would not hesitate to order again

Absolutely woeful, wrong orders for everyone, takeaway and dine in really best avoided,,, would be zero star if optional

Takeaway, so can't comment on atmosphere..but we had special chicken tikka biryani and original chicken korma both delicious and ready on time

Enjoyable meal and nice service

The most disgusting thing ever!!! It took one mouthful!!!

Food is brilliant always get wat you want

I called to inquire if the food is Halal and they hung up on me. I tried calling twice and they would not answer

Used restaurant for a takeaway food was excellent

Fantastic food. The flavours were amazing. Large onion bhajis. Poppadum and dips were lovely with lime pickle, spiced onions and mango chutney. 4 curries, 3 rice 1 chips 2 naan breads altogether came to £98. I'm on crutches so it was perfect on the flat, no stairs. Very friendly helpful staff bagged up what we couldn't eat to take away. Owner came over to have a chat which was really nice. Would definitely go again.

The meal was excellent couldn't fault it

Decent food. Decent prices. Slow inattentive yet friendly service. No alcohol license, but BYOB with corkage allowed. Starters of mince samosas and a prawn poori were average. mince lacked flavour and could have been warmer, but it was edible. Bread for poori was light, sweet sauce on the poori was the same sweet sauce on the chick peas that accompanied the samosas. Nice enough. Mains were much better and would entice us back. Lamb in my lamb achari was tender and tasty. The sauce had the perfect amount of lime pickle and garlic. The chicken chasni had heaps of tasty tender chicken in a sweet red sauce. Rice and naan were perfect. Server and cook/owner were very friendly, but not what I'm looking for in a restaurant. I want good speedy service. Took 20 minutes to get the bill then another 15 to take the money to pay it. I've learned that's life on Bute. Other restaurants are similar!

Meal decent enoug to eat it all but not good enough to come back for more.

Great Indian takeaway.Plentiful,tasty,well worth the money and good service with timely 10 minute wait only.Kashmiri korma spicy and well balanced.Lamb nice as well.

Prices atrocious hubby had lamb tikka and was like chewing a brick i had small kebab but would say more like super small kebab never again eating fro

Love this place Meeka and staff go above and beyond to make it a fantastic place to go

Dirty cutlery and plates and fatty meat,fair to say I won't be back

Fantastic food. Would say best chicken corma I had so far.

(Note that this review was from 2019 - I was unaware that correcting a spelling would change the review date). I really enjoyed my takeaway - delicious well-cooked food. The naan bread was huge!

OMG! We've just received our delivery from the India Pavillion...It has been a long time since we have had such an awesome meal! Delivered promptly, despite being a Friday night. Not a single thing to complain about our meal. Hit the brief...and how!

Having had a nice meal before I was disappointed in our food tonight. The onion bhaji didn’t taste cooked. The rest of the food was lukewarm. We will go back to three in one as our takeaway of choice.

The owner just makes up prices as he pleases. And got mad when we questioned him on it. Never eating there again

We had takeaway Indian starters (puri), curry (jalfrezi and karahi) and nan, all were delicious+++.Definitely do this again

Great set of veggie currys and extras, very friendly and efficient.

Lovely and welcoming folks, brilliant food, highly recommend!

Oh my tummy!!! Amazing food, really tasty, great serving, very efficient, staff very friendly, can see into kitchen and it looked nice and clean!!

Great food perfectly cooked mine host great guy.

Great indian takeaway. Lovely food and a good menu to choose from.

Everything on the plate was absolutely delicious. The owner of the place is jovial. Totally recommend: 5/5

I think we had low expectations when we ordered take away from here but wow we were pleasantly surprised! We had 3 flavourful curries! A fab nan. Try the madras 👌

Only real indian takeaway on the island good good large portions

Fantastic choice, high quality and fast service. Would definitely recommend.

Well i can start by saying I wouldn’t hastily return. We ordered takeaway served by Theresa who seemed to be on another planet, she literally took my order than came back 2 minutes later asking if I had ordered something else. Whilst we were waiting she had someone come in and basically threaten her for money presumably for drug debts judging by her mannerisms. Aside from the comedy whilst ordered the food was below par, an undercooked doughy pizza, a miserable half portion of chips with cheddar cheese instead of the customary mozerella. Now chips cheese and donner meat is generally served as it is said not chips donner meat and cheddar cheese. In addition the donner meat was hard and not appealing. Very disappointed!

Ordered food after night out place took cash only so put my order in for myself and partner while went to get cash went back to collect order got to hotel room and only my partners order was in bag plain burger with no sauce or salad and my order was missing and had cheek to take 15 quid for burger one portion chips and 3 cans off juice tried to phone but was near closing time won’t be going back here at all .

Every time I've ordered food has gotten worse finally decided to phone and complain which I never do only to get an absolute bumbardment of unnecessary foul abuse then hung up on me

First we made the mistake of eating in the restaurant which seemed to take the owner by surprise. Once we sat down we realised it wasn't the cleanest place. There was rice on thr floor and a dirty stained child t-shirt draped over a chair at one table.The menu is extensive but perhaps too large to make anything of actual quality because there's so many dishes.Once we ordered it was a but like a circus performance as we were brought poppadoms and chutney but no cutlery at all and plates brought to us one at a time (one of which was flithy and had to be swapped).The starters were reasonable all be it frozen onion bhajis which were grey and mushy in the muddle. The open kitchen probably didn't help the chef to hid his sins as we watched the box of frozen bhaji get dropped into the frier.The main courses was the real let down. The rices definitely weren't cooked fresh and were reheated and mushy.The nan bread was exactly the same shape as the supermarket pre packed nan breads but looked like it had been put under the grill to mimic being made in a tandoor oven. If the nan was homemade they must make they for Sharwoods and Pataks too.The curry sauces were OK. The tandoori chicken really let them down. Very dry and probably precooked to be dropped into the sauce. The chicken wasn't skewered which again suggests there is no tandoori oven where you would normally cook tikka chicken.At this point in the meal we waved the white flag and called it a day. Our bill for 4 people came to £68. A price I'd happily pay for a half decent Indian meal. Unfortunately this wasn't even half decent.The final act of the evening came when it appeared no one could work the till and I was asked to make a bank transfer direct to the owners account. This was new to me and probably news to the tax office too!I did gave a brief chat with the chef/owner and explained my disappointment. I was duly told that being from Manchester if he'd have known he wouldn't have cooked the dishes in the same manner, and he only cooks creamy curries because the Bute locals don't like anything else. I'm not totally convinced about needing to tell the chef in every restaurant where your from so they can tailor their cooking methods to your home town variation. Having eaten curries around the world I've never felt the need to tell the restaurant where I'm from in order to receive edible food. Overall, I think they're cutting too many potentially dangerous corners (reheated rice and meat) trying to cater for everyone with such a large menu. If they cooked just 5/6 main dishes well they could concentrate on making other things fresh.One of the oddest things was the lack of any kitchen noise or talking in the kitchen. We could hear a pin drop in the restaurant because there was no music and not a single customer other than us. After our experience I think I know why now.

Due to recent lockdown restrictions we had to sample it with a very nice takeaway delivered to our house. Choice of food was very wide. We enjoyed all of it. Looking forward to trying it when lockdown permits.

Brilliant food and friendly service.

Best way to try any new Indian takeaway (on holiday) for us is to order tried and tested favourites from our usual takeaway back home. So 2 vegetable pakora, Chicken Tikka Biryani and Chicken Tikka Bhuna was the order we placed. As this took the bill to just over £25 we then would receive 'complimentary' poppadoms and spiced onions. (or so we thought)I paid when I ordered and headed into town for a beer whilst the order was made. On my return was initially asked for payment again, which was quickly refused and then clarified. On unpacking the order back at our holiday let I was disappointed to see that the poppadoms and spiced onions were missing. In the end that was the least of our worries. The pakora were so overly spiced that any flavour was lost which was then obliterated by the hot sauce. Our taste buds having been destroyed it may well have been that the biryani and bhuna were passable, however it was almost impossible to tell. I rarely leave anything when we have our usual takeaway but couldn't finish my share of the bhuna and rice.If nothing else this proves that we're spoiled by our favourite Indian restaurant and takeaway in Dumfries which always provides quality, no matter what you order.

I went here just as the owner was closing. He asked me what I'd like, pizza and chips I said. He told me everything was off....but that he'd put it back on for me!!!! How amazin is that?? The guy was absolutely lovely, brilliant customer service, the extra mile, plus 10!!!

The initial surroundings raises an eyebrow when you first visit. However the owner is very knowledgeable, friendly and welcoming. Quite frankly the food was excellent, plentiful and great value. We will definitely be back soon.

We had various kebabs and pakora, quick service and very tasty, kebab meat was quite spicy but still nice

Excellent food , excellent service. I have lived in Glasgow all my life and don't think I've ever had such a tasty Korma. Delivered super fast too. Delicious. Highly recommended *****

Nice friendly and very fast. The food is very tasty and oily. The portions are big. All in all I am happy with it.

Firstly the food was great really tasty, the waiter was of a poor standard constantly asking us questions of what we ordered even after writing it down, once it came to the bill make sure you know a rough price before going up as the guy that does the bill cannot read the waiters writing it seemed and ends up overcharging, the couple that paid before us encountered the same problem and had to do the calculations from the menu themselves.

Me and my family came in the other night to be pleasantly surprised by lovely home cooked food and nice service. All dishes were freshly cooked and the naans were raved by all. Also very reasonably priced. Definitely an unexpected gem.

Nice friendly restaurant with good food.

From some of the other reviews I've read on here it would appear that this place is a bit hit and miss.When we entered the restaurant we weren't entirely sure if it was open or not. The owner's small son assured us that it was and his father came out from the kitchen and invited us to sit down. We were the only people in the restaurant so service was prompt and our food arrived quickly. Given that many of the reviews for this place are pretty bad I was worried that we may have made a mistake. Most of the restaurants in Rothesay don't open until tea time.I ordered a chicken jalfrezi, my husband had a chicken biryani and my friend had a vegetable bhuna. My friend and I decided to share a bowl of rice, which was a mistake because the portion was rather small so we ended up having to order another one, which, incidentally was really huge! We were served by the owner's son, who is only about 7 years old and a really lovely, polite little boy - a pleasure to speak to.My husband ordered a coke and my friend had a sweet lassi. I ordered a salty lassi. The lassis were a bit watery, and came in a pint glass. Unfortunately, mine was so salty that I couldn't drink it so the owner, who is very accommodating and friendly, immediately replaced it with a glass of water, and didn't charge me for it.Our main courses were huge, and the sauces on each were delicious! My husband, who has a huge appetite, was at pains to finish his dish. I cleared my plate as it was so tasty but I really felt like I was about to burst! My friend said she thoroughly enjoyed her curry as well. Needless to say we had no room left to try any desserts.We really enjoyed our meal at the Indian Pavillion. The owner, who is from Amritsar in the Punjab, is really friendly and chatty and makes you feel that nothing is too much trouble. I would not hesitate to return to this restaurant on my next visit to Rothesay.

The food has nothing to do with India. It’s a trap. They served Channa with tomato sauce in the name of channa masala. Every food we ordered was tastless and could not be called as Indian food. Not even the fusion of Indian food. What’s worse? The food was served by a little boy (who apparently was playing and eating in the kitchen). Guess what else was missing? Food hygiene.

Tinned veg done in a sauce no doubt from a packet, and expensive. They could and should make more effort.

Own alcohol, music to eat on request... 👍😜

Really good food and friendly staff, prices are reasonable too

Very nice food, nice chicken sizzles and buna lamb. Delicious food following with dry ginger Indian tea.

Popped in for a takeaway but ended up staying for a sit down curry with my two kids. Waiter suggested my son make a small change to his order as the lamb would be less chewy. It is unlicensed and I was told nearest place to get a drink to have inside. The food was really good, the service quick and friendly and if you enjoy a curry I would recommend. It’s very unassuming but worth a visit.

I won't lie, I've had much better curries elsewhere, however, this is the best Indian curry you're going to find on the island, and the price for what you get is great.We ordered in-person and collected to take-away. When we got home we discovered the rice was missing - a quick phone call and they brought it over free of charge so we were very happy with the service too. Would recommend if you're on the island.

The worst Indian takeaway experience in my long lifetime. Truly horrible and avoid like the plague.😡😡

Had another fantastic curry in this amazing restaurant which is family run by Mika and Cheryl and of course not forgetting their daughter Molly who helps to serve and makes sure all is to the customers satisfaction. The meals are superb and always served with a smile. This restaurant always makes sure that customers are very happy. Restaurant is very clean and tables and chairs very comfortable. Superb Mika and Cheryl. Will be back.

I was grossed out ounce I ate here So bad, I don't recommend it Ps the staff was very rude and the manager is extremely rude Don't like it and never coming back again.

Magic for sit in and delivery with a smile from the delivery girls I've just ordered the chicken samosas and they are delicious

Unfortunately the only curry house we could find after a long drive to Bute. Probably the worst curry I have ever experienced.

Had a great meal if you love Indian food this is the biz love it

Tuvimos otra comida fantástica en el fin de semana con mi familia. Esposa del propietario cheryl nos hicieron tan bienvenido y lo que ella tiene una familia encantadora. Perdí Molly su más antiguo, pero los chicos estaban allí. Tuve mi primer plato pollo tikka como magnífico chef propietario mica/una vez más. Nawabi Pasanda Pollo fue mi comida principal. Todo servido con una sonrisa y todos nos lo pasamos una velada encantadora. Sin duda volveremos pronto.

Food here was ok but service could be better. It was a Sunday evening and not busy. No licence but you could bring your own drinks and no credit cards so be prepared

Went in to the India pavilion for a sit in and what Great food and sevice would definetly be back thank you. Great thing is aswell you can take your own alcohol in with you.

Lovely family experience... Fantastic food. Will be back .. Best food on island.. MJ xx 😘

Tenía un curry indio aquí. No sé qué ensalada de cebolla era así un gran comienzo. Nada como Balti tikka debería ser ni sabor. De hecho, fue terrible. Yo evitaría este sitio si viene de Birmingham como brummie curry. Lo siento chicos.

Absolutely bogging can't even lick the chicken because it taste like pig undercook and I had diereah after eating one chicken and my stomach pain was horrible so I ask for I refund and they refuse and threatened to call the police

Friendly, family run restaurant, right on the front. Extensive menu, can recommend the South Indian garlic chicken and lamb jaipuri.

Could be a lot better just did not do it for me. Maybe just a bad night who knows come on guys get the finger out.

Tenemos una casa de vacaciones en Bute, y quería probar un restaurante indio. Por desgracia, la comida era de mala calidad, uno de los platos que pedimos era vegetariana, pero vinieron con pollo. Algunas de las mesas tenían manteles sucios. Platos principales eran malos aunque...

Me he comido aquí varias veces y puedo decir que no te desanime el exterior, parece una pocilga. El interior no parece mucho mejor. Este es compensado por la excelente comida que es preparada y servida por un personal atento.

Do not be put off with the exterior as you'd think it was just a take away, this is by no means finely furnished , but it is comfy and functional , the little restaurant offers up some really good Indian cuisine, the staff were great, fresh chapattis, BYOB, chili garlic chicken was delicious. Give it a try.