Indian Garden in North Ayrshire

After hearing mixed reviews from some locals, we were bowled over by how nice the food was from here. Great flavours, good quality meat (we had lamb and chicken dishes), good portions, and decent price. Would definitely eat from here again.

The kebab was terrible. Was called the arran special kebab, what was special was there was no meat in it. Also did not have kebab sauce, really disappointing.

All three of us loved our food from Indian Garden. Great, friendly service - recommend ordering ahead to get an ETA as they were busy! I thought the Kashmir Rose was absolutely delicious.

Food was ok. Had better curries had worse. The main had lots of lime pickle in it.

Excellent food and made in twenty minutes. Ordered chana masala and aloo gobi, excellent flavour. (Not sure what negative reviews here are on about) Also beautiful surroundings to sit and enjoy outside nearby.

Food was quality and plenty of it 👌 shame we couldn't ring as their phone line didn't work, it might now

Stayed in lamlash beginning of April. We decided to try the Indian garden, which is now called the spice garden I believe. We had starters, prawn madras which was very hot & spicey which I like. My partner had the chefs special treat which is sweet with pineapple & spicey. Never tried this combination before & it was Absolutely delicious. Food is cooked fresh & the staff are very polite. Don't be put off by the building as it doesn't look much from the outside. You won't be disappointed.

I was initially hesitant because of the reviews but the food was gorgeous, very well priced, and the service was excellent. Definitely recommend!

Excellent curry house. Great food, very well priced. Great service. We had a CTM, lamb Rogan Josh, and lots of vegetarian sides. This was a perfect mix, and the CTM was just great. Highly recommend.

Great spot for a takeaway on Arran! Food is yummy and service is great! We come to Arran often and always order from here.

Worst food I have ever had from an indain worst £65 I have ever spent in my life pakora 4 bits 2 different nans both were plain none of what I ordered canny beat a good indain but that was awful.honestly never again.and an hr in a half wait went to pick it up was told 1 hr got there and still had to wait another half hour

The biryani was a 10/10 and the meat was tender

The food was amazing and the service was a 10/10

Absolutely fantastic tasteful curry. 😋👍 Probably one of the best I've ever tasted. 😋 Shame it is over 200 miles and a ferry ride from my house. 😢🤣

Lovely takeaway. Service was brilliant. Food was cooked fresh. We got cutlery to take away so we can eat in the hotel. Very reasonable price. For 2 people, we spent £28. The Rezalah house special was so tasty!!!! Definitely recommend this place for anyone not wanting to dine out.

Friendly service and a great lamb biryani with plenty of meat. Helped by supplying extra dish and forks for eating in our hotel room.

Meal was brilliant, very fresh curry could tell it was made from scratch and full of flavour. Chicken pakora is chicken tikka pakora and the sauce that comes with it is different from your usual pakora sauce but tasted really good. 10/10 for the naan bread. Asked for dishes a cutlery to eat back at the hotel and it wasn’t any hassle. Would definitely go back and would recommend to anyone 👍🏻

Food amazing, shop needs an upgrade and staff friendly

We ordered then waited in the van snd the guys brought it out to us …… really lovely food with a view. We had the chicken tikka tandoori with coconut rice, popadoms and a Nan bread … omg best meal we’ve had this holiday. Beautiful good. Spectacular view (picnic table at whiting bay)

Good food but the waiting time is long. Only some couches and no Wi-Fi while waiting.

The reviews don't do this place justice, this was the best Chicken Tikka Masala I've had! Insanely tasty. 10/10 high recommend

I was very pleased with the food I ordered. It was freshly cooked, well packaged and at a reasonable price. The chicken jalfrezi I had was authentic, with plenty of meat and a deliciously spicy sauce. I hope to get more food at Indian Garden during my stay in Lamlash.

Just had the best curry I've had in a long time, thank you guys.xx

We arrived late night with uncertain expectations and were overwhelmed by the generosity and quality of the food. Would definitely recommend, and will be back again in the future.

I feel some of the reviews for the Indian Garden are a bit unfair. We ordered Vege side dishes, they have a good range of Vege options. Food was good, a couple slightly salty but overall tasty. The Aloo Gobi and Chana Masala were standouts. The staff were really friendly and helpful

Delicious food at great prices and generous portions. We had the madras and Bombay potato which had great depth of flavour. Lovely owners who were very accommodating. Food was quick to come as well. Great paired with a glass of Pinot Grigio after a long day of walking.

Had a couple of delicious vegetarian dishes. Rich and spicy curry. Friendly staff as well who seemed happy to advise and accommodate preferences. Hit the spot after a long day out!

Tried to order kebab x2 ask for salad said don't do salad and walked in the back didn't come back out very rude

Food wasn't fantastic and relatively expensive, consequently we only visited once.

Just here for a few nights. Decent curry, 4/5 in my book

Mixed reviews so thought we would give it a try whilst on holiday as Indian is our favourite takeaway. Pros - lamb was tender, that’s it. Cons - bengal tikka and tikka masala sauces were tasteless, grainy and just unpleasant. Rice was poor and although the garlic naan bread was ok, It wasn’t really a 'garlic naan' Weren’t exactly welcomed when we came in to make our order, it was like we were an inconvenience and the guy serving couldn’t be arsed with us. Overpriced at £30 for 2 currys, 1 rice and 1 naan. The high quality Indian I normally use at home is around £25 for similar, which also includes free popadoms and chutneys. I don’t normally do reviews, but I thought I would for here because you would be better going to the local co-op and getting a ready meal, it would be cheaper and taste better.

This place is cash only so I could not pick up my order. Avoid at all costs.

First night here, we love Indian food but reading the reviews we were a bit reluctant to try!! However we were certainly not disappointed food was lovely, Nan bread perfect, coconut rice stunning and I loved my favourite Dansak with loads of chicken. Sauce wasn’t as thick as I like it but tasted great. Madras wasn’t as hot as we are used too but again nice. We’ll defo be trying again later in the week

Gorgeous food piping hot and very tasty.

Staff were helpful to make sure everything was made vegan. We ordered all vegetable side dishes, which were decent size portions, reasonably priced and very tasty.

Would have given it -5 but my gf likes skinny fries lol food was God awful £9 for 5 pieces of dry chicken tika no sauce a small amount of white rice thank god its closed

Chanced a couple of fool-proof deep fried starters to test the water & see if it's as bad as some of the reviews suggest, and yes its every bit as awful. chicken pakoras and onion bhajis both a greasy flabby mess, with next to zero spices or flavour, bland sauce. Barely edible even when ravenous after a hike. Easily the worst pakoras i've ever had. The proprietors of this place need to have a word with themselves.

Not good, overpriced. Naan bread was ok, rest was pretty poor and tastleless. Waste of money as no one really enjoyed it and to be honest I was just glad not to have an upset stomach with the chicken. Cash only which is dubious in these covid times.

Great. Surprising variety of dishes and very, very tasty. Phone in order for collection.

Food is great but beware it is cash only.

Very average food and the chef's delight lacked the promised king prawns!! Small portions and smaller than average garlic nan with distinct lack of garlic flavouring. It filled a gap but not much more. Expected more for the cost involved.

Absolutely no idea what the food is like. They weren’t answering the phone, so I couldn’t place an order. Drove to Lamlash to order it there, which put me in a very slow moving queue. Finally got to the front to put my order in, after the one guy who was run off his feet finally got to me, only to be told at point of sale that his card machine wasn’t working, so I couldn’t pay. Wasted about 40 minutes of my life I’ll never get back, ended up at the co-op for a microwave meal

The last night of our family holiday on Arran yesterday so we decided to try the Indian Garden. We too have read very mixed reviews but decided to chance it anyway. There were 5 different meals ordered and all were wonderful. I always choose the same meal when we have Indian food anywhere but the takeaways are usually a let down. The chicken tikka is often dry and solid as if it has been previously cooked and warmed up. Not very nice. The Indian Garden Tikka was fresh. A pure delight. We all recommend this takeaway and as we have a house on Arran now we will be ordering again. Thanks very much.

Had a lovely the away meal. Very fresh.

Butter chicken was korma and pakora was nothing like pakora but overall was nice enough

Excellent food! Had chicken pakora, Chicken Tikka Main, Chicken Tikka Masala, rice, naan and chapatis. All very good.

Enjoyed a lovely take away from here last night. Ordered as we were passing then returned an hour later to collect. Husband loved his chicken Balti and I had the chicken dupiaza along with starters which were also delicious. Not sure why there are mixed reviews on here but we had Great customer service and would highly recommend a visit.

Good food like everywhere but over price, we order two large kebabs what was looks like kids portions, we wouldn't be back here.

Horrible food, veg pakora was weird, it was made with peas sweetcorn and carrots. Chips were cheap French fries and were tiny portions. Not worth the money!

Poor...Poor...Poor! This is the only Indian Restaurant in the area, probably the whole island. Due To the lack of competition, this restaurant has let it’s standards drop...or disappear! Spiced onions were disgusting. Raw onions with a few spices sprinkled over, poppadoms were stale, and chewy, not fresh and crispy. The Chef’s Special dish “The Chefs Treat” was advertised as “a delight in every mouthful”. Ha! It was tasteless!! Tough chicken, tough lamb and the ONE single king prawn was over cooked and tough. I’ve been eating Indian food for 40+ years, and have several high quality restaurants to choose from at home, so I know what is good and what isn’t. I’ll never be back, even when I’m desperate for a curry.

Advertised as open, rang out a number of times after selecting from the menu. Now too late to even get the chippy. Thanks.

The food is excellent and reasonably priced. In fact this is the 3rd year I've bought from it and the price hasn't changed!😊😊

FANTASTIC FOOD and at an decent price. Can be a little late and we were given the wrong order/missing parts of the order. 4/5

Yes it can be identified as indian. But that's about it.

Sorry but the worst Indian I have ever had. The rice was full of water. The sources were more like soup. The only one on the island so probably don't care.

Real Indian cook, and a gentleman....

The worst Indian restaurant I have ever been to. Same sauce used for all curries😄

Ordered a meal for a small gathering of people, Chicken Tikka Massala was basically a red coloured Korma sauce; far too much cream and coconut used but still edible the Vindaloo we ordered apparently went down well. Unfortunate to say that all those that ate the vindaloo also had it come back up too several hours later.

We loved Indian Garden - food great

The guy behind the counter wasn't very interested or helpfull, the food looked like it was going to be terrible, the oddest chicken tikka kebab I've Ever had but it all tasted great, we went three times on our weeks visit, and would go back again

Good Indian food, Tasty and fresh

Don't usually have takeaway food but we were very pleasantly surprised. Two very nice chicken dishes which we would have been happy to eat in a restaurant. Reasonably priced and order was ready when they said it would be. Piping hot. We enjoyed it.

Fast friendly great Indian food.

Placed a telephone for a meal for four , food was ready when we arrived. Quality was very good with generous helpings . Would use them again

It really is the worst Indian we have ever had. The butter chicken was more like korma with coconut overload so much so made sauce grainy. We also got the chef speciality which was tasteless and.appeared watered down. I wouldn't waste your money. If I could give no stars I would.

Shut before specified time. Poor show

Ordered veg pakora, tandoori chicken (starter), butter chicken and peshwari naan. Onion bhaji’s instead of pakora and korma instead of butter chicken as the sauce was packed with desiccated coconut. Tandoori chicken was very good and everything else was good just not the flavours I expected. (Personal taste) Would use again.

I had read the mixed reviews but decided to give them the benefit of the doubt. Still decided to play it safe though. Chicken pakora, how can you mess that up. How wrong was I.. Freshly prepared in 1 minute !!!. I had barely sat down. Greasy batter and stringy chicken. The dip was a grainy watery indistinguishable tasting liquid. I could not believe you could get chicken pakora so wrong..I would highly recommend this place be avoided..

Tried again and disappointed again. The Arran Kebab was a few spoonfuls of spicy mince with tiny pieces of chicken although the chicken was scarce. Have tried other dishes before and they're always more sauce than meat. Not worth the money and will not be ordering again.

We were hillwalking all day and stopped off here on the way back to Kildonan. Really great takeaway with food made fresh when you order. Recommended.

Really enjoyed our meal from here. Quick service too!

Unbelievably poor. Travelled 30 mins each way to get food. The initial welcome was so cold it should've made me turn round and leave. We ordered then waited 20 minutes. The order given to us we drove back 30 minutes to discover no spicy onions. Mango chutney that was basically mango juice. Raita we didnt order which was disgusting. Butterfly king prawn, which i think was £5.50 and it was ONE prawn. Chicken pakora with no dipping sauce. I guess as the only indian takeaway on the island you don't need to make an effort. Absolutely awful.

I ordered two portions , chicken pakora and lamb tika. The portion were minute, 10 pounds cash for 50 pence worth of food I'll never go there again . Head to a local restaurant and get some decent food or get a pie from the local co-op for a pound much better choice and definitely better value. Very disappointed.

Very tasty, cooked to perfection and to time!

Two chicken bhunas. Couldnt fault it. Ignore negative reviews

My partner and I have just had a takeaway from this little place. She had the chicken sag with special rice and i had the Arran special kebab. What can i say? They were both absolutely delicious! Don't think you're getting manky lamb and chicken tikka with dinner meat wrapped in a man like you do on the main land. The kebab was diced chicken mixed through with onions and loads of delicious, but not overpowering, spices inside a freshly baked nan that was cooked to perfection. The chicken sag was perfectly cooked.and the special rice was outstanding. The rice has to be experienced, I've never tasted anything as good on the mainland. If you're ever in Arran make sure you try this place. I guarantee you won't regret it.