Indian Garden in North Ayrshire

Classic British Indian menu, really well executed. Delicious paneer saga and dansak tonight. We have also had great vegetarian food as well. The owner is super friendly and efficient.

Don't know why I keep going here. The guy who takes the orders always looks like he can't be bothered with anyone. Customer service is 0/10 Their food is O K and over priced compared to Glasgow. I go over to Arran couple of times a month to work and occasionally pop in for chips & curry sauce in the same tub. Every time I get a look of distain as its only a £5. Tonight, I got an outright no.. Mumbles something about tubs and walked away! How is this business still open?? Only Indian food on the island so have no competition. Won't be back

Dropped in for a lamb curry with the wife as we live few minutes walking distance away. Curry was delicious and staff very courteous.

Having never tried this takeaway before, I read the review to see what we were dealing with as it's not the most appealing looking place from the outside. I have come to the conclusion, that all bad reviews are from people that have clearly never had a good curry! This place is excellent! Being from the west of Scotland, renowned for some of the best curry houses in the UK, I have eaten at many and this place is up there with the best, contrary to previous negative reviews. Amazing flavours, no food colourings, the chef clearly knows his stuff!! For the person who reviewed an Indian takeaway based on their omelette...maybe try a greasy spoon? Highly recommend!

We stopped going as it was hit or Miss on quality. Since new owners took it on it has been great every time, and still good value. They also take card payments now. Yeh

Really good takeaway! To be honest, from outside & even inside, the place doesn't look great but the food was good & ready in 20 mins to collect.

This takeaway is back to form. Just had exceptional food. Plain Nan nicely cooked with crispy edges. Dahl creamy. 2 specials each with distinctive spices and sauces. Rice light and fresh. Give it a shot.

We ordered a takeaway by phone and were told to collect in about 20 minutes .the service was pleasant the meal was brought from the kitchen and came with complementary poppadums . Our starter was slightly disappointing..Chicken pakora ,which had a doughy batter rather than a crispy batter , but was tasty enough. The main was lamb tikka masala ,tender lamb and a mild spicy sauce,very good. The portions were generous and easily enough for 2. We will definitely use this place again and try more from the menu., Just don't expect the type of indian cooking that you might get in the big cities like Glasgow, there isn't the turnover on a small island.

It was the worst Indian takeaway I’ve ever been to. We ordered chicken korma which was spicy, just a very sweet sauce was poured over the chicken. We’re very disappointed. But the peshwari nan which cost £3.95. There was a yellow powder inside the Nan which it all crumbled, it was all disgusting, hence it went into the bin. We would not recommend this place not even to my worst enemy(if I had any!)

Ordered from here last night. Terrible service on the phone. Was told no delivery service, which was fine as we weren’t far away. Asked if we could pay by card, as it says on the menu, and was laughed at down the phone. Told not to order the lamb tikka as it was poor quality as it is not the season, for someone else to be allowed to order it while we waiting on the food. We were also only told it would be around a certain price, the order was quite big and when I asked for the price so we could get the correct cash was snapped at and told he didn’t know. I nearly cancelled at this point and wished we had. The food was fine, although the veggie curries were all over cooked and soggy. However we now have 4 people who are ill after eating the chicken, no prior symptoms before this Would not recommend

Lovely Indian take away, exceeded my expectations. We had a chicken korma, chicken biryani, lamb rogan josh, saag paneer, and all were delicious. Portion sizes were just right. We waited about 40 mins for ours after we phoned in to order. Most enjoyable!

Tasty food. Affordable. Excellent options. Be aware - this is cash only. Closest ATM is at the nearby COOP. Can either phone ahead or order at takeaway.

Having ordered a takeaway I won't be returning very disappointed the poppadoms were burnt and they must of knew this before they gave ur the meal there wasn't a lot of meat either. But won't be returning

The man working was very friendly and was qble to advise us of the exact time our food would be ready. The wait wasn't too long - just long enough to take a short stroll up to the Lamlash Co-op. The food was very tasty (and the Madras sauce was particularly spicy). It was on the pricier side, but it was still a very lovely meal.

We ordered a takeaway from here for 6 people tonight and weren't sure how it would turn out after reading some bad reviews on Facebook, but it was great. Phoned our order in and asked for it to be prepared for a specific time later in the evening... when we arrived the food was ready to go and piping hot. Everything was really tasty and good portion sizes. Only small negative was that they don't accept cards so make sure you have cash if you do make an order.

We had a fantastic meal tonight, lovely way to round off our week on Arran. We phoned our order in and despite it being extremely busy the food was piping hot and ready within an hour. Can't recommend highly enough. As a family we partake of Indian food frequently, and this was definitely up there with the best. The balti chicken tikka and peshwari nan were exceptional. We will be back!

We have been using this Indian for many years now. Initially read some bad reviews on this takeaway but you should ignore them. The food is fantastic and should not be missed. Lovely grub!

We had seen a poor review.. All we can say is ignore that!! The food was absolutely delicious!! Just what we were hoping for and we will definitely be back

This is the only indian on the island…we went for it opening and straight away when you order we were told to come back in 40 minutes to collect (so Cleary don’t start prepping before hand - so may be worth phoning in an order...

So we are massive fans of Indian food and tonight we decided to give the Indian Garden a go. What a good move it was. The Chicken Pathia, Chicken Saag and Chilli Chicken were ALL tasty and delicious. Can’t recommend enough. Placed order by phone...

Used this takeaway last week while staying at Brodick. Ordered a chicken and a mixed veg balti with accompaniments.All were really tasty. We chose a warm evening and took our meals to a picnic bench overlooking the sea. Can definitely recommend both the food and...

I walked into the empty shop at 5.30 to place my order, and it took several minutes before anyone appeared to take my order. The first thing he said was that it would not be ready until 6.15 (which was fine), and the second that...

A lovely curry! We got chicken tikka masala, lamb biryani, butter chicken and chicken tikka rogan josh - all fabulous! Really good service and food was just as good - I would avoid bad reviews as they’re not a fair representation. A decent curry from...

After previous reviews I wasn’t expecting more than an average meal. However, the service was great, price was reasonable and the food was excellent. We ordered the set meal for 2, option 2. The portions were generous, the food was tasty and we were happy...

I'm an Angle Indian brought up on curry and this was the worst curry ever. I was served a cold dish of utter dog food. I cannot describe the awful and vile food. I asked for a chicken tikka masala and was given some coconut...

Saw the bad reviews from the past but decided to try. Everything cooked fresh so had a 30 minute wait - but boy was it worth it. Chicken Patia - tender meat, rich hot sauce; Naan was good; sheek kebab was excellent, and the onion...

Ordered for 12 people and returned at the correct time to collect. All was precisely packaged and correct. Food was excellent. Recommended to anyone, don't be put off by some reviews.

We ordered veg pakora which was weird! Sweetcorn, peas and carrots? Never seen this in my life before, it was horrible especially when I hate peas and sweetcorn! The portions were very small and the chips were tiny little french fries that only filled half...

Ordered over the phone and collected Thursday night. Absolutely delicious and would order again if we visited Arran.

This is the only Indian restaurant in the area, probably on the whole island. Due to the lack of competition this restaurant just doesn’t care and is happy to turn out poor quality food. Spiced onions were disgusting and unappetising. Basically raw onions with a...

We had a fantastic takeaway meal whilst on holiday on the isle of Arran. The chicken madras was one of the best I have had, my daughter had the vegetable phal which was also amazing whilst my wife had the chicken tikka masala. We would...

We ordered from here again one evening after having such a brilliant takeaway last year. This year was also amazing!! We had 3 different curries and each one was brilliant. I opted for the vegetable phall & vegetable rice and they were both tremendous 👌...

We had a reasonable curry from the Indian garden as a takeaway. We were staying in self catering accommodation and had eaten out the 2 previous evenings and decided we wanted to stay in to eat. A few people had said it was a bit...

Had a short stay recently in Lamlash, and delighted to see an Indian take away within walking distance.We love Indian food, and my favourite cuisine. I have eaten Indian food all over the UK and love nothing more than good Indian food. However was sadly not my experience on this occasion.We were initially very excited, and the menu had lots of very appetising options. We were particularly taken by the Chef’s Special Treat.To be fair my wife ordered Onion Bhajis for a starter and these were lovely. Good size portion as well. My issue here was that the dip options were sold individually and very expensive for the size of of each of the potions. In my local Bangladeshi & Indian restaurant we would pay less than £1.00 for the entire pickle tray, with a selection of 4 different dip options. The Indian charge 90p per pickle option (tiny pot) and so if we wanted to have the full range £1.30 for the spicy onion, so if we wanted to have the entire pickle tray (4 items, including onion) it would have cost us £4.00).I had the prawn puri starter and again was very nice. However, our main issue was with the main dishes, these were distinctly average, in fact less than average. The Chef’s Special Treat was a gloopy, oily mess. As soon as we took the lids off we couldn’t believe our eyes. They just looked awful. We actually had to get the menu to re-read the description for the Chef’s Special Treat, because we just couldn’t believe that what we had in front of us was actually what was described on the menu.We ate what we could, but neither of us could finish the meal, and left half of it. It jay was not nice at all, and bitterly dissapointed. We had such high hopes, because the menu looked so lovely.The food was unnecessarily oily. There was oil swilling around the edges of our plates, and in the containers.I became really unwell very quickly after the meal, and spent most of the night on the toilet, and had very bad stomach cramps right through until mid-morning, the next day. My wife was fine, so not suggesting food ing or anything like that, however if you even have a remotely sensitive constitution, I would recommend you stay well clear on this establishment.I don’t in general have issues with good Indian food, however I do have issues with poor quality Indian food. In fact we had a delicious meal last night in our local Bangladeshi & Indian restaurant last night, with no issues whatsoever. In fact this is what prompted my review, having contrasted the difference between good quality Indian food and poor quality Indian food.All in all a huge let down.I note others report better experiences, however I can only reflect our experience on this occasion, and based on this, we could not honestly recommend the Indian Garden as a take away option.On a final note, as a seasoned traveller, I have noticed this in locations where there is only one option, without competition. lt’s like that have become complacent. They don’t have to try too hard. Where else do you go if you want Indian food ?Well even though Indian food is my favourite cuisine, I would rather do without, based on the experience I had. We had some lovely food on subsequent evenings in local restaurants (not Indian).

Yum, we had an amazing takeaway from here. The food was delicious bad the staff were very welcoming. Highly recommended.

I am Vegan and they kindly made me an amazing Vegan dish which was one of the best meals I've ever had. Absolutely delicious. My husband loved his chicken madras also. Thank you

Having read such mixed reviews of this Indian takeaway I must admit to ordering with a certain amount of doubt, but as we fancied a curry - we decided to give it a go.Before continuing the review I must say that I generally respect the reviews of others, and the photograph of the paltry chicken pakora served to one reviewer was indeed very relevant - so we didn’t order those.As far as Indian curries are concerned, I must say that I consider myself pretty well versed, as I have eaten and generally enjoyed them all over the UK for years and also cook British Indian Restaurant (BIR) style curries at home - so I guess I know what I’m looking for.Whenever I eat in a new Indian restaurant or takeaway I tend to stick to some well-known staples, so that I can judge flavour and spicing, and on this occasion we kept it simple by ordering a chicken Jalfrezi, a chicken tikka Madras, pilau rice and a plain nan. I ordered by phone and it was all ready on time. But what would it be like?!In some restaurants a Jalfrezi is a relatively dry stir-fried dish (my preference), while others add some sauce. The Indian Garden version is of the latter variety, but it was very good indeed, with excellent flavour and just the right amount of heat.The Madras looked strange in that the sauce was of a very watery consistency, the like of which I’ve never seen before (and I notice a previous review also referring to it as “soupy”) and whereas that aspect was disappointing, the actual flavour was very good and the spicing spot on.The rice was fine and the plain naan very good.So the bottom line from our perspective is that, apart from the watery sauce on the otherwise tasty Madras, we thoroughly enjoyed our meal from here and would happily use the Indian Garden again.

We recently ordered 3 different curries from Indian Garden and each one was excellent. The peshwari naan was also brilliant. The korma sauce was also a huge hit. Overall a fantastic Indian meal. Would order from here 👍

Helpful staff . Good tasty food which was properly Cooked. (chicken jaipuri). Highly recommended .As of 20/08/2019.

Absolutely lovely.beautiful prepared food.only downside food cooled quickly but we all thoroughly enjoyed food.recommend .thumbs up to chef

Owner seemed nice but this was the worst Indian food I have ever had. Vegetable dish was bland . Spiced onions tasted were bitter and hadn’t been marinated enough or for long enough. Lamb was inedibly tough and the curry itself was like a homemade curry gone wrong with added shop bought sauce/ paste to correct it. I would have taken average to poor given the lack of choice on the island but this was horrendous and pricey. Also the curry was leaking out of container

Tried this place years ago and it wasn't great. Having guests to stay who wanted an Indian we gave it another go but was an expensive mistake. Very little chicken in the tikka masala and the boona was a biryani. What we had was tasty enough but I dare say they wouldn't last 5 mins on the mainland, with competition.

Both Currys were not bad place very busy when we were in we both thought it was a little expensive for a take away

Very pleased to add a further review. Meals have always been of a good quality, well seasoned and as all are cooked to order, good and hot on collection.Decent number of dishes on the menu with the standard curry dishes plus some variations and specialities.Set meals are good value and you can phone the order ahead for collection. Easy to find opposite Arran High School at Lamash and parking at the door and parking at the door too.

We thought we would give this place a try as we had a wait on the next ferry, oh how I wish we hadn’t.

Twice we’ve called in the last few months, last minute and hungry, from the 6pm ferry to order food, and twice we’ve been surprised and delighted by the quality and efficiency of this excellent take away service. What a pleasure to find such a high standard of Asian cooking on a small Scottish island. An excellent alternative to the good but standard fare on Calmac - we love it.

We are staying in Lamalash for the week and were keen to get a takeaway. The reviews of this place were so mixed we were very nervous but overall we thought it was a delicious meal.

The presence of an Indian takeaway on the Isle of Arran sounds exciting. Unfortunately, the excitement evaporates as soon as you open your containers. A complete inedible mess I’m afraid. - bearing no resemblance to anything I have previously eaten in Indian cuisine. The chicken madras and naga dishes were soupy (without the consistency of soup) concoctions lacking in any any flavouring let alone spicing. An overpriced and under-spiced disaster.

This is not a sit in restaurant, just a takeaway. The food was made quickly and tasted nice. If you are staying in a holiday cottage and fancy a nice curry that won’t cost you the earth, then this is a pleasant enough curry takeaway.

Good food - the Green Masala Chicken was spicy and flavourful and the Chef’s Delight Special was as enjoyable as its eccentric name! Service was fast enough, we phoned in our order and picked it up 25 minutes later. Service was friendly. You’ll need cash, the menu says credit cards taken but there was a cash only sign on the counter when we arrived.

We felt very short changed with our order, for what we paid for it, but the food itself was very good, service was gd also, just be careful when ordering pakora nan breads etc they aren't the biggest of portion,

Terrible service. Mango chutney wasn't chutney it was juice. Received raita we didn't order. Didn't receive spicy onions. Pakora had no sauce. Butterfly king prawn was around a fiver and it was ONE PRAWN. I have had bad takeaways before but this one wins the award for the worst to date. Will definitely never return or recommend.

Delicious, tasty Indian food. We had 3 different mains and all were good. Will definitely be using them again

After a long day of walking, we fancied an Indian takeaway. As there were not any other options, we ordered from the Indian Garden.

Ordered here whilst staying at nearby lodges and was pleasantly surprised after reading some not so good reviews. My husband was served and food made withing 25 mins on a very busy night. Staff were very friendly and apologetic about the wait. Food was delicious. We both enjoyed our meals and we're left satisfied.

Me and my wife suddenly ordered indian food in the very cold evening. The receptionist guy recommended some lovely spicy...

It was awful, just, awful. We traveled to this take away from Brodick and back. We ordered the vegetarian set meal for two. First the only "positive"; the onion bhaji was ok...once you took the excessive grease off it. And oh boy is there a lot of grease, far, far too much! As for the Mushroom Pakora, we have never came across such an odd batter, we worked out it was similar to Yorkshire pudding batter which, we reckon was to make it look like you go a lot inside, frankly you don't!

We've eaten here before when staying at the nearby campsite, and can't understand some of the negative reviews. Food is fantastic, interesting and although probably a little bit more expensive than your local takeaway it's certainly not overpriced. Our kids love it and the staff have been great and really helpful every time. Would highly recommend

I was tempted by the banana dish with chicken, it was amazing, my daughter had the one with the shrimps also very tasty.

Only ended up here cos our trip to the chinese in Brodick was a near disaster - the boy has a cashew nut allergy and they told us the food would have no cashew nuts in it but the oil would be contaminated cos the oil had been used to cook other dishes which did include cashews!!!! Dio mio!! Be careful.....very careful.

We ordered food while over on the island visiting my mum. We all really enjoyed it, curry's full of flavour and the motor paneer was delicious! Will be ordering again when we are next visiting my mum. Also the staff are very friendly :)

Dreadful food,dreadful amount,dreadful price!!!! Chicken pakora should come with a health warning, think the batter was made with pollyfiller. Horrible white thin oily chips that would put a downtown rowanda Mcdonalds to shame. Was just as well the portions were so small that an anorexic daddy long legs wouldnt be full. Indian garden was an apt name as this food would be a very welcome addition to my garden compost heap.

we have been to Isle of Arran for celebrating Highland games during the first week of August, 2017. After the long day, in the evening we got Indian takeaway from Lamlash for 5 people. More interesting that's the only one which feeds the curry up to all the people of the island. We really enjoyed our meal and the guys were really faster and very polite. I am highly recommending to the visitors if you are fancy with an Indian takeaway night.

Visited this takeaway for a family meal while staying on the Island. Food was very good and full of flavour. We all had chicken based dishes and all commented on how the chicken just fell apart. It was moist and well cooked. Prices on the menu don't include rice as this is extra. However we have 3 portions of rice between the for of us. (2 adults and 2 teenagers).

Enjoyed a lovely takeaway from here during our stay in Arran, very pleasant service and thought the food was excellent. We have two young boys who are notoriously fussy eaters and they asked if we could go back the next night! Highly recommended.

Nosotros, tres amigos, visitamos el lugar dos veces y que la comida era absolutamente deliciosa y de primera clase. El personal es amable y profesional. Los amantes de cualquier curry son altamente recomendados.

Visitamos el año pasado este llevar por primera vez y tengo que decir que no era realmente en el humor para una comida india en el tiempo pero muy contenta de haberlo hecho. Elegí verduras arroz y Marsala, Limón, un peluche Nan fue la mejor que he probado. Mi marido tenía la al vindaloo y era igual de contento con sus. Las raciones son tan generosos que en realidad dan dos comidas. Es muy conveniente para el sitio de campamento en Lamlash y pedimos nuestras comidas y disfrutar de un paseo por la playa para ver las focas antes de recoger la comida en el camino de vuelta, lo que podría ser mejor.

Visitamos Arran un par de veces y tenía un lejos de aquí dos veces y lo disfruté mucho. Servicio muy sabrosa y genial, sólo más caro que en el continente.

Alojarse en Lamlash, primera visita a Arran. El tiempo era malo, así que metimos aquí una para llevar y fue realmente bueno!

Se stopped at Indian Garden about 9:00 at night on 20 March for some Indian takeaway. The prices were high but it was the only game in town so we ordered Chicken Tika Masala, Chicken Korma, Sag Paneer and an Aloo Paratha stuffed bread. Only the Sag Paneer was tasty. The Chicken dishes were simply chunks of meat tossed about in non-descript sauces. The Tika Masala sauce was SWEET--unlike any I've had at other restaurants. The Alloo Paratha bread was doughy and bland. We were very disappointed. These people at Indian Garden could have done better.

Just picked up a takeaway from this place. After waiting the food was vile pakora was like dough balls the chicken tikka kebab and the spicy chicken kebab was disgusting the nan was just a big flat blob of dough it was the worst meal I have ever tried to eat.

Have been to Arran multiple times and had never tried this place. For that reason, the wife and I decided to get a take away after our walk on Lamlash beach. I went into the place in advance of the walk, placed the order and said I would return in 30 minutes. Staff were friendly enough, and when I returned 30 minutes later the food was waiting as agreed.My first doubts began when I saw the size of the bag! We had ordered a lot of food for a family of 5, and it was all within one small paper bag!Got home, began to dish up the food. As suspected, the portions were small, I feel, over priced. While I always expect to pay a little more for items on Arran compared with the mainland, I really don't expect to get less for the price!!We ordered popadoms, spiced onions, nan breads, chicken tikka masalas and various portions of pakora. On the mainland at our usual Indian take away in Glasgow such an order would feed an army. At the Indian garden however, a mouse would struggle to survive and would be penniless for the privilege.Everything was sickly sweet, the spiced onions were like nothing I have ever seen north of the border, and the popadoms and nan were not that big. As for our chicken pakora, I 100% agree with the post from August 2016. The guys pictures do not do justice to how pathetic the portion of chicken was. It was simply a token slice to accompany your batter which, was not that spicy!We were so disappointed with this place that;A. We will never go again,B. We had to go to our local - the Indian Cottage, Kirkintilloch, Glasgow - when we got home to remind ourselves what a proper Indian tastes like!! It was half the price, quadruple the food, and 100% of an improvement in quality and flavour compared with the Indian Garden, Lamlash.WOULD NOT RECOMMEND.

The taking of the 'phone order was straightforward, and (early in the evening) we were given notice that it would be ready in 25 minutes. We had ordered starters, mains and side dishes. The member of staff on the counter was very friendly, and our order was ready not long after our arrival, and he took the trouble to remind us to keep the trays level (as we were walking with a trolley). We had only ordered one plain Papadam, but were given 3 at no extra cost, which was very nice of them. They were nice and crisp. The mixed kebab was very tasty, succulent chicken tikka and lamb tikka and spicy kebab with salad and lemon slice.The chicken chat was up to expectations, but the 2 vegetable samosas were drier than expected and not very spicy and our hostess wished she had had the meat version. The Green Masala Chicken was a generous portion and had tender chicken lumps and lovely flavour. The Bengal Chicken was a good portion.It had strips of chicken tikka and was hot and tangy as described and very much enjoyed. The accompanying Pilau rices were good sized portions and very colourful! The Prawn Biryani was 'as described' , but the more expensive King Prawn version would probably have been a better choice for flavour. On the whole it was a lot of rice proportionate to the sauce, but that is normal for biryani and so not a criticism as such, just advice. The Tarka Dall was tasty, but a little salty and a little watery, but still enjoyed as an accompaniment,as was the Bombay Potato which was good. The Nan bread was large and fluffy and nice.We thought the quality of the food was very good on the whole ,and compared well to the many curries we have in other parts of the U.K.

This is a take away. We visited and enjoyed two really good meals on the 10th September 2016. I had Lamb Rogan Josh, partner who is a vegetarian had vegetable Kashmiri, both of us enjoyed it, it was cooked fresh, large portions. Will try again during our week stay.

A family of 6 of us really enjoyed our takeaway curries with naan bread, rice & pakora. A wide selection of different curries and they were all really tasty. Served fairly quickly and food piping hot. Staff very friendly. Would go back.

I arrived on island late with family already there. Had intended to go for dinner somewhere but due to time thought chicken pakora and chips all round, you can't go wrong with that. We bought 3 portions of CP and 2 off chips. The latter were cold and greasy but by god the former beat it hands down. Out of approximately 15 pieces there was enough chicken for 2 or 3. How they can call it chicken pakora I'll never know. The picture doesn't do it justice as I snapped the thick end. There must be a rule somewhere we you need to have a percentage of chicken in the item to be able to call it chicken, in this instance I would say 5% at most.

We were in Arran for a week and were so impressed by the Indian Garden that we ordered take-aways twice. The mixed prawn curry and Bengal curry were particularly delicious. I hope it's still as good when we return next year.

I ordered a lamb madras, it was very good but the naan bread was very doughy and not the best. Also ordered a portion of vegetable pakora, which looked amazing, freshly made but there was only 5 pieces and not at all spicy, more sweet and then there was the pakora sauce WOW, it was a horrible colour and tasted more like a cough syrup.

The food was really good. It was really testy and full of flavour . They seem to use very high quality ingredients I will be going again. The staff are very friendly and very welcoming.

Visited this carry out restaurant last week (May 2016) on a whim, but we are big curry fans so thought we'd give it a go. We travel a lot and although we like our own very good local Indian Carry Out place we regularly try out other places when we are away from home. However on this occasion what a mistake! The meal was expensive for 2 main meals, rice, breads and some pakora. The chicken pakora was disgusting - it was like the deep fried chicken balls that you get in some Chinese dishes - a bit of chicken in some kind of greasy, doughy yellow stuff. But the worst was yet to come...... the main meals were both lamb. One had squarish chunks of lamb (not very many!) but seemed ok although the portion was pretty small, even including the sauce, the other meal had scraps or little strips of lamb (really not very many) and was swimming in a horrible sauce, the texture of which was pretty vile - this one was mine and I picked the few scraps of tough, chewy meat out and binned the rest. To add insult to injury some items were missing from the order but it was too far to drive back to get them so we just ended up paying even more than we expected. If you are a lover of curry then the best advice I can give is to stay away from this place. There are many excellent eateries in Arran, pick one of them and wait until you get home for your curry - it will taste all the better for the wait. If you really cant wait then the Co-op in Brodick is pretty well stocked and there are other little shops round the island with interesting ingredients so why not make your own - honestly, no matter how little you can cook you can't do worse than the Indian Garden!

Really enjoyable take away. Generous servings, tasty food. We phoned in our order and it was ready to collect as promised. Glad we did!

I didn't expect much of the only Indian takeaway on Arran, but was still disappointed. All the dishes were super greasy or (if sauced) swimming in oil. The flavour profiles were also indistinct while meat portions were frugal (eg chef special chicken curry was primarily a red/brown oil sauce, with a tiny number of chicken lumps). Vegetarian offerings were also fairly dreadful.We over-ordered with plans to store leftovers for another meal. We certainly had a lot of leftovers, but they were all binned.We had no issue with overall portion size or service, as highlighted by other reviewers.I initially scored two stars, but having seen the photos used by the takeaway have docked a star. These photos bear no resemblance to the foil trays of brown mush drenched in oil we were given. Not least, it is my understanding this is a takeaway only, so why there are photos of perfectly plated food is a real mystery.

We visit Arran every year. Now that the Indian restaurant in Brodick is closed, to my knowledge this is the only place you can get Indian food on the island. I apologise if this is incorrect but I'm pretty sure. It's expensive but delicious. Very nice indeed and the service is good too. Prompt and honest. I recommend this take away to everyone.

We never order standard curries, instead opting for an assortment of veg side dishes. The quality of the food was good, but I've never known an Indian restaurant to be so mean with their portions, barring the rice which is the only thing that they give plenty of. Literally, some of the portions didn't even fill half the tinfoil container. Usually, we've always found with any other Indian food place, they always pack the container to the brim. I understand that meals cost more on Arran due to the transport costs to get the ingredients but we're talking 10% not 100%. I'm afraid it's the last time we order from them as we now just wait until we go to the mainland for our fix of Indian food.

We enjoyed some Indian food while we were on Arran in July 2015. Unfortunately this is the only Indian place that's left on the island and it's only a takeaway. However, the food is good, the pricing is reasonable and the service is very friendly. We'd go again.

Not that spicy tasteful food experience we expected in an indian restaurant.Some pieces of meat were tough, the gravy for my taste much too sweet.Rice and bread not included in our meal.The salad unappetizingly packed in a plastic bag.Staff not very helpful...get some plastic forks for eating outside at the picnic area, but no knives or napkins.Can't recommend the place.

On holiday in Lamlash on a wet and dismal night I ordered a chicken dopiaza. Plenty of meat but not as flavoursome as I would have liked.

After spending over £20 here my wife and I were disappointed and still rather hungry. We ordered a tandoori mixed grill (or something similarly named) + bread. The flavour of the food was ok, not great but ok but there was just not enough of it...what we were given would have reasonably fed one 'normal' person.Service was average. Can't recommend and won't be going back.

Lovely food, really good quality meat, very well cooked. Open till late, friendly helpful staff. Compared really well with the fare from home in Bradford.

We recently stayed on Arran and found this amazing take away some of the best Indian food we have had and can honestly say much better than our local ones in Warwickshire

We opted for a take away whilst staying in Lamlash recently. We order a chicken tikka korma, chips and naan. The food was nice enough, the korma was perhaps a little bland, but it still did the trick.I would use again.

A small takeaway situatedon the road out of Lamlash, opposite the secondary school. It has an extensive menu. If you are buying for a group you do not need a container of rice each as the portions are generous.The service was polite and the premises seemed spotlessly clean. Recommend this for an easy, good quality meal.

Being from Indian subcontinent, i have tested a lot of Indian dishes in Oxford and London. Nevertheless, i must admit that take-away from Indian Garden is my best Indian food experience so far in the UK. After reading some reviews, i was confused, but definitely not after testing it - i would say it all depends on taster's palate!It deserves a better review!

Got a takeaway for 3 of us. Was very tasty. Although more expensive than at home (perhaps due to being on an island), the portions were bigger than at home. Our fussy son really enjoyed his chicken tikka masala & my hubby & I both had lamb dishes which were lovely. The flavours were delicious. The garlic naan & rices were very tasty too.

We ordered a large order of food from this takeaway and while the food is ok it is nothing spectacular. The service itself is very good. The food was not very hot and the chicken pakora, well I've not had so muck batter and so little chicken ever before, other starters however were more pleaseing. The chicken balti was very nice. Now for the naan bread, if you like it served looking like it's been swept up in bits off the floor, then great. See attached image.

This is the only Indian in Arran , this was the worst Indian food we have ever ever tasted , and no matter where we are in the country we always try an Indian meal all I can say if you feel like a bit of curry go to a supermarket and buy a ready meal , we both tried one mouthful and it went straight into the bin .. Vile

It is the worst Indian we have ever tasted. Mixed Pakora was 2 straw like things. 1 battered mushroom. The chefs special was like a stew with no meat. The nan was a saucer size. The korma was to feed a bird. Absolutely a joke of a meal. I nearly took it back to them.

We ordered a takeaway from the Indian Garden between Christmas and New Year as a change to traditional roast dinners. The portion sizes were very good and the food had lots of flavour. The onion bhajis and chicken pakoras were great as a starter. I ate my old favourite - a chicken dupiaza and it was delicious as were the huge naans. Prices are reasonable as well. Well worth trying it out if you enjoy Indian food.

Good food with good portion sizes. Nan bread a little singed on the outside. All in all a reasonable meal at a reasonable price. Lots of sauce with the curry. Good for a takeout and quick preparation.

excellent food with generous portions,the chicken tikka is excellent and the wait while cooking food is worthwhile,the staff not very friendly but hey who cares as long as food good.