Indian Garden in Aberdeenshire

We so enjoyed this restaurant. It was spacious and clean. Lovely booths to sit in giving privacy and a relaxing atmosphere. The service was excellent and the menu was amazing. We loved our meal so much the food was delicious and the bread was just... Wow. The best naan we have ever had!!! Thank you Indian Garden!

We were a large party eating at the Indian Garden last Thursday. They handled our large order very well. We ate A LOT of popadoms with tasty accompaniments. The main meals were tasty and it was so helpful to get containers to take left overs home. Our favourite staff member was Sabbir who made the time to come and see us and check we were enjoying our experience.

We made a good choice to come here for dinner last night. The food was excellent and good value for money. The staff were friendly and it was buzzing with diners. Definitely worth a visit!

The food and service are absolutely top notch. The atmosphere is usually great but on Wednesday 16/10/2024 7-8.15 we were the only two diners. So, no real razzmatazz but at least it meant we were served promptly. The menu is extensive but, for us, it is on the expensive side (especially the beverages). We would love to go more frequently if the prices were a little lower. However it’s a real treat when we do go, so there’s that.

Visited for dinner tonight having previously thoroughly enjoyed eating at this restaurant on previous trips to Banff. However, both the meal and the service were very disappointing tonight. Won't be back.

Would have loved to be able to give 5 stars as the food here is really excellent - as good as nearly anything you would find in Bradford or Rusholme. The chef really knows what he is doing. Front of house service is pretty disorganised though!

Due to personnel, reasons, we got a take away. I wont bore you with our selection. We both were very impressed, with the Service, quality of our meal, portion sizes and the extras in our bag. we could not fault anything. Everything, was as fresh and hot as if it had come straight out of the oven, at our house. if we were in this area again the future , without doubt, this would be our first choice and hopefully would actually book a table next time.

Very lovely meal. Enjoyed the food especially the fusion platter starter. All very tasty. Setting and atmosphere was nice and kind staff members.

This is a very honest establishment serving tasty food. It is not expensive in relative terms - given our experience of the price of food here in Scotland (😮) - so good value.

Customer service great, food is good.

Sunday buffet. Unfortunately not a lot for vegetarians. Curry was very hot. Good value for money

First time here while on holiday , definitely one of the nicest Indians we've had for quite a while anywhere , well done Indian Garden 👏xx

We had the most amazing meal here last night. Super friendly staff and very reasonably priced. Will definitely be back. 5 ⭐️

Our first visit to Indian garden in Banff & we had the Sunday buffet, everything was lovely & freshly made. Good value for money & will definitely be back. 😊

Amazing food, wide range of drinks, buffee 10/10, always busy, amazing service, friendly staff wide range of drinks and accommodaties any allergies or food intolerance

Enjoyed an excellent takeaway from the Indian Garden. The tandoori mixed grill was superb (as was the mild korma sauce we had with it). The tikka masala was also delicious. The portions were very generous. The only negative was that they charged extra for having peshwari naans with the mixed grills - even though their website menu clearly says, "choice of naan bread" with the mixed grill. Considering how much we were already spending, it seemed a bit pedantic and churlish to apply an extra charge on top.

Not worth the price and the service is not good

Just nipped in for a carryout.. First time, but the food was good, so I will be back.

Excellent meal highly recommend

Went to the Indian garden Banff for the first time. I must say the food was really nice and fresh. The place was very clean, service was good. Shame they had no dessert. Will definitely go back once they have desserts on the menu ( they said they were doing them in the next few weeks) AA ++ from us. 4 of us ate there and everyone’s food was spot on. Thanks everyone at the Indian garden great food

Fantastic food. Staff are very friendly. Very clean and well presented. would highly recommend.

Great food and quality, service was good even though it was very busy. A tad spicier I'd say than I normally have (and I stick with the same dish each time 😉) but yip would recommend and will be back if in the area 🤗

It’s an amazing restaurant with great service. The food was very good, and it didn’t take long at all! We had a wonderful time, thank you!

Excellent food.nice atmosphere. Helpful friendly staff.best indian restaurant in the area.very good value for money

First time here. Very friendly staff Nice looking restaurant 5 of us ate there and 1 was a vegan. Great choice and what we all ate everyone said was really good and reasonable priced. Would definitely go back.

Our second visit to the restaurant to sit in, this time on a quiet dreich Tuesday night. Of course, we opted for two Jalfrezis and sought a recommendation for a third curry for us (never can be too much curry) and were told that this ‘Bombay (something)’ not on the menu was excellent. Food was so tasty and flavourful, and the portions good, the waiter was very kind and interested in how we found everything. Will return in a heartbeat but that was never in doubt!

Really tasty curry, sauces, starters and Naan. No complaints

Is all about the food. And the food was pretty awesome! I had the Northern Indian Lamb Balti which is now my new favourite Indian dish! With special fried rice and cheese/onion naan

This place was recommended to us whilst on holiday here. Food was absolutely delicious, service was good. They are very reasonably priced. We will be back before we leave. Well done

Usually visit this takeaway when up in Banff, good value for money food,and lots of nice dips with your Curry's. Would recommend. Mark.

Visited here for an evening meal with 4 friends. It was great. The staff were friendly and helpful and gave good service. Everyone’s food was delicious some of the best we had eaten. Mushroom rice was a favourite.

This is a lovely restaurant and the food is of an excellent standard with good sized portions. The staff are very friendly.

The food here is delicious!! We hadn’t been for ages but it’s still as good. The restaurant had a refurb since our last visit, nice and fresh. Staff are friendly and helpful. Huge menu so much choice. We went for my husband’s birthday so it was a treat to be out. Everything tasted amazing and the naan bread was ace!! Couldn’t eat it all so even took home what I had left. Won’t leave it so long before I go back.

Booked a table online but did not get confirmation. The day before the booking I popped in to make sure they had my booking and it took 3 staff before they could tell me it was fine. On the day of the visit we were given a table in the middle of the floor and next to us was a table littered with used wet wipes from Tesco which were never cleared away during our entire meal. There was a table of extremely loud guests who should have been asked to tone it down as you couldn’t hear yourself speak but staff didn’t bother. There were flies buzzing about which was off putting. Food was okay but service was poor. We asked the waitress for more wine and she said she couldn’t get it as she was underage - poor training, she should have said okay and got another member of staff to get it. Toilets were needing attention.

my visit to Indian Garden was an experience that left an indelible mark on my culinary journey. Their Chicken Tikka Masala, in particular, exemplifies the pinnacle of gastronomic excellence. It is with unwavering enthusiasm and a discerning palate that I confer upon Indian Garden a well-deserved five-star rating.

The food amazing as always also the starters amazing. We are aware of the situation going on about the employees and how the head chef has resigned from the postion. But this is not a major problem since the boss was the previous head chef and now he is filling in the roll. I know the service is up to par with the service given a couple of weeks ago but i do understand they are in a tough dilemma and they do apologise for any inconvenience and as a regular i do not mind and want to support them. Waiting a extra 10 to 20min is not a big deal since i know how good the food is and how nice the owner and other staff there so i dont mind. And as always the food was amazing.

Arrived at 19.30tonight. Told at 20.25 that our chosen shared starter was no longer available. Offered an alternative - and one meal each, not shared, presumably in recognition of the delay . No complaints about the quality of the starters. Another unacceptable delay followed. Main courses not served until 21.05 - at the point where we were considering leaving. The place was packed but that should not have affected the non-existent communications regarding the delays. The main courses were tasty but the meat content was inadequate. On paying for the meals there was no charge for the two starters and a gentleman who appeared to be the owner apologised for the delays, with fellow customers apparently part of the problem. A member of staff who gave us the bill stated that two staff members had failed to turn up. Neither reason/excuse was particularly professional and certainly of no interest to us as customers. Before tonight's experience, our intention had been to return on Friday evening. That won't be happening. Considering the other reviews on here, which were the reason we went in the first place, it was all very disappointing. Other customers, on leaving tonight, seemed to seemed to have enjoyed their meals judging by their departing comments. Perhaps we were just unlucky but that's no consolation. Poor stuff.

Food was quite tasty and well presented but the portions were meagre and rather expensive ie £5 for two poppadoms and pickles £6 for a thimble of rice! The worst part is the rather lackadaisical and unattentive service I think it took an hour or so to actually start eating and the place was empty so will swerve this establishment in future

Our takeaway was delicious and there was plenty left for lunch next day! We would highly recommend 👌

Usual place for Indian takeout. Would recommend the set meal with the onion Baji, chicken pakora, chicken amly, A medium dish, rice,chips and peshwari naan.

Sehr freundliches Personal. Essen sehr lecker. Preis Leistungsverhältnis absolut in Ordnung.

Struggling to find a wedding caterer locally Mashud helped us out enormously by providing a take-out for seventy. Huge pots of delicious food were prepared on time for pick-up. There was plenty to feed the daytime guests and to serve up again for those attending in the evening. We really couldn't have eaten so well at the price any other way.

We were really struggling to find a caterer for our wedding. Mashud stepped up to the mark and provided a take-out for seventy at a very reasonable price. There was plenty of delicious food prepared on time for pick up. The guests loved it.

The Food is amazing and is really nice and tasty, The beer was good apart from Guiness which was served and was out of date by a year The service was a little bit slow as the manager I think did all the serving whilst the young workers were stood there doing nothing Took about 20 mins for drinks to come but they was lovely And food came at a relatively quick time For the most part I enjoyed it

Last night my husband and I really fancied a curry so on the recommendation of a family member we decided to visit the Indian Garden in Banff, Aberdeenshire. The restaurant is tucked away on a narrow side street and you would miss it if you didn’t know where to look. The interior was clean and looks quite contemporary. It was fairly busy but not at all noisy. I ordered the Lahori Balti Special and it really was special. There were large pieces of flavoursome lamb in a gorgeous sauce with just a hint of cinnamon. I absolutely loved every bite and it was so good I opened a button on my trousers and ate every last morsel. My husband had the Lamb Jalfrezi which he really enjoyed saying it was not but not overpoweringly so. Along with some mixed vegetable rice and a chapatti to share it was a lovely meal. Sasha our young waitress was new to the job but was managing well and she was very friendly.

Service was Incredibly slow,which impacted on the experience, its a nice place,nice atmosphere and very busy

Being from Leicester, no stranger to curry, it’s especially interesting when we find a restaurant with dishes I’ve not tried. Good portions, especially the chilli paneer. A lovely find off the main road relaxed atmosphere friendly staff.

A great little restaurant with some very interesting dishes. We are a family of 5, with three teenage sons and my parents who thoroughly enjoyed our meal here. Food was delicious and beautifully presented and the staff very attentive. Would definitely recommend! A real hidden gem 😊

We ordered a Chefs special set meal for 2 people and were able to choose 2 starters, 2 main meals, 3 sundries and had a salad, a chutney set and 2 popadoms included for a takeaway. Food was well packed in a bag and tasted absolut lovely. We came all the way up from germany to Banff for a week and really injoyed this meal! Keep up the good work!

Got takeaway from here and it was lovely. I went for chicken Rogan Josh and Veg Rice. Very accomodating and informative about dairy free and egg free options too. Perfect, would highly recommend.

Great food , great service, great prices, would highly recommend. Haven't been here for a couple of years ( covid and life ) , went there tonight 9-06-23, the whole experience was as good as we remembered if not slightly better, one of the best Indian restaurants my wife and I have ever been to

Spent a quiet Wednesday evening here with colleagues. Staff very freindly and food was great!

Clean, fresh environment. Top quality food. Friendly staff. Really tasty meal. I had the Chicken Tikka Masala, pilau rice, Peshwary Nan Bread. My partner had the Chicken Madras, Pilau rice and Keema Nan Bread. We will definitely be back.

Excellent food, interesting menu and dishes presented well. Definitely worth a visit to Banff to eat here

Great evening at the Sunday buffet, well priced and great service, macduff petanque club and fareham petanque club had a great evening

The food was excellent, the nan bread especially so light and perfectly cooked definitely will be visiting again.

Relaxed surroundings. The food was so good we came back the following night, and they didn't disappoint.

Really tasty food and good service. The lemon rice is especially good.

Food was wonderful we couldn't fault it, however service was a tiny bit off, we had to repeat ourselves a few times before they understood what we were ordering as my other half was sharing with her son, they didn't understand that and kept asking what he wanted. Missed a couple of drinks off but it was down corrected

Just had a fantastic family meal celebrating a birthday.good food great choice of buffet.excellent service with a smile.great value for money would definitely recommend the buffet meal on Sundays

Really nice buffet, good selection, tasty food!

Visited twice during our holiday in Banff and found it consistently good. Relaxing atmosphere and friendly staff but it’s the food that keeps us going back. Beautiful, subtly flavoured sauces and excellent, unusual fish dishes, enjoyed by all of us. Look forward to coming back...

Lovely food, great service, clean restaurant, toilets need updating. Definitely be back

Always enjoy my set menu take away

Very good food well worth the visit Will definitely go again.. Not to expensive and good atmospherexx

Been a couple of times recently, not the cheapest place to get a takeaway but the food has been good.

So good we went twice in two nights, the food was absolutely faultless, just a shame it was so quiet, but I suppose a midweek night in Banff in February is hardly likely to resemble the Mardi Gras. Can't remember what I had the first...

Great place and every meal has been perfect

Great food / and clean premises friendly and helpful staff

OMG 😍 absolutely love Indian cuisine and I’ve eaten in hundreds of Indian restaurants all over the UK and I can honestly say the Indian Garden in Banff has been the best I’ve ever had 💯 Absolutely outstanding food ! Amazing service and super friendly...

OMG 😍 I love Indian cuisine and have eaten in hundreds of Indian restaurants all over UK and this Indian is by far the best I have ever had ! Absolutely fantastic food 💯 Super friendly staff and an amazing service in such a lovely, clean and fresh looking restaurant. If you’re close, go and try it, you’ll not be disappointed 😍 LOVE LOVE LOVE 💙

Had many carry outs over the years and always very good.

The food in the place was some of the best Indian food I’ve ever eaten. Good portions of food too. Very relaxed place and polite staff team. Would definitely go back again.

The food was absolutely astonishing I loved how all the food came out sizzling hot ready to melt in my mouth all the staff were absolutely lovely including the two young women working there their manners were out of this world they deserve a raise...

The food is always excellent, really nice flavours, very fresh and good quality ingredients. Excellent service too.

Fantastic food and very friendly staff. Definitely recommend this place. Everything was very fresh and cooked to order. The chasni was sharp and tangy, the achari rich and everything very tasty.

The food was absolutely fantastic, presentation was beautiful and the service was excellent. Thankyou , we will be back

Didn't even get a chance to try it. Walked in, no customers waiting, pad and pen in his hand, asked if i wanted to order then instead of writing it down asked me to take a seat and proceeded to serve 3 other walk in customers and ignore me. Gave up and walked out. Either he decided I was a lower caste or maybe he is just glaikit. Coop burgers and chips it is. Shame, was really looking forward to trying a new takeaway after a long days' graft.

OK so my review is based on “total experience” because to be honest they totally let themselves down due to waiting time. If you are really busy, why not tell customers (for takeaway) that the wait will be long. But no, rather than that just leave us sitting for 1hour 10minutes , no joke. If it wasn’t for the fact we’d driven 10miles to get there I would have bailed after half an hour. But thinking “can’t be long now” just became a joke. No offer from manager of even a coke or something from the bar whilst we waited. But actually restaurant wasn’t even full (they were prioritising sitting diners) and only about half a dozen other takeaway went out in the time we sat. We had the meal deal for two so not like we’d asked for anything crazy. Was it worth the wait…not really. 4pcs of pakora was a bit mean. Mixed kebabs good. Mixed salad a cupful, and chutneys were tiny wee portions. Chicken curry was OK but lamb curry was tough as old boots. Won’t be back. Sorry.

We've ordered from here a few times and it has been consistently good food. For those of us who can't handle chilli, the mild dishes are actually mild but still with lots of flavour. I love curry, I just can't manage heat. For others who like heat, they were not disappointed. The Vindaloo hit the spot, with lots of flavour too. Very friendly staff too.

Placed an order at 6.45pm and advised that ready in 45 minutes - so that should be ready at 7.30pm you would think!! Now 8.45pm and still not ready! Discount for delay: not a thing!! Reason: kitchen is busy If the kitchen is that busy...

I struggled with a lot of the local cuisine, pseudo Italian pastiche out of a freezer. Here was a refreshing change, authentic as you can get on a different continent. No mother sauces and different flavours and spices. I've eaten Indian food all over, including...

Being a veggie and being in macduff, I tried the indian there, which didn't have a good choice for a veggie. I always look forward to this indian taste explosion, and one of the few places that give you popadoms and various dips as a...

Was here on Sunday for the buffet to which states on the menu and website that it starts at 4, when we arrived at half 5 only 1 item had been put into the hot tray thing. We asked for a table of 4 is...

Lovely friendly restaurant.. food and service top class Would highly recommend

Great meal, tasty, chicken cooked to perfection. One of the best indian meals i have ever tasted. Well worth the trip If i could give 6 * i would.. Do not pass this place.

Fantastic take away. Food delicious as usual and service great.

Good food and service. Not too expensive. We've had better, but spoilt at home with award winning restaurant, so a four for Indian Gardens.

Good food and service. Not too expensive. We've had better, but spoilt at home with award winning restaurant, so a four for Indian Gardens.

Very friendly service and so nice we visited twice in 2 days. Best restaurant in Banff

Checked the place on a morning walk. Looked ok so decided to have dinner. Sheek kebab, onion bhajee starters. Chicken tikka, chicken Madras with pillau rice, garlic naan. Cobra and Cappuccino. Service friendly and efficient.

We have a business in Banff and stay regularly. Recently we ate here because most places close quite early and after a full day we really needed a wind down. We may have stumbled on this by accident but in future it will be our eatery of choice. The staff were great, friendly and accommodating and the food was just absolutely spot on. An excellent curry house, looking forward to our next trip.

Visited a few times now and can say it is a great Indian restaurant, good quality food and plenty to chose from. Service is also very good from the staff

I didn’t know I had to travel all the way from Canada to Banff UK to eat the best Indian food EVER!! A memorable meal to be sure!

Very comfortable and clean environment. Staff were welcoming and as attentive as necessary during our early evening dinner. Good menu with ample variety of choice. Food was cooked to perfection and well presented. Prices were in line with elsewhere. I wished that we lived less than 250 miles away as I'd like to be a regular visitor rather than just a holiday maker. I don't do many reviews but this place is worth the effort. It's too good to miss.

Been here hundreds of times and the food and service is flawless. Everyone I convince to try it also says its the best Indian food they've tried!

Based on good reviews we thought we’d go for a take away while visiting the area. Stood first a while before eventually being attended to, then told to take a seat. Waited another 10 mins before asking another customer how long they’d been waiting. He...

Very busy friendly restaurant food wonderful as usual, firstclass service. Central location in quiet street easy to park, fantastic menu fast service, friendly staff.

Very tasty meal, beautiful made and lovely presentation

We enjoyed a delicious meal at the Indian Garden then went back for the same choices as a take away 2 days later! The food was very tasty and had a good chili heat (Chicken Tikka Madras & King Prawn Vindaloo). The Nan was also...