Maisha Restaurant in Fife

Food was amazing and the portion sizes were generous! A much-loved St Andrews staple

Food was good. Staff was really friendly..

We had dinner at Maisha last night. We've been a few times and very much enjoyed it. This time we mentioned that one of us is coeliac, and that therefore couldn't eat any of the bread. When the food arrived, it was accompanied by a chickpea flour chapati - gluten-free and delicious. We were bowled over by the kindness of this. And the chapati itself was delicious!

all food was cold when it arrived, and the nan bread that comes with the meal deal was missing. Second time I've ordered from here to have good missing. Will not be caught out again.

Food was very nice, however 2/3 of the chicken tikka pieces were undercooked and inedible. :(

Great service and food highly recommend

Luke warm food. Rice cold. Ordered garlic naan got plain and 15 minutes late. Won't be ordering again

Excellent meal on Saturday night. Had not booked and we were welcomed in. The manager is so friendly and nice. Helping us choose as I could not remember the dish I usually get.

Gemütliches Ambiente, super nette und hilfreiche Bedienung. Die Auswahl ist groß, daher haben wir um Empfehlung gebeten und es war sehr gut! Lange nicht mehr so gut indisch gegessen. Auf jeden Fall eine Empfehlung.

We came to eat about 6pm which was well within the Early Bird times of 3:30 to 6:30. We had to ask for the "special" menu and the options were limited. The food was okay at the time of eating, however next day was not so good, if you know what I mean. I would not return.

Ordered delivery, ordered tandoori chicken, did not come with rice as stated and took over 2 hours. Would not order again. Delivery driver was nice and chicken was ok

Just found a piece of chicken in my vegetable dish…

Amazing staff, wonderful food, and a clean environment. You couldn't really ask for more from a restaurant. They were very helpful with what vegan options I could get and the portion sizes were great. I ordered the Dhal Samba, Boiled Rice and Chipati. I was completely fulfilled afterwards, which can be a problem sometimes with Vegan food, but there was no issue here 🤩. Definitely would recommend if you want a great vegan restaurant experience in St. Andrews.

great Indian restaurant. Very extensive menu. Lovely and cosy atmosphere. Very realistic food pricing.

We went to Maisha as I had heard good things. We had the pre-theatre menu which was three courses was approx £21-23 depending on what menu you chose. Huge portions of really tasty food!!! I had the chicken drumsticks, and Lamb pathia!

This may be the best Indian food I have ever eaten! Very comfy chairs and friendly staff

Had a really tasty meal here - just off the main street in St Andrews. Reasonable portions and the place was doing a roaring trade. Centrally located near lots of bars and restaurants. Friendly staff. Not far to walk for taxis either.

Mediocre at best. Small restaurant, massive menu. although the staff were friendly enough, it seemed a bit confused. Ordered tandoori prawns and came out sizzling, smelled and sounded great and was delivered to another table. Food was run of the mill, sauce was super sweet and basically ate the food and left promptly.

Unfortunately I didn't really enjoy the meal. The paratha and naan weren't bad but found the daal quite bland and watery and the tandoori tilapia and tuna kebabs were dry. I wouldn't say it was awful and I did finish my meal but I wouldn't return. Perhaps it is better if you eat in, that is sometimes the case, especially with fish dishes which don't always necessarily travel well.

Its so authentic Indian thats why the 3.9 rating.Lets help a bit more with another 1(one) star

Stunning dinner and unbelievably good service. The Afghani lamb ghosht is one of the most gourmet dishes ever. The location is distinctive as well, right next to the gothic spires of the medieval campus. Very highly reccomended. Oh and its white tablecæoth service for a moderate price.

Ordered drinks and then ordered a meal of chicken tikka masala, rice and naan to share. Told we could not share the meal. We were not very hungry so didn’t want a full meal each. Ended up ordering the one meal to take away. Paid for the drinks and one meal. It was 5:30 pm and only two other people in the restaurant so wasn’t like they were really busy. Anyway, won’t be going back

Food was incredible and the service was great. 10/10 would recommend this place to anyone passing through St Andrews. Fantastic meal!

Great food and really friendly staff. The naans are absolutely massive which we loved! Butter chicken was my favourite

En plein dans le centre ville,un accueil sympathique dans ce petit restaurant avec une belle carte de mets indien plus ou moins épicé. Il y en a pour tout les goûts. Un bon compromis après une partie de golf.

Food was very nice but ~£15 for a small chicken korma is ridiculous. In any other Indian restaurant the rice would be included with it for that price.

Totally let themselves down with the coffee. Was not a true coffee, more like a sachet and charged £4.95.

I visit most times I am in the area. Staff very friendly and food excellent

Very good taste and nice place to eat in St. Andrews

Avoid Came here on Sunday for set menu priced £19.95 Starters OK.Spiced onions cold and stuffed into a dish .Meal meals bland nothing to right about.Biggest gripe paying £3.95 for glass of iron bru poured out a 2 litre bottle warm and no ice in glass .Should have known better restaurant empty.First Time definitely last time won't be back wouldn't recommend to others

What a disappointing experience! Let me begin with the positives, the food was delicious. However, i specified that i have a nut allergy and the waiters still brought over the nutty naan on top of my garlic naan so i had to ask for a new one that hadn’t touched nuts. It ruined my whole dinner as i was constantly worried that my food might’ve had traces of nuts. The waiter wasn’t good about nuts, he brought over the nutty food with my food which made me nervous. Also, the waiter cleared the table and the nutty dishes very close to me and that made me nervous. Also, it would’ve been better if I was given more than 3 pieces of meat for £13! Disappointing and dangerous🩷

Well must be the worst restaurant ever sh.t service, booked for 20 people months before but service couldn’t cope, staff couldn’t give a fu’k food crap I walked-out before I lost my temper. Please don’t go here they don’t deserve to stay open , I will make it my mission in life to shut this dump .

The order was delicious and delivered on time. But the was no Chapati in the bag, which I paid extra for.

Lovely, humble yet professional staff. Cozy atmosphere and a large choice of meals. Ask about spicyness if you’re not that used to it (like my girlfriend 😄). The naan and rice was incredible! And so was the meal ofc 😁.

What's not to like? Seriously, what's not to like!!!! Food amaaaazing, staff super friendly and atmosphere is just right !!!

On a short visit to St Andrews we were attracted by the banners outside announcing Maisha as a Scottish Curry Awards winner. So we booked. On arrival we were seated and our drinks order taken. There was a young trainee waiter. Can I just say, son, you have to look around a bit. Staring at your shoes is not good for service but I’m sure you will learn. Starters were good. My wife had veg pakora and I had fish pakora. My fish was plentiful and well cooked. Main course was disappointing. My wife had a chicken dish but felt that there was a lack of chicken: tasty but lacking protein. I had a house special seafood biryani. It says in the menu it features “mouth watering fish from the Bay of Bengal.” There was one large king prawn which was big and juicy. There was a handful of smaller prawns and some mussels. The main ingredient was calamari. I don’t like calamari. I tried it and while not having the consistency of rubber bands, I still found it unappealing. I ended up piling it up on the side of my plate. There is a large variety of fish offered including talapia, basa, mackerel. I expected these to feature but no…calamari. The menu also mentions a veg curry as an accompaniment. That would have helped but it was merely a curry sauce. After this my wife fancied a dessert. We are not loud and would not dream of shouting for service but it seemed impossible to catch anyone’s eye. Eventually after about 20 minutes we got someone. Overall, I am sure this restaurant is very good and a lot of what we had was tasty. I just felt that on the night, They were just not on top form.

Went for a takeaway got home No sauce for vegetable pakora. Pakora was cold greasy and of no substance. Had chicken tikka Kebab, parts of thd chicken was chewy and rice congealed! Shocking amount of sauce and just as well as this was very greasy. The PESHWERI Nan wasn’t home made and bought in as this was thick doughy filled with sultanas and covered with some loose coconut and rafted like bought out of Aldi’s. Absolutely tasteless. We normally go to another Indian in st Andrews on south street. I called maisha back about the missing sauce for pakora and minimal curry sauce only to be told to come back and get more sauce, well no as it’s a cold rainy night and our meal and night was ruined and they refused to deliver as said too far only stay near Morrisons supermarket. Will never be back here and will definitely return to our usual Indian takeaway in south street that is way much better. Only tried this due to a friends recommendation.

Lovely people but I asked for a lamb phal and I’ve had a spicer madras, maybe even spicer bhunas. Very disappointed with spice level.

Synthetic taste. Watery sauce. Both my cousin and i had a tummy ache after eating maisha food. Im not from this area so I know a rubbish curry when I taste it. Curry houses in glenrothes much better. Very expensive. Not worth the price.

horrible food!!! so overpriced! i got a soup and it was as if they had just boiled water and thrown miscellaneous and unidentifiable ingredients in it. really gross and service was quite rude pls don't go here

Food was tasteless mix3d kebab was tough meat and samosa are bland

It was lovely. My girlfriend and I went and had delicious popoDom’s with sauce and then a mixed starter place which was really really nice. The highlight was the lamb bhuna and chicken tikka masala which was one of best we’ve ever had. To go with we had a garlic naan which was definitely the best we’ve ever had and pilau rice which was a treat. The house wine was tasty and refreshing and lemonade good too. Thank you MaiSha

The food was very nice and the service friendly and helpful - with the cosy and warm atmosphere it made for an excellent dining experience.

Really nice place, food great, service with a smile and very friendly staff. Always busy, but your never kept waiting...

Delicious food and really good service,the lads who work in their are very friendly

Not only it saved our Christmas dinner but also we found an unexpected lovely place, filled with amazing people and stunning food! Highly recommended.

This was a return visit and again we had a lovely meal. Poppodums came with 4 lovely dips. The Egyptian Kebab was delicious a good sized portion with well charred onions and peppers. Price was what we expected. The only negative was that the meal felt very rushed with no break between courses which was a shame as the restaurant wasn’t even busy.?

Ordered a takeaway from here. A very enjoyable curry and well priced on the set menu deals. Would like to try dining inside next time.

Food was great..chai can be better

Food was OK. Nothing spectacular. A bit expensive for what we were served up. The restaurant carpet and the hallway carpet was filthy, and the toilet wasn't very clean. Won't visit again.

Cosy, however vegetables and onions etc weren’t prepared with care or pride.

This was one of the worst meals I've had. The food was cold and inedible I won't be ordering anything from them again

Our go to take away in St Andrews. First place we visit when we arrive. Disappointed with a £6 increase in our favourite meal with no additions!! Salad accompanying starter very poor.

Good food but felt a bit of discomfort in digestion on the way back home. Their student menu is excellent.

Food was ok but portions very small. Service was practical but not really friendly. Expensive for what it was and the restaurant failed to let us know about the pre theatre menu as we dined at 4pm. Felt totally duped. Not impressed at all. Paid almost double what we would have paid if we had ordered the same food on the pre theatre menu!! Not happy!!

Picked up a takeaway here on Tuesday, ordered veg pakora, chicken korma, kabli chana, 1 boiled & 1 fried rice & 1 chapati. It cost over £32 which is a bit steep. Got back to our accommodation 10 miles away to find there was no kabli chana! Phoned the restaurant, no apology, but said if we wanted to 'drop' in they'd give us our money back. Said their delivery drivers wouldn't go that far. He then asked for my card number & said he'd put the money back straight away...he hasn't. The food wasn't that good, only 6 pieces of pakora & no real taste to the korma sauce...never again.

Food was good although we waited quite a while for service even though it was quiet.

Not the award winning food we expected. Not great taste onion bhajis. My curry Jalfrezi was ok meat but sauce .. all I could taste was chilli powder. Not a great flavoured dish. Friends curry Madras tasted of vinegar and hot. Meat ok. Nan bread was fine. Price was good for set menu. But would rather have paid more for nice tasting food. Really can’t see why people go here. Just because owners have photos taken with celebrities doesn’t mean it’s good food. I bet those celebrities have not been back!

Looked online, checked the menu. Had 3.9 on Google at the time which is low compared to others nearby but prices on the website menu seemed low enough to justify that. When I sat down the menu prices were a good 30% higher. If I'd known that I'd have gone to a better rated one. I ordered a beer and the waiter offered me some poppadoms while I waited for my order. I then placed my food order which was a biriyani with rayita (wee pot of yogurt). Before I get onto the food let me tell you my main quarrel. The £33.40 bill. I can afford good food, it's not the money, but this was a total scam. Turns out those 2 wafer thin poppadoms which I didn't even really want were on the bill at £6.55 & infact not complimentary as had been inferred - I obviously should have questioned this. The biriyani was sitting on chopped up iceberg lettuce (?!) and didn't have much flavour - I don't think the chicken had been marinated or slow cooked in a biriyani pot as it was white inside & dry other than a mild outer coating of what it was sitting in. I lived in the middle east for many years & this would not pass for a biriyani there even at the most budget place. Mediocre food is fine if the price matches. I didn't want a fancy meal tonight. But ended up paying a fancy price for very average food & felt scammed due to a) online menu pricing being way off and b) the £6.55 poppadoms that were cheekily slipped in before my meal.

Looked online, checked the menu. Had 3.9 on Google at the time which is low compared to others nearby but prices on the website menu seemed low enough to justify that. When I sat down the menu prices were a good 30% higher. If I'd known that I'd have gone to a better rated one. I ordered a beer and the waiter offered me some poppadoms while I waited for my order. I then placed my food order which was a biriyani with rayita (wee pot of yogurt). Before I get onto the food let me tell you my main quarrel. The £33.40 bill. I can afford good food, it's not the money, but this was a total scam. Turns out those 2 wafer thin poppadoms which I didn't even really want were on the bill at £6.55 & infact not complimentary as had been inferred - I obviously should have questioned this. The biriyani was sitting on chopped up iceberg lettuce (?!) and didn't have much flavour - I don't think the chicken had been marinated or slow cooked in a biriyani pot as it was white inside & dry other than a mild outer coating of what it was sitting in. I lived in the middle east for many years & this would not pass for a biriyani there even at the most budget place. Mediocre food is fine if the price matches. I didn't want a fancy meal tonight. But ended up paying a fancy price for very average food & felt scammed due to a) online menu pricing being way off and b) the £6.55 poppadoms that were cheekily slipped in before my meal.

Lovely food Very good service Came back while travelling after 2 months. Food is still superb and everything so fresh. Thank you

Not even sure where to start with this place... First off had 0 idea about booking, sent us upstairs, who also looked confused and ended up sitting us joined onto someone else's table! It was a booking for a special night - not exactly special to be sharing it with strangers. After 25 further minutes finally got our own table...a table mainly for 4...given to a party of 5. Service slow, sauces with poppadoms lacking proper flavour. Sat infront of a dirty fish tank with dying fish in it. One of our guests were sat right infront of it- not exactly very good to see when eating. My curry was absolutely shocking, 4 bits of chicken and what was probably half an onion cut into massive sized strips. £16.95 for something I could've made nicer from a sauce packet is an absolute joke. Toilet cramped and it's only one toilet so men and woman - bit odd. Could see into kitchen a little and really wish I didn't. Staff member made a quite rude comment when I requested chips instead of rice too. Dirty plates given to 3 out of 5 of our party! Greasy ones, food covered ones and just plain dirty ones. Clearly not washed properly. Cannot recommend avoiding this place more if I tried.

Absolutely amazing. Would definitely recommend.

The chicken in the chicken curry’s was dry and lacking flavour. The prawn biryani was also dry with only a handfull of prawns at an astronomic £17.95. Two halves of lager were £9.50. Meal was generally poor quality and over priced. We will not be going back.

I had ordered a takeaway from this restaurant. Just visiting here for short stop for my holiday. The food is very very testy. Highly recommended.

Basic salad. Only onion and dip with poppadoms which were stale. Sauce with tandoori chicken tasteless. Tandoori chicken dry. Excellent naan bread.

Amazing food, well served. I recommend the tandoori chicken with either naan or rice!!

Excellent menu. Very pleasant staff.

We had a takeaway meal this evening which we both thoroughly enjoyed. I will be back on our next visit to St Andrews . Thank you

Decent food but way overpriced. Absolutely terrible service

Went in for evening meal with my wife. I ordered a tandoori chicken and my wife ordered tandoori sea bass. Both was delicious, although mine was on the smallish side. Mine came with rice and salad included in the price. Sea bass was slightly overpriced considering no rice with meal. Overall nice meal and relaxing atmosphere. Staff friendly

The food was supposed to be medium. They brought it really hot, and it was mediocre at best. They tried to cheat us on the bill twice. Stay away!

Tasty food and friendly service.

Choix de restaurant un peu au hasard, mais bonne expérience. Bon accueil, une carte avec un nombre impressionnant de plats. L'aide du patron, parlant un peu français s'avère efficace pour aider à choisir les plats plus ou moins épicés. Plats goûteux, bon rapport qualité/prix.

very tasty food in the town. Staff was very friendly

Maisha , St Andrews Indiaas restaurant in een rustig straatje. Er is weinig uitleg over de gerechten want de bediening spreekt nauwelijks Engels. Erg uitgebreide kaart, maar voor dessert is slechts keus tussen koffie of een eenvoudig bolletje ijs, dat is raar. Veel bezoekers maar ook veel afhalers.

We had an amazing dinner here- truly some of the best curry I’ve ever had. We ordered the lamb razala and the South Indian garlic chili chicken and both were fantastic, as was the garlic naan. Highly recommend!

Very bad experience and i never ever try again this kind of restaurant

Very tasty, quaint little Indian restaurant. We had the pre-theatre set menus. Food was very tasty and full of flavour. Staff were courteous and attentive. Portion sizes were just right. Will definitely be visiting again. Thanks to the staff for the great meal and service

Friendly, cosy restaurant. It specialises in fish (delicious) and offers lots of other options of Indian dishes.

Excellent service and fantastic food. So good I came back for dinner again the next day. An extensive menu. Fresh and authentic. Highly recommend!

Great food and fantastic service - will be returning! Shocked to see some of the bad reviews, that was not the experience we had. Staff were friendly and welcoming, and the food was delicious. Great find :)

Forgot to specify lamb in notes but really enjoyed it anyway.

I was here in 2015 and I have to say, this is an outstanding Indian restaurant! Top quality, marvellous service and cosy atmosphere.

First time to ever have a bad Indian meal in the UK. Staff on their phones and staring into space while we waited for service, food, any bit of attention. Food was miserable. Would never step foot in there again.

Enjoyed eating here. Nice and small, what looks like a family run business. Service was fine. Do three selections of evening meal deals, from £15.95 pp. Poppadoms and starters fairly basic, but good curries and naan. Recommend the Jalfrezi. Prices and portions are fine. Overall worth a visit if in area.

Do NOT order or eat at this restaurant. I ordered delivery from here on Deliveroo and was disgusted to find a 3cm-long, black curly hair in the sealed container of my food. When I called the restaurant they tried to convince me it was some...

Food was really tasty, cooked brilliantly. Physically couldn't force myself to finish it all but have enough for breakfast lol

Delicious food highly recommend 😋

Probably the worst Restaurant experience I have ever had, I am now 73. Booked table, when we arrived on time nobody acknowledge that we had a booking, restaurant busy and we ordered wine and asked how long we would have to wait for food, the...

Intimate restaurant with fresh delicious food. Service was a bit hectic but other than that well worth a visit for delicious freshly prepared food.

After friends recommended the place, was not impressed one bit the starters and main courses were very bland, after asking for drinks top up i was served a fresh pint but they topped up my partners glass wine which wasnt finished yet charged us full...

For a start they offer a 3 course meal for £13.95, but when you see the options on offer it is not remotely worth it. As for the A La Carte menu, totally overpriced and the food is bang average to say the least. However...

What better way to experience the ancient town! Walking for days on end I completed my pilgrimage not at the ruined cathedral but at this restaurant! The aloo perathi was a revelation, the pickle tray a gift from the almighty, the tikka lamb worthy of...

Four of us went here on a sunday night. This is a fairly small restaurant but it became busy after we arrived. The service was good and we all enjoyed our different meals. No one had any complaints and we cleared our plates. Portion control...

Usually I am happy with this place but recently my order arrived over 30 mins late, some of the food was going cold, and the shish kebab was a tiny portion, chewy, and presented poorly too.

Rude staff. food average at best.

We were warmly welcomed and shown to our table. Drink order taken quickly. We had starters, main courses, rice and naan breads. This was the best curry each of us had eaten for quite some time. It was perfect. Staff checked that we were happy...

Lovely, tasty food; served by very friendly helpful waiters. Great value as the portions are large plus they also do an early evening menu which is excellent value. Next time we're in St Andrews we will make a point of coming back here!

Been coming to Maisha for 16 years now. Always a good curry and a friendly welcome. Lamb curry was a treat as always and wifey enjoyed her first time with a tilapia fish curry.