Masala Twist Helensburgh in Argyll & Bute

Ordered a Balti and a Pasanda by phone for collection. The order was already bagged when it was collected 20 minutes later and when we got it home it was a Balti and a Tikka Masala. When we called we were told it wasn't Tikka Masala, the region they represent has a spicy, tomato-based Pasanda. When we quoted their own online description (Pasanda is a mild, creamy sauce with almonds) they agreed to deliver a real Pasanda immediately. 40 minutes later it arrived, what a disappointment. Pasanda was just salty slop, Balti wasn't much better. Mass produced mush, I don't understand how this has won awards against genuine curry houses that use fresh ingredients.

Fabulous Indian food, and a great atmosphere! I’ll definitely make it my Indian restaurant of choice!

Good location and venue. Varied menu, reasonably priced with authentic & generous portions. Good attentive service. Atmosphere initially quiet but livened up as more customers arrived.

Had a fantastic lunch here £80 for 4 people starters mains nan breads and 2 bottles of wine!! Food was very tasty and the service was great Well done lads thoroughly recommend 👏

Best Butter chicken ever! The Naan bread is huge and very tasty!

1st time customer ordering takeaway, fantastic food all round. Lamb Bhoona and the chicken wing starter were both so delicious, would highly recommend if you are in Helensburgh. Thanks Masala Twist.

Great food great service we shall return.

We have been here a few times when we travel up to visit family. The food is always spot on . Really tasty and lots of selection. Service is all good too . Would definitely recommend.

Lovely early dinner for my family and me. Our server provided excellent information about both the cuisine and how much to order. Very tasty; amazing (and massive) naan.

Overall, the food quality wasn't bad. For something that was 4 chili's of spice, it wasn't spicy. Waiters kept coming back to ask us what we ordered.

The staff were so efficient and friendly. And the food was superb. First class.

Service was great. Food was good too. The only thing we found funny was the samosa starter consisted of only one samosa cut in half. Should have been two. Other than that, we will visit again.

Good food, nice atmosphere and brilliant service 👍👌

Very good Indian! Generous dishes and perfect service Worth a try!

My wife and brother in law, tried this place, and the service is good,as is the food. We had chicken and haggis pakora for starters both in a light batter served with salad and both a chilli and mint sauces and would recommend trying, for mains we has the chicken korma and both a lamb and a chicken karahi bhoonasith rich chips and a garlic nan bread all very tasty and clean plates all around, if in the area would give this place a try..

The standard is excellent, genuine authentic food great value, a party for the taste buds. The lamb was so so tender, a great all round experience. Definitely going back there next visit. Also Fast efficient service. Thanks for a memorable evening. See you again soon.

Excellent service. Butter chicken is delicious.

Very nice Indian Restaurant with friendly efficient staff. Good variety of curry and drinks that are not too expensive. A favourite of ours which we hope to visit many times more

Diarrhea and vomit is all I got from here. We ordered a Korma and a Tikka Masala. Two of the three in my house had the Korma and we both ended up very ill. The garlic Naan was tasty if I am to say any positives.

My wife and I had a late lunch at masala twist, top draw Asian cooking

Some of the best Indian food I have had in a very long time!

Relaxed vibe, great food. Best garlic nan ever tasted! Value for money and big portions… even got to bring extra home for the mother in law. Booking for Mather’s day!

My brother & I went to Masala Twist for lunch, as soon as we got out the car we could smell the cooking from across the street, it was lovely, wasn’t too busy, food was served quickly, hot & tasted really good, I had a chana dish with pilau rice & plain paratha, all cooked to perfection, my brother had Punjabi Dhal, veg pakora crispy on the outside nice & soft in the middle, would recommend, will be back.

Amazing Naan bread. The flavours of the food was really delicious. Can’t wait to return!! Really enjoyed it. The lunch time menu offer is great value.

Great meal and friendly staff. Chairs are tired and a bit stained. Apart from that excellent.

Went for late afternoon visit. The atmosphere gets 3 stars as we were only customers. The staff were welcoming and friendly. The food was well prepared, and the nan was delicious. All told a enjoyable well priced visit.

As it was mid-January we took a chance and did not book a table. There was plenty of tables available but I imagine in the summer months it will be very popular. The service was outstanding, friendly and attentive. Our pre-dinner drinks arrived without delay and were very reasonably priced as was the food. The food was delicious and I can thoroughly recommend the Railway Lamb Curry. Being a Dhal Makhani fan I ordered this as a side dish and it was probably the best I have tasted in many many years. The Garlic naan was enormous and was enough for three of us.. The kebab Khazani was excellent and again more than sufficient for the three of us. All in all absolutely excellent.

The best Indian restaurant in Helensburgh by a large margin. Great staff and very fast service. Try the Tikka Tandoori chicken. Highly recommended.

Delicious meal, big portions, lovely service and staff.

Was in for lunch. Couldn't fault it. We'll be back

We had a lovely meal, served by a friendly and efficient young lady. Delicious food at the Pre-Theatre price. Will definately be going back. 👍👏

Extremely quick service, huge portions, fresh and tasty.

All good with our delivery. Piping hot and plenty of food for the portions that we ordered. Recommended😋

It was good, the staff was so kind

Good tasty food - consistently. Never a bad meal or disappointed and we've been going since it opened. More recently I'd say service is just ok - not amazing but not bad either. Atmosphere and environment also ok but nothing special. We go for the food basically.

On site it's mentioned they have tea. Actually we loved to have a india tea.and also when we ask about the coffee. We can't have a single coffee without buying a full meal 🤣🤣🤣 really first time I got this experience.Thanks

Had a lunch menu @ £10.95 and it is good value for money, Pakora to start and a lamb buna ( with extra chilli) and huge nan bread ...... lovley food, good portion size, would recommend.

Nice people. Food is good without being outstanding. Would visit again.

Had the pre theatre two course. Starters haggis panoramic was good as was the spicier than I expected onion bhaji. The main courses were OK, but simply meat submerged in sauce. Generous tasty rice and naan bread as sides.

Fantastic food really enjoyed my meal definitely recommend.

Seated quickly without booking. Good arrived quickly + was piping hot + delicious. Great service + very nice experience

First visit to this restaurant and had good first impressions. The staff were very friendly and service was very good. The food was excellent and plenty of it. The rice was enough for two but we got one each. Next time we will order one rice and look at the size of the nan bread, more than enough for both of us. The curry itself was delicious and one of the biggest portions of lamb I have had in any Indian restaurant. Loved this place and would definitely recommend for all curry lovers. I will certainly be back for more.

Indian food is always special and delicious , And the food is very good . They are really good and respectful 🤍🤍🤍🇮🇳🇸🇦 .

We visited with family for a birthday celebration. Reasonable prices, huge variety of menu choices and everyone happy. We had vegetable pakora, onion bhaji, and haggis pakora to start, lamb biryani, chicken shakuti, chicken tikka masala and tandoori lamb, with rice and the biggest naan bread ever. Not every plate cleared but not from want of trying. Good bet for a curry in Helensburgh!

The Biriyani here was great! We tried the chicken and Lamb Biriyani - would highly recommend :)

Super lekker eten voor een mooie prijs. Het Naanbrood is enorm en de lam gerechten zijn een aanrader!

Excellent lunch time menu catering for all tastes. Haggis Pakora are to die for. For a £10.95 lunch menu it offered something for all tastes. Choice of 3 different Nan Breads, Huge when they arrived. Recommend Garlic and Coriander. I had a Lamb Karhai Boonha, excellent and spiced, so much of it. Somewhere to definitely try.

Great restaurant, visited before. Specific mission was to try the lunchtime mixed Thali special,available 12 noon till 3pm. It was delicious and a snip at £9.95.😊 A year on Thali price is now 10.95. but still great value for the wonderful platter you get. Even better washed down with a cool pint of Kingfisher. Two minutes walk from waterfront. This is a great Indian food experience. Visited again thurs 26th jan 2023. As good as ever 😊 Visited tuesday 30th May.2023 The Lamb Thali is sooo good I've never tried anything else. It is a great value indian feast.See pics as nothig has changed. No point in any more updates. Just try it for yourself. 🤗

Ordered a pick-up evening meal for 4, including one who's not a fan of Indian-style cuisine and 2 who are aficionados. The 4 of us agreed that the quality and quantity of the food were first class. At just over £60 for a multi-course meal for 4, with leftovers, it was excellent value too. The website was easy to order from, and reception from the staff when we went to collect was friendly and efficient. We'll definitely use Masala Twist again (soon).

I was served my food first off a large group and they didn't give me my curry sauce to accompany my meal I asked 5 different people for it eventually everyone else was served and still no sauce in the end up I had to take my up to the bar ask them to re heat it and give me my sauce ignorant staff won't be back

Absolutely Fabulous !!!...Recommended by friends we travelled almost 90 miles round trip...It was WELL worth it...Staff were courteous..our food was delicious...special mention for the Naan...it was enormous and so tasty...We will be back in the summer for sure......

Great food enjoyed meeting family getting together

Masala Twist is best Indian restaurant in Glasgow. They have extensive menu with authentic taste. Their service staff - Ms. Jyoti & Ms. Sukh are thoroughly professional and welcome everyone with warmth. They are asset to Masala Twist. Keep it up Team Masala Twist. I have been there many times and I always enjoy food & service. Will visit again.

Best lamb Bhuna in the in the world! ❤

Lamb Rogan Josh good but chicken Corma absolutely disgusting full of salt no taste of Corma at all children meat disgusting also used half rice paid for the full

First time in and food and service was excellent.

Prices are very expensive and taste is not that good for the price we pay. I wouldn’t recommend this restaurant for any special occasions.

10/10 For here best ive had in years and we go to bantawala in byres rd and masala twist hope st but this place best indian food ive tasted!!!!lovely welcoming staff too!!!!! If you visit Helensburgh visit here!!!!!

Very good indeed. Not 5 stars as restaurant is laid out like a large canteen. Bright lights and not secluded spaces. Like eating in a school hall Great value and great for groups Not recommended for a special night out Not my type o place - but 4 star for quality

First visit to this branch of Masala Twist chain friendly greeting and quick service. Ordered from set lunch menu £10.95 for 2 courses £1 extra for Chicken Pakora and extra for certain Nans. Food delicious and piping hot portions fine for lunch. Restaurant was busy always a good sign n everyone seemed happy with their food. Drinks prices fine. Only negative were the dirty chair coverings and curry stains on radiator.Both could easily be fixed.Will return next time in area

Must have place to stop for a lovely lunch. Awesome food and friendly staff. Superb value too. You just have to try there haggis pakora

Had some undercooked chicken in the biryani that was ordered, the naan bread was probably the driest I’ve ever experienced and the pakora was tasteless. Don’t know if it was just a bad night but not risking this again

The food is good, but I don't think the website prices tally up with the actual prices for take out.

Had a work lunch and we had the lunchtime special menu. The value for money is fantastic. Portions are very generous and quality of food is fantastic. Definitely recommend

Took our friend's out for dinner as it was his birthday and had lovely meal

Went here for lunch with my wife and friends my wife and I had the Thali for lunch it is well worth the £11 95 I had the south Indian chilli chicken and my wife and friends had the lamb karahari bhoona and is the best I have tasted in a long time we will definitely be back at some point

Meal was lovely and naan breads are a great size. £2.50 for a can of coke is a bit of a rip off though. Service was a bit slow towards the end even though there were only two other customers in. Would happily return here for a meal when in the Helensburgh area.

First time customer - enjoyed what I got. Price was a little on the high side, but maybe normal in this area.

Amazing place to food. Very polite and hostile management. They provided a very authentic food. It felt like we were eating back in India.

Authentic Indians food along with great service.

Ate here for the first time last weekend and the food and customer service was great. Definitely going to be our go-to for indian food in Helensburgh after having a bad experience at Annaya's.

By far had the best Indian food in the UK at this place. Amazing service, very courteous staff. And did I mention, the best Indian food I have had in the UK. I think I’ll be travelling back from Yorkshire just for the food at this place. Must try Dal Makhani.

The food was absolutely fantastic, the staff were all great and very helpful. The only thing I would suggest is that they gave us new cutlery between our starter and mains as this is the only restaurant I've been in that didn't give me fresh cutlery.

Had a couple of meals from their Dumbarton branch which were lovely. Ordered chicken tikka starter. Was a strange colour, tasted odd and was greasy. Wouldn't eat at this one again.

If you're looking for awesome food at a decent price then Masala Twist is the place to go. I suffer IBS and Coeliac disease and am super sensitive to all types of foods but I never had a single issue here.

Seriously good Indian one where you can trust trying out new meals without worrying about the quality of it. Would really recommend the naan it is top tier

The worst food I have ever eaten in UK. Totally disappointed 👎🏽👎🏽👎🏽

Waren während unserer 3 Wochen in Schottland wirklich oft indisch essen - uns Masala Twist mit Abstand am meisten überzeugt. Freundlich und preiswert. Vor allem aber geschmacklich ein echtes Erlebnis und nach all den Jahren indischen Essens mal wieder ein völlig neuer Twist. Absolute Empfehlung.

Every bit as good as the last time we visited (pre COVID). They serve THE best South Indian Garlic Chilli Chicken. Staff really nice.

I am a great admire of Indian food but this Chicken Briyani made me think about the Indian food as it had no taste of any Indian ingredients that should be in Hydrabadee Briyani. Also rice was not cooked properly, was cold, no taste of...

Wow what can I say apart from one of if not the best Indian I’ve ever had the food is to die for and portions are amazing

Today I arrived in Helensburgh traveling from England, I decided to take a break at this restaurant i start with spice onion wich was nice and papadoom and maincorse we had very tasty railway lamb and creamy and tasty Malaider lamb with a very well...

Service really good and food was amazing, recommend trying the Thalia lunch menu.

Hope this gets back to the restaurant team. Got a chance to order food .Absolutely first class. Best karahi I have tasted for a very long time! Keep up the good work. A satisfied customer!

My son got sick and had diarrhoea from their chicken tandoori. The take out was 2 hours late. They tried to overcharge us until I asked them to recalculate. They forgot our starter and got our take away order muddled up so we didn’t get the correct food ordered.

My son got sick and had diarrhoea from their tandoori chicken. The take out was 2 hours late. They tried to overcharge us until I asked them to recalculate. They forgot our starter and got our take away order muddled up so we didn’t get...

I had roasted pepper shashlik with chicken and king prawn tandoor which were very well made and very tasty and the curry was great, very good food is the 2nd time in a year when I come! Very good, we will definitely come back

OLIVER TWIST WOULD SEND IT BACK !!!!! What a mistake this was, that saying people deserve second chances was definitely not made for this restaurant. My first and failed attempt with the restaurant was 6 months ago when I ordered a curry thinking give it...

This is a wonderful Indian restaurant to go there with your family or friends. Enjoy and Bom Appetite.

Just had my first takeaway curry from this restaurant. Looking at the 'new updated' menu I thought that the prices were a little toppy. However, the quality and quantity were excellent. The flavour and quality of both the Railway Lamb curry and the Chicken Madras...

Arrived at 8.30pm place empty but unless you have booked you can’t get a meal Very poor

While their food might be decent, their attitude is not. I don’t think they appreciate Indians coming to their restaurant. Went with my husband for dinner and was received more coldly than anywhere else in the UK so far. It would have been okay if they didn’t know much about customer service or were not courteous. However what was disheartening was that they attended all other guests (from different nationalities) at their restaurant with much warmth and regularly checked on their experience, while making us feel unwanted during our short stay there for dinner. Even after asking, they didn’t suggest us anything on portions or dishes. When we needed something and raised our hand for attention, they would just look away. So if you are an Indian, you must totally skip this place. There are many options nearby, and even if the food is half good there, at least they will treat you with more respect.

Food was delicious and fresh. Good service and friendly staff.

We arrived late afternoon. The place was empty, but for staff, who were very welcoming. Our order arrived quickly and was very fresh and delicious. Fresh poppadoms and not oily at all, for example. Obviously a lot of attention and love poured into the food. Highly recommend coming to Masala Twist.

Very nice curry and ridiculous size nanbread that could feed 4 people 🤣

The thali lunch deal here is second to none. Amazing value and amazing food.

Korma tasted a bit weird different from the places iv had them before. Added spices I didnt recognise.

Very friendly staff , nice clean well decorated restaurant . Fantastic food at a very reasonable price .

Oh my goodness the food is so good if your thinking of getting a Rogan Josh or a chicken korma it is worth even the takeaway food Is so good

Good value 2 course lunch menu. Polite and friendly staff. Restaurant is clean and tables are cleared quickly. Good food and the lunch menu portions are generous.