Taj Mahal in Argyll & Bute

Takeaway-very disappointing, set meal, very little flavour and no spice at all. Overloaded with Tomatoes. The Peshwari Naan was good as was the Bombay potato but the rest was very poor

Met up with friends for lunch, impeccable, friendly staff.Poppadoms to start, then Taj Mahal platter shared with a friend, delicious. The lamb Madras as main was to die for, I dont know the last time I had such tasty lamb. All in all a first rate dining experience

My partner is disabled and I just want to thank John for being so kind and helpful.during our visit there. On arrival John and another member of staff very kindly lifted my partners mobility scooter up the steps which allowed him to walk into restaurant with his walking stick.....we would never have managed without John and staff being so helpful. The food was first class and again John helped and advised us on our dishes. What we really liked was that we were not rushed and given ample time between courses. On leaving the scooter was taken down steps for us again. We will definately return to taj mahal when back in oban. The staff were amazing but John is an absolute credit to the restaurant . Thank you once again for making our evening so relaxed and pleasant. John & Margaret

I always avoided this restaurant because of the frontage. DONT, It's actually quite nice inside. But that doesn't excuse the tasteless curry I was presented. Honestly, it tasted like lentil soup. but that's just my opinion. Apart from the food not being overly hot, the others in my party enjoyed their orders. Another issue was the hand drier in the toilet, I breathe hotter and faster after a quick walk. Would I go back.....NO my dinner was well below average, but as I said others enjoyed theirs.

Dropped in on spec and wasn't disappointed. Tandoori chicken bhuna and lamb balti. Very tasty. Good service. Would have been better if our waiter smiled ;) We will be back.

Deuxième visite durant notre séjour à Oban. Service toujours très sympathique. Les plats ont bon goût , bien épicés et servis en bonne quantité. Bons nans au fromage aussi.

After reading other reviews this place seemed like it was best to cater for our vegan needs.. Not disappointed plenty on the menu and happy to make and alter other dishes.. We ordered a mains to share and lots of side.. Everything was tasty. The staff and manager where very pleasant and I would highly recommend this place

Not eaten here for a few years. Read a few bad reviews recently but we ate here this week after work and really enjoyed our meal. Really tasty and big portions. Friendly staff too

I ordered a balti and the dish that came was just loads of onions in a sauce which had no taste. It was not the lovely fresh flavours i am used to . My husband was a little better but still not the quality we expect. As we live in the midlands we are very aware of what authentic asian food should taste like and this wasn't it. The garlic nan had no garlic in it just garlic granules. Very disappointed.

Het eten was ronduit slecht. Een smakeloze butterchicken curry, naan(brood) vd Tesco. Het minimale bedrag wat je dient te besteden pp is GBP 15. Voor GBP 4.50 krijg je een schaaltje rijst, de naan was GBP 4.60 en de curry GBP 14. Helaas stonden deze prijzen niet in verhouding tot het eten. We hebben in heel veel landen verschillende curries gegeten maar dit was helaas toch echt de slechtste.

Excellent food, generous helpings, spotlessly clean and very pleasant and attentive staff. Only downside is parking but if going after 6:30pm, we can park further down.

Food is Absolutely beautiful, best Indian I’ve had in ages, staff were friendly and made us feel welcome. Will definitely be back when next visiting Oban.

The worst restaurant I have ever experienced Firstly when I came in the staff was in a confused mindset weather to take or not to take us that was the most disgusting and more over when we got in and ordered the food it wasn’t even Indian flavour we ordered a lot stuff but only was saag paneer was good but rest of the stuff was not even cooked properly and then the story began the staff started explaining how it is not cooked so silly I being an Indian suggest not to go in please please not to visit it

We have been many, many times to this Taj Mahal. Not been for a wee while, what a disappointment. Decor and setting is lovely, clean , tidy and inviting. Staff were very pleasant too, although there was a bit on a language barrier. Now the food… Starters of mixed pakora platter with lemon & pepper mayonnaise sauce was nice, enough to share. I’ll break down the main meals here Tandoori Chicken on the bone: NO sauce would be served as it usually is. Trying to explain that there should be a Lentil Sauce fell on deaf ears. A sauce was suggested by the Waiter, however this did not complement the meal. The chicken certainly appeared to never been in a Tandoor oven EVER. It lacked taste and disappointment in general. Launguage problem again, so rice and sauce were charged separately. Coconut Nann Bread, certainly had coconut. When we pulled a piece off, yellow dry coconut flew everywhere. Also gave the appearance of never been insisted. Tandoor Oven. Chicken Tikka Masala. The chicken had been on a skewer but at risk of repeating myself, this I would dispute if it had seen the inside of a Tandoor. The sauce was deep burgundy, no cream or almonds to at least make it look appetising. Drinks. No Draught Beers/Lagers. The lager from a can was flat. Rum & coke. Can’t go wrong there. All in all this was not a nice experience and paying over £60 , we were robbed. On a positive note, the young waiter was attentive, pleasant and tried to help with menu. What a shame he has a poor grasp of English/ Scottish language.

Partner and I just had a nice meal in Taj Mahal. We had poppadoms and spicy onions and a vegetable pakora to share. We then had the chicken tikka masala and rogan Josh. We thoroughly enjoyed the entire meal. The spicy onions were too spicy though, thankfully a cool sauce was also served along with it. We had a naan bread to share - nicest naan bread we’ve ever had. Service was very good and humorous!

Great vegetarian lunch. Best veggo curries I've had in UK so far. The chana curry, sag Dahl, palak paneer, and vegetable paratha were excellent. Friendly male wait staff.

A lovely, inviting restaurant in Oban. My husband and I were on holiday and had chicken dopiaza, lamb bhuna, pilau rice, garlic naan and chips. The food was cooked well and tasted lovely, very authentic. This was as good as our favourite local Indian back home in Fife. If we're ever back in Oban, we'll be sure to return.

Totally band curry with chicken that was obviously left over and reheated chicken tikka. Meat was hard bland and tasteless

Shocking service, cold food and not a care given! Starters came out 10mins apart, took 30mins to clear plates & drinks were hard to get. 2 of 4 mains came out cold, complained and they microwaved them! Not freshly cooked as it says on the website/menu.

This is definitely a little gem and would highly recommend eating there. The staff are polite and helpful. The place is clean and the staff are quick to clear away when people have left. The food is excellent and so tasty , if doesn’t matter if you like milder curries or something a little more spicy. Although not really fitting with the Indian theme we both had a prawn cocktail to start. There was definitely no scrimping on the prawns. The same can be said for the amount of meat in the dishes. The Nan bread was really tasty also. We will definitely be going back again.

It was just okay. Ordered a curry and chef special of Bengali. Not a lot of flavor, definitely not the heat we wanted or expected. We’re two people from Midwest US. It’s not like we’re asking for full on heat. The older server was a bit abrupt even though there were only a few patrons. The young server was attentive and trying hard to please. Food and drinks did come out quickly.

Perfect Indian. While the reviews of the Indian in Fort William weren’t that good, and the first Indian place in Cohan was closed, we tried the new 2. And we did not regret it. Service is good. The staff is more than friendly, and the food is excellent. We had a dinner here with a starter portion of chicken tikka and chapati. And a lamb korma with peshwari naan. We shared a section of poppadums and pickles. Excellent food. Good ambiance and decent pricing. Along with excellent service. What do you wish for? I do know what the Indian served that was closed. But it can't be better than this one. The service really made the difference here. Honestly, the best I have been in a long, long time.

The Taj Mahal in Oban is a very good choice for dinner. The staff were very pleasant and efficient. I was in solo but a table was made up immediately even though it was a busy night and service was attentive. There is very good choice for vegetarians - I really enjoyed the pickles and condiments that came with the poppadoms - the pickles etc were a step above the normal you get. The vegetable korma was nice, with potatoes and green beans amongst other veg. A glass of cold house white wine to wash it down with was very good too. Good value for money - really nice restaurant with natural light flooding in large windows. I really enjoyed it.

I was hesitant from the reviews. Don’t be, the food was delicious, some of the best Indian dishes I’ve ever tasted. Busy, yes so book ahead just like everywhere else in Oban or Scotland for that matter. The Peshwari Naan was exceptional, I called it a pillow of love! I enjoyed it so much I came back my third night. My only regret is I didn’t come the first night in Oban.

Drooped in for dinner while visiting the town of Oban. Fantastic food and service! I ordered Saag Paneer and it was one of the best dishes of Saag Paneer I have had!

Bit over rated, tasteless butterfly prawn starter.dips for poppadoms very bland.no kids menu,all in all not a good experience.the after dinner mints very nice

La bonne surprise, nous y sommes allés par hasard. Accueil au top, beaucoup de choix (mais les serveurs prennent le temps de vous expliquer), plats copieux et très bon rapport qualité prix.

My opinion would be to avoid this restaurant .. we went for a meal on 29th June 2023 and the experience was not a pleasant one .. greeted by the manager who was rude and seemed to have little time and manners to customers .. we ordered chicken tikka masala but were given lamb when we informed them they thought it was out fault then checked and confirmed they got it wrong .. we didn't accept a replacement meal .. would advice to look for a better place to eat in the area .. manners were deplorable

Likes it so much went back twice in a row. Everyone thinks the know Indian style food and we’re the same..BUT this was good food ! Large portions so don’t over order. The portions are not skimped or bulked our with cheaper ingredients. The place is light and airy. It looked clean. The staff were polite and appropriately attentive. I’ve no idea how they serve the food as fast as they did. I’m used to waiting much longer to get served. Ive genuinely waited longer at McDonald’s than we waited for our starter ! Well done guys. The prices were good. For the folks thinking it’s expensive../ I’ve no idea how they think this as it’s basically standard Indian restaurant prices! Rice was light and fluffy and good quality long grains. It was just proper good curry! Shame we live so far away or I’d go back. Thanks guys.

Our family are Indian food connoisseurs, and we can’t speak more highly of Taj Mahal, located on George Street, just behind the esplanade. My chicken Madras was cooked just right. Ditto the plain rice, Bombay potato and plain nan bread. Portions were more than plentiful....

A nice meal. Portions too large for us (which is a good thing) Sheekh Kebab, King prawn Madras good as well. Only issue I had ( and have with other Indian / Bengali restaurants) is serving the Kingfisher opened, as it quickly went flat.

Good service and prices. The food would not make me.want to go back. The vegetable panoramic was mostly batter and was soggy. Tasteless salad. The lamb was tough and tasteless, the vegetables were from tins.

I couldn't fault this restaurant.We were welcomed in by a pleasant young man..the restaurant is light and airy. We had a starter platter with very nice pakoras, bajiis etc.I ordered chicken bhuna and DH had a very good lamb madras.The meat in both dishes was...

Good value, old school Indian restaurant, just a few minutes walk from Oban centre. Not too touristy and you can usually get a table on a walk-in

Went last night, had a lovely meal. Food was really good proper Indian food. Serviced. By John who was a lovely guy . Definitely recommend if you like a curry !

My wife and I ate here while on a short break in Oban. I had the balti chicken which was freshly prepared and very tasty. Came with a Nan bread which was also freshly cooked and delicious. Service was great.

Extremely attentive waiters and the food was delicious. The vegetable pakora best we’ve had in a long time. I requested a chicken tikka curry, not listed on menu and it was perfect.

We love this Indian restaurant, never had a bad meal in it. They are very accommodating as I like to mix starters with various other items from the menu all into a main course. The two of us ate, with wine for under £40! Fantastic...

This is the worst food I have tasted , starters were swimming in grease, got a chicken tikka main course and it arrived…just severely dry chicken with onions, I asked where my sauce was as I order this wherever I go and that’s a lot...

So having looked on here and found less than positive reviews we decided to go to the other end of town to the other Indian restaurant only to find out it was closed when we arrived with nothing on their site to indicate this!!!!!!. So...

We live outside Oban and when my son visited for his 30th birthday we thought we would celebrate here......... big mistake! The staff were most unfriendly, very surly and seemed to want us out quickly. The food was bland and the bill was outrageous. Pricey...

We left Lossiemouth on Friday 23/09 headed over to near Oban for a 2 night stay and hoped to find somewhere to eat before going to our hotel for the evening. We know Oban very well and so many lovely places to eat. It was...

Food was delicious from.start to finish,, had chicken pakora, garlic chilli lamb with rice Nd a nann bread , it seemed there w We're wanting me in and out by the way they were looking over to me hence 3 stars

First visit here and highly recommend. Passed by and decided to give it a try. Excellent food and service and extremely clean in all areas. Best peshwari naan bread we've had and we are curry house regulars. Will certainly return here on our next visit...

On our annual visit to Oban me & the Mrs fancied an Indian meal. Always dubious about trying new places especially Indian food we tried the Taj Mahal. Very clean & well decorated both inside and out we sat down for our meal. The service...

We had a lovely meal. The place was nice and clean and the staff friendly and helpful. Would definitely recommend.

This was our first visit. Lovely welcoming staff. Contemporary restaurant with a nice atmosphere. Food was nice ( poppadoms, onion bhaji, veg pakora, tandoori mixed grill with jalfezi sauce, chicken chilli masala ) however the curry sauces lacked a bit of depth in flavour and...

We come to North Ledaig caravan site near Oban a lot, we’ve been to this restaurant a few times in the past sitting in , We have a new puppy with us this year so rather than leave her in the caravan we decided to...

Kind and generous people working there. They were so sweet. We stopped in for take out right before they were closing. It was very good for my first time having Indian food.

Unhelpful staff, bland balti food and outrageous prices for a draught coke - £4.25. I own a hotel and I know what the cost is! I used this restaurant (before covid) many times and it WAS good. But now it is plain awful. I was...

Was missing Indian food and we were closest to this place hence thought we would try. I didn’t have the opportunity to have food here, left in bad taste. The staff is terrible and not-welcoming. Chain of events: 1. While reservations can be mandatory and...

Bland food and miserable staff. No atmosphere and way too expensive. I have to write 100 characters but nothing else to say!

Had been at the restaurant in Oban and the hospitality was not that good. We were asked to wait for 10-15 mins and later given a table with crumpled napkins and tissues to start with. When we ordered the food, the size of the naan/chapati...

Food was absolutely amazing. Everything was cooked to perfection - so freshly made and tasty. Restaurant is lovely and we were treated like royalty. We would most definitely recommend this restaurant and we're already looking forward to our next visit to Oban to eat there.

Pleasant surroundings, attentive staff and flavours of a top Indian restaurant. Excellent meal and sensible pricing. What’s not to like!

Lovely fresh food Great staff, friendly and welcoming Nothing was to much trouble will definitely be back

Went on a Tuesday Night. About 5.30 pm so no problem getting in. Everyone was so welcoming and the food was so good. Everything was freshly prepared and was presented in good time without being too slow or too fast. Starting with the pompadoms and...

Had a starter and a main course with rice and naan. Food was very good and the waiter was attentive.

Very tasty, we all enjoyed our curries, nice wine and left very full and satisfied. Good service and only criticism was the coffee.

I had 6 small lamb cubes swimming in a pathetic sauce for a tenner, rice is extra. The Nan bread was good as was the starter. The pilau looked insipid and water was still oozing from it and it reminded me of that pale rice...

Another delicious takeaway from the Taj Mahal restaurant. Food is amazing. Fast delivery, love this place.

1. The service was excellent even though we were in Covid restrictions. 2. Table nicely laid out for two persons. 3 Although on a main thoroughfare, at no time were we aware of the traffic. 4. The food was very good and the size of...

we ordered 5 different curries along with rice, the rice was very nice, but the curries all tasted the same, if it was not for the colour there would have no difference at all, they were very runny with no real consistency, and only 4...

Didn’t want an indian meal but came here as other places fully booked. Turned out to be a decent meal, maybe not the hautest of haut cuisine but enjoyable in its way. Was good value for money too so despite earlier doubts would happily eat...

Was out last night (28th September) with 3 friends, first time out in a long time. First off, the Covid precautions were excellent, felt totaly at ease, staff masked all the time everyone in masks when not at their tables. Now down to the food,...

Perfectly good experience. The food was tasty and hot. The papadums crisp with good pickles. The restaurant was tastefully decorated and was clean, as were the toilets. The only criticism is that most of the staff were not particularly warming. Basic phrases of welcome, please,...

Asked for a table and asked to sit and wait. Finally got a table but didn’t end up eating until an hour after arriving. Food was average and the specialities all come as tikka even though it doesn’t specify that on the menu. Disappointing tough...

We hadn’t pre booked & they kindly let us in . Place clean & staff very pleasant. Food was good, beer was cold , Would go back & recommend .

Guter Inder nicht ganz im Zentrum von Oban. Reservierung über Online hat sehr gut geklappt. Vorspeise Taj Mahal Platter war...

Me and my two friends were recommended the Taj Mahal by the taxi driver who was actually taking us to Spice world. He said excellent things about the Taj Mahal so we decided to take his advice, which was in hindsight a mistake. The food...

Excellent and friendly service. Tandoori king prawn and tiger lamb/chicken to die for!! Visited twice on our holidays.

Visiting Oban for a few days, we could not get in 2 other restaurants we tried so gave this a try. The staff were polite and efficient. We are not regular eaters of Indian cuisine but must say we had no complaints about the food...

Can’t complain about the food but I am very unhappy at the way I was treated by staff. I don’t appreciate being shouted at and told I hadn’t placed an order.then to be told I hadn’t placed my order very rudely. Then I was told...

We visited this evening for dinner, the staff are surly and unfriendly. The service was dreadful. The food was average. We would not recommend or visit again.

My family love Indian food so visiting an Indian restaurant at the seafood capital of Oban was always going to happen. This place was great though! It looks much smarter inside than outside as you pass it, it is really well laid out as a...

This is more like a café than a restaurant, I was glad I hadn't dressed up too much! One of the waiters was very surly. We were asked to sanitise our hands but before we had even picked up the bottle he was impatiently calling...

Really nice curry! Had a lamb rogan josh which was superb, fast service and friendly staff. COVID safe as well. I would definitely visit again when I’m in Oban.

Firstly, we were greeted by a very unenthusiastic, unsmiling waiter - and this was at the beginning of the evening! Despite letting them know at the beginning that we are vegan, he still presented us with a yoghurt dip which I queried, he then just...

Other than name, nothing Indian about the restaurant. Please don’t waste your time and money. only Bangla food. So if you keen/ok with Bangla prep, then it may work. Extremely rude and no idea of hospitality. For extra bread, the manager told me that he...

I would hope the restaurant reads this as I think they failed to include the spices....so tasteless and bland

Our second visit to the Taj Mahal Oban didn’t disappoint. Friendly service and consistent food. Great choice, lovely flavours as described on menu.

Worst Indian food ever. The Mrnu had some 300 items - surely no restaurant can cope with this diversity. I have no doubt pre cooked meat was added to our curry sauce. Tasted really bad. Service was awful. Shall report to trading standards defying all...

Visited Oban last night (28/06/2021) and walked around town with ma buddy, Norrie, looking for a place to have an evening meal. Eventually decided on this place - big mistake!!! The food is waaay overpriced and the portions are truly pathetic: the rice portion, the...

Real enjoyed it we booked but really didn't need to it was a Wednesday night and folk were just turning up and getting a table no problem , all the food we had was well cooked and very tasty we had a Indian in Ayr...

We have eaten here twice in 5 days. Given the mixed crits we weren't sure what to expect but were very pleasantly surprised. We went on a quiet night and a busy Sunday night and on both ocassions the service was good. The food was...

Very welcoming place & friendly staff, food was excellent. Full of flavour without relying on extreme heat. Didn't plan visit but glad we did

Had a great meal here with my friends in 2019, we hope to return soon! Very good value and well cooked.

Cinco de nosotros cenamos en el Taj Mahal a principios de septiembre en una noche muy húmeda. El restaurante tiene un ambiente y ambiente muy agradable con mesas bien espaciadas. El personal fue extremadamente servicial con nuestro pedido y la comida llegó en 10 - 15 minutos mientras tomábamos una copa. La comida estuvo excelente. No me puedo quejar del Taj Mahal. Las instalaciones estaban muy limpias. El personal hizo todo lo posible por darnos una buena noche. Incluso me enviaron por correo mi corbata favorita que se había deslizado detrás de una silla. Altamente recomendado.

We looked forward to lunch here, but were slightly disappointed. The curries were full of loads of chopped up almost raw onions. Indian curries usually have a nice pureed sauce, not here. We were the only two in, which should have told us something perhaps....

Was in this curry house last night for dinner with my wife. We were ripped off food wise and financialy. They brought our curries but forgot to bring our starters. They told us they would take the starters off our bill (well ofcourse you will...

Friendly welcome. Seated promptly & food arrived within minutes - tasty & enjoyable. Covid precautions observed making us confident to tuck in!

Mi novio y yo comimos aquí después de un largo día de viaje. El servicio fue bueno, el personal fue amable y se adhirió bien al protocolo COVID 19. El restaurante estaba tranquilo, así que nos sirvieron rápidamente. Pedimos todo nuestro pedido al mismo tiempo, para poder pastar. El camarero fue muy atento y ofreció mucha información y recomendaciones sobre los platos. Opté por el pato tikka, que venía en una sartén chisporroteante, era para morirse. Nunca he visto pato en un menú indio, pero lo recomiendo encarecidamente. Toda la comida que nos dieron estaba deliciosa. Los baños estaban impecables, al igual que el resto del restaurante.

Estábamos buscando un lugar para comer en nuestra visita a Oban y como a los dos nos encanta la comida india. Optamos por el Taj Mahal ya que el otro que tenía mejores críticas no estaba abierto debido al covid. El restaurante era muy tranquilo y no había mucho ambiente. El camarero fue atento y explicó lo que había en los platos y lo calientes que estaban. Yo diría que la comida era normal y he probado mucho mejor comida india en el pasado.

went to have a meal here and was just walking past the alley way leading down the side when we seen someone from the kitchen by the door having a cigarette with his clothes absolutely covered in mess from the kitchen.

Muy decepcionado. Salió por primera vez desde el cierre. Realmente anhelaba una buena comida india. Reservamos con anticipación, pero nos colocaron en una mesa justo en el camino al lado de un gran grupo de fiestas y una pared que estaba empapada con lo que parecía lodo gris. Entre los dos nos dieron una servilleta que partimos por la mitad para compartir. Pedimos una selección de comida para poder comerla estilo tapas. El curry no estaba a la altura de las expectativas que tenía para la comida. También se equivocaron en nuestro pedido, lo que pensé, bueno, ocurren errores. Luego, cuando nos íbamos, pedí que nos llevaran la comida, ya que pedimos demasiado. Dijo que estaba bien, pero luego, cuando lo pedimos, dijeron que lo habían tirado todo. Se ofreció a hacernos cosas nuevas. lo cual fue amable de su parte, pero el servicio fue tan lento y espantoso que solo quería salir de allí. Toda la prueba no valió la pena y desearía no darles propina antes de descubrir que tiraron toda nuestra comida a la basura. No regresaré ni aconsejaré a nadie que cene allí.

The food is always good as is the service in the Taj Mahal. Never had any reason other than to be very happy with everything.

Estuve aquí la semana pasada el personal increíblemente buenoServicio brillantePrecio brillanteMuy limpioMe aconsejaron que probara el otro restaurante indio, ya que se suponía que era mejorPero no podía molestarme en caminar hasta allí, así que probé aquí y me alegré de haber hecho la comida fue increíbleHe comido pollo, chile, tikka masala, no recuerdo lo que tenía mi esposa, pero muy sabroso

갈릭 난과 카레가 인상적인 인도식 식당이었습니다. 절대로 자극적이지도 않으면서 인도의 느낌을 물씬 살린 식당이었습니다.

Amargamente decepcionante. ¿Para llevar? Ojalá lo hubiera dejado atrás.Nunca he estado antes, y no volveré!Suave, insípido y sin una gota de condimento, y carente de cualquier sabor de especias decente. Biriyani: sin sultanas, sin sabor. Sabía casi lo mismo que el arroz especial que no era tan especial. El cordero, tanto en el Biriyani como en el Rogan Josh, no tenía sabor a especias y sabía a cordero cocido que se había agregado en el último minuto. Contamos 5 trozos de gambas triturados en el King Prawn Rogan Josh, que para 9. 95 no fue genial. ¡Y creo haber detectado trozos de coles de Bruselas en la salsa de curry de verduras servida con el Biriyani! ? La raita de pepino era yogur natural con unas rodajas de pepino, sin ajo, sin hierbas. Se había dividido ligeramente al colocarse encima de platos calientes, dándole una textura viscosa que agrega la falta de sabor dado solo los dos ingredientes. ¡Me preguntaba si realmente había comido comida india de verdad! ?

Lovely food well priced nice place my Wife and I really enjoyed our visit did not have to book just walk ij