Taste of Spice in Scottish Borders

Food was really lovely service was good company was brilliant

Best Indian takeaway I've had in years. Absolutely delicious. The tables were set beautifully in the restaurant. I could just imagine sitting there on a cold wet night, eating there. Would be a real treat. The screen near the door is a good idea too.

Food was ok. Naan was tasty, special fried rice was bland, curries were decent.service was good.

Good food. Service wasn’t very attentive but adequate.

Balti was tasteless, nann undercooked. Music was like I was in the twilight zone. Service very slow.

Food was excellent and the service was impeccable. All for a VERY reasonable price. Definitely recommend!

If you like good Indian food, give this one a miss. The Tandoori oven was either out of operation or they simply didn't use it assuming I wouldn't know the difference. I lived in Bolton UK for over 30 years and know good Indian food. To my surprise my Tandoori prawns were wet and soggy..... what a disappointment! The dishes are extremely small and to give you an example of the prices, a medium glass of house white is £7 Poor food and poor value. I'm struggling to give it more than 2 stars.

Good food and generous portions.

Delicious definitely best Indian in the borders

Went for New Year’s Eve meal, popadoms, pickle tray, starters and mains. Food is always great, staff very friendly and helpful. Great place in Selkirk.

An impromptu decision turned out to be one of the best meals. Impeccable, warm, kind service of aromatic amazing food. Chef is rather clever with his spices. Will definitely be returning, there are quite a few more dishes that we want to try.

Ordered a bottle of coke and ended up with a can, which was ridiculously priced at £2.50!! Then the chips had been clearly sitting out and were soggy and tasted of nothing but old grease. Bit into a chunk of chicken in my korma and the texture was off, so i checked and it seemed barely cooked. Trying to get a refund, will not be back.

Had a fantastic curry here, real quality food and great service

Nice restaurant, friendly staff. Good food, what more can you ask.

Fantastic restaurant, great food and fast and friendly service. Truly delicious, personally I thought the king prawn starter was amazing, then the Madras was spectacular. Great experience, will be back.

Great Indian menu and food here.

I was back in Selkirk visiting family and friends and these days, the best way for our group of friends to meet up is definitely a meal at the Indian. Selkirk has no pub life whatsoever now, a real sad one to take. However, the ‘Taste Of Spice’ never fails to deliver, both in value for money and the quality of dining. Always offering a warm and comfortable atmosphere, with staff politely waiting on your every need, we were sat down at our table and had a pint of Cobra in front of us (within five minutes). I ordered the ‘norm’ for me - Chicken Pakora (always the way) followed by Garlic Chilli Lamb, sharing my Rice and Naan Bread with the rest of the lads. Of course, we all dug into some Poppadoms at the start, accompanied by a decent Pickle Tray. Verdict - no complaints, smashing food, empty plates. Coming in at around £40 per head, for effectively three mains, two sides and a few pints, it was by no means a dent on the bank balance. This amount included a tip as well. Another wonderful meal in what I believe is a real pillar within the Selkirk business / restaurant industry - the place has stood the test of time, lockdown and economy crashes, but still keeps going and above all, is always producing great food at an affordable price. An easy 5/5.

Great guys and fantastic service - highly recommend Taste of Spice 👌

Was pleasantly surprised. We were from out of town and fancied a curry, and Taste of Spice came up trumps. Good service. Our starters and main courses were both good. I can recommend the lamb bhuna curry! My wife's vegetarian option was also good, and we shared a tarka dal. Good all round meal, reasonable expense, nice setting.

Very Attentive staff and beautiful food.First time here and will gladly return. 😁👌

First time visiting here and was blown away by how pleasant and attentive the staff were and the food was absolutely fantastic! I went for a chicken jalfrezi which had spectacular flavours and the heat to back it up but it was not overpowering! My partner had the chicken tikka and thoroughly enjoyed every part of it! A lot of food for a reasonable price! 10/10 !

Ordered online and as advertised expected 20% discount. £9 should have been taken off the bill but hadn’t. I mentioned this when I picked up our order. Was told that there had been an issue & not to worry the money would be paid back onto the card I paid with. Food was delicious as usual HOWEVER the money still hasn’t been refunded, when phoned to query this was told I had to contact Fusion 🤔I phoned the number they gave me and it was a wrong number. I then popped in to Taste of Spice but got nowhere. Very disappointed

Was really nice fresh warm and very tasty

One of the best Indian meals I've had. Friendly staff, stylish decor (an Edinburgh New-Town vibe), reasonable prices. What a gem on Selkirk's High Street.

Great sliced, super selection of dishes.

I have eaten in this establishment many times, when i lived in the borders and since moving as well. But yesterday evening for the 2nd time in a couple of months their service was a disgrace. I went in and asked for a table for 1 as i was playing in a concert in the town later in the evening, there was no-one else in the restaurant, 40mins later when 2 friends walked in & got a table for 2 without any trouble, it was still virtually empty. I was told i could have a carry out meal, but if i wanted a carry-out i would have asked for one, and i was in a car so hardly practical, virtually the same thing happened at beginning of November. I have given reviews of this restaurant many times, and always been good reviews, but never again will i be in this restaurant, i travelled to Gala Tandoori and was given a table without any hesitation. I havent always eaten on my own, and have taken multiple friends there. You have lost a regular customer and someone who actively encouraged others to eat there, but no more, if my money isnt good enough as a single customer thats fine, im sure Gala Tandoori will receive it happily.

Had a takeaway from here. The curries and rice were good, so no complaint there, but the 'chapatis' were tortilla wraps. Maybe I am out of touch, but I found it very expensive for a takeaway. Usually a takeaway is cheaper than sitting in, so I suspect they did not give any discount for the takeaway.

Ordered and paid for meals at 11.10am to be delivered at 5.20pm only to receive a call at 4.45pm to say they didn't have a driver to deliver !! Will take between 3 and 4 days for the money to be returned to my bank aswell which just adds insult to injury... Last time I'll ever order from here that's for sure , disgraceful customer service

Three delivery's on three separate occasions and each time part of the order is wrong or missing. Not great. Loved last night's curry without the rice 😩

Quality poor in comparison with previously, all four meals were very bland lacking flavour as well as heat and my chicken seemed tired and old

We've been fans of Taste of Spice for years, but tonight surpassed every other meal! I ordered online (fusionfood) at 2.30pm for delivery at 7.30pm... and our doorbell literally rang dead on time. The food was delicious and the delivery lady was as lovely as ever! BRILLIANT 5*

Best Indian food in the borders by a long way

One of the better Indian restaurants

I recently had a takeaway from Taste of Spice in Selkirk and I have to say if I didn’t live 10 mins away by car I would have returned it. I ordered a veggie Curry with Rice and it was absolutely tasteless, no flavour nor depth. I notice a few good reviews for sitting which makes me think the takeaway service is not of the same quality. Sorry but I won’t be back.

myself and the wife visited here 2/9/22 and the food is excellent,service polite and quick. i love madras currys and i have to say i have had many curries in many restaurants-but this was eceptional. everything from starters to mains we enjoyed. really recommend if your travelling in the area.

Best indian restaurant in scotland imo 👌

Taste of Spice is a lovely friendly restaurant with delicious dishes & great service from the staff there.

First visit as staying at local hotel. Service was superb. All staff very pleasant & welcoming. The food was very tasty & not overly spicy. Ordered Balti Chicken Tikka & Chicken Tikka Massala with Garlic Corianda Nan. Portions very generous. Would recommend visiting if in the area.

Things missing from order and 55 minutes late

Very expensive for what you got . Sizzler had more veg than meat in it and tasted more like stewed lamb . Still expected grilled lamb . Otherwise food was satisfactory

Sorry to say that the prices have gone up substantially making it quite expensive.

As usual great meal Freduz and his staff great service

First visit after nearly three years.. food delicious, service excellent. One of the best Indian restaurants I have been in. Everything spotless. Good atmosphere. Would recommend a visit.

Food was nice. Beer was warm. Menu is very limited, lots of usual dishes not on menu eg korma

I ordered a meal for delivery from this restaurant using their third party online ordering agent Fusion Kitchen. Their agent's website had no option to choose delivery options during the ordering process, but I persevered and received a confirmation email from Fusion Kitchen advising me that my order had been processed and they provided me with a delivery time. I then received a call from Taste of Spice who informed me that the delivery charge would be £11. When I reluctantly agreed to that, the male member of staff there then changed his mind regarding my delivery, and said they would not fulfil my order, saying that I would receive a refund from Fusion Kitchen "Hopefully soon, but maybe in 5 days" and then abruptly hung up. This level of customer service is completely unacceptable.

After a great day at the Selkirk Common riding, managed to get a table and a great feed.

Ordered for delivery to St Boswells and arrived early and lovely and warm. Superb food as always. Best Indian restaurant around

Nice, clean restaurant with tables well spaced out. Food was really good.

Always a joy - Thursday is deal night, but the food is fresh and indian and the service is always great

We are here as a group. We arrived early but were told to leave and come back later. Once allowed to order - the service was efficient but not particularly friendly. It felt that they wanted us to eat quickly and leave. Food was average. I had a “3 chilli” dish which only had the mildest heat. A bit disappointing as a package

A little disappointed as I felt the standards of food had slipped from before. Used to be the place to get Indian food but not on top of my list now. Our waiter was awful which certainly didn't help.

I normally love the food from Taste of spice but this was the worst meal I have ever had at there. The korma sauce was split and was totally tasteless. The mushroom rice was also tasteless. The samosas were soggy and the garlic & coriander naan was a plain naan. Awful

Kleines Restaurant mit ca. zehn Tischen am Marktplatz von Selkirk. Zwei Parkplätze mit stattlicher Anzahl an Stellplätzen befinden sich gegenüber. Sehr gute, qualitativ hochwertige Speisen. Die Speisenkarte ist in Stein gemeisselt und als eine Art Flyer einsehbar. Auf ihr sind die Schärfegrade der jeweiligen Gerichte mittels Picktogrammen ersichtlich. Als Vorspeise mundeten Tandoori King Prawns, als Hauptspeise ließen wir Tikka Massala Chicken und Seabass-Filet servieren. Bepreist ist in der Karte alles Einzeln, was bedeutet: jede Beilage angefangen beim Knoblauchbrot über Kartoffeln, diverse Reisarten, Spinat und dgl. wird einzeln berechnet. Da kann ganz schön was zusammen kommen. Das kulinarische Angebot in Selkirk ist nicht zuletzt auch wegen der teils üppigen Ruhetage der Mitanbieter begrenzt. Warum also nicht einmal zum Inder gehen.

Great food, lovely atmosphere and friendly staff. I highly recommend a visit.

The meal was lovely. Good vegetarian choices. Staff were excellent. Just a really nice place to eat.

Food was bland , no flavour, also wasn't very hot.

Great meal on route back from Murrayfield. Had to change the booking time last minute and it was no problem. Good friendly service.

Brilliant takeaway and nice sit down atmosphere

Lovely food, great choice - by far the best Indian takeaway and restaurant for miles around!

Clean, good food, good service and excellent atmosphere.

The meals are all ways fabulous

The food was good but the food wasn’t packaged properly and the food was everywhere

Really enjoyed our meal, the staff are also very friendly. Definitely recommend 👌

Much as I hate to criticise a local business at this time, I feel this review is justified. We ordered a meal for 4 online for our New Year Treat. Our usual favourite place in Gala is shut on a Monday so we gave Taste Of Spice a go, expecting a delicious meal in line with their usual reputation for excellent food. The online ordering and delivery were efficient, so they get one star for that alone. However, the food was very disappointing. Bland, insipid, tasteless, mediocre. The Lamb Saslik was just lamb, no tandoori flavour. The sauce with it was sloppy and insipid. The Patia was bland and tasteless and the portion size was mediocre. The chicken tikka masala tasted like it had been cobbled together with a tin of tomatoes. There was no "delicious spicy sauce" with the peas and panir, it was just plain peas with a claggy mess of crumbled cheese. The poppadoms were crushed to tiny pieces. Overall it was like a cheap supermarket curry or inept home-cooked effort. At over £20 a head (including sides and delivery), we expected better. I would like to think that it was not the usual chef that night (else there would be a lot more negative reviews). We didn't send it back because we are a 15 minute drive away and we were all enjoying a new year drink. The food was edible and we ate it, but honestly I could have done better myself. I could have saved £80. Needless to say, we won't be using them again. I recommend Gala Tandoori in Galashiels.

Superb food delivered early. Whats not to like?

Food lovely and also service great

Very sorry to say our experience of this establishment was far from the best this evening. We tried to ignore a ‘take away’ customer being grilled and humiliated to the point she was nearly in tears. No idea where ‘the customer is always right’ approach...

recently moved to selkirk and this place was highly recommended. We have eaten a lot of indian food over the years and we are pretty severe scorers but this place is frankly brilliant. The food which authentic, tasty, well presented and perfectly cooked with no...

The food wasnt really as good as the price

Been a few times to this restaurant where food was amazing but this time the service and poor food with no flavour was horrible chewy chicken pakoras ,cold uncooked garlic mushrooms and flavourless mains won't be back

Really disappointed in the service we received from Taste Of Spice. We booked a table 2 weeks ago and upon arrival, no table had been booked for us and it was fully booked all night. No offer of a reduced price takeaway instead or anything, just simply ‘sorry nothing we can do’ which is not really good enough when we had travelled for the meal which was also booked for a birthday celebration.

Very disappointed in the service we received from this Indian last night. I had booked a table 2 weeks previously for a birthday celebration and upon arrival, no table had been booked for us and the restaurant was fully booked! No offer of a takeaway,...

Left a meal out AGAIN!! Not the first time.

Ordered via the app at 1655, with a predicted delivery of 70-90 minutes. 2 1/2 hours later, called the main restaurant number as the one given on the order goes straight to voicemail and ignored. Told meal was on it’s way. 10 minutes later, it arrived. Started dishing out and the most expensive main was missing. Called the restaurant and had to press for it to be refunded due to the length of time it would take to redeliver. I also said I’d like the delivery charge refunded. Lots of talk, so let’s see what happens. The starter I ordered was the beef adobo and I have to say, it’s probably the worst form of protein I have ever put in my mouth. I’ve never had a cut of beef that had so much fat and gristle. Probably a sirloin cut. But a really poor one. The main was ordered with a garlic rice. This effectively was redundant as their was nothing to eat it with. We are 10 miles from the restaurant, so logistically more of a challenge. My advice would be, if you order on the app, be close enough to walk in and ask for your order to be corrected.

This meal was ordered on the just eat app as it appeared to be the most convenient way to order. How wrong can you be. Ordered via the app at 1655, with a predicted delivery of 70-90 minutes. 2 1/2 hours later, called the main...

One of the the best Indian restaurant I have been in highly recommend

Booked in for 4 adults, on a Tuesday teatime. Were met by lovely friendly staff and seated at a nice table. Restaurant has been redecorated since we were last there and is bright and fresh. Menu was extensive, without being confusing, even giving an option...

First time back in nearly five years. It was good then and I can report that standards have not dropped. Ambiance, friendly staff and delicious food made for a great meal. I would recommend this establishment.

Visited Taste of Spice with my wife while staying overnight in Selkirk. I’ve been to some excellent Indian restaurants in Glasgow and other UK cities and can honestly say that, in our opinion, this is up there with the best. Freshly decorated, attentive staff and...

Visited here whilst on holiday 5 adults and 4 kids. The menu was extensive with a few unusual dishes. Ever dish order was so fresh and tasty. The chicken sashlik and balti jalfrezi were so tasty. Even our 4 year old lived the sashlik!! The...

Great food and service as always

Was ok, nothing special. Small portion sizes inc naan bread which at the restaurant is like an elephants ear but as a takeaway the size of a shop bought one. Will possibly use again if Gala Tandoori is closed

Absolutely fantastic food and lovely helpful polite staff.

Best one I have been in top food and staff very nice

Excellent meal in a nice atmosphere I will certainly return

Great Indian with friendly staff and a good atmosphere.

Really lovely place, staff were so good and the food was fantastic. Thanks for a great evening 👏👏

Excellent choice of food beautifully cooked, friendly staff.

Fantastic….. A hidden gem of the Borders, highly recommended and we will visit again. Polite staff, welcoming, good menu and the food was LUSH 🙌🏻 Decided to drop in without booking after driving past, exterior was inviting and inside did not disappoint.

The Saag Aloo was missed from the order so £5.95 short.

This excellent restaurant is s still a great place to eat, despite Covid, and the staff are friendly and efficient taking great care to observe all the precautions necessitated by the ‘bug’! The menu is a little reduced but you can still ask them to...

Food was delicious, service was excellent. We’ll be back!

Fabulous food. Don't tell me to werite 100 characters as fabulous food says it all. Good Indian Food and takeaways!!

Myself and three friends visited Taste of Spice Indian in Selkirk after a walk round Loch Skeen at Grey Mares Tail. I know Ferdus(the owner) from coaching him at curling at Kelso Ice Rink on Saturday mornings and said if I was passing his Indian...

The food arrived on time, but things was missing, called the restaurant and the manager doesn’t even know what they have in the menu. Very disappointed. I’ll not use it again.

Delicious! And very friendly service.

What a find!! Absolutely fantastic food, with good portion size. . Staff were lovely. Highly recommended.

Fantastic food and very attentive staff. Will definitely visit again 👍👍

Fantastic fresh food, an absolute delight for the taste buds. I will be back

We thought we would try out Taste of Spice after the decent reviews. We ordered online at around 5.30pm. The online system which was good, said that it took 60 mins to prepare meals for collection and the meal would be ready for 6.45pm. We...