The Shish Restaurant in Scottish Borders

This place has amazing food, great service, and refillable drinks perfect for a family dinner. Definitely recommend to all

beautiful food really fresh delicious chicken bucket for hubbie and king prawn balti garlic nan for me was gorgeous

First time here since the change couldn’t fault a single thing food fresh and amazing plenty to choose from and freshly made pizza to order as well if you’re going try the mince and tattie curry absolutely amazing and now one of my favourites would highly recommended and will definitely be back 👍

Worst curry I have ever had, ended up in the bin, it was hot mush, no taste no spices and upset my stomach. Avoid

Very nice place and good quality of food

1st time we have ordered from here and have to say the food and service was 5 star. Will definitely be order again soon.

Food is way way too spice.. asked for a korma..could only eat half of it...very runny and not creamy..really burned the mouth..

Wonderful buffet meal and the lamb was delicious; in my view this is the best restaurant in Galashiels. The staff are always so friendly and helpful.

Excellent food, very polite and every helpful

The lamb was magnificent and delicious will deffo come back again and the desert (kanafa) yummy yummy

Buffet night was absolutely lovely. Nothing better than to have a little bit of everything and thats what we did. Could not fault it. Good food , friendly staff, warm and clean. Will definitely return.

Lovely buffet served up on a Sunday, good choice of dishes. Reasonably priced too.

Young man working at till was very nice and naan was good

Fantastic family meal. Service very friendly and personal...nothing too much bother. Meal was first class ....starters, mains and drinks for 6 for £140...great value for money and delicious...a great evening to celebrate daughters birthday...thank you and cant wait to come back🥰

Just order takeaway for the first time it was the worst Indian myself and my partner ever had. The food was so watery and flavourless it was horrible, probably the worst experience. I will never ever again order there.

Best tandoori resteraunt in town

Absolutely the worst Indian I have had,tasteless and the chicken was tough,everyone in a party of 7 felt the same,would have been better with a jar of pataks sauce and making it myself

Thanks for the amazing food and great service last night. A most enjoyable meal out with family, and would highly recommend.

Cold food, horrible service! Poor attitude!

Went for the buffet night and the food was delicious.

Food was good, but very expensive. Price would put me off returning.

Not impressed. I went with a group of people for a buffet. It was almost £15 for the meal. There was no rice, no garlic naans and most of the meat dishes were gone. I informed the staff who said it was because they were busy! No one did anything about it. Very poor customer service. Would definitely not go there again.

we were a party of 12, seemed as though they could not cope. Service was spasmodic, starter arriving over a period of time, with two not showing up at all. Mains were even more chaotic, with some getting all of their meal, some getting part of it and 30 mins later the other dishes showing up, with the first dished now cold ] Food itself was in my opinion average at best, a shame

Picked up a takeaway, really tasty as usual

Been coming here for many years and food is always good. Definitely one of the top choices in Galashiels. Perhaps could have done with staff with a bit more experience this time., and the very noisy crowd in the conservatory did spoil things a bit this time (not the restaurant s fault)

Fabulous food, lovely atmosphere, friendly staff. All in all, a wonderful experience

Fantastic meal nice surroundings

This was the worst curry i have had i do think should have an food hygiene inspection given that the buffet temperature so dry and so cold food it is only for a drunken men who have no taste i should not have payed the bill

Another visit with friends to an old favourite and not disappointed. Staff were lovely, as always, and food was top. Good atmosphere and reasonable prices - what’s not to like?

Best restaurant and takeaway for Indian food

I regularly get a takeaway curry from The Shish and everyone is delicious, whether it is a lamb madras or a chicken tika balti the quality never drops, thoughroughly recommended...

Before lockdown we enjoyed several delicious meals here. Our takeaway last night was so different. The prawn Korma did not taste like a Korma, it had a very odd watery sauce and the lamb Passanda was tasteless. What's happened?

We've been coming here for years and always enjoyed the food but the quality and amount has been getting worse and worse over the last few takeaways and unfortunately this will be our last from shish. Tonight's takeaway was very disappointing. Tough chicken tikka, watery curry sauce and undercooked peshwari and plain nan.

Sunday evening take away , very pleasant staff and was told exactly when I could pick up my order. Main meal & side dish were fresh and as they say no crazy colouring . Plenty of value in these tasty curries and real proper big chappatis ❤️

Nice place to eat but a bit dear

Definitely the best Indian meal I’ve ever had Highly recommend this style of cooking Been going here for 35 years and will continue to go here for the best meal ever 👍

Fantastic meal from the shish again tonight never disappoints well done everyone there 😀😀

Excellent food. Found on the way to Edinburgh on the A7. Great service plus great free parking just round the corner. Will remember this place.

If you like Indian food........

Tasty curry and friendly service

Great meal, service and value. Cannot see past the Shish it is without doubt the best Indian Restaurant I have ever had the pleasure to dine in, been a customer for over 20 years and never had a bad meal 😊😊😊😊

Food always good friendly place with exellent staff. They are kind to always add free pomadoms and other items and always want to please the clients.

Tried the Tuesday evening buffet for our first visit. Choice of two starters with dips, salads, pickle and popadoms. Great selection of curries with rice and a hugh naan bread between two. Very fresh, hot abd tasty food. Not highly hot and spiced which suited me. Nevertheless, very tasty and flavoursome food. Drinks are reasonably priced too. The restaurant is clean and the staff are very friendly and welcoming. We would eat here again.

We got a take-away for the three of us Food was excellent. Very high quality. Best we have had for ages Lamb Rogan Josh. Fine flavour, tender meat, loads of fresh sauce and tomatoes, capsicum and onion Bindi Bhajee. Generous ladyfingers, great flavour, lots of fresh tommies, capsicum and onion Aloo Channa. Potato and chickpeas. Good flavour, lots of fresh tommies, capsicum and onion Tarka Daal. Delicious. Great flavour and texture. Hints of spicy, nutty, smokeyness This place is good. Food is excellent. People pleasant. Reasonably priced and great value We really liked this place Highly recommended

Fantastic food and a great family atmosphere. Our very favourite!

A great variety of dishes on offer and always brilliant service with a smile. The buffet is a definite favourite and there's often something new to try.

We visited on Sunday night, five of us plus our baby. All of our curries were lovely, we had chicken garlic chilli & a lamb one. I loved the chicken, big pieces of tender chicken & my husband said lamb was cooked to perfection. The naan bread is to die for, so fluffy but crispy edge & plenty of garlic! The staff are all so lovely & gave lots of attention to our baby especially the girls at the front. Great meal & genuine lovely people x

Brilliant curry and lovely staff 👍👍👍

Brilliant food. Great atmosphere. Love this place.

AMAZING food as always and staff very friendly very good for money,

Brilliant buffet really enjoyed the meal been a while since was last their look forward to next time.

Popped into this restaurant recently, without booking and received a very warm welcome. We were shown to a table immediately and service was rapid, without being pushy. The food arrived in good time and both our starters and mains were excellent and plentiful, making it a real struggle to finish the accompanying giant naan bread. The staff were well trained and polite and the Proprietor (Aziz) was an excellent host. Both the food and staff are a credit to this restaurant and I would have no hesitation recommending to Asian Food lovers.

Excellent Food and Services value for money. I will go again.

This is without a doubt I'm my opinion the best Indian restaurant in the Borders, a family ran restaurant serving top quality fresh food, the Nan bread is massive!

Been a few times now and always great

Allways busy because it's allways good.

Been going to the shish for years , i have tried the rest, but the shish is without question the best, the food is faultless and all the staff are so excellent. wont find a better tandoori

Always quality food and plenty of it

Food was fine. But not the best I've had. Also, very cold. It was cold outside but maybe heating isn't great. Couldn't wait to finish so we could leave and go somewhere warm.

Brilliant, :-) great food great staff :-)

As always a fantastic meal at the Shish. Thanks again

Came very late after the cinema. Friendsly waiter, ,quick service and great foods. Would come back again.

Lovely food here. Staff lovely too. Nothing to complain about. Top meal. Will definitely recommend..

Been coming here for years and continue to be impressed. Very popular with the locals so book ahead at weekends and buffet nights.Portions are large so I’d recommend sharing starters if you want to finish your mains. Naan breads are awesome.Great, friendly, family service.Drinks are inexpensive for a restaurant too.

Amazing food and a lovely atmosphere.

I had previously visited for a meal and was disappointed. On talking to friends they were very complimentary about the food so I thought we'd give it a second chance...perhaps we were unlucky the first time.Ordered a takeaway meal and curry sauce was thin and watery, completely lacking in flavour.No third chance, we won't be back.

Just back from The Shish. Our first visit here and certainly not our last. Excellent service, great menu, generous portions and fab food. Highly recommend.

We’ve been going to the Shish for a long time but I’ve only just joined trip advisor so thought we’d better give Aziz and his family run restaurant the recommendations it rightly deserves.

Great value for money, the Tuesday and Thursday nights when you can try a bit of everything on the buffet is excellent. The service is fabulous very attentive and nothing is to much trouble.

Buffet night. Good service and selection. We will be back.

Great food and friendly service.

Traditional curry house food done to a very high standard. Can highly recommend the buffet, it is excellent value, a good choice of dishes and includes a huge naan (one between two). Staff very friendly. Visited on a Tuesday night, was easy to park on the street right outside.

As ever an excellent meal,lovely service and great value for money.

We ate at the sheesh restaurant with other couples children and friends. The menu was huge, great variety in selection and price points. Even the children’s menu was interesting. The portions are enormous , be prepared to feast and by the way; the pushwari Naan bread was to die for.

I had a lovely meal here and the choices were great, zingy Indian food at it's best and very efficient and friendly serving staff. No complaints from me!!

Was recommended this restaurant by owners of Watson Lodge guest house who kindly booked a table for us prior to our visit. Serving staff were extremely pleasant and helpful especially Dawn and we were seated in a nice quiet area.

Nice Indian restaurant. The good is good, could be a bit spicier but that is my personal predisposition. Tuesdays and Thursdays is buffet night for 14 pounds/person. If you are close to this place and want an Indian dinner you certainly cannot go wrong here.

We had the buffet which was excellent and such good value. The food was delicious and as someone else has mentioned the Nanns are amazing. Friendly, helpful family business. A lovely relaxing evening after a day gardening, couldn't have been better!

We had a fantastic meal here .for one of my friends it was her first ever indian !!. Absolutely loved it .food was delicious. Service was fantastic and fast Staff made you feel very welcome. Will definitely be back soon

Best Currys around when you come up North. And if you got a sweet tooth, try their Peshwari Naan guys

I had the chance to be here for a birthday, the woman ho walked us to our table has been really accommodating and put us at ease. Same for the waiter. We could choose between the buffet and the menu even on the same table, the food was prepared at order and the service was quick. Recommended.

The food is just devine! The nann breads are huge and amazing! Take out is an option as is sit in I had my 18th meal in here 10years ago and is still amazing

Im from Birmingham originally, HOME of the CURRY MILE and I must say this place puts us to shame with Portion Sizes and Taste.

Love it, best food in Galashiels

Friendly staff food a bit to spicy

The food was amazing. The staff are very helpful, polite and friendly. The atmosphere was really nice. This is a family friendly restaurant. They also do takeaway.

Simply fantastic food and service. The mixed pakora was fresh hot and very tasty. The Turkish sizzler was about the best lamb I have ever tasted. My wife had the Sheish karahi gosht which is simply one of the tastiest dishes I’ve ever tasted. We had a garlic nan that was massive and a change from the normal nans you get.

Best Indian food ever!!! Great service, lovely atmosphere wit friendly, attentive staff! 6 stars out of 5...!!!

a great evening out with the local car club, we were well looked after, the service is spectacular, the portion massive, I do mean massive, none of us got through our meals, my only downside the chicken seemed very dry in the meals, shame , other wise a really great night, highly recomended

Went in with my wife after the cinema for the first time and had a warm welcome from the staff, I am not a big Indian food fan but I loved the pork in the sauce it was superb . The service was excellent and would recommend it to anyone give it a try.

Absolutely lovely bryanis - ask for the rhita to make it go down smoothly or with a beer.

Wouldn't recommend budget night

Great for carry out never had a bad meal , the chicken patia is great , staff are very plesant and helpfull well worth a visit.

After spending a day shopping in Gala with girlfriends I suggested we choose The Shish for some great food where we could relax and enjoy ourselves. We had a fun night and loved the meal. Service was spot on.

Fantastic food great portions, good staff service, well Known for its great menus choices, beautifully decorated I love the conservatory area

Another visit to our favourite local Indian restaurant, this time with extended family. Staff were friendly as always!

Very large portions served by friendly and helpful staff. We ordered kebabs which were nice by themselves but came with a very bland sauce. Vegetable rice was ok but again bland. Given the large servings out waiter was very obliging in sorting out a very generous doggy bag.

Nice localising restaurant. Good food and service.

Fantastic food, by far the best Indian in the Borders. Very good variety on the menu, Great service. 10/10

The Shish restaurant never disappoints. We have visited this restaurant on many occasions and the quality of food is excellent. Prices are average and the service is always good - staff are very pleasant and helpful. Although service is efficient customers are never made to feel rushed. Buffet nights are held twice weekly and are highly recommended as a good way of tasting different dishes.