Indian restaurant recommendations?

DeVore

Heya,

I'm in Galway this week for the film fleadh and have a mate with me who is looking for some Indian food...

Can anyone recommend a top flight Indian restaurant?? I dont mind if its pricey as long as its good....

DeV.

inisboffin

DeVore wrote: »

Heya,

I'm in Galway this week for the film fleadh and have a mate with me who is looking for some Indian food...

Can anyone recommend a top flight Indian restaurant?? I dont mind if its pricey as long as its good....

DeV.

Hey DeV - Welcome West!

The top couple are pretty comparable tbh

Kashmir (nicer decor)
Eastern Tandoori
Tulsi

Kumars is lovely and quaint in decor, nice staff, but I've found the food a bit so so

johngalway

Kumars, Kumars, and Kumars

SlipperyPeople

eastern tandoori!

Pure Sound

There was a previous Thread about this, Enjoy your stay

androma

Eastern tandoori has by far the best food,kashmir is almost as nice,tulsi is a lower division!

ScumLord

Chief Cooksalots native American diner on Dominic st.

Irish_Elect_Eng

johngalway wrote: »

Kumars, Kumars, and Kumars

-1 Kumars.....Stay away.

ben.schlomo

androma wrote: »

Eastern tandoori has by far the best food,kashmir is almost as nice,tulsi is a lower division!

Tulsi is lovely, been numerous times and always been super food and service.

gandroid

I agree about Tulsi. Have not been in a while but have always had a nice meal there with good service.

west20s

There was a prvious thread put .....
Kumars + 1 ....Been a regular for years

biko

Irish_Elect_Eng wrote: »

-1 Kumars.....Stay away.

You're entitle to your opinion but if you have a negative review then it's better to elaborate on what went wrong, did you speak to the manager etc.
Just saying an establishment is bad somehow isn't on.

perfectisthe

I haven't lived in Galway for the past year so my recommendations might be slightly out of date, but here goes -

Kumars - distinctly average.

Tulsi - pretty good, it was better a few years but the standard seemed to slightly slip in recent times. The best onion bahji in town though.

Eastern Tandoori - Almost exactly the same as Tulsi.

Kashmir - Very good. The starters are fairly poor but the mains are great.

If it's authentic Indian food you're looking for, all of the above may disappoint. They're all definitely designed for Irish palates.

biko

Kashmir and Tulsi are the best in Galway I think, of course you get better in London but as far as Galway restaurants go those two are good.

beardybrewer

Pity that M&S trimmed down their selection of Indian. When they started they had a pretty good selection of mains and naan plus their appetizers are pretty good.

Might be an idea to save some money off takeaway is pick up your appetizers and rice and do them yourself.

Columc

I am a regular at Kumars, fantastic place and the staff are always willing to help, i fyou want a certain dish, or something cooked a special way they will do as much as they can do.

Eastern Tandori is a lovely place, nice staff and great menu.

Tulsi - I havent went there at night, but their lunch buffet arent very apealing, they dont take care in the look of the place when I was there and waitiers are very slow to help you out.

Kashmir is a lovely and fantastic place, their dishes are lovely. a Bit pricy in certain areas, andI have found the staff to be rude to be on occasions. However The food there is fantastic so I see mself going back every few months to see if the staff has changed.

inisboffin

Columc wrote: »

I am a regular at Kumars, fantastic place and the staff are always willing to help, i fyou want a certain dish, or something cooked a special way they will do as much as they can do.

Eastern Tandori is a lovely place, nice staff and great menu.

Tulsi - I havent went there at night, but their lunch buffet arent very apealing, they dont take care in the look of the place when I was there and waitiers are very slow to help you out.

Kashmir is a lovely and fantastic place, their dishes are lovely. a Bit pricy in certain areas, andI have found the staff to be rude to be on occasions. However The food there is fantastic so I see mself going back every few months to see if the staff has changed.

I'd pretty much agree with what you said. Kumar's staff are very nice, and I've been there a few times. Freezing place in winter, but lovely in summer. I just find their (veggie) dishes all very similar in taste/spicing, and that's a bit of a pet peeve of mine. Meat dishes may be different. I will give it one more try though

perfectisthe

Columc wrote: »

I am a regular at Kumars, fantastic place and the staff are always willing to help, i fyou want a certain dish, or something cooked a special way they will do as much as they can do.

Eastern Tandori is a lovely place, nice staff and great menu.

Tulsi - I havent went there at night, but their lunch buffet arent very apealing, they dont take care in the look of the place when I was there and waitiers are very slow to help you out.

Kashmir is a lovely and fantastic place, their dishes are lovely. a Bit pricy in certain areas, andI have found the staff to be rude to be on occasions. However The food there is fantastic so I see mself going back every few months to see if the staff has changed.

Yeah the tulsi buffet is rubbish alright. If you like the Eastern Tandoori's menu, you'll probably like Tulsi's too though, seeing as they're exactly the same.

Columc

perfectisthe wrote: »

Yeah the tulsi buffet is rubbish alright. If you like the Eastern Tandoori's menu, you'll probably like Tulsi's too though, seeing as they're exactly the same.

Never been three at night so wouldnt know, just basing my decisions on the buffet when I have been there etc.

Will try it out at night some time.

inisboffin - I havent tried much of their veggie dishes to be honest so wouldnt know about them being the same. But one thing I have to say about Kumars, their starters are just fantastic. tandoori chicken and their onion bajies or even their veggie/meat in batter starter(name has gone out of my head) are the best.

Jaden

Eastern Tandoori would be your best bet Dev. It's no Bombay Pantry, but it nice, and it's a lovely place to eat, with decent staff.

Webbs

Is a while since was there but found Kumars very heavy on the ghee and their spicier dishes not great just an over reliance on chilli and not balanced with other spices.

JohnCleary

I'm going to give Kumar's a go next Friday. I noticed they have a 50euro special for 2 people (inc. wine) - wonder if they have anything for 3 people?

dec25532

Columc wrote: »

Tulsi - I havent went there at night, but their lunch buffet arent very apealing, they dont take care in the look of the place when I was there and waitiers are very slow to help you out.

Tusli don't do a lunch buffet . . . well not during the week anyway. Their food is very good. They do a four course lunch menu for €10.95 and their rice is just devine and main courses, although limited, are top class.

ben.schlomo

dec25532 wrote: »

Tusli don't do a lunch buffet . . . well not during the week anyway. Their food is very good. They do a four course lunch menu for €10.95 and their rice is just devine and main courses, although limited, are top class.

They do a Sunday buffet lunch.

DeVore

I was with a mate and wanted to go to Eastern Tandoori but couldnt find it and stumbled over Kumars, so my mate and I went there and had their 45 euro meal for 2.

Very good, nice food, good service and great value. I certainly wasnt complaining.

Thanks for the feedback guys and gals! (now, any chance you can do something about the freakin' rain!)

DeV.

inisboffin

Glad you got sorted, and fitted in a bit of culture in the afternoon:)

We're working on the rain, it's possibly just a large burst pipe we think.