Gate Of India

As you might have guessed, Gate of India specialises in the finest Indian cuisine this side of South Road (there’s another Indian on South Road, but it’s down the other end) as they aim to offer the lovely local folk a taste of India in their own little town.
The front of the restaurant is a bit tacky but then again, so are a lot of India restaurants (they seem to have a fascination with making them look like the Taj Mahal or something) but if you ignore that and go through the front door you are greeted by staff that are polite and courteous. Gate of India does offer takeaway but I would recommend sitting in if it’s not too busy because the service they give you certainly makes it worth staying in.
The food on offer at Gate of India is very tasty if a little unspectacular. However, I’m of the opinion that even an average Indian dish is still a very good meal so don’t think that the lack of originality in any way harms the quality of the food. As usual, they cater for everyone’s tastes, offering everything from mild kormas to that’ll-hurt-my-arse-in-the-morning vindaloos, which can all be washed down with the usual selection of lagers and other alcoholic beverages.

Only a middle of the road restaurant. It could do with updating. The service is not the best and the food is not as good as the Taj Mahal over the road.

Used to go here quite a lot but have gone off it recently, They still do the best Keema Nan and the curry is very passable but the last couple of times I have been in there I have felt very rushed, the guy came along with the bill and then tried to stand over us while we got the money together, I had to ask him to leave us alone for a minute. How Rude! I suppose it’s probably only one member of staff spoiling the broth so to speak and I could understand it if we where drunk and leary but we hadn’t even had a drink that night and we where very polite and pleasant with them.
The guy must have had a bad day or just wanted to get rid of us but it spoilt the experience quite a lot for me.