Tasty Food. After a long travel day, I decided to stop in here for some Indian food. I am glad I…read moredid. I enjoyed my meal. The presentation was very nice. My waiter was very polite. The spinach was a bit spicier than I like, so he brought me some yogurt to cool me down. The chicken Tikka was flavorful. 4 Stars!

I think I'm being conscientious on Yelp (and other review sites) when I search places are still…read moreopen and bookmark them... *How about you read the reviews, Elaine?*. This restaurant was on a website I use for finding local vegetarian and vegan places and it was only as I entered that I saw the three reviews were from 2008, 2009, and 2012. As often happens when you sit at a table we were handed menus and asked if we wanted a drink. One of my pet hates is being asked that when I've not located a drinks menu, if there is even a drinks menu. The waiter was going to come back but I went quickly to the draft beers page and ordered the only one they had, a Cobra. Indian restaurants should be the easiest place to get vegan food given how many people in India are vegetarian but it oftens poses the most problems. Here, it seemed some staff had the duties of taking drinks and money, and others had the responsibility of taking food orders. I thought I'd start with asking if the vegetable pakora was ok for vegans... she looks at me and shakes her head "No.." Me: "Does it have milk...egg...?" "Yes". "What about the samosa or onion bhaji?" Again she kind of grimaced and shook her head. Then we went to the mains. Tarka Daal? No, it has cream/ghee, I can't remember which. Well, of course it does. Then we were told that that type of food isn't what they do - "because it doesnt taste as nice that way" - and Indian Ocean around the corner was better for vegetarians. Good to know when we were already sitting with two pints. Basically, some Indian restaurants cook fresh to order, but I got the feeling these guys want to cook fast, serve fast, and get their tables back for the next round of paying customers. Faffing about with replacing ghee with a veg oil won't fly. So, we were told any veg curries except the daal were ok, so we enquired about another two and were told they weren't suitable either. Some dishes clearly said they were cooked with butter, cream or ghee, but others didn't but they were, too. We went with a potato curry and a cauliflower curry which were listed as vegetable sides but we asked for them as mains. At this point she said we could have most of the chefs main curries with vegetables but I like potatoes and I like cauliflower and couldn't be bothered with the vagueness of "vegetables" and potentially having to dissect it for chunks of mushrooms - the only vegetable I don't like. Food came in less than 10 minutes. The chapattis were lovely. Curries were fine. When the bill came it was around £9.50/£9.95 for each main when the veggie chefs mains were £8.95 so I'm sure the prices were bumped up, possibly as minimum spend per person on food was £12.95. I'm giving two stars rather than one as the other staff - whom we didn't need to engage with in as much dialogue - we friendly and prompt and the food we ended up with satisfactory.

I've been here a couple of times and the food is always pretty decent, not great, but decent. Last…read morenight I went in for food to takeaway and was promised a 25 minute wait. I wish, I ended up sitting for over an hour and when I got home, there was oil everywhere in the bag because the curries were sopping with it and to add insult to injury, the pilua rice was rock hard and crunchy from being fried too long. Maybe just an off night, but I was irked at the fact that the kitchen was clearly backed up and struggling and still they kept taking orders. Pure greed.

SUSPECTED FOOD POISONING! Both myself and my boyfriend ordered a takeaway in person on Tuesday…read moreevening. By the next morning, both of us had were severely ill (d&v). Although I recovered quite quickly, my boyfriend has been bed ridden for the duration of our holiday. If I could leave leas than 1 star I would. Will be reporting to food hygiene. Thanks for ruining our holiday.

Quite simply what I compare ALL Indian food I eat against. I have never had a bad meal out of this…read moreplace and been coming for over 15 years. Always busy & packed but the staff are always accommodating and friendly. Everyone I know loves this place!

This is an excellent Indian restaurant, I have been here many times over the years and the food has…read morebeen consistently good. Definitely one of my favourite places to eat in Elgin.

Whilst over visiting friends, we went here for a meal. A little on the pricey side, they were…read morehowever extremely friendly and fast on service! The meal was excellent and we didn't feel rushed to leave when we had finished unlike some other curry houses i've been to in Inverness.

Having lived many years in Scotland and most of those in Elgin, I've eaten at Al Bahar many times…read more It is consistently the best Indian in the area. The food and the service never fail to be outstanding. I've even asked for dishes not on their menu (chicken saag paneer, for example) and they've promptly prepared them for me. That notwithstanding, the menu is nothing short of extensive and I honestly cannot recommend this place highly enough. Whether you get the buffet or order off the menu, I guarantee that you'll be back repeatedly!! I frequently go back to Scotland to visit and I always make a point of eating at Al Bahar! Conveniently located in the High St, near the western end, just near Thunderton Close

Ok, so the chances of many Yelpers being up here is kinda slim, so I feel it to be my MORAL DUTY to…read moretell you all about how good the Dingwall Tandoori is should you find yourself in the Cromarty Firth area. The range of dishes is decent, it's reasonably priced and the flavours are excellent. Staff are very friendly and attentive without being creepy. It's got that old-skool Indian restaurant feel to it in terms of decor etc, which I kinda like in a pseudo-retro way. If you don't like that kind of decor, get over yourself and tuck in to some cracking scran.

Having had a shockingly disappointing experience at the other indian restaurant in Dingwall, to the…read moreextent we actually had to leave (see other review) my wife went into the Dingwall Tandoori Restaurant with no booking (despite the restaurant being fairly busy) and were made very welcome with no problems whatsoever. The food was absolutely excellent and the staff were all polite, very helpful and extremely keen to make sure you had a good experience - so in other words the staff were really good. Slightly dated decor now, but still a nice and airy restaurant situated in the heart of Dinwall with easy parking right outside the front door (and alternative parking very close by). It is cheap in comparison to other indian restaurants and so if you are looking for some good quality indian cuisine I can definitely recommend the Dingwall Tandoori Restaurant.

Sesame lamb was excellent and chicken vindaloo was fiery and flavorful! Also provided a…read morecomplimentary tasting of rosemary and carrot soup and some type of coconut rice fritter--both were good and a nice touch. Limited wines by the glass and beer selection was sparse. Friendly service. Would eat there again and again.

Not your typical Indian restaurant. Although they serve the standard dishes, Chicken tikka,…read moretandoori etc. owners are from Bangladesh and most are I've never seen before on an Indian restaurant menu. We had the Bangladeshi lamb shank, and a chicken dish which I could not pronounce let alone remember. Both were excellent. For appetizers, we shared scallops 4ways. We stumbled into this restaurant because it was the only one open at 9:15pm still serving. Although the food came out slow, we realized that is was due to the effort to create the dishes. Service was excellent.