India Quay

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• Average price 2 courses:
   £8.95 (set lunch)
   £15 (evening meal)
• House wine: £9.95 per bottle

• High point: Expert service and knowledge of dishes
• Low point: Dance music soundtrack
• Food served: Mon-Fri noon-2pm, 5-11.30pm; Sat/Sun 5-11.30pm
• Bar open: Open until 1am on concert nights
• Private dining: 0-40
• Open since: 2005
• Also offers: Vegetarian options (at least 25% of menu), Childrens portions, Childrens high chairs, Wheelchair access, Take away

The List's Eating & Drinking Guide 2008 is now in the shops.

This review is from the 2007 edition.

On the northern banks of the River Clyde, India Quay offers supreme views of the new Finnieston bridge. The restaurant has the feel of a slick bistro with cool black and white interiors and intimate booths. Service is polished and staff can describe or help recommend dishes with ease. The menu emphasises Punjabi cuisine, offering a smaller choice than the norm for Glasgow curry palaces, but all the dishes are prepared from scratch. A mixed platter includes a selection of pakoras, onion bhajees and samosas, all of which are wonderfully crisp and exhibit only the faintest hint of oil, served with creamy garlic mushrooms, spicy chickpeas and a cooling yoghurt sauce. A main course staple such as lamb bhuna is well executed: the tender chunks of meat are cooked in a ginger, garlic and tomato sauce, which is aromatic and full of rich, spicy flavours. Vegetarians are well catered for, with an entire page dedicated to meat-free meals, while a light garlic naan makes a commendable companion to any main course. To finish, gulab jamam tastes like fried, soft doughnut balls in a warm, fragrant syrup.