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Gourmet Kama, 20, Bridge Street, Aberdeen , AB11 6JJ

Gourmet Kama, 20, Bridge Street, Aberdeen , AB11 6JJ

20, Bridge Street, Aberdeen , AB11 6JJ

Me and my friend going around Aberdeen all day were looking for some Indian food where we came across a guy who recommended us to Gourmet Kama and I should say we do not regret going there. Although the decor is not fantastic the food we received was a real authentic taste, no english version of Indian or bangladeshi. Also we were informed that if we did not like it we can return the food back. The boys knew what they were serving. We were suggested a Manchurian with crispy asparagus in it along with Salmon pakora as a starter which was a fantastic option. For main couse we had the Spinachy saagwala chicken along with some recommended stuffed nan bread with keema and grape fruit rice (to my astonishment it was really good). After the meal we were served a 3 in one liquor coffee as their special and a mango kulfi which they said was home made. We enjoyed the whole evening and would recommend this place for a good Indian food experience. good value for money. spywk

By m at 06/01/2008 - 12:03 | 2008 | Approved | Indian | Scotland | £££/$$$ | add new comment | read more | 100 reads

Unicorn Inn, Excise Street, Kincardine, Scotland

Unicorn Inn, Excise Street, Kincardine, Scotland

Excise Street, Kincardine

We ate on a Wednesday evening under a newspaper promotion: 2 courses plus a glass of wine for £10 each.

What should have been an opportunity for the restaurant to showcase their wares turned out to be an exercise in short-sighted penny-pinching. Most of the food was good, although the pate seemed to be plastic stuff from a supermarket, while the sea bass was fantastic. These two cancelled each other out, then.

By FifeFoodie at 23/11/2007 - 14:44 | 2007 | Ambience | Mediterranean | Rejected | Review | Scotland | £££/$$$ | add new comment | read more | 127 reads

Bonaventure, Aird Uig, Isle of Lewis, HS2 9JA

Bonaventure, Aird Uig, Isle of Lewis, HS2 9JA

Aird Uig, Isle of Lewis, HS2 9JA

My wife and I dined at this restaurant on 23 August 2007. I had been induced to seek it out by the rave reviews on the home page of the restaurant's website and in local tourist brochures. We looked it over on 22 August and we were (or at least I was) enchanted by its position. Anticipating an excellent meal we arrived ravenous having spent the day motoring around the island.

The intrusive piped music that we heard on arrival should have warned us; but it was a wet day and the open fire seemed very welcoming. A table by the window with a view over the sea took our minds off the background noise and we ordered our wine.

By lobster at 29/08/2007 - 01:02 | 2007 | Article | Other | Rejected | Scotland | Views | ££££/$$$$ | add new comment | read more | 152 reads

Contrast, Glen Moriston Town House, Ness Bank, Inverness IV2 4SF

Contrast, Glen Moriston Town House, Ness Bank, Inverness IV2 4SF

Glen Moriston Town House, Ness Bank, IInverness, V2 4SF

You probably saw this on Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares Revisited. The one where he came back to Inverness, offered a few old ladies a gizzard sandwich and then remarked that the new brasserie seemed to be doing very well. Having been to Abstract (the main restaurant) on three occasions now I'll admit I'm a fan. The food isn't flawless and the chef seems to find desserts in particular difficult, but it's always been interesting, sometimes challenging and generally I've left with a smile on my face. Tonight, feeling a little less flash, I decided to try the cheaper brasserie option, and left a little bemused, somewhat sad and wishing I'd saved money for the real deal.

By The doctor at 08/04/2007 - 01:14 | 2007 | French | OK | Review | Scotland | £££/$$$ | add new comment | read more | 147 reads

Cinnamon, 476 Union Street, Aberdeen AB10 1TS


476 Union Street, Aberdeen AB10 1TS

I would guess that the success of Cinnamon rests on the back of clever marketing and a massive advertising budget. It is a restaurant of style rather than substance. It is a modern curry house with trendy decor.

On the Wednesday night that we visited, it was also packed to the gunnels (thus we were unlucky enough to be shown to an awful table under a staircase, despite having booked in advance). The menu appears stylish (some attempt at fusing Scottish produce with Indian spices), but at Cinnamon all is not as it seems... We ordered haddock kebabs for starters. Although the fish was beautifully marianated & cooked to perfection, it was accompanied by what tasted suspiciously like Blue Dragon sweet chilli sauce! We then had to wait forty five minutes for our main course to arrive. My main course was a curry of tiger prawns in a fennel and onion sauce. Despite the flash description, this did not tast any better than a bog standard Madras - albiet a very greasy one at that. The prawns were cut into little pieces - whether this was an attempt to make them go further or not, I don't know, but I would certainly have preferred them to be presented whole, as is the norm (especially when the dish cost £14.95, without the rice!). My partner had a lamb curry which was also disappointing. For dessert, we ordered Kulfi. This was not the nice, creamy, homemade Kulfi, such as is served in Karma (Aberdeen), but a horrid, factory made, lurid green version.

By m at 29/11/2006 - 11:40 | 2006 | Indian | OK | Review | Scotland | ££££/$$$$ | 3 comments | read more | 247 reads

The Apartment, 7-13 Barclay Place, Edinburgh

The Apartment, 7-13 Barclay Place, Edinburgh

7-13 Barclay Place, Edinburgh

After booking a table for a pre-theatre meal at 6pm, we turned up to find our table had been given to another party and we were stuck downstairs and forgotten about. It took half an hour for our order to be taken and then no food arrived, despite me going upstairs to complain 3 times. At 7.05pm the waiter then turned up with some food - which turned out to be the wrong order and he took it away again! We then left, complaining to the manager on the way out and did not receive one word of apology. Truly appalling service - I can't even comment on the quality of the food as we didn't get any.

By Edinburghdiner at 19/11/2006 - 11:48 | 2006 | Modern British | Rejected | Review | Scotland | £££/$$$ | add new comment | read more | 166 reads
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