5.0Clara Paez
me and my friends has such a lovely time and meal here! we ordered the butter chicken, black dahl and garlic naan and it was all DIVINE! amazing meal and good ambiance and service from everyone.
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Before you go
- Chef / owner
- Monir and Smeena Mohammed
- Opened
- 1990
- Style
- Authentic Indian home cooking in a multi-room Finnieston restaurant
- Setting
- Westminster Terrace, Finnieston — multi-level: gin bar, main dining room, cellar Wee Curry Shop; Bungalow Cafe for coffee and ice cream
- Known for
- long-running Glasgow Indian institution, Anthony Bourdain visit, family recipes
- Signature dishes
- Butter chicken, Auntie Rashida’s chicken curry, Raan (lamb shank), Half chicken with mustard and garam masala, Sea bass with puy lentils
- Good for
- celebrations, proper sit-down curry, gin bar drinks then dinner
- Prices
- Starters about £7–£10; mains about £16–£24 on the current à la carte
- Typical spend
- Roughly £30–50pp with sides and a drink
- Reservations
- Walk-ins often fine
- Booking
- Book online by room (Old Raj’s Gin Bar, main dining room, Wee Curry Shop) or call 0141 221 1663
- Book online
- Open booking page
- Dietary tags
- vegetarian options
- Dietary
- Allergen codes on the menu (gluten, sesame, nuts, mustard, fish, shellfish). Most dishes contain dairy, tomato, onion, garlic — check with the manager if unsure.
- Drinks
- Old Raj’s Gin Bar on the ground floor; full drinks with dinner
- Corkage
- £8 per bottle of wine; £10 for sparkling
- Service charge
- Discretionary optional 10% service charge
- Getting there
- Kelvinhall or St George’s Cross Subway a walk away; buses along Argyle Street / Sauchiehall Street
- Parking
- Finnieston street parking / nearby car parks
- Also by them
- Mother India's Cafe Glasgow; Mother India's Cafe Edinburgh; The Den; Bungalow Cafe (inside Mother India)
- Also
- Mon–Fri typically 12pm–9.45pm; Sat–Sun 1pm–10pm; Bungalow Cafe from 10am for coffee, cakes and ice cream
Glasgow restaurant
Mother India Restaurant
4.5(1,454 reviews)
££Opens in 17 hours
Opening hours
- Monday: 1:00 – 9:45 PM
- Tuesday: 1:00 – 9:30 PM
- Wednesday: 1:00 – 9:30 PM
- Thursday: 1:00 – 9:45 PM
- Friday: 1:00 – 9:45 PM
- Saturday: 1:00 – 9:45 PM
- Sunday: 1:00 – 9:45 PM
Overview
Mother India on Westminster Terrace in Finnieston opened in 1990 by Monir and Smeena Mohammed and is still run as a family business. The idea was Indian home cooking in a restaurant setting rather than a standard curry-house menu; a Herald review that year helped queues form, and the place has hosted Anthony Bourdain’s crew among other well-known visitors. Dining spreads across Old Raj’s Gin Bar (ground floor), the main first-floor dining room and The Wee Curry Shop in the cellar. The à la carte runs starters around £7–£10 and mains roughly £16–£24 (butter chicken, Auntie Rashida’s chicken curry, raan lamb shank, sea bass with puy lentils). A discretionary 10% service charge is added; corkage is £8 a bottle of wine or £10 for sparkling. Bungalow Cafe, rebuilt inside Mother India in 2017 from Smeena’s old Dumbreck cafe, serves coffee, cakes and homemade ice cream from 10am. Hours are typically noon–9.45pm Monday–Friday and 1–10pm weekends (confirm online). Book by room via the website or call 0141 221 1663. Sister venues include Mother India’s Cafe (Glasgow and Edinburgh) and The Den.
Reviews
5.0Yaron Yarden
We walked by and got turned on by the smell coming out of that place. It smelled delicious! It was a Saturday night, so we had to wait about 25 minutes for a table, but it was worth it. Some of the most spectacular Indian food we've ever had. We had the Smoked Haddock as an appetizer (delicious) and we got the prawns and the butter chicken all served with basmati rice and garlic naan for main courses. Wow!!! Everything was perfectly cooked, the prawns were fresh and nice and spicy, the chicken was tender and succulent, the sauces were amazing, it was perfection. Service was spot on and if I'm ever in Glasgow again, I'll check out the rest of the menu.
Read on Google Maps5.0Carrina Dong
Absolutely bonkers food. Got the Fish Pakora, Butter Chicken, Black Daal and Garlic Naan. Everything was so flavorful and piping hot. I wish we lived in Glasgow so we could enjoy this more frequently.
Read on Google Maps1.0KAMALJIT KAUR
Zero star as they ruined our whole wonderful experience of Glasgow tour. We had a very disappointing experience at Mother India. The restaurant overcharged us, and when we politely raised the issue, the staff was extremely rude and even started shouting instead of resolving the matter. On top of that, the food quality was poor – the garlic dishes and other items were undercooked. Very unprofessional service and unacceptable behavior. Definitely not recommended.
Read on Google Maps5.0Joaquin Serpe
We had such a feast in Mother India! We order so many things so these are my highlights: Delhi Style Lamb (flavorful and meat cooked to perfection), Vegetarian Thali with Dahl, fried aubergines, and the garlic naan. This is also such a cool location: lit by candles and designer furniture. Will try it out again next time I'm in Glasgow
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