Reviews 2009


'Welcome to guilt free curry…. having already sampled his three other restaurants I knew I was in for a treat. Congratulations Balbir, you’ve done us proud’.
- Tam Cowan ‘Daily Record’

‘Balbir’s insistence on cooking without ghee and artificial colouring ensured the dish had a nice light feel to it. This meant that, instead of waddling back to our car, we were able to march away, two satisfied customers.’
- Richard Bath ‘Scotland on Sunday’

‘One of the most enjoyable nights I’ve spent in Glasgow involved the sociable sharing of a ‘banquet’ at Balbir’s on Church St.’

‘Distinctive, health conscious and reasonably priced, Balbir’s Tiffin rooms genuinely adds something to Glasgow’s crowded curry scene and demands repeat visits.’
- Jay Richardson ‘Glasgow Herald’

‘exquisite Indian food with no heavy butter-based recipes, Everything at veteran restaurateur Balbir’s tiffin rooms is well executed. A welcome encore for one of India’s older songs’.
- Alan Brown, ‘The Sunday Times’

‘the food is unpretentious, fresh, fragnent and adventurous with a lot of locally sourced ingredients. The result is good food that’s good for you.
- The List Magazine

‘This is fresh and fun Indian food delivered with a final bill that will encourage repeat visits, its another Balbir beezer.
- Jonathan Trew ‘The Metro’

Reviews (pre 2009)

‘Balbir is undoubtedly the unsurpassed master of the starters, the little dishes, the tasters, the tracts. Balbir is back and that can surely be no bad thing’.

‘The Glasgow Indian restaurant scene has a new champion, Balbir’s in Church St.’
- Ron McKenna Glasgow Herald

‘a huge personal favourite…. Arguably the best Indian restaurant in Scotland’.
- Tam Cowan Daily Record

‘Balbir’s, voted the number 1 out of connoisseur choice of Indian restaurants in Scotland’
- Barry Shelby Glasgow Herald

‘The house knows its stuff inside out, so let it choose. Its all tasty high grade stuff’
- Alan brown The Sunday Times

‘Balbir has raised the bar for all the restaurants.’
- Jonathan Trew The Metro

‘The meal was truly outstanding, trust the waiter and ditch the menus’
- Dinner Tech Evening Times

‘In a world of its own. Balbir’s offers a masterclass in Indian cuisine head and shoulders above the rest. The man who started off Glasgow’s Ashoka chain still stands out of the crowd’.
- Richard Bath Scotland on Sunday