Spice Cottage - Carta

Had a takeaway, it was alright, but found the whole meal pretty bland. Poppodoms were lovely as was the dips that accompanied them, but the actual curries lacked taste or spice.

During our 3 week trip through Scotland we visited many Indian restaurants Spice at Meldrum Arms is the best. The service was very friendly, polite and helpful, the host who came to our table after dessert is really knowledgeable and a profound expert in Indian cuisine. The food (we had 2 starters, 2 main dishes, and 2 desserts) was very rich in texture and the taste/flavour was composed as to be as well complex as subtle. Great experience.

I visited this restaurant with a friend. I had been there before, but that was about ten years ago. There was no obvious reason for my delay in revisiting. We got a nice reception and good service from the young man who served us. The Indian meal was excellent and value for money. Unfortunately only one other table was occupied and those people left the restaurant, having finished their meal, quite soon after we arrived. This, of course, means that there was no atmosphere whatsoever which did have some effect on our dining experience. Ver carta

On the way through to Aberdeen we stopped here for something to eat. We had Poppadoms condiments to start. For mains I had chicken tikka Malabari which was a medium spiced dish and my wife had chicken tikka Masala which was a mild dish, we had Pilau rice and cheese Nan along with our meal. Both curries were flavoursome and tasty, the rice Nan were tasty too. My wife found the chicken tikka Masala to be a bit spicy for her taste for a mild dish. The food was all served nice and hot. The service was pleasant and efficient. Will definitely be visiting here again.

In Meldrum for a wee jog and fancied a takeaway, stumbled across Spice. I would say they could maybe improve their exterior signage as we drive past on a regular basis and never noticed it being there. Ordered food for takeaway, gentlemen persuaded us to have a drink in the bar while we waited. It was very quiet but the staff were all friendly and helpful. Food came pretty quick. When we got home we were all super impressed, loads of flavour and generous portions. Not a grain of rice was left. We will definitely be back. Noticed on the menu it’s BOGOF on a Tuesday when dining in the restaurant.

Delighted that we could have dinner out but it was not sufficiently good that we will return. The Good polite service, and well set out venue with good spacing. The Lamb Chadni was tasty and the Chicken Tikka was well cooked The Bad side dishes were so small they were practically tasters, and the King Prawns were nothing akin to King Prawns and not well cooked. When this was shared with the team all they suggested was a chicken dish in it's place clearly not what is expected when you order a dish at premium price! The drinks were also questionable, with old glasses being used for the lager (you can tell by the date on them) which meant quality was not great. Overall not as good as other loca... Ver carta

We plumped for this restaurant without checking out any reviews somdidnt know what to expect. It was a Wednesday and just after 5pm sonee were the first in and greeted warmly by a young chap who showed us to our table. We ordered drinks which came along with complimentary popadoms and dips. The food was ordered and when it came it was served by an Indian(? gent. He took time to explain that the South Indian Korma that my girlfriend had order wasn't like a normal korma. It was less sweet and more like a korma they would have at home. Spicy but not hot. He then offered that if she didnt like it they would exchange it. There was no need as she said it was one of the best curries she'd ever had....

So placed a order online. Adhering to the covid rules, Got the meal a lamb balti a Ceylon garlic chilli chicken, garlic rice, mushroom rice a garlic naan, and chapatis, well what can I say, the lamb was so tuff it was impossible to eat, there was no mushrooms in the rice, there was no chilli in the garlic chilli chicken. The naan was undercooked and raw in the middle. The chapatis where rock hard. We phoned the restaurant to complain but the manager was incredibly rude, kept talking over me when I was explaining the problems, we spent £44 pound on a treat, but was badly let down. I will be taking this to the trading standards as I do not want anyone to spend their hard earned money on food t...

We have used this restaurant for the last 5 years and up until recently have been very happy. last week we placed a sizeable order (over £50) and after practically having to guide the driver, turn by turn, we recieved our order over an hour after the eta, given to us by the restaurant. The food was cold, and 2 of the meals were inedible due to the quality and state of them. The standard of all meals were sub par and we were very disappointed. We called to highlight the problems immediately and were informed that they were using a taxi that evening, as their usual driver was acting as a chef in their kitchen. We were told someone would call us back to discuss either that evening or the follow... Ver carta