Category Archives: Glasgow’s Top Rated

D/Phyeley : A Village phenomenon

Hector saw the lights of Bradford, but the Curry was over a green hill far away… A Curry-free weekend. Well almost. The Field Centre at Malham had Local Lamb Curry on the menu on Saturday evening. From where was this … Continue reading

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Glasgow – Mother India’s Cafe, at last!

This is essentially an Indian-style Tapas restaurant. The idea is to order a couple of portions each. The portions are smaller than the main dish experience, one should never leave unless one feels fulfilled. There is a Takeaway Menu, but … Continue reading

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The Village Calls…

Friday Night is Curry Night? It is two weeks since Jonathan and Hector sat together and dined in The Village (Nelson St, Glasgow). This had to be rectified, and such was the weekend schedule there was only one window of … Continue reading

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Wir essen Curry Heute im den Rathaus!

A return to The Village Three weeks since Hector’s last visit to the ‘Glasgow Mecca‘, well the publicity has not be that sensational in recent times. The café has clearly now met the approval of those who decide when our … Continue reading

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Shenaz (Granville Street)

Does one visit mean many? Jonathan writes: Continuing the celebration of my escape, amongst other things, Kari, John and myself visited one of Glasgow’s oldest curry houses, the Shenaz in Granville Street. This must have been the first Indian restaurant … Continue reading

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The Village is closed!

Today’s Glasgow Evening Times reports that the temporary premises ‘The Villagio’ across the street from the main restaurant has been closed by the environmental health people. Rats were found in the cellar. These premises have been lying empty for years … Continue reading

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A Village Birthday Treat!

Sunday as will be posted was the planned birthday-dinner Curry Fest, but how could Marg refuse Hector: the promise of a Village (Nelson St, Glasgow) Curry is one way of extracting a man from The 23rd Paisley Beer Festival. Arriving … Continue reading

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The Village is a hamlet no more…

Open for business as usual, so I’ll have ‘The Usual’… Two weeks since the last Village (Nelson St, Glasgow) experience, far too long. What is happening? Posters on the window…ah the planned renovations are under way. The downstairs is being … Continue reading

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The Village, Glasgow – Scotland

Hector is on holiday, so it is a case of maximising the Curry input. On Wednesday straight off the plane from Traben-Trarbach, Hector went straight to The Village “Curry House”, Tradeston (129 Nelson St, G52 1EQ) Glasgow – Scotland. Tradeston … Continue reading

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Cafe Salma, a rival to The Village?

Recent reports in the press and other Blogs have suggested that there is a pretender to the title best curry house in Glasgow. Café Salma (523 Sauchiehall Street, G3 7PQ) is a Moroccan café/restaurant that also happens to sell Curry. … Continue reading

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