Category Archives: Glasgow

Ramadan Buffet at The Village

Posted on July 19, 2014 by Hector

Arrive Alive We’re heading for home before the dawn comes… It was a long day, The Lake District and Back. The Summer Ale Festival at Staveley, home of the Hawkshead Brewery, is now established in the Calendar. Of the Potential … Continue reading →

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Hector is Home – New Karahi Palace

Posted on July 18, 2014 by Hector

No more Pasta, please. Ironically, the First Home-Cooked Meal on the return from a Trip served at Hector’s House is traditionally – Spaghetti Bolognaise. It could still be however, for the next few days there is definitely going to be … Continue reading →

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Glasgow – Dakhin – South Indian Cuisine in The Merchant City

Posted on June 28, 2014 by Hector

If there is a Curry equivalent of train-spotting then Hector has to admit that there is an ongoing programme of visiting every Curry House in Glasgow. After today there will be two city centre venues, and two more in the … Continue reading →

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Karahi Palace – The Return of The Man from Bradford

Posted on June 27, 2014 by Hector

Day 2 of the G-RAF and Hector finds himself back at The New Karahi Palace (51-53 Nelson Street, Glasgow, G5 8DZ). Even though this is also Day 2 of Hector’s Summer Vacation (had to give this an early mention – … Continue reading →

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Charcoals Cafe – Vielleicht Das Nächste Mal

Posted on June 26, 2014 by Hector

Mahogany – Teachers’ New Year Have I mentioned I’m on holiday? The Academic Year reaches a conclusion, Marg is dropped off at Glasgow Airport (Hockey in Wales), G-RAF – the First Glasgow Real Ale Festival in Eighteen Years (I still … Continue reading →

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Danny Singh’s Gandhi – Hector’s Curry Challenge

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Hector

Hector The Curry Consultant Increasingly in the last year or so, Restaurateurs have been asking the opinion of Hector as to what to include on the Menu et al. Since the Opening Night of Danny Singh’s Gandhi (441 Victoria Rd, … Continue reading →

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Maureen’s Charity Curry Night 2014 – Curry on the Hill

Posted on June 17, 2014 by Hector

A change of Venue this year for Maureen’s Charity Curry Night in aid of Indian and Sri Lankan Orphanages, sees The Friends of Hector assembled at Curry on the Hill (3 Bemersyde Ave, Mansewood, Glasgow, G43 1EN). This is a … Continue reading →

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Ayaz has Plans – New Karahi Palace – Visit #30

Posted on June 14, 2014 by Hector

Where has the last month gone? I reckoned I must have been here since the last trip to The Staggs, Musselburgh. A Reliable Curry Website states otherwise. I thought it was only Three Weeks since my last Visit, it turned … Continue reading →

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Chillies West End – Tapas-style Curry

Posted on June 13, 2014 by Hector

Established in 2008, Chillies West End (176-182 Woodlands Road, Glasgow, G3 6LL) has been on the radar for sometime. It has the Aura of a Chain which is why I have not eaten here before, yet apart from here, they … Continue reading →

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Glasgow – Indian Platform – Great Western Rd. @ The Pond

Posted on June 11, 2014 by Hector

Indian Platform (1051 Great Western Road, Glasgow, G12 0XP) is housed in the Pre-Beeching Kelvinside Train Station. Although the Beeching Cuts now appear to be spurious given the rise in car ownership in the following years, it did leave many … Continue reading →

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