The Ashoka in Glasgow’s Ashton Lane could be seen as the jewel in the crown of the Harlequin group of Indian restaurants. The Ashton Lane branch is one of the group’s most established outlets and it boasts a superb location right in the heart of the West End’s party precinct. Thanks to a massive mural of an Indian market scene, the Ashoka in Ashton Lane can boast distinctive looks but it is the lip-smacking menu that keeps everyone from students and couples to families coming back time after time.
Glasgow Indian
One reason for the Ashoka Ashton Lane’s long term success in Glasgow’s competitive Indian restaurant market is that its menu can surprise, as well as providing the staple curries that people expect to see. Bhoona, biryani and dhansak curries are all present and correct at the Ashoka Ashton Lane but so are Indo-Scots dishes like the haggis pakora. Among the house specialities are less well known dishes such as the Himalayan Hotpot which mixes fresh garlic, ginger, green chillies and a host of vegetables. Customers can choose whether to have it with chicken, lamb, prawn, vegetables or the Indian cheese paneer. Alternatively, explore the Connoisseur’s Selection which boasts choices like the Sikandri lamb shanks which are marinated overnight with ginger, garlic and green chillies before being cooked in a sealed pot. It is dishes like that which keep the Ashoka Ashton Lane in the forefront of Glasgow’s Indian restaurants.