The Rupee Room - Ayr

Happened upon this place for an early dinner. The menu boasts a number of different curries and other Indian specialties. The food was fresh and delicious. Our waiter, Umesh, couldn't have been more accommodating to our dietary restrictions and ensured every detail exceeded expectations. We had a lovely time and truly appreciated an exceptional meal and experience. Highly recommend!

Quick update on previous review: The new price for the revamped 3 course set lunch menu is £9.95, so not quite the deal it used to be but still fair value plus they throw in a popadum and chutney on top of that. A pint of Kingfisher lager is a whopping £4.50! Food is still pretty decent, the staff are friendly and there are no tablecloths to worry about if you're a messy eater like me. Vegetarian options are clearly labelled. Beach front promenade nearby for the essential post-curry walk.

I'm delighted to see The Rupee Room is already on Yelp! I grew up in Ayrshire and still take an annual holiday to visit the family there. Indian meals were always an occasional treat for the family, but I always felt we had something of an uneasy relationship with Indian places and never really settled on a favourite. Now, however, The Rupee Room is firmly established as our family's go to place for Indian. Most recently, mother and I took my sister and her two young children there to celebrate my sister's birthday with a good time being had by all. My usual choice here is the mixed veg dosa, which comes with salad and a dhal sauce. The dosa is smaller, thicker and tougher than I have encountered elsewhere, but still a worthy effort in fact let's look on the bright side and point out it is more substantial than a lot of the papery dosas out there! For a vegetarian, that is a good option for you. Mother always sticks with the korma (of which they have a slighty bewildering variety! and is always satisfied with that. My sister had a dhal based vegetarian dish, while the children shared chicken pakora. Sister seemed pleased with her choice, but between the dipping sauce and the spicy batter there was a bit too much heat in the pakoras for the kids, with my niece needing a glass of cold milk to cool her mouth down, which the waitress kindly supplied. Tandoor chapatis where also enjoyed by the party. Although there is a window into the kitchen, it is not really enough to give much of a view unless you stand close as I have done! But it is reassuring, and on my last visit I could see a diligent bunch of Sikh cooks toiling away in there. The pleasant waitress who served us was milk bottle complexion Scottish, though! The décor is smart enough, including the tealight food warmers brought to the table (see photos . The locale is great on Burns Monument Square, with a regal view of statues and formal gardens but also, unfortunately, quite busy traffic for Ayr directly outside the window which I found to be a bit of a distraction. Prices are reasonable, and their deals are a genuine bargain. We tend to go for the half priced mains from 5 7pm, or 4 6pm on Saturdays and Sundays. If you are trying to keep costs down, focus on cleaning your plate of the half priced main and go easy on the side orders! (This is one reason why any of the dosas or puri meals are a good choice during this time, as they are complete meals in themselves. Actually, this is reminding me that I had the vegetable kofta on my last visit, which comes in a spicy tomato sauce. Although tasty and wholesome enough, both the balls and sauce were a bit nonedescript. Worth a try, but I feel I will go for a dosa or puri on my next visit. All in all, after years of eating in OK Indians in Ayrshire, I am glad to now have The Rupeee Room as a solid local option for this type of food.

Dinner here was lovely. 2 mild curries and a hot one. Used the gourmet society card so it was buy one get one free which was a good bonus. Place was packed so that was a good sign. The reason for one star off was the staff. The waiters were a little rude. The attitude towards getting mild curries was a little too much put a downer on the service. One point is that this place has easily the best nan bread we had ever tried! Amazing.

*From the perspective of a Canadian tourist* Came here for dinner around 7pm on a sunny Thursday in May with two friends I was staying with. After a week of eating in mostly pubs and more generic restaurants, I was excited to get some flavor so asked if we could try here. I normally love Indian food and haven't had much bad experience with it, and this place was on the better end of any Indian restaurant I've eaten at in Canada. Simple, warm atmosphere with basic wooden tables, very clean. I would guess seating for 20+ in the main dining section we were in, plus there was another room off to the side which I didn't look into, so that may hold a fair bit more. Very friendly service from the beginning through end of our meal, especially from Sonny. He was genuinely thankful for our business. I'm told tipping in Scotland isn't as expected as it is in Canada, and I tipped probably 15%, but service was great before that, and I felt deserved at least that. All the dishes were delicious. My eyes are bigger than my stomach so I always order more than I can possibly finish, taking a few dishes to go in a doggie bag. We started with several large papadums and a try of five different dips, all of which were delicious and I don't see them listed in this way on the menu anywhere, but that was fun to it on its own. My saag paneer was great, as was the chana massala. Looking at the pictures of my friends' dishes, I don't remember exactly what they were, but generally we were all very pleased with the taste and quantity. We had a few drinks of rum, cocktails and beer. Prices were reasonable. I'd definitely go back here, although I don't see me being back in Ayr anytime in the next few years, I do recommend it to anyone locally or visiting from away.