This popular Stirling dining spot is part of the Green Gates restaurant family, with the other branches being in Glasgow and Renfrew. With a couple of awards under its belt, it has picked up a real local following. Green Gates is run by two chefs trained in India, who were previously the winning team between the multi award-winning Mother India and Wee Curry Shop. The setting is a smart and modern brasserie-style restaurant with classic wooden panels and floors.
Green Gates specialises in home-style dishes from North and South India and offers many speciality choices.
Highlights from the starters include roast paprika mussels; tandoori scallops and paneer pakora, as well as South Indian chilli chicken dosa.
Speciality mains feature king prawn chattinad cooked in coconut, black pepper & mustard; tandoori sea bass and tender, flavoursome lamb shanks. Or you can opt for a curry house classic such as tandoori chicken, lamb biryani or chicken tikka.
You can also try out street food dishes like daal makhini, national favourites such as butter chicken, or a regional delight like Goan fish curry. Vegetarian choices include saag paneer, mixed vegetable curry and daal tadka.
If you fancy sharing, two people can tuck into the raan, a hefty leg of lamb cooked in Indian spices then served with rice and naan bread.
Green Gates is on Queen Street in the centre of town, a few minute’s walk from the main train station. The AMF bowling alley is very close by, while Stirling Castle, the Albert Halls and the Old Town Jail are all within easy reach. Pay parking is available around the corner on Goosecroft Road.