Sign up to our Glasgow Live nostalgia newsletters for more local history and heritage content straight to your inboxĪpart from the food, the main feature of the restaurant was the building it was housed in.įirst opening back in May, 1930, it operated as a cinema until 1959, and was subsequently used as a boxing arena, a short-lived gig venue gig venue called “Louis” and a bingo hall, before becoming a nightclub from 1981 to 1986. Located in the former Kelvin Cinema on Argyle Street, before Finnieston became hipster central, it was regarded as one of the biggest Indian restaurants in Europe - with enough room to seat 1,000 diners at a time. READ MORE: Remembering 'The Flaggie', Glasgow's ultimate 80's leisure spot They were famed for serving up a taste of the exotic to Glasgow punters moving away from their mince and tatties in favour of a bit of spice. Some 40 years ago when curry was all the rage and Creme de la Creme was the name on everyone's lips. And we’ve all seen a few lesser known restaurants come and go - especially when vying for a spot in Glasgow’s ever-developing food and drink scene.
We all have our favourites, whether they’re well-kent options like Mother India or your friendly local curry shop. Glasgow is not exactly short of thoroughly decent Indian restaurants.
