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Charcoals, Glasgow, Glasgow

Charcoals

4.7
4.7
277 Reviews
£25 and under
Indian
Glasgow may seem far the romantic punjabi region of the indian and subcontinent,yet through charcoals you can enjoy their traditional family dishes prepared with fresh ingredients and cooked before your eyes on our massive charcoal grill
we have achieved in 2012 as follows are details winner of scottish curry awards,maitre d of the year was muhammad ALI , curry club award for glasgow, opentable diner choice awards
your food is looked after by our experienced chefs who produce unique traditional dishes using recipes which have been handed down from father to son for generations

we are now catering for parties e.g. bhirthdays,weddings,office snacks for meeting

we look after our customers as our guests,you wont be dissapointed with our service and quality of food thats our promise.

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2 people

7:00 PM


Booked 7 times today

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    £25 and under
  • Cuisines
    Indian, European
  • Hours of operation
    Sun 1:00 pm–11:00 pm Lunch Mon–Sat 12:00 pm–3:00 pm Dinner Mon–Sat 4:00 pm–11:00 pm
  • Phone number
    0141 221 9251
  • Payment options
    Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress

What 277 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.7
4.7 based on recent ratings
  • 4.8Food
  • 4.8Service
  • 4.6Ambience
  • 4.7Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • Glasgow/Lanarkshire

    Best Overall

  • Glasgow/Lanarkshire

    Best Food

  • Glasgow/Lanarkshire

    Best Service

  • Glasgow/Lanarkshire

    Best Ambiance

  • Glasgow/Lanarkshire

    Best Value

  • Glasgow/Lanarkshire

    Good for business meals

  • Glasgow/Lanarkshire

    Good for business meals

  • Glasgow/Lanarkshire

    Good for groups

  • Glasgow/Lanarkshire

    Vegetarian-friendly

  • Glasgow

    Best Overall

  • Glasgow

    Best Food

  • Glasgow

    Best Service

  • Glasgow

    Best Ambiance

  • Glasgow

    Best Value

  • Glasgow

    Good for business meals

  • Glasgow

    Good for business meals

  • Glasgow

    Good for groups

  • Glasgow

    Vegetarian-friendly

277 Reviews
  1. Nancydrew

    Glasgow

    16 reviews

    5.0

    16 reviews

    Dined 1 day ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    First class food yet again best mixed grill I’ve ever had

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  2. Allyf2305

    Glasgow

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 5 days ago

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    Very satisfied with meal food was great and we'll be back

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  3. Siarg

    Glasgow

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 25, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    Excellent and welcoming service. Good menu. Reasonable prices.

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  4. williamr

    Angus

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 25, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    South Indian Garlic Chilli was superb as usual as was my wife's Chicken Bhuna. Love this restaurant, always come here when in Glasgow.

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  5. alimac

    Glasgow

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 25, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    My favourite Indian restaurant in Scotland. We have tried others but always go back to Charcoal as they serve great food and also service is great too. Great value for money and certainly worth the walk from the Central Station

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  6. Jilly

    Glasgow

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on November 25, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Great food and plenty of it. Was full so took a doggy bag. Fast, friendly, helpful service.

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  7. GordyisaDJ

    Glasgow

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 25, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Always welcomed with open arms, always top-class fresh food!

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  8. JohnD

    Aberdeen

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 25, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Must be one the best Indian restaurants in Glasgow. Ali and his team are all super attentive, the food is always superb and the price point is excellent!.

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  9. Eneil

    Glasgow

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 24, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Delicious food, excellent service. Attentive but not overly so. Good value. Will definitely recommend.

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  10. GAnder09

    London

    6 reviews

    4.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on November 23, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience3
    Food was delicious & great value for money just so much food we couldn’t finish!

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  11. SteveL

    Glasgow

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 19, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    One of the best Indian restaurants I have been in. The food was simply amazing. Will definitely be back..

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  12. AilsaE

    Glasgow

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 18, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Food & customer service amazing as always. Love it. See you in December

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  13. DavidM

    Glasgow

    10 reviews

    5.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on November 17, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    A truly outstanding experience of Indian cuisine. Each dish freshly made and delicious. Service was impeccable. Can’t wait to return!

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  14. stephenc

    Glasgow

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 11, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Yet another outstanding meal at charcoals. Fantastic food, great service, & Ali and his colleagues looked after us really well.

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  15. Siarg

    Glasgow

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 4, 2023

    overall4food4service5ambience4
    Have been here before and always enjoyed the food and knowledgeable service. Friends who joined us loved the food and level of service and would definitely revisit this restaurant.

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  16. DianeE

    Glasgow

    10 reviews

    5.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on November 4, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Always great service and food was fab, over ordered as always.

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  17. CatherineW

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 29, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience3
    Amazing food absolutely delicious would highly recommend eating here

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  18. seancat

    Glasgow

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on October 27, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The service and food where outstanding this a must visit, it was also my wife’s birthday and they made an absolute fuss of her they couldn’t have done any more , they made her night so special without being asked to , a wonderful experience

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  19. AnnC

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 26, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great meal and service as always from the team at Charcoal.Would recommend and will definitely be back soon

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  20. Jilly

    Glasgow

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on October 25, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Excellent, tasty food. Quick, efficient, friendly, helpful service. Loved the freebie samples!

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  21. JamesM

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 19, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great service and great food would highly recommend

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  22. JohnB

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 15, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Never disappointed when visiting Charcoals. Food was amazing and the staff were very attentive.

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  23. RuthB

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 15, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    A favourite for all our family. Always treated well. Food outstanding.

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  24. MicheleE

    Aberdeen

    17 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    17 reviews

    Dined on October 13, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Excellent food and staff were really friendly - would go back

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  25. Sarah

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 13, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Absolutely stunning food, always guaranteed an amazing meal here. Great guys!

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  26. GillianM

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 7, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Wonderful fresh food, excellent service from staff

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  27. biglucky

    Glasgow

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 6, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Excellent service and outstanding food at great prices.

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  28. GillianM

    Glasgow

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on September 30, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Food was delicious and service was excellent. Would definitely return.

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  29. JaneL

    Glasgow

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 30, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Excellent and authentic Indian food. We received a few free taster dishes too. Lovely touch. The food and service was perfect. Looking forward to our next visit.

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  30. ColinF

    Glasgow

    4 reviews

    4.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on September 30, 2023

    overall4food4service5ambience3
    Really nice food fantastic attentive staff and a few tasters on top of our order. This is my third visit in last 4 months and it’s now my go to Indian when in Glasgow

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  31. Chill

    Glasgow

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 29, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    My friends and I had been regulars at the old Chacoals located up on Renfield Street, but thought that the Pandemic had sadly forced its closure. However, we were pleasantly surprised to discovered that it had simply relocated to the Trongate! Even more so, the quality of the food and service remains as good, if not better, than before. It is once again our regular Indian restaurant in Glasgow, and we probably couldn't recommend it enough!

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  32. StewartH

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 29, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    I've been here before, but this was my first time back since covid. Incredibly, the owner remembered us and we had a nice chat over a glass of wine. He's friendly and helpful, and very passionate and proud of his food and his restaurant. In order of what we received: The reasonably priced house wine was very good. The poppadoms were fresh and crispy, and the dips were all homemade and delicious. Their lime pickle is possibly the best I've ever tasted. We had another chat about onions. They use three different varieties, but Spanish white ones are best for spiced onions. The starters were all excellent; my fish pakora was outstanding, again with a homemade dip. My main was a prawn and cheese curry, which was delicious, and I had a little taste of other people's dishes, any of which I would have been delighted to eat. The rice, naan and chapatis were all good too. This might only be because I told the owner it was my birthday, but they kept bringing little free things to the table, starting with an extra dish of the spiced onions we'd admired, some charred poppadoms and a delicious dip. Then there was a dish of spiced new potatoes, a bowl of very tasty daal. Everything was excellent, but we were filling up and couldn't finish it all. At the end, we had to rush to catch a train, and the owner rushed over and asked us to stay a little longer so he could give us more stuff. We couldn't. The bill was a very pleasant surprise. We'd ordered the pretheatre menu for £14.95 and that was all they charged us for. I don't think there's a restaurant anywhere else in the city where you are so well looked after and eat such good quality food at this price. I also love it when a restaurateur is genuinely proud of his restaurant. Truly excellent.

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  33. MooshM

    Edinburgh

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on September 26, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We had a fantastic meal at Charcoals and the food really was superb.

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  34. WillB

    Edinburgh

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on September 23, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Absolutely amazing food and the staff kept bringing more plates for free. All the waiters were super friendly and attentive without feeling overbearing.

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  35. jons

    San Francisco

    3 reviews

    4.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on September 18, 2023

    overall4food5service4ambience3
    Very good food but somewhat noisy due to background music

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  36. OpenTable Diner

    Austin

    1 review

    vip
    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 16, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Over from the US for our honeymoon. Our Glaswegian friends recommended Charcoals and we have to say it did not disappoint. Food was fantastic, the service was great and everyone was very attentive. Great flavors and the perfect amount of heat in several of our dishes. Plus we love that they have a philanthropic mission to feed the homeless as well. Put Charcoal on your itinerary!

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  37. SharonP

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 10, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Lovely restaurant found it few months back this is my2nd time Took friends this time they loved it too We had 2 courses set price menu it was £14.95 and great value menu plenty choices we add on Nan bread of couple of £ had few bottles of wine after paying bill the staff gave us an other bottle of wine free of charge 😀so all in all we were delighted with service food and drinks we certainly will be back

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  38. SarahF

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 9, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Food was delicious, got given extras, pakora etc which were unexpected treats. Staff were very friendly and went out of their way to make birthday boy feel special. Would highly recommend

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  39. TomH

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 5, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Easily the best Asian restaurant in the city. I have eaten in most curry restaurants in the city but the food in this place tops the lot. The owner is a great host and his staff are attentative as you would expect from a good restaurant.

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  40. KevinW

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 2, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Food is always outstanding! Chicken was so soft and the service was second to none. Always my favourite restaurant to go to for Indian food

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FAQs

Charcoals does offer delivery in partnership with Just Eat.

Charcoals is rated 4.7 stars by 277 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people

7:00 PM


Booked 7 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Google Map for Charcoals

74 Trongate, Glasgow, Glasgow, Glasgow G1 5EP

Additional information

  • Neighborhood
    Glasgow
  • Hours of operation
    Sun 1:00 pm–11:00 pm Lunch Mon–Sat 12:00 pm–3:00 pm Dinner Mon–Sat 4:00 pm–11:00 pm
  • Price
    £25 and under
  • Cuisines
    Indian, European
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    None
  • Payment options
    Mastercard, Visa
  • Additional
    Delivery, View, Wine
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