Oran Tandoori

Oh my gosh… this was rated number one in Oranmore by trip advisor, so we decided to try it on a Sunday night. Restaurant not crowded, staff very welcoming. After we ordered, they brought over a free app… chicken tikka. It was delicious! My husband is British and we eat alot of Indian food in Northern Virginia, but this is the best app I’ve ever had! We enjoyed our bottle of wine with chicken tikka masala (medium spicy) and lamb boti kabob. Chicken dish was different from home (as noted by menu) and the server, more almondy, but still delicious. We also had onion kulcha which was amongst the best we’ve ever had. After dinner, the sever offered liqueurs and brought me a flaming sambuca. Such a nice touch. The manager came over and we discussed the US, Ireland, The UK, and India. When my husband didn’t take him up on an after dinner liqueur, he gave us a bottle of Indian beer to enjoy later. So friendly! The prices were fair and the food and ambiance were great! Highly recommend this restaurant,

On a cold, rainy and windy night I’ve decided not to go out and order the Indian take out down the street, to be delivered to me. The Indian restaurant is about 3 km away from where I’m staying.
For those of you unfamiliar with Ireland, there’s something you need to know. There are no real addresses here, every house has a specific name. No street numbers and no post codes (though they are working on the post codes). It took 7 phone calls, 2 wrong delivery locations and 40 minutes for the delivery boy to finally find the cottage I was staying at. Surprisingly the food didn’t go cold.
Chicken tandoori curry was very good. Chicken was cooked perfectly. Lamb curry however had good flavoring but was too greasy and lamb was way overbooked. Good lamb though.
This came with lots of basmati rice, small very welted and warm shredded lettuce salad, some of those thin big pieces of cookie/​bread like crispy things and an order of garlic naan.
I wouldn’t dare order delivery again but seeing how this is probably one of the only Indian place around, I wouldn’t mind eating here when I’m in Oranmore.