Eastern Tandoori, Loughrea

Way back in the dim and distant past I was a devoted customer at the Eastern Tandoori in South William Street, Dublin. It was the very early 1980s and in the days when I had an expense account that included lunch every day (God bless Digital). This meant that I had an Eastern Tandoori lunch at least once a week, and while there were other Indian restaurants to choose from, this was the best.

In the 1990s Eastern Tandoori spread its wings to places like Cork, Limerick, and Galway. Many of the Indian restaurant owners around the country started out their careers working in one of these restaurants. This is also true of the one in Galway which was opened in about 1997 and later, in 2007, it expanded to Loughrea. It has been a while since I visited the Loughrea restaurant, but the recent launch of a really great value menu meant that it required a night out. The new menu is available from Monday to Thursday inclusive, costs €14.95, and includes a choice of the most popular starters, plus a Dhaka puree which is a delicious Indian deep fried pancake. You also get a choice of nearly 30 main courses plus a choice of rice and tea or coffee. If you take a glance at the main menu you will see that most main courses are around €14, then add rice, add a starter €6.50, and tea or coffee, then you can see this is a great deal, one of the few benefits of the recession! There is also an all-you-can-eat Sunday buffet lunch from 1pm to 4pm which costs €11.95 per adult or €6.95 per child.

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