Carron To Mumbai Restaurant

Was really looking forward to going to this restaurant. I love the art deco period and this restaurant was originally the Carron tea rooms built in the 1930s. There are two entrances, the one that we used, which takes you straight into the dining area, is an open room with large original art deco windows. The other entrance takes you into a beautiful art deco bar area with comfy sofas. The corridor between the bar and restaurant has cleverly been designed as a train (see photos) giving you the experience of travelling on a train in India. This is a great idea but there was no-one sitting there during our visit. Our vegan requests were not an issue and the food was lovely, although the bhuna could have had more spice. It would have been nice to have had another option for non alcoholic drinks such as a cider or bottle of nozecco. Staff were attentive and professional, but could have been more welcoming and would have been nice to get a goodbye when we left the restaurant. Those are the personal touches thar make us want to go back. £45 bill was really good value for money. I read that there was a lot of money spent on restoring the art deco features in the restaurant, and i expected it to have more of a wow factor than in did, but it was lovely to see the mirror rumoured to have been designed by Picasso himself. Hidden behind the boring brown toilet doors are some lovely art deco toilets. Well worth a trip to this restaurant. A hidden gem.

Place needs some TLC and would be great to see more of a sympathetic nod to its art deco origins in terms of small details like light fittings, colour etc. but the food was great, was worried it wasn't going to be. we had sea bass of various descriptions- okra and plentiful rice. Fish was fresh and delicious and flavours were more inventive and fresher then many Indian restaurants. All of our dishes were made with love and care.

Have dined at ‘The Carron to Mumbai’ Restaurant on numerous occasions over the past year and always been impressed by the food, service, ambience and the beautiful Art Deco building. Yesterday was my birthday and I couldn’t imagine anywhere better to round off a wonderful day of touring around Aberdeenshire. Thank you to the entire team for a lovely evening of relaxed fine dining (the chicken shashlik was our favourite!) and especially the warm welcome and kind hospitality which we really do appreciate every visit.

We got dinner here tonight and it was delicious! It's made fresh so it does take a little while to be prepared. The lamb was the most tender lamb I've ever had in a curry. The service was great, everyone was really nice. The interior furnishings are fantastic. It's got a bit of a art deco vibe and the hallway leading from the bar to the restaurant is decorated like an old train. Very well done. I wish we were staying in Stonehaven longer so we could come back.

Well this did not disappoint. Art deco Interior of a train leaving Carron into a hotel restaurant in Mumbai was a surprise and much more spacious than expecting. You must have a starter the pakora sizzlers and the fish cake both stunning could have had 2nds and 3rds. Main just as good I enjoyed Garden 21 with Seabass. Korma got the thumbs up too, every dish, rice and chapatti was spot on. Gin choice also very good so a must visit if your in the area.