Moghul Indian Restaurant

I had a wonderful experience at this restaurant. The food was absolutely delicious, and every dish was prepared with great care and flavor. The staff was incredibly friendly, attentive, and made me feel very welcome throughout the evening. I also really liked the interior design and overall atmosphere — the restaurant is beautifully decorated and creates a very pleasant dining experience. I would definitely come back again and recommend it.

This was our first visit to the Moghul. Having lived in the UK for thirty years I am aware that Indian restaurants in Ireland have their own iteration of the cuisine.

By way of a preamble I make curries from many of the Indian regions at least once a fortnight. They are made from scratch with due care and attention. Many of the YouTube videos done by Indian-based cooks/chefs are an excellent source.

The Moghul experience was a mixture of highs and lows. We ordered takeaway - a chicken tandoori starter two different chicken curries, pilau rice, and naan.

The service was friendly which is always a good start.

The free popadoms were inedible, without a hint of crispness. The word 'floppy' springs to mind. Thrown in the trash.

The tandoori chicken starter was very pleasant, the flavourings were subtle and the meat was tender. A decent sized portion too.

Each gravy in the curries had its own distinct flavour. Once again the spices were subtle, but they were presented as integrated layers which suggested thoughtful preparation. I had requested an added level or spiciness for my curry which was delivered perfectly. The naan, whilst small, did the job. The pilau rice was 10 out of 10. The colour in particular was perfect.

In terms of lows the biggest was the meat in the curries - it was a car crash! We had both ordered tikka meat, and when I ordered over the phone I specifically asked whether the tikka was cooked in a tandoor oven (I own a small one myself) or under a grill. The answer was tandoor.

Whilst the pieces of meat had skewer holes in them the flesh was as white as milk, with almost none of the colouring/flavour one would expect from a tikka marinade. If this meat spent more than 30 seconds in a tandoor oven I will eat my hat! There was zero evidence (taste and colouring) to suggest otherwise. The 'tikka chicken' in both curries was tasteless and bland. How was this possible? In truth it ruined what could have been two excellent curries

Although a moot point, it was breast meat and not thigh which tends to have more flavour.

Believe me when I say I wanted this curry house to work, because it is my local. I called them within minutes of eating to ask what was going on. The staff member who answered the phone responded that I was the first person EVER to make such a comment and could not adequately explain how 'tikka' meat can have zero tikka.

I will give the restaurant the benefit of the doubt but the next time the tikka police will be in

One of the worst restaurant experiences I've had. From the moment we arrived, the staff were unfriendly and dismissive. We were told to order everything at once when we asked for extra bread, which felt unnecessarily rigid and rude.
When we asked to add a takeaway order at the end of our €80 dine-in meal, we were told it would take 1 hour. We waited. We came back. Then we were told to wait another hour — and told we could cancel if we wanted, as if our time meant nothing.
The whole experience left us feeling like we were not wanted there. I can't say for certain, but the treatment felt discriminatory. The food was okay, but no meal is worth being made to feel unwelcome. Avoid to go there.