Highland Spice Indian Restaurant

A delicious meal in a lovely restaurant. We had curry with rice and naan bread and our daughter had pakora, all were delicious. The owner was very friendly and attentive making jokes with our daughter to keep her entertained. Would recommend either a take away or a sit in meal here, food was excellent. 🙂

Highland Hidden Gem! It’s your final night in the Highlands of Scotland, and you've just run out gas for your camp stove, what do you do? Well, if you're anywhere near the lovely little town of Dornoch, you should definitely stop by Highland Spice!!! Having been turned away by a local pub-restaurant who were "Fully booked" (despite only one table being occupied?!), we decided to hunt down this hidden Highland gem. It's tucked away a few mins walk from the main road, behind the big hotel and houses and just around the corner from student accommodation (big win for the students)! The proprietor was warm and welcoming, showing us to a table by the window. The furnishings were tasteful and clean, and we were soon perusing a menu that was both comprehensive and detailed - something sadly lacking in most Indian restaurants. Our order was taken with efficiency and courtesy, and within no time at all we were tucking in to our delicious starters! Two of us had the Chicken Pakora, with obligatory poppadoms and sauce tray. This was then followed by a mains of the sumptuously rich Makhani, full of flavour and a delight on the palate. Not being one for rice, this was paired with a side bowl of perfectly fried golden chips, both of which were shamefully left unfinished due to eyes being bigger than belly! As someone who has to be careful around spicy foods, I'm quite particular about Indian restaurants, and this is definitely in my top 2! It's just a shame it's so far from home! Massive thanks to the host and chef, who could not do more for us and provided some delicious food to a trio of weary travellers.

Went to Highland Spice for the first time even although I've lived in Dornoch for two years. Shame it's not on Castle Street as it's a gem. Staff curteous and cheerful, willing to help over and above. Absolutely loved the food, aromatic and reasonably priced. A glass of wine is actually a glass of wine and not a fingerful at the bottom of a vase :) Definitely going back soon. Open when other restaurants are closed. Check it out.