Garden Yard Gainz (Boom)
+5
Brilliant restaurant in the heart of beautiful Watchet sommerset. Lovely menu full of Indian delight. I had the lamb tikka cooked to perfection with a lovely keema Nan. Very friendly welcoming staff who seated us no problem without booking. Very reasonable prices. The restaurant is very clean and tidy. A pay and display car park is conveniently positioned a few minutes away. This restaurant is a little gem for those wishing to add a little spice to their visit to this historical little town.
Great restaurant. Food is fantastic and service is great. If your in the area well worth a visit
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A group of 17 of us (8 adults and 9 children) decided to eat out. We knew it would be difficult to find somewhere to accommodate us all. We called a few places and were turned down every time until we called the Spice Merchant. They were more than happy to feed us all. We received a very warm welcome. The restaurant was very pleasant and very clean. We sat at two large tables, the adults and children separately. The service was excellent. The waitress checked with the parents first if there were any restrictions on the children’s orders and then took the orders directly from the children, which was a lovely touch. Despite the fact we were a large group and that there were other customers in the restaurant, we were served without delay. The food was delicious and a very good value for money. We really enjoyed our meal at the Spice Merchant. The meat eaters, vegetarians and fussy eaters were all happy with their meals. The menu is varied and apart from the classics it also features several dishes not usually found elsewhere. We were well fed and felt very welcome. Not only we will come again given the chance, we highly recommend it.
We were so pleased to find great Indian food in Watchet. The service and meals were excellent. The portions were generous and the prices were very fair. The papadums, along with all the sides, were very creative and flavorful. The mixed tandoori grill was excellent. It's great to return to my original home town (and country) to enjoy wonderful food.
We got complementary chocolates and wet towels at the end off are meal which is very nice and this place is also one of my favourite Indian restaurants 🇮🇳
What a find,
We were on holiday on a camp site near Watchet and my daughter found this gem, We ordered a delivery to the campsite, was delivered quickly and tasted so good, specially the Onion Bhajis. We loved them so much that we went back a few days later to get more as a snack as we watched Dirty Dancing at the open air cinema at the Marina. Highly recommend this restaurant for the great food, great staff and top service.. xx
Insane food! Had the Onion Bhaji, Chicken Pakoras and samosas to start and have to say these were insane! Same with the mains. The team were short staffed, but we were extremely impressed 10/10 service from both the servers! Well done spice merchant!
Fantastic food and service! Really delicious and adjusted to my taste. Won’t go anywhere else now! 10/10
Food was absolutely incredible! The poppadom starters came with loads of nice dips and sauces. The mains were generous and really saucey. Reasonably priced too. Would come again!
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Visited in September on an event weekend and couldn't have had a better experience. To say that, what I had, was better than any Indian meal I've EVER had, doesn't do it justice.
Service was impeccable, food was well presented and was a feast for both the eyes and the taste buds. You know when it's gorgeous when the table is quiet, except for appreciative noises and every mouthful makes you close your eyes and savour every mouthful.
Started off with with the vegetable platter which was crisp, but not greasy, and were so morish. I rarely have onion bhajees, because they're usually soft and all you can taste is the oil, but could've gladly eaten more. Their signature mint sauce was something else, and judging by the standard of the starter, I couldn't wait to see what the main course would be like.
Main course did not disappoint, it was was the best biryani I've ever tasted. Some Biryani's are just too dry, and although this dish came with a vegetable curry, it certainly did not need it, but both dishes complemented each other perfectly. I don't know what spices they used but they did this dish proud.
If you’ve never experienced good naan bread, you are in for a treat, as this bread is the perfect combination of chewy and crispy, buttery and garlicky. It’s exactly what every Indian dish needs to complement the otherwise bright and intense flavors.
The only thing that took a long time, was trying to decide on what to have, as everything looked gorgeous. The menu catered for vegans and vegetarians and even carnivores would enjoy the vegetable dishes.
This restaurant is, therefore, not your average and atypical Indian restaurant. The attention to detail, specialised dishes and level of presentation were incomparable to any other restaurant I've visited. The standard held here is more akin to a top restaurant in a city, rather than a historic small village in watchet. Both my partner and I would highly recommend this restaurant, as it was to us, and will definitely return again.
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