Spice Garden Stirling

Walk up Allan Park towards the castle end of town and you'll find yourself in front of a restaurant that takes its food seriously without the pretension. Spice Garden does the classics—your tikkas, your biryanis, your curries—but there's a real kitchen discipline here that separates it from places just throwing heat at rice. The room's warm without being fussy, the kind of place where regulars outnumber tourists, which tells you everything about consistency. You're paying fair prices (mains around £11-15) for food that's been properly thought through, not just assembled.