Gate Of India
Long-running Poole tandoori restaurant on Commercial Road serving full Indian menu from curry specialities through tandoori grills, biryani, balti and a large chef's specialities section. Home delivery and Sunday buffet available.
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54-56 Commercial Road, Poole, BH14 0JT
Menu — 149 items
Appetisers
18 ITEMSChicken Tikka
Succulent pieces of chicken marinated in yoghurt, herbs, and delicately spiced, barbecued on skewers in tandoor (clay oven). Served with salad.
£3.90
Lamb Tikka
Diced tender lamb marinated in yoghurt, herbs and delicately spiced, barbecued on skewers in tandoor. Served with salad.
£3.95
Tandoori Chicken
Tender chicken marinated in yoghurt, herbs and delicately spiced, barbecued on skewers in tandoor. Served with salad.
£3.90
Shish Kebab
Ground fillet of lamb delicately blended with our own special mixture of herbs and spices, barbecued on skewers in tandoor.
£3.95
Shami Kebab
Finely ground lamb blended with yolk of egg and herbs, slightly spiced and fried in butter. Served with salad.
£3.95
Kebab Cocktail
A mixture of chicken tikka, lamb tikka and shish kebab. Served with salad.
£4.95
Prawns on Puri
Delicately spiced, sweet and sour prawns served on puri (pine cake type bread).
£4.50
King Prawn Butterfly
King size prawn marinated in yolk of egg, flour, herbs, slightly spiced, dressed in breadcrumbs and fried in butter.
£6.35
King Prawn Puri
Delicately spiced sweet and sour king prawns. Served with puri (pine cake type bread).
£6.50
Samosa
Triangular shaped pastry stuffed with minced lamb or vegetables, deep fried.
£3.50
Chana Massala
Chick peas cooked in selected spices with onions, herbs and lemon juice.
- vegetarian
£3.50
Chicken Chat
Tender pieces of chicken cooked in chat masala and lemon juice. Served with salad.
£3.50
Aloo Chat
Pieces of potato cooked in chat masala and lemon juice. Served with salad.
- vegetarian
£3.50
Onion Bhaji
Finely cut onion, mildly spiced and deep fried.
- vegetarian
£3.50
Soups
Mulligatawny (curry flavour) and dhal (lentils).
£3
Prawn Cocktail
£4.50
Ponir Tikka
Indian cheese mildly spiced and cooked in the tandoor.
- vegetarian
£3.95
Gate of India Special Starter
2 x Onion Bhaji, 1 x Samosa, 2 x Chicken Tikka pieces.
£4.95
Curry Specialities
22 ITEMSChicken Curry off the bone
Medium sauce.
£5.95 (medium)
Chicken Curry off the bone (Large)
£6.75 (large)
Lamb Curry
Medium sauce.
£5.95 (medium)
Lamb Curry (Large)
£7.95 (large)
Prawn Curry
£6.95 (medium)
Prawn Curry (Large)
£7.95 (large)
King Prawn Curry
£9.95 (medium)
King Prawn Curry (Large)
£11.75 (large)
Vegetable Curry
- vegetarian
£5.50 (medium)
Vegetable Curry (Large)
- vegetarian
£6.30 (large)
Chicken and Mushroom Curry
£7.50 (medium)
Chicken and Mushroom Curry (Large)
£8.35 (large)
Lamb and Mushroom Curry
£7.50 (medium)
Lamb and Mushroom Curry (Large)
£8.35 (large)
Chicken and Vegetable Curry
£7.50 (medium)
Chicken and Vegetable Curry (Large)
£8.35 (large)
Sag Chicken
Chicken cooked in spinach (medium hot).
£7.50 (medium)
Sag Chicken (Large)
£8.35 (large)
Sag Gusht
Pieces of lamb cooked in spinach (medium hot).
£7.50 (medium)
Sag Gusht (Large)
£8.95 (large)
Sag Prawn
Selected prawns cooked with spinach and coriander (medium hot).
£7.95 (medium)
Sag Prawn (Large)
£9.55 (large)
Biriyani
9 ITEMSChicken Biriyani
Basmati rice cooked with pieces of tender chicken, dressed with sliced egg and tomato. Served with vegetable curry.
£9.50
Chicken Tikka Biriyani
Basmati rice cooked with pieces of tender, marinated barbecued chicken, dressed with sliced egg and tomato. Served with vegetable curry.
£9.95
Lamb Biriyani
Basmati rice cooked with lamb, dressed with sliced egg and tomato. Served with vegetable curry.
£9.90
Prawn Biriyani
Basmati rice cooked with prawn, dressed with sliced egg and tomato. Served with vegetable curry.
£10.50
King Prawn Biriyani
Basmati rice cooked with king prawn, dressed with sliced egg and tomato. Served with vegetable curry.
£14.75
Vegetable Biriyani
Basmati rice cooked with mixed vegetables. Served with vegetable curry.
- vegetarian
£8.95
Tandoori Chicken Biriyani
Basmati rice cooked with pieces of tender, marinated barbecued chicken, dressed with sliced egg and tomato. Served with vegetable curry.
£9.95
Kema Biriyani
Basmati rice cooked with ground lamb. Served with vegetable curry.
£9.95
Special Mixed Biriyani
Basmati rice cooked with chicken, prawns and lamb, dressed with sliced egg and tomato. Served with vegetable curry.
£13.35
Thali
2 ITEMSMeat Thali
A complete meal. A combination of tandoori chicken, chicken tikka, bhuna meat, mushroom bhajee, pilau rice, nan and papadum. Served in traditional Indian thali.
£15.95
Vegetable Thali
A complete meal. A combination of four different vegetable dishes served with onion bhajee, pilau rice, nan and papadum in traditional Indian thali.
- vegetarian
£13.95
English Dishes
2 ITEMSFried Chicken
Off the bone chicken, deep fried.
£7.35
Omelettes
Cooked with either chicken or mushroom (3 eggs).
£8.10
Vegetable Side Dishes
20 ITEMSMixed Vegetable Curry
Selected fresh mixed vegetables cooked in five selected herbs, mildly spiced.
- vegetarian
£4
Mushroom Bhajee
Sliced mushroom fried with onion and herbs in butter, mildly spiced.
- vegetarian
£4
Aloo Govi
A mixture of potatoes and cauliflower, fried in butter with onions and herbs, mildly spiced.
- vegetarian
£4.10
Sag Aloo
Spinach and potatoes with onions and herbs fried in butter.
- vegetarian
£4.10
Sag Dal
Spinach and lentils delicately spiced, cooked in butter with onion and garlic.
- vegetarian
£4.10
Bhindi Bhajee
Okra with onion and herbs fried in butter, mildly spiced.
- vegetarian
£4.10
Sag Bhajee
Spinach fried in butter with onion and herbs, mildly spiced.
- vegetarian
£4.10
Cauliflower Bhajee
Fresh cauliflower with onion and herbs in butter, mildly spiced.
- vegetarian
£4.10
Cauliflower Ponir
Fresh cauliflower cooked with pieces of Indian cheese.
- vegetarian
£4.10
Bombay Potatoes
Potatoes cooked with cream of tomato, onion and herbs. Spicy hot dish.
- vegetarian
£4.10
Tarka Dal
Lentils delicately spiced, cooked in butter and garlic.
- vegetarian
£4.10
Raitha
Yoghurt with onion and cucumber.
- vegetarian
£2.15
Motor Ponir
Chick peas cooked with pieces of cheese.
- vegetarian
£4.10
Sag Ponir
Spinach cooked in butter with pieces of cheese in spices, garlic and tomatoes.
- vegetarian
£4.10
Massala Dal
Lentils delicately spiced, cooked in butter, our own hot sweet and sour dish.
- vegetarian
£4.10
Brinjel Bhajee
Slices of aubergine mixed with selected spices.
- vegetarian
£4.10
Sag Chana
Chick peas cooked in selected spices mildly spiced.
- vegetarian
£4.10
Sag Mushroom
Spinach cooked in butter with mushrooms in spices, garlic and tomatoes.
- vegetarian
£4.10
Pea Aloo
Potatoes and peas delicately spiced and cooked with garlic and onion.
- vegetarian
£4.10
Brinjel Aloo
Slices of aubergine cooked with potatoes and delicate spices.
- vegetarian
£4.10
Balti Dishes
14 ITEMSChicken Balti
Succulent pieces of chicken marinated in yoghurt, herbs and delicately spiced, barbecued in tandoor (clay oven) and cooked with capsicums, tomatoes, coriander and our own balti sauce. Served in balti dish.
£6.90 (medium)
Chicken Balti (Large)
£7.95 (large)
Lamb Balti
Tender pieces of lamb cooked in balti with capsicums, tomatoes, onion and selected spices, garnished with coriander. Served in balti dish.
£7 (medium)
Lamb Balti (Large)
£8.50 (large)
King Prawn Balti
King prawn cooked in balti with capsicums, tomatoes, onions and selected spices, garnished with coriander. Served in balti dish.
£11.60 (medium)
King Prawn Balti (Large)
£13.35 (large)
Prawn Balti
Prawns cooked in balti with capsicums, tomatoes, onions and selected spices, garnished with coriander. Served in balti dish.
£8.30 (medium)
Prawn Balti (Large)
£9.80 (large)
Vegetable Balti
Healthy cut mixed vegetables, cooked in garlic, onion, capsicums and tomatoes. Served in balti dish.
- vegetarian
£6.45 (medium)
Vegetable Balti (Large)
- vegetarian
£7.95 (large)
Fish Balti
Fish cooked in balti with capsicums, tomatoes, onion and selected spices, garnished with coriander. Served in balti dish.
£11.30 (medium)
Fish Balti (Large)
£12.80 (large)
Gate's Special Balti
Chicken, prawn & ponir cooked with tomatoes, onions, capsicums and selected spices, garnished with coriander. Served in balti dish.
£8.45 (medium)
Gate's Special Balti (Large)
£9.95 (large)
Sundries
15 ITEMSNan
Unleavened bread baked in a clay oven, served piping hot.
- vegetarian
£2.50
Peshwari Nan
An unleavened bread baked in a clay oven, stuffed with almonds, raisins and coconut. Served piping hot.
- vegetarian
£3.20
Kema Nan
An unleavened bread stuffed with minced meat, baked in a clay oven.
£3.20
Garlic Nan
An unleavened bread stuffed with garlic, baked in a clay oven.
- vegetarian
£2.90
Coriander Nan
An unleavened bread cooked with coriander.
- vegetarian
£2.90
Ponir Nan
An unleavened bread cooked with cheese.
- vegetarian
£2.90
Kema Paratha
Flaky thick bread stuffed with minced meat, fried in butter.
£3.15
Egg Paratha
Flaky thick bread cooked with egg.
- vegetarian
£3.15
Makhni Paratha
Flour, mixed with yoghurt, butter and sugar, fried in butter.
- vegetarian
£2.90
Paratha
Flaky thick bread fried in butter.
- vegetarian
£2.90
Stuffed Paratha
Flaky thick bread stuffed with vegetables, fried in butter.
- vegetarian
£2.75
Chapati
Light thin dry bread baked on an open metal plate.
- vegetarian
£1.50
Papadum
Round wafer baked crispy.
- vegetarian
£0.70
Massala Papadum
Spiced wafer baked thin crispy.
- vegetarian
£0.75
Chutneys and Pickles per portion (each)
Mango chutney, mint sauce, lime pickle, onion salad.
- vegetarian
£0.70
Rice Dishes
11 ITEMSPilau Rice
Long grain basmati rice with saffron, herbs and butter, steamed to perfection in a sealed pot.
- vegetarian
£2.90
Plain Boiled Rice
Boiled long grain rice.
- vegetarian
£2.70
Special Rice
Basmati rice fried in butter with egg, peas, almonds and sultanas.
- vegetarian
£3.45
Mushroom Rice
Basmati rice fried in butter with slices of mushroom.
- vegetarian
£3.45
Vegetable Rice
Basmati rice cooked with mixed vegetables.
- vegetarian
£3.45
Lemon Rice
Basmati rice cooked in butter with slices of lemon.
- vegetarian
£3.45
Coconut Rice
Basmati rice fried in butter, capsicums and onion, with slices of coconut.
- vegetarian
£3.45
Kema Rice
Basmati rice fried in butter with ground lamb.
£5.50
Egg Fried Rice
Boiled rice fried in butter with egg and onion.
- vegetarian
£3.45
Jeera Rice
Boiled rice fried in butter, with onion and spiced with cumin.
- vegetarian
£3.45
Garlic Fried Rice
Boiled rice fried in garlic butter and mixed spices.
- vegetarian
£3.45
Traditional Korma
6 ITEMSChicken Karma
Karma dishes are cooked in mild, creamy, yogurt and almond, sultanas and coconut (mild).
£6.45
Lamb Karma
£6.80
Prawn Karma
£7.20
King Prawn Karma
£11.75
Chicken Tikka Karma
£7.20
Vegetable Karma
- vegetarian
£5.75
Bhuna Dishes
6 ITEMSChicken Bhuna
Bhuna dishes are cooked in onion, tomatoes and selected herbs (medium hot).
£6.45
Lamb Bhuna
£6.80
Prawn Bhuna
£7.20
King Prawn Bhuna
£11.75
Chicken Tikka Bhuna
£7.20
Vegetable Bhuna
- vegetarian
£5.75
Rogan Josh Dishes
6 ITEMSChicken Rogan
Rogan Josh dishes are cooked in tomatoes, ginger and garlic (medium spices).
£6.45
Lamb Rogan
£6.80
Prawn Rogan
£7.20
King Prawn Rogan
£11.75
Chicken Tikka Rogan
£7.20
Vegetable Rogan
- vegetarian
£5.75
Dopiaza Dishes
6 ITEMSChicken Dopiaza
Dopiaza dishes are cooked in chopped onion and herbs (medium spices).
£6.45
Lamb Dopiaza
£6.80
Prawn Dopiaza
£7.20
King Prawn Dopiaza
£11.75
Chicken Tikka Dopiaza
£7.20
Vegetable Dopiaza
- vegetarian
£5.75
Madras and Vindaloo Dishes
6 ITEMSChicken Madras
Cooked with own hot and very hot sauce. (Hot for Madras, Very Hot for Vindaloo.)
£6.45
Lamb Madras
£6.80
Prawn Madras
£7.20
King Prawn Madras
£11.75
Chicken Tikka Madras
£7.20
Vegetable Madras
- vegetarian
£5.75
Malaya Dishes
6 ITEMSChicken Malaya
Malaya dishes are cooked with mixed spices, pineapple and cream.
£6.45
Lamb Malaya
£6.80
Prawn Malaya
£7.20
King Prawn Malaya
£11.75
Chicken Tikka Malaya
£7.20
Vegetable Malaya
- vegetarian
£5.75
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