Babu Takeaway & Restaurant 1947

Babu Takeaway & Restaurant 1947 is a small Indian takeaway with a few seats at the south end of Main Street. It is not on Tripadvisor; on Google it scores 4.6 from 27 reviews, and the Index is 4.50 on Google alone. The reviews were re-read on 6 September 2026, and the newest is from April 2026, so nothing has been written about it for five months.

The food is what earns the score. Reviewers describe it as fresh, tasty and full of flavour, with a chicken tandoori masala and a Goanese prawn curry both singled out, and one German couple call it the best Indian food they have eaten outside India. Portions are big, prices are called right for Gibraltar, and one reviewer says the aromas drew them in from the street.

The room is not the point. It is mainly a takeaway with a small space for a few people to eat in, and one reviewer says not to be put off by the surroundings because the cooking makes up for them. Staff are called friendly, polite and quick, and one review is grateful for a delivery up to the Moorish Castle.

Two practical notes from the reviews: it stays open later than most places in Gibraltar, which one reviewer flags as a real advantage, and the reviews are a slow trickle, four in 2026 and the rest from 2025. There is nothing negative in the sample beyond the basic setting, but 27 reviews is a modest base for a 4.6.

Come for fresh, flavourful Indian at fair prices, especially late when the town has gone quiet, and expect to take it away or eat in a very small room. Nobody from Gibraltar Index has eaten here; this write-up is drawn from the reviews.