Abul's Spice in Denbighshire

Been here a few times and this last time was so different, ordered a starter and it was a very small portion and not very well presented, main meal was good, dessert wasn't that nice, ice cream looked as though it had been in the freezer for too long

Excellent Indian food and nice service. No license, but nicely stocked supermarket close by and they allow bringing your own drinks. Highly recommended!

Since the change of ownership, this restaurant has dramatically changed from excellent award winning dining to reduced portions low quality, watered down food! Next time I will buy it from Aldi as it will be better value for a low budget curry! Owner should be ashamed of the lack of care, service and pricing.

Yet again great food. Lovely staff very attentive and helpful.

Excellent meal, good service and fair price

Delicious food, great service and lovely place, highly recommend this fantastic restaurant.

A great place - when the previous owner was in charge and they won awards. The food was excellent and the staff were friendly. Such a disappointment now that there's a new owner. Cash only. Poor quality food. A hostile reaction when I complained. With a number of other options available in Corwen I won't be wasting cash at Abul's.

Awesome 😱 Food 😋 and a nice place to be 🤓

Not sure if this was just a temporary glitch but they were taking cash only tonight, no cards. When I asked why, the man serving didn't seem to want to explain, or even speak to me. So fish and chips for me this evening. Shame really, it seemed OK on the face of it and smelt good, but who doesn't take cards these days?

Ordered a takeaway and collected on a very quiet Saturday night. After the meal, I phoned to explain the poor quality of food (inedible naans, missing food, 5 small prawns in a King Prawn meal) the manager was not interested, so much so that he hung up on me. My advice would be to avoid this place. I feel completely robbed.

A quirky little gem in the village of Corwen. You can buy beers from the hotel next door which is an experience in itself. Tasty food with authentic spices.

This place is a little gem and so pleased it’s reopened. If you’re in the area pop in the staff and food are just brilliant

Staff are brilliant, they are always happy and polite, the food is fantastic and the atmosphere inside is warm and welcoming, highly recommend!

Had a lovely meal with family food was lovely staff couldn't do enough for you

Lovely food, nice to see Abuls open again. Somewhere to sit in and eat in Corwen

Just re-opened after a break, and as good as ever.

Wow, thats the only word I can use for such a lovely customer service and food.I end up accidentally as I was travelling from snowdon to back birmingham and was feeling hungry. I visit so many Indian restaurants but this one is above par. Everything taste so great even end up packing more for home. And customer service is the best you can imagine. Will definitely visit again

Great curry, go for chef's recommendations.

Great place, great curry, value for money

Food very bland and very greasy, not the worst but certainly not the best takeaway. Stopped by on the way through Corwen to our campsite, had chicken alonghbari for £11.95 (without rice!!) which sounded lovely on the menu but would have been better off with £2.50 microwave curry from Iceland. Sorry Abul's, must try harder.

I had heard this restaurant had won awards and have been meaning to pay it a visit for a few years. So as I was in the area today I was looking forward to giving it a try. Disappointed to find it was closed, despite the opening hours on the menu indicating it should have been open, and there was no notice on the door explaining the closure. I did phone a few times but got no answer. The food might be great and there are some really good google reviews - but there are also some really bad ones and I noticed it only had a 3 star hygiene rating. So it might be great but I won't bother going back to find out for myself.

Fantastic tasty food and great atmosphere 👌

i really liked this restaurant. very good food and attentive service. I recommend it!

This place was highly recommended by locals and didn't disappoint, all of our group said it was one of the tastiest Currys we've had and the service was just as good.. BYOB! And enjoy yourself, great place.

We regularly visit Indian restaurants and this is the worst we have visited. We were poorly greeted, we were not asked if we would like a drink(soft drink) , we carried no alcohol on arrival. We waited half an hour until they took our order. There was no background music. The building was cold. The locals seemed to be favoured. The owner has previously won awards for his food, but seems to have let the business slip and is living in the past. The menu is dated and the food is below average.

Tasty food & good service, Remember to take your own drink. You can buy soft drinks in the restaurant.

Very rude staff - the guy serving us was very friendly to other tables but gave us a hard time from the very minute we sat on the table (evidently racist). The food was overly sweet and lacked salt. We had to coordinate our order thrice and we still didn’t get some of the items.

Very disappointing. Dry chicken. Tasteless sauces. I wouldn't recommend.

Excellent food and staff! Car parking 100 yds away .No alcohol served which isn't a problem as you take your own.The Tilapia in sauce is superb!!

Lovely food, can't fault anything our group had. Everywhere looked clean and tidy and the person who served us was helpful and friendly. Down side was that it was cold in the restaurant, the heating was not on and when we asked for it to be switched on it hardly threw out any heat..

Good food and great customer service

Great food, friendly and helpful staff. Clean restaurant, no complaints at all. Thank you for our gorgeously tasty takeaway this evening, as always the food was perfect. See you again soon...

Our family has used Abduls for years. The food os always presented amazingly, the food as always is delicious. We have never had a bad service from there.

Terric food. Very helpful staff. Generous and tasty meal. Spot on.

Just go and try it for yourself we had lovely food and good service will go back again the place was clean and staff very pleasant not over price but take your own drinks

Welcoming and good food. Chicken Rezella was really tasty. We will visit again.

Very delicious dinner, our whole family loved it😋😋😋

So dissapointed, synthetic tasting mint yogurt, chewy onion bhajis, in general under par

The absolute worst service ever. 2hrs to serve a single plate of food. Will never eat there again.

Not the cleanest place but lovely spicy food and reasonable price allow for a long wait and you will enjoy decent food

Excellent food! Polite staff and easy to use online ordering service. For some reason I have never actually eaten in the restaurant.

Served by the manager on a Wednesday evening who was extremely rude!!! We would never recommend this place which is a shame as the reviews were excellent so to be treated so badly, we were very disappointed. We weren't offered the Wednesday buffet offer until we asked, we were not asked if we wanted any drinks so we bought beer from the pub next door. When the manager brought out our meals he said lb rizala. We said we ordered lamb tikka vindaloo to which he replied, "yeah, it's the same". We had to ask for our desert which was included and the guy interrupted us and angrily said "what do you want" twice. We then had a half hour wait until we ended up asking for the bill and he didn't even look up and just said "yeah, whatever". We could not wait to get out of there!

Wednesday night menu is fabulous value for money, all food has been delicious. No bar but it's a take your own drinks policy (soft drinks served only)

We were staying locally and visited Abduls spice, we sat in the window and it was not until we ordered our food that we noticed all the dead flies in the window, I had to use the toilet and it was not clean, there was a changing mat in there that also had flies on it.. Just then gets your brain wondering what the kitchen hygiene is like. I have been to lots of Indian Restraunts the food was alright. But I was put off after seeing how dirty things were. I wouldn't go again.

Food not bad. Food took 20 minutes longer than online ordering suggested, so was waiting around at restaurant for it. I wonder if the chef has changed since the time they were awarded best Indian in Wales? Both Facebook and website have changed too, so makes me wonder about new management

We are local residents and enjoy eating out. We have been to Abdul Spice on a few occasions, and it was ok. However, sadly, we will not be returning as it has gone from just ok to dreadful. We went on Saturday 21st August. We had a dreadful experience, as have many others according to the latest feedback. We asked the waiter on 2 occasions for a large glass and it did not arrive. I went to the bar myself in the end. The waiter lent onto our table to write the order, not observing any social distancing. He did not have much knowledge of the menu, and was not attentive at all to our needs. The phone was constantly ringing and rarely being answered. There is no atmosphere in there other than frustrated customers. We ordered at 6.30 and the food had still not arrived at 8pm. We were offered some popadoms while we were waiting, however, I would be far too full to appreciate my meal if they fill me up on popadoms. We got up and left without getting our meal, we had waited enough and so our Saturday night out was ruined by Abdul Spice. They have lots of signs on the windows and every wall in the restaurant stating the are officially the best Indian restaurant in Wales 2015. Well I am sorry Abdul Spice but your current performance is very very poor and I would say you are officially the worst Indian restaurant in Wales 2021. So you can either take no notice of this feedback, or make the changes that are urgently needed to address the glaring issued, or I fear for your future.

Great food, friendly service... as always over the last few years.

Arrived at 18.20, at 19.30 I asked if they were ever going to take our order for starter! They took the order and was told it would be 20-30 mins. ONE HOUR later. We finally eat our main at 20.45! Enough said I think.

The food was very good, I was pleasantly surprised. Friendly service too.

We came across Abul's Spice after every restaurant we went to in the area, said they were no longer serving (9 pm on a Saturday night). Then thank goodness we came across AS and we knew it'd be open and the food would be decent. It was! The staff we're welcoming and very friendly. We had the Welsh lamb special which was excellent!

Very polite, food has always been good in my experiences.

Staff are very friendly and polite and the food if excellent. What more can I say?

Absolutely fantastic food, such a shame we were not able to have a sit down meal due to covid. Just a tip for those holidaying in the area this restaurant doesn't deliver during the week it's well worth collecting for the quality and portion size, I decided to have the set meal for 1, plus vegetarian sides for my partner and being from leicester I know a good curry which this establishment very well is.

The customer care wasn't good here. We were pointed to a table but there was no real welcome. The food was good but served in a badly cracked dish which should have been thrown out. The waiter wore no mask and served the chutneys with a dirty dishcloth in his hand. The decor was also extremely tired and needed updating. Overall eating at Abdul's was not a great experience and I would not recommend it.

The flavours and spices used in their dishes are incredibly well done and balanced. Brilliant customer service: there was a mistake with the amount of rice, restaurant immediately made us more rice & for free too - despite the fact it could have been our fault entirely! Very friendly staff. Some of the best Indian food we have had for a long time. Loved how clear all the dietary information was too!

Great curry,had a balti 😋 No licence but beers across road and they are more than happy to give you a gl

We have been to the restaurant during the Dine out to Help out campaign, and on all the occasions the food has been outstanding with a friendly and helpful service.

Very good, The best lamb meal and naan I ever had! Also the staff is lovely and friendly. Great experience in this little village!

Service was very slow waited for an hour before we got our popadoms and then starter came at the same time food was ok but had better.

Okay food, staff was nice tho decorations in the restaurant was not the best i wouldn't rush back, nice to spend it with the family

We stayed in this little village for just the one night and found this place for dinner. We were a little unsure at first but the waiter was instantly attentive and extremely professional. Food was very delicious and piping hot. Definitely recommend!! Excellent. Thank you for such a lovely experience after a very long day!

Lovely food, polite and quick service. We sat in, and felt completely at home, welcome and the food was delicious.

The best Indian I’ve had in a long time! Recommended to anyone. The welsh lamb used is so tasty.

Situated in a lovely town, well worth a visit, we were camping 20minuets away and phoned in a takeaway for 19 people starters and main. We collected very reasonably priced, on arrival at the camp site still hot, no leaks and the order was spot on...every one happy😊, food great.

Visited Abul's Spice on the way back from climbing Mount Snowden around one week ago. Service was pretty quick however, the quality of food was terrible. This restaurant has lots of signage suggesting it's won alot of awards and claims to be the 'best Indian restaurant in Wales'. The food was very oily and didnt take anything like the curries ordered. Chicken Tikka Massala was bland with no flavour and the Butter Chicken tasted of pure Ghee butter. Safe to say this venue most likely receives alot of passing custom as oppose to return customers therefore, may provide a different quality depending on the customer. Definately would not recommend for the food however, the service is swift, hence the 2 stars.

Best Curry House in Wales, 2 years running, and so well deserved.

Had a nice surprise on how good it was, will be going back

Great food, great service and can take your own alcohol. The cheese nan bread is a must!

Wonderful food, thank you for hosting us.

Fantastic food and always good .

Must visit if in the area. Food was amazing.

Really good food. Excellent value for money. Friendly staff. Will definitely be back!

nice food portions could be bigger for take away on the mix grill

Food very nice, take your own beer,

Brilliant Indian Restaurant great food and excellent service and value for money

Very griendly place and food is fantastic

A nice place for an authentic meal and they seem to use quality ingredients too.

Never fails to please, always delicious, lovely staff.

I've visited this Indian many times over the years since it opened. I don't say it lightly, but it is by far the best Indian Restaurant I have had the pleasure of dining in, in the UK. The menu is large, everything is made fresh to order, the staff are very friendly and on hand to help you choose if you are overwhelmed by the size of the menu. The fact that they do not serve alcohol is actually a bonus, being able to bring your own or buy from next door is cheaper and you can have whatever you want!

Excellent service and food,winner of Welsh curry house of the year in 2015.nothing to much trouble.

Lovely food, will be coming back soon

This is the best Indian restaurant I've ever been to. The menu is excellent and the food is superb. Really friendly staff and spotlessly Clean.

Great food and polite staff, hard to choose which meal to go for.

Read the reviews and decided to give the place a try. Fantastic tasty flavoursome food that we're still talking about the day after. If we're ever in the north of Wales again then I know where we'll come for food.

Excellent food and friendly service, the Lamb Karhi was the best I have ever had.

Only had takeaway just beautiful x

Excellent original cuisine. You need a big appetite to finish it all

I am fussy when it comes to food & eating out. We love Abdul's Spice, we have only had take away but it is so lovely, very fresh tasting & lovely spices. Lucky to live nearby but worth the drive if not.

Winner of the best curry house in Wales 2015 and rightfully so. The meals are authentic and delicious and the service was very pleasant and comforting. Wednesday nights are their special buffet nights (starter, main, side and dessert for £10.) Do yourself a favour if you're in the area and stop by.