Alessi Indian Restaurant & Bar in Newcastle-under-Lyme

Had a takeaway Lamb curry with garlic nan. Sauce was medium heat and rich. Lamb was lean and tender. A friend of mine, never having been to the restaurant, tried it and has booked in for a meal. Never let down.

Absolutely fabulous food Great environment Good customer service Catered for my food intolerance really well

Very busy but had the right amount of staff on. Always attentive to ours needs Food served hot and within a timely manner. Great tastijg food and really well priced

staff were lovely and polite and the food was amazing

We received a warm welcome to the restaurant and were shown to our table straight away. We were asked if we wanted water which we accepted, a nice bottle but it was chilled tap water which we didn't know cost near 4 pound. Servers are very polite and helpful with the menu, all options explained and they make sure you get what you ordered. Food was very very nice, full of flavour and spice, just what you would expect. We asked for poppadoms which came with a dip tray, we didn't ask for it but they charged us for it ... couple of things we didn't know we were being charged for which was the only downside to our visit. All in all would I recommend dining here? Absolutely. Just be aware of hidden charges, ask questions when things arrive you didn't ask for. Well worth the money we spent overall.

Loved it. Great place and service!

I had booked with 2/3 days before this weekend to book for an engagement meal to celebrate with my families as a place for us to all meet in the middle. I was really looking forward to it. I had booked online, missed a call and immediately got a text and email confirming this was booked in. Then the evening before the meal I get a call, text and email to say that the booking was cancelled. I spoke with a girl who read out another families name for that slot so they clearly booked it within 15 minutes of me returning the call. They said I needed to pay a deposit but there was no mention of this in my correspondence. The other family would have been let down within minutes of a booking whereas I had this booked in days in advance so there is clearly lack of care.

Went on a Tuesday and had the special pint plus poppadoms, curry and rice deal. Got to say the food was stunning and I can see why the restaurant is so successful. Will definitely be back.

Lovely food, always come to Alessi. Never had a bad experience.

Ordered a takeaway, amazing chicken tikka jalfrezi. Full of flavour and fresh chillies with some kick! Highly recommended.

10 out of 10 would eat here again! The service at the Alessi restaurant is fantastic. Staff were lovely. They made the restaurant and the experience feel very welcoming and relaxing. I’ve heard people really rate the food and everything they said is right! The food is amazing! Every dish we had tasted unbelievable. I would highly recommend anyone! We had a fantastic evening and will definitely be eating here again!

Highly recommend… fantastic service … food was delicious and of very high standard …

The vegetarian food was quite good esp Paneer. The paneer was quite soft and tasty, which I rarely find in the restaurants in the UK.

As always, beautiful food that tingles the taste buds and staff that never fail to look after you.. Thank You once again folks.. a must visit restaurant

Amazing Food was delicious service excellent Thank you

Love this place. Amazing food and cocktails great at great price. Beautiful surroundings and excellent friendly staff x

Excellent food and service. Very highly recommended for all

Delicious food and lovely atmosphere

Starters lovely main was terrible we had 3 different mains we did not eat any

Fantastic food, it's the best around and always consistently high quality. Service is always good with attentive staff. Lovely decor and atmosphere. Award winning and you can see why! Eat in or takeaway. New cocktails on the menu. Always best to book as they are very busy at popular times.

Quality food, great menu, friendly service. We'll be back

Brilliant night great food atmosphere and so friendly. Definitely worth a visi

Fantastic food and great entertainment all night will definitely be coming back

The food was delicious. Great ambience in the restaurant. Very friendly and attentive staff. Lamb Bhuna with tarka Dahl was amazing

It was my birthday meal with friends.

We shared our nephews 21st birthday here and the food was amazing. The service was also top notch. Would highly recommend to anyone. Thank you 👍🏻

My husband and I had our wedding reception at Alessi. Jake and the team were so helpful on the run up to the occasion and on our big day. The atmosphere was brilliant and the food was delicious as always. Outstanding service and experience - 5 stars!

We had our daughter's wedding reception here. Jake was very accommodating and couldn't do enough for us. The service was very good and the food, as always, was delicious.

A lovely meal and evening. Emma our waitress was very friendly and helpful.

This is the best curry I have ever had. The service was impeccable and the restaurant gorgeous. We will be back!

Beautiful food, brilliant service. Highly recommend.

The food was excellent surpassing all of our needs the staff are truly a credit to the place and just make the atmosphere that much more enjoyable.

Firstly, I'd like to state that I've been to many other Indians and have experienced oversea restaurants that delve into Indian cuisine, so when a member of staff tries to explain how a RoganJosh is meant to taste after I mention about it being bland, you know I'm not going to be impressed. Let's get on with why I really disliked Alessi: Service - the service was OK, the first waiter spoke like a sparrow, so it was really hard to understand him. The young lady who took our order was pleasant but inexperienced in my mind. Zero table checks within our 90-minute stay, and my order was incorrect. Let's not get onto the waitress, dropping a napkin from the table adjacent to us and splashing some kind of sauce over my legs. Good job. I was wearing shorts at the time. Food - Speaking only about the food I tried (my partner and Son enjoyed theirs). Starters I shared an Onion Bhaji and Samosa, both were really nice, but tasted like a fresh shop bought starter. I ordered a RoganJosh and Peas Pilau Rice, Garlic Naan, and Chips, we all shared the food apart from the curry and rice. The Naan was nice, not fantastic, but above average. The chips were actually the best part of this meal, hot, crispy, and very tasty. The rice.. I couldn't say I didn't eat it due to my curry tasting bland. The curry was very greasy to the point that it sat on top of all my food. I'm not sure if it was rushed due to them bringing me the wrong order initially (the manager said this wouldn't have happened, but I'm not sure if I believe that). Also, after taking my plate, he returned to say they had tried it, and it was fine... they literally tried the food that had been in my mouth. If that's not disgusting, then I don't know what is. Price - My curry and rice got removed from the bill due to myself complaining about the taste. Even so, it came to £60. Which for 2 people, drinks and starters isn't too bad. Standard for an Indian. If people are looking for an Indian close by, I'd recommend across the road, which is the New Royal Balti. The curry's taste is a lot more authentic, the staff are more experienced, and with no license, you can bring your own alcohol if required. I understand Alessi won an award, but don't be fooled. This place is overrated and seems to have a cult following of fans, giving them 5 stars even if they plated out Microwave chips. Try a takeaway if you're interested, but trust me, look at the other reviews, and they'll all agree and point out the same issues. I will not be returning.

Overall fantastic. Starters. Drinks. Mains. Price. Eat here

Exceptional food, The thali starter was fantastic, Really impressed & will be back, Thankyou, We can see why Alessi is award winning.

Take away took an hour and twenty minutes to be delivered, food was bland and very disappointing.wont be ordering again

Went for a meal with family, had a lovely night the service and food was good it had a lovely friendly atmosphere. we all enjoyed the night would definitely recommend. It was recommended by a friend to myself and wasn't disappointed

scarlett is a 10/10 waitress give her a pay rise.

Great food, great service we will be coming back

Fantastic attention to detail, delicious food and great service as always. Had a really enjoyable evening

Food out of this world service exalent most enjoyable can't water to come back thank you all

Thoroughly enjoyable meal, the service is perfect. So glad to have this place on the doorstep.

Had several take aways from this restaurant. Great food, delivery within a reasonable time. The lamb is so tender. Try it folks. Apna style!

Stunning curry we come here as a family for our mums birthday, the service was absolutely incredible and the staff were well so welcoming, the atmosphere was also very nice.

The food was excellent, other than the chicken tandoori (on the bone) with curry came with a side pot of sauce and our guest prefers it to be made as a one pot dish, a preference that enhances all the flavours. We were taken to our table quickly and after waiting some time I had to go to the bar to ask for drinks, several minutes later someone took our drinks order. Before our drinks arrived another waiter asked if we were ready to order drinks. The drinks order came was wrong Food came, poppadoms, excellent, extra dips, excellent. Starters, excellent. Our ladies shared a curry and when the main courses came, the looked delicious and were presented well. Our ladies sharing dish came bereft of plates, which we had to ask for, then two waiters turn up with two plates each. Plates first, then food, obvs. At this point, glasses almost empty, we weren't asked about drinks, only after the table was cleared were we asked which was too late. When the food came for the table of 4 adjacent to us it was delivered to the wrong table, it was for the table of 3 further down. It was a busy Saturday night. The acoustics are harsh and the noise level was high which means you have to raise your voice to have a conversation on your own table. I felt the staff were plentiful, eager, truing but lacked experience and direction. A series of small misdemeanors is why I'd rate this lower than I'd have hoped. Personally, I prefer the curry house over the road, less flash, more traditional, no licence, cash only, but the staff are more experienced, more attentive and the food is equally excellent.

Food was unreal, brilliant service best curry house around

First time coming here and it's absolutely beautiful what woundful staff and amazing food will definitely be returning

We always have a great meal here. The food was amazing.

As a vegetarian, excellent food options, excellent food taste. Meat ie chicken is cooked perfectly my family tell me. You can even get cocktails here. Recommend coming here as staff are so polite and helpful, food good standard. Value for money

Always great service and food at the Alessi

Amazing food, amazing staff & lovely atmosphere! Best curry in the village!

Presentation superb, food and service excellent. Polite staff and beautiful decor. We’ll definitely be back!

Really lovely food and atmosphere! Highly recommend!!!

Lovely food and friendly atmosphere

First visit and we’ll definitely be back! The perfect Masala 🙌🏽

Wonderful food , great service and amazing after eights. 👍

Another excellent meal and superb service at Alessi in Alsager - thank you!

Lovely food in a superb environment. Friendly staff and a mouth watering menu all add up to a great dining experience.

Food beautiful! Service great! Dining area a bit chilly though!

Beautiful interior friendly attentive staff and lovely food with huge portions and not overpriced

Great meal, big portions and lovely restaurant decor

1st time here beautiful food great service 😋

Food is amazing and the staff vert polite

Absolutely love this place, been coming here since they opened and have always had a great meal, would highly recommend, cater extremely well for food allergies too 10/10 😀

We had a lovely evening. Highly recommend food.

Lovely decor and very friendly staff. Contender for the best garlic cheese Naan bread I've had

Amazing food, fantastic service friendly staff!! Highly Recommend!

Brilliant service, gorgeous food. Staff gave us a complimentary bottle of fizz for our celebrations

Lived up to its expectations. Great service and food was well cooked and tasty. Also very reasonably priced. Will be back

Amazing service and food was delicious. Waiter was lovely too! Thanks so much

The food was absolutely amazing. Lovely atmosphere, staff friendly and helpful will come again

Love this restaurant - best Indian Restaurant in England! Thanks team xx

Jake, ash & the team at alessi are amazing, we had a family meal and everything was spot on from the start to the finish! Thanks Very much, highly recommend and lovely food! Thanks Hayden

Wow, what a gem to find this place 😊 great food, great surroundings, we will definately return 👍

Amazing Thawa. Lovely refurbished restaurant. V happy

Absolutely delicious food, fantastic service, would highly recommend.

Excellent food and setting. Reasonably priced with fantastic service. Md Shamim Ahmed was a superb waiter with a great smile 😊

First time and wonderful food. Good portions and friendly staff. Will come back

Amazing food and service as always!

Very nice night and great food and company

Fantastic evening at Alessia! Can't fault it!!!

Manger and staff were brilliant and very friendly. A great atmosphere to have a lovely meal in! Will definitely be back soon. Thankyou alessi!

Great curry. Been here many times, always excellent.

Such a lovely restaurant, highly recommend. Staff are always brilliant!!

Really nice food, nice restaurant, good for kids as well

Fabulous food and great service

Delicious food, friendly service and good value

My lamb bhuna was out of this world , beautiful place and atmosphere unreal and the staff was so friendly

Great food, would definitely visit again

I went on Thursday night when the curry and a cocktail offer was on and was absolutely fantastic great value for money and would 100% recommend to my friends and family the cocktails were amazing and the food was great.

Absolutely fantastic food best curry house I’ve been to nowhere comes close

Fabulous food and service Definitely recomend

Beat indian restaurant by far 5☆

Arrived early but no problem for our table. Service was really good as was the food, and plenty of it. Would definitely recommend here and will be back. Thanks

Excellent service. And the food quality was exceptional. Advanced improvement since the renovation work. Keep it up 👍

Yum food, good service, nice atmosphere.

Great food and service in a nice environment. Best Indian around.

Fantastic food.. got to say it was the best lamb achari I had, the lamb was very tender. Friendly and professional service by front staff. Highly reccomend.

It was a nice experience with my friends.

Amazing food, amazing service and amazing looking restaurant