Alessi Indian Restaurant & Bar in Newcastle-under-Lyme

Alessi is just our favourite, amazing food, great atmosphere and our waitress Mckenzie did a great job looking after us

THE BEST OF THE BEST! Can not fault this place! My family has lots of allergies and always has to be careful with what they order, Jake is always so knowledgeable on what is safe for them to eat. He changes dishes to suit my family so they can enjoy the number 1 curry house! 1000 out of 10!!!

Delicious Indian Cuisine at Alessi I had a fantastic dining experience at Alessi. The atmosphere was cozy and welcoming, and the service was attentive from start to finish. The food was the highlight—rich, flavorful, and beautifully presented. The butter chicken and lamb biryani were standouts, and the naan was perfectly soft and warm. Highly recommend Alessi for anyone craving authentic Indian cuisine!

Generally speaking the food is fantastic, cocktails are ok but nothing special. Service can be on the slower side when they are busy, we were once asked to vacate our table before we'd had dessert and the reason we'd been there so long was the slow service. However we still go back as the food is awesome and when they get it right service can be excellent.

Excellent food. Excellent service. Plenty of Garlic on the Garlic naan bread. Highly recommended. 5 star ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

There isn’t anything to fault with this wonderful restaurant - food is delicious with a great variety of dishes, drinks great selection with wonderful cocktails, service second to none and atmosphere always just right. I have been a fan since they first opened, my most recent experience was a few weeks ago, when they found out I was celebrating my retirement they went above and beyond to make it perfect in every way. Cannot recommend highly enough

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

We went for a Mother’s Day meal , after hearing a few good things about this restaurant we decided to give it a go! Service wasn’t the best at all , my daughter was stood next to the window and the man who was serving ( only guy with a beard serving) complained to my child instead of asking us for her to go sit down , found this very unprofessional and he was quite rude, as my 5 year old daughter got embarrassed and started crying. The food wasn’t great, the popadoms and naan bread was the only part of the food we enjoyed . The curry tasted more like a pasta sauce than a curry dish! The food lets the place down and the restaurant looks very nice but unfortunately we won’t be returning.

Simply incredible! The food is stunning especially the lamb. Very fast and efficient service, all the staff are professional yet friendly. A lovely atmosphere with great decor. We would highly recommend for large groups to intimate couples. We've been for both and would highly recommend to everyone.

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

Absolutely everything to love about this Indian restaurant, wonderful warm welcome, pleasant decor and amazing quality food. Definitely will be going again and would recommend to anyone who enjoys quality Asian food.

Brilliant place love the food great service by everyone

We will come again! Great food.

Had a lovely meal here tonight, the staff were very friendly and attentive. The food was very good, the best tikka masala we’ve had and very good value for money. Would definitely recommend.

Excellent food as usual. Chicken Dhansak and Bhuna especially delicious. Would always recommend a visit to Alessi.

Really great Indian food. The food always tastes great and of a high quality. Delicious. Highly recommended.

Fantastic award winning restaurant in Staffordshire.. My favourite Indian restaurant have been using for years & never been let down. Staff are great & service is always top. Highly recommend. Well done team Alessi, keep up the good work.

Front of house is ran by teenage girls, they can’t get orders right and when they do screw them up they don’t even know how to say sorry, just look at you vacantly. Clueless. Food is good. Worried it might be sliding downhill though

Good reasonably priced Indian restaurant on a busy high street.

Great food and service. Quick and easy even with a group of 28

one of the best delivery drivers ever, such a outspoken well manoured lad

Amazing food felt like I was back in bradistan.

Really good customer service and really nice and full off flavour food

Very good customer service and very nice food at a reasonable price.

Fantastic food, brilliant atmosphere and excellent service! 100% Recommended. Guaranteed Fantastic tasting food. You will not be disappointed! 10/10

The curry was really nice, good amount of spices. The staff were really helpful and accommodating for the large party that we were.

Went in with a party close to 30 people. Service was absolutely spot on, food was amazing considering the amount ordered. Strongly recommended.

Nice food and a quality service. Totally recommended if you are craving for some nice Indian food.

Amazing service even through storm darragh.. food arrived piping hot and amazing quality as usual. Hats off to you all 👏 even in terrible weather you still produce amazing food and service 👌

Great indian restaurant, lovely food.

Best Indian food you’ll find! From a loyal local

Fantastic service and food! Got stuck without a taxi due to the snow and the owner kindly gave me a lift home which sums up the quality and niceness of the people who operate this business. 5✨without question

The food here is amazing. First time we’ve dined here and we were really impressed. We had poppadom starters and tried a selection of the curry’s including korma, tikka masala, chicken balti and butter chicken. Naan breads, rice and chips were beautiful too. The only reason I have given 4 stars and not 5 was because the staff weren’t particularly on top of things. There was a new member of staff wearing a Trainee badge and he was the most helpful person that we dealt with. There was an incident where he spilled a pint of beer and instead of rushing straight to him to help, the other staff stood around the bar watching him. Eventually they did come over but we all felt very sorry for him having to deal with that on his own while his colleagues just looked on. Especially as he was a trainee. It was a lovely night and we definitely would go back but I can’t stop thinking about the trainee and the lack of support he had from the rest of the team. I hope he knows that he was doing a great job and was certainly the loveliest person we had looking after us this evening.

After hearing so many positive things about the food, we decided to give this restaurant a try—and the food did not disappoint! The service however, fell short of expectations. While it’s understandable that busy restaurants may rely on student staff, placing the entire front-of-house operation in the hands of inexperienced servers created some issues. Although they managed the basics, their limited knowledge of the menu and wine list was evident. A more experienced head waiter could have provided guidance, creating a smoother, more professional service experience. For anyone eager to enjoy the excellent food without the hectic atmosphere, I’d recommend going mid-week, when the restaurant is quieter, rather than on a busy Saturday night when the service can feel chaotic.

Absolutely stunning food. The gents working were polite and attentive and really welcoming even with us being a very late table of 2! Will 100% be making this our go to date night ❤️

Alessi Indian Restaurant is a real find! From the moment we stepped in, it felt like a fine dining experience with a lovely, welcoming atmosphere. The food was absolutely delicious, with each dish perfectly spiced and beautifully presented. We sampled a range of classic and unique dishes, and every mouthful was full of authentic, vibrant flavours. What’s more, the prices are brilliant—especially given the quality on offer. It’s such great value that I might just have to make it a weekly tradition!

We were recommended this restaurant earlier this year and only just managed to get here. The food is superb, service friendly and attentive with a nice atmosphere. We will definitely be visiting again soon.

Just need to stop severing bowls with chips In them with the dips ,but 5☆ food & service 👍

First visit, food was delicious would definitely be back.

This is a fabulous place to dine you also can get cocktails.

Always an excellent meal here, we've been quite a few times now and the food is always very good, with fantastic service. The place has a lovely setting and atmosphere. Especially recommend the Paneer tikka spicy starter, although we have it as a side dish with our main, Lamb Naga Curry apna style (main) which was amazing and Keema Rice as well garlic cheese nan bread.Drinks,There's some great cocktails available too, which is rare for a curry house. I hope nobody will be disappointed this place. Thank you

Food wasn't very nice... and not very hot..... we had a table of 16... we asked staff to split the bill into the tables of 4 ppl they couldn't be bothered... drinks were wrong on numerous occasions... needless to say we're not going back

Food was excellent but service was slow with quite a long wait for food and then meals not arriving together

Absolutely amazing food, first time here and will definitely be back 10 out of 10

It’s been a lovely evening apart from a few very loud diners but that didn’t distract from the delicious food that was presented

Nina was fantastic with her skills and her confidence with customers ordering there food and also tazmin was amazing looking after us with are food which was the dogs I’m so happy coming here everytime for my food also for the customers service from taz and Nina thanks you girls it was great

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 …

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

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.

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

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!

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.

Beautiful food, brilliant service. Highly recommend.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

Food was unreal, brilliant service best curry house around

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!

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

Lovely food and friendly atmosphere

Really lovely food and atmosphere! Highly recommend!!!