Ali Mahal Indian Restaurant in Bristol, City of

Take away, decent main meal and poppadoms. Reasonable price. You get a discount for collection. Will go again.

All I ordered was 2 chicken madras's with some poppadoms nann breads n dips, couldn't even get that right waited 2 hours for them to sort it only to be fobbed off with low rate Luke warm curry which cost £50 they saw me coming don't let them see you coming.

I recently ordered a takeaway from Ali Mahal Restaurant, and I am thoroughly impressed. The prices were exceptionally good, offering great value for money. My food was delivered ij good time (i ordered online), which was much appreciated. The Daal was lovely, with just the right amount of spice—not too hot, but full of flavour. The Jalfrezi was wonderful as well, rich and delicious. Both dishes were clearly made with care and quality ingredients. I will definitely be ordering from Ali Mahal again. Highly recommended!

Very impressed!! Great tasty food the peshwari naan was amazing very flavourful. Decent price for really good food, staff very friendly

The quality of the food served here is always "top drawer". I've just polished off a chicken tikka biriani, and you can't get this, this good anywhere else.Thank you Sophia, chef, staff, and the Ali Mahal.

Wow what an amazing and extensive menu , my wife and myself eat at many different Indian restaurants and Takeaway's and we enjoyed the food and my wife said the onion bhaji's at this takeaway are the best she has had therefore we would recommend trying these when you order, the staff are so helpful and friendly I am sure they will do well.

First time eating here, it was very tasty, good portion size. A little more expensive than other Indians but was definitely worth it. 5* from me. Top notch

Ordered a veg biryani from here, it was absolutely delicious. Friendly service and decent price. Would recommend and will be going back.

Just ordered a meal from Ali’s used to eat here a lot a few years ago but the restaurant had shut and re opened due to a family situation, I decided to try again once it had opened, and I wasn’t disappointed. Fantastic food and fantastic service. I won’t hesitate to order from here again. Top drawer!!!!!

Had beautiful food today and was super helpful with menus and ingredient information

One of the best places with curry in Bristol. Everything fresh, fragrant, very tasty and big amounts. Thank you soooo much and please don’t change.

Recently reopened so gave it a try and glad we did. Tindaloo wasn't as hot as I expected considering it's supposes to be hotter than a vindaloo but still tasted great. Sagg aloo was lovely. Pasanda one of the best in Bristol. Sheek Kebab was flavoursome and well cooked. 100% would order again

Great to have Ali's back. Great food and service

Great food, great hospitality, great value. Top notch!

Food was yummy (asked for one dish to be extremely mild for young kids, was perfect), great value for money, a friendly crew as well. I picked up so can't speak about delivery but they did say they'll deliver for free in Shire/LW

Food was amazing. Price is great. Delivered hot and on time dispite my address being awkward to find. Will definitely be ordering again🥰🥰🥰

An apt spot for some amazing Indian delicacies in Bristol

Llevamos años comiendo de Ali Mahal, cada vez que pedimos la comida es fresca, perfectamente preparada y llena de sabor, no creo que haya nada en el menú que no nos guste.la entrega siempre es puntual y los chicos siempre son encantadores.altamente recomendado.

For a flavoursome takeaway or a proper sit down celebration this is the place for you. The restaurant area is quite big so great for large family or work collegue groups. The decor is traditional Indian though a little dated it is charming. The food is fresh and tasty. I recommend the Prawn dansak, vegetable biryani and the delish Peshwari Naan. Very attentive staff, I was surprised by some of the bad reviews as we have always received good quality tasty food and excellent service when eating in or having a takeaway delivered. Sometimes when the restaurant is particularly busy you may have to wait a short while for your food.

Anoche decidimos darnos un capricho como la primera noche en casa de tener un bebé recién nacido, el chino local estaba cerrado, lo cual recomiendo encarecidamente. Así que opté por este restaurante, ¡ahora deseamos no haberlo hecho!Como todos sabemos, la comida para llevar de la India puede ser costosa, pero lo que no esperamos es pagar 26 por una orden incorrecta, a la que le sonó y explicó la orden mientras alimentaba al bebé, salieron como vivimos en el lugar y literalmente nos tiramos de encima. Le faltaba a mi hermana que estaba de visita y abrió la puerta.Pensando que la situación se resolvería cuán equivocados estábamos ya que faltaban los artículos, así que volvieron a llamarlo para colgar. Llamado de nuevo inmediatamente tomó un tiempo para contestar el teléfono para una voz diferente en el otro extremo. A lo que ella quiso hablarle a mi compañero que fue el que ordenó la comida.Nuevamente explicamos el orden equivocado y, sin embargo, se negaron a disculparse o darse cuenta de su error y nos ofrecieron un pan poxey naan gratuito. Entonces nos quedamos atrapados con una comida fría incorrecta.Habiendo servido nuestra comida, las raciones eran terribles y es la primera vez que veo una sopa de pollo de madras.¡Evita como la plaga! ! ! !O bien necesita recuperar sus ideales, tomar el control o cerrarse por su propio bien.No va a volver

Esta noche tuvimos que esperar más de una hora a pesar de que el curry se ordenó por adelantado y se comunicó por teléfono en 30 minutos. Tuve un pollo madras que era el peor curry que he comido, estaba nadando en agua y aceite y solo tenía 6 trozos pequeños de pollo.¡No uses este restaurante no importa lo desesperado que estés!

As always: top quality food, friendly staff and reasonable prices! The chicken Keema is always my favourite choice from Ali's. :)

Mi familia y yo hemos estado pidiendo desde hace años sin problemas siempre ha sido buena comida y buen servicio, desafortunadamente tuvimos una mala comida, llamamos para decirles que nuestra comida no era buena y fueron muy groseros, 1 miembro del personal en realidad dijo que no estaba de humor porque ¡acaba de despertarse! ! ,Realmente decepcionados, ya que fueron muy groseros y agresivos por teléfono, mi familia y yo nunca volveremos a pedirlos. Solo ten cuidado si pides desde aquí y la comida no es buena, no llegarás a ninguna parte

Pedimos comida para llevar de Ali Mahal todo el tiempo, por lo general estamos satisfechos con nuestra comida y siempre disfrutamos del curry, pero desafortunadamente ayer me decepcionó por completo. Las salsas eran insípidas y el pollo estaba muy seco. . . ¡con suerte la próxima vez que ordenemos la comida es de mejor calidad!

Ordered 3 different vegetable dishes with 3 veg sides and peshwari nan as take away. Band was chewy but tasty all the dishes were spiceless and tasted the same, slight variation in the vegetables but no flavour other than tomato, all very bland and boring. If I hadn't driven 15 mins to get this I would have taken it back. Not Indian, not tasty, not worth buying

Used to go here years ago and couldn't believe it when it was still there when we drove past recently. We couldn't help but go in for a meal. It's the same owner and still be far the best curry I have had in ages. There is a bar for drinks and the seating is comfy and not too busy.

Too dirty discusting food smells run from them if you can

nice staff good chef try coconut pitta heavenly

Been eating here for ages and never had a bad one. It’s a must try. Ali will even ask the cook to knock up food that’s not even on the menu. Strong recommend for this one

Great place to visit for all your Indian food needs.

Brilliant , curries are so tasty ! Can’t fault it at all! I had a chicken madras and was beautiful . Poddadoms with the dips are fantastic! Defiantly recommend this place , to eat in or takeaway

The food here is just amazing. Highly recommended

Brilliant atmosphere, nice staff, wonderful food, perfect prices.

Tasty food and friendly atmosphere

Fantastic evening meal delivered way ahead of schedule. Great value for money, good sized portions and ever so polite service. Thanks Ali and co...........

Had a lovely meal here. Very helpful and friendly staff.

Delicious home cooked food. The owners are lovely and make you feel at home!

Fantastic food and Brilliant service. Local to us in Shirehampton, we have used them for years and always had lovely food. Children have grown up loving the place as well thanks to the little treats they give them! Mark

Nos hicieron sentir muy bienvenidos. No había nadie en comer, pero obviamente estaba cocinando para servicio de comida para llevar muy rápido por el personal amable. Disfruté el cordero "sally", que era un plato de boda? Muy sabroso y se sirve con arroz o nan. Yo tenía un nan de ajo, que era uno de los mejores que he probado. Muy buena relación calidad-precio y servicio.

The curry is the best i have ever seen in my life. Also thank you for playing Postal 2

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Friendly service, good food, not the best around but fresh tasting ingredients. A humble family run place.

Este restaurante es local para mí, y estoy muy contenta por eso! El restaurante sirve muy bien para todo el mundo, sus claramente un negocio familiar que muestra el orgullo que, y cómo cumple con su comida deliciosa!La cantidad de alimentos es mucho más generoso que otros!Realmente recomiendo este lugar para una comida agradable en un ambiente acogedor y un personal atento y amable. . . . . Comida de primera clase. para llevar demasiado, si quieres!

Fantastic dining experience with a vibrant and friendly atmosphere

Con muchos restaurantes a 5 a 10 millas de la casa de la selección de cocina internacional de buena calidad es enorme. Así que ¿por qué la mujer y yo vamos a éste una y otra vez? La respuesta 'CALIDAD' La comida y el servicio es insuperable en Bristol. El chef y el personal Hay que felicitarles por siempre nuestras visitas aquí un placer.

I have. Been twice not worth it

Great food to take away, Genuinly tasty, fresh and delivered in good time. Eating in not quite as enjoyable as the restaurant is a little dated and lacking in atmosphere.

Este fin de semana visitando a la familia y nos apetecía un indio.

Debo decir que el personal de Ali Mahal son normalmente muy amable había una camarera inglesa que me pareció extremadamente groseramente a la hablando camarera india. La camarera inglesa que era joven ish me hizo sentir muy incómoda mantuvo mirando en mí.

Just popped in for a curry what can I say lovely starters main nan all great few kingfishers fantastic meal.service was very good polite and friendly. Should use this place more.

He estado comiendo aquí por unos pocos años ahora como un cliente pero encontrar la cantidad de carne en los platos ha recibido menos y más recientemente tuve un problema con un orden que no se solucionó por teléfono . Me pregunto si vas a comer en el restaurante sería una experiencia mejor ya que la calidad de la comida es buena para ninguno india.

Warm, friendly service. Great food and value. Well worth going for a meal or ordering a takeaway :-)

Best Indian este lado de Bristol. El personal es excelente y amable! Nunca hemos cenado en el restaurante, pero conseguir llevar si estamos alojados con el en las leyes. Comida estupenda.

Never fails, the best here in.fact in the whole of Bristol. It is Just a lovely meal good service had lamb methi and my partner malay lamb perfect, explosion of taste, so.much lovely food..best ever. I.recommend this traditional indian Restaurant. . Very reasonable price very extensive menu. Worth visiting.

Ali's is a family run business . The menu has such a wide array of dishes our favourite is prawn on puri starter and onion bajee the food is always of extremely good quality and piping hot . It's become one of our families favourite places that we tend to order takeaways which are delivered by Ali himself every weekend

Hmmmm hmmmm hmmmm, delicious food, great prices, excellent customer service on phone when ordering and collecting. We have also sat in for a meal before as a couple and with friends and would recommend highly, best Indian in the area by far. See you again soon x

The curry had loads off water in it so did my partner will never buy from there again

Right, now I've eaten a lot of curries in Bristol - and I mean a lot - I've also travelled far and wide to eat them - from the luxurious and decadent streets of Clifton to the gritty mean streets of Easton and beyond. Most of them are far too oily - pretty much drowning in oil (which I guess is melted ghee) and, like, if you want to get geared up for a sudden heart attack, then I guess you'd better keep eating out at places like that. If, on the other hand, you discover a curry in Bristol that ISN'T swimming in oil, that isn't drenched in MSG and still tastes like heaven then you'd better sing it from the rooftops. And let me tell you, I've only found two, maybe three restaurants like that in the whole of the city. Ali Mahal in Shirehampton is one of them. And, not only that, but the curries at the Ali Mahal are packed full of flavour. And you know why? Because this is a family-run restaurant and the home-cooked recipes have been handed down from generation to generation - in other word, the chefs here cook with zeal and passion. The passion shows in the service and the passion shows in the food. The naan bread is to die for - it tastes like it has been cooked in an genuine tandoor oven (a rarity it seems these days) and the main courses are just heavenly. Let me tell you, if you dine here, and you're prepared to experiment - by trying authentic Bombay dishes that you may not have tried before (the family are originally from Bombay) - you will not go away disappointed - in fact, you will sit back in your big chair, stroke your happy, purring stomach and say to yourself, "You beauty, you absolute beauty!" And you will head back home one happy contented bunny.

Best Indian food we have ever tasted! Great staff and great atmosphere and the food came out very quick would come back again

I must admit that it was difficult searching for somewhere in an unknown area to ourselves, as we were passing through. Checking out with tripadvisor was the obvious solution. Lucky us. Good reports, and they certainly deserve the best. We waited for a while, were offered a drink, and chatted with the owner and his children.The lady of the house is quite obviously the chef, and a good one to boot. Brilliant food. I enjoy hot and spicy and my partner prefers it not too hot and spicy! However, after tasting my meal, he said that he could eat that. It was slightly warm but we could actually taste the spices. On hitting the stomach the warmth began to spread. Absolutely fantastic meal, which we both loved. Lovely family and great service. Wish I could go back every week.

Good food and generous portion! Also got a free glass of juice while waiting for the food!

Service and quality of food excellent

We always get our take aways from here! The flavours in the curries are out of this world. They always cook the food piping hot when we pick up and all the different dishes actually taste like different dishes unlike when you go to other restaurants and the use the same base sauce. The naan breAds are always nice and the mushroom rice Is one of my favourites. Vindaloo is how it should be very spicy!! Lovely get what it says on the menu. Will continue to eat here and they always are so so friendly we often come away with free drinks or free poppadoms etc!

Just order the chicken tikka rezala and you'll never eat at another Indian again. Not only is the food 11/10, Ali's is a family run business that is like no other in terms of making you feel welcome. They are great with kids too. The food isn't the cheapest, but it's by far the best value as the quality is outstanding. Highly recommended!

My hubby and I celebrated 8 yrs of marriage by a meal here and it was absolutely wonderful. 48.00 bought food and wine enough to take home too much to eat, the lamb korma was superb, the choice of food is good and the starter with prawn just lush hmmm.lovely veg, large portions and a baileys on the house. Lovely orange slices finished off with a hot rose scented wipe for hands. Service very polite, nothing too much trouble to set the table perfectly, retro old style indian decor with a candle on each table. Dont be put off by the outside of the building, best meal in a long time and value for money would recommend.

Love it, atmosphere, food, service, drink and location,, within walking distance so we can have a drink........ Even love the vintage yellow serving cart.Definitely would go back, again and again and again