Ali Tandoori in Norwich

100% the best Indian around. I even survived the special order extra hot phall 🥵🔥😂

If you care for food and not staff. Go for it. But if care care staff and food. NEVER ! It can spoil your entire day and mood. The guys are super bad and rude. No humbling, no greetings straight to "to No we don't have any seat" like we are some kind a begger. Thank God we had a booking before. And this is coming from somebody working in hospitality. The staff can get into your nerves. If you can manage go for it.

Absolutely brilliant service excellent staff extremely courteous and professional we had the lamb and chicken balti with poppadoms chutney and naan bread and I have to say it was the best curry I’ve had in my life it was out of this world and the naan was so fresh and tasty

One of the best Indian restaurants in Norwich. Excellent food, service and atmosphere. Would definitely recommend.

Amazing cannot fault ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Weird place. Cold calling me to try and sell me something when I’ve never visited and live over 100 miles away

My favourite Indian in Norwich it's been redecorated 3 times in the decades Tried a specialty of the resteraunt We shared our choices as I was with my wife celebrating her birthday

Ordered takeaway to collect. Husband & I are still relatively new to Norwich and have been searching for the best takeaways and this one is now on our favourites list! We placed quite a standard order (Lamb Pasanda, Tikka Massala, Pilau rice & garlic naan). My husband loved the lamb in the Lamb Pasanda, and I found the vegetable Tikka Masaala great with lots of fresh veg. The onion bhaji’s were excellent, as were the garlic naans. Was worth the price and will definitely return, next time maybe for an in-person meal! When we collected the food there wasn’t anyone other than staff, so have rated 4/5 for atmosphere. 5/5 for everything else!

Meal with my wife back in December, always come here when in Norwich. We both had the chicken bhuna, which unfortunately on this occasion was not up to their best - a rare occurance though & will be going back later in January for business. Waiting staff very attentive & friendly!

We’ve probably just experienced the best takeaway we have ever had! Justifying that they are the best curry house in Norwich. The service was so friendly and the food, Chicken Jalfrezi and Makhani, was absolutely excellent.

Visited Ali Tandoori last night for the first time, arrived slightly before the 5pm opening for a takeaway, the guys let me in early (it was very cold stood outside). Very kind of them, they also brought me a coffee to warm up! Really friendly staff, and the food we had was beautifully cooked and tasted lovely. Will definately go back here in an instant.

First time visitors to this restaurant & we were greatly impressed. Delicious food & excellent service, staff attentive & friendly without being over zealous. Group of drunks discreetly & efficiently removed without causing a fuss. Food absolutely first class. Will visit again when back in Norwich. Throughly recommend the Ali Tandoori. Incidentally I had the lamb Ruchitha, fantastic!

I’ve been coming here for years and it remains a great place. The staff recently accommodated quite a complex booking of 10 including two little ones (which became 11 at the last minute). The food is great and the prices are reasonable. A great option.

One of the best curries I’ve ever had! A bit on the pricey end but it’s really worth it. Fresh and super flavourful. The service was great too - attentive and friendly

The best Xmas dinner feast ever we where feeding 12. Collected Xmas Eve. Perfect service, from taking the order to me going to collect, great food reheated the next day.

Always a brilliant experience when visiting. Staff are always very friendly and polite, food is amazing. Hands down my favourite place to go for a curry.

Good food but the service was dreadful. Waiter was rude and patronising, he got our orders wrong and blamed us. Whilst the food was nice I will not be going back.

Went with 31 men football end of season. The service was excellent and so organised. The food was lovely and the staff were so friendly and polite

Our go to Indian restaurant for when we visit Norwich. It has never let us down, great food, large portions, friendly staff and clean Loos! Great.

I've been coming here with friends since 1998! I opt for the Lamb Bhuna because I love tomatoes but there is a huge choice of dishes to choose from. Very generous portion sizes.

Been going here for more years than I want to say. Service is excellent as is the food. S

Staff is fun and friendly, place is good and busy during dinner time, Food is fresh and hot and very very good. Both times we have been to Norwich this year we ate here and got the same great food and service both times. We will be back next time we are in town.

The food was lovely, but one of the meals was received incorrectly (chicken instead of lamb).

Lovely Indian, food was spot on and the staff were amazing

Good food and service. Best Chicken Madras I've had in a while

What a great restaurant not just for the amazing food and the great service but for allowing us to book late then treat us so so well even though I’m sure they all really wanted to close up for the night. Top top drawer go and you will not be disappointed

The food was great and we received excellent service from Ahmed.

A let down after great service and a warm welcome at previous visits A particularly rude and unfriendly waiter made us feel like we as customers had done something wrong. And contradicted what other team members had told us. Other waiting staff looked embarrassed Shame as food was pretty good Needless to say I for one will not be back. Customer lost to other restaurants who understand customer service

Great place. Staff are brilliant.

Great food, wonderful service, never had anything less than a 5⭐ experience at Ali Tandoori

Very old fashioned Indian restaurant, with no doubt original furniture in desperate need for and upgrade and clean Food was ok lamb curry was mutton taste was ok but not the best

Best Indian in Norwich. Consistently brilliant food and friendly service.

Excellent service with food to match. Moderately priced. Will be going back. Based on my recent experience with friends, would thoroughly recommend.

What a treat this place is. I've not been for years now, but it was great to be back and really impressed with the food. Will be my no.1 choice from now on.

Lovely evening with friends hadn't seen in years. We all love a curry and used to eat here many moons ago. It didn't disappoint, chicken Jalfreizi, sag aloo and pillau rice superb!

Food was spot on. We were a fairly large group of 8 and despite this service was excellent & very attentive.

In Norwich for a long birthday weekend. Passing and decided to go into this restaurant. So glad we did. From start to finish a lovely meal. Everything fresh and tasty. Cooked to perfection.

No such thing as a bad evening at Ali Tandoori.

Back again! Different celebration. Good service, wonderful food - who could ask for more.

Went with my wife, daughter and het husband on a Saturday night (20th Aug). No problems with either the food or service given to us. What we all had an issue with was that there was an added 10% service charge added to the bottom of the bill. Neither the menu nor staff mentioned a service charge. Others were not as savvy as we were and left cash tips which were readily taken by waiting staff (so they in theory tipped twice). Will we be going to Ali T again. No due to sneaky tactics to make money out of customers.

So reminiscent of curry restaurants in the 80’s. Excellent service. Draught Indian beers. Huge menu, caters for veggies well. Food well cooked but hubby had a bukina (probably spell that wrong) he felt the spice had not been marinated properly as only tasted on surface. Tarka dhall was exceptional

My husband and I are here, we had popadoms and chutneys. For our mains we had a chicken Naga and a lamb curry with rice and a garlic Nan. The food was fantastic but the service was questionable. I had not finished eating my popadoms and the waiter came over and started moving the chutneys and popadoms which I had not put on my plate, ready for the mains to come out. This made me feel rushed. After this I did not feel very comfortable. I think they need to look at this part of there service ax I’m sure I’m not the only person to feel this way. It’s s shame as it let them down slightly.

Lovely quality takeaway. Had a fish bhuna and vegetables, including saag and Aubergine, really nice

Ali's has been a favourite of mine for 20 years. I've tried most of the menu and everything is delicious, and I've never had a bad meal. The staff are always friendly and welcoming, and the restaurant is comfortable with a lovely feel. The prices...

I’ve been to a fair few Indian restaurants in Norwich and this by far is the best 🤍 Friendly staff - always accommodate my Paneer Tikka Masala even though it isn’t on the menu, accompanied by pineapple rice and peshwari naan it’s just heaven! Look forward to me next visit!

This our go to Indian in Norwich. We’ve tried most of them, and still go back to the Ali. Consistently great food and service - definitely visit - you won’t be sorry

The best Indian Restaurant hands down!! I have eaten all over the world and Ali's is still my number one for a fantastic curry. The staff are so friendly, the service is second to none and we always leave satisfied! Wonderful place.

Wow! Just WOW!! Firstly,we had a warm welcome when we entered the restaurant.I noticed ALL the staff were very smartly dressed and smiled as we walked passed them to our table.We were then shown to our table.I noticed there is plenty of seating and good...

The best curry house in Norwich. Cannot fault it. Great staff and great food. Wouldn't go anywhere else

Beautifully cooked food. Consistently high quality ingredients and a varied menu. My family have loved this restaurant for twenty years. Very fun and polite staff. Even when they’re dealing with a large group of loud drunken lads on a night out they remain calm and...

Always great to visit this place, the food is always spot on

Good food, friendly helpful staff - was pricey but the food was very good

Disgusting service and extremely rude staff. They were rushing us and lied and said that there are customers booked after you and when we finished nobody was there! We are group of surgeons who were mislead by the online reviews of this place and we thought we try this place. Most of the surgeons were able to arrive on time except two who arrived later due to work emergency and we had one nurse with her one year old baby. The staff kept interrupting our conversations and almost yelling at us. Finally at the end they threw the bill and coerced us to pay the service charge which they didn't deserve. The food is not authentic and pricy actually. Many Asians were among our group and didn’t like the food. I know many people are giving high ratings but probably most of them are brits who never tasted real food and can’t tell which Asian food is authentic and which one is not. Probably their customers are mostly drunk and enjoy whatever food they are served. It felt like a cheap pub rather than a real restaurant. From our experience today, we are doubtful that the high reviews are genuine! Google should have a better policy to protect consumers. Some form of verification is needed but I am sure this will not suit the business owners.

Disgusting service. We were rushed from the start. Inappropriate tone and coarced to pay service charge. Very cheap manners. The food is not authentic either

Disgusting service and extremely rude staff. They were rushing us and lied and said that there are customers booked after you and when we finished nobody was there! They kept interrupting our conversations and at the end they threw the bill and coerced us to...

They were terrible. The service was awful. They want you out before you sit down. The food is bland. Won’t come again

Excellent food,very good service and very nice restaurant.

This place is an institution! Came here last night with some colleagues and were not disappointed! Usual quality and friendly welcome and of course great atmosphere!

The best curry I have had for a long time! I am.glad we booked as the restaurant was full with customers when we arrived with not a table free in the house. Beautiful food was served that tantalised the taste buds from start to finish. Worthy of 5 stats all round.

Loved this place. Food was outstanding. Service was very good. Atmosphere would have been 5 stars but there was a really loud group sat next to us.

Staff were very nice and funny, food was amazing . Definitely recommend! Mate got the hottest dish and said it was very tasty but VERY hot, possibly don’t recommend even if you can handle your spice

Thankyou for a wonderful meal, very tasty and great portions. We were all really satisfied. We had 2 mains, 2 veg and rice, it was plenty for 3 people. Would definitely recommend.

One of the best curry house's in norwich

Good food but be careful of the service charge.

I was in Norwich for a weekend break and always look for an indian for dinner. Nice welcoming atmosphere and some banter from the front of house. Food was ok but on the whole bland and lacked flavour. I would guess that there are several...

This is the third time we have ordered food from this restaurant. These are always large portions, very tasty dishes and wonderful little chocolates that we receive with your order. Thanks to this restaurant, I discovered Indian cuisine, which I had not tried before, because...

Great place for a curry and a drink

First time there, will definitely be going back.

Staff lovely and polite but your rushed to eat your meal.. Not enough time in between starter and main..even though we booked table in advance had to wait at bar as soon as we were finished as table already booked again..Only sat up table an hour for both courses.. ..we had a bottle of wine last glass had loads of bits in the bottle and in my. glass..brought up with manager appeared its normal.?? They couldn't Care less all they wanted was people in and out....not a great experience on our special occasion.

Absolutely dreadful. We ordered a delivery via Just Eat. The quality of the food is beyond belief. I even contacted the restaurant directly to resolve, they had no interest in resolving the issue. The quality of meat & ingredients is extremely poor. There’s no sign of freshly ground spices, just oil - an inch thick of oil in both dishes. The entire meal went in the bin.

The good: portion size was decent, we ate everything on the table and we were satisfied... which is important. The ladies' fingers were reasonably tasty as was the chicken dansak. Drinks were served cold and in clean glasses. Toilets were clean and tidy. The not...

Lovely helpful team, couldn't do enough for our group :)

Never disappoints. Staff, food and prices are great.

Excellent food and service as always, can't recommend this place enough. I went to an audience with Eddie Hall (Worlds strongest man at the time) and even talked him into coming. He loved it!! Brilliant.

This is the 2nd time we have visited Ali's after a night out in Norwich the 1st time was 4 years ago and when we were there again yesterday I was praying this restaurant was still there... the food was once again delish, lucky for...

Staff were very helpful and friendly... Food was tasty and plenty of vegan choices A pleasant evening

Food as usual is excellent but they now add a service charge to the bill. We were charged £17 for 2 pints of Cobra then a 10% service charge is added making it £18.70 for 2 pints. I know you can refuse to pay the...

Fabulous tasty curries in a restaurant with a nice vibe and excellent service!

I always dine at this restaurant on my trips to Norwich. Had another excellent meal on a very busy Saturday evening in February. The food is always excellent, portions very generous & the waiting staff are always polite & helpful. It tends to be rather...

They were busy when we called in without a booking but they made room for our party of four. Good food, good prices and the service was excellent.

Staying in Norwich to see a comedian, in serious need of a curry as our local has been closed what seems like forever. Booked a table here blind, best decision! This was one of the best curries we have had in a long time. Couldn't...

Relaxed Atmosphere with fantastic food and service. Clean and tidy restaurant, tables presented impeccably. Waiters professional and friendly. I had a delicious chicken green curry (GOA). Partner had sizzling chicken tikka Korai. Absolutely delicious.

We always order our takeaway from from Ali Tandoori as the food is delicious. I made a mistake on an Uber eat’s order (thought something was missing, but it wasn’t, my mistake) when I rang them they were so friendly and helpful, I highly recommend...

We took our young children to this restaurant not only was the food fantastic as always they really made our children very welcome and cooked them a child friendly curry with plenty of veggies! Would definitely go again and the children enjoyed their curry experience...

Great service, very friendly. Nice atmosphere. Food test amazing, prices are good

Great as eat in or takeaway India 😀

Undercooked chicken starters, replaced and not charged for Main course very salty and could not eat either dish.

Best Indian in Norwich. Try the balti, superb.

We haven’t been to Ali since Mr Ali owned it. We went last night as a group of four. Our online booking worked without a glitch. The service was faultless the food was excellent. It’s great to know that this curry house is still one of Norwich’s best.

I was talking with a friend about Saturday night plans. He said he was going for an Indian meal on Magdalen street, I said snap, I’m out too see you at Ali tandoori. His reply was nah, we don’t go to Ali tandooris as they...

Turned up without a booking on a Saturday evening. The staff were very friendly, and explained that they could find us room but could only have an hour. We were very grateful as the whole of the rest of Norwich seemed to be booked up....

We go once a month and more if time allows. Never disappointed. Staff always friendly and helpful. The wine is a reasonable price. the food is very tasty and flavoursome and better than the 'usual' Indian Never had a dessert but a small brandy goes...

Superb curry, excellent staff! Our regular! Cheers

First time eating here, food very good, service couldn't ask for any better will visit again

Another lovely curry night at Ali's.

15 years I’ve been visiting and every time it’s a different experience! Outstanding

The best food and drink one of the in Norwich thanks I will come back soon we like the service and food 😀 😉 fantastic thanks for your nice food and good service.

Like coming here. Always get quality food, drink and service. On this occasion I had a couple of poppadoms, a chicken tikka bhuna and boiled rice.

Lovely food and a great service from all the staff would highly recommend. 👏

We had our team Christmas do here last night, 23 of us in total. I cannot fault the service we had. The staff were very friendly and were on it to make sure we were always eating and drinking! The food was cooked so quickly...