Alishaancafe in Sunderland

Lo mejor de la ciudad es tan simple como que el buen servicio del personal y la comida es hermosa. No dudaría en recomendar.

I visited with 8 others and we were welcomed by a friendly and comfortable restaurant. The food was delicious and our 4 year old daughter was accommodated and catered for very well. There isn't an Alcohol license but there are plenty of stores within 2mins walk of the restaurant. Including a Tesco express directly opposite. A very enjoyable evening.

Comida irreal, vaya aquí casi cada semana y nos encanta! Vence a Tikka masala en Sunderland, los currys siempre están a tiempo y deliciosos. Gracias Marcus

An really good experience at the restaurant.Food was very good with excellent size portions.Alchohol seeds to be brought in an there is no license,this is not a problem as there is a Tesco open late opposite the restaurant. Only negative was the chicken was slightly overcooked,but not a massive problem. Will definitely return.

Used Alishaan for a take away. Member of staff attempted to short change me and obviously knew, soon as I made him aware he gave me the right change, without even looking what he had initially gave me. Food was ok, though not the best Indian meal I’ve ever had. Very Expensive for a take away meal.

Really thoughtful service on pick-ups. Someone has used a sharpie to write the meal names on the packaging. Obviously all tastes great. Thanks!

Oh wow. Pipped here spur of the moment. Such friendly staff. Service really quick but encouraged us to take our time. The food was delicious. I have no negatives. Will definitely recommend and come again.

We Eat here usually once a week.Food is fabulous always had good food here been so many times. The staff make you feel at home, nothing is too much trouble. You can take your own bottle for a small corkage fee or buy soft drinks in the restaurant. Give it a go you won’t be disappointed-Darren and Victoria, Roker

Would definitely recommend this Indian restaurant .first class, you must bring your own alcoholic drink, but that's not a problem because there's a shop over the road to buy it from. So don't let it put you off trying the restaurant.

Fabulous food, lovely staff and reasonably priced. For those who don't know you bring your own drinks, there is a small charge for use of glasses per person but it's loads cheaper in the long run. Been a few times now and never been disappointed.

First time visit, and it won't be the last. Food was really great, was funny talking our own drink, but ice, soft drinks and glasses provided by the restaurant. I can well recommend this little gem. 5*

Loved it. Very tasty and still hot.

La comida es increíble aquí vamos cada semana, el pollo Tikka masala es el mejor de Sunderland. Me encantan las patatas fritas picantes! La comida siempre llega a tiempo.

Perfect as always. Piping hot. Never had a bad curry from alishaan

Venimos aquí a menudo. La comida es genial, así como el personal. Si disfrutas de la comida india debes irte. Genial, también tomas tus propias bebidas ya que no se sirve alcohol. Nuestro restaurante indio favorito.

Genial para una buena reunión. Fabulosa comida. Lo recomendaría todo en el menú, especialmente el shashlik. Excelente servicio. Mejor indio en el noreste

Overall good value for money however chicken was quite dry

Food was beautiful, red hot, all packed up really well and delivery driver was dead friendly. Couldn’t fault the restaurant/service.

the food was just warm and had no taste .the poppadoms tasted like soap so sorry will not be returning to the restaurant again as it is only a five minute drive and cold and tasteless not happy

Food is always great big portion sizes and always early with being still piping hot.

Food came quickly and piping hot

Always great food and this time, extra quick delivery

Everything was piping hot and delicious. Even gave us free popadums. Thank you!

The chicken tikka masala wasn’t nice at all, it had an off taste - almost like the cream was off? And it definitely didn’t have any coconut in it.

Had meal with friends lastnight wow amazing food and very intensive lovely staff/service will deffo be back highly recommend made us very comfortable/welcome Thankyou Alishaan 🌟

Always fantastic service with this takeaway and very nice food. We had an issue tonight with an order which they responded to promptly.

One of the worst restaurants , this restaurant doesn’t know how to cook Asian food properly, food wasn’t cooked properly , very nasty and disgusting , Waste of money , waste of time I would have go somewhere else , went first time and did not like the whole experience at this restaurant. I won’t recommend this to anyone. Very very poor food and dirty service

Food is usually lovely but tonight’s was so bland and tasted like chicken stock and was so watery. Very disappointed

app did not allow me to do two separate meal deals and sent me the same one twice instead of a different one . I couldn't eat the curry :(

was lovely but now 3 orders in a row with problems. 1st was not usual standard, 2nd over an hour late and tonight's cancelled without any notification

Big changes for a small but exceptional businesses. I have totally changed my mind from a review a few years ago and I truly hope this place gets the 4 star review it deserves and in time possibly 5 star. We went as part of a large group around 20 0f us. Everyone agreed the food was divine and catered to each individual palette. Very clean, pristine table cloths and cutlery with a decent weight. The atmosphere was relaxed and we were all made to feel most welcome. I would definitely go back and would retract my previous review. X

My friends and I were at ALISHAAN BY THE SEA last night. The food service and atmosphere was absolutely 1st Class. If you havnt been to this fabulous restaurant I would say give it a try you WILL NOT be disappointed. Big thank you to ALL the staff

Very poor quality, Supposed Balti was absolutely swimming in oil and was tasteless,Also Luke warm, which was unusual as it turned up about 40 minutes early..Ended up binning the full meal, only thing that was ok was the Nan bread.Wifes meal wasn’t any better, tasteless and wasn’t as ordered. Have used these before and was ok, don’t know if they’ve changed Chef or just having a bad day, But for what it cost was a disgrace…

Absolutely beautiful food every time. Would definitely recommend anyone to go or have a take out delivered. Beats all sea front Indian restaurants.. and if you eat in you can Take your own alcohol. Please try it, you won't be disappointed.

as usual brilliant food brilliant delivery ....wish I could give them more than 5 🌟 best Indian in the North East

Food is amazing. Staff a very helpful. Parking just outside so great for me as I can not walk far. Take your own booze.

First time ordering from here but will definitely be ordering again. food was amazing, I ordered the chill masalla and it was one of the best I've had.

Food ordered and delivered at time stated. Excellent service. The food was delicious, delivered with care and arrived hot! Will definitely recommend and order from Alishaan again.

chicken tikka hariali was unreal best one for a long time, be back again.

Always top drawer food, go above and beyond with service, regular visitor to sit in at the restaurant and its just as good as a takeaway, always cater for me being fussy too, thanks team Alishaan 👏🏻

Decent food and ample portions

Realy enjoyed our meal would recommend this restaurant.

Late AGAIN! Last 3 times we have ordered from here the food has been almost 2 hrs! Wont be using again.

Late again! Almost 30 minutes over the latest delivery time of 1.15hrs

Order arrived alot later than described. Very long wait.

Good food, great service and a good time had by all on new years eve.

lovely food, courteous staff very helpful

Bit disappointing: ordered lamb rogan josh but think it was mutton- tough and chewy. Otherwise meal was good. My first time ordering but will try again with different main.

lovely food could ha e been hotter

Fantastic food and delivered before advised time. Wife enjoyed Korma and I enjoyed the Dupiaza. Will deffo be using again. 👍

Food was fantastic. Staff are so friendly and helpful. Was very busy Xmas eve but service was very good and atmosphere buzzing. Thank you for a lovely meal. Merry Christmas to you all

Delivered 45 minutes late, food cold, no apologies from driver, really disappointed. Use them all the time 😞

Eaten from here on many occasions but this time disappointing. King prawn starter at nearly £7 and greasy with only 2 small King Prawns. When paying £3 delivery plus surcharge you'd hope at least the portions would be a fair standard. Sadly, I'll think twice about ordering from here next time

The best Malayan chicken we've had with loads of pineapple and banana - lovely sauce, thank you

Delivery and food quality very good. Best chicken balti I’ve had in ages

Absolutely beautiful food as always 😍

I ordered Chicken Tikka Masala and it was watery. There was only 6 pieces of chicken tikka in, it was more like soup than it was curry. This is unusual, because the curries or normally spot on from here. I did order it just before closing time so that might have had an effect on the quality of it, I don’t know. I still paid good money for it plus delivery charges and I get watered down curry. No good at all.

Beautiful food, lovely delivery driver.

Amazing food, good size portions and everything was delicious. We will definitely be back.

Really disappointed, I have ordered from Alishaan many times with no problem. On this occasion food was ordered 18:30 and didn’t come until 20:50. My wife phoned at 20:11 to ask why no delivery, she was told driver had left and on way to drop off at our house first which is 10 minutes drive from Alishaan. Food was cold.

Lovely little restaurant, tons of flavour in the dishes and very friendly staff - I'd definitely visit again

We had no salad or yoghurt with our chicken tikka starter but it was still nice.

Part of the order was wrong but overall the food was good.

Delicious food. Reasonably priced!

A group of us celebrated here, and not only was the food amazing (with good choices for vegetarians too). But, the staff were lovely and went out of their way to help us make the day special. They added sparklers and candles to the cake we brought along to the restaurant. Couldn’t fault the place and I’ll definitely return in the near future.

First poor meal we have had from here, Chicken dansak only have x3 very small pieces of chicken in a full serving. Never had this issue before. A little disappointed.

Great curry, delivered before time. Fresh, tasty and hot.

Waited 2 hours for food to arrive from point of order, very disappointed as Alishaan is usually perfect but this has happened twice in a row now with the previous occasion food was cold and items missing.

Order ready for collection in 30 mins. Piping hot and really tasty. Would definitely go back!

Curry was awful,runny like soup and hardly any chicken. Will never order from there again. I want a refund.

As ever the meal delivered one of the best in the area. Well presented and full of flavour - the vegetarian Hariali was fantastic. Brilliant takeaway 🌟

Average food And over 1 hour late After finally receiving our food over 1hr late .we were told .the restaurant was busy. And that's that . Very disappointed with the customer service of this restaurant The food was also average at best .

Amazing food and service as always . 😋

Food is never normally late but tonight was very bad

Almost 2 hours for a delivery on a Monday evening. Called the restaurant several times to chase. Chips were awful, clearly reheated and inedible. Popadoms were smashed to pieces and went straight in the bin with the chips. Very disappointing

Food as delicious as ever. Service lovely & friendly. Don't forget to take alcohol if you need it but they kindly provide glasses & wine coolers

First time ordering here, and was not disappointed. Food was beautiful and got. Definitely recommend

The curry was not very tasty. The Dahl was very watery not very thick.

Lovely! Hot and delicious! Thank you :)

Massive value for money with outstanding food and service

In with a group, we know there's a corgage for your own drinks but they also made the small children pay to have their own water. Starters took over an hour and took over 3 hours until the bill was paid. Shocking service, food was average, tried overcharging also. Greed. Wont be going back to eat in or takeout. *EDIT* Against my own promise we gave then a try 2 years later and the takeaway was amazing. So they have redeemed themselves haha. Will use again

Best Tikka pilau i have ever eaten in my life Very nice atmosphere I recommend it

Arrived extra early and amazing as always ! With extras ! Thanks so much . Best in the area . X

We love this place staff and food fantastic. Would definitely recommend 👌

Beautiful Indian cuisine. As good as sitting in a restaurant!

Fantastic food and always the same excellent quality .

First time ordering but won’t be the last. Food was amazing, really tasty and great portion size

Great currys, as always Delivered ahead of time.

Didn’t let me know when it was arriving so can’t really rate that, but it is the most annoying thing; just click the button that says “on the way”. As regards food, for the price it was crazy. How are a few bits of chewy lamb, some stringy dried chicken and a chop even my spaniel said was trash worth 20

Ok taste but collection time an issue. Just eat orders seem to be bumped down the line. Staff seem to lack assertiveness and need prompting into action. Better food and service at the competition.

Food was decent, albeit luke warm. However, the delivery took over 2 hours. There was over a half hour delay on what was already a long delivery slot. For that reason, I won’t order from here again.

Didn't taste like madras and literally three tiny pieces of chicken. So disappointing

Ordered 7.20 fir delivery by 7.30-8.50 came 9.30

Food and delivery was fantastic best around this area 😋 👌

Alishan by the Sea Indian Restaurant offers a delightful culinary journey that combines authentic Indian flavors with a picturesque coastal ambiance. From the moment you step in, the restaurant's charming decor creates a warm and inviting atmosphere. The blend of traditional Indian elements and coastal aesthetics adds a unique touch to the dining experience. The menu at Alishan by the Sea is a celebration of Indian cuisine, featuring an array of dishes that cater to various palates. Whether you're a fan of fiery curries or prefer milder options, the restaurant has something for everyone. The aromatic spices and expertly crafted flavors are a testament to the kitchen's dedication to delivering an authentic taste of India. One highlight of the restaurant is their seafood selection, which is perfectly in line with the coastal theme. The seafood dishes are cooked to perfection, showcasing a harmonious fusion of Indian spices and coastal freshness. The tandoori dishes, including succulent kebabs and naans, are also a standout, showcasing the restaurant's mastery of traditional Indian cooking techniques. Service at Alishan by the Sea is attentive and friendly, adding to the overall positive experience. The staff is knowledgeable about the menu and happy to offer recommendations based on your preferences. While the restaurant excels in many aspects, it's worth noting that prices can lean towards the higher side. However, the quality of the food and the overall experience make it a worthwhile splurge for special occasions or a memorable dining experience. In conclusion, Alishan by the Sea Indian Restaurant marries the rich flavors of Indian cuisine with a coastal charm, creating a dining experience that's not only satisfying for the palate but also a feast for the eyes. Whether you're a spice enthusiast, a seafood lover, or simply seeking a unique culinary adventure, this restaurant is definitely worth a visit.

Fancied a curry with my brother so popped into Alishaan by the Sea. We were led to our table by a very pleasant young man. We ordered a couple of soft drinks (no alcohol here) some poppadoms starters and mains. The poppadoms were lovely and crisp, not oily at all and the chutney selection was superb with amazing flavours. When the starters arrived we were amazed by the presentation but blown away by the flavours and the tenderness of the meats. The mains were equally tasty and the fluffy garlic Nan was excellent. We couldn’t quite manage to eat everything as the portion sizes were very good but we had a good go as it was too good to leave. Fully recommend this restaurant and would go again. Well done Alishaan for a superb meal.

Great place food is amazing, especially the korma the dhansak and madras, the naan bread’s lovely.

Amazing food, staff was super friendly on collection, huge portions! Will definitely order again 🤩 thank you!

Consistently amazing food from Alishaan whether take away or eating inside. Fast becoming my favourite restaurant. Top notch.

Best curry I’ve had in a while, thoroughly enjoyed this! Will definitely be back 😊