Amantola in Flintshire

Visited today for a meal. Ordered pilau rice, Madras and 2 poppadoms.. Charged me £18. And the meal was nothing special.

Really good value for money. The takeout was good. I will be coming back for the buffet which isn't just Indian food. It's Pan Asian and looked really fresh, with lots to choose from. I was told the buffet is on Thursdays to Sundays.

food was supposed to arrive and hasn't. it has been 3 hours from placing the order. apparently food is supposed to be amazing from there we thought we would try it never again

We chose to come here for mothers day and it was a complete let down. They were short staffed so one person was doing the seating and all the drinks. We waited 15 minutes for a table. Even though we had booked, also had to go hunting for a high chair, I asked for one on entry and in the booking. Then nobody came for a drink order so we just went ourselves. Described as a pan Asian buffet but only Indian food available with very little choice. So much so my brother didn't even have anything in the end. Very short of meats in the curry. My mum actually couldn't find any chicken in the masala. I understand that they were short staffed but it was just poor from the minute we walked in. I'm only giving 2 stars because what little I ate was okay and the gentleman that seemed to be alone serving was very polite.

Food was quite tasty , bit salty , and the cans of soft drink were missing

Doesn’t even come. Ordered it 4 hours ago and it never arrived. I’m starving, they keep pushing it back and it never came. Give me my food and answer the phone.

Completely unacceptable. It's been over 2 hours since I ordered and no answer from the place when I ring up. Stated delivery would be an hour when I ordered. This place has a history of lying about its delivery times

was late and couldn't get through on the phone! kept hanging up .

Excellent service. Friendly atmosphere great food. Definitely go back

all nice but no ice cream. said they refund but don't see it

it was cold and we have always ordered from you but not anymore . will not recommend either.

saying I've my order has been delivered and it hasn't not happy at all

We always get the king box meal great value and very tasty

Delivery guy was polite and likeable.. the food, as alway, incredible.. thanks to you all at The Amantola, dhanyavaad

We had a great meal a few months ago! Me and my mum enjoyed the great buffet and especially enjoyed the huge bowl of chutney available!

Lovely food, although it was late it was still hot and enjoyable. Thank you

We went as a group of 5, and had a fantastic time, we had the all inclusive and what a bargin it is, the food was hot and fresh and the drinks kept coming, I would highly recommend

Great Indian restaurant, great menu choices on offer. Super staff, attentive and discreet, very knowledgeable about the menu choices. I'd recommend visiting here 😁👍

Good food and staff friendly recommended

Food was collected but still only Luke warm, majority of it went in the bin. Will not be ordering again

Brilliant and lovely food ive been a loyal customer for 26 years and I will be for another 50 years if i live that long thanks amatola

Fabulous food everything hot. Excellent choices of food Lovely staff . Everything very clean. Will go again very soon 🤩🤩

Food lovely, good choice of food and reasonable prices

Two hour wait for a cold Indian… Shame really as it’s actually nice! Gutted about the wait

Greasy, chicken was dry. Naan was lacking coconut which I didn’t bother.

Update. All I can say is that after 2 years of being a regular, it is without any shadow of a doubt, my favourite place to eat in the Chester area. Eat in, take away, or delivery You can not fault this restaurant. The food is always top quality and value for money. Whenever I have dined in, they have made me feel like royalty, so impeccable is their service. I highly recommend trying a beef curry. This was something new to me as I had never seen it served before. It is, in my humble opinion, the right meat for any curry. Melt in the mouth while adding an incredible burst of sweetness, even to a vindaloo. I particularly recommend trying a beef korma. Yes, it didn't sound right to me either, but oh boy 😗👌❤️ ========================= How to start, I guess with the welcome... Old school Indian restaurant styling with traditional meet and greet to set you up for the treats to come. In our case the all you can eat buffet... There are two choices on the buffet, with bar included or food only. If you are on soft drinks then go for food only as non alcohol drinks are very reasonably priced, however if you are going to have a couple of drinks then it is worth investing the extra couple of quid and go Large 👍😉 There is a time limit on the free bar of two hors but not on the food. They do serve a particularly cheeky house Merlot here, which I would recommend as a companion to the selection of Indian curries. The food was very delicious and well prepared and presented with a large variety of both Chinese and Indian style foods to try. There were a couple of personal disappointments at the buffet, only a single choice of rice, only chicken curries, and the hottest curry available was a chicken Jalfrazi. Desert was also restricted to glazed ring donoughts, which upset the grandkids, but thankfully, more choice was available from the main menu at an additional cost. A really nice touch was the waitress letting us know our free bar was almost up, and would we like to have one last round before the tab ended? Oh, go on then... 🤣 All in all, it is a very enjoyable dining experience. Even with the restrictions, we will definitely visit again, but next time, I will go to the menu and get me some lamb Vindaloo in my life 😋 (Photos by Jonah)

Took the money and tried to deliver the food nearly 3 hours later …. I tried to phone 35 times but you didn’t answer the phone. then you turned up 3 hours late to try and deliver the food ( no previous contact or explanation that the order may be delayed ). As I ordered before 8pm by 10 pm my family was hungry ( including child) therefore I went and ordered other food as you were uncontactable … I sent the food back and let them keep the money as they are scumbags. I would give you 0 stars if I could.

They said my order is delivered and enjoy but no meal ? Never had this before people have gone home now.

Food was nice but the delivery time was 90-110 minutes and was delivered in 140 minutes

Great fresh food , Indian , Chinese , Thai genuinely really nice authentic food , and walk and and help yourself style too , Unlimited food , beer , wine and spirits for £25 per person for 2 hours 💪 The wife polished off a bottle of rose and the head of house gave her a second bottle even tho we were ready to leave ..... I'm defo getting lucky 😂😂

Honest to god this place is amazing !!! Myself and my husband went here tonight 15th Feb 2025 , the lovely fella on the door was extremely polite and friendly, the girls serving drinks were so polite and kind , the atmosphere was just amazing !!! The food was amazing and hot and extremely tasty , I would 1 million percent recommend this place to anyone walking this green earth !! I only usually order a takeaway from here due to having children with additional needs , but tonight as a one off we went there to dine in , it was absolutely perfect , and I genuinely had the best time , definitely worth the visit ! And the all inclusive option is definitely worth the money. Have yourself a visit there and see for yourself, I promise you will not be disappointed! Place gets a 10/10 from me any day of the week , I was so pleased

2.5 hours from order until deivery. The time got changed twice, when I rang the restaurant they said it had left '5 minutes ago' but was still 50 minutes until it was delivered, absolutely everything was cold. A grand total of 5 chicken pieces in the mains. I appreciate it's a busy night but just be honest and don't fob people off when they ring, give an honest and realistic answer to manage expectations- Food and timing was AWFUL! The delivery driver was absolutely lovely and so apologetic.

No Atmosphere, food was ok I suppose. Poor if you a vegetarian and we had to wait as the food for the buffet was slow coming out First time visiting and won't be going back. We did go on valentine's as only day we could all get together and they added £10pp on the bill which we only knew about when we arrived, but as we had traveled a fair way it wasn't worth looking for anywhere else. Can't really say we had service as there wasn't any but the girls did take plates away quickly. The best bit was the company I was with.

The food was tasteless and bland every meal was the same from Thai to Chinese and Indian everything was the same would not go back there again

4 stars because it was quick and tastey good value for money

nearly 2 hours waiting for delivery and when it arrived it was Luke warm, not ordering again

We visit this restaurant quite regularly, either to eat in or takeaway. I can honestly say it is consistently excellent. The food, service, front of house is always first class and reasonably priced too. All credit to everyone. We’ll see you again soon. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I ordered beef madras and got chicken for the second time the chapatis were stiff sadly after twenty years of always having great food the last two meals let me down, wrong order and crispy chapati,s I need to find a new favourite restaurant

Great service, great food, always look forward to this treat

We came for a family evening, the buffet was chosen by us all and couldn't believe what a selection of different dishes was available. The staff were very attentive and looked after us very well. We had a great evening and will definitely return, thank you

Visited this restaurant on Saturday night with family . Have visited a number of times and it never fails to dissapoint . Always made to feel so welcome , the waiters and waitresses are all so very friendly . We didn't have to wait very long for drinks and they were very quickly replenished. We had a selection of food between the 4 of us and we all agreed that the volume we had would have fed 8 people . We gave compliments to the chef , the food was excellent , served hot and very tasty . Especially the omelette. Enjoyed it that much will be visiting again next weekend . Thank you to all involved . A very enjoyable evening had by all .

The food was lovely just got one issue and that is that in the past when I ordered onion Bhajis it was 4 per container and that was sufficient and then out of the blue it was down to 3 which was dissappointing but I could cope with but reducing it further to 2 onion bhajis per order £3.75 is a disgrace and quite frankly annoyed the F**k out of me

Lovely food and the meal for 2 was great value! We can pack food away and even we had a large portion leftover for tomorrow! Would order again.

We were greeted by a waiter and shown to the table. The restaurant was absolutely freezing, there was a tiny blow heater about four metres away, it didn't help. Drinks were ordered, we waited over 30 minutes before we went to find a member of staff. Red wine was delivered around 10 minutes later and it was so cold we thought it was refrigeratorated. The food order was taken, by which time we had been in the freezing restaurant for 40 minutes. There were two feral children running around screaming, which was very annoying. The food arrived 35 minutes later, and they delivered a veggie curry with my tandoori, which I asked to be substituted for saag bhaji, they bought both! Food was not great, there was only one waiter, who also tended the bar, reception and sorted out the delivery drivers. There was a 'waitress' who was in training, so didn't actually do anything. We will never return and will never recommend. A waste of £50.

Ordered at 7pm, food arrived at 8.50pm. Wed night. Cold and rock hard chips. Sooooo not worth the money. Chicken in curry hard and sauce just about warm enough. Acid reflux now as ate so late, 50 mins late. No acceptable for £30 spent. Never order from here

We placed an order on uber eats waited for an hour. We rang the shop to ask to make it extra spicy. The guy asked about the address and said will ring when hes at the address, said to keep the phone close to me. After an hour When we rang asking about food they said it got delivered to different place. They started blaming not getting the food from that address. If I am ready to go out and get the food why am placing order on online. How can driver just deliver food in random hospital reception. Is there is contact number and ask for right direction. We haven’t tried the food. We were excited having them. All we got was total disappointment.

Great food, arrives nice and hot. We recommend Butter Chicken. Amazing

I have been ordering food from here for 20 years today was the first time I was not happy with the food. Curry and rice ok however starter was overcooked and chapatis were not fresh and not to the usual standard I really hope this was a one off

Never a bad experience with Amantola! my absolute favourite place to go - very highly recommend!!

food was cold yet again, had to warm it up in the microwave. maybe invest in heat bags so the food arrives hot.

Very good delivery time this time. Main was very good. Starter was ok (always going to cool, when delivering)

As a chef I highly recommend this gem of a restaurant.great selection of Chinese and Indian food.A you walk in the aroma of authentic quisine makes you salivate with hunger.nice relaxing atmosphere for all the family or business meetings if you want to impress.friendly staff who are always ready to help.large selection of dishes.A must visit place for all

Not worried about lateness but missing item was a pain

As always good value and really nice food.

Went on a Thursday night 10 and 13 year old really enjoyed trying the different meals on the buffet selection, very reasonable prices, will be coming again

Hour late but new years eve so can accept it. But food was still really nice

Didnt show been waiting 2 hours asked for a update and still not here. Restaurant wont pick up called 3 times

Placed the order at 17:00, didn’t get any updates regarding delivery. Until 20:17 which was the driver calling me saying he has my food outside. We assumed they were closed as no answer on the phone so we had already eaten and gone to bed. Shame rea*

Got a delivery. Food was tasty but was 45 mins late. After delivery discovered popadoms was missing rang up and he said he will send some. Never arrived!

Christmas day buffet was fabulous, lovely staff ,perfect food to choose from

Said it’s been delivered but now pushed back to 18.55?

Very nice food. Good portions and everything was still hot on delivery. Thank you.

Would avoid. Food choice and quality was awful. Several dishes were watered down with sauces that looked like dish water. The restaurant is run down and in a poor state. Will not be returning.

Four Meals for one. Everything was quality and plentiful... Can definitely recommend the Spiced meat starter and Chilli garlic chicken... No negatives only empty plates and plenty for dinner tomorrow... Definitely order again...

Every time I go here the food is excellent friendly staff great atmosphere I personally just love the place doesn't matter what you order or the buffet menu is perfection 2 really nice brothers run the Amantola,so what ever you having to eat you will always get the perfect meal,weather that be vegetarian or something little hotter, 😋 plenty of parking available, which is a bonus,value for money,

Driver said have to owe me the change no money on him! That’s not good! I’ll one phoning tomorrow

Average food delivered an hour late! They claim the restaurant was busier than they expected. Don’t quote delivery times you cannot meet

They forgot to give us the chips and you didnt refund us.

Nice food with a good but not overwhelming amount of options. Good drink service with the all inclusive drinks buffet option as the male member of staff was bringing them over before we’d even asked. Fair pricing. Decor old but somewhat nostalgic. It was clean.

Went to the amantola with my partner, daughter and baby for the buffet, such a warm welcome and great value for Money, the man who greeted us was very welcoming

Pre ordered 2hrs early to try to ensure on time delivery. Food delicious though as always.

excellent value and lovely food.

Amatola... Perfect as always. Best in the region.

I DO NOT recommend this takeaway, they accepted my order on 17th November then cancelled it 40 minutes after the time it was supposed to be delivered. Too late to get an order quickly elsewhere. Shocking!!

Collection order was very disappointing from here.tikka masala sauce very watery and chicken tasted funny, onion bhajis cold and balti didn't taste like a balti ended up chucking most of it in the bin

Over 2 hrs from order to delivery,most of the food was lukewarm and other items were cold,the food itself after re heating was tasty

Amazing food with a great service, variety of Asian dishes, I’ve been there with my partner and we are both delighted👌👌

came a lot earlier than expected, food was lovely can't wait to order again

It would get full 5 stars but not been back their since they put the price up on the buffet

Went for the sunday buffet, cheap and not very chearful. Lot of the food was grim and watery, hardly any meat in it. Rather they improved the quality and paid a bit more. Shame as used to be very good years ago. Staff are very friendly, surroundings are nice. Needs a reboot, better quality food, rather than the slop thats on offer now.

delicious food as always and great value for money

Food perfect as always, my favourite Indian takeaway in this area for years now

LOVE this place food is so nice the onion bhajis are fantastic 👌 the food is spot on lots of choice 2nd time back and I'll keep going back .

Updating my review to be more accurate. Original review at the bottom. I really do love it here but no matter how in advance I order to collect an order, it is never ready on time and there's never an apology or even an acknowledgement. It's incredibly frustrating. So I would suggest putting the time as 15 / 30 minutes before you actually want to collect - We have had takeaway from here but eating in person was so much nicer. Lovely atmosphere and theming of the restaurant. All the staff we interacted with were lovely. We got the banquet for one and it was a bargain. The food was so good and came out in good time. The beer on draft was one I hadn't heard of but it was really good and paired excellently with the curry. We ordered extra sides but didn't need them as the portions are so generous. Will definitely be back soon

Really loved the food here it was amazing, also the service was lovely, would definitely come here again had the jalfrezi and bhajis with egg fried rice

Food was brilliant, so much to chose from the menu, drinks were also spot on…… the restaurant is also very clean / presented well . Me and my family dined-in and the service was excellent and Maroof and his team looked after us massively . Would highly recommend this place to anyone!!

Always a good visit. Friendly helpful staff with nothing being a problem. Food always good and plenty of choice. Highly recommend

Been a while since my last visit but still an awesome meal and very friendly surroundings. Highly recommended 👌

Haven’t ordered from amantola for a bit it was pretty average perhaps we picked a poor night to order nowhere near the usual standard

Very friendly staff and good food with lots of options at very reasonable prices.

Order was due 7:30 and it arrived 8:25. I was told because it was late we would have a free item from the menu because they didn’t want to give any money back! Nothing was received, the food was cold and not enjoyable at all. Very disappointed for the money we have spent.

Fantastic from start to finish….. very warm and friendly welcome, superb selection of Indian,Chinese and English food. All piping hot, extremely tasty. Very good value for money Will definitely be back very soon.

Food is delicious, well worth a try

Gorgeous as ever. Loads of chicken and a lovely thick creamy sauce. Very enjoyable thank you

We have been eating at The Amantola for many, many years, both as a couple, then as a family, and for over a decade with our grandchildren too. The food has always been of a high standard as regards presentation, taste, variety and value, particularly the buffet. As you may have guessed, we have always enjoyed going to The Amontola on a regular basis. There is always a very friendly welcome and farewell and we look forward to our next visit very soon (Chris Evans 😁)

Very good service, drinks were quick, food was fresh for a buffet. Very friendly staff too - they even gave us free food from the buffet to take home.

Always nice food an always hot

Great buffet with so much to choose, awesome low price

Food was amazing, staff were lovely. Definitely will be going there again, thank you for a lovely evening guys x

The curry dishes were very watery . There's not much to choose from ,very slow on topping up the buffet . Shame really as I had been before, and it was ok. the last few times have not been great.