Ashoka Indian Restaurant in County Durham

Usually we have a lovely flavoursome takeaway, but the last twice it’s been a little bland.

this was my first biryani I've had in the UK and it was not biryani is was more like a pulav. needs some authentic biryani masala. very disappointing

can you explain to me why the onion bahjis are flat , really gave me anxiety with a flat bahji thanks next time round ones please

We had a fabulous mean and the stuff were great

Food was unreal ... First time here and would definitely recommend . Staff very friendly and very welcoming. And prices are amazing for what you get .

Never had a bad meal from here.food is perfect

First time at Ashoka this Evening Staff very welcoming service Brilliant food Amazing lamb chops starter very good Goan main beateful definitely will be going back

I feel ashoka is better than samrat in food quality, but samrat is cheaper.. Staff at ashoka are great,helpful and friendly.. Unfortunately we were sat at the table near the door so, with customers in and out, it was cold.. Defo recommend out of the 2 indian restaurant's in seaham..

I get currys in every city I go to around the world. It’s always a bit of an excitement and anxiousness about if you are going to get the best or just pay for disappointment. Well, I have a favourite curry restaurant in the city I live that is unbeatable, but I was sat eating deciding if this is my number one curry I’ve ever had. So delicious. Staff were awesome and the environment was nice. In Seaham? Want a beautiful meal? Just go here

Best Indian in a 50 mile radius. ‘Ooo Samrat is better…Moti Raj….Ocean Road. None come close - Ashoka is so superior it’s embarrassing.

Always fantastic & delicious food

Everything was great, the food and the staff were lovely,slight negatives,it's a little overpriced and a portion of chips is about 12 chips for over £3, definitely be back again

forgot rice, took 30 mins to send a new one

We visited the Restaurant new years day, the food was amazing the staff were lovely

Best indion reastaurant by far in Sunderland, full of flavour, fantastic service and lovely friendly staff ,would highly recommend this reastaurant 5* quality food.

Ordered on Christmas eve when its really busy and arrived much quicker than antisipated. Food was fresh and delicious. Just as good as when you eat in the restaurant

Vegetarian options are poor. I ordered vegetarian biryani. It was a plate of rice with an insipid type curry with a tiny stalk of cauliflower and a piece of cabbage. The family had nice food but they all eat meat. It's not hard to cook tasty vegetarian food..this meal was dreadful. I could have sent it back but I'm always dubious of doing that. The naan bread was good fortunately! I won't hurry back

Lovely food and good size portions.

would not go anywhere else for sit in or takeaway

I was taken here, for a birthday celebration. I would definitely go again, it was very clean, excellent service and lovely food.

fantastic as always, best Indian takeaway around!

Rang umpteen times to check how long order would be. Cut off and promised call back but had to ring again. Not hapoy with service. Tried to say my order was delivered within am hour. Est delivery time 7.20 to 7.40 actual delivery time was 8.40.

Food is always perfect, I wouldn't go anywhere else. The staff are always very polite and helpful.

Disappointing - small chicken bones in the Sri Lanka

Nice and early, which I didn't mind at all, we've not had a curry for ages, so thought we'd treat ourselves and have one from here, sadly it was nothing to write home about, quite disappointing really compared to the last food we had from here plenty of chicken, and it looked nice, but lacked taste.

Bland food. 4 pieces of chicken tikka for a starter which cost £3.95. Chilli Nan bread which has never seen a chilli in its life was tasteless. Garlic pilau rice taste less. Waste of time complaining because it's takes another 45 mins for someone to deal with it!!! Ashoka is a joke!!!

Chicken madras had a strange smell and taste ,horrible ,put in the bin

We are regular customers. The food is great, service is excellent and staff are very friendly. We will be back.

I’ve been ordering from here for three glorious years, and let me tell you, this place is amazing. The food? Oh, it’s so delicious it should come with a warning label: “May cause spontaneous happy dances!” The staff? Oh so friendly and helpful! Here’s the best part: when I order takeaway, it arrives quicker than I can say “I’ll just have a salad”—and it’s always hotter than my last Tinder date! In three years, they’ve never messed up a single order. And yes, I once cheated on Ashoka with Harbour Tandoori, and let me tell you, it was a culinary disaster that left me in the corner, sobbing into a plate of sad curry. Never again! Ashoka, you had me at “Hello”, locked me in with your unbeatable bhuna and sealed the deal with your Shorisha. So here I am, declaring my love to the world: Ashoka, you are the pickle to my poppadom, the spice to my life, and the only place my heart (and stomach) will ever truly belong!

We order from Ashoka all the time and every single time the food is amazing and it’s usually always early! Really good food and great service!

Gorgeous food. Happy hour is a bargin! They also do takeaway which is awesome!

For 5 years when I couldn't feed myself Ashoka fed me - I had to pay but it was worth every penny - at times I couldn't see to cook and at times I had no will to cook - thank you Ashoka x

Service good and deliver was good . Food was in general good although the main curry just seemed to lack something, a little below normal excellent quality

Outstanding again. Nothing to fault at all. Eaten here numerous times and all been excellent. Friendly and helpful staff . Recommendations etc. Food is soooooo good. Our favourite place to eat. 100 %recommend.

Most definitely will not be returning here for a meal, great service but shocking food. Prawn dish was burnt to taste and the prawns were like rubber. The other dish was called a madras chicken curry but I didn't recognise it at all, just a bland watery dish. Gave the propierter some feedback but was just asked me if I had asked to change the dishes, no offer of a reduction of price.

fantastic food, hot and on time. well done and thank you

Couldn't have been better. Absolutely superb!

Just had an excellent meal at Ashoka. Food was delicious, service was brilliant and a great venue. Clean and welcoming. Prices are good too. Lots of choice. Definitely be going back again. Highly recommend this restaurant.

Disappointing the bombay aloo was not very spicy, also chicken tikka main came with peppers and onions despite not being in the description I am allergic to peppers so couldn't eat it. I called the restaurant and waited a further 20mins for a new chicken tikka.

Ordered a chicken curry and a prawn curry. Chicken was nice but prawns were over cooked and chewy. Most the food was quite cold too. Delivery was quick and driver was very polite.

always piping hot delicious and very quick, always appreciated :)

Absolutely beautiful food , piping hot and so tasty , will definitely be back 😋

A very welcoming reception and even though some of our party were delayed, the staff seemed at ease with our need to delay ordering. Expertly taken orders and food arrived hot and was excellent. I had never eaten an Indian meal before but thus was excellent and I will definitely go again. Very much recommend.

Visiting from Derby and hands down best Indian we've had! 5 out of 5, fast service and lovely food.

15 mins from order to delivery and tasty as always 10/10

Delicious, great service and reasonably priced. Highly recommended..

Outstanding food with outstanding service. Highly recommend you try this restaurant if you love Indian food. A great eating experience..

Fantastic food, highly recommend. Had lamb chops and chicken starter followed by a chefs recommendation mixed meat heriari, very tasty indeed

Fantastic food every time and the service is best ever. I started with lamb's liver, now as a cook myself I know how hard it is to cook liver perfect, but to do it in a tandoor is magic. I would Defo recommend this place.

Been to Ashoka twice and enjoyed both times.. Service good, food excellent too..

High quality food thats bursting with flavour! Highly recommend, the staff are lovely!

Excellent service lovely food and a very reasonable price. Would definitely reccomend and will be going again! Thanks

We've been a few times, and it's been amazing every time. Staff recommended some lovely food, and I was able to take home the leftovers. Staff are friendly and helpful, and the food is really well priced, especially if you order before 6.45 I'm vegetarian, and there's loads for me.

Bloody lovely top notch Curry....especially the Kaleji Karahi....Really friendly....Top quality Lager....Amazing �

Food was was very bland and disappointing but it’s the first time, must be having a bad day!

Unreal food, staff are so lovely - recommend to anyone :)

First time we’ve been here in recommendation. Food was totally amazing ...

Visiting again from Nottinghamshire, 4 trips and 4 visits to Ashoka. Superb customer service, exquisite food and relaxed friendly atmosphere. If you like proper Indian food look no further!

Popped in on the off chance, very busy but it wasn’t a problem, lovely staff and the food was amazing. Catered well for children too.

Heard good reports, called in for some food last night after a late finish and was very nice. Would recommend.

Been loads of times and never had a bad meal, however last night the service was really spot on. We were upstairs with only one other couple but never had to chase up a waiter. The lad was good craic and looked after us well, hence the good tip 👍

Went for a meal last night with the family it was beautiful they catered for everyone including the children , would definitely recommend

Been to Ashoka Indian Restaurant tonight and could not fault anything, food, service and the whole experience was a pleasure. We will definantly be returning and look forward to it with a smile and anticipation.

Tried here for the first time tonight, really enjoyed it, great and delicious food and brilliant service, such a warm and cosy atmosphere. Will definitely come back again 👏

Lovely food. Great service and very polite workers. Highly recommend and would definitely eat there again...

Beautiful food and excellent service as always.Highly recommend..

Great location. Great food. Excellent service.

Visited the restaurant last night for a family meal, the food was absolutely amazing and the staff were excellent. Couldn't fault either the service or the food. Would definitely recommend to others to give this place a try. We will definitely be back �

Fabulous. Staff lovely food was divine would recommend to anyone and most certainly be returning.

Love this restaurant ...food is wonderful and service is spot on .. manager is very helpful if you want to try something a little different .. welldone everyone .

I'd heard very good reports, so thought I'd give it a try. I'm pleased I did, excellent service and food. I'll definitely be returning soon.

Our favourite restaurant...Amazing food...Amazing service...brilliant.

Amazing food, amazing setting, amazing staff, amazing Akki, have I said this place is amazing........, because it is x

Absolutely outstanding, highly recommended, best Indian food I have ever tasted.

Amazing experience wonderful staff outstanding food 👍👍👍

Gorgeous food and fantastic service. Couldn't do more for our family celebration 🥰

We went on a Monday night whilst passing through Seaham upon recommendation of our accommodation No. 16. Glad we took their advice - excellent food (we had madras and chicken achar) and helpful and very pleasant staff. The food was tasty and just hot enough for our taste. Would recommend and will return if ever in Seaham again.

Unreal food. Food served in a timely manner, Very friendly staff Brilliant prices Right about off food and perfect service

We were staying with family in the area and ordered a takeaway online. Process was easy and the food delivered within the hour. Every single thing was delicious especially the Chicken Tikka Sri Lanka. We all agreed that next time we visit, we will eat in the restaurant. Well done guys, your food is so good.

never ordered from here before but food was beautiful will definitely order again

Very disappointed to get home and realise that the restaurant had took no notice of my request to remove the shells from the prawns. Worse still instead of mushroom pilau, I got mushroom bhaji. Only 5 items in the order overall so not difficult to get 100% accurate.

beautiful food from here I'm ordering again was delicious x

Very tasty food - and good portions. We took advantage of the happy hour deal - Well worth the money. Staff were professional and friendly.

Great service thanks,only take away I will use so clean

Beautiful food, always experienced early deliveries and will be returning. Thank you

The decoration, service, and meals are all top-notch and great value for money!

food was piping hot, and the starters was still nice and crisp and not soggy like you get from other takeaways ,plenty of chicken in the Tikka curry it's our only Indian restaurant we ever Order from we've never had a bad order , akki you and the team are still smashing it 😉 😀

Dined on a Tuesday night. Didn't book and although fairly busy got a table for two no problem. Food is second to none, service is excellent with staff that can't do enough for you. We had two of the chefs recommendations/ specials and they were delicious. 100% recommend in all aspects. Our favourite Indian restaurant hands down.

I had the worst customer service ever. We went there to have drinks. They gave us one table, then one waiter told us that you must order to have drinks. We planned to order a starter, even before that the senior waiter insisted that “you must order” any mains. Even after that all the other waiters were staring at us like we have done something wrong. Such a terrible experience. Even the manager was so arrogant.

That was the rudest customer service that I have ever had. Along with my friends we happened to bump into restro for drinks and it was so impolite that they were so adamant that and said we "should" order any mains from the menu, the way the waiter said that was the rudest experience that I ever had in the United Kingdom. All the staffs including the manager was disrespectful. As an individual who works in the customer service field, that was unacceptable.

Service was sooo pathetic and all staffs were Soo rude including the manager. Won't recommend this place at all.

Warm welcome on arrival and seated right away. Modern decor, all spotlessly clean. Ordered drinks and perused menu. Excellent options and choices available. Food very good and served with a smile. Very helpful, courteous and attentive staff. A very enjoyable evening.

Very polite and attentive staff. Absolutely delicious food.

Really great service, always enjoy coming here.

allways excellent 👌 I highly recommend.

Went with family for a birthday meal. Never really gave it a thought about it being bank holiday. The food was lovely as usual, staff excellent. Shame some other customers don’t consider others as the conduct of a group of 6 was appalling. Totally tanked up, foul language and very inappropriate conversations. Shame as the rest of the evening was lovely, but may want to think twice about booking later on a bank holiday weekend.

Food arrived piping hot but pop was missing from order

Love the Ashoka, some of the best Indian food I've ever tried.

The nicest Indian takeaway I have ever had . 1st class

Just Eat app States orders over £35 are free delivery. My order was over £35 but still charged delivery