Asian Spices in Shropshire

Very disappointing - stuck in the 70's Indian. Food didn't resemble anything authentically Indian, just a very poor interpretation of English, Indian. Sauces full of sugar - sweet tikka, really?. Next to no chicken in the butter chicken which wouldn't meet a trading standards description on the basis of next to no chicken and the butter element was bright orange. Best avoided IMO.

Absolutely awful. Meat fatty and awful, chips were so over cooked and dry, all food tasteless, hot curries not hot, keema rice had no keema in it. Very expensive for some inedible and tasteless food. Called for assistance and would not refund for the poor quality food. Do not use this takeaway or restaurant you’ll be utterly disappointed and waste your money.

Lively little Indian restaraunt

Had a takeaway from here last night. The food was great really tasty.

Excellent food, service and ambience!

Stopped here on a Saturday evening as was staying in the area. Very warm and friendly welcome. Very speedy service. The portions are a little on the large size but food was very hot and tasty. Very well priced as well

2nd meal in a row (1 was eat in 1 was takeaway). The first was put down to a bad choice on my part, the 2nd was a 'Chicken Tikka Masala ', they were the same sauce , nothing but coconut and inedible. Totally different meals, totally different ingredients (apparently) both tasted and looked exactly the same. £80+ wasted.

I had a medium spiced Lamb Balti which tasted good, but I would have called it mildly spiced.

We had a great meal at Asian Spices, everything was very tasty and they even made us our favourite saag rice even though it wasn't on the menu! We came last August and were looking forward to a repeat visit this year, and were not disappointed, it was just as good as we remembered.

Absolutely superb! We have an awesome Bangladeshi restaurant where we live and this is on a par!! The achari chicken is to die for and to be greeted on the high street by the owner the next day wearing a beaming smile and asking how we are was quite special. 100% recommendation by me and my wife!

We were camping nearby and decided to have a take away. It was delivered fairly quickly and they kept in touch, but that was the only good point. The food was badly cooked. Two chicken tikka masala's were just pure coconut and the naga had very little flavour. My Dansak was ok, When my wife messaged to tell them it was poor, all they said was sorry about that! No refund offered, no pop by and we will put it right. Just sorry about that. DO NOT HAVE A TAKE AWAY FROM HERE. In fact just avoid it. They took £75 off us for for them so I guess that's why they weren't bothered.

Had a lovely Birthday meal here yesterday, the food and staff were excellent, I would recommend this restaurant. they are also very careful with food allergies and cater for vegetarians. Thanks for a lovely evening!!!

Excellent meal for our 40th wedding anniversay.. food tasty. Chose from their Sunday 4 course banquet meal deal. Available twice a week. (Wed or Sunday) Attentive staff, Had a lovely time Definitely go back.

Had a lovely meal for our 40th wedding anniversary. Food exceptional. Would highly recommend.

Dog friendly, 5 of us, all enjoyed very good food and service. Good value for money too. Excellent!

Dog friendly so we (5 of us on a canal boat trip) went in. Very friendly staff, very good service, and very good food. Good value too.

Firstly I would say that none of our party of 6 had any complaints about the food....when it finally arrived. Arrived at 6.30 and didn't see any food until 8.15. Dishes were all very tasty and decent sized portions. However, we did kind of feel that the takeaway customers took on more importance than us. Tucked away round the corner, we had to ask several times for next beer round and it was fully 15 minutes before we were even given any menus . Waiters were abrupt and lacking customer service skills. The bill when it arrived was hand written, almost illegible and difficult to understand. Had the service been better would return.

Had takeout of Chicken Tikka, vegetarian Biriyani Bombay potatoes and naan, the food was ready as ordered and absolutely delicious

Had takeaway and service was good friendly and quick. Food was really good and plenty. 4 onion Bahjis a person. There was no one in restaurant and I know our favourite Indian in Whitchurch is always busy mid week Just want to suggest that the place needs a complete revamp and overall. We nearly booked to eat in but glad we didn’t. Please get rid of the carpets if nothing else. Sorry to not give a better review. Would have emailed if I could have found one.

We had a lovely two course meal at Asian Spice. Really delicious food, good service, highly recommended.

Just my favourite take away/restaurant. Have a take away at least once a month and sometimes visit to eat in with friends when we walk 3 miles there and 3 miles back 😂 just love the food and the vegan options are awesome and such a lovely friendly reception from all the staff.

Great food. Lovely “old fashioned” 1970s style decor inside. Traditional and reliable Indian restaurant. The staff are very knowledgable and the manager is very attentive. Consistent standards. Have been going here for 16 years.

We had a takeaway lamb tikka korma curry and a keema naan. The lamb a very small amount,was tough and tasteless. The sauce was the strangest Indian curry sauce We've ever tasted. It had a texture like semolina and was very sweet, did not taste like curry at all. My husband left most of his, which is unheard of. The keema Naan was also very sweet. We were so disappointed, we are both O.A.P's so this was a special treat for us, a treat that unfortunately ended up in the bin!

Having a campervan, and can't be bothered to cook we headed for this place. Not being locals didn't know what to expect. Nice warm welcome by young lady and gent we sat down and was quickly served have poppadoms to start with a classic pint and half of Cobra. Chicken pathia, and dansak rice an chapattis arrived and was very good. My wife said it was the hottest pathia she had eaten in ages 👍 The chicken was of excellent quality.... overall very enjoyable. Could quite easily visit again if in the the area. Well done guys and girls.

Excellent food and wonderful service

Great food with large portions at a good price 👌

No warm welcome, rather grumpy and dismissive....or a place to wait to sit for my takeaway 😕. But food was excellent 👌

We've had 2 delicious meals here recently. Delicious tasty food , huge menu , very friendly service, who will give you advice on what to choose . Definitely recommend

Had an amazing meal in here tonight, very much recommend

After a long day on the boat we walked into Ellesmere to eat. If it hadn't been for the delicious smell coming out of the doorway it would have been very easy to overlook this restaurant but we were lured in. Food excellent with some dishes we hadn't seen elsewhere, attentive but not overbearing staff. Definitely worth the walk

Nice place...but beware the wobbly tables, I leaned on the edge with my hand and it tipped spilling 2 cobras(small thank god). Their tikka masala sauce was thick and full of coconut👍 sadly I asked the waiter if the king prawns were big and he said yes...they were just normal little prawns tho 😟 not king prawns. This seems very common in a lot of Indian restaurants and I recommend castle tandoori in Chirk if you want actual king prawns. The lamb in the keema pilau was quite dry and hard but tasty. Overall the meal was nice, the Baji round, fresh and crispy. My friend got a balti and said it was the nicest she'd ever tasted👍👍👍 overall a nice little restaurant, I would go again but wouldn't ask for the prawns 👍 would maybe just get a balti👍👍

Very friendly staff I had the lamb jalfrezi lamb so soo tender 💯% be going back

Lovely food choice is exceptional. Service prompt attentive and friendly. Quality of food superb. Will definitely visit again.

Great Indian food as always, chicken chaat was done specially as a main on request and fantastic, mackani was delicious for a mild dish, really cannot fault this place.

Lovely evening! Such tasty curry, we came up from Buckinghamshire. One of the nicest curries we’ve had in ages, the beer was great too!

Good food, good service. Premises could do with redecorating, but that's not grounds for reducing the score.

Great Indian food. Curries tasted great and side dishes good.

Excellent customer service. On holiday so first time experience. FULL PINT Zehile i waited excellent interaction with customers off the street. Great food highly recommended

We were narrowboating on the Llangollen canal last week and had the opportunity to get a take away from Asian Spices. We were blown away at how good it was, so much so, we went back again on our return leg. I wish I lived closer than 130 miles away, such was the quality. Thank you Asian Spices!

Best indian food in the area, very friendly, never disappointed. Been many times hope to go many many more

Great food, thoroughly enjoyed our curry tonight. We've been numerous times now and love it!

Had a takeaway tonight cost £35 and it went in the bin . Worst I ever had .poppadoms where soft .the chicken tikka had no taste the chicken was hard .very disappointed

Why and how isn’t this restaurant been brought into the 21st century. The decor and tables are from the ark so puts me off eating here. Seriously this Indian needs a long awaited face life if it’s going to survive

Poor delivery. Food taken to another property and bought back. Food Poor. Low portion of meat, quality of food very poor quality. Disappointed

It seems management has changed which is good and food has been good but on takeaways have forgotten things so I’ve had to return to restaurant for missed items. Please bring this tatty old fashioned up to date with the times. It’s looked like this for years and desperately needs an update especially the cold horrible toilets

Currently staying in the area and ordered from here based on reviews. No delivery drivers so went to collect, found this very expensive for what you get. Ordered keema cheese naan which was mixed at all just half cheese and half keema. Onion bhajees and tikka masala were bland. Overall pretty disappointed with the whole meal. No raita provided for onion bhajee’s. Poor.

Ordered a takeaway from this restaurant and have to say this was one of the best takeaway’s I have ever had. The food was outstanding, freshly cooked and hot on arrival. Was staying at a lodge in the area and was delivered reasonably quick via the app I ordered on. Only down side is I don’t live in the area to order from this takeaway regularly.

Been eating from here since I was a primary school kid, never once had a bad dish. Staff are super friendly and if you’re eating in it’s not a long wait. I love this place and I highly recommend it, theres something for everyone to like and try 😁

Friendly staff, quick service, reasonably priced not to mention the delicious food 😋

Fantastic restaurant. The food was really good and we eat in a lot of Indian restaurants. All the dishes were so tasty especially the sag paneer. Staff were very friendly and efficient. Definitely worth a visit.

Fabulous little restaurant, food is truly amazing, don't letvthe decor put you off. The prices are well below other Indian restaurants we have visited, the wine at £15 a bottle is a bargain and quite delicious. The 4 of us all thoroughly enjoyed our food, flavours were amazing. Iman was an absolute gentleman, he made our night special. 10 out of 10 on all points, thank you Asian Spices for an excellent night, excellent food and excellent service.

It appears to be the only Asian restaurant in the town and could charge accordingly. Tables are small and décor is tatty, wallpaper missing off wall and gents toilet definitely needs an overhaul, even the toilet seat was broken. The food was expensive but looked and tasted great. There is an extensive menu so you can choose your favourite or something you've never heard of. We (four of us) thought the food was expensive at two bottles of wine £30 and the food £66 for a main course each and rice with poppadums and pickles to start. They will spice the food according to your taste. Overall, a very enjoyable meal only let down by the surroundings.

We've been a few times and never fails to hit the spot, many different curries to choose from. I love the chicken tikka rogan balti, mid spice and the meat so good. It is a very old building which aged but that aside worth a...

Great Food. Shame most search engines confuse Ellesmere with Ellesmere Port, making restaurants in Ellesmere virtually unfindable. This restaursnt Asian Spices is in Ellesmere and the food is excellent Staff ar good also.

We ordered a takeaway whilst staying in woodland park lodge, it was a both order for around 15 of us, and everyone was us was extremely impressed with our dishes. Lovely big portions, dishes as you would expect flavoursome, big king prawns, impressed not one...

I have had Indian meals all over the world, but this was out of this world. I had Naga and it blew my mind. The quality of the food was first class. There was a lovely ambiance and the main man Simon couldn’t have been...

Ordered poppadoms the cam cold and soggy obviously left over from yesterday My friend ordered a tandoori mixed grill with naan bread all of which were cold and when the waiter was told he said that because we were first in at 5 the tandoori...

Really good food, always has been to be fair so quite reliable. I'd certainly recommend an visit if you're in the local area.

Takeaway for our last night whilst staying at Nantclimbers. Absolutely fantastic! We eat more Indian food than any other and this place has to be tried. The curry is flavoursome, great portions and just beautiful. We had two bread and keema rice which were equally...

It could do with a refit, very scruffy in places and the staff seem miserable. The food was ok but wouldn't return due to the atmosphere. I felt really uncomfortable.

This place is amazing the food was outstanding!! On a short break away and is highly recommend. Good job it’s not my local or I would be there every night. Thank you

This was a very friendly restaurant, which although looks a little dated is an absolute gem when it comes to the food. Everything we had was perfectly cooked and absolutely delicious. It was also incredibly reasonable. I wouldn’t hesitate in coming back if I was...

Went on 14th August 2021 when staying in Ellesmere for the weekend. We had a few drinks cider/beer/wine with starters, mains, rice and a nan. We really enjoyed our drinks and food. Staff are all lovely. Tables felt spaced out which at the moment is...

Right, this place is very, very special..the looks are very deceiving…curries are absolutely delicious! and the naans are sublime (peshwari naan especially). The owner is very friendly and humble and seemed to enjoy the company of his customers. Our family have direct Asian roots and...

We ordered a takeaway after having not visited for around 18 - 24 months, and we wish we had cooked at home instead. The poppadoms were ok, but it was the curries themselves that were a real disappointment. One was chicken and the other lamb,...

I’ve just moved back to the area after being away for 2 years and heard new management had taken over. It was never great food before I read new reviews and it looked so much better so tonight I thought let’s try it. I don’t...

Visited during our short break in Ellesmere. Everything during the evening was high quality - the greeting, the service, the drinks, and the food. Hands down the best curry we’ve both ever had, and we eat curry very regularly throughout the West Midlands. 100% authentic...

On holiday and looking for somewhere to eat and this popped up on Google maps, a quick call and we were booked in. What can i say one of the best currys I've had in a long time, Six different currys, naans, rice and onion bhaji to die for. If your in the area its a must.

We have had several take aways from Asian Spices recently - really good curry. Haven't had a bad take away yet - keep up the good work.

I recently had a takeaway meal from Asian spice and I must say was a bit reluctant at first as I have had some not so great meals in the past . However I’m glad we gave it another go ! The food was gorgeous possibly the nicest madras I’ve ever had . I can’t wait for the restaurant to open properly again . excellent quality and value and couldn’t recommend it enough

The good food at this local restraunt is only equalled by the friendly and helpful service. Tonight's bought-in family dinner was the chicken and vegetable dhansak. Both fantastic...... and of course the signature Sag Paneer dish. really tasty.

I have had a lot of Indian meals all over the world but the chicken narga here was the best ever definitely worth a visit

The starters were excellent, not too big but a nice portion. My main, I had a Dhansak, was a bit disappointing since seemed to have no real lentils and some pineapple, perhaps it was a miss-ordered somehow. I am a boater and the next time I am in Ellesmere I will revisit. So I guess my conclusion is a qualified pretty good.

Went as a family of six, no issues in seating and fantastic service.We had a range of starters, curries and side orders - all were great and very tasty. The portions sizes were plentiful, so much so that we left with the proverbial 'doggy bag' .We do use this restaurant for take aways and it was a welcome change to have a meal and an enjoyable family night.

Four of us went here on spec there being not too much open elsewhere at the time. Not disappointed very pleasant meal with good service.

Had a take away curry and overall it was pretty good, very nice starters but my main (a Dansak) did not hit the spot, no lentils and appeared to have pineapple so perhaps a cooking error. Will certainly try it again.

We found this place while on a bike tour of Wales and we were staying fairly local to Ellesmere. 3 of us got starters, mains, sides and naan’s. Every dish was good, full of flavours. The staff were very welcoming and friendly while we waited. Really can’t say anything bad about the place. 3 very please very full bikers

We came to this restaurant because of hearing decent reviews, to walk in and to not have a good reception at all and from then it just went down hill. The only good thing about the evening was the popadoms, it took 1 hour for our main meal to get to us and when it arrived the naan bread wasn’t the one that we ordered so it got replaced but still wasn’t the garlic naan we wanted. The main meals we recieved were not as expected, they were lacking flavour all round. Overall this evening was awful, will not be rushing back!

Tried this place last night after reading some good reviews on here and were not disappointed. The food was delicious, really tasty. The dishes actually tasted different from each other which you don’t often find and they weren’t too heavy. Can’t recommend highly enough, delighted we’ve got a good Indian nearby now.

It was our first visit after moving to Ellesmere, our meals were excellent, lovely crisp poppadoms, the hottest Naan bread I have ever had, really reasonable wine prices , every we had was really good, the menu described things accurately with regard to the heat of the dishes, it was a good experience we will be returning soon.

We had a takeaway one Friday evening after a week sampling the other restaurants in the village. It was by far the tastiest, and best value, meal we had. Lamb tikka starter was a tad over-cooked but everything else was exceptionally good. Clearly fresh rather than frozen chicken. Good portion sizes. Staff were friendly and efficient.

We haven’t been to Asian Spices for many years. Used to be absolute crap to be honest, hunting round for meat, different dishes tasting the same - it was pants especially compared to my Uni Years in Urban West Midlands where the curry houses and Balti were exceptional.

Decided to treat ourselves to a takeaway while moored in Ellesmere. Service was excellent, nice young lady took my order and I decided to wait for the meals, Pleasant young man asked me about our holiday and canal boating in general. Meals were very tasty all courses were very good. Would definitely go

Visited on the off chance whilst having a few beers in Ellesmere. Food was amazing as was service. Nothing was too much trouble. Would highly recommend Honey Garlic Naan

Called here last night for a meal. What can I say, the staff were wonderful and the food amazing this was one of the best Indian meals we have had in a long time. Will call again next time we visit Ellesmere

We called in here for our last meal whilst away on holiday (Narrowboat holiday). I had the Chicken Naga, Pauline had the chicken tikka (dry, with rice), we didn't know it would be dry but the staff bought us out a bowl of sauce for the tikka to go with the chicken.

I’ve been going to Mohamed’s restaurant every Friday for 22 years and was very concerned to hear that he was leaving last year, I didn’t think that he could be replaced but how wrong could I have been, Simon the new owner/ manager has somehow managed to improve on what was already a lovely place to eat in or takeaway, look forward to many more years of great Indian food :-)

We love visiting Ellesmere its one of our favourite places. We decided to try this restuarant as we had good good things about it. Staff were friendly and could't do enough. I don't eat spicy food so i decided to opt for tikka massala and my partner in crime opted for the hottest he could find. Neither of us were disappointed. The meals were hot and tasty. The best we have tasted in a long time. We will definitely go back to the restuarant

Booked New Year's eve arrived after it had been very busy early on. First impression the restaurant hasn't been updated since the last time I ate there over 10years ago .... very tired and shabby looking. Stains on most of the table cloths carpet that could do with a good clean waitress that looked scruffy wearing her own clothes and grubby toilets. Order a samosa starter which was very disappointing. Two dry looking samosas with a bit of lettuce and onion having tried to cut into the first one I quickly realised they were both still frozen in the middle. Told one of the waiters who agreed and took it away returning with another starter that was at least hot but not much better tasting..no real apology. The lamb balti main dish was an improvement but contained hardly any meat. Overall one of the worst Indian meals I've ever had. Perhaps I'll try it again in another ten years

We’ve eaten here, either to sit in our take away, several times and enjoyed each. The staff are very welcoming and friendly and the food has always been enjoyable. Pricing means this is a good value place to enjoy an evening meal. Recommended.

We found this lovely little restaurant and were very happy with the level of service and the food was delicious. The price was good and we really enjoyed our eating experience there.

We’ve been using this Indian restaurant for Saturday night takeaway for the last few years. Recently it has changed hands, but what hasn’t changed is the consistency in the food. Always tasty, the curries genuinely taste different from one another. If you’re in ellesmere and you fancy a curry, look no further. Service is always friendly and the prices are very reasonable. Recommended.

Popped in last night with friends for a meal as the restaurant is under new management and it is spot on ..The guys have got it together and are offering really good quality tasty food.. in fact it was that good we are having a takeaway tonight as my partner enjoyed it so much..

It says that it is under new management - that is not strictly true. Enam is now the sole manager and the food and service is as amazing if not better. The saag paneer is to die for as usual. Having lived in Stoke for 20 years, this was a gem of a find when I moved here and never disappoints. Enam is a superb host!

I used to use this restaurant weekly back in the days when I lived in Ellesmere and was always greeted upon entry and looked after attentively and they even knew my tastes and remembered me and my Dad. We visited this week after a period of absence and I believe the owners have changed. I did not recognize any of the staff and the welcome was not as homely as before. The menu is extensive and varied which always worries me as I prefer my food freshly prepared. Service was fairly quick and the starters arrived quickly as did the drinks and main courses, My food was tasty and all but one of us enjoyed our meals, my Dad has always ordered Dansak and he said this time his was bland. The restaurant has the same decor as it has had For the last 19 years and is desperate for an upgrade and as 'The Only Indian' in town it should be better. There are no GREAT places to eat in Ellesmere but this is in the top 6 IMHO. Poor access for disability sufferers but it is a 18th century building and the toilets are ok.

Six of us including 2 children all had different meals and all were good. Staff were friendly and cheerful.

Pre-booked a table for 5 people at 6.30pm on Saturday evening - arrived and were served drinks and poppodums. Order was taken shortly after and three starters arrived and were eaten....8'o clock came and we were still sat waiting for our main courses (our 12 year old son had had nothing to eat at this time) my husband went to find out what the problem was and he was told the delay on our food was because they had had a few large takeaway orders. We were not happy and asked for our food to be bagged up and left very disgruntled. By the time we walked home and dished out our curries it was Luke warm and not even that tasty. We are locals and have used this curry house regularly for many years, but I'm afraid we won't be going back!

Take away provided in timely fashion. Rather strange chicken korma - lots of desiccated coconut made the sauce very gritty. Can’t say I’d go there again,

Not sure what all the bad reviews are about. This place was great, having eaten a fair few curries in my time I was surprised about how much of a gem this place is. The Saag Paneer dish was fantastic, the Ceylon curry outstanding, the vegetable curry was delicious as well and the Tarka Dal was full of flavour. Also the music was pretty special!

Tried to overcharge. Hardly any meat or prawns in the curries. All sauce no protein. The volume of food for the price was appalling, the quality was mediocre but couldn’t look past the amount. Young family with three children consuming a banquet for four and hungry at the end. Used to be lovely, such a shame.