Aura Aldridge Indian Cuisine in Walsall

Was lovely but I ordered a garlic chilli paneer and a a garlic chilli chicken and got 2x paneer dishes, but was still very nice

I've been to Aura a good few times over the past years and every time I haven't been able to fault it. The prices are incredibly reasonable, the atmosphere is always nice and the staff are mostly friendly and chatty. The food has always been excellent too; The lamb balti is always my dish of choice. I couldn't recommend it more

unfortunately I cannot leave a good review as not only was the food 45 minutes late it was stone cold and burnt. Hopefully others have a better experience with the food but we will not be using them again.

I had the pleasure of dining with my family at Aura Aldridge Indian Cuisine, and I must say, it was a delightful experience. The restaurant’s warm and inviting atmosphere set the perfect stage for an enjoyable meal. The menu boasts a diverse selection of traditional Indian dishes, catering to various dietary preferences, including vegetarian and vegan options. We opted for the chicken balti, king prawn with spinach curry, minced meat curry and biryani - yep we went all out! The curries were rich in flavor and tasted truly authentic, just like traditional home-cooked meals. Each dish was beautifully spiced, well-balanced, and bursting with genuine flavours. The portion sizes were generous, offering great value for money. The staff were attentive and friendly, ensuring that all our needs were met promptly. I highly recommend Aura Aldridge to anyone seeking authentic Indian cuisine in a welcoming setting. Be sure to make a reservation, as the restaurant tends to be busy, especially on weekends.

Originally told 45-60 mins but took a while longer, fortunately the food was correct and Hot when arrived

Both meals and service was excellent I would recommend to my friends.

Nice food but the delivery let things down on this occasion. Ordered 510 and didn't receive food till 7pm on a Tuesday.

Food was hot and tasty, arrived early. We must try a sit down meal with you guys soon.

Awesome, super tasty food and great value

Amazing food as usual, and first class service . Alot of us in the family and the staff were brilliant. Got Our food in a fast pace even thought ....👌 Great...👌

korma and balti was was a bit watery

Not the best experience tonight. Food was delivered late & then found to be luke warm. Mixed starter had a sheek kebab no bigger 2.5cm & lamb tikka of similar size. Disappointing as usually very good.

Usually 10/10 but curry was cold and very watery with hardly any taste the chips were very soggy and only half a bag of chips

My food was bland, the chicken was hard the naan was tasteless even with the cheese and onion on, no flavour at all.

Food was lovely, fresh, piping hot when it arrived. First time ordering with you guys, but we will be ordering again. Lovely food!

ABSOLUTELY 5 STAR FOOD, HOT LOOKED GOOD.Driver was a lil rude walking over my garden though. that's the only downside. *****

This is our usual go to Indian takeaway. The last few times we have ordered it has been shocking. Last night our curries were watered down and had zero taste - they were so bland they were inedible. Poppadoms stale.

Food was delicious! Arrived half an hour earlier than expected.

Ordered last night. Item missing. Rang up got told it would be brought out. Over an HOUR later!!!! Then tried passing over a big bag of food saying we'd have to pay, which of course was a NO. Then it was o here's your rice and nothing else. Food was mediocre at its best and of course because we was missing one of the items to go with the meal some of us ended up eating later than others. Over an hour later is just ridiculous in my eyes. No offer of money back or anything for that item (not saying all of it should of been refunded). Not good service in my eyes

Food wasn’t great was cold when it arrived so had to reheat. It was a valentines Friday so they could have just been really busy but seemed as if it was cooked and then left at least half an hour to go out for delivery. Order time was already an hour +wait. Food was ok I had butter chicken so I know it’s plain but didn’t have much flavour. Not sure if I’ll try again on another day.

Nice and large. Very good midweek prices. Nice food.

Food missing, everything was cold. Naan bread was burnt, egg in egg fried rice was black. Very disappointed in the overall service and quality

Food was nice but an item was missing (chips)

Literally the best curry I have ever tasted

Some was cold and wasn’t that flavourful wouldn’t order from there again

Shocking. If you can't even get a tikka masala right just close the doors and don't bother. Worst curry in the area especially when lots to chose from.

my order was 30 mins late after already waiting 1 an a half hours. food was tasteless really not happy with my experience

Food was okay. Positives: friendly delivery and excellent portion sizes. However, food was lukewarm and the chicken nuggets for my son were very overdone, so a bit disappointing.

Good food to choose from. They offer a starter, main with choice of rice, naan etc. Plus an after meal drink Sunday - Thursday for less than £14! Parking available offside. Check local charges. Limited drinks so take your own. Washrooms are upstairs and need a bit of a refurbishment.

All of the food was cold very disappointing!!

Rang to chase my order, Staff was rude and food was blend with no taste and greasy! Also arrived cold. Save your money and go elsewhere.

since moving to the area we have found it hard to find a food place we like, we have been ordering from here ever since we loved it but unfortunately we really was disappointed 😞 se ordered a korma and a tikka curry the korma was lovely but the tickets tasted jsut like korma no spice or colour, rang the restaurant they did bring another one out but the same thing but this time was a different colour we was so confused how can you get a tikka and a korma confused we was left poorly for days afte

Despite having a poor experience a while ago which I expressed to the manager on arrival , explaining that I was willing to give the restaurant another try, he remained hostile and disgruntled which displayed in his mood and attitude. I repeatedly apologised but there was no breaking his mood, on that basis will never return again this restaurant did not deserve our custom and on that basis will be not returning again. I don't go out and spend good money to be treated like I don't deserve to be there. Furthermore went to disabled toilet to find member of staff outside having just used it, really don't expect staff and customers to be using same toilets! What a poor experience!

food was spot on and can't complain thank you will order again

Uncooked foods disgusting Called and complained waited over 45 mins for fresh food only to turn up uncooked They rush there food will Neva go back

We ordered takeout and the food we were given was absolutely disgusting. The chicken korma had no flavour and it was extremely liquidity as if it was watered down. The butter chicken was completely covered in cream and it tasted like they poured cream over a tikka sauce as the chicken in it was red tikka meat. The lamb tikka masala was a container of sauce with about 5 pieces of tough dried out lamb. We also ordered lamb biryani which had absolutely no flavour whatsoever

Delivery took 1 hour and 30 minutes to turn up, everything was cold, popadom was stale. Terrible service and terrible food

Food was nice. Got the order wrong though and sent the incorrect curry. Also didn’t send any chutney/onions etc with the starters and popadoms. A bit more attention to orders is needed really. Not likely to order again.

Always our go to, but unfortunately our food arrived cold tonight, made a request on the notes and that was ignored and unfortunately found a tiny bone in some chicken breast.

A little late but considering the weather not a problem

Shockingly bad do not use these people accused of being on the sniff by a member of staff off the back off a runny nose maybe in there world 🤔

Absolutely gorgeous and driver was friendly

Prawn starter was awful, got two prawns in it and they were so mushy and not edible! garlic and cheese naan was tasteless and overall bland food. Disappointed as we used to love the food from here

Asked to call rang buzzer have a new born baby

Booked for Christmas dinner, not very festive not very well organised, very average food ( not to the usual standard) and as the waiter said” you know it’s only a 2 hour sitting” the more we get in and out the more money we make….. yep that was how it started! The children’s meal was actually good, however the rest was very average, the “ boss” spent most of the sitting on his calculator tapping away apart when he challenged us over a meal issue! Couldn’t wait to get home to try and rescue what was left of Xmas!

Lovely food, flavoursome,arrived early. 5* we'll earned

cannot fault, excellent and tasty

Christmas party , 8 of us served excellent food even though they were busy ,staff really looked after us , restaurant is a credit to its owners , see you all soon , Trev/ Sue .

Nice and comfortable good service reasonable prices and good atmosphere

When i called to book a table for 4 people at 9pm i was told to go at 8pm which i said no i want a table for 9pm . When we arrived we were shown to the table . After 5 minutes we were asked if we was ready to order . I asked if we could have some time to look over the menu but the guy stood at the table waiting . We all felt rushed to order . So we placed our order . We were asked how many popadoms so we ordered them . Within 3 minutes of starting to eat our popadoms our starters arrived . Which meant our starters were going cold while we finished our popadoms .The starters were very small portions and the sheek kebab didn’t looked cooked . 3 of us had finished our starters and they started clearing the plates away whilst my husband was still eating his . The waiter stood at the table waiting for my husband to finish his starter .Then after 5 minutes our main meal arrived . I did complain to the waiter but he didn’t seem bothered that we felt rushed and the services was very poor the waiter put our meals on the table . The waiter had even written down one of the meals wrong . So we had to wait for the 4th meal to be cooked . When it arrived the butter chicken curry when presented poorly the cream was just poured on top of the chicken and not mixed in . It looked disgusting and didn’t taste very nice . My friend left her butter chicken . My chicken Tikka was very dry and tough and i left 5 pieces of the chicken as i could not chew it . After our plates were removed from our table we were brought the flannels . They were cold and hard . We told the waiter that we was not happy with the service or the food tonight and he said nothing . It was very cold in there and the toilets had no hand wash to wash your hands and the ladies sink was extremely dirty . We asked for the bill and left. All in all we was in the restaurant for 1hr 5 minutes . I will never go back to this restaurant again as we have been going to this restaurant for last 15 years as it was called indigo before aura

I had a staff curry of the day (lamb) and butter chicken. It was absolutely tasty, my new favourite place to order from now. Thank you!

We went last night (30/11/24) for only my second visit ever. My first visit was just after the restaurant had opened and it was all new then so from what I can remember it was ok. Anyway back to last night, we arrived just after 7.30ish. We (2 of us) hadn't booked a table and my daughter asked if they had a table for 2 people pls. Although it was a Saturday night it was probably only about half full and we were quickly shown to our table. We were given menu's and the waiter asked for my daughter's name, I'm assuming he thought we had booked. as stated earlier, we hadn't. She gave her name and the waiter left. A different person then came up and asked the same question !! Seemed a bit bizarre. Another different person then came up and asked if we wanted poppadoms, to which we said no thanks and we were ready to order. We placed our order and the menus were quickly grabbed from our hands and the waiter left. Both my daughter and I commented on his attitude but thought no more of it. The food arrived very quickly and while it was perfectly acceptable, we just felt that we were being rushed, as quite a few waiters walked past our table as we were eating. We finished and as the plates were cleared away, a dessert menu was left. No one asked how our meals were, either during the meals or when clearing the plates away. We said no to dessert and continued to drink our own drinks, letting the food go down. Suddenly after about 2 minutes, a waiter arrived with the bill on a small metal plate, with 2 small chocolates. This was almost thrown onto our table as he walked past. That will be our cue to leave then. I got my card from my wallet to pay and waited for someone to come up to the table, and waited a bit more, and a bit more. But no one came strangely. We ended up walking to the counter to pay. My daughter gave the man the bill, which he quickly snatched off her and presented the card machine. No words were spoken, just the card machine presented to me. I tapped my card and he waited for the payment to go through, then turned away from me. So that's me done then, I guess. No 'thank you for your business" or "hope your meals were ok". Not a word. Unbelievably ignorant and downright rude. Reading through the other reviews, it would appear this is how Aura are with lots of diners/customers. And like the other reviewers, I will NEVER EVER step foot in here again, until the staff learn some manners and the art of customer service. Very very bad, I would appreciate a response on here from someone at Aura but can't see that happening. Avoid at all costs, there are far far better Indian restaurants in the area that are grateful for your custom.

Lovely food as always, the chicken quality was so good, actual pieces of chicken not those weird cubes of chicken breast a lot of places use. Super tasty, nothing overly sweetened, and delivered hot & on time. Very happy customer!

Nice food although biriyani sauce had more gee on top than normal. Still very tasty. Used these guys a few time and this was 1st time late. Only 5 minutes though. My garlic chilli was full of flavour, very nice!

Pre-ordered with specified delivery time of 7:15pm as we were awaiting a couple family members to arrive. Order then turned up at 6:15pm. As a result, a couple of the meals were not as warm as they should have been.

chips cold, curry just warm, chapatis soggy

Great curry but only lamb not lamb tika .

Had vouchers for this place as a gift. Food very mediocre. Waiter completely rushed is through our meal with no one checking we were satisfied with the food. Chose a quiet Monday night to eat our. Think they can fit about 75 people in the place, less than 20 of us but couldn't wait to get us out of the place. Won't be going back, worst food ever.

Starter portions were really small, but the mains and sides were large and high quality.

My favourite local Indian Restaurant. Great food, great service and great prices!

Amazing food as usual, Alot of us in the family and the staff were brilliant. Got Our food in a fast pace even thought it was busy. Great. especially raj!!!!! !!

Delivery's horrible but food is nice

Highly recommend this place food always delicious.staff very friendly.great atmosphere

Food was very greasy today normally it’s ok

Excellent service. Quick delivery!

Groupon deal. Very rude staff. Booked for 10pm as this was available and the first thing the waiter said when we sat down was “we close at 11”. Twice he said this before taking our order. Why give the option of 10pm when you want people out by 11. Staff were hoovering the restaurant and some had coats on while we were still finishing our drinks. Would not return. Customer service shocking!

Great food and very friendly staff, all round great night out

I’m normally skeptical about establishments that do several-course “deals”, you tend to get what you pay … not here, not tonight anyway! The food was absolutely fabulous! So fresh, so ‘spicy’ … the king prawn purée was simply full of tasty king prawns, the butter chicken was simply rammed full of buttery chicken, the rice wasn’t greasy & the cheese-naan was simply oozing fresh-cheese Big hand to the chef and the cooking team; decent service and if you wanted in/out fairly quickly they didn’t mess-around; the ambience could have been a little less-brightly lit but not so bad for a sizeable place … 10/10 food, 10/10 value-for-money on their Sunday-to-Thursday “deal” We’re going back again next week, going with family this time 👍

Excellent food and great service.

Food not good, came home with bad tummy.very upset with the approach of senior staff who over charged us and refused to listen to genuine discussion. They promoted a meal deal and renaged on the deal. The manager and waiter attitude was atrocious Created an embarrassing scene.I strongly suggest you avoid this restaurant at all cost.Very disappointing.

Have visited this place a few times food always nice able to take own drinks in bonus Very enjoyable

I asked for delivery at 8;20 and it arrived at 7:45! It had to sit in the oven until my son arrived at 8:15

Delivered within the time specified . Nice food too.

Recently moved to Aldridge , so we are working through all the Indian restaurants in the village, to find witch one is best. We were "welcomed" by a waiter with a straight face, and served by 4 more staff throughout our meal without a smile between them. We had the special 4 course deal, but were told we had to pay cash ,as if we paid by card it would be £1 more each. The poppadoms were served with sauces, they were all delicious, but the onion salad needed some coriander leaves. Our plates were taken away, then about 2 minutes later, the starters arrived ! These were all very nice, but , again the salad garnish needed a bit more love , rather than a bit of lettuce, 1 slice of tomato & lemon. The plates were taken away & we couldn't believe it , but a couple of minutes later, out came the mains !!! No one asked if we were ready for them as we would have said, give us 10 mins for the starters to digest. The mains were perfectly acceptable, I've had better, but I've had a lot worse. The waiter took the plates away, & asked us if we wanted a Baileys, but by this time we just felt that they wanted us out, so we asked for the bill, paid and left , with not one waiter thanking us for our custom or if we had enjoyed our meals. Even though the food was very nice, all 4 of said we wouldnt return , because of the staffs attitude and the way the food was rushed. Its not like the place was packed , it was a Tuesday, and there was plenty of empty seats. I hope their management read this, & have a staff meeting on hosting skills !

Great food, great service, very pleasant staff, would highly recommend, alcohol served or bring your own, 😊😊😊😊😊

Great delivery service, I was kept updated with the order times. The driver was polite. The order was incomplete, as one if the items was missing, I received an immediate refund once I made you aware, brilliant customer service .

What has happened?We have visited many times over a number of years and celebrated many occasions but our last 3 visits have not been good..is there a new chef?Chicken tikka dry,mixed grill main was very small no lamb or prawn on it but has been previously?The curry dishes were not very hot,in temperature,and we had ordered rice and had to ask again for it..the warm welcome and atmosphere was missing...very disappointed,thought it may be a one off,but we have been back 3 times now and have been disappointed each time.So unfortunately we won't be returning,but we wish you all the best and we thank you for the times we have had in the past...

I must point out to begin with that we have been coming to Aura for many years and have celebrated many occasions during this time,but unfortunately on the last 3 occasions we have been disappointed..and were hoping that it was just a one off,so we returned for a birthday meal in May and again,not good..and again last night for another birthday meal with friends,and yet again it was not good at all.. Chicken tikka was dry and very small portions,the sheek kebab meat was extremely dry,mixed grill main was like a starter no lamb or prawn on it,very dry.. Other mains were curry and 3 of these were served warm and not piping hot as you would expect,only 1 of the curry mains was enjoyed,we had to ask for the rice we had ordered... The welcoming atmosphere appears to have disappeared in what has always been fantastic in years gone by.. So Aura,we are sorry to say that unfortunately we will not be returning but we wish you well and thank you for the times we have had with you...

Food appauling omekette tiny + cold curry 3 chicken pieces no onion salad with poppaduns chips soggy cold awful

Good Indian restaurant with a large menu at reasonable prices. We'll worth a visit but recommend you book. Cheap fixed price Sunday to Thursday.

A fantastic meal as always and delivered on time, I would always recommend this place for a most enjoyable meal.

I’ve never had a nicer butter chicken curry, food is always fresh and delicious. I wouldn’t eat a curry anywhere else!

Food was really good, the place was full & service was still excellent

very nice food and I was happy with the delivery time too 😀 A*

Very tastey and great quality food as alway! But very very late after being given an already fairly long wait time!!

The restaurant isn't going to give you any money back for your delayed order. They say: "We're really sorry your order wasn't delivered on time. The driver was stuck in heavy traffic, sorry." Ha! Yesterday's stories were different. Liars!

food was cold, watery boiled rice, disappointed. taste was bland. its a shame as it came highly recommended

Food was good quality and not too spicy when asked for mild. Lovely!

Good grub .good staff. Well priced.

Lovely food arrived early, possibly our new favourite curry house.

Great food and delivery on time , great value also . Thank you Aura 😋

We always come to the aura, the staff are lovely the food never disappoints and the prices are hard to beat. We have tried other places and they have either been double the price, half the food or the food has been bland. Stick to what you know I say and you can’t go wrong here.

Ordered a takeaway and it’s the worst one ever. Starters dry and tasted like dog food. No onion accompaniment with ratia dip. Asked for chicken tikka but got tandoori chicken, Not the best at all and we go there and have takeaways often. VERY disappointing.

Very relaxing and polite . Very nice food

the best indian I have had in a long time.

I requested a refund i didn't even receive some my order a curry was missing and chips but couldn't even be botherd too get back to me first time ordering there now the last!

Thank you Aura. Fantastic food❤️

delivered the wrong curry but had a new one to us straight away. we eat in at aura and get take away from them. love it every time

Yesterday I ordered one chicken friedrice,no salt nothing.only rice and chicken.

First time I have tried Aura food was good .