Balti Spice in Shropshire

This restaurant is now permanently closed since late 2022. There are plans in place for a new business to develop the building

Food is excellent and so are the staff. UPDATE it hasn't been open for a while and there is a for sale sign on the building.

Great food lovely atmosphere.. Fiendly staff

Booked a table for 4, friendly staff gave us a warm welcome, food was amazing couldn’t go wrong one bit, the curry was on point how we wanted it, rice was excellent, washed it down with some drinks amazing food quality worth every penny, would definitely recommend, will also be visiting again very soon Thank You

It's too late when you're sat down, have ordered and eaten, but to be the ONLY TWO people in there on a Saturday night speaks volumes. We only saw 2 takeaways leave there too. To be fair, the popodoms were fine. Drinks: No draught beer working, so I was given two bottles of room-temperature beer, meaning I had to have ice in lager... ice that took ages to come because we're pretty sure they had to race to the Co-Op to buy some. Don't they have a fridge? Worrying. Mains: they looked almost identical and we were both impressed how skillfully the chef had managed to extract ALL the flavour. A medieval peasant stew would have had more spice/flavour/impact. If it wasn't for the added chopped up chillies I'd asked for, my brain would have thought my tongue was in the morgue. Were the kitchen staff actually afraid of spice, despite the name of the restaurant? Portion sizes were generous, which would NORMALLY be a ticked box, but facing more of the bland, tasteless slop wasn't. And we were never approached during the meal to see if all was OK or to check on drinks, etc - poor when you remember there were only the two of us in the place. Never going back whilst being of sound mind.

My wife and I were weekly visitors and really enjoyed their meals. As some reviewers say, the best in the area. However, after a long absence we called for a take away. It was honestly the worst garlic chilli lamb we have ever experienced. The meat was tough, the sauce just a bland tomato purée with a couple of slices of garlic and three pieces of chill, no detectable spices, totally uninspired, boring and frankly inedible. Hopefully, they were having problems with perhaps no chef but this was the meal they chose to sell us and it deserves the strongest condemnation - it was dreadful. We will certainly never give them an opportunity to redeem themselves. That was their offering and it was thoughtless, unimaginative and an insult.

Brilliant food, friendly staff, easy to find.

Gem of a find via a quick Google search on our long journey home from mid Wales this evening. Really excellent food, served v promptly: all 3 dishes we tried were delicious, incl the enigmatic "Chef's Creation". People of Pontesbury, Shropshire, you have a wonderful restaurant on your doorstep serving an array of wonderful Bangladeshi cuisine! Enjoy!

We had an exceptional takeaway meal - delicious freshly cooked food with generous portions. They went out of their way to cater for our dietary requirements and everyone in our family enjoyed it. Highly recommend for those in the area and beyond! A real gem.

Lovely food, had a Rogan Josh and it was spot on, will definitely be going back, oh and they very kindly let me take a cobra glass home aswell 👍😃..

We rented a barn in Pontesbury and got a takeaway from this restaurant (lockdown meant that we couldn’t eat at the restaurant). The food was some of the best Indian food we’ve ever had. The chicken was tender and succulent, the sauce was delicious and the sag bhaji was absolutely delicious. Try the chicken Jaipur an chicken dupiaza. Incredible!

Had a very nice takeaway, whole family enjoyed it. Well done guys.

Thank you for great food delivered for us tonight. We live quite out of the way but you came as far as possible to meet us. Delicious and great service.

We popped into The Balti Spice on our first night of our holiday in Pontesbury after it was recommended to us. We were not disappointed, the food was great and reasonably priced. The staff were friendly. The place was clean and all the Covid19 practices were in place. We would definitely return here again.

The restaurant is located in a small village between lea cross and minstely called Balti Spice. Fantastic food and parking on the road and very friendly staff.

We love it. A very nice ambience in the little restaurant. The staff really want you to enjoy your meal, and are cheerful and attentive. A wide ranging Bangladeshi menu that can be very appetising, and is well cooked. Pleasant little bar area, with good Indian beer. Easy street parking outside the door. They do really good, flavoursome take-aways as well.

Lovely food and REALLY friendly staff, really do recommend!😊

Lovely restaurant lovely atmosphere and lovely food the food is amazing very helpful staff specially tazim his so helpful will cater food to your needs lovely chap will visit again and again that’s how much the I love there food

Had a takeaway from here on holiday. Really nice curry had chicken jaipur and Naan bread. The starter was ok but had better, never the less I enjoyed it

Very watery curry and no taste of any spice

Absolute. fantastic service second to none

Always beautiful food and great service. Restaurant has pleasant atmosphere and they are very friendly and reasonable price. Also...I had a small party of seven ladies last Friday. The guys delivered 7 lovely dishes +extras, all hot and securely packaged as close as they could get to my house top of hill near White Grit. Can't fault their service or food. Thank you guys.

We really enjoy their cooking. You dont expect to find good curry in the countryside but these are great. Fragrant, spicy, flavoursome dishes. Deliver out to rural houses. Lots of delicious vegetarian recipes. Happy customers.

After a challenging day.......a cheery delivery from Raz .....delicious food , freshly prepared, hot on arrival ! What more could you want. Never fails to impress, eating in or takeaway.

We both dine out at The Balti Spice as well as receiving wonderful takeaways at our holiday chalet 8 miles away. A long luxurious jacuzzi soak in our hot tub followed by a delicious Balti Spice dinner delivered and served directly to our table by 'Raz' is an absolute must. This, with a big smile and a kind word makes us very very happy indeed. Thank you Raz. See you next weekend. Sandie & Derek

So we visited Balti Spice after finding it on Google maps as one of the only curry houses in the area. We wasn't sure what to expect but to our delight we wasn't disappointed. We were greeted by a warm welcome, and shown to our seat. And then given a menu . The prices were fair and there was a good range of food for vegetarians and meat eaters alike. Food was quick and prompt to come out and was delicious. We never felt rushed and staff were extremely attentive and friendly With the bill we were given some chocolates which my wife decided to have both :-/. Overall a very good experience and would visit again.

When we arrived and took our seats we thought what a nice room. The menus arrived and we were asked what we would like to drink. I asked to see the wine list and when these arrived the waiter said, quietly to me, there is only Sauvignon blanc. So we all agreed that is what we would have as there was no other choice. The main course was very good, Tandoori King prawns and Nan bread both hit the spot. My son had a curry and said it was good. After the main course the waiter asked if we would like anything else and in the next breath said there is not any ice cream. That was code for there are no deserts! Is it me? I think its reasonable to expect a choice of wine and a desert in a building with a sign outside that says restaurant. Never again will I waste my time and money at the Fawlty Spice in Pontesbury.

Our first visit to Balti Spice was a throughly enjoyable one. The staff were excellent with prompt service and told us the history of the building being an Old bakery. It was lovely to see that they retained the old bakery ovens as part of the restaurant decor features. We have since ordered takeaways from Balti Spice and the food and great service is always the same.

Just been for another meal at Balti Spice. It was fantastic, we both had stuffed pepper for starters and then I had garlic chilli chicken, it was really good. Jane had house special chicken jalfrezi, it was gorgeous, nice & spicy. We will be going back. We've never had a bad meal here.

Amazing restaurant had a great evening with family very polite and friendly staff excellent chef would highly recommend!!

We were there on a Sunday night- busy and lively but not crowded. The table seated 6 of us very comfortably. The main courses are varied and nicely spiced. You can ask for mild, medium or smoking'. The vegetable curries are very good. The lamb and spinach were excellent. Hot papadums and a very nice selection of chutneys and sauces. The mint/coriander chutney was especially good. Very clean and bright. Excellent wait staff. Very good indian food in a nice village if you're in the area.

Not long lived in the area, but found this place local to us and it’s brill! The curries always have plenty of meat in them and are super tasty!! Rogan Josh is amazing!

this is our regular balti house we usually eat in but on this occasion had a takeaway . always have excellent food and great staff i have to say i think the food is slightly better when eaten in the premises .

We have often eaten at the Balti Spice but haven't been for a long time. The food wasn't so great last time we went. But it's back to usual and we had onion bahjis to start and I had a combination dish chicken dhansak and mushroom Balti. It was delicious and portions are not too oversized so finished it all. It seems a shame that more people don't go, we are quite often the only people sitting down.

Good food, okay prices. Rice was a bit dull but not at all greasy.

Very friendly service. Great food. Reasonable costs. Local delivery and cheap eat in Wednesday deals.

Now a really good Indian restaurant. Good staff, fabulous food and right in the middle of the village

Great food, Great service, Faultless

Very good food would definatly recomend now big chef is back doing what he does best. Freindly staff with a warm welcome

Best food we have had here for ages now that big Chef is back defo be coming back again very soon :-) :-)

Thank you so much for the splendid meal really enjoyed it after ages glad big chef is back best chef in the world will defiantly be back soon

excellent food and helpful friendly staff i have never been dissapointed with meals from here and im lucky enough to have it almost on my doorstep

Amigos conocimos aquí por la comida de 4 platos (9 libras. 95) en una noche de domingo, que está muy bien de precio y no demasiado limitado, que a veces es el caso. El restaurante era bastante tranquila pero 'para llevar' parecía lleno.

This place is perfect if you're looking for authentic Indian food without the typical atmosphere. I wouldn't recommend it if you want to have a long charming dinner in a beautiful cosy decor. Their focus is on great food, not on the interior.it is not modern decorated restaurant but also not bad.Really friendly people also.we visited on 15/10/2016 Saturday night there wasn`t too many customers , only 6-7 tables and they all seemed enjoying their meals. it was my first visit to this restaurant which one of my friend recommend me to give a try on this restaurant. it was 4 of us and when we enters to the door the friendly staff welcomed us and escorted us to the quiet table in the corner of the restaurant. i ordered chef special king prawn starter which is very tasty. then chicken jaipur as a main meal which is mouthwatering dish ever i had . chicken with musroom cooked in chefs special recipee . i enjoyed the meal and whole my evening out with them. manager mr anwar and his fellow mr taz was very friendly they said they was in a bit struggle for a short time few weeks a go for tandoori chef but now they have settled with a good chef and kitchen teams. which their customer happy on food too.i specially recommend this restaurant to give a try if some one going out for lovely indian meal .

He usado un par de veces spice balti... Como llevar la entrega., gastando £30/40 ish... Última dos veces muy decepcionado de mi cordero comida salteado con ensalada entregado mal! No hay tarifa ensalada muy pobre! Cordero salteado en su propio...... Muy pobre y que suceda una segunda vez que pasará mucho tiempo hasta que regrese!

We, go here quite often either for a take away or a sit in, and on a Wednesday & Sunday night they offer a 4 course meal for £9.95 (see menu for details).

Hemos comido en bastante a menudo, en nuestro propio y en grupos grandes. También hemos tenido un montón de takeouts. El menú es variado, la comida a un precio razonable y siempre de un nivel muy alto. Te adaptar según sus propios gustos demasiado si se lo pides. El personal es amable y eficiente servicio, y el lugar limpio y bien presentado. Normalmente tenemos la cerveza para acompañar la comida de Bangla. No puedo recomendar este restaurante lo suficiente y es uno de nuestros favoritos.

Este es sin duda uno de los mejores restaurantes indios de la zona.

Went with my family to eat last Friday and it was AMAZING! EXCELLENT food and Lovely staff. Would definitely go there again.

We only visited the Balti Spice on a Saturday night, by default, as we originally had gone out to the Lea Cross Tandori our usual venue, but ended up walking out of there after waiting and being ignored for 25 minutes. (another story !) So the last time we had been to this Balti about 6 years ago and it was just "average" so thought we would give it a go again. The staff on Saturday were friendly and efficient found us a table and took our order straight away, & I have to say that the Biriani I had was very good indeed and for the presentation it had the edge on any Indian meal I have had for a long time, so I was very pleased. Chatting to the owner after the meal he told me that they had been running the place for 5 years, and was pleased we had given the place another go.I will be happy to visit here again,

Placed a telephone order on Saturday 27th February at 7pm. We're told our order would arrive in an hour. At 8.30. My partner telephoned to ask how much longer we would have to wait and was told as it was Saturday they were busy but the food would be with us in a couple of minutes. He then very rudely put the phone down whilst my partner was still speaking. At 8.45 the food arrived, as we were plating up we noticed a pilau rice was missing so I then telephoned and was told they were sorry but very busy and could they sort the problem when we next ordered. As we had already paid and at this stage very hungry and fed up I said no, then I was told it would take 20 minutes to bring the rice. As we live in minsterley and they are based in pontesbury, less than a two mile journey I insisted they deliver immediately as the rest of our food was getting cold, this they did. Their attitude is disgraceful. Customer service appalling and if they are too busy to provide a delivery service. Don't advertise one. We will never use them again and will never recommend them in a positive way.

Situated in an Old Bakery still with the original ovens in place , Very clean toilet facilities are good the food is excellent would reccomend this as a good place to eat. Staff also very helpful.

Says on the menu open at 5.30 pm, what a joke. Try an order and they are on the motorway. Fed up trying to order dinner from you.Have ordered my dinner tonight from the new Tandoori restaurant at Lea Cross 'Anjali'

Order from here at least once a week and by far is the best Indian we have ever had! Would deffo recommend, have never eaten in though! It is delish xx

We had a great experience here, the food and service was excellent we have been to the restaurant before and were very impressed then so we decided to go there again. The waiters were very friendly which in turn made us feel at ease

The food here is excellent, I really can't recommend it enough. They have a nice variety on the menu, more basic dishes and some interesting specialities. Their veggie options are great too.

My husband and I had previously visited this restaurant a few months ago and we found the food and service to be really good. However, I visited this restaurant with a friend last Saturday 29th August and it was more than disappointing. When selecting the dishes, I asked the young waiter what sauce was in the Garlic chicken, to which he replied, "I don't know". I remarked, "You don't know"? He said that only the chef knows that. He then proceeded to wipe his nose on his hand. Disgusting!We ordered our starters of Sheesh Kebab. It arrived soaked in a bright red colouring which was very unappetising. The main course was exactly the same; the chicken was covered in a bright red colouring the sauce was very dry and totally unenjoyable.What a shame. I can only assume that the chef has changed, because this is not what it was several weeks ago. I will not be returning. Also the place was completely empty on a Saturday night!!?? There was myself, my friend, another couple and an elderly man, and two girls in the restaurant the entire evening. It speaks for itself. I wish we had gone to Zenna's. Please owners, make an effort to improve Balti Spice.

2nd visit to this restaurant with the family (3 kid aged 10-12) and we all love it. Nice environment, friendly and efficient service and above all, good food.If there was tiny criticism it was the chicken was slightly dry in the korma but otherwise, everything else was cooked to perfection and presented well.Will definately be coming back.

Lovely food and really friendly staff, we visited with our young baby and the waiter offered to turn off a wall light to help the baby sleep. Really tasty food and very reasonable prices. Fascinating building aswell with lots of history.

Balti Spice a jewel in the Shropshire countryside. How lucky we are to have a hygiene 5 rated restaurant that serves excellent food and has staff that make you feel welcome. Excellent value for money with the 4 courses for £9.95 on a Wednesday evening. Can't wait for our next visit

Ate here Wednesday just gone with my wife. Chose Wednesday evening because we like quieter rather than noisier, plus we wanted to investigate the Wednesday Night Special - a four course £9.95 meal deal.From start to finish the service was superb - very friendly, courteous and professional - faultless in fact.The same goes for the food - it was fabulous. Given the set price, we expected the portions to be a bit skimpy or to have to choose from a restricted menu. Not a bit of it - the portions were great and diners get to choose from the full menu; papadoms and pickles; any starter; any main dish plus any rice or nan bread; coffee and chocolate mints.We ordered mixed kebab and prawn puree to start, followed by chicken Jaipur and chicken tikka naga for mains with mushroom pilau rice (and 2 x cheese nan bread as an extra), followed by coffee.The food quality was superb and the portion sizes were generous. The coffee was a cut above too - very nice and served with cream and brown sugar plus chocolate mints.At any price this was one of the best Indian meals we've enjoyed. All for the bargain price of £9.95 each plus the cost of a couple of nan breads and two lagers.Summary: a great meal at a great price - very highly recommended.

We use Balti Spice every week for our Saturday night takeaway as well as regularly visiting the restaurant for the Wednesday £9.95 special. The food here is amazing, beautiful fresh ingredients, always piping hot and delicious. Lovely presentation in the restaurant and always generous portions. Nothing is too much trouble for the staff as we often ask for items that aren't on the menu and that is never a problem - would recommend chefs head! Went for a meal last night as quite a large party and couldn't fault it!

This is a great place to go and have a meal , always use this restaurant when visiting .The eatery is situated within an old bakery and within it's keeping it has retained the original bake ovens within the décor.The staff are very helpful and polite and nothing is too much trouble even when it comes to the point of taking home what you can't finish they will bag it up so you can take it home with you.As for the food it's of excellent quality and well presented ,i can personally recommend it.

We've been here a few times on the Wednesday special offer (4 courses for £9.95) but this time we decided to try them out on our family - London-based and can often be difficult to please. Plus we have a new fiancée who is of Indian extraction.No problems here - we had a variety of dishes and asked for the "Chef's Head" as we'd been told previously that this would be traditional Bangla Deshi food (as opposed to Anglicised version). All we had to state was chicken or lamb and the chef came up with the dish. As we had 2 chicken on order we wondered if there would be too much of one dish, but the manager explained they are all uniquely created and "if the Chef hasn't got more than one dish in his head then he wouldn't be working here" And we ordered a couple of normal dishes to give a spreadAnd it was true - really great range, very reasonably priced and the family can't wait to go back:-)

I feel I need to write this review as Balti Spice doesn't get the recognition it deserves! If you are ever in the area, I strongly suggest you go there! We often have the takeaway on Saturday nights with my family (always a large order and they always get it right!) I've tried several different curries and they're all beautiful and full of flavour, my personal favourite is the chicken Balti as I'm more about flavour than spice! One thing I'm quite fussy about is the chicken as some places its quite rubbery but here its always lovely.I have been here with my fiancé, sister and friends to sit in the restaurant - lovely and welcoming and staff are very attentive! Need a visit again soon!

Always excellent customer service. I strongly asking for the "Chef's Head".

Four of us went on a Wednesday night when an offer of £9.95 pp for a meal was available.Starters were very good, onion bagees and samosas very well presented and good quality & quantity. Main courses served when we wanted them not like some restaurants who serve them to suit themselves.All four main courses & the pashwaree naans were excellent. No room for any dessert but coffee included if wanted along with mints and fresh orange slices.Good selection of beers on tap & bottled. Very clean restaurant and tables nicely spaced with modern furniture. Staff very helpful and friendly. Service excellent.A great experience and we shall certainly be returning.

Wednesdays are special offer days and we've been a couple of times and really enjoyed our meals. The staff are friendly and knowledgeable and will tailor the food to your taste.

5 stars all the way love this restaurant been there quite few times enjoy it all the time the waiter Naseem was very good and helpful. The food was fab as always highly recommend this restaurant

We suddenly found ourselves with enough time on our hands to go out and have a meal, so the two of us arrived without booking and were seated immediately. We have eaten here many times before and the staff and the manager are always very friendly and attentive. Unusally I picked a more basic starter of Onion Bhajis, which were light and delicious, I've had these in other restaurants where they can be stodgy. My partner had the stuffed pepper which she enjoyed. For mains we both had different birianis which were delicious, my partner requested to change the vegetable curry that comes with this, for sag aloo, which they were happy to do. Both these meals were delicious but the piece de resistance was the peshwari nann bread which was incredably light and airy.All of this with complimentary popadoms and dips and coffee to follow, for only £9.95 is such an amazing deal.We highly reccommend you give it a try, I know we will be back soon!

This was a last minute pick on a Saturday night when the other restaurants we tried were booked up but we had a really enjoyable meal. Don't have a starter if you're not a big eater, they're massive and filling but very tasty. The main course was, again, a giant portion but its the quality that counts and this was also very tasty.The service was perfectly acceptable.