Bay Leaf Indian Cuisine in Stockport

Onions, onions and more onions! Pickle tray - mint sauce was flourescent green, never seen anything like it! Onions were redder than tomatoes. Seriously, how much colourant do you need to use. I also thought there was a strange smell from the pickles which left a distasteful aftertaste. Ordered chicken Shahlik, which was very salty, small amounts of chicken, again, too many onions. The curry sauce also full of onion..... What's with all of the onions, I hear you cry! When asked how our food was we politely gave our feedback, was little response from the elderly gentleman who we found to be rather arrogant and indifferent. A younger member of staff spoke to us, of which I asked if he would eat what we had been served.... Neither confirmed nor denied so take what you will from that one! But hey, an onion a day keeps everyone away.... and that'll be the case with us returning to this restaurant!

Sadly not as expected. Starter tray average mint yogurt looks like mashed peas, onions look lik they have been in tandoori paste pops 6/10. 2 starters 7/10. Mains of chicken ticker and a chicken shaslic 5/10. I won’t be back

Easy to use website for ordering, altho cash only (cashpoint at Tescos). Bill 10% off for collection. Some lovely food, altho Tandoori king prawn butter didn't contain many prawns. None of the curries ordered was hot, but nicely flavoured esp the lamb with lentil and fish curries. Definitely worth revisiting! £20 per head see order.

Very disappointing take-away. The popadoms very small and broke ( understandable being delivered) was supposed to be Spicy but tasteless! A decent pickle assortment and tasty, I ordered the Balti jalfrezi but hardly and chicken just a sauce and onions. My husband ordered the tandoori mixed grill but didn’t come with a sauce or a Nan, which in every other establishment we’ve ordered from provides these two accompaniments. Again disappointed 😔

We were very impressed. We tried this restaurant quite some time ago - it has improved a lot. The poppadums were fresh and crisp and the chutneys were very good. Our lamb channa gosht and fish tikka were really tasty. We had pilau rice and naan bread which were also very good. It wasn’t busy as it was a Tuesday night. Staff were friendly and efficient and asked if we were happy with our food, which we definitely were. No alcohol served so we brought our own, which made the bill very reasonable at £51. Highly recommended!

Poppadoms and chicken chaat ok Lamb madras bland with no flavour or herbs and spices and lamb pieces small and not tender. To top it off big but of plastic hidden within the curry. Would not go there for a curry.

Very nice food, good prices especially under current offer

“We accept cash on delivery only.” Well you will never receive an order from us. Silly policy.

Another delicious meal here. Love it. Incredible value on the early evening meal

The best curry in the area! The food is always amazing and freshly cooked. The staff are friendly and welcoming. Would highly recommend.

Great atmosphere, lovely food and decent beer. Highly recommend

I ordered a takeaway. It was like a curry from the 90s when all those banned food colourings were allowed. Bland slop brightly coloured. They also got the order wrong but I was already home. I think the most offensive thing was the samosas. I bought a portion and was given 2 of those tiny Asda fun sized ones in a box. How is this place still in business?

As usual food and service fantastic Service really good,personal touch,can't praise it enough, This is the restaurant I judge other's by

Absolutely gorgeous meal.... reminded me of mums curries. Lightest naan breads ever . Just perfect.

This is such a fab local restaurant, good food, chicken is always so moist - chicken saag is lovely, perfect puris and chapatis. Staff are dead nice too. It’s often quiet and I really don’t know why. Give it a try!

Best curry house in the area by an absolute mile!

Great food, only thing was a wet floor from a spillage and the couple arguing constantly, great entertainment.

Had a fabulous meal tonight, fresh, tasty and great service as always x

Found this by accident didn't realise it had no drinks licence...but brilliant food and good host. Highly recommend the special dishes

This is now our go - to restaurant for Indian food. We have eaten in the restaurant and had several take aways and it has always been really tasty food. Excellent service too.

Food was excellent 👌 Note that you have to take your own beer/wine if you want an alcoholic drink. Co-op across the road had plenty in though 👌

visited with family for a 50th birthday, 6 people and all of us displeased with the service we were given and the quality of food we recieved. currys tasted bland and very little meat in them to say they were nearly £17 some of them, 4 prawns in curry costing £17 isnt acceptable. and a sashlik with 4 pieces of meat on also. bill totaling £125 and all displeased, wont be returning as its a shame because we went previously and enjoyed it. servers were very rude and didnt want us to order starters and drinks seperate and made us wait until everybody had decided all there choices so we then felt rushed. shame really as i looked forward to having a curry at what I orignally though was a nice restraunt.

Very small place - Food was only average. My partner had a bottle of beer. Fair enough we expected to be charged one corkage fee of £2.50. I was not having a drink but due to waiter bring out 2 X glasses I had a very small amount of beer in the glass he gave me. Consequently because I had a small swig of beer they charged us on our bill 2 X corkage fee of 5.00! They failed to explain this at the beginning of service. If I'd known if you use the glass you have to pay corkage regardless I would not of had this swig!! - Never again.

Great food, really improved in the last year or so; definitely give it another go if you get the chance. Could cut the lamb with a fork. BYOB (£2.50/head) which I really like as you can pick up some excellent beers from the nearby Epicurean instead of just boring cobra. Can feel a little expensive (but what doesn't these days). The poppadoms are huge; we definitely ordered too many.

Beautiful food. GR8 service BYOB (BONUS) ❤️👌🏻👏

We ordered a takeaway and the food is lovely and faultless but we never get what we order! We ask for 2 onions for the popadams and only every get 1 for the price you pay you expect better service in what you order it’s like they don’t listen. The salad is pityful half a cherry tomato and a tiny bit of cucumber and an few shreds of lettuce. Wish I could show a picture. Luke warm onion barjis too

Just had a meal with my family here for the first time and I have to say it was excellent. Very friendly staff and the food was fabulous. I had a Special Tandoori Mix and the meat was so tender and the flavour superb. Definitely go here again. Keep up the excellent service.

First time here & not disappointed! Gorgeous food & relaxed atmosphere. Staff very helpful & friendly. Really enjoyed it & will definitely be back again. Thank you 😊

Fantastic food as always. If you are eating in it's bring your own bottle

My friends and I ordered 3 different curries, lamb Bhuna, chicken Madras and lamb Jalfrezi. The sauce was the same for all 3 of them. They were bright red, very salty, no flavour. Very disappointing

Great food, friendly staff and reasonable prices.... what's not to like.

Amazing food and you can bring your own drinks 😋

Called tonight and ordered my usual that is not very often on the menu, Saag ghost. I always ask for this dish and it was no problems at all for then to make. It arrived piping hot and was quality. I was driving so took my own 0.0 per cent Guinness as it is a bring your own beer. 5 stars from me.

Lovely food and service, corkage ridiculous🤨☹

It's OK, but not truly authentic. The starters tasted "OK" but nothing special, and they were really quite oily, which is something you just don't do if you're making actual "Indian" food. It's at least open until late, which is something. The starter named "Vegetable platter" should perhaps be renamed too, given you get one samosa, one onion bhaji and one pakora I also thought that the main dishes weren't anywhere near as oily, and were actually quite nice, but they definitely lacked spice and therefore not truly authentic. The parathas were definitely quite oily too. They did also have mango lassi, but no other kinds, which is interesting given that mango lassi still requires the same ingredients as sweet lassi (minus the mango pulp) The garlic naan at least looked nice however, and it was neatly cut in triangles, which makes it easy to use. I've got zero complaints about the customer service though. That was spot on. It's certainly quite a noisy environment however, too.

Is very clean and his very friendly very nice food

Absolutely fantastic. Fabulous service that went above and beyond. The food is amazing best in Stockport and possibly the best in the North West. Can't recommend enough!!!!!

After moving to The Heatons we struggled to find a good Indian takeout/ restaurant until we discovered Bay Leaf. It's all fresh and cooked to order and not to greasy, so no bloated stomachs the next day. The staff are wonderful and friendly too. Yesterday whilst we are self isolating you went above and beyond to make sure we could still have the curry we craved. THANKS so much. Rich and Anles

I would say the best curry restaurant in Stockport. Great service & the food is excellent

We ordered a takeaway from here earlier today; it was also our first time eating here. I have to say we were not impressed the food was pretty basic and overpriced! It wasn't necessarily bad but very bland and a bit odd tasting sauces. Lamb chops were great nice and tender but both our main curry's let it down. It usually costs us £20-£24 to eat at other local curry houses but the receipt came to £36... Quite a difference considering it's only a take away. Don't think we will be returning here ultimately the food was not good enough. Ps not that I eat it as it's too mild for me but £10.50 for a chicken tikka massala is scandalous

This is the best Indian food we've had. The restaurant is family run and very friendly and popular. My Rogan Josh is utterly tasteful and my partner loves the Chicken Masala. The restaurant is clean and bright, transparent screens between tables so we feel completely secure.

Best Cury we have had, amazing service, flavours were outstanding, great portions, very impressed, very polite delivery driver, will be ordering again.

First time ordering from here, also ordered for my parents who are so fussy, it was the nicest curry we have had, generous portions, lovely flavours, very impressed, very polite delivery driver also.

This spot is awesome! Reasonable pricing, large dishes and the employees are always very friendly.

This place never fails to deliver. They serve awesome food for affordable prices, there is no waiting time even when the spot is packed.

Very disappointing, £13.25 x King Prawn Vindaloo is expensive which I'm happy to pay. But for that price I expect whole large prawns size 6/8 or 16/20, but I received a small portion of small prawns clearly dissected from those sizes - plus, the sauce was average at best, I will not be eating from here again.

Very clean and welcoming place. They offer big portions and for fair rates. We enjoyed the menu very much and the waiters were very attentive and explanatory. Will definitely recommend this place.

Ordered a takeaway last night on a last minute thing. Absolutely beautiful meal! Everything was too notch 👍

Excellent food, helpful employees, constantly excellent vibes. They charge reasonable prices and the food quality is good. Great work.

I like this place very much. It has a very special spirit. The kitcen is wonderful. the service is effective and the team is trained. The pay is modest. deeply recommend.

Great Indian restaurant - excellent quality and very fresh ingredients. Very good value for money. Have got a takeaway and dined in and the food was great both times. BYOB (with corkage) and a good range of soft drinks and non-alcoholic beers

Lived in the heatons for years and since the Kush shut been looking for a decent Indian I could walk to however lockdown came so had a takeout which was overpriced and very average, papadoms had been grilled and were burnt at the edges currys were pretty bland and the naan was the smallest ive ever seen defo overpriced and very average.

The customer service is consistently efficient, excellent character, very kind staff. Will visit again when I am here.

Nice food and good service. Quite pricey for the area, but we took advantage of the government eat out to help out promotion so reasonable prices this time.

This was our first meal inside post-Lockdown, and we were VERY impressed. We've always rated Bay Leaf highly, but the experience was exceptional. Transparent screens between each table; all staff with either visors or face-masks; disposable menus; and sanitiser at the entrance and by the toilets. The food was absolutely superb - possibly the best meal I've had there too. Can't wait to get ourselves back there again.

Excellent curry, superb friendly service and BYO, what more could you ask for. Will definitely return

Love this place!! Great food and amazing service. Definitely the best in Heaton Moor. Also it’s BYO 😊

We got a lock down take out from here. The best curry we have had since moving to the the Heaton’s 3 years ago. Non greasy and packed with flavour.

Great Indian food best on the moor

We went because it was highly rated in TripAdvisor, and it justified the good reviews! The long wait for our meals was well worth it: they had been freshly prepared and most beautifully presented. An interesting feature: they do not serve alcoholic drinks, but they allow customers to bring their own alcoholic drinks. One of our party had a delicious Beck's non-alcoholic beer.

Food was delicious, menu very clear, beautiful ambience, very welcoming, unusual and varied menu. Prices reasonable.

Lovely little indian in the heart of Heaton Moor. The food is gorgeous- especially the chicken pakora and onion bhaji. The staff are very attentive and efficient too :)

It's ok. Not amazing, just ok. You can take your own drinks, but there is a open bottling charge for each drink. (£2.50)

Great food at decent prices top quality staff nothing was to much trouble for them note no alcohol on sale but a decent selection of alcohol free beers on sale if you like that sort of thing however note that you can take your own drinks but I believe there is a corkage charge only slight negative the place is a bit small and cramped but if you can put up with that then it's definitely recommend

The standard of the food was really good. The staff were very nice too. It’s a byob too, so the bill was very acceptable!

Went as a group. Quite a small restaurant but nicely presented. Service was prompt but a little erratic with the waiters not sure who had ordered what and got one of the side orders wrong. 3 of the 8 of us were not drinking alcohol but all were charged £2.50 cover charge for 5 bringing own alcoholic drinks. Also charged for the dips with poppadoms which never had before. The food on the whole was excellent with dishes being very rich and flavoursome. I like spices and chilli but they had been over enthusiastic with the chilli on the prawn starters. Overall good but not outstanding due to service and charges.

Best chicken saag for years and boy do we eat curries!!! 3 of us as friends have been eating in these premises under different style and ownership for over 20 years and the present owners in the last 18 months really hit the mark. The decor is very modern and bright and obviously a lot of thought has gone in to making it different and stand out. But decor does not make a restaurant-FOOD does. And they have this spot on! 3 of us had 3 different starters and mains with choices of rice and naan and we ate absolutely everything with a smile!! The naans were soft and crispy and clearly cooked as they should be but how often are they a sad imitation? Not here. So give this restaurant a try for sure. We will be back and back for certain. They have obviously realised a slight issue with the step down to get out as we were carefully guided by the owner. NOT a reason not to go surely! It is one step that’s it. Indian food as it should be!!!

This is the best Indian food I have eaten in Manchester in the past ten years. Loved every bite! Nice chaps keeping it all humming too.

Great food at a good price, and friendly service

Excellent service and great food. Everyone enjoyed their food even the two people who had never had Indian before. Generous portions.

Very good service. Or shall I say outstanding. Food very tasty and fresh😋. Very clean highly recommended..👍👍

I heard that this place had a good reputation and with a son in Heaton Moor, why not. A birthday treat. My son booked it. On arrival a problem. They had the booking for the previous night!!! Surely you would have phoned to ask where we were...We did...No calls received! After a lengthy discussion we were given a table for two...for three! Every time the door opened, a major draught. A group of four came...Seemingly a similar problem. As they left without eating, they said that they would never come back again. The food was good but i wont be back. It smacks of good food in a fast food style. You remember the experience long after the food. A shame.

Don't be put off by the slightly scary lighting - the welcome is warm and the food is very tasty here. All 6 of us arrived hungry and left satisfied. My king prawn and spinach curry was particularly good, I thought - with well balanced spicing.

Food was delicious. Staff very helpful and friendly. Definitely recommend this restaurant

if you apprieciate a good peshwari naan like myself you will know the deflation you feel when you get a crap one. Not sweet, tasteless, cardboard. BUT NOT HERE! step inside for a real 5* peshwari treat.

Well, I admit, it’s very local to me.

Have visited a few times and always excellent. Tried a range of dishes and all are very fresh with great taste. Not your typical mass produced dishes which use the same sauces and just add to them. Food can sometimes take a little longer than some restaurants but it is worth the wait, just take a few drinks to sip whilst you wait. Service is good and staff are very friendly. Book on weekends as does get busy.

Enjoyed the food however once left looked at prices online to realise we had been charged +£15 extra unsure of the reason why ?! After tipping the workers £3 on top of this! Cannot fault the food or service but will not return after the extra £15 charge! Disgusting may have been as it is BYOB for opening 4 cans however should have been made aware of this !

Went yesterday with my wife, lovely staff and service. I hope this place sticks around longer than previous eateries as the location has been unlucky for some. Great chicken tikka Nepali and awesome spicy chips, my wife loved her veggie masala too

Had a very tasty biriani with a peshwari naan and the boyfriend had a chicken curry of some description with pilau and peshwari naan. We both enyoyed the food a lot and will be headed back. We had come in late, about 9:30 so wasn't necessarily expecting to be served, but we were welcomed in. The food was cooked quickly and it was very nice. They don't serve any alcohol here and so we had a jug of water with our meal. So we had a very cheap meal. They do allow alcohol in and I believe there's a corkage charge.

Great curry and service in a nice sociable atmosphere. I would highly recommend it.

Food average, git charged per person for taking own drinks

Charged £2.50 each corkage and ordered a chicken dish and they gave us lamb, apologized but that was it ?

Bay leaf is quite a small establishment so probably best to book. Serves Indian food. Very nice too. usual range of dishes and alcohol free Cobra for drivers.

Really good curry house with an excellent range of curries to suit any palate. Service was prompt and the food was all very tasty and not so much that you felt over full at the end of it. Good value for money too but remember that they do not have an alcohol licence so it a 'Bring You Own Bottle' with a £2.50 corkage charge. They do however have soft drinks available.

Lovely new eating place, with a warm welcoming. the staff and service was great. the food was first class lovely currys and other meals, also you take your own drinks because they are not licenced, all the food we had was realy first class starters and our main meals, the chicken tikka pakora is a must and the cauliflower bhaji. chicken masala and the vindaloo,was just spot on.this place is going to be tops.

Went for my usual dish Lamb Rogan Josh, and it was honestly one of the best I have ever had. Really great taste, nice atmosphere and the staff were friendly and attentive. Hopefully my first trip of many!

Excellent food, bring your own beers.

Went to celebrate my birthday with friends, relaxed atmosphere & amazing food :)

My wife and I having once lived in Bollington, decided to try the Bay Leaf as this was something we hadn’t experienced. We were very pleasantly surprised. The food was fresh, absolutely authentic and in summary, great - I had the Bayleaf Special and my wife had the Balti Chana Murgh, both of which we would high recommend. The service was attentive although not too attentive. The owner served us and made us feel very welcome. Will definitely return.

Visited the Bay Leaf after work. Brilliant service and food. Would definitely recommend to anyone...

Lovely food but service was a disappointment. They wanted to put us in a corner under a shelf. When I asked to be moved they weren't happy but I stood on. Couldn't understand why as wasn't busy.

Absolutely fabulous Indian, bringing something new in to the Heatons. The decor is really good and more importantly the food is excellent! Nice to have a modern take on the Indian experience, with lots of bold flavours and no grease in sight. Has a bring your own alcohol policy as well which is good.

Had a meal here prior to going to the cinema. Tried some dishes I wasn't familiar with. Lovely, fast food. Service was excellent and we could bring our own alcohol although they have some bottled beer there. Will definitely go again.

Lovely meal. Very reasonable. Bring your own wine /beer.

Very good, quite hard to get a table (recommend booking) and bring your own beers

We had a takeaway from here at the start of January....and loved it so much, we've been back twice already.

Lovely place, great staff and child friendly (although no baby change, but otherwise fantastic). 10/10.

Fantastic night for our party of 20... Ollie couldn’t have been more helpful organising. Food was gorgeous, my favourite being the naga spicy lamb chops. Lovely restaurant and the staff were great... highly recommend.

Great place with willingness to do a good veggie option.