Bengal Brasserie in Leeds

This is the third time I’ve visited their branch at The Merrion Way and will probably be my last. The first time was quite pleasant, the second time not so good and the third time was absolutely terrible. I was with two friends and we all agreed that the meals were terrible. Too dry, too bland and very, very salty. We complained and they took our meals away to be re-vamped. They just added water and a sprinkle of chilli which made no difference whatsoever. Customer service was also very poor. In future I’ll just stick to their branch at Burley. Never disappointed there and Shakeel looks after you.

Absolutely amazing lamb chops by far the best we have ever had and we love Indian food , love everything about the place spotlessly clean , amazing decor and staff are friendly and lovely . The food is to die for I am already planning our return and we haven’t even left yet …FABULOUS xx

Nice restaurant, great staff and food was top notch!

Nuestro restaurante indio en el centro de la ciudad, buen ambiente y excelente elección de comida. Compartía el entrante mixto, y tenía 2 tuberías principales, arroz y nan, todas muy frescas sabrosas y grandes porciones. , Sólo tuberías de quejas llegaron un poco demasiado rápido. El precio muy razonable para la factura del centro de la ciudad era de £ 66, incluyendo 2 copas de vino y una pinta.

Venimos a Leeds cada 3 meses y este restaurante se ha convertido en nuestro pilar para un indio. El personal es de los más amables que he experimentado, siempre me reciben como familia, lo que realmente hace la noche. El curry en sí siempre es abundante y encontramos que cuando pedimos arroz es más que suficiente. Fácil 5 / 5 estrellas!

Great experience, amazing food and hospitality. Even gave us complimentary poppadoms, and mains. Highly recommend if you are looking for a cheap and traditional curry in Leeds it’s a great option.

Gran experiencia, personal muy amable y comida increíble. Sin duda recomendaría. Sin duda recomendaría el tika masala, muy sabroso y no picante también.

Increíble comida y experiencia, camareros encantadores, es la casa de curry más activa de Leeds y lo recomendaría encarecidamente.

Great experience, lovely food, great service

The food was excellent! I forgot to collect the bill yesterday. Could you please share?

Me and my sister went here night before my wedding staff was lovely was seated straight away even after not having a booking food was amazing brought us drinks when we needed them very polite staff kept coming to check everything was okay I even got a complementary drink of baileys on leaving would definitely recommend and definitely will be returning.

Beautiful venue with top quality service.

We were greeted by very nice and helpful staff and presented with a fantastic menu. The food was excellent, we chose wine which was better than usual and at a good price. Our first stop next time in Leeds.

Tried for the first time yesterday evening and I must say it was excellent, the staff made us feel most welcome at once and the food and service was fantastic

Didn't have a booking, we had just been to the arena for an event and even though they close at 11.30 they still let is in at 10.45. Place was quite busy and considering the arena had just emptied, think we were lucky to get in. Food was amazing, I'm don't normally go for Indian food, so it helps when it's good and tasty. Service was amazing and checked on us regularly for drinks. As the chefs left they also spoke to us and asked how the meal was, lovley place and we'll worth a vist.

Visited this restaurant yesterday before the Paul Smith gig at first direct arena. Didn’t plan to come here but so glad we did. Really really good food and huge portions! Really impressed at the pricing, especially for a city. Staff were lovely also. Would recommend to everyone, especially those visiting first direct arena. Thanks guys

Food was out of this world and the service was absolutely incredible. Was served by a lovely gent called Shakki who was very friendly and happy to help! Would definitely recommend to anyone!

Ate here a couple weeks ago with my partner and we're still talking about it, good was all amazing, staff were lovely and very attentive and the prices are great! Can't wait to come back

Curry and Starter was awesome to eat. I love it very much.

Really fabulous food and the lady serving us was super nice...as were all the staff...highly recommend

Never had a bad meal here. Staff are super friendly, food is great, atmosphere is great. Can’t fault it.

Service is outstanding but the quality of food is poor. Underwhelming flavours and starters look like they've come straight out of an Iceland packet.

Amazing place! The food is amazing and the staff are even better. By far the best place in Leeds don’t go anywhere else this is the place

Amazing atmosphere and hospitality. All the staff were very friendly and treat you like family. Will definitely be coming back again. The food was amazing and full of flavour.

Amazing fresh food everytime. Lovely restaurant and every member of staff are so friendly and welcoming. We order for takeout every week without fail

Absolutely amazing food, with great portion sizes. The staff were so welcoming too. I'd definitely choose to eat here again.

Amazing experience, great atmosphere, exemplary customer service and the best curry I’ve ever had!! Would defo recommend 10/10!!

The tastiest food I have ever had in my life. The food we all had was incredible. Stunning, stunning, stunning!!!

I was so looking forward to trying this place, so I'm disappointed to be writing this review. I booked a table for two people for 6:15 pm on a Saturday evening, arriving just before our reservation time. The place was absolutely heaving! Having never been before we had to ask another customer where to go to tell the restaurant we had arrived (there was noone at front of house) and we were told to let the bar staff know. We then stood in a queue of people waiting to be seated. We ended up standing in this queue for 40 minutes! At one point staff were seating larger parties, who had booked a later time, before us! We, and the couple in front complained about this and we were told "you're next." We were seeing a show at 8pm and were worried that we were going to miss the start. We were ready to leave, but then beckoned over to a table. I think the waitress had been told that we weren't happy, so she came over quickly to take our order. After around 20 minutes we called the manager over and explained about our other arrangements, telling him that we would need to leave shortly. He did speak with the kitchen, and our food was served not long afterwards. We would of loved to have sat and enjoyed our meals, and had we have been seated for 6:15pm we could of done. We finished our meals and were told to pay at the bar. So off I went to join another queue! There was only 1 card payment machine, which kept losing its connection, so this was not a quick process either! I've never been to such a chaotic restaurant! There seemed to be no organisation and they could not handle being so busy!

We have been to this restaurant before and loved it! We had a table booked for last night to celebrate on a weekend away and we had to leave due to the experience! The staff had clearly gotten greedy due to the Peter Kay gig and seated everyone without a reservation so there was no room for those who had booked. The foyer was rammed and we asked approximately 5 staff members about our table and all of them walked away. We weren’t the only people in this position, there must have been about 5 people all in the same position as us. We left when they seated a large group walk in ahead of us after we were already 20 minutes behind from our booking. Deeply disappointing and we will never visit again.

Lovely atmosphere and cutomer service was fantastic.

Horrible tasting curry. Chicken tastes frozen

Although my work friends were all happy, this was probably the worst restaurant-made curry I've ever had. Lacking flavour, cheap cuts of meat, naan bread was burnt on one side so left a charred taste in your mouth. Atmosphere was hard to judge cause it was so quiet (Weds 6pm) but the service was quite slow, had to keep chasing for more drinks and the bill. Parking was the only real pro - you get 2hrs free in the citipark above the restaurant (enter your reg on the tablet at the bar)

All I can say is, if your in Leeds get yourself here, absolutely fantastic, best curry I’ve had in the uk, and service is second to none, and thankyou for the coffees while we were waited for our son to Come out of the concert ❤️

Fantastic experience the service was amazing and they were really hospitable towards my baby son. It was an absolute bargain. Didn't realise you can get a quality curry, amazing service and at a bargain. If I'm ever in Leeds I will come back. Highly recommended

Nice place and atmosphere, staff were very approachable and friendly. Food was out pretty quick. Bhajis were nice, tandoori mixed starter there was no description but would have preferred some Seekh kebab on it rather than lamb chop, nice though. Mine was the Chicken Achar, disappointingly it was pretty bland. The sweetness was there but no sour as described and lacked any heat. Wife had a Balti and that was lovely though. Naans were 10/10. Very reasonable price. We'd go back 👍🏼

We group of 8 went on monday evening..from the moment we walked in, the staff made us fell right at home..service was superbb and the food was very very tasty, well presented...highly recommended...every one in leeds must try...

It was one of the best experience, the staff- Usha, Shakee and Ishaq were very very co-operative. Amazing food with great ambience.

This is Amazing place in Leeds. It has Great vibe and tasty food. Polite and friendly staff ( Shakee, usha, Ishaq). They very attentive and fast in serving the food.

Came here yesterday for tea time had onion baji, poperdoms with sauces then keema madras with garlic nann bread and a glass of white wine food was lovely highly recommend.

Great menu, very friendly accomodating staff. Food is very well cooked with generous portions.. great value for money.

Team night out and what an experience we had! The food was exceptional and portion sides were massive, the staff were some of the politest person we have ever met 😊 from entering to leaving we were treated like apart of the family. We will be 100% returning for our next outing here, highly recommended. You will not regret it

We visited this Bengal Brasserie on our stay to Leeds. The food is excellent and the staff very friendly and helpful. I'm a vegetarian and I can certainly recommend the food. Will definitely visit next time we're in Leeds.

Beautiful food and amazing staff!! Wasn’t planning on going in but the vibe of the place dragged us in and we’re so glad we decided to go in

What a lovely friendly restaurant with delicious food. We had a Chicken Khandari and Chicken Balti which were both delicious. Naan bread and bhajis are always excellent too. We took our two little boys and all the staff there are so friendly to them, they have said it is their favourite restaurant and we come every time we are in Leeds. They made them some nuggets and chips which they loved eating. A great restaurant to visit with or without children.

Lovely food; super-efficient, attentive and friendly service; and very pleasant atmosphere. Look forward to returning.

Had christmas lunch here today , and last year and many visits in between . Brought some friends who had not been previously. Absolutely knocked it out of the park as ever. Without a doubt the best food , service and atmosphere in Leeds. Thank you for making the day perfect.

Came in a big group during Xmas rush. Were running around trying to find us a table when we'd pre-booked months ago Were told we would have to wait a very long time if we didn't order the special "banquet menu". The starters were quite nice but cold pappadoms, naan bread that was both undercooked in the middle and also burnt on the outside?? Currys were very plain and boring and wasn't enough of them.. wish we would have just ordered off main menu to be honest

Excellent menu, first class service and outstanding staff.

Absolutely fantastic. Amazing butter chicken

Where should I start from? It was my Wife's birthday, I called and reserved. When we arrived the manager was sitting right in front of the door and asked us to sit inside. We waited for 20 mins and no one came to ask for the order, atleast as a basic service should have come and asked for water. I had to call one of the waitress and she behaved as if she's the owner (her attitude) and she didn't even bother to come to our table. The manager then came and said "oh i am sorry I was supposed to come and take the order. We were like seriously? We then ordered Butter Chicken and after waiting for more than 30 mins AGAIN, we got the most PATHETIC butter chicken. We are Indians from Mumbai so we very well know how butter chicken is. In the past 12 years have tried it at many restaurants in England, Wales and Scotland as well. But this was the most pathetic butter chicken. It was not even butter chicken. They just put chicken pieces and a gravy on top that's it. Check the pictures. We also ordered Garlic Chilly in which we hardly found any Garlic and it was not spicy at all even after asking them to make it spicy. The most funniest part was, we ordered Kulcha Naan and the lady bought us Cheese Naan. We said we never ordered this. She asked what did you order then and we said we ordered Kulcha. She said yes this is Kulcha Naan and just walked off. The service here was the most unprofessional service we witnessed ever. We travelled all the way from Leyburn to Leeds and were disappointed with this place and the food and their service. Will never visit again and will highly recommended everyone to stay away from this place. If you wanna ruin your evening and waste time and have pathetic food then do visit.

Myself and my grandson thought we would have a little midweek treat and decided to go to our favourite Curry house. Nothing has changed. It is still absolutely excellent food the staff clearly look after the customers they can’t do enough for you. Their hospitality is absolutely brilliant. I certainly don’t know any other Curry houses/restaurants that are as good as this one. Continue with a great work guys you are doing absolutely amazing and smashing it. thanks, John Hewitt💥💥💥💥💥

We were in last night for a staff Xmas party and to be frank, we had a terrible night and actually left before everyone had even finished eating. You need to do a better job of controlling your guests. Groups of 20 guys singing football songs, being loud and aggressive is not a nice atmosphere for anyone to have to dine in. Food was ok, at best, but the management seem to be more concerned about squeezing too many people into a small space rather than offering a good experience for their customers. From our experience, we would certainly not recommend this restaurant.

We booked a table very last minute when visiting Leeds to see Jason Manford at The First Direct Arena, very glad we bothered to book as although they weren’t busy when we arrived by 5pm people were arriving in numbers and walkins were being turned away. Staff were very attentive, decor and tables were pleasant. Our supper was excellent as were the beers consumed and I thought the bill was good for what we had. Food was hot and very enjoyable, we had popadoms, the selection of pickles were very good, then two mains, one rice, one naan, one side, and we couldn’t finish it all. Well worth a visit.

The food was the best Indian food I have ever tasted, highly recommended 😋 However, aside from one or 2 of the front of house staff, the service was not as good. The owner/manager in the blue shirt was fantastic, but he was let down by the majority of the younger element of staff who were mostly concerned with their mobile phones! There must have been 30 dirty glasses on the bar, but the 2 girls behind it just left them there 😱 with one of them just stood there doing nothing and the other one on her phone. Most of the young lads serving gave the impression they would rather be somewhere else. If the management could sort the staff out, this would be a 5 star venue, the food deserves nothing less as it was fabulous, we will be back when we visit Leeds next year.

Last night 21st Nov was our first visit to the Merrion center Bengal outlet and it was excellent the food and service was very good and as we have also visited the Haddon Road outlet it was good to compare them well impressed with them both. Thanks

Precioso restaurante, hermosa comida y el personal más amable! Comer y llevarse un par de veces y cada vez que la comida ha sido impecable. 10 / 10 recomendaría para cualquier ocasión!

Hermoso lugar, personal maravilloso y muy acogedor. La comida siempre ha sido de primera calidad y nunca ha tenido un problema. Los gerentes son encantadores y muy amables 10 / 10

Servicio increíble, personal amable que te conoce y te ayuda si necesitas algo y la comida fue la mejor que he probado. Recomendaría este restaurante a cualquiera. Nuestro anfitrión era Mehin y ella era encantadora.

Came here as a group to celebrate a birthday last week, Usha (sorry if misspelled) is a fantastic host, and made us all feel so welcome. She talked through different dishes, and was so attentive and funny with warmth too. The venue is lovely, a really nice atmosphere, and the food is just gorgeous! We had dishes such as Chicken Chom Chom, and I had a beautiful Fish Curry. Would highly recommend and will definitely be back.

Visited Bengal Brasserie Bengal restaurant one Saturday evening, had called through to book a table but arrived at the agreed time and there was no table available and didn't seem to have the booking. The restaurant was quite busy so service was a little slower than what you'd usually expect, which wasn't much of a problem. The pickle tray had a good selection, but not that great. I did ask to see if a special curry not on the menu was available, but sadly wasn't. The khandahari curry looked good but was rather oily and didn't have a lot of taste unfortunately, which was a little disappointing as it was supposed to be a flavoursome dish.

Great indian food, we had a chicken bhuna and chicken madras and I can’t recommend it enough. The service was the best we have experienced especially the lovely wife was always checking up on us. Brilliant food, brilliant atmosphere would really recommend

We love Indian food & so happy to have found this gem in Leeds! Service was amazing (particularly the lady who welcomed us), food was delicious & lovely atmosphere. The staff were so helpful & friendly. We will definitely be back - highly recommend it!

Ordered from here many times and dined in on multiple occasions. Staff are very friendly and hospitable. Very much recommend

Great restaurant, great price!! Iqbal is a legend :)

Food was great, service was impeccable and the price was reasonable. What more could I ask...

Great atmosphere with very helpful and friendly staff. The food here is excellent. I highly recommend the Lamb Rangila, a house special. The Tandoori Mixed Cocktail is also superb. Five stars.

Great food and generous portions. Excellent service as always. It's definitely a recommendation for Indian food in Leeds

A warm welcome on a wet evening by a friendly management team and staff for 2 visitors to the city. Great food which was very tasty & well prepared, generous portions and very reasonable prices. We were thoroughly impressed and enjoyed our dinner very much. Recommended unreservedly and it is easy to understand why the Bengal Brasserie is so well liked and reported on. We will definitely return on our next visit to the city. Thank you Bengal Brasserie team.

Outstanding food and amazing service. The staff are so attentive without being intrusive, and the food was out of this world! Very good value too. Would definitely return and highly recommend. Thank you for a wonderful evening last night celebrating my daughters 19th birthday. See you again soon!

Table booked for 6pm, didn't get seated till 6:35, food was okay but multiple items missing, "free" poppadoms and sauces that turned out to not be free

Ive and my been to the restaurant once but order form the oakwood one very often. Definitely my favourite curry house in Leeds. If you like your spice try the Naga chilli curry firm their specials - my god!I. I normally get two curries with the intention of keeping half for the next day. More often than not I end up demolishing them both along with a naan and rice.

Amazing service from all of you! Made my friend’s birthday. Especially Iqbal and the lovely ladies behind the bar. Thankyou

Always a lovely atmosphere, staff very friendly and welcoming! Main lady, Usha is fantastic! Superb customer service by her every time we visit. Food is great, good quality and authentic flavours. Quick service also! 👌

A beautiful place for having an evening tea. The food is absolutely delicious and plentiful. The staff are all extremely friendly and made us feel very welcome as soon as we walked through the door. Been a few times and it has never disappointed, good food at a great price, highly recommended Sam and Jess

Delicious meal at Bengal Brasserie. Staff were exceptionally helpful and pleasant. Usha was so kind.

First class food and service - best in Leeds!

Great Indian food restaurant, nice and clean and a good number of tables , so you don't feel cramped in.

Came Leeds for a bit of shopping and decided to pop in for a curry as you do…Gotta say the hospitality they have provided throughout was excellent! Not to mention the food which top Quality! They even gave us a discount which was very nice. If you want a authentic curry this place is it , you won’t be disappointed.

The sweet naan (?)🫓 is particularly delicious😋It seems to be hot and sweet with coconut paste🤩🤩The curry mutton and chicken are also good. The service is very good 😌

We chose to eat here as today was our 20th wedding anniversary and our dear friends had never been here before we wasn’t disappointed in any way our starters included two tandoori mixed kebab one salmon tikka and one fish massalla our main dishes Salmon Dubhaja Salam and pilau rice two chicken chom chom with potato and chickpeas and a chicken sylheti jorda pilau nutty and fruity 6 chapati the mains were delicious cooked to perfection good size portions the waiter service with a smile every time we didn’t feel rushed after the meal we was served with a complimentary brandy nice touch to end a lovely dinner special thank you to Sakshi

We chose Bengal Brasserie (Merrion Way) during a one night, child-free, break to Leeds. From the exterior, you would be forgiven for assuming this Indian restaurant, although modern and clean, lacks character and tradition but this is not true of the interior. We were welcomed warmly and taken to our table immediately. Not being famished but ever obliged to have at least one poppadum, we ordered one each while perusing the menu and there was a sauce I have not previously found. I would describe it as an Indian spiced, sweet chilli sauce. It also has a smoky flavour to it….. very nice. I had the Chicken Deshi from their Chef specials menu. Would happily recommend. Madras hot good portion size. There wasn’t a buttered naan on the menu but we’re happy to butter a plain naan for us. Service was friendly and attentive. After our mains I ordered a Bailey’s but was misheard and brought the bill. This was corrected and when I asked for the updated bill they told me it was fine and the Bailey’s was on them. The meal was very tasty, VERY well priced and our overall experience was very enjoyable. Thank you Bengal Brasserie! If back in Leeds we will definitely be visiting again.

Work do, 24 people Food and service was amazing, did the 23.5pp option and it was plenty of food. Food was served hot and the service was spot on! Thank you!!

Good korma, smells like it should. Naan was good too.

Staff were really lovely, especially the woman. King prawn puree was really nice, and prawns were cooked well. Lamb saag was good as well. Garlic naan was ok. They also had mango lassi. Toilets were clean. Definitely recommend!

Amazing atmosphere, good food, and polite staff 👌 Received good food recommendations from Osha :)

Beautiful service, brilliant food and all the staff were amazing, would definitely recommend for any occasion, family or couple.

Having been here a few years ago were happy to review again as it was as good as our last visit. Booked for 5pm it was very full lots of atmosphere. Service was excellent drinks were very nice good prices. Food was delicious all 6 of us had something different and everyone was happy thank you again for making our evening

The best Indian restaurant north of Bournemouth! Fantastic service from Usha, her Brother & the rest of the lovely Team! The food is to die for, the service & atmosphere is just perfect! We are often in the north with work & now make Leeds the hub so we can have the best food in the north with the best staff ! Keep up the good work Guys Thanks again David & James from Bournemouth

We were fortunate enough to discover Bengal Brasserie through one of their monthly competitions! From the moment we entered, the service was exceptional. Usha, Shivani, and Mahin were incredibly welcoming and patient, especially with our two children. The poppadums and pickle tray were a delightful start to our meal. We were amazed by the variety and the generous portions of sauce, far surpassing what we've experienced at other restaurants. A standout for us was that they didn’t rush us; the service was perfectly paced. Unlike other places, they left the pickle tray on the table, allowing us to enjoy it at our leisure throughout the meal. The starters were mouthwatering. We ordered the chicken tikka and seekh kebab, both bursting with flavor and melt-in-your-mouth tender. The naan breads were wonderfully soft and fluffy. Our ‘notoriously’ picky son declared his chips to be "the best he’d ever tasted." (This was significant for us, as it's rare for him to eat in restaurants, which often makes dining out as a family challenging). The mains continued to impress. The meat was succulent and tender, and my husband and I agreed that thanks to this generous win, we've ultimately found our new favorite restaurant and we will most definitely be back in the near future. Usha and team, we can see just how proud you are or your fantastic establishment and rightly so! Your restaurant is beautiful, the atmosphere was top tier and you are Absolutely AMAZING at what you do. You have completely perfected the whole dining experience, and we cannot wait to share our new discovery with all our family and friends. We look forward to returning very soon. From all of us, thank you once again for your outstanding hospitality!

The best Indian restaurant north of Bournemouth ! Usha, her brother are a fantastic Team, the service is second to non & the food is to die for! We travel north quite often and we make Leeds the stop off point so we can have the best Indian meal in a relaxing environment with second to non service :) Thanks Usha & team keep up the great work and fantastic food ! See you again soon David & James from Poole & Bournemouth

Had an amazing chicken tikka starter as well as a tandoori mixed grill. Absolutely amazing food, great service, good pricing. My waiter Amaan was awesome.

1st time visit. Was everything I was hoping for. The service,food and staff were fantastic. £120 for 4 people had dips n poppadoms, starters and mains with extras plus 2x alcohol each,£30 each fantastic value. We will definitely be returning.

To ny :) Awesome,good was fantastic, complimentary drinks and ice cream for little one. Staff was friendly and couldn't do enough. Definetly be back and fully recommend

More please! A busy day at work photographing the Leeds Beckett graduations led hungry people to their door. They were deservedly busy but still managed to accommodate a group 14 photographers! Delicious food, choices for everyone. Happy faces and full bellies all round! We'll see you next year!

Lovely staff, place and food! Good value for money, delicious curry's, I particularly liked the array of sauces with the poppadoms, some new flavours discovered! Staff were lovely and friendly, and gave us free drinks as we were celebrating a graduation! Would recommend without a doubt

Updated review ::See below Our favourite Indian restaurant. This was our 3rd visit to Bengal Brasserie . We love the beautiful surroundings , lovely friendly staff and the amazing food . There’s such a nice atmosphere in this restaurant , we were allowed to take our time and enjoy our meal . We wish you were in Lincoln !! Looking forward to our next visit already 😊 7/7/24 We’ve always loved visiting this restaurant when we come to Leeds . The staff are normally really friendly , we love the restaurant surroundings and the food is excellent. Unfortunately the last 2 visits now we’ve felt really rushed . We just ordered poppadoms for starters as we knew we wouldn’t eat our meal if we had any other starters. The main meals came straight away so we were not able to relax and enjoy the popadoms . After we’d finished our meal nobody really bothered with us after that . The waiters were more interested in clearing tables . This is such a shame as we’ve always received very good customer service as you can see from my previous review . Our usual friendly waiter wasn’t there though , he always remembers us and makes a fuss of us when we visit . I also hate to be rushed when you’re out for an evening meal , which we did feel .

Lovely food, amazing service. We were a large group of about 20 and the night couldn't go any smoother. Recommended.

1st time here, will not be the last, beautifully decorated to a high standard, professionally service warm and welcoming and the food was delicious, i had the Sylheti my partner the Garlic chilli chicken both were super tasty with tender chicken, a must if your looking for a high end curry,

The food was amazing and the staff was very friendly and experienced I recommend this place will be back..