Bilash Indian Resturant in North Tyneside

Fantastic food, drinks and service. A hidden little gem. Look forward to returning!

Great food and service. The owner was an excellent host.

Had the food in the restuarant. Nice food at a reasonable price and the service was great. The owner is a lovely, very personable guy and it is our local, friendly restaurant of choice. 2nd visit last night. Tried the food off the street food menu. Wow, for £8.90 full nan bread, stuffed with mixed meats, a full meal in a massive wrap basically. Really tasty and well worth the money. I couldn't eat it all....

Our favourite restaurant for take away, and a sit in experience tonight was even better. Friendly attentive service and great food.

The environment in bilash is perfect for a classy and elegant dinner.the staff is very friendly,the food is amzingly delicious.definitely recommend this place

Lovely veggie food and great service.

Great place to see and dine at.

Had king prawn biryani tonight which I always have whenever dinning Indian. 1st time had food from this establishment very disappointed king prawns were not like king prawns may have been 1/2 prawns but we're overcooked anyway. Flavours and other ingredients were very poor. Sauce very thin and watery which spoiled the whole meal. On positive not my partner's chicken schaslik was excellent.

Love this place! Fabulous, friendly staff and manager, great food for both sit-in and takeaway!

I came back to the Bilash for the first time in a long time last night with a friend and was immediately reminded how good the food is, the ambience and the service from the staff was also excellent. Highly recommended.

We booked the function room for a sunday evening for a 70th birthday. Service was terrible, waited for 30+ mins to get drinks order, 30+ mins again for someone to take our food order. Food then took about another 40 mins to arrive. It was warm no where near the temperature you would expect. The function room has a special menu which is £2 more than the normal sunday special menu and the choice is extremely limited. We asked if we could use the sunday special menu and were told we couldnt. We had paid a deposit of £5 per head, unfortunatly due to illness (admitted to hospital) 2 members were unable to make the evening, MAmangement wouldnt return the deposit. Overall a very disappointing evening. Poor food and servce really spoilt this 70th birthday celebration. We wont be returning.

Good food, pleasant staff and great ambience. The manager and all the staffs were very friendly and pleasant. Very good customer service. Really liked the lamb chopsticks, naga wings and chom chom chicken.

A well decorated establishment with extremely pleasant and welcoming staff, food delicious 😋 well worth trying

Absolutely fantastic,had a great time

Despite the high reviews everywhere, i have to say this is some of the worst indian Food i have ever had. Wouldn't even call it indian food.

just a wonderful Indian resturants, staff are 10/10 and the food is amazing, normally I get the fish curry which is 10/10 and if you don't know what you want the staff are so helpful, I been coming here for almost a decade they have massively improve the decor of the resturant too, oh pictures of my very spicey chicken wings, it was dare I did it, I eat it, I survived hahaha. Make sure you call and book a table can get very busy in weekend, they do deliveries too, and all humans must try the BILASH CHIPS

We were so excited for this takeaway after reading such great reviews and watching thier posts on Instagram the food looking unreal! The excitement didn't last long at all sadly. We ordered a king prawn bhaji on puree, Butter chicken and a Jalfrezi chicken tikka with chips, rice and nan. Order arrived when it said it would (approx 1hour) which was the only good thing. Chips were stone cold, the starter I don't think I've ever had such mushy prawn (clearly old) in my life and the puree was in with the sauce so was an absolute soggy mess. The butter chicken was clearly a chicken korma with butter swimming on top and the tikka meat was clearly days old as the dye was all the way through the chicken and hellishly salty. I would never have gave a bad review , I just wouldn't have ordered again but my husband had been none stop vomiting since early hours! I don't know if you've had a bad night or took on to many orders but was was delivered last night was absolute garbage and should never have been served for human consumption. I had such high expectations and this was just such a disappointment. I hope you read the review and look into the quailty of the food being delivered especially the tikka from last night as I hope other s didn't get food poisoning too as that could be damaging for business.

Beautiful food Service was excellent would recommend to anyone

Best Indian food I have ever tasted. Decided to treat my mum and take her out to Bilash for the first time and wow, did they impress!! Will definitely be coming back!!!

Ordered online. Meal came on time. Wife had chicken pasanda, which was good, daughter had CTM again which was fine however my lamb Sri Lanka was really bland, no spice in the sauce in fact the sauce was really watery. Mushroom pilau rice had zero taste and the chips were almost raw. Saving grace the nan bread was excellent. Very disappointed overall

They have authentic Indian, Sri Lankan, Bangladesh food. Also they have English food as well. Nice and calm while my visit. Owners is also nice and friendly. Staff is also helpful and kind. They have a Thali wich comes with so many varieties of dishes.

Great service staff, shame about length of time to get food. Took an hour from having poppadoms for main meal to arrive. Waiter was very apologetic but unfortunately we could see that priority was given to telephone orders instead of restaurant tables so we waited ages for food. When it did turn up it was rather bland I'm afraid & burnt. It was a shame as first time my husband & I had a night out in a while without kids for a meal. We wished we went elsewhere.

Very tasty food and very good customer service. Thankyou

Great little local Indian restaurant- good food in a lovely atmosphere!

Well this place is a hidden Gem. Its really nice inside. Staff are very friendly and helpful. OMG the food is divine. My favourite thing is the Bilash Roll. Never tasted anything as good as that. If you thinking of somewhere to go this is and should be your destination. Quality food made by great people. 👍

The food was ok. Had variety of grilled meats, curries and dal / sag aloo. Very very under seasoned and not very flavoursome (every dish needed more seasoning and spices added to it). But not oily or terrible if that makes sense. Could be good if it just seasoned properly! Dal always my favourite dish (and pretty difficult to get wrong) but again seriously seriously under seasoned - and no chopped coriander/ cooked garlic / chilli etc on it… Naan came nearly cold (and was supposed to be garlic but honestly minimal garlic / seasoning on it) as transported in paper bags rather than normal insulated ones. And poppadoms a bit flaccid. Could be a great takeaway if better flavours. I’ll notch the poor naan and poppadoms down to it being NYE. But for everything else - start flavouring your dishes people!

Wow what value you get for the special meal I was full after poppadums,pickles and then my starter of bhuna prawn on puree The portions are not skimped or small My main Chicken Shaslik was well presented and huge chunks of succulent chicken My son's chicken and spinach curry and mushroom rice was a triumph as well Very attentive staff but not over bearing Been a while since my last visit but won't wait as long again Well worth a visit You won't be dissapointed

If you are a Indian who is going to taste Indian food , I suggest you not to visit this restaurant, they offered some Indian foods but the tastes were not good entirely different from Indian taste, no spicy, Customer service was not good. The quantity is comparatively low, not enough for us and expensive too.

We had a lovely meal last at Bilash. The food was delicious, the restaurant was light, airy and clean. The staff were so attentive and very friendly. A real gem of a restaurant, which we would highly recommend. We will visit again when we are next in the area.

Very small restaurant with polite, friendly staff but found it to be expensive and Madras was far too spicy! Unlikely to return unfortunately as there are better nearby alternatives in my opinion

Excellent quality food at good prices. A really great restaurant!

Very good food and friendly service. Relaxing surounds

Friendly staff. Fantastic tasting food and a good menu to choose from Highly recommended takeaway or dining in

Just had the gyros, tray with spicy chips and I can hands down say it was the best I've ever had, the flavours were mouthwatering. The service when I went in to collect my food was outstanding. Everyone was very polite. I would recommend to anyone who loves Indian food. I will be back.

Went as a party of 12 celebrating a 40th birthday. Staff were fantastic and very accommodating to our requests. Made to feel very welcome. Food was really good and we would definitely visit again. Thanks for a wonderful 3 hours of amazing food!

Lovely food and really good service

On arriving at the bilash Indian restaurant in Cullercoats I was greeted by the friendly staff. It is 2 minutes walk from Cullercoats metro station. A local bus service runs close by or you can drive and park close by or walk like I did. The food was well worth the price, I went on the special night. Although it was £2 more than it advertised on - line. Good food good value for money, clean and tidy restaurant and toilets. Unfortunately no room for wheelchair access and no accessible toilets but when I queried this the staff said they were try and help to get them in. I found the staff went out the way to help me decide what I wanted from the menu. I asked what was in couple of dishes and they were more than happy to advise me. I didn't book on the night I went but went early enough to get a seat but it filled up quick, maybs because it was special night. Bilash do deliver as well, they do have seating area upstairs for larger bookings. I have been before and will definitely be back. I have already recommended to my friends and family 😊 x

Another enjoyable meal made all the better by the friendly staff

I’m sorry to say that this is possibly the worst curry I have ever had. Zero flavour, dry meat and watery sauce. It went in the bin.

Take out meal. Absolutely perfect meal. Loved every bit of it, will definitely be back for more.

Just been haven't been for a long time ,not impressed my starter was a wrong choice. It should of been with nan breads i did explain to the lady it wasn't what it said on menu nothing!!.nmainain was ok would i rush back NEVERN disappointing with

Amazing food and lovely staff looking forward to the next one 😊 best Indian around

A lovely evening. Great food. Good service.

Been going to Bilash for years and never disappoints staff friendly food superb as always

Having used the Bilash for many years I found tonight’s takeaway totally lacking in Indian spice and could only taste a huge amount of chilli powder. Chicken very dry and vegetable pilau rice tasteless, wet and lacking vegetables. Extremely disappointed and will not be rushing back.

Our go to Indian takeaway even living in wallsend. Always friendly service and the food is always amazing.

Lovely food and great services would recommend to anyone looking for a good proper Indian.

Always, good affordable food served by friendly staff. Never had a poor meal in all the time it has been open. Donkeys years.

Food was so lovely and presented very well! Such lovely and well mannered staff, will definitely be visiting again. Thank you very much ☺️

Had a superb meal here with my wife. The lamb chops in tamarind sauce were absolutely fantastic, some of the best I have ever had. Service is excellent too. We will definitely be back in the not-too-distant future.

Probably the nicest Indian meal I've had in a long time. Great value for money, lovely attentive (but not intrusive) staff and lovely atmosphere. Highly recommended.

Don't know why it has taken me so long to go back here. Fabulous food, great atmosphere and friendly attentive staff. Last but not least, good value.👍👍👍

Amazing staff and fantastic food

I was in tonight with my husband and daughter the food as always was outstanding. Would also like to mention how freindly and courteous the staff are they really make you feel so welcome and each of them deserve some recognition. Would definitely recommend! :)

Got onion bhaji starter, it was dry and not much flavour + the mint raitha was just plain yogurt. Also ordered a lamb rogan & chicken rogan, the sauce was mainly just canned tomato, no seasoning, no coriander leaves as normal. The naan was nice. After being recommended & looking at the reviews very disappointed 😔 won’t be returning ☹️

The owner and all the staff were absolutely great when I informed them that I was celiac they informed me that the restaurant was 95% gluten free and this put me at ease while I discussed the meal that I was purchasing really very reassuring excellent gluten free food 5star restaurant

The takeaway from Bilash was abysmally poor and went to the bin. The curry was a pool of red colour, with no flavour. The naans were dry and undercooked and the dal was bland. A disgrace to so-called 'Indian food', which it wasn't by any stretch of imagination. I haven't had food this bad and while I hope it was one bad night for this restaurant, I will not recommend this place based on my experience.

Great food excellent service would highly recommend

Great food and excellent customer service

We had a lovely meal, fresh, tasty and the Bengal fish curry melted in the mouth. Staff friendly and helpful. One of the nicest Indian restaurants we’ve been to and living in London we’ve been to loads!

Delicious food, really nice staff, lovely restaurant 👌

Try the tandoori wings, you'll not be disappointed!

Fabulous food which was cooked with delightful flavours just as ordered. Having been persuaded a Balti was probably not the best way to experience a real taste of India we found the suggested dishes to be beautifully cooked with a real sense of freshness. The Restaurant is somewhat austere and felt a little like dining in someones front room but the welcome was lovely, chatty and warm. The proximity to the Cullercoats Metro Station means we'll be back soon. Good value too.

This is the first review I’ve ever posted on Tripadvisor. It’s a shame I’m writing it about a local business who I’d actually like to support and promote but the standard of food was so shockingly low I can’t quite believe it.I ordered from Bilash after hearing / reading good reports. Ordered a Thursday night special, staff member on phone said £14 odd including delivery, as per the menu pricing. Turned up in good time but delivery driver tried to charge £19.95.That said, the sole reason I’m writing is that the food turned out to be so utterly horrendous. It actually shocked me how stunningly low the standard was, hence the review.The Mixed Kebab starter was so dry and tough I actually feel dehydrated from trying to eat it. Garlic Naan was so dry and brittle I thought it was a poppadom. The main course chicken tikka jalfrezi was simply the lowest standard of takeout food I’ve ever tasted: dry, tough chicken as before, but the red, watery curry it swam in actually smelled rank as if something was off. It looked like thinned down tomato ketchup. The flavour I tasted when I actually dared try it was just wrong. I can’t quite describe it but not only did it not taste like curry, it didn’t even taste safe to eat. It stank. The meal went straight in the bin.Not sure if this was a spectacularly off night for the Bilash but I can’t believe they’re churning out food of this standard regularly and managing to stay in business?

Absolute gem of a place, intimate cozy and full of the charm of a small family run restaurant! Food is very high quality, service is friendly and swift. An easy recommendation is their signature king prawn curry! Delicious food, relaxed atmosphere, and very reasonable prices!

Amazing food everyone by far the best.

The food was amazing. Really fresh and excellant quality. staff are lovely.

Fantastic food. Fantastic service. Fantastic people!!!

Lovely restaurant. Food is amazing.

I decided to treat myself and go for the Thali.I'm glad I did.The food was well cooked, with a good portion of meat. Not oily and very tasty.The tikka-massala was a bit 'British' for my liking - overly pink and coconutty, but still very tasty.The Lamb balti however was great.The mixed kebab was really tasty and well cooked.The rice was a bit average, but I can let them off with that.The keema naan was delicious. I'm not normally a fan of keema naan as I usually find it full of bland mince, but this was delicious.I don't know what the recent negative reviews were on about - my experience was entirely different and I'd go back if I'm in the area.

Dined in and everything was delicious. The staff are so welcoming and friendly.

First time but really enjoyed the meal

We had a takeaway and the food was just bland. The biggest disappointment though was the Biryani. They just added a few bits of meat to the standard pilau rice (with the crazy added food dye) and added some chopped egg and cucumber and then charge you an extra 6 quid. If we'd been in the restaurant I would have sent it straight back. Unfortunately, most of the meal just went in the bin. Such a shame looking at previous reviews.

Best restaurant in the North. Fantastic food and brilliant service from the staff. Everyone has yo try this place

This was just amazing 😋😋😋 Excellent service & delivery👍 Food fresh, hot and delicious. Delivered on time. Thank you so much 🥰

This was just an amazing takeaway 😋 Excellent service & delivery was 10/10👍 Food was fresh, hot and order correct. Defo our favourite Indian Takeaway Thank you so much 🥰

Great staff and great food, had takeaway this weekend was superb. Can’t wait to dine in again once it’s safe.

We’ve just ordered our first takeaway meal from Bilash and I’m wondering we waited so long to try their food. What impressed so much was the quality of the meat - chunks of delicious white chicken breast meat and tasty lamb. Far superior to the sliced up and dry tandoori chicken favoured by the takeaway we’ve previously used. The sauces on our dishes were well flavoured and the rice was colourful and flavoursome. Delivery was efficient and our meal was excellent value. Possibly the only thing that let it down was that our ‘usual’ takeaway always includes a free poppadom. However, given that the food was so much better, we’re not complaining. This was our first order - but it won’t be our last.

Had a takeaway from Bilash last night and I must say the jalfrezi is unreal. Tangy, spicy, flavoursome and the chicken was great. Desi roll was great and the starters faultless. 100 % I’ll be returning

Had takeaway for the first time tonight & will definitely be going back. Service was great & the food was amazing.

Excellent service, lovely meal and staff who were extremely helpful in suggesting and making recommendations. Quick service and more than generous helpings that lasted into lunch the next day. Strongly recommended. Craig and Claire Beauman

It's hard to find anything to say that hasn't been said by the other reviewers, so I will just confirm everything they've said! Bilash really is that good. Whether you eat in or take away, the food always tastes fresh and cooked to order, which I know from experience that it is. What makes it taste even better is the remarkable friendliness and professionalism with which it is served; I don't believe I have ever had the pleasure of eating in a restaurant with such exceptional waiting staff. I moved to Cullercoats very recently and I feel extremely fortunate that Bilash is now my local Indian restaurant. Very very highly recommended.

Went before lockdown with some friends, food was incredible and was very flavoursome. Service was nice and as always the boss was very welcoming. Waitor was ensuring I was enjoying my food at all times . Great food, great staff. Would highly recommend

Picked up 2x thursday nite specials £12.95 each for 4 courses.. food was class.. defo recommend chicken tikka pathia hot .. mm mm

I've eaten here for years and the food and service is the best without fail. Staff is extremely friendly and the food is top notch. Ordering a take away is super fast to collect but the atmosphere of eating in is something else.

Excellent..it's one of the BEST Indian restaurant and takeaways in the north east.Nothing is too much trouble for them.Brilliant food, Brilliant staff..and before anyone thinks I've got an axe to grind in favour of this place..no I ain't...I just know quality when it's in front of me..I will say, for those who really know..the place is a legend..

Excellent..it's one of the BEST Indian restaurant and takeaways in the north east. Nothing is too much trouble for them. Brilliant food, Brilliant staff..and before anyone thinks I've got an axe to grind in favour of this place..no I ain't...I just know quality when it's in front of me..I will say, for those who really know..the place is a legend..

Everything about our meal was excellent.ood was lovely,service was great and the staff were brilliant.

This is great Indian restaurant with some lovely dishes. The owner is usually around to welcome and chat to diners and is very knowledgeable about Indian food in general. Nice cold beer and wine. We have been regulars over the years

Absolutely loved our meal here, friendly staff who are very friendly and make you feel comfortable. The food is delicious and we are going back and would highly recommend you get this little gem on your list and enjoy the food as much as we did.

We were recommended this restaurant by a friend. We had never heard of it. The food was fantastic. The staff were very professional. The restaurant felt really safe. Hand sanitizer available, plastic screens inbetween each table we will be back

What a great place absolutely delicious food we enjoyed every part of our meal. Staff are so friendly and welcoming they make you feel so comfortable. highly recommend you give this little gem a try you won't be disappointed.

fantastic food and service as usual

Brilliant food and a brilliant night

Wonderful food with wonderful staff. Very tasty dishes with a very good selection. Cant wait to go back again.

Lovely family run restaurant, very friendly polite staff who went out of our way to ensure we were alright, and our curries were very tasty! When booking the table I checked that they were suitable for coeliacs, and when us non-coeliacs ordered a naan bread the manager rushed over to make sure we knew it wasn’t gluten free, he really went above and beyond

The staff are wonderful, the food is delicious, and the atmosphere is lovely. 10/10, we'll definitely be back!

Amazing food. Great portions. Super friendly and welcoming staff. Spacious and felt very safe with perspex screens between tables. I honestly couldn't pick even the smallest fault. And very handsome staff too!!

What an absolute gem of an Indian restaurant! The food is absolutely out of this world and so beautifully cooked and presented – it was delicious. The dishes are authentic and bursting with flavour, cooked to perfection with good sized portions without overloading you as well as reasonably priced. The restaurant is small and intimate, very tastefully decorated - particularly the ‘party room’ upstairs - and the staff cannot be faulted. They were so attentive, friendly and helpful.Will definitely be going back and cannot recommend it enough.

Lovely food, good service, friendly and polite staff..