Chaii Nastha in Sheffield

Sadly I have to leave a bad review despite the food and ambiance being good, as we were pressured to hurry our food and leave 50 minutes after our reservation started. We had made a reservation for 7.30 (weeks in advance) and arrived a bit early at 7.10. At 8.15, while we were still eating our food we were told we had 15 minutes left until we had to leave! I thought the waiter was joking but he came back 10 minutes later and said our time was up, and brought the bill. It was a really uncomfortable experience as we still had drinks left and had literally just finished eating. When we booked the table it said nothing about having less than an hour time limit on the table. I would not recommend to come as it felt like we were pressured to hurry.

The food is amazing, the portions are generous and the atmosphere is great at Manzil Spice. My favourite dish was the massala fish which came sizzling on a bed of onions on a hot skillet - and the chicken bhuna was lovely too. I couldn't eat it all as I had too many poppadoms! We went for an early dinner on a Saturday and there were already plenty of other tables filled, so I'd say it's a good idea to book.

Ordered my usual Bengal tandoori chicken tikka naga, with 2 lemon rice and a crispy naan bread. I also asked for some chopped coriander in a tray and they forgot, so they drove up the hill and stopped me to give me the coriander and a lift home. Incredibly nice people and really excellent service. I wish my wallet and waistline could handle their food every evening. No water and no grease. Really tasty and healthy food. These guys are legends and I love their takeaway. The best in the area.

The food is very good, great service

Been to many restaurants good and bad but this tops the list for the worst ever places to eat. It wasnt the food that was bad it was the service which made even the horrible tasting food look good. No greeting from any of the staff whatsoever. After ordering we had to wait for over 30 minutes for our food to arrive even after asking one of the servers to bring if anything is ready on that we were told “everything will come out all at once” which made it very difficult for is to fit everything on our table. The portions were only child friendly portions not at all enough to fill even one grown up we had to go out to some other place after paying a stupid amount here and cherry on top was the service charge they added after the third class service we got they should have paid us back for that service. I’ll wrap up my review by saying if you value good food and value your money SAVE yourselves from going to this place at all costs.