Char Mausum in Northumberland

First time for us to visit Char Mausum and it certainly didn’t disappoint. Service was excellent and the food was fantastic. Best chicken pathia I’ve had. Everything was fresh and full of mixed flavours. 10/10 all round and can’t fault anything 👍

Had a fabulous chicken dansak, nut pilau and Keema naan. Everything was super fresh, lots of tender chicken, everything loaded with flavour, not too saucy, attentive service without feeling like you’re being rushed. Been here many times but never gave a review. Time to fix that! My all time favourite sit-down Indian meal in the Morpeth area.

Best Indian restaurant in the north east

Best Indian restaurant in the area. The food is amazing, as is the service.

Had a meal there last night with my wife and thought the food and service was fantastic. Everything was very tasty and fresh and in plentiful portions. The place was full when we arrived which is a good sign of their reputation. First time there and will definitely be returning.

The curry I had for my main course was probably one of the greatest I’ve ever eaten. It was from their house specials and whilst heat came from fresh peppers it met the perfect biting point of flavour. Also I don’t often have chips on the side but the table next to us had some and they looked amazing and didn’t disappoint! Wonderful Indian restaurant and can’t wait for my second visit.

Lovely family meal for 4 on a Sunday night.

Called in for a takeaway, food was outstanding, I’ll definitely be going back.

Just moved into the area and absolutely chuffed to have this place round the corner. Best takeaway curry I’ve had in a long time.

Following a round trip up north including a house move we were keen to find somewhere good to eat. We weren’t disappointed. I’m no expert on Indian food however everything we ordered was fresh and delicious. Lovely ambiance and friendly service. We shall be back soon.

Amazing food and service Was our anniversary and the staff couldn't do enough amazing we had alsorts of food for the two of us took it out but amazing was busy we both went in xx

Excellent food and service, slightly pricey but great quality.

Excellent food. Popular - best to book. Takeaway service. Good value. Recommend.

Nice enough restaurant, I think it could do with some sprucing up inside though. Staff were friendly and professional. Food was decent.

Takeaway. Efficient. Polite. Food ready on time. Delicious. Best around. Thanks.

Don't be put off by location at esso garage! Fantastic food & service & nice restaurant 👍

Meh. £9.50 for a bottle of water.

Great food (as usual) Been back for 2 take a ways recently Both excellent (Tip -get there early for collection, it's usually ready)

My third visit over the years. I like the decor. I like the staff. I like the menu. Lamb chops are great. We enjoyed our various mains and sundries.

Char Masum is a brilliant restaurant and recommended! Great food, pleasant surroundings and staff that are knowledgeable and attentive. Superb food and a great selection of curries!

As always the food has fantastic flavours and the service is excellent. Would highly recommend, try it you won't be disappointed.

Chicken tikka Jalfrezi, mushroom pilau. 3rd time I’ve had this and everyone has been good value for money. There are cheaper restaurants in the area but in my opinion non as good

Been going for 18 years, cannot fault the food or service.

Food is amazing and very tasty,you should try it

Very good food,been a few times would definitely recommend 👌

We have been coming here for years and the food & service is always consistently excellent. Highly recommended.

Best local Indian, great food staff are okay

Lovely evening with my mam. Curry was gorgeous had lots of flavour. Lovely surroundings and very friendly staff. Couldnt wish for better. 😁

This is our second time dinning at this restaurant and all I can say we were impressed each time. Each time we visit the area we generally eat at a Indian restaurant in Sunderland but we wanted somewhere closer. After trying several other restaurants, the Char Mausum has impressed us. We will definitely use this restaurant again.

First time I've visited Char will definitely not be the last, went with friends who live in Morpeth.. Food was delicious and well presented..tasted fantastic, I had chicken tikka starter, lamb jalfrezi.. Very well flavoured and great portion sizes 5*

Fabulous food. I had gorgeous tender lamb in a savoury spicy sauce with baby potatoes. Stunning. My friend had enormous tandoori king prawns in a jalfrezi style sauce with red peppers and tomatoes. We had keema pilau rice, peshawar naan, and some tarka dahl. Everything was superb. I had a clutzy moment and spilled my drink. Two chaps rushed over, mopped up, replaced my drink and were so kind. I can't recommend this place highly enough. Superb food, lovely people. Absolutely worth the drive out to Stannington. Excellent.

This is our second time dinning at this restaurant and all I can say we were impressed each time. Each time we visit the area we generally eat at a Indian restaurant in Sunderland but we wanted somewhere closer. After trying several other restaurants, the Char Mausum has impressed us. We will definitely use this restaurant again.

We love it here we come most Sundays as our weekly treat The food is fabulous fresh and tasty and the staff are really friendly We like it so much we are having our Christmas Day lunch here this year 👍

Very slow service. We couldn’t order our food until the table next to us had placed an order. Fair enough they were in before us, but they were dithering and couldn’t make up their minds. Food no better than standard fare. Don’t get these 5 star ratings ☹️

Used this restaurant for years and it's always been fabulous. Sadly the last few meals have been very poor, greasy, bland, lukewarm food. After the 4th poor meal decided we won't be returning any time soon.

Lovely food, reasonable prices. Busy vibrant atmosphere with friendly attentive staff. We'll be back

Staff were fantastic, very helpful and attentive. Food was delicious

Recommended by a friend so when my brother was on a visit we gave it a try. The food is indeed superb and well worth driving out to Stannington. I high recommended the Chat Mausum. Best to book at the weekend.

Best in the North East for sure!

Excellent food, service and ambiance. Amazing taste authentic food taste.

Takeaway was swimming in oil, the cod main was instantly smelly, which indicates the fish was not fresh, other mains we ordered were exactly the same, swimming in oil and very unappealing. We were disgusted and demanded a refund of the almost £60 we spent, we have yet to receive a partial refund as agreed. Disgusting.

The food was outstanding. Excellent flavor and great portions. One of best Indian food we’ve ever bad. The service a little bit slow as they try to serve people who dines in and also doing deliveries which makes the diners wait longer. Apart from that the waiters were nice and will definitely come back. Thank you!

Mostly great food (as usual) We have had takeaway's for many years. We decided to eat in as it was 'special'. We waited over an hour before our order was taken. Takeaway's were obviously taking priority, so we went back to takeaway/collections. On Saturday 19th I placed an order by phone, and drove to collect it, turning up 10 mins early. At the agreed collection time 25 past, 3 people were ahead of me (understandable) they were all served & and I expected mine shortly. The waiter apologised saying that my food would be delayed 5 to 10 minutes and offered a soft drink. My food came out of the kitchen 20 minutes after the time I was given Whe I got home I sadly discovered most of the dishes were luke warm and the naan bread was cold. I can only assume that most of the order was ready on time and so it was allowed to sit while the remaining items were prepared. Of course I could not come back from coopies lane area to ask for better service but I hope for better service next time Hope this was a one off See you again

The best Indian cuisine for miles around,we all had food of the highest standards and great portions,the taste and presentation are second to none,blows all the Morpeth restaurants away by miles, Many thanks all the staff were great Looking forward to going back A real gem!,,,

Always superb food, speedily made and the staff are so pleasant, we generally get takeout from there but are looking forward to a sit in soon !

This place is without doubt the best Indian restaurant/ takeaway I’ve been to, the food is outstanding, I can’t compliment this place enough, Thankfully it’s n my doorstep! Try it? You won’t be disappointed.

Fabulous food my favourite curry house

Best Indian restaurant in the area, by a country mile

delicious chicken tikka masala and peshwari nan but had to wait 30 mins for takeout 🫤

Fabulous food and service always! I have eaten here for years and it just gets better. Great menu with something for everyone and you can tweak things too. Friendly atmosphere where you are treated like a true guest. Top notch in every way. Try it!

Had very nice Veg Rogan Josh the first time we went but the second time it was too salty and Biryiani was underseasoned. Staff vary in their pleasantness.

Very nice, great food,well cooked and well presented.

Tasty food, especially the tadka daal 👍👍👍

Overall good atmosphere and food

It's some time since I had food from Char Mausam but I hope it will not be so long until the next experience. First class service, excellent food and friendly staff. Such a treat!

We enjoyed the experience of char mausam.

Good, friendly atmosphere, attentive staff and wonderful food. Would definitely recommend this restaurant.

A car ride away but worth the effort. At the side of the A1, many years ago, a Little Chef. Staff are very helpful and friendly, nothing is a bother. Starters and main meals were good. Car park behind. If you want fast service, go to McDonald's, or just learn to chill out while you wait.

Visited on Monday night and once again the food was excellent and the staff polite and friendly as ever. For starters I had onion bhaji which was crisp and tasty whilst my wife had Chicken chaat which came in a generous portion and in her words was delicious. For mains I opted for Chicken Tikka Jalfrezi which was fantastic with Egg Pilau and Garlic / Keema nan and washed it down with Cobra which they have on draught, whilst my wife went for Chicken Tikka Masala with peas pilau. The food was well presented, with good portions, and tasted excellent. Without a doubt this is the best Indian Restaurant in Morpeth and surrounding areas and long may it continue.

Good food, good value, well presented and well cooked. Went on the off chance early on a Saturday and got a table, despite it being packed. There must have been at least 30 takeaways collected whilst we were there. Service was good, although a lot of people were getting flustered. Manager came over to thank us for waiting patiently, it was no hardship. He then explained at 19:46 he had to give the staff twenty minutes off to eat as it was Ramadan. Those twisting should reflect ……

Char Mausum is by far the finest Indian restaurant in the areas of Morpeth and Stannington. A tadge on the expensive side compared to others but the quality of the food is first class. Muhammad runs a great team here. Polite. Courteous staff who always go the extra mile to please. I take pleasure in stating I’m a regular especially for the takeaway aspect and to be honest would be reticent in going anywhere else.

The best Indian food in the area

Just everything you would want from a meal out with friends

Absolutely amazing from start to finish nothing more to say

Went with friends who recommended it to us in the beginning. It was a Monday night so the restaurant was very quiet but it was clean, nicely decorated and welcoming. The menu is extensive so you do feel a bit bamboozled as to what to have but as it was the first Indian meal we'd had in over a year, I opted for chicken dansak which is my favourite. Hubby had a biryani and our friends had a paneer speciality and a tandoori dish. We had naan bread and a couple of sides including bhajis. My dansak was one of the best I've ever had. The bhajis were delicious. I found the pickles and yoghurt dishes that come with the poppadoms were a bit small between 4 but they did offer to bring more. I cannot fault the taste of the food at all and it was all piping hot. Prices were reasonable, especially at the moment & I will definitely be returning & I will most certainly be recommending it. The toilet was also very clean. Thank you Char Mausum. 😋

Very Average, very mild spice level. Staff keen to hurry us up so they could go home early.

Excellent restaurant, great service, fantastic food

Has to be the best quality Indian Cuisine in the area , we have tried others over the years but nothing compares to Chat Mausum to be honest , if you haven't tried them before you are missing a real treat .

The food was lovely services great

Had high hopes for char mausum after being recommended by several friends. On arrival it didn't seem overly busy butwe were left waiting in the corner way past our booking time and no one told us what was happening (At one stage, we thought we had been forgotten about while customers came in to collect their takeaway) We were shown to our table after a lengthy wait but then waited over 20mins for someone to take our drinks order and 45 minutes for food. Once our food arrived, mine seemed a little bland, but my husband absolutely loved his. We will go back and try Char Mausum again and probably choose a different time, so we miss the takeaway rush hour. I'm sure we will then be able to give the full 5 stars. Other friends and family have rated them.

Been a while since I last left a review, again top quality take away. Vindaloo Chicken Tikka for me spot on, wife had King Prawn Jalfrezi just 1 prawn short to make it exceptional. Highly recommend this place and the staff are great whether it's a take away or sit in.

Lovely meal every dish is delicious and couldn't fault any part of it. Can't wait for the next birthday

Brilliant food and a reasonable price. Quality was really great, and the restaurant itself was nice. Staff were very friendly and prompt.

7/10 A very pleasant meal and lovely staff. A large group of us visited about 14 of us, All of our food was very nice, although the service was a little bit slow with beers, but all the food came out correct and together. The starters were very tasty and quite a variety, crab, duck, the tandoori lamb chops and of course the classic mixed kebab starter, all went down a treat. The main courses were all very pleasant, although they were a little caution not to over spice the dishes, so even one chilli on the menu was still quite mild, it’s a great place, nice curry house. We would definitely eat here again. And would recommend it. It’s a shame they don’t do Thursday or Sunday nights specials, as well love good curry at a bargain price

I love the food here, so very tasty and service is faultless. Staff are friendly and very knowledgeable. Highly recommended.

Good service pleasant atmosphere great food

Lovely food. Have only had takeaways & definitely couldn't fault it. But also, the restaurant looks very nice.

Fantastic Indian cuisine, excellent service be sure to book!!

Enjoyed the starter and main meal. I visit this restaurant every 3 months or so. Always good.

Very tasty not too pricey good quality

Fantastic restaurant, pleasant staff, brilliant food especially the pathia curry

We visited the restaurant having not eaten in for a while. It was busy for a Monday night and had a good atmosphere. The food and service was excellent. Staff were as friendly as ever. There was So much food we asked for it to be boxed to take home, which was done without question. Very tasty and good value for money.

Just a fantastic experience from.start to finish food service price everything was just fantastic

Wine glasses removed n cutlery before we even said if we wanted wine and what places we wanted to sit at. No atmosphere some music or something maybe would be nice n less awkward , also a bit too warm inside puts u off eating some air con would be good. The food was lovely though n other waiter helpful .

My wife and I returned to Northumberland for a short visit recently where we lived for many years, I stumbled across the Char Mausum whilst scouring Google maps for an Indian restaurant, at very short notice Mohamed the owner fitted us in on a busy Saturday evening, and how lucky we were, the food was absolutely delicious, there’s a very unusual and varied menu to choose from. I started with the Allo Tikki a sort of spicy patty as a starter and had the Hyderabadi lamb keema masala as my main course with onion rice, a dish that I have never come across at any of the hundreds of Indian restaurants I have eaten at around the world. The whole experience was so enjoyable I have booked for September when I will be returning with some golfing pals from the London and Manchester areas.

Recently returned to Northumberland with my wife where we used to live for many years, it was my birthday during our stay so decided to find an Indian restaurant to celebrate the occasion, after scouring Google maps and Tripadvisor came across the Char Mausum which was a short drive from our hotel. Mohamed the owner very kindly fitted us in on busy Saturday evening and we both enjoyed a truly wonderful meal. There is a varied menu with many dishes I have not seen in the hundreds of Indian restaurants I have eaten at worldwide. I started with Aloo Tikki a sort of spicy potato patty as my starter and went for the Hydrabadi keema masala with onion pilau for the main course, they were both superb. I was that impressed with the cuisine I have booked a table for myself and five very discerning golfing pals of mine from London and Manchester to fit in with our September stay in Northumberland.

A good meal here as usual but not 5* as my wife's main course lacked spiciness & was not particularly hot (temperature), everyone else had a fine meal. A good night out & excellent service. Update 13 07 2022. An excellent meal full of flavour & very good service on a busy evening.

Cold Cobra brilliant start ! Really tasty pickles especially the lime . Lovely mains. Thank you .

We stopped off at this restaurant on our way home from our Farne island tour, we were not disappointed.The food was so tasty, good size portions and very good table service. Staff were seen sanitising often and toilets were very clean, couldn't fault this place.

We have been to this restaurant twice now, once as a party os 12 and again as a party of seven. Each time the parties had old, young, children and toddlers. The restaurant has a warm and cosy feeling and the staff are very welcoming...

We have been to this restaurant twice now, once as a party os 12 and again as a party of seven. Each time the parties had old, young, children and toddlers. The restaurant has a warm and cosy feeling and the staff are very welcoming and attentive so much so that it was the children from our first visit who wanted us to go back. The under 10 kids went for a mix of popadoms with lots of mango chutney, chicken Tikka and chips whilst the adults all went for curries even those who don't normally eat currys! The feedback from everyone was that the meals were fantastic and they had a great night. I am a bit of a curry freak and have had curries all over the world, I would put the Char Mausum in my top 5. I had onion Bhaji which was crisp and tasty, Chicken Tikka Jalfrezi which was fantastic with Garlic Pilau and Garlic / Keema nan and washed it down with Cobra which they have on draught. I recommend that you give it a try but book ahead as it always seems to be busy.

Best Indian Restaraunt in the area by far.

We've been going for years, the food is excellent and the staff are super friendly 👌 😀 Best in the area!

Table for two fantastic food great service fabulous place been before will go again.

Great yet again, fantastic food and 1st rate service, well worth a visit

A lovely clean restaurant, taking Covid safety seriously, superb food and lovely staff. Top score from us!

Stopped at the Services for some food and stumbled upon a gem. Great food and very professional service, all reasonably priced.

Took my wife here early on Saturday night, we both had sheek kebab starter , my wife had king prawn dupiaza and i had the king prawn jalfrezi. both with mushroom pillau rice, all i can say is that the food was delicious, and with...

Long time since my last visit Food was still superb. My favourite Indian restaurant by far Staff are lovely and very accommodating with my son who has autistic traits

Manager Mohammed Aqabal spoke very rudely to our family and we had to leave the restaurant abruptly because of his behaviour. I hope the restaurant considers oversees his poor managerial skills and necessary action should be taken. For all highway drivers, please save yourself from some embarrassment and don’t stop here.