Chef and Spice in Leicester

The food is delicious and there is a wide variety to choose from, the deserts are mouth watering including the warm chocolate fountain, they also have a bar. You are charged before you eat not after, so just be prepared.

Bad service. Bad attitude. Bad food. Poor parking.. So overpriced for beige food before drinks. £25 without drinks. Refused a refund on refundable items for no good reason given. Refused to sit us down untill the last one arrived, eating intonour time slot for the many that arrived in good time. Just a bad attitude. It's no Paddy's Martin Inn. No where close. Desserts are crap. Drinks are well expensive.

Went to a charity event here last night. Had a great evening. Food was excellent. Staff were lovely. Thank you.

Food is very good. However service can improve much better.

Excellent choice of and well made food. The lamb especially was very nice.

I went to go eat with family last night and the food was not nice. That same night I vomited 3 times and my family had a stomach ache. Would not recommend to anyone.

Great food, loads for Vege people, good labelling for allergy people. I always enjoy the food and it is a very friendly relaxed atmosphere. I like how they have salad accompaniments and a dosa station! Only downside it’s very noisy so difficult to catch up with people if on a big table. The booths are the best option.

We have always rated the chef and spice, we recommend it to family, friends and colleagues! Unfortunately due to an injury we have not been able to attend the restaurant. So, we have been having takeaways, where you get 10% off if you pick them up yourselves. Tonight I went to pick up my takeaway to be told I could not receive my 10% off, when I asked to see where it told me that on the website, I was given 10% off. When I got my food home I was shocked. The cartons have changed size and the portions are a lot smaller. Very disappointed not to be told of the changes when we have been loyal customers since they first opened.

Average Indian buffet. Service was mediocre. The curries were bland and oily. Difficult to communicate with the staff. Food didn't taste very fresh. Beware of the toilets, the floors are very slippery.

The best part was the starters and that’s it, The curries were tasteless. The worst thing about the place is the rude, unwelcoming staff. Never been to a place like it. Would never go back here again!

Food was so delicious. But fresh juice … from ordinary package. Restaurant has big choice a meat dishes. Chicken wings and grilled fish - top. This buffet is great place

The staff are attentive and friendly, and the food was delicious. I would recommend this place 👌

The starters were good but the mains were disappointing. Better indian buffet options in Leicester.

We went with friends for a celebration and we loved it. Girl was happy 😊

Great place and really nice food. you definitely get your moneys worth but its hard to try everything due to the large variety!

Held my husband's birthday dinner there and found the whole evening to be excellent.

Visited this restaurant and was disappointed by the unhelpful staffs. The service did not meet my expectations. Unfortunately, I won't be returning.

Was planning to go however their own website does not even state what kond of main dishes are available.

Polite service and good starters

The Chef and Spice is more than an Indian restaurant. It's a food and atmosphere place. The variety of food is good. You pick your favorite and enjoy the food.

Poor customer service had booked a table around a hour ago and just cancelled as can’t make it and said should have let us know before and rudely cut the phone off. Glad did not attend this poor service. Learn customer service skills.

Went for my daughters birthday, there were 10 of us, one with a walking frame and a baby in a pram. Staff couldn't do enough to make sure we had plenty of room at the table. Food was lovely and was constantly being refilled. There were some many foods to choose from, something for everyone.

We had a lovely meal here this evening. The service was amazing and they couldn’t do enough to ensure we were well looked after and any dietary needs met. There was a great selection of food and this was ideal for our youngest child, who enjoyed going back to try new things. The meat (lamb in particular) was succulent and tender, with just the right mix of spice and flavour. The desserts were delicious and even though we were all full, we managed to squeeze this in. The chocolate fountain was a hit with our children. We will definitely be returning to this restaurant and would highly recommend.

Large buffet with lots of choice. Most of the food was hot. I enjoyed the starters, main and desserts. Waiters tried to take plates away whilst we were eating! However still recommended

Brilliant place lots of variety of food Brilliant service and good atmosphere great value for money I highly recommend that you try it out...

Perfect place to dine buffet style. A huge variety of flavours and dishes to choose from. All great quality and for a good price. They even have a chocolate fountain! Very enjoyable. The only issue is parking

Fab as always keep doing what you do.

Best best best place to get moneys worth for fat people 🤣 food was extremely nice

Nice food, not one staff member smiled once, felt unwelcome

Asked for delivery and never got my order and the guy on the phone seemed very dodgy and threatened that he knew my address without even telling him.

Amazing food great for family's 😋 it's probably my 5th time being hear, great restaurant.

Variety and Quality: The buffet-style restaurant features a wide range of dishes from different cuisines, including Indian, Chinese,British and Italian. The freshness and quality of the food, highlighted the vibrant flavors and well-prepared dishes. The staff at Chef and Spice are friendly and provide attentive service. We appreciated the welcoming atmosphere and the efficiency with which the staff manage the busy restaurant. Ambiance: The restaurant's interior is modern and clean, creating a pleasant dining environment. The spacious layout accommodates large groups, making it a popular choice for family gatherings and celebrations. extensive variety of dishes available at the buffet. The live counter of stir fry was a disaster the cook was making an unpalatable scramble - tried twice but both preparations were horrible . The Doner wrap counter was inoperative . Some standout items included the chicken jhalfrezi, lamb curry, Goan fish curry, chicken wings and various vegetarian options such as pakoras and samosas . The dessert section had a nice variety including a chocolate fountain - brownies and Indian deserts freshly made

Had buffet there . Like starters but didn’t like main course. Place is small . Liked chocolate fountain there . Doesn’t like stir fry station noodles .Roast chicken was tasty .

Excellent food a good variety and Fantastic atmosphere. The magician was fantastic. We would definitely be going again.

A Culinary Delight: Exceptional Dining Experience I recently had the pleasure of dining at Chef and Spice for a family function, and I must say, it was an experience to remember. From the moment we stepped in, the ambiance was warm and inviting, setting the stage for what turned out to be a culinary journey beyond expectation. The food at Chef and Spice was nothing short of exceptional. Each dish was crafted with care and attention to detail, resulting in flavors that danced on the palate. The starters, in particular, were a highlight of the evening. The chicken starter, in all its glory, stood out with its perfect seasoning and tantalising texture. Every bite was a revelation, leaving me eager for more. Moving on to the main course, the curries were simply divine. The tender meat, bathed in rich, flavorful sauces, was a testament to the chef's expertise. Each curry boasted a unique blend of spices that elevated the dish to new heights. And let's not forget about the side dishes and accompaniments, which complemented the mains perfectly, adding depth and variety to the meal. But beyond the exquisite food, what truly set Chef and Spice apart was the impeccable service. The staff went above and beyond to ensure that every need was met, making us feel welcome and valued throughout the evening. Their attentiveness and professionalism added an extra layer of enjoyment to an already memorable dining experience. In conclusion, my visit to Chef and Spice was nothing short of a culinary delight. From the mouthwatering starters to the sumptuous main courses, every aspect of the meal was executed with precision and flair. If you're looking for an exceptional dining experience that tantalises the taste buds and leaves you craving more, look no further than Chef and Spice cannot recommend it highly enough. Please note: The dishes were cooked specially for our function.

Plenty of chose of food as its an all you can eat buffet Plenty of variety for vegetarian and vegans to.

My fourth visit here since I started visiting once to twice yearly from Sheffield. A smallish but succulent range of curry dishes and also love the stir fry bar wherein the plateful you choose is cooked while you wait, allowing you a few minutes to familiarise yourself further with the choice around you. Also had to mention the ice cream counter, similar to a place I used to visit in Leeds which I enjoyed multiple trips to at the end of my evening. Nothing any trouble for the staff and the drink service was faster than expected for the more busier part of the day. I recommend this place to anyone who I know is planning a visit to Leicester...or lives there and is yet to know about it. Keep the work up, Chef and Spice guys

Went yesterday 14 of us for my sons 30th birthday, food was amazing and the staff were wonderful such a great place to eat Thankyou all so much.

Had a date with my friend and we absolutely loved it. Lots of food options and all looked tasty 😋. The ones we tried were very nice. Very affordable too. Will definitely be coming here again

The food is great… however, the staff could be a little bit more nice and polite.

Worst food No hygiene No quality

Bad Experience.. staff handling too bad We arrived 9.38 pm on Wednesday evening, website shows closes at 11 pm but the guy , I believe the manager on door.. no Hi no hello , no smile and straight away said , we got only 20 minutes as they need to wrap up their buffet and need to go home by 10 pm. Please change your timings on the website as it says 11 pm and no buffet restaurant closes 1 hour before the time it says on the website. May be you are getting too much business or your experience staff had enough for their day. Wish you very good luck with such an attitude.

Large group of people for birthday party. Staff were initially not accommodating, but after explaining we are large group provided good service. Food isn’t the best, but a decent overall experience for a buffet which is something different.

First time coming here and I would definitely recommend it

Food was a bit bland except for the starters which was quite nice, very loud atmosphere but maybe because there was a large party there. Bit pricey for what it was. Wouldn't go back

Not quite Indian . And not many options .

A massive, huge improvement from last time. Lovely food, good variety and above all, great service. I've rarely had good biryani at a buffet, so I can happily say that I enjoyed theirs. The starters were brilliant. I did however over-indulge on them, so I need to go back for the mains 😂 My only issue is slightly pricey. Soft drinks could be included in the price, maybe?

Fantastic food and a great family night out. We really loved the magician - our two kids were spellbound by him! Thank you.

always tasty hot And on time even with a biker

Good range of curries and plenty of different options. Good selection of starters and tasty food from their grill as well.

Would not recommend or eat here again. The food was ok but the service was awful. A note for owner and staff: If you don't want people from other ethnicities eating in your restaurant, please communicate this to customers when they are booking.

Food is lovely we enjoyed it drinks are very expensive

Great food great atmosphere. Went here tonight and food was on point adidas

Very nice restaurant.Delicious food😋. Amazing choices of menu. Recommend everyone😃💯💫✨🌟⭐

Located on Andrews Street, there are some parking spaces behind and on the adjoining street at the back. This place offers good quality Asian buffet. It is very busy over the weekend, and we had booked our table early on. The spread of starters was excellent, both vegetarian and non vegetarian. There is also a live kebab counter and another section on burgers and wraps. All this left us with little room for the mains. The dessert section was good, too. We found the mango and sweet lassi disappointing. Overall, it was good dining experience.

Very shocking thing what I seen tonight your waiter was putting finger in nose it's make me very worse without food I leave the restaurant I just asked the waiter what is your name just said Denvan Tanveer look like indian I don't know he told the correct name yes or not but I request to manger ? I have the vedio but I can't put here because it's not good

Disappointing I'm afraid. Neither the food or the service was as good as previous visits. Particularly the deserts with even the chocolate fountain noticeable by it's absence

Didnt really liked the food. Its not a pakistani restaurant. But dessert were extremely good

definitely Not going there again

The chefs are moody. It seems they give you the food for free!!! You can take only two pieces of fish! You pay £22.9. No soda including only water. Their car park charges you. Generally if you are looking for nice and clean food, not for you.

Lovely food! Probably one of the best buffets in Leicester will definitely be back for some more!

There is no Chinese food - don’t believe the lies!!!! Service is poor as well. They should not be allowed to advertise that they have Chinese food. Over priced too!!!!

daahl unsalted and cold very disappointing

The food cartons had exploded or massively leaked in the bag containing all the food. Which resulted in cold food all soaked. What we did manage to salvage tasted the same so I don't think we got a chicken tawa. They both tasted like tikka. It was such a shame.. because we love chef and spice as a treat when we can... but this was a big disappointment.

Not impressed with the food or the selections on offer. Food not to the Indian pallet..too bland and boring. My wife cooks better. Value for money..NOT. Won't be returning in a hurry..👎

Overall the dining experience was really good. The staff are friendly and inviting. The on hang wrap bar and stir fry was really good experience however they only really had pizza for Italian option and stir fry for Chinese food. There was a magician walking around which was nice. The prices didn’t match the website.

Wide variety of great dishes, felt abit rushed to leave when closing time was near but other than that exceptional service.

Food was good but the place was full and though we reserve table at 7 we got the table at 8 and service was also bad.

I love chef and spice, couldn't reccomend them enough. The staff was friendly and welcoming, i felt at ease. The food was gorgeous and I'm greatful for the selection, there's something for everyone! My only issue was the lous belligerent group of middle aged people SCREAMING like children. You expect the welcoming restaurant atmosphere yet we could barely order drinks without being screamed over. Better yet, visually SEEING servers cover their ears due to the ruckus was horrendous. I love Chef And Spice, would reccomend it to anyone who asks but hope they go whenever the nursery trip aren't there.

The napkins need replacing... very dirty and full of stains

Nice buffet. Food isn’t amazing, but more or less still ‘good’. Not as big a range as when I’ve visited some years ago. Service is fine, not quite 5 stars, but worthy of 4. Fair price for experience, certainly when dining on the early-bird special (out by 6:45pm).

Great food, great selection and nice atmosphere. Its the staff that let it down. They are rude and miserable.

Food was cold and the wrap had all salad on and maya I asked only for lettice and cucumber now cNt eat my food

Not much choice of food no fruit for chocolate fountain and terrible service drinks are very expensive. Definitely not value for money.

It's a good buffet system restaurant. They have plenty of options for non-vegetarians as well as vegetarians. I like the food. The starters were amazing including fish pakora and chilli chicken. Nice combination of chutney/sauces to enjoy the starter. They do have a self-serve panipuri counter. I kind of find the Pani puri is okish in taste. They do have Chinese counter as well where the chef is making your dish based on your selection of ingredients. I love the sweet dishes they serve. Best gulab jamun I had in Leicester till now. They do serve Ice-cream and chocolate fountains is nearby ice cream counter. The pricing side is they are a bit costlier than Feast India however the food quality is much better over here. The downside is, you have to buy drinks separately. I do understand this for alcoholic beverages however I do feel at least coke or Pepsi must have included in the buffet price.

its always a delightful experience to dine in here

Lovely all you can eat buffet. Food here is great and whilst not as much choice as feast of Indian, it’s much nicer as the food is refreshed much more. Don’t let this put you off, there is still plenty of choice. Came on Monday night and the wrap/ doner bar wasn’t open sadly but the garlic chili chicken was lovely on the starters as well as the lamb curry. Definitely worth a visit, although the car park for the restaurant you have to pay, even as a customer! thought this was a joke but asked a member of staff and was told yes you have to pay. Promptly moved the car and parked on the street! Never ever heard of paying for parking at a restaurant that you are visiting. Hence my reason for only giving it 4 stars.

Lovely all you can eat buffet. Food here is great and whilst not as much choice as feast of Indian, it’s much nicer as the food is refreshed much more. Don’t let this put you off, there is still plenty of choice. Came on Monday night and the wrap/ doner bar wasn’t open sadly but the garlic chili chicken was lovely on the starters as well as the lamb curry. Definitely worth a visit, although the car park for the restaurant you have to pay, even as a customer! thought this was a joke but asked a member of staff and was told yes you have to pay. Promptly moved the car and parked on the street! Never ever heard of paying for parking at a restaurant that you are visiting. Hence my reason for only giving it 4 stars.

Absolutely beautiful lamb curry and vegetable rice 11/10 ☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️

Great magician and excellent food, lots of choices and always topped up with fresh food, so many options. The chilli paneer was excellent, my favourite. Staff are very efficient.

Only issue was we ordered poppadoms x 2 and they never came with order but we were charged for them .

We had a great time here, they even had a magician going around lots of different food to choose from great quality a little bit slow on getting drinks but not a real problem

Very good food and reasonably priced, well worth a visit

Good food,good service at a good price

Normally very good, forgot my drinks, little cold, curry watery

Went here with my partner for a Sunday Lunch Buffet. The food quality was terrible, and the food lacked seasoning and flavour. Some of the starters were not even what they were displayed as we had Potato in our Chillie Paneer and no Paneer it was really disappointing. The Sambhar was far from what an authentic Sambhar tastes like. Even though the buffet costed £16.95 on the website we were charged £17.95 which means there was not enough attention to details for updating the information on the website. The only good thing about the meal was Gulab Jamun which was authentic. Rest of the food tasted bland and very sad. Would not return or recommend the place.

Very good food,pocket friendly for family and friends.

Great food and leaving before 6.45pm is a good time to get the special lower price tag! Just wish they had more options on soft drinks

Amir made us feel welcome at the bar a big credit to him thank you from you 2 favourite girls

fast delivery hot food absolutely A+++

Always wanted to try this place and was going to bring my son for his 16 Yh birthday with family and friends so I thought I’d try a too good to go bag beforehand and never done this before there was no curry or rice deep fat fried much and disgusting wings all dripping in fat not even my dog would eat never we won’t be having his 16th here and il be deleting the too good to go app going to feast India instead where the food is alway goo

Great quality food for an excellent price if you go early bird. Everywhere was clean and the food was really fresh. Had a great selection - pani puri, freshly made dosa, kebab, noodles, fish pakora, bread pakora, chilli chicken, onion bhaji, deep fried green chilli, okra, dhal, saag aloo, mutter paneer, chicken bhuna, chicken tikka masala, pilau and boiled rice, naan bread with extra butter if you wanted, poppadoms, and so much more.

Good choice of dishes, well presented, buffet, drinks pricey, but then you are there to eat...

Very delicious food, both main course and sweets. I am comparing it from other places to eat buffet in Leicester. Must try!

Good location, good food. Avarage but expensive cocktails, Avarage service. No sea food unless you consider fish a sea food. Good ambience. It's worth a visit.

Decent food, nice place and atmosphere! Service was ok until it came to paying, was being dealt with by the manager who was rude and not listening at all. He even said to me "these are the rules and if you dont like them dont come back" He was trying to charge me £12.50 for a child who didnt even eat, and after our disagreement he said to a family member that i said id i wouldnt come back when that was a total lie. When i asked for his name and i was walking off he even said in a sarcastic manner shall i give you my contact details. Unprofessional, rude and pathetic.

Fantastic food lovely staff and lovely atmosphere

Good selection of nice food, fresh fish cooked on the griddle was lovely

Great food and options if you like indian fare and a few extras treats. Reasonably priced and flavours of everything i had were great and I liked that it was buffet all-you-can-eat ( drinks are extra cost). Would go there repeatedly once the menu has new options every now and then.

Amazing food definitely get your moneys worth