Dhamaka in Northumberland

Arguably the best Indian restaurant in the North East. The service is always fantastic and the food is excellent. On this occasion we had the Chicken Coconut Chilli Ceylon and Lamb Madras and both were superb. We're already looking forward to our next visit.

Outstanding food, amazing staff, worth the money. Totally recommend trying this place. If you haven't already. Top class

Got a takeaway last night, and as always, it was outstanding. Everything was well cooked, everything tasted great. We don't go anywhere else now for Indian food. We had: Bengal Chicken Massala Bengal Chicken Korma Lamb Dupiaza Prawn Dansak Naan breads, puri and rice All superb, but the lamb and onions were really good!

First time going and we will be back without a doubt ! The restaurant is finished to a very high standard and the food is the best we’ve ever had the flavours and freshness was second to none

Myself and my wife had some fantastic food here. Staff were friendly and food was served swiftly. We have been here a couple of times before and have always been served fantastic food. Highly recommend this place.

The best restaurant in Cramlington. Superb Indian food, freshly made and served with a smile always. A very popular venue, tastfully decorated, and such friendly staff, often greeting regulars by name. There's a constant stream of people collecting takeaways too. A warm, friendly place and go to venue for celebrations.

We had friends here from the Gold Coast in Australia and they stated that this the absolute best Indian meal they ever had. They tried the Bengal special dish and raved about it. We will be back again and again !

I have been a regular here since it opened and every single time it has been top notch. I have tried every curry on the Bengal menu and can safely say they are the best around. The service is always friendly and the food is always good - what more could you ask for? I couldn’t recommend Dhamaka’s enough

I love this restaurant. Food is so fresh and staff are great. Sonia is a great host, very welcoming. All staff are great. We often turn up on speck but always accommodated and looked after well it’s great to have this restaurant on our doorstep - would highly recommend 👍 Great team and great food!!!

Fast and friendly service, good advice and food selections and beautiful food, such a nice atmosphere and can’t recommend enough!

My husband Duncan and I went for another visit to Dhamaka tonight. As usual we were greeted with a warm welcome from the staff, Sid and Aayan were our waiters and they were so friendly and efficient, nothing was too much trouble for them. Sonya is always lovely and friendly too. The food here is amazing, I had chicken shashlik and my husband had lamb rogan the flavours are outstanding and the lamb was really tender. It was a cold night outside but it was so warm and toasty inside. We love the decor it is so tasteful and contemporary. Service and food 5*. Highly recommended.

Great restaurant excellent food and service Sonya at the front desk is a super mine host friendly and pleasent Only thing missing is a good coffee to finish the meal

Wow yet another 1st class meal , this restaurant never fails to deliver incredible food ,service and drinks , if you haven't visited you don't know what your missing

I have been to this restaurant on a number of occasions and each time the service and quality of the food has been excellent. I would not hesitate to recommend this restaurant both sitting in or takeaway. One of the best Indian restaurants I have been to across the country. Really friendly staff who can't do enough for you

Wow, what can I say. Place just gets better & better. Staff are key friendly and always helpful. Food is amazing, as always, and a newly found secret...a little pot of Naga chilli for the mixed grill! Perfect!!

Sonia, what can I say? You were a dream. Great food, great service, great night, great, Lamb chops, great Sonia., great great Sonia

I’ve been wanting to visit this place for some time now having been a faithful customer to its sister take away in Morpeth for numerous years. I was expecting a more modern Indian eatery , since Indian “street food” is now so popular. (Mowgli) The dining area is a miserable area, a room with dark muddy green walls and dark wood tables. It was cold and lacking any atmosphere. Even before we’d removed our coats we were eagerly approached with the usual offer of poppadoms, we did accept on the 2nd invitation. The popadoms were NOT fresh, and definitely not made to order. The food was mediocre , waiters lacked general “care “ forgetting out cutlery etc and it was a little difficult to get their attention. Dessert I ordered was unavailable, considering there are only three/four desserts and it was 6pm I wasn’t impressed. Food was placed on the table without place mats or care. It was “nice” but nothing to return for. Limited cocktails (I wanted an Aperol Spriz, sadly unavailable.) We won’t be back. I expected so much more, I live in hope but it was the same as all other Indian restaurants stuck in the past.

Well what can I say about this new restaurant, seen lots of great reviews and wow it was just amazing food was fantastic the lamb just melts in your mouth, staff were so polite and very attentive! Will definitely be going back. Thank you team Dhamaka.

The best Indian food,the nicest staff and the best service. The restaurant itself is beautiful. Highly recommend... We go every Friday 😍

A group of 8 of us made our first visit to this restaurant to celebrate an 80th birthday and nobody was disappointed ! Staff were friendly and attentive throughout , the decor and ambience was good plus the Toilets immaculate 👍. Most of us opted for the onion bahjis as starters and they were delicious along with our bottles of cobra . Our party, having 2 with nut allergies & a vegetarian ,ordered different main courses Bhuna , madras , Dansak, Rogan Josh , tikka masala and Dupiaza with various naan breads and pilau rices . Everyone was impressed with the food and the amount of meat in the dishes compared to other places and said it's one of the best meals had and would return . We would all definitely recommend Dhamaka for food and service

Fantastic Indian cuisine in a modern, fresh restaurant with amazing staff. The Onion Bhajis are outstanding and the Bengal Butter Makhani is amazing, a must try when you visit the restaurant and don't get me started on the fantastic naan breads. Gorgeous food, highly recommended.

The staff are lovely and so is the food, there’s nothing bad I can say about this restaurant, I would definitely recommend the dhamka!

Excellent tasty quality food and service. Lovely relaxed atmosphere. Special thanks to Sonya for friendly service with a smile

My favourite Indian restaurant love the food the restaurant has a great relaxed atmosphere and lovely friendly staff Thank you Sonia & the team for a great night.

We've been this evening with family and father in law in his wheel chair everything was outstanding and catered to his needs, the food was amazing hence why we come nearly every week thanks 😊

Best Indian within a million miles! Outstanding food, exceptional service and beautiful modern decor! Always made to feel so welcome. Special mention to the manager Sonia who always goes above and beyond. Highly recommend xxx

Meal was amazing . Couldn't fault anything. The young waiters were so attentive x very friendly and relaxed atmosphere. Well worth a visit.

The nicest Indian we have ever had! Delicious! Lovely staff and great service. Great how it's local and will certainly be using it again. Thank you

We arrived at around 1745 thinking we wouldn’t have to book. Thankfully they could accommodate us and we soon realised we were lucky to get a table as the restaurant quickly filled up. Our meal was absolutely delicious. Best Saag Aloo we’ve ever tasted and...

We are fortunate that this restaurant is close to where we live, so we have used three or four times for takeaways. We tried the restaurant on Saturday evening, and found the food and service to be exceptional. I would personally recommend and will continue...

Based on the great reviews we visited the Dhanaka as a party of 7 aged from 79 to 4 years old. Everyone was impressed with the decor and ambiance however we all thought that the acoustics were really bad as general conversations were annoyingly noisy....

I thought I would try this place when walking past last night and my word I’m glad I did. The chicken tikka main and tikka naan was spectacular. I can’t recommend this restaurant enough. Oh and the chips were delicious. I normally don’t order chips...

We came here for the first time as a party of 10 for a 65th birthday celebration. The food was absolutely delicious with extremely good portions. From a personal perspective the lamb main meal I had was just perfect, the lamb was slightly pink and...

First takeaway from Dhamaka and certainly won’t be the last the food was hands down the best Indian takeaway I’ve had would highly recommend

Wife and I went last night for New Years Eve meal . Outstanding meal with great service provided by all . Strongly recommend this restaurant

A fantastic unhurried Christmas Day lunch. The team here made you feel welcome and the food was absolutely amazing. Thanks for a great day.

Christmas lunch. Good menu, food delicious, huge portions, excellent quality. Staff very friendly and attentive. First class service. Will definitely recommend this restaurant to friends and colleagues.

Absolute triumph of a Christmas Day meal at Dhamaka Cramlington - always fab food there, but they exceeded expectations today, stunning food 🙌🏼 Complimentary cocktails upon arrival, 4 courses with additional mini desserts on top of the delicious warm gulab jaman over Baileys. Excellent value...

Pre Christmas meal Amazing food,atmosphere and staff. Staff are always polite and respectful and go out of there way to ensure you have a perfect visit. Sonia makes amazing cocktails 🍸 Can't fault anything and highly recommend 👌 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Best Indian restaurant I have ever been to. Delicious food, amazing staff and beautiful inside 10/10

Absolutely first class food and service, Sonia recommended a different curry and it was gorgeous. All staff are friendly, professional and I would 100% recommend Dhamaka.

Went for a meal, with friends, from the minute we walked through the door they were funny and very welcoming, restaurant was clean, modern, great feel good atmosphere, the staff were friendly, they came over for a chat,didn't have to wait long for the food....

We visited this restaurant yesterday evening on the 27.11.23 and we were totally satisfied with the food we ate,what we ordered for our starters was 1 Mixed Kebab and 1 Bhuna Prawn Puri which was very good and full of flavour, for our main meals...

Great welcome! Friendly, pleasant and helpful staff who offered a professional service and demonstrated a good level of product knowledge! Oh, and the food . . . . Absolutely delicious!!! Freshly cooked and prepared and very generous servings, the BEST Indian meal we have had...

We eat out regularly with friends and it's always an easy decision on where to - Dhamaka. Always a warm welcome from Sonia and the team, excellent service and amazing food every time. Excellent all round.

We attended the “Project Santa” charity night meal 6th November 2023. The owners were extremely generous in donating their takings for the charity. The evening was very well supported and considering there was a full menu to choose from and a full house, we could...

Love this place everytime I go food is absolutely beautiful and staff are sooo lovely would go anywhere else now

Regulars to this amazing restaurant, Lovely food as always .Fantastic service and had a great night with friends.

The food it beautiful , very tasty as always and great service , staff are very friendly and helpful

Excellent service would highly recommend to everyone , Thou for a Sunday it was busy we got the best service and staff were really helpful, Food was 10/10, Definitely will be coming back

After hearing that this restaurant had won a prestigious award,we thought we’d visit again to see if had improved from our last visit. Booked a table for six at 20.00 . We got shown to our table just after 20.00 and it went sharply downhill...

Fantastic meal friendly staff great atmosphere prefer to eat in than takeaway as experience is much better

I haven’t been anywhere where the service has been so outstanding! Absolutely lovely people. Plus the food is amazing 👌

Best Indians wev ever tasted The food is to die for Lovely staff always go above and beyond Great restaurant very clean

Hands down the best Indians I've ever had. Always never been the biggest fan of Indian food, however obviously just hadn't ate it in the right place. Will definitely be back and highly recommend

My husband Duncan and I went for another visit to Dhamaka last night. It has deservedly won awards recently and no wonder, the food is amazing and Abdul, Sonya and all the staff are so welcoming. I tried something I haven't had before Lamb methi...

Have had a takeaway tonight from here and it was absolutely delicious. I think the chicken dansak was the best I’ve ever tasted and I’ve had loads!

This is without doubt one of the finest Indian/Bangladeshi restaurants we have ever been to. We enjoy Indian food and have visited this restaurant several times. The food is excellent as is the service with a smile. Salam and Sonia our hosts always go the...

Lamp chop starter was cooked to perfection. Chicken tikka starter also freshly cooked nice and tender beautifully spiced. Mains were great perfect portion size bursting with flavour.. reasonably priced would definitely recommend. Nicest Indian food I have ever ate. Cocktails were also perfect

Can’t say enough how much we enjoyed this food ,best food iv tasted ever , couldn’t eat it all so had to take a good few cartons home and to top off our night I said my husband is getting it in early incase he...

First time visiting this restaurant and there for a family event. It was packed, which is usually a good sign but it also meant it was very hot. Within minutes we were all sweating. Poppadoms and pickles were great. My starter, onion bhaji was undercooked....

What a lovely experience we’ve had at this very busy restaurant. The whole team of serving staff are so friendly and make you feel very welcome. The food was delicious and very quick coming to our table it was lovely and hot in heat not...

Absolutely gem of a place. The food is amazing. Beautifully presented. Staff are attentative and friendly. Highly recommend.

Absolutely fabulous! Food, hospitality and service first rate! Can’t recommend highly enough!! Will be back very soon!

We visited Dhamaka on 17th August after hearing about there amazing service and reviews...let's just say we weren't disappointed! Being locals to cramlington we have tried other Indian restaurants and here is by far the best! You are not rushed to finish you meal and...

The food was lovely and fairly priced. Very cosy environment. Only thing is that the meal is very rushed by staff and I don’t feel like I can put my fork down without somebody trying to take my plate away. Apart from that it’s very...

There is nothing that instantly distinguishes this place from any other Indian/Bengal restaurant- standard decor, menu etc.. However when you start to eat the food, you realise what all the hype is all about This was comfortably the tastiest food of this genre we’ve ever...

Absolutely delicious food and generous portions. Good selection of Indian and British-Indian dishes. We had the Chicken Ashari (mango pickle curry) and the Chicken Ceylon (chillies and coconut milk) - both were full of flavour. The naan was puffy and soft. Excellent service. Would go...

Never disappoints, fantastic service,fantastic food,lovely ambience and great cocktails. Service is attentive and if your unsure what you fancy they can help guide you. Bollywood sling cocktail is amazing but all worth a try for sure. Will definitely return 😊😊

Amazing food and staff would highly recommend. Great value for money and cocktails 🍸 are lovely 😍

Great food and Great Service and not to mention the warm welcome and friendly staff. Best Indians in the area you will not be disappointed.

Dishes recommended for each individual tastes, food amazing, service spot on and friendly staff! Totally recommend 😍

Amazing Food. The service was great and it definitely had the Best Nann bread amd Tikka Masala around.

Amazing food, absolutely superb and would highly recommend. Customer service is great and staff are so welcoming and friendly.

This hands down is the best Indian meal I have had....5star service and 5* food an absolute must will definitely be returning x

First time we've visited Dhamaka restaurant,. My daughter and her boyfriend took us to celebrate my birthday 🎂 We had a fantastic evening. Staff were very welcoming and food was amazing. We had chicken mango and chicken korma. Will definitely be back!!!

Gorgeous food and really friendly, attentive staff. The atmosphere was great. Loved it, will definitely be back again

Incredible food. The best Indian in Cramlington and Cramlington is so lucky to have this at the heart of our community Lovely staff. So friendly. Good prices Great selection of food and alcohol.

Been here a couple of times, food and service were excellent. Nice relaxed atmosphere, and good to see the chef come out and ask if everything is ok.

Ate here with my family, we all agreed it was the best Indian meal we've had and believe me we have tried hundreds all over. Staff couldn't have been better too service was quick. 100 % from us 👍

Tried this restaurant after numerous great reports and wasn’t disappointed. All three meals ordered were exceptional and very well priced. The staff were extremely helpful and I will definitely be going back.

Lovely atmosphere, attentive staff and excellent food. Perfect portion size and will definitely be back!

Visited last night to celebrate my Father in Law’s birthday with our young son. The food was absolutely outstanding. The lamb in my balti was honestly delicious. It’s the best Indian food I’ve had in a really long time. We all thoroughly enjoyed our meals....

The best Indian I’ve had, lovely atmosphere and great staff would highly recommend to anyone. A great menu

Picked up a chicken balti and Bhuna as a Saturday night treat and can honestly say that it was one of the best Indian takeaways I have ate. I had never previously tried this place. The staff were friendly and helpful. Would definitely recommend this...

3 meals purchased. I had the Bhuna, my friends, the Balti and Butter chicken options. I thought mine was bland in flavour and I tried the Balti and thought the same for that too. My friends enjoyed their meals and I did eat mine as...

Absolutely THE best Indian meal I have ever eaten in a restaurant in the UK! Perfect hosts, perfect atmosphere, perfect size portions and the taste is out of this world!

Food is the best in the area the staff is excellent very friendly and polite to make a very enjoyable experience

Table for 8 outstanding food service and decor fun friendly authentic Sonya was amazing i dare you to try the gunpowder chips :)

We have been to Dhamaka's on several occasion and it never fails to impress. The food is always brilliant, with great vegetarian options. The staff always make you feel welcome and provides excellent service. Special shoutout to Sonia for making the best cocktails!

Been tonight with my adult daughter for her birthday. She has a nut allergy and has only ever been to one other Indian restaurant due to this. Rang through before and spoke with staff who were lovely and really helpful. Resulted in food which was...

Excellent service, always first class food, booked last minute and was found a table even tho it was busy, always make you feel like a valued customer, Thank you Dawn & Dale xx

Our second visit to Dhamaka in Cramlington and our second review. My wife and I dined here with friends on a Sunday evening. Sonia, Salam and Abdul looked after us. The service is amazing. In fact it’s like meeting old friends. We all had starters,...

This restaurant has quickly become a family favourite and we have eaten here now three times and are booked in for a family birthday next week . The food is delicious and fresh and the service is amazing . We have all tried a varied...

Couldnt reccomend this place more, absolutely amazing food and great service. Been a couple times now for both sit-in meals and takeaway and it is the best indian restaurant in the area by a mile! It has a range of beautiful cocktails and staff go...

As a frequent visitor in the past to the Greek restaurant that previously occupied this site I was delighted that the new Indian restaurant was just as amazing. We’ve had 1 meal and a takeaway at the Dhamaka and both times we haven’t been disappointed...

Family Sunday Evening Treat with my wife, sister in law and lovely niece Cleo. First time we have visited but knew the food would be excellent as the owner has the Morpeth Tandoori takeaway at The Chantry in Morpeth too which is fabulous. The decor...

6 of us on a Saturday night, smaller menu than some restaurants but more interesting. Serice was great even though they were busy and food was spot on. Definately recommend,

Delicious, fresh, flavoursome food. Everything was absolutely gorgeous. We ordered a range of mains and each one was so tasty! Would highly recommend. Will be returning and recommending to family and friends.

Food was the best I've eaten, definitely will be back.. Atmosphere was nice and relaxed the service was faultless.. Very recommended