Essence in Trafford

Best curry for miles around. They have a great selection of traditional and authentic curries with kid friendly selections. All the staff are welcoming and couldn't do more for us. Makes us go back time and time again.

I ordered garlic naans and butter chicken.I am not happy with both.

Such a lovely atmosphere as this top class Indian restaurant. Was here on business was told to visit here and so glad I did such friendly staff top notch food best vindaloo Iv ever tasted !!

Fantastic take out as always. The tandoori mix for 2 was incredible. Always appreciate a good giggle with Amin on the phone aswell. We will be back again soon

Absolutely gorgeous food and plenty vegan/veggie options. Lovely service too from Amin and team. They know how to make you laugh too!

Likely the best curryhouse along the tramline

Had a Takeaway on Sunday awful ..the chicken was tuff as old boots never again

Absolute gem that me and my family frequent Food is amazing and the service is great even when you do takeout would definitely recommend for anyone

When in England, have a proper curry! My wife and I absolutely loved this restaurant, really good food and the atmosphere is nice and the staff super friendly. I had the Lamb Vindaloo which was very good and proper spicy, while my wife had the Rogan Josh which she remarked was one of the best she ever had. We will definitely be back! 😃👍

Not been to Essence for a few years but having moved back to the area , time to give it another go. The food is exceptional , as is the service. Best Indian in the area for sure. Always assured of a warm welcome .

Lovely food and the price is good too! 👍🏼

I came here having heard the hype about the place and I wasn’t disappointed. I ordered a takeaway over the phone (rather than dined in). We had a starter, 2 mains and a side. When I arrived the owner greeted me and had nice, friendly, small talk. He quickly bought out my order and offered me a free Cobra beer as it was my first visit. Nice little touch. The food was fresh, tasty and lived up to the hype. The resturaunt was full of atmosphere so next time I’ll be eating in. Highly recommend this place.

Pre theatre meal, so booked for 5.45pm. Not many there, so excellent service. Place chosen based on TA reviews, lovely meal, friendly & attentative staff; just short of £50 for 2 of us,with drinks, bit more than we pay at our local Indian restaurants, but average for Altrincham area. Recommended

The best Indian restaurant in Altrincham, the food is fantastic and we enjoy the banter and humour with the staff, especially Amin. They always make us feel welcome and can't do enough for us. Every meal there is special

Been many times it’s the best in the area, have liked other Indians in the past but this is by far the nicest food and great staff, the Sunday menu is really great as well, it is always fantastic value for money it’s one of the only places we eat in the area, and infact we’ve at times been sat in other restaurants we’ve booked for a change and cos of the wait service or other issues we’ve walked out and come to essence as it’s also perfect with lovely waiters and really nice owner we like to call a friend. Really looking forward to coming again, u always know Ud never have any complaints here,

The best atmosphere and most welcoming environment I’ve ever experienced in any restaurant, and the food is absolutely incredible! Amin is the loveliest host and makes you feel like a part of the Essence family. 10/10 would definitely recommend coming here. Thankyou to Amin and his team for a consistently brightening up our evenings and providing exceptional service!☺️

Lovely food, great service. Don't be pit off by the location, this is a really good Indian restaurant.

I've had many a take away from Essence but tonight was my first time eating in. Took the family for my birthday meal and it was all top notch. Excellent food, excellent service and very accommodating and welcoming to my two little kids too.

Awesome vegan options :) friendly and helpful staff. The vegan thali is so good- just wish they have a bit more rice though. You can order additional chapatis for around £3.

Fantastic service as always and brilliant food.

Forever our fave. Amin and the team are always so lovely, and provide amazing service and food

A go-to choice of ours for years now. Always a warm welcome, excellent food served by a friendly team. Amin and his team are great.

Really nice food, good portions, nice chef specials, friendly staff and a decent coffee with cream.

Fantastic food as always with good company who we have been going there with for years. Service amazing and guy who runs it is so friendly and helpful 😀

Fabulous food and amazing service everytime without fail.

Never been disappointed. Very good food and top service.

Never sat in restaurant but always has a nice atmosphere when I go and collect our takeaway . Tried the Balti chicken tikka chilli massala this eve and it was Sooo tasty. Staff always super friendly and good value for money. Think I've tried most curry houses in the area and keep coming back here. Great food 😊

I've never sat in and had a meal, always had takeaways. But I can't fault it. Tasty food, and staff a very polite.

Absolutely brillaint. Staff are amazing and the food is fab deffo be back

Very good Indian restaurant. My Makhani was very tasty and the saag paneer was a delight. The peshwari naan was thin and light. I loved it. Will definitely be back when I am next in Altrincham.

Food was, as ever, utterly fabulous. Great welcome, too! Can't wait to order again!

Never disappointed. Excellent food.Staff so friendly.Always make you feel welcome. If you haven't visited Essence make it a priority.

amazing meal don't get to go as often as we like with cost of living but always welcomed back with love

Fantastic, fantastic, fantastic. Wonderful food, lovely staff and Excellent service. I wish these were near where I live. Would definitely order from these again.

Superb food. No oily rubbish, decent ingredients and the best Vindaloo I’ve had in Manchester. 10/10

We had an amazing meal here. The food was delicious and presented fantastically. The service was very attentive but not overbearing. Can't believe it wasn't more busy, definitely don't miss this if you're in the area!

Used to be a regular here prior to the pandemic. Food wasn't amazing but consistent with good portions and the Sunday night meal 7 course meal deal was great. Staff have always been friendly and you could have a chat about football with the manager Amin who bizarrely is a Spurs fan! Every single takeaway I've had since the pandemic has been awful, inedible and ended up throwing it in the bin. I assume they've got a new cook. The vegetarian mains used to have a good variety of vegetables, now every veggie curry I've ordered has been 90% onion 10% potato. I love onion but who wants an onion curry! Despite asking for hot curries there has been no spice, no flavour and curry drowning in 1/2 inch of oli. Sad to see how bad the food has gone. Given them a lot of chances but won't be back.

Great meal tonight. We had chicken Karachi, Balti Exotica, Bombay potatoes and sundries. I always order something different and it honestly gets better every time. Staff are always super friendly and efficient. You really have to visit this place.

Love this place, best curry in Manchester and there so friendly. 5 stars for me🙌

Best curry house around. Great food, great staff and service.

Exceptional food every time! Whenever we visit Manchester, we always have to stop over here.

Not another rave review... Hell Yeah baby Our annual neighbours curry night and only one place to visit, yup Essence. The heart of all Rubies. As per usual, greeted with open arms and a welcome befit for a regular. Beers and girly drinks ordered and onto the Poppadoms Well looked after with great banter with Amin. Starter and Mains ordered, no rushing around to herd us us out, all done in fine time. But please, the food, hubba hubba. Absolutely awesome . No complaints (I mean, how can you complain with the quality of food you get here) what so ever. So looking forward to Christmas Day nose bag, because this is now traditional, non of your nonsense Turkey, give us a Ruby. Well done Amin and the team. You really do pull it out the bag every visit.

The absolute best Indian food you will ever taste. Staff can't do enough for you and are extremely friendly. Their dishes are varied and all absolutely delicious. They can all be cooked to your taste, do not miss out

Lovely little gem of a curry house in Altrincham . Highly recommend a visit if you’re in the area .

Always great here. Amin looks after us all.

Called about 4 to seeing there was room. No surprise it was fully booked. We made a reservation for 6.30 p.m. It was more than worth the wait. The food was excellent as always. We had lamb for a change. Fab. The other excellent thing was the service. Polite, efficient and welcoming from every member of staff. The service here is amazing. Thank you all .

Great service, top food, really friendly staff

Have been eating here for over 20yrs. Have watched the staff getting older. Nice ambience, friendly service and good food. Here's to the next 20.

Absolutely love Essence. Being vegan it can be difficult to eat at Indian restaurants but Essence goes above and beyond. We travel 20 miles to get our fix but it is so worth it.

Lovely food and great service as always.

Fantastic meal as always staff friendly and welcoming

As ever a fantastic meal with great service from courteous staff.

Amazing as always, great service. Best curry around

Amazing curries. Been a few times and always great service.

So good we take it on our holidays! Ordered a takeout last night and took it away with us to Wales to eat tonight! Was amazing! Thanks Amin and gang!

Visited few weeks back, very friendly service, food was outstanding and lovely setting.

Fantastic welcome as always, Fantastic food and great prices . Staff friendly and a nice atmosphere

Awesome curry, although I live down in Staffordshire these days we popped in after shopping at the trafford center on the way home as always wanted to give this a bash.. did not disappoint, lovely food, staff and setting. Will return for sure 😌

Incredible food and the service was second to none. They made sure the event we had there went great and they were so friendly and welcoming. I highly recommend.

Everything about this place is great, from the "Welcome!" from Amil to the consistently good, and good value, menu. It has been the same for years and there's every indication that that will continue to be the case.

Lovely choice of food at good prices. Sunday banquet is particularly good.

Came in to Essence last night and ordered food to go. We had Chicken Tikka Jalfrezi and King Prawn Dupiaza. Absolutely delicious. While I waited the staff really looked after me and got me beer. Thanks guys, will be back soon.

Excellent food and service, staff are very nice. Best curry restaurant for miles

Lovely meal and friendly service, will definitely be back soon.

Always epic. Pro tip. Order to pickup and grab a cold beer while waiting.

Really enjoyed our visit! Great food and customer service! Well cooked and good, clean and safe place. Whilst it might not look good from the outside, be inside and enjoy!

Good food and great service and Cater for children and reasonably priced

Lovely staff , very clean restaurant, massive menu, food was outstanding.taste and presentation 1st class. A gem of a place that you could drive past and never know it existed 👌

We where all very happy with the services and the food was very delicious thank u to all the staff at essence u all made us welcome thank u for us all

Always great food, always great service. Love this place!

An excellent way to spend a Saturday evening . Great food , great service and great bantz 😉

Best indian meal for a while .ceep up the great standard's . Looking for a good meal ( ESSENCE )

Amazing food, amazing service! The staff are lovely and fulfilled my needs. Never had such a tasty biryani in my life.

Not disappointed a high standard of service and taste as normal. The team have put a great effort over unusual times to provide a service. A great restaurant for eating in and takeaways, has successfully adapted to provide delivery and takeaways.Highly recommended.Not

Always enjoyed our visits to Essence so rather than risk a faceless takeaway via deliveroo, we opted for one from Amin and his team. I was able to preorder the day before with no hassle and although there was a slight delay on the night, it wasn't long and was expected on such a busy night so no problem at all! The food was really tasty as always, we really enjoyed it and would recommend to anyone!

I ordered a takeaway from Essence just before Christmas because I’ll be honest, I was feeling a bit too lazy to cook and it had been a little while since I’d eaten really good Indian food.The food was fantastic! Although truth be told, I have eaten at Essence before and I have never once been disappointed. After ordering I went to collect the takeaway around 20 minutes later and the staff never fail to greet you in a friendly manner. The service is excellent and this place really is such a brilliant asset for the local community.I can’t wait to order again in the new year and look forwards to being able to eat in the restaurant again. Thanks again to all the team at Essence!

We love Essence. We have visited and had takeaway on many occasions. The food is fresh, and always delicious. My favourite being one of their specials, the Essence Tasty Massala. The staff are so friendly, and the service is excellent!

Have been using this restaurant for 15 years now. Even though my parents have not visited the restaurant for 7 years as they have moved back to London, Amin always always enquires about them. This personal, friendly service together with great food makes this restaurant a must visit

Felt he was rude, he told me I was asking too many questions about the order and then i was refused service

Really rude over the phone. Ive never come across a biryani with a separate sauce so i asked questions about it. He then told me he was busy, I was taking up his time, and refused to take my order! lol, what a joker.

Brilliant food and excellent service, whether eating in or getting a takeaway. I can’t recommend Essence highly enough. My “go to” for a curry in Altrincham.

Ordered a takeaway from essence delivered straight to my door excellent service food hot and delicious as always

Saturday Night = Curry Night! No better place than Essence for our takeaway. Spot on as always Amin and Team Garlic chicken starter - an absolute must with a spot of salad Chicken Tikka Korma with a touch of rice and chipsFor us as a family, it’s not just the incredible food that makes Essence the best around - it’s how welcoming and friendly Amin is and all his team! Thanks again

We have eaten both in the restaurant and taken out at essence and it has been consistently excellent! We don’t go anywhere else!!

So a takeaway is not the same experience as the restaurant but the food certainly is! I had my usual Phal that isn’t in the menu (but should be ! ) and my wife had the vegetable pakora. Everything was fab as usual and the phal plenty hot enough ! Can’t wait until we can go back but great efforts by amin and his team in keeping things ticking over

My husband and I ordered a delivery from Essence. It arrived quickly and was still hot. The food was delicious and is excellent value for money. I will certainly be using Essence again in the future. It was the best meal that I have had from a local restaurant in ages.

We have been eating in and taking away from Essence regularly for the last few years. We do not go anywhere else for Indian food. The food is great - eat in or take out. If you can eat in, the welcome from Amin and his team is mega friendly; service is prompt; and there is a drop or two of banter! In Lockdown 1, when Amin took the hard decision to close, we just didn’t eat Indian food until he reopened. No point in having food that would be “ok but not Essence”Saturday night Essence was, once again, Excellent.Fave menu picks are Chicken Jhali Juli and Lamb Saag Gosth

You’ve tried the rest now try the best! Delicious food fabulous staff and service - never ever disappoints! And now doing deliveries!! Food delivered on time - hot - and with a smile! Looking forward to visiting Amin and the team in the restaurant once allowed to open for dining again soon!!

Once agaib on Saturday night we had a take out from our favourite restaurant Essence. We opted for delivery this time which arrived when they said it would by a very polite delivery lady.The food was amazing as always,we can honestly say that we have never had a bad meal,either eat in or takeaway. Amin and his staff do an excellent job and the restaurant is well worth a visit. You will not be disappointed.

Another excellent takeaway tonight! Great work for keeping going through lockdown.

Working in Manchester and had a number of takeaways from Essence. Excellent food every time, lovely staff - hope to be back soon!

We have been regulars at Essence for many years, and keep going back because it is such a good restaurant. Excellent food, always cooked to perfection and well presented. Really good atmosphere and surroundings, with attentive and very friendly staff. Highly recommended! Great takeaways too !!!

We have been regular customers at Essence for years. We used to live locally and continue to return even after having moved miles away. The food is excellent, whether you are sitting in or having takeaway. The staff are friendly and welcoming and the service is exceptional. We will, no doubt, be eating food from Essence for years to come.

Amin and his amazing team are keeping up the great work during Lockdown 2.0. So happy you're open for takeaway. Food was outstanding tonight, as always. You guys never fail to deliver the best curry around!

Absolutely fantastic food each and every time I have been or ordered.

Love visiting essence. Curry is always spot on and the staff are always quick and efficient. I can’t wait to come back once lockdown is over.

Another fantastic takeaway from essence much prefer eating in when possible but couldn't on this occasion.Staff are so friendly and helpful with getting you exactly what you are after. Had chicken shashlick with vindaloo sauce chips. Proper tasty food on a cold winter evening. Would strongly recommend the chicken chilli starter as well.Thanks to Amin and all the staff at essence for continuing to provide us with quality food and service in these difficult times!Matt

Whenever we want a curry it’s from Essence. We’ve tried numerous others in the past but there really is no comparison. We recently enjoyed another excellent Sunday Buffet which has to be the best value meal for miles. Whilst the price is more than reasonable there is no compromise on quality. The food was excellent, the house wine (included) very drinkable and the service first class. The Jhali Jhuli (?) curry is my favourite curry from anywhere. Hot and tasty! And the Naan Breads just brilliant

Great place friendly staff and food was good

Overall was.....okay. King prawn vindaloo was far too tomatoey and tangy, and the prawns were full of sand. The lamb and chicken vindaloos went down well with my work colleagues. They offered a discount for the prawn Vindaloo which was accepted respectfully.