Five Rivers in Erewash

We had booked in back in September when Steve and Sandie owned the restaurant who were great hosts bu as since had new owners, they decided to call two days prior to the evening to take a deposit. Upon arrival we seated immediately and ordered drinks, we then ordered food and the waitress wrote everything down as we requested then when the food was bought to the table there was parts of the order missing or were different to what we ordered, the waitress made a stroppy comment when I said they had missed something on my food order. Waiters looked like they had just come from making take away deliveries. Nobody ever to table to make sure that everything was OK. We were never asked whether we wished to extras after the meal, they just cleared the table and then bought the bill although we didn't request and then a few minutes later the card machine was bought aand were asked to pay. They obviously wanted us gone although it was only 10.15. Food was OK but the dining experience for 9 people was very disappointing, so we won't be dining there as regular as we did when Steve and Sandie owned the restaurant.

Apart from the delay in delivery, the food was hot and very tasty Would definitely order again

Best Indian restaurant and takeaway in town. Highly recommended.

Nice curry just not as spicy as we would have hoped for

Very good. Food was delicious and delivered on time.

Amazing food thank you! Was a little late though but the quality of food made up for it

right on time and food was amazing as always :)

Great food however pickle tray was missing

Amazing food, delivered with a smile

that was yhe worst curry I've ever had. the meat was seriously tough and the rice was grainey

Very small starter portions but tasty nonetheless

6 of us came for dinner, from Derby. On arrival the door was opened for us. We have poppadoms and pickles to start a curry dish each and sides of rice and nans. We felt really welcomed by the staff and even asked for extra dip for our poppadoms. The meal was tasty, I had a Prawn madras. It was rich in flavour and just the right amount. At the end we were talking to the owners who let us try some gins free of charge. I would recommend this restaurant.

Another lovely meal at five rivers, We normally have a take away but decided to eat in the restaurant.. good atmosphere, great staff and beautiful food as always. We will be back soon :)

Food was nice but unfortunately the order got mixed up. We ordered two flavoured naans and got plain but were still enjoyable. Delivery was 15 mins late but understandable on a saturday evening however we did pre order 2 hrs beforehand so bit of a disappointment. Although, the food was piping hot and very nice

Service was great, but food quality a little disappointing.

Our go to Indian! Amazing food, great portions. Literally our fav takeaway 💕

I have been to many restaurants in the years and have never found one that cooks close to my own in terms of quality and quantity. The food was very flavourful and piping hot on arrival. We were very happy with the food and will be returning soon.

not bad, good portion sizes and crispy chips! hmmmm shame about late delivery 😑

Not cook properly i have order 2 curry’s nd i was throwing into bin not tasty not cooked properly

Just spent three weeks in India, just got home and ordered from our favourite restaurant.. beautiful as always

Decided to give this place another try as my friend told me they've improved the food. HOW WRONG THEY WERE!!! Cost me nearly £15 more than a few months ago for the same dishes and was still just as bad.... if not worse. SEEMS LIKE THE PRICES ARE RISING BUT THE STANDARDS ARE DROPPING!!!

2/2/24 ordered a takeaway for delivery tikka masala and a lamb saag. Lamb saag was lovely. My wife couldn’t eat the tikka masala because it tasted like gravy. Why? I don’t know, but at£33 I won’t be ordering again.maybe they need to wash the pots properly. Always had a good experience when we have sat in to eat.

Wouldn’t order again. The food tasted really bland and wasn’t what I was expecting from a 5 star establishment. I was particularly underwhelmed with the madras which was labelled as ‘hot’ but was tasteless and the Punjabi Garlic Mushroom which did not look anything like it was described. The garlic & cheese naan did not contain any cheese or garlic.

The Biryani is not what we got. Frozen peas and carrots, rice it's like a soup or casserole. Tasteless and like a biryani

Great food, good portions, on time delivery 😋😋

Food was delicious and arrived exactly at the time given. Very pleased, will use again 😁

sauce was very runny. pasanda flavour wasn't to my taste like what I've had elsewhere.

Great food tasted very healthy. Had poppadoms,pickles, 2 starters shared a main, 2 drinks (one alcoholic) and onion bhajis cost £42. Seemed fair for an Indian and the atmosphere is lovely. Very warm. Amandeep very friendly. Love the place!

Beautiful…. Ordered several times now

The chicken in my korma were huge pieces!! Quite small portion of rice. Everything was very very tasty and hot!

Ordered a few times now.. very nice. Not one bit of grease in sight. Good portion size. Will be ordering again at the weekend

Very disappointing food!! We ordered 3 different curry's between us but the sauce was exactly the same in each one. We won't be coming back, that's for sure 👎🏼👎

Very nice. Arrived right on time, but it was an early order time wise. The Dansak had a nice kick to it, and it was nice and hot too..

Food was luke warm and sauce was a bit watery, tasted nice enough once I reheated

Brilliant service, excellent food, what more could one need, 100% again. 👍

Piping hot. Lovely food as always. Big chunks of meat that melt in your mouth. 10/10

The food was horrid the rice looked like it was sat in the container for a long period of time , the Nan was like a brick because of it was stone cold , I’m sorry but I will definitely not be ordering here again as for having over 4 star lol I wouldn’t give you even one !!! So disappointed most of the food went in the bin

The food was brilliant and the service was five star! Will definitely be ordering again!

I pre ordered our family meal and it arrived absolutely on time. The food, as always was exquisite, piping hot, perfectly cooked, the lamb was juicy and tender, and the meat in all dishes was plentiful and delicious. I am very fussy about Indian food and it was second to none. The staff are helpful, polite and friendly. Had cause to call them back because of an error (on my part) and they were great and so helpful and round on a flash. Couldn't recommend more. 10 out of 10 as always 5 Rivers 👍🏻

We rate Five Rivers its the BEST Indian food (not only in Ilkeston) we have had. Its very easy web site coupled with Just Eat Delivery is fantastic. Could not fault the food but if I could change one thing it would be the Curry Sauce that comes with the Tandoori Mixed grill. (it would be nice to have a choice).

The tandoori mix grill was very tasty and a large portion. The food arrived hot and well cooked.

Great food and very tasty. Excellent service as one of our rices was missing and we didnt even realise before a second driver turned up and delivered it to us.

First time ordering excellent food very tasty will be coming in the restaurant

Fantastic food. Large portion sizes and brilliant price. Highly recommend

Visited for the first time after a trip to Nottingham, short walk from the no 2 bus stop. Can't believe we've not been here before. Great service, staff fabulous, good food and very reasonable prices. Highly recommend lamb tikka which came with curry sauce, rice and nan bread. Oh last but not least, the pickle tray! Will definitely be back, thank you!!

Treat myself every now and then and never fail to disappoint

Personally I think this is the best Indian restaurant in Ilkeston, good quality and tasty food and fairly priced, happily recommend

Beautiful meal x very tasty and high quality cuts of meat, so tender.

First time ordering would definitely order again food was lovely 😀👍

Fantastic meal. Everything was very fresh, hot and tasty. Highly recommended. Will definitely be ordering again. 5*

Good was lovely and good quality, and well priced, will definitely order again

Prawn masala was salad prawns just a handful I expected king prawns not salad prawn more sauce than anything so I think it's well over priced for what you got for £7.95 will not order that dish again if I was eating in I've of returned it but due to a hip replacement I can't get about yet

Just visited here with my work colleagues. There was 17 of us altogether and we were well looked after by Steve the owner and his wife. The food was excellent as always and everyone really enjoyed their various dishes. Will be returning very soon can't praise this place enough.

A great place to start or end your evening. Always great food, made how you want it. If you like flavours they have the food, or if you want heat too they'll happily oblige.

The food was delicious The delivery driver was very polite. First time I’ve used this company and I was impressed. Portion size also very good

Always super food and delivered on time

A very enjoyable meal. You can tell that the curries are made from quality ingredients, with big chucks of tasty Chicken breast throughout. The flavours were interesting too. Full marks Five Rivers, and thanks for the extra chips too.

Amazing hot tasty food as always. We will always use five rivers as our personal option is that they are the best in Ilkeston. Keep up the good work

The food was unpleasant tasteless a jar would have been tastier

Amazing food from an amazing restaurant

Amazing food Always done to perfection

Meal was so late that it spoilt my evening. Food was average and expensive

First time ordering from here, and we really enjoyed it!

Excellent quick delivery service, great food and lots of it, will definitely be ordering again.

5* Great taste one complaint would be the curry was luke warm but still tasty! Also lamb tasted more like mutton

Absolutely beautiful food full of flavour. I would certainly recommend it to all.

Great food app stated food here when it actually was still on route causing confusion

Always delicious, on time and lovely delivery people

Garlic chilli lamb served in what can only be described as gravy. I’ve never had Indian food this poor. The naans we’re indistinguishable and we ordered garlic and cheese and the house special. Absolutely no taste in the whole meal whatsoever. NO EXAGGERATION. Not a happy customer.

Food was lovely, will definitely order from here again

First time ordering from here but sadly won't be returning, curries were bland and watery

Appalling. Curries were quite possibly the worst I tasted. Onion bhajis and poppadoms to be fair were very tasty.

I’ve been using five rivers for a few years now and have never had a bad one yet. Keep it up guys 👌👌😍

I ordered mushroom rice but it didn’t come with the order

Great food, delivered on time.

Taste wise it was great, a lot of chunky meat but both dishes were extremely watery, they leaked off my plates. I have ordered a chicken tikka masala from a different place and never had that issue. Garlic Nan wasn’t garlic flavoured at all. I also had some random poppadom bits inside the delivery bag but did not order any. Shame really

Very disappointing. My mushroom puri had a distinct lack of mushroom but an abundance of chicken... Which I can't eat!

Amazing food and lovely driver 😁

Excellent service has always .Food beaut .

Was beautiful tonight! Always a good choice of restaurant but some times it’s spot on like tonight 👍🏻

I really wanted to leave a better review but can`t .On a plus note food was piping hot and delivered on time ,however I chose a biryani which are usually mild ,today it was so spicy i didn`t enjoy it,the onion bhajis were flat and soft not like the crispy ones we get elsewhere .My husbands tandoori was tasteless ,something we could have got at a kebab shop ,just feel it was overpriced for the quality ,sorry

Lovely hot and tasty food as always. We have tried other Indian take aways but this is the best by far. Many thanks for a lovely take away

No constancy with heat last time the heat was perfect this time it was so spicy it was impossible to eat.

Chicken jalfrezi was lovely, although chicken tikka masala had a strange taste to it. Our first time ordering from here.

Absolutely amazing as always!! Hot, tasty food.

Great food with fantastic delivery

Very happy with my order and will be ordering again

Ordered a lamb dopiaza, which we normally have and love however the spice was so extreme we could not eat it, it was not a medium curry. The rest of our order was great

Very tasty and plentiful would recommend will be ordering again

Great tasting, lovely food thank you

Always great quality food, really hot & fresh. Can't fault it

Pay day treat, can’t really afford the full works but we went for it! Glad we did, was absolutely delicious…

Absolutely foul. Chicken madras with smelly stale chicken. Was reported to just eat. Smelt awful & completely off. Avoid this place. It’s put me off curries for life!!

First time and last! Both curry dishes was watery, chicken didn’t taste nice at all. Rice was like basmati with turmeric, not pilu. Could do a better curry out of a jar, very disappointed

Always nice food here. Best Indian takeaway in Ilkeston

Horrible!! Lamb was so tough! Rice had a inch of water in it, definitely won’t be eating here again!

Nice food and cold beers arrived on time. Will order again

Delicious, hot and value for money! Quick delivery 5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Cold main meal,missed off a rice

Decided to try this after reading all the good reviews, really disappointed - chicken tikka masala was watery, rice was clumpy and looked microwaved. Naan and popadoms were ok. Might be better when eating in.