Gandhi in North West Leicestershire

Absolutely lovely food as normal. Staff are brilliant and very welcoming. Curry’s hold so much taste. Multiple visits to this place. Never had a bad experience

Great service from all the staff here, food was piping hot and fresh.

Visited this restaurant for the first time. We have booked to go back! The food was lovely. I had tandoori chicken and my husband had lamb saag. Everything was perfect. The staff were friendly and we enjoyed our evening

Amazing, amazing, amazing!!!! the food was 10/10 atmosphere 10/10 service 11/10 Very polite and attentive. I would recommend and I will be back! Thank you to everyone at Gandhi

Everything about Gandhi's is great, food, service everything, great place

5 out of 5 Excellent Indian cuisine l had the lamb tawa very tender and tasty, and this was accompanied by a plan Nan. A proper size Nan at last. Very tentative service with a busy customer vibe.. certainly recommend it decent Indian restaurant in a nice small Highstreet a pretty village.

Clearly Mr Gandhi loves all his customers dearly. So much so he gives certain ones a hug! Good Indian food. Friendly relaxed atmosphere with Mr Gandhi loving to chat to his clientele. Good effort.

Great food and staff very friendly :) we will use again if in the area :)

Great food and a fantastic atmosphere. The place was full but still found a place. Would highly recommend if you like traditional Indian food. First class.

Funny, lovely host. Good quality indian food, served quality and portion size good too. Good value, and good quality to go with it.

Excellent food delivered straight to our door. The service and staff are 2nd to none, can’t wait to visit and sit in for a meal. The delivery driver had excellent customer service. Will definitely be returning. Well done to everyone.

This is a fantastic restaurant… always made extremely welcome… the food is always delicious … the atmosphere is great, love visiting here for every occasion

Excellent service. Order over the phone to collect. Order was taken by a very friendly man and the same warm welcome was received upon collection. Of course the food was delicious!

Amazing host, great sense of humor. Food was amazing! A must when in the area!

great curry best had in long time

VERY BAD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND UNETHICAL PRACTISES. I recently had an appalling experience at Gandhi Restaurant, and I feel compelled to share my concerns with fellow diners. Despite enjoying the meal, the overall experience was marred by a significant issue: the refusal to provide an invoice or receipt. When I asked for an invoice for the amount paid, I was met with audacious and dismissive attitudes from the staff. They flat-out declined my request, stating that they do not issue receipts or invoices to customers and that it is their standard operating procedure from years. This not only seems highly unprofessional but also raises suspicions of possible tax evasion practices. It's unsettling to think that a business could be operating in such a shady manner. I even showed them receipts from a restaurant just few steps away where I dined previous evening but they kept claiming it is no their practice. Moreover, the staff made it clear that customers are not welcome to question this policy, and if we didn't like it, we were not welcome at the restaurant. This blatant disregard for customer service and transparency is unacceptable. I urge potential diners to think twice before supporting a business that operates with such a lack of integrity. Customer rights and transparent business practices are crucial, and Gandhi Restaurant falls woefully short on both counts. Save your money and dine somewhere that respects its patrons and abides by proper legal and ethical standards.

Had a great night here the weekend of the super bikes!

My favourite place for naan :-) The rest of the me u is good too!

If I could give zero stars I would. Please be careful when ordering. We ordered a take away but when we got home the sauce had coconut in it which I cannot eat ! We called to say they had made an error to which they said we had to state “no coconut” (never had it in the dish before so how are we to know this!) - nor did they state it was in the sauce so we could request it be removed. When we called to tell them they continued to argue over the phone at us shouting and ranting so loud they could be heard the other side of the room. Even though this meal was expensive we were offered no replacement nor refund- needless to say we will not ever visit here again. They are rude and arrogant and when THEY do something they do not admit liability and it’s at YOUR expense. It went in the bin. Absolute Joke.

Very friendly welcome. Staff attentive.starters were good. My main of lamb tikka saag was a bit overspiced and oily. As was my wife's keema mutter. No taste of lamb only spices/oil. A bit dissapointing. Maybe try different items next time

Good food nice atmosphere and pleasant owner 😄

A fairly quite Sunday evening but outstanding food and service...highly recommend

Great food, even better service

Delicious food and friendly people especially the manager. Who made sure to check how the food was and shake my hand when I left. Would go back next time.

The fun curry of Castle Donington - all about the experience here, but the food is pretty great too.

Very friendly staff. Good selection of food. All good quality.

One of the best Indian restaurants you will ever visit, great food, which is always pipping hot with amazing flavours and generous potions. It’s no wonder that people go back week after week. It’s certainly a 10/10.

Excellent food and brilliant staff

Manager needs to work on his demeanour, set an incredibly poor tone from the offset. As someone who’s dined very often and trained in south Asian cuisine, this was unfortunately something that fell short of the mark. Service was cold with no warm spirit, when enquiring on recommendations or house favourites we were met with a ‘read the menu’, the establishment was empty but the waiters had to let us know how busy it normally is. Butter chicken was made overly sweet with a pre-made sauce, saag paneer whilst the paneer was cooked well was presented in an overly oily spinach base and the naan’s were overdone in the tandoor coming out hard. Chicken tikka masala previously recommended by a colleague was something he did not enjoy on this visit, noting how dousing it with red food colouring/ratanjot doesn’t detract from the lack of authentic masala. For the area, the restaurant is an option with limited choices to enjoy this cuisine, the food is okay but comparative to many others in other cities nearby, this falls far short of the mark on service and quality.

Visited this restaurant whilst on a business trip and I was hoping for a flavour explosion, but all I got was a flavour implosion, the only thing spicy about this visit was the disappointment! I'm pretty sure with the price of my poppadom's I could of bought myself a ticket to India and saved myself the hassle of writing this review. When I received the bill I was treated to the heart attack educing £5.10 for 2 poppadom's I then ended up being screamed at by a worker that I can only liken to the way my sphincter felt after eating the curry here... don't bother asking for an itemised receipt as you'll be met with as much assistance as 2ply toilet roll 3 hours after visiting.

Friendly staff. Great welcome. Food really delicious, generous portions, well worth a visit.

Friendly service, good food and reassuring hygiene rating

Absolutely beautiful yet again, can’t recommend enough, best authentic tasting food, Thankyou so much guys 🥰

Always great food and lovely people.

Fantastic food, Fantastic service, Fantastic Atmosphere. Huge nan breads

Lovely warm welcome, food fabulous, felt at home straight away. Will definitely be coming here again. Recommend a visit for the food, atmosphere and experience. Kevin and Ros.

As usual, a lovely curry from Ghandis with great service. This time we elected for a delivery rather than eating in the restaurant. The food came on time, and tasted amazing, they even included some complimentary beers which was a welcome bonus! In this day and age, it's so refreshing to feel valued as a customer and all the staff go out of their way to do just that.

Sorry but not go back never been so rushed

Busy restaurant- because food excellent and price is fair. Had a great takeaway.

Staying local for a early flight the next morning, very welcoming as we walked in by all of the staff. Food and service was excellent, highly recommend a visit

Super nice guys. Really excellent food, it was the first time I ate Indian food and it amazed me. Super recommended 👍☺️

I went here 3 weeks ago and the food was absolutely amazing! We realised that we are within the delivery range so have just ordered with them again for tonight. I WAS NOT DISAPPOINTED! Food arrived quickly and piping hot! Quality was just as amazing it was in the restaurant! This is my new favourite takeaway!

The best Indian Restaurant in the UK, food is always piping hot, super clean, amazing choice for all diners, great vegetarian options and the most lightest Nan breads I have ever tasted. Not to mention great service and service is always with a smile

We were disappointed for the first time in many years. The food was fine but the number of people produced a frenetic atmosphere and the main man, the little bald chap, lost his cool with a fellow customer on the next table to ours telling the lady to 'use her brain' which was quite unjustified as the fault lay fairly and squarely with him. The lady in question had come in on the off chance there might be a table for her and her 3 friends. However the little bald chap didn't stipulate that they needed to complete their meal by a certain time so when he descended on them to pay up and leave it didn't sit well with them especially since they were regular and frequent customers. The owner - at least I think he is - lost his cool and was very rude. His shouting was quite invasive hence we noticed the scene on our table. From his viewpoint he had a largish party waiting to be seated however he was at fault for he had allowed the party of 4 to dine without stipulating a leaving time. Basically it was greed that motivated him to try to squeeze another group in, in order to make more money in my opinion. Although I wasn't directly involved the episode marred the evening somewhat. As I said the food was very good as usual but I shall be checking how busy the restaurant is the next time I book and shall probably avoid weekends as noise levels are very high, especially when there are large parties, and clearly the owner's temperament, which is usually warm if a little too touchy feely, isn't suited to busy periods and high pressure situations.

Never have I experienced such disgraceful treatment from my regular go to curry establishment of Ghandis as I did last night. We hadn't booked a table but it was early and I know they keep a few tables back for walk in's. We were pleasantly greeted and was told we had a choice of two tables. We were having a lovely time, not rushed, food good until the restaurant started to get busier. Everything suddenly changed. Our plates were being taken away whilst we were still eating, told we had to pay and leave straight away because people were waiting for their table - there was 8 of them and we were on a table of 4! Demanded we pay the bill as a whole group - was arrogant in response to us insisting we were paying separately. Blamed us entirely because we hadn't booked a table yet we had a choice of two. Shouted at me for talking to the group who were patiently waiting for their tables ordering me to talk to them outside and not inside his restaurant (I was apologising on his behalf for his behaviour.) I was actually embarrassed for them. Little guy with a massive chip on his shoulder pretty much threw me and my friends out for no apparent reason other than they had made an error. He could have refused us or explained we could only have the table for a certain length of time ect. Instead, he was extremely aggressive towards a regular, supportive customer of his establishment for a number of years was argumentative and damn right rude. After this we went to another local establishment which was/is fabulous. Overhead a conversation that there were a group of 14 that had booked Ghandis a month ago who were rudely told they weren't ready for them, to "go away and come back later." The group didn't go back later they decided to go to a different restaurant. I will never set foot in there again or order a takeaway and I will not recommend the restaurant to anyone in the future. Oh and when I said I'll be writing an honest review he still said" make sure you write you didn't book a table!" The actual nerve of this man.

I had never eaten at an Indian restaurant before and I was not disappointed! The best food I have ever eaten! You will definitely be seeing me again!

Excellent food, keenly priced. Thank you.

So we came to this restaurant as a group of 6. We was put on a table at the back of the restaurant near the kitchen door, the staff was very arrogant as they entered and left the kitchen and we were apparently in the way. The food was nice but nothing special. When it came to paying (cash only) the owner gave us the unreadable bill and announced it would be £40 per head. We said surely this wasn't right as we had all ordered different meals. The cash was almost snatched from our hands as we got it out to pay and virtually rushed to the door afterwards. Very poor service and staff could do with some customer service training. We will not return. Avoid at all costs.

Popped in for a takeaway after a late finish at work on a Saturday evening. Very nice , was able to park on the road. Prices are high but the food was just lovely; waited approx 20 mins for it to arrive. An older gentleman who appeared to be the owner was very hospitable. Excellent

So we came to this restaurant as a group of 6. We was put on a table at the back of the restaurant near the kitchen door, the staff was very arrogant as they entered and left the kitchen and we were apparently in the way. The food was nice but nothing special. When it came to paying (cash only) the owner gave us the unreadable bill and announced it would be £40 per head. We said surely this wasn't right as we had all ordered different meals. The cash was almost snatched from our hands as we got it out to pay and virtually rushed to the door afterwards. Very poor service and staff could do with some customer service training. We will not return. Avoid at all costs.

Horrible experience, I went to this place to be sociable for my brothers birthday, as I dont eat curry, therefore I had 3 poppadoms and a portion of chips( about 10 chips) and 2 drinks. We ordered an extra pickle tray with this being my main meal, when it arrived I had to ask several times for salt and vinegar for my very bland chips, first just the vinegar arrived then 2 mins later the salt! Very poor service, staff running around like headless chickens. At the end the small guy (the owner I think) presented a bottle of wine to my brither for his birthday, little did we know he was to add this to the bill. When the bill arrived the small cocky guy snatched the cash out my brothers and my boyfriends hand and said it'll be £40 a head, I said mine isn't as I've not had a main meal, so I attempted several times to ask how much each item was so we could work it out fairly, the bill was scribbled down so we couldn't read what he was charging but he snatched the bill away once he got his money, very rude and it annoyed me a lot, he then had the nerve to think hugging and shaking our hands was appropriate on our way out, I was fuming, will never touch this place again, dearest chips I've ever had, ill go to the chippy up the road instead next time, at least ill get a decent meal, seems they don't appreciate card payments??? Mmm I'll leave you to ponder why but quite obvious to me why they insist on cash.... I am not sure how they have scored the reviews they have when they clearly are just out to rip people off. AVOID.

Horrible experience, I went to this place to be sociable for my brothers birthday, as I dont eat curry, therefore I had 3 poppadoms and a portion of chips( about 10 chips) and 2 drinks. We ordered am extra pickle tray with this being my main meal, when it arrived I had to ask several times for salt and vinegar for my very bland chips, first just the vinegar arrived then 2 mins later the salt! Very poor service, staff running around like headless chickens. At the end the small guy (the owner I think) presented a bottle of wine to my brither for his birthday, little did we know he was to add this to the bill. When the bill arrived the small cocky guy snatched the cash out my brothers and my boyfriends hand and said it'll be £40 a head, I said mine isn't as I've not had a main meal, so I attempted several times to ask how much each item was so we could work it out fairly, the bill was scribbled down so we couldn't read what he was charging but he snatched the bill away once he got his money, very rude and it annoyed me a lot, he then had the nerve to think hugging and shaking our hands was appropriate on our way out, I was fuming, will never touch this place again, dearest chips I've ever had, ill go to the chippy up the road instead next time, at least ill get a decent meal, seems they don't appreciate card payments??? Mmm I'll leave you to ponder why but quite obvious to me why they insist on cash.... I am not sure how they have scored the reviews they have when they clearly are just out to rip people off. AVOID.

Don't bother, the food was terrible and i don't understand the hype for this place

Outstanding....nowt more needs said.

Amazing food, service was excellent even on a very busy night. We were greeted like long lost pals. The best Indian food I have had in the UK.

This was a hidden GEM, recommended by someone in the pub. We were not disappointed, the food is out of this world and the owner can provide you with the best meal based on your taste or you can choose from the menu. I recommend you let him do his magic! The service is outstanding and very entertaining. Thank you for a great night, and I will pop in next time I am in the area.

Always an experience! Great food and great host 👌

Service was painful, food was excellent

Extremely rude owner! I called to ask if the meats/chicken were halal and the owners reaction was extremly rude. Your loss my friend. Don't even attempt if you are looking for a halal option.

Irritating owner. Overpriced. As soon as the bill was paid it was made quite plain we should leave. Won’t be going back.

What a complete disaster of experience. We had been there waiting for 30 min just to get the food that we wanted written down. Then we decided that we wanted to leave since the other costumers were being served except us. When we told that to the man in a completely polite way, he started yelling at us and he literally said pointing to the drinks after he finished his speech ''I don't need your money''. Cheers mate I don't need your food neither.

Big thank you 😊 🙏 great food certainly recommended 👌

Lovely staff, food is honestly awful. Overpriced.

Absolutely lovely place . The food is amazing. Great combination of a traditional curry house but still.lovely and modern. The staff are so lovely and can't do enough for you. We went with family and friends for my daughters birthday and we all loved it. Great night out. Thank you so much. We will be back xx x

Excellent food, brilliant service, very attentive staff, really nice atmosphere, fitted us in at short notice. Brilliant! Definitely one to come back to.

Lush food. Excellent service even though they were fully booked & we were a big group.

We visited from out of area with family who live locally. The food was not great, very oily and the naan bread bland. Curry’s we’re very dark, something we are not used to where we live and eat. Staff were great but set on serving you large drinks no matter what you ask for. We received the bill which amounted to over £300 which does not seem possible considering what we had. Trying to decipher it was very difficult and we ended up paying the bill which worked out at £30 per head, there was no way this was right but paid and left. Definitely will not return as we are pretty sure we have been ripped off and the food certainly not worth the money!!

Absolutely bad experience this week. For sure the food was good, but if the service is unfortunate, it is low low restaurant. I can understand that the restaurant there are 150 peoples, but that it’s not our problem. So after 1hour 30’ to order we decided to wake up and went out… if you want to wait more that 2 hour to eat, it is the place…

Was supposed to go somewhere else and went here by accident, but so glad we did. All of the staff are brilliant, the owner is a character and came over and gave us a hug and the girls a kiss as we sat down. Very quick to bring us poppadoms and a lovely pickle tray. The menu is really good and has a wide choice. The food was quick to come and was beautifully tasty, nicely spiced and very good quality. Great atmosphere as the restaurant filled up, everyone seemed to know the owner and he was everywhere and greeted everyone as they came in. Food was great and the overall experience was fantastic. Thoroughly recommended

What a fabulous welcome by all the staff. They are all very helpful and friendly. The food is absolutely gorgeous with lots of choice. The bill at the end was very reasonable. You really must go off you are in the area.

Very welcoming place all the staff were brilliant the owner is a character, its worth going just to interact with him very funny, food was fantastic, will be going again when next in the area.

Not sure why this is so highly rated or so apparently popular. Curry was ok, and the naans are giant (plenty to share but a little bland). The menu prices appears reasonable but despite most sharing naans and rice between two and everyone ordering no more than 1 pint, my party of 13 were charged an eye watering £465, which works out at £36 a head. Astronomical price, especially conserving most dishes are £10-12. The service was friendly, although totally fake which was made clear once we'd finished eating they wanted us to pay and leave as soon as possible to free up the table. After paying (and forced to pay cash) I queried the price and had the bill snatched out of my hand and was hurried out of the restaurant. From this experience, I'd highly recommend to avoid avoid avoid. There's plenty of better Indian restaurants nearby with delicious food and honest friendly service, e.g. Tandoori Nights in Shardlow.

Well, what a fabulous welcome! The staff are so lovely and very helpful. The owner is a lovely man who knows how to make everyone feel important. The food was reasonable and very, very tasty. The restaurant itself was very clean and comfortable. Would highly recommend. Will definitely be back.

Great place for a curry while at Donington Park circuit. Really fun atmosphere

Fantastic food but owner gave a twenty minute rant about paying on card and the Vat he has to pay, welcome to everyone's world, just wanted a nice meal and a night out, don't need that, apparently it's a regular thing according to other people in the village

Me and my partner had a lovely meal The food was amazing I had a lamb bhuna and the lamb was so yummy. I would highly recommend going there. The staff are so friendly

Anyone local to Castle Donington knows this place. Visited a few times now with our motorsport team (popular venue for Donington Park visitors) and the food is top nothing quality. Ghandi himself is always willing to entertain 😁.

All fantastic, Beautiful food, staff are lovely. Always popular, always worth the visit!

Dined here with a friend, and wasn't disappointed! Great service, great food, biggest plain naan breads I've ever seen, and they were lovely too! I don't live locally, but I'd definitely try to come back if I'm in the area again.

This restaurant is simply the best I have ever been to service was excellent food was unbelievable so nice and a great atmosphere

Gandhi it's the most popular Indian restaurant in Castle Donington and it's always crowded so make sure to reserve a table! Food is great and price is reasonable. The only thing I didn't liked was that brought one beer to everyone of us as a "welcome" but then we had to pay for that! Anyway the owner itself is funny and I recommend a visit because the food is worth it!

What a welcome- ladies are greeted with a double kiss and gentleman a handshake. Ghandi provided all the goods and the biggest naans in town. Would recommend to a friend x

Lovely food and an awesome host. Well worth a visit

This is by far one of the best Indian restaurants in the uk. Great value for money and a wide variety to choose from. Service was impeccable from the moment you walk through the door you get greeted like your family. All I can say is get down it’s a must try if your in the area!!

Castle Donington is blessed for restaurants, with Orissa, the excellent Gurkha Mahal, and my personal favourite, Curry Tonight. However, Gandhi is always busy and the reviews are good so for the first time in a number of years we gave it a go. Not sure if we just had a bad experience but we found the food to be relatively bland, very oily, and extremely expensive. Certainly wouldn’t encourage us to visit again and on this experience it would definitely ranks as number 4 on the list.

Superb dining experience, amazing spicy food. Try the shared platter, and lamb Naga. I'd recommend eating here. Thank you 👍

First visit here, lovely warm greeting by friendly staff. Quick service and fantastic food at reasonable price. Highly recommend

First time here after a friend recommended it WOW so glad he did amazing food great vibe to the place and staff very polite and friendly .will defo return . Oh and the nann breads are huge .

Poor experience, service lacking, food was cold and lacked taste….

Great staff, very attentive and funny. Nice atmosphere and good service! Food was OK, I have eaten at quite a few places similar to this and it was just OK.

Food was rubbish service was very strange.

האוכל נפלא. אהבנו מאוד את המנות שהזמנו. השרות אדיב מאוד.

Such a wonderful,friendly, warm and welcoming place! We stopped off here after a very long drive from Cornwall and decided on takeaway. We was welcomed and greeted by a young gentleman who took our order and was very helpful and patient with us with a few laughs along the way! We met other members of staff who were just as lovely and welcoming. It was such a wonderful atmosphere and we didn't have to wait long for our very delicious food! The restaurant was cosy and if we wasn't exhausted, we'd of loved to of dined in! Worth every penny with authentic tasting meals- the butter chicken was divine and my gosh the huge naan was more than enough for 3 of us! Very reasonably priced also. Your kindness to us was overwhelming and will not be forgotten. We really didn't have time to pop back in and say thank you but we will be definitely back again and 100% recommend to anyone!

Very good meal, went back 2 days later due to cravings! Customer service was on top form. Will return for a 3rd time when we are back in the area!

Excellent!! Surely will be coming back....

Absolutely rubbish I would not go there again with my family the food was rubbish as well the owner goes I will cook ur our top curry and we got a sizzler with sauce which was rubbish and then he tryed to charge us rip off price and we said for 3 dishes this much he said our electricity has gone up that does not mean u rip costumers off I would avoid going here absolutely crap there are better reastaurants then gandhi

Staff were lovely and very welcoming. The food was delicious, you get alot for your money. Staff were very attentive and helpful. Would definitely go back and would recommend for anyone.

Worst place to ever eat, expects u to play like ur a millionaire. If u get the non-veg thali the chicken tikka masala is butter chicken which gives u diabetes. Don’t recommend to eat here. Bold guy is extremely rude and gives dirty looks and like giving lectures, disrespectful. I was very disappointed

I've been a few times now. Food, atmosphere and staff are always top standard

First time going and it won't be the last, food amazing, the staff and the owner were brilliant, need I say more....