Indian Cottage in Redcar and Cleveland

Been going here over 20 years. THE BEST CHICKEN KORMA on the planet! Tried most indians in the area nothing comes near to the cottage! Even the big names like Akbars etc. They even do customized rices i get fried onion pilau which is so tasty and delicious. Compliments the korma so well. Never got sick of it in two decades so that tells you how good it is.

Called up for a table but it was collection only. I wasn’t sure about take away but decided to get one anyway. The food was absolutely delicious. The lamb & chicken were so tender the whole meal was full of flavour & the bread just melted in your mouth. I will definitely be choosing the Indian cottage over my usual Indian take away in the future

I've never been a fan of frozen chips, despite most places using them. My naan bread had traces of red meat sauce from the kiln, i thought they had a separate kiln for anything that is veggie. Half of the restaurant is now being used for storage and the lighting is not right. Come on Gam please sort what you can from this.

Submitting on behalf of husband. I haven't been there for 4 years, but I am so glad I went back. The staff were welcoming and the food was fantastic, one of the best Indian meals I have had for a long time. Fenwick said big thanks.

If its thursday and you want to get full on the cheap but arnt intrested in any kind of spice or the kind of curry or meat u expect then come here. huge plate of bage blandness if thats ur thing come here. tho im full for 13 quid

Went here because reviews were good but this is not a good review. Little cosy place with friendly staff but food was horrible. Chicken looked shaped & processed and tasted horrible (had 2 mouth fulls) garlic bread was bland and tasteless. Pilau rice was ok but most of meal went in the bin so won’t be going back.

God no how this stops open food was binned stay clear

NEVER AGAIN - VILE had to bin the lot. Stay away or you will just end up disappointed. There’s far better places to spend your money than here it’s honeslty rubbish.

NEVER AGAIN - VILE had to bin the lot. Stay away or you will just end up disappointed. There’s far better places to spend your money than here it’s honeslty rubbish.

Bought a takeaway as the restaurant isn't open. Moved away years ago and came back for a visit, no other Indian makes lamb sag as good as the Indian Cottage and the didn't disappoint, I had this with the special spicy rice and it was delicious. Husband had Persian chicken biryani which he also enjoyed.

We thoroughly enjoyed our meal, we haven't been for years as we moved away. I have never had a lamb saag as none matches theirs so was thrilled that it is still as good as ever and the special spicy rice was just as good. Hubby had Persian chicken biryani which he also enjoyed.

Another cash only takeaway. Staff nice but food inedible. I'm sure this place was very good 20 years ago but now its very tired looking. Food smelt, looked and tasted like it was cooked 3 days earlier. Tandoori chicken was closer to resembling an offensive weapon rather than a tasty chicken starter and more useful to a diy'er for knocking nails in rather than eating. Its a shame because staff where really friendly. Pretty much the worse indian food I've eaten, or should say ordered, as it went in the bin.

Got 3 currys 2 nans rice ok nothing special. 2 portions of what suppose to be chips (inedible) looked liked there were cooked 3 days ago and warmed up twice or more worst I've had. If you order food from here don't get chips.

Always fantastic food and the owner and his staff are always very polite . Highly recommend anything on their menu

Absolute rubbish, didn't smell or taste anything like an Indian curry, just meat and gravy with chilli powder, no vegetables like onions, peppers, any Indian spices were even in the curry, the pilau rice was so salty it was inedible, the onion bajis were black, how can you think that is OK and the nan bread was also black, the whole lot went in the bin.

Worst Indian I have ever had, didn't even resemble an Indian, the curry just looked and tasted like it was gravy and chilli powder, there weren't even any spices, or vegetables or onions or seeds that you get in normal Indian currys, the pilau rice was so salty i just couldn't bare it, burnt onion bajis and burnt nan bread, threw the whole lot away, shame on you for charging me for that load of rubbish, the salad was the only good thing there, oh but you didn't have to cook that !! Don't eat anything from here

Great food 😋 and lovely service 👌

Great place, very very friendly staff. I just wish I had found this place sooner! Thank you

Amazing food as always been going here for years i wont go anywhere else and everytime they know you by your surname and are so polite and careing 100% recommend

I have used the Indian Cottage several time for takeaway food and it has always been good. Last night Monday 25th September, we ordered and collected an assortment of dishes and the food was mostly inedible, a chicken Dansak that was so hot in was tasteless and none of us were able to eat it, vegetable curry, sag aloo, and mushroom bhaji all heavily spiced rendering them tasteless, tandoori chicken starter very dry, the only dish remotely edible was a chicken Ceylon and this did not taste like any chicken Ceylon I have ever had, no taste of coconut just over spiced. Altogether a very disappointing experience, I will not be using them again, Shame. Bill Brookes

The food is always top notch and the staff are always friendly

Delicious and very generous portions.

Ordered a takeaway.....I'm not really a big curry eater but my partner is. It was packed full of meat and I loved it. My partner said the onion Baji were the best he'd ever had.....believe me that is a HUGE compliment!!

Burnt Nan bread and inedible fries(looked like they had been warmed up) curry was very good though. Do a quick service here, slowly going through the menu, have never been disappointed until now.

Absolutely wonderful food, this is the first time in such a long time that i have had proper chicken off the bone in an Indian .instead of that awful cubed chicken . everything about this food was wonderful. i hadnt been here for many years as not as local to it as would like to be but was visiting family . the restaurant owner and staff were so friendly they even brought the food out to the car . Cant find any fault at all . I feel like going there again this evening.

Best Indian by far. Very friendly staff excellent service. Gorgeous food lots of meat 😋

There is a focus on quantity rather than quality. Our first visit for takeaway and our last. Yes we received large portions but the prawn puri was oily and the chicken tikka (main and balti versions) consisted of processed cubes of chicken. Yes red in colour but no spice. The naan wasn’t great either. Very doughy

Always grand. The quantity is very, very generous as is the taste-one of the best I've ever had, genuinely. The service is also great, with collections and deliveries as far as I'm aware. I gather it's one of the owners who manually hands the bag of food over, politely reminding to support the bag if necessary-very conscientious. It's damn hot in there for my liking, but many places are this way. It's also not directly in town, so not too busy outside; convenient, friendly, very tasty and I always have spare for the next day. Moreover, it's a pleasure to have such a lovely business local. I very much appreciate the cottages presence in guisborough

Indian cottage, Rogan Josh is amazing

Have used the Indian Cottage since 1991 and its as good now as it was back then.

Excellent service and food good portions as well at a decent price would recommend giving it a try

The only place I ever get Indian food from, famous in the area and never disappoints

Absolutely gorgeous, first takeaway from there, highly recommended

Been going here for around 20 years. Amazing food! I've tried many different Indian cuisine in the North East but this has to be the best and most consistent. The staff are very polite and welcoming. My go to Indian when I'm in Guisborough.

Used them twice this year. Not very good at all. Nice enough people but the foods really not up to scratch 🙄. Worst £13.00 I've ever spent unfortunately. 😑

The best Indian in the north east. Never disappoints

Been going here for the last 30 years, when I'm at home, had some great curry's elsewhere but never had any that match up the cottage,

Great food, Poma is a genuinely nice person and good value for money 💰

Not as good as the last visit. Very disappointed

Only takeaway at the moment but still best indian food in area - staff as friendly as ever - good choice of menu - plenty of free parking - worth a visit

Lovely food, and Staff, never disappointed.

Always delicious. Courteous staff, order by phone - fast pickup.

Fantastic food very friendly staff

Outstanding food always has been and always will be

The food here is superb, the choice is virtually limitless and the service goes above and beyond what could be expected in my most extravagant dreams. We have been going here for 30 years, now there is a scary thought. Why you might ask, why not try somewhere new? We do, and to get the proper taste, the real flavour and expert advice we have Always returned The Indian Cottage. Quite simply it IS the best. There you have it.

Very very disappointed.. meal had more oil than food..if you like oil this is the place to come..naan bread was still dough..spent £30 Will not be returning and definitely won't be recommending

Having been to hundreds if not thousands of different Indian restaurants around the UK and the world this place hands down serves the best pilau rice you will ever taste, The roghani naan is excellent and IMO the pathia dish is the one to get, love it all round fantastic authentic Indian restaurant

Absolutely unreal food, can't be beaten - wouldn't consider any other Indian if there's a chance of the cottage!

Where do I start it was that horrendous never again nan bread was like elastic the curry dish tasted of nothing the only good thing was the onion rice

Food here is consistently good. What more can I say - anything you order from the menu will not be a disappointment. Great friendly service

Gorgeous food . Friendly staff would definitely recommend 😊

Best curry house around. Fast friendly service. Great food

Favourite Indian restaurant on Teesside. Excellent with really good portion sizes.

Fabulous food every time we have dined in the restaurant and now due to covid we have started getting takeaways and still the food is top quality. Real chicken, not the diced rubbish most other restaurants use and they give really good portions. You'll be stuffed half way through, and because the food tastes so good you'll keep on going. Make sure your belt has a few notches you can move to! The first place we will be booking a table the moment the covid restrictions are gone!

Lovely food and lovely staff.best indian in Guisborough

Tonight I had the most awesome lamb balti from the guys at the cottage.... Probably the best curry meal ever. Well done and thank you👌👌👌👏👏

The best Indian in the UK. I have been the length and breadth of the UK and the Indian Cottage is without a shadow of doubt the best I've ever eaten at. Been my regular for more than thirty years. If you've never been your missing out big style, get yourself there.

The staff know me well.,and aware I don"t eat meat, and am allerginstead of c to it as I suffer from Crohns . I have received a good service over numerous years . However I ordered and collected my meal and returned home 8 miles away from the restaraunt.. I ate a mouthful and immediately rang the manager He advised to take it back for the correct dish or a refund ...8 miles away ! I politely suggested he send the correct meal but was told they were to busy . I shared that I felt his curt attitude and offhand manner was not acceptable, and he responded that he would no longer accept orders from me . Very upsetting .I would recommend Shurovi restaraunt in Guisborough

We absolutely love this restaurant but the let down for me is the chips. We get a takeaway almost weekly and the pre frozen chips are like hard leather. Not everyone likes rice, so a good chip is essential to mop up the delicious food but they are just the worst. Its like they are preheated over and over again. Its a shame

If I was on death row, this would be my last meal. The best Indian in the area and probably the world. Viva la Pomma. Up the Cottage boys.

had a lovely high quality meal.we along with alot of people have missed this place being open during lockdown.so glad this is open again as its the best indian in the area.

Our long time favourite Indian, we go out of our way to visit here whenever we are in the area. What a fantastic menu, with great prices and the staff members just make it. Can’t recommend enough!

Amazing food and exceptional service! Our waiter brought us a few extra things to try that weren't on the menu but could tell we would like based on what we'd already ordered. All staff were very attentive and welcoming. The food was all delicious.. Even the more basic things like mushroom pilau rice! A lot of effort seems to go into everything they cook. Will definitely be back.

The best Indian food I have ever tasted.and lovely staff.This is only my second visit but certainly won't be my last.

Lovely place. Great curry. Alot better than Marindas Tell em tom

We loved this unique curry house with outstanding personal service. We had great recommendations from our waiter and nothing we ate was on the menu. All personally cooked to our tastes!

Always enjoy the take away food from here. Sadly am getting fed up of being told wait time is about 15-20 minutes and when I get there have to wait another 20 minutes. Would rather be told it is going to be 40 minutes to plan my journey accordingly

Oh my word, please avoid this place is on Borrowed time, the thing is when you order a Chicken Tikka- You expect chicken thats at least representative of ‘Tikka’ the pieces of rubber chicken that had a mere smoked flavouring where a disgrace !!!- not tender in the slightest and overall like Rubber Pellets!! no value at all, the sauce a thick curry with no texture and rushed flavour, how this place is voted No.1 is beyond me its In free-fall !!- hence the review from staff when they read this £25 never to be seen again.

The Indian cottage is hands down the best Indian restaurant for miles. I can only assume that some of these reviews are fake! We’ve been going for years and wouldn’t go anywhere else. They are extremely friendly and can’t do enough for you. The food is consistently of a very high standard and I would recommend to anyone who is really into their Indian food to give it a try. If you know what you want then you can order off menu too and they will be more than happy to do it. Funny how they have been the best rated Indian in the area on trip advisor for years and within 12 months there is an influx of 1 star reviews. Jealously from a competitor I imagine. What a shame. Just go, you won’t be disappointed!

We were there last night for a family birthday, the service, staff and atmosphere was amazing and the food is fantastic! Myself and partner have eaten in many restaurants around the world and this place is definitely up there with the best, thank you guys for a great night!

Wouldn't even give one star, the food was disappointing, the table was old and unclean, the drinks glasses had floaters in and clearly hadn't been washed, the naan breads were more pancakes, and the man as jolly as he was placed 3 plates on top of our naan breads because the table was too small. Also the communal waiting table was pointless and took half the room and everything was on draft so no carlsberg, also the soft drinks were a sickly sweet taste and were flat so they had been left open for a while.

Always use this Indian restaurant. The Indian from here is so nice. Highly recommended

All the negative reviews are clearly just the Shurovi staff being lemon. Pomma is a god and the cottage is heaven.

The greatest dining establishment on the planet. Pomma is the man.

Good This place always delivers excellent food

This place has been going for years, probably as long as the carpet has. Hadn't booked a table but was given one for the four of us. Loads of staff, a lot not knowing what they were doing. The food was mediocre, probably the worse chicken tikka masala I've had. The end was the worst trying to pay for a bill with us all having separate things. The guy at the till was flustered and when my friend said she had chicken tikka instead of the chicken tikka masala be became quite argumentative suggesting she had got it wrong and perhaps wouldn't pay. The lady behind the bat did try and help us out and suggested how to order next time if we wanted to pay separate. That's if there is a next time tbh.

The best Indian food in East Cleveland

I loath writing anything negative reviews about food service as it’s a tough job to be in. However, to be charged for such disgraceful food is a crime. I’d been told that the Indian Cottage was the place to try as I’m familiar with other outlets in Guisborough who are good. Oh my God I wish I hadn’t! Onion bhajis were greasy but to be honest, the best of the whole meal. You have to order mint sauce and charged separately (I’ve NEVER heard of this) as it doesn’t come as standard to accompany the dish, but the owner sternly stated that’s the way it is ALWAYS served and they’d been in business 31 years... Gallons of the stuff came in a takeaway silver tray. It’s likely this will be their last year in business after my experience and reading other reviews. The chicken tikka. Just look at the photo attached to this review. Believe me, it tasted worse than it looked. One piece was tried and then abandoned. Way way way overcooked to the likes of rubber but also with the most unappealing colour. I’m certain it had not seen the inside of a tandoor as I couldn’t see the usual skewer holes. As I entered the kitchen this morning to clear away the huge amounts of leftovers, I physically wretched looking at that so-called chicken tikka. The peshwari naan was odd and tasted undercooked. I’ve travelled the world but I have to say this is my worst food experience ever!

BEST PLACE FOR DELISH FOOD. IF YOU LOVE CURRY, THERES NO BETTER PLACE. EITHER SAT IN OR TAKE HOME STAFF SO POLITE AND HELPFULL.

Visited this place yesterday evening for the first time. It’s always had a good reputation but I was a bit concerned after reading the last number of reviews. What can I say? The food was amazing - the staff were kind courteous and helpful. The meal was reasonably priced and I can’t wait to come back soon.

The BEST Indian restaurant around... travelled the uk dining at most major cities and haven’t found a better indian meal than here... regular customer of 15 years i dont like my food too spicy so cannot comment on the spicy dishes but the chicken/lamb korma is just perfection. Freshly cooked, tender quality not the usual dried out tasteless meats used elsewhere the korma sauce isn’t too sweet or creamy its a perfect balance of tasty, sweet and slightly spicy not sickly. Pamma the owner is a lovely guy and all his staff are very friendly too. Customer for life!

As a fairly frequent visitor to the area, I decided to try the Indian Cottage as an alternative to the other Indian in Guisborough. The reviews were largely encouraging and the pictures of the food looked nice. However that's as positive as it gets. The food unfortunately was simply awful and the worst Indian takeaway I have ever had. The Madras was bland and watery, with the chicken appearing like it had been added to the sauce at the end of the cooking process. It was completely unappetizing. The Bhuna was sadly no better and devoid of any sauce. The chicken tikka was simply inedible - I think the photos say it all. Worst £48.50 I have ever spent on food. Strongly recommend if you are a discerning lover of Indian food you find an alternative.

Best Indian in the area the staff are brilliant and the food is amazing. Having traveled around the UK and Germany by far the best Indian I have had and will happily visit many many more times

After hearing great reviews about Indian Cottage I took a mate who was visiting as he loves a great Indian meal. After being seated at our table we ordered popadoms while we looked at the menu. The lime pickle had a strange taste with it and I am a big lime pickle fan. I ordered the tandoori mixed grill with a vegetable naan. They don’t do peshwari naan (?) Tandoori mixed grills normally arrive on a metal skillet sizzling hot and smoking and what arrived was on this plate. The meat wasn’t really that good and wasn’t really that hot in temperature wise. The vegetable naan was ok. My mate naan was bad and and called a waiter over. He looked at the naan and said he would order another one it was very doughy and not cooked properly. He said they were cooked on a hot plate and not in a tandoor. A replacement arrived which was hot and covered in melted butter. I left most of my meal I’m not impressed and if people think this is a good Indian meal maybe try something from a supermarket and use a microwave. Staff were friendly and helpful in trying to resolve issues but the food is a major disappointment. On the search now for a decent local Indian restaurant

Amazing food, amazing service. Good local knowledge. Highly recommend.

I was so disappointed with takeaway that we collected, chicken tikka masala was bright red, chicken over cooked, watery sauce (left a pool of water on plate) chicken tikka pathia looked exactly the same, same sauce a little sweeter, nans were also like nothing Ive had before and mine a mushroom bahji was awful the mushrooms were like nothing Ive ever seen rubbery, odd shaped almost tin like.....We will not be going back.

I'm not one for posting negative reviews because I never really come across terrible restaurants but this was an exception to the rule.

Great food a d very pleasant staff

Food lovely enjoyed our visit staff really friendly an helpful would definitely recommend

My family and I regularly go to the Indian cottage for a takeaway. Unfortunately, this time, I just wasn’t impressed. While the chicken dopiaza and vegetable rice was tasty the lamb jalfrezi was bland and the onion barji was a soft, squishy ball of grease.

Fantastic all around booking is a must.

Yummy Wheelchair access from the rear Helpful staff

Love this place, I'd say it definitely one of the best Indians restaurants around, I like when the chicken is peeled off the bone and not in blocks, staff are friendly, great service all round 👍

Food nice. Place is nice. And friendly staff. 👍

Been going there for my Indian food for about 3 years and never been disappointed once

Excellent food, very friendly staff, great prices.

Just had a lovely meal at Indian Cottage. Reasonably priced, plentiful and tasty food. The staff is very attentive, polite and give efficient service.

Excellent food very polite staff

Cozy restaurant very helpful and polite great service. Excellent food

Lovely food hot n the smell from the shop is great