Jheel in South Lakeland

We had a lovely evening here and there good was excellent

Excellent food and service one of the best I've had

typical "Indian" restaurant catering for the English palette. nothing particularly stood out, and the dishes more or less taste the same as every other "Indian" restaurant. so if you like that kind of thing... then this is the place for you.

Takeaway from the Jheel was excellent. Good value for money and the curries were brilliant. Lots of flavour and well cooked meat. Rice and breads were also good. Staff friendly when collecting our food. Would recommend.

Takeaway from the Jheel was excellent. Good value for money and the curries were brilliant. Lots of flavour and well cooked meat. Rice and breads were also good. Staff friendly when collecting our food. Would recommend.

I dined here as part of group booking with my colleagues and corporate suppliers. The service and hospitality was second-to-none, with our party all receiving the entire 11 dishes and sides withing a few moments of each other. The food tasted fresh and served hot to the table promptly. The party of 11 almost occupied half of the restaurant so very impressive. I will say the portions are very generous, so order wisely and share sides such as rices and breads to avoid wastage.

Great food, attentive staff, fast service.

Poor food hygiene resulting in bad guts from flavourless food.

We ordered a takeaway on a bank holiday weekend evening. It took 45 mins to be able to collect but it was well worth the wait. I had the special bhuna with fried rice and a garlic naan. The bhuna had lots of flavour. The chicken was very tender and the lamb was tasty also. Only one prawn!!!! In the whole dish which was disappointing. The rice was very nice and well seasoned. The naan tasted nice but not a lot of garlic on it which is a shame. They gave us free poppadoms for the extra wait and the service was excellent. Will definitely go again and would recommend. If eating in though I would book ahead as it isn't the biggest place and gets busy.

I had come to Lake District on holiday with my family and since we arrived late we decided to order a takeaway from this Indian restaurant. I called them to ask if they could cater to my daughter's allergies and non spicy food for my 6 year old nephew and 80 years old Mother in law. The owner on the phone was very unhelpful. Rather than assisting me with my query, he told me that he was busy with other customers and I should read the menu myself or come in. As it was too late I decided to just go there with my family anyway to just get them some food. As soon as I reached there he said he can't accommodate us and we could only take a takeaway and was being very rude. So we decided that we dint want to get anything from him and then he started asking us to go somewhere else if we wanted and asked me to get out. Absolutely no manners and respect for women and family with elderly person and children. I would definitely not recommend anyone who is looking to have a good time to go this place. Full of negative energy

The food was good, we waited for almost and hour for our food, we were two families with 2 children. Which made the children anxious and hungry for food. The owner did give discount but well! Thanks

Great restaurant! Small and cozy, very good service. People come to the table several times to make sure everything is to their liking. The food is fresh and delicious. The vindaloo is delicious with chicken or lamb.

Great little restaurant! Friendly staff and amazing food

The staff is very rude and food is below average

Could be cleaner,toilets need window sills etc cleaning,needs a woma s touch. arpet going up to toilets dirty

Food and service was excellent, came for a day trip to Kendal and wish this was our local Indians. Food was amazing and authentic, highly recommended.

The food was very nice and good portions however I gave 4 stars instead of 5 as only had 3 king prawns in my curry for the price I would've liked more meat.

The staff said the Hmc certificate regarding the food being halal is with the owner. This is ridiculous and a clear lie. I don’t know why they just don’t be honest and say either they are not halal or they don’t have a cerificate but the greed makes them lie

Excellent food , friendly service. Loved it. Highly recommend this lovely restaurant. Parking nearby. KK particularly good

First time and definitely won’t be the last time. Food was excellent and we really enjoyed it. Can’t wait to return for either in the restaurant or takeaway.

Top notch, best Indian in Kendal. Tasty food, accomodating staff and fair price. Couldn't ask for more from a small town restaurant

Great service and Great food. Went out there way to accommodate us. Our new go to Indian restaurant and will be recommending to others

Lovely food Nice calm atmosphere Good choice for vegetarian The garlic chilli chicken was lovely

I ate here with colleagues whilst in Kendal on business. Really friendly welcome and attentive service. Food was tasty, served hot and in generous portions. Cold Cobra on draught. A good experience.

Fabulous restaurant with lovely Indian cuisine . Just 5 mins from town centre just head down one of the streets from main part of town . Food was delicious, quick service and great waiters who chat away and look after you attentively. Well done naz and team , yous are so friendly ! Would visit again

Arrived with no booking at 5:45 on a wednesday. Restaurant was empty but soon filled up. Ordered drinks and a main course and it was all very nice, no complaints. Food arrived quickly and was all correct.

After a long drive,we were craving some spicy food. We were here by accident and food was lovely. The customer service was really great. Niz was amazing. Definitely recommended

We booked here for a meal with my niece. The food was the best India meal we have had, absolutely delicious, never seen King Prawns like it and the staff were so friendly and helpful, thank you

Best Indian in Kendal. Food and service is amazing. Kk is the best x

Quite possibly the most amazing Indian outside of Manchester! The flavour is exceptional and the service is 5 star!

It’s really nice restaurant… food is really very tasty… if u r fond of Indian food you must try it…

Amazing food and great prices Would definitely recommend this place!

Superb food. Best curry I've ever tasted

Service was terrible. From the moment we walked in we were made to feel like they didn’t want any customers. Whilst waiting for someone to take our drinks order, someone phoned up and wanted a refund. This was openly discussed in front of other diners. Eventually our order was taken. A single man who was known to the staff was served his food before us, despite arriving much later than we did. There was also a man enjoying himself upstairs in the male toilets with the door wide open. Facilities were dirty. Avoid this place,

We ordered a take away approx 4 weeks ago after a recommendation and found it to be very good, great flavour and rich and creamy. we then ordered one last night, 17th Feb and were so disappointed with what we received. The chicken korma was so watery, no flavour at all, the chicken was like cardboard, the plain naan was so cold and had become an unpleasant item, I also ordered balti shashlik and was extremely disappointed in that course to, more onion than chicken, plus cardboard and flavourless. We spent £26.00 and you expect food of a high standard. My wife will now never use them again, such a shame.

Outstanding food.... Can't believe anyone would give this place a bad review... Really friendly staff... One of the three best Prawn Purees I have ever had... Including a visit to India..... Chefs special karai was amazing too.... Great authentic Bengal style food.... Just like when I was in Kolkata.... Loved it

Got a takeaway had to wait 2 hours for a start after being told 1 hour. Food came and was shocking. Chicken tikka masala was literally like watery tomato soup and how they can call the Passanda that is beyond me. Definitely just food colouring and additives involved rather than authentic food. Was completely inedible. Even the garlic nan was dry. The only nice thing of the meal was the poppadoms. So disappointed. Had to bin it.

Excellent quality Indian food, wide variety of choices including plenty of veggie options. Generous portions and reasonably priced. Staff were really friendly and service was quick! Definitely stop in if you are visiting the lakes like we were! Thank you :)

Excellent food. Pleasant staff. Food came quickly.

We arrived a few minutes before our table was booked, a big party and deposits had been paid. Staff turned up at the same time our table was booked, we entered the restaurant with them and were shown to our table and seated. It took about 20 minutes for our drinks order to be taken, another 25 for food. The restaurant was cold, portable heaters arranged around us. Overall, just not an enjoyable experience.

Takeaway order was wrong, food was ok. Too much sugar and food colouring added to the food. The food is tailored more for western taste if you want authentic then I wouldn't get it from here.

Had a chicken shashlik, which had 3 pieces of chicken in it and the rest onion, so 90% onion, should be advertised as an onion shashlik, so quite poor and a cheap trick to pull. Won't be going there again.

Delicious food, welcoming staff, prompt service

Food absolutely wonderful. Just cold in the restaurant.

We live in Kendal and if we want a sit down curry we go to The Jheel. The premises have had a makeover recently and are good. The staff are great. The food is excellent. Every time! Highly recommended from a local.

Quite simply the best Indian outside of Manchester! So much flavour and the best service!

Samosas were delicious. However the Cucumber raita should have been grated Cucumber with yoghurt and not pieces of Cucumber mixed with yoghurt. Daal and Naan were both delicious. Biriyani was a bit disappointing...never seen boiled egg served in meat Biriyani! Wide variety of halal mocktails should be offered

The place is nice and conveniently located. The downsides were that some of the stuff was not friendly and that the food was no that good. The menu featured a lot of items but most of them did not taste authentic. All the dishes had a lot of room for improvement. Nevertheless the food was not BAD.

We had a long waiting time . The food is good but it is not the actual taste of indian cuisines .The dishes we had were not having the real taste of India

I ordered I ate I paid I left satisfied

Fantastic food tonight, best curry I have had in a long time and I eat a lot of curry 🙂 Chicken tikka Naaga was outstanding and the Chicken tikka afghani amazing. Both very tasty and lots of spice. Thank you so much, we will definitely be back next time we visit Kendal ❤

Overall experience was very poor and staff attitude was horrible. Would not recommend.

To Jheel Mgmt, Where should I begin... there are so much flaws I don't know where to start.. let's start with the AWFUL SERVICE. Oh my god. The service?Terrible. They didn't allow us to charge our devices, honestly put up a sign 🙄 😒 or if your'e not bothered pls just cover the outlet or notify us. The staff was terrible and rude, definitely would not recommend we left immediately after this incident without eating. 0 stars, WOULD NOT RECOMMEND.

Had a great meal here. Professional and courteous service. Food was authentic and portions are generous. The chicken tikka biriyani was delicious as were the onion bhajis and the bhuna dish we ordered. We drank the cobra draught which was good. We ate at 8pm and the restaurant was full and there was a good atmosphere. Would definately return.

We went to Jheel thinking it was the same Indian restaurant we went to 13 years ago. Happy to find it was still there we looked forward to a delicious dinner. The restaurant changed hands about two years ago and WOW - the worst Indian food we've ever had. The left over Tandoori chicken used in our Chicken Tiki Marsala dish was not the worst of it---the taste of the tiki marsala sauce didn't resemble Indian food (and we've had a LOT at many restaurants over many years) at all! The sauce had no taste at all except for a lingering sweet after taste. The coconut rice was horrible - it had a weird granular mixture of something that was so sweet and distasteful we asked for "plain" rice. it was ok. The garlic nan was awful. Nothing to say about it but awful. Basic grocery store bought nan is far far better than what was served. The customer service was fine but could hardly make up for the worst dinner (Indian or otherwise) we've had at a restaurant. I'm sorry to write such a harsh review but it's not right to serve and charge money for such poorly made/cooked food. Don't waste your money.

This is the first time at this restaurant and it was recommended by a lady in Klaus shop at Kendal and I'm glad we took her advice, we started with the starters for 2 which were Sheekh Kebabs, onion bhajis, chicken samosas and tandoori lamb & chicken pieces it was enough on its own, I had the Lamb Methi Gohst and my wife had the Butter chicken and they were absolutely brilliant, great service and very friendly

We had such a brilliant takeaway here last night. All our dishes we do flavoursome with the right amount of kick. Would absolutely recommend the food here and staff were super friendly too!

Staying over one night in Kendal we visited this restaurant . Would really recommend this restaurant . Very clean , pleasant staff , reasonable prices all round . Food was very good , well presented and tasty / authentic . If you like Indian cuisine this is well worth a visit , we would definitely return when in Kendal again . I had the lamb jalfrezi , well recommended .

People were kind and accommodating however I feel like the food wasn’t very tasty. We chose this restaurant as it had the best Indian reviews in Kendal. It was fine.

Always like our take out. Chips can be hit and miss. Check order before leaving as sometimes its got something missing.

2nd trip here. First class food lovely atmosphere and amazing people. Made my 70th special even a cake!

Best Indian in the area, delicious food!

Food was fantastic, so tasty , about time we have a good Indian restaurant in kendal . Definitely going back !!

Best Indian food in Kendal. PS "Jheel" means "Lake". Geddit? 🙂

Firstly the place needs a full refurbishment, the carpet is disgusting and leading up the stairs to the loo I have never seen anything like it would recommend a new carpet and clean and paintwork. Let's hope the kitchen was cleaner. We ended up having to go over to the bar to nudge them for the bill and there were only 3 other tables in and ourselves so not like they were overly busy.Two staff serving the food however was really nice.

Food very bland, everything tasted of coconut, rice had no flavour and very watery, very poor quality throughout.

Food is prepared as per the local people taste ( with very very less spices ) …

Really enjoyed our meal here. Service was excellent 👌

Food was nice but it was very crowded and service needs to be improved

Pathetic restaurant who served tasteless food. Too much spice in chicken curry, gave wrong order, never gave aloo tikki but gave aloo sabzi instead. Too much overpriced as per the taste.

We bought Chicken jalfrezi Chicken tikka Boiled rice Pilau rice Keema naan Garlic naan Pickle tray Mixed starter for one I’m a Preston lad born and bred and I’m used to decent curry’s this place does not disappoint Freshly cooked , nice n spicy , perfect fresh cooked naans Strongly recommend the jheel

This was our second visit and lived up to the high quality we enjoyed last time. It was a Saturday evening so the restaurant was busy but we were not left waiting at any point. The menu is extensive; the food tasted very fresh and flavoursome.

Turned up to my booking last night for 8.30 to be told we have made no booking....showed my call log from when I made the booking and wasn't the most polite response so walked out and went elsewhere. Disappointed really. Would have been the 4th time I've been there but probably won't go again after that experience.

Small but intimate would eat there again

We visited Jheel lastnight as three friends, whilst on an overnight stay in Kendal. We hadn’t pre-booked a table, as we had planned to simply take a stroll into the town centre and find a place for a meal based on what we stumbled upon… and we are so so happy that we found Jheel! Despite not booking, we were immediately seated - the restaurant itself is quite small and seemed busy for a Sunday evening, but fortunately there was a table available for 3. The restaurant itself we found to be extremely clean and within a comfortable, cosy setting. The decor was authentic and modern. The customer service was excellent and delivered with a smile! The staff were very attentive and welcoming. The two staff members who served us were friendly and nothing seemed too much trouble for them. We found the table service to be quick and prompt also. The meals were absolutely delicious! Served hot, fresh and tasty. We found the menu had a great selection of choice of Indian cuisine and all reasonably priced. The drinks menu also had a good variety - we like White Zinfandel Rosé and was pleased to find this available on there, as not all places sell this particular wine. Overall, a wonderful little place for an Indian meal. We will definitely be back to visit in the near future on our next trip to Kendal. Would highly recommended. Thank you Jheel for helping us to have a lovely evening away!

After a long day on the lake windermere and seeing other sites it was lovely to have a authentic Bangladeshi/Indian meal at Jheel. I'm from Birmingham I went after reading the reviews and it was true the food was excellent.

Had a table booked for 8 a week in advance payed deposit also,to be phoned up a hour and half before meal to say management had not been in for a week and the table we had requested was not available,and the only place for us was in the downstairs,which in the first place we didn't want,no windows and on your own away from the main restaurant and atmosphere,300 pound they lost out on,needn't to say would not book here again, incase this were to happen again,we were lucky and managed to get in somewhere else

Best Indian restaurant in Kendal 👍.

We had as below Balti garlic chilli chicken Chicken tikka masala Kema naarn Garlic naarn Mixed starter Boiled rice Pillow rice Chutney and picked tray 2 popadoms Everything was excellent , we ordered New Year’s Eve so a bit of a wait but the wait was worth it beautifully cooked and spicy Will be returning weekly Shame they don’t deliver

Always look forward to working in Kendal, just to visit this Indian one of the best I've had good quality meats, tasty sauces a real gem.

Great food, friendly attentive staff but cold when sitting in. Cannot fault the food but they need to do something about interior layout. There are regularly people in and out for takeaways, but everytime they open the door it's cold air straight into the restaurant. They need to partition off the eating area, we weren't the only ones who never took our coats off.

We are visiting the area and went for a meal last night here. Food was delicious, definitely fresh and was enjoyed by us all. I would say a reasonable priced menu, especially in comparison to some restaurants in the town. Much better than the Indian restaurants in our local area. All in all a good experience for us

Best indian meal I’ve had in ages, well worth a visit.

A delicious meal with friendly, efficient service. Our only complaint was that we were full to bursting!

Some poor reviews, but we tried it, no booking and they gave us a table the food and service was great, definitely recommend it.

This place is not easy to find. We found it by chance last Tuesday. We were walking down the street and we smelt delicious food and tracked the restaurant down. We went in and were really well looked after and the food was delicious. The...

My wife and l spent a week in Kendal. We had a meal in Jheel. The service was first class, the staff were polite and the food was beautiful. I eat a lot of Indian food and can tell that this restaurant are preparing the...

Fantastic service and meals..best I have had..100 % recommended 👍

Fantastic quality can 100% recommend 👍

I went to Jaheel a few weeks ago and it was absolutely incredible! The food is so tasty and fresh! Asim and Ibbi were brilliant and had an in-depth knowledge about the menu and local produce/ingredients. I would highly recommend this place! Thank you

Wow amazing curries & service a must try ..I had the Naga special 🔥 super taste & hot ,the wife had a chef recommendation 👏👏 will definitely be back well done everyone at jheel 👏

Wow wow wow. Outstanding service, curries definately one of the best we've had (and we our curry connoisseurs) what a fantastic chef and we told him that. Highly recommend. Thankyou

Food was great, but we were overcharged quite a lot. Didn’t realise until we’d left as I wasn’t paying

Really, REALLY good food. Staff couldn't do enough for us to the point we told them to chill a little. Defo visit again when passing through.

Found this little gem from reading other reviews. Stayed in Kendal for a couple of days and fancied a curry. Lovely welcome and not busy so got a table easily without reserving. The guy who served us helped me chose my dish, one I hadn't had before, the Lahori Gosht and it was absolutely delicious. The lamb was really tender and the sauce thick and tasty. My partner had the chicken shashlik and enjoyed it as much as he does at home. Definitely recommend this place to anyone wanting fab service and good quality food. We managed to park just around the corner but not sure where you could park if during the day.

Lovely food and cheaper than other in town, will be going again

Excellent food and friendly staff. Onion bhaji was one of the best we’d ever had. Nan was fluffy. Mains were a good size and very tasty.

Went here with a group of 6 for dinner on a Tuesday night, it was very busy and the food took over an hour and a half. They only had 2 floor staff members (who were really polite) but clearly they needed more staff. The music was super loud and the room was packed. Overall, the food was nice and they did have good veggie options. The staff were apologetic for the long waits for food and drinks.

Amazing food, customer service was excellent and staff were friendly will definitely visit again keep up the good work!!😊

I have travelled around the world a lot. I’ve had tika masala in over twenty countries. This is the worst one I’ve ever had. It tasted like bounty chocolate blended with tomato ketchup and not much else. It was very coconuty and sweet. The other meals we ordered were equally poor and the house wine was priced higher than that of many good restaurants I’ve visited in London.