Jolsha in Middlesbrough

Ordered quite a few things last week. Everything, literally everything was bland. Had to redo everything at home, couldn't eat any curry or rice, chicken was not cooked properly, pink on the inside, no spices or flavour to anything. Won't be spending my money again .

1st visit for partners birthday. Absolutely wonderful experience. Staff were lovely, food was amazing. We will certainly be back. Thank you for a lovely first visit.

Been tonight there was 4 of us I had chicken korma was absolutely gorgeous every body said best place they had been to.service was perfect couldn't fault anything Will definitely go back this was the marton 1.Thanks you made our night

Slipping. Waited 90 minutes for food tonight. No excuse...

Banquet night on a Wednesday was the day of the visit, food was good, service efficient. I was very aware throughout my visit of the time limit for parking in the car park, 2 hours if you arrive before 6pm and 3 hours after 6pm.

I found the food again on using for the second time running bland. Medium dishes tasted more like a mild dish. The lamb was cooked very nice though. Maybe I need to go hotter for a bit more spice.

The food delivered was without doubt the worst Indian food that I have encountered. The mixed grill was essentially one single desiccated chicken leg, a dry chicken (?) kofta and one half of a prawn. The mixed vegetable curry was like a strained daal with a few chopped potatoes. Shocking that Jolsha would deem this to be acceptable.

Without question, the order delivered from Jolsha was these worst Indian food that I have encountered. The vegetable curry was like strained daal with a few chopped potatoes, the mixed grill was just laughable, overdone chicken leg, bone dry kofta, I didn’t bother with anything else. The lettuce salad and yoghurt were the highlight of this zero rating meal. Avoid. Avoid. Avoid.

Good restaurant. Food was nice, very tender chicken tikka paneer. Would recommend.

Excellent every time. The staff are awesome. Best curry in Middlesbrough

Excellent food great staff and a relaxing atmosphere what more could you want. Keep up the good work

The food was lukewarm and mediocre. The starter I had was prawn puri which was very thick doughy chewy puri with very little filling and dry. I had better prawn puri elsewhere. My friends had 4 pieces of onion bhaji and another had ample size chicken kebab/skewers but my hubby only got 2 tiny pieces of samosas which was frozen pre-made. How can they justify the portion??? All of the curries were lukewarm, average with overcooked chicken and greasy sauce or limited sauces. The nan bread were average. I wouldnt come again as I rather go somewhere else that does it amazing. Unless you want to lose weight by going to toilet as soon as you get home which what happened to my friend.

Visited Jolsha’s in Marton on Sunday evening 28th April 2024 and was somewhat disappointed I was in a party celebrating a friends 70th birthday. Firstly I would like to say the restaurant appearance was very good nicely decorated clean and tidy. The staff waiting at the tables were very polite and friendly and couldn’t fault them. Popadoms and pickles were great and so was my starter which was chicken tikka. However my main course which was king prawns in a tikka sauce i couldn’t believe prawns were still in their shells in the sauce ! How do you sort that one out ! Most of our parties meal choices were very bland and lacked the Indian spices and tastes that you would expect from a good Indian chef so this left us very disappointed. Will be a while before we consider going again. Didn’t like to complain on the day and embarrass our host

Well arrived had to wait, shown to a dirty table, moved. Ordered eventually as staff we to busy stood chatting. Food was only warm . Staff were slow to respond goodness be worse if. Busy

First visit to jolsha and was not disappointed, staff very friendly and welcoming....food was reasonably priced considering it was very tasty and very good portions.

Nice little Indian restaurant. Polite and friendly staff. Kid friendly too. Food is always nice. I try to order different things each time I visit.

Good service good food....... Poppadoms could be better quality. Samosas same old little triangle off the shelf. Have had much better, as the mixed kebab. Drinks expensive ,,,(£5 a pint). Overall ....quite a nice night in comfy surroundings even if the seating is a bit cramped.

Crunchy chicken mixed kebab starter no taste Rogan josh main again tasteless nothing at all left a lot because it was pointless eating tasteless food service was good

Nice room, good/very good food. Polite and pleasant service, but waited far too long to be served. The restaurant wasn't full by any means, though fairly busy. I didn't time it, but I reckon an hour and a half between our arrival and the arrival of the food. Mentioned it to the server, then again when paying.

Food was excellent , although they messed the order up and brought out the main courses and forgot the starters which they brought after / with the main courses . Then when we paid the bill with a tip they came back 19 minutes later and said they hadn’t put several items on Food great , organisation and service not so

Great food and welcoming staff. Absolutely packed when we were there, which is always a good sign. All the usual things you'd expect. And very helpful with getting us a taxi home.

New year's eve we popped in on the off chance as it's a couple of minutes walk & we have used it regularly. The most we hoped for was a takeaway but the staff said they'd have a table in 20 mins. We had a drink & we got a table. Despite how busy it was we didn't have a long wait & had a great meal. The jolsha team as always were fantastic, friendly & professional.

We had heard a few good comments about this venue so desired to 'give it a try' The hot food was served very hot (temperature wise) to the table..After waiting 30 minutes between starters and main course we had to ask where the main course orders are ? The service although polite was nothing special..The atmosphre felt like a school dining room, and lacked any kind of ambiance..Will we return not so sure, as there are lots of other local places in a same price range which may offer better value..

Easy to book and great food and service

Outstanding food for 4 people - takeaway with delivery, all food was hot on arrival. Really delicious meal, all 4 of us agreed, 10/10. Thank you

Worst food I have ever had They made my diwali festival bad 😞 not recommended

Superb place. The food was top notch. We had a great evening.

We got the banquet. Everything was perfect food, service and cleanisness. Even got a free bday cake

I visited Jolsha for the first time the other day. I ordered a take away to be picked up at 6pm I arrived at the takeaway early and asked at the restaurant if I could have my food early, but they said that the time of the food could not be changed, so I had to just wait in the car until it was ready. I came upstairs (to wait in the restaurant for the food) and sat down, it was 5:45pm, the restaurant had about 3 families eating meals, so they werent too busy. So I waited until 6pm, I asked the lady at the bar if there was an update on my takeaway and she said that it was being prepared (??). A gentleman came in to also pick up a takeaway and he left before me! 6:10pm and the lady finally came with my takeaway, and handed me a complimentary bottle of Coke for my wait. The food: was really not great at all, very poor, the chicken tikka masala tasted like a curry from Tesco and so did the onion bhaji. The bread was okay, I suppose. Honestly, the food was really rubbish and I don't think I will be coming here again.

Do not visit if your using a vehicle and parking in the car park . We had a meeting in the restaurant followed by a meal for 4 people . At no point did they tell us of the limited time car parking, when the manager was asked to help to clear the parking fine with the agents as proof we were indeed in the resteraunt he became very abusive and slammed the telephone down. Food wasn't that great, atmosphere terrible and being pestered constantly by 3 different waiter. We made the booking and advised we would be having a meeting with drinks then a meal and despite this still failed to tell any of the party of the parking situation. We will never use this venue again. Very expensive night with average food and poor service .

Great food as usual visited with family Saturday night never disappoints

Visited last night for a meal, service was extremely slow, I understand they were busy. Got chicken tikka starter which was cold. I got a lamb madras which was nice however I found a nice black short hair in my food so then I couldn't eat the rest of it and spoilt it for me I don't think ide return here

A nice well furnished and clean restaurant. Staff were attentive and polite and the food was excellent. Best Indian food I have had in years. Thanks so much for a pleasant evening, we shall return.

A clean well presented restaurant and staff. Food was the best Indian I have had for as long as I can remember.

Food was excellent, had lamb rogan josh, the lamb melted in my mouth. Service was excellent. Environment clean and tidy. Lovely atmosphere. Would highly recommend.

Takeaway lovely as usual and very filling Gorgeous

Amazing food and friendly service. I would highly recommend eating here

We have eaten at Jolsha many times and the food is always excellent. So when my family needed to cater for a private function we had no hesitation in booking Jolsha. Manager Rahat and his team ensured we had a flawless event. Highly recommended.

First time visiting and tried the Banquet meal for 4 tonight. Absolutely faultless. Strongly recommend x

Sat in twice this week it’s that nice! This Indian knocks it out the park every time! Best lamb around melt’s like butter. Staff are always super friendly. X

Ate every little bit of our Take Away menu tonight: Chicken Biryani, Mam bread amd mixed Dry veg. Only left the soup as don't like soup with my nan. Chef keep up the great cooking, will definitely return for more!

Top food and great waiting staff

Went here for a great curry with friends in mid-May. Food was great and staff were really friendly, catering to the needs of each one of us. Overall, great spot for a great curry.

An absolute gem of an Indian restaurant that's on my doorstep! The food is amazing, the staff are courteous and friendly. Can't fault this place 👍🏻

Jolsha have a restaurant in Norton, and we have had excellent food both dining in and delivery. This is the first time we have ordered food from the Marton outlet. We spent over £42 on food for two people and what we received can best be described as garbage. Why does this restaurant believe it can get away with serving such poor poor food?

Great first time experience. Took the 4 person special. Really good choice and value for money.

I started off on here, prior to making a reservation at Jolsha, by reading the reviews on the restaurant and noticed the amount of positive/excellent reviews but as always, I opted to read the negative reviews first from 1 and 2 stars. They highlight what to look out for and are critical but the majority are from the COVID era of 2020 to 2022. Very few are from 2023 and the present day, which most of which are positive of 4 and 5 stars ratings. Well my review is another 5 stars rating. I went with my girlfriend for an 8pm reservation to the Marton restaurant but turned up at 7:50pm and we were shown to a window table with an open window. As it turns out, a welcome addition for the meal we were to have. The restaurant wasn't busy per say, but there were a number of customers at tables and a large party at one of the tables. We were tended to pretty much immediately with Poppadoms and 5 selections of dips: Raiti, Lime Chutney, Mango Chutney, Onions and Tomato and Tamarind Sauce, which I commented tasted like a Bombay Bad Boy Pot Noodle. I got a Kingfisher draught beer and my girlfriend got a Kopperburg Mixed Fruit which arrived shortly after the poppadoms and dips came. My usual go-to Chicken Vindaloo was replaced by Chicken Tikka Jublly, with Garlic Pilau with added Green Chillies and the usual Keema Nan. My girlfriend ordered a Chicken Tikka Rogan Josh, Mushroom Pilau and Garlic Nan. The poppadoms and dips went down well with the lime chutney being completely eaten, which was eased with the raiti. The onions and tomato was mainly left untouched, but purely a personal choice. As for the main course, the chicken tikka jublly on the cast iron skillet, which was still bubbling when it was served to me was fantastic and the garlic chilli pilau, just wow! That certainly raised the heat factor of the food. That open window and the breeze was a godsend! The keema nan was tasty and soft to eat. The meal itself, I just managed to finish off as it was very filling, tasty and satisfying. However, I did 'doggy bag' 2 slices of my keema nan as I was 'full to bust'. My girlfriend was beaten by the amount of food but she was very happy with her meal as well. Parking outside Jolsha was limited to 2 hours but with an app, this time could be extended but from getting in at around 8pm, we were finished for 9pm, but I must add, we were still offered another drink at the end of our meal and at no point did we feel we were being rushed or likewise, ignored by waiter staff. My final thoughts, about never having visited Jolsha before, despite it being walking distance from home were mixed. I'd left it this long but it appears that after it was first opened, the reviews and feedback wasn't great so not visiting until this point, maybe the quality of the food and service has dramatically improved, which, to be honest, a bad restaurant experience affects your opinion on returning again. but I can safely say, as they also offer a takeaway as well as the dine-in meal, this will be my go-to for Indian food in the future.

Food always great, only Curry House I use. Never dined in and often looks quiet, but staff are always welcoming and friendly.

Was up in the area for business and stopping locally. Dropped in on a monday night. The staff were attentive, and also gave excellent recommendations! I had poppadoms with chutneys (great) followed by tandoori chicken wings (awesome) followed by the recommendation from the staff of gurkha tikka. This was PHENOMENAL! If it isn't the best curry I've ever had then it is definitely the best one I can remember. You have to try this curry house.

Was up in the area for business and stopping locally. Dropped in on a monday night. The staff were attentive, and also gave excellent recommendations! I had poppadoms with chutneys (great) followed by tandoori chicken wings (awesome) followed by the recommendation from the staff of gurkha tikka. This was PHENOMENAL! If it isn't the best curry I've ever had then it is definitely the best one I can remember. You have to try this curry house.

First time here for a takeout and for me personally it was one of the worst Indian takeaways I've ever had! The Chicken Tawa was like it had came out of a jar! and the tandoori roti was greasy and tastless. The mixed grill said it included king prawns but didn't contain any. To top it off it was pushing 30 pound and its safe to say its my first and last time at the Jolsha. This is my own personal opinion please try it for yourself as everyones opinion is diffrent.

Food is amazing, Indian food is my favourite and whether we have takeaway or eat in, the food is top notch, staff are lovely too.

Great service and excellent food.

The food was delivered promptly and was hot on arrival - we are only 5 minutes down the road! Everyone enjoyed their meals, however I thought my lamb bhuna was rather lacking in flavour and very very mild, but there was lots of tender meat that had been cooked well. Everyone else enjoyed their chicken tikka masalas (note these contain almond which is clearly shown on their menu). We enjoyed our poppadoms (tried the spicy one too but can't recommend) but unfortunately 2 of our dips were missing, that we had paid for, so dropping another star. Not available to order via Just Eat but they have their own website and you can order direct from them online. We paid £76 for 4 curries with rice, 3 naan breads and 6 poppadoms with dips. Usually when you spend a bit at other take aways we get something small as a freebie (spring rolls or naan or something), but not from here. Also the portions weren't huge, we all ate our full meals when usually we leave some for the next day. Summary: we ate all the food and did enjoy it, but nothing special, a bit disappointing as we have heard so many great reviews of this place

Always 10/10. Food service and atmosphere top notch.

Loved this place. Top staff and great food. Only issue was the table was a tight fit for 4 people

The food is very good. It can be busy particularly at the weekends and service is slow. Be prepared for a chat with friends and a couple of drinks before your order is taken. Our group was at least 30, but once our orders were taken (after 45 minutes), the food arrived shortly after. So you have to be patient, but the meal was excellent at a fair price, and would still recommend.

Food always very nice, staff very friendly.

Ordered a takeaway. It was warm which was disappointing. The chicken tikka starter salad was limp and brown - the actual chicken was nice though. I will not be going back. We ordered a Balti, it was full of veg and very sweet in taste - no spice whatsoever. I wish I had saved my money for the extremely substandard food we received.

Good was fine. Like eating in a school canteen. Odd.

In the past I have posted very positive reviews about this restaurant we even went here for our last wedding anniversary. However my wife and I visited tonight and I was appalled at the customer service. Fine we were a walk in so no table available we ordered a takeaway paid and then got ignored. I asked after Az who used to run the restaurant and was bluntly told he has left. Our meal was not ready after 40 minutes and we were told they were just starting it . We asked for our money back and received it without any apology. Very poor customer service abrupt staff and we will not be returning. You have lost a local and frequent customer.

I have been visiting this restaurant since it opened, I have sung its praises and reccomended it to friends and family. My last visit was a huge let down. Prices have risen exponentially and enormously. My meal was dreadful, chicken pubally and a chapatti. The chapatti was not cooked through, it was soggy in parts and when held the pastry stuck to the fingers, the Pubally was the worst ever. Meat was as tough as old leather, the sauce had none of the subtlety I have come to know, it was bland and pretty tasteless, a huge disappointment after being a long term customer usually eating this same dish. Tap water is supplied in stoppered bottles, my wife asked for a bottle and before I realised what was transpiring a bottle of commercial water was fetched to the table. My wife mistakenly opened this. At this point I realised the mistake but she had opened the bottle. On enquiring I was told that this bottle cost £4-50 against free bottled tap water, I complained and was not charged for this. In my world no person in their right mind pays £4-50 for a bottle of water when this can be obtained for £1-10 in a supermarket or for free in the restaurant. I was told by staff that the head chef was not cooking that night and the number 2 chef was doing the honours, alas a not very honourable result. I shall give this place one more try but if the dreadful meal is repeated then I shall have to cast my net wider. Even bearing in mind the fiscal state of the country I feel the price rises are unrealistic and would advise the owners to review them. Truly disappointed.

I ordered a takeaway from this Indian restaurant. The food was fairly good but a little bland for my taste. The staff were pleasant and polite and I was jot kept waiting. Easy parking outside and clearly marked sign for the entrance. The restaurant was on the 1st floor and on the day I visited the lift was out of order so not accessible for some disabled diners.

Visited for a family meal (21st) on 30th Dec (group of 10 adults). We’d visited on the evening of the 29th to drop off some balloons and table decorations, also to discuss some particular dietary requirements and pre-order some wine for the table from the drinks menu, which was readily available in the restaurant: 2 bottles of Sauvignon blanc @£17.95 each. 1 bottle of Shiraz @ £15.95. 1 bottle of Merlot @ £16.95. On the evening of the 30th the staff were helpful with the dietary requirements, and were swift & attentive with the food & drinks orders. The food was generally tasty and 1 or 2 dishes were indeed suitably spicy. However when the bill arrived at the end of the evening the charges for all 3 wines were inflated to: £24.95 for the Sauvignon rather than £17.95. £19.95 for the merlot rather than £16.95. £17.95 for the Shiraz rather than £15.95. Total over charge of £19.. I therefore approached the staff at the bar/till explaining that I think there’s a error with the charges compared to their menu prices, the response was that those are the new and correct prices. After pointing out their drinks menu is still on display showing the lower prices and a further attempt to explain that I expect to pay their advertised price, another member of the restaurant team arrived (suspect to be a junior manager?). He also tried to tell me that the prices have changed and that I should accept this and pay the bill. Attempts made to explain that this was not appropriate and trading standards would take a dim view of their overcharging, he proceeded to insult me and tried to say that they’d not had time to correct the prices. My wife had by now joined the conversation and confirmed the prices of the wine were as per the menus which were still on display, the junior manager then simply refused to talk me even though he was expecting me to pay the bill (+ £320), and continued to insult me. After much embarrassing debate the junior manager agreed a reduction of £18.78. Unfortunately due the appalling way this junior manager behaved I will not be returning to Jolsha at Marton shops…..!!

We visited for a 21st birthday meal as part of a group of 11 adults. Meal was ok. There was nothing wrong with the food but there was nothing special about either. Our problem came at the end of the evening when a member of our party went up to pay the whole bill and discovered they were trying to over charge on the wine. There were 4 bottles of house wine. ( 2 x Red & 2 x White ) I believe it was. They wanted to charge over £25 per bottle when the drinks menu’s on the table clearly state £17.95 I believe it was. When this was pointed out, they simply said it’s gone up. Of course this unacceptable. 10 minutes of arguments, involving two members of our party to get them to except this point and adjust the bill. I can’t imagine ever going back. To sum up - Parking restrictions of only 2 hours free, a bit stupid. Food, nothing special. Customer service award - they won’t be winning one any time soon.

Booked for our xmas curry , 11 over excited men and all in the xmas spirit. Flow of drinks was great and starters was just right. Main course came which was lovely ,everyone of us said how nice food was. Great food ,very clean and service was with a smile. Sorry if we a little loud. Also young waiter who served us was great. Well done jolsha team. Back soon

Ordered 3 dishes. The takeaway tubs were literally just about half full. Food was stone cold and tasteless. Used to like this place but won't be rushing back.

Lovely food and very helpful staff suggesting meal ideas that aren't ridiculously priced.

Amazing service from all staff and delicious food as always

We had a takeaway from Jolsha last week. I had a lamb pubally and it was single handidly the best curry I’ve ever had in my entire life. Haha be ordered a few times from these guys and everytime they do not disappoint. Both mine and my girlfriends dishes are always great! Cheers guys 👍💥

i'm not a huge fan of indian food, but it was amazing. i had a chicken tikka

Well they've got no business sense, who turns away diners (cash only) on a soggy Tuesday night at 8.30pm in late October when the place is half empty? Can't comment on the food because we couldn't get rammed into the half empty gaffe they're running. Oh and try to be a bit more professional guys - marker penned message on paper bag taped on door claiming card machine don't work sums up the experience I'm glad I never had.

Visited while on holiday with family. Food was delicious, and service prompt and efficient. Would definitely recommend.

Worst takeaway I’ve had. Took 50 minutes, the order not complete (had to go back for it) and the food was tasteless and watery. For over £30 it really should be better. We have had some decent meals in the restaurant before, but this was...

Great food & amazing stuff thank you for!

Tried this place twice, never again. It might sound strange but salad came with the food and it stunk like some one had it down the back of their pants, the next time I was straight on the loo. Thing is the food tastes unreal, but there is obviously a hygiene issue.

Tasty food, good value, friendly and welcoming staff.

Fab takeaway. And the restaurant is a lovely place to eat. Highly recommended

Went there for father's day for tea .food was spot on , service great ,staff friendly and attentive.all round brilliant.couldnt fault it .

Another fabulous meal at Jolsha! Never been in an Indian restaurant that is so busy early in the evening and is so family orientated. Great food and excellent staff in a very comfortable setting.

Nice tasty food but small portions

Sunday evening and quiet restaurant. Had to get up to get them to take a drinks order then again for food order. Food order came to the table and clear that the lad servicing had never been trained in how to handle a dish so...

Quiet reasonable quality but not a patch on jolsha at Norton which has better quality and atmosphere

All lovely food brilliant services

Absolutely disgusting food no taste, ordered chicken rogan josh, lol basically slop with a few tomatoes couldnt bring myself to try the so called chicken 🤢 naan bread was like a thin wet cracker and dont mention the so called onion bhaji 🤢 first time ive tried here i would never go back 🤢

The best Indian by far, Lamb was so tender perfect food !

The food was OK, not the best Indian. They got the order incorrect (served several boiled rice instead of nan bread and when ask to correct they did but then charged us extra for it even though 3 rices werent ordered or eaten) and I had to ask for clean cutlery as the ones set out were dirty. If I went again I would ask for more spice in the pathia and it was extremely mild, no heat whatsoever. It wasn't the worse, so give it a try as my experience might have been a one off.

Been tonight the worst 2 curry's I've ever had or tasted, restaurant? I wouldn't expect the food like that from a takeaway, dunno were to start lamb balti, bland watery badly cooked, the other dish had carrots and peas and sweetcorn in not adversed on menu, also really bland it smelt of stew, I've honestly cooked better curry's of YouTube and my own base sauce, u would nit care it was 5.20 I was the only first person their so no excuses

4 of us had the Wednesday evening banquet And all 4 of us enjoyed every course. Also the Staff were very polite..Will definitely be going back there.

Excellent food and great environment. The staff is very polite and the place is immaculate.

One of the best Indian meals I've ever had

We noted the previous not too good comments and decided to visit and make our own decisions . We visited Friday night around 19.00 the restaurant was busy and we were acknowledged as we came in . Taken to our table our drink order arrived...

Absolutely gorgeous meal. Lovely staff so so friendly. Thanks for a lovely birthday meal x

Been a while since ive been in but still as good as was...

We ordered one chicken and one lamb dopiaza. Both where completely devoid of taste, partially cooked (to call the sizing of the chicken and onion piece's contained in it rustic would have been kind) and cold when they arrived. The accompanying onion bahjis where cremated. Altogether a meal fit for one place, the bin. Hugely disappointed as we have eaten in the restaurant multiple times and always found it superb.

Disappointed as they had good reviews. Place was busy which was nice but food was bland and had no spice or heat to it and basically all tasted the same. We ordered multiple curries to try different flavours and Heat level from medium to hot and all lacked any heat or flavour but chicken wasn't overdone which was a positive. Naan bread was doughy one end and a bit overcooked on the other. Some of the starters were enjoyable. Staff were friendly but probably wouldn't return which is a shame

Table for eight having the banquet, service was exceptional and the food was excellent. Definitely go again highly recommended.

This is always the place we go to when we visit family usually 6-8 of us staff great very attentive to our needs, food lots of variety.

Arrived at 7pm (5 of us) waited at least 45 minutes before someone come and took a drinks order from us. The restaurant wasn’t that busy either. Someone then did come and take our food order and we waited….and waited and still nothing, it got...

From arrival we were seated promptly, however the popadoms arrived but they had forgotten about the drinks which we we’re waiting for to wash them down. Putting that one down to a one off we waited for our food…….and waited. When one of us went...