Lala's Restaurant in Bradford

We’ve visited this restaurant on previous occasions and it has been a wonderful experience, however not our most recent visit. Everything was a poor standard on this occasion. We were a table of 4, we had booked prior visiting however they kept bringing out 2 plates not 4, 2 glasses not four - we learnt they made an error on the table booking but surprisingly the staff were not able to see 4 people on the table and we kindly had to flag them back to being another 2 places (this was for starter and mains!) We asked for serviettes and waiter forgot, had to ask again. We asked for ketchup, waiter gave mayonnaise and chilli sauce. The waiter was rushing us, poor communication, asked us for our drinks order however he was yet to give us the drinks menu! The butter chicken was diced chicken which is not the authentic way to present butter chicken or any dish (diced chicken!) The nihari lamb was spectacular but by now we just wanted to get out. The toilets - one of the taps was leaking. Also it appears every table had a birthday going on, so music volume kept changing - the whole experience felt like a badly managed theme park.

The service at Lalas was exceptional! Uncle Tariq and Sunny were brilliant impressed by the attentiveness and friendliness and service. The food was simply brilliant, with flavor and beautifully presented. Every dish we tried was a delight, and it truly enhanced our dining experience. We left feeling satisfied and eager to return for another delicious meal! Thankful to uncle tariq and sunny.

Amazing service from uncle tariq and sunny. Very helpful and good attitude. Food was very nice. Would definitely recommend to others.

We went to Lala restaurant in Bradford a few years ago after a night at the theatre and the food was amazing so we decided to try this one in pudsey Leeds when we arrived the place was beautiful but as we entered you could barely move it was that busy people waiting to be seated we squeezed through to get to bar which cost 10 pounds for a small bottle of beer and a Coke and then we was stood crammed for 40 mins while our table was ready even though we booked for 7 o’clock also the music was very loud and more like a rave the staff had to shout your name out to let u know your table was ready maybe if they put some nice relaxing music on this would not happen once seated we all ordered different starters and mains the tikka masala and pakora and wings were all excellent but the onion bargies were not they were horrible for mains the chicken tikka korma was delicious even though some of the chicken pieces were not as soft also our party of four got a seafood dish which was nice but the buttery chicken tikka was not as nice as rest off the mains the family garlic nan was nice the popadoms was nice but the mint sauce in the pickle tray was not it was bland overall the place looks lovely and the waiter service was excellent we had 2 servers one called zee and forgot other ones name but both of them couldn’t do enough for us so hats of to both of you i don’t think I will be returning any time soon to this restaurant due to it been to unorganised and crammed and also sounding like a nightclub you go out for food to have a relaxing meal and to talk not to hear banging music all night

Fantastic food all around from this place. First time trying and will definitely be back. Amazing service by the waiters especially tariq

Visited as a couple on Christmas Eve. The food was absolutely delicious, with a wide variety of dishes to choose from. The staff was incredibly welcoming and attentive, ensuring a great experience. The atmosphere was very enjoyable, with music played at just the right volume. The interior is decorative and tasteful, not tacky. Would recommend.

Amazing food, service and decor. Thank you Azlam. The best curry restaurant that I have been anywhere in Britain. I highly recommend eating here

Beautiful restaurant. The most delicious food. Good sized portions. Staff very friendly & attentive. Loved it. Highly recommend.

Went here for dinner with my son and girlfriend and wow was blown away how beautiful and amazing the place is fab the food is awesome and oh so filling .. the service is just amazing we were served by Shohaib who was just awesome couldn’t do enough for us, as it was my first time there even brought us a compliment drink which was lovely in fact we loved it that much have booked for NYD for my son birthday Thank you so much

Such an amazing experience as it was our first experience and must say it was wonderful, Our waiter jamal gave his best , really appreciated,will definitely come back

we had some great food at Lala's pudey today. the staff lead by Jafar was very good and attentive to our needs. I would definitely recommend this restaurant.

Loved our meal here at the weekend. I indulged in their mixed kebab and creamy chicken tikka, and it was absolutely brilliant. The friendly ambiance of Lalas combined with the delicious flavors of their dishes created a memorable experience. They have traditional favorites and unique new flavours. Lalas Indian was impressive with its warm hospitality and mouthwatering dishes.

Beautiful food, from starters to deserts. Absolutely fantastic customer service, the staff were great, really polite, helpful and i would highly recommend.

After several recommendations we visited Lala's and enjoyed the experience. It was clearly a busy Saturday evening and had to queue outside the door and wait 15 minutes before being shown to our table. The food was excellent and reasonably priced. The waiters were very good and at no point did we feel like we were waiting for long periods for food or felt rushed. The owner also took time to thank us for visiting and the complimentary Baileys was a nice touch. Recommended.

I highly recommend a visit. Amenable surroundings, nice music, great food & lovely, courteous staff. We were served by two very helpful & friendly young men named Dylan & Nainy. They were both absolutely brilliant & I hope this comes to the attention of the management as they both deserve acknowledgement. We will be back.

Went there with my family for my brothers birthday. Right from the start we were having to call the waiters to come take our orders. Food was spicy even though we requested mild. Mix starter is nice. We werent able to taste the rest of the food as the spices were too much. Had to wait 50 mins and asked 3 times for one of the dishes we order at the start. Too crowed. The tables r tooo close together.

This restaurant always offer great service. A massive shoutout to Jafer for showing exceptional customer service and looking after us well!

Had a really unpleasant experience which is a shame as LALAs had come highly recommended. In the first instance we waited ages to be seated in a ridiculously crowded and busy bar area, you literally couldn’t move. Finally got a table, the starter of potato and onion Bhaji was inedible- too spicy and so dry and unappetising . Had vegetable biryani and it tasted synthetic and awful. My partner had a chicken dish and the chicken had obviously been frozen. The staff weren’t very friendly or helpful. The food is overpriced and £7 for a bottle of cobra is just too experience. We will not be returning.

First time visit tonight - Excellent food and service - can't remember the waiters name exactly but think it was Asalan - he was very friendly amd attentive - definitely coming again.

Food was amazing, 12 of us attended and it was spot on… the waiting time to be seated was a bit longer but that was due to clearing up after a family before us…. The service was 10/10 shoaib the waiter was amazing he went above and beyond even the kids got a treat at the end .. we all had a fantastic meal and the waiter was funny and attentive

A really brilliant night. Brilliant food excellent service great atmosphere. It made a birthday meal really special. Will be back soon. (Sorry about spilling the beer but well done for the way you cleaned it up).

I visited lalas 3 days ago with my family 9 of us in total it was a disaster from the get go. The service diabolical, wrong food to start with waiter was rude when this was pointed out. We got no plates with our starters no spoons with our desserts. Sauce with one of mains took so long to come the food was eaten. The music was so loud we couldn’t here ourselves think, turning lights on and off an altogether rubbish experience. To cap it all we were over charged for 4 Cobras we did not have £28 called next day and was promised a call back from manager still waiting. Icing on the cake when we paid our close to £400 bill waiter asked us to leave a 15% tip Don’t know who voted Lalas best Asian but they must have pretty low standards

From entering the Restraunt we were made to feel very welcome and seated very fast the customer service was 10/10 food was beautiful even had complimentry baileys on the house we had the best evening! The decor is amazing but may i say its the customer service for me it was fantastic we will be back next week for sure Thanks guys you are amazing 💗

My husband and I had a child free evening and decided to come to Lalas for dinner. As usual the food was beautiful. Unfortunately staff behaviour made us feel uncomfortable. A waiter , a young lad . Kept getting her phone out (inappropriate in tej restaurant when supposed to be working ) , then started taking photos. I’ve no idea what the young lad was taking photos of. It was extremely odd. We quickly ate then left . This incident would definitely put me off returning, which is a shame because the food is always beautiful.

Booked a table for 6.30pm on a Saturday a week in advance. Arrived on time but still had to wait 45 minutes to be seated. The waiting area was rammed and felt more like a night club, music was on that loud I couldn’t speak to my friends and had people constantly pushing past. When we did eventually get seated the table was lovely and was not close to the table next to us so felt private. Food was lovely, I had a chicken and keema mix and it was perfect. Good portion sizes! The waiters took plates away while I was still eating which was really disappointing you could tell they wanted the table back. They packed our food away for us to take but unfortunately gave us the wrong order. Food was expensive but very nice. I would order for delivery in future.

I always order from here and I'm never disappointed, I put notes on my order for takeaway and they are always read and actioned. I've ordered from other curry places when there have been offers on and end up disappointed. Will only ever order from here, it's brilliant 😃

Absolutely beautiful! First time visiting and definately wont be the last! Best chicken tikka korma i've ever had! Staff so friendly, well dome guys your outstanding and deserve recognition! 👌😍

We have been too many different Indian restaurants and this is the best one so far.We were served by Arsalan who was so friendly and couldn't do enough for us.Our starters were delicious we had chicken pakora,chicken puri and masala fish.Our mains were chicken bhuna, chicken dopiaza,chicken rogan josh.we also had a few sundries and everything we had was perfect. We will definitely be back.

First time at Lalas. It was very busy but we were seated in 10mins and the food and service were both exceptional. Arsalan served us and was very friendly and helpful, he gave us excellent recommendations.

What a joke of a place booked a birthday meal for seventeen a week in advance had us waiting for 45 minutes just to tell us it was going to be an extre 30 minutes absolute joke what's point of booking for food abdolute joke...

Ordered a takeaway which we always do at least twice a month costing around £40 to £50 latest takeaway was 2 hours late after phoning twice and asking what the delay was ? Eventually they phoned me and said they’d been a mistake with the...

We loved our trip to Lala’s. Our server was Chay and he was really funny and attentive and Aj the manager made sure we were okay aswell. Lovely food and lovely service.

Excellent food and service but very pricey. £1.10,for a SINGLE poppadom and a whopping £7 for a bottle of Cobra, don't mind paying a bit extra for good quality but IMO this is just taking the p**s . I thought we were in Bradford not...

We first visited this restaurant has a group of ten friends in 2022 and we found the service, food and atmosphere amazing. We chose to return here in August 2023 for a meal, the travel itself was 2 hours however due to our experience last...

Absolutely beautiful and amazing amazing and brilliant and gorgeous and stunning great food Beautiful desert beautiful starters.. RJ and Jamal were great And everyone sang happy birthday to my daughter

We went to this restaurant on 13th August,we absolutely loved it , the food was absolutely delicious and we were served by Hasan he was fantastic, can't wait to go back. All staff was really friendly and the price was reasonable.

My fiancé, our little boy and I came here tonight (August 10th) to celebrate getting married on Saturday . We read reviews about the awards the restaurant had won and myself and fiancé are both chefs . So our standards are high. We were not...

This was our first time visiting Bradford and Lala’s restaurant, it was a super evening and throughly enjoyed The hospitality and service was appreciated by us all, you really took extra care of us as we were from out of town with an overseas guest....

Great food, good price but a bit rushed. Felt like I was on a conveyer belt. A bit like get them in fed and straight out. Really good food though. And staff Friendly enough

Had a fantastic experience at Lalas with my friends, really enjoyed it. Food was great and AJ the waiter was very friendly and very helpful. AJ the waiter definitely made me feel welcome. As a wheelchair user It was very wheelchair accessible and wheelchair friendly.

Friendly staff beautiful place to go with Families very fresh and tasty food like always Definitely recommend to everyone,😊

Excellent restaurant!! We visited here for the first time today and wow, we absolutely loved it. We pre-booked a table, greeted by friendly staff. Inside wow, it was like stepping into a 5+ star restaurant. Excellent choice of food, we had starters and mains, all...

The food was incredible and the timings were all very very good but by far the best part of our visit was the staff! Every single member of staff we came across treated us like royalty, nothing at all was too much trouble. Everyone engaged...

The moment we parked up the car park attendant (very young gentleman) was very pleasant. The service was amazing, and the waiter named Jamal had provided an excellent customer service. Our food was amazing. We ordered Seekh kebabs, grilled salmon, lamb karahi and naan. The...

First time we have visited and was really pleased we went. We eat out a lot and have tried numerous curry houses in both Leeds and Bradford and can honestly say this is one of the best. The quality of food was excellent. The customer...

We were greeted by a smile from Sham and swiftly taken to our table, followed by a complimentary pickle tray and mocktail. Our waiter Waj was attentive all night catering to our every whim. The lamb chops and seekh kebab were cooked to perfection for...

4 adults and one energetic five year old boy went to Lala's for the first time on a recommendation. The staff were friendly and efficient from the moment we stepped through the door. A very good choice of dishes. The starters arrived quickly and were...

Most amazing food - would defently come back! Staff was so nice and made the whole evening a lot better experience. Could not give it enough stars! 😍😍

We made a reservation for 4 pax at 8pm. Yet we we’re only given a table at 8.30pm. Ppl who walked in without a reservation got a table before us. What is the point of making a reservation? Food is good but clearly something needs...

Booked our table a week in advance, still kept waiting for over 45 minutes. They try to pack too many people in. Even walk-ins were getting seated before us, how is this fair. If a table is booked the expectation is you are seated within...

Table been booked at 8.30 and didn’t take us until 9.15pm.. no apologies and favouritism to own know people.. no table service received food was late went with toddler and 3 month old baby to celebrate Wife’s birthday and had very bad experience. Never going...

Slow service and the curry wasn’t up to much my keema&potatoe was tasteless and the nan bread was over cooked to the point of being crispy Would not visit again overpriced

We went for a family birthday meal 14th Jan 2023, We shall start with we booked a table for 18.30pm we was still waiting at 19.30pm . By 19.45pm we was finally sat at our table , a d this is booking well in advance...

5* Outstanding service and food. Couldn’t fault a single thing. So friendly and good with the children. We will definitely be returning.

We visited the restaurant as return visit as a group of 43 people. We have been here many times and the food is always the highlight of the evening We were served by a gentleman called IBTI who went above and Beyond his duty. He...

Utterly amazing .. out does Akbars ! Service , food , decor everything was fantastic . 100 percent be back . Very impressed Thankyou .

Visited with my Dad and we both loved it! The food was delicious and Asif who served us was brilliant, really polite and quick service.

Attended tonight and just couldn't help leave a review for Zeeshan our waiter. Exceptional service, such a lovely guy. Would recommend anyone who attends to ask for Zeeshan as your waiter. Thank you Zeeshan! We hope you are well looked after by the staff and...

The service was bad and wouldn’t recommend a black person to go to the restaurant as they will not treat you like others. I have experienced racism in this restaurant. Been waiting for so long to order and the staff has been informing us that...

Celebrated my sons birthday, was our first time coming here. Staff was friendly and helpful especially Zeeshan. They have a great selection of choices, everything we had was great. Would love to go again. Thanks for making our night memorable.

Visited on Monday for a family birthday meal the food was lovely as always but I found it very disappointing that they charged £26 for a festive menu which basically is a reduced normal menu so annoying only thing different we received was a Christmas...

Food average chops fantastic but didn’t know they sell alcohol. How can Muslims do this when it’s clearly haram. I cannot enjoy a meal with the table next to me drinking alcohol

Was disappointed not to receive my delivery order. Waited 2 hours and was told to be patient!! Restaurant took their phones of the hook so was then in contactable!! not professional, extremely poor customer service! And an hangry customer

The food was delicious mashallah and the decor of the restaurant is beautiful, Jang served us and he is a good, friendly waiter who made sure that everything was okay and the staff look after you very well, had a good time at the restaurant

Service was very good with friendly staff. Lots to choose from on the menu which, personally, I dislike. Food was very good although my meal was like Chinese but my friends Jalfrezi was very nice.

Absolute disgusting meal out. Service diabolical from start to finish. Sent back my raw bleeding liver starter. Then my main came flat cold. I told the waiter to be informed that I can take it home and warm it up!!! £485 Bill for food that...

Absolutely disgusting service and food here! Ordered garlic naans and plain naans and he had to smell them to see which was which when he brought them out 🤣🤣🤣 two of the starters brought out raw then one curry was pure grease and oil, one...

Lovely food , good atmosphere . All staff lovely ! Shout out to iPtu and ajay! My 18th bday and made it fab !! Thank you !!

With regards to eating at the restaurant i can't say, it looks very pleasant but i guess looks can be deceiving. We ordered takeaway a while ago and experienced appalling service and communication bordering on rude. Given that we thought it could have been an...

This place is big, brash and loud, and promised to be an unforgettable meal based on what i'd heard about it However, the reality is that the food was nothing to write home about .. don't get me wrong, it was OK, but no better...

After careful consideration, my daughter chose to have her birthday dinner at Lalas restaurant in Bradford. Unfortunately, she and her friends had a disappointing and upsetting experience. I took the cake for her to share with her friends at the end of the meal, when...

Appalling service and the food was below average. So disappointing. Will not be returning. It’s supposedly fine dining, they should be embarrassed.

I always pass this restaurant and the car park is full so thought we’d see what it what like. We booked and visited on a Tuesday evening at 7. It was full at this time The food we had was amazing. Masala fish to start,...

We saw that this restaurant had recently won some awards so booked in for a meal. We were massively disappointed. The food was bland and dry. The service was shocking. Very slow all night. No one coming to the table to take orders or check...

Visited 12th Sept with family. Food was excellent and our waiter Hassan was very attentative and service was impeccable. Highly recommended.

Awesome food atmosphere and service. Very beautiful restaurant and the staff and management look after you very well.

The food was delicious no complaints will definitely be going again, manager and supervisor came over to greet us as we travelled from Middlesbrough it was very sweet of them. The decor of the restaurant is beautiful particularly the gold sinks in the toilets. Very...

Ammar was so lovely he’s such a good waiter and always checked up on us. MashaAllah he had the best personality such a peoples person. Restaurant is lucky to have him!

The food is terrible. Cold and took along time to come. Toilets over flowing and cars revving constantly in car park. I wil never use this place again for a wedding reception. Terrible

Enjoyed the vegetable puri but was a bit spicy for me. Puri was like a nice Indian folded bhatura and prawns were large. I was disappointed with my chicken tikka sizzler. Came on a sizzler platter but absolutely zero sizzle. When I complained I was...

We have been to lala restaurant a few times now and can honestly say this is the best Indian restaurant in the whole of Uk, award winning food that can only be described as 100% authentic Indian cuisine, and the restaurant is out of this...

We visited lala’s last night for a belated birthday meal. I’ve been here 3 times now. The food is spectacular the service is fantastic. It was very busy last night. However we didn’t have to wait to long. The bill came to £164 for 9...

Decor was beautiful and staff were very friendly and welcoming, unfortunately it ended there. Food was very basic with some of the worst takeaway's I have been to providing better quality. Samosa chaat was bland and watery, chicken puri bland, lamb balti bland and garlic...

Great night out. Came on a Saturday evening and the restaurant was very busy and had a great atmosphere. The service was excellent and the food was fresh and tasty. We will be back!

After hearing a lot of good reviews about this place I thought I’d give it a try, much to my surprise was nothing at all as what I got told. Food was ordered at 6:10 and arrived at 8:10, food was then stone cold and...

Just had a lovely meal at lalas. The staff were very attentive and the food was all fantastic. We were served by shaz in section A (I think) he was brilliant. The kids loved their icecreams and lolly’s. Shaz….. Henry is saving up so he...

Fantastic food, lots of atmosphere, the restaurant was really busy, but it was staffed appropriately to provide excellent friendly service. 10/10

Fantastic atmosphere, staff extremely helpful and friendly. Food was of a high standard and will definitely return. Thank you.

Shocking customer service, if you place an order for an evening meal expect it to arrive over an hour early and then expect extremely rude staff when you politely point this out. There are so many excellent restaurants around this area, so to stand out...

This is by far the best Indian restaurant we have eaten at . The food is always on point and staff are friendly & engage with customers . 5*+

Broken poppadoms and broken promises. I decided to have my first takeaway curry of the year today and chose Lala's with my friends to deliver us food. Their house is a few minutes drive from the restaurant. Despite multiple opportunities, they didn't deliver the full...

Horrible service. Very slow service 25 minutes for 2 veg rolls, food was okay, but time was absolutely atrocious dont understand why they made us wait that long if i could put 0 stars i would.

I’d like to say a massive thank you to the Manager who made my birthday so special. His kind gesture and amazing service made the evening so special. The whole evening was so much fun. Inshallaha I’ll see you again soon. Dr Abdul London.

Myself and my family visited and was told I could not book it was first come first served when I rang to book.We got there early and were told it would be approximately 40 minutes for seating but they had comfortable seating so it was...

We absolutely love it here! Not just nice decor, but also amazing food and drinks. The karahi is the best we have had, and we eat a lot of curry. Great ambience inside, the owner is also lovely and remembers faces and makes an effort...

I would like to thank everyone at lalas for today, you made our Christmas very special all the staff were amazing. I would love to give a special shout-out to AJ he was fantastic he made us all laugh he is a massive credit to...

One of the best meals I’ve had in years. Food and service were spot on and there was a great atmosphere in the restaurant. Habib, who served us was superb. We will definitely go again. Well worth a visit.

First impressions on entry were positive, with lots of staff bustling around and a warm welcome from the maitre’d. Decor is ostentatious whilst sailing just the right side of garish. We were shown to a booth for 4 with a banquette for 2 framed by...

Quality of food, service and ambience just excellent….. Owner Junior has built a well respected Lalas Restaurants chain and his professional team know how to make it happen….. Always a pleasure to dine here whatever the celebration….. Keep it up Lalas…!!

AJ and Chay were amazing hosts, great food and it came on time! Thank you from all the family! Food tasted amazing and fresh