Ma-Hé Coastal Indian in Leeds

I’m from India, and I’ve been living in the UK for a year now. I’ve tried eating at many Indian restaurants here, but the food here tastes just like it does back home. It’s so delicious that it made my soul happy. Kudos to the head chef! Maryam, who was our table help, is also a polite and kind person. We were very impressed by how respectful and helpful all of them are. Would definitely visit again and again and again.

Best indian food in leeds. Definitely will recommend. Very good friendly staff. Maryam looked after us very well. This indian food has got the best flavours.

We had a great dinner at mahe coastal. Great Indian cuisine, loved the Tanjavur curry. Lovely ambiance and awesome service given by maryam. Will come back again for sure.

All the food was amazing. Such lovely flavours and portions were great. Nice choice of drinks too. Staff were great, so attentive.

Can’t recommend this restaurant highly enough! A modernist and even more delicious presentation of Coastal Indian cuisine. Beats the typical curry concept of food from Indian subcontinent.

Really good food and drinks! Starters mains and desserts all delicious. Lovely staff and welcoming atmosphere. Definitely recommend!!

We went to Mahe last minute and we were not disappointed by anything. The menu is extensive and had lots of fish and seafood choices, always a bonus. We ordered a variety of small plates between 3 of us. They were all fantastic and very authentic. The staff were very helpful and made great recommendations. Good value for money also.

Absolutely gorgeous food. The best Indian food I have had and I love my Indian food. So flavoursome and the staff and manager were so friendly and accommodating. Highly recommend and I will be back again!!

We ate in the restaurant on the first night at Ibis Styles Leeds Centre Arena and the food was amazing value. The food was too spicy for myself but my husband loves spicy food, I couldn’t eat my dish because it was too spicy for me so the manager gave me a slice of chocolate cake with cream which was delicious!

My first experience here not long after it opened, wasn’t the best. Im pleased to say that this visit was the total opposite, simply fantastic! Mahe Coastal provides a range of authentic Southern Indian dishes you simply don’t find in other restaurants. With a wide range of cocktails, whiskies and some magical Mezcal, we started off with some delicious drinks. I went for a fish starter, the fish was delicate, fresh and covered in a small breadcrumb, simply delicious! I went for a Chicken Tikka Masala main as it was part of a set menu, this smashed any I’ve had in Leeds before. Next time I will ordering off the full menu and sampling some of the other amazing coastal dishes. I finished the meal off with a couple of whiskies and Mezcal recommended by owner Manoj, these provided a perfect end to the meal. Defintely try this place, you’ll want to keep coming back!

The incredible and friendly staff, the incredible and very nice place and the delicious food! I will definitely return and definitely recommendable

Possibly the most unique interesting cuisines I've tried in Leeds or anywhere in the UK. If you are adventurous and like to try New Food this is a must try . Lovely ambient music and setting. Service top notch and cocktails resembled the region the food was from . South Indian Coastal cuisine finds a warm place in my heart ❤️ Head Chef Karthik delivered and it was well received. Congrats mahé Team!

What a disappointment! Once seated, we waited about 15 minutes for a menu, then a further 15 minutes for our drinks to arrive. The food took so long to come that we were given complimentary poppadoms & dip tray. The food arrived about half an hour later - after we twice asked how long it would take & were assured it was "on its way". The chicken was so tough that it was inedible, so we ended up with a plate of rice & chips and just the sauce from the curry. Having asked for the bill, we then waited a further 10 minutes, only to be presented with the wrong bill - twice!! When we voiced our opinions on the food & service they discounted the bill by 10%, but it wouldnt be enough to make us visit again. There are plenty of other restaurants nearby, but as we were staying in the adjoining hotel we used this one for convenience. Please don't make the same mistake

What a beautiful experience. Friendly staff specially the gentleman who was managing the floor. Food tasted really good and authentic. Beautiful restaurant with very cool ambiance. Would visit again. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

My wife and I are huge Indian food lovers and were quite excited about trying out this new restaurant. Sadly the experience fell way beyond expectations. The restaurant itself has been nicely decorated, as you would expect being new. The menu is a little different and may be considered limited, but on the face of it seemed ok. We had the popadam basket to start with a selection of 3 dips. First off the popadams were something like I could have bought from Asda but a smaller portion. The dips were no more than a couple of teaspoons each in a tiny dish. We ordered 2 main dishes and were advised that one rice and one roti would be more than enough. How wrong that was; the roti was no more than 6 inches in diameter quartered, and the rice would not have filled even the smallest appetite never mind 2 adults sharing. The main dishes were average at best but perhaps bordering on bland. On a Saturday night, when the restaurant is only one third full at 20:30pm and diners leave thinking, where can we get something else to eat, the restaurant hasn't quite got it right. I would advise the owners to visit other Indian restaurants around and see what is served to customers, they might get some good ideas. I would also consider portion size particularly on rice. Until then we would not return and would not recommend this restaurant.

Firstly the service we received was warm and friendly. The food was so tasty and light. We had a selection of sharing plates which gave great variety. Main meal of curried lamb was was absolutely delicious

Absolutely wonderful experience today for Mother’s Day! The Complimentary glass of Prosecco for me was a lovely touch! Superb service by friendly and welcoming staff…. and delicious South Indian food! A really special treat would absolutely recommend.

Lovely interior and good lighting / music level. Our first course of soft shell crab and fish in banana leaf were excellent and we loved that the waitress advised us not to order too much. We were disappointed with the biryani which was very dry and we’d have liked the option of a half pint of the coastal beer instead of a pint

We visited with friends and had a wonderful evening at MaHe. The food was amazing and so were all the staff. Very different from the usual Indian cuisine which we really enjoyed a lot. The chef Arjun even went out of his way to cook us some special dishes not on the regular menu. Looking forward to your new menu and plan to visit again soon.

Really friendly staff amazing food and an awesome atmosphere!!! Attention to detail on the food it was awesome!!! Thanks

We visited for the lunchtime sitting to a very limited but pricey menu. £16 for a tiny soup bowl of korma with 4 pieces of grisly chicken thigh, which was bland and tasteless, as was the accompanying parrota. Price point definitely too high for the offering, very small portions, it’s not a high end taste experience. We were in and out in around 40 mins and left disappointed and still hungry!!

Me and my partner came here the other night and this was our first time trying coastal Indian cuisine and we already can’t wait to come back again!! Every dish was bursting with flavour, the staff were attentive and would happily advise on which dishes are hot or mild. We started with the Soft Shell Crab Porichathu and Chicken 65 Varuval, and then the Irachi Ishtew and Allepey Prawn Curry for our mains. We have never had anything like it before, the best Indian dishes we have ever eaten. The waiting staff are brilliant and were so welcoming and helpful throughout the entire evening. Highly recommend as the perfect dining out spot, the whole evening was absolutely incredible and we enjoyed every second of it :)

Best South Indian food in Leeds - took me back to my travels in south India - dishes from Bangalore and Kerala . Sooo yummy ! Allepey prawns amazing !

Indian food like you’ve never had before. Just delicious! Everything was unusual, and just so tasty. The house beer was the perfect accompaniment and our beautiful waitress Gayatri made the evening memorable. Highly recommend.

One of the best dining experience for sure!! Food was delicious, authentic and very well presented. High standard of customer service and attentiveness made the experience extremely enjoyable. Additionally, the stylish decor with impeccable music leaves you wanting to return soon. Thank you Ma-He for this wonderful experience.

Excellent place for an authentic South indian meal which is as good as food cooked at home . The staff were very understanding since we were 3 families with 5 children amongst us with a large order in place with various customizations! Simran and Shabad explained the dishes on the menu and were so prompt with everything. This place is definitely our new personal favourite in Leeds and we know we are going to come back again.

Amazing food, was really well looked after by everyone (table 16, 6pm) Will definitely be back and will recommend to all my friends.

Beautiful authentic cuisine, delightful staff. In a good atmosphere with its own bar. So good we ate the food before we took the photos!

Had a lovely night to celebrate Beautiful atmosphere Our waitress somanshi was wonderful and took great care of us Definitely recommend

What a surprising discovery! Located in a pleasant, but fairly standard business hotel, Ma-Hé delights with hitherto unsampled Indian cuisine. Delicate flavours, generous portions and fragrant spice combinations. The prawns in ghee were a particularly delicious starter. Not cheap but also definitely not standard Indian...

Fantastic fresh South Indian food! Every dish made with care from the chutneys to the main dishes, all tasted wonderful. Don’t miss the cocktails!!! Made with an Indian twist. 👌

Excellent food and great service. Our server was lovely and made us feel very special. I look forward to coming back again soon!

Absolutely amazing food especially the soft shell crab was just perfect! Great ambience and hospitality. Special thanks to Simran who made our evening wonderful with her amazing customer service. Must visit in Leeds!

Great food, lovely ambience. Simran’s smiley service was icing on the cake. We had rawa fish and andhra chilli chicken. Both of which were delicious. Ghee rice was exceptionally well made.

This is a great spot for authentic South Indian food. One of the best we ever had. The staff are very friendly too. Highly recommended.

The food was excellent. Very tasty and authentic. Gayatri & Shapad provide excellent service. Would recommend eating here.

Really nice food with authentic flavours and some interesting dishes. Busy inside with a good atmosphere, staff all very friendly. Would recommend.

Delightful food and great drinks!! The vegetarian options on the menu were incredible too. The chef was kind enough to send some dishes off the menu and they were so good! Loved the vibe and atmosphere of the place. Shapad and Gayatri and the rest...

The service was excellent. the food was good,especially chicken biriyani & dosa. other than that i tried porotta, chicken they are also well made. the experience with the service team is also awesome. and big thanks to Nibras who assist me and my friend.

Great staff and customer service - Sumanchi was looking after our table and she was brilliant. The food was tasty. Highly recommend :)

It was good experience and well customer service and hospitality, apart from that , the food was delicious. I really liked it. keep going. Thanks for your help and assistance Nibras.

Amazing food and hospitality. Chef Arjun made a special dish as per my preference and Ms. Somanshi for her hospitality.

It’s a best place to go with friends, especially if ur craving South Indian coz the biryani, chicken and those spices are cooked to the order which makes it fresh and flavourful, agree it’s bit pricey but worth the money u spend. We had a...

Gorgeous food and lovely staff - will be returning. Group of 4 great selection of dishes. Great cocktails and selection. Banana Dosa dessert is a must.

Brilliant food and fantastic service !! Loved the experience … came here for my husband’s birthday dinner … it was a lovely evening… made us feel special!! 🙂

Excellent food. Good quality ingredients. Impeccable service. Allepy Fish curry is dope. Keep up the great work.

Ma-he Coastal never disappoints, great service and the most authentic Indian cuisine in Leeds. I highly recommend

The best Indian restaurant in Leeds! Every single dish was incredible. Portion sizes were large, even the small plates. The venue is beautiful and perfect for a date night. The cocktails from the bar were also spot on. Would highly recommend!

We chose this restaurant because of its unique twist rather than the traditional Indian restaurant. We thought that the limited menu usually indicates passion about the dishes served but were very disappointed. The De-cor was very classy and stylish and well set. We were seated...

For a long time I had given up finding a decent Indian restaurant in Yorkshire. But this changed after our visit to this new place. It was the most satisfying meal I had for a long time. The authenticity, freshness, spice levels of the food...

Great curry. Went for a team business evening. Looked after really well - superb curry and great service.

Tried this newly opened Indian restaurant and were surprised to taste one of the best Indian meals we have had in a long long time specially in Leeds. The flavours were different and spot on in terms of spices. The service was attentive and friendly....

The positives, service & attentiveness was good, surroundings lovely. Drinks well priced & good. Food is nice but over priced, definitely got the price point wrong. This place is aiming at the higher end for India cuisine but is falling short in the delivery &...

We were booked in for a Friday evening before seeing an event at the arena. All staff were lovely and polite but unfortunately that’s where the good points end. We ordered a chicken and prawn dish to start, when they arrived we started eating to...

So amazing! Food & staff were great - made it extra special for my birthday and couldn’t do enough for us! HIGHLY RECOMMEND

This restaurant was great. The staff were so lovely and the food was spectacular. Great service and atmosphere. We will be visiting soon again!

We dined here on a busy Friday and we’re seated at a nice table in the window. We ordered our drinks and decided on our food. Chicken 65 Varuval and beef uppu kari for starters. These were both really good, so much chicken, really spicy...

Lovely place. Staff were friendly. Food was delicious. Went for a friends birthday, we asked if we could purchase a dessert to sing happy birthday and they informed us they already had a chocolate cake and candle ready for us. Lovely touch. Great evening.

Very very nice and attentive waiters / waitresses. Food was tasty and we didn’t have to wait for long. Beautiful restaurant, just a little cold in there.

Best South Indian in Leeds covering the cuisines of the entire south. Dishes are so authentic and feels like home. Nellore Fish koora is a must try. Hospitality gets top marks. Overall extremely pleasurable experience and definitely pulls me back again and again

Food was great but was expensive. £5 for plain boiled rice. No naan on the menu. Parathas did not taste fresh for the price. The curries were tasty though. The real reason I give a 3 is because of the service. It was poor. My...

What an amazing place. We were a tad late and it seemed like no issue to them. The service, ambience and my gosh the food was amazing! Food was flavoursome and no grease to be found anywhere. Highly recommend this restaurant to all Asian and...

Great food, really flavourful! Highly recommend the fish curry, the curry rice was also delicious. Will absolutely go again!

Huge thank you to the team at Ma-He Coastal. They've really created unique experience combining a variety of tastes from states across India. We were pleasantly greeted at the door on arrival and decided to sit at the bar prior to taking our seats at...

Best Dosa in Leeds. Authentic and the service was excellent. Beautiful restaurant too. My new favourite South Indian restaurant

Really enjoyed the food here. It was a limited restaurant since it’s only been open for a month, they plan to expand the menu in the next few days. The dining room is really smart, the service is prompt and very friendly. The food is...

Despite previous mixed reviews we had an excellent experience! Great service, different and delicious food in a nice environment. Good value for money and would certainly recommend!

Brilliant, everything was absolutely delicious, we tried most things between our party of 10, highlights for me were probably the soft shell crab, and the prawn curry, however there were no disappointments! Service was friendly and relaxed, but attentive enough so nobody was ever waiting...

Not great! This was a friends choice to visit and, to be honest, I wouldn’t rush back. The place itself is lovely and the staff were friendly. The food was mixed. The menu is quite small but a good mix to choose from for meat...

Myself and my sister decided to try out Ma-He after hearing about the delicious taste of India's coastal cuisine. It was our first of the kind, and turned out to be exactly the way we expected. The service was exceptional, given that there is always...

Had some delicious Indian food, such tasty food giving the feel of India. Amazing service always looked after us. Will be back again

Very nice restaurant with friendly helpful service and great food Would recommend and will definitely revisit

Its amazing experience for us ... very long back got delicious southern Indian foods ... thanks for bringing great food to uk..... thanks a lot mahe chefs and team🥰🥰🥰

So I’d seen the posts on instagram and was excited to try out this new Indian restaurant in Leeds. Couldn’t book online but was able to ring up and get a table. When we arrived, we were greeted by a friendly face and guided to...

Curry was all gravy with almost nothing in it, and dosa was very oily. Service was pleasant but awkward. All this after making it hard to get a reservation in the first place.

Although still very limited menu since we first came after opening, food is very fresh and tasty. The service however was very intrusive. We ordered our drinks, which took a while to come, we were looking at the menu and in the space of the...

Went for dinner here as I was staying at the hotel next door for work. The food was delicious and the staff were so lovely!!

The food was unbelievable, proper authentic Indian food (I’m malayalee) and the service is second to none - our server was Gulnaz who was 10/10

Amazing Indian food. Paratas, Pappu, chiken curry were really good. Ambience is excellent. Loved thier mocktails.

I was very excited to go this restaurant having read the menu advertised on line only to arrive to hear it was reduced. Staff are lovely very attentive without being over bearing. Lovely decor. Quite a track to the toilets as they are located in...

This restaurant was opened after much publicity and hype. The food is disappointing to say the least. The food is expensive and clearly not authentic. The starter Sea Bass Pollichathu is rather small and costs £9.50. Allepey prawn curry contained 5 prawns and costs £16.50....

Went with friends and very much looking forward to trying the food as the menu looked amazing. Disappointed on arrival that they still had a limited menu, as the website and numerous articles said they were going to the full menu in September. Staff still...

Went to try a new opening in Leeds city centre with the family. First impressions were good as the fittings and fixtures were bright and modern. Staff friendly and did ask regarding allergies. Small comprehensive menu which made decision making easier. Started with popadoms then...

Wonderful, delicious dinner. Unusual spice profile from regular Indian fare. The food and the service was fantastic. It was delightful to have the chef come out and introduce himself. The bartender was also knowledgeable and made great recommendations.

Nice decor, good atmosphere, friendly, polite, more than competent staff, and GREAT food! Have never before experienced coastal Indian food, but it was very enjoyable. Different flavor profiles, a little spicy but not too spicy. The chef came out to check in with us. It...

Amazing food and atmosphere. If I’m Leeds you got to try it!! Only recently opened glad I’ve found it so early!!

Only gave one star as food was still warm when served to us, waitress walked away from us only taking half the order to serve someone else . Food very bland and pratha only the size of a cup coaster , my advice is go...

Saw an article about this new restaurant in Leeds, What a great experience, even with the current restricted restaurant there was plenty for a vegetarian to eat. The food was stunningly different and the service was swift and attentive. This is defiantly on our list...