matlock balti in Derbyshire Dales

Really unfortunately disappointed, the service was excellent but the food is so tasteless, I had chicken tikka Balti and it was similar to a Balti from a cheap jar...it had no spice, depth, colour, taste, just chicken in a thick sauce of no consequence..My girlfriend had chicken tikka biryani and again tasteless!!! Dunno if it's cus we come from Leicester where curries have to be good because of the competition, but this place has none ,so...honestly don't like giving poor reviews but they chef needs to rethink his menus for a £52 bill...(which being nice people we washed over complaining)..we went Wednesday 23rd Oct 2024....won't be returning...

Absolutely excellent food and great service. Nicely decorated restaurant with a lovely atmosphere. We would definately like to come to this restaurant again.

A clean and nicely decorated restaurant on the edge of the main street. A really good meal on a Sunday evening. Good service by pleasant staff.

Lovely atmosphere, attentive staff and food that is absolutely delicious! Different textures and tastes that are just amazing

This restaurant is very special. Their food is the best we have ever tasted. It is authentic and so very tasty. The staff are very warm and welcoming and nothing is too much trouble. Highly recommended.

Crisp clean white tablecloths brilliantly clean glassware and sparking cutlery was our first impression. Followed up by super service flavoursome food great choices and even immaculate bathrooms! Literally 5/5!!

We had a table for six & the experience was amazing, I would say it’s the best Indian meal I’ve ever had & the other 5 on my table were equally impressed. Service was friendly & attentive. Food was really tasty, obviously freshly cooked. I ate a chicken dish & the chicken was so tender. The mixed balti dish was exceptional. The restaurant was busy, with the tables full & people coming in for takeaways all the time. But despite this, we didn’t have to wait too long at all! Good wine choice, amazing choice of dips with the poppadoms & good value for money. A five-star experience all round.

Had a lovely meal the Balti restaurant. Staff were friendly and helpful and the food was delicious. I had Chicken Balti and my husband had chicken madras. Both were really tasty and the chicken was really tender.

Amazing service, very friendly staff. Food was cooked fresh and came out lovely and hot! There was plenty of it too. Venue was spotless and smelt amazing. Cutlery/Crockery immaculate. Beat Indian I've had to eat ever

Delicious meal. We were staying in Matlock Bath with friends and ordered a set meal for four as a takeaway out. Staff were pleasant and accommodating. Very reasonably priced too.

Excellent service from the waiters, shown straight to table and we hadn’t booked, was busy from 6pm when we arrived. Shared mixed meat starter and it was much bigger than expected, glad we didn’t get one each, meat cooked to perfection. I had mixed grill main which again was plentiful but I ate it all! My husband’s curry and sides were all delicious and couldn’t fault a thing, he brought half of it home and will get another full meal from it

Third or maybe fourth visit to The Balti (second in it’s current and much improved location) Super spacious venue with super tasteful decor. We were met at the door by one of the super smart staff members, and escorted to our table like we were superstars stepping off The Hollywood Boulevard. You could argue that the menu is somewhat minimalist, but we found that refreshing, and both my Super Wife and I easily found something to scratch our itch. The food was excellent which matched the service. By far one of the best all-round Indians we have experienced. Thanks to all. 10/10

For some reason the food quality wasn’t up to the usual very high standard. Masala was runny and not as flavoured as normal

Lovely food but ordered at 6:30 and received at 8:30, 2 hours is a little ridiculous

Driver was waiting for us despite us stating on the order what time we would be home. Restaurant did not inform just eat when the driver left either, leaving the poor driver waiting. Needs to be better organised or it’s not fair on the drivers. Food great as ever.

Fantastic Indian restaurant. The Balti has been our local Indian restaurant for many years. The staff have always been exceptional and so has the food quality and portion size. We generally have a delivery now which is great. But eating in is a real treat.

First time I've used the app and was very happy with the overall experience.

I ordered to the wrong address, called them up and they sorted it within a couple minutes and I got the food delivered. 10/10 !!

Absolutely fantastic food and service, we only planned to go on the Friday night with the family on our 2 night weekend break, but it was so good we went again on the Saturday too :)

The food was fabulous,shame it wasn't delivered on time but can't have it both ways, definitely going back

Great local curry house. Fantastic starters hot chilli fish and chana puri, mains also very good. welcoming and experienced staff

This place had very good reviews and from not living in this area I travelled for about 30 min to sample this restaurant and I was very impressed and not dissapointed fantastic 10/10. The decor was beautiful the staff where very smart and welcomed you with open arms service quick meal piping on and delicious thanks see u again x

We love the Balti, no mango chutney with the pickle tray was disappointing!

it was brilliant! we were very happy it was early and the food was great, thank you!

It was over an hour late cold food stale chips and naan bread just wasn't good we've always order from here but it just wasn't nice tonight

Booked a table for two, not a problem I was told. Turned up and no table. Clearly booking a table is pointless, had to wait a bit, clearly people just walking in off the street getting whatever tables available. Staff were excellent however, really accommodating. Menu is small and was quite surprised that medium dishes had no heat at all. It was tasty but the menu is very lacking. Need to up their game, nice surroundings mind.

Unfortunately a mistake with the order-food that did arrive was nice but not what I ordered.

We visited on the spur of the moment late one evening and were immediately treated to a 5 star service Top quality staff and food We had chicken balti and lamb korai and there was so much meat and it actually was so tender the lamb was the best we’ve ever had There was no rushing us even though it was late The restaurant itself is beautiful styled to a high standard We really enjoyed our experience here and will visit again next time we are in Matlock

We have the wrong order and can't contact anyone!!!

We had a takeaway. We picked in up 24/12/2023. We had the food for Christmas day and boxing day. The service picking up the food was great. They even gave a Christmas gift. The food was fabulous. Thank you.

The food was excellent, really pleased you have the option to choose mild, medium or hot for dishes. We will definitely order again. Highly recommend.

Perfect! Wonderful food, lovely staff.

Lovely as always , best Indian around here!

“Lovely bit of curry” - my husband. We visited here during a weekend break, the restaurant was packed so you know it’s good! We were served by attentive and polite staff and the food times were very quick! We had vegetarian korma, vegetarian rogan josh, two portions of rice and a cheese naan. There were lots of vegetarian choices on the menu, including the option to upgrade vegetable sides to mains. The restaurant was clean and the price was reasonable. What more do you want?

Food turned up cold as it was being delivered fir 40 minutes

Last time we was missing our chicken tikka starter which this time has been replaced, This time we are missing our rice

By far the superior dining establishment Matlock has to offer. Elegant, clean, sophisticated interior. Professional, pleasant, helpful staff all dressed impeccably. Excellent and thoroughly delicious food. Highly recommend this place.

Ordered for the second time from here, both times forgot the rice. This time the food was awful tandoori mixed grill was dry and tough, korma was all sauce and not much chicken, peswari nann was ok and only decent part was the poppadoms and pickle tray. £40 just to be thrown in the bin. Never again

We went in by chance. They had a table available. Seems reservations might be advised. Was apparent they do carry out. Food was excellent, even tho i have never had to select & buy my rice for an indian dish, but it was worth it.

Very prompt delivery (earlier than said but that was good) and really tasty curry. Would definitely order again.

A welcoming environment, with a clean modern feel. Delicious poppadoms and subtle homemade pickles. We shared an onion bhaji with a garnish that was fresh and clean. Our mains were "The world's best Chicken Tikka Masala", which we agreed with, and subtle and light chicken saag. We will return.

We always enjoy food from The Balti, absolutely irresistible, Thank you 😋

I eat at and order from The Balti regularly, it is fantastic quality food and delightful service. Tastiest dishes, spot on every time. The customer service really shows, thank you all!

A great introduction to Just Eat. I have eaten in the Balti Restaurant but this was first home delivery. The food was excellent and arrived hot and well packaged.

The food was piping hot and delicious, I ordered 2 x raita, as normally you'd get it in a small cup (from other places) from here you get a tub full ( enough for 4 people). Definitely value for money, I recommend them to every balti fan. Thankyou 😊

Regularly get takeaway from The Balti and recently the quality of the takeaway has been fantastic with really tasty and well executed dishes. Delivery drivers are friendly, and food is always delivered on time.

Before ordering the time was estimated at 45 mins to an hour.. after ordering and paying it was estimated up to two hours! I couldn’t find a way to cancel and the restaurant number was constantly unavailable. Then the food was over half an hour late .. so from ordering to delivery it was nearly 3hours wait ! Eating at nearly 10pm was not what we had in mind. The food when it arrived was excellent and such a shame it was too late to enjoy it .

An veryv average tasting meal, with very quiet but professional staff, and expensive food. Nice surroundings.

Awful! Still waiting for the food and it's been over an hour. Actually went to the restaurant and nothing was offered to me other than the driver had already left. Requested refund for all items since it hasn't arrived.

Great food as always. Pickle tray missing, which was a bit annoying, but as we saved a bit by using the stamp scheme, it wasn't worth complaining about, will still go back.

Amazing food ,brilliant service ,friendly staff !

We went with friends. The restaurant was busy and I can see why. The service was great and the food was delicious. Portions are quite big and so we shared some. The hot fish was great. All the food looked really good. I hate going to Indian restaurants where all the food looks the same. This was not the case here. Definitely worth a visit.

Wowzer the best Indian takeaway I’ve ever had.delivered on time.everything was so tasty would recommend to anyone.well done the Balti restaurant

Food was delicious. Breads were amazing! Delivery took 1.5hrs but this was understandable on a Saturday night in thick snow... I was impressed. Definitely would order from them again.

Just love their food & delivery driver is regular one and goes above and beyond with customer service. I highly recommend this company

We went here on a freezing Friday night and there were no tables available... the staff went above and beyond to sort a table for us... the food was really good. We're not fans of spice but we do like tasty food and this was...

What’s happened to the pricing ?? This is the first time since they moved a few doors down, the prices have gone through the roof , too many staff lurking about too much wage bills I’d say, had the tikka masala which was nice but...

My food that got delivered was lovely although a touch colder than usual and i was missing my naan bread

I'm a regular customer of The Balti, very happy with the service and the food as always, thank you.

Food was great as always but they didn’t read my extra request about the naan bread. Balti please make cheese & garlic a standard choice on your menu so there are no mistakes!

Quick delivery time. Mixed starter sat in a lot of oil which took away the flavour of the meats - kebab the best by far. Amazing pickles and garlic naan. Garlic chilli lamb didn't seem hot (spice) but I have a cold so that could just be me! Saag aloo amazing as always. Love the generous sized portions and looking forward to saag aloo on toast in the morning.

Food was delivered quickly and early however the claim that’s it’s the best tikka masala or your money back is quite brave ….. it’s probably the worst tikka masala we’ve tasted ever … to be fair most of the dishes were quite bland and lacked flavour … I’ll update if the challenge is honoured ! We’ve eaten in various towns across the country and have never been this disappointed ……

Stayed at a nearby hotel and fancied an Indian, so decided to give this one a try. We got the Tikka Masala, very excited by the claim that it was "Guaranteed to be the best you've ever tasted or your money back." However, it just...wasn't. The curry didn't pack much flavour and was a little on the thin side. We also got a Korma, which was a similar story to the Tikka Masala. Dry chicken, watery and the sauce itself was pretty bland. Not terrible, but disappointing nonetheless. The remainder of the meal was mediocre, but delivery was prompt and food was hot.

Food was lovely as always, although a little confused by the mild,medium and hot options as we’ve never had these in restaurant before. Would say go Hot for the Jalfrezi not medium like we did and not exactly sure what difference this makes to a Saag. Do not be mistaken though, food quality is always top.

Ready bang on time given, food spot on as always

Excellent service, fantastic food, best Indian food in the area

I have been visiting the Balti for 20 years and as a whole the food is amazing but recently we have found it a little inconsistent,. we ate in the restaurant in October 2022 and it was probably the best Indian meal me and my...

A fantastic meal, hot and tasty

Food was delicious absolutely bang on best indian food in the area

Food took nearly 2 hours to come korma had no taste what so ever and the chips was soggy

Good quality food. Had a take away so can't comment on the restaurant. Will have to try it out one day.

The food was delivered 40 minutes late, the delivery driver was rude and the food very mediocre. We are on holiday in the area so went off reviews and proximity to where we are staying. Very disappointed! I'm sure there must be better Indian takeaways around Matlock!??

Staying at a holiday home in the area but got recommended this place. The food was amazing, great flavour and portions. My one gripe is the food could have been warmer on arrival but certainly didnt ruin how good it was.

Just had a lovely meal, everything was very tasty and well presented. The service was great and the staff very friendly.

Great curry! Polite staff. Would 100% return

Ordered chicken Jalfrezi, special fried rice and mixed tandoori starter. Food was absolutely amazing!! Fresh and tasty and good value. Wish I lived here, would absolutely be a regular!

Beyond their control, traffic !

Superb food, with excellent switched on staff,

We enjoy a good Indian meal and have been treated to the delights this restaurant serves up, in times past, nothing had changed the food and service were brilliant we dined 11th September 8.30pm can hardly wait to return.

Good food and good portions. However was more expensive than advertised on their webpage Was told prices have gone up but they haven’t updated their webpage yet If youve time to print new menus they’ve got time to update webpage Feels dishonest. Disappointing from a...

The Balti Restaurant was recommended to us by the guest house we were staying in. It is one of the best Indian restaurants we have ever been to Beautifully decorated, staff was excellent, service was faultless. Has for the food it couldn’t have been any...

Excellent food as always and delivered on time.

Food delivered nice and hot and delicious as always

Beautiful flavoured meal, only downside was it could have done with more heat. Would go for hot rather than medium.

My order never even turned up, I wont be ordering from here ever again

My wife’s curry tikka masala had a tooth in it. Needless to say we won’t be ordering from here again. It’s a shame in a way as I’ve always enjoyed it until now.

Always outstanding, food hot, amazing flavour! Best Indian around. (Collection)

First we were met by very well dressed waiters with a very warm and polite welcome. The decor inside looked amazing. Very fine dining experience. The waiter then laid our napkins on our laps and made sure we were comfortable. We were given an extensive...

This was a first class meal and excellent service. Would recommend wholeheartedly. We struggled to find anything more than fish and chips on offer in Matlock Bath, so this was a chance finding. Restaurant immaculately clean, staff friendly and the food was lovely.

Delicious 😋 the veg dhansak was amazing

We visited the Balti Restaurant in Matlock Bath on Saturday 16th July. A nice atmosphere, air conditioned, friendly staff and the food was amazing!

visiting Matlock, we stumbled across the balti and it looked busy, the staff made room for a table for 3 and then sat us down. ordering the food was quick, the service was excellent and the quality & Value was exceptional. The curries was spicy,...

Normally excellent food & service top notch sadly last night not so!!!! Everyone can have a bad shift but when Asked for doggie bags, as is normal , and the youngest lady guest , had the trays & bags to put food in ourselves dumped...

Excellent service and food and excellent value

Great food, extra hot Balti was awesome

Had takeaway delivered to hotel.reasonable prices for a resturant.best chick tika dopiaza and prawn puree starter ive ever had.everything else was good too..

Me, my wife and baby went here for a meal. The food was excellent and the staff were very friendly. Great portions and very tasty food.

We visited this lovely restaurant on Friday night. They were very busy but managed to find us a table. Lovely people. Great service. Made us feel very special and the food was great.

Great, very easy to manage. Efficient service and delicious food

Picked up a takeaway tonight. Totally fab. Great flavours. Loving it! Might not be any left for lunch tomorrow