Nawaab - Leeds in Leeds

We have been visiting Nawaab for many years. This was our first visit under the new management and it was excellent. The service was top-notch, food was delicious and very good value. The menu hasn't changed, which is a good thing. We'll miss Jay and the gang but we'll definitely be back soon

The staff were very welcoming especially the manager Sal what a guy. The starters were out of this world been all over never had better. For mains we got the lahori lamb was well flavoured and the meat was soft and succulent. Will definitely be visiting again and bringing my family. The best curry house in Yorkshire by far.

Quality. Made the naan bread to my preference and I had the dhal mahkani spiced up, again to the preference - absolutely delicious. Magic. And the staff were excellent, attentive and not over fussy, friendly and good folk all round. I'd certainly recommend this restaurant.

Best food ever and outstanding customer service.✌️

I had an amazing experience at Nawabs Leeds . The ambiance was warm and inviting, with a perfect blend of traditional and modern decor. The service was outstanding—attentive and friendly. The Palak Paneer was the star of the meal, with spinach and soft, flavorful paneer that melted in your mouth. I highly recommend Nawabs for anyone looking for delicious Indian cuisine in a great setting!🤯

Nawaab had always been my favorite Indian in Leeds city center and my latest trip reminded me why. Excellent food as always but also with exceptional service. Our waiter that evening made special effort after listening to us to create a custom dish to suite my friends needs which ended up being perfect for their spice tolerance. Top notch restaurant, if you haven’t been give it a go.

Food out of this world. Service superb. Already recommended to friends 🧡

Taste is ok. Not something great, portions of the dishes are less as well

Nawaab.....? Absolutely unbelievable!!

Such a great place. Great food and friendly staff 👌

The best food in the world! No exaggeration. I have just come back from a trip around Europe but I really missed this restaurant whilst I was away. Nothing compares to this. Beautiful food And very reasonably priced. If you can handle slightly spicy, I would strongly recommend you ask for your curry to be made in a traditional authentic style. Ask for ‘desi style’ or ‘apna style’ to ensure this. My favourite dishes are lamb karahi and Lahori charga (chicken dish). I have been coming to this restaurant for several years now and I have NEVER had a bad meal. Staff are so friendly and really look after you. Nothing is out of their way. I regret only leaving a review just now. I would completely disregard any negative reviews. I recommend this restaurant to all my friends and family and I have regularly introduced them to this place. My parents and best friends are now regulars. I sincerely miss this food when I am away from Leeds.

Best curry in Leeds without a doubt. Regularly friends recommend other Indian/Pakistani restaurants but I refuse to go elsewhere. Nothing tops this. I have been visiting frequently for years and I have never had a bad meal. I have introduced my friends and family to the restaurant and they also love it. Do not take note of any negative reviews. I have nothing bad to say about this place and their polite and caring staff. I will continue going every month.

Celebrating my 60th birthday with many friends at the Nawaab was a great idea. The staff were brilliant, as was the food. The Lohori Ghost was outstanding; the lamb chops fantastic and the chicken korma has a little spice to give it some depth. I couldn't fault the way we were looked after and a great time was had by all 55 of us!!!! Speech was quite good too, even if I say so myself.

Absolutely fantastic food! Traditional home quality Indian and Pakistani food. I do understand the negative reviews!! Its a busy place if you don’t book the chances are your not getting a table! The lamb chops are just 5 star! And if your a veggie then try the okra!! See you guys again soon

Had an amazing dinner at Nawaab in a party of 5. The dishes of particular excellence was the butter chicken and lamb nirahi. Would recommend asp the poppadums as the dips were very nice. The price was very reasonable as well. The service was excellent, and the staff were very friendly. Will definitely be visiting again on our next trip to Leeds!

ordinary taste and serving size is miserable...however 2 stars for staff who facilitated without booking

We travelled 2 hours to Leeds just to be told that you have to make a booking online 24 hours beforehand to eat here even though the tables was empty.

Walked in and greeted staff member, the lady behind bar looked me up and down and turnt away. I asked the gentleman for a takeaway menu ( by the lady, I had already decided this was not going to be where i would be eating) and was told they are more of a sit in restaurant - Fair enough BUT he wasnt the friendliest, infact quite cocky. Maybe the photos of famous people coming there a good while back makes him assume he is a cut above the rest and thinks he does not need to try anymore and he has made it. If so, he should be able to refurb this dated restaurant. Reading other reviews, I am not the only one and it feels like unless you have a certain look, your not welcome or good enough! Walking coming back around an hour or so later - Now assuming he is the owner, he parked the 4 X 4 he was driving in front of the restaurant which is on a main road and double yellow lines causing chaos and congestion for other road uses while he stood outside smoking of all things ( and of all things to do at a place to eat). Also, quite inconsiderate to the residents living above!

Fabulous Indian food - we thoroughly enjoyed the meal. Staff were so friendly and deaf awareness - we all were happy. We love to return there again in the near future.

Nawaab Leeds might genuinely just be my favourite restaurant ever. I have been countless times. Yes, Indian is my favourite cuisine but there is a reason I keep coming back to Nawaab's. Consistently quality dishes, fantastic atmosphere, extremely fair prices, and some of the best service and banter you'll ever receive in any restaurant. Any time I want a big fat quality curry in Leeds, Nawaab's is my go-to.

This place was quiet on a Friday night. The food was uninspiring, like they didn't put the effort in. It was likely warmed up and dry.

I was wanting to try this restaurant. Just as an aside, I’m 66 year old woman alone,dressed modestly ( if it matters). I was refused service at the front because “ they don’t have a table for one” and “ we don’t do take out”. The Maitre D was rude and aggressive. I shot him a bird and left. A young well dressed man followed me out and asked if I could afford dinner, and invited me to join them.. I said of course, but his mates were uneasy with the situation so I thanked them for their hospitality. The M D said he didn’t care what I posted. Also before I went there I asked two taxi drivers, both East Asian, if they recommended. They both said no as “ they aren’t authentic “. So, there is no rating lower than 1 Star. Go if you want to be treated rudely for no reason.

Great food and great service - the pricing is great for the portions deffo recommend one of the nicest Indians I’ve had in Leeds city by far!

ALWAYS Great service and great food 👌 highly recommended this restaurant.

Went there friday with my parrner the lady behind the bar was pleasentcwhile we waited to be seated So here goes we both selected ckicken dishes , ee waited nearly 30 minutes for main course both arrived Together sbd both were tastekess and dry one of the staff was quite brisk with us abd the near £80 quid bill was on the pricey side I dont know if it qas an off day but distictlybaverage and should do a lot better big place fantastic decor looksvthe part but we wont be going back Chow for now

Had a great time as a group of mates, really good food, lots of vegetarian options and fast service. We were a group of about 18 and were well accomodated, not sure what the vibe would be like for a smaller group or couple.

All tasted rather bland and preprepared. Poppadoms were not fresh. Madras tasted out of a packet with the smallest pieces of chicken possible. A bit disappointing to be honest.

The food here is very good and they have a wide choice on the menu. They do however have an annoying habit of telling you that the table is not ready to get you to order a drink from the bar. The place was literally half full and they told us we'd have to wait 20 mins. Decided to leave and come back later.

Best curry house in Leeds. Staff and service are fabulous and the food is delicious. Starters are great (always order lamb chops, fish masala, chicken tikka and chicken puri…..absolutely delicious!!!! Their curries are on another level, so tasty. Would highly recommend. Mac!!

We had a great time here. Had booked a table for 4 and we received a good welcome and were promptly seated. Service was very good and the food was excellent. We ordered tikka masala, lamb balti, lamb korma, chicken pakora and a few sides and everything tasted great. Would definitely return next time we are in leeds.

Lovely food and very friendly staff , special curry and rice very good , service outstanding, only slight niggle two poppadoms and pickles £5.95 which I think it a bit much , will return

Brought my mates here for the first time under pressure for them to like it I Bigged it up but I knew this was good and they delivered!!! My friends loved it!!! Will be back 🙏🙏

Quick, friendly and efficient service, and great food at a fair price: what I'd call a traditional curry. I'm glad we ate here, and I'll be back. My son and I were having a drink in The Scarborough and intending to go to another place, which I'm not that keen on. I was racking my brains for curry restaurants and couldn't think of any: Leeds has changed so much and the restaurants which I think of as "traditional" seem to have gone. Then I remembered Nawaab, and the great meals I'd had there in the past. Convenient if you're in the City Square area. We turned up at around half six without a reservation. There were quite a few customers in but we were seated within five minutes, and served quickly. The food was great - just as I'd remembered it. It's what I consider to be traditional English/Asian curry. I don't have a massive appetite, so I never eat starters: I had a chicken dansak with a plain naan. I enjoyed every mouthful. My son had a chicken makhani and said it was better than the other place we were going to go to (nothing wrong with that place, btw: it's rightly popular but I'm just not that keen on it.) I first came to Leeds as an 18-year old almost 40 years ago and, of course, it's changed so much since then. One thing I've noticed is that, now, people eat in restaurants to be 'seen'. Not that the food's bad - I'm sure it's great - but that's just how it seems to be. Nawaab's not like that: you're there for the food and the service. It's a good few years since I've eaten there, but I'm delighted to say it hasn't really changed. As I said at the top, great food, great service. If you're in that part of town and fancy a curry, go to Nawaab. Well done, guys, and keep it up. See you soon!

Brilliant authentic food. Friendly service and a great place for a curry

Been meaning to try this place for a long time, I would say that as someone who eats a lot of this food, and cooks it myself I am probably not the easiest to please. Nawaab did definitely not disappoint, easily the best quality and most authentic Desi / Apna style food I’ve had outside of Bradford. I asked for a Chicken Karahi with more heat and they delivered perfectly, but the big thing was just how fresh every item we ordered tasted, excellent tandoori roti too! The quality of the food along with the perfect balance of casual yet very nice surroundings and the superb, friendly staff definitely means this is now my go to place in Leeds. Cannot recommend this place enough

Visited on 29/2/24 as part as a special visit to Leeds. Absolutely overwhelmed at how great the food quality was. One of the best places we have visited and I’ve travelled the country to curry houses. Can’t wait to return, shame we live over 100 miles away or we would become regulars.

Visited for the first time on Thursday evening and totally overwhelmed. This place is next level, food taste and quality was absolutely amazing. Service was highly attentive and friendly. Can’t wait to return on my next visit to Leeds.

One of the best madras I've had and garlic nan was top class

Our family group of 9 called in Saturday evening and the staff were very accomodating. Nice table, great food, will definitely visit again next time in Leeds

Ate here with business colleagues as we do a lot of work in Leeds and we like to have a few restaurants to choose from to bring new clients. Anyway the food was lovely and the staff waiting on tables were brilliant. The manager however was terrible! Very rude and full of himself. Anyway we laughed it off but it wasn't really pleasant. So we won't be returning and will advise other businesses we know to avoid. But I will say again the food was nice.

Had a meal here Saturday evening, food very good and staff very friendly and efficient

Great food 😋 premier league staff. And always make you and your friends welcome 🙏. Right in the heart of leeds. We now go once a month. And are table is getting big big every time 🍺

Can't comment on the food, as never got to eat any, but the service from the I assume 'manger' was disgusting. We couldn't find anywhere to eat on Saturday night, and then my daughter found this place, and rang ahead and asked if they still had tables available. She was told 10 minutes, which was ideal. It was busy when we got there, as expected, so we waited in the foyer, for a table, no problem. The 'manager' then came to us, with menu's he had picked up from the bar, and asked us to follow him. I explained my daughter had just nipped to the toilet, and he went in to a rage, threw the menu's back where he had taken them from, and said 'do you want me to seat you or not' I said 'not' in no uncertain terms I appreciate it was Saturday night, around 10 o'clock, but if that's your attitude, you are in the wrong job. Won't be back

So and so food taste....not recommended in terms of service offering...🤐

Love this restaurant. Depth of flavour in the dishes is not something you get from a lot of restaurants. But here, the food is so good, atmosphere is lovely, the owner so friendly. Overall, I would recommend to eat here without hesitation. Already looking forward to coming back!

Brilliant food, definitely not shy with the dips on side. Curry hit the spot especially paired with an ice cold cobra to wash it down. Jay and Ali provided a stellar service making sure we were well looked after. 10/10 pwah.

Brilliant reasonable priced food with excellent service

Staying in Leeds overnight for football, we've eaten at several Leeds curry houses over the years but this was the best. Staff were really on it, service was sharpand the food was awesome quality. 4 of us so after poppadoms we shared 3 starters which were great, this include Bumble's desired lamb chops. Our main courses were all excellent as were the sundries. 4 bottles of Cobra and a bottle of red, £32 pp which we thought was reasonable. Nawab will be our first choice now, thankfully only 2 weeks till we eat there again.Give it a go you'll not be disappointed.

Delicious & Fresh Food Amazing Service 👏 Lovely atmosphere to Sit and eat Food Highly recommended

they are selling tomato curry in the name of nehari

I’ve had a lot of curries in my time, and this moves into my top 3! Excellent food and very attentive service. Jay is top man as well!

Owner was friendly, helpful without being pushy, and the rest of staff was prompt, considerate, and kind. Food was very high quality. Portions were appropriate and not stingy. I enjoy a chewier naan, but it was large, warm, and had good flavour. I will return and try other dishes. I felt I received an enjoyable meal at a fair price. Service was more attentive than I’ve come to expect in England.

This place honestly Is the best restaurant I've ever been to. From the moment we walked in the door we knew it would be good. The staff are great and the recommendation was spot on. Lamb chops to start were 10/10 as were the onion bajhis. Mains were so so so good. It's worth paying for a flight from Dublin just to try the food here.

Really Really good quality food as well as the service and the staff. Also Aesthetically on point. one of the best places in Leeds. Highly recommended.

Very little to write to be honest, as the title says it all I can’t find fault with the food or the price One thing to comment on, and a bit weird I know especially after all the amazing cooked food, the the pickles tray, which was surprisingly memorable 🤣 Me and the wife loved the place and when we visit Leeds again it will be on the hit list

A truly excellent Indian restaurant in a great location, good portion sizes, plenty of spice if that's what you're after and stellar service.

Walked in on a Friday night just after 19:00. Plenty of empty tables, but wouldn't let us sit

We had an amazing dinner with friends. The staff were knowledgable, attentive and friendly. The food was delicious, especially the king prawns, which were flavoured perfectly as I asked for just a bit of chilli. We will definitely revisit.

A good curry restaurant, both in terms of food and atmosphere, and it provided a good weekday evening meal. Some of the staff did come across a little blunt, but on the whole the service was brilliant and very welcoming. The pickles with the popadoms were a little watery to my taste and none seemed to be spicy, but tasty all the same. We were in a large group but the service of both starters and mains was fast. Upon serving the main dishes each one was clearly announced which often isn’t the case when in a group and it helped the size of the table. Portion sizes were large, spice levels were just right and the filled naans had a good amount of filling. The menu was large and extensive with a big selection of both traditional dishes as well as an extensive range of ‘specials’. The atmosphere was spot on, with the place being full but not overly noisy. I’d definitely return.

A good curry restaurant, both in terms of food and atmosphere, and it provided a good weekday evening meal. Some of the staff did come across a little blunt, but on the whole the service was brilliant and very welcoming. The pickles with the popadoms were a little watery to my taste and none seemed to be spicy, but tasty all the same. We were in a large group but the service of both starters and mains was fast. Upon serving the main dishes each one was clearly announced which often isn’t the case when in a group and it helped the size of the table. Portion sizes were large, spice levels were just right and the filled naans had a good amount of filling. The menu was large and extensive with a big selection of both traditional dishes as well as an extensive range of ‘specials’. The atmosphere was spot on, with the place being full but not overly noisy. I’d definitely return.

Walked 20 mins to come eat here ,and the guy simply said isit only you ? if your not booked we can't seat you ,would have been nice of this was writen somewhere that its ONLY BOOKING !very hungry and I can't eat here now ,got find other place

Excellent food and nice friendly staff. Definitely worth a visit. Will definitely return. Nothing was too much for them.

Excellent food and exceptional service from all the staff. Worth a visit. Definitely will be back with family.

The experience I had on Friday 1st of December 2023 was quite frankly disappointing to say the least & what I would call prejudice against Single diners. Having dined in this restaurant many many times over the years and supported the restaurant through the lean times of the Covid restrictions on going out, I feel I must write this in support of many single travellers and single people (I am happily Married and was out for a meal on my own as my wife was out with friends). I entered the restaurant at just after 6pm on the 01/12/2023 to see it was fairly busy for such an early time on a Friday, there were people in the que in front of me been advised to wait at the Bar while their table was been prepared (Half empty restaurant empty tables in full view , a couple of big parties in , plus a few other diners), then I was approached and to be fair was asked for how many diners, and when advised 1 diner it was then I was dismissed fairly sharply - to which the reply was - We don't do tables for one, must be two or more only, sorry goodbye and the door was opened for me. Based on that experience I can only say if you are a single diner wanting Indian cuisine, there are plenty of other restaurants in the Leeds Town Centre vicinity that would welcome you - don't go there, you will not be welcome. I am sorry to say that in my opinion this restaurant cares more about the amount of revenue it can generate than the customer or customers who provide that revenue, be it in either a single visit or multiple visits over multiple years of support, which I may add has now ended as a result of this "service".

We visited here on the 2nd December..The food was fantastic and the staff were all very helpful and friendly..

Just heading home after an excellent curry. We called in on a Saturday evening in December at 16.45 and asked to book a table for 4 at 18.45. We thought we'd have no chance as we'd tried to book 'on the hoof' in the past and also tried to book in advance for Christmas meal in a couple of weeks but had been knocked back due to the restaurant being full. I didn't have much hope, but this time we were lucky!! Everything was spot on. Service great, orders taken quickly, hot plates and food spot on. Starters plentiful and mains perfectly spiced. All agreed it was the best curry we've had for a long time. We've eaten here a few times in the past and always been very happy with food and service. Very pleased we could get in at short notice and will definitely return. Thanks to all for an excellent meal.

in my opinion and after over 10 years eating and drinking at the nawaab leeds restaurant in the city centre of leeds this restaurant of asian foods is the best around leeds . we went again on monday 27th november 2023 for a birthday meal with 7 in the family group for 1st class food and service you can not fault at all. thank you again for looking after me and the family . john & linda

Fairly good curry, good price. Quite basic and simple but good enough me.

In Leeds for a weekend away Saturday shopping hadnt booked anywhere and thought we'll just stop off somewhere for food. Big mistake!!!! Everywhere we went was fully booked. Stumbled on this place and wow was not dissapointed. They managed to fit us in and what a treat, food, staff, ambience was just amazing. I would certainly reccommend this place if you like indian food. Will be returning soon.

We booked a table (Friday evening) here to be part of a leaving gesture to one of our workmates leaving evening meal. At 18:30 the place was filling up with diners nice ambiance here. Once seated we was offered popadoms and pickle tray. Attentive service...

Its been a while since I have been to Nawaab and as always it was great. I received a warm welcome from the staff and the service and food was excellent. We ordered Poppadums, Lamb Chops, Chicken Tikka Masalla and Butter Chicken, Naan Bread and...

The staff welcomed me late in the evening when they might otherwise have declined my custom. Delicious Kashmiri food. Charming waiters.

Brilliant old school Indian , food was beautiful and staff were very helpful

Popped in as I needed somewhere nearby after a long evening travelling. Despite being very busy, they were happy to fit me in without a booking and made me feel welcome and well looked after. Food was really good and exactly what I needed.

Dined here for the company social I was on, 14 of us at one table was quite a task I thought for the staff. They managed to keep us happy with drinks and the food came all together both for starters and mains. All the...

Lovey place, food amazing, staff very friendly, great service. Would recommend.

Our second visit to the Nawab in Leeds, the food was as incredible as last visit. Staying on Wellington street (Crowne Plaza) the Nawab was very handy for our evening meal. we booked in advance as it is a very popular restaurant. This restaurant serves...

What a great restaurant, the food is impeccable as well are the staff. I walkways feel warm and welcome here. My personal favourites are the king prawn tikka starters and the tandoori mixed grill. But no matter what you have here, the food will be...

Absolutely fantastic restaurant run by a brilliant bloke can’t recommend enough best Indian restaurant we’ve been to for a long time. Awesome king prawn tikka starter is out of this world 🌎

We've just had a wonderful night at the Nawaab, we are not from Leeds so stumbled across it and so pleased we did. The staff were friendly the service on time. We enjoyed a mixed starter followed by mains and a bottle of shiraz. Prices and atmosphere much better than London. This gem is worth seeking out. When we're back in Leeds a return visit is a must! Judith and Ian

Friendly staff and food very good. The price was also good and food came quick.

Excellent night in here. Food was great. Service brillant. Jay was great. Well worth every penny and tonight it was busy despite being a monday. We wull be back

Had poppadoms with dips not the best selection, ordered jalfrezi main which was terrible flat no life whatsoever rice and nan bread ok. But the main is what I go for and it was crap.

Return visit to a favourite restaurant in Leeds - Ideally located close to railway station - friendly welcoming staff - food was superb- poppadum mixed pickle tray starters and main course extremely tasty - good bottle of cobra to compliment food - can highly recommend

Our first time at this restaurant and the recommendation was right. The food was second to none well presented and professionally served.The atmosphere in the place was chilled and relaxing.We were not rushed Into ordering which added to us having a great experience that we...

Visited for the first time, simply because I saw a review from David Lloyd “Bumble” to you and me. We went with two friends and we were greeted Royally by Jay, he made us feel right at home. I ordered the Lamb chops for starter...

We were in Leeds for the open day at the University. We doing this fantastic restaurant online and it made it Friday night. Amazing food at a reasonable price, but what made it great was the staff. So funny, friendly and helpful, told us ask about the city and made us feel so welcome. We'll definitely return.

TL;DR Tasty food but not without issues. Some of the chutneys with the poppadoms were lacklustre - mango chutney was thin and lacked texture. I had Narahi Lamb which was very tasty but let down by a few, very large, very tough pieces of meat that I struggled to cut with a knife. Chewing them was ok thankfully. And the peshwari naan was overcooked on the bottom such that it was crispy instead of soft.

First and last time visiting this restaurant. Quiet Monday evening and was basically told between 2 tables where to sit. I chose to sit in a small alcove but after first course was feeling hot and asked if I could move to near a window....

If you want Indian food then this is the best place to have your food. We visited here to have our dinner and we all enjoyed it a lot as after so many days we finally had tasty and spicy Indian food. We recommend this restaurant to have good and tasty food. We are so hungry that I forgot to take pictures and started eating directly 🤣

From the minute we entered the restaurant, we were looked after magnificently and, most importantly, the food was excellent ! I would totally recommend Nawaab !

I’ve been coming here for 35 years and never had a bad meal The service is brilliant and the food is even better Great ambience and you don’t feel rushed I had onion bargie ( best ever) and keema balty as main Really really nice You won’t be disappointed Make sure you book because it gets busy with returning customers Thanks Jay for looking after us all these years Fireman Andy

Would definitely recommend for anyone looking for an Indian dinner in Leeds. The authentic cooking from the chef is the highlight of Nawaab’s. I opted for the Nirahli Special (boneless chicken in a smooth creamy sauce) accompanied by pilau rice and garlic naan with a jug of mango lassi. You could taste that everything was freshly made to order, which made the garlic naan absolutely divine. Mango lassi was a tad on the sweet side but that may be because I had a whole jug to myself! Went here on a solo dinner and the staff had great banter and made me feel very comfortable! Look forward to visiting in the future 10/10

Good food but very abrupt service. A bit lacking in atmosphere as well. About £20 for a curry and rice / bread.

There are better Indian restaurants in Leeds for the money. I would say it was OK at best.

Great night out, terrific food, best lamb chops I've ever had. Brilliant company, will visit again when I'm next in Leeds.

We visited Nawaab on Saturday evening. We got a very warm welcome, and the banter between us and the waiters just made our evening more special. The food was superb, as was the service. It's very reasonably priced, too. We would highly recommend it. We're...

Food was just too good and at great price! I ate there on holiday. Think I'm gonna have to go back to Leeds just to eat from here again!

Easy to book a table via their website. Went late on a Saturday night. Promptly taken to our table. All the sraff were very friendly. Both dishes we had were lovely. My wife couldn't finish hers so they kindly bagged it up to take home....

Had a very enjoyable meal here tonight (16/9). It’s been some years since I’ve dined at Nawaab (I used to work across the road so was a regular around 16 years ago !). Pleased to say the food was just as good all these years later. My hubby and I had onion bhagi starter each. I had chicken byriani and hubby had chicken jalfrezi. Garlic naan bread to share and popadom and pickle tray, washed down with 2 bottle of tiger lager. All for under £60. Fab service and food. Won’t leave it as long to return. We could not finish it all and staff were happy to provide us with a doggy bag