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Nº 89 in 813 in Derby

Nº 8 of 45 Indian in Derby

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We have been to this restaurant about 8 times now . Tonight we brought friends for their 60 th birthday celebrations. As we first entered we were told they no longer take cash . Luckily I had my card on me , which my partner didn’t . We were seated and all of a sudden a girls started singing extremely loud . We couldn’t hear each other speak . After a few songs thankfully they turned her mic down . We were served starters … How disappointing, 2 soggy dishes of onion bahjis . Always been crispy before And the calamari was so tough to chew . Obviously frozen out of packet for £10 wasted . My husband did enjoy his dish of lamb . Mine and my friends butter chicken tbh was ok , way better tasting in my local takeaway . £15 for approx 1/2 chicken breast cut up , some pieces were tough , like cooked for previously and then just thrown in a sauce . The garlic and cheese nan was nice . But how disappointing this restaurant was for us , after hyping it up to friends . I don’t know what has happened but for the amount of money we paid , we felt our local could have cooked it better and fresher ! So disappointing!

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maxine b . 2025-05-15

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Me and my work colleagues came here today for an retirement celebration. There were 16 of us...I believe? Anyway a big table. Service was fantastic! I am so sorry, I didn't take names. But there was an amazing guy who took our food orders.. and then there a was a young guy, who got us drinks and looked after us. The interaction with the table was great. And the food came out quickly, hot and correct. Nothing was too much trouble. We forgot to order a dish and it was ordered and came quickly. Honestly, the best service I've had in a long time..again..so sorry I didn't take your names! There was also a singer in there, everything was perfect, tasty , relaxing and just a great retirement celebration for a very special work colleague of ours x thanks again xx

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tezchaz . 2025-05-15

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Paula was lovely. Great service. Allergens explained and she made sure we had everything we needed. We will be back 😊

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Jody Reid . 2025-05-08

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Paula was great and so very friendly and great for recommending dishes!! The cocktail was so delicious. The food was so yummy!!!

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Zara Griffiss Equestrian . 2025-05-08

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Food was really tasty, service was great - special thanks to Jess!!

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Alex . 2025-05-08

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Best service we’ve had. Alex is a great addition to the team. Previously, aside from the gent who is front of house the service has Not matched the food

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Heather Seaman . 2025-05-06

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Food and service from staff was fantastic, however the noise from the table next to us kind of tainted the night for us. Nothing bad on the side of the venue however having a large family leave their kids to their own devices with no restraint can be a little (lot) off putting!

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Izzy Deith . 2025-05-05

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Vikrant was amazing , service and food was very good Highly recommend the breakfast at Niccos

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Tarly Dhillon . 2025-05-04

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Amazing experience. Originally went for some beers in the sun and decided to stay for food. The food was excellent and flavoursome. They had a live act on too which made the night very relaxing and enjoyable. Louis our server was brilliant and first came to us outside when he noticed our beers getting low and asked if we wanted more drinks to which he then brought them out to us. We then decided to stay for the food and he continued to serve us. A very polite young man and he was exceptional 👌

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Tony Maddox . 2025-05-04

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Nicco breakfast pre match always excellent - just a suggestion that hot drinks served separate to cold ones as member of staff had both and was bumped into and smashed drinks, felt sorry for waitress also took a long time to get replacements however understand it was v busy. The greeter on the desk think his name was Jamie? Went above and beyond for our group he was very helpful- thank you so much

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Joanne Y . 2025-05-04

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Originally reviewed 02/05/25 elsewhere via a link in a follow up 'reservation feedback' email from the restaurant. ------------------------------------------------------------- This was my first visit to Nicco and my review is in two parts - good and bad. The good bits: An excellent dining experience. The restaurant was lively with early evening diners and there was a great atmosphere in the building. All staff members were friendly, helpful and efficient. Drinks arrived without delay and the menu was clear with some very appealing dishes tempting us. Our choices were delivered to table promptly, looked delicious and tasted even better. Staff members periodically checked that everything was OK but were not overbearing. Additional drinks arrived quickly and nothing was too much trouble. The bill was settled easily (this is a cashless facility) at the end of the evening and we departed very impressed. My 5-star ratings relate to the in-restaurant dining experience. The bad bit: Car parking. Beyond awful. The car park is simply not big enough to reflect the demand for tables and given the location of the restaurant on what is a large business park, there is nowhere for overflow traffic to park. I was eventually able to secure a space, purely by being in the right place at the right time when another guest was leaving but that was down to timing and luck, and I had arrived only a few minutes ahead of my booking time. It took 10-15 minutes from pulling into the car park to walking into the restaurant, which isn't good enough. Seriously, I think Nicco needs to find solutions to this problem because the lack of available parking would be the single biggest inhibitor to me returning to dine here again, particularly as I live outside the city without adequate public transport in my neighbourhood. My colleague who was dining with me had the same poor experience on his arrival. Perhaps Nicco should investigate entering into finding agreements with neighbouring businesses where possible to use their car parks as overspill facilities out of normal business hours. Granted, there might be insurance and other reasons why this might not be possible but it must be worth exploring. I'd be prepared to pay an extra couple of quid as this would be preferable to not being able to park at all and aborting the visit altogether. Alternatively, as in booking a table, perhaps booking a car parking spot could be investigated, although I accept not all patrons attending would book in advance, making this concept difficult to police. In summary, I think without addressing the significant car parking problems, Nicco might become a victim of its own success....which would be a great shame as it is a great dining experience.

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tiggerthefox . 2025-05-04

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Had a breakfast brunch toast was so hard Butter had melted before I had Even, open it up bacon was over done

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Bicky Kaur . 2025-05-03

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Work lunch, very prompt service and nicely presented tasty food

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Gareth Sheldon . 2025-05-03

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Great night at Nicos with live music. Food was delicious and the service was excellent. Thanks to Jasmine our waitress for this.

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evro evriviades . 2025-05-02

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Surjeet is a great chef! Dal makhani at Nicco’s is incredibly authentic and delicious. Reminds me of Delhi. Kudos to him. Louis is brilliant and bright. He recommended amazing drinks and was very helpful. All in all good team at Nicco’s. Had a wonderful experience

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Sheena Chaudhary . 2025-05-02

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Louis was very professional and made me feel comfortable and looked after thank you so much will definitely be back because of his service

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UnicornDreams__ . 2025-05-02

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Natalie was brilliant! Thank you for being such a quick and friendly host Food was lovely!

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kerry hannah . 2025-04-29

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Alexis was such a super waiter. Food was great. Will be back soon.

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Cynthia M . 2025-04-29

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We visited last night for our first experience with friends and we were not dissapointed. The warm welcome, our waitress Mercy was so lovely, polite and helpful. Food was amazing!! So tasty and good portion sizes. Plenty of choice on the menu and drinks menu also. Great atmosphere, live music it was quite loud but it was ok as we were not having to shout at each other to talk. The team worked like clockwork all over the restaurant which was very busy. A real credit to the restaurant. Thank you, we will definitely be back..

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Sarah McNicholas . 2025-04-27

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My partner and I went on Friday and we were attended to by Fern! She was incredibly sweet, attentive and gave a great recommendation. I liked the food and the drinks, the restaurant was rather noisy but other than that service was A1.

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Daniela Danda . 2025-04-27

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Leonor deserves the world what an amazing person and what an amazing experience love this place! Food is so good

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EVNCOOPS . 2025-04-26

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Just got back from a fantastic meal! The food was absolutely great, and the service was top-notch. A special thank you to Gemma for making our experience even better. Highly recommend this place!

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Kaveeta Atwal . 2025-04-24

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This resturant has such a friendly and warm atmosphere, where the lovely team go out of their way to make each experience special. The food is exemplary. I would definitely recommend the butter chicken for those who don't like too much spice. Andre the bar man dude was welcoming and kind and made a delicious cocktail 🍸

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Natalie Montroy . 2025-04-23

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I’ve just been to Nicco it was really good, the food was amazing and the manager and staff was very friendly and helpful i absolutely loved it..

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Mani Birdi . 2025-04-23

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A stunning late evening dinner at Nicco Bar and Restaurant Pride Park, the lamb and spinach with a Roti side was soooo good, perfect with the mango Lassi. Service was exceptional many thanks to all, and in particular, Ella, perfect service, non intrusive but completely attentive all the dishes and drinks appeared and disappeared just at the right time with no fuss and impeccable manners thanks again

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AAA GGG . 2025-04-22

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Service was extremely poor. We were seated at 8.15pm and at this time, the restaurant wasn’t particularly busy. Our server, whilst pleasant, seemed to lack experience. When we asked for a couple of extra minutes to decide on drinks, she looked flummoxed and said “Oh OK.” When our starters came out, one item was missing. No one came to check how our food was in a timely manner, so we couldn’t tell them about the missing item. It was also difficult to catch someone’s eye from where we were seated. Eventually our waitress came to clear the table of our starters (we had finished them a while ago) and asked us whether we wanted to see the dessert menu! At this point, we hadn’t even had the mains. We waited… and waited and waited some more or our food. Nobody approached us and I eventually managed to catch the eye of our waitress and request the bill. As lovely as the mains might have been, it simply wasn’t worth waiting for (if the order had indeed been put through). Our waitress brought the bill and I checked through it - the mains were still on there. I informed the waitress that we hadn’t received our mains - she looked shocked and queried it. At this point, the whole thing was getting ridiculous, especially as the waitress had been the last one to clear our table! She went off, then came back and asked if we would like the mains boxed up to go or taken off the bill. I asked for it to be taken off the bill. She came back and presented us with the bill and then we waited and waited for her to come back with the card reader. Although the food was nice, the service was far too poor and disjointed to be able to recommend this place or return.

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Jaspaven A . 2025-04-20

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Paula was amazing! Made our evening so enjoyable. Food was delicious although we did order too much. Menu has such a variety of dishes and all we tried were great. Definitely be back!

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Fiona Fox . 2025-04-18

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Absolutely brilliant meal. Paula was a great waitress and made sure we had a great time. The food was brilliant. Chutneys with the poppadoms were great. Can’t wait to come back

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Tamara Fox . 2025-04-18

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Excellent Service by Paula. Very friendly, quick and efficient. Very attentive. Excellent, good quality food as always. Would highly recommend

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Kerris Adams . 2025-04-18

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Lovely place with a singer and friendly staff.

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Ophelia Wynne . 2025-04-18

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Amazing service from Paula! She served all our needs! Lovely atmosphere and food!

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ashley norris . 2025-04-18

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Absolutely fab experience! For sure I will visit again!

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Kaspars Stikuts . 2025-04-18

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Gemma is amazing. Great service!

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Ross Billings . 2025-04-17

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We had a fantastic time here. Big shout out to our server Louis for making our time extra special

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Jordan Fretwell . 2025-04-17

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Was served by Gemma. First time here and she was an exceptional waitress who’s enthusiastic and very welcoming. I was very pleased with everything, from food to service. I would 100% recommend coming here.

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Van kiem Vu . 2025-04-17

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We had the loveliest waitress Gemma. She was attentive and friendly going above and beyond with requests for extra yogurt for the curry and even came to the table with a birthday surprise cake plate. Thank you for great service and making our meal special.

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Amanda Mitchell . 2025-04-16

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I had a fantastic dining experience at Niccos — the food was absolutely delicious, with every dish full of flavour and beautifully presented. What really made the evening stand out, though, was the service. Gemma was brilliant — warm, attentive, and genuinely thoughtful in her recommendations, which felt personal and spot-on. She struck the perfect balance with her check-ins, making sure we had everything we needed without ever being intrusive. A lovely atmosphere, great food, and exceptional service — can’t wait to go back!

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LVL London . 2025-04-16

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Gemma was an amazing waitress that made me feel welcome and happy in the restaurant the whole time I was there. She was great at small talk and happy throughout the time I spent at Niccos. Gemma definitely deserves a raise, she was an amazing person and I really hope she gets a pay upgrade because she is well-deserved of it.

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Yusuf Akhtar . 2025-04-16

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We were greeted by Alex at the front desk. He was so polite and friendly, really made us feel welcome. A great addition to the team.

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Grace Harrison . 2025-04-14

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Alex and the team great job, lovely service and excellent food would recommend

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Neil Atkins . 2025-04-14

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Excellent food and excellent service. Great friendly atmosphere

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Tarq . 2025-04-13

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Kinga was a fabulous friendly waitress and food was delicious

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Ward Blanton . 2025-04-13

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Today was my first time at Nicco. Louis was our server, he was very attentive and accommodating. The food I had was the chicken tikka naanwich which I would highly recommend, very tasty and filling. I’ll certainly be coming back to try more!!

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Philip Cooney . 2025-04-12

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Amazing waiter Alex and the food was delicious

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Rebecca Gibson . 2025-04-12

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Excellent food and service! Louis was fantastic too and very competent.

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Josh H . 2025-04-12

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Thanks to loius great food great service will be back.

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Jane Rodger . 2025-04-12

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First time here and will definitely be back, food was great and service Louis was second to none

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Dave Rodger . 2025-04-12

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Lovely food and staff. Vikrant was very helpful!

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Gill . 2025-04-12

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Amazing service! Gemma was fabulous, thank you. Food and cocktails were amazing me and my family had a lovely time!

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Zalika . 2025-04-11

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Paula was amazing and looked after us

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Billy Richford . 2025-04-11

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Our first time here at Nicco's loved it the food the wine and our waitress Gemma was best in the universe, she actually brought the barman to our table to check on my favourite tipple an old fashioned, definitely recommend and will use again

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Anthony Marriott . 2025-04-11

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Food was amazing as always. Paula our waitress was very friendly, helpful and accommodating.

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Niketa Gray . 2025-04-11

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Food was amazing, Paula was lovely !

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Megan Lees . 2025-04-10

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Absolutely LOVE this place, im such a regular. Thank you to Olly and Kam and Andre for always being so lovely. Top marks team :)

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San Dosanjh . 2025-04-10

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Paula was amazing and very attentive

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Grace Shirley . 2025-04-10

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Paula was lovely and very attentive

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Zoe Thompson . 2025-04-10

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Paula provided a Quick, polite service. Happy to help

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joe fisher . 2025-04-09

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Great food and service, Kinga was great attentive and friendly would recommend.

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Ali Moore . 2025-04-09

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Paula was great. She is always happy

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aydinmakina . 2025-04-09

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Paula was so good, helpful and kind ❤️

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Meghna Rajshekar . 2025-04-09

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Paula was wonderful and very accommodating and amusing. Thank you for a great night!

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Tim Osborne . 2025-04-09

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Paula served us food today. The service and food was fantastic.

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Paulas Sekaran . 2025-04-09

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Thank you so much for the great service Paula, very friendly, present & patient.

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Harps Nanuan . 2025-04-09

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Amazing food and service from Paula!!

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Rushil Midha . 2025-04-09

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Lovely food and a grate service from Paula

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Jason Green . 2025-04-09

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Had great music great food got the giant combo and had so many variety would come again but don’t come on a football day

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Charlie . 2025-04-08

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You should get Alex to coach each and every current and future waiter/waitress on how to look after customers. Absolutely first class. Paid me attention when I needed it and left me to my own devices when I didn’t.

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David Pugh-Jones . 2025-04-07

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Vikrant provided a great service. The food was exceptional

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Megan Wall . 2025-04-06

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I came to the bottomless brunch on the 5th April 2025. Food was beautiful. The service was exceptional . The Prosecco was free flowing and the entertainment was fantastic. I had a brilliant time . I would 100% recommend.

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Victoria Jackson . 2025-04-06

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Lovely food and nice atmosphere. Paula was very attentive and friendly.

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Katie Earnshaw . 2025-04-05

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Louis was excellent. Very polite and efficient.

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Gary Fearn . 2025-04-05

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Alex at/and Nicco's were excellent

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Will Berry . 2025-04-05

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Had a wonderful experience at Nicco’s. Our waitress, Jasmine, was incredibly accommodating and friendly, making us feel right at home. The food was delicious, and the atmosphere was perfect for a relaxing meal. Highly recommend!

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Millie Sisson . 2025-04-04

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Had a really good night with friends. Food and cocktails were amazing and the waitress jasmine was lovely and made our night amazing

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Tegan Taylor . 2025-04-04

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Gemma was so friendly and nice.

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Shaista Munawar . 2025-04-04

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Paula was our waitress this evening nothing was to much trouble very helpful with menu choices will be returning

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Rebecca Hall . 2025-04-04

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Paula was amazing tonight looking after us. Recommended dishes, cocktails and sides.

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Ashley Hinman . 2025-04-04

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Fantastic experiance! Outstanding service from Alex and the team

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Gabriela B . 2025-04-04

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Good food, Good service from Alex, Top bloke.

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Matt Denton . 2025-04-04

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Paula’s customer service was excellent

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Nicholas phillips . 2025-04-04

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Amazing food Cocktails were delicious Lovely waitress called Jasmine made our night so special

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Annie Sisson . 2025-04-04

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I found it over hyped! Vegetarian food is average. My friends liked the non veg platters though. Otherwise it’s just average in terms of taste. Pricing is decent. The drinks were not good too. Happy that cost of same was refunded. Restaurant offers a great ambience. The toilets are so beautiful. The staff who took our order had no knowledge about the menu and there were multiple errors in getting the right food or the food didn’t arrive at all. But the Manager Eddie covered it up, I suggest speaking to him when ordering food to avoid any confusion. Great guy Eddie !

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Maddy Sha . 2025-04-03

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Louis was a great waiter, very confident, very pleasant and an absolute delight!

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jaspreath lehal . 2025-04-03

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Louis was a great host. Pay him more!

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Joshua Topley . 2025-04-03

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Paula was our waitress today, very sweet and accommodating. Can’t wait to come again

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Gracie Tilling . 2025-04-03

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Paula was a wonderful waitress, took very good care of us and has made us definitely us want to come again !!

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Emma Danby . 2025-04-03

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Paula made my birthday so special amazing experience would definitely come again

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Dylan Kennedy . 2025-04-03

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Alex was a great server, very attentive and made sure we was looked after. we come here all the time and the food never fails to miss, order the same thing every time but it never gets boring The food is full of flavour, the entertainment is great and just a overall brilliant place

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Louis Alexander Harris . 2025-04-03

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Waiter Alex had his first day today, and we had the pleasure of being his first table, he could not do enough for us, his energy was contagious

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Ashley Smith . 2025-04-03

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5 star every time Lovely staff Clean Clean toilets always Food out of this world brilliant Won’t go anywhere else now xxxxx

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Jeanette Pearce . 2025-04-03

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What a beautiful restaurant!! Atmosphere 10/10 Ambience 10/10 Food 10/10 Drinks 10/10 Staff 10/10 This was a total experience for me. Had my birthday dinner here on the 01/04/25. JK the guy that served us was a top guy. He made sure to explain the food options to us and also gave us some pointers on the popular demands. When the food arrived, it was an Indian delight, the best I have ever had. It was everything and even more than what I expected. I totally enjoyed myself. The lamb chops were to die for. I have zero faults about this place and highly recommend it for anyone that is considering visiting it.

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Blaise Onyekwere . 2025-04-02

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Paula was a great host and the food was really good. It's also reasonably priced.

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Femi . 2025-04-02

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Had an amazing evening, Paula was our server and she made our dinner extra special, she went above and beyond, new about dishes, drinks and even knew our names (obviously the name on the booking) and used it which was an extra special touch! Food was perfect, drinks amazing, service was fab ! Would come again (as long as we knew Paula was our server)

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Chelsea Mcghee . 2025-04-02

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Louis was fab at service and we really enjoyed our food.

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Gillian Warne . 2025-04-02

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Madalena was excellent made us feel very welcome extremely polite over all great experience will definitely be going back!

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Kieran Brentnall . 2025-04-02

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Our server Paula was lovley and the food was amazing!

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Claud Book . 2025-04-02

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Love the food and great atmosphere. Paula served us and she was so attentive and helpful with any questions we had about the menu. Thank you so much.

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Jess Randall . 2025-04-01

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Paula was amazing today Quick service and very friendly And the food was delicious Will definitely come back

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Anna Bieronska . 2025-04-01

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Paula is amazing, excellent service and had a good laugh with us! Food is stunning, but Paula’s service is why we’ll be returning in a hurry!

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Hania Bieronska . 2025-04-01

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Really good meal. Both Paula and her daughter were great waitresses, a credit to the restaurant.

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Ken Robson . 2025-04-01

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