Purple garlic in Melton

We went here last night as a party of six. Been twice before as a couple and whilst there was not much wrong with the food the wait for it was very long and very cold in there due to the air con. Last night was extremely busy. Very loud!! People waiting all round the bar for takeaways right next to tables of people eating in. They seemed to concentrate on the takeaways rather than the very busy restaurant itself. Only 4 waiting staff. We ordered drinks and one was missing. Poppadoms came with one tray of pickles which we had to pass around the table. Then we waited around an hour before someone came and took those away. Then another half an hour for our curries. Yet again a curry was missing which we had to ask for. We asked staff twice where the food was. One table behind us was waiting for two hours for their food. And I had to ask them to turn the air conditioning off too as it was freezing in there again. Don't even know what it's doing on in november! Although the food was lovely this will put us off going again. They need to get rid of some of the eat in tables and get an actual waiting area for takeaways and some more waiting staff.

Such a difference in opinions from previous reviews. My wife and I popped in on a whim as we are staying in Melton Mowbry for one night. We absolutely loved the food, the service was excellent and it did take a bit of time for our food, however, it was incredibly busy (Saturday night) and I guess the food was cooked fresh, we aren't complaining about this. The only reason I feel a bit ill is due to my eyes being bigger than my stomach, as I ordered too much for myself. If we are ever back this way again, then we'll pop in, though probably share, as the portions are of a good size. One way to tell if a place is good, is to see how many locals are eating there, which is one of the reasons we went in.

Just to make people aware this place has a '0' yes Zero Food hygiene rating given by the UK food standards agency! How Purple Garlic is still trading I will never know but I did not rate or enjoy my experience and the food wasn't great. The service was ok bit the made us wait a long time for food and its not somewhere I will return especially with a zero food rating for hygiene

On a three day road trip, Melton M was our first stop. In all honesty, the only thing that would draw me back is a nearby pub and the Purple Garlic. Food was exceptional, staff friendly and excellent service. All four of us can’t praise this place enough, we all left with food remaining as despite it being delicious, we could not finish it all.

Great experience lovely food definitely recommend! Great prices too

The tasteless nature of the food provided made me look up their 'scores on the doors' rating and surprise, surprise as of may 24, it's 1 ! Fortunately, nobody suffered ill health after this poor experience. Note to self... check scores before eating.

Great place. Didn't have ingredients for my online order so they recommended a similar curry and they upgraded my starter to a main for free. The food was fantastic.

Iam a driver of jmco wholesale limited we have been supplying purple garlic for many years not very often have a chance to eat anything from there but recently the chef made me a chicken tikka biriyani and special salads i was absolutely fantastic a big thank you to chef

Excellent indian good friendly service Food arrived and very tasty.

Ordered online and collected rather than eating in. The food was delicious, with a good choice for vegetarians too. Next time we’re in the area we will visit again. Thank you

Went in just gone half past ten told me closed on Saturday night states open till 11pm this is a poor service - 5 normally great

First time we went and definitely won't be the last! Stopped on off chance and they happily accommodated us. Lovely food and attentive friendly staff. As if that's not enough it was all reasonably priced along with a complimentary Baileys at the end. Sadly though we don't drink Baileys but thought was there. Only negative was table of other diners getting a bit loud which is obviously out of their control. No problem people enjoying themselves but they could've been a bit more considerate to others.

What can I say best curry I had in a long time will definitely be back and reasonable prices keep up the good work guys

Absolutely superb. Attentive staff and delicious food. Highly recommend.

WOW, JUST WOW! I kid you not, this was the best curry and service I've had in many a year, absolutely delicious food, incredible! I'll definitely be back. Thank you so much!

Fantastic food, exceptional service, fair prices. I'll come back.

Lovely well priced food and great service from Maz, Naz, and Baz...

Love this restaurant. The food is always great quality at fair prices. There is a great selection of food and drinks. It has a great ambience - we've been as a couple and with our children and wider family and the staff always cater well to our needs and mood! The decor is nice and well kept, feeling like a treat out in an accessible manner.

We've been several times, and it always gives great food and service.

Er how can I sum up this place. Let’s start with the positives food was great very tasty and really enjoyed however the service was the total opposite it was dreadful. We waited well over an hour for mains and I asked what cider they had I was offered Kingfisher. (Didn’t know they had gone into the Cider market) Then I asked again and another waiter snatched the pad out of the person hands who was serving us and basically told him to go away. Not very good in front of customers. I think the main issue is the amount of takeaways they were doing it meant the restaurant was falling behind… wouldn’t be in a rush to go back…

Amazing food and excellent service, staff are always really friendly and welcoming.

First class food and service. I will definitely come back.

The food was the only redeeming quality of this place. Unfortunately, we didn’t get food until 10PM, it took an hour and a half and we were turned away when we arrived and told to come back in half an hour even though we’d booked. We could tell staff forgot about us as our food came straight out once we asked where it was and it was much colder than normal and people around us started to get their food when they’d arrived 40 minutes after us. No reduction in price or even an apology. Such a shame as food was good, one of the rare times that we haven’t tipped.

It’s OK. The whole dining experience was OK….. I have eaten in lots of Indian restaurants in my time, all over the world and have to say the food was very bland but well salted. We had a variety of dishes on the table but they were all pretty much the same heat and not that different in taste. That said the amount of salt in each dish was huge and as such became the dominant taste regardless of the dish we ordered. The staff were very good with us and although I waited 10 minuted after the rest of the table had their mains, they were very accommodating and apologetic. I wouldn’t rush back but that’s my choice…. There seems to be a lot of people who enjoyed their meals so perhaps we just hit it on a bad night ?

Great food and service, always happy to find you a table without booking. Lovely and helpful guys, would definitely recommend

Very good service overall food looked great everyone enjoyed their food but mine was a bit bland, but I finished it.

This is the second time I’ve been to the Purple Garlic & everything was just as good as the first time. Menu has a varied choice. Food is excellent & good value for money. Staff friendly, helpful & considerate. I can definitely recommend the Purple Garlic Karahi.

Had to place my order several times and when we came to pay they had charged us an explicable extra £20. When queried they apologised as though they had not done it deliberately. Disgraceful, they've lost a family of regular customers.

Can’t fault the food which was great, rich and spicy and decent sized portions. Unfortunately, having booked a table when we turned up they had no record but did get us a table after 25 minutes and provided a couple of drinks on the house. Unfortunately service at the table, whilst prompt was a bit rushed resulting in a bowl of rice being spilt on me by the waiter. Also, probably due to it being a Saturday night the place was very noisy with some obvious party crowds in. No fault of the restaurant obviously but would probably suggest visiting on a quieter day if you want a more relaxed experience.

day trip and guest what, found the best Indian restaurant in mowbray

Love this restaurant. I have been to a lot of indian restaurants but this is my favourite. Great food and excellent service.

Had a cracking meal here tonight, loads of veggie options and the paneer tikka Makhani blew our minds ! Also loved the stuffed veg naan. Amazing service, staff super friendly. Thanks so much! P.s. absolutely mesmerising water feature, wasn’t listening to a word my partner was saying 😆!

Family of 4 adults, first time visit to Purple Garlic. We all enjoyed the food well prepared/presented and very good with excellent /friendly and professional service. We look forward to having dinner here again as we are a huge fan and enjoy the various curry dishes.

Delicious food and great service throughout. We are very lucky to have such a good Indian restaurant in our town; there are others but. It as good as this one.

Travelling through Melton Mowbray from West Midlands we decided to book a table at Purple Garlic. We found the staff very friendly and attentive. The restaurant was quiet when we arrived but soon got busy. Our starters and main meals were the best we have ever had. The chicken was cooked to perfection and gave our compliments to the chef. Standard prices and if we are ever travelling through again, we would definitely go back.

Great night out portions were good size. Great service

Reviews are true y’all this is a really excellent Indian. Good location, great staff and simply outstanding food - can’t wait to be back!

We have been visiting Purple Garlic since it first opened and it remains our favourite in Melton. The staff are friendly, the food is tasty and varied, and the prices are reasonable. We are always welcomed, and the staff will do whatever they can to accommodate you, but it is on the smaller side and does get busy, so it is worth booking at weekends. Our five year-old boy loves to go and they treat him like the most important person there. My personal favourite dish is the kofta capsila, which is chicken tikka wrapped in minced lamb, served in a bhuna sauce. The Purple Garlic Karahi is also well worth a go!

Recommended locally and the restaurant accommodated us for an evening meal at short notice. Courteous staff, with great Indian food, all served promptly. Happy customers. Thank you.

Definitely the best Indian restaurant in Melton. Had another lovely meal last night. Excellent food and fantastic friendly service. Thank you.

Fabulous food, sensible portions, enjoyed in a delightful setting, served by very gracious and well-trained staff. What a treat.

Brilliant. Just go there. Simple.

Best curry in town !!! Staff are brilliant, food is fantastic ! Chicken Newabi every time ! yum ! Book a table at the weekends, its gets busy x

Went for partners birthday great choice of food lovely atmosphere good service overall lovely night would recommend 👍

We visited for a family birthday meal and everything was great ! Excellent food and service. It’s the second time we’ve visited and both times we have had a lovely evening.

Absolutely amazing food, i think I had two of the best dishes I have tried. Honey chilli paneer and chicken tikka curry. The main I wanted something different so the staff recommended me this and it did not disappoint. The staff are friendly, welcoming and very funny, food amazing and the price not bad considering the quality of the food. Looking forward to going back there.

We had our first takeaway from Purple Garlic yesterday and it was delicious. Staff were friendly upon collection and our food was fresh and hot when we returned home to eat it. We will definitely return to Purple Garlic again.

We have been a regular user of this restaurant, we will not be using it anymore, we had a table booked tonight, we arrived on time, the place was mobbed, no chance of getting our table, we order drinks twice whilst we waited, none came, no apologies for their mistake,we left, not impressed

21st birthday meal and an 18th meal on two separate occasions, we had an absolutely beautiful meal here. Clean fresh table coverings and decorations. Great atmosphere. The staff were very helpful in accommodating our 2yr olds taste buds and were very helpful and responsive during our meal. The food is absolutely amazing and in good time frame. We will definitely be returning.

Had an amazing time last night, excellent friendly service and the best food we have had in a long time would recommend 1st class thank you

First time ordering. Food on time. Fantastic flavours. Definitely be returning 👍🏽

Excellent food, staff very friendly a must go

Just had our first takeaway from the Purple Garlic. Great food and good sized portions. A good curry should have lots of complex layers of taste, and as a guy who's eaten a lot of Indian food in his days, I can say that this restaurant does things correctly. If you are in the area, well worth a visit.

I visited here with my Dad and 2 siblings and we were very impressed. We decided to try this place as our usual favourite Indian has gone drastically downhill, but I think we found our new favourite right here. We all tried different dishes (there’s a lot to choose from which isn’t usually a good sign!) and all 4 of us thoroughly enjoyed our food. Lots of flavour! The staff were all really friendly and helpful; one of the waiters suggested a dish to my sister as he overheard her saying she liked a sweeter curry. The prices are quite low too which is obviously an added bonus so all in all, I would highly recommend Purple Garlic.

Excellent value and prepared exceptionally. Tastes great.Had a takeaway and got discount of 20% for collect. Best quality and value in my local area and beyond.

Excellent food Weds night and it was busy, service was excellent and the foot was great, starters and mains really good Would definitely visit again if in Melton Highly recommended!

If I was in India I would accept that the waiter couldn’t understand me but, in an Indian restaurant in England, I would have liked to be understood and to understand what the waiter is saying to us. There were only two tables being used so would have preferred not to have been seated next to them as there was plenty of space. Food was ok but not special and all sauces tasted the same. Very disappointing visit with our family .

Avoid avoid avoid. Chicken not cooked pink inside. Phoned them up to see if they’d deliver another but they said no drivers! Offered to know it off the bill next time l! An absolute disgrace

AVOID AVOID AVOID Just bought a takeaway and chicken was pink inside tried another piece and still really pink, not cooked. Phoned them up and asked if they could deliver another (giving them a chance) but all they offered was a complimentary one next time! No thank you purple garlic you’re a disgrace

We dined last night the food we ordered was so tasty and fresh and excellent service. Thankyou so much. We'll see you again soon.

Cant fault 1 bit. my go to for a curry brilliant price too 👌👌👌

We visited the purple garlic recently on a Saturday night, we booked a table for 8.45 and when we arrive it looked busy and we were took straight to our table, so thought we had definitely made a good choice, unfortunately not I ordered two...

Stumbled upon this nice clean restaurant - service is great and food is plentiful and tasty. Menu good - reasonably priced - two can get away with under £30

food was not good and when asked for the dessert menu was told they sold out the previous night no more to be said

A busy little Indian restaurant with great service and amazing food .I would rate this as one of the best in town .

We had a takeaway this Evening which was really good, lovely naan, treated to a free popadom, great dishes my only complaints would be that the last 5 times we've visited we've had to stand outside for ten to twenty five minutes after the time...

Best curry this year. Not from Melton going to a gig at the Noel's Arms. Amazing Chilli Honey Paneer followed by a Chicken Naga, Rice and Peshwari Naan. Superb meal followed by a great gig by Gun Money at the very good live music pub the Noel's Arms. What a great night!

Visited the Purple Garlic for the first time Sunday night and found the customer service and the quality of the food excellent in fact I would say it was one of the nicest curries I have eaten for a very long time and I would strongly recommend a visit

I can honestly say that having experienced eating many a curry, this establishment is one of if not the best foods I’ve ever eaten. The venue is small but we’ll laid out, modern and nice atmosphere. Staff are always professional and attentive and the experience...

Service was extremely slow - arrived at 8,20pm popadom and pickles came at 9.00am, main course arrived at 9.45 - 2 pints of cobra later! Food not even worth the wait! Won’t be bothering again as the service was the same last visit

The food was really nice. I had a lamb shatkora, which is a Bangladeshi speciality I will order whenever it's available. I found the service a little slow, but as it was way busier than I was expecting for a Tuesday evening, I am willing...

First time dining here, decor was smart, front of house were all very polite, and up for a good joke. Food did not take long to come out and our whole night ran very smoothly and efficiently. Reasonably priced as well. Thank you Purple Garlic.

Excellent food, well worth a visit

As the title says, this is definitely the best Indian food I’ve tasted this year. The service at times was a little slow, but that’s to be expected when they’re busy and food is cooked fresh to order. Friendly staff, attentive and willing to make...

best restaurant in town. definitely best biryani and Tadka Daal.

Absolutely 💯 perfect, friendly service, clean and extremely tasty food. Highly recommend 👌

I've just ordered from here for the first time and I must say it's one of the best Indian takeaways I've had, the depth of flavour is incredible, the portion sizes are great and I'll definitely be back! Would highly recommend this place to anyone, it's delicious.

New Year’s Eve I ordered in plenty of time for a seven thirty collection .... on arriving at the appropriate time I was told the wait would be an hour to an hour and a half as they had not even started to cook it...

Just finished a takeaway and it was sooo good. I cannot recommend it enjoyment, I go there in good times ,and that is good too.

Ordered a takeaway and arrived at the correct time to collect. Waited a further 20 minutes for the order to be ready! The food was lovely but was marred by the wait. As I walked in a customer who was leaving said I would have...

Ordered a take away which consisted of a Lamb Madras with Keema rice, jhinga Jalfrezi, a chicken Biryani, poppadum’s, a cheese and chilli naan and a plain naan. I turned up at allotted time and paid, then proceeded to wait another 15 mins for them...

Had chicken mayo in Peterborough and too full for Chicken Korma tonight, So, had Onion Bhaji, Mint Sauce and salad! Very nice and looking forward to full meal next time!

Great food , staff, atmosphere, and decor. What more could any one want.

Good food Felt safe place to go

Service and food was excellent. It's the 1st time we've visited since lockdown ended. We felt very safe and comfortable. We would definitely return.

Great food in a very nice setting, with pleasant staff.

Great service and food, friendly staff, covid rules inplace and abided by.

Awful, some people recommend this place to us for a takeaway. Never again we only tried this one because our favourite place was closed this evening. (We usually travel 15mins from just outside Melton to get our Indian. Starting with poppadoms and dips, watered down mango chutney no chunks of mango, onion in tomato sauce. Main meals too much food colouring no flavour, very salty. All dishes were so greasy. Rice was all clumped together. Naan bread had been reheated and was like rubber and no flavour. Will not be revisiting, all Melton Indians seem to be the same. We will keep travelling out of Melton for our takeaway

Very good food, friendly service

Lovely food & service,we will definitely be returning.

Brilliant meal celebrating a family birthday. Service was great and the atmosphere very good. Highly recommended

visited during Covid . Hand sanatiser available as you walk in. Shown to your table by polite waiters with masks on. Tables spaced out. So to keep social distance. Menu has a vast selection to choose from and all reasonably priced. Will we return. A...

Went here as part of the eat out to help out scheme, food was absolutely delicious, restaurant was very busy but couldn’t fault the staff! I have an intolerance to milk and I said this to the manager and he knew exactly what I could...

Top notch food, thank you for a class meal, my Bhuna was brilliantly beautiful, if you’re in Melton and fancy a meal come here.

Consistently good restaurant for takeaway and eating in. Staff are courteous and the ambience in the restaurant is great. Special mention to the quality of the lamb in my madras - delicious!

Fabulous food with attentive but not intrusive service. Also family friendly as we took our 1yr old granddaughter

Booked table for 7.15 got there early and only one table already in, was shown to a table right in the middle of the restaurant that was that small two plates would have filled it, we asked if we could sit somewhere else and abruptly told no. We went to the Simla good decision. We won’t be back to the awful garlic

Most excellent. A really nice take away at a sensible price too

Placed and order at 6.45 PM paid and was told to come back in 30 mins. I cam back in 40 mins expecting to just pick up and go. But instead I was kept waiting an extra 50 mins yeqh that's right I walked out with my food after I had to complain about the wait and my daughter is now asleep and not impressed at all. Will not be recommending due to service.

Good curry house. Some dishes on the menu that I had not had before.