Sangam 1 in Stoke-on-Trent

I never been before, and as we live in birmingham sangams needs to be good to rival the curry houses of brum and oh boy did it do well Wife veggie panner tikka masala dal omg cooked to perfection myself chin tikka pathia hot spicy not overwhelmed with spice just right nans to die for 4 starters 4 mains 2x nans 4 rice's Less than 95 quid well done chefs managment very vibrant family orientated restaurant and very good food would not look out of place in brum with all the competion well done👏👏👏👏👏

Horrendous! The food here is fantastic there is no doubt. We’ve eaten here hundreds of times over the years and it’s nothing but constant. But the business has changed hands over the years, new business partners etc. there’s one new guy that works the floor who clearly has a stake in the business and has a massive chip on his shoulder. Very condescending and very rude each time we’ve been. This time he stood leaning on against a table staring at us eating our food - you’d look over and he stared harder - at this point we stopped and called it a day. The family that part owns this place are wonderful so it’s so sad that they’ve got into bed with someone that will kill their business. I can’t recommend and won’t be returning. Great food though - shame about the horrible man

Always lovely food, staff are friendly and the restaurant feels cosy

My son and I dropped by for a meal when we were in the area a few Saturdays ago. The place was fairly packed but the guys soon sorted us a table. The food was very good indeed and big portions. I can't remember the name of my main, but mine was something like a special chili chicken masala dopiaza possibly. Was very red in colour and super good. Can't remember my lads choice of main, had far too many by then. For our starters we both had the Sangam special seek kebabs which were spot on and with plenty fresh green chillies in them. We like it hot so these were pukka. We had never seen a naan bread so big and was ultra tasty. The service was great and prices were good. We will probably drop by again next year when at the LIV Golf nearby at The JCB. Great work Sangam 1 and 5 stars from us.

Lovely curry. Helpful staff. All on one level although a very small step over doorway. Toilets on same level.

Can t fault this place, have been going for years and the service from the team is second to none. One of the highlights is the amount of food you get and the size of the naan breads, it ruins you for most other baltis with their tiny dishes and side plates sized bread. You can take your own drinks too, which in these times of belt tightening can certainly help.

Curry not the best. I've had alot better. And be careful when paying make sure they count money infront of you as we were robbed.

Worse take out from here tonight absolutely disgusting even the dogs didn't like the meat [tandoori mix] Won't be getting g a take away again

Great balti as usual nan bread from the tandor 3 times the size of other Restaurants , mushroom pilau rice a masterpiece .

There is room for some improvement here. The poppadoms were stale and tasted strange. The food was ok but nothing special, there are better places around with much better food. Having said that the staff were friendly and helpful.

Lovely food, clean restaurant and beautiful people. The chicken tikka starter was absolutely BEAUTIFUL. The Currys are very very nice and the cheese garlic nan bread is so tasty and fresh. So filling we couldn't eat it all. Thank you once again my friends. Lots of Love. Lee and Lizzie. 14th/2/2024. 😉🫠🫠😋😋

Have eaten in the restaurant many times, always fabulous! First time ordering a takeaway tonight Was perfect! Delivered much earlier than expected Lovely delivery person Piping hot Chicken and mushroom balti so good! Also the tarka dhal balti! Chips, huge portion, really good Shami kebab, a little salty, but very tasty Garlic nan excellent We ordered 'extra bits' on most dishes on the message option All observed and delivered Overall, the best! Can't wait to order again!

Better if the two Sangams in my opinion and the other one is good also. This one is the smaller of the 2. Can't fault the food at all. One of the best Indian food I've ever had.

There for our annual boxing day curry with the family 7 in total as usual food was excellent service was excellent and atmosphere was good we always get on with the staff and have a laugh and joke with them great place for food. Thanks sangams once again.

Went last night for our annual boxing day curry with family (party of 7) once again all food was amazing as usual service brill atmosphere good. Thanks again sangams for a fab meal. Richard and family.

Brilliant...as always. The only criticism is red food colouring in the tandoori...

Great food. Good value. Very large portions. Great service. No license to serve alcohol so took our own wine. Servers were happy to provide glasses and ice.

Had a friend's surprise 70th here and the food was excellent. Large portions too! Would recommend.

Visted on a saturday night a coue of weejs ago. Brilliant service from these fellas with very very nice food aswell. Excellent selection of dishes. I really dislike messing with chefs menus but I really love spinach in my bslti and the guys were more than happy to add it in for me. The lamb balti and the keens naan I had were superb , and the beer is very well kept . Great pint of cobra on tap. Great service, great food and a lovely set of blokes running the places . Will look forward to next time I go back. Highly reccomnded 👍👍👍

As always a fantastic meal, we always visit as a group and over stay our welcome every time, but the staff couldn't be friendlier, the best in Stoke, font forget to take you own drink.

Fabulous night as always. Its a shame its so small

Great food great service the best

I have been visiting for the past 30 years fantastic meal n service

Been there for a meal tonight Been going for years. Yet they refused to pack up the food I wanted to take away and at this point they asked me to pack it myself. Covid was their excuse. Despite going in there many times after the pandemic. Just shows no matter how regular u are they will still give bad customer service. I was caught at the wrong time. I’ll never go back in there now despite great Food Poor customer service. Zero loyalty to such loyal customers Poor explanation

Been there for a meal tonight Been going for years. Yet they refused to pack up the food I wanted to take away. Covid was their excuse. Despite going in there many times after the pandemic. Just shows no matter how regular u are they will still give bad customer service caught at the wrong time. I’ll never go back great Food Poor customer service

We have sat in and purchased a takeaway from here. Both occasions were great. Portion sizes are plentiful - far more chicken given in the curry than any other Indian restaurant (and the chicken is good too). Can be a little on the pricey side as compared to other Indian restaurants but I think that is reflected in the quality and quantity.

Just popped in for a quick curry food was very nice and tasty service was really good good you can take your own drink

Top notch food with outstanding service

No been for a long time. Enjoyed the night food and drink very good.

Very good food and service as usual never had a bad curry here been quiet a few times now and will be going back again soon.

Always extremely nice food starters and mains. They will amend each dish to preferred spice level as well. Staff are polite and friendly.

Not as frequent a visitor as I used to be, but every time I go I wish I'd been there more recently. Superb food. One of the last remaining examples of Stoke's once burgeoning Balti scene. Fantastic.

Fantastic as usual, brilliant food , great place

You can always count on a good meal here. Prices have gone up recently.

Wonderful food, incredibly attentive and friendly service and a nice place all in all. The waiter was even nice enough to advise us on getting a smaller naan with our food.

Brilliant! Absolutely 1st class food and service. Very much enjoyed our meal here.

Came here for a meal this evening . We had special chicken tikka with pilau rice. We were served by Asif who was very friendly and has a great personality with guests . Ben was also pleasant . Thanks for a lovely meal .

First visit really nice lovely curry almost certain be calling again

Excellent choice of food, service was first class. Well worth a visit.👍👍

Been a regular at Sangam 1 for many years, staff always friendly and helpful and curry usually spot on, however since last year prices have been hiked and quality of curry fallen. We're very disappointed and sorry to say we will be trying other curry houses from now on.

A while since we visited by just as good - quick, good value, hot & filling Meat & spinach for me & chicken aloo chana for junior In and out in less than an hour 👍🏼

A great night out with great food.

Being told was the best in town disappointed with the food offering . ..bland and spinach saag had to be frozen as it was pure water n sloop .....however Naan breads tremendous...perhaps try at a weekend

Awesome restaurant, food amazing as always and service wonderful, able to cater to your needs. Will be going back again and again

They looked after us very well. Food was excellent

I am not a curry person. However I’ve been coming here since I was 7 with my family. I am now 23. And I still crave a sangams as we say it. The food is always amazing, the staff are always so lovely, it’s clean and calm in there and it’s overall a lovely place. I don’t love the takeaways as much as it’s not the same as being served the curry’s in the proper hot dishes and it’s very overpriced. But it’s a great place to go to and dine in.

Visited on Saturday and had such a lovely experience. Food was tasty and reasonable price. You can bring your own alcohol or they have a selection you can purchase from.

Veggie meal had grated cheddar type cheese not paneer

Very very welcoming. Food was quick even when the restaurant was full. Lovely fresh plate of food. Definitely a must.

Food was lovely and fresh. Staff were very welcoming. I would 100% recommend. We will be going back. About £16 person, and most of us couldn’t finish as the portion sizes were large.

A fantastic place to eat and drink. The boys in there went over & beyond and really valued us. The food was fantastic and the prices were affordable. Thank you to all the staff at Samgams, you all make that place worth while.

Excellent. good value very friendly staff.. Always warm in cold weather..

Bland, Overpriced cheap rubbish! We have experience of many curry/Balti houses, I have to say this has to be the worst we have experienced in many years! 6.50 for a starter and 12.50 for a bog standard chicken mushroom Balti. We had a Balti and a Pathia, both awful, Balti tasteless and watery and the Pathia was bright red and just so unbelievably sweet, nothing “Pathia” about it. Wouldn’t recommend and defiantly wouldn’t return.

The original and still the best. Stood the test of time...

We’ve not been to Sangam for a while due to moving out of the area but so glad we returned- food and service top notch. There were 6 of us, we all had different curries which all came together and the nan bread was amazing - we are seasoned curry eaters but their Nan bread beats any we’ve had (especially the garlic, cheese , coriander) we will be back

My meal was edible, and I was hungry. However, this restaurant is no expert in my opinion on great flavours or spices. I paid well over £20 and although the portion size was good, I was underwhelmed by the flavours. I also spotted that the bill didn't add up properly as it was £1 over. When I queried it, the waiter said that it was an extra £1 for my "doggie bag" container, although they had neither mentioned it previously to me nor itemised it on the bill.

When we came in we were hit with lovely friendly service, with a funny happy waiter, made us laugh before we had even sat down to eat. Our food was absolutely gorgeous, he accommodated my fussy requests with no problems and a smile on his face. We had a really nice meal here and recommend it to others

Good portion sizes, great service. We felt very relaxed and at home.

Food used to be excellent now its just very good. Prices are great value and haven't increased. Still one of the best in the city. We were a party of 10 and they struggled to get the order correct both in May and in July. Very pleasant staff. Bring your own drink. Will be back in September. Really like it. Minor adjustments it'd be perfection.

Small & Really lovely. Food, Staff & Service was terrific. Nothing was too much trouble. If you like it extra mild or extra hot & spicy, their more then happy to cater for you. Beautiful food.

Still my favourite place to have a delicious curry. The staff and food here are amazing.

A quick supper after watching the Sentinel Cup - this place never disappoints Two smaller Baltis & a naan to share with a rice - hot, tasty, filling & quick - in & out within 45 minutes Quite a few in too on a Thursday night which is always a good sign

Not sure how they did it.. but our curries didn’t taste of anything!! I’d like to blame the lack of taste on Covid but I can’t! No spice.. no flavour, quite watery. Try else where.

Big portions but it’s like eating chicken in tomato soup. Absolutely aweful . Don’t bother find somewhere else these people living on a reputation .

I've eaten from this Curry house for the last 15 years and so have my friends and family. It's not the same now. The good used to be delicious . Now it's poor.. Very poor quality.. How sad.

Had two chicken tikka massala takeaways and nan bread , the chicken wasn’t cooked and was raw and the sauce like water , very disappointed

We came recently with a group and actually went to the wrong restaurant to start with, completely our fault! When we did finally get across to the correct restaurant, we were warmly greeted and shown to our table. The kebab starter was quite peppery but pretty good, as were the bhajis. The poppadums and chutneys were very nice. I had a balti for main. The mushroom rice was great and the chips were nice, but the curry itself was a bit disappointing. I like heat and spice in my curry but this was all heat and not a lot of flavour to back it up. I ate it, it was a good portion size but I couldn't praise it as any better than an average curry. My partner had Korma and thought it was underwhelming. Another couple at the table had tikka massala and described it as 'soup-like.' Friendly guys, not too expensive, good starters and sides but a curry that didn't quite live up to the reputation of the place.

What a fantastic meal. The food was delicious, the service excellent and the prices spot on. I've eaten Indian food in some of the best rated Indian restaurants in England and the US and this is by far my favorite. The dishes capture the essence...

Fantastic food with excellent service, no waiting food piping hot and very tasty highly recommended restaurant

A quick trip over to Stoke for an old favourite - Sangam balti A beautiful bubbling cauldren of balti curry - one mild, one medium, one madras. A rice to share and a couple of nans. As good as ever and very filling - a...

Having only recently moved into the area ordered a take away on the recommendation of a neighbour. Being steadfast and loyal customers of another Indian back where we used to live I wasn’t expecting to be that impressed. How wrong was I !!! Lovely food...

Never had a bad experience here, this is one of our favourite curry houses. Great service and the food is always consistent, very tasty and good portion sizes. Would definitely recommend this place.

I cant tell you what the food is like as I've been waiting 2hrs. I only live 3 miles away too. I rang them and was told it should be there in 5 mins lol 25 mins later lm still waiting. Rubbish service and will...

Really don’t get why people like this place. It’s like chicken swimming in slop. There’s plenty of great curry houses in stoke - try them!

Have been eating at the Sangam for over 25 years and still my favourite. Never been disappointed. Always friendly and the Nan breads are the best .Good to see them open and busy at this difficult time.Spotlessly clean and all precautions been taken.Thanks again for...

Just spent £37 on 2 x curries, 2 x rice, 2 x nan and chips. The best thing.....the chips. Had a chicken masala and chicken balti, neither had any taste whatsoever, in fact, if you had a blind tasting, you would probably think you were...

It is some years since I last visited this restaurant. It fact since visiting India I rarely use Indian restaurants or take away's in England as I often feel hugely disappointed. However, I visited this restaurant recently with work colleagues and was very surprised at...

Whilst this was not a 5 star experience for me, I can’t knock the fact it was absolutely packed at 6.30pm and it’s a lot of covers. The portions are enormous, the prawn roti/chat starter was big enough to be a main course and was...

I came in and I ordered my food and there was peayobs and bugs in my food and I went to the toilet and saw rat dropping and mold in the toilet and I had to leave as I was sick and It discusted me and I am reporting u to environmental health cuz this is disgusting

Amazing portions...amazing meat...amazing service...amazing spices...amazing food. Best curry house ever . Thank you Asif and everyone there x

Bit disappointed tonight, chips were undercooked and we were charged £1.50 for the privilege of taking our left overs home! Not great for discouraging food waste.

Been to this restaurant so many times and never disapointed the food is fabulous and the service is fantastic always great and faultless ...cant reccomend enough

Having been told such great things we were really disappointed. Starter of fish pakora was great but the rest left a lot to be desired. Lack of flavour and substance. Maybe we brummies expect too much. Service poor and staff not attentive at all.

What an Indian, always been our favourite, and there are lots to compete against. Great friendly staff who have time to be with the customers never been disappointed. Will be going again very soon. Give it a try, you wont look back.

Not a bad place but no different to anywhere else. Normal BIR curry.Could do with a more exciting menu.The staff were good.But the curry didn't shout .i must come here again. If you don't know.BIR.means British Indian Restaurant.Most of these currys are just made up for the British people.

A quick in and out after a gig - hot, tasty, cheap and fantastic nan bread. I had the Lamb & Spinach madras hot and was not disappointed, my fellow eaters had chicken & chana and the mixed baltic - both were great reviews.I really like this place.

Great restaurant food is always great staff are really friendly I always leave full best curry in stoke 16 of us went on Saturday and everyone enjoyed the food

I often pop in when I am in the area. Great food, friendly service, huge naan ... excellent! Looking forward to my next visit ...

Nice hot meal very well presented very nice staff also at a good price will call again nice large nan breads also if you want it hotter just ask

Went to Sangams on Kingsway last night as 2 family couples. The restaurant had a great atmosphere the staff were friendly and really looked after us. The food was fantastic and well priced We had a great evening will definitely be going again

A party of 10 for a colleagues leaving do and Sangam did not let us down. Hot, tasty, plentiful and very flavoursome. I had a meat spinach baltic but a friend had the sizzler which looked amazing - I must try.

Great food and service. Excellent value for money. Portions of food very large. Can take your own drinks. Definitely recommend.

Great meal excellent service went for. Friends 80th birthday. Great tasting food service excellent go regulAry

Rencently ordered takeout form sangams, not sure which sangams it was from sangams 1 or 2. The food was deliverered and looked nothing like it usually does for a Balti. I should have rang them to collect it back but it was late and we hadn’t eaten. The next morning We felt awful, when we both were absolutely fine prior to your food. 2nd day now and still feel awful bad stomach, sickness. Clearly was the food that looked like it had been sat for days! Will not recommend and never be coming ordering again.

We had a table for 15 people, no one had a starter just main meals, rice & nan. To be honest I don't believe I could of eaten everything if I had. The portions are large and made to your liking with no bother at all I even had a meal made that wasn't on the menue just told the waiter what I wanted and they made it. I had a garlic Nan with extra garlic which was large although the photo shows I had already eaten some of it. Everyone said they enjoyed thier curry I would recommend Sangams it's bright, clean the staff are pleasant and attentive, overall a very good meal and service.

Went on a recommendation from a friend. Hesitated because of price as for a takeaway it's expensive because its restaurant prices... Ordered 2 Balti normal strength and 1 madras strength. Madras strength good. Normal absolutely crap.. Watery and mild! Garlic naan... no garlic to be seen. Wont bother again!

Very warm welcome and excellent food - cooked fresh aromatic and full of flavour with your choice of strength and the nan bread is to die for.

Great tikka masala loads of chicken fabulous sauce great taste would like to adopt the chef best curry by far...would go every night if they were calorie free😜

i visited this restaurant for the first time and i say that this is a nice restaurant and nice food worth a try if you haven't been. i will come again as i liked the food they served.

Myself and seven friends arrived and were taken to our table. The starter of chicken tikka which I ordered had no taste what so ever also I ordered a chicken jalfrazi curry and this was very bland with no heat in it at all. We have been going to this balti house for years and in my opinion it just isn't the same as it used to be. We will probably not return which is a shame.