Shamoli in Cheshire East

First time trying this restaurant, via a recommendation and we were not disappointed. Really enjoyed our tasty food, nice atmosphere and friendly staff.

Lovely food, the staff are very friendly. Although I only picked up for takeaway the restaurant was busy and seemed to have a good vibe.

Great to get back to Shamoli after quite a long gap. We love this restaurant - my wife and I have been eating here for almost 17 years, including on our first date! We should go more often, but it’s not easy when life is always busy. The staff are great - always friendly, and genuinely glad to see us. The food was amazing - the chefs never disappoint. It’s no wonder they have been nominated for an award - they deserve to win!

This is the most authentic Indian restaurant in Knutsford and our favourite in terms of food , service and ambiance. We are always warmly welcomed here by Hassan and the food is delicious . If we have friends over to visit then this is the place we bring them for a meal out . We’ve tried other places but we always come back to Shamoli .

This is the most authentic Indian restaurant in Knutsford . We are always warmly welcomed by Hassan and the staff are professional and attentive . The food is delicious and cooked to perfection . I am gluten free and well catered for . When we have friends over then this is our go to restaurant.

Lovely food and friendly service

Ordered for pick up and asked to confirm that the Sheek Kebab was dairy free at pick up (as it is marked on the menu) because my son has a milk allergy. Turns out it’s not…. good thing I asked. All I got was a lecture from the guy (who was just rude) and still had to pay for the kebab and an additional onion bhaji that seems to actually be dairy free… but obviously not great for a 2 year old. Also, they threw a second Vegi Bhaji onto the bill when I ordered 1. We ordered one of everything else…. All around unpleasant and expensive experience.

We tried the £18 special and overall unfortunately were very disappointed. The starters after poppadoms were good, onion bahjis looked the buisness though far from the best in flavour. The mixed grill was small as to be expected, though this was very tasty. The mains is where it all fell apart, lack lustre pilau rice, very bland tasting modhu, just sweet and creamy with no real flavour. Although the chicken was nice. Overly hot Bhuna, probably the best of the three mains, as the lamb was melt in your mouth just the sauce again no real flavour. The Biriyani was awful, tiny ammount of sauce which seemed to be full of left over veg, it tasted just hot and horrible, apart from the omelette. Oh and the chefs special extra side was more on the turn veg in a sauce, literally could taste it was off. That smell you get when a bag of supermarket ready prepped veg in a bag is well past its sell by date and going soft in places. I would be embarresed to serve anyone these dishes. Shame as parts of it were good, like the service which was prompt, friendly and welcoming. Come on Shamoli, you can do better, being Knutsfords No1 Indian.

Decided to give the Sunday special a try, at £17.95. Excellent service and quality of food. Papadums and pickles to start, any starter, any main (we had chicken masala). Also given a chickpeas dish as well. Rice and lovely Nan bread completed the deal (and a coffee if you wanted it!). Good quality chicken and well presented. Added bonus, a pint of Cobra for £5.50. Would recommend.

Came across this delightful place by accident, but what an excellent discovery! The food was delicious, the atmosphere was relaxed and the service was again first class, friendly staff, efficient delivery of food …all extremely positive.

We wanted a bite to eat in Knutsford and came across this place that had space for us as everywhere else seemed fully booked! Couldn't fault the service and the food was brilliant. Decor is a little dated but if you can see past that the staff and food were 5/5! I would go back

A very tasty meal. Not easily accessed as it’s downstairs. But you could tell it was a good one as it was busy. The gentleman serving were lovely and friendly and kind. There was a moment with two drunk men misbehaving but they did not make a fuss but got them out quietly and were super polite to them. They were so apologetic to us when they didn’t need to be. I was very impressed with them and their food. We got the set vegetarian meal and it was such good value.

We have recently moved to the area and wanted to try our first Indian meal. We decided on the Shamola based on price as 4 of us were dining. We were welcomed with a smile and seated quickly. Hassan and his staff were very attentive and advised on dishes as we went for their banquet menu which is available on Thurs/Sunday only and is priced at £17.95 each, trust me this is an incredible deal! The food arrived and it was just incredible, great sized portions and full of flavour - well presented too! I could go on but won’t as don’t want to spoil it for you so just try this place out! Enjoy!

5 stars, around! You won't be disappointed.

Absolutely delicious food. Lovely people! Go there!

We haven’t eaten at Shamoli for a while as our boys have now left home , we used to go as a family . Just been again , food was excellent and the service good as ever , they are so friendly

Superb flavour and excellent portions. Service was tremendous - old fashioned super attentive and polite staff. Empty glasses attended to immediately. Our group agreed this was the best Indian dining we had had in a long time.

Food was amazing. Good honest service

We've always liked Shamoli over the years due to the good food and great service. The past 2 or 3 years they have raised their standards even higher. It's now Great food and great service. My fish garlic chilli machli was beautiful, with clean, separate spice flavours, instead of other curry restaurant's "base curry" blandness. The veg' rice was equally well flavoured, colourful & clean. My partner had her go-to butter chicken dish and said it was the best she'd ever had. Beautiful bhaji & naan are also top notch.

The restaurant was recommended to me by a local and I wasn’t disappointed. The excellent, friendly and attentive service was matched by the freshness, flavour and quality of the food. A very enjoyable experience and prices are reasonable too.

Lovely food, nice atmosphere! We travelled from North Wales to find a good Indian as we don’t have a decent one near us… Shamoli did not disappoint! We had the shearing plater to start, it was perfect, every item was lovely! The mains were tasty, the coconut rice was sweet and so nice to eat even on its own, the sauces were the right consistency and had taste and the vegetables in them were cooked so nicely as was the chicken. The chicken tikka masala was Not bright red… it was normal tomato coloured which is so refreshing to see! (Can’t stand artificial colours in food, no need for them but this didn’t seem to contain any) The naan breads were a nice side and tasted good! The staff were attentive and very nice, they a were friendly and made the place feel welcoming! Parking is right behind it too so you don’t have to walk far. We will be returning, definitely worth the drive!

Top notch food and friendly attentive staff. We had the Sunday night special menu, and it made for a great change to the normal roast dinner. And very well priced.

As always, the food and service was excellent. Shamoli use the best ingredients and their authenticity is unquestionable. Keep up the great work!

Brilliant food, funny and friendly staff. Atmosphere great for a Monday , will be coming back again and again. Nagpuri was a belter.

Great food and really friendly service. Will definitely go back and would happily recommend.

What a fabulous discovery! My husband and I ate here for the first time and we will definitely go back. The staff were extremely helpful and friendly. There is a fantastic menu, every dish that we tried was delicious. They have an excellent wine list; the wine was delicious and chilled perfectly.

Lovely little Indian restaurant in the heart of Knutsford. Great staff and delicious food. Lots of choice on the menu. Wouldn’t hesitate in recommending.

A splendid meal with excellent service to match! The food was delicious and the staff were extremely knowledgeable about the dishes too.

Excellent food, with excellent service, highly recommended this restaurant.

We opted for this restaurant because it offers Nepalis cuisine along side the more traditional Asian cuisine from India. Don't be fooled by the very small and sparce appearance of the ground floor entrance, as the restaurant seating is downstairs... The restaurant is very pleasant and the staff are incredibly attentive, providing excellent advice and insight into the wide variety of dishes from the extensive menu. I would strongly recommend trying something different than your usual favourites, as the Chef's Recommendations and Signature Dishes are amazing. We opted for Tamarind Chicken Chilli and Chicken Tikka Nagpuri, both were absolutely fantastic! However, the Tamarind Chicken Chilli was so go, I was compelled to ask for the recipe, which the staff kindly provided, much to my surprise. No doubt it will take many attempts to refine it to anywhere near the standard enjoyed at the restaurant. Will certainly be returning for more of the wonderful dishes. I would highly recommend this restaurant.

Great service and food was fine but nothing excellent to keep me coming back when there’s a number of options in the town centre.

A lovely Happy staff served us all for my 70th Birthday party. Lovely food had by all. Many Thanks. Angie Sines

Early on a weekday in January so no issues with space as some reviewers have mentioned. It's downstairs, so in effect, no winter chill every time new customers enter the restaurant. Really good service and happy to let us chat whilst we decided on the food. Starter was excellent, I had the vegetable pakora. For main I had the Dall Sag Karahi Gost with really tender lamb, delicious. I'd been out for an Indian meal elsewhere over the weekend, also a very good standard, but I have to say this was 15 to 40% more expensive across the board. It is Knutsford after all. £3.50 for a coke so £7 for the two my mate had, ridiculous really. Definitely be back, Indian restaurant of choice in Knutsford.

We live locally and this is our favourite Indian restaurant. Consistently great food and service!

Came here just before Christmas for an early Christmas get together with friends. As a curry lover I can say this was right up there with the best I have had. Thoroughly enjoyed it and look forwards to visiting again one day 😁

Lovely service and great vegetarian recommendations! Very attentive host and food was amazing!

Excellent food and great friendly service, by far best Indian in the area

Had a saag karai and it was dull. Didn’t really taste of anything. Others had Kashmiri lamb which had been skewered to cook first. Equally dull. Shame really as Margao has gone and Eastern Revive is a bit ‘slurry’ curry.

I usually go to margao but that is closed for the time being, so I thought I'd try Shamoli. I ordered a take out, Chicken pakora for starters, and lamb shashlik, onion rice and peshwari naan for mains. The pakora is different to what I'm used to, they're small minced balls and not very good. The shashlik was very salty, and the onion rice had a strange taste to it, and oily. While the naan was very undercooked that i needed to put it in my air fryer. On the whole I won't be going back and I don't recommend it

Still the best restaurant in Knutsford. Try the chicken tikka biriyani and lamb rj. Good beer and wine, plus Saleh and the team give the nicest welcome in town too. Keep up the great work Shamoli!

A pleasant restaurant. The menu is very extensive. The food-is cooked and presented well The staff are very friendly and helpful. My only slight grumble is that the restaurant is downstairs and no windows so I find it a little claustrophobic.

Excellent food and good recommendations from the staff.

Amazing food excellent customer service would definitely recommend.

Mediocre at best. Wouldn't call it a tasty meal that we had. Service was average and decor not particularly appealing. Sadly, won't be coming back.

The menu had all the usuals on it but a few extra unique dishes, the service was super friendly, very professional and super fast as we stopped in on the way back home to Scotland I would definetley recommend eating here fantastic value for money

Always great food and always friendly

Had been recommended to try …so first time visit tonight and the quality , the flavours, ambiance and friendliness and wonderful quantity we received was fantastic …highly recommended…you must try this little gem of a place . Up date on my last review had the most tasty Sunday deal meal again and normally I’m a small eater but ate and thoroughly enjoyed all that was served to us. Tha staff are so accommodating and so friendly and such a reasonable bill at the end and brought home enough for another meal. Highly recommend Shamoli once again .

Impeccable service and delicious food, good prices too. A great find in Knutsford. Will definitely return.

We had a lovely meal tonight at the Shamoli in Knutsford. The staff were courteous and pleasant, the food was beautifully cooked and a class above most restaurants for Indian food - Subtle and delicate flavours in the Dopiaza and the Dansak curries. We'll certainly be back there on our next trip. Best to book in advance to avoid disappointment!

Only in Knutsford for a few days and what a find Shamoli was. Great service, excellent food and reasonably priced. I would recommend anyone passing through Knutsford to stop here, I guess the locals know about it already!

This is the best Indian restaurant near us. We live in Holmes Chapel about 10 miles away. We visit this restaurant frequently and have never had a bad meal. The staff are so friendly and the service is always good. What ever we choose from the menu it is always excellent. I highly recommend The Shamoli. We shall be visiting again this evening. Sheila and Michael

Good restaurant and excellent service

Without a doubt, the best curry house in the north west of England!! We wouldn’t go anywhere else. They have the best friendly attentive staff and top notch food! My family request that we go to this restaurant every time they visit from Scotland.

Best curry going in Knutsford, staff are excellent and really friendly make u feel right at home.

It is one of the best curry experiences. It's really very good on all levels... if you've been, you know what I mean!!

Very dissapointed. We used to dine there a lot a few years ago. Was so excited to be going back but just does not compare Sorry wont be back

Out for evening meal, four of us, different meals, well presented, very tasty. Lovely staff, very friendly, will be back.

We are regular customers. Fantastic food and service every time, with a homely atmosphere.

The one and only place to get a curry in Knutsford. 10/10

Wow the food was incredible, the service and staff was just first class, so friendly and polite, I would highly recommend. Thanks

In the local area for the first time and came across this through Google reviews. It was a Monday evening so quiet. Service was friendly and efficient, and the food was top notch. Highly recommended.

Best curry I’ve had for a long time

Good food, excellent service and fun atmosphere.

Our 1st visit to Shamoli & our first impressions were that we were both impressed with the decor & the friendly atmosphere. The waiter took our order & the Poppadums promptly arrived, they were light & crispy with the usual accompaniments, especially the Lime Pickle, which was the best I've had in some time. We shared the Chilli Lamb Chop starter, 3 good sized Chops (why do Lamb Chops never look like traditional Chops) they were tasty & had a proper zing to them 🌶 For mains, my wife had a mixed Lamb & Chicken Tawa, which she loved, I had a Lamb & Keema dish (I can't remember it's name) & it was delicious, ever so tasty, but sadly lacking the kick I was expecting. Both dishes were accompanied by Pilau Rice, but sadly not the Chilli Pilau I requested & whilst not on the menu, I was surprised they were unable to knock one up!! Excellent food & ambience & we will definitely return, despite it being a 45 minutes drive.

Great little curry house. Staff are so friendly and keen to please. Always a tasty curry & poppadoms are always crisp and fresh!! Never disappoints!

First visit here, meal was excellent, poppadoms, shami kebab, chicken chom chom, north indian garlic chilli and 2 naan, large portions , loads of chicken quick and friendly service, definitely revisit when back in the area.

Excellent food and service. We thoroughly enjoyed our visit. Helpful and friendly staff served us quickly and food was lovely. Thanks!

Amazing food! Totally lived up to the reviews. Would definitely recommend.

The friendly service and top quality food is why we return again and again. Modhu Molai Chicken is my absolute favourite. Best Indian in this area by absolute miles.

This was the first time we’ve been to this restaurant. We were very impressed, the food was faultless all three curry’s we ordered were amazing. I can see why this restaurant got an award. When we’re back in the area we will definitely be going back. The staff were very friendly and very smiley. Thank you.

Food always great and on time. Very reliable. Fairly priced.

A nice relaxed restaurant. Very pleasant staff very friendly and helpful in choosing your meal. A very varied menu at reasonable prices. The food was excellent.

Can't fault. Always delicious, fresh. Amazing naan. Definitely visit if you have a chance. Great value for money too

Great restaurant, amazing curry, would really recommend! If you have chance come and sample the food!

I have been coming to the Shamoli with my family for the last 20 years and have always had excellent food and service. The staff are very friendly and attentive and we have enjoyed every meal over the years. My personal favourite is the Chicken...

I have been coming to the Shamoli for 20 years and have always had excellent meals and service. The food is always delicious and of the highest quality and the staff are always extremely friendly and professional. Definitely the best curry restaurant I have ever visited!

Stopped off in Knutsford as was on route through.and found this lovely gem of a restaurant. Clean well presented, very friendly staff and amazing food. I would highly recommend a visit.

Such the best food, friendly staff and nothing is too much trouble. Highly recommended. Been viditing here for ten yesrs and consistently great.

Popped in for evening meal, in area on business, small frontage, go down stairs to a lovely atmospheric restaurant, friendly guys, lots of choice, Try Akbori yum yum, best Indian food I've had, service is great, pricing, particularly for the area is very good. Will be back when I'm next over that way.

Sunday and Thursday they have a special offer menu, very good value for money. The rest of the week is not expensive either and food is excellent with very courteous staff.

Great food. Excellent service for a large party

The food is excellent, the staff are friendly and accommodating, they were also runners up for the northwest curry award and came second so that tells you how good the food is.

I’ve never written a review and had to sign up to Tripadvisor just to do so….because this is possibly the best curry I’ve ever eaten and commend Afzal and his colleagues at Shamoli…fab food at a great price…well done guys

We had dinner for 2 part C, it was very good. Will have it again.

Food is very tasty. Staff very attentative. Everything was great until the table of 8 shouty people turned up, with 1 being able to whisper over 3 fields. Luckily we were nearly ready to leave.

Had many a good takeaway & meal in the restaurant. Staff & service perfect & food top notch x

THE most amazing food in the world. My all time favourite restaurant. Lovely friendly staff, great prices. Absolute perfection. Highly recommended:-)

Fantastic local curry place. Really great selection, good attention to detail (dairy allergy) and great service.

Really friendly staff and excellent food!

The food was sooooo good, especially the creamier curries like the butter chicken and the korma. The naan was perfect! Very fairly priced, could bot complain. Improvements: possibly the interior design to create more of a cultural atmosphere.

What a great restaurant! First time visitors - table for 6 Monday 6 Feb. Great menu, excellent service and lovely staff who made us feel right at home. Highly recommend for good Indian food and a great atmosphere. We will be back guys!

Good food, but at Knutsford prices!

The food was so yummy and the portion sizes were great we took it home and ate it the next day! Flavours great, the staff so friendly and the Thursday and Sunday deal is perfect. Been here twice now and will be coming back.

Ordered takeaway on 31st dec22. Was very disappointed with main meal. Absolutely full of onion that wasmt cooked and chicken was dry Naan bread very soggy. First time it’s not been good and been coming here for a few years but for the higher price...

Lovely food and friendly staff.

We had meals for seven and every one commented how excellent the food was. Well done Shamoli I have no hesitation in recommending your restaurant.

This restaurant is a hidden gem! With a small frontage you could easily miss it but a few steps downstairs leads you to a cosy restaurant. The staff are super friendly and very efficient. I recently went to a 50th birthday party and was pleasantly...

awful service. threw cutlery on table. literally.

Shamoli is one of my favourite restaurants in Knutsford, so I was delighted to be invited to a friend’s 50th birthday meal there this week. 40 of us claimed the whole restaurant, and because they let us order in advance, the food all came out...

Having enjoyed dining at Shamoli’s in Knutsford on many occasions over the years, we decided to book the whole restaurant for my husbands 50th birthday celebrations. With permission to decorate the restaurant with banners and balloons, all 40 of us enjoyed an amazing, exclusive evening....