Shapla in Gravesham

Was staying in Gravesend just for the one night and the Sharla was suggested as a possible place to eat. Great choice. Food was outstanding, service excellent and the ambience was pretty cool as well. My Lamb Chop starter was unbelievable, so much flavour. My wife reckoned it was the best Indian meal she has had for years. Nice bottle of Shiraz to wash it all down followed by a complementary glass of Port. Price was ok and they deserved the good tip I left.

We absolutely love this restaurant! Even though we’ve moved out of the area, we made sure to book a table for our son’s birthday meal while visiting family. The food was amazing as always, with every dish bursting with flavor and cooked to perfection. The staff were incredibly welcoming and went above and beyond to make our evening special. They even surprised our son with a cake from the shop next door, which was such a thoughtful touch. Thank you for making our celebration so memorable. We can’t wait to come back again!

Staff on the phone are the worst for service of you order delivery. Often turns up late and they tell you it will be 5 minutes and then hang up on you if you've called more than once. Awful service. Never again.

We ordered a curry as a midweek treat, and Shapla certainly made it that. The food was lovely and the delivery fast and efficient.

Ordered a takeaway for 12 people food arrived hot and on time perfect service and would 100% recommend

I have been eating here for 30 years now.

Exactly as ordered, hot and even delivered a few minutes early. Food was tasty. Will definitely order from here again.

Waited 1 1/2 hours for my food. Rang after 1 hour. Lost the order. Finally got my order 30mins later. Arrived very hot. Absolutely no flavour except tomato. Had the biriani. No spice at all, no flavour. Nor the rogan josh. Very bland. So dissapointed. Tomato the overriding flavour. Think they forgot the spice.

Was treated very poorly by the staff answering the phone. I called twice as they forgot the mango chutney in our order; 1st time they hung up on me, 2nd time they seemed to think I was a scam caller and didn’t let me talk and hung up on me again, even though I insisted I was a customer and could prove it. Its a shame because the food was great

This place does EVERYTHING to the highest standard EVER

This is the best indian place in Gravesend. Im from Zimbabwe and i visited the place for an indian specail trat and wow the guys are amazing and awesome. Perfect place to be. Welldone guys.

3 out of 4 people have been poorly for 2 days after our meal

Ordered from here first time tonight and the food was just sooo soo delicious. Great quality food! We love Indian food and very particular but this food was amazing! Staff are extremely friendly and would highly recommend this restaurant! Thank you so much Shapla!

Yet again shapla the best restaurant love it there family friendly the food is very tasty and staff are very friendly and lovely I have photos of us all my family and the staff

I don't write many reviews but we have been going to Shapla for years now and without exception it has been spot on, good food, perfectly chilled beer and friendly staff.

shapla is always amazing, food is absolutely delicious

early was fine! great delivery lady and food was excellent

Meal was absolutely tasteless wife’s prawn purée was awful prawns were like rubber afraid will not be coming back

First time ordering and we will again. Food arrived piping hot and on time. Unfortunately 1 of our curries was wrong, but we rang the restaurant and they were very apologetic. We had the right curry within half an hour and with 2 free poppadoms as an apology. Not ideal but accidents happen and it was well handled. This wouldn’t stop me ordering again.

I will never complain about the food. not even in the next life 😏👌. But a note to self. Never try to be the first customer of the day. Your better off ordering much later.

Superb again. Best Indian by far.

Just beautiful.. I was left with a happy tummy ☺️

lovely food and arrived hot as usual.

Lovely food, great flavour, good quality meat.

Best curry I’ve had in a long while, will defo use more, flavoursome well cooked plenty of it, had to leave some for tomorrow well done.

Food was really good, 4 stars due to saag paneer was missing spinach and only little paneer, taste was not quite there. King prawns were normal to small size instead.

had to phone to enquire where my order was. arrived at nearly 9pm and not what it says above. the food was still nice but not very warm.

Item missing. Had to pay extra to send someone back out. Some items cold Lack of care from owners. Acidic curry’s Very disappointing. Cheaper to eat out.

Everything hot and very tasty 😊

Disappointed as to what was a below average curry from a highly reputable restaurant. Delivery time was fine, came 10 mins late but not an issue for me, was a rice and poppadums missing (poppadums were supposedly free so again not a massive complaint but still not great). The curry itself had what I would say was a lack of meat, just stacked with onions and peppers to make up the size and I’m not generally the stingy type to complain about something like this. The lamb chops were over done, real

I ordered at 18:40 and food didn’t arrive until 20:40.. if you ask me 2 hours is a very long time considering I only live a 10-15 minute drive away at most! Having said that the food was exceptional, Every dish tasted delicious and portion sizes were also generous.. would definitely order again but most probably collect myself in future.

Food was delicious and the lady who brought was really courteous and friendly.

Fantastic as always! Chicken pieces were massive!

Fantastic service food always hot on arrival really nice

We were missing our naans when the food arrived but quick call to the restaurant and they delivered them within 15 mins. Food was lovely will def order again

Delicious and quick delivery! Will definitely order again

We sampled various dishes at this restaurant. My wife specifically requested no sugar in her meals, yet we found the Aloo Gobi unexpectedly sweet. This might not be due to added sugar, but perhaps from a pre-made sauce; we were not particularly impressed by it. On the other hand, the Tarka Dal was exceptionally flavorful, and both the Bhindi and Palak Paneer were quite delicious. Another downside was the Tandoori Roti's price - at over £3 each, it's notably more expensive than what we've seen elsewhere in the UK, where you can get nine for a similar price in Leicester. Overall, the experience was decent for the area.

My favourite restaurant boss man is the best

Fantastic as always i won’t go anywhere else

The food was amazing! I would definitely be coming back for more Chicken Chaat (Naga) 😋

Shapla best in kent award winning restaurant must visit

What an Incredible environment, from the staff to the food to everything in between. The food is fresh, Spiced brilliantly and served hot and beautifully fresh. The lamb chops are by far the best you’ll taste and anything else going forward will not disappoint . Spicy, fresh, tasty incredibly generous . Don’t walk ….: Run

I ordered for half 7 but food arrived at 7. We were not ready to eat so had to try and keep it warm. Food was good, however chicken korma could have done with more chicken, there was a lot of sauce.

We had a delicious dinner here.the biryani and mix grill was delightfull! It was full of flavors and had just the right amount of spice,curry was nice and tasty too.this was completely authentic, Was a worth while drive from London,

Absolutely amazing food, great atmosphere. Complementary baileys and chocolate. What more could you want! Highly recommend ❤️

Ordered 3 poppadoms, got none. Chicken tikka Biryani was tasteless as was the veg curry that came with it. Disappointing as order from here often

Amazing service, when I came in with my family I was very looked after, as if I was there own thank you for the great hospitality and making sure everything was up to standard, naan was Amazing, I must say one the best Indian restaurants I’ve been too, definitely will be coming back again :)

Lovely place Great food service is the best I’ve ever experienced

iv been comming to this place for 5 years its the best resturent in gravesend lovely food good service

Lovely food, atmosphere and great staff. Amazing variety of dishes for everyone to enjoy. Can’t wait to visit again soon!

It was lovely experience best in gravesend

Come from Manchester was looking a round and this place came up one of the bestttt places I’ve been to 100% recommend it, the food was amazing along side with service, can’t wait to go again.

We visited Shapla last night upon recommendation and it didn’t disappoint! The flavours in the curries were lovely, my partner had the lamb blast and the meat was so soft and the flavours were perfect! Food was hot, portion size was great, staff had excellent customer service and the atmosphere in the restaurant was lovely. Cannot wait to eat here again, we will be recommending to others too

I am a regular at shapla resturaunt. Words can’t explain the outstanding service and quality they always provide, you have to experience it yourself!!! Great food, great customer service and very friendly staff. Top quality food!!

Food is always amazing both delivery and dine in. Staff are super friendly. Haven’t had a bad experience yet

Iv been eating in this restaurant for 6 years best food in Gravesend

The food is very tasty staff are really nice I’d highly recommend this place to anyone who comes to gravesend best restaurant in kent

The king prawn blast was out of the world best curry I ever tasted excellent food

This food was delicious the service was excellent i recommend everyone to try it the manger kd gave us very good service defently go back

Food arrived over cooked and tasteless. Chicken was over done , onion barjis were all over cook and no onion in them just a ball of batter . Paid more than what we normally do from our local one as it was closed . Will definitely not be ordering again . Avoid

Great friendly service , pre- booked table , tasty food, good portions, caters well for vegetarians .

Very good here, chicken tikka is brilliant 👍🏻 highly recommended!

The food normally really good when order before this time raita was really off also mint sauce was like water and never have I had such a bad meal just shame really because eaten from here loads really shocked with the prices they charge and it seemed like No effort was really made for quality poor service

We ordered aloo mutter but it was white chick peas and potato.. that's not aloo mutter and didn't really enjoy the food this time.

We took our young children this evening. Service good, food tasty and price fair. We will go again. Some other reviews mention some dishes being very sweet, we didn't find that, but it depends what you choose. The menu is informative and staff happy to discuss dishes. It was early evening and quiet when we went. We had a toddler who dropped a lot of rice and crumbs but they were fine about it.

Best place was on time and I got to order in advance

First time here and ordered take away direct, when checking online on there site after having meal it was £8.50 extra as phoned direct. Disappointing to find out you get no discount for collection and pay more if you phone a order direct. Food was good but not that good for the price.

Food was reasonably ok but the waiters were rude and unfriendly. I’d rather order a ready meal from a supermarket and eat it at home than go there again.

We booked Shapla for a work event for 21 people. They were amazing, service was brilliant and would highly recommend. Food was served hot, everyone ate together and all our needs catered for.

Nice food good service and will go back again 😋

Lovely food, best we've had from anywhere in ages! Only thing that people might not like is that you get LOADS of sauce compared to amount of meat in a dish... I like it this way but others may not

i give 1 star because zero is not in options. zero rating. curry sweet like gulab jamun🤮💩

The food was absolutely rubbish and overpriced. The first few dishes we ordered were meant to be spicy but they were so sweet, with no flavours. We complained to them about this so they recommend the Madras curry and it was just the sweet curry mixed with a LOT OF red chilli flakes. The whole top of curry was covered in chilli flakes. It was disgusting. The customer service was quite good though, but the chef wasn't. Don't come here, you'll waste your money.

Food excellent will order again

Extremely disappointed with my meal. The chicken was terribly tough and chewy yet in a korma sauce. The prawn salad was hot and spoilt because it was stored in the hot food bag and the poppadams were more like a packet of chrisps and destroyed. Refund requested.

Authentic Indian cuisine, full of rich flavour. Excellent customer service. Would definitely recommend!

Food was nice but it's so frustrating when delivery is late, you ring and your told, it's just left the shop will be 5 mins and it turns up half hour later, just be honest... Delivery guy was nice and friendly, and the food was tasty maybe a little hotter than average.

Wow we went in for the first time and will definitely return, the food is outstanding, the staff are very friendly highly recommended.

Quite and lovely place for romantic dinner. Food delicious and affordable prices.

Food was delicious, was hot when it arrived and arrived on time, would definitely order again and I will be booking a meal to sit in the restaurant, thank you very much

Food was amazing! Will defiantley be ordering again😊

Absolutely superb food and quick delivery too

What can I say, Another great meal delivered. Fast and tasty. I had the Chicken tikka balti madras. and my partner had the lamb. Absolutely fresh and well cooked. The onion bhaji was especially well done. The only issue was the naan wasn't as warm as it could be, mind you it is -3 outside. All in all well worth the money.

We have tried most Indian restaurants in Gravesend and by far this is the best.

They forgot the rice. I had to phone them and it was another 15mins in till they sent the rice. It’s not the first time this has happened.

Food was very tasty but small portions and not very hot.

£4.50 for 2 small samosa’s of at best mediocre filling. Tikka Paneer over cooked. Such a shame, I had family round for a celebration food did not stand-up. I will find a new take away now.

I visited Shapla with my family and had a brilliant evening. Service was exceptional- staff were friendly, professional and accommodating. Food was flavoursome and of high quality. The overall ambience of the restaurant was one to remember. Would highly recommend and shall be returning soon!

Excellent service and lovely food.

I would have liked a free poppadom with the onion salad

Great food , hot delivered on time

Fantastic service and fantastic food highly recommended

The food was outstanding and the service was brilliant. Number 1 restaurant in gravesend. Highly recommend the sylhty chicken with garlic rice.

Great tasting and the meat in the curry melted in your mouth, only negative was the onion bhaji which we would have liked crisper. Definitely recommend 👌

Must try the specials which are the sizzling curry’s the king prawn blast lamb blast explosive flavours also the staff are very nice

Not really into curry but the service and food very good.

The best Indian food ever.. no complaints from my house outstanding arrived on time as well

Food was amazing very hot and tasty and delicious worth money great taste great value

First time customers. Delivered late. Hardly any chicken in our dishes. No peppers and just one chilli in the Jalfrezi, hardly any chicken - mainly onion Considering it’s more expensive than other Indian takeaways, truly disappointed and will not be returning!

First time customers. Delivered late. Hardly any chicken in our dishes. No peppers and just one chilli in the Jalfrezi, hardly any chicken - mainly onion Considering it’s more expensive than other takeaways, truly disappointed and will not be returning!