Shapla Tandoori Restaurant in East Lothian

Ordered a delivery. Order to delivery 90 minutes. Food ALMOST luke warm. Sag aloo - good Mushroom Pilau - ok Chicken tikka makhani - totally tasteless. Naan - meh Food delivered in foil so needs to be decanted to microwave. My friend described the food as "average to $hite". I've tried this restaurant over the years hoping it will improve. It hasn't, ever. Never again.

Really impressed with the pickle tray, very generous portions to enjoy with our 'pompadoms' 😆 Both had king prawn mains and they were delicious and sweet. Nann was tasty and light. Left feeling very full.

We ordered a carry out Sat 10/08/24,service was really quick,staff as per usual were very helpful, The food we both had ordered was delicious, the chicken in both our dishes was amazing,

Great takeaway / delivery service to a nearby touring site where we were staying. Easy to order online via the website, quick delivery and great quality food!

Lovely food staff are very pleasant. Restaurant it's self is tired and bland could do with refurbishment.

Food not bad, but several items missing from order.

Lovely food varied menu well worth a visit.

Food was excellent and the lad that served us was first class, so friendly and helpful, will certainly visit again on my next visit to the area

Good portion size, prompt service and tasty curries. Comes recommended we would definitely eat here again

Really nice food with great service from very friendly staff. Background music and décor a bit tired hence the 4 stars - but would definitely go again and recommend it to others

Very bland and tasteless, no flavour at all,

This week I'm working up in Dunbar and hungry for another wee curry! The food was good, not overly exciting, but nonetheless tasty! The service was very quick. I would definitely eat here again. If I'm being slightly picky, and I know that I am, but the background 50's and 60's music was rotten!!

This is our local curry house, and we visited without a booking on Saturday night over the Easter bank holiday, It was very busy, with only one table free, but we were seated straight away and served drinks and poppadoms promptly. Our main courses arrived soon after, and were absolutely delicious - tasty, fresh spices and not greasy at all. The curries here are consistently of a high standard, and very hard to beat. Would highly recommnend!

This experience was shocking.i order chicken korma and was introduced by a very disgusting and rude waiter and was served terrible food which was stone cold and had hairs in it when I tried to report to the waiter they turned round and were very rude .no one order here ever this is terrible this experience was shocking enough that I had to take 3 days off work as I was being sick for 3 days after eating

Lovely meal and great service Chicken tikka massala was delicious and mixed grill fantastic value , best peshwari nan ever , thank you

Great food... we really enjoyed our takeaway.

The food is really excellent, top notch. The restaurant resembles a canteen or gymnasium and has been that way for years and will probably not change :) The staff is friendly and helpful Highly recommended.

Delicious balti, very popular place.

Always a lovely meal at Shapla!

Decent food at reasonable prices. Wide choice of dishes available. Service very friendly and informal. Not the smartest place but it is welcoming. Cheap and cheerful.

Was OK but, lack of depth of flavour, and could have been hotter temperature and spice. A pain that they don't take cards for less than £20

What a gem of a find. Must be one of the best Indian restaurants I have visited and there have been a lot. When I saw the length of the menu, I was a bit concerned as this can impact on quality but my misgivings were misplaced. The quality of the food was excellent and the portion sizes amazing. Unbelievable value for money. Add to all this, the delight of the staff. They were friendly, attentive and very engaging, adding greatly to a very positive experience. Thank you.

Service on a weekend used to be very slow but we went midweek and had to wait 61 minutes for our food. We went early and two couples were in before us and got served quickly. There was nobody came in for take away and we only saw one delivery going out. The staff didn't come to explain the delay. My main was very one-note but my wife was very pleased with hers.

One of the best Indian meals I have ever had with very good service and friendly staff what more could you ask for will go back again

Recommended to try by colleague. Fantastic food. Best shashlick I have had in years. Chicken tender and soft. Onions charred and tasty. Amazing. Husband loved chicken jalfrezi. Would well recommend

Excellent food but very slow service

Uns hat es sehr gut geschmeckt. Keine indische Einrichtung sondern eher schlicht, aber das Essen ist sehr gut abgeschmeckt und kam sehr schnell.

Hühnchen mit Koriander. Super lecker. Netter Service. Einrichtung fehlen vielleicht ein paar Pflanzen und Bilder..

Service amazing, food delicious, price was great!

We ordered takeaway for my husband's birthday treat, but what a let down. He enjoys a hot curry so ordered chicken tikka vindaloo. No way was this anywhere near a vindaloo! Even I could have eaten it and I chicken out at a dopiaza! Mine promised prawns and tropical fruits garnished with a slice of pista badam. What I actually received were dried shrimp, a tin of fruit cocktail (anyone who had school dinners in the '70s would instantly recognise the insipid grape, the shocking pink cherry and the cubes of pear! ) and no sign of the pista badam....must Google it to find out what it is! We'll not be going back!

Fantastic food and service. Very reasonably priced. Very surprised that it wasn't packed out considering the quality and quantity we were served.. it was a Thursday though. Wouldn't be surprised if you could get a table at the weekend. If in the area again I will be back 👍

only takes about 2 hours to get fed, only come here if you have 4 hours spare

Food was gorgeous....service was great. Restaurant was very busy ..pretty much full!!

Eigentlich war das Restaurant eine Notlösung, da es schon nach 8pm war. Umso angenehmer war die Überraschung, dass das Essen und der Service super waren. Selten so gut gegessen in UK! Das Ambiente war gut, besser als von außen gedacht, so dass wir uns entschlossen haben, dort zu essen. Draußen waren wir noch entschlossen, das Essen mitzunehmen, was auch viele Gäste gemacht haben.

Had a tandoori mixed grill was big enough for 2 and was delicious, 100% reccomend.

Ordered takeaway online, got a phone call telling me it was ready so nipped in to collect. V good service, it was a big order but everything was there and it all tasted good.

Fabulous meal enjoyed tonight. Good sized portions served by lovely friendly staff. Highly recommended.

Had family up to visit and this is a great place to take a family group. Food is reliably good and portion sizes are generous. Lots of choice on the menu to suit all tastes. We were there on a Saturday night and the place was clearly busy but we were still served quickly and the young man waiting on our table looked after us really well. Highly recommended

Waited over 45 minutes after ordering only to be told they didn't have the cauliflower we'd ordered and they were only then sending out someone to buy one at the co-op. Little apology and no price reduction. V poor service

Lovely food. Always tasty and hot.

Fantastic Birthday Dinner 12 of us had 10 different dishes...nothing left to put in a "doggy bag"...Great service to go with it

Very nice Indian food with a great selection on the menu. Very friendly and helpful staff who made it a nice and relaxing evening.

We were here visiting family, and really fancied a curry. We placed a flairly large order of around 6 main meals, 4 side dishes and naan etc. The order was ready in about 45mins which was fantastic as we left the ordering a little latter in the evening. The meal was well packaged as we ordered takeout, and every single meal was cooked well. There was the typical British Indian Restaurant flavours and each meal was cooked to perfection. The meats were tender, the veggies were cooked right, not mushy or hard. Throughly enjoyed the meal, as well as left overs for breakfast as you do. The price was fair as well.

Awful- ordered a very large order for a family group while we were on holiday. We collected our order however when we returned to our holiday accommodation we were missing three dishes from our order. The only solution offered by the restaurant was to report it to just eat. We did that but they would not refund for the missing items because we collected the order. Some of the meal was so dry it was inedible, started portions were tiny and two of our party only had part of their dinner.

The food here is consistently good and there’s plenty of choice. The portion sizes are generous. The service is good. Would definitely recommend.

We had a really poor curry when we were away for the weekend in County Durham and just had to have good curry therapy to make up for it. Portion size is generous without overfacing you and the taste and texture is usually spot on. It is not a warm place as the door is always opening and closing with people coming in for Take Aways or for Deliveries, so wear a jumper you don't mind getting curry sauce on.

We had a lovely meal in the restaurant. The young man and lady serving us were very polite and efficient. The food was very good and it was very reasonably priced

Firstly this establishment needs sone serious decor! It’s bland, cold and about as cosy as a park bench. The food now… the prawn cocktail was very poorly made, very small for the price and no imagination gone into the prep whatsoever! I mean come on,...

We’ve been going here for many years and have our favourite food which is consistently good. Service can be a bit slow when they are busy but we order popadoms in that case to fill the waiting time. Nice people.

Enjoyed every mouth full. My favourite restaurant in Dunbar.

Food was fabulous, place was cold though. It is exceptionally cold outside, so maybe it was harder to heat tonight. Really enjoyed the food.

Had an outstanding dinner at the Shapla tonight with 2 friends the food was amazing

Very good restaurant. The waiters were really nice and the food was tasty !

One of the best places to get chicken curry in the entire world. Always consistently amazing food and service.

Was here a few years ago with friends and always said we’d be back. Beautiful meal, well prepared and at a great price. Will definitely be back. Highly recommend the mixed grill.

I ordered a butter chicken, rice and naan. Great home delivery and the food was faaaaaab. 10 stars

During a four week campervan trip visiting the Outer Hebrides, northern Scotland, Edinburgh and finally Dunbar we went to the Shapla Tandoori for dinner. What I can say this was by far the best indian restaurant we have been during our trip. A perfect madras, friendly and helpfull waitress and chef made this evening very special for us. It is a shame we can't visit it soon again, because we are living more than 1000 miles away!

Ate here on our first evening in Dunbar and pleased we did. Thoroughly enjoyed great food and service and waiting time.Although the interior was plain and simple wasn't an issue.Enjoyed it so much tonight we have ordered a takeout before returning here's hoping it's as good.

Main meal was barely warm sent it back.A bit better but not ideal when returned Nan was still cold and had to chase up the remainder of the wife's meal. Informed it was cold because I asked for 15mins between starter and main meal being served. What a joke. What a poor excuse. Refused to pay for nan

Came to Dunbar on holiday . Waiting over a 1 half hour for your main meal . People that came in after us were eating mains .We we’re still waiting . Just payed for starters . Not good customer service. But they didn’t care . Walked out gone to the pizza shop up the high street.

Ordered dinner for 4 adults. It was delicious, will definitely order from here again and would recommend.

Didn't plan on coming here as we were only driving through, but so so glad we did. The food was delicious and the staff wonderful. Highly recommended. We had Poppodoms, Roti, Veg Bhuna, Veg Rogan Josh, mushroom rice and Pilau rice. All were prepared with a vegan recipe.

Yet again, outstanding food at a reasonable price. A friendly welcome and excellent service. Well done!

Been ordering regularly for 18 months Went to order a delivery this evening they don't want to know Got a party in so they don't need our business Just said not interested busy enough Loyalty means nothing

Food was tasty, waiters young and very moody

Excellent food and price,large chicken starter,great veg paneer biryani with a large bowl of veg and sauce and glass of wine £15.40 YES

We (family of 4) arrived without reservation and were accomadated in minutes despite being busy. The service was fast and efficient and the staff extremely nice, friendly, thoughtful and considerate. There was a variety of starters and main meals, all plentiful and extremely tasty, from the mild to the spicy. Would highly recommend 👍

Very happy with the food! Thank you!

Dined here as a couple last night. We didn’t have a reservation which is needed at the weekend, however, we were lucky and got a nice table tucked in a corner. The entrance has double doors making it wide enough for wheelchair and buggy access. I didn’t go to the toilet so I can’t say whether or not access would be an issue. Staff were very young, very polite but a bit chaotic, needing a bit of direction. Nevertheless, we got the food we ordered which was very tasty. There was an acceptable waiting time, considering that the restaurant was full. When things started to settle, the owner who had been behind the bar all evening, nipped out to the supermarket. He came back with ice cream Cornets for all of his staff which I thought was a very kind gesture and a lovely touch of appreciation. This employer focused on the positive rather than the negative and it gave the young boys and 1 girl a wee lift. I would highly recommend the Shapla. Don’t be put off with the bland decor, the food more than compensates for it!

I am from the south(Milton Keynes) I am a big fan of Indian food. This was delicious. It wasn’t really oily. It was full of flavour. Naan’s where perfectly cooked. It looked good to. Id say it was definitely in my top 3 best. Defo worth it. I had vegetarian options as well as chicken korma.

Fantastic food and the waiters were immaculate and very polite.

Very good choice of Indian food, we had the set meal for two and it could easily have fed 3 people, poppadoms, 3 courses and coffees for £39. All the food was very well cooked, the staff were very attentive despite being busy and a bottle of Pino Grigio for £13 is very good value

This was the worst Jalfrezi i have ever had from an authentic Indian restaurant. Very bland and only four pieces of Lamb hidden under the onions and peppers. Definitly will not be returning anytime soon.

Second time in a row we have had a 2.5hr wait for delivery. If we'd known could have collected. They say on app its on the way and when you phone say it has left when it hasn't. Ordered at 7.15pm, still not here at...

Worst food I have ever had no taste of any of the food guy behind the bar was very intimidating do not recommend at all destroyed my night out worst ever

Nice friendly service and tasty dishes

First time take away was the worst ever hardly any chicken in the biriani and it was filled with lots of veg not even sure what some of them were😳 peshwari Nan was more like a limp pizza base with a sprinkle of coconut we added franks hot sauce to get some taste definitely won’t be back

Had a lovely meal here. Very reasonably priced. WARNING - they don't do dessert!

Food good, service good, restaurant drab

I'm not one to leave reviews, but after having a couple of weeks leave...this is the 3rd time I have ordered from here on deliveroo ( even though I rarely order take away food from the same place as generally disappointed) many reasons why it...

Pretty good food. Reasonable prices.

I dropped in with my wife on the spur of the moment and was really impressed by the food. The decor is plain and simple but it was the food that stood out. Great flavours with no hint of any unnatural additives. Superb basmati rice...

First and last time. Chicken in Korma was dry and tough, little to no taste, and pakora was soggy mush. Waste of money. Family even thought it was a "fake-away" with me having bought microwave pakora and curry. Only good (ish) thing was the delivery time for Saturday night (albeit still well over an hour). Avoid. Better off with a microwave meal. :(

the boss is very rude, bad customer service and food isnt that good either the young waiters were nice though🙂

Excellent food and service. Pleasant staff very attentive

The restaurant isn't much to look at inside or out, but the service was good and the food we had - chicken tikka with lemon, along with bhindi, rice and nann, was really tasty and decent value.

Two popadoms and a burnt naan bread… the curry was watery and tasteless plus they haven’t put the order through online so we can’t get a refund. Not worth the money

Enjoyed our meal there. Great menu, a lovely meal and friendly staff. Thankyou.

When visiting our son we ordered online for a collection as delivery was going to be 2hours and they didn't have a table for the same amount of time. Having not visited any indian take away in Dunbar we went with previous reviews. Never again!...

Very poor amounts of meat in lamb and chicken dishes ..its OK if you want to throw your money away though

My wife and I went in on the spur of the moment the other evening and had a very tasty meal and there was plenty of it. There was lots to choose from on the menu and the staff were friendly and attentive. The music...

Been here a few times now. Always decent food and friendly service. The tables are well spaced out for social distancing.

We had the Xmas lunch for £25 (a 3 course meal with 4-5 choices for the first 2 courses) The food was very good, and plenty of it! I am very happy we ate here :-)

Visited for the first time last night. Excellent restaurant with friendly staff excellent service and a huge choice from the extensive menu. Food was fresh cooked to perfection and plenty of it. Looking forward to many repeat visits.

The best Indian restaurant I've been to ,generous portions served hot, great staff ,just wished I lived closer ,would definitely recommend

Ordered meal for delivery at caravan park. No phone call to say it had arrived and was put at the bar. Once collected it was cold. Ordered the tandoori special nan which is cheese, onion and garlic, unfortunately no different from the plain nan. No curry sauce with the chicken tikka main meal. Very disappointed with overall service and meal.

Was OK. Not the best I've had, Didn't really have must taste. The guy taking the orders needs to just relax a bit, felt like we were an inconvenience . The two you guys helping to serve and clear away were polite and friendly. Not worth going back.

The food here is always good and the portion sizes enormous so it’s very good value for money. Service is fast and friendly. Definitely recommend.

Forced to venture out on a hurricane like Tuesday evening in Dunbar due to been dropped in the brown stuff by the hotel. Called into the local India restaurant on the high street ...good service..good food .good atmosphere as quite busy. Definitely worth the journey.

When we visit Dunbar we always call in at this restaurant and have always been pleased with the food and service. They now have some new staff and they were all exceptionally pleasant and attentive, an asset to this establishment. The food is good, portions...