Shimla Pinks in Leicester

Nice enough place, decent enough food and a friendly welcome and service

All the dishes we ordered had bit of sweetness in it despite showing medium level of spice. Not meant for people who like spices. Other than that it's fine if you like sweet texture in your curry.

I made an order on Uber eats. The butter chicken was average and the chicken was a bit tough. The issue is the egg fried rice, it was £5 which is already quite steep but ok that’s fine, when it arrived it was a small portion! The smallest portion of rice I’ve ever received from a takeaway for £5!

Average food and unbelievably slow and poor service. Nice servers but the management have got things seriously wrong. Menus left on the table as you can’t order main courses until you’ve eaten your starters. Different people to order different things from, no one seemed to know what was happening. It took 2.5 hours for a meal. They’ve even still got all the Covid signs and QR code stuff up everywhere to remind you of that fun period. I won’t be returning.

Cannot fault the flavour (Haryali chicken, extraordinarily good) andwould have given 5 stars if the food had been hotter, it was warm at best. Shame, but I would order from them again.

Chilled place. Nice food, would recommend

Eaten here fairly regularly over the last 10 years, and have come to expect outstanding food, unfortunately based on last night visit… it’s gone downhill. The vegetarian platter and our curries were distinctly average… the saag aloo was a high point but this was clearly made with puréed frozen spinach. The starters were less tasty and less in terms of variety than usual and the mushrooms burnt. Such a shame. Has the restaurant changed hands?

We had a fantastic evening with great food and service. The food was delicious with plenty of choice to suit everyone and I love being able to see into the kitchen whilst they prepared our food. We were a large party of 16 (tables split between adults & lads!) but no-one had to wait for their food and our evening service was seamless. This was our first visit to Shimla Pinks, but will certainly not be our last as we'll definitely return when we're back in Leicester!!

Food was okay this was the best place like 8-9 years ago, the quality of food was epic. This time round the service getting the bill was extremely slow and place wasn’t busy and then when bill came they put service charge, I refused to pay this to the waiter he then brought the manager and he removed the service charge and went really mardy no professionalism whatsoever when we said bye there was no smile or hospitality. Back in the days the staff and the food was better won’t be returning again after this experience.

The whole lunch experience was not as expected because the food was good but the service was indeed slow and delayed. The ambiance also lacks a certain warmth and the staff is not very friendly while taking orders. The main course was alright hence overall a very average experience.

So we are regulars at Shimla for take aways.. simply not happy with having a service charge to sit and have a meal , so the last twice before today the food hasn’t been great , so tonight went for a takeaway again and gave the benefit of the doubt , food tasteless and a little acidic , we ordered a karahi lamb which is hot absolutely no spice or flavours … unfortunately this is where we part .. no more Shimla no clue what has happened but it’s not like it was. An awful lot of people saying the same thing , maybe changed hands

I liked this place, it's clean and calm, delicious food

Haven't visited for a few years until today, certainly not lost it's quality. Lamb Masala absolutely beautiful and attentive service with a smile. We don't know what the interesting smell is in the downstairs loo area but thankfully it's well out of the way of eating area. Interior in need of a revamp in general, safe to say it's authentic..

It was a shame this lovely restaurant with great staff was so quiet on a Sunday night. But we didn't let it put us off and had a great meal. I really enjoyed the paneer tikka, my husband had the keema peas and our friend had a great king prawn curry. Will definitely visit again.

wonderful as always.i just can't get enough of your prawn Puri!!!!

I've eaten in the restaurant before so thought we would try delivery.... all the food was excellent, tasty, hot, well prepared and securely packaged. The delivery driver was very happy and friendly too. The only issue was with the nan bread, which was very undercooked, but a refund is on its way already. Thank you

Excellent Indian restaurant near to the station. Good ambience. Staff excellent. Fantastic food. Always worth a visit when in Leicester. Visited again last Saturday - really good as always!

stunning food one of the best in the UK hands down!!! amazing prawn Puri and lamb chops.i have saved as my go to restaurant in Leicester A +++++++

My order has not been delivered!!! Terrible service!!! waiting over 2 hours!!

Amazing food, fantastic service and an over-all lovely experience. We had the Lamb Chettinad and Fish Tawa, beautifully cooked and good portion sizes. Very good value too. The staff couldn't have been more efficient, Paviter in particular was friendly, helpful and very attentive. Lovely shots of Baileys at the end!

Portions size spot on and food is delicious.

We had an early doors meal before seeing a gig at the O2. Service was brilliant and it’s one of the best Indian meals we have had in years. Recommend highly the Chicken Biryani and the Chicken Tikka which comes as a dry dish on a sizzler plate with salad, rice and sauce on the side. The Biryani is so aromatic, and best of all, it contains no sultanas! Our waiter DJ was the best. I would highly recommend this place and definitely have it on my list of places to return.

Last Saturday we came for dinner about 7.30pm Food was stunning, really good portions! Even though it was very busy We had exceptional service from our waiter DJ too who was so lovely!

This is the not the same popular Shimla pinks that we used to dine for the last 10 years. New chef’s, new staff and new taste. The food is average.

Great food service was brilliant

Central had car wash town central

always a lovely meal and nice to share with a friend over a chat

Excellent food. Good amount of poppadoms. Appropriate amount of spice. Good variety.

always a good meal for take away or eat in. would recommend

Our meal here was one of the highlights of our short visit to Leicester just before New Year. We had Goan Fish Curry, Chicken Tikka Masala and Lamb Chettinad, with pilau rice, naan and rotis. All excellent, especially the lamb, which was succulent, and the sauce was beautifully spiced. There was a nice atmosphere in the restaurant and the service was excellent throughout.

The starter was lovely but the mains were sadly to no ones taste. No one could finish their meal and we sadly did not rate this restaurant compared to others around. We also found it very expensive for the service and quality of food. Also, be mindful they automatically add 10% tip to the bill, which I didn't particularly like 🤔 Plus side though.. You did get a lot of food. Overall, we will not be returning or recommending this place.

Came to this restaurant with my family last Saturday on the 6th of January in the evening when we stopped over in Leicester. Have to say we had a great dining experience. The food was excellent, we ordered karahi chicken and tawa paneer. Both dishes had a very nice flavour and tasted great and had a spicy kick to it which was very good. Only negative was that the service could have been a bit better especially as the place was busy. But overall I think this place was very good, great ambience and its definitely worth coming to again 100% for sure.

always a lovely meal and value for money

I cannot recommend Shimla Pinks the food was terrible!!!

I have eaten at Shimla pinks many times and ordered many a takeaway so I was very surprised at the quality and taste of the food that I ordered tonight, in my opinion only the rice and naan bread was edible the rest of the meal has been thrown away, I will never eat in or order a takeaway again, it’s a shame because Shimla Pinks used to be lovely.

Great hospitality, good food and ambience

2nd time iv been here, amazing food and service - highly recommend

Always a good meal. Would recommend

A wonderful meal as always. Recommed the restaurant for eat in or take away. Always friendly and professional

Great food, and really good service too. No delays.

Visited my daughter and son in law this weekend and jumped off the train to a very rainy Leicester so just literally walked in off the street at tea time so it was obviously quiet but the restaurant was beautiful and the service was brilliant but even if it hadn't been the food would have been enough to bring us back again. The chicken shashlik was divine 😋 and the masala chips were amazing as was everything else. See you next time we visit Leicester 👍👌👌👌👍

3 of us went here after it being recommended by our Leicester based staff. Its always a bit of a worry when you're the only customers, which we put down to it being a rainy Wednesday, but we had absolutely no need to be worried. The food and service were both fantastic. Had starters which were almost a meal on their own. Lovely Tikka Masala with pilau rice, really tasty, not too spicy but just enough. Perfect portion size, nice fresh nann bread. The staff were very attentive and provided exceptional service. We'll definitely visit again next time we're working in Leicester, hopefully very soon.

Came here mid week, early after stepping off a train- a little intimidating at first with the size, but impressive service. Had popadoms to start, very nice and fresh, bit stingy with the pickle tray- then had the Kheema peas peshwari main dish. Superb! One of the best I’ve ever had. It’s hot- I like it that way. A generous portion, with no oily residue at all. Lovely!

Really enjoyed this Leicester restaurant. Good food and beer too.

Delivery time was very quick. Normally my favourite restaurant, however this time, the taste of the tarka dhaal was nowhere near as nice as it usually is from this restaurant. The spice balance tasted different to normal and the colour was a lot darker than it usually is. I usually order from Shimla Pinks specifically because I like their tarka dhaal, I would normally say it is the best there is, so I hope this is a one off as this is my favourite dish and favourite restaurant to order it from, but I would not like to order it again if they have changed their recipe

Very quiet for a Friday night. It was quite early, but that said,almost empty. Group of six, meet up and quick bite to eat before the rugby. Table service a little laboured, but food came out fairly quickly. Very tasty. 2 beers each,poppadoms and pickles, main and a rice, shared nan....£32 each! Service charge already added to bill! Felt it was a touch expensive for what we had.

Ordered a delivery using Uber eats. Nice food but the portion sizes are really small for the prices they’re charging. £4.50 for chips and i got about 20 small cut fries. £5.50 for chilli paneer and there was 8 small pieces. Food was nice though

Very friendly staff and service is impeccable, food was amazing

Great place food and service was excellent gave a 4 atmosphere as they had just opened and only 8 people in there .. top food will defo be returning

Food fantastic, but the service terrible, nearly knock drinks over twice and had to wait for our naan bread a long time, main nearly finished by time it came out.

Amazing food and really good service. Will definitely be back thanks for a great evening

Food was more than ok and the service was good.

Our first visit to shimla pinks indian restaurant was a lovely experience from going in to coming out..the service was excellent by the whole team from table/ bar service to kitchen staff..the meal was delicious meats were lovely and tender shall definately be going there again well done to the whole team..look forward to seeing you again soon...

Food was ok. Starters were bland but mains were better. We told the waiter DJ about the starters and he offered us complimentary drinks at the end to make up for it. This was a nice touch.

Awful service, ordered a butter chicken and the chicken was rancid. The guy didn’t even said sorry and was super rude. Really expensive

Expensive for what is at best is a very average dining experience. Until yesterday, I hadn't been to Shimla Pinks for over 5 years and was disappointed at the quality of the food. Mushroom rice was made with what looked and tasted like dried mushrooms that hadn't been allowed to rehydrate. The main dishes had the onions, peppers etc added late in the preparation making them under cooked. Breads were good, poppadoms were good. Bill arrived and found a 10% service charge added - in all fairness the waiting staff were very good but it should be my choice to add a service charge not ask for it to be deducted. In the past, you never went to Shimla Pinks expecting a bargain but the dining experience sort of justified the cost. Sadly after this recent experience the standard of the food just didn't match the charges.

Shimla Pinks never disappoints. Great food and service in a relaxed atmosphere. There's no need to go anywhere else in Leicester.

It's always nice to have a meal here. The food is lovely and the people who work here are very nice. The roti bread is sensational 🙂 Definitely worth a visit.

They sat us down at the entrance for a while which was rude, there were so many tables available. Luckily a more experienced member of staff seemed to tell him off and sat us down straight away when he saw. Food was OK but for the price it should be better. Naans and tandoori shrimp were very good, Curry and chicken tikka was bang average. Also tried not to apply the £15 reduced offer on our bill despite booking with the code which was a bit cheeky. 10% service charge automatically applied is fine, but not when service is poor. Not a bad visit but probably wouldn't go back.

Wouldn't even give it a 1 star. We dined over the weekend and it was the worst experience ever. Food was slow, poor taste and quality. I ordered Chicken butter masala and it had no flavour. Rude and unhelpful staff. Wouldn't come back here ever again. Interior is old too and not even a nice atmosphere

Staff were not friendly ,no good service ,food were with the same taste n same gravy which is not possible as we had ordered goan curry....

If your passion is Indian food Shimla will cater for all your needs. Chose the Exec banquet for 4, swapped a couple of dishes out due to allergies. This was an absolutely fantastic meal.

Food was not great 😕 got tummy problems tonight .

Old tipe place need a new look Waiting time to long Bad experience over all

delicious food as always, nice touch with the cookie to say thank you

First class food and service as always. The Tawa is one of the best I have ever tasted. All of our party were very impressed with the standard of food and service. We will all certainly be back again, well done 😋👏👏

Rubbish restaurant and rubbish rude customer service. Wrost food quality... 👎 Restaurant don't know what is the taste of Indian food... 👎👎👎Totally waste of money... 😡😡😡

Excellent value for the quality

Substandard food. Horrible chicken tikka, below average lamb chops. King Prawns we’re really nice though. Overall, not recommended for those with an Indian palate.

Absolutely beautiful meal, staff were amazing. My dad really enjoyed it too.

Tasty food with great portion sizes but try to avoid going at a busy time - it can be very difficult to get the attention of staff as they're rushed off their feet. They were very polite, though, so it never felt uncomfortable.

Service is very poor. Pushy staff. Food is below average

first time since lockdown all good

Great place to take visitors from out of town

First time eating here Friday evening we have been eating Indian food all over the uk and beyond for 35 years and this was sadly one of the worst meals we have ever had. There were 4 of us and we ordered many dishes to share but all were tasteless and bland, the naan breads were the only part of the order worth eating. The staff were efficient but not very friendly and none of them came to ask if we were happy with our food of which most was left un eaten. I have never written a review before good or bad but this was so tasteless and the garlic chilli chicken had lots of very under cooked almost raw garlic in it that it was un edible. If it had been that just one of the dishes lacked flavour it would have been put down to an oversight but you cannot say that for so many different dishes. Indian food should be full of taste but this was the opposite and an expensive waste of money.

Heard there is a black belt man who is really fit! Can we make this happen?

Took my cuzzies from NZ there as they had been on a previous trip and loved it so did we couldnt fault the service or food we will be back👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Excellent Christmas Day meal, no turkey or sprouts. Really delicious food, exception service! Thank you Shimla Pinks

Great restaraunt food was great one of the best ive had, staff were attentive and accomodating.

They looked after our extra large group really well. Starters were better than mains but overall the good was very good. Standard Cobra beers etc.

overpriced below averge meal restaurant was empty food below average and they had the cheek to add 10% service charge for 3 people with 2 starters one curry each and drinks nearly £100 thats hard earnt money do not recommend and would not return

Notts ladies Visting Leicesters finest foods. Beautiful food very tasty and served with elegance. Most enjoyable. Would definitely re visit and taste more off the menu Thank you Shimla Pinks

Never let you down, always excellent food and service is superb

Isn’t worth it. Service too slow, and others were served food although we came a lot earlier, we waited 2 hours on a weekday. Pathetic.

Did not enjoyed at all. Chicken curry was not cooked properly. Curry was watery nd tasteless.

Just don't noo what this are cook over rated food

First time at this restaurant. Very nice place, food was really nice and very good portion sizes. Kind and attentive staff, only thing I would fault was the lassi was watered down too much. Well priced for the quality and quantity, lovely tasting and well presented dishes. The peshwari naan bread filling was not skimped on as some restaurants do which defeats the point. The cutlery even came in a sealed packet with tissue and anti bac hand wipe, very hygienic. Not sure if service charge was optional or not but I would and will pay again as the service was brilliant, we went on a busy Saturday night and could not fault it, orders came out fast with extras as requested and asked during the meal if everything was ok. Also asked if we were ready for next course which is always a plus. If there was no service charge we would have left about the same in a tip anyway. Will definitely be back to try some of the other dishes.

Really nice taste only one thing it was a little bit cold

I've been here a few times with friends and the food has always been delicious everytime. Service is brilliant and menu is varied. Would recommend!

We ordered Peshawari naan, paneer masala, chicken malai starter amount. Really enjoyed the meal.

Food good,service ok. Not happy with service bill 8 quid.no way guys.

Thought id order as a treat for daughter and grandson Butter chicken and chicken tika both of them tasted like they was made from a tin of tomato soup, platter was nice and rice and nan bread but curry was chicken in tomato soup very disappointed for the price kirsty

Food was delicious, service very good. Parking was a little awkward when we went but possible.

Amazing curry Best in Leicester 🍛

Something different. The food is excellent and a bit different from the usual Leicester menu.

My favourite Indian restaurant.

Great food, great friendly service highly recommended

Not a typical indian restaurant. It wasnt spicy enough to make me feel better

We went here for someone's anniversary meal. We were a party of 10 & took the earliest table available - 4:15pm. The food was very tasty & plentiful. We opted for for set menu (to make it easier in a larger group). There was a lot of variety & everything tasted great. Only slight flaw I would pick is that, being the first ones there when they opened, we did have to wait quite some time for our starters. We had to come early due to having small children in the group. I would suggest the restaurant not to offer such an early booking if they still need time to prepare things. Otherwise, the service was overall good.

Lovely staff, great food (most of the time). Used to be our go to. Try a lamb malabar for something a bit different but delicious. Keema rice and lamb biryani are always on our order. Enjoy!