Shimla in Belfast

Exquisite meals only made with the finest ingredients. The chefs are first class and every member of staff is very welcoming, extremely polite, courteous and highly professional. I dine in Shimla and use the takeaway service regularly and I have never once been disappointed with my meal. Try it for yourself to discover an explosion of taste in every dish. The prices will surprise you and if you dine in, you can bring your own drinks. I do miss the old Shimla across the street with its quirky food delivery hatch from the floor above.

I don’t normally leave bad reviews , I believe we can all have an off day, but I just think this needs addressed .ordered a takeaway last night 1/12/23 , after a 2 hour wait the food was delivered cold with food missing , when I ring to complain he said I hadn’t ordered it and it’s not their place to ring and check your order , yet it was ok for them to ring me and asked me to pay cash . When we finally got what food we ordered and sat down to eat the food was tasteless and the lamb was as tough as my work boots . I will never use this place again

Friendly staff, very fast service The have chair lift to go up stairs of you have walking difficultys. Thoses stairs are a challenge lol but lovely atmosphere and of course the food is just beautiful. We will definitely be back and of course treat ourselves through just eat when we can't make it into the restaurant 😊

Was advised by another trip advisor to try the Shimla as I have been fairly disappointed by other Belfast restaurants and he was not wrong. Service, food and value all 5 star. Definitely try it if like me you're a bit nonplussed with other Indians bland and samey offerings you won't be disappointed.

This is such a hidden gem, i class this fabulous little restaurant as my local dine out, great for friends, family & couples meal out, food is probably the best Indian food I’ve ever ate, my friend who is from England also agrees it’s the best Indian food, prices are super reasonable, byo which helps keep the cost down, spotless clean, fantastic friendly staff who can’t do enough to make your evening great.

We weren't able to get a table old years night but we decided to have take away. The food is just beautiful, portions are fantastic lots to share. On my way out the man wished me a happy new year gave me a bottle of coke and a lovely surprise as I was leaving the shop he gave me a beautiful rose. Some may think it's only a rose but the gesture ment so much to me❤️ We will try remember to phone earlier next time for a table 😊 I highly recommend their food xx

Across the road from where they used to be I’m happy to say the food and service is just as good. New place more modern as well. Guy at desk even gave my wife a rose on the way out. Thanks for that , I ain’t bought or gave her a flower in around 20 years lol.

I live in Carryduff, County Down so that is 6 miles from Shimla. My Partner who lives in East Belfast got me into ordering from Shimla. I was very doubtful when I placed my first order 5 years ago. I know, 5 years ago, and this is my first Review. However, I felt compelled to write a Review as I organised a 50th Birthday Party meal in Shimla last month for her. I could have booked any Restaurant anywhere in Belfast to celebrate this special occasion, but my Partner chose Shimla. Why? Have you ever had your taste buds singing or your nose twitching such is the exquisite quality of their meals. I was hesitant the first time I ordered a meal for us from Shimla but, hey, my Partner wanted me to. I wasn’t pleasantly surprised. I was absolutely overwhelmed. I expected “rubber” chicken smothered in lots of Korma sauce. What I got, and my mouth is watering just writing this Review, was the BEST EVER chicken dish I have ever had and that includes my favourite Chinese restaurant and Thai restaurant. And, despite the fact that there are at least 10 other Indian Restaurants between my house and Shimla, the drive over to it is so well worth it. The Meal For Two Deal will give you a heavy lunch or early dinner the next day. Portions are big, very Big. The vegetable rice is my favourite. So to Ali, and the Team, Dun-Yuh-Vahd. John White

Fantastic Indian meal! There was a great range to choose from, and they did some early bird and meal-for-two deals which were great value. Was very impressed with the food and the presentation. The staff were friendly and helpful, and even remembered who ordered each dish when it was being served. Would definitely recommend for any fans of good Indian food. Was so glad to see bhindi Baji on the menu too!!

Perfection to every single detail. Service was great attentive and fast. Food was undoubtedly the best Indian I've ever tasted . I use to be a chef for a 5 years and usually I would always find a fault with preparation of a meal, taste or service... but not in this case . Chicken was cooked and seasoned to the perfection. Starters ware also nothing less than 5 star. There was no fault in anything from food to service. Great little diamond in the middle of Woodstock road. Highly recommended to enybody who love Indian food as much as I do . Definitely will be back :) Kaya x

Shimla have recently moved venues across the road and Ali has developed a fantastic new restaurant and has amazing staff. We have been visiting every couple of weeks now over the summer and have been so impressed. Tonight I had the chicken tikka biryani and my partner had the chilli chicken tikka chilli masala, both dishes were fantastic. We had a garlic and peshwari naan which were amazing. One thing I would like to see Shimla do in future is masala chips as that would be a nice addition to the amazing menu.

This is easily one of the best Indian restaurants in Belfast. The quality of the food is matched by the quality of service. I rang ahead and even though they were booked they made a table up for me. I started with Aloo Chat and ny main was lamb Jalfrezi with a pishwari naan. I almost don't wanna post this and keep Shimla my secret :)

Visited the Shimla on the 13th July 2022 with 2 friends, I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the food and the service. It was top notch and I would definitely visit again when I’m in Belfast.

Best curry house in Northern Ireland. I've been going here for nearly 10 years. Tried most of the menu and everything is outstanding. So happy for the guys that they own their premises now, they deserve it. Always a warm welcome and atmosphere is superb. I tell everyone I know about how much I love the place, such a hidden gem.

Shimla may have moved into a new (but sleek and smart) premise, but that wonderful and sublime quality of food remains. I haven't been able to get out of the house much due to poor health, and in turn hadn't been able to visit the former premises (less than maybe 180 yards away) at all in recent times, but boy did Friday night's culinary experience make up for it! We were seated fairly promptly after making the mistake of not booking and sat down to enjoy our B.Y.O. beer and wine. (No corkage fee at all, by the way - no charging of £1-50 or £2 per bottle of beer). Have to commend Ali and the rest of his team for this decision; faor play indeed!! Ordered starters, and we opted for a couple of our favourites from the 'old' Shimla restaurant, namely chicken chaat puree and chicken wings. Quite literally *superb!!* That's all that needs to be said on the matter. To truly experience how fantastic these dishes are, get yourself a table booked in this beautiful new restaurant! The onion bhajees (sp.) in Shimla are tremendous. I'll be sure to order some of those the next time we are there. The trend of high quality food continued with the mains as my partner proclaimed that her Chilli Garlic Chicken was "amazing." I seconded that statement as I dipped my beautifully-charred peshwari naan into her curry. How I had missed experiencing all those wonderfully- balanced spices and flavours! Really looking forward to our next meal in Shimla again as both the service and food was truly second to none. I hope that the new restaurant goes from strength to strength as it really is the best around for fantastic Indian food!

Went down for Shimla's opening night of the new premises. Beautiful. Food and service was 5 star as always.

I came across this Indian about two years ago and haven't ordered from another one since. Lovely food and the onion bhajis are literally to die for. Highly recommend, lovely staff as well. Give out a free drink when collected my order as well. Excellent service.

Ordered the 2 person menu last night and it was great. Will definitely order again. The lamb was very good-not the usual fat and gristle you get in so many other takeaways.

To say the food was disappointing would be an understatement. After waiting over an hour for delivery, with no answer on the phone and no response to email or FB message I'm now left watching UFC with an empty belly as it never arrived and...

Went with family to this place tonight. Doesnt look much from the outside and basic on the inside. However the food and service were great. Food was really tasty and good value. Service great. Very attentive without being in your face. Can bring your own...

22/2/20 Visited again with my wife and friends Warm welcome on arrival Great service Fantastic food Staff are amazing n helpful Definately the best Indians in belfast a hidden gem The pakora to die for and chicken byriani worth try Keep up good work guys

Been coming here for years - fab staff, great service and the food is outstanding. Amazing value too. Thanks for looking after us so well!

Never ever disappointed with Shimla whether it is sit in or takeaway it never disappoints, the food always has me wishing I had of ordered more..would highly recommend x

Das Essen ist ein Traum war die letzten 2 Tage dort mit meiner Freundin essen. Von außen schaut es nicht...

We were told this would be the best Indian in town..... Sure didn’t disappoint. Staff were gorgeously friendly as well ...so much food it fed us the next night as well. Thanks Shimla ... ❤️❤️

After a week long trip to Northern Ireland for The Open golf tournament, my brother and I decided to have our last meal at The Shimla restaurant in Belfast, and what a choice we made! We were greeted by a polite and extremely helpful waitress...

Dope customer service, food, lovely staff, would recommend. Interior is well decorated, staff are really nice. Great food.

We visited this little gem as we were staying around the corner in Belfast. The meal was amazing with some great flavours and great naan! We also wanted to mention how amazing the staff were, couldn’t do more for you. Would 10/10 recommend!

The food here is fresh, light & delicious. The food & service was first class. We had a variety of dishes, all were delicious. Staff were lovely & friendly too.

The food here is fresh, light & delicious - they can rival any of the Indian restaurants in the city centre and at a more affordable price - my new favourite Indian!

We visited here tonight for a meal after a taxi driver recommended the restaurant to us. The food & service was first class. We had a variety of dishes, all were delicious. People were lovely & friendly too.

We visited Shimla twice in 24 hours and got the best food and service ever. Everyone greeted us warmly and we got our food in under 20 minutes. Will make a trip back to Belfast just for the food here.

Had Chicken Jalfrezi and naan, nicest naan I’ve tasted. Jalfrezi was top notch, big portions and tender chicken. Lovely meal.

No hay duda de que este es el mejor restaurante en Belfast, la comida es excepcional cada vez, el personal es el más agradable y siempre un ambiente encantador. Estoy escribiendo esto en Luke en mi décima visita y no puedo esperar para volver otra vez. No puedo recomendar lo suficiente.

Mi familia me llevó aquí para el Día de la Madre, así que en total éramos 5. Nos dieron nuestra mesa de inmediato y el hombre que nos servía sacó a todas las damas y a mi nieta de una rosa roja. Mi nieta estaba encantada.

Me encanta este lugar Ambiente, Servicio,

Este es mi indio favorito en Belfast. La comida siempre es espectacular y el servicio es increíble.

Diminuto para llevar con un sentarse en las instalaciones. Siempre recojo mi comida desde aquí. Pollo de madras con arroz y naan. Alrededor de las 9. Sabroso picante fresco y una buena porción. He probado la misma comida en varias ciudades y países, pero esta es la mejor para mi gusto. Irreal. Muy recomendable.

Fantastic food & staff. The best Indian food we’ve ever eaten. Can’t wait to visit again! Lovely atmosphere. Bring your own booze is brilliant. Highly recommend & will definitely be back next time we are over from Cambridge. X

Decided to try this place for a kebab after reading the reviews and wasn't disappointed . Got a mixed kebab on chips.Everyting about the feed was great. Large portion served nice and hot with good meat and chips and lovely tasting sauces. Will be back for sure

The quality of food is excellent, good portions and great customer service. The food really hits the taste buds and the prices make it even better. Bring your own bottle to compliment it. Its a small intimate resultant. Highly recommend.

The food is always excellent, whether it be eating in or takeaway. The friendly owner and staff offer the perfect dining experience, friendly and attentive without going over the top. There are other Indian restaurants in Belfast, but for quality and comfort the Shimla is hard to beat.While I would love to see it do well and prosper it is quite nice that it's a bit of a hidden gem and there is no difficulty getting a table.

I was here recently for a family meal. It’s not the biggest of restaurants but the food is great and the staff are excellent and very friendly! It’s reasonably priced and portion sizes are good enough. We had to wait a while for our food due to one of the things we ordered so we were offered free soft drinks to make up for the wait.

Oh mi gran tiempo de entrega en Shimla sabor. Qué puedo decir, este tradicional restaurante bengalí indio es magnífico tanto en comida de calidad y un servicio de calidad, el personal es muy amable, desde el primer segundo en la puerta hasta que salga, la entrega a lo que desea de un servicio de algunos restaurantes han olvidado. La comida era deliciosa, con un amplio sobre las placas fresco y vibrante, como cabe esperar de platos indios. El menú era genial, con muchas opciones para satisfacer los gustos de todo el mundo, pedí el pollo chili masala para mi principal junto con ajo y azafrán arroz pilau nann cocinado a la perfección tanto el pollo estaba literalmente derrite en mi boca. También teníamos un plato entrante de verduras mezcladas con pollo pakora pakora y la estrella del arranque, samosa's son tan sabrosa que podría haber Comimos un plato de ellas sin problema. Ustedes verdaderamente si no ha intentado seriamente su falta de Shimla, ofrecen un servicio para llevar si no comedor elegante, pero si usted no será decepcionado. Gritarle a Ali especial - el anfitrión y Leyenda

love eating in the Shimla the food is excellent along with the service , staff are very helpful they look after their customers which in return encourages you to return , they look after their regular customers spoil them with extra sides or a starter . well worth a visit .

I always order from this restaurant and we had dinner there, perfect service perfect people. Their mixed Kebap and Bengali chicken is amazing, they are sooo generous in the portions I strongly recommend this place.

Food was ready and waiting for me when I picked it up. Delicious and healthy sized portions. Filled me and my partner right up and hit the spot!

Ordered from here, delivery quick and it tastes very nice. But myself and my colleague have received 5 small pieces of chicken with a madras each.

We had made Shimla our new regular Indian takeaway destination but not for the first time the order took much longer than agreed and food arrived on the cold side of lukewarm. Very disappointed.

Food came earlier than expected & it was all lovely. Did think the amount of chicken in the curry was a little mean but it was all very tasty and apart from the curry very good value.

Very nice food, would definitely order again.

Small portions and not the best quality

food was freezing when I got it! restaurant only 1 mile away can’t understand how it could be so cold and oily!

Food was bland. Delivery time was an hour. Naan was cols, raita was warm. Wouldn't order from shimla again.

Poor poor poor!! food was freezing and even after ringing them to complain they wouldnt do anything for us. Wont purchase again!

Food was average and delivery time too long.

Lovely food, awful delivery time and woeful customer service. They initially said the food would be delivered in an hour, after several phone calls for updates after the hour had elapsed it finally arrived 40mins late, so that was 1hr 40min wait in total. When we phoned for updates the man just kept saying 'it is on its way' without even asking for our name to identify our order! The takeaway then went "offline" on just eat so I think it was a case of them taking on too many orders and not giving realistic delivery expectations. Again, the food was lovely when it finally arrived so there was no issues with the food, just the delivery and service.

Como una cueva poco Woodstock Road, una vez que se ingresa a través de esas puertas es como que ha llegado en el país de las maravillas. El ambiente del restaurante está situado junto a la acogedora Ali que establece la escena con su maravilloso humor. La comida espectacular al lado llega, empezando con el delicioso poppadums y salsas rondan a nuestro principal correos electrónicos, incluyendo JalJal Shaslik y Rogan Josh, que nos dejó pasmados inspirado por la sensación de sabor. Gran noche para mí y la familia. Ali y Shimla es verdaderamente una experiencia maravillosa para todos.

Ordered here for the first time tonight and it did not disappoint! Even when they knew they were running slightly late they contacted me and notified me and sent a complimentary bottle of sprite along with the order. Could not reccomend enough, the lamb jalfrezzi and tikka masala was unreal! Definite my new spot for Indian takeaway. Great service and great food!

Delicious food, really quick delivery.

I have yet to sit-in here but I have easily had 10+ take aways from here in the past few years! I have yet to be disappointed by Shimla. Everything I've ever tried has been delicious. The portions are huge and it is also the best value Indian in Belfast. I have been told by friends that it's lovely to sit in and eat here too so I guess I'll have to try that soon :)

Went with friends who often go to this place and sang it's praises. They wanted to know what I thought of the food as an Indian person. The service was good, staff were polite and attentive. Food was very tasty, good sized portions, good value and overall it tasted authentic. Such a great find!

Didn't receive my mango chutney.

Everything was good, the only problem is the rice was cold. However the chicken tikka was good and hot as it should be. Delivery was on time

Food was really delicious. Will certainly order again.

I gave this take away full marks because it is clear that a lot of effort is put in to their orders. The delivery was slightly late and a few of the lamb pieces were too fatty to eat. However, the chicken pakoras, chips and the tikka masala were perfect, the portions are great and we got free poppadoms and dip.

food was nearly cold. apart from that the quality was good.

Nice food but luke warm. Our first order so I'm not sure if this was a one off.

Was 40 minutes later than estimated but it is Pride weekend so it can forgiven. Food was hot and delicious

delicious food served with excellent customer care!

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Very good service would use again.

The set menu for 2 is enough for 3. Great quality food and great service.

First time ever ordering from here and it was absolutely amazing! Large portion and super fresh and yummy chicken! Early delivery too for a saturday afternoon im very impressed!

only delivered one can of coke, ordered 2. ordered chicken pakora kebab no option of rice/chips/sauce or salad, very dry. lamb curry very nice, disappointed with only one coke and dry kebab not sure will order from here again.

great food and generous portions as always

Love this place, great staff and great food.

Thursday 6th July went to the shimla with friends no table booked just turned up place was busy but we managed to get a table

Estuvimos con unos amigos y ellos decidieron conseguir la comida para llevar para cuatro desde aquí, así que puede sentarse en su casa y charlar y descansar. Fue una gran noche.

I have always had excellent service and delivery from Shimla but tonight our food was 30mins later than expected, taking it to a total of 2hrs wait. Then my rice was missing, the other food was only just warm. Very disappointed after many years of excellent food and delivery.

gorgeous food; worth the wait. understood lateness considering traffic and road works. many thanks

Arrived early, very tasty and good sized portions.

Really nice Indian food, always consistent, so I'm a regular customer and would highly recommend.

Free popadoms and dip!! Amazing food and you get so much for your money, we couldn't finish our dishes although we wanted to so bad because it tasted so good!

Was nice like always. Only minus like in all restaurants have to wait hour. But delivery on time, no any complain.

As usual a delicious, tasty meal, delivered well within time!

Fuimos aquí esta noche con mi pareja por primera vez. La comida era increíble. El servicio era increíble. Sin duda volveremos a la mapache y ordenar a casa. Gracias.

Personal maravillosamente amable y servicial, la comida excelente, no dudaría en recomendar este restaurante.

The food 🍲 is a joke because it is not nice & what I ordered was very water 💦 I could not eat so just watch what you order

I was here for the first time recently with family for a sit in meal. Whilst it's fairly small and pretty basic in terms of decor the food was fantastic! The staff are very friendly and we were chatting away to Ali the owner. The prices are good and they do an early bird meal deal as well. The fact that it's bring your own wine also helps to keep the cost down too. I'll definitely be back here again soon!

Beautiful food, best peshwari naan/korma in Belfast!

Order from here all the time. Always efficient and good quality, with friendly staff.

Ordered for 20-30 restaurant added five mins on to del time so you would think delivery. Would be around 2035 no try 20.00 hrs This happens all the time I have told them to check Tod but it makes no difference

Shimla is always great, good food and fast delivery

fantastic as always best Indian in the east

Just love the food here. Cheap and cheerful. Staff friendly but over worked taking take out orders and working in the restaurant.

quick delivery - they forgot the can of coke but i rang up and they got it back to us in very quick time. food was tasty - would definitely order again from here.

My local. Really like it. It's a good Indian takeaway, the gravy is on the sweet and soupy side but that's what i like. Good portions. Great service

Pretty good food and delivery was unexpectedly quick on a Saturday evening.

Lovely tender chicken good size portion