Shobab in Canterbury

Very good food, nice service and all for a very good price. They sell no alcohol, but you can bring your own drinks for free. The space is nice enough, but when there is a noisy big group the sound is going over the top and the staff is not interfering which makes it hard for all the other customers to enjoy the brilliant food.

Fabulous food & flavours, service took 30 mins from ordering for food to arrive which was OK but at 8pm, just after we'd finished eating staff asked if we could leave at 8 as table was booked for others (we hadn't booked) Need to bring own drinks as no licence so cost significantly less than what you pay elsewhere round here. Bit loud and noisy but food top notch

On the plus side we were given a table for two without booking on a Saturday night at 7.00 p.m but on the minus side we weren't informed the table would be needed at 8.00. We only had one course, god knows what would have happened if we'd wanted starters. The bill was brought as soon as we'd finished our food without us being asked if we wanted a dessert. I had to gulp down my wine as it was clear that a largish group were waiting outside for the table. Very unsatisfactory end to what had been a delicious meal. Put me in a grumpy mood for the evening especially as our bus cancelled ( no fault of Shobab) Mixed sizzler was unbelievably gorgeous and my husbands hot Keralan chicken dish was lovely too . Just a shame the ending of the meal was spoiled. If we had been informed the table was needed in an hour we prob would have left it and gone elsewhere or home as we are locals.

This place was a lovely little find! Was down for the day and fancied something to eat. The food was delicious and such good value for money. You take your own drink as they are not licensed, which was fine as there’s a Sainsbury’s 3 doors down. The service was excellent and we don’t wait long for our food to arrive either. I’d come down from London just to eat here again, we’ll worth the journey 👍

Always good food and good service

Fantastic food and prices BUT all hard surfaces, so VERY noisy. Also no alcohol licence, but non-alcoholic beer and wine available.

Just had a takeaway from this place,and I ordered 5 dishes.Every dish was spot on,especially the lamb tikka!! Looking forward to dining in!!

The food here is the best i have had, countless meals in india, asia, even the humblest home cooking or fine dining in hotels, Shobab is a mile above the competition. We are blessed to have Shobab on our high street.

Terrible service was told an hours wait 2hrs later it turns up 10pm far too late to be eating that kind of meal. Person on hone tried to argue it’s Saturday night but if they can’t fulfill orders in time then they shouldn’t take them.

The Onion bargey starter was absolutely horrible, over cooked and cold. The mains were nice. Maybe try somewhere else next time.

I'm so glad someone told me about this place. I was giving up hope that I could get a decent Indian delivered. The chicken in both dishes was succulent and seasoned perfectly. Fantastic portion sizes and the gentleman who delivered the meal was very polite. You've found yourself a regular customer. Thank you

Highly recommended...great service..piping hot...best on whistable

It was a ver6 good food, well cooked .One of the best Indian takeaway we had for a long time. I've ordered Onion Bhaji,Lamb Samosas, pilau rice, Chicken Jalfrezi, Lamb Pathia and Pashwari Naan. 2 thumbs up👍👍

We came back to one of our favourite resturants on my Birthday. We were not disappointed. Food was excellent. Thanks a million.

Superb food, very friendly and informative staff. Would highly recommend.

Food was delivered so cold and took an hour and 50 mins and they said within an hour and no extras like mint sauce nothing

Waited over 2 hours for delivery. Food cold. Delivery driver rude. Do not order from here

Update: Shobab ‘continues’ to maintain its place as the best Indian take out in Whitstable. Well done

We’re so glad this restaurant is now open for dining in. We haven’t tried the takeaway food but have now eaten here several times either as a couple or with friends and each time the food has been fantastic from start to finish. Excellent onion bhajis , wonderful curries and side dishes and the loveliest freshly made naan breads. We’re grateful to have such a fab Indian restaurant on our doorstep. Oh and it’s BYOB at the moment - bonus!

Would definitely recommend lovely flavours the only one I use from now on in the Whistble area

Amazing indian food on the high street. We eat in and absolutely loved it

Dined in. Very average curry. Nice place, service fine and an 🆗 curry, but nothing special and doesn't serve alcohol; bring your own with a £5 charge for corkage.

Very disappointed, family take away. The land dish had good flavour but the land was hard and unpleasant, it had clearly only had a brief introduction to the sauce. The chicken dish was far too sweet. Starters had clearly been sitting around a while and I suspect they had been quickly microwaved rather than cooked fresh. Naan breads and rice average. This used to be an excellent take away but the past couple of times have been really poor, higher prices and smaller portions. Don't think Ill visit again.

Amazing food been here twice now both times did not disappoint! Will be back soon for sure!

Takeaway and the Chicken Shaalick was dry and the Prawn Madras Bombay potatoes and Nan was not as good as we have had elsewhere

Not good , pompadoms were not fresh i had a Lamb balti all I could taste was tomato puree awful.They don't have a alcohol licence so take your own, and they will charge £5 corking . Will not be going back very poor qaulity

Excellent Indian food. Ordered mix of meat curries and vegetable sides. Lamb biryani, chicken jalfrezi. All excellent. Very impressed

Excellent takeaway. Delicious naga curry!

Absolutely delightful service and a reassuringly short menu (which does, however, include most of the curry house favourites!). Great value and really tasty food. Particularly rate the jalfrezi and the pakodey rolls! The restaurant doesn't have an alcohol licence but you can bring your own drinks and pay a corkage charge (there is an off licence just over the road.) All in all, this restaurant is a real crowd pleaser and we will definitely visit again.

Another great meal from the team at shobab. Eat in or take-away food always very good. Fast and efficient. Great service from friendly staff. Well done Will be back soon

Absolutely dreadful! We booked a table for 8 people. We were not informed they had no alcohol licence when we booked, so we’re surprised when we went to order a drink. Well that’s just the start we waited nearly 90 minutes for our food to be served. We complained and received no apology and an awful attitude when the very average food was delivered to our table. We spoke to people on 3 other tables who also experienced the same customer service and wait. My advise is give this “restaurant” an extremely wide berth.

So happy this restaurant has re opened we had a fantastic meal. Sooooo tasty lamb Nagga you simply have to ask for this - not on menus but available

BEST INDIAN EVER!! Shobab do THE BEST crispiest onion baji absolutely stunning. Chicken tikka masala, chicken madras, 2 rice, onion baji and Peshwari naan for just over £30 and it tasted amazing

Lovely food and very accommodating when asked the order to be delayed and turned up to the minute on time.

The food was good, and the place was a little cramped

Takeaway and what a disappointment = The meat was inedible it was expensive waste of money. The flavours were exceptional so the chef they have is good but the meat they are using is terrible and we literally fished out all meat and binned. The onion hajis were also a bit odd and tasted commercial rather than hand made. So disappointed for what we paid. will not be using again

I tried a takeaway from here this evening at the recommendation of a friend and was not disappointed! I was a little apprehensive having looked at the past reviews but I needn't have worried. I ordered on line and collected 20 minutes later and the food was delicious and at a very reasonable price. I will definitely be back!

We had a delicious meal tonight from the Shobab. Kerala Mirchiwala and Chicken Tikka Massala were both delicious and I can't get enough of the sauce that comes with the onion bhajis. Everything was ready within half an hour, great service too

They only do takeaway so I expected much better from them. I ordered my curry and was given a time but it went way over and when I tried ringing back, the phone was constantly engaged. We are still waiting an hour and forty five minutes after ordering …. If you can’t get the delivery right then please don’t offer a delivery service

Ordered at 17:30 said 45 mins delivery time. Arrived at 18:55. Portions were very small, about 4.5 king prawns in my dansak. Vegetable curry punnet was only half full and consisted of a boiled potato and very little vegetables and no sauce. Really disappointed. I will not be ordering from Shobab again, it's back to the Sabara for me from now on.

Classic takeaway dishes and interesting house specials. All very tasty. The website is very easy to navigate and order from. Delivery times can vary from the suggested time. We've had food show up earlier and later than expected.

The service was so nice!!! The girl who attended me was REALLY LOVELY, and the chicken that I order was tasty.

Great service, staff went out of their way to deliver our order and were very friendly. Tasty food, nicely spiced and just as described

Tough meat, Luke warm food, very expensive for what you got. The raita was basically just gloopy natural yoghurt

Yet again I can’t stress how good this place is. 50/50 meals have been so good, clean fresh and just what you should expect. Simply the best in the uk! We’ve tried them all over 50 years and none come close to this one. (Each to their own) just perfect thank you

Was trying to make an order and the man that answered the phone was so rude and kept tutting . So i cancelled my order. I would advise that you do not use this Indian and go to the Star of Bengal they are very friendly.

Can’t tell you Enuff how much this place is good!! We have used this place for 3 years now , probably 2 times every month and EVERY time the food has been the absolutely best you can get anywhere in the uk. I’m so happy my weekend takeaway is the best ever. We have used every takeaway within 20 miles from us from all residential places we have lived over 45 years and I can tell you this one hits the top every time!! Just like to say to the owners A BIG BIG THANKYOU . Fresh, hot, and god dam perfect. You deserve a award!!! Thank you .

Used to be a firm favourite....has it changed owners/chef? Food was below par. And lady taking orders lacked customer service. Wouldn't order from here again, no wonder they are giving 15% off for cash!

The food is exceptional, however never get it delivered they say it’s going to be 40-50 minutes take your number, when you call to ask where your order is they say it’s on its way. It takes no longer than 10 minutes by car to where we are, 15 minutes later I called again questioning where it is they said “we tried to call you we left a message but no such call came through” they said “ I have it on the hot plate and we will bring it to you straight away” this has happened before and the food was cold. My advice is to go and collect it never get it delivered as they are liars. So sad

Very poor service, put phone down twice, turned up an hour later than advised..and served a like warm..and not good dish .

If your prepared too be lied to about delivery times,prepared too call back after a few hours, prepared to be taken for a muppet the food really isn’t to bad

Tasty Indian takeaway. Not greasy, good portion size. Discount for cash payment.

Such a shame as took 2 hours to deliver! Had to call to find out where our food was after 1 hour and 30mins and was told it would be another 30mins! Makes me think they forgot!

My wife and I use the Shobab on a regular basis and are very happy to recommend. Best in Whitstable as far as I am concerned. Good food and friendly welcoming staff. I have seen some reviews complaining about lengthy waiting times. Yes they do...

The food from our takeaway was great but the male who took our order was so poor. He was condescending and belittling. When I asked a question about what options I could have, he was very flippant saying ‘you tell me what you want’ He...

Best Indian takeaway in the area

I have a Shobab takeaway virtually every week and it is always lovely. Great taste and depth of flavours. All of the family love it. I normally collect and it's always ready on time

Ordered a Saturday night delivery and told they were busy the wait would be 80min - 90min, which was fine. After 90 mins I rang to be told our order hadn’t reached the kitchen yet! Whilst on the phone in the back ground I could...

Ordered a takeaway and was told 45 minutes…called after an hour and a half and was told it was a big order (for 4 people of 1 dish each) so would be another 25 minutes…after another 50 minutes and over 2 hour wait from when we ordered was told it would 20 minutes more. I explained the situation and previous conversations to be told they could do it in 10 and that it was because I had spoken to their colleague that we’d been told sooner…just not ok. I appreciate places are busy but don’t appreciate being lied to.

Great food, and the delivery was quick, so 100% from 2 of us. Will always use Shobab.

Having moved to Whitstable from London, finding a first rate curry house had proved elusive until I discovered Krishna. Krishna on Old Bridge Road held that title until it closed permanently during lockdown. Sadly, I have yet to sample another curry within this locality which mirrors Krishna. Shobab were very quick to deliver the order - surprising quick which raised questions & concerns, especially for a Saturday evening. It was an adequate curry at best with no “wow factor”. If you want a no frills, ultra quick takeaway then Shobab may meet your requirements. Portion wise, I was disappointed, especially with the Chicken Balti which formed part of my order. Having an exceptional curry house in Whitstable would be fantastic for the area. I’m hoping all relevant owners see an opportunity and raise their game.

Lovely takeaway for our family of four. Spicy and tasty Madras, pathia, and dansak. Juicy lamb and chicken and a lovely paneer. Smoky tarka dhal and fragrant pilau rice. All hot, fresh and good portions. We loved it.

We had our first takeaway from Shobab on a Saturday evening, peak time, in August. We were perfectly happy with it. All of the dishes we ordered were good. If I say the food was standard Indian fare, that is not a criticism in any...

Awesome takeaway!! Food was sooo good!!! We had 2 meals and both were fab. Kids had chicken tikka and we had chicken mutant palak! All fab!!

Tasty dishes and good size portions. Even my 5 year old loved it!!! Xx

Great food reasonably priced. Highly recommended A+

Lovely food at reasonable prices. Good portion sizes. Quality ingredients beautifully cooked. The king prawns are particularly impressive.

Where do I start? I still don’t quite understand how the collection can be both late and cold. The portions of the sides were terrible (saag one third full; rice half full). On complaining I was told that’s how it comes. If you want poor...

The food is really good from Shobab, but I would collect next time as the delivery took 70 minutes in Whitstable. I definitely recommend this place but be aware of the delivery time.

Just had the most gorgeous curry from the Shobab my favourite curry house in Whitstable. Service is consistently good and every single member of my family loved their food. I had Chicken Tikka Ceylon which was hot and spicy. The naan bread is light and delicious too.

Just had the most gorgeous curry from the Shobab my favourite curry house in Whitstable. Service is consistently good and every single member of my family loved their food. I had Chicken Tikka Ceylon which was hot and spicy. The naan bread is light and...

Had a takeaway on Tuesday eve , great customer service over the phone and delivery was great But the food was so disappointing nice flavoured sauce but barely any chicken/ prawns the onion bharghy was so dry and all the food was lukewarm , I’m so sorry for leaving such negative feed back , we was so looking forward too a Curry , but not here anymore . Ps quite expensive for what you get £40 , such a shame

Sometimes you get a delicious curry and sometimes it turn up atrocious, with consequential stomach upset. I love curry and I love this place but what would you get is always a gamble.

Forgot the naan bread and was rude on the phone. Said could deliver another in 50mins or refund the money later. Not great if you want to heat curry hot. Over spicy and other items were wrong too

Had a fantastic take away from here - they were super busy on a Saturday night but the food is so well worth the wait- really tasty Indian dishes 😊😊😊

One of the best Indian meals I’ve had. Our group of 4 all enjoyed the food, great balance of flavours and spices.

Had a delivery from Shobab, busy time on friday night. Food was quickly delivered and absolutely fantastic. 10/10.

Another excellent takeaway from the best Indian in Whitstable.

29/5/20. Ordered a ‘lockdown’ takeaway from the Shobab this evening. Have eaten in the restaurant many times & it’s always good & the takeaway was just as good. Freshly cooked, delivered with a smile, socially distanced & exceptional value...even have leftovers for another evening. Thanks...

Best Indian restaurant in Whitstable . Love eating here and due to current restrictions it's great they do a delivery service. Had a delicious meal on my Birthday end of March which was as delicious as normal and arrived promptly.

Just had a takeaway from the Shobab and it was absolutely delicious. The chicken was really tender and the curry sauce had real depth of flavour. Always so friendly.

Terrible customer service, long wait for food, rude waiters , when food finally arrived it was tasteless and very oily

The serving staff do really look after you. The food is great, fresh and tasty. They need to move into bigger premises as it can get crowded.

Great meal friendly staff lovely evening

Good food but staff a bit sharp.

I Always eat here and yet again very good. Balti chicken shaslick , Chicken Dupiaza , Garlic nan & pilau Rich, Every dec was awesome I am enjoying a lot This is one of those restaurants that you can just rely on to be good.

Great Food and Good Service. Food was excellent, it’s like authentic Indian Curry and Front all Stuffs are very friendly. We enjoyed our evening. I will come back again.

It is now end of January. I have let this settle for a month as I didn't want to write this review without careful consideration. However after a month I am still livid.We booked for a table of 8 on new years eve for 8pm.Turned up at 8pm sent away as not ready.Returned 30 mins later still not ready.Staff had to shuffle other diners about to make space.Time now getting towards 9pmSlow taking orders.Meanwhile a succession or takeaway people came and went.Guys in restaurant were rushed off their feet and could clearly not cope.Kitchen looked like a bomb site.We eventually got served at 10.30pm.Food was poor and only because we were all ravenous by this time did it get eaten.Obviously complained and 50.00 was knocked off the bill. Pittance I am absolutely furious with the owner of Shobab. How greedy are you. You clearly tried to take too many takeaway orders at the expense of fairly regular customers. My evening was all but ruined and we just about made it to our New Years Eve spot for 11.30pmI will NEVER set foot in your establishment again nor will I EVER recommend you to any friends or family.Absolute disgrace. You should be ashamed

Excellent food service and clean

How can you make 7 dishes all taste of nothing...these guys know. The second worst curry of my 38yrs of eating them. Lazy and tatty decor. Avoid.

Have visited a number of times and alwaus been ok but tonight was appaling.Appreciate being christmas eve they probably had lots of take away orders but we waited over an hour for our food to arrive at our table.When it did arrive it was totally inedible.All the meat was tough.When we brought it to the attention of the manager he was completely disinterested.We offered to pay for our drinks but refused to pay for the rubbish food and were then threatened with the police.How do you treat people in this manner.We tried everything we could to make things right but you only wanted your money.Will never visit again.

Best Indian in Whitstable. The flavours and service is incredible!!

Myself, my family and lots of my friends use the Shobab all the time. We love coming here all year round; the food is excellent, the atmosphere is warm and the staff are always polite and helpful. Thoroughly recommend to all.

Love it food best Indian around

The best Curry house in whitstable! Food always delicious and friendly staff.

7 of us visited here a couple of weeks back and all of us said how much we enjoyed the food. I love curries and the Chicken Naga that I had was excellent. Decent value too, worked out around £15 each with a drink and some sides / bread. Would definitely pop back if back in Whitstable for an evening out.

Visited on a Saturday night....we hadn't booked but staff were pleased to accommodate us. Great selection of food and attentive staff. plenty of choice and tried some meals i had never had before. great spice and look forward to visiting again.

Food good. customer service not over friendly. Didn't really feel welcome.

We booked a table for 2 at this restaurant by telephone — 3 hours before the booked time.

I sue to visit Shobab regularly but the last few visits 6 months ago were terrible - bad service and really poor food.