Soi in Melton

Completely faultless!! Super friendly staff, amazing portion sizes (we had to take some home!) and the food is beautiful. Lovely environment and ambiance too. wouldn’t be able to find an issue if we tried.

I know about Indian Food. I've eaten it all my life. This restaurant is definitely in the top 5 of the best Indian restaurants that I have ever visited. This will now be a regular on my list of places to visit and eat.

Returned back from holiday and fancied a curry so went to our local SOI. Services as per was good but not as good as it has been. The atmosphere was dull until music was put on towards the end of the meal. I can't fault the food as was excellent as per usual. Will always recommend the Keema Nan as full to the brim of meat. Mushroom rice was perfect and the curry I had chilli chicken was amazing if you're a fan of spice. I recommend SOI to anyone is Melton that is looking for fantastic food.

We booked our table for 8 people on the Saturday night at 7pm. Our starters were fine, however it was 2 hours after arriving that our main courses finally arrived. If the food had been good, we would have accepted it was a busy Saturday night and walked away reasonably happy. By the time the food arrived we would have eaten virtually anything, but unfortunately some of it was cold, some felt like it had been sitting around for a long time, some just didn’t impress us and some of it just didn’t turn up. The excuse for the slow service was a computer system problem, but I'm afraid that doesn’t excuse the quality of the meal. Sorry!

Truly the best Indian restaurant we have visited for years. SOI is located in Melton Mowbray and have converted a pub to make a lovely restaurant with a warm ambience. The menu is like Al La Carte Indian food and so many other choices than the normal menus in Indian restaurants. The service was excellent, and we managed to speak to the owner Atul, who was just so friendly, professional and welcoming; he was very proud of his staff especially his chefs and the restaurant. The food was 5 star quality, great portion sizes, amazing flavours and so light to eat, as well as good value for money. My husband had chicken tikka shashlik for starter which he said had amazing flavours, then he had Dhaba lamb egg and he said the lamb was cooked to perfection and was just the right temperature for him; Atul had recommended this dish to my husband and he was not disappointed. I had the fish Tikka starter and the fish just melted in your mouth and had a lovely coating to it from being grilled over lava rocks, I then had the chicken dhansak and asked if it could be mild as worried it would be hot and this was no problem, it was so tasty and the pila rice was almost floating it was that light. The sag aloo even tasted different so nice. We actually could not eat all the food so Atul kindly arranged for us to take some with us, whilst offering us a complimentary drink which was very kind. He did show us the deserts menu which looked amazing and just a shame we were not staying in the area longer as we would have gone back to ensure we had a desert next time. We would not hesitate to recommend this restaurant as it truly is 5 plus star quality food; just wish we lived closer so we could visit more often.

I won a meal for 2 at Soi. The manager was extremely helpful, helped us choose from the menu. The food is excellent, and a lovely atmosphere, would highly recommend

He a lovely meal here. Service couldn’t have been better, met at the door and taken to my table and had a pint of cobra in front of me in no time at all. After being given a few minutes to look at the menu, I was asked if I needed anything explained. I didn’t, I placed my order and the food was brought in good time, I had the chicken achari, which was lovely. Good sized portions and good value for money. The food, ambience and service was excellent and I look forward to visiting again.

We had a nightmarish experience at Spice of India in Melton Mowbray. The horror began as soon as we entered; despite having a booking, we were left standing for a torturous 20 minutes. To add insult to injury, another family, who arrived 10 minutes after us without a booking, was promptly seated. Whilst waiting to be acknowledged, we noticed the staff arguing amongst themselves, blaming eachother for things that were going wrong. This should have been our warning sign to leave! The nightmare escalated when our waiter spilled a scalding-hot curry on the floor, drenching my wife, our 6-month-old baby, and me. Shockingly, we were abandoned for a horrifying 10 minutes, soaked and ignored. It was an appalling display of neglect and incompetence that left us questioning the restaurant's commitment to basic customer care. In addition, the waiter who clumsily spilt the curry didn't even acknowledge our distress, let alone offer an apology. It was as if our discomfort meant nothing to him, leaving us feeling utterly disrespected as he continued serving the table behind us. The lack of basic courtesy only heightened the horror of an already dreadful dining experience. A complete disregard for customers' well-being is inexcusable and makes this establishment a place to avoid at all costs. Let me mention again, MY 6 MONTH OLD AND HIS PRAM WERE COVERED IN HOT CURRY! The lack of an apology or any attempt to address the situation reflects a gross disregard for customer safety. The Manager came out to speak with us after we created a fuss and could only offer us his apologies and comped our meal (which we had waited over an hour for and still hadn't received). We opted to take it home as we did not want to sit there drenched in curry. Upon reaching home, we discovered the Naan was missing and the Prawns were half cooked. The food like the experience was a disaster. The manager asked for our number so that he could call us back the following week. However, I missed the call. Upon calling back several times and leaving a voicemail, I never heard from him again. Hence resulting to leaving this review as the restaurant has to be held accountable for their negligence. Our hope is that others won't have to endure a similar traumatic experience in the future. And an expensive dry cleaning bill to get the curry stains off our brand new pram!

I have used this for a delivery. The food arrived well within the time scheduled. It arrived hot. We had prawn korma, peshwari naan breads, rice, onion bargees and samosas. All the items were delicious. This is our first time of having food from this Indian take away and it will definitely wont be the last. Would highly recommend.

Absolutely fantastic - we came from Sunderland and decided to go here for some food! Staff was so friendly upon arrival and though out our meal, if was also a great price, food was also amazing I would give 6 stars if I could - if you want an Indian this place is to go, Thankyou again for the fantastic service and food!

Dinner was very delicious. Lovely food and excellent services. The group enjoyed the whole experience and will recommend the restaurant for parties and dinners. Management and staff were great in giving us the attention and service.

Long time returning customer whenever I'm back in the area, they have never let us down. London quality food at northern prices, try the lollipop chicken it's incredible.

Visited soi after hearing good reviews about it although didn't read any before visiting, and have to say our experience was disappointing from the start. There was no staff at the bar to great us or anyone when they entered and then was lead to a table that for two which almost felt like it's stuck out the way. The person who served us was very pleasant and nice yet didn't seem very knowledgeable about the dishes when we asked about them, and didn't off to ask anyone else who maybe more knowledgeable about the menu. Then once the starters arrived it felt like certain staff where watching over our shoulders almost to see if we had finished as was no question to see if the food was ok (which was good), which I find rude, as soon as it looked like we had finished the starter they where ready to swoop in to clear the table almost as they wanted to rush us onto the main, which I have to say was disappointing after how good the starter was. The lamb in mine seemed very dry and not freshly cooked and the same for the chicken in my partners which was also very greasy, I would of complained but again the staff didn't seem very approachable and seemed more worried about watching how quickly people ate their meals to be ready to clear the table. Also the staff as watchful as they are couldn't see we had finished our drinks and took serval visits to our table to ask for we would like more, when I was finally asked and a drink was brought it wasn't brought to me it was just dropped almost slammed to the table on my partners side. Upon leaving when saying goodbye to the staff as we always do to be polite we was completely ignored. I have to say we won't be visiting again purely down to the poor service as there is much better out there with the same level of food quality.

We ordered take away from here and it was terrible. chili paneer was swimming in grease , potato bhaji were rock hard we had to chuck them away not edible. On top of that they were delivered in illegal containers. we ordered a pickle tray but no pickles came with the order, only reason i give 2 stars is the mali kofta and rice was just passable but not much flavour. The things they got wrong i can cook better myself. chef needs to check out Raks kitchen website to learn how to cook

This is the second time we have been. First time was when it first opened and the food was not great so we did not go back for years. Recently we had heard that the food had improved so decided to give it another try. Food was disappointing, bland with spices not hitting the right notes. Service was good, but food was average at best, we will not be going back in a hurry, as there are better Indian restaurants in Melton.

Excellent food and service, staff polite, friendly and extremely helpful. Restaurant very clean and spacious. 5 Star, highly recommended. Thank you Fernando, Lauren and all the staff x

Been here for dinner a few times with the family. Good range of dishes on the menu, even for us vegetarians. Lovely friendly service. We will be going again.

Great restaurant, delish food, lovely team and an outstanding manager. Thoroughly recommend. Been there a few times now plus got a bulk order catered for a 50th birthday party. Did not disappointed and the consistency in the food is amazing. Thank you Fernando!

Fantastic food and great service. Very consistent too and always happy to tweak your meal to taste.highly recommended.

Food was simply amazing staff attentive and friendly, best Indian Restaurant in Melton in my view. Not the cheapest however the quality of food and service was worth it

We ate there this weekend and have got to compliment them on their amazing food and service that went the extra mile. We have eaten there a few times and always consistent, well done SOI

Ordered a takeaway. Was told we would receive complimentary popadoms, non were supplied. The main course and rice portions were very small, just enough to feed a child. Hardly any meat. Really disappointed in the meal and the service.

Never disappointed with this restaurant. Amazing authentic and quality food - great friendly staff who want to please.

Ordered a takeaway while staying at Eye Kettleby Lakes and was disappointed to say the least. Starters were average but the mains were terrible. The amount of oil/ghee that was floating in the curry was awful and the dishes were tasteless. Maybe the restaurant is...

First Time AT SOI, the décor is not traditional Indian style, it was very modern and contemporary. Service was great and the food was better than i expected. Staff were very helpful and knowledgeable with advice. The Manager a credit to the restaurant. I would...

Heard about the old chef from regency , london from friends working there , thought I would try it out , was amazed ! Even better than the London one , the Kenyan kuku chicken, massala mogo, chicken dry fry and you have to try...

Visited on a Saturday night with two friends. Quite a large restaurant which was about half full. Very friendly, prompt and helpful service. Food was all very tasty. The chili mushroom starter is pretty spicy and really nice. Lamb balti, Rogan Josh and Kormas also...

Just had a lovely meal at Soi - chicken hariyali and lamb balti.....really yummy and the chapati and paratha were gorgeous and soft. A++

Great service and the food was amazing. A lot of variety for veg options. Beautiful decor too. Would definitely visit again.

Food was good but lacked the traditional Indian service and friendly welcome. Too many Restaurants now have minimum staff and concentrate on the takeaway side of the business, which is fine but when your paying for restaurant price drinks not ( supermarket drinks at home)...

We frequently visit soi and always had great food and service but our last visit we met with some friends and one of them is now disabled and this was his first trip out since the operation and I have to say the service and...

Small group of friends went out for a meal. The food and service was great and fairly priced. Nice menu and lots of choice. Would absolutely recommend.

Wow!!!!! Great food. We love the fish and prawn dishes. We have had a few take aways and they are restaurant standard. Fully recommended.

I went to Soi to see the medium. Due to delays, due to personal reasons, I got there for the last hour. But I fully intend to see the next one in February 2023. I was told by a member of staff a table HAD...

Providing delicious hot food for nearly 50 at a venue away from the restaurant certainly can’t be easy but the SOI team took it all in their stride delivering a range and style of curries that showcases what they can achieve. If anyone is planning...

Another cracking night at Soi! Fernando, Lauren and the team hosted my 50th Birthday celebrations last night in their private function room. This is our 2nd party at the restaurant and it won’t be the last. Cracking food, great location and very friendly service Thanks...

Nice enough place, but pickles and sauces with pops, were so cold they tasted like water. Chicken sag was okay, but also pretty tasteless...spices may even have disguised it was slight burnt, It might deserve another chance. I may be willing to do that.

Went for a meal with family to this lovely restaurant, the food was amazing and the staff made us feel very welcome even though we had a little baby with us … definitely recommend

Amazing food at Soi, friendly staff, relaxed atmosphere, thanks for a lovely evening 🌟🌟🌟 Will be recommending and going again

We booked the private function room for 30 for a 60th birthday celebration. We opted for a buffet which was plentiful, tasty & varied. The food was hot and presented beautifully. The private bar was well stocked and the staff were super helpful & friendly....

We arrived to collect out takeaway after waiting 40 minutes and I'd say the 2 staff I spoke to were both pretty miserable and not really happy to help. We had to wait a little while longer before the meal was ready and once we'd...

Went to Soi with a mixture of family and friends to celebrate my 30th birthday. Absolutely fantastic food, very tasty with excellent service. Top class. Have been multiple times now and never had a bad experience. Often recommend to friends.

We had a group booking upstairs last Saturday. The food was as good as anywhere I’ve been before and service was polite and no hassle. They looked after us really well. Will be going back very soon. Thanks to everyone at Soi

Went to soi with my family and had a amazing time. Food was delicious, served hot with very attentive staff members. All our needs were catered for with a smile. Highly recommend Soi to all my family and friends. Would visit again in a heartbeat!

Having seen the award nomination on FB we decided to try instead of our usual favorite. We were so so disappointed. The breads were poor, the nan not soft and fluffy, the roti like cardboard. To be fair the chapati was good. The chicken tika...

Absolutely loved this restaurant. Lovely staff and manager. The food was fabulous. Worth a drive out for. If in this area again I would definitely go back!

I came here on a mini hen do with 3 friends. The food was amazing and the staff were all lovely. We will definitely be going back soon!

The best curry in the area! Lovely atmosphere and lovely people to boot. I turned up unannounced for a takeaway and ordered a beer whilst I waited they then proceeded to bring out crispy onion bahji’s free of charge whilst I waited which were stunning!...

Excellent meal tonight at soi, food was delicious and great service and value, will definitely be coming back . Thanks for a wonderful meal.

This was my first visit to SOI, having been recommended by a friend. I ordered a takeaway for the family and was pleasantly surprised by the quality, quantity and price of the food. I am particularly partial to lamb and ordered the lamb madras. It...

Best Indian buffet I've been too with the added bonus of a spiritual medium. Food was outstanding in fact there was nothing to fault. Will be going again for sre

Went to Soi restaurant on Mothers day with family and we had excellent service from Fernando. Starters were great with recommendations from Atul owner and also assisted by Fernando. The main meal also fabulous and had to be as it was chef from Regency in...

What can I say...when I heard that the Head Chef from Regency had returned back to the East Midlands, I was excited. As a patron of Regency in Queensbury for over 3 decades I missed some of the flavours from the dishes that were created....

Been to Soi as a family several times & just the two of us a few times. It’s our go to place when we want a great meal, friendly service & a good night out. Never had a bad meal yet. Even the takeaway is...

Soi is the Indian restaurant that comes closest to a fine dining experience in Melton Mowbray. The restaurant is located at a vantage point and is attractively decorated. The food is of a good standard too. At present, Soi is definitely Melton's best Indian restaurant.

Greeted by a friendly waitress and to be fair 90% of the staff were very accommodating and welcoming. However reading previous reviews on trip advisor a theme occured where the owner starts using excuses and was far from accomodating. Having a young son we requested...

Went to soi on Saturday evening, we were greeted by a lovely friendly waitress, our meals were superb and plentiful, will definitely be returning.

We had the most delicious meal. The two starters dry chicken fry and chicken tikka sashlik were delicious as were the papadoms. We are fairly regular customers but this time took our friends who thoroughly enjoyed the meals. The restaurant itself is very nicely decorated,...

Best part of the meal was bottled Bangla beer and popadoms. The chilli sauce was like just red water. Starters and very salty. Masala chips very nice. The main course lamb tawa, tasteless for a Rawal dish. The chicken hariyali well this was bitter instead...

First class. This restaurant would be easily missed due to its location but is amazing. Great service and fantastic food offering a wide variety of meat, fish, vegetable and vegan options. We will be going back very soon.

Delicious authentic Indian food and the staff are so friendly! The restaurant is super clean and stylish. Will definitely be returning.

I visited with a few friends to celebrate a birthday after seeing good reviews and we weren't disappointed. All the usual dishes were available plus some specialities that I had not come across before to try. Staff were friendly and attentive and the service was...

First visit to this restaurant and very very very impressed - we had a selection of starters which included onion bhaji, Aloo Tikka Chaat and Chicken Tikka Shashlick - my main course was Chicken Achari - fantastic flavours and the service was so friendly -...

Ate here twice this week. Chicken jalfrezi was nice, little bit different to the usual, but the lamb rogan gosht was excellent. Meat falling of the bone and cooked to perfection. Service was very quick on a quiet evening. The restaurant is clean and tidy....

Last night was our first ever takeaway from Soi and it was excellent! Despite a near 20 minute drive home, the food remained hot and didn’t spoil. Our verdict …. “our best takeaway for many years” And well done to the staff in the kitchen...

I usually find takeaways from a restaurant are never as good as eating in the restaurant. Soi is an exception. Extremely high standard and just as good as eating in the restaurant. This is now our in place for a takeaway in Melton. Far superior...

Every time we have visited we have been impressed with the food and service. Food is definitely on the hotter side, something to keep in mind.

We hired the private function room upstairs at SOI recently. A big thank you to Fernando and his team for looking after us so well. Food was delicious and the service was excellent - nothing was too much trouble - a big call out to...

If you love curry this is a place you must visit. Food is excellent. Nothing is to much trouble, staff are very professional and polite. Well done SOI. Would recommend 110% 😁👍

Perfect taste, great portions and quick and spot on service. Well done team. Will be back soon again. Paneer and crispy bhajiyas excellent.

Yesterday we celebrated our daughter Shikha's birthday @ Soi and the food + services were just amazing.. what to say, each and every of our guests were so so happy with the quality of food and most importantly, the services being provided by Mr Fernando...

My family visited Soi for birthday dinner, they all thoroughly enjoyed the ambience, service and most of all, the food. They were all really happy.🥂🥂🥂🥂

Constantly amazing quality and taste of food. Great service with commentary and advice for food from the owner. Cannot fault this place.

Have recently eaten in the restaurant but also just had a takeaway. Excellent services and the team give you a pick up time so you don’t need to wait.

Truly great food, thank you. Staff very helpful to check for allergies, really appreciated as a coeliac. Can honestly say the best Indian food I have had to date!

Great food and equally great staff, easily the best Indian I've been too. My most visited restaurant of all time

Absolutely delicious food. We were visiting Melton Mowbray and decided on an Indian meal. We did our research on Tripadvisor and opted for Soi, and we were glad we had. We had poppadoms with a tray of fresh chutneys as we were not hungry enough...

The food here is absolutely the best Indian ever- so fresh and delicious. The staff were wonderful and we cannot recommend highly enough. We’ll be back as soon as we can. Thanks so so much.xxx

We love Indian food and normally seek out the restaurants in Leicester where Asian people eat. It was wonderful to find delicious vegetarian dishes here in Melton. They also do meat dishes but we are veggie! Lovely friendly atmosphere, helpful staff and beautiful decor. They...

Excellent high quality food and very good service and very courteous and recommend for those who enjoy authentic Indian veg and non veg curry etc

Came in for my birthday with some family. friendly staff and beaut food. my 5yr old loves the mango chutney 🤣🤣

1st visit to SOI Melton with my wife & teenage kids. The service was quick & polite. The starters were amazing Chilli panner & lamb chops Mains were also delicious keema & chicken curry & my kids had chicken tikka masala (standard) garlic chilli chips were all very nice.

We had a brilliant night at this restaurant the service was excellent nothing was too much trouble the food was delicious we had Chilli prawn starter and Lamb Kathari with pilau rice my other friend had the vegetarian dishes all delicious and the cocktails were fabulous xx

We have used Soi's delivery service several times and just want to say their food, service and professionalism cannot be faulted. So looking forward to visiting them for a fantastic meal I am sure!

Had the best fish curry ever last night. Food excellent, service great and staff friendly. Will definitely return when lockdown over and until then will get takeaways.

Visited on 24th October with my wife. Food and service was excellent.Interesting choices on the menu not seen elsewhere.

This was our first visit following recommendations from friends. We were met by cheery helpful staff. Dining area was spacious ,COVID guidance was clear and followed by all.Pickles and popadoms were slightly disappointing, small portions served in plastic takeaway pots.Main courses were really good, different from what we are used to. Tasty well good generous portions. Rice and naan portion were on the small size though.Overall good food , good value too.

Ordered a take away .. we are new into the area and thought the reviews looked good. We are a big family so in total the meal came to £140 so you would think they would want to provide a good meal to impress someone spending that much money so we use them again.Ordered the meal in the phone was difficult enough .. I asked if it was possible to have a mixed meat dish and it was like they have never come across a mixed dish before... they didn’t actually know what it was! Asked for chicken tikka and lamb tikka to go in the dish in the end to make it easier for them. Specifically said the person didn’t like plain chicken and was agreed yes that’s fine in the the end it could be done.Meal arrived and we were very disappointed. The mixed grill starters had no sauce with them at all... you normally get a mint sauce with something like this in every Indian restaurant I have ever been to before. It was so dry we couldn’t eat it as there was nothing to go with it. The dish that has specifically been asked to have chicken tikka and lamb in it had neither... it was plain chicken with no lamb at all... exactly what we had said we didn’t want. The chicken tikka masala tasted like Heinz tomato soup and again there was no chicken tikka in it... just what looked like frozen chicken pieces in it.The sag and the dal makhani were tasteless. The chicken tikka balti was the only dish that tasted ok and the nan breads were really good. This was one of the worst Indians we have had in a few years... I don’t know if it was because they were very busy so were taking shortcuts but if they carry on doing that then anyone who actually has decent taste is going to start to complain. We won’t be using them again and it ruined our meal which was for my daughters 21st.

Whatever I write will really not do this restaurant justice ! From the moment we walked through the door to the moment we left they couldn’t do enough for us!!The staff here are incredible and extremely helpful!! The food..... Just Wow! The best Indian I have had by far! Just the whole atmosphere here is amazing. Before we left we booked another table for the end of the month!! If you are in the area you definitely have to go! YOU WONT REGRET IT!

This is the best indian restaurant by far in Melton. We go regularly, although haven't been since lockdown. The staff and owners are very friendly. The food is always delicious and it's proper Indian food, not what you get in a typical balti. This week the fish we had was exceptional. We will be visiting again very soon, I am sure of that.

Came here this evening at 6pm for a birthday, ordered samosas to start which arrived cold in the middle and had to be sent back.... manager just raised his eyebrows. Bought out fresh ones, then waited until 7.15 for mains to arrive. Chicken in the curries was luke warm, manager came over and we told him, his reply " we have a big party in next door and as we had returned starters we now had to wait for our mains until they had got theres and he couldn't please everyone all of the time". NO EXCUSE, DO NOT TAKE BOOKINGS IF YOU CANNOT COPE!!! No apology, walking out another couple stopped us and said they were having the same terrible attitude/food by staff. Read good reviews about this place, absolute joke... if you want to spend your hard earned money go to the Spice Club!!

Drove all the way to Melton Mowbray from Leicester wanting to try this restaurants food, we heard good reviews from friends. The food was not disappointing, it was like having a curry in India as the taste was very unique to other places in the U.K. It is worth the drive to Melton in my opinion, I will be getting a takeaway for the family again and we will go for a meal there sooner or later. Very tasty food indeed, enjoyed by the whole family.

Fantastic meal. Lamb chops unreal , chicken pil pil gorgeous. Everything fresh everything piping hot. Even the beer was ice Ice cold. We’ve found a real gem with this place ..

Just tried a takeaway from here. I’ve travelled the world, including India, without doubt this is the best Chicken Sagg I have ever had, I could not fault it. The garlic Naan was amazing, none of your rubbery stuff from here. Thank you, Thank You and Thank You again, you are my new favourite.

Visited here with family for the first time and we were not disappointed the food was amazing, good choice of drinks and excellent service. One of our party was gluten free which can sometimes find restaurants struggling to cope but they checked everything she had was gluten free and cooked her steak and chips which she enjoyed(doesn’t eat curry). Hidden gem definitely worth trying.

Great people, stunning food (possibly the best curry in Leicestershire) good decor and ice cold pints plus an extensive wine list.. Whats not to love? Highly recommended, worth travelling for

Due to the pandemic we had a delivery.When ordering, nothing was too much trouble as I hadn't ordered off the set menu.Delivered on time and lovely and hot. It has to be one of the best that I have tasted.I would definitely recommend and will be ordering again.

Great food selection as usual, nice flavours and good portion size, really enjoyed the garlic chilli mushrooms as a side dish.

We’ve now ordered a curry twice since Soi have reopened just for takeaways, and all of us have agreed it was the best curry we’ve ever had! Fab that you can personalise your meal to the level of spice you want and it’s absolutely no trouble for the staff to do. The veg pilau rice is amazing, as are the naan breads. (The curries are amazing reheated the next day as well, I always save half to have for lunch the following day!) Really good that they can deliver almost everywhere around Melton, and it’s always within an hour even if it’s really busy. It’s 100% going to be our go-to takeaway at the weekend now, and our go-to restaurant when lockdown ends, definitely the best Indian in Melton! 10/10 for the service and the food :)

Since the shut down, food take away's have been limited, it was excellent news that SOI was opening up for take away and home deliveryWe ordered ours on Friday night and it was the usual superb cuisine, after 6 weeks of shut down it made our evening , tasty, cant wait for the restaurant to reopen