Sonar Bangla in Ipswich

This is the best curry house in Ipswich! The food is always amazing. The staff are very friendly and always give brilliant service. We always come here for a meal before going to the Regent theatre which is across the road from the restaurant so it's very convenient.

Outstanding, i wanted something different from the menu and they did it and it was incredible. Definitely coming back, i love this place.

Absolutely fantastic as always. Best curry house in Ipswich by a mile!!

Unlicensed and the food is great, the guys really look after you and i would be hard pressed to say there is a better Indian restaurant in Ipswich

I remember the Sonar Bangla back in the early 00's and I genuinely suspect I have been over 100 times over the years and never been disappointed. Its almost like the prices have never increased! Portions are decent and the lamb chilli masala is my fave dish. We also always fight over who gets the biggest tandoori chicken starter which the staff find hilarious. Last Sunday my family and a couple of others (7 of us) came for dinner. Had poppadoms, dips, starters, a curry each, 3 rice, 3 naan, 2 saag aloo and a few cokes and it came to £140. That is amazing. Oh and you can bring your own alcohol. LONG LIVE THE SONAR BANGLA!!!

Arrived late on Saturday but was accommodated shortly before closing to eat in. Ordered lamb biryani with vegetable sauce, chicken tikka jalfrezi with mushroom rice. Everthing was excellent with good flavour and the correct spice. Unlike many places, the food was not oily and cooked with care. They chicken was succulent and the lamb tender. I highly recommend. We don't live in Ipswich so had to eat in that was a little expensive compared to the takeaway prices.

The guy serving was lovely. A mistake was made and only one curry was made for two of us, we did order the same thing but I think it was made clear enough. The issue was quickly resolved though. The food though was really disappointing, not a lot of flavour and the chicken was a bit rubbery.

Gave AirPods when lost also great place

its byo! and the food is great, attentive service too. Still here, still decent, still mega value. Support it

Great choice of unique currys, the rice is always perfect and they do some of the nicest peshwari naans filled with coconut. We've always experienced happy service and correct orders.

I just want to rate 5 stars cause my dads work there LOL

We had our first meal this evening and we were really pleased with our food, it arrived hot and was super yummy. Amazing value for money, we will be returning.

I'm a regular user. Excellent food for takeaway, but also for sitting in and bringing your own alcoholic drinks if you want. The service in house is excellent and the delivery service likewise. Honestly the food is very tasty and well spiced. My favourite is the Jhalfrezi with pilau rice and a plain naan. The lamb tikka is the most succulent I've ever had.

Fantastic Indian. Delicious food, very very friendly service, highly recommend!

Absolutely delicious byob Indian. Service was impeccable and the atmosphere was good despite the small space.

ordered takeaway for set price for 2 people 2 mains etc,turned up with only 1 rice dish,should have been 2,the patronising manner from the host when i called him up to query was shocking customer service,basically said it was my fault for not being a regular and knowing that biryani does not include extra rice, i asked him why he didnt tell me,as i could have ordered a different dish, he said he was busy, no apology or explanation when i ordered, accused me of wanting an argument..dear oh dear...really...as it happens i do use the restaurant but not any more, stingy portions,about 2 and a half potatoes in sag aloo, balti full of sauce ,cold, place has gone downhill! menu has gone in the bin.Avoid!

We have been here a few time before going to the Regent. It’s fabulous. The food is amazing. The service excellent. Some of the nicest food we have found, and lovely people. It’s small and you need to take your own alcohol if required. Personally I’d order a lassi It’s not the most beautiful restaurant but it’s fabulous food Amazing

Food was appalling bombay potatoes dry curry 5 tiny pieces of chicken watery sauce no onions vegetables nothing really plain

Lovely place ,staff were very efficient and the meal was amazing.

I guess l will never have another chance to miss desi biryani, chicken tikka and curry ever again in Ipswich! Thanks to Sonar Bangla restaurant. Whenever I visit Ipswich, this place feels like my home.

Love this place. The owner is a top bloke and the food is excellent and great value for money.

Haven't eaten in, but have ordered takeaway for delivery from here 4 or 5 times now. Without fail it's been excellent. Very good value in the current climate, a wide range of dishes and proper flavours. The delivery times quoted are reasonable, and it has always arrived on or before when they've said. Good service too, from the person who takes the phone order to the delivery guys - everyone's friendly and efficient. Wouldn't normally review a place for takeaway, but this deserves it.

Lovely midweek curry venue, BYOD

Very tasty meal and great service.

Sonar Bangladeshi has always been a great curry house in the town, but last night we picked up a collection order for two and both of us believe it was the best curry we have ever had. Chicken Tikka Balti Jalfrezi and a Chicken Tikka Saali 👌 Thanks guys

I just had chicken biryani from this place great customer service and cheapest food in ipswich really nice place to eat in 🤙

Great food & beer and good service.

Went to Ipswich to watch football and go theatre. Was looking for the Biryani Hut but could not find and stumbled upon this place. Looked more like a takeaway but had a few tables and chairs to dine in. Food was excellent and the guy very friendly. Unlicensed though so take own beers/wine. Really recommend.

This is by far the best Indian restaurant for Indian food I would have to say I have tried many Indian restaurants in my life and this one is no1 on the list there food tastes absolutely amazing and there customer service is 10 out of 10 if you haven’t eaten there you are missing out! Every time I come to Ipswich all the way from London just to eat food from sonar bangla…thanks Nayeem 👍

Visited last night with friends and we weren’t disappointed. Food was delicious as always and the service was fantastic. Thanks for a lovely evening.

Had the family meal, excellent value and as normal excellent quality couldnfault anything

This is by far the easiest review I have ever given. The food, service and attitude of this establishment hasn't changed in the 8 or so years I've been using them. The Sonar Bangla is quite simply the best place in not only Ipswich but also for many many miles, as good as any restaurant you would pay 5 times the price for in London. They are simply in a completely different league to any other place I have tried. Just try them, it's that simple, fantastic food, keenly priced, what else is there to say?

First time sit down although have had several take always from here. Booked a table for 5 at 7pm. Parking at the rear of the restaurant. When we arrived there was a guy who had just got out of parking enforcement marked van and had started to check for overstayers. Polite and professional service. Ordered 5 poppadoms, 5 mains (vegetable Madras, king prawn sag, chicken jalfrezi, chicken dopiaza, vegetable biryani), 2 pershwari naans, 1 meat naan, aubergine curry, Dahl masala, 2 x onion bhajee, 2 rice and 3 lemonades. My wife took a couple of freezing cold lagers for us to drink. Everything absolutely wonderful and well worth the £91 spent. Highly recommended.

It was trash and the man slammed down the food with force made us feel rushed and it was appalling.

Visited with friends before an 80s gig at the nearby Regent. Everything we had was so good, as always. Onion bhajis, rice dishes, dhansaks, madras and tamarind mains, keema naans were delicious. It is worth a visit to Sonar Bangla, it's small but book a table and don't forget to take your own alcohol 👍🏻 if that's your thing or they do sell soft drinks.

Can’t recommend Sonar enough. Food quality is amazing and the staff are so friendly and accommodating. Always our 1st choice for takeaway or eating out. Well done Sonar

Another fantastic curry tonight, Thankyou, Certainly without a doubt then best in town

Placed a telephone order for a home delivery during the latest U.K. storm. Delivered about 40 minutes later, as indicated when ordering. Food was still hot, and more importantly absolutely delicious. This was about our 5th or 6th “take out” from this restaurant, and have been impressed with the service and quality of food every time. Two mains, three sides plus two naan around £23.50 (free delivery).

Went to this great little gem with 4 friends & was totally surprised by the excellent delicious food. Our waiter we called him H was so friendly and talked us through the menu. We had the restaurant to ourselves. The dishes all came out hot and the dishes were a good size portion wise. We all decided that we would all definitely visit again. I can not speak highly enough of Sonar Bangla. I would recommend this place, you will not be disappointed. Forgot to mention the prices are very reasonable.

Been consistently going here for over 5 years and has always been great food with no problems at a great price.

Really tasty food. Eat in is basic atmosphere but friendly service.

Best curry house in Suffolk, up the Bangla! Also good value and bring your own booze.

One of the best currys I've had. Chicken madras, nagha and korma currys were all amazing, bombay potatoes were brilliant and rice was perfect. Definitely recommend.

Their lamb dhansak is the lamb dhansak that all other lamb dhansaks should try and aspire to. And the onion bhajis are certainly up there too. Good food, good price. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Nice food nice service friendly people

We've had a few takeaway meals from here and never been disappointed. Food always arrives on time (usually earlier than stated) and is still hot. Good prices and the use of silver trays rather than those plastic ones means the curry sauce doesn't go too watery with condensation. The lamb puri starter is a favourite, rich sauce and tender lamb. Especially when you drizzle a bit of the charred fresh lemon slice on it. Onion baji are great value and tasty. Lamb tikka chilli masalla is a winner. Tasty, hot, rich sauce spicy with fresh green chilli. Mopped up with a peshwari naan is really a really good combo. The mushroom rice is flavoursome too. Free poppadoms and freshly chopped onions, cucumber and coriander to go with them. Cheers Sonar!

Great food, great sevice and great value. I've had food from here before, but not in a while and nothing has changed it's still just as great

Best Indian in Ipswich would highly recommend to anyone

Hass and his team have been serving the Ipswich and Suffolk community for years. Their food is always fresh, extremely tasty and offers a huge variety with fantastic value for money. Their delivery service is 2nd to none observing all health and safety at the moment and acting super professional. Don’t go anywhere else. Highly recommended!

Fabulous good value food, which is genuinely tasty. Friendly staff.

100% best currys in ipswich such nice workers and the delivery guy who comes to me is just a brilliant guy much love for the food 😁

Best curry house in Ipswich. Lovely staff and the food is always authentic and tasty, when we found out they were delivering takeaways during lockdown we were so pleased.

Just received a takeaway from sonar and it was the best Indian takeaway I have ever had. It was delivered on time and was very hot. Presented like you would get in the restaurant. Cannot wait to be able to go back in the restaurant when Covid 19 is over. Thank you so much.

I really do love everything about this place. I regularly visit the restaurant, but with the current lockdown situation, learning they do delivery was a real pick-me-up. Food is fantastic as always - amazing flavours and an incredible value for money. The best curries in Ipswich, simple as that.

Great food delivered. Bhaji bag was soaked through and dripping with grease. Had to sort that before we could eat, but in all other respects, brilliant.

Good food, friendly flexible staff, honest time scales and great value .. what not to like food, Always fresh. I'll be using this place for a while!!!

Tasty food and they are friendly and chatty

Don't know went to the chippy next door but it looked ok

Fantastic value for money, top quality food for the price. Homely atmosphere, although a little nippy. Would definitely recommend

We booked in advance for a table for two on a Saturday evening. Establishment is a bring your own - BYO- wine/beer with no corkage charge! We had 4 popadoms with chutney etc, a hot curry dish with rice and a biryani along with a jug of tap water - total cost under £20. The food was of good quality. The service was a little slow as it’s mainly a takeaway with just a few tables, but we were quite happy as given two glasses when we arrived for our wine. The waiter was friendly and efficient considering it was so busy. I would not hesitate to recommend for a good quality inexpensive meal

I have not eaten here for years. I used to use it when it was just a take away just round the corner about 30 years ago! Friends suggested we went there for dinner on a quiet Tuesday night. There was only one other couple there - unusual as when we walk past it is usually packed. We had a friendly welcome and chose from their extensive menu. The 'meal for one' option for about £13 was excellent value. The food was well prepared and tasty with reasonable l portions. I particularly like the fact that they do not sell alcohol but you can bring your own. This restaurant is very good value with good food. I will be back soon. Highly recommended. Probably worth booking a table as it is often full.

Worst curry ever eaten like dish water avoid

Family birthday meal at our favourite Balti House. Cosy but basic little restaurant where the food is consistently very good, as is the friendly service. Great prices and take your own alcohol. What more could you want!

We are so lucky to live within walking distance of this little gem of a restaurant. Although we do not eat in, this is our first choice for a takeaway, the food is always delicious & we have never been disappointed. The portion sizes are good, it is excellent value for money & the staff are friendly & welcoming. I highly recommend a visit, your taste buds will thank you for it.

Good food. Great price. Environment poor

Amazing, every time. I'm never disappointed when eating in or having a takeaway. Friendly and helpful staff and really delicious food!

I always get Indian takeaway from here Excellent Food and Consistent Quality, what more do you want?

We dropped in here on the offchance and were so pleased we had. The welcome was genuine and friendly. The menu had some delicious and slightly unusual choices. We made our section and could hear and smell our dishes being prepared. The food was really tasty. We will be back. Please note you do need to take your own alcohol if you want something stronger that soft drinks or lassi. Thank you.

We visited on the off chance and were lucky to get a table in this small restaurant. The welcome was warm and friendly and the menu quite unusual in a very tempting way.If you want or need alcohol you need to take your own but there were a range of soft drinks and lassi available.When our food arrived it was really delicious. Thank you so much.

Popped in on a whim to see what vegetarian dishes were available and if they could be made dairy free. Really friendly staff, happy to help. Ordered a dhansak for takeaway, which was ready in 10 minutes. (And eaten in 5!) Really tasty. Big chunks of potato. Will return to try more! Can see why they have good reviews!

Quite basic but good service and good food

Good food, good friends- what more can you ask for??

Awesome portion sizes for the price and the food is delicious!

Fabulous food, excellent service & great value. Staff are wonderful

This is a long established Indian restaurant with a reputation for good value and quality. It's been a while since we last ate here and I have to say that the meal we had this evening was one of the best ever.The side dishes have shrunk a little in size but grown in quality. The bread is first class and compliments the main courses perfectly. In short this is an unassuming restaurant with basic facilities but first class food.It isn't licensed for alcohol sales but you can take your own in if you wish.Excellent friendly service is the icing on the cake.Not to be missed if you are serious about curry.

Went here after a few Saturday afternoon drinks with friends. Never even heard of this place before so was a bit wary. Wasn’t really expecting much to be honest ,just a post booze meal. The restaurant is small but the staff are so friendly and the food is amazing. Great value for money. Also as the restaurant is unlicensed you can take your own drinks into the restaurant which is a really good touch. Not been back as yet but have used their takeaway/delivery service numerous times and have never been disappointed. The only reason I have not give 5 stars is because the actual restaurant is quite small .

Another great night with special friends

Great food & staff. No licence so take own alcohol

Food superb - air con wouldn't go a miss though

Well worth a visit flavoursome food and friendly staff .

love this place with my heart and soul

I've eaten here several times and it's always been excellent quality food. The nan breads are gorgeous. Plenty of vegetarian options. This time I tried something called a Mishtee curry (I think); mild with butternut squash - lots of flavor. Staff always very friendly and helpful. You need to take your own alcohol, but we rather like that!

Great no thrills but fab food . Allows bring your own alcohol .

Ordered takeaway and delivery. Amazing food as usual. Peshwari naans are without doubt the best breads ever. Food was hot and on time. Cheers lads.

I really like this place. The food is fresh and tasty and they allow you to bring your own drinks, which really makes for a great relaxed evening without worrying about a huge bill at the end. The food prices are very reasonable and two of us had 2 courses with poppadoms, bread and vegetable sides for under £30. The only reason that I didn't give 5 star is because I found my madras sauce slightly on the thin side. I have eaten a lot of madras curry at different places and usually the sauce is quite thick with lots of fresh coriander. The naan bread and the saag paneer were absolutely amazing and by far some of the best I have eaten. Well worth a visit for a hungry night out.

Not the biggest Indian restaurant in town but one of the best. Top quality food and great staff. The fact you can take you own drinks makes this a great value night out.

Great value for money, 4 of us dined tonight 1.04.19 and went for the set menu for 4 persons where it allowed you also amongst set starters and extras you could choose your own main dish. Absolutely fabulous, food delicious and cooked to perfection. Plenty of food, we all left feeling well fed. Needless to say we'll be back. The young man that served us was very patient, nothing was too much trouble and very polite. Love the fact you can take your own alcohol too. Can't wait to go again.

Great food and great service highly recommended. The two person set menu could feed 3 or four people.

Pure magic, a little gem. My new local Indian restaurant.

The best chicken tikka nagha birany in the region !!! If can handle spice i fully recommend this dish !! Very talented chief and staff Thank you for my wonderful food !!!

Saturday night takeaway. We had starters of chicken tandoori and lamb tikka. A shared mushroom rice, lamb tikka chilli masala, lamb tikka Balti and peshwari naan. Included free popadums and an onion salad. All for under £24 delivered to the house.

Loved our meals here, staff were friendly and helpful when choosing food. Some of the best Indian food we've tasted!

As you can see from my previous review I used to love Sonar Bangla, but we were sorely disappointed on Saturday with the take away. The onion bhajis were dripping in oil, and everything was cold. The saag paneer was not paneer, or certainly not like any that I have ever tasted, it was more like grated cheddar over the spinach. I had recommended this restaurant for take out as I loved it before, and used to order regualrly as well as dine in, something has changed though and I was horribly let down. The naan bread was excellent, but this was the only positive I can say about it. I don't think I would be tempted to go back or order from here again, which is a pity.

We arrived to Ipswich from Manchester quite early Friday night, around 18:00. We hadn't booked the Sonar Bangla as travelling down from Manchester we came on spec and had no problem getting a table.It was quiet at that time, but most places are I find so early.

The best onion bhajis I have ever tasted!

Really good food unlicensed so take your own drinks, very small so a little squashed when busy.

I went in quite late on a Wednesday night, the deal advertised outside drew us in,

Decent and consistent, chef is on fire at the moment. Nice little touches too, onion salad separated from normal salad, all salads in a different bag so they don't get warm, really polite and friendly staff. New go-to Indian in Ipswich.

A lovely (bring your own alcohol) restaurant, I've always had a nice meal here would definitely recommend it! It is a bit on the small side apart from that can't fault it

Very good food and very very reasonable price