Spice Club Indian Restaurant in Allerdale

We booked a table for 10pm as we were working late. We arrived at 10:07pm due to traffic, and were greeted with “You’re very late.” And a cavernous sigh. From then on in the service was rushed, curt and rude, despite there being other tables in the restaurant until about 10:45pm. We ordered a beer each which was fine and then at 10:30pm ordered a glass of wine…another cavernous sigh. When the waiter brought the wine, “no more drink. We’re closed now.” The food was excellent, but having booked for 10pm we were then treated like a huge inconvenience, with food just short of thrown at us.

Lovely take away meal plenty of choice very tasty and home made naan bread. The dishes were generous in size and the rice was perfect. The evening we went was cash only and the cash machine opposite was not working but we managed to find one whilst the meal was being packed up. The yellow sauce ( turmeric spices) leaked onto place mats which proved not able to wash off. Make sure each dish rests on paper or plastic to save table cloth or mats from staining.

First time after 3 years and wasn’t disappointed. Food was superb, and service was friendly and efficient. Best Indian in west Cumbria.

13 of us ordered for takeaway. Ready on time at collection. Polite service. Everything was present and correct from the order. Meals were good portions and nice flavours. Big pieces of meat and large chilli’s present in the chilli meals.

We were on holiday staying near by we had a lovely meal great food and service. Worth a visit if you are in the area. Aubergine curry was top pick.

The food at the Spice Club was spot on. I could not fault any of the dishes and they were very generous portions. All good until it came to pay the bill when we were told the card machine wasn't working. Having read previous reports of customers being asked to get cash out from the bank over the road, I was suspicious but hey ho, not my business. The cash machine was not working so I went back inside to tell them this to which the reply was 'have you tried The Spar's cash machine?' After a disappearing act and very speedy return of the waiter, hey presto! It was working. Conclude what you like..Dont' let it put you off going because the food is excellent but the whole cash game is annoying.

Visited on a very busy August evening in cockermouth turned up without booking and they fitted us in . Very polite friendly staff. Food was delicious and cooked to perfection and arrived quite quickly even though restaurant was busy . Highly recommend will be back

Extremely tasty curry and perfect peshwari nan. Staff attentive but didn’t hover and constantly ask if everything was alright, which was appreciated. Dined midweek and was surprised at how busy it was. Overall great value meal, pleasant surroundings and friendly staff. Will definitely be back.

Staff amazing and food out of this world ,everything freshly cooked I saidxwhat I was always used to having but wanted a change and it certainly did not disappoint highly recommended

Lovely food in a nicely decorated space. Staff very welcoming, the restaraunt was getting busy for a Sunday evening but food arrived in good time between courses. The garlic nan is exceptional. Would def reccommend. Reasonably priced

Ordered a takeaway for collection during our family weekend break in Keswick Lodge Retreat. All I can say is we had great service from the restaurant, drove fifteen minutes back and food still piping hot ..The flavours were outstanding and the chicken tikka soooo tender ..poppadoms fresh and crispy and the nann breads were fab ..we would highly recommend this takeaway ..great value for money !!

Regularly order takeout from the Spice Club. Ordered over the phone, went to collect and at least £6 more than usual. No prices on handwritten order so did they guess? Guy on counter wouldn’t entertain any queries and then said don’t come back. Not a great way to treat regular, local customers especially when the restaurant was very quiet.

Get takeaway on a regular basis from here, live in Cockermouth. Tonight they tried to charge £10 more. Not the regular manager on site or staff, the guy who was in restaurant was rude and obnoxious. As a local, very disappointed and won’t go back.

Food quality is not good very salty . Staff behaviour awful. Their staff also asks personal questions, they want to know personal information, normally ask where are you from & what you do for living . First time I got awful experience in my life.

Shocking customer service … main guy very passive aggressive. The restaurant was empty we got sat by the door which was quite cold asked to move to the corner that wasnt booked he refused in a controlling manner you are two you WILL sit here remember the restaurant has no other customers… I said I don’t think so don’t like your attitude we are Leaving . His answer was fine bye!!!! And that is why your restaurant is empty! Will not return!!!!

A group of us went for a meal, 8 poppadoms and dips 3 different starters 5 different mains Not 1 complaint from anyone, the service was attentive and would be hard to beat without crowding you out. I had the lamb Tamarind with Keema rice and couldn't finish it as there was way to much. One of the best Tamarind dishes I've had. Take home bags were required, reasonably priced, lovely restaurant. 1 minor thing, there is only 1 toilet for the gents, so a queue easily forms. Well worth a visit, we will definitely be going back.

The food is fine. On the pricy side but lots of choice and tasty. There is, however, a slightly strange atmosphere which I can’t quite put my finger on. The waiters are, frankly, a little odd….

We had the set menu for 2 to takeaway and the food was really nice (particularly the Massala). Portions were very generous and staff were polite and friendly when we collected our order. Restaurant also looked lovely and clean.

The food was great and most of the staff were good however, the main waiter wasn't friendly or helpful ref our table. He insisted we had one of 2 tables for 2, both not in great positions despite many tables for 4 not occupied. When we we're satisfied he said "you can leave". We stayed as hungry after a long journey. During our time there (Thursday evening), a number of tables for 4 we're unoccupied, and one had 2 people using it. Not happy & won't return.

The best Indian food w shave has in a long time. Great service and top quality food. Can’t recommend highly enough. We had a sharing platter for 2 that would have served 4. All the dishes were excellent

The Spice Club. 25-27 Main Street, Cockermouth Cumbria, LA13 9LE Tel: 01900 823146 Date of Visit: 23rd September 2023. A fishing buddy gave me the Heads up on this restaurant up in Cockermouth. After reading some less than kind reviews on Trip Advisor, I was more than apprehensive about going up there and trying it out. However, I need not have worried about it at all. I Landed up in Cockermouth right in the middle of the Cockermouth Food Festival and the place was packed and parking a nightmare. As I was quite early and not expecting the restaurant to open until 1730 hours, so I took advantage and had a look round the excellent food stalls. Making my way slowly along Main Street until I found the very smart, clean and comfortable 60-seater Spice Club, as it was only 15 minutes past 4, I was quite surprised to see that it looked like it was open. On entering I was invited to take a seat close to the window with a good view of all that was going on around me. The waiter, by the name of Naz, greeted me with a warm friendly smile and showed me to a table. I placed my order for two poppadom’s with a pickle tray, Sheek Kebabs, Chicken Madras, pilau Rice, and a Peshwari Nan. Service was slick and prompt, the food was piping hot when it arrived, Sheek kebabs were probably not the best I’ve ever had but certainly not the worst either. Chicken Madras with big chunks of soft succulent chicken, a nice thick sauce which was perfectly spiced and a nice flavoured Pilau rice and one of the nicest Peshwari naans ever with a layer of melted honey drizzled on the top which added a nice sweetness, a bit sticky on the fingers but hey, no problem. A pint of Cobra to wash it all down and hey, I was a very happy man! Well-staffed, friendly smiling people, and certainly no hint whatsoever of “get em fed and get em out. Would I go back? You bet your life I would. Price was a tad over £35.00 I will award this establishment 9/10 my only disappointment was they did not do a take-out menu so I will have to try and print one out

In all the curry houses I’ve been to this one has got to rate as one of the worst I’ve ever been to. Not very attentive poor service, the medium curry I had was so hot and lacking in flavour the meat could have been anything.. the rice was the only thing I could eat. I wish I had gone to the ‘alternative takeaway’ place (so aptly named) which was across the road. Least I would’ve been able to taste something. Rude, arrogant manager, Whatever you do avoid this like the plague absolutely awful, giving it one star I think is being kind

On our recent visit to Cockermouth we had stopped and eat at this very lovely restaurant. Even though we didn’t have a booking and was late on a bank holiday Monday , the staff tried to accommodate us asap. Food was delicious. Very very busy so we will definitely return and book in advance

This establishment is not all its cracked up to be. I ordered a takeaway at 7.15 on a Sunday evening, and was told it would take 45mins, no problem, went back to collect it and had to wait 10 more mins. Okay they were busy which isn't an issue if you get a great meal, this wasn't. The sauce on my king prawn masala was the consistency of week old porridge and my partners North Indian chili and garlic tikka chicken had him visiting the porcelain throan on an almost hourly basis! It was literally £40 down the toilet, ahh well you live and learn.

Brusque to the point of rude, inattentive and very slow service. Waiter came to take our order 10 minutes after he’d already taken it. Another waiter came to clear the table before I had finished. (My wife had already finished because her curry, described as ‘medium’, was actually ‘hot’ - certainly far too hot for her.) We had been looking forward to this meal, which my wife had booked to round off my birthday celebrations. I was more or less scolded like a child for having the temerity to ask if they served any beers on draft. Then I was handed a drinks menu. And 20 minutes later someone came to take our drinks order. And 45 minutes after that the meal itself arrived. The only reason we stayed is that, it being a Sunday evening, no other restaurants appeared to be open in the town. (We were visitors, spending the weekend there.) Thinking about going there? Miss it!

Great food, always is. 5 stars However a few negatives, make it a shame…!!! So. 1 star 1. They didn’t do Kids portions of any foods. So it’s full price even though my daughter only eats a little. It’s just a waste of food. 2. I asked for a warm water finger bowl to remove honey from eating peshwari Nan. Answer no we don’t do that service!!!! Go to the toilet!! You should change you negative stance on these two points. Your customers are always right.

Top authentic Indian & Bangladeshi restaurant. It’s hard to find a good place up in the north whilst your on a little holiday break I can’t fault this place at all. Food 10/10 Service 10/10 Value 10/10 Parking Ok Yes they serve Cobra beer

Used to love this place. Sadly it’s gone very much downhill - the sauce was watery and didn’t have much taste, plus the lamb in my mum’s curry was tough as old boots, it took an hour and a half to arrive (two curries, a sag aloo, a rice and a naan bread) plus everything is overpriced - £5 for poppadoms and a pickle tray that were brought without us asking for it? Their card machine ‘still isn’t working’ so I suppose that would be for tax evasion purposes since it ‘hasn’t worked’ ever.

Very helpful staff as my wife can only handle mild spicey food.great food great service a very enjoyable meal .definitely be back..

Fantastic food. Great presentation, excellent service and attention highly recommended! Best Indian we have had in a long time

This is the second time we’ve been here, though it wasn’t as amazing as the first time only that we felt the staff were keen to serve us and get us out. The food (chicken tikka masala) was sickly and sweet but not like this...

The restaurant was clean tidy and well presented. Our takeaway meals were delicious-full of flavour, freshly cooked and plentiful. Will definitely again

Delicious curries, we shared three between four of us with rice and peshwari naan which was definitely enough! Peshwari naan very tasty although comes with a lot of honey which is a little too sweet. Restaurant nice service pretty good, would definitely visit again.

Fabulous food, what more can I say? We were taken to our table, offered drinks and the menu, and within 20 minutes of placing our order, were served one of the best tamarind chickens i've had in a long time, I must also add that...

Great food. Service was a bit slow at first but they were dealing with a lot of takeouts, the food was well worth waiting for it was delicious. We will be going back again soon.

Always such nice food (eat in or takeaway) and friendly staff. I would highly recommend this restaurant to anyone who visits the area.

Once again another wonderful meal. Staff very attentive Prices very good Very clean and cared for decor Whats not to love

The food was good, the service was a bit slow and mundane. Could do with a more friendly and welcoming atmosphere. Annoying that they would only accept cash. Despite this was fairly busy and constant take away collections.

As soon as you open the restaurant door a big in your face sign say's "Cash Only" they then send you across the road to the cash machine, even though they have card facilities, so if you want to use a card, tell then so,...

The food was good and we enjoyed our meal. Some items were overpriced (£4 for a lime and soda) and we were overcharged for ‘complimentary’ poppadoms.

Probably worst curry ever had - as a long time customer since it opened, tonight’s meal (takeaway) was probably the most disappointing curry I’ve ever had. Tepid (at best) in temperature, the sauce and naan’s were shocking. Such a shame considering how good and flavourful...

We had a takeaway which was ready at the correct time. There was plenty of chicken and an excellent sauce.

The food was not very good, with loads of sauce and very little meat. Tandoori Chicken was very disappointing very dry as though it has been sitting out and reheated, with no sauce and very little squashy salad. This was the 2nd time we had...

Called in for a Indian meal and wow did we get one started with Popadom & Chutney's warm and fresh closely following by a mixed starter chops sheek kabab followed by Signature Chef's Specials, biryani chicken Rogan josh nans and of course Cobra beer the...

Despite being told this Indian restaurant was average I persisted and went Mistake Service was awful with some staff having little idea on drinks and side dishes requests Place was very busy It was a Friday Take away was rammed all night with 6 plus...

Reservation taken by phone for a 8 pm table, on arrival row of about six waiting take away meals. Plenty tables available but untidy. Had one beer and popadoms for four of us no one bothered to explain any delay. Waited till 9.30 pm then...

Food not a good taste at all the wrong main dish for one of us . It’s nothing like it used to be , we had to go out to eat as we had a power cut . Marks and Spencer do a much better...

The worst service I have ever experienced. Waited 1 hour 40 mins before eventually walking out. Served some stale poppadoms to keep us going. Several promises that it would be another 10 minutes. Also several excuses. To make it worse - this was also pre...

Was quite hopeful as the place had been recommended. But left underwhelmed by food and irritated by the service. Salmon was excellent, but the sauce with main looked promising but fell far short on taste. Service was pretty poor - polite, but it felt needlessly...

A perfectly good Indian Restaurant and good value for the food offered. The service was attentive and the location was convenient

We had a really tasty meal. The service was very pleasant and attentive. We would highly recommend it

Absolutely top notch food and attentive, friendly service. Having lived in and around Bradford for a number of years the food here is head and shoulders above anything available in the 'Curry Capital'. Don't miss out.

I hadn't booked and when I arrived they were so busy they asked me to come back in 10mins, which I appreciated as I didn't want to stand around on my own in the busy restaurant. I hadn't realised they would be so busy on...

The staff are lovely but the service appalling. It took half an hour to take our order and then more than half an hour for the food to arrive more than an hour after we had sat down. . When the food finally came it...

Been here a few times and the food is always delicious and service great. King Prawn Puri starter is the best ever and a must have. Tonight, I had the Chicken Tikka South Indian which was amazing - perfect if you like something a little...

It was very clean, all tables were thoroughly cleaned between customers. The menu was good, the usual classics plus some specials. The portions were quite large, which is a nice touch. We both had lamb something, the meat was tender and the sauce was tasty....

I came here for a meal with a group of friends. We had been looking forwards to it as we hadn't really seen each other much and the restaurant had been closed throughout covid. Unfortunately we didn't think much of the meal. Whilst it was...

Me and my partner went for our anniversary and the food was AMAZING! We got free puddings and was made to feel very welcome and relaxed. Would deffo recommend!!

Had starters and left due to waiter offering to take are 5 month old son outside atleast 8 times and coming over non stop, maybe he was just a really nice person, maybe he wasnt but you cant take that chance with a baby... so...

Over all food was okish. If you are not hungry hungry do not go here. We ordered food and then was told it is one dish per person! Ridiculous! . Extorting tourists for their money! Luckily I challenged this as it does not state this...

We arrived at The Spice Club without a booking but despite being very busy were able to accommodate us within 15 mins of arrival. Staff were incredibly welcoming and more than happy to advise on menu choices. There was two of dining and both chose...

I have been to a few Indian restaurants and this is by far the tastiest food I’ve had. My partner, me and my son all had a meal each for take out and it had tender chicken, a thick rich sauce and fluffy rice. They...

First time visiting this restaurant, greeted by a very friendly owner, the chicken madras was QUALITY, the taste i can only describe as an explosion of spices with each mouth full, the chicken is cooked to perfection naam breads were very tasty my partner got...

The food was delicious and couldn't be faulted. The surroundings and atmosphere were very nice. It was clean and the staff were very pleasant. We left very happy..and very full. The prices were very good and so were the choices.

We arrived at around 7pm and had no trouble getting a table. One of the best curries we’ve tasted and fantastic service. Would recommend!

A huge choice of tasty spicy food with good service. Just about all choices can be made vegan, thanks kitchen staff you're great. House wine is very good. I go with friends every month, we do enjoy our evening. thanks

Staying nearby so thought we'd call in to see if there was a spare table..it was not even a quarter full but eventually we were told we could eat! Sat down and was immediately asked what we wanted to drink!, less than two minutes later...

Arrived at 7pm prompt at the time we had booked. Drinks ordered, meal ordered and popadoms arrived. Then nothing ! Time dragged on, still nothing. The restaurant filled with people, 8 o'clock came and went. Still nothing. Picture a restaurant full of people and no-one...

This Restaurant is absolutely customer focused. The staff and Service is wonderful. I fully recommend this Restaurant The Chef is indeed professional and he caters for customers tastes too. We were particularly impressed with wIters and Chef. We'll served. C. Vedd London

I was told that this restaurant was nice. Turned out to be a disappointment overcrowding is an issue. Service rushed and discourteous. Seem to be more interested in the take away trade. I should steer clear of this place

Service has gone really downhill. Ordered our usual favourites as a takeaway. When collected we were charged a lot more than usual and just told "that's right" without being shown the receipt. I understand things have changed with covid, but no explanation when we are...

Food was excellent but not the cosiest of restaurants and busy with take out queue which merged into the ‘restaurant’. Overall good value for money.

The service was absolutely terrible. We waited 40 minutes to be served. We had to wait 20 mins to be seated despite having booked. We had to send back very dirty plates and cutlery and then waited an hour for our table to be cleared....

Well, we decided to visit the Club, the Spice Club in Cockermouth a place we never knew existed as we're not English, just on tour from the US.. We had an amazing time. Those guys know what they're doing, well-mixed spices to the teeth. Anyone...

Ordered a takeaway whilst staying locally. The food was incredibly flavoursome and the staff were friendly. It was cash only which wasn’t mentioned when we ordered, luckily there is a cash point nearby.

Group of 9 of us arrived for a meal. Food was punctual and great quality. Staff couldn't do enough for us. We will come again. Highly recommend

Four of us booked early evening meal. Very clean and covid sanitising in place. Tables a little tight together in parts . The food is of great quality , tasty, hot or mild as the case may be , served very efficiently. Staff attentive and...

Superdb quality food with authentic flavours. Had the Supreme Chilli Special which did not disappoint. The ingredients tasted fresh, inlcuding the chicken which had clearly been well prepared an not microwaved at the last minute.

Whilst staying in Cockermouth, we decided to have a takeaway and had seen this restaurant which looked nice and the website checked out too… worst decision. We ordered lamb bhuna and chicken rogan josh and they came with the same bland sauce, the lamb was...

We didn’t book & they fitted us in, our starters wasn’t anything special & the salad on our starter & main wasn’t the best, dry and not very appetising at all. Main was nice once it arrived. Staff where very pleasant and the place looked...

Recommended by accommodation owner. Great menu, pleasant helpful staff, plenty evidence of cleaning/sanitisation being done too. Food very tasty and well presented. Portion size perfect, chicken and lamb dishes we had very tender, fell apart. Would definitely go back if in the area again. Best...

Was ok, felt a little like take away quality being served up in a restaurant. Not the most friendly of customer service, everything rushed. Cutlery very marked and clearly not been replaced recently, They did seat us where everywhere else was full, which was great,...

Food was very underwhelming and the wait was ridiculous considering there was only 4 other tables If you are looking for a good Indian meal here, don’t bother and try some of the other restaurants Waiters were not in the least bit concerned in ensuring...

This is restaurant has gone badly down hill. We waited over an hour after ordering our meal. We waited over 40 minutes for the bill to arrive and when we asked for some form of contact with the management, this was refused by the waiter....

Shocking customer service and embarrassing quality of food! Staff not interested in addressing our lack of food having waited over an hour. Make sure you avoid!! Payment requested through cash as card machine was ‘dodgy’ how convenient!

The best meal I’ve had!! Food was absolutely amazing and good prices. Despite being very busy, the staff were lovely and attentive. Would definitely recommend.

Food and service was fine. However, they added £10.00 to our bill for non-existent drinks. Then when paying by card, let the transaction begin, only to be told immediately, the card machines not working, please pay by cash!! Dodgy transactions going on!! We were visiting...

Great food, good service, food arrived quickly piping hot & very tasty. Very clean and tidy restaurant. Reasonably priced too

Awful whole round experience. Wouldn’t be recommending anyone who goes to the lakes for a staycation to visit here. The boss had a moody face throughout and just made the experience even worse than it could have been. Food delayed ridiculously late, seems like they...

Excellent Indian restaurant, with all the usual delights plus a few of their own. The only drawback was the waitress, who insisted on standing over us breathing germs without a mask while we decided what we wanted to drink.

Went to this restaurant as we fancied a curry whilst visiting lake district, we hadn,t read the reviews or had a table booked, so asked if they had availability, which they did. Got into the restaurant for 6.00, offered drinks, whilst we questioned about the...

Had a takeaway today, butter chicken and lamb rogan josh. Butter chicken tasted like tandoori chicken in a mango paste, lamb rogan josh was covered in either a tin of chopped tomatoes or tomato paste. Worst Indian we have ever had in the UK and...

Best Indian meal we have ever eaten. Great choices on the menu everything was really tasty especially the Nan breads. Will definitely visit again.

We went Tuesday last minute business stop over in cockermouth, everywhere’s seemed to be closed & on the Main Street we found this little place & so glad we did. Staff were brilliant , the meal was absolutely gorgeous We started with a pickle tray...

We visited spice club on a Monday night and was pleasantly surprised how busy it was inside and for takeaways too. Me and my girlfriend had different dishes and both of us were amazed how good the food was. In my girlfriends words, probably the...

My wife and I ate here on Sat night it was very busy both the starters and the main meals were very good but felt the garlic and chili rice didnt have much of a kick .Although the place was busy we felt the staff...

Food fine and staff friendly but completely ignoring covid rules. Staff were either not wearing masks or wearing them under their chins. A group of lads came in not wearing masks and they were still given a table and wandered too and from the toilets...

3 of us visited recently and found it faultless. We all made different choices and found all of them to be excellent in every respect. Staff were pleasant, helpful and efficient (to be fair it was a quiet Sunday night) and despite copious quantities of...

Visited for a takeaway was given a menu, when we ordered we were told that this menu was out of date and the prices were wrong. Fair do after Covid I don’t begrudge a bit more. Got a Buhna I can honestly it was flavourless,...

We went as a couple on the Bank Holiday weekend. We were told upon being seated that they were running behind and it would take about 20 mins before they could take out order. 20mins later our order was taken, however it then took 30...