Spice Restaurant in Derbyshire Dales

Sadly it took 1 hour 45 mins for my order to come. The restaurant staff member I spoke to was nice and apologetic however there were no proactive updates or ETAs until it took me to call in. It was an ok curry, that was warmish. Probably wouldn’t bother ordering from again. Disappointing as we were so so hungry

Lovely service, friendly & cheerful 😁 Great food!

Great place, great food, awesome service. Lovely people too.

Food was good had their happy hour menu starter was great main not so good tasted ok but very sweet no heat or spice to it price was pretty good to

I love this place as soon as I walk in I feel I'm on holiday the atmosphere is so relaxing the aromas of the food cooking is beautiful the staff cannot do enough for you and your needs just love this place

A great meal, had family over from Australia staying in Bakewell so made plans to try the "spice restaurant" for a meal, not disappointed at all! Super friendly staff, great food and brilliant value for money!! We all had the happy hour menu options, a starter, mains rice and nann for £14.99. There are not many places that offer such value for money any more. I will recommend and thank you for a lovely,friendly meal.

We were searching for a restaurant still serving food on a sunday's evening and found this little gem. Really nice food, attentive and Quick service, loved the place!!! ( One of the best Korma i had)

Lovely little restaurant. Great food, very friendly staff, great service, and very reasonably priced. Will definitely visit again when back in the area.

A+ Very first class to this beautiful place, I had the most pleasure of having Chicken Rogan Josh, it was absolutely beautiful I more than recomend this warm and inviting restaurant, plus they do takeaway which I am very happy about. If anyone wants to try a wonderful meal please try this place, you will walk away very full and satisfied certainly a credit to the people who run this place 4 +++++ I will certainly eat there again thank you

Food is delicious and drivers are lovely too

Went here on my holiday to derbysbire and it was great. The biriani I chose tasted really great and my parents also greatly enjoyed there curries. Shoutout to Saif as well for the on the house popadum and for being an all around great guy. Highly recommend!!!

Had the set price menu good choice Excellent food and portions service by Saif very good he could not do enough for our party of 4. Would highly recommend this restaurant without a doubt

Great Indian restaurant lovely food, staff nice, well recommended

First order but there will be more

I went here with my husband on our 28th anniversary. What a lovely place and delightful staff. Thank you Spice. From Kimberley and Malcolm

My 69 birthday with friends, early evening meal , good food will go again 😋.I return after going to thornbridge brewery at bakewell great afternoon out , then Finnish at the spice Indian restaurant matlock a great Finnish to the day.

Visited this palce and had a delightful experience. The food was goodl, particularly the mixed grill, which stood out with its perfectly spiced and tender assortment of meats. Highly recommend this spot for anyone craving delicious Indian cuisine and grilled.

My party of 7 were very well accommodated. Spice catered for dietary needs and allowed my pet dog to sit inside. The atmosphere was exceptional, it was warm and friendly. Each dish was very well balanced and spice levels were catered for The service was excellent, speed in delivery of the food and politeness from the staff Would highly recommend this dining experience

The worst indian food i have ever had . No flavour , spice , tasteless . My passanda was yellow & my friend’s tasted like a stock cube & tomato passata mixed together . I can’t actually believe this is authentic Indian food , made by indian people . Gutted . Ive lived all over the world & im not a food snob but this was barely palatable .

First of all this restaurant is not an authentic Indian restaurant. The chef doesn’t know how to cook at least one dish properly. Cost of food is very high like 5* restaurants.(6 pieces nuggets cost £13) Behaviour of the staff is pathetic. They tried to serve the dishes which did not ordered. Overall very pathetic experience.

Had a meal on a Thursday , not Very busy , friendly staff good prices

Tasty food, we ordered from the Happy Hour menu which included a great choice of starters, mains, rices, and naan. The portions were a good size and the restaurant was clean and stylish.

My Husband has always loved a good curry, but I have never been a fan, but spice have won me round! Since trying the food here I am now converted and love having a good curry from this place. The food is always lovely, hot, well presented, and value for money. Food is never delivered late and staff are always friendly. We definitely recommend this place. Even if your not a curry lover like I wasn't, Spice will change your mind and you will definitely want to go back.

We had a meal at Spice last Thursday for my birthday: the food was superb, as good as any I get in London in restaurants where mostly Indian people eat. I had garlic chilli paneer and a fabulous dhal. The atmosphere was perfect because, being early, we had the place to ourselves! Excellent, highly recommended!

We enjoyed a lovely meal at Spice this evening and were made very welcome, just a shame there weren’t a few more people there. Personally I would take the red and white ‘Open’ signs out of the windows as I think they make it look rather ‘downmarket’ which it certainly isn’t! 😊

So glad we found this place while visiting Matlock Best Indian ever Rasheed was very friendly and helpful such a happy atmosphere 😊we went back twice in the week 🤗 we love Matlock ☺️❤️

We go to Spice at least twice a month. Every meal has been perfect. We do go to other curry places in the area but the food never reaches the same standard. Definitely recommend.

Pleasant atmosphere, nice food which arrived fairly quickly, not overly spicy (despite the name). Non-intrusive staff, which was good but made getting and paying bill a slow process. Downside - bit stingy with the chicken.

We booked in for the heavily advertised ‘Happy Hour’. Conveniently, we weren’t offered that menu when we arrived… However the meals we did order were very good, service was good and happily they now serve alcohol so you don’t have shuffle in with a carrier bag full of tins. Overall enjoyable meal, but considerably more expensive than intended!

Good curry, polite staff, can't ask for much more

Very testy food . Good ambiance

The food was delicious and all the staff gave great service. Nothing was too much trouble and we enjoyed a perfect evening.

This is hands down one of the best Indian meals we have ever had. Lovely staff. We had a great chat with the serving staff and the manager. Visited during a weekend away and so glad we chose this place. My partner is very reluctant to choose different dishes and usually sticks to massala which she does get frustrated with. However the staff explained in detail what they would go for and why. Didn't dissapoint. Thoroughly enjoyed perfectly cooked food and a big portion too. Highly recommended. We will absolutely visit again.

We visited the restaurant on a Sunday evening, there was no one in there so we did think it may not be as good as we're use to, but wow... The food was amazing, the onion bhajis are the best I've ever had, I just wished I lived nearer so this could be my local, 100% recommend this restaurant

Called this evening for the first time, was a lovely welcome and we ordered the happy hour menu .Highly recommend this place great value

Excellent food, fantastic service by a very polite efficient young gentleman. Food was awesome and fantastic value indeed, will definitely be back regularly thank you

Ordered butter chicken curry instead received tikka chicken in a korma sauce? Restaurant was friendly offered me an alternative for free

Pretty quiet Sunday night, cold outside but friendly service and the food was really good. If want an Indian meal in Matlock then definitely check it out.

Great food reasonable prices plus parking outside. Went early on a wet Monday evening so maybe my 3 stars for atmosphere is a bit unfair. Really enjoyed the food, great flavoured sauces and plenty of protein content. Kingfisher on tap. Two mains, a rice, a dhal, a pint and a half of beer comes in around £48. Went away happy if a bit garlicky!

Delicious food😋 every dish was outstanding 👍👌 highly recommend to anyone visiting the area 🤩

Food was delicious, one of the best Indian. 5*and for sure will come back. It was so good I have no chance to do the picture of food 🤭

Food Amazing better than London Or any others we been Plenty of Parking in front Ambient mood climate I would come back here every day Deliciousness

Had our second takeout from spice it was delicious the best Jalfrezi I've tasted.

We went for a meal here without booking, just walked in and asked if they could fit us in and we were welcomed in there and then. The service was excellent, the young man taking the orders was very polite and professional and the food was delicious. We both had a starter and shared main dishes and we found the bill to be very reasonable for the quality of food we were served. We will definitely make a return visit.

Visited 18/9 while staying in Matlock for a few days. We enjoyed our meal and the staff were very polite and friendly. The decor is lovely and modern. We will add it to our list of places to eat next time we stay in the town.

We regularly get a takeaway from Spice. Onion B’s are amazing and the curries are lovely. The service is also fab. Always delivered with a smile and most recently, we ordered as we were driving back from Eurotunnel and asked them to leave it outside the door, we knew would arrive much later and would need to reheat but they left it is a big insulated bag to help keep it warm and said they would collect the bag the next day. It was still warm. How lovely! Above and beyond! Wonderful restaurant x

Popped in here on a whim and although we didn't have the full works it was wonderful. The staff were very friendly and the place was clean and pleasant. The food though was a super suprise. Some of the best bajis we've ever had, the pilau rice was soft and fluffy and not dry or stodgy, and the Desi Delight with Spinach and Chickpea and Chicken Tikka pieces was outstanding. Brilliant brilliant meal. Will be visiting again.

Ordered a lamb hatkora with lemon chilli rice. Absolutely beautiful. Best curry I’ve eaten. Really polite and friendly staff. Definitely recommend and will be eating here again.

Yuck, hair found in our takeaway, so disgusting had to throw it all away, made us feel sick. Also ordered a "Pickle Tray" for £2.50 but just got Mango chutney. Very poor

There were 3 of us, we had 3 starters, 3 mains, and a drink each, nan bread x2, rice and poppadoms. This was just under £100, which I thought was expensive. Took what felt like aaages to arrive, but food was tasty.

The takeaway curries here are very tasty indeed, and reasonably priced with ‘happy hour’ offers available. I would highly recommend if you’re on a budget or even if you’re not ! ***Update: July 2023*** Unfortunately Spice have now added not only a ‘Service charge’ but also a ‘Delivery charge’ adding about £6 to the total order… we could order another dish for that price, come on please guys :(

The food was lovely as always. We did find the music a little too loud. The service wasn’t up to the normal standard we have experienced on previous visits. The waiter asked if we were ready for our main when only one of us had finished our starter and started to clear the table. After one of us had finished our main they again started clearing the table when someone was still eating. I wouldn’t recommend the wine.

As good as it gets. Food, drink and standard of service were first class. Not cheap but worth every penny.

Absolutely amazing food. If you haven't been here yet, go!..The best Indian I've ever tasted and the staff are lovely. Highly recommend.

Lovely Indian only us in but is Sunday night at 9 o’clock lovely staff couldn’t do enough 👍

Food came on time amzaing food love it 10 out 10 so tastey food service was great amzaing thank you had it yesterday delivery at old couch house.

Lovely, attentive waiter, nice wine, great food.

Alcohol is now served at this amazing Indian restaurant, the food was amazing, hot and plentiful. Would highly recommend. The staff were very polite and friendly. We went away very happy, full customers ! 😀

Stumbled across this restaurant passing by. Saw the happy hour for £15 which is starter, main course, rice and Naan . Not really expecting much but how wrong I could have been. I've been to a lot of curry houses, and this is definitely one of my favourites. Food tasted so fresh and the staff were so friendly. Would definitely come back if I were in the area again and would definitely recommend.

Lovely staff very friendly and the currys are amazing. Very tasty!! One of the best currys iv had.

Absolutely Fantastic Restaurant! The food is wonderful(lamb dopiaza was the best i have ever tasted) Clean and welcoming and the staff was absolutely brilliant! Would 100%recommend!!

Very friendly staff, delicious Indian meals, lot of food and proper service. This restaurant is hidden gem in Matlock.

Reallly fast service, the food was sooooo tasty and the atmosphere is amazing in this place. The Friendly staff that served me were rashid and Tariq ☺️

Don't judge a book ,from the outside doesn't look much, but the food is spot on , service is also great, definitely will be back the next time where in Matlock ,

Wow, what a lovely dinner. Service was top notch, restaurant was clean! And most of all the food was fantastic. I would give 5 stars, but everyone has room to be perfect! I could eat from here everyday, if I was rich.

We really enjoyed our meal. Staff very helpful, accommodated a dietary request. Food excellent. Recommended.

Good food and lovely staff, when we stay in Matlock again will definitely eat there again

Ordered a curry for the family for Mother’s Day. The food came in the allocated time but we’re missing two items. We phoned the restaurant to let them know and they said they would get back to us in ten minutes. 30m later we got a phone call asking if we still wanted the missing items. Everyone had eaten except the person waiting for their food. We said it was too late now and the meal was finished and that we would like a refund for the missing items. We were offered extra food and drinks with the missing food but seemed pointless when the meal was over and the person missing their food didn’t want to eat on their own. When stating again that we would like a refund for the missing items we were told that they weren’t authorised to give a refund. Then hung up on us. Shame because the food is good when you get it.

When this place first opened the food was mediocre But the food I was delivered tonight was one of the best Indian takeaways I’ve ever had food delivered hot and fast and tasted fantastic easily on par with the Matlock bath balti which has been the best for years but these days don’t really want to deliver Well done spice restaurant the hot meat Puri was perfect and really tasty The quality of food was excellent and tasted authentic

went in nd had a very nice meal. well spiced food and a beautiful interior would recommend.

visited Nov 22... nice place... good food well spiced... service good... but unfortunatley very Cold. everybody dining had to wear coats. would visit again but only in the summer months.

Orderd from our holiday lodge for 6, great food, great price and fast delivery. Superb best we have had in a long time thank you

Stuck in Darwin lodge with no phone signal!!! We were able to book here online, and pay cash on delivery. When the food arrived it was super hot and super delicious. One of the best Indian takeaways we have had. 4 different dishes all 10 out of 10

Had a few take aways and eaten here twice. Ali is always so polite and friendly, I asked for chicken korma madras hot, he explained that the chef wouldn't do that dish but would create a dish that was creamy but also hot ( i don't like tomato based dishes) His team delivered the best curry I have ever tasted that was just perfect. I wouldn't recommend anywhere else, it's just amazing.

Excellent takeaway meal! Very tasty, will definitely have it again

Just had a takeaway from Spice for the first time and it was absolutely delicious. On arrival the staff were very friendly and helpful and sympathetic to allergies. Food piping hot, large portions and really fresh and tasty. Will definitely go back.

Collected food from this restaurant and that was the biggest regret of the day. If you're searching for an Indian food, then definitely this is not the restaurant. Naan were not so good. Food was all sweet and nothing much. Both the curries had the same taste. I'll definitely not try this again.

had a lovely meal here. was quite quiet (we ate fairly early) but did see a few people collecting takeaways. toilets were clean :)

Really enjoyed our family night out at spice. The food and service was top class. Would highly recommend.

We had a lovely meal here on Saturday night. The food was amazing, the service was excellent, the portions were generous and the price was very reasonable. We will definitely be returning.

Shocking, really gone down hill. Order chicken tikka briyani, and keema naan . Collected, got home to find out the keema naan was a peswari. Rang up and they dropped keema naan , but chef wanted evidence as didn't believe I had wrong one. Keema naan tasted like rat? Binned it straight away. chicken biryani had 3 small bits of chicken and wasn't tikka. Seems like this restaurant are trying to cut corners. Worst meal I've had this year , even worse in month of Ramadan.

We had a lovely takeaway from there Monday 24th Jan , was extremely impressed will definitely be using this place again .

Great food and great service! Thank you Spice 🙏

Authentic tasting food in a clean restaurant. Good, friendly service. Highly recommended.

Really enjoyable meal, good selection of food reasonably priced. Excellent service and friendly staff 5*

We has a take away. Great food, ready when they said it would be. Thanks

The food is delicious, the take is the same on quality. On occasion there has been something missing or not correct but still a nice place to get food from and friendly staff.

Simply the best Indian food in the Matlock area, top marks from me!

Amazing food, amazing service. Thank you!

First visit here and won't be the last. Absolutely amazing food and friendly staff. Loved it!!

New decor, some of which is stunning, but there's a glass wall full of running water, really wasted on me! little natural light... And the food wasn't great tbh... And its an unlicensed premise, which we hadn't realised, so had soft drinks, which were ridiculously expensive...

Best Indian I have had in a long time, so good i went back the next evening too. Lots of veggie options and not full of ghee like many Indians are

What a great little restaurant, serving authentic tasty dishes. Very friendly and professional knowledgeable staff, who provided brilliant service. Looking forward to going again on our next visit to Matlock. The Spice do not serve alcohol but you can take your own or purchase drinks from the bar next door.

Food is delicious. Wonderful service and staff were very friendly. 👍

Ordered at around 5.30, food came on time but with a main dish, chips and a cheese nann missing. Called and they were going to bring the nann and chips up. Half an hour later they show up with the wrong nann bread and no chips. Called again... They're sending the food up again. Its been an hour and still absolutely nothing. Beyond rediculous and an embarrassment to the restaurant.

Went for a curry whilst on Holiday what a lovely place Really friendly courteous staff and excellent food with really good portions Highly Recommended

Ate as two couples and a toddler and the staff where great with us and the little one. The food was great and tasted fantastic. Well done!

Me and my fiancée had a really nice evening tonight at the spice restaurant on dale road Matlock Made to feel really welcome, had a lovely romantic evening with exceptional customer service and amazing food. Was really nice restaurant and good portions very good value for money And we will definitely be visiting again in the future. We are not local but will definitely recommend a visit to any one visiting Matlock. Thank you again for a lovely evening. Also bringing in your own alcohol is great, soft drinks and hot drinks are available. Full 5 stars and worth every penny for a great night out. See you again soon.

Everything was great food and excellent customer service 👍

had a delivery from there last night, both me and my wife commented it was the best curry we have had from any of the curry houses around here. Everything we had was just top notch. the garlic chilli chicken had plenty of flavour and the chillies were really tasty and just about hot enough (I do like them hot) with plenty of good flavour. We had the best veg biryani I have ever had, and that was for both the rice and the curry sauce. I could have enjoyed that on it's own. Finally the Tarka Dhal side was just superb! first class, and well deserving of a 5 star review.