Star of India in South Tyneside - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

I've been going here for years with my family. Always very happy with the service. Food is fantastic, salad is fresh. Lovely to eat in and take out.

Amazing food and great atmosphere. Would recommend to all wanting to try the cuisine. The owner was great and welcoming. Will be back!

Great quality great quantity excellent service many thanks

Firstly this review is 100%genuine. I have been here recently and had a decent chicken tikka balti meal. It wasnt the best I've ever had but not the worst either. Flavours could be improved especially the balti sauce. Service was excellent and a decent restaurant.

Oh dear, how the mighty falls. Once the pinnacle of the Ocean Road curry experience, on tonight's showing The Star Of India has become a haven for grandstanding, foul-mouthed male diners whose sadly apparent Tourettes cannot even compromised by eating. We informed our waiter of the situation but nothing was done, presumably because the offending table had four diners compared to our mere two. That a table of four ladies was adjacent also appeared to have no effect. This ruined what we hoped would be a pleasant dining experience. The food was good - not great - but reasonable value, as has usually been the case with this very long established restaurant. However, even had the meal been of exceptional quality I very much doubt it would have countered our discomfort at the atmosphere created by those four professional cursers, all of which were of an age to know much better how to converse in the presence of others. Sorry, Star Of India - but your apparent indifference to such behaviour has put us off from ever returning to your establishment.

Yeah, nice enough but not wow if you know what I mean 👍

Tasty scammy. Got to watch these restaurants- asked for 1/2 pint- gave me 1 pint. Asked for £8.20 balti chicken- he said “chicken breast”- dunno- thought chicken- did not state breast is extra. Charged me £9. Food is ok but decor a bit grubby/ old. RETURNED AGAIN- chicken korma and boiled rice set meal. All hot and tasty. Added 80p to my bill and claimed it was chicked breast (despite NEVER asking me and the chicken is the same as the “normal”- just chicken nugget sized chunks). So WATCH IT !!!!!

UNHYGIENIC RESTAURANT WITH RUDE AND UNPROFESSIONAL PEOPLE. They are just spoiling the name of India. Firstly staff working there don't know how to behave with customer, while asking for dish they don't know how to explain about it zero knowledge. They gave us menu to go through and when we asked for Raita and show the price on menu they asked us to check online menu. What is the point of having staff and physical menu there when we need to check menu online.? Then when we placed the order one of the staff made comment " WE DON'T SERVE INDIANS", how can one make such comments - WE were discriminated. One of them just on our looked at us and made another unprofessional comment " WE KNOW YOU ARE STUDENTS" how do u know we are students or not???? And why does that matter to you guys we were paying for the dish with we planned to order. We were not having that for free.! When asked for water they served us dirty water with Balck & yellow particles inside and that too Dirty glass (all glasses were dirty).When asked for the replacement they began raising voice on us started being rude and argumentative, said don't tell us what to do and asked us to leave. And Said "THIS IS NOT INDIA" Then why you guys are serving on the name of India why are you using name of India if you guys can't serve Indians??? JUST IMAGINE THEY MUST BE USING THAT DIRTY WATER IN THE COOKING WHICH THEY SERVE TO THE CUSTOMER. IF THEY CAN SEVERE DIRTY WATER TO CUSTOMER THEN HOW DO WE KNOW WHAT'S GOING BEHIND, HOW THEY ARE PREPARING MEAL FOR ALL CUSTOMERS HAVING FOOD AT THIS RESTAURANT. Thanks to God we left that restaurant, else we would have had consumed that unhygienic food at that pathetic and disgusting restaurant. I would never ever recommend this place to anyone on the risk of Hygiene factor.

The staff was so rude and don’t even respectful towards Indian Customers. We have visited there with friends. They have served us dirty water in unhygienic way and the particles in the water were clearly visible. When asked upon they said in a very rude way, the restaurant waiter was so rude he started blaming us for asking water even. He said that we should ask for mineral water rather than normal water. Pathetic service were given by those staff while pointing out fingers over the customers and they said they don’t like to serve indian customers. All of them totally mannerless! I won’t recommend anyone going there as they are not Indian some bangladeshis but running the restaurant in the name of India just for the sake of attracting customers and nabbing monies from the customers. They should behave how to treat with the customers first before running a restaurant. Absolutely no stars for them! Should change their name rather than misleading customers in the name of India. You have been warned!!! If you don’t want to waste your money or don’t want to get food poisoning better check out somewhere authentic Indian restaurant who knows how to behave with the customers in the right manner.

Pathetic people and don't know how to behave with customers. Serving dirty water in dirty glass. It's soo awful experience. And if you don't want FOOD POISONING then better choose somewhere else in good authentic Indian restaurant unlike someone else running in the name of India just to get customers for Indian food. You have been warned!! All the staff working at this place are also mannerless.

My friend was treated horribly here. They served my friend dirty water and when she informed about it, she was told to leave. It really disturbed her and ruined her weekend. Don’t recommend at all, I would rate it one star based on my friend’s experience as I was planning to visit as well.

The service of the restaurant was very poor. We just asked for the water, but the glasses were dirty. We asked to change it, but the waiters were soo rude with us. I will never visit the restaurant again.

Been coming here for over 50 years. NEVER EVER have had a bad experience. Over the years the staff have & are warm & welcoming without being obtrusive. The food choice is typical traditional curries with chefs specials which are always delivered hot and tasty. The 3 course special are superb value from £11.95 for starters, mains/rice, sweet or coffee. We'll Be Back.

I have tried all the Indian restaurants in ocean road and without doubt this one if by far the worst, in fact it's the worst Indians i have ever had. I have had better frozen meals from Iceland for £2.99. you have been warned eat at this establishment at your own peril.

Great food here, been going for years and never once disappointed. Do a good pint also. Service is always friendly and you are never kept waiting as speedy service.

Just want to say the waiters are very kind and polite but will not be returning. Food was awful, I opted for bhuna prawn, the prawns still had big poo sacks inside which like anybody would put them off. Came to our mains beef madras, egg and mushroom pilau and chips with a garlic Nan. Our garlic Nan bread was very tough like it had been sat there a while with a perfume taste, our beef madras was a mixture between very fatty or dry, and the sauce had no flavour towards it. Our rice left a powdered texture like taste in our mouths and was very mushy, chips 10/10 can’t go wrong. Complaining gives me way too much anxiety I never want to come across rude or impolite so just said everything was fine. I felt a little awkward as everytime I looked up all waiters were looking across to me. Maybe because I wasn’t eating my food or just scanning the place at the same time I was to look up. But like I said; they were very polite and lovely, but unfortunately will never be returning.

Top quality meal from start to finish. Chicken saag 10/10 and fantastic customer service to. Highly recommended 👌

All I can say is that the meal had no taste whatsoever wasted £23. Should have had a bag of crisps.

Unreal place to go for food! Very friendly

Good food & great service. When we visit we always get a great welcome & shown to "our table". First class everything & if you have never been you should try it. You won't be disappointed.

We visit the star of India regularly, unfortunately we will never visit again, we were treat appallingly, we booked a table like we always do, we had literally just finished our meal but still had drinks left and the waiter came to our table with our bill and said “I’ve been told I have to give you your bill as we need the table”, they had people just walking in and not booking like we did wanting a table, we weren’t offered the opportunity to order anything else, never again and I will never recommend either

We visited here last night and can honestly say we were not disappointed. We were well greeted and given a cosy table even though we hadn't booked. The food was absolutely amazing we could not fault it, meat was so tender and full of flavour. We were served with a smile and nothing was too much bother. Would highly recommend. We will visit again. Thank you for a lovely evening.

I Côme here almost every week and hands down best food/ restaurant I’ve ever been too, food is amazing and the staff are so so lovely would definitely recommend, best restaurant on ocean road🙌🏽

The restaurant decor is a little strange with window views lining the walls, definitely needs a facelift, the furniture is also a little retro. The staff are friendly and efficient. The food is excellent, great tasting authentic curries, old school menus with a great choice. The special menus are fantastic value, even the normal menu is very reasonable. The portions are good and the quality of food is excellent as are the flavours, can recommend the madras, the Nan breads are also great. The coffees are also excellent.

Delicious and amazing value ! Got a delicious Lamb bhuna- so tender- melt in the mouth , aromatic and nice flavours Partner got a chicken dish Mixed starter - nice ! King prawn puri - puri was so crisp but soft and delicious Rice is soft and fluffy , Really recommend this for takeaway

I visit the restaurant with my family we ordered starter seekh kabab the meat is out of date too smelly no taste I told one of staff member he said you still have to pay I said ok . No apologise nothing very rude after we ordered main course Curry's chicken tikka balti chicken tikka bunna. Absolutely rubbish onion gravy no taste at all . Chicken tikka masala. And karma was ok . I came from Nottingham to see my family we decide we meal together .we Never go back the restaurant .we don't like them Indian Curry's I only give 1⭐

Food was adequate but not good service & didn't feel very welcomed. We ordered 2 glasses of diet coke which were completely flat after 3 sips. The waiter took them away & then used the same flat coke remaining from the bottle he had used before & topped up from a new bottle, neither of which must not of been kept in the fridge, hence warm coke. This was witnessed by my partner. Again after 3 sips the coke was completely flat again. As we weren't happy we told another waiter about this who denied that they would do this & just repeated saying that they've been their for 65 years. I said but the coke is still flat. Waiter repeated his rant & walked away. Very rude & was difficult not to go further with this. Paid & left & vowed we would never return.

Always a lush meal. Loads of food. So doggy bag it is. 100% defo worth a visit one of my best curry houses in shields.

I have used this place on and off for years but every time I go in recently and order a takeaway m the staff seem to get more surly, miserable and keep their eyes on you at all times! It’s very uncomfortable. The prices have shot in too so will return to the curry centre where you get a warm greeting and good priced quality food.

Definitely be back. Polite / attentive staff,lovely food. They tend to upsell additional items and don't mention specials.

Been coming here for 17 years and the curries I've had are just amazing. Love the texture and tastes of their curries. The music is relaxing. Definitely good for your pocket, doesn't cost the earth.

Excellent good and service. We will come back again.

Arrived around 7pm Bank Holiday Sunday 30/April/2023. Fairly busy but enough seats to accommodate my daughter and myself. Busy but friendly enough & as efficient as usual. Ordered a starter to share Bhuna chicken in puree, lamb dopiaza, lamb roghan, garlic naan, onion pilau & chips. 2 drinks each. No problems until the bill comes, Charged 14.45 for roghan!!! Queried this and was told we had ordered from the special menu. Rubbish, tried again and still got the bill over £40 00. Brought the menu over and went through it with usually friendly waiter and got a different total again. He walked away shaking his head saying mistakes happen. Went through the bill again and it turns out the original was near 8 quid more than it should have been - equivalent to another main course, I think not... Check the bill, especially if they are busy... Otherwise really enjoyed it

Excellent service excellent meal. Great price for all it being restaurant week.

Came here the other night for a family meal, great friendly service but everyone’s was a little hotter (chilli-wise) than usual

Hi Guys, this is about the tenth time i have visited this restaurant over the last couple of years and can confirm i have 'never' had a bad experience. The food is always amazing, great evening special menu as at great price and the food is always served quickly. The Staff are amazing too, always polite and attentive. You must give this a try, i guarantee you wont be disappointed.

Waiters very rude and pushy on that day

Went for a 21st birthday with family food was beautiful however staff were rude couldn’t wait until we finished , couldn’t enjoy our meals with them standing or watching us eat! We all felt uncomfortable and had to leave and take our food to eat at home instead.

Popped in after my Daughter finished the Great North Run. The restaurant was empty, but poor weather was bringing people from the run into the restaurant. I have been to this restaurant many times, and service has been fine. I found the staff to be rude and could not wait for us to leave. I recommend people to give this place a miss, very greedy staff. Don't think I will return

Absolutely the worse! Food is trash. no salt, no nothing!!

Exceptional food and service. 1st visit and won't be the last. Well recommended.

This is my favourite India restaurant in South Shields and the food is great. They do meal deals most nights and we’ll worth the money.

We both both went out at first. Then decide get curry so we thought this curry place because it's gorgeous. Going back on Saturday with him I can not wait. So friendly inside and food came quickly and very gorgous xx

The food was incredibly terrible. None of the ten of us were even remotely satisfied. The biryani had no salt, and when we inquired about it, they said they don't add salt to the food and suggested adding table salt ourselves. If we have to add salt, then what's the point of dining at a restaurant.

The food is really good and very well priced. The staff are also lovely. We would go here again for sure.

Went lastnight in a large group. The service was poor and found the staff ignorant, literally walking past us when we tried to get his attention. Thinking he doesnt speak english, oh he does, he was talking away at the counter after ignoring several of us. left my son waiting for his food, we had just about finished ours before he got his, they actually forgot i think. Waiter spilled a glass of wine and did not offer to replace it but of course got charged. I would not reccommend this place, we could not even move on the seats because they were heavy and pushed together to the point it was just one bench. Overcharged on the bill, £12.95 for a 5 star speacial, he charged each dish individually. Told him and all of a sudden there was a language barrier again. It just wasn't a pleasant experience and will not go there again. Feel like i threw money away.

First time I’ve been to the star for years as the food was always good but the service used to let it down ! Not anymore the service was great and the chicken madras made with leg meat was proper old school none of the diced chicken bought in for the tandoori what most restaurants use these days thoroughly enjoy it I was even tempted to buy another as a takeaway I’ll most certainly be back

We decided to try a garlic chicken starter with a chicken tikka garlic main meal for a change. With the lovely keema naan, poppadoms (they sent 3) and lovely pilau rice it was a lovely meal to end a busy Fathers Day.

Hi guys, we visit this restaurant every couple of months and always have a great time. The food is always amazing quality, loads of meat in the curries and fantastic taste. The 'Evening special menu' has great choice and very reasonably priced. Give it a try, you will be impressed :-) Graham

Sehr gemütlich mit Sitzecken und fotos Super essen sehr viel I came from munich

We hadn’t had an Indian takeaway for a while so after having a poor experience last time at another takeaway we plumped for one of the best in town. Our decision was right. The chicken tikka Garlic and garlic chilli tikka main meals were delicious. Add a fluffy naan with loads of keema mince and tasty mushroom pilau rice and that was a great meal. The chips were fine, we prefer spicy ones but the star of India don’t do them. Value was excellent and that’s something important in these times when treat nights become rarer.

Check the bill. Bill payments become inflated for no apparent reason. The claim was they put you on the set menu deal even though the basic menu price was cheaper. Lamb biriani was £8.50 on the menu but there was an additional £3 added for the lamb and £1 for the sauce. WTF? Two meals with one beer £45. Food was poor also so avoid avoid avoid.

Originally went to go somewhere else which was busy and welcomed to the one free table available. Had never tried here before but very glad I did. Service was friendly and efficient. Drinks orders taken quickly and arrived quickly. Repeat drinks were the same. Good amount of time between waiting between food. Food itself was great and it’s very easy to go overboard but for it was the best lamb rogan I have had, my girlfriend thought what she ordered was very good. Lovely atmosphere and would certainly come here again.

Birthday curry for four. Good food, good service and reasonable price. Been open since 1963!

Very bad staff..rotten face …food is bad…disgusting smell inside . Not at all Indian food taste..my rating is minus zero.

Brilliant food, friendly staff and a good atmosphere, what more can you ask for?

Lovely food. Staff very friendly making you feel welcome.

At the moment it's the best Indian on the strip. As a food critic of 25 years I can say that hand on heart. Absolutely tremendous.

Very rude behaviour, they are treating every Indians like students, calling themselves Indian restaurant but treating them like they don't deserve to be there, they don't think indians can afford, they are happy to bootlick English.

Worse experience ever. Staff doesn't know anything about hospitality.

Lovely food, good price, staff were very friendly

It was not a good curry bland have had curry b4 won't be ordering a other sorry

The staff at the restaurant always make you welcome. The food is excellent & very good portions. The prices are very reasonable too.

The menu and door sign said it closed at midnight, when we entered at 10.40 the waiter said we close at 11.30,Immediately made us feel unwelcome, non of the waiters made eye contact and it was evident they weren't at all happy we arrived. We...

Brilliant night 5 star food 5 star service Excellent value for money

If you want an old-skool indian restaurant experience, look no further than the Star! It excels in traditional dishes and at a very reasonable cost!!

we had a lovley meal it was my sons birthday so we went as a family the food was amazing the staff where very helpful and friendly it was fab

Very disappointed, the rogan I ordered was just a gloopy mess, and lacked flavour. rogan is supposed to be a two pan dish with topping added at the end, very disappointed. all the food lacked flavour, the portions were huge, I would prefer less food properly cooked, sadly I will not be going back to the star", it used to be the best on ocean road, I have been going there for years, but now a shadow of its former self.

One of the best on ocean road. Friendly staff.

Can't fault the restaurant food or staff, staff very obliging and food spot on.

I Was in Newcastle for a few days break. And my friend took me to South Shields for a day trip, When there we decided to get something to eat in the local area, after checking out a few restaurants we decided to go into...

Super friendly staff, always recognise me when I come and they're always supper accomodating. Food here is absolutely delicious and at the prices they do it's absolutely unbeatable. The only restaurant I ever go to when I visit South Shields and for good reason

Apart from the chips which seemed dried out, we’d chosen two different meals, a chicken tikka garlic dry and a Singapore chicken tikka and they were great choices. Rice and keema naan where both nice. Delivered on time and hot too eat.

Just don’t terrible waiters and very argumentative microwave quality food also just don’t

Has to be one of the worst customer service I have ever had ? The so called waiters even want to argue with you about the poor quality of the food no table service manners no welcome waiters and they adopt seem to know what...

I was with a young man with a Learning Disability who I support. Staff here ignored him. It was awful.

Top notch 👌🏻👌🏻😎😎 thoroughly enjoy by my son and I!!! Well recommend a trip to find y’all self 👍🏻👍🏻

Food lovely, staff was a disgrace, not pleasant waiters need a lesson in hospitality, While eating my meal I asked for a drink it came no problem waiter said are you paying separately for it as there were 13 of us dining I said yes and he stood over me and waited for me to stop eating and go into my bag for the money, When we asked for the bill he stood over us while we sorted the bill out so he could get the money. Made us all feel bad yes they need our custom but want you in fed and out again. Seem to forget if it wasn't for us customers they wouldn't have a restaurant. And being 13 of us they got a good deal of money, hence we will not return. £2-50 for a glass of flat warm coke that comes out of a supermarket bottle.

AVOID LIKE THE PLAGUE! Appalling service and kitchen. DO NOT GO HERE! Not even offered free poppadoms or a drink after such a terrible evening. Ordered at 6.30 this evening. Only got starters after 1 and a half hours! Then waited another 30 mins and still nothing not even excuses. Lots of people sitting waiting for even longer than us. Ended up paying for starters and drinks and leaving after 2 hours very hungry with everywhere else closing after the waiters totally ignored us. No reason for pre-made veggie curries to take more than 2 hours to be served in a small curry house on ocean road on a Monday with so much competition in the street. Go anywhere else but here!!!! I’ve warned you!

Great value for money with a £9.95 set menu. Service was good and the food was served quickly. I visited a few years ago and I noted that it's been redecorated very nicely. I would visit again.

Friendly place situated in a lovely restaurant lined street. Four of us all had different dishes all of which were very nice and spicy. The portions were massive and we were all stuffed to the eyeballs. Will definitely return.

Superb food & great prices. Excellent service & pleasent surroundings. Highly recommended

Lovely food, friendly staff, great prices.

I chose a Shaslik curry as I’m not a fan of hot curries and a Shaslik was something I’ve had from other restaurants and found the flavours to my taste. Unfortunately I found it too hot, so I’ve learned from experience. Husband did say it...

Beautiful meal,brilliant service, love the place.Plenty for brekkie lol

Best Indian restaurant on this road,

Great food Great Service whats not to like. Highly recommended.

Food is gorgeous off the charts ,realy friendly staff ,been going to this restaurant for 30 year + seen staff come and go over the years but never been disappointed to this day on

Great service and food as always, it's our first go to place for Indian food every time 👍

Beautiful traditional food. Lovely staff and service. Definitely will return. Thank you

Attended this establishment with the intention of having an enjoyable sit down meal as I recalled this place as being very good some years ago. Not anymore sadly, the gentleman who took our food order was extremely ignorant and unprofessional, he even chucked the cutlery down on the table in front of my guest who had never dined out in South Shields before, we were shocked at the behaviour. My guest requested beef madras and received chicken madras but did not want to make a fuss. The food was very substandard and bland for the amount of money we paid. I complained and the head waiter immediately went on the defensive. We were made to feel as if it was our fault. Never again.

Very good Indian restaurant in Whiteley Bay. Well trained staffs and good rest room for guests and wheelchair accessible entrance. It is close to the Whiteley bay beach front.

Great place, second time we have visited when coming to shields. Food is fantastic, cannot fault, prices really good too and the cona coffee is the best coffee I’ve ever tasted! The last visit we felt a little rushed as we visited quite late, hence...

The worst experience faced from a restaurant. The staff was so rude. Never gonna go again

Service not so good, Indian meal lovely but English meal terrible.

Excellent service, excellent curry.

Been going for years. Always a great quality scran and amazing value.

Never been for years had a great meal everything was great never changed wil be back soon staff were very good and food presents well

Ordered via ubereats. As my partner had to be up early for work, and with a delivery time of 40-60 minutes we ordered here. After an hour and a half we phoned to be told it would be another 30 minutes, unable to cancel via...

Great food and service and price recommend cheese nan