Sultan of Keswick in Allerdale

Very attentive staff and great food. Easily accomodated a large group of us with no fuss.

Excellent restaurant very friendly helpful staff serving very good food

Ordered two chicken pakora and 1 veg pakora. Was charged £17. I received 8 pieces of chicken pakora and 4 pieces of veg. Total rip off. Ended up complaining as I could of got a main course for the same amount. Got £5 and two poppadoms. Still unhappy but was refused a refund for the food. Edit: So glad you took the time to reply back to my review as you have let people know it would be more for 8 pieces of chicken pakora and 4 pieces of veg pakora if I didn't get a discount. I don't think there would be many people want to pay what I did or more. If I went to McD of KFC and wasn't pleased with the quality I would also request a refund. You may not be happy with my review but I was equally unhappy about the quality and quantity of your pakora. The person I spoke to on the night, also agreed that they wouldn't be happy paying what I did. That's the reason I got money back and poppadoms. Always happy to leave a rubbish review when it's needed.

Food ok but not the best curry for flavours. Very noisy which I understand is normal with a large party of men opposite us,but rather ruined it.

Very pleasant experience. Staff were very accommodating. Met the owner and had a lovely chat with him. The food was good, the portions were huge!! Definitely worth what you’re paying for. We ordered the lamb biryani to share between the two of us and we still ended up taking some home in a takeaway box as we couldn’t finish it. Atmosphere was ok, the area has a specific demographic which the restaurant caters too. They tried to target a younger demographic but found it difficult. Hence their reasoning for serving alcohol. Overall pleasant experience, taking into account that there is not a lot of halal options at the Lake District area.

Had a take away, chicken pakora tasted like cheap chicken nuggets the vegetable pakora was grated vegetables and burnt, the chips where colourless . The main meals very disappointing too. It's gone down hill as it used to be quite a nice place.

After booking a table, we ordered meals with a pleasant and friendly waiter. The food was fairly quick to arrive and very well enjoyed. Service charge was automatically added to the bill. and the bill sent to us without request. After payment, we were quickly asked to leave the table despite having almost a full bottle of wine left and other drinks.

Eaten here each time we visited Borrowdale in 2023. Booked for Christmas eve and once again an epic meal. Tasty and hot food with great portions. Staff are always warm and welcoming with a family vibe. Keep up the great work guys.

This is a really good Indian Restaurant. The food is fantastic and reasonably priced. There are not many restaurants to choose from in town but this is our goto place when we visit for the weekend.

Brilliant restaurant, this is our second visit and we'll be back again when we visit the Lakes. The restaurant is very clean and the service is excellent. I had the chicken shashlik which is big enough for two. Delicious!!! Thank you.

Food was lovely and service was very quick

I went for a meal last night with 3 friends, the food & service was 1st class, will definitely be back

Really nice food and great service from the staff.

Lovely curry that hits the spot after a long hike. The staff are friendly and helpful. Classic curry house done very well.

The overall food quality at Sultan of Keswick was the worst. I would give MINUS rating for all the below reasons - 1. Naan was burnt 2. Food was TOO MUCH OILY 3. Smell of Kheema Naan was like a raw Lamb. 4. We had ordered Chicken Tikka Jalfrezi and Chicken Tikka Kurhai but we couldn't distinguish between 2 dishes as both dishes felt the same. 5. There was too much onion, tomato and capsicum in the main dish which didn't feel like eating 6. The food was costly. 7. Every food item price was more than the price mentioned in their menu card on Google. 8. Food was NOT AT ALL worth it. 9. We had also ordered Garlic Naan and Cheese Garlic Naan but couldn't see Garlic in both of them. Hope the owner of Sultan of Keswick sees this honest feedback and works on it. Thanks.

Wow amazing food, staff so friendly and so efficient and quick. They all work well under pressure. We were sitting in the two seaters by the window, and just felt very much like we couldn't talk privately, being so close to the other dining guests. That was the only thing that wasn't great. But we would definitely come again.

Superb establishment, great food & attentive staff.

Had a takeaway, and was very disappointed with the food. There were 4 of us eating, and we all tasted each others food and sides. All the food was very bland. Would NOT reccomend

Our son visited this restaurant whilst on holiday several weeks ago and raved about it, so we decided to give it a go. We weren't disappointed, lovely atmosphere attentative staff and great food.

Lovely meal , great location and atmosphere , the owner is a nice guy he made time to come to our table for a chat, we have been there a couple of times now and we will be back next year

Lovey meal served quickly. Waiters friendly and excellent interactions with all their customers.

Brilliant, everything. Staff, food everything lush. If you don't go when you're in Keswick you're missing out. Absolutely fantastic. Staff, food, service was excellent. Amazing.

Love this restaurant. The food is amazing and the staff are so friendly and attentive.

Foods halal, so they say. Problem they serve drinks and alcohol seemed like same glasses. I didnt like that as I'm Muslim. Guy in charge was a brilliant host. Down side £10 service charge added onto bill (I like to decide my tip). Food was hot but nothing special, nan £3.50 was told would serve 2 it wouldn't do 1 and I'm not a big eater. Atmosphere was brilliant nice and busy. All in all was okay bait over priced won't go again but didn't regret it either. Thank you.

Lovely meal attentive service without being intrusive. Lovely relaxed atmosphere.

Don't bother. We walked in and after some serious consideration were told since we didn't have a booking we would only have 15/20 minutes to eat. We went someplace else but walked by 45 minutes later to plenty of tables empty. By the way, I did look for a way to book yesterday but there is no apparent way to do so online and their site doesn't say anything to suggest booking otherwise.

Had a nice meal, I could've done with a tad more spice, but my wife was more than happy. Staff attentive without being over the top, service was good and prices were average by Lake District standards. Only thing I didn't notice, after reading the reviews, was any mention of service charge on the menu. I did leave a tip, as I do if I enjoy a meal, but wouldn't have done if I'd seen there was a service charge.

Dined here on Saturday 15th July after a team build day with colleagues at GAP Group. Its the second time weve dined here after a fabulous meal the year before. Highly recommended and we will be back next year! Great service and excellent food. Looking forward to our next visit 😀

Only had a takeaway but the place is nice. Food is good definitely recommend

Pretty below average in every aspect tbh

Absolutely excellent food and service - staff couldn't be more helpful. The food was superb - really great - I would totally recommend it!

Lovely meal and we will definitely be back! Staff amazing too, made sure we were both happy and had everything we needed.

If you're going for proper (OG) Indian/Pakistani food then it's an utter disappointment. The food (chicken dopiyaza, chicken makhni, daal) was absolutely bland. We had to ask the waiter to check if the chef forgot to put salt in the daal. The pulao rice was probably just boiled rice and had no flavour at all. The only thing that was considerably edible was the starter (garlic chicken puri). The ambience wasn't great either especially because the place was extremely noisy (not sure why). The service and the staff attitude is the only thing I can appreciate.

Proper "old school" traditional curry restaurant. Nothing trendy, just really nice food that hits the spot and friendly welcoming staff.

Very tasty food, and pleased to see a few vegan options. However, they need far more vegan food on the menu, and ideally remove all non-vegan items so that they become a 100% plant-based restaurant.

Good service. Food was a little bland for an Indian.

The Food and the service at this restaurant is absolutely amazing, We stayed in Keswick for 5days and we ended up going twice during that time, On both occasions we were blown away by the super tasting food and the fantastic service by all the staff members. Highly recommended !!

I was part of a group of 40, they coped amazingly. The food was great and the service friendly.

Very friendly staff and food brilliant. Well done lads from the Walton Booking

21.5.2023.. amazing!! The lamb saga was out of this world. They changed a dish to manage my allergy. The hosts were friendly and welcoming. Highly recommended.

Amazing food, lovely service + lovely staff, I always go here i love it

First time visit with friends. The room was very noisy due to high ceiling and no soft furnishings. The food was generally good although my three chilli curry that I asked for extra spicy was rather mild and dry. If any of the staff had bothered asking I would have let them know. The foot was served sporadically, like tapas. Our starters arrived before we had finished the poppadoms. The staff were removing plates whilst we were eating. We had to ask for everything. Didn't pay the 10% service charge they automatically added to the bill.

Food was terrible worse than that, starters came with the main 65 minutes after we ordered. Forgot half the stuff Aswell,

Lovely place, friendly staff and the food is excellent. Highly recommend.

Great food and service.. They fitted us last minute. Captains Patia is just the best version I’ve ever tasted.

Excellent food and service 5 star

Beautiful food and staff were friendly and lovely. Would definitely go again. Husband said it was one of the best Indians he has had.

Très bonne cuisine et service agréable. Un très bon moment en famille. Nous reviendrons.

I like a ruby ,but stay away fr Gurkha masala,gash,actually got food poisoning from this gaff!

Easily in my top 5! Great food, good quantity and attentive service. Highly recommended.

Excellent. Great service and really tasty food. Chicken Madras and Jal Frazie with Mushroom Pillau all fresh with good wholesome flavours. Highly recommended.

Lovely meal at Sultan tonight. Lovely light naan bread and my chicken balti was lovely.

First time at this restaurant absolutely gorgeous Greeted by lovely staff felt so welcome. Felt so comfortable were we sat The best curry we've had So fresh and tasty. Would recommend 100% Staff so friendly Will definitely be back Thanks so much xx

Absolutely lovely , the food is damn good and our waiting staff Mansur made my day. Excellent staff service , excellent food. Would visit again

Its a must visit cuisine for all desi food lovers, all i can all is you will get the best quality without any doubt.

Food is spot-on here. Not had any complaints. Always head for The Sultan when visiting Keswick.

Tasteless, bland, expensive. It's coming to something when the best part of a meal for two costing change short of £60 is the pickle tray. We both ordered lamb tikka karahi with rice and i had a garlic naan. I had one beer. My partner had a cup of tea. £60!! First the good points. The pickle tray was OK. The rice was OK. Now the bad. The main dishes had more pepper and onion in them than lamb. What lamb was in there was tough. Karahi is a medium curry (2 chilli's on the menu). It had zero spice in it. Bland. It was also just tasteless. Zero spice, zero flavour. When the waiter asked how our meals were I was honest but polite and told him we were a little disappointed in how bland and tasteless it was. He went away and returned with the menu pointing out our curry was only a medium and not supposed to be spicy. OK. Its not meant to blow your head off but the least you expect is to be able to taste some spice. Or an actual flavour! My garlic naan was tiny to be frank, and not very garlicky. The size of a side plate at best. This place obviously survives on tourist trade that only ever visit once. I can't imagine anyone being impressed enough to return. Having come from West Yorkshire (the curry capital of the UK so we know a good curry when we have one) I would say that this was the worst curry we've ever had and the worst meal we have had the misfortune to have together as a couple. When the food was brought out to the table it did not smell of anything and as it turned out tasted just how it smelled. Bland and lifeless, certainly not to the standard we are used to. We were hungry and did not want to waste the food so we ate it but i must say that it had to be forced down. The staff were too busy watching football (Wales v USA in the world Cup) and it took a long time to get their attention. Despite passing them feedback at the end of this meal they have still had the cheek to charge us a £5.45 service fee ! It's been not just a waste of a lot of money but such a great disappointment to end what had otherwise been a lovely day ! ). I would love to save somebody from the disappointment we had. Very poor. Very bland. Very expensive. In fact now that I've scrutinised the bill Ifurther i feel I need to share it. 1 x Cobra £4.90 1 x tea £2.00 2 x poppadoms £1.80 1 x pickle tray £3.10!!! No wonder this was the best bit of the meal!!! Who charges separately for poppadoms and the pickles that go with them??? And £4.90 at that!!!?? 2 x lamb tikka karahi £31.90! 2 x pilau rice £7.00 1 x garlic naan £3.80 Service charge (even after a complaint) £5.45!!! Avoid avoid avoid.

Would definitely recommend and return if we are in the area again, very good food and service

Phoned up as they opened to make a booking for a group of 5 no issues seated straight away service was quick and friendly, food was spot on will definitely eat here again when we are back in the area👍

Absolutely delicious food. Dined in many many places of a similar style and have to say I was blown away by the quality, tasty, rich, and layered flavours served here. Just what you need after a day on the fells. Good service - quick enough but not rushed and a great bottle of house red wine which tasted like it could have been a much more expensive variety. All in all very good. One of us had the rajasthani (chicken) curry and one the goa pils chicken (yummy!!)….the children had chicken tikka (starters) each for a main and shared rice and chips with it. Even for these two usually fussy they loved it and even at the salad garnish!!Would definitely come back again, the carrot and lime pickle was the BEST I have ever had….and I’ve had a lot of chutneys!! Also good value. 4 of us eat comfortably for £108 incl. service with sundries, sides, beer, wine and soft drinks. 😊

Fab Indian food, great service!

Visited on a Saturday evening. Brightly lit and noisy with lots of tables crammed in. Service was rushed and a bit unfriendly which was a shame as they been great in the past (new younger staff). Food was very good, great selection of dishes you don't see elsewhere, but expensive.

Ordered a takeaway from here and it was absolutely lovely. Madras was just right and the mix grill was banging. Would highly recommend if your in or around Keswick.

This place had cooked to order with lots of veg. Gives the guest to spend time with people their with. It was my first place many moons ago.

Sultan of Keswick offers a very high standard of çuisine, my favourite dish being Chicken Tikka Dhansak which is an explosion of flavours and has to be tried. The staff are very friendly and efficient. If you are visiting Keswick, sample the delights of Sultan, you will not be disappointed.

Absolutely excellent restaurant. We always eat at the Sultan after a group of 14 of us have been wild camping and hiking on the lake District fells and also when I'm on holiday in the lakes. Our meals have always been excellent and the staff are friendly and welcoming too and couldn't do enough to help us. The family who run the business have faced some tough times too(check out their website for more details) they've done really well to maintain such consistent standards and this is a testament to them. I really don't understand some of the unfair, negative reviews of this restaurant either. They bear no resemblance to my experiences here whatsoever and some of the customers appear to just be complaining about the fact that they had to pay for their food. The Sultan is a business, not a charity so if you go there be prepared to pay for your food! The Sultan is our Indian restaurant of choice whenever we visit the lake District.

Best Indian meal I have had! The food was amazing, from the chicken chat, to the masala. Beautiful! The service is first class and the restaurant has a lovely feel to it. I especially like the booths. One issue, I didn't realise a service charge was added until I got home. This should be pointed out otherwise I would have given 5 stars.

Always great food but you should always book and the staff are great we always come to this restaurant when we are staying in keswick

Very bland food. Didn't enjoy it at all. Very over priced and added a service charge to the bill without even asking me how much.

Scraped a 2 star. Visited here yesterday night as we are on holiday in Keswick for the weekend. Most of the food was somewhat ok and the portions are definitely up to scratch, The restaurant is also very clean with nice decor but unfortunately the pricing was wrong/different On the receipt to the menu, the plates where cold, staff really need to speak up and stop mumbling, the king prawn curry didn’t contain many prawns or much flavour, lack of beers on tap £5 for a cobra is also overly steep, no sweet menu whatsoever☹️. They also automatically add a 10%no mandatory service charge which seems to becoming a common occurrence. If I want to tip I will and I will also decide the amount I tip. We are not in America after all. I feel my review was completely fair and honest. Please don’t be angry by it. Instead take time to improve the services in your restaurant.

Food was lovely didn't appreciate the service charge which we were not told about

“King prawns” dish is mainly vegetables with small pieces of prawns. “Meat and Veg Samosa” are very disappointing as well. Their Pepsi doesn’t taste good either. Everything is overpriced.

On holiday here. Tried the other Indian last weekend which was very good. Thought I’d try here this week as they offered 20% discount on takeaways. Was a little apprehensive given some of the reviews, but needn’t have worried. Absolutely superb meal. The Chicken Pathia main was as good as I’ve tasted. Wouldn’t hesitate to recommend.

Horrible service and bad attitude of staff. Avoid this place.

Very lovely & clean restaurant. The food was beautiful, we both really enjoyed our meals and the staff were very attentive and friendly.👌 We will definitely be coming back. Really recommend this lovely spot! 👏

Food and service excellent and table screened on both sides allowing easy conversation. Onion bhajis followed by chicken bhuna and dopiaza plus rice, poppadoms and naan bread made for an excellent meal on our first visit. Will be back when we are in Keswick again.

Meals ok, but prices very expensive for small portions. Rip off 10% automatic service charge added to my bill, which I didn’t notice until later, so had left a tip as well! Since I saw many other customers leaving cash after paying by card, this must have happened to them too! Sultan of Keswick is “Insulting” the intelligence of the customers they are ripping off!!

No doubt about the food quality. BUT their service quality is extremely poor if they believe that you are not going to spend much. Specially when they know that you will not spend money on drinks. One of the main meal was not served until I reminded twice, even cutlery was not surved, no tissue, table was uncleaned so I had to clean my table. Where as I saw them serving my next table with care. I would not completely call it racial discrimination but I would call it poor judgement about a person's spending ability not serve them properly.

Have been to this restaurant before (about 5 years ago). It did not disappoint!! Got there about 6.30pm and got a table straight away. It was fill within aboit 30 minutes. Had the Chicken Jalfrezi which was cooked to perfection. Pilau rice portion was enough for two. Reasonably priced too! Staff were attentive and friendly. Highly recommend!!

Worst experience, this place is not Halal, staff doesn’t know about if its chicken kabab or beef, one of them said its chicken and halal other one said it’s beef, so they just playing up. Management should take action on this offering someone a wine who is asking for a halal food that’s big shame. Food was disgusting and full of smell. We didn’t even ate and i paid them just, there staff even told us meat is not fresh because we can get it from here. Employer should take notice of all this, and those nasty kababs were from yesterday. BIG Shame we will never forget this. Don’t trap customer if you don’t do halal food. We didn’t even see rest of the food we paid for and feel vomit when i see this picture, can’t get over smell of food

Very impressed with our experience here. Seated quickly, friendly staff very attentive. Onion Bhaji for starters, decent sized portion and tasty. Our mains were fresh and spiced just right. All in all a great meal reasonably priced. Would recommend.

Love this place. Food is always delicious and the staff so friendly. Plenty of choices for vegetarians too which is always a plus. Never had a bad meal here, highly recommended

A party of 9 of us booked for last night and everything about the place was faultless. On a very busy night the service was exceptional and the food fantastic. I thoroughly recommend it.

Really nice food,reasonably priced,we would recommend 👍

Had a takeaway last night, excellent food and very good value for money, would thoroughly recommend.

Very good service and extremely good food

Fabulous service, excellent food.

Got takeaway, the bhoona and achari Curry's were pretty average, the garlic naan may as well have been plain as it had almost no flavour and this is apparently £5 worth of chicken pakora.....

We managed to get a table for four on a busy Friday, when every place in town was fully booked. We really enjoyed the food. Our favourite was the mustard lamb dish recommended by the waiter. We thought the other curry dish we ordered could have been slightly more flavourful, but overall it was a nice meal, which was well priced and portioned.

Great genuine Indian Food. Very delicious and amazing serving.

Best Indian food I’ve had for ages! Really fresh, tasty and not greasy. Good portion sizes. Really enjoyed it!

Worst experience ever. Very bad customer service.

Very bad restaurant . We disappointed. Very bad service

Poor customer service and totally very disappointing from the management side.

Had a takeaway. Amazing food. Quick service. Would recommend!

Met up with some friends I’d not seen for a year and we chose this restaurant. Such a lovely son and dad team running the place who were so polite , chatty and helpful in assisting us which curry to choose . Food was excellent , fresh and a great blend of textures and flavours - served hot straight from the kitchen Definitely recommend and will be going back Thank you 😊

Lovely food good service and very friendly, nice atmosphere and recommended for a good Indian restaurant.

Warm welcome on arrival, very friendly member of staff, order promptly taken and popadoms arrived quickly, all good but then … it got even better. My wife said it was by far the best tandoori salmon she has ever had, and she’s had her fair share during her lifetime. The portion size was extremely generous. My lamb dish was very good as was everything else - rice, breads etc. I don’t understand the negative reviews, they are not deserved one bit. The staff are polite, efficient and friendly. Maybe those people who gave negativity in respect of the staff need to have a look at themselves - you get back, what you give! Would not hesitate to revisit when next in Keswick. Thank you for a lovely meal.

Had nice meals here before, but after waiting 5 mins to be attended to, then being told only doing takeaways at 9.30 when says open to 10.30, (the chef and kitchen obviously still on the go), just kind of stings of 'cant be bothered', when there were 6 others there. Before you ask, no, I wasnt plastered. just fancied a pleasant meal. Am sure attitude would be different if was a party of 10. Too greedy and can't be bothered, will not visit again.

Great meal here and very friendly staff with our daughter.