Sultan Tandoori in Huntingdonshire

Hadn't been here for quite a while quite liked the refurbe

Delivery time was average for a week day night. But the food was awful. Not only was it cold, it was bland & oily, there was no flavour to any of the dishes and certainly not any spice. Prawns were over cooked and like bullets. The lamb rogan was sweet and not a hint of spice. Naan was undercooked and soggy. Pilau rice was just boiled rice. Over all very very disappointing and would not be ordering again.

Second visit and excellent value and quality of good. Tuesday night and Sunday night is a special night. Poppadoms, starter, main and rice or nasn at currently £17.95. Restaurant nicely decorated and service good.

Great tasting food, delivered on time and hot.

Not just Amazingly fresh and tasty food - it is consistently good. Thoroughly recommend the lamb chops - devine! About to place my order for tonight 🙌🏻

Excellent food, first class service, all staff very friendly, and no alcohol licence so bring your own....saves a small fortune. Thoroughly recommend this restaurant

Delicious food friendly service highly recommend

Best curry around, one of the only places that does Murgh as well and it's top quality

Under new management, Abdul. Very welcoming and keen to see good service is given. Sunday and Tuesday night is special night of 1 starter, main, rice currently £17.95. There is no alcohol but you are free to bring your own. They do serve soft and non alcoholic drinks. Food is served on lovely hot plates and piping hot. Garlic and chilli rice was great. As was Prawn sagwalla. Excellent portions. One of our best meals recently. Takeaway deliveries were doing. Thank you. We will be back. Susan & Graham

We always order our takeaways from here but decided to dine in for our dinner here last night for a change. It was very good! The food was delicious. Service was very quick. Staff were very attentive. Restaurant was very clean and the decor was lovely and inviting. Only negative for us was that they don't serve alcohol as it would have been nice to enjoy our food with a nice beer but it was only a minor disappointment. I would definitely recommend this restaurant.

delicious, absolutely superb 👌

Had a really good meal with a group of friends Good choice , Great food , great service Restaurant looks nice You can even bring your own alcohol The only thing I didn’t rate was the pickle tray - runny mango chuntney a runny hot/sweet sauce ( no lime pickle?? ) Would recommend and will be returning

Tried this place for the first time and was impressed. Friendly staff and good food. Nice sized portions and will definitely return. As other reviews have said, they don't serve alcohol, but will happily provide glasses if you take your own

super tasty. delivered quickly and piping hot

THIS PLACE IS AMAZING!!!SERVICE WAS AMAZING All 10/10. Will be returning next time

We ate at the Sultan last night for the first time under new management. An excellent evening. All our meals were so tasty and the service was perfect. We hadn't been warned on booking that there was currently no alcohol licence but they were so helpful in arranging for us to get some wine to go with our meal. Fabulous.

It's under new ownership. The food is fantastic. I ate the lot. I will definitely be back

The manager needs to learn customer service skills. Don’t bother going. If somethings wrong they will just hang up on you. Zero customer respect. Very disappointed. A restaurant we once loved.

really tasty food. slow delivery though but was worth the wait

sauce was too sweet! lamb was ok. I wouldn't bother with the mango ect

Visited with some friends after hearing they have had a refurbishment - and change of ownership - I have to say this is the best Indian Restaurant in St.Ives now - the food was so tasty, lots of it and the team there are so friendly and accommodating - they don't serve alcohol so take your own if you want a drink!

Best curry I’ve had in a long time. 👌

Chicken chilli masala is perfect just the right heat and full of flavour.

Food good, you can take your own alcohol. Staff are superb.

Considering how far the food had to come, it was delivered really hot...

Ordered a take away and arrived a little early to collect. Was greeted by a very polite and welcoming hostess and then greeted by who I assume was the owner. I didn’t have to wait too long before I was given my order. Came home and absolutely devoured what I ordered. The flavours and spices were absolutely delicious. The garlic naan was the best I’ve had! The sag aloo was incredible as was the butter chicken. Kudos to the chef and to the welcoming to the restaurant. Well done, Sultan!

The food was amazing and the service was excellent lovely evening 😀

Banging scran would munch again

Just had a takeaway from here and it was absolutely delicious! Under new management and refurbished! I wish them all the best! We’ll definitely order from here again!

Yesterday we went for the first time with friends to Sultan which is under new management. We were welcomed in with smiles & taken to our table. It's had a full refurb and a lovely menu with some different items. They're waiting for their alcohol licence but there are alcohol free drinks, soft drinks & beverages. The food was pleasant to look at, fresh, delicious & very tasty. We met the new manager with a colleague from a Cambridge Indian restaurant helping them out. I highly recommend it. We will go again & will order takeaway in the future too.

Fantastic curry’s .all of my family really enjoyed it will be ordering again in the future

Best around by far! No chewy meat and fantastic sauces

Another absolute delicious takeaway - thank you

It took 1:45hrs to be delivered ! Was tasty but was cold. They also put the phone down on me when I rang up and then didn’t answer again. So I text the number and no response. Disappointed

....UPDATE FEB 2024.... This Indian in St,Ives, cambs..Used to be our favourite Indian restaurant many years ago. We know it went down over the last few years but saw they had new owners online and saw all the glowing reviews .. So finally the night come for a curry and we straight away ordered from here...We were so excited to try it and enjoy a nice Indian meal again. But after waiting around half n hour to 40 mins we got a call from a young delivery driver who couldn't find our house. Fair enough, it happens. I go outside and find him. Then after opening the bag, we find a whole rice and naan missing from the bag and the food rather cold. We phoned them up and they did finally get someone to bring it . The food was okay but disappointing as it was cold, I have given it three stars as it tasted OK. A standard curry . We were left very disappointed after reading all the amazing reviews. I think we will go back to Dahba in Town. Very disappointed by this and especially for the high prices now :( Food: 3/5 | Service: 1/5

Honestly, amazing! The flavours of the grilled chicken were soooo good. Portions were good only thing I would say maybe 4 onion bhaji instead of 3. Food was piping hot and I’m very happy. Glad to have a great Indian take closer to home!

Have tried The Sultan 3 times now and have been very impressed every time. This restaurant is a little off the beaten track but well worth the visit. It's easy to park outside. The food is excellent. Good service and very welcoming staff. A really nice evening out!

The order was missing one whole meal. Also, sauces were delivered but no popadoms. Thankfully, we realised before the delivery driver left and we were able to get refunded. The food we got was partially cold but tasty. Id advise checking your delivery. Well give it one more go though.

Had a meal from here and it was superb. Cooked fresh and tasty. Could not fault it fantastic

Fantastic meal here tonight. Friendly staff with great service. I can highly recommend. All been refurbished inside giving a lovely feel and the food was fresh 😊

Boxing Day, Over night stop over and no taxis.No problem, the lovely owner came and collected us and then returned us back! The food was devine 10/10, the service was second to none. Can’t wait for next year Boxing Day!!

Food average. Went because of the meerkat offer they are clearly signed up too but then refused to acknowledge it. The excuse was 'we haven't done that for over a year'....then how do I have a meerkat offer specifically for the Sultan!!?? Clearly false advertising from the Sultan. Didn't even offer an apology or reduced bill as a good will gesture. Good job meerkat compensated us. Will never visit/eat from this restaurant again

Really good taste and reasonable price too

Best of Indian food and delivery 😊

My wife and her friends were very disappointed to discover on arrival that the restaurant did not have a licence to serve alcohol and did not allow customers own alcohol to be brought in. The food however was excellent.

Food was very good, good service.

We had not eaten in this place for a couple of years due to covid etc. But we went this week and things have dramatically changed. They do not sell alcohol anymore, there is no back ground music as there was. The room is shabby and threadbare. There is absolutely no atmosphere. The food was of poor standard and then to round it of the bill was given and I was extremely shocked at the total, very expensive. A very disappointing experience and one I would not recommend .

Food was nice, but the restaurant is not worth a visit. No alcohol either

We have ordered takeaways multiple times from this establishment and on every occasion we have asked "can they make dishes vegan?" On every occasion and speaking to multiple members of staff, we have been told they can make anything vegan. Upon ordering tonight, our usual order, we were told they could not make this vegan due to using butter and cream There was no apology when we explained we had previously been told it was vegan and clearly lied to. The person on the phone tonight who seemed to be in charge even said that the previous people we spoke to 'must have lied' and showed no concern about this. We are very disappointed with this and will not be eating here again. Fortunately we do not have any allergies or Intolerances as this could have been very dire for anyone who does have allergies. Very very disappointing and would not recommend.

I had a delivery tonight the food was not Edable at. Called to complain and they hang up on me. And refused a refund. Now they are not answering the calls to me. Would not use again avoid

A warm and friendly welcome was followed by very tasty meals. I cannot understand some of the negative comments for this restaurant; the staff and food (especially the lamb achari bhuna) deserve better recognition. We will definitely return.

While the service was very good unfortunately the food quality was very poor. Even the basic dishes were either overcooked or unrecognisable from normal Indian meals.

We thought we would treat ourselves, even though the prices have recently been increased. It took over an hour for our food to arrive. I ordered a chicken biryani as this is my favourite meal and I knew what to expect. However, the rice was really spicy which is unusual for this dish, but the worst part was that the chicken was full of gristle and inedible. I called and complained to the restaurant and they said the biryani would be free the next time we ordered a take away from them. Needless to say we will not be ordering from them again. Such a shame as the quality of food over the years has been consistently good.

terrible service.. they used to be good but no more now .. have ordered a delivery last week and food was terrible, cold and got it after almost 2 hours i’ve ordered it !! got overcharged 5 pounds extra, when i called in they said they made a mistake, that was last time for me, i wouldn’t recommend this place

We have been very well received by the owner Junaid who provided us with impeccable service. The food was also lovely. I would highly recommend to anyone looking for quality and affordable Indian cuisine.

Clean and delicious, first time trying, and won't be the last, bang on time too. Well done.

Well worth a visit. Delicious food and very friendly efficient service. Would definitely return if in the area.

I under stand its new yr eves. I ordered at 6.30 the guy on the phone said 30-40mins. I came to collect my takeaway at 7.15 ish and still had wait a further hr in the restaurant for my takeaway. There was no mask wearing by any of the staff and delivery driver's. There was more and more people waiting for food in the restaurant. One gentleman got bored of standing and pulled a chair out. Albeit the food was good and we enjoyed it eventually.

Great place for authentic Indian food. Estate were efficient, friendly and attentive and the menu had excellent choices and the food was delicious.

Amazing food and very helpful staff!! Generally waited on you hand and foot! Amazing!!! Oh and the foods great too!! Portion sizes are very generous and great quality!!!

Got a takeaway from here as a celebration and it was fab! Great value for money, friendly service, fantastic veggie options and they even adhered to my request to use my own containers. Will definitely be coming back!

Amazing food as always served by great staff

Very enjoyable meal, with very good service. Attentive staff but not overpowering. Arrived without hsving prebooked but that was no problem.

Don't often bother writing reviews, but after experience last night just can't help myself. As a local in St Ives my friends and I have been going out for a lads catch up every Thursday for years, we usually eat in PR Masala, Montaz or Zzohanna for currys, all are better than here (even though PR I think is currently listed as zero hygiene rating, although my friends and I haven't felt bad eating there the last several months and have known a few of the staff for years). Anyway, we ate here at the Sultan years ago (when kushiara existed) and it was nice, so we came last night for a change on our regular lads Thursday night out, place was dead and cold, no music no atmosphere, waiter I think had to wake the chef up, toilets were freezing cold, washed hands only to find their towel machine has ripped towel dangling from back of it that's probably been that way a long time & doesn't pull out, so place not maintained well & left in bad state of repair. Same decor it's had since - well forever really, not maintained well at all, front door even had piece of folded up cardboard wedged at side before and after we arrived to stop it blowing open that fell out when we walked in & the waiter/owner put back in behind us. As others have said not the biggest portions, food is bland compared to elsewhere, but the absolute worst thing was that all the food was barely warm! I've never had a congealed cheesy peas side before, or luke warm curry, it should be hot, don't even know how you can serve food that "meh", as even a microwave would've made it hot. Waiter is friendly but "doddery" think he's been there years so maybe he's the owner, felt really weird though as we were eating at the first table as you walk in, he just sat under the TV at reception seat a few feet away facing us, not reading a paper or doing anything, just sitting there.... watching us, felt weird. Young lad chef popped his head up to kitchen door window a few times to check if he could have a nap again or go home, definitely didn't have much washing up to do as I think the dishes were all cooked in bowls in advance and probably just left on the side to defrost then served, that's how un-hot the food was. Yes bill is illegible, my eight year old son writes nicer, we just chucked cash down. Now, you may not die eating here, you may not get ill, but Jesus Christ it's gone downhill over the last decade & you may have a dodgy Bangor Belly in morning or not sleep well! But if you enjoy it then lucky you. We won't make the mistake of going back anytime soon.

Delicious takeaway food, service always so friendly and helpful.

What a great curry. I've been been to india PR Massala, Montaz, but currently this is the best indian restaurant in St Ives. A friend recommended and i was skeptical, but it is great. Try it, you won't be disappointed.

2 prawns in the king Pawn Masala £12.95. What a con. I should have read the reviews someone else complained about the same thing

Went for dinner with my son this evening, food was pleasant enough the bill was £73 for 2 people and £57 after discount - we couldn’t read or understand the bill and when I queried the prices he said king prawns are very expensive and my king prawn dish was £19.95 but in the menu it was £12.95 and same on line. There were 2 prawns. We won’t be going back.

Nice food. Welcoming place but a bit off the beaten track, although only a ten minute walk from high St

We had a very warm and friendly welcome, the restaurant was a little dated but the food was amazing, the waiter made us very comfortable and chatted with us, definitely worth a visit, prices reasonable also.

We had lemonade and a Budweiser for our drinks, and chicken pakora and prawn Puri for starters, along with some popadoms. My lemonade was a bit flat, the second one was better so it was clear to me they are using one big bottle of some kind of lemonade and I got the last bit from the older bottle, no big deal. The beer was fine as it was bottled. The popadoms.. well they were popadoms and there's not much to say about them. The chicken pakora was ok, there was no sauce with it and it was quite dry. The prawn Puri I had was acceptable, however I would like to point a few things out. The prawns were clearly frozen and cheap, they were chewy, miniscule and in a very small number. The fried pastry that the prawns came with, I don't know why but it just did not taste fresh, it tasted as if it had been made around 2 days ago or so, so it was a bit soggy and it had a bit of an aftertaste to it. The prawns were spicy and I did like the sauce but I had to add salt to it as it was bland, and I mean no salt at all kind of bland. The pakora was about the same but because it was dry chicken I couldn't really add salt to it so it was eaten as was. For mains we had the chicken tikka korma and the chicken green masala, along with keema rice. Again, both had barely no salt in both of those dishes and I had to add quite a lot myself. I know I can add extra salt if I want to and that is why they provide salt at the table at restaurants, but the food was just bland and I don't like having to season food myself after having it brought to our table. The rice was ok, the chicken was also a bit bland. The bill was acceptable because we had used a tastecard, otherwise I would have been very unhappy about having paid 50 or 60 pounds for food of such standard. I am not eager to go back and would only probably go back if I was really really craving a curry, but I will probably just stick to the M&S Indian meal deal next time...

It's was OK..... We went midweek... So wasn't busy... Strangely quiet which gave little atmosphere in the place..... Food was OK.. Salmon samosa for starter were tiny (I mean tiny) and clearly used tinned salmon... Portions were daft... Left feeling hungry... I wasn't impressed and unlikely to go back... There are way better curry houses out there... This was very average

My partner and I ate here because we saw it on Meerkat Meals. The service was a little slow considering only two tables were in use. The food was okay, some chicken was not edible due to large pink areas. My partner enjoyed the majority of his meal. We had two drinks each, I had still water (incorrectly given sparkling when drink was topped up) and partner had 2 Cobra's. We ordered two starters, one each, after being ask if we would like popadoms. Then two mains and 4 sides. The bill was illegible. It also does not line up well so unsure what cost what. The menu advises our meal would be £47.70 before the 241 discount and £36.25 after. Upon closer look, the bill is clearly altered and we were charged £51.20. The waiter did not understand much and brought us the bill, after showing him the app of 241 offer, with items crossed out. I would check your bill thoroughly if you have the chance - we unfortunately didn't get much from the waiter and could not explore this.

Food not quite as good so expected. Good service

Very quiet on Monday, decent menu, I chose a dish that I had not seen before, it wasn't clear on reading that it didn't have a sauce so was dry. Pleasant staff who really pushed for a good review. Actually I would recommend this place.

Huge selection of curries, beautifully cooked. Service good and friendly too.

Visited Saturday 29th Sept at 06.30pm I have to say the food was very good despite there being a long wait between my partners being served and mine arriving However the experience was totally marred by unruly children and parents who did not care that their spawn were ruining every else’s evening with the constant blaring of tablets and phones competing at more increasing volumes I would have thought a family meal Meant spending time as a family . Yes we will use The Sultan again BUT only for a takeaway

The menu is good, with a variety of dishes not found at other restaurants. The food was very tasty. Spicy hot enough without being too hot. The only problem was the timing of our order. I'd rung at 6:15 for a collection at 8:00 but, when I arrived at 8:00, I had to wait 15 minutes until my order was ready.

We have been here a few times now and this is now one of our favourite places to go . The food is excellent and the staff are always welcoming and couldn’t do enough for you . They will cater to anyone’s needs . This is also somewhere we are happy to take our children they also love it here . Highly recommend this place 🙂

We have used this restaurant every time we have visited St Ives and have always found the food and the staff to be excellent. It is just a short walk across the river bridge to the restaurant on the left. We have always had a lovely meal here and recommended it to a group of friends who also enjoyed the food.

lovely pkace friendly people food is great

I had few meals there during my resent visit and they were very nice.. Staff was very polite and food was tasty, chicken Tandoori was done in little deferent was but it was so delicious

St Ives is not short of Indian restaurants. At one time this was the best of the bunch. Bright decor, nice food and a buzzing atmosphere. Now, it does not appear to be doing quite so well. Only one other table was occupied when we visited on a Sunday evening. The same decor that at one time look progressive and inspirational is looking a bit tired. The wall next to us showed signs of curry stains and the coving in some areas has fallen off the wall. The menus look to be the original ones from when the place first opened and are literally falling apart.One shining light was the waiter, who was informative and very friendly. He deserves better.

Good food, courteous friendly service, and easy parking.

No music really killed the vibe and always only 5 people in there at tops.food is ok but anywhere else is better. Sevice is slow even for the ammount of people in there aswell. Would not recommend!

Great service and very flexible with my fussy child. The best experience in a great Indian restaurant. I would recommend this place to anyone. If it's not on your list of take away or eat in you need to add it.

My wife and I have been living in St Ives for 2 years and found the Sultan by far the best curry house in the town. The staff are friendly and seem genuinely interested in you. The food is always good and reasonably priced. We have been there about 30 times. We also went on a couple occasions to the supposedly better curry house in the town centre - I won’t name it but it is fairly near the Oliver Cromwell. They keep you waiting and tend to take you for granted so for the sake of 4 minute walk down London Rd to the Sultan from the Town centre you will not be disappointed and you can even take in the Bridge, river and swans en route

Lovely food, fast and friendly service... drinks are a little flat but thats really the only downside

I eat here, 50 odd times a year. Always delicious meals and great portions. Staff are very friendly and helpful. Being an Indian food lover, it’s by far the best. All vegetables are fresh, and I have never been disappointed.

Advantage food but nice staff. Very dated

had a really nice family meal. The staff are all friendly and make the evening even better. There are some dishes on the menu that you don't find at very many Indian restaurants. I can highly recommend the sultan

This is the 7th year of having our family Christmas dinner at the Sultan and it's booked again for number 8. We thoroughly enjoy going.

Booked Christmas day buffet was told £19:95 each.On the day the buffet ,was very disappointed not alot of choice of food, only one choice of rice. no labels as to what the dishes were till later , there was only one type of nan bread, which came out later, by then I had finished my meal, very poor value for money shall not visit again, but ended up paying £24:95 each per head.

So the wife and I wanted somewhere not too far out of Cambridge for an Indian.

Great food hear, handy take away as well, they also deliver as well. House special are also tasty. Friendly staff.

Poor really, bahji was too greasy that the bag was actually damp. What even is that warm salad? The chicken was undercooked and the korma we ordered was actually turkey meat. Sag panir was runny as water and the pilau rice was crusty. Naan bread was ok but burned slightly. Won't be going there again I'm afraid.

Food was poor, drinks were warm and flat, service was lacklustre and decor was bizarre. Won't be going again I'm afraid.

Fantastic service & food for a Mother's Day lunch. Really excellent food - flavours were exceptional. I wish you could buy plain naan like that, so tasty. All round a great occasion. Thank you Sultan, we'll be back again soon!

Salimos por el cumpleaños de curry con mi esposa, hijos y novia hijo temprano en la noche del viernes. Personal muy acogedor en la llegada, pero no más arriba. La comida es muy buena, me gustó por todos nosotros. Buena relación calidad-precio. Como un recién llegado a la calle Ives y habiendo sido aquí 4 veces que no puedo ver por qué algunas personas no precio en comparación con mucho 'alabado' llamado mejor curry house en el centro de la ciudad. Linda y yo fuimos a dicho establecimiento en lunes y Sultan gana sin en nuestra opinión

Ruido muy fuerte todo el tiempo, sonaba como un ventilador, y más, pero difícil de hablar sobre y, en general, no lo que quieres escuchar durante una comida con su marido. Camarera hechos no había ningún ruido! ! La comida estaba bien debo admitir sobresaliente por la comida, un poco menos para elegir en guarniciones y bebidas que otros de los alrededores cocina india, pero aún así estaba bien. Por desgracia para la horrible ruido que no volvería y lo de la izquierda y ido a otro lado si no fuese por el hecho de que estábamos hambrientos. Que realmente necesita para clasificar ya que se suelta, la música india clientes no podría ser oído. Realmente una lástima.