Swatlands Indian Restaurant in Oadby and Wigston

Well finally this dump has closed for good, not sure what the real reasons are for closure bit it sounds like poor customer service, over 15 complaints here and pics to prove it , if anyone has had a bad experience with this restaurant I suggest a claim for compensation from the "Bad Restaurant Bureau" in France.

Swatlands redeemed themselves by their food…We were waiting approx 10 minutes for even the menus to arrive on our table. A further 45 mins for our starters. Our mains didn’t arrive until we have been sat for 1 hour and 45 mins in total. When the food arrived, we were all happy with our choices, the food was tasty with good portion sizes and a decent amount of meat. I loved the naan bread!! I thought the restaurant could have been cleaner, some of the waiters could have been better presented and the ventilation could have been a lot better.

Came here tonight, food was cold!! Chicken tikka masala was not right at all…. Bland and just tomato and the odd piece of chicken. The naan was like biting through leather and the starters were tasteless and burnt. The onion bhaji was over cooked you couldn’t cut into it without it going everywhere. And drinks prices were ridiculous! 2 alcoholic beverages and three small soft drinks… £25 don’t know how they have stayed open looking at the other reviews on different sites. Never stepping foot in this place again. Vile

Horrendous ordered food for a take away . They got the order wrong . Food was absolutely horrendous. Not cooked properly (Raw) . So disappointed as I phoned the restaurant and they were no help at all . Will never eat at this restaurant again .

Good attentive service, but in fairness there were only 2 tables being used on a Friday night. As a group of seasoned curry eaters we were looking forward to our swatlands experience, but the currys where so unbelievably hot we couldn’t taste anything after the first mouthful and made the currys inedible. You are given 1-5 on a spice level and we varied from 3-4 and they were the hottest curry any of us had ever tasted. Spoilt an enjoyable evening and won’t return.

I have been using Swatlands for a number of years. Because of COVID I stayed away. I had a takeaway today that was just terrible. A chicken jalfezzi that you could have given to a baby. The sauce was watery and almost tasteless. The pillau rice was hard the naan bread average. I have contacted them and have been offered a new meal. That’s not what I’m about. I have told them that I am posting this. They need to get back to basics.

Worst curry I have had in a long time. Ordered Butter chicken, it was very watery and taste nothing like butter chicken. The chips were barely cooked. Took over an hour for delivery.

Completely safe First class service first class food. This is my favourite restaurant just been for my birthday meal. You sanitise before going in all staff wear masks disposable place matts no leaving the table unless to use bathroom or leave. We feel completely safe here they are following all the guidelines, tables are spaced out Amazing food. We will be back and keep supporting this restaurant. If you want to go somewhere for amazing food that’s safe then swatlands is the place to go highly recommend ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Great place with really good food friendly staff they also do takeaways located Oadby but never had any trouble parking they have bar aswell if you want to sit and have a drink while waiting for your takeaway.

It's been a long time. Since we last went out. So we went to the Indian restaurant, Swaziland it seemed a bit chaotic. We got and waited and say we're quite busy with doing takeaways as well as serving people. And we got a table we waited for drink. Before we ordered our main course. You seem to have to wait quite a while for everything that you want to. I think there was short staffed tablecloth on the tables and the plates are all different. Her that matters or not. I'm not sure. Seemed a bit claustrophobic. Not somewhere I'd go again food was ok not brilliant had better.

We enjoyed the busy Saturday night atmosphere and it didn’t affect the service as we were well looked after. One of the party has a nut allergy and she was catered for. Everyone tried different dishes and we were all delighted with our choice

Great eating place I would recommend the food highly to all you lovers of Indian cuisine. A local treasure.

Consistently high quality Indian cuisine. Dishes were superb and staff very good always keeping an eye on service and attention to detail. We did not wait more than a few moments for anything. Restaurant lovely and warm too. Can’t wait to go back.

Tasteless, awful consistency... chicken tikka masala tasted exactly the same as a keema curry! Work that one out! Never normally write reviews like this but it was so disappointing...

I was recommended this restaurant by a friend who lives locally. First impressions of the exterior lowered my expectations but how wrong I was! The food was absolutely superb, the staff were attentive, friendly and amazingly helpful. I will return again and again, this really is an absolute gem off the beaten path. Probably the best curry I’ve had in the last 20 years.

There’s so much I can say about how wonderful a restaurant this is. The warm welcome to start and attentive and cheery staff to the wonderful food, pleasant atmosphere and super friendly owner. What a unique place and reasonably priced for the standard of beautiful freshly prepared dishes. Keep doing what you are doing Swatlands it’s perfect. I only wish I lived a little nearer to experience it more often! x

Came here for the first time, impressed with decor and space. Food was absolutely superb, tasty fresh and well-cooked. Sadly very quiet as early in the week, this restaurant deserves to be full every night. Will definitely visit again.

Come here with family regularly, the curries are very good, the atmosphere is romantic and the service is decent. However the take away never taste as good as eating in the restaurant and just eat messed up out order, apart from that a great place.

Came here for a meal on a Sunday evening. The restaurant was reasonably quiet (less than half full) but there was clearly a very high demand for takeaways. (The waiting area was crowded, and the phone barely stopped ringing.) We overheard members of staff commenting that they were short-staffed that evening, and one waiter dissuaded a customer at a nearby table from having a dish that 'will take far too long to cook on a busy evening'. (The logic of this is almost as questionable as the professionalism.) The menu helpfully informed us that we could order dishes of varying heat from mild through to very hot, but when we asked for one of our choices to be 'mild' the waiter said, 'It won't taste of anything' and started to suggest other dishes in a rather pushy way. We then waited 45 minutes for our starters, which were of mediocre quality. The onion bhajis were overcooked, and the mogo chips had a very chewy texture. To be fair, the main courses were much better. Interestingly, the dish that we were told would be tasteless was actually quite hot. I was left wondering whether the waiter had decided to over-rule us, as he clearly felt he knew what we wanted better than we did. Based on this visit, and compared with other Indian restaurants that we visit regularly, Swatlands is decidedly run of the mill. We won't be rushing back.

Haven’t been here for a while so decided to come back with some friends. I remember why I liked it so much here, plenty of options with guaranteed tasty food so everyone leaves happy. Will definitely be coming back soon!

I have not offered a review here for a considerable time. Mostly because I don't really have time, but also because TripAdvisor tells me that I will soon be elevated to a higher level. Which of course, goes on forever - level after level, and for which there is no reward other than sharing my experiences with others.

Came here with friends as it was their preferred choice of restaurant on a Friday night. The restaurant is well presented and modern inside and the staff were very pleasant.

Was lucky to go to my all time favourite place to eat on Saturday . Food amazing staff amazing highly recommend. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Best Indian restaurant. I love this place. Can’t speak highly enough. The premises are clean food is amazing staff all friendly and accommodating. My favourite restaurant ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Was in Leicester this evening & drove through Oadby & saw the Swatlands Indian restaurant

After a long day at work, I fancied a good old curry. I have never really had any problems with them beforehand apart from one instance where they completely messed up my order and then when I returned didn't even apologise (charming). So I thought I would order from Swatlands as it was just down the road and it would be fair to give them the benefit of the doubt. Wow, what a mistake that was. I ordered chilli paneer and chicken Tikka Malasa for my partner and me. It was disgusting. So hot I couldn't taste a thing it made my eyes water (despite it being a tikka masala). The chicken was of poor quality and poorly cooked. After spending a wasted £20 on this order, I then had to order from Dominoes (lovely by the way -would recommend). A lot of my friends have used Swatlands but I won't be supporting in future. Awful service, rude staff, terrible food, overpriced rubbish. Never order or at least wait until there's a new chef or staff. Sad to see what was such a lovely place turn into a dump.

We enjoyed our meal here and even though it was a very busy Saturday night the staff were very attentive. When we left to get our taxi outside we left our bag in the restaurant and a very young waiter came running out to us with it. Definitely would visit here again.

We visited swatlands on the 15/09/2018 on arrival we were just left standing there wasn’t treated so we sat down ,someone came and ask if we wanted drinks 15 minutes later we were taken to our table we choose our meals which we waited quite a time before it arrived 1plate out of 4 was hot the rest cold the food ok but nothing special,the sitting area was dark and cramped the staff rude and was only interested in getting us finished and paying the bill won’t be going again ,we will be using our local one in wigston

This is a lovely restaurant - nicely decorated with a bar area at the front. The food was really good and beautifully presented. The service was friendly and the time between courses was just right

Went here for an evening meal. Been a few times before but this time we were served by an extremely grumpy waiter who didn’t smile once and acted as if he didn’t want to be there. Made us feel very uncomfortable. Food however was good. Just need to improve their customer service.

As friends we decided to order a curry in for the evening. We decided to go to swatlands as it was close by and had a good rating.

An enormous menu with a huge range of dishes covering most styles of Indian food. Fewer-calorie options available;lots of vegetarian options as sides and mains. Compact wine list, efficient service

I have eaten here literally over a hundred times since it first opened and have never had a bad meal. The staff are amazing and so attentive. The manager, Abi, ensures the place is so well run - I cannot find anything to say about it that I dont like.

Always welcoming, great Indian food (and a free non-alcoholic cocktail) . All the usual favorites with a range of syles

Arrived 2 hrs after ordered & an hour late. Sent out late & driver lost. So disappointed. Never again.

We don’t go for an Indian meal very often and haven’t been to Swatlands for many years. Well we will not be leaving it so long next time. Great food and exemplary service

This is the 3rd time we’ve ordered food from here. The food is good. We were told an hour. 1hr and 40minutes later...we’re still waiting. We rang to check on it and there were rows going on and moaning about going to other places.

When we order food for delivery we always are made to feel that we are inconveniencing the staff. Often they try to talk us out of it and put really long wait times, I think to try and get us to change our mind. I like the food but it is not good enough to turn away Business, especially with several very good competing restaurants opening up in the area.

An excellent family meal with great food and faultless service. Fast and friendly delivery of each course and we have never been disappointed by the overall atmosphere and ambience.

We (the 6 of us) had a lovely dinner. Even one of my friends who can't eat Indian food was served a nice meal. The atmosphere was great as was the food. The portion sizes were just a little to big for us.

We have just moved to Oadby and we were hoping to have a good Indian Restaurant close to home. Our wish has been granted with Swatlands being within walking distance. On moving in day we ordered our supper and popped to Sainsburys for a breakfast shop, within minutes of returning our food was brought out to me.

I am resubmitting this review because somehow it was never published

Our local so probably biased but food is always great. Abir and Anthony are wonderful hosts and other staff always make you feel welcome. Visited many times and never disappointed.

Visited Swatlands last week with my family, the service was excellent and we really enjoyed the food. Would definitely recommend trying.

We went for a curry without booking and were seated quickly. Staff were attentive and took our order efficiently. They do an excellent curry choice that you can have cooked to your own preferences. We all had the 'spicy' version. Hotter than medium but not as hot as madras. One of the best curries I have ever eaten. Loved it. My only moan is we were presented with complimentary chicken dishes after our poppadoms. I am a strict vegetarian and was left with greasy chicken that I did not order in front of me. He did apologise and fetch me some pannier as a replacement but being as I ordered vegetarian starters and main course shouldn't it have been obvious?? Would definitely eat here again. Next time I will make sure they know I am a vegetarian.

We booked and visited here for six people plus a baby and specially requested a high chair. On arrival the staff were put out that we had brought our baby in a pram and were not very accommodating with putting the pram in a nearby place as they had to rearrange their tables. We then saw that the high chair that we were given was actually broken and would be very dangerous to put the baby in as it could fall straight out. They only owned one more high chair and this was in use on another table. We were told that the high chair would be free in 15 minutes and they would bring it straight over to us. This never happened and we received no apology or explanation from the staff.

Well I've been dining at Swatlands since it opened many years ago and I've seen lots of coming and going of staff but they have all been polite and friendly. My late Husband would only dine there and it's a popular favourite with my family.

Amazing food, and amazing service. the staff will be so friendly and tel you all about the menu. also if you want any of the dishes changing or mixing dishes to how you like they will do it for you!

Firstly a big thank you to the owner of Swatlands who made room for 9 visitors who had not booked in advance.

Been coming to Swatlands now for over fifteen years

We popped in for a curry last weekend. I have to say that we have been many times before,

I gave up meat for Lent and decided to go to Swatlands for dinner. I was not disappointed and the meal was excellent as expected. We had popadums, the vegetable mixed starter followed by vegetable biryani, mushroom bhaj and a garlic naan. All very tasty and well presented. The service was also excellent. Will definitely eat here again.

Visited with my dad and brother, there was a wait of 20/30 mins for a table as we didn't book in advance but we were happy to wait in the bar area and have a beer.

This restaurant certainly does not measure up to the amazing variety of excellent Asian food which can be found in Leicester.

Always excellent - best veggie curry in Leicester and always very friendly. It's our local and a 'must do' when our sons come to visit from their homes abroad.

I have been a regular here for a few years now, with both friends and family, and have always thoroughly enjoyed the food. However, last night was very disappointing. It was the last Saturday before Xmas so expected it to be busy, but to be honest it's always packed out anyway so they are used to it, and they had plenty of staff working. Our table was booked for 7.30pm and we only got our main course at 10pm!! They took forever to even take a drinks order, then the same again with food. They got various drinks wrong 3 times, and when the mains finally arrived they also got one of the dishes wrong too. I wouldn't have minded too much, if they had said to us at some point 'sorry about the wait' but the staff were all quite rude and abrubt throughout our time there, and clearly couldn't bring themselves to apologise, despite it being obvious we were getting a bit annoyed. By the time we got the mains we weren't that hungry as we had gone past that stage! When they came to clear up they said have you finished and we remarked 'yes but it was all just a bit late' and their response was that they would pack the food up for us- still no sign of any apology. As we were about to leave they offered us a drink on the house but it wasn't really appropriate as my pregnant friend just wanted to get home and my other friend had a long journey back. Too little too late unfortunately. Although the quality of the food was very high, as usual, a couple of the dishes weren't very hot either. Think we'll be trying somewhere else next time.

We had a takeaway from here, and I must say that we didn't enjoy it at all, we had 3 different dishes, and they all had the same sauce???? It felt like they put some vegetables in the sauce and put some chicken in the other...... we like to share each other's currys, but there wasn't any point....it has gone down hill since we have been here before for a meal or a takeaway.

We went as a group of about 15, and the table layout (L-shaped) meant that we were split into two groups, and those in the corner were pretty sat on their own.

Very nice food but extremely busy place. If you wanted a quiet meal you're best trying somewhere a bit less packed. All sit very close together. No privacy.

Great food, but why the rush to clear the table while we were still eating!! This happened on all 3 courses... please look into this, as we can't have been the only table. Otherwise we enjoyed our evening.

Sitting in the restaurant from last 45min no main course and the attitude of the staff is not good. The starters were very greasy, overcooked. Not great not coming back.

Had a really good meal here for a very good friends 50th Birthday. I had not been there for many year and the owner Mr Udin looked after us so well. The food was excellent and the restaurant was full which is always a very good sign. The tables and Chairs were well spaced out,so not on top of other diners and the waiter Anthony really helped with our choices and served the food in a very unintrusive way.

We had friends staying with us and wanted to be sure of the venue and the food, with confidence we chose Swatlands and as usual they excelled on all fronts. Our party wasn't the easiest to accommodate as there was eight of us, two of which were children and two were elderly and not very mobile. The staff were great with all of us and made a special effort to make the kids feel welcome (including doubling up on the after dinner chocolates and making them some mocktails). Starters and mains were served in good time and the attentiveness of the staff at all times was really impressive ( some of the group live in the US and are used to good service, they too were impressed). The food here just seems to get better and whilst the menu contains everything you'd expect, I always find some thing new and this time was no exception. Really authentic flavours, great cuts of meat and every dish was totally distinguishable from the other in terms of the sauces ( sounds obvious yet so many Indian restaurants seem to use the same sauce and distinguish them with the magnitude of additional chillies..) the whole group raved about the experience and will without doubt be back soon. No point looking elsewhere when you have such a reliable gem nearby.

Dinned at this restaurant many times over the years, the food was always good, but now I would describe it at excellent. As a venue it's quite compact but this ads to atmosphere, and the staff are very friendly. Also very reasonable priced..

Another very nice meal out here the other evening. Very popular and a lively atmosphere built up throughout the evening. I would recommend booking. Perfect service and the food is wonderfully tasty and can be cooked to exactly how you'd like it - which really suited our diverse tastes.

Went to Swatlands Indian after watching LCFC lose against Liverpool at least this meal was a winner. Poppadoms & condiments were great, onion Bajhi & popcorn chicken as starters, lamb biriyani & chicken tikka masala for mains all excellent, decor was good and serine was good. Best Indian we have had in over 30 years since we left to go to Australia and found in my home town of Oadby. I hope we have time to go back again before we leave. Last time I went in Swatlands it was an off-licence brought back memories and nice to see they kept the Swatlands name. Excellent meals.

I can't begin to tell you just how lovely the food is. I'm a regular take-awayer from here and the mushroom korma I my absolute favourite with garlic and coriander naan and pilau rice. The staff are so lovely and can't do enough for their customers. Eating in is a delight and the proximity to local pubs and good transport links to Leicester City Centre means you can have a really nice evening and leave the car at home.

Ordered from Swatlands, turned up on time as requested but waited. Further 20 minutes for food. As soon as I complained the food arrived which made me wonder how long it had sat in the Kitchen?This is not the first time this has happened. I'm sure that if they told people the real order time when ringing in that half of their business would go elsewhere-Watch out for this ploy. With so many great places for a curry in Leicester we can afford to be choosy and will in future.

Waited 30mins longer than advised. Very poor service another gentleman waited 45mins longer than expected before me he also complained. This is a review on service not food

I have been a few times, booking is almost always essential as the restaurant is very popular. The staff are welcoming and helpful and the food is very good.

We met some friends here on a Saturday evening which we prebooked the table in advance, the seating is very cramped and we felt very rushed with the service, we like to take our time as we have 3 or 4 courses so it is nice to have a break in between, but they were banging the plates on the table to the point that it was funny and we were just laughing, but saying that the food was very good and it was one of the nicest curry dishes we have had and all agreed on this.

Always a welcome here and very popular, often necessary to book at busy times. Food is consistently good which is why the customers are a very high proportion of returnees.I recently had upstairs for a private party, cant fault it.

We had a very enjoyable meal and the staff were very attentive though the restaurant is a little cramped and noisy.

Visited the resturant in April 2016. Nice place for an evening meal. The dishes were well presented and tasted very well. The taste was bit on a milder side so if you need a bit spicy food please do order it

Always enjoy going to this restaurant. Nice setting, good food, never been disappointed. Superb service, friendly waiters. Parking at the back in the evenings in a Nursury car park behind the premises. Entry from a tiny road at the side of the restaurant. In fact eating here is becoming more of a habit.

On a recent visit to my sister we went for an evening meal on a busy saturday night. The decor was modern, the staff polite and friendly without being condescending. We were shown the menu and despite a lovely range and variety I asked for a fish masala, a favourite from my days in Kenya, and the waiter was intrigued about why and how hot I wanted it etc. Turned out the owner was Ugandan Asian!