Teli's Spicy in Leicester

THE best curry I have ever had! So tasty and flavourful and cooked with love. We had a warm welcome form this family run restaurant and made to feel completely at home. Hope to come back again

Fantastic evening at Teli’s. The Best Curry i’ve eaten in a long time, really tasty and fresh. The staff were so friendly and welcoming. It was my first time in Leicester, and im going to have to come back now. Thankyou for a great evening

The real deal. The father and son absolute gents as well. Asante sana boys.

Great little Indian restaurant. Good food and drink. Excellent friendly staff.

The food was lovely and really generous portions. Unique mixture of Asian and African dishes and a wide variety to choose from at very reasonable prices. The family were very friendly and welcoming to strangers. They even gave us a lift to our music venue. Wonderful. If we ever visit Leicester we will definitely return.

The food in Teli's Spicy is really fantastic. It is in my favorite top ten Indish restaurant. And the personal was nice and kind. The are making food from there heart.

Had a brilliant meal after the football. Food was on point as usual - the Chicken and Lamb tawa special combo wow. It was nice to have a catch up with the lads as it been a while since i have been. Amazing hospitality from the start to finish! Look forward to get down there again soon. Thanks Gurps

Where to start, the food substandard at best! There was not a single dish that tasted freshly made. The kebabs were tough and rubbery, the biryani was awful. The rice was overcooked almost a microwaved feel. Everything was clearly pre-made and just reheated, and the portion sizes. Tiny. If you order two starters, expect a regular sized single starter from any other respectable restaurant. The wine was warm, you could see bottles kept on top of the fridges generator. The server was brilliant regardless, his service was top notch, probably the only notable mention of quality at this supposedly ‘indian’ restaurant. After a drunken night this place would hit the spot👌🏾

Superb service and the food even better, will be going back every time ime in the area. Excellent value for money.

The food here is amazing, l highly recommend. I ordered the pilau rice, curry and tandoori wings and all of this was full of flavour and tasted amazing . The tandoori wings were slightly burnt but still nice therefore this wasn't an issue. Very nice and polite staff.

Always good from this place small family owned restaurant lovely right next to the gym

This restaurant is amazing! The food is out of this world and the staff are so warm and friendly! So reasonably priced! Would recommend!

Really really welcoming! Friendly is an understatement. Well worth 5 stars and definitely would recommend.

Good food, friendly atmosphere.

I visited on a Saturday night and unfortunately, it was one of the most disappointing curry experiences I've ever had. I ordered the Keema curry and was surprised to find that the meat wasn't properly incorporated into the sauce. The chilli paneer resembled charred cubes and was drier than Gandhi’s flip flops. The service, however, was excellent, and the staff were very kind, which makes me somewhat hesitant to share this feedback. It's possible that the usual chef wasn't present/at their best that evening, but the relatively empty restaurant suggests that this might not be an isolated incident in terms of quality.

Delivery took over 2 hours to arrive (so over an hour late). And when it did... cold, obviously, but also terrible food. Threw everything but the nan bread away on a £36 order.

As usual excellent food! Staff are hard working!

Very friendly atmosphere. Food is delicious and very cheap. Highly recommended.

Decent takeaway. Very generous and plentiful, and tasty.

Visited this wonderful hidden gem situated near to the King Power Stadium with 2 friends and experienced from start to finish, service and food of the highest standard given that the restaurant is a family ran business and pretentiousness is certainly not on the menu. With a laid back, homely atmosphere and feel about the place, the staff were superb in delivering their own style of Indian dining. The food was of a very high standard and very reasonably priced as were the drinks menu. A must visit if you are visiting the area. Thank you to all the staff for a great evening.

Awesome food here. There twist on Indian cuisine with East African home cooking fusion. Their portions and taste of flavours are really good and reasonably priced. You won't be disappointed. If you fancy a change, then it's a good shout. It's a family business, but they believe in quality than quantity.

Came on a recommendation. Friendly family vibe, the best pickle tray ever and my new favourite curry - Kuku Machoosi. Gutted I live in Manchester.

undoubtedly the best Indian food in the UK, Thank you Monish and team ❤️

We went on Sunday evening and were made very welcome. The waiter was a family member who was friendly and very helpful. We had a mixed shared starter and 2 lamb African dishes. The food was fantastic. The level of spices just what we asked for and the lamb soft and tasty. The meals were huge. This restaurant is just a few minutes walk from the holiday inn express and the football stadium. We'll worth a visit if you are in Leicester.

Great Friday evening meal. Food was outstanding, service excellent and portions huge. Nice family run business - even gave us a free shot at the end. Will be back.

We were in Leicester and wanted to eat at an Indian restaurant .Never been here before .We were pleasantly surprised .The family who run this place are so down to earth and really friendly .There were 3 of us and we are all fussy eaters , but this was no problem for Manish and the team .They were so accommodating and generous regarding our order.Thanks again and next time we are up from London we will be sure to eat here.

Worst..I had naan ...I posted photo also.i paid £19 food..they sent us worst food.. burned naan,biriyani ordered..they sent some rice mixed with raw masala powder.. disappointed...!!

I looked for a restaurant close to the King Power stadium and found a good review of Teli’s, so chanced it. It was one of the very best meals l have had in a long time. The curries were well spiced with tender meat and great naan breads. The welcome and service were very friendly… you felt like one of their family. The interior furnishings are a little tired , but this positively added to the experience that you were in a true curry house with the locals and family. A brilliant experience and l would recommend highly

1) big portions!!!! 2) lovely owners, they enjoy doing their work, they’re amazing. 3) they gave my sister chocolates and a sauce mix she got obsess with when we went there. It feels quite lovely l! Should definitely try!

What a great find. This is a tiny venue, with an intimate atmosphere but without feeling cramped or rushed. The food is highly flavoured and in an individual, not caricatured way. Service is friendly, prompt, helpful, personable. So happy to have eaten here

Awesome local restaurant with some amazing dishes. The service is fantastic. There are many locals that are regulars at this restaurant which says a lot.

Popped in for dinner while working in Leicester, had an incredible east African curry, and probably the best Indian food I've had outside of India. Really chilled, great service

I’ve travelled the World trying different restaurants searching for best food and outstanding hospitality. But sometimes it’s actually just on your door step! This restaurant is grounded, and down to earth. Forget Michelin stars pompous facade. The food and service at Telis is without doubt up there with the best Indian cuisine I’ve had, lamb so tender it melts in you mouth, perfectly spiced gravy and presented portions which says “love” not turnover. But most of all the atmosphere and front of house hospitality gets my 5star here they are all professionals with passion for the experience. 100% I will visit again

Service was very slow. Spent 3 and a half hrs there and an hour wait for each course to come out. Special kebabs were hard and no batter on. Had bad stomach for two days after too. Don't think I'll be going back...

EXCELLENT PLACE.... TASTY FOOD......DRINKS ARE ICE COLD.....FRIENDLY STAFF.....VERY REASONABLE PRICES.... WILL COME BACK.... THANK YOU !!!!!!

Me and my family came here to have our dinner at this restaurant, I cant stress how tasty the Food is here ! Telis's spicy Restaurant is a REAL ! Indian authentic food place in Leicester , Leicestershire, proper Indian food served to a very high standard! The staff are very kind & friendly, The food portion is massive NOT like those stingy restaurants on Belgrave road & Melton road in Leicester, also a very Big thanks to Krish the Mechanic who told me about this place! I will be bringing all my Golf players here on the Weekend. all the best, Raj Ranautta.

Great food and great service. Will come back when back in Leicester, very happy!

Delicious food, great service and cheap prices!

Food and service were excellent.

Went to this restaurant after the football yesterday on the recommendations of the Google reviews and it lived up to its reputation was met by the owners and Geoff the waiter and really made to feel welcome but the best bit was the food an authentic and well made curry and sundries can’t recommend enough.

Great food, price not to bad, good service, cosy little place but not too cramped when full.

Real chilled out place to eat great food and service highly recommended 👌

I have thought long and hard on how to review this place and I found that breaking it down would be the best way Service: there aren’t enough stars I could possibly give. The staff were amazing, friendly and very professional. Constantly going the extra mile Place: lovely and cozy restaurant Food: poppadoms 5/5 the chutney was delicious Lamb mishkaki: was alright, the lamb itself was nicely spiced but the vegis and sauce around it were alright I believe we got a chicken tawa which was also alright Mixed biryani: I was not impressed by the biryani even though it came highly recommended. Price : 5/5 great price for portions Overall, I would like to go one more time because it has great reviews and truly came highly recommended for their biryani, but maybe it wasnt their day since it was christmas eve when we went

First visit good seeing Manish and meeting Dharmesh first time. Friendly atmosphere, chilled out dining and the food is top notch well recommended 👌 see you again soon.

Quality food fresh well prepared by chef. It tastes as it should. Excellent starter. Friendly staff.

10 out of 10... Excellent FOOD ! DRINKS ! Very nice place ! Make sure you COME HERE !!!!!!

Nice food !, drinks are chilled ! Genuinely friendly staff. Price is very reasonable. Will return back again ! Thank you guys !

This is one of the best Restaurants i have ever been to, Dermesh and Jay Really did look after me and my friends very well, The Food is very very tasty, Very well cooked ! A quality place to come to, Very well Priced Restaurant, Good menu choice. If you are from East Africa then this is the place for you ! They have Chicken machoosi, mogo cassava chips. beer's are very nice and COLD, clean taps ! YOU MUST TRY THIS PLACE !

As always great food brilliant staff, This place has to be hands down the best place to go out for a curry in leicester I would highly recommend them. The staff are so friendly and even made speacial dishes to suit the health requirements for one of our lads. Cheers the bowling boys🎳

I ordered food from hear yesterday for the first time, its the best restaurant I've had food from ! I will defiantly come back here again with family and group of friends. well done Teli's spice haandi ! tasty FOOD INDEED ! price is very reenable and very friendly people to talk to over the phone ! Thank you Dr G

This is the best restaurant I've been to in Leicester. The dish I had was the Chicken Tawa along with a Coriander Naan. Firstly, the Naan had Coriander inside it, not just sprinkled on the top. It is very rare to find a place that actually makes the Coriander Naan like this. Secondly, the Tawa Chicken was semi dry, served piping hot on a flat pan. The dish was cooked fresh. The flavours of the garlic, ginger, jeera and masala were all there, without the chillies overpowering anything. The meat used was diced Chicken breast, which was plentiful and cooked perfectly. It's very hard to actually find an Indian restaurant in Leicester that cooks the food in a traditional Indian way. If you want a traditional, authentic curry, this is the place! Hands down, the best curry I've had in Leicester so far.

Great. Party of 12. All said best curry had in ages. Sauces for poppadoms great too.

Very nice food, parking can limited, friendly staff and reasonably priced

Friendly staff and delicious tasting food, worth a visit

Always great service, really good food. Bottles of tusker larger perfectly compliment some of the spicier dishes

First of all If could I wouldn’t even give them one star. Do not order from there at all food came very spicy even though I have said mild salty you can’t even put it in your mouth burns did not taste fresh at all the colour of curry wasn’t a curry more of a tomato purée even the taste of it when I called in to tell them nicely about it they just weren’t bothered at all told me to just do whatever I want with it or even chuck it in bin very rude customer service sound nice and sweet when you order from them but nothing near it when you call to tell them there curries don’t even meet the standards I’ve tried so many different places but this one is the worst worst isn’t even the word for it the younge man was so rude on the phone I just said I’m leaving a review he goes fine who cares so please please people trust me it isn’t worth your money or time better order anywhere else but this is the last place do not order from them at all ps had to throw the food away wouldn’t even give it to homeless scared that they might get poised as the chicken was raw

Let me start by saying I give totally honest reviews as always. So I give this place 4.75., Unfortunately I can't give a full 5. As we walked in for the first time ever, we were greeted by 1 of the family. Note this a family business and not shirt and tie service. They had table cloths and comfortable chairs. Met 2 of the family and were very welcoming. I was recommended by a friend and was really looking forward to this. I was 100% satisfied.woth my food. Starters jeera wings, chole puri and fish. Starters were all individuals ordered and were 100% great. I tasted the veg ( this was not mine) and give 99% my daughter's fish was perfect. Now my jeera wings, best I have tasted in over 30 years. Full of flavour. I would be happy with just 2 portions and a nan. As I said honest reviews. I know my flavours and realized what I do wrong. Main course. Egg masala. Prawn bhuna with no chili and kuku machusi (chicken). Egg fry rice and egg paratha. No chili was really no chilli. My daughter loved prawn bhuna. We can't find a place that actually listens. They listened. My machusi was best machusi I have tried. Restraunts try but not as well as this. My paratha did not disappoint. I liked it. The egg curry was a bit tomatoish. Was not quite the right taste but we know to order egg machusi. Egg fried rice was very tasty. We had complimentary salad and sauce. So the family were very accomodating. Nicely spoken. Extremely polite. To my surprise they even gave hot wipes. Unfortunately my wife went to wash hands and use the loo. She came straight back down. Somebody messed it up. Ok you can't expect to check after each customer. So 0.25 deduction is reasonable. I WILL definitely go again very soon coz my food was brilliant. Hope to change my score to 5 next time. Very nice family run restaurant.

Always the best food, friendly service and good prices! Never a bad experience when we visit

So pleased to see this place very busy as it's one of our favourite places. Excellent food and great staff! 😊

We visited Teli’s Spicey last night on a short trip from Peterborough. From the moment we walked in and sat down at our reserved table we were met by Jeff who catered for us. Jeff was very polite and made us feel so welcome, the owner and all the staff were very friendly. The food was absolutely outstanding. As the restaurant started filling up the atmosphere was great. The prices of the food was very reasonable and with good portions. This will definitely be our restaurant of choice next time we visit Leicester. The owner also told us the history of the restaurant and the local area. I would give Teli’s Spicy a definite 10 out of 10. Carol, Derek and Kirk

Really tasty food and friendly and attentive service. This was one if the best Indian meals I have had in a long time … and I eat Indian food regularly!

Many memories of this place 10 years ago, tried again recently when I was local and brilliant as always. Staff there very kind and the food is lovely, love the vindaloo!

food is so delicious and place is also good and cozy.

Great service and nice food. There is a sign at the entrance saying that an oil with genetically modified soya is being used. I really appreciate that this business is honest with letting the customer know of the ingredients used. May I suggest to change the oil being used to one that isn’t genetically modified? Then you can take the sign down. There is something alarming about seeing a sign in big red letters when you walk in. A couple of other observations: 1. As soon as you walk in there is a table right in front. This can be quite intimidating for those coming in (and those sitting). 2. The toilets could do with being renewed as the facilities are quite old. Other than that amazing people, service, food and price! Keep up the good work ;)

Fantastic curry house! Came across Teli's Spicy as we head out to get something to eat however a group of 10 of us was never going to be easy! Teli's Spicy turned around a number of tables as people left. Fantastic food and service!!!!!

Lovely tastey East African meat/ chicken curries dishes very impressed

One of the best Indians I have ever had. The food was incredible and service was personalised and fantastic. I couldn’t believe it wasn’t full. A hidden gem!

Assuming this is Spicy Handi Excellent home cooked food Quite small old school restaurant loved by locals All dishes have individual taste Would give it a 5 if not for decor. Food wise it’s 8 out of 10

Delicious food 😋 and a high quality service. The chief cooks 🍳 from his heart!

It was great food was delicious and friendly staff

Always enjoy the food here. Nothing too much trouble either. Will be there again soon.

Only Indian restaurant that I will eat from. Food always on point.

Very good quality food and friendly staff. Lovely to get requested curry made with satisfactory results for large group. Will go again!! Specially for Mishkaki 😋

great food and service, great evening out

Loved this family run restaurant. Food and service fantastic . You feel so welcomed and just a short walk from Leicester Tigers ground. A perfect end to a perfect day.

Incredible food and great owners. Always a good laugh with them. One of my favourite Indians in Leicester

Lovely food, friendly welcome, family run business. Would definitely visit again. Thank you to the gentleman who hosted us.

First visit, beautiful food and great hosts, couldn't do enough for me n my lad, will deffo call again when visiting leicester

A little gem serving desi dishes with an African twist

Foods are so good and on top of that people were very accomodating,nice,approachable,friendly and made me feel at home😉

Good food at a reasonable price. What more do you want!

I had some amazing food at Teli's, unfortunately I only have a picture of the sizzler but the mains were also amazing. The service that they provide is second to none and the food tastes fab. I would definitely recommend this restaurant to anyone who love the authentic Indian taste. Please visit you will not be dissapointed.

I Ordered biryani, its just as Friedrice

Food tastes okay, not that great

Friendly landlord and great old fashioned curry house

Fresh tasty food at reasonable prices

Had an amazing experience here! Food was delicious and flavourful and well worth the price! The owners (I assume) were so patient in answering all our questions and very attentive to our table. Made the night that much better. Will definitely have to come back once I’m in Leicester again 👍🏼

I went for a lovely meal here with my family and I can say that the food was absolutely amazing, genuinely tasty and you can tell that there is a lot of flavour in the food. Best Indian I’ve had in Leicester so far!

I love their biryani.. so yummy. Love their food and the ambiance. The people are really nice

Best Indian food with good drinks. I live in filbert village close to me and the prices are also worth with food. The food has perfect amount of spices with the gravy. Love it and I would prefer other people who love spicy food. The service provided was good.

Outstanding service and outstanding good. Also, the prices were very reasonable. We will visiting again soon.

Amazing curry!!! I love curry and this is the best curry I have ever eaten! Friendly staff A must for anyone xx

I have a lot of curry's but wow, this has really opened my eyes to AMAZING curry.

Made me feel ill the food was that spicy you couldn't even eat it sent me another vegetable curry it wasn't even a curry tasted like tomato ketchup Bombay potatoes are tinned potatoes if i wanted that would of done it at home..... personally was not nice my friends all said the same with the currys they had

Such an unassuming place from the outside but the majority of reviews here are spot on. Great service, incredibly attentive without being intrusive, and food is incredible. We had a few dishes as a group and shared them all, every single one was so flavourful and unique. The only downside is the toilets could do with a sprucing up but this aside, the place is fantastic.

Lovely restaurant, brilliant service. Amazing homemade pickle tray - definitely try the chilli and garlic, its aromatic and warms. Really good sized curries with plenty of meat, lovely garlic naans. Complimentary liqueur after meal First class service

Brilliant food brilliant service, would recommend to a friend and would visit again

Ottima serata. Qualità a poco prezzo. Proprietario molto simpatico

lovely gorgeous heartfelt food.

Cosy, friendly atmosphere which is very welcoming. Traditional decor with lovely original wooden beams throughout the restaurant. Staff are very attentive and combine a relaxed manner with very professional service. The food is excellent. Served piping hot and the flavours are simply delicious. Overall, a fantastic experience and highly recommended.