Thapas in Amber Valley

First visit last night the food was delicious and we will go again 😋

Food was exceptional. Very clean layout.

This place has lost its sparkle, ordered 3 dishes they all tasted the same, no authentic spices being used anymore, dull is only way to Describe it and it’s not the first time. Change of chef maybe we don’t know but well be going somewhere else from now on.

The food was outstanding - fresh, hot and absolutely delicious. I'd definitely order from here again.

The curries we ordered were Dhansak and Jalfrezi, quality was poor and neither resembled a authentic curry, there was no taste very bland even to look at, sad to say we will not be ordering again from here.

We ordered a takeaway and were extremely disappointed. I ordered the garlic squid rings and ended up with seven tiny/thin bits for £4.95. We both ordered their top meal, we shared the dish between us, we both ended up with three bits of meat, loads of sauce, but no seafood as advertised. We will not be using this rip-off establishment again. Nearly £40 for essentially sauce and a few squid rings. Like most takeaways, they will not read the reviews, just take your money and not care about customer satisfaction. That seems to be the way of the world nowadays.

Ordered dinner from here for the first time and I wish I could go back in time and stop myself from seeing this place recommended online. The delivery got here 30 minutes early, which was easily the high point of the experience.

Not a fan of Indian, so not been in, drive past normally not busy, low rating as if it was buster then I'm guessing it would be good ?

Food was great but the delivery time was over 2hours late

Chilli chicken is the best. In the mains section, Himalayas Special lamb was good too.

Food took over two hours to arrive. Most of it was cold when it finally arrived. The garlic naan that should have come with our salmon dish was missing. Our complimentary free popadoms was a bag with half a popadom smashed to pieces... We love Thapas, but this was truly shocking!!!

my go to Indian, ivehad twice this week,however unforgivable that they forgot poppadoms BOTH times, paid £4, and £2 last night.hoq can you do this twice.wont be ordering again sadly from these, it's main part of my takeaway tbh, I just don't know how they get this wrong twice now.poor service.

food was nice but there was barely any chicken in the masala. there was even a chicken breast worth , was all sauce. chicken tikka biriyani a couple of tiny pieces of chicken.

Amazing food, definitely recommend a visit.

Driver went to the wrong village, but food was still piping hot when it got here. Highly reccomend the butter chicken!

2 poppadoms missing which was refunded. A little disappointed.

Historically excellent experience with Thapas however this evening received a takeaway of butter chicken and paneer madras. From ordering to delivery took over an hour (at 5pm) however this wouldn’t have been a problem had the butter chicken not been cooked with cream that was completely off and sour. Rest of the dishes were cold. Rang to inform the restaurant, order cancelled and refunded but not even an apology. Really disappointed as had previously been very good but completely put off using this restaurant again.

Great food and service - very different and very much better than your standard indian restaurant. Lots of great Nepalese dishes to try plus excellent vegetarian dishes for the wife. Highly recommended and we will be back, very soon!

Amazing quality, great flavours.

Most unrated restaurant in derby. More awareness needs to be made. Went in on a Saturday evening and the food is 10/10. Fresh and high quality. Thanks for a great night, will be visiting again with family.

Arrived over half an hour after the app said it had.

This is usually an amazing place, but the order tonight was disappointingly bland

One of the worst curry’s we’ve had in a long time. Poppadoms were completely in bits and didn’t look like the amount we’d ordered. Chicken chewy and looked underdone. Curry’s were extremely bland tasting. Ordered a cheese naan and received a plain naan with a drop of cheese on which was stuck to the inside of the packet. Not worth the money paid.

By far the most bland masala curry I've ever had, I'm actually blown away how you can make a curry that tastes of nothing? So watery and I honestly have no idea what was in it, literally tasted of nothing. Lamb was poor quality and extremely chewy. Chips were ok, but the naan was just mush and stuck to the packaging, again had very little taste. Ordered a cheese and garlic naan, can only assume it was a plain one? The best tasting thing was the sauces for the poppadoms, which are obviously store baught from a big jar.

This was our 2nd order, made on the strength of the excellent food that we received the 1st time, and it included some of the same dishes that were particularly good last time. It was, however, nowhere near as nice, with the dishes much more lightly spiced (by which I'm referring to the range of spice flavours, not the amount of chilli). Worse, though was that most of the dishes were this time highly and unpleasantly sweetened. The worst offender was the Paneer Pasanda, from which we salvaged the paneer before binning the sauce as inedible. The Special Daal was not far behind it for unpleasant sweetness, and the previously delicious Vegetable Kadai was fairly bland and underspiced. It was only the starters and the brinjal bhaji that were anywhere near the quality of the food in our 1st order. I don't know if there was a different chef on duty or what, but please, please, please, Thapas, do not sweeten savoury dishes, and increase your fragrant spices significantly.

Amazing food, we have had both takeaway and sat in the restaurant and we haven't had a bad meal yet.

First visit for us. Food excellent just not much atmosphere but I suppose on a foggy damp Tuesday not surprising. Will be back.

Very good food and delivered on time.

The 2 portions of egg fried rice we ordered were never delivered. Please refund the money for those.

Delivery times quicker than stated. Food delicious and still hot. I have eaten in their restaurant so know it's good quality. Will definitely order again.

Really tasty, great options for mild dishes, friendly staff, our favourite Indian in derbyshire

First time order; will be ordering again!

2nd time not as good as first... So because I left a glowing first time review last week, it made me go again. Such a shame the exact same order could differ so much from the first one. So this time, only 1 popadom instead of the 3 I had last week. The main Rogan Josh dish was at least 4 times spicier, I'm not overly crazy on super hot stuff, last week's was perfect, this too hot. Also different style pickle tray with different ones this time. So looks like back to drawing board for me in search of the perfect Indian, though last week's was it, sadly let down by this one. Still great food here and would still recommend, but same dish being so different is a bit of a let down.

One of THE best Indian meals I've ever had, and also for the first time in a very long time I very nearly ate the whole thing, which I do with most Indian. I will say sadly it's always a rare treat as it's one of the most expensive takeaways you can have , so it is a rare treat... but this will be my go to. Superb highly recommended.

Best meal we’ve had in a long time. Thank you.

Amazing Nepalese and Indian food great people and food simply amazing great decor and atmosphere a real hidden gem in Alfreton

Utterly delicious. Everything I eat was beautifully presented and tasted amazing. Why isn't this restaurant absolutely jammed with customers? Wake up Alfreton wake up, you have an excellent restaurant here. I'm here working and I will be back next week. Ohh the flavours they pour into their food, ahhhhh wonderful

Food over an hour late and cold. When called restaurant to find out about wait on food staff were rude and said they were too busy so we had to wait and then hung up the phone on us.

Always had a good meal from here however today the food was 35mins late, cold and chicken under cooked

Amazing quality food will definitely be going back

It’s my 1st time ordering from here and the food was amazing, it’s now my new Indian and will be ordering from here more often

Food is so good, superb balance of flavours and clearly using fresh ingredients

Amazing place fantastic food great service will definitely come again!!!

Delicious. Very good quality food and very tasty. I'll definitely be ordering from here again soon.

Food was good and at a good price. The staff were attentive. Will go again.

Onion baji were not cooked in the middle. Chicken shashlik was very basic.

Mid week meal with friends. Good food and good value. Well worth a visit.

I only ever get a load of sides as a bit of a 'tapas' style meal. The delivery was fine, took about 30 mins which for a Saturday night is great. The food was delicious and as ever, leftovers tasted even better the next day.

Friendly staff and delicious food!

Just sat in and ate, the restaurant was quiet so didn't know what to expect.. certainly isn't because of the food that its quiet, the food is amazing, would definitely recommend

Much better than I expected, all round decent food. Service was also friendly and prompt. Plenty of kick in the spices.

Excellent Indian food at very fair prices. The service from staff was of a high standard. Thank you.

Second time ordering in from here. Tried something different too. Really good food. Fresh and hot. Excellent.

I frequently use the takeaway service from Thapas and find the food to be exceptional. Always freshly cooked with a tempting array of traditional and more modern dishes. The vegetable platter is a must for non meat eaters. Highly recommended.

Absolutely the best I've had in a long time

First time using Thapas since it opened a couple of years ago. What can I say but absolutely amazing! Food was hot (temp) when it arrived. 15mins early. Fresh tasting, No oil or grease. Excellent. Thapas is our new favourite restaurant for sure!

Loved it. First time having curry with Nepalese/Himalyan influence and everything we had was delicious; nice to have some different options to choose from. We're only here visiting for a few days, otherwise could see it becoming a firm favourite.

First time using this restaurant highly recommended very tasty and reasonably priced came bang on time and nice and warm

I broke down today on a job up from London, I was hangry, so, so hangry. No food shops in sight, and so I discovered this place. My only disappointment is that I dont live locally. I tried the lamb chops and lamb biriyani, both of which were delectable. I honestly have nothing bad to say...the portìons were generous, my whole order made me happy. And I'm only just on my way home now...8hrs later 😁

My partner and I had an amazing experience at this restaurant. The food was superb and the service was good. We will definitely come back if we're in the area again.

Outstanding food, never had anything to complain about, quite the opposite, everything has always been beautiful!! Food, service, it’s all good!!! Well worth a visit or even takeaway, either option is fabulous!!!

Excellent food. And great service. I would recommend and come back again.

Great food, tasted really good and great customer service. Would definitely recommend and come back again.

We picked up a take away from Thapas for the first time tonight. Service was excellent and the speed of service was also good. The food was amazing, clearly good quality products cooked by talented chefs. It will be our go to from now on.

Very professional staff and amazing food!

Excellent food and service. The best naan bread ever.

Recently moved local to here and this was my first. Very polite and accommodating, when I picked up my order and the food was great

A regular haunt with great food that blendes Nepal well with Indian cuisine

Just had the most delicious meal at Thapas with the wife. Cannot recommend this place enough..wonderful food and service. We will be back.

Excellent food , finest chicken cooked to perfection (madras) I have eaten many , many curries over the years and thapas provide one of the best quality is constant week in week out. Ps Nan breads are prob the best in the country and the staff are very proffesional and polite.

Brilliant food. One item received was incorrect and the restaurant and delivery driver couldn’t have been more apologetic or speedy at getting a replacement to us. Wouldn’t go anywhere else!

The meals were tasty, best nan bread I've ever had, lovely and light. Friendly staff. Was pleased to find out that Louby who owned the cafe before, supplies the delicious cheesecake deserts.

The food is amazing twice I’ve had take away from here and twice it’s been lush their lime pickle is the best I’ve tasted and the breads are out of this world. Thapas is great dining whether that’s in or at home

Lovely meal , nice surroundings , great, good service

First time ordering from here, food was lovely! Fresh and cooked well. It took a little longer than expected but they were really apologetic and it was during the busiest time. Will definitely be back again

We arrived just after 7pm on a Thursday having rung ahead. Service and food were both excellent. All freshly cooked

Really enjoyed food. Didn’t like the pickles much but everything else was delicious. Thank you

The food from Thapas is always really nice. We'll cooked and still hot when delivered. The staff are always friendly and happy to help. Best takeaway we have had in Alfreton.

Food was very tasty. Large portions and the naans were fab. Would visit again.

Food was really tasty but was quite pricey when you compare the portion sizes.

I love spicy food but this was in a different league !...6 of us were really impressed by the quality of food,surroundings and service. If you are in Alfreton and need a curry just go here....

Amazing fresh food with lovely staff, will come again.

Absolutely amazing food, the staff are very chilled and easy to deal with. The place is spotlessly clean and the menu is slightly different from just the usual curry house. Very impressed! will defo be a returning customer. Thank you 👍

This place is awful. Tried last night. The onion bargies did not even have sauce or salad. Me and my partner are both ill. The cramps started 15 minutes after eating the curry and we are still ill now. So frustrated. Never again! Paid to get Ill basically!

Great quality food, really good flavours.

Very good, delivered on time and food was hot and tasty.

Delicious food, delivered hot and on time!

Visited here on the 19th November for a family meal. Nice, clean restaurant and prompt attention and service. We were early so it was nice and quiet, it got busier as the evening progressed. When it comes to food I am often difficult to please but I cannot fault the quality and taste of the dish I had (Himal Chicken) it was absolutely superb, the chicken was so tender it almost melted. There were 6 of us and everyone enjoyed their meal and had no complaints.

Lovely food, nicely priced and great service. Had a call from Thapas a while after my food arrived to make sure everything was good. Will be coming back for more

Very tasty and arrived hot and fresh

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Hot and very tasty Highly recommended

Best curry I’ve had, was hot and very tasty. The only thing I will say was the chips were very soggy and cold however will definitely order again :)

I ordered the Thapaa special which I enjoyed. Not amazing but OK. The annoying thing was I ordered the popadams and pickles at a cost of £3.95 and didn't receive anything. But the resturant still took my money. Hopefully they will refund me the money for none delivery of said items. A few other restaurants I use send these free of charge so if I don't receive I don't complain. But I paid for these and didn't receive.

All my food was cold. Disappointed as I’ve ordered from this restaurant before and it’s been good.

The food here is the best I ever tasted and I have been to 100s of such venues. My No1 go to place now

The saag aloo wasn’t very nice at all. We had 2 different types of rice but it was all the same plain boiled with garlic powder in one and no egg in the other. The dansak had no pineapple in it and 3/4 bits of chicken. And the keema naan tasted like fish. It wasn’t very nice at all.

amazing butter chicken, rice and naan. good price to

This place is amazing, the owner is polite, attentive and very accommodating, the food is excellent and portions are really filling, if you go home hungry here then you have an issue. This is now my go to place, you get what you pay for, A quality service, quality food and drink. Thapa’s is in Alfreton and if you have not tried it then you need to go.

Very flavoursome food cooked delicately with just the right amount of spices. The curries didn’t taste like each other whereas with many other Indian takeaways many of the dishes taste very similar. Excellently balanced and prepared. Highly recommended.

Orders >£20 were to receive poppadoms and pickles - mine had none. Aside from that, the food was delicious!