The Masala in Shropshire

the person who delivered was very apologetic it was literally only like 5 or 10 mins late. the food was still lovely.

Paid for chicken tikka madras with extra prawns. There were 2 tiny, chewy pieces chicken (not tikka) that seemed to have been smashed up before cooking and no prawns whatsoever.

Delivery 30 mins late and only just warm

Absolutely spot on - thank you 👍

disappointing length of estimated and actual delivery time

Food usual standard for here so good but delivery this time was woeful. Phoned after an hour and a half to find 'it had just left the kitchen' still took another half hour to reach me.

The food was delicious, really tasty, and delivered on time, and still hot. We had a range of lamb, chicken and veg dishes, they were beautifully prepared and the portions were very generous. Will definitely be back next time we're in the area, and would highly recommend.

amazing food, we will definitely be ordering again!!

We popped in on the off chance on a Wednesday evening. As we had not booked, we were still seated even though the place was very busy. However because it was very busy my husband and I decided we would take away. We stayed for a drink, collected our food which was very quick. The service was very nice. The food was beautiful. Well cooked, nice portion size and delicious. Unfortunately as we were only in Shrewsbury for one night its unlikely we will be back any time soon. However any one who fancies a curry I would recommend.

Time kept changing, then stayed at 'nearly there ' for half an hour. Telephoned the restaurant to be told it had left...no apologies get a phone call then saying it would be 10 to 15 minutes again no apologies. I realise that Friday is busy but I have used this restaurant for years and since John sold it it has gone downhill. Will mot be using again

Hi there, unfortunately my food was cold when it got to me

Delicious food. Was late and had to chase, but it sounded so busy when they answered. Appreciate that the time given is only an estimate and we’d ordered peak time on a Saturday evening. Wouldn’t put me off ordering again as it’s so tasty :)

Great food!!! Best Indian we've had on shrewsbury.

Good Food, but they seem to be stingey with the poppadoms. I always pay for one as a curtousy, as these always used to be thrown in as a bonus, but I expect a couple more thrown in on a £30 order?!

missing main meal. had to call restaurant. when ot arrived rice/chips cold. food received earlier not the hottest temperature. but tasted ok

Always beautifully crafted hot food, speedy delivery, polite driver, my go to Indian as everything is so delicious. Thank you, Emily

Nicest curry we’ve had in Shrewsbury. Quality of the food was excellent.

Early evening meal, superb menu, lovely staff, quality food and good service

Great lamb - tender. But, the sauce was not thick enough

Always great food and much faster delivery than it tells you which I love.

Good was great except they send the wrong naan bread

lovely hot food, fast delivery. Always order from here

Excellent meal as usual. This restaurant is consistently great!

I have to say the food was amazing, my imli starter was delicious and would definitely order again. My Tawa was perfectly spiced, hot but not to hot. The wife was very impressed with her Nargis Kebab and House Special Byrianni to. Difinitely will be ordering from here again

Absolutely delicious cant fault

Amazing food and lovely delivery driver

Delicious…by far the bestest Indian!

Lamb was very chewy. Food was hot and sauce was thick. Very tasty but the meat was just too tough.

Very courteous delivery man food was gorgeous

lovely food. piping hot. A treat for the taste buds.

Amazing yummy my favourite as always

New Years Eve booking. Spacious restaurant. Mixed kebab starter was lovely. Karahi tikka main. Friends had madras and jalfrezi. All gorgeous. Reasonable prices. Would definitely call again 👍

Finally a good Indian takeaway! We’ve tried so many different places since we moved here a couple of years ago. This was by far the best. Thank-you!

Excellent food as usual, but very cold on arrival. I cannot fault the restaurant for this and it must have been the driver.

The server Mr Tarif was a legend. The curry was superb! Highly recommend. Brilliant for a big group of lads and families.

10/10 takeaway. Arrived on time , hot and delicious. Garlic mushrooms on your chicken chilli masala makes the dish. Look forward to my next order. Thank you !!

Food arrived faster than expected and everything was really tasty, will order again

Waiting 2.5 hours for food and not bringing drinks that had been ordered was not the night I was expecting. The food is good…once you get it. Requested a jug of water four times but it never got to us. Whilst I understand it was a busy night, don’t book that number of people at the same time.

As always stunning meal and great service

no notification from the restaurant to say food was going to be late. It said food was out for delivery but after half hour still hadn't arrived!! called and they said they were busy give them 15 mins. Once food arrived it was very bland and lukewarm. shocking service

curry had no flavour and chips were missing from meal. Shame as we usually get a good meal

Understandable with the delivery being late with the poor weather conditions. Food was great as always no complaints

Excellent as usual. Thank you.

Really nice food tasty and delivered In good time

very quick, very tasty. they forgot one naan but quickly sent one round with some extra poppadoms

Had a really good take away this evening, food was excellent and there was plenty of it. Very reasonable price as well. Looking forward to visiting again soon, thanks guys.

Great place, fab service, will come back.

Great food and portion sizes. Lovely service and atmosphere. Staying at Darwin’s Townhouse next door and thought we’d go here for our dinner and we both have no regrets. Definitely recommend.

beautiful food, really first rate.

Iv only ever had this place twice tonight was my third, I got all the way home to find a completely dry chicken tikka massala dry because apparently on their website if it say main it means dry which isn't clearly stated at all, when inasked if I could return it and just swap for some sauce I was refused and told it was my fault I shall never return here and will make sure friends and family don't either terrible service.

Portion sizes good, however meat in the curry was perhaps a little dry, notably the lamb. The flavour of the curry was good though, but I was left feeling a little discontented after spending almost £22.

Absolutely delicious, i woukd totally recommend.

Great food. All very tasty and fresh.Piping hot and on time. Fantastic

Such lovely and friendly staff !

Amazing food always so fresh! Won’t ever order from anywhere else

The foods was delicious.Loved it

Food was lovely again, but I didn’t think this time I would have to carve the chicken myself it was a whole chicken leg in the curry as apposed to chicken strips.

Great food with a menu that could be described as too big to do right but somehow everything I've had was amazing.

Great takeaway! Flavours amazing.

No sauces or salad came with the papadum, plus my main was not as advertised (I’ve had this dish before). Purely lazy poor service.

We were drawn in by the poster in the window advertising 3 courses for £15.95 (midweek), which sounded like a good deal. Don't expect starter, main course and dessert though... one of the "courses" is in fact rice or naan, which are just described as sundries or side dishes everywhere else we've been - i.e. we're used to rice being an accompaniment to the main dish rather than a course in itself. To be fair, there is a good variety of rices and the ones we had were enjoyable. The first courses were OK... portion size as you'd expect for a starter, mine was a little greasy but otherwise passable. For the main courses, the chicken wasn't bad (I've had more generous portions of meat elsewhere, but then this is clearly being done to a budget) but unfortunately the lamb was quite tough (not gristly, just chewy). On the whole, the flavours and quality were a bit underwhelming and we're also not keen on the use of bright food colourings (red dye on the meat and multicoloured rice) or vegetable oils (if I'm not mistaken) but there were no ill effects and I suppose we shouldn't have expected too much at that price these days (it's a genuine saving over the normal menu prices). Service was also prompt and attentive, so we weren't unhappy on the whole and I know this place does have its loyal fans, but I think in our case we'd prefer to try somewhere else next time.

One of the best Indians I’ve ever had, absolutely delicious!

Best chicken tikka I've ever had

Food was delicious and still hot which was a bonus

A poor and expensive dining experience. Unclean toilets, curt, snappish manners from the first waiter, raw shrimps in the Masala rice and the butter chicken my kids and wife ordered tasted like content of a can of coconut cream ..plus sugar. The second waiter was a lovely lady who acknowledged and offered to remedy the raw shrimp situation, unfortunatelly the owner showed up afterwards trying to convince us that these mushy translucent shrimps we had left on the side of our plate were safe to eat ...because they bought them pre-cooked ! Well, neither were they cooked nor would I have expected proper curry to have pre-cooked ingredients in it , I'll leave a picture for the reader to be the judge. At least the owner finally offered to not charge us for those two rice servings in the end but even so, 70 quid for 4 curry servings + 2 rice portions felt anything but value for our money. Will definitely not repeat...

Das Restaurant wird auf Tripadvisor gut bewertet, also haben wir dort für ein Abendessen reserviert. Aber es war doch recht enttäuschend. Das Personal war sehr freundlich und hilfsbereit, bloss hatte es - entgegen der Angabe hier und anderswo - von glutenfreien Speisen nun wirklich keine Ahnung. Zum Glück kennen wir uns etwas in der indischen Küche aus. Das Essen kam sehr schnell. Während die Vorspeise noch ganz okay war, wenn auch kein Highlight, so waren die Hauptgänge eine grosse Enttäuschung. Nichts von der Geschmacksexplosion, den Gewürzen, der Exotik, die wir uns von indischen Speisen gewöhnt sind. Alles schmeckte gleich, alles war fade, ja geradezu geschmackslos und - was uns besonders irritierte - süss. Zuckersüss. Geradzu widerlich süss. Alles, bis auf den Reis. Sogar das Naanbrot war süss. Vielleicht eine Anpassung an den örtlichen Geschmack? Aber wir haben schon so oft auf der Insel Indisch gegessen, das kann es nicht sein. Also wir können das Restaurant nicht empfehlen, wenn man typisch indische und bangladeschi Gerichte geniessen möchte. Aber das Personal war wirklich ganz bezaubernd. Wenigstens das.

Absolutely excellent restaurant, exceptional service and tasty authentic food. We came here while visiting the town on 2 different occasions. We were warmly greeted and the food portions and taste was just divine. Really amazing Bengali-Indo food. Will absolutely come here again if we are passing through. Highly recommend. It is clean with a lovely atmosphere. Recommend to all and any Bengalis too, it is really yummy food.

Great curry with friendly staff main meals were well worth the wait as there was 7 in our group

Lovely food, best curry house in Shrewsbury!

Years ago when run by John, this was our go to Indian restaurant in town. I felt it went down a bit after he sold up but when they reopened following lockdown, the quality again seemed very good. In the last couple of years it’s now become probably our favourite local again. The food quality (and quantity) is excellent with meat dishes full of good meat and there is ample variety. The staff are all very friendly and efficient and I feel that it offers very good VFM. Definitely recommend.

Years ago when run by John, this was our go to Indian restaurant in town. I felt it went down a bit after he sold up but when they reopened following lockdown, the quality again seemed very good. In the last couple of years it’s now become probably our favourite local again. The food quality (and quantity) is excellent with meat dishes full of good meat and there is ample variety. The staff are all very friendly and efficient and I feel that it offers very good VFM. Definitely recommend.

We ordered a takeaway/delivery to a nearby touring site. This is outside of their usual delivery postcode, but after a quick call to the restaurant, they said that delivery was no problem for a small additional fee. Food arrived hot, and the order was correct. We had Chicken Tikka Masala, Chicken Balti, and a Chicken Naga, plus rice and naans. Great food, nice chicken pieces and great tasting sauces. Would recommend if you are visiting the area.

Absolutely top quality Indian and well mannered delivery driver. Will be back.

Great curry (Lamb tikka bhuna) amazing starter ( chicken pakora) 👌 Staff nice and friendly would go back again

Came across the massla on a quiet Monday night . Excellent meal and service enjoyed by all.❤️ the staff very attentive and welcoming,nothing too much trouble for the team. Would recommend this restaurant and will definitely return next time we are in Shrewsbury. Good value for money.

Lovely curry, polite and efficient service and reasonable prices. The only thing we didn't like was the garlic mushrooms which were tasteless (I think they forgot the garlic!). Would go again

Easily the best Indian restaurant in Shrewsbury. The service was very prompt and friendly. Portions were generous and the chicken Pathia was the best I've ever had. The fluffy peshwari Nan was also excellent.

Party of four. We didn't realise that we'd hit on 3 course deal night. It was busy, but the service was spot on. Attentive and friendly. Special mention to Mr Ripon for excellent service. Our food was tasty and generous. It was our first time at this restaurant. We will return.

Didn’t have a booking but staff were able to accommodate. Starter & drinks arrived quickly however there was a slight wait on the mains being served. The food was hot on arrival, serving sizes are more than adequate & staff were friendly. Reasonable prices too.

We went for an evening meal a few weeks ago. Really enjoyed it. Food was great, gorgeous Naan bread and impeccable customer service. Have booked to go again.

This place is the best Indian in Shrewsbury always a great meal and staff are really good Especially Mr Ripon & Tarif best here

Great home delivery. Very quick, hot, well packaged. Lots of extras. Looking forward to the next one.

Nice place and food was excellent. Was late so not busy

The staff was very friendly and helped us decide what to order. The food was delicious and there was nice music/decor.

Ok but very expensive for what it is had a king prawn tandoori dish as a main literally had two prawns and over a tenner. Also when we spend 40 quid on a takeaway no free stuff not even a popadom .Also had lamb a few times always tough as old boots .

Never had a bad meal from here but unfortunately the curry tonight was tasteless and sauce was watery

Food and service were very good Food came out incredibly hot and hadn't been sitting around in the kitchen. Definitely recommend the garlic chicken tawa Reasonable pricing considering the area and a large car park over the road Will definitely be going back

food from Masala great at usual lovely flavourful and hot

Brilliant food at a reasonable price.

Excellent as always! Thank you for a great meal.

One of the better tasting desi places in Shrewsbury.

Best authentic indain curry house has to be the top places in Shrewsbury all ways busy dining in book in advance service outstanding.

We waited over 2 hours for our order, we were offered a bottle of coke to compensate. When I said that wasn’t acceptable, they put the phone down on me. Very professional company. Such a shame as their food was lovely.

Wonderful meal as always! Thank you

Excellent quality food. We have finally found an Indian restaurant that we will go back to! Thank you!

Nicely decorated Indian restaurant with attentive and friendly staff. Good food and drink and not too expensive. Would visit again.

Our food was good overall but it was let down by the restaurant being understaffed and the service being slow. We were there for 2 hours and 20 minutes and we only had mains and popadoms. We were overcharged for our drinks and were also charged £2 for some yoghurt, and £4 for an extra tray of dips for our popadoms. This felt a bit miserable and expensive considering we were spending £200 already between us. But our main issue was the slow service.

really good food. nicely spiced and tasty

A great memorable meal with my whole family. My family members all enjoyed the traditional flavors in each curry they ordered. I had my favorite and it was still as good as the last one i tried here. Complement to the chef.

Visited here after looking on Trip advisor , we usually go to Avatar but thought I would try somewhere else , big mistake!! I can honestly say the food was the worst I have ever had and I have eaten at lots of Indian restaurants. My Chicken Tikka starter was bland with absolutely no taste and my husband’s Sheek kebab was just awful covered in a strange red sauce that was a bit sticky and the meat tasted strange like they were masking gone off meat . My main meal was even worse I ordered a house speciality that was supposed to be madras strength and again it was tasteless covered in a bright red sauce but very watery . My husbands curry was a Chiken Rasam and it was so bland it tasted like a soup . The rice and Naans were lovely but that was about it . I couldn’t believe high busy the restaurant was and I honestly thought the food must be great so what a massive disappointment. The only plus for this place are the staff every single one of them was lovely. I definitely will never return here again , left feeling very hungry because I couldn’t eat any of it . If you want a truly genuine Indian curry DO NOT VISIT HERE!