The Massala in Middlesbrough

Had a lovely curry in here with my work colleagues, portions are big so choose with care!

Really enjoyed the meal I had there with my partner last night. The food was amazing, I've had many curry's before but the vindaloo was 10/10. I also had peshwari nann that came with a coating of honey(1st time for me that). I asked about the ingredients and had a great conversation with couple members of staff. Price was spot on. Extreme value. Would definitely recommend. If your in the area(or not) go here for a wonderful meal, great service, good atmosphere and excellent value.10/10. Oh and heart shaped bowls .

Food here is excellent, I had the vindaloo and was perfect. Partner had madras which she said was also great. Peshwari nann OMG how good was it? Best I've ever had. Had a great conversation with staff about the food and they where friendly and open and added to the night. Price was spot in for the quality of the food.

Just had a takeaway and it's the best food we have had in a very long time. Hot when delivered, and so tasty. Well done all, we will be making a visit very soon Ordered and it was delivered within 30mins on a Thursday.

Visited middlesbourgh for a couple of days. Decided we wanted an Indian curry & chose this restaurant. WHAT A FIND!!!!! We love our Indian food & visit lots of different restaurants throughout each year. I can honestly say this is the best Indian food I have had in years. Flavour. temperature , presentation & service was amazing. Only thing that we was disappointing is that we don’t live in middlesbourgh & this restaurant is not on our doorstep

Very nice tasty food Had the veg biryani and garlic mushrooms Superb taste Would visit again

Starters Onion bhaji' large and tasty. Prawn puree superb. Main meal Bangladeshi fish curry was very tasty served on a fish plate the peshwara naans great and onion rice. Service was very polite and as soon as there was an empty dish it was taken away my partner couldn't eat all her dinner due to amount served and they happily packed it into a take away container. The table for two could of sat four which was great as I am quite a stocky fellow and enjoyed the space. Best Indian restaurant I have been too in a long time beating other local restaurants for me.

Just been for dinner tonight really disappointed in the service and food tonight we have used masala loads of times for delivery but unfortunately tonight the service and quality of food was terrible we will not be using masala again both really bad gutted really as we rate massala really high never again.

Fantastic curry. Best around. Never disappointed.

Amazing food - fresh and delicious. Made my fish custom made for me by Saj - friendly service ! Can’t recommend it enough!

Food is amazing, the owner saj was very polite. Very excellent customer service and the restaurant was very clean and very friendly they also organised the tables beautifully. Would definitely come again.

Really good and authentic Indian restaurant. I ordered lamb vindaloo, coriander and garlic pilau and chilli naan bread. A spicy and delicious experience. The lamb was tender and juicy. The pilau was well cooked spot on and the naan bread was exactly as chewy and fluffy as it should be. The service was friendly and attentive, and the freshly prepared food came out of the kitchen quickly. Can only be recommended.

Absolutely beautiful food. Would highly recommend eating or ordering a takeaway from here. Best Indians I have tasted in a long time. Shame I don't live in the area, will definitely use it when I am though.

We’ve been going here every week for years, definitely the best Indian food in Middlesbrough. Never had an issue at all!

Amazing unreal authentic Indian food my favourite restaurant in middlesbrough can't speak highly enough of the place

Paneer shashlik very nice, vegs crispy. Staff helpful and pleasant.

Really good food and great service from Saj. Highly recommended!

Me and my husband came to the restaurant for the first time, the food was the absolute best! It was so good we had to get it packed up so we can eat it again tomorrow 😅 I had chicken tikka masala which was the best I've ever had and my husband had a madras which was perfect for him and he loved it. Service was excellent and very friendly/welcoming, if you're looking for a top class indian takeaway, this is the place to go! Highly recommend!

I came in pain due to my herniated disc, me and my friend wanted to go out and distract me, but.i felt faint and too much in pain, Saj, the manager, helped me and aided me for my food since I couldn't sit and cut my food or put it on my plate, such lovely staff with great hearts, the food was delicious and the atmosphere was charming!

First time customers, wont be the last. Everything was fab. Generous pieces of meat, all delivered quickly and very hot. Will be ordering again very soon.

Really enjoyed our meal of madras and chicken tikka service is friendly and not expensive

Finally found good Indian food in Middlesbrough! Very tasty and delivery was quick 🙂

Absolutely loved this place food was gorgeous and service excellent

Great staff, a warm welcome. I'm in a wheelchair and it was no problem. Food was nice. Have been twice and it was good.

Lovely food, very friendly staff, owner himself very down to earth 🌎. always get nice and fresh food. Thank you so much guys

just had the greatest tasting meal of my life ! A must visit restaurant! for the best indian experience ever a must dine in and enjoy !

Decent food. Ordered a few times never been dissapointed

Ordered food for delivery first time trying this place i must say it’s one of the freshest and tastiest curry’s I’ve had absolutely faultless definitely recommend prices were great too.

First time ordering from here and was not disappointed. Fast delivery from a very friendly driver and delicious food which was still hot

Cannot say how good an experience, we turned up very late but were welcomed in..the service and food were great…a must try for everyone

Beautiful food, great service.....but we were the only couple in...... Must be quiet on a Sunday evening. Lots of people were coming for takeaways

We went last night as group of 4. The food was excellent, so good. Authentic, tasty and spot on heat wise. We had 4 mains, 2 rice dishes, naan, poppadoms, a bottle of wine, a lager and soft drink and it came to £20 a head which I thought was very fair. Cleanliness was also on point, couldn’t fault it. Heated Dinner Plates were given in addition to the individual food plates, as well as cloth napkins, pack of hot hand cleaning wipes and mints at the end of the meal: a nice touch. The only thing that let our experience down is we were on a table where right above us there was a speaker buzzing whilst playing music. It was annoying, but other than that this place was fantastic. If you’re the restaurant reading this the speaker is located about half way down on the right next at the top of the pillar. We’ll 100% be going again. 👍

My first visit. Ordered keema madras and keema rice for takeout. Food was ready on time for collection and was delicious. Worth every penny at just over ten quid.

Always has been a great place to eat . Excellent value for money , service second to none and warm , cosy authentic atmosphere . The special on Sundays and i think Wednesdays or Thursdays too, is the best , £15.50 per head 4 to 5 courses , lots of choice . Looking forward to next time , thankyou !

This is a brilliant curry house. Good service and fantastic food at a fair price

Food is so nice, loos leave a lot to be desired clean but need a refit

Truly excellent experience from the moment you walk through the door. Tradtional service. Fabulous food. Look after with a very warm welcome

there lamb madras beautiful best lamb av ad in a long time

Food was very tasty, fairly priced for huge portions. Staff friendly and restaurant small but clean and pleasant.

Food was plentiful and delicious Price is good for what you get

Best place to go. Very welcoming lovely food. Not only that they don't pester you for drinks and don't have to wait long for food. In which is served hot and looks fresh. You get a lot of meat in your portion. And if your fussed about wine they are reasonably priced to wash it down with. Look our for early birds and meal deals. I would definitely recommend going there again.

This was one of best meal that have had in many visits to the different Indian restaurant. Come along and see for yourself.

Good food but rude manager may be.shouting at a young waiter all the times in his language and people understand how he was treating the young waiter the waiter feel so ashamed in front of customer.not nice to treat your staff like that.poor little man feel so embarrassed and being bullied and abused from that manager.i understand everything that the manager telling the young waiter in Hindu word ( kamchar).you need to finish your work before you go home at 10pm. Poor young waiter didn't say anyword.management should improve not to bully staff.i have a son same age like the young waiter which really hurt me and I couldn't enjoy my meal after seen that bully.

Great venue, fantastic food, table service from Saj was excellent. Have eaten there on a number of occasions and have always enjoyed the meals.

Some of the best Indian food I've eaten, the staff are lovely and there's loads of vegetarian options.

Excellent value for money we regularly use it for takeaways but tonight we dined in excellent service food Lamb Korai and Chicken Madras we’re lovely but the Nan bread are outstanding definitely the best Indian in the area

Bliss use the restaurant regularly for take always but every now and again we sit in and tonight the food was superb but the Nan bread are out of this world, excellent value for money

Love this place has been going for years on and off ,small Indian restaurant in the town centre it never changes cosy and friendly 😊

Lovely meal would definitely recommend the best Indian restaurant in Middlesbrough staff are lovely and very helpful staff

Best keema curry I've found for a long time! Most places usually do them too hot for me, but the massala did it perfectly. Thankyou 🙂

Best Indian in boro Amazing food, friendly atmosphere, quick and efficient service

Good Quality Indian food, top spot for getting it. I personally like the Spicy Korma. Not everyone's cup of tea but it's my favourite! The staff are super friendly and it's really nice to eat. I've always got take away but I do want to sit down one time. Overall great experience!

Excellent curry every time I've ordered from here 10/10. Delivery driver was very polite and quick. Highly recommended

Takeaway delivered on time and arrived nice and hot. Delivery man very polite. Food very tasty and the lamb curry was very good.

Great food. Lovely interaction with FoH staff. Looked after properly.Enjoy - give it a go

Friendly and quick service and excellent food, I will be back for more.

Beautiful food, friendly staff, great atmosphere excellent with large groups and the service was outstanding.

Went for the first time recently on a Thursday where they have a deal on for £15.50. This includes a poppadom each with sharing pickles. A starter each. A main, rice, naan and a coffee/tea or small baileys. Can't grumble for that price and they are flexible if you want something different from that particular menu. I have to say the lime pickle is the best I have ever tasted and the service was prompt and efficient. Small venue but genuinely no complaints. Food was really nice. They get lots of takeaway orders as the delivery man goes out constantly but at no point did I feel put off. I will go back and we need to keep supporting gems like these.

After reading the reviews we were expecting something quite special or at least above average. I'm afraid we were disappointed. The service was exceptionally slow and most of the staff seemed like they were too rushed to be dealing with us! Showing almost agitation and impatients when they took our orders. The food was not the worst we have had but it was most definitely not anything special. The dishes we had lacked depth of flavour and we're on the whole made with the same generic base sauce and just changed slightly to facilitate a different description of the dish. The restaurant was not busy at all and yet we waited a long time to be served our dishes. I can only assume that they were exceptionaly busy with take away and collection orders but that should never be allowed to impact the experience of dining in the resteraunt. Overall this was a disappointing dining experience in all aspects.

It sad that I write this, considering the food is usually good, you do not put lemon on top of a Biriyani. but the most annoying part of this is the fact they failed to do a simple task of issuing the mint sauce with the Onion Bhaji starter and the additional mint sauce paid for. To then find out they gave the mint sauce to the wrong driver - try some organisation when sending out orders to customers, check everything on the order is in the bag before sending its not rocket science and first order of business, .

Lovely resteraunt in the centre of Middlesbrough. We were recommended this place from a pub near by it was mid week so there was plenty of room. The toilets upstairs were very clean. The lamb in the lamb karahi was some of the best I've had at a curry house, sometimes it can be a bit tuff but here it just fell apart it was so tender. Definately a place to vist,

This place should be in the Guinness book of records .....Worst restaurant on the planet ...

Food was fantastic, great service very friendly atmosphere. Great value for money.

Just ordered from Massala and wasn't disappointed. Service and quality of the service excellent

Delicious food and excellent service!

Have had several meals from here ! The menu for one is amazing and very filling (easily feeds two). Staff excellent delivery excellent ! Perfect

First and last time il be ordering 2 and half hours ago I've ordered still haven't received any food the people on the phone were rude kept putting the phone down I asked him how long it would be he decided to lay the phone down and type to reply to me on the online chat very strange!

Good food, wide range of vegetarian options.

Gave them the benefit of doubt and re-ordered, last time they sent out incorrect meals. Had to wait over three hours for delivery, food turned up cold!! Won’t be getting my business again!

Disgusting, 2 hours for delivery!! Comes and munching away big black hair comes out, I’m blonde!! So certainly ain’t mine, rotten

Very empty for a sat night but to be fair i did arrive late. The only reason I gave the food a 4star and not 5 is that the Tikka Massala was very sweet. Would i dine here again? YES a very pleasant experience.

I eat here every month when in Middlesbrough for work. This is my favourite in Middlesbrough. Foods always great, so is service.

Amazing take away lamb curry and piloue rice

Just moved to Middlesbrough from the South West, and fist thing we needed to do was find a 'Go To' Curry House. After a handful of painfully average curries we decided to give The Massala a try. 5*. Was served by the Gentleman who we believe is the owner. Gave recommendations, and he couldn't had been more correct. We're also vegan so it wasn't an easy task! Can't wait to go back.

Can't recommend enough, give it a try it's beautiful

Just had a chicken Dhansak it arrived 30 minutes later than estimated but don't let that put you off chicken was fresh and Dhansak was absolutely gorgeous.First time I've tried here and won't be the last

Another excellent meal provided for me and my six fellow diners,this resteraunt always provides a great meal and friendly atmosphere 😋

Take away for 5, we all had different dishes and each of us thoroughly enjoyed our meals, absolutely delicious!

Walked in asked for a table for one had to wait to see if one was available they had to wait for the bookings to come first walked out.

Dansak was lovely. Chicken Tikka massalla was too creamy

First visit & won’t be our last. Everything from food, price,staff & service was spot on. Our new “go to” Indian. Enough said.

Having eaten Indian food across the country I will always say this home town restaurant is the very best. The quality of the food and choice of dishes is superb. Our group had varied dishes but I have got to say the lamb was absolutely delicious and all dishes were done to perfection. The whole experience was fantastic as it always is and the staff are amazing. And when the bill comes the price and value for money is amazing, great touch by the manager who offered a few complimentary drinks ad well, not a better curry house in the North of England

Very good food, nice restaurant, excellent service. Will be back next time I'm in the Boro. Recommend by our hotel staff, and didnr disappointed, would definitely recommend this restaurant

Unplanned visit and pleasantly surprised. Food was delicious and staff were very helpful by assisting the other half with her choice of main. I thought the bill was very reasonable. Will be be back.

Nice place ,been friday there had mixed grill sharing menu, chicken was like rubber and no chops on the grill

Best Indian restaurant in the north east. Great food, arrive and food value. Ignore the negative reviews they are from people getting takeaways that can’t be bothered to leave to house. They probably all like eating in front of the TV.

A great meal at good prices Lamb Korai is my favourite I collected my takeaway prepared on time and was piping hot

Not been here in a few years but went on Monday night before the Middlesborough Sunderland game. Went at 6pm with a table of 4. Service was excellent all night. Ordered 4 curries 3 rice 2 nans and 2 rounds of drinks. Lager was cold...

Fancying an Indian before the match on a Monday and with my go to Indian restaurant in Middlesbrough being closed on a Monday we went to the Massala; I had not been for years & years. The food was absolutely superb; all of us had...

Just got a delivery from here . It cost 27 pounds and it was disgusting . Never go there again

Friendly staff. Estimated time for collection was there a-bouts. Lamb in both curry’s was nice. Overall, food was very good. The only thing stopped me giving 5 stars were the chips. They were perfectly fine but could be improved. I would recommend and this was the third time we have eaten here. Meal for 1 deal is very good value. Definitely try if your in the area 😊

We ordered three vegetarian curries and all where nice! Could have been a little more flavoursome but still enjoyed our meal! The chips were lovely and crispy, and the rice perfectly cooked! Service was very attentive and the waitress did all she could to help...

My family have been using this restaurant/ takeaway for many years and its about time we left a review. We usually get a takeaway on a Saturday evening and the staff recognise my wife on the phone (Mrs Morrison) Occasionally we eat in and we...

Love this place. Great staff and lovely food

Haven't been there for a long time so was looking forward to eating there .I wasn't disappointed .we had a set meal for 2 and a couple of drinks .the food was fantastic and the service was spot on .

Extremely fast delivery, the lady who answered the phone was so lovely and polite and so was the delivery driver. Food was also lovely, first time trying from here and I will definitely be back. Thankyou !

Wow🥵 didn’t order from the ‘hot stuff’ menu. But both meals were HOT. You can tell when it’s good food or ‘churned out’ stuff. Not cheap but it is Quality food & very tasty. Maybe we need to learn the menu next time but hey - ho, 🥴 the Masaala serves seriously good food. We will be having more of it😋😋😋👍

I love this restaurant/ takeaway . Lovely people , gorgeous food , loads of different choices , it's just perfect .

Visited on reccomendation and would compare with the best I've been to. All four of us were in agreement about the freshness and quality of the food. Staff couldn't have been more helpful. Bring the massala to pontefract please.

Got a meal for one £15 it was very tasty and the lamb in my madras was so tender. I would recommend the masala every time for a takeaway. it was piping hot and came quick