The Mumtaz in Swansea

Last minute visit due to original restaurant booked being too busy for us! Super attentive staff, fabulous food, the chutney tray is deserving of a special mention. I went for the Lahore special balti which was delicious and the meat was so tender and flavoursome. You can also upgrade the plain naan accompaniment to another one like peshwari or keema. Would highly recommend, I'd suggest booking in advance as it can get busy.

Fantastic resturant. One of the best Indians I’ve ever had. Thank you. The food was amazing. We had a take away.

Really rude manager. Terrible attitude. Speaks to women with complete disrespect. Told our children off for just being Normal kids. Food was nice and the young bearded waiter who took drinks orders and cleared our table was so lovely. We decided to leave a tip for him. However the manager took it and put it in his pocket. When we told the young waiter we wanted him to have the tip, he said that none of the waiting staff get any of the tips. So PLEASE DO NOT TIP HERE it’ll just go in the miserable rude main man’s pocket. We will NOT be back

Things have changed since we were there a year ago. Not for the better either. Service still impeccable,, awesome. Atmosphere was a bit hindered with several very loud children that the parents didn't bother to reign in. Of course that can happen anywhere. By the time we left at 7PM on a Saturday night, the place was packed. Definitely get a reservation beforehand, like we did, if you decide to go. Now for the whole lot of disappointment,, the food has been changed. My wife and I were going to replicate our order from a year ago. Our guest was new to this restaurant. Less flavourful would encompass most of our cuisine experience. My wife had gotten chicken tikka masala before,, absolutely loved it. She loathes coconut. It was exempt of it. This time we asked if it was still coconut-free. The answer was no,,it has coconut in it's sauce. So a recommendation was made for a chicken curry. Appeared to have chicken tikka in a tomato base with some raw onion. She said it was ok,,but would never order it again,,lacked any kind of curry flavour. My tandoori chicken looked great,,but did it lack in the flavour department. Same with the special fried rice. Same with the 3 side dishes and naan our guest ordered. Bland, bland, and bland. The papadums with it's sides were now a bit of a bizarre mix. Not bad, but lacked regular mango chutney and a tamarind sauce. There were 3 of us and we all agreed on the overall experience. While the food was good looking,,it lacked any zing and flavour. It appears in the years time shortcuts or money saving changes have been made that affect the overall quality and experience of the meal. Not terrible,,but definitely no longer great either. We were really letdown and disappointed after the tremendous meal we had a year ago that made our taste buds explode in all sorts of ways. This time our taste buds were just left in the neutral position. We won't be returning.

The food was lovely, and the waiters were kind too, BUT as for the manager, well I don't know what to say.. Very rude, disrespectful, unprofessional! He mocked me and my friends, and also tried making us calculate our own prices for the food by rudely shoving the calculater towards me. The prices we were given were 2 different prices each time when we went to pay, and all we asked for was for him to calculate it again to see which price was correct due to there being a confusion so we could just pay for our food and leave. In the end, one of the waiters recalculated the correct price and we finally got to pay. The manager tried saying we refused to pay when we did not, but only asked to give the correct prices. Why give us 2 different calculations to begin with and what to pay?It was their error that they kept giving wrong prices, but it seems like the manager enjoyed trying to stir the situation and esculate drama due to his own incorrect calculations, and as a result of this, began to treat us (as customers) disrespectfully. I have never experienced this sense of unprofesisonsism and rudeness in all my life. He mocked and spoke rudely to us, and made me feel uncomfortable as a customer. I wouldn't recommend coming to this restaurant unless you're prepared to experience a horrible customer service by the manager. Otherwise, the food was lovely as a whole and also the waiters were friendly, except for the manager who ruined the evening with his lack of morale and dignity towards his customers. He needs to train himself in professionalism.

Fantastic restaurant, decorated beautifully. Great service, friendly and attentive. Food was amazing, presented beautifully and tasted delicious. I would definitely recommend!!

Really outstanding, delicious food and very reasonable. We ordered takeaway to collect which was ready before time; cheerful and friendly service and no quibble about adding extra rice missed off our order. Highly recommended.

Really delicious food from a wide menu, backed up by excellent service. Saag rice was a highlight! We also had 2 veg side dishes - sag aloo and Bombay potato - and a chicken biryani. All the dishes were fantastic.

Superb food, large portions! Staff were very friendly and professional. We had a takeaway, but would very much have liked to have eaten in the restaurant (we couldn’t unfortunately as we were on holiday with the dogs). Very attractive surroundings. Highly recommended.

Outstanding food; very pleasant ambience; gentle and friendly staff. We have been three times within a week and will return as often as we can.

Nice staff and very helpful, the food let this restaurant down,my curry sauce was hot but the chicken cold ,it had obviously been thrown into the sauce and not cooked in it.my husband sauce was watery and a bit tasteless, my brothers was like hot tomatoe sauce with 3 prawns in it . My niece ordered chicken tikka and it came dry but was ok.

Myself and my husband had a night out here as we stayed in a b&b on the same road as a fathers day treat. We booked for 6pm and were seated straight away, we were offered drinks straight away, considering it was very busy we didn't wait long for drinks or food. The food was hot and very tasty, no complaints at all. The staff were helpful when we needed more drinks and then the bill. Would recommend to anyone looking for an Indian meal.

We had a really great Indian meal here. The dishes were lovely and the service was nice. The atmosphere was great too.

What a great meal . The staff were very friendly. I started with samosas, then lamb korma and an amazing ice cream . We had popadoms for the four of us with a variety of dips, the coconut flavour was intense. My wife had a vegetarian curry which she thoroughly enjoyed. They had a good choice of drinks. The toilets were good . We weren’t hurried at all. The service was attentive. The final bill including tip was £130 for the four of us

Terrible food. Not even recognisable as a curry. More of a dry meat stew with some crunchy onion and a few spices. Sorry but very disappointed.

We love The Mumtaz and always visit when we spend time with family in the area. We had yet another delicious meal. Extensive menu and excellent array of specials which we thoroughly enjoyed. Friendly service. Highly recommend a visit each time you’re in Mumbles! Definitely...

Have visited numerous times, and have had lots of lovely meals here. It can get very busy at times, and at these peak times, it takes a little longer for food to come out, just leaving more time to chat and drink. Almost every meal...

The food was great but the experience should have been nicer than it was due to rude and nonchalant staff. When asked if the waiter can pack some leftover dishes for us to take home, he said nothing and simply walked off. Confused I asked...

Waited an hour for our food to arrive and when it did it was bland, unappealing and tasteless. Quite possibly one of the very worst curries I have been served up in recent years! Won’t be going back anytime soon.

Ignorant staff Booked a table for 17.30 weather was terrible got to the restaurant at 17.20, we were allowed in then staff rolled their eyes as we were 10 minutes early, then staff told us don’t come before 17.30 again 😳, wasn’t impressed with the...

Superb meal last night piping hot at Mumtaz, excellent attentive service and a lovely view looking across to Mumbles Lighthouse from our window seat.

Lovely modern restaurant. Friendly helpful staff. The starters onion Bhaji and seekh kebab were fresh and tasty. The curry. Chicken dopiaza was light and well spiced. Enjoyed eating here and would definitely return

We have been visiting as sit down guests from time to time, and have always enjoyed. We ordered a take away of Dansak and chicken pathia. Both meals were bland and tasteless, as if something had been left out. I added mango chutney at home...

Not very good at all , chicken dansak tough and tasteless, chicken tikka biriyani just like flavoured rice and sag aloo mainly big potatoes , only good thing poppadoms

We had a takeaway from here 2 years ago which we had reme.bered being excellent our meal we had last night was just as fantastic. We always try different dishes and they didn't disappoint. Fab food great staff and brilliant value!

We visited while we were in the Mumbles great service delicious food my husband wanted his curry made more spicy nothing was too much trouble. Good portions would highly recommend.

Really good food and service. Had a Goa spiced dish and the breads were really good. A better than average Indian restaurant and good service, would highly recommend

We had a great meal in this restaurant. It was quite busy as it was a Saturday but the service was efficient and the staff were friendly. Would definitely recommend.

WE visited Mumtaz on Saturday night without a reservation and were quickly found a table and immediately welcome. Food was delicious - flavours tasted authentic and service was quick and friendly. We will be going again! Highly recommend.

Delicious food, attentive friendly staff. Great views. Clean bathrooms. Literally couldn’t have been better. We had poppadums (amazing green coconut option with the chutneys!), naans, bhuna, biryani and rice. Went at 7pm on a Monday and it was quiet but still with a lovely atmosphere.

Food was good, restaurant very busy and tables crammed into the restaurant making it a wee bit uncomfortable. However, the service was woeful to the point where the manager would not even have the decency to call a taxi due to it being busy. The...

Visited on a Friday evening when the restaurant was nice and busy even though it was only 7pm. Attentive staff and good food. Whilst prices have increased it is still good value for money and far less than you would pay in other non indian...

Had a fantastic meal here. Staff were friendly and attentive. The menu offered a wide choice and catered for everyone. I don’t like very hot spicy food but there was plenty of dishes for me to choose from. Mumtaz is located just on the edge...

I have eaten at Mumtaz several times and each time being a great experience. I always bring friends and family here and they’ve all had nothing but good things to say! The food is delicious and the service is great. My partner and I are...

Tried this twice as our local has been closed due to fire damage, there are a lot of staff there some just standing around staring , yes all wearing masks but you can tell some of them looked board, menu looked nice food came but...

My friend want to take me to this venue, we booked for 1930 but got there just after 1900, we were sat down at our table. The chutney tray was far better than our previous Indian restaurant. The main course followed nice size pieces of...

I’ve had much tastier curries and chutney trays, and was not impressed by the food whatsoever. However what really bothered me was the staff! The staff were very rude, impatient and not very friendly. Me and my friend felt awfully uncomfortable as they stared at...

Visited with 5 family members on a Saturday night. Seated straight away as per our 8pm booking but found the service to be poor and service very slow. We waited an hour for our food to arrive and we all agreed our lamb and chicken...

I didn't actually get to eat in the restaurant, but let explain... I arrived to dine alone at about 7.30pm on a Thursday evening. The place, which is big, had about 3 sets of diners - probably 15 tables free. I asked for a table...

Upon arrival we noticed a big table of about 25 people placing their order and thought this may affect our waiting time for our food. But after waiting over 90 minutes and asking several times where our food was it finally came. However they had...

Went for a dinner to celebrate my granddaughters 9th birthday. The food was very disappointing, chicken tikka and the tandoori chicken was so dry. Curry was very bland, rice portions very small. The price is high end but food is not. Much better places to...

Fantastic food, great service. One of the best Indians I have had in a very very long time , will be returning very soon I hope.

Polite reception when we arrived but we then waited an hour for starters, mains were very underwhelming, pleasant surroundings, service mediocre, food just ok, not bad but not somewhere I would recommend or return to.

This is the worst meal we have eaten.the meat on the mixed grill was so tough it couldn't be chewed.the chicken tikka was very dry inside.asked for a sauce which should of been butter chicken it was a korma sauce with peppers in.very disappointed will...

We had an evening meal here on 4th October and it was excellent. I had the Shakuti chicken (a Goan dish) with mushroom rice which I've not had before. My favourite is Chicken Tikka Pathia and this had even more flavour. My wife had Chicken...

Excellent service. Food first class. Served quickly on warm plates by pleasant staff. Lamb Madras was tasty and fresh. Same for Rogan Josh and bindi bhaji. Don't believe the negative reviews, try for yourself.

Although the food was ok the attitude of the staff including management was disgusting when we complained that there was only one prawn in the main course when they stated that was the portion size. I showed them the menu which said king prawns which...

Ordered at 18:45, website said it could take up to an hour. Phone 1:30 later, was told "it is on its way", phoned again at 20:45, 2 hours later, was told "it had just left". Kids were starving by then, so cancelled it as I...

Food was fine, standard Indian. Place clean ertc but a very surly bunch of waiters with no customer skills at all. This didn't bother us but might spoil it for some.

Perhaps we didn't order very well, but the food was a bit bland. The service was good and the prices reasonable, just not for us on this occasion.

Visited with wife and two kids. We phoned in advance to confirm that they would be able to cater for allergies. They said it was no problem. Upon sitting at our table the waiter was rude and abrupt when we asked question about whether the...

We chose to order a take away ( COVID has meant we don’t do other people!) The food was ready on time, absolutely delicious reasonably priced and plentiful ~ what more could you wish for? We will be back to eat in on our next...

Enjoyed a delicious meal here with the family on holiday. Tasty curry with an extensive menu and good local beer on offer. Something for everyone. As a family often in this area this is our favourite curry houses in Mumbles. Highly recommend a visit.

Definitely worth a visit, we enjoy Indian food and this was amongst the best we've had. Great choices and everything we chose was delicious.

Very nice Indian lovely food and people . Good price for what we had the spicy chips tho are very spicy !! Lots on the menu to choose from

We had a takeaway from here on 25th June and it was the best Indian takeaway we have ever had. Could not fault it.

So sorry to leave a negative review but it really was very bad. Each of us had a different meal each and there were 4 of us. The curries all tasted the same. Bland, absolutely tasted of nothing. Like meat warmed up in a tasteless...

Second chance!What a difference! We visited just over a year ago and had a dreadful meal and left a review. We thought we’d give them a second chance and are very glad we did ! Goan chicken sumitra (?) was beautiful , tasty and hot...

Food was really lovely and tasty. Drink were quick to come but waited an excessively long time between courses. We had been at the restaurant 2 hrs before our mains had arrived.

Whoever gave the last review about the poor quality of the food was either at a different restaurant or it was a junk review designed to reflect badly on Mumtaz. We were in there on the 9th September and had an absolutely fabulous meal ,...

So Dissapoimted, The Chutney tray was awful, the starter was tiny and dry, The main Tikka and Korma were made of the worst quality dry and hard chicken I have ever tasted, the keema Naan had no meat and was soggy... Waste of an evening.....My last microwave meal was better

Arrived in the Mumbles late in the afternoon, tried a couple of places for our evening meal but fully booked. Got into Mumtaz because they could fit us in. Like all Brummies I think I know a thing or two about a good curry. We turned up expecting an average meal "not like you get in the balti triangle". They have all the usuals plus a few more unusual dishes. The restaurant was clean, service was friendly and efficient but the best was the food. Probably one of the nicest curries I have eaten. Absolutely delicious. Really can't fault Mumtaz

We visited in September 2020. We found the food at Mumtaz to be top-notch, and we would happily recommend it to others.

Seated quickly, quick service and lovely food. Staff helpful. Would return again, we timed it just right as when we were leaving the restaurant was full!

Great restaurant with all the usual plus some more interesting specialty dishes. Service was good although there was a bit of confusion on the night we were there as they brought someone else’s food to our table before serving our dishes!

Wife I decided to go out for food together first time in months with lock down. Got to mumbles thought we’d try this place as everything else was closed and stopped serving. Staff at front of house was abrupt and didn’t speak to us. Ordered some drinks and a tray appeared with popadoms and dips. These were nice tbh. But staff are were arrogant and wearing face masks just covering mouths not nose!! Ordered prawn cocktail and butterflied prawn to start both very bland no flavour not fresh just the usual frozen rubbish. We didn’t eat these ordered main courses with all trimmings. Waited for over 20 mins which I don’t mind for good food but then the waiter turned up put every on the table and then turned looked at me asked you not having food sir ? I said yes I ordered chicken tikka chips onion rings nam bread he asked me to repeat it again. He started writing it down again. So we sitting there now with my wife’s order and all the trimmings but nothing for me!! Not even a sorry or an apology from them. Then I had the original waiter starring and smiling in an antagonistic way over and over even took his mask off to do so. My wife didn’t touch her food and said come on we going she could see I was getting wound up by this clown. We left her food untouched and drinks untouched and walked to front of house and asked for the bill they charged us full we paid but not an apology or any thing from them so to recap arrogant people crap food and disgusting table service. These people don’t deserve to be in their trade avoid theses loads of other places with staff who deserve your custom.

Food was totally bland, customer service was terrible- go anywhere else! We were charged £6.00 for 2 poppadoms and Chutneys plus £4.00 for a lime & soda- when we questioned the bill we were threatened with police if we didn’t pay!! Food was incredibly under-whelming and inflated prices to boot - would never go here again.

Just delicious!!! Brilliant service, in spite of a full restaurant!! Tables well spaced out, felt ‘Covid safe’ and food was just gorgeous!!! Definitely recommend!!

The Mumtaz Restaurant in The Mumbles is a first class Indian Restaurant the staff are polite helpful and friendly.The Restaurant was clean and Fresh The Drinks that were ordered were ice cold and refreshing and the food was great tasting and good valueWhen I am back in that area on my hols I am definitely booking again

Very disappointing food. Lamb Achari was inedible. So tough was impossible to cut with knife provided. Chicken Tikka Masala was bright red which is never a good sign. Just although not worth the money or time, would not Recommend

Thanks for the fabulous meal and taking care us when dining in your restaurant.As the restaurant was full and looking like customers might have to wait I had a phone call asking if they could put the booking back by half an hour.How great, it shows they care about their customers.

Having been let down by some of our usual favourite restaurants we decided to try the Mumtaz in Mumbles. In short, it couldn’t have been better. The food, the ambience and the service were all 5 star. The menu contains all the usuals and lots of more interesting options. The waiters were also happy to offer a side that wasn’t even on the menu. Great job!

Although the restaurant was quite busy and we hadn't reserved a table, we were warmly greeted by staff and quickly shown to a table. Our meal was absolutely delicious, one of the best we have eaten. Staff were attentive without being intrusive and prices were reasonable. Would definitely recommend and we won't hesitate to visit again when next in the area.

Had the most delicious Paneer shashlik! With sizzling veg ! It was so delicious ! And a veg curry and chips washed down with cobra! We really like Mumtaz the service is always excellent . Thanks - Someone else said about the hygiene rating ! Its a shame if its not good xxxx

We were really looking forward to going having read reviews on this site.it started of well with popadums and dips, then onion badjis all lovely.then came the main course !We had ordered lamb it certainly was not freshly cooked .It was tough , over cooked and dry as a bone. We didn’t eat it as it was awful.We complained and told them the problem they said ok to husbands suggestion of taking two beers off bill . We waited ages for bill when it came the 2 beers were still on bill !Waited again for at least 15 mins before paying .Will not go back.

What can be said, lamb rubbish , service rubbish! Both ordered lamb curries both lamb dishes severely over cooked. Said to the staff comp our drinks and we’ll call it quits.Sat there for another 25 minutes waiting for our bill. Nothing!!!!Asked where our bill was, the waiter brought it to us with our drinks still on the bill. I said he had already agreed to the drinks being comped his reply was can I get you some more drinks.Told him I was not happy, had another guy come with an amended bill minus drinks. When asked why it had taken over 15 minutes his answer was it had only just been brought to him!!!!!This place’s customer service would rank minus 8 for me!

My wife and I visited Mumtaz on November 13th. 2019. Our union baghees were hard and stale our pilar rice was badly cooked and clumpy. The chicken in our currys was tough and stringy. We were so disappointed.

We have visited on several occasions since moving to Swansea and have always had great food, excellent service and the staff have been friendly. Our only concern now is that the restaurant has dropped to a low food hygiene rating following a recent inspection. We do hope changes will be made and this will improve.

We were here on holiday and visited here on a very rainy night. Made to feel very welcome and menu choice was good. Lots of locals appeared to be eating here which is encouraging. Enjoyed our food and would come again if in the area again.

Had a fabulous meal, seated quickly by lovely staff. We love spicy food and the flavours were fresh and aromatic

Have been to the Mumtaz a couple of times a month for the last five years. Food is always of a high quality, service is excellent, and is good value. By far the best Indian cuisine to be found in Swansea

I have been here many times in the past with my wife. The food and the service has been good. To night however I took my son and although the food was reasonable the service was truly appalling. One guy stood out who used to work on in another Indian restaurant in mumbles up the hill (which was closed down due to failing hygiene standards). Before we had even finished our popadums the starters appeared before we were ready. Once we had the main meal we were not offered desert, he started preparing the next table for tomorrow throwing up the table cloth and blasting bits of food over us, presented the bill before we had finished our drinks and then asked us if he could call us a taxi to get rid of us - we were only one of two tables occupied but the time was before ten and the restaurant doesn’t close until eleven.

This is the best Indian restaurant I’ve ever been to. The food was absolutely delicious and the service was excellent, will certainly return the next time we are here in holiday.

We visited Mumtaz with friends for the first time in two years. It was a pleasant experience but not overwhelming. The food was ok, service ok but a bit rushed. The worst part was the state of the hot towels which smelt disgusting. If their state reflects the state of the kitchen we will not be back.

Difficult to find fault, food was excellent, service very good will visit again when in the Mumbles.

Staying at a B&B; in Mumbles recently we came across this restaurant because it was so eye catching with the beautiful array of flowers outside!

Really lovely food, fantastic service, reasonable prices, good location. Would recommend! Reccomend for couples.

We had a takeaway for our first night in Mumbles. Delicious...really tasty. I'd definitely recommend.

An excellent curry experience. Good service, very tasty food and a pleasant atmosphere. Great views if you get a window table.

Visited here many years ago with friends and enjoyed our meal back then. This time I had the Gosht Kata Massala. Perhaps the lamb was a little overdone for my liking and not as tender as I’d hoped. However with chapatis I enjoyed my meal and our visit to Mumbles that evening

A very warm welcome and our table was close enough to the window to get the view. Started with the obvious choice of poppadoms and an onion bhaji. All very tasty. I had a tandoori mixed grill for main, not my usual choice but thought I'd try something different. I enjoyed it, but would probably choose something else next time as I prefer a dish with a sauce. She enjoyed hers but wasn't hugely impressed by the pilau rice, saying it was sticking together.

We called after a few drinks with friends in the village on Saturday evening. It wasn't busy, but I appreciate that if short in the kitchen, they would not want to seat people and put pressure on the kitchen. We sat in a waiting area and were told that the table would be 20mins. 20 minutes later, a waiter came over and asked if we would like the chutney tray etc., when we asked how long the table would be, he told us another 20 minutes. We left and went elsewhere. Don't string customers along. They deserve better.

My favourite indian - consistently quality food and such nice staff! Paneer tikka, veg curry veg rice - delicious all washed down with a Cobra !!! Whats not to like. Delicious no faults - xx joy

We visited The Mumtaz last night and greatly enjoyed our meal. My husband had the special biryani which is his usual choice in an Indian restaurant. He said it was the best he’d ever had. The vegetable curry which accompanied the dish was delicious and rich with different vegetables.

We drive down to the Mumbles especially to eat at this wonderful restaurant. Located at the start of Mumbles it had beautiful views, close car parks, fantastic waiter service, polite and pleasant gentlemen. The food is absolutely fantastic, fresh, traditional, Indian cuisine I highly recommend the tandoori chicken tikka masala - it's full of amazing flavours !!! Great value for money to

Don't order the lamb chops, they are overly spiced, overly seasoned and overly cooked, even my dog wouldn't eat them

Lovely food and lovely staff. I look forward to sampling the other dishes on the menu. I will definitely be going again.

Just ate in this excellent Indian restaurant. I was with my 9 year old and the staff were so lovely with him. The food was delicious and he cleaned his plate. Unheard of. Highly recommend

We went there for a dinner. The service was good. The food was nice that we all enjoyed much. We had a toddler with us and waiters were nice and friendly to him

Went to this restaurant for the first time on Saturday evening. What a lovely place. The decor was excellent, the staff were immaculately dressed and very helpful. Credit to the owners in employing nice staff. The food was delicious and piping hot. Will be returning to this restaurant in the near future.