The Picture Cafe Grantham in South Kesteven - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Fantastic south Indian food in the heart of Grantham. Every time I visit Grantham for work, this is my go- to place for authentic south Indian food. Freshly prepared Idli, authentic Sambar, sambar vadai. It’s a small place, easily missed but a great place for foodies.

It was brilliant the food was spectacular and the service was amazing she was so patient because it was my first time properly eating there she was so kind and let me take my time the food was so good till the last bite I highly recommend the atmosphere was so original , cozy and welcoming.

Best food.. they specialized in all varieties of food. Superb customer service 👏🏻 Excellent quality of foods 👌🏻 tasty & juicy 😋

The Special Kizhi Parotta Beef is fantastic

Nice food very good costumer service good taste

Food and service are very good at Leaf. Special masala papadh by Ampam is best made, masala Dosa and vegetable rice / biryani is also nice taste. Visit this restaurant and enjoy the drinks and food. I recommend The leaf Grantham Indian restaurant Raj

Nice and cosy place , food authentic , never tried nothing like that before , a lot of new taste and experience , highly recomended

Best quality food and best service as well.

Superb in terms of quality & quantity of service and food. Customer friendly approach of staff. A must try for everyone to visit Grantham.

Great little place , lovely staff and delicious authentic Indian food. Will be back soon

Based on reviews and recommendations had an evening meal of ghee dosa as well as idlis. Dosa is like a lentil and rice pancake- usually with spiced potato filling-I had mine without any filling.Idli is a steamed rice cake while vada is like a fried savoury lentil doughnut. At my request the chef made the dosa really crispy and kindly substituted an idli for a vada. All items were served piping hot, freshly made and authentic. Service and food were excellent and reasonably priced. Will definitely be back to try other dishes. Highly recommend. Have been back and had Chicken Biryani, lemon rice and a vegetable dish. Biryani served with pickles, papad, raita is excellent- and very reasonable at £9.99.

Leaf is a wonderful little South Indian restaurant in Grantham. I'm so glad because I went for a Masala Dosa and chilly chicken fry It was AMAZING. It was delicious. Give it a try. To top it off, the service was excellent too.

Having been to the UK since a year this is the first brilliant restaurant from where me and my family had authentic food. I tried rice and fish curry felt like eating my mom's food service delicious 😋 South Indian recipes which were very tasty such a beautiful meals amazing. I would definitely return again and again.

We attended this restaurant last eve, unfortunately we did not have the best experience and I am unsure how to explain it fully. The Waitress is friendly and very welcoming and really the best part of our experience, an asset to the restaurant. I have many years experience in cooking for the public and this was not good food. It was badly cooked, the chicken was dry, the peshwari naan was flat and tough and was covered in sugary coconut, the mushroom rice was dry. We had a couple of mouthfuls and decided to leave. My husband went quietly to make payment in an effort to not embarrass the owners, we decided not to complain loudly to distract other people in the restaurant, but what amazes me most about the whole situation is that no one at the desk thought to ask why we were obviously unhappy and leaving after just a few mouthfuls. A good restaurant would have been very concerned and made an attempt to find out. Our bill had food added that we did not have, which my husband did have taken off but our 4 poppadoms, pickles, couple of mouthfuls of inedible food, a coke and a beer ended up costing over £40 & we left hungry and angry! Such a shame - with exception to the service of the waitress who deserves her stars, I am genuinely sorry to say a less than one star experience everywhere else.

It was an great experience, excellent food, variety of starter and seafood. Friendly staff. Highly recommend

Avoid this place at all costs. I have eaten all over the world and can honestly say, ive never had such poor food. The food was quite frankly nothing like what was ordered. I have no idea quite how they managed to get the mushrooms so dry, quite an achievement! After tasting everything we decided to leave as neither my wife or I had and confidence in what was slapped on the table, only to be charged for two dishes we never even ordered.

Food was very tasty, a great introduction to South Indian cuisine. The atmosphere was warm and well decorated, however there was no music playing, causing some silence when we arrived that was somewhat uncomfortable. Small room, but many tables. One overhead light flickered now and then, and some of the ceiling looked poorly maintained. The staff were friendly, although we didn't receive very much guidance with our food choices, even when asked specifically for help. As a group of 5 we waited 80 minutes for our food. The portions were smaller than expected, also note you have to order rice separately. To our delight the food was enjoyed by all, authentic and delicious. I would recommend you try it once if you're hungry for adventure.

Authentic South Indian food that is simple, delicious and extremely cheap for the quality. The decor is a little tired, but don’t worry about that, it’s the food that you come for. A very large party arrived after we’d started and they struggled to deal with the numbers with just one server in duty.

Avaid this place, this has been sold by previous owner, reheated frozen items served, food not fresh. Good thing was that the service offered.

Found this amazing little Kerala / South Indian restaurant in Grantham. The food is amazing and great service. Very friendly, helpful staff. The Dosa is really good.

Visited for a quick mid week dinner, Under new management, they are trialling new items like Appam, Kizhi Parotta etc.. - Appam is a must try, pls serve it with a small cup of coconut milk the authentic way. Also pls serve it hot, mine was cold. - Chilli Paneer was more saucy, pls reduce the sauce, paneer tasted perfect. - Veg Kizhi Parotta was good, will be even better if you can mash the veggies in to a masala and add it to the Parotta. Overall, A nice little place, slightly cramped seating, rest rooms need attention, but the food was very good compared to our last visit.

I had an incredible dining experience at this South Indian restaurant The leaf! The flavors were a delightful journey through the rich and diverse culinary traditions of South India. Every dish was meticulously prepared, showcasing the chef's expertise and passion for authentic flavors. The dosas were perfectly crisp, and the sambar had a depth of taste that transported me to the streets of Chennai. The biryani was a true highlight, with fragrant spices blending harmoniously. Kudos to the talented chef for creating a memorable gastronomic adventure. I highly recommend this restaurant to anyone seeking an authentic South Indian dining experience! #Foodie #SouthIndianCuisine #ChefAppreciation

Didn't love the food at all. Went to Leaf with the excitement of having good Indian food but it was a total flop. Staff don't hear the order properly and get the wrong order. The Naan breads were cold and the gravy was sweet. It was a pinch in our pocket with total disappointment. I would never recommend anybody to go to this restaurant.

Amazing food. Amazing food. Amazing food.

Amazing food, we'll be sure to come back again.

Leaf is a wonderful little South Indian restaurant in Grantham. I'd read the good reviews, so decided to give it a try. And I'm so glad I did. I decided to try a typical south Indian dish that you don't get in the typical North Indian (or Nepalese) restaurants. So I went for a Masala Dosa, which is like a giant pancake with potato & veg curry inside. This comes with a vegetable curry sauce and coconut chutney. It was AMAZING. I'm a carnivore, so was a bit hesitant that there wasn't meat involved, but what can I say? It was delicious. Give it a try. To top it off, the service was excellent too.

Authentic Indian cuisine Brilliant flavours Best Indian I’ve ever tasted Will definitely be back

Meal terrible sent it back not worth going to

A bit cafe like but excellent food served with a smile

Very quiet on a Thursday night. Lovely service from our host. Decent bottle. Merlot for reasonable price. Never eaten kerala food before. Found it beautifully cooked spices we're spot on. We shared squid to start, delicious. Partner had kerala chicken and I had the goat curry both were tasty. This place is well worth a visit. If I was local thus would be my go to curry house. Thank you for a lovely meal.

I have been ordering from here for a while and was a repeat customer, enjoyed the food. My last order was very late. Contacted the restaurant they just blamed the Just Eat drivers and took no responsibility, when pushed they blamed the weather for being an hour late, it a little bit rainy that's it! No apology what so ever. At least the Just Eat driver did say sorry when I said it was late. Again no apology from the restaurant very poor service , a simply sorry and I would have been back.

Very ill mannered man!! I placed an order - for two hours they kept telling me 10 more minutes and then abruptly canceled my order. We’ll not be ordering from them anymore

Rated this place well after the first eat in experience, decided on a takeaway next time and was thoroughly disappointed. The different curries tasted almost identical and the samosas were tiny, undercooked and with a little bland filling inside rice paper. Hardly authentic or good value for money since the curries were nearly all sauce and little else, more like London prices in the middle of Grantham

Had a wonderful Sunday lunch. Very good customer service friendly staff. Really enjoyed a lunch day out with friends. Thank you :)

Just to start off by saying, Indian food is not all about chicken tikka masala or meats drenched in oil/thick gravies. Indian cuisine is diverse and the country offers a large variety of dishes to suit all tastes! The south tends to be associated with more vegetarian dishes and fewer oil drenched gravies/curries. As someone of South Indian origin, I am always on the look out of our traditional cuisine and this restaurant certainly offers it. The only downside is the slightly smaller takeaway portions of the meat dishes but otherwise I would certainly recommend the food here!

Absolutely love this place, been going since it very first opened, fantastic food and service, real shame its never been very busy when we go, but we do eat early! Everyone we've recommended it too have also been very impressed! Only downside - an inside loo would be great, but for anyone whose ever visited India, it just adds to the authentic experience 😄

Brilliant place , best Indian food I’ve ever had

A takeaway for two. Food was not as nice as in the past. A little bland.

Fabulous valentines meal. Delicious home cooked style cuisine from kerala goa cuisine. Great value 3 course menu for £21 pp - excellent value filling our tummies from heart ❤️ felt cooking . So different it was a hidden gem. Well done to Rama boss and manersha both delivered homely hospitality from a passion to make everything enjoyable and it was, they really cracked the valentines night, with every table full in restaurant. Wonderful atmosphere. We will return definitely Nikki and Andy thanks to chef and all of you for making it special with a free rose and special effort making attention to detail, a nice touch making you feel relaxed and an easy restaurant to enjoy as a calm atmosphere. Blessings 🙏❤️❤️

Good food...more than sufficient quantity...loved it

A friend and I visited Grantham for the weekend. We had found at The Leaf and wow, beautiful food, friendly people. Definitely recommend.

Food was ok edible, service was a bit lapsidasical, brought the food out forgot the rice of one dish, hadn't even made the rice for a second dish, and then bought the bill itemised but with no total amount, so I added it up got a total then asked the lady what the total was she went away and came back with a figure £4 dearer than what I got it to, I personally won't be going there again

I tried the red rice and fish curry. Felt like eating my mom's food.

What a hidden gem in Grantham. Very reasonably priced, excellent food with some original dishes that I haven't seen before. The staff were lovely and more people should know about this cracking place

Fantastic and authentic Vegan masala dosa and chickpea curry. Only loses a star on atmosphere because it was early and I was eating alone for a while, but meant I had great service 👍🏻

Food is excellent, can't wait to go again.

Super Kerala cuisine. I used visit every weekend when I was in Grantham. Chicken Devil and Buffalo roast was superb.

Lovely food. Had the King Prawn and mango curry. Will be back.

We were pleasently surprised to find this lovely restaurant open at lunchtime, we had biryani. The food was delicious, the staff were very polite and excellent service. The menu had lotts of quality dishes to choose from and for those wanting to know, they also have a Christmas menu and a Christmas day menu with more seating upstairs which can be space for special parties and bookings. Thoroughly enjoyed it and would rate the restaurant highly. Its great to know there's a restaurant to go to that serves indian food as an eat in restaurant for lunch time. Beautiful decor and a lovely restaurant. Thank you

Beautiful, authentic food. Very attentive host and clearly passionate out his business and food. We wholeheartedly recommend a visit

A lovely family run business serving authentic, beautiful and delicious Keralan cuisine. I absolutely recommend it to anyone looking for a unique and finger licking good Indian food. I will definitely return for more anytime when visiting Grantham! Their selection of vegan dishes was fantastic. Staff are beyond kind and friendly and well educated on vegan dishes!

Having been to the UK since a year, this is the first restaurant from where we had authentic Kerala food and our heart and tummy was full. We thoroughly enjoyed the Kerala porotta which was freshly made in the kitchen along with Chicken 65, beef roast and fish and mango curry. Everything tasted so good and we definitely recommend a fellow Keralite to try out this place as you will not regret it. Will definitely pay multiple visits again. Thank you for the food and service❤️

Serving delicious South Indian recipes Spicy as well as tasty.From its taste itself we can understand that the masalas and spices they used for the preparation are of with original high quality one. Highly recommended.

Nice to get a dosa without going all the way to Leicester.

Wonderful. If we lived here this place would be our go to takeaway! Fabulous xx

Had multiple satisfying experiences. We had done both dine-in and take-away experiences in a row. Both the times, the quality of food reamined impeccable. The service and conduct of staff grab par excellent remarks from me and my family. The cuisine was both economical and extreamly delicious. The interiors of the hotel is designed in such way to reflect the cultural legacy of Grantham town. I affirmly reccomend this place for both take-way and dine-in.

Authentic fresh Keralan cuisine. Some of the best we've tasted. Make sure you try out their dosa!

We ordered take out for the the first time from this place this evening. I had been really looking forward to trying the food as had read such good reviews. Really disappointed! We had Lamb Rogan Josh which was so oily I had to drain it off. The Lamb itself was really chewy, mostly gristle. We ordered a peshwari naan and received a plain naan. The poppadom was broken up. Everything looked like it had been thrown into the bag with one of the sauces upside down that had leaked. On a positive note the mushroom rice was nice. I've never left a bad review for food before, but I'm afraid this warrants it. Sorry, but I most certainly will not be ordering from here again 😒

Such a beautiful meal. A menu that offers a little more than your average. The host was a great chap that was able to help with the options. The food was cooked with passion, tasty, fresh! I will be back.

the food was absolutely excellent

Excellent as always - guaranteed great service and delicious authentic food from the South Indian state of Kerala (God's Own Country). We visited after 1.5 years on a trip to Grantham, and this time we had Chicken 65, Kerala Beef curry, Kerala Porota, fluffy dosa with chutney, curd rice, and tea. Everything tasted fresh and yummy! Would love to visit again whenever possible.

Ram is such a lovely host and this restaurant never fails to deliver . We have been going to leaf for a few years . Kerala beef and parotha is a must try.

We went there yesterday for my parents 50th wedding anniversary and were quite disappointed. It looked quite grubby with about 8 tables. The service was average, our table didn't get cleared up and I had to go up and settle the bill as no-one came around to attend to us. The food was average and the masala dosa was definately a massive let down. It felt like the chef was away as they were cancelling take away orders with only 3 of the 8 tables occupied. I wish they had just rang us and cancelled our table instead of serving us mediocre food, if this was the case.

The food was nice however the decor inside the restaurant is very unappealing and off putting as it is a cluttered mess of miss matched designs. The waitress was not the most helpful and didn’t have much knowledge of the menu and was slow to collect our dirty plates. There were not appropriate glassware for water, only wine glasses were available and the cutlery was layer in the wrong side.

Really nice South Indian food. I'm fussy, but this is taste bud worthy. Loved it

Food was nice, but as a food business owner myself, what you shouldn’t do: -Give someone free poppadoms and then charge for them. -provide water, (for the customer to have one sip, realise its sparkling and leave 99% of it) and then charge them. -keep £4 change as a tip without customer consent. A shame really, penny pinching never works. Would have gave a tip other wise and would have left 5 star ………… My reply to your reply -> you’re a bare face liar. Glad we told the 3 women outside of your actions turnin them away 👍

The best south indian food! Absolutely delicious and generous amount

Amazing as always, our absolute favourite restaurant. The food is always perfectly cooked and the service is fantastic. I would fully recommend going!

Me and my girlfriend stopped for one night in Grantham to break up a long drive and chosen to eat here as we both love a curry. The food here was exceptional! We've eaten at alot of indian/curry places and even spent a couple months in India myself. All the food was really tasty and truly authentic, portion sizes perfect (for us anyway and we have healthy appetite) which one of the staff helped with and told us that it would be enough for us both rather than happily letting spend more money than we had to. Highly recommended

All must try Kuttandan Duck Masala… Yummy delicious 🤤

Great food and really good service. Highly recommended. The beef curry is amazing.

Food great but did not like the ambience

Absolutely fantastic as always. A warm welcome from Chef Ram who provides great Keralan cuisine, divine & delicious (especially the masala dosai). Looking forward to our next visit.

Delicious! Wonderful array of choices and fantastic flavours. Such kind hosts also to offer alternatives if certain things were unavailable at the time (and the alternatives were actually the highlight!). Will be going again to try out some of the other gorgeous dishes.

Excellent indian choice in grantham

Exquisite, fabulous food and amazing service Strongly recommended

Had takeaways and eaten in the restaurant. Food and service is impeccable. Definitely recommend to all.

Went for my partners birthday with family. Very accommodating and cosy welcome. Great menu with a fantastic choice for vegetarians. Tried so many dishes I had never had before, a flavour sensation!

Fantastic selection of vegetarian dishes and breads. A great meal!

We dropped off here as a place to eat and were very impressed with both the hospitality we were greeted with and the flavour and quality of the food we were provided. The staff were so friendly and the food was absolutely delicious. Thankyou for a wonderful stop and authentic cuisine.

The trip adviser sticker on the window definitely made us want to try this place. Sadly, if it were up to me, that sticker shouldn't be there. The meal was very disappointing. I have dined in many Indian restaurants before but never in my life have I had coconut rice that was plain white rice mixed with coconut shreds (?) and roasted onions (?). Completely confusing and not appetizing at all I'm afraid. The shrimp dish I ordered, I asked for it to be mild, and as a result I received a dish that was completely tasteless... it wasn't mild, it had no spices at all. The rest of the food was OKish and truth be told we only ate the meal because we were super hungry and it wasn't repulsive. What I am saying is that it was very, very disappointing. Another 'weird' thing was that the dishes were served in plain white porcelain dishes not the more typical 'indian' copper/metal serving dish which makes the experience a bit more fun and 'authentic'. The place seemed clean though and the chef was very friendly. The lady serving us maybe too friendly...adding "my lovelies" to literally every sentence. A bit too much I'd say. Sorry, won't be coming back!

If you're reading this, I absolutely recommend that you go! The absolute best Indian restaurant I've been to. Completely authentic flavours and dishes, South Indian food at its finest. Ram and all the staff are always incredibly friendly and helpful, helping us with food intolerances (gluten and dairy intolerant).

We had a really lovely time here , the food was amazing. Steph our waitress was super sweet and helpful , it was her second evening working here and she was brilliant, its so nice to see our younger ones being given the chance to work and they gave her great support... A great place to go to whether it's a special occasion or an evening out for a change . Its my favourite place , loved the food so much

Great authentic south Indian cuisine, highly recommended and more places like this are needed in Grantham

One of the best meal I had in my entirely life ! The squid fry , prawns and the classic porotta and beef was more than Awesome .. I can't recommend enough. I am definitely coming and back with my family and friends ..Thank you ❤️

Bast quality and great food Good service and very friendly I Was driving London to Scotland luckily stopped at the Grantham Looking forward to coming back again

A new experience and the waitress was lovely

A little gem Just returned from this lovely restaurant, I had no idea that Grantham had such a hidden gem, food, service was faultless and will certainly return.

Wonderful food different from ordinary Indian restaurants different tastes. Helpful staff.

Had some great food that isn't standard fare at other Indian restaurants. Can't fault the staff or the service, both were excellent. Only downside is the situation of the toilets but cannot be helped. All in all a lovely evening and would definitely return.

Very helpful and patient staff helped us choose our meal on our first visit. The excellent tasty food means that we will definitely go back.

Great service, very friendly and helpful staff:)

Just moved to the area and thought we’d try The Leaf Indian out with a delivery, as it seemed to have a very unique and authentic Indian menu. Both of us were really impressed. After years trying out various Indian restaurants in London, The Leaf blows a lot of them out of the water. Homemade pickle and savoury snacks to regional main dishes that tasted great - we had: Tadka Dahl Pumpkin Erissery Gobi Manchurian Chilly Idly Veg pickle Plain naan. The naan bread was the best takeaway naan bread we’ve ever had! We’d love to see this restaurant continue doing fantastic regional Indian dishes and more vegetarian options! We’ll be back again, for sure!! 👏🏼

We decided to try somewhere new for a special occasion, we spent more than what we would usually, and safe to say nobody was impressed. Some dishes were nice, some were bland, some weren't even delivered so we had to call them up again. We were offered a free meal for two to compensate, but no choice on the food or portions, so we refused. Extremely disappointed, and certainly not going back. Two stars is generous.

Wonderful, authentic food, well cooked in a charming, small restaraunt. Will be back again.

Celebrated a friend's birthday today at The Leaf and we have enjoyed every single dish. The seafood dishes were fresh and flavoursome. If you like Indian food and like something a bit different, this is definitely a place you'll need to try. Portion is good and price is very reasonable. Will definitely be visit again and take my friends to experience this hidden gem.

We had a great time here - excellent South Indian food and the chef was lovely.

Amazing food!!! Very friendly stuff!!! Real south Indian - definitely coming back!!!

It’s nice to see a business expanding. As a visitor to Grantham I have been here 4 times now. The previous 3 visits were a better experience. On the latest occasion 25/08 I found the food to be far too salty, which contributed to some dehydration and a sleepless night. The portions for the Main were not as substantial as previous and lacking in sauce content. Given the over seasoning not such a bad thing. The staff, Chef/owner are all lovely. Well worth another visit to hopefully, improve the review.

Food was good. Lack of cleanliness due to not using a sanitizer.