The Shanaz Indian Restaurant in Cornwall, Isles of Scilly

Lovely meal & friendly staff. We arrived extremely close to closing time after having a pre dinner Power Nap & all the staff were extremely accommodating & made us feel welcome !

Great place to eat, team looking after you are spot on, the food is excellent, had a top meal, if you like Indian food The Shanaz delivers on all fronts

Fantastic food and service! Best curry I’ve had in Cornwall

Had my daughter’s 18th birthday atThe Shanaz’s Restaurant couple of weeks ago. What a delight!!! Staff and owner were so welcoming, courteous and extremely helpful. Well well impressed. Excelled in every way. Food was heavenly. Highly recommended place. Thank you Carrim and staff for a memorable night!!

Consistently top quality food and service. We spent a lovely evening with friends. A warm and friendly welcome from all the Shanaz team, wonderful fresh, authentic and delicious food, highly recommend the chicken panasia, can’t wait to return soon.

Service was excellent 👌 Tiger prawns puri and chicken tikka biryani wasn't the great for my children But they like it Rest of the currys was good So far we enjoyed

We were 10 people went there for dinner but it was very bad experience because we ordered papodoms and some starters and also we ordered main course but they said we need to order at least 10 main dishes per person… how can we eat 10 portions and also they didn’t respect to customers We also told them for Heating because it was very cold outside so they said we can’t do that because no customers in the restaurant…

I don't like this restaurant because their rules are not valid and good, because they don't know what is the buttermilk! This restaurant is Indian right so how they don't know.

When we go there we told pls turn heating bcz it was too cold out but staff told us if the restaurant busy then we put heating on otherwise we don’t and we were total 10 people and they force us to order per head one dish and also their behaviour was very rude

We were 10 people went there for dinner but it was very bad experience because we ordered papodoms and some starters and also we ordered main course but they said we need to order at least 10 main dishes per person… how can we eat 10 portions and also they didn’t respect to customers We also told them for Heating because it was very cold outside so they said we can’t do that because no customers in the restaurant…

We were 10 people went there for dinner but it was very bad experience because we ordered papodoms and some starters and also we ordered main course but they said we need to order at least 10 main dishes per person… how can we eat 10 portions and also they didn’t respect to customers We also told them for Heating because it was very cold outside so they said we can’t do that because no customers in the restaurant…

We're currently in Truro on holiday and was craving an authentic curry and they did not disappoint. The meat was tender and every dish was flavoured exceptionally well. The service was also great, Karim was very kind and friendly with our children. He also provided us with some tips on places to visit. Easily the best food we've had here in Cornwall.

What better a way to share my 66th birthday with a curry from in my opinion the best in Truro. Guys absolutely awesome as usual, what can I say 👍👍👍👍

Probably the best Indian meal we have ever had. Excellent service and attentive staff. Reasonable prices. We will definitely be back.

Excellent food very tasty nice friendly service highly recommended.

I'm a regular customer and I can thoroughly recommend The Shanaz. It's a family run business, and they are all helpful and friendly. For Eid (private sitting), Karim cooked the best leg of lamb I've ever tasted in my life.

Absolutely delicious. All 3 mains were super tasty, fresh and the meat was very tender and yummy. Highly recommend. Thank you Shanaz!!

Went here for our first wedding anniversary and the food was fantastic very generous portions and the garlic naan was excellent.. The staff were friendly and nothing was too much trouble .. Would highly recommend for a meal out

The best Indian restaurant by far, absolutely love this place and the food is out of this world. Thoroughly recommend it 👌

Delicious speciality dishes. Great layers of flavour. So good to try something new and different to the usual.

Best curry I have ever had (chicken Makami house special) fantastic service and delicious food! 💫

Excellent service, the staff was very nice. The tikka masala was nice as well as the balti curry. The naan bread was very nice and all the servings were a good size.

The shanaz serve lovely food. The staff always seem very rushed so you don't really get that personal touch. However saying that, that's not a dig at the staff, just that they are very busy.

The manager is too egotistical and likes arguing with customers. He is driven by greed and the illusions that he has a superior presence. The only gracing feature at this restaurant was the Faustino l, Rioja wine.

Hands down the best Indian restaurant very friendly polite and welcoming food is absolutely lovely .. only place I go to

Always highly critical of indian restaurants and OK from me is high praise indeed but Shanaz was outstanding. Service, presentation and quality were first class and the lamb and potato dish was excellent . Also nice to see it very busy with a great atmosphere

Authentic Indian Food, best I have experienced in Cornwall since moving here in 2000/01. A lovely environment ideal for family and friends gatherings and very polite staff and management to make your experience perfect. Thank You.

Great place, brilliant food service was excellent and staff amazing. Woukd definitely recommend

Fitted 11 of us in no problem , can't fault the food or service

Lamb biryani had the tiniest bits of meat. I would rather of paid extra.

Ordered a takeaway they forgot some of my order and what they did send was cold and very small portion sizes for the amount of money I spent very unhappy.

Good restaurant, very busy during the weekend. Make sure to do your reservation 👍🏼

Best curry in Truro, friendly staff.

Lovely place and service was great. The Korma was too spicy (hot) for the kids unfortunately which is unusual but the flavour of the other dishes we had was great. Felt very welcome. Park in Edward Street car park after 6 for £2 if you can't get parking on street.

Love this place. Don't need to search anywhere else. I've found my regular indian restaurant and will be back many times in the future.

Cannot praise this restaurant highly enough!! Exceptional dining experiance from the food through to the service and great value for money, what an absolute pleasure it was to eat here. Well done to the owners,management and service team!! Awesome!

Our good local friend brought us here on our first night in Truro, thankfully! We had walked by a few times already, and the cooking smells were to die for. I can not tell you all the dishes we had, but every single thing was great. All vegetarian as well. There are meat options, but I was following the leader. A day later, we can smell the kitchen getting ready again, and secretly wishing to go back already without trying another place I town.

Tasty food, friendly staff and beautiful environment

Really fantastic food, lovely waiters, good explanation, good clean ambiance.....

Thankyou for fitting us in last minute, although you were really busy. The food was amazing.

One of the best meals I’ve had in a very long time and the staff were really friendly, I will definitely be eating here again.

Absolutely insane food! Had a chicken mekhani and it was one of the most flavoursome meals I’ve ever had! The staff were welcoming and gave some the best service I’ve ever had. Definitely coming back and telling friends!

Came to Shanaz go end a lovely holiday in Cornwall, I have heard that this restaurant is very good and it exceeded my expectations. I tried the chicken panasia which was extremely good. I also shared the chicken tikka korma with a friend and it was by far one of the best chicken tikka kormas ever; the naans were extremely soft and very tasty. The owners were very lovely and made the experience amazing. If you are ever in Truro, or Cornwall for that matter you must visit Shanaz as it is the best Indian restaurant I have visited. Thank you for such an amazing evening ! x

THE BEST INDIAN I HAVE EVER BEEN TO!!! The best Indian food EVER, the staff are so friendly and kind. I couldn’t reccomend anymore 10/10!!!!

Worst service and worst food ever had. Especially the staff is very rude and racist.

Good food, great service, highly recommended in Truro. Thank you Shane’s.

The worst food ever had. Very bad customer service. Please don’t choose this restaurant if you want to have good Indian food.

I liked the starters however the service of the staff was horrible and when asked questions regarding the food one of the staff members were rude with short temper. My only request is to improve the service of staff to fellow Indians and treat everyone equally. I rated them two stars only for the food, zero star for service and bad attitude 👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻

The best food and the best service. Best curry house I’ve been to.

Great customer service and absolutely delicious! My family and I loved it here.

Everything was really great, from the service, to the support in the selection, to the great food 👍 unreservedly recommended

Great meal. Good size portions, excellent service.

Absolutely fantastic food. The whole table was impressed and comments made about it being the best curry we've had. Really good quality and good sized portions. The staff were lovely and helpful and the restaurant itself beautiful. Would highly recommend.

Worst customer service experience ever. Food and ambiance was mediocre. Won't recommend to anyone

Delicious food, lovely fresh ingredients. Charming service. Relaxed atmosphere. Loved it.

Awesome as always 🥳 friendly and great food.

Fantastic food, service and staff, always wonderful, the best Indian food bar none...

The best curry I ever had, and I've had a few.

June 2021: We visited the Shanaz after a long journey to Truro. The food was superb in every way - from the excellent starters of meat samosa and onion bhaji, each served with delicious fresh leaves (not forgetting the fresh pickles served with the papadoms), through the superb main courses of chicken tikka dhansak and shom mulla, which was a creamy dish but with a mild chilli kick, to the sag bhaji side dishes and a peshwari naan. It's a shame we live 250 miles away. Truly exceptional food with service to match. Highly recommended. Update, May 2023: We were longing to revisit the Shanaz, so we drove 250 miles to experience this wonderful restaurant once more. It was worth every mile we travelled to enjoy the excellent food, service and atmosphere. We'll be visiting again as soon as we can.

Excellent restuatant food hospitality

Small portion Very bland not much flavour. The food was not very warm. Very disappointed with the food.

One of the best food we had tonight. We will came back for sure. Amazing food and very nice staff.

My husband and I used to come to Shanaz regularly around 20 years ago but haven’t been for a long time, so we decided to revisit and it certainly didn’t disappoint! Our waiter was lovely and was happy to ask the kitchen to recreate a dish we used to have that is no longer on the menu and it was fabulous as well as the rest of the food! Best Indian restaurant by far!

Been going for the last 8 years and the Shanaz never disappoints. The house specials are sublime and don’t forget to order a pickle tray, the red onion is amazing!

The curry and rice were superb but I have to say the naans were very disappointing and really spoiled the overall experience. Avoid the naan and you'll have a 5/5 meal.

Just visiting Cornwall for sons birthday what a great meal staff very friendly food was superb keep up good work next time I am down will come again

Considering myself as a bit if a “curry expert” with a good knowledge of the Indian restaurant industry and had been recommended this venue from a friend in Exeter (Thanks Jimmy).Wow !!!! What ha wonderful place , great service, great food, presented perfectly with amazing combinations of flavour and spice proportions a very pleasurable taste experience in my mouth.Very clean and tidy and right up there with best in the country. Our party of 4 people would of actually cleaned up every last thing on our plates but just couldnt fit the last slice of a naan bread and a bit of curry gravy in. Well done guys you are the best !!!!! (My family is from India and I know what I’m talking about folks) you must dine here.

Food delicious little pricy though 😋

Shanaz is one of my favourite Indian restaurants. Friendly and efficient staff and delicious food. Would definitely recommend Shanaz.

I grew up eating Indian food and have tried many restaurants in the UK This is by far one of my favourites 💝 Yum yum yum 😋

Ordered food for 6, turned up at 6 paid and then was told it wasnt ready because they had put it in for 6.30 by mistake. Absolutely no apology at any point. Waited for 15 minutes, then asked how long food would be before the manager went and suddenly appeared with it. No offer of a complimentary side or a drink while we waited. Shouldnt have bothered waiting as food was very bland with no flavour and very small portions. There are many other Indians in Truro, would recommend one of them instead.

Excellent service, we pre ordered for NYE as wanted a meal for 9 people to pick up.Kamil was wonderful, we chatted twice about want we needed.Everything we ordered was fabulous.Thank you

Having tried all the curry houses in Truro now I have to say this is by far the best. I just had a brilliant Naga Chicken, spinach & cheese and rice. Absolutely brilliant. Service was spot on too.

We drive a 45 minute round trip to pick a takeaway up from here. It's worth it, food is really tasty and they do a good discount for collection 😊

Excellent food and service. Good Indian food and more cooked with care and expertise

Got takeaway from here. Ordered online and picked up. Chicken balti, rice and peshwari nan. Was gutted when it had all gone and kept the packaging a couple of days so I could have a smell and re-live eating it. 😆

Best Indian meal we’ve had in the UK. Recommended by sheikh, who is/was a regular customer. Really beautiful and unique dishes. Not greasy at all, and most importantly a deep and interesting range of flavours. Have since recommended this to a friend who has travelled extensively throughout India, and she also said it was faultless !

We’ve got takeaways from here several times, and a few times they’ve got our order wrong which is disappointing but we’ve always been patient and understanding. Unfortunately this visit was unacceptable in my opinion. We ordered a chicken tikka masala and a vegetarian masala, which we drove to collect. When we returned home and plated up our meals, we found that what was meant to be a vegetarian masala, was actually a chicken dish of some sort, definitely not a masala. I called the restaurant and was given the option of a refund for the dish (which didn’t help the fact that I needed a meal) or they could re-do the incorrect dish. They completely refused to re-do our complete order. The man on the phone was rude and impatient while we were trying to decide what to do. Unfortunately we had no choice but for my husband to drive back to the restaurant to collect my meal (which was bland, probably because they quickly threw it together) and for him to return home to a microwaved, dry chicken/rice takeaway meal. They they saw how annoyed my husband was and they gave him 2 tiny individual bottles of Prosecco…He doesn’t like Prosecco and I’m heavily pregnant. All in all we felt that this was bad customer service. We get that mistakes happen and that’s ok, but the way it’s dealt with is key. This left me in tears (possibly more so because I’m heavily pregnant) and both of us with a rubbish takeaway. We won’t be using this restaurant again.

Amazing food, delivery and kindness. We ordered for a small wedding party and when delivered we were just so taken aback to be given wine as a complimentary congratulations, thank you. Then the array or different food we ordered was just amazing, hot on arrival, and every one just enjoyed the flavoursome dishes, can’t say enough and will definitely use again in the future

Without a doubt the best curry in Truro at the moment. Friendly staff and atmosphere, quick service, and outstanding food!

We booked to go for our sons birthday, we live in Cornwall and wanted to have a special night . Food was Amazing,friendly staff and went the extra mile for our lad , balloons and cake . Thankyou to all , very nice place and nice pint of Cobra 🤟🤟

Service was great! Staff were friendly, and informative about their dishes. The food was delicious and the whole family of 6 enjoyed it, ranging from 7-69! If I was to comment on anything it would be to ask other diners to take their calls/video calls outside so we didn't have to listen to what sounded like a chicken clucking down the phone. I Would definitely return if I was in the area again!!

Hands down some of THE BEST food we’ve had in Cornwall. Firstly, we were greeted with warm & friendly servers and well looked after by the staff and owner :) But wow.. the food is just melt in your mouth spectacular! So many tantalising flavours.. the whole meal was a treat! We would recommend trying the Chicken Pan Asia dish, something so different and delicious. Definitely come down and try this place out. It’s simply incredible! The vibes, the service & food all 10/10!

Went here whilst on Holiday with my son, this has to be by far the best restaurant ive ever dined in, nothing comes even close to the food here.

Delicious food lovely staff lovely place very welcoming

It was such a nice place, with good quality food and dining . The waiters are dependent and are quick to reach our needs. Enjoyed it , very much.

Yet another milestone birthday bash at the restaurant where the food was amazing and the staff couldn't do more to help/accommodate us. A big thank you from the birthday girl and the rest of us. A great evening.

Tasty meat dish, ample portion.

Delicious food, along with quick professional service. Will definitely come back.

This place is absolutely wonderful. Have been going for years and always been treated very well. Great,attentive friendly staff. Brilliant menu. Very comfortable clean cheerful environment

Great place good food very friendly and charming staff and service. Nice ambiance too. Recommended.

Very enjoyable meal indeed! Attentive service , great food and very clean. Would highly recommend

Thank you to Kamal, Kareem, Jamal and the rest of the Shanaz team for an excellent meal. Highly recommended 👏

Amazing tasting food and brilliant service

Just had an amazing takeaway from Shanaz delicious Patia and shoma mula these dishes were full of flavour balanced perfectly! Garlic Nan bread was amazing and the rice was perfect too. I haven’t been here for years but now I’m back in Truro I will be back. I highly recommend The Shanaz and it’s the best Indian meal we’ve had from Truro. The staff were friendly too and my takeaway was ready at the time promised. Perfect thanks!

Good food, very friendly polite and efficient staff. Especially did chicken burger and chips for my daughter who does not like Indian food. 👍

Brilliant customer service and the food is amazing! 100 percent recommend!

Great Indian food.I enjoyed it. I enjoyed also the coffee and chocolate they offer afer enjoying their delicious food.

Fantastic food and great service!!

I had an amazing night out with my family at The Shanaz. Everything they served was top quality and the staff there were very kind. 10/10 recommend if you would like to enjoy some fantastic curry. We will back again 🥳