Viraaj in Sheffield

My friends and I decided to give this place a shot, but we quickly regretted it. We ordered a small amount of food, hoping for a quick meal. Instead, we were met with rude service that felt more like an interrogation. The server scowled at our order, suggesting we should have ordered more, as if our choices were an affront to their establishment. Save your time and appetite—this place clearly doesn’t care about its customers. Avoid The Unwelcoming Eatery at all costs.

First time in Sheffield and Worst experience ever! We were asked to order more food than what we asked for or else they wouldn’t serve. We all were crazy hungry but did not wanted to be exploited and left the place.

It's our local. The food is good and the staff really look after you.

First time for us can't fault it. certainly be back

We have been many time to Viraaj and always enjoyed the food and atmosphere. Unfortunately, our takeaway experience was not the same. One of our starters, the cod platter, was missing. The chicken in the Bengal Narga and the Balti Chicken was hard and dry and the peshwiri nan was disappointing.

Would I order again, yes perpetually!

The main dish was spot on, the chapati’s were quite cold, and firm, they crumbled when trying to roll them. This has happened twice in recent weeks

Bone dry tasteless tandoori lamb chops. Tiny portion of dried up bits of meat in starter mixed tandoori - literally slithers of meat. Main course curry didn’t taste of anything. Biryani 3/5. AVOID

We love coming here as the food is delicious every time. Our last experience was a bit disappointing though. The staff were very polite and courteous but the whole meal was incredibly rushed which spoilt the outing. It wasn’t super late or super busy, so I’m not sure why. We got the starters before we even finished the poppadoms and pickle tray, after the starters we got the main meal pretty much straight away, so there was not time to for that nice break to sit and chat and let the food settle. Towards the end, immediately after the dinner plates were cleared we were asked if we want the bill. There was no mention of deserts/ coffees. We didn’t feel like we had time to enjoy the meal. Like I said, definitely worth going for food but slow down with the service please!

Always the best curries and friendly service, our number one indian restaurant!!

Food is so good! So tasty & fresh, really nice- our new favourite Indian restaurant

Viraaj is our go to curry place. Food is tasty, arrives quickly, and staff are all so friendly. Thoroughly recommend!

Always excellent quality food, delicious

Amazing food, everything so fresh, piping hot and delicious! Will definitely be ordering again from Viraaj thanks 💛

Had a delicious takeaway from here. Would recommend and come again.

Exceptional Indian restaurant in the heart of Woodseats. Decent sized portions, visually beautiful and with incredible flavours. Add to that, it's not expensive. Topped off with Kingfisher lager and great service.

Absolutely delicious! Just wonderful food.

Absolutely amazing again. Best curry house in Sheffield xx

Very poor tbf been told to go here don't know how it's won awards everything died in red food colouring really disappointing meal won't be returning

it was tastless, made my partner throw up and I've had stomach ache all night. chicken was dry as it could be we had bhuna get more spice in Korma

The food was definitely 5* the best in Sheffield. Not been in for a few years as they don’t open on a Tuesday anymore but we spotted it open and went in. The let down was the female waitress who was 1*…. On being seated she just stood at the end of the table while we decided on a drink - more professional to give a few minutes and come back. Same one as soon as finished starter swiped the plate away while still chewing. She didnt bring the main meals but cleared the plates and brought the hot towel… a few minutes later she came over and said “ are you ready for your bill” never asked if wanted any more drinks , desert , tea/coffee. Made us feel like we needed to leave so got it paid and rushed the last of the drinks and left.

Restaurant has a nice atmosphere and staff are friendly. I ordered the Cod Tandoori and it was very rubbery and not great. However my partner had chicken which she did enjoy. Starters, poppadoms and pickle tray were nice too aswell.

Arrived cold and not as tasty as usual. The paneer was rock hard. Usually lovely. Maybe to do with it being Ramadan, I don't know.

It was ok in general and the balti was very good but other mains weren’t as good. Order was also missing the popadoms but the pickle tray was there and couldn’t really be used so a waste of money.

We ate as a group of 4 an a quite busy Saturday evening. We had three different starters between us, all went down well. We had 4 different main courses and left nothing but a bit of naan. The only thing that stopped me giving 5 stars was we thought that the plates and dishes could have done with being warm when the food was placed in them, it's a small point but makes so much of a difference to the meal. This made both the starters and the mains go cool quickly, but otherwise the flavours and spicing were well controlled and appropriate.

We really feel that the standard of food has dropped at Viraaj. We prefer to order from a local restaurant but tonight the chicken tikka dhansac was very watery and tasteless and didn't use chicken tikka, the tikka masala was lacking in any depth of flavour and the korma was bland, more bland than it should be. Even the sauces and chutneys were watery. A shame and will probably not use again as a take out or restaurant now. 😕

Interesting menu. Good selection of dips for the popadoms. All 4 curries were very good. The lamb was really tender. Mushroom rice was the best I had. Pashwari Nan was a bit plain but plenty flavour elsewhere. Overall definitely a 5 star experience.

Great restaurant, good food and great staff

Went yesterday after seeing some good reviews. Was welcomed in and ordered drinks that never arrived but after telling someone they eventually did. Ordered starters, which come after the main meal! Still placed them on our table even tho we'd started eating our mains and even charged us when they were absolutely pointless. Food was ok at best and I definitely won't be going back anytime soon.

Forgot the popadoms but they sorted it but…… best Indian around food is delicious highly recommend

The food from here was on point tonight. Even more so than usual. And food 20minutes early. Great service lads👍🏻👍🏻

Food was absolutely delicious. Arrived with a rose for my girlfriend on Valentine's day. Beautiful touch. Very flavoursome and quality for money.

Curries were lacking depth of flavour, quite bland

Really good Indian restaurant with excellent food (Tarka Dahl was the best I have ever had), good unhurried service even though very busy, and very reasonably priced. Would definitely visit again.

Went last night and had it booked for a good 6 weeks for 8pm, got there and had to wait an hour and a half for table. Will not be returning

I recently ordered some takeaway from Viraaj and overall I had a good experience. The food was good but not amazing. I had high expectations given the price that the curry’s would be outstanding, but when my order came, I realise that the portions were very generous so it was a trade off. A good curry with great portions for a reasonable price. The lady who took my order and served me upon collection was lovely, and so were the other staff I briefly engaged with. The butter chicken was delicious, but the Bengal Naga was mediocre and the Tandoori Platter I really didn’t enjoy as it was over cooked and extremely dry. I’d visit again.

Food was awful very balnd not nice to eat , when trying to explain about the food not being nice the older man was very rude and didnt listen expensive for what was served will not be back

it would have been better it the food was hot

Food really good, would recommend. Delivery poor

Staff we so friendly and couldn't do enough to accommodate us. They were all fab

Good food, very enjoyable. Recommended

Went in for a birthday party; food beautiful but service - although friendly - was poor. Refused pudding for children despite being given the pudding menu and 3 members of staff saying we could order pudding; each time it came to request choices the manager said the bar was closed at 8.30pm but every other staff said it was fine and new customers coming in all the time: it was clear they just wanted the table back. Shame as we dine together regularly as a family but won’t be able to return due to lying to the children.

Always 5*, return again and again We have even had a private party upstairs in the private dining area, easily fit 18 if us with kids and prams

Excellent food and excellent service to go with it. Will be returning again.

the food was excellent except it was cold but I will still order again 👍🏻

Good food as usual and on time

Very nice food and good experience.

Excellent curry. I’ve ordered lots of times and it’s always tasty and on time. Also eaten in their restaurant brilliant service. 👍

Great food, the side order of poppadoms were a touch chewy

Very tasty food and friendly service, we have delivery or collection regularly, have done for years. It's cheaper to use their own website, but you dont have the convenience of updates

Food was mediocre and rice was cold and clumped up, clearly leftover from earlier.

The delivery was a little late but the food was first class. Excellent

Thoroughly enjoyed our birthday meal, staff were brilliant, food spot on atmosphere was Fab-u-lous, we will be back, parking a little iffy but plenty of on street parking around the restaurant.

Always first class service here ... the waiting staff are really attentive and helpful. Food is very good quality and I can see why Viraaj has won awards. Very popular locally; lucky enough to have this on the doorstep

Were running late but communicated throughout, more than made up for it with the great food!

Such a warm welcome as always! Such amazing food. Highly recommend Jaal ginger. So tasty, compliments to the chef x thankyou! 🙏

Been one of my favourites for years. Fantastic service and food guaranteed.

Nice place, nice food, bit rushed at weekend evenings.

Great food and service. Very light naan and tasty main courses. Reasonable portion sizes. Good quality ingredients. Drinks are pricey but food is reasonable. Recommended

This was my first visit having heard good thing from others. We had reserved a table for 4 at 8 pm on a Saturday night- after getting taxi's there and having some drinks in a nearby bar we wandered across for 8pm. As soon as we walked in it was obvious that there were issues. The bar area was rammed full, all the tables were full and with many complaining . The table nearest the bar told us they had been there an hour and only just were being served their starters and were waiting for drinks. All the tables seemed to be on their starters , none looked like they were almost finished. There were also staff walking through with carrier bags full of takeout. We queued to let them know we had arrived and no-one came to check with anyone in the queue, after about 10 minutes we grabbed a passing waiter . we said we had booked for 8pm and he implied we probably hadn't as they were already full, we had a confirmation email but we were told we weren't on the list and even if we were we could expect a long wait. There was no apology and to be fair the staff just looked very stressed and said they were massively over booked and it wasn't usually like this. I stepped outside and called another restaurant to see if they could fit us in and promptly left after telling them we were doing so.Such a shame as we would not visit again as it is some distance and not worth the risk.

This was the first time I’ve ordered from Viraaj, and the food was very good in fact the best I’ve had in months. The Viraaj poppadoms were fresh and crispy, which isn’t that common with some other restaurants we’ve ordered from. The food was well presented, tasty and enjoyable. Highly recommended.

The best Indian restaurant in Woodseats, possibly Sheffield. Fantastic food and great service. They also do a collection service and I've been told also do take away, but I'm not 100% on that. Very highly recommended.

Mixed reviews about virajj the food here is wonderful every time it really is but the service of late has declined alot and that's ashame

Lovely food. Good service but did feel a bit rushed at the end.

Excellent food, good, friendly service.

We all had good meals, I especially liked the Mango delight.

Food was stone cold.. First time ordering 😔

Amazing place must be one of the best curry places in Sheffield

Pre- ordered two hours in advance and despite the restaurant accepting the order, it was 30 minutes late. One of the curries had damaged packaging and had spilt in the bag. Food was ok but for £54 for two people, with the delay and spilt food, was totally not worth it!

Went to this restaurant after recommendation from a family member. I was not disappointed, the food was faultless. It was the best Indian food I have had in Sheffield and would go as far as saying the best I have had anywhere. I would not hesitate to recommend this restaurant for food or service.

Best curry in the north!? It's not even the best curry on its street. I've been very disappointed with the quality of the food on both occasions I've ordered from here.

Top class food, clear reason why its won awards. Everything on the menu, absolutely spot on. Staff really friendly & helpful. Value pretty good as Indians go aswell. Can't complain. Clear 5 stars

Excellent authentic food Will defo order again

Always good food and good service

All round food place to eat, good food, and great service and a great price.

Great food and portions. Highly recommended.

Excellent food and a friendly welcoming atmosphere

Great food excellent service lovely atmosphere.

Took 2 hours 15 min to arrive,

Probably the best curry in Sheffield great food good service. A very busy restaurant never disappoints.

An award winning restaurant, and you can see why. I'm not a curry kind of man, but I've got to admit the food here is amazing. They understood I am a baby when it comes to spicy food and sorted me out a lovely Korma, add a little Indian cheese, and you've got curry perfection. I've been in a few times, and nothing is too much trouble for the team there. Can't rate the place enough.

Amazing service. Very customer friendly. And amazing food. I had the Phall curry it was very spicy but also very delicious. I would definitely recommend giving this place a shot x.

Always good food and always good service. A plus point to the delivery people, always polite and cheerful.

It was very busy, which usually means popular, my fish was very oily, could have just been my choice, but I didn't like it very much for that reason. The onion bhaji were very average, and on the greasy side. My friends all enjoyed their meals, but agreed food was nice, not fabulous

Fabulous meal everything was hot and delicious.

When here for the first time last night, the food was amazing probably one of the best Indians I have ever had. And the service was great to.

Always great food, and they will always try to accommodate my bland taste by making the dishes as mild as possible. Jo

Although food arrived piping hot it wasn’t the best. Keema nan meat very very grisly, prawns had a lot of shell on them and the biryani rice was dry and bland. Have ordered from Viraaj for many years but it will be a long time before we order again.

Every visit has been lovely, Hussan always makes the place full of life.

First ever visit. Sat close to a party of about 7, at 6pm on a Sunday night. This group were raucous and drunk and spoiled it for everyone else, but the staff didnt intervene. Although premises about 70% empty, intrusive waitress kept trying to take our plates away whilst we were still 'grazing'. Not a comfortable experience realy.

Great quality meal always guaranteed. Staff are always friendly and helpful nothing is too much trouble for them.

Thought we’d give it a try given the restaurant’s reputation. Left a little underwhelmed. Curry quote greasy. Was perhaps expecting better give reputation and price.

First time here, definitely not the last. Great staff, gorgeous food, very welcoming for a larger party. We did book in advance but there were plenty of walk ins. Lovely evening with family in a little gem of a restaurant.

Firstly the staff are so welcoming. We were served by a lovely young lady, she was so attentive, polite and very helpful. The food was very nice and tasty, all fresh, pipping hot and flavorsome.

Awesome food! See you again soon.

Lovely food and fast delivery, great service.

Great Food as usual. On time and to the door

We are glad we live local as this is by far the best Indian restaurant in Sheffield.The food is amazing and the staff are lovely.

Bang on time and perfect as usual! Flawless food.

Absolutely delicious. This place is just the best. Amazing chef