Zaman's Restaurant in Cornwall, Isles of Scilly

Extremely overpriced, non licensed restaurant. Food tasted ok. When I mentioned how expensive and small the mixed grill was the manager laughed and said deliveries are very expensive and I needed to take in the whole package. The whole package had me sliding around in the toilets who knows what was on the floor and taking my own drinks in with me. Why are deliveries so expensive do they not have chickens and lambs in Cornwall.

Our takeaway was the best Indian food we have tasted in a long time. We had been recommended the restaurant and it did not disappoint. Superb flavours, exceptional authentic Indian dishes - we were blown away by the taste and quality. Highly recommended and we will definitely be ordering again in the near future.

Hit & miss curries.... Was the best but not so much now they acquainted themselves with Newquay. Obviously have a huge following of regulars, such as myself however, I can't be the only one to recognise that their quality has dropped in standards. Forget the price, if it's quality then fair enough. Not anymore I'm afraid! Has the chef gone? who won the award? Always the chef!!!! I've had it all my life, find a decent place and all of a sudden.. Boom, gone downhill. Look after the chef and the chef will look after the business that he/she was hired to do! It's very simple... Don't get greedy, let the chef know their worth and give him/her the money they deserve! Prove me wrong if you have the decency to respond and tell me that the chef that helped win the award is still cooking.

The vegetarian and vegan dishes are to die for! The meat options are good too so good for everyone, there super quick and lovely food so worth it!

I would not recommend here and the pictures people have shared are nothing like what you get served... Service was spot on just wish you could say the same about the food...

Zaman's is simply the best and 'the' go-to for Indian cuisine in the area. Absolutely can't get enough. Fresh ingredients, incredibly tasty and balanced food that isn't 'fast' or oily. Service is amazing and always a pleasure handing over money in trade for their food. Slowly working my way through the menu!

after reading reviews sounded great!! Absolutely awful, damaged my teeth because the food was absolutely disgusting. I would never recommend this place to anyone. one special biryani and one chicken tikka cost £50 wasted

Ok, average. Very expensive prices to dine in. Small-ish mains. Good food. It's BYO so you can take your own alcohol. But they will not give you a glass of tap water.

Very nice meal well worth a visit

Takeaway whilst on holiday after reading reviews sounded great!! Absolutely awful no taste watery sauces. Waste of £45 avoid.

Went there for dinner today. Everything was really as tasty as others have reported. Absolutely top, great taste, you don't want your plate to be empty. Very good service, would be happy to come again. Our best Indian food we've ever had in Europe.

Way Overpriced and small portions food was decent though!

Very bad food. After eat food poisoning. Last week Wednesday we came here for eating. Food no taste and too too much expensive. Half litre water £3.50 half litre coke £3.50. If you take £30 food prices will be 60-70 pounds. Very disappointed

Very good place overall. Food quality was very good, but portion sizes were small. Very good environment. There was a constant flow of people coming for takeaway, and the restaurant was almost full. Service was top-notch. We were served food within 5 min, and we were out within the hour. Happy days as we could get on to see the sunset 😊.

Visited zamans with my girlfriend and we were really nervous to go to an Indian restaurant in Cornwall since we've had a couple of really bad ones elsewhere. I come from Birmingham so I know a good Indian restaurant & I am so glad we chose to eat here! Food was superb. I had a classic tikka masala and my girlfriend had a korma because we wanted to play it safe but we will deffo be back to try out more of the menu since we live in Roche, not far to drive.

Rip off prices. Balti chicken with 4 small cubes of chicken, onion and capsicum cost us £17. Tiny chapatis £3.50 each.Told us will take 15mins ….. took 45 mins to prepare the order. I’ll never return.

Went here tonight for some food with the family. Staff really looked after us and were exceĺlent with the kids. Food was really great so would highly reccomend if you fancy a Curry whilst visiting Newquay.

We pre-booked a table of 15, I messaged them on Facebook to ask about children's meals and they allowed us to pre-order nuggets and fish fingers to cater for the children in the group. We arrived and Jay went above and beyond to make sure we were all sorted with drinks or glasses as we had brought our own alcohol. We all ordered mains and sides after a round of poppadoms and chutneys (their very own chutney is amazing!) The food came out all together and we we not waiting long at all considering we were a table of 15, the restaurant was filling up and people were coming and going for take away orders. It was a stress free, swift flowing delicious meal! Wish I had found this place sooner as we come every year, will definitely be coming back! Thanks Jay for making us feel welcome and for making it an enjoyable meal for us all.

Best food ever had can't be a week without. Thank you

Reasonably good Indian, although we've had better. The curry was watery and not very spicy.

Lovely evening meal to celebrate daughter’s birthday. Staff were quick and attentive. Food was rich and really nice. Good selection of Indian cuisine with a Zaman flavour. All dishes arrived quickly and hot. Rice was good, not greasy. Popadum starter was nice and spicey. Great food for a lovely evening, thank you. We shall be back soon

I was recently on holiday in Cornwall and thought we would try this place. I visit Newquay every year and usually try the main Indian overlooking Great Western Beach but though I would go for a change this year. I ordered online for collection as I thought this would be quicker. I ordered at 7.20pm and I was given a collection slot of 8.00pm – 8.30pm, note the website requests that you arrive at the start of the collection slot. I arrived at 8.00pm and made payment, at which point I was made to stand in a sweaty porch for 45 minutes waiting for the order with a few other disgruntled customers. I asked one of the workers how long the food would be and he told me the food was still in the pan and would be 3-5 minutes. After another 10 minutes the food was brought out - I can only assume they don’t start preparing the food until you turn up and actually pay. We only had 2 main and 2 side dishes so was surprising an hour and a half after I placed the order it was still being cooked. I get that they are busy but it shouldn’t be that hard to give a more accurate time for collection. I was expecting big things at this point but was left disappointed. The Dansak was watery and bland, Tikka Masala was ok but nothing shout about, however in fairness the keema nan was very tasty. I will definitely be reverting back to my usual go to Indian next year.

Amazing food, wonderful service, highly recommend this restaurant. The staff were lovely and attentive, the food was so tasty and good servings, was an all round great experience.

We booked last minute and were pleased we did. It was very busy but the staff at Zamans made us feel very welcome. I hadn't noticed it was bring your own alcohol so I called into the Co-Op which is 5 mins walk away. Food was great, highly recommend the lamb laziz. If we were staying longer, we'd definitely call back.

Who actually charges for tap water? £3.50 for 330ml is worse than pablo Escobar’s drug ring.

Fantastic meal here last night, Zamons never fails to amaze us with the quality of the food, service and outstanding satisfaction we feel after visiting here! A trip to Newquay wouldn’t be the same without a trip to Zamons.

As ever a fantastic tasty curry, the best service and staff that make us feel like family. I am never disappointed and love all their food.

Visited with another 5 guests. Service very good and food served without much of wait. Food is slightly overpriced but bland compared to last year so all can think off looking at some of the other reviews if chef must of changed.

One of the associates was extremely rude too the mother of my child. Refusing her too use the toilet due to ‘cleaning’. I am extremely upset and disappointed and will never be recommending this place to anyone.

I tried this place for the first time a couple of days ago and I've never had such mixed feelings for leaving a review! To start with we ordered to collect and when we went to pick up our food we were welcomed warmly by very friendly staff. We ordered a Chicken Changasi, a Veg Korahi, Pilau Rice, Lemon Rice & some chips. To start with I've never heard of a "Changasi" this was my first time trying this dish. I've had "Garlic chicken curry" before but nothing like this. I honestly have to say this is the best takeaway curry I've ever had in my life. I'm from Manchester where we have a lot of Asian communities and with that an abundance of Indian restaurants and takeaways. We even have the famous "Curry Mile" in Rusholme. I've tried hundreds of curry's from all over Manchester, some not so good and also plenty of great places. I was not expecting to come to Cornwall and find the best curry I've ever had but this is exactly what I've just had from Zamans! I've never had anything like it. The chicken quality was lovely. The garlic flavour was balanced perfectly with the medium spice from the dish. There's flavours I've never even experienced I have no idea what herbs we're used to make this dish but it was absolutely incredible! Easily the best curry I've ever had and I'm craving it again just thinking about it! I had it with the lemon rice which was also absolutely delicious. Not too zingy but perfectly balanced and seasoned. The lemon and garlic flavours really complimented each other. Also the chips were lovely and thick, cooked to perfection.. crispy coating with fluffy potato inside. Also a generous portion that was easy to half to accompany both curries. This is unfortunately where the review turns on its head and unfortunately things go down hill... My missus did not enjoy her Korahi at all. She was not impressed. She said it was awful and flavourless. The only praise she had was a nice variety of vegetables. I was sat next to her eating the best curry ever whilst she was completely disappointed in hers and I was wondering if she was exaggerating. I had to try some to see if it really was bad and unfortunately I had to agree with her. To start with the sauce was very thin. Then the actual flavour just wasn't there. Something was missing. Some seasoning or salt or herb or paste. Not quite sure what it was but the curry was honestly so bland and dissapointing. It's still sat in the fridge now 2 days later because she wants to buy a supermarket jar of sauce to add to it so it's not wasted. I was in complete disbelief that a curry so incredible and a curry so dissapointing could come out of the same kitchen. I've never experienced inconsistency like it. Usually you might get a 7/10 dish and an 8/10 dish. This was a 10/10 dish and a 5/10 dish. I really wanted to give a 5 star review especially from my own experience but including my partners experience it brings it overall to a 7/10 unfortunately. When you spend £30+ on a takeaway and half of it gets put in the fridge it's a little dissapointing sadly.

The whole experience was excellent can not recommend them enough, the food outstanding, the service outstanding. We have take aways occasionally which are always amazing but actually eating in was a whole other level

Big thank you to Jay, for being an extremely pleasant waiter. The food arrived very swiftly, and tasted authentic. We were really happy with the service and would highly recommend.

Love this place, food is stunning and the staff are amazing

Nice food, friendly staff and good service. They don't serve alcohol but you can bring your own. However, doesn't provide tap water - very unusual and not good for the environment or pocket - small bottle of water in a plastic bottle is £3.50. Also, very overpriced for a lot of items - £5.50 for a portion of plain rice? Far too much by any standards

Amazing food.we love the chicken and lamb curry it was so delicious.only small issue is lamb curry couler was too red which I normally didn't see before but taste was really good.Service and atmosphere inside was solid👌

Fabulous BBQ packs 😋 Perfect for a summer treat. 2 packs fed 6 of us.

Best curry restaurant in Newquay. We have good currys in yorkshire but this place rivals them. Lovely staff and owners. Very polite

Always amazing. Takeaways always good. Eating in restaurant always good. The brothers that run zamans are local legends. Favorite Indian in newquay 🤙

Really nice food, great friendly service. Ordered online, couple of minutes wait at collection. Food was really enjoyable and certainly packed in the tubs. Took 2 goes to finish it. Like everything these days was expensive, but you do get what you pay for

Amazing Indian food. Totally amazing and way cheaper than paying for a meal at the holiday park restaurant. They also deliver to the holiday camps too so we will be coming back again next week for are dinner. You made are evening in thank you .

Been there last week. I think chef slightly modified the food and spicies as the local customers i saw there were white people. Chicken tikka was good but it doesnt have to be this red … Overall 4/5 …

By far the best Indian we have ever had - not hard to see why they have won awards! The service was spot on, very efficient and all needs catered to. The server was very friendly and accommodating, happy to pass on recommendations and engage in conversation. The portions of food were very generous and full of flavour, the chicken was succulent and melted in the mouth. We enjoyed the Chicken Madras, Korma, Biryani, Pilau and Steamed Rice, Nan Breads, Japati, Tandori Sheesh Kebab and poppadoms. All were some of the best we've had - having eaten at many top Indian Restaurants before, we all agreed this was likely best yet. The prices are good and fair, you can tell that each dish is cooked with passion and only the best food is sent out. Would have no hesitation in returning and intend to on our next Holiday here. Thank you to all the team at Zamans

Had a fantastic meal here, we have tried a lot of Indian restaurants but this one is even better than our favourite one at home. The staff were friendly and couldn’t be more helpful, they took pride in presentation, service was quick, food was succulent, we were a table of 7 and we had a variety of dishes, we were not disappointed with any of them. The atmosphere was lovely, even tho there were other diners in the restaurant it did not feel noisy or crowded. I would happily recommend people to come here they will not disappointed you can see and taste why they have achieved elite status. We will be returning here again next year on our holiday.

Terrible - ordered one meal as a take away and they managed to get it wrong even after being assured they could do make it. Also, extremely small portion which is very unusual as I normally find takeaway portions are far to large. I certainly won't be going back there and advise anyone ordering a take away from here to check what they receive before they leave. It wasn't worth my time or fuel to travel back there to complain or change it, instead the meal went in the bin as I couldn't eat it.

Many times better than the Raj Pavilion in Kingston-upon-Hull.

I will never return. Disappointing. The restaurant had two other tables occupied, but they sat me next to a post as close to the others as possible, not somewhere quiet. They refused to give me a glass of tap water, citing correctly that they are not required by law to provide this. It would be a courtesy in a place where they serve spicy/hot food. Instead they prefer to charge £2.99 for a small bottle of water. They did offer this for free when I said I would just have the ice in the glass. They offered a poppadum (£0.99), but charged an additional £3.50 on the bill for the condiments tray without me knowing. Ordered paneer masala, and the paneer was unfortunately not good - really rubbery and tasteless. I've had much nicer paneer from Sainsbury's. Perhaps other dishes are delicious, but I will never know. I should have ordered takeaway because the prices are somewhat lower on the takeaway menu.

Tried all other curry houses in Newquay over the years of visits. Found the best one last. Great staff. Good choice of curry's- I had one not on menu. Good service. Not rushed. Bit loud as you are close to everyone - but it made it a very decent atmosphere. Only wanted water - came with ice. Good portions. Bit more expensive than some - but absolutely worth the experience. Will try takeaway next but it will be our go to place. Lovely curry house. Car park Bit tight. Can't have everything. Please visit if you haven't done already - we've wasted our time at others.

We dined here on our last night of a week in porth great restaurant with matching service, food was excellent beautifully cooked and presented we would Highley recommend this restaurant and would like to thank all members of the staff for a perfect meal

This is a mixed review as the food was very good, no problems what so ever, ther service was good, my only gripe was the price. We had 4 poppadoms with sauces and onions, 3 currys with rice and 2 naan breads, we had 1 soft drink each and it was £100. It just left a sour taste on what would have been a very nice meal. I just felt a bit ripped off, in my head I thought £60/£70 tops. When he dropped the bill of and it was near as damn it £100 I was surprised. Otherwise very good.

Not so good. Food was ok. Over priced. Avoid. They charge 3.99 for a bottle of water.

As Indian i just wanna be honest… when we came there they didn’t even greet us or no offers for the water , i don’t recommend any asian peoples to come here for eating maybe for neighbours as well, they use same gravy’s for all the dishes, the naan is pretty good but the chicken biryani was worst dish i had ever tried

Lovely restaurant, excellent food and very friendly and accommodating hosts. We ordered the tandoori platter and lamb tawa, the flavours were spot on. The complimentary accompaniments were a nice touch. Keep it up guys!

Had the takeaway so can't comment on the atmosphere, but the food is second to none, meat in the Currys was good cuts decent size and plenty of best Currys in Newquay maybe even Cornwall well worth a visit

Fantastic selection of dishes, and the vast majority of them are customisable depending on what meat (or not) you want. Excellent vegetarian options. Best aloo gobi I've ever had.

Very expensive and small portion sizes

I have so many allergies but I advised the chef a week before and he made an entire meal for me off menu. They couldn't have been more accommodating or kind and it was amazing food

Got a Chicken Tikka Massala it was the time I'd been there, but it was very good, and the portion size was larger than my usual takeaway. I will definitely go back

This is a great Indian restaurant, food was delicious. I had chicken tikka masala lots of chicken in it, daughters had butter chicken which was packed full of chicken too. This place gives you good value for your money. The Nan breads was lovely too, keema nan especially. The staff couldn’t do enough for you on what was a very busy Saturday night. The bonus was you can take your own alcohol to consume there, which in other restaurant puts a lot of money on your bill, really can’t wait to go back again when next in Newquay, book that table you won’t be disappointed.

Here for the first time on a Monday evening in March. Went from one to seven tables in just an hour. Very good food and terrific service. Portions are large, rice can feed two as can the naans. As it got busier, people were having to wait for quite a while for their mains to come out. If you're in a hurry, then this may not be the place for you. At least four takeaway orders fulfilled in the 90 minutes we were there. Highly recommended. Parking on site available.

Very nice restaurant & stuff. Excellent food. Definitely will try again

Ordered for the first time when friends came down for the weekend. It was so good we had curry two nights in a row.

Early enough to be seated without booking. Got very busy early doors. Excellent food. Good, friendly service and a nice family atmosphere. It's a bring your own bottle place. Very pleasantly surprised and would definitely recommend.

Excellent food, good service and a great atmosphere. Got very busy quite early on so people obviously know this is a great place. It's a bring your own booze place too which works for me.

We came here this evening for Mother's Day and my partners birthday. We've never been before but been recommended by so many friends. I highly recommend. Staff were so lovely and accommodating. Especially jay! Looked after us from start to finish. Food was unbelievable. Best Indian food we've had. Thank you so much. Can't wait to come back :)

First time here Was very impressed with staff and service Good food will Def be back

Really friendly and attentive staff. We recommend the poppadoms and pickle tray. Generous portion sizes for main dishes and starters and very tasty food. Will be back.

Great restaurant, staff looked after our group of 11 extremely well, everyone had fantastic food

Friendly, knowledgeable staff.Great range of food, generous portions,bring your own alcoholic drinks. Will be back

Very good for families great food and good service

We were a group of 4 for a birthday dinner. The service was exceptional and the food fantastic. Portion sizes were large and affordable. We'll be back.

Fantastic customer service and food was very nice! Would definitely recommend

It was my wife's birthday meal the food was excellent the service was outstanding the atmosphere was excellent I cannot praise this establishment enough so warm and friendly will definitely be back what kind warm-hearted people the owners are god bless you a lovely birthday card for my wife and a take home box again we'll definitely be back thank you guys

The food was amazing, all the people were lovely and great service. It was the best curry I ever had, all of us loved it.

Absolutely delicious curry and great staff. So good to have such well prepared curries with a great variety of flavours.

Amazing food served by amazing staff at Zamans. The food was the best so tasty and plenty of it too. Visited this evening to celebrate our wedding anniversary 🎉 love Zamans and we will always reccommend. Thank you to everyone for doing an amazing job 👍 Jill & Steve

Really high standard of food and friendly service. All food is cooked fresh so they will happily accommodate choices not on the menu. Best vegetarian Indian food in Newquay

Avoid take away at all costs, food bland, rice was like grit, Over priced Worst food ever, Restaurants response 50% off next order, not a chance to try again

My wife's birthday is why we went. We had a super meal and the staff were outstanding. The whole experience was just wonderful. Thank you Zaman's you made our night, would highly recommend an evening here. You can take your own wine or beer. Super value.

Excellent food and BYO alcohol. Had a butter chicken and special chicken sharnik, both tasty and a good contrast. Fairly expensive but for the quality of food and it's a BYO restaurant I think it's fair pricing. Friendly and fast service despite being busy. Book in advance for Saturday night!

Had large takeaway order. Restaurant was busy, but they handled the walk in well, told me how long it would be and were packing it when we returned. Food was great quality with onion bhaji being up there as the best I have ever had. Nice guys that run it as well.

Best curry i have ever tasted, service 10/10 thank you

Friendly service and good food with good portions - even managed to find our location when on holiday for delivery!

Went here on a recommendation from a local resident i met, was the best curry I've had in years! From the lovely staff to the ambience and friendly service, the chef who made my favourite curry, it was fresh spicy and really tasty. 15 min walk from newquay travelodge was well worth it, reasonably priced for good quality ingredients. We wasnt rushed and you can take your own alcoholic beverages. Highly recommend and we will be back! 10/10 thank you zaman!

Went here on a recommendation from a local resident i met, was the best curry I've had in years! From the lovely staff to the ambience and friendly service, the chef who made my favourite curry, it was fresh spicy and really tasty. 15 min walk from newquay travelodge was well worth it, reasonably priced for good quality ingredients. We wasnt rushed and you can take your own alcoholic beverages. Highly recommend and we will be back! 10/10 thank you zaman!

Absolutely fantastic, food, service the whole eating & dining experience. Delicious choices & really helpful advice on combinations from the team. Take your own beers / wine or buy there … Everything we had was hot, fresh, tasty & beautifully presented. Extra plates etc were provided & nothing was too much trouble. Even though it was v busy all the staff had time to chat. There were many more dishes we would like to try, we definitely hope to dine again. Thank you for a brilliant evening & delicious food.

Had a great evening here with friends. I had a chicken Goan curry which was delicious. Everyone else said their food was too. BYO drinks makes for a perfect dining experience. Not the first time I’ve been here and definitely not the last. Thank you.

Loved it here - Very tasty and great price

Group of 10, all had a great meal and well attended to by staff. Menu has a huge variety. Don't for get to bring your own beers

The friendliest service from the jump and really delicious veggie food!! Will definitely be back!

Fantastic restaurant, brilliant service and food. Highly recommend

Fabulous food and friendly staff

Always great food but it is the welcome and the service that sets this place apart. You are greeted like old friends and nothing is ever too much trouble.

Good points: decor, cleanliness and parking out front ( we were early on Sunday evening so unsure how parking would be later in the evening on other days). Great points!! The food and the attentive service. Every bite was incredibly tasty and cooked to perfection including poppadoms and dips, peshwari nan, lamb dhansak, pilao rice and potatoes in spinach. It’s not budget food but in our opinion it’s worth every penny and you save money on drinks as you can take your own. Highly recommend! We will be back next time we stay in Newquay. Thankyou to all the staff 😃

Put simply, nice food and nice service. Worth the visit!

If you looking for authentic and delicious Indian dishes in Newquay, I would definitely recommend Zamans Restaurant. Really well prepared and presented food, they take pride in serving the food, which is brought to the table on a trolley. This was really amazing. Food is nicely spiced too.

Been there about 5 times... The food is amazing and delicious, plenty of choice, the staff are so friendly and attentive, bring your own alcohol and they bring you classes,.bottle opener etc... highly recommended, we don't go anywhere else in Cornwall for a curry!

The service was absolutely superb right from the time we entered till the time we left. The Naan was one of the best I have had in a long time along with the flavourful starters and mains we ordered. Followed by a kulfi tfor dessert, what a pleasant experience. Thank you, Zaman's!

Amazing welcome, friendly staff throughout the meal, and the meal was excellent, highly recommend this restaurant,

Wow! Best Restaurant, Best Food! I was visiting from London! The people are so friendly and polite. The service and food deserves more than the 5 stars. Very highly recommended! Thanks Guys.

Went in with 28 adults and 5 children to celebrate my child's 18th Birthday. Was amazing from start to finish The team were brilliant and couldn't do enough for us. I sent in everyone's meal choice 2 weeks before and the team delivered the food effortlessly. Food was amazing and hot The team was amazing as well. From the front of house to the kitchen Would highly recommend Zamans