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DO NOT GO! Me and my friends went for dinner here on a Saturday evening after seeing it had won the curry award for 2024. We have been to a few other bar/grill Indian restaurants and thought this would become our new favourite but boy was I wrong. When we first arrived we were put in a separate area to the other diners and our table was a plastic picnic table covered with a very thin green tablecloth. The waiter was a lovely man, very happy and tended to our needs. I cannot fault the service. The food however was a different story, we had ordered a variety of dishes including a royal sizzler, chilli paneer, chicken lollipops and a Lamb machuzi curry. The Royal sizzler was big and you did get a lot of food however the sizzler itself wasn’t like the photos online. It was very saucy but all you could taste were raw and bitter spices. The chicken was overcooked and there was hardly any lamb on the chops but overall it just tasted bad. The chilli paneer was dreadful, the paneer itself was very small chunks that tasted boiled and it was served in a very dark tamarind colour sauce and it just wasn’t nice. The chicken lollipops were the best thing we ate that night but even they were very underwhelming. There wasn’t any flavour at all, wasn’t spicy or sweet or salty; They were very bland. The lamb Machuzi curry was a massive let down, the colour was so dark and it was just full of big pieces of star anise l. Really wasn’t a good flavour. The only saving grace was the texture of the lamb, it was soft and very nice but put it in a dark bland sauce; not good. In conclusion me and my friends really didn’t enjoy any single piece of food that left the kitchen. Considering they won this award for the best curry I was shocked. The food was very expensive compared to similar restaurants around the area. To pay that amount of money for the bad quality of food was really upsetting. To anyone reading this review, I would recommend either Three kilns or The Broadway. Either of them are in a different realm to the food that I was served here and very cheap in comparison to Royals Leicester. Will not be returning in this eternity.

Went for a family meal with a toddler. We ordered the both the chicken and veggie momos and crispy aubergine, which was lovely, to start. The momos were water logged and not really what I would call monos but chicken kebabs in momo wraps. The mains were ridiculously chilli. To the point where all 4 adults were unable to eat much of the food. My dad eats green chilli's with every meal and even he found the food chilli. We ordered the chicken, lamb pots and aa veg biriyani, which was also ridiculously spicey. We ordered mild veg rice which the veg was burnt. Such a shame that the food was inedible.

Sadly VERY over priced food. Pushy waitress, always asking if we wanted extra this or extra that. Crammed in like sardines, super loud we could barely hear ourselves talk to one another. Inconsistent food, some very nice, some very bland. We had a much better meal from our local take away.

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Very good quality place for gujarati thali at very reasonable cost, and all the usual savouries and sweets

Ordered the lamb Biryani, very delicious and generous portions. Very happy with the service

The food is amazing and service amazing too, even though they are small they are welcoming, just came here sat on a table after some people and even though they were busy a employee came over and cleaned the table and sprayed it down.

We haven't tried the food but i just wanted to say the service was terrible, we asked for the price and they weren't even bothered, on the photos there have put the price. Please improve the service and add the price on the menu, Thank you

O.K. no food. But it's still a traditional olde worlde pub. And That is a rarity. Well worth a visit.

Always friendly staff great atmosphere a true English pub with the best guiness outside of ireland

I've attached pictures of the description of the loaded fries. It said creamy cheese, but you guys also loaded it with an insane amount of sauce. I'm not sure who told you that it's a good idea, but it's a terrible idea. I couldn't even taste the caramelised onions I paid extra for. What's worse, is you don't say on Uber Eats that you ALSO put burger sauce on the loaded fries. It was so saucy, it put it upside down into a plate just to get some of the drier chips at the bottom. The burger meat was also overcooked. Chips lost all crispiness. The only positive was the portion size. 1 star would be harsh, because this place used to be good. Perhaps add a "would you like your food drenched in sauce?" as an option so people who like that kinda thing can eat like that.

Gran pollo crujiente y fideos. Visitamos regularmente aquí y es genial. Servicio y comida. Llevar y comer en siempre es genial

Amazing place, amazing atmosphere! Went yesterday for my birthday and staff there are always amazing specially the gentlemen who did our booking! Cant wait to go again! Love this place

Excellent all round experience. Busy restaurant even early on a Saturday night

Excellent service 👏 Great staff really helpful and welcoming