The food was edible. That's the best thing I can report about this experience. Service was dreadful from the outset. We arrived at about 6:45 and I said "We have a table booked for 7". The lady seemed baffled and left us to seek the manager. He said "Would you like to sit down while you wait for the rest of your party? This went on for a while until he finally clicked that "7" referred to the time, not the number of diners.
So we are given a table laid out for 4, with 4 menus. I won't bore you with the rest of the confusion.
As I say, the food was edible, if not delicious.
Then it comes to pay. "I have a gift card" I hopefully advised. Waitress scurries of to have a long chat with manager. "We can't accept this" He announces. "Why not?" "Where's the other half of the voucher?" " I don't know what you're talking about, that's all I have, it was a gift". This goes on for some time, but they are insistent I pay, despite there being no reference on the gift card to another document. So Pizza Express have had my son's money, and now they get me to pay as well.
I will never visit this establishment again, and advise you to avoid.
So, colleague and I went as was closest to hotel and initial reviews seemed mixed but overall 4 star.
Place is bit odd. Normally an Indian Restaurant is tight for space, but this was large area and lots of tables around the edge and what seemed like 4 round tables in what should be a dancefloor. Colleague had to take a pic instantly as seemed so odd.
So, we ordered usual poppadum's and chutneys. Poppadums were not warm so didn't seem fresh. No oil on them like they were new. Chutneys? So, one mint raita that was not looking good, onions mix tasted bit chemical and not good, mango chutney was extremely thin and didn't taste of much and the final dip was dark red with the consistency of water. No clue what that was, even after tasting it. I didn't even finish one poppadum (which is rare).
Ordered for main a chilli chicken massala (4 chillies heat rating and their vindaloo is a 6 chilli). We also shared a boiled rice and 2 peshwari naans.
Boiled rice was acceptable. My main was, apart from the chicken, nothing as described. A) chilli element didn't exist, the mango chutney was hotter. B) chicken was long strips and over cooked. C) tomatoes and sauce in general tasted like it came from a can, tasted very artificial and slightly chemical. Was more like a bad tomato salsa from a cost price supermarket.
Naan (2 served together on one plate) was only thing that saved it a bit.
Also, place is unlicenced which is not too obvious from the website.
If you want even a vaguely semi-decent curry for a price of a good curry, avoid here. This was still £48 for 2 and only two cokes and some tap water. No starters and 2 poppadums each (mostly not eaten).
Waiter was nice but there was only him out front. Food is no reflection on him, unless he was also chef, but I cannot verify this, though it was suggested.
3 Eversfield Pl, Saint Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6BY, United Kingdom, England
Our usual kebab house, consistently good food. Unfortunately on this occasion one of the meals was missing, called Kebab Centre and they sent the missing item out. But this meant all the rest of us had finished our meals before the last one arrived.
This is the 3rd time we have been here. Really disappointed. The service is so rushed. My husband had bearly sat down when asked what we would like to drink!! Large table behind us so noisey and language choice - we had our grandchildren with us!! Food was good but as on previous occasions service too rushed so won't be returning.