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After a disappointing first visit to Sai a year ago, we gave it a second go as it is a popular local restaurant. Sadly, it failed to deliver again. The food is the main disappointment. Surprisingly, there are no side dishes on the menu which most top-end and local Indian restaurants do serve. We decided to go for a starter, a meat main, a vegetable main, a salade and a naan. All together. The paneer starter was a feast of sugar and sodium glutamate which would put most cheap Chinese takeaways to shame. It was poor. Very poor. The chicken in Rajasthani sauce was bone dry. The sauce was flavoursome but the chicken like plasterboard; it sucked all moisture from one’s mouth. The saag paneer looked like it had been reheated several times and had a disturbingly fatty/buttery taste; odd taste and not recommended. The cucumber salade constituted of a few slices of cucumber with some spices sprinkled on top. Rather uninspiring and not worth ordering. The naan bread had a lovely meat filling but sadly, it was barely noticeable. The papadums on the house were good but sadly, somewhat forgotten after a £70+ per person bill. The atmosphere and decor is pleasant. There is a good 'vibe' created by the open doors, good lighting and local guests. To finish, the service was hesitant and seemingly inexperienced. The owner/manager swanned around smiling at a few tables but disappeared at 8pm to leave his staff to thumble along. Second visit to Sai and last visit to Sai.

Came here a few weeks back with my husband. We were seated promptly and the starts came out hot and very tasty. We had Gyozas. The mains were a different story. My husband's food came out way before mine did so i was waiting as it was. When mine eventually did come out the curry that i had ordered had rock hard undercooked sweet potatoes in it. Considering it was a fish curry i was concerned about what else was undercooked. The issue was immediately brought to the attention of the manager who did his best to rectify the situation for us. Instead i ordered another fail safe dish. This came out ok but only after another 20 minutes and i felt rushed eating this infront of my bored husband who had finished eating about 40 mins prior. The bill was partially comped for us as a result of the issues. But still came to about £40. Quite overpriced i must add.

Fantastic meal, very flavoursome. Dishes delicious, onion bhaji very light and fresh. First time we've ordered from here. Quick delivery, very friendly, impressed. Will definitely visit again.

Good points- food was god, served piping hot. Bad points- Slow service- two hours for main courses. Waiters too busy serving take aways. They’ve spent money on flower walls but the menus are all falling apart! Literally pages falling out and tatty. Man who took our order was wearing a grey hoodie! He looked terrible.

Our 3rd visit as a group of 17 did not disappoint. Very friendly staff, excellent quality of food, great value for money. Many thanks to Mohit, Janiki and Ruby for looking after us so well.

Great food, great service and good value. A really wonderful place!

Low key, pleasant spot for a good curry.

Amazing food and service highly recommend 👌 Friendly staff, food full of delicious flavours,lots of choice.

Takeaway. V tasty. Hot green curry chicken sumptuous xx

Great coffee and cakes, stopped off on a walk from Heysham to Morecombe, tables outside and in, nice location. Good selection of food, cakes were tasty. Nice place to sit in the sun and enjoy the surroundings.

Order not ready until 1945hrs (25 min. wait). The restaurant was busy due to Valantines night bookings but this defeats the purpose of ordering beforehand and collecting at a designated time.

Tengo una orden de auto-recogida. El Pad Thai era tan grasoso salpicado en una salsa dulce marrón con trozos secos de pollo. También pedí setas Tom Kha y me dieron langostinos. Estaba muy decepcionado. Ojalá hubiera ido al otro a la vuelta de la esquina. 😞

delicious food! Will definitely order again

Most authentic and good tasting shop you can get near the university!

Good spot for lunch. Great variety of rice, and noodles dishes. Been here a few times and portions good and food tasty Reasonably priced and in line with the market on the road.