The best restaurants serving Asian food in East of England

4 stars as they not open every day and no delivery service

The food was delicious and the service was excellent. Definitely the best Indian around The staff were very helpful and recommended dishes when we asked the food was served hot and promptly 👍

Excellent food with very generous portions. The staff were very friendly and attentive and the service was faultless. Great menu choices too. Well worth a visit.

THE BEST TAKEAWAY AROUND! If you like Indian food then look no further, the new wings on the menu are to die for and something you must try! Once you go balti night you’ll never go anywhere else!

I came yesterday the Food Was Horrible the meat was Sticky and Hard Hope you guys change to the better

We discovered Shelford Spice a few years ago and we regularly get takeaway. The food is excellent and the delivery driver is always prompt and friendly. One thing that really stands out with the food is that they never add colouring. So the tandoori is not bright red and the mint sauce is not flourescent green! The food sells itself on taste alone!

The food is top notch the service is great the best Indian in the city I have it at least once a week

Food with literally no taste and no good options. I will never recommend this restaurant to anyone. It is a waste of money and time. If you prefer any food(starter, main, side dish) dipped in sweet sauce, then yes, pick this restaurant.

Great food, always my go to. I’ve known them for 3 years now and what lovely guys they’re

REPORTED TO FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY - DANGEROUS IF YOU HAVE FOOD ALLERGIES OR DIETARY NEEDS! I called in advance to ask if they cater for vegans. I was assured that my curry would be made vegan and even added it to the notes section of the order to make sure as I have an intolence to dairy having been vegan for three years. My VEGAN curry had PANEER (cheese) in it - I am now dealing with the consequences of my dairy intolerance with an upset stomach and sickness! You'd think that was bad enough, my friend then found MEAT in her VEGETARIAN curry!!!!!! We called right away and spoke to a horrible, unhelpful and rude lady called Mel. She accused us of lying, told us (a vegan and vegetarian) we were the ones who added meat to our curry, that paneer is tofu (when tofu isn't on their menu and it was 100% cheese) and that Indian cheese doesn't contain dairy which was an outright lie and I even had to read the Google definition to her on the phone! She was shouting, made an offensive comment about her own staff, "well he is foreign but he knows what he's doing", lied multiple times about what allergens their food contains and treated us like liars. Reporting to Food Standards Agency immediately and highly insist that all with allergies, dietary requirements or just common sense stay away!!!!!!

Enjoyed a lovely meal. Very high standard, Nearl incredible ..good price. Friendly staff Would go again . Puddings equally looked scrumptious

Amazingly attentive service from Dar, who remembered me from having eaten at Sala Thong the previous week. She also remembered where I had sat. Fantastic memory as the restaurant is justifiably busy & packed every day/night with diners. Delicious food! We’ll be back! Thank you, Dar, & Sala Thong, for yet another delicious & memorable evening!

Had a fabulous meal here with friends. Our first visit and certainly won’t be our last. The curry and spicy curry were both delicious, as was everything else our friends had. Informal casual atmosphere, attentive helpful staff and great food made for a great pre-concert experience. Will be back.

First of all, let me make this clear, we are well travelled foodies. We recognise the problems that the catering industry is under in terms of pricing etc. but we know poor food when we eat it and we know overpricing when we see it. We visited the Cricketers just before Christmas for a lunchtime meal, seven of us in all including my aged mother as a pre-Xmas treat. What a disappointment. What a mistake. We won't do that again. The essential complaints: pricing and lack of quality. The meal was dire and appalling value for money. Most of us chose the smoked trout to start. The portions were tiny, billed as "small plates" which was very apt. Most criticism is however reserved for the mains. The majority of us chose the fish pie. This consisted mainly of mash potato with some tiny fish flecks mushed into it. A fishy flavouring, as it were. No discernible fish pieces whatsoever. Mostly mash with a few peas added for colour. Appalling. I left most of mine. The only redeeming feature was the kale which accompanied it. One of our number chose the cod. This surfaced as a small slither of fish (not a thick slice as you would normally expect for this dish) placed on top of a mound of mash sitting in an overpowering saffron sauce. Finally, the majority chose apple crumble for dessert. Once again poor quality including overlarge pieces of apple which had not even been peeled. I can honestly say the pie masqueraded as fish pie. It was the worst value for money fish pie I have ever eaten. In short, the meal was amateurish and extremely poor value and not in any way what you would expect to associate with a gastro pub. The bill duly arrived. All the dishes chosen, three dishes in all were separately identified. However, we all assumed that we had in fact chosen from the fixed price menu. This was queried and we were directed to the indistinct reference to the three italicised dishes at the top of the menu to which the fixed price only applied. This was not at all clear and added considerably to the disappointment. Were it not for the presence of my 92 year old mother, rest assured we would have walked early on but only after registering our complaints. You know the vibe. In these circumstances, poor quality is often revealed at the outset. Our complaints would have kicked in once the inadequacy of the mains became apparent. Finally, it was uncomfortably cold in there. Lets put that down to energy prices! We used to eat here regularly and I might add fully satisfied under the old Oliver regime. Never again. The Chestnut group is clearly not for us. Incidentally the service staff were very good and cheerful.

Good Sunday lunch, but rather noisy when quite full.