The best restaurants in United Kingdom serving Indian food

My mum and I went out for banquet night. We absolutely cannot fault the food, service or the atmosphere. Very welcoming and warm aura being given from the staff, we were very well looked after by staff. Great food, and it was all so flavoursome, served quick and with a smile. Will definitely be back again. Highly recommend.

I had high hopes for Siam Radhuny in Dartford, but unfortunately, our experience was nothing short of disappointing. We were a party of seven celebrating a special family birthday and had booked well in advance, receiving confirmation of our reservation online. However, when we arrived, it became clear that our booking had been entirely overlooked. Despite showing the confirmed reservation on email at the door, we were left waiting for a table to become available and cleaned. This was not the start we had envisioned for our celebration. The issues didn’t end there. Once seated, our starters arrived at different times, with some members of our party finishing their plates long before the last person was served. Even more frustrating, there was over an hours wait between finishing our starters and the main course arriving, leaving us wondering if we had been forgotten. We had to ask several times being told that our mains were on their way. When the main courses finally arrived, two of the side dishes were cold - not just lukewarm, but cold to the touch - and had to be sent back to the kitchen. My mother’s tofu dish seemed to be overcooked, making it hard and chewy, not the soft texture one would expect from tofu. Additionally, the service throughout the meal was poor. The waiters were inattentive, rarely checking in on us, and we struggled to get their attention for additional drinks. Some of the cutlery was also dirty, which we asked to be replaced, only to have to remind the waitress to bring replacements. Once we finished our mains, the neglect continued. There was no attention to our table, and we had to actively seek out someone to ask for the bill as we had decided not to wait further for deserts or coffees. When we raised our concerns with the manager, his only excuse was that the restaurant was busy. He had no empathy to the situation or resolution, even with his "30 years experience in the business???". It took prompting from us to even get an apology from the manager, and there was no offer of compensation or even a round of complimentary drinks to make up for the poor experience. We even had to ask for the service charge to be removed from the bill - a service charge that certainly wasn’t earned. Overall, what should have been a memorable birthday celebration was tainted by subpar service, long waits, and poorly executed dishes. It’s hard to imagine returning after such a frustrating experience. We expected far more, especially given the occasion. A restaurant’s success hinges on more than just food - it’s about the experience, the service, and this one failed on every level. I didn't want to give them even 1 star.... To add, this restaurant seems to focus on its take-away customers, as take-away orders seemed to leaving the kitchen faster that dine in customers..... what a great business model!

Highly recommend the Takdir. We have visited this well run, long standing family establishment several times, over many years, and are never left disappointed. The staff are continuously genial and attentive; the food is always lovely and never lets down, authentic homemade curries, washed down with Cobra or nice wines. Special thanks to Aayan; a confident, approachable, and friendly waiter, with a great personality, and like all staff, happy to help, with a smile on their face. Whitley Bay is spoilt with a plethora of outstanding curry houses, and Takdir is definitely high up the list to go too.

Good range of tastes, level of spices, and food types ... clearly named. Particularly impressed with the quality of the freshly prepared/cooked chicken. Friendly, attentive, courteous service from all staff. Good atmosphere even when busy. Great value. We will be back!

My husband and I have visited the Balti Hut a couple of times recently and both times the food has been really delicious. We first visited on a Wednesday in August and dined at 7pm.We were the only diners in the restaurant. We thought it was maybe because it was midweek and we dined early so our next visit was in a Friday at 8pm. Again we were the only diners which results in a lack of atmosphere. Such a shame. They deserve to be busy. Perhaps they are at 10/11pm but that’s too late for us to eat. 😢

Was impressed with this place when I first started going here but the tenderness of the meat recently has been disappointing. The lamb and chicken is not as tender as it should be. I feel like the meat should be falling apart. The chicken always seems tough, as if it's been cooked too quickly. Always a turn off for me.

Fabulous find , lovely attentive staff, good atmosphere, excelkent value and food was delicious and really good portions. My chicken Tikka was delicious . Wish we lived closer

Amazing food and service. Highly recommend

Been coming here for a few years, ordered a delivery, it took over 90 minutes to turn up, and it was cold, sent it back and was told I would be refunded back onto the card I paid with, should take 3 days, it's now 8 days later, and every time I call, I get excuse after excuse and still haven't got my refund, absolutely useless

I’d like to thank Raj and his whole team for the service and fantastic food for my partners 60th the function room held 18 off us all hungry, plus a busy restaurant with lots off folks eating, we was all was served promptly with hot delicious food, my partner really enjoyed her evening and her family have all promised to visit on there own, thanks was a fantastic evening

What a lovely restaurant this is. We were made very welcome and even though we were a walk in and had not booked, they accommodated the 4 of us. Food was exceptional and the staff very attentive, especially John. I know the reviews are mainly about the food and if I could of given it 10 stars, I would but service is important to me and that was definitely a 10. Thank you John and thank you for my carry out, that's breakfast sorted.

Brilliant service, delicious freshly cooked food. An excellent evening. Many thanks to the staff and kitchen. We will be back.

Amazing indian fine dining. We started with a selection of poppadoms and dips. BEST mango chutney I’ve ever had. My starter was Curried Mussels with a small garlic Naan, followed by the Punjabi Lamb Shank. Hubby had the Pigeon starter followed by Coorg Pork Curry. We shared a Pilau Rice and Blue cheese Naan (a MUST try) Great value for money for food that’s out of this world. Will be back next time in Glasgow

Love driving over here from a curry. It's not our closest curry place, but it's worth a bit of a drive. Staff are so friendly and sweet. Coconut dishes are brill.

EDIT : served gluten items to a gluten free diner. The thali is shown as gf on menu. It arrived with samosa and naan. Despite telling / checking that dish when ordering was gf. Said diner was gf too when ordered. Seriously need to train staff on intolerance and allergies. This could be bad for coeliac diners. Staff appeared v busy but no excuse for mistakes made for intolerance/ allergies. It would help if one waiter assigned to table as seems to cause confusion having so many staff waiting table. Old review : Lovely meal for 9 people, staff were great too. We will be back !