The best restaurants serving Indian food in East Midlands

Terrible food.. not tasty in our opinions, not this time..usually it’s very good. Too many cut backs.

The food was absolutely abysmal it all looked and tasted like I'd brought it from a cheap supermarket and microwaved it all. Things were cold, Things were burnt, all the chicken was rubbery. Will 100% never be ordering from this restaurant again.

I went there and I was very welcome by the staff the was very nice best restaurants I have been too fully recommended

We happened across this place by chance. The exterior is not preposessing, and we were not entirely sure it was open. However, when we got in, we were pleasantly surprised. The restaurant is very clean and service was good. What surprised us however was the very externsive menu, with a lot of dishes we'd not come across before, and we struggled to decide as several sounded really good. It appears that they also do the curry house standards, but why not try something new? The food was very fresh - they say everything is cooked from scratch - and very tasty. The naan in particular was excellent. The price was surprisingly low for the generous portions. The restaurant does not serve alcohol, but you are welcome to bring your own - there is a convenience store next door. Would we go again next time we're in Belper? Certainly. A great find.

Found the main dishes very oily, and not as good as previous meals. A little stumped why it's around £2 dearer per main dish to take out than to dine in. Photos are eat in menu.

Under new management as of August 2024. The food was flavoursome and fresh. Our waiter, Himanshu, provided an excellent service. I would not hesitate to recommend.

Lovely atmosphere inside. Also great for a take-away. The food is absolutely wonderful. So many flavours and great portions.

I really enjoyed the service and the food was top noch same it has closed it should reopen so I can eat there every day

Went to Merlin’s for a birthday get together, the food was delicious, with a big group of us the service was fairly quick too! Restaurant is quite small, so wouldn’t recommend a big group of people. Everything else was great!

The food was great and the staff were very friendly FAZ was a good laugh would highly recommend this place Will definitely be going back there 👍

Cannot fault the flavour (Haryali chicken, extraordinarily good) andwould have given 5 stars if the food had been hotter, it was warm at best. Shame, but I would order from them again.

The food was amazing ! Loved that you could bring your own drinks. Service was great and lovely staff! Highly recommended

Definitivamente volviendo para otro regalo. Llamamos hoy por casualidad, ya que estábamos en la zona y decidimos probar, ya que cada vez que hemos pasado en una tarde se ve lleno, ahora sabemos por qué! El servicio fue la excelente banda, la comida divina. Tenía el almuerzo pollo especial. Comida y servicio excepcional.

Wes down on Wednesday asked for a sit in but was told it was takeaway only that night so ordered a portion of chicken pakora, chips etc got back to the hotel to find I had three onion bhagis in the bag no chicken due to the distance I would have went back to complain.

Chiken kebab meat prepared on the frying pan reheated in microwave. This place is a not funny joke.