The best restaurants serving Indian food in East Midlands

A hidden gem in Bourne’s crown. I used to be a regular, sadly not had the opportunity to visit for last few years. I went last night with my wife and her friends/colleagues for her works Christmas meal. Pleased to see that it has not lost its charm and retained its quality of service and food. We were welcomed and seated quickly, offered to take our coats and given time to settle and view the menu. We were allowed to bring our own alcohol as they are a dry bar, reasonable corkage fee, they supplied us with wine glasses. If you are looking for an intimate, well presented restaurant with great customer service and quality food I highly recommend Shalimar. Definitely will make an effort to return sooner next time.

The worst Indian food I have ever had.. Thin watery gravy that wouldn't coat the back of a spoon.. No spice and no depth of flavour. Small dry pieces of chicken that looked lost in a sad puddle of sauce. I wouldn't go back if it was free. Left our mains paid and will never return. Absolutely shocking

Now Spice Cottage, I ate on Friday with a friend and it was truly delicious. My mate ordered phall which isn’t even on the menu, I had a chef’s special that I hadn’t heard of before and after being told it was quite spicy they turned down the temperature to a bit below madras which the waiter suggested to me. Starters were ace too, bread and rice tip top. Also the wine was cheap because you take your own!

Real disappointment. Was looking forward to the takeaway as had seen the other reviews raving about the restaurant. Unfortunately the onion bhaji was burnt and in edible but worst of all the curry was bland and the chicken was dry. Wont be ordering again!

Place is dirty, old and hygiene looks poor. Food was cold and stacked with oil. Probably worst indian food i have ever tasted. Rude and ignorant servers/host.

Good menu choices, food was hot, well presented and very nice. You can choose from the main menu or they do 2 main meals for 12.50 and staff were friendly and polite. Will definitely go again at some point.

Good clean place with nice quality food

This place has a great atmosphere, the staff are great, helpful and can recommend anything if you’re unsure. The food is brilliant, and cooked fresh. The chefs will always cater to your needs if you need more or less spice for example. Highly recommend.

The first time we have eaten here, although they have been our go to take away for many years, food as usual was excellent but it was so much better with great service and not having to wash the pots!

Dont order from here not worth it effort they have excuses for the world and they always have excuses for low quality food orders not fulfilled

Bought a couple of kebabs worst food ever the food was cold and at to be thrown away i would never recommend them to anyone Not even on the scale to rate them

I am glad that these guys do it quite authentic. They have a bunch of options for vegetarians and are happy to do some variations on request. Takeaways are a delight too. Good work by the team.

Very tasty, best Indian takeaway local to Ibstock in our opinion. We had one on Friday and another tonight!!! :-) Quick delivery and the food way hot.

Tomó siglos, era demasiado caro, con poco sabor y servido con lata tibia de Coca-Cola que era el peor aspecto. Creo que es mejor evitar...

Me quedé impresionado de lo genial que fue mi experiencia aquí. Realmente quería Puri, así que busqué lugares y literalmente lo tiene en el nombre. No es un restaurante, te quedas afuera (hay algunos bancos también) y tiene una maravillosa variedad de deliciosas dosas, todo tipo de puri, y papas fritas y chai. Gasté 41 libras. 50 para mi familia de cuatro, y mi adolescente y yo comimos suficiente para cuatro solos. El valor es increíble! El tipo que lo dirige era educado y amable, y el servicio era justo y rápido. Ciertamente es un destino, y escribir esto me ha dado ganas de hacerlo todo de nuevo y solo han pasado dos días!