The best restaurants serving Indian food in St Albans East of England

Food took a long time to arrive and was cold by the time it arrived

I know this is the best Bangladeshi restaurant within miles. Every time we come we are welcomed and the food is excellent. Highly recommended.

On 29th December we made a booking for dinner at Nouvelle Lounge St Albans on New Year's eve. It was confirmed by TheFork who also sent me a reminder the next day. However, late on 30th December the restaurant called me to cancel my reservation blaming TheFork for overbooking. What made it worse was that the person calling from the restaurant was unnecessary rude about the whole thing. Plus the fact that at this late stage it was difficult to get another booking for New Year's eve. It left a bad taste (sic!) and I will avoid using TheFork to make any bookings in the future, nor will I set foot in Nouvelle Lounge.

Exceptional as always. Staff always friendly and welcoming which makes us want to come back. The food was absolutely amazing, tasty, fresh and hot, it always exceeds our expectations. Highly recommend and we will be back again.

Small portions filled half way - seriously????

recently ordered from and I can’t stop raving about how incredible the experience was! From the moment I opened the bag, the aroma of spices hit me, promising something special—and it absolutely delivered. The butter chicken was rich, creamy, and perfectly spiced, with tender pieces of meat that melted in my mouth. The garlic naan? Fluffy, warm, and just the right amount of crispy on the edges—honestly, I could’ve eaten it on its own and been happy.

The Rami is my go to curry house, I am there quite often.. This is good because I always know that I am going to have good experience. This is bad, I get bored eating the same meals over and over again (they are excellent meals, but I do need a change). This visit, there was nothing on the menu that I really fancied, and I asked the staff for a recommendation. They recommended a sweet and sour Fish curry, but I do not eat fish.. not a problem, they can make it with chicken.. how hot did I want the curry? WOW - how many places can you get a custom meal! Never had sweet and sour curry before, it was interesting and I would try it again, maybe a little be a little braver with the curry level. The staff provide excellent service, the food is presented an tastes really good, I really like the ability to change the spice levels.

Lovely meal tonight and a great service. Thank you.

This place no longer exists, it’s closed permanently, to reopen as cafe and offices, the last time we are here was last year, the food and service was way below the standard, it’s no wonder it finally closed

Too inconsistent, quality of food at times is poor? Having to add extra charges to obtain order is a joke! This takeaway has gone downhill this year, 2024 and won’t be ordering again, quality matters. I Decided to give city spice another try? 15th April 2025 and regretted it, same problem! Quality! Chicken chewy, very dry, and tough. See several half chewed inedible pieces in photo that I couldn’t eat. Lesson learned! QUALITY, and CONSISTENCY MATTERS!!!

We had a takeaway. Meat was so tough. The supposedly mild dishes are so spicy hot that I couldn’t enjoy it at all. Unfortunately I threw my food away. They used to be so excellent. Not using them anymore.

This is now called 'India Gate' and though first appearance may lead you to think it's just another high street, Indian restaurant that offers a huge menu with all the British favourites like korma, madras, tikka then it's maybe not for you. The menu is much smaller and they actually cook the food in the kitchen as opposed to heating pre-cooked meat up in ready made sauces. Very attentive service and very reasonable drinks prices.

Such a wonderful restaurant. We’ve been going for years and the food is consistently excellent. My favourite is the chicken shaslick but it’s all really good. Experienced chef and attentive, friendly waiting staff. Highly recommend

This is apparently one of the longest serving restaurants in St Albans. It is certainly one in which you wait longest to be served. I have been brought food in other places in less time than it took them to take my order. I was not brought items I ordered. I was brought food without cutlery leaving it to get cold while I tried to attract the waiters' attention again. Worst of all, while I was waiting for the toilet, a man stuck his head out and said; "Please tell them there's no toilet paper", not conducive to a good appetite. The sad thing is the food is really good. The chefs seem to want us to have a good time but they appear to be fighting a losing battle with the waiters.