The best restaurants serving Indian food in Brierley Hill Dudley West Midlands

We ate at essence of India for my husband's birthday , there was 8 of us. We all really enjoyed our meal it was delicious, I ate too much because it was so nice with lots of flavour. The staff there are all polite and friendly. It wasn't over expensive either. I've only given 4 for atmosphere as it was a little cold but otherwise I would recommend it.

Without a doubt, the best Indian restaurant in our area. The food is excellent, the service is brilliant. Prices very reasonable, but the friendliness of the staff is what makes this place really special. They went to so much trouble to make my wife's birthday meal special. They are amazing 👏

Now called the Brierley Village and under new management, our first take away meal from here and we didn't know what to expect especially as the reviews looked a little "suspect". We ordered three completely different meals which went down well with mom, dad and daughter. The chips were a bit anaemic but we had no complaints with anything else. In fact it was so good that it could be our new regular. They have done a great job of the refurbishment and I can't wait to eat in. And a few months later we did. Parking can be a bit of a problem but it's worth the effort. They don't sell alcohol so take you will need to take your own. The dining room was nice and warm, clean and very well presented. The food is as good as the reviews and the service was helpful and friendly. The only downside for me was the menu is on a take away leaflet which was a bit small for me to read. I didn't really need it although they do have some interesting dishes that you could miss but I understand a new menu is on the way.

Very good food and nice stuff. Food was actually full of flavor. The drinks collection could be better and to put some art on the walls. I would recommend to eat here. 😊

The food and service were exceptional. The flavours are mouthwatering and the ingredients all fresh and served piping hot even on take away. Would highly recommend 👌

Been waiting to try here for a while as looks aesthetically pleasing from outside and always smells so good when we go past however came away feeling a little deflated by the visit. We arrived at 10pm (I was a little worried about the time but on their website it stated open till 11pm) however as soon as we walked in the guy seemed quite hesitant to get us a table and stated they close in 10 mins - we were quite shocked by this due to the website timings but he assured us it wasn't a problem and as we were in no position to go looking for elsewhere for food we chose to stay. 2 of us shared a mixed grill which I must say was lovely and lots of it however 2 others ordered curries and we had a side curry sauce which was quite disappointing, they all tasted fairly similar despite different curries ordered and we all agreed they tasted like a pasta sauce (Very thin / tomato based sauce) - I mean it didn't taste bad, they would have been great on a pasta dish but not something we expected from a curry however as It was fairly late we ate what we could. We found one of the waitresses a little bit rude, firstly she made my friend (who struggles with mobility) stand up while she wiped the table down, surely there was a better way than to inconvenience customers and she wasn't very polite about the situation either, then also when the bill came, we paid and decided not to tip however she didn't seem happy with this and after we paid by card she rudely said - 'is that it?'. It is possible she was probably asking if that was everything but the way it came across is though she was saying 'is that it? no tip' Overall, I think will need some improvements and definitely need to highlight the opening times - if you don't want people coming in after 10pm then need to state 'kitchen closing or last orders time' and little bit of customer service training would benefit some of the staff. Finally, please sort those curries out - mixed grill was lovely but curries massively let the food down which is sad. Wouldn't say it was a extremely bad visit (I've had worse) but wont be going back in a hurry - hopefully they improve and we can maybe consider again in the future as I'd love to have a great curry house on the waterfront !