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Terrible customer service very rude and abrupt when I rang to make a complaint about how watery the food was it was more like a soup than a curry!! Onion bargee well I have no words!!

DO NOT GO! Me and my friends went for dinner here on a Saturday evening after seeing it had won the curry award for 2024. We have been to a few other bar/grill Indian restaurants and thought this would become our new favourite but boy was I wrong. When we first arrived we were put in a separate area to the other diners and our table was a plastic picnic table covered with a very thin green tablecloth. The waiter was a lovely man, very happy and tended to our needs. I cannot fault the service. The food however was a different story, we had ordered a variety of dishes including a royal sizzler, chilli paneer, chicken lollipops and a Lamb machuzi curry. The Royal sizzler was big and you did get a lot of food however the sizzler itself wasn’t like the photos online. It was very saucy but all you could taste were raw and bitter spices. The chicken was overcooked and there was hardly any lamb on the chops but overall it just tasted bad. The chilli paneer was dreadful, the paneer itself was very small chunks that tasted boiled and it was served in a very dark tamarind colour sauce and it just wasn’t nice. The chicken lollipops were the best thing we ate that night but even they were very underwhelming. There wasn’t any flavour at all, wasn’t spicy or sweet or salty; They were very bland. The lamb Machuzi curry was a massive let down, the colour was so dark and it was just full of big pieces of star anise l. Really wasn’t a good flavour. The only saving grace was the texture of the lamb, it was soft and very nice but put it in a dark bland sauce; not good. In conclusion me and my friends really didn’t enjoy any single piece of food that left the kitchen. Considering they won this award for the best curry I was shocked. The food was very expensive compared to similar restaurants around the area. To pay that amount of money for the bad quality of food was really upsetting. To anyone reading this review, I would recommend either Three kilns or The Broadway. Either of them are in a different realm to the food that I was served here and very cheap in comparison to Royals Leicester. Will not be returning in this eternity.

It was our first visit here although we have driven by many times. I don't know why but it never seemed to appeal but thought we would give it a go on our way home as the timing was right for our early Friday night curry. I must admit that it exceeded my expectations. It's very quite a small restaurant, probably around 10 tables but it is very nicely presented but a little bit draughty. The staff are excellent and were very pleasant, efficient and attentive throughout. You can't normally say much about poppadoms but theirs were thicker than your average which made them a lot more enjoyable. The dips didn't have a hotter option but I am not complaining. As usual we shared a sheekh kebab which was excellent, although it did lack those rather nice fried onions. I had a Korai for a change it was very nice but I would have liked a bit more sauce and the chicken tikka was a bit dry. The wife's Balti had a great flavour but she wasn't a fan of the chicken leg meat. The sides were very good although the chips weren't the best we've had. The bill was a little more than I was expecting, and they do add 10% service charge, however being able to take your own alcohol is a big bonus, especially as I prefer ale to lager. Parking was a bit of an issue but given that all the tables were taken when we left it doesn't deter others. We'll be back.

Gran cafetería / restaurante. Equipo joven bien informado cuando preguntamos por el menú. Maryleboners de la vieja escuela feliz de probar en algún lugar nuevo. Buena comida y vibraciones.

It was our first experience at Sonargaon. We were a team of 13 people and we all were welcomed and made us very comfortable. We were happy with the service provided to us. The staff and the manager looked after us throughout the night. Thank you so much for giving our NHS team a fantastic Christmas celebration experience. You guys are fabulous 🎉🎉🎉

We were there last night to have our dinner but the man who called himself manager was so rude and doesn’t have any manner to talk to customers. We We ordered drinks but the way he talked made us leave outside without having any food

Myself and my partner how now become regulars eating at Ballingdon Valley and we are never disappointed. It was my bday and on arrival we were greeted by the lovely Zaynal who was very professional and attentive. Zaynal guided us through the wine list and we were very pleased with the bottle he recommended. Our waiter Kahled has always been very friendly and kind and has also helped me making choices of different dishes to try and also explains the ingredients in each dish and how mild or hot they maybe. Our food has always been excellent and we highly recommend, we come from Bury just for their service and great food. Thank you for a lovely bday and dinner we will definitely be seeing you soon. Lyndsey and Jason

Great to find a restaurant open at lunchtime. Visited yesterday with my cousin and returned today with my son. I'll start with just one negative - prawns were nicely cleaned, but the tail was left on which when hidden in rice was unexpected. That said the food is really delicious, especially the Aloo chaat. Staff warm and friendly - nice relaxing lunch. Will be back!

Went there last night with my husband and another couple. We meet regularly and enjoy curry. Have t eaten here before. Was greeted warmly and service began very well. Poppadoms were nice. We all ordered different chicken curries. This is where the problem began. My chicken in my jalfrezi was so tough I couldn’t eat it. My husband and friends’ dishes were tough also. Two of them struggled through but didn’t enjoy it. We complained and they took some chicken off to the chef. Didn’t really hear anything more, just said manager would deal with it. There was no apology, no free drinks , and we were just left there and had to ask for the bill. We were then offered 15% off of a £110 ruined meal. They did then reduce it slightly more when we complained. They could have tried to make it a better experience, but didn’t , no sorry , nothing. Save your money and go somewhere else

My girlfriend and I visited this restuarant on their Banquet 5 course meal night (Tuesdays). It's advertised at £17.95 per person, so sounds quite reasonable. The "5 courses" consist of a starter, main, side dish, rice or naan (hardly a "course" and a coffee (again not what I would call a "course"). The food was "ok" - pretty average really. The menu on this night that you are given seems to be a very cut down version of their main menu. Choices for sides for example seemed to be extremely limited. The side of bhaji's that I had was fine, the main course of madras was ok but the coffee at the end was awful. However - here's the catch - the cost of drinks. My girlfriend had two very, very watery lime and soda waters and this cost a staggering £10! Ridiculous. I think the Diet Coke I had was nearly £5 too. How on earth they can charge these absolutely extortionate prices for drinks is beyond me. I know, from reading local Facebook groups posts that I am not alone with the drink situation and others have said they will not go here again. I won't be returning either. My message to this restuarant : Don't rip off your customers, your repeat business will dry up as word gets about.

Excellent food and service everytime we go

Food arrived 45 minutes late. Cold and inedible. Missing items. Rang to inform them only to be told they were too busy and they put phone down. Very disappointed.

We were a party of eleven. We eat out together often and are very good at settling the bill - we each keep score of what we have and pay for that, with any service charge, etc. This time, when we had all paid our parts, we were told that we were still about £80 short. We all went through, we all counted up, we could not see where it went wrong. The turning point came when we added up the items on the handwritten bill. The items listed, and their prices, were correct. There were no additions. However, the given total was about £80 more than the sum of the parts. Once we pointed this out, the bill was taken by the waiter for re-examination and all was declared well. It is for this reason that I suggest that, if you must go to this restaurant, you very carefully check your bill. A party where one was paying all, or a party where the total is just equally split, or a party where much alcohol had been consumed, may not have noticed such a massive inadvertent mistake in the favour of the restaurant by about £80. Mathematics aside, the evening was quite good. The food was OK. The service adequate. The company wonderful. The room could do with some softer furnishings or drapes on the walls to soften the din when everyone is talking.

I would give this zero stars if there was an option! The restaurant may serve better food but I doubt it, we had a takeaway and it was awful. I’ve never seen a runny korma in my life but this one was. My dhansak was no better, or the side dishes. There were no saving graces and we wished we hadn’t wasted our money on what was quite an expensive take away. Bombay potatoes were the wrong type of potato - floury and disintegrating. No fresh flavour to anything . Couldn’t have been more disappointed

A wonderful, relaxing and entertaining evening,spent with ‘forever’ friends . Nice vibe in the restaurant, was made even better with great food and attentive service. A big Name check for Assad, who went above and beyond what’s required for making a good evening , GREAT ! Definitely will be returning very soon.