Nawaaz Indian Restaurant Reviews Summary

Category: Indian restaurant Leicester

Address: 159 London Rd, Leicester, LE2 1EG, United Kingdom

Phone: +441163195885

Rating: 4.3
based on 174 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The food is very very good, looks to be made on the premises."
  • "Food was absolutely amazing."
  • "The food is Indian cuisine, which is absolutely delicious and not overpowering."
  • "Just beautiful food very reasonable prices, service was great!"
  • "Absolutely delicious food and amazing service."
  • "The chicken tikka comes sizzling on a hot plate and the sag aloo was a great side dish."
  • "Delicious food for very reasonable prices."

Cons:

  • "The rice was dry and unseasoned. The chicken was dry and the chicken tasted old."
  • "The food was also awful and not authentic at all."
  • "I ordered butter chicken the chicken pieces were hard and the dish was very sweet no spice at all the beautiful red colour of a butter chicken was pale red the colour of blended fresh tomatoes."
  • "When the papadoms arrived they tasted like they had been sitting in a pantry for decades!"
  • "Both of our currys were overpowered with a coconut flavour and tasted exactly the same...the naan breads were dripping with oil."
  • "The food was also of exceptionally poor quality, for instance the Chicken Tikka Masala was very runny and had 3 chicken pieces in it."
  • "The tandoori masala special was bland except for an overly sweet coconut sauce."

Service

Pros:

  • "Service is excellent despite the number of customers."
  • "Staff provided a friendly and very welcoming atmosphere."
  • "Service is brilliant and staff are very attentive."
  • "The staff here really know how to treat a party and make service effortless."
  • "Service was incredible and the food was to die for."
  • "Immediate service from the second we set foot through the door, beginning with complementary appetisers meaning there was rarely a moment we were sat idle."
  • "Service was fast and friendly."

Cons:

  • "In short, the customer service was non-existent and the food below average."
  • "Absolute awful service, food was bland, no taste."
  • "Order didn't turn up!!!!"
  • "I asked to speak to the manager but apparently I was not allowed."
  • "Very very bad experience.....food was of very bad quality, didn't get all the food we ordered, they probably mixed couple of Order...."
  • "The atmosphere around the restaurant was a little weird and the staff don't look comfortable at all talking with the customers."
  • "Very unprofessional staff and in particular when complained the owner was very aggressive."

Atmosphere

Pros:

  • "Such a warm, welcoming restaurant."
  • "The Nawaaz Restaurant delivers the experience in a completely different way which makes it a really lovely and authentic experience."
  • "The atmosphere of the restaurant is also very peculiar."
  • "Great for families. Groups couples anyone."
  • "The food was divine, but the experience was something I will not forget."
  • "The decor was pleasant, fairly standard for an Indian restaurant."
  • "The place was very clean and tidy."

Cons:

  • "The place looked old and dirty."
  • "Worst dining experience! Avoid this restaurant at all costs!"
  • "Sharing tables? Come on now."
  • "It was a bit cosy with so many tables rammed in."
  • "Despite booking well in advance our group was put on a table with a bunch of fresh faced rambunctious chaps."
  • "The general decor of the room seemed very dated."
  • "The christmas lights were looking sad (it's March), the carpet looked decades old, and the paintwork was shoddy."

Value

Pros:

  • "They gave plenty of complimentary dishes hence the four stars."
  • "Been twice with a big group, so many complimentary dishes kept arriving!"
  • "Many complimentary dishes and even then the price was astonishingly good."
  • "Great value for money, thanks again!"
  • "Extremely good value, especially as you provide your own alcoholic drinks."
  • "Very reasonably priced."
  • "The overall price was so cheap, we couldn't believe we were paying so little for so much food!"

Cons:

  • "Investors/owners should focus on the core items rather than offering freebies."
  • "The lamb served in the starters was undercooked and too oily."
  • "Having to remind the staff to take back empty plates/ dishes became annoying after 3/ 4 times."
  • "For some reason all the curries we ordered were overpowered with turmeric."
  • "Then along comes the BILL.........charged for 2 mixed grills ordered 1, charged for main chill paneer ordered starter portion."
  • "The workers were very slow and oblivious to the customers requests."
  • "It was overcrowded."

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