Address: 5 Portland St, Cheltenham, GL52 2NZ, United Kingdom
Phone: +441242250800
Rating: 4.6
based on 185 reviews.
Food Quality
Pros:
"All the food was excellent and tasted very authentic."
"Incredible tasting food and the staff are extremely friendly."
"Excellent food, probably the best Indian food I've had in many years."
"Every single thing we tasted at this place was delicious."
"Hands down the best butter chicken I’ve ever had."
"The selection of choices is wide but not overwhelming, and not a single dish disappointed!"
"The food was excellent and service second to none."
"The food and quality of service is absolutely perfect."
Cons:
"Starters were ok. Pani puri was decent but in the kachori chaat, the kachori had been reheated in the microwave."
"Mains were terrible. Kadhai paneer tasted bad and was full of artificial food colouring."
"One of the worst places I have been to. The food was expensive and a waste of money."
"The worst experience I have ever had, the food was below par."
"Horrible stale food we tried a few things idly vada and chicken Tikka."
"The food was okay. The starter was much better than the mains."
"I had never tried Indian Street food before so placed myself in the hands of my friendly waiter who recommended a couple of dishes to start with."
"I have tried almost all dishes and I like most of them, I have a small suggestion that if they reduce the masala a little bit then it would be great."
Service
Pros:
"The manager offered us a dish we wouldn't have ordered and it was truly divine."
"My compliments to the chef! Each dish had such an individual explosion of flavour."
"I am so very delighted with the food and service."
"Great Bombay street food. Authentic experience. Friendly waiter."
"Excellent service on arrival, water was attentive and knowledgeable offering recommendations for various dishes."
"The staff were extremely helpful with advising what were the stand out dishes on the menu."
"The service was excellent with attentive and friendly staff."
"We were in a bit of a rush to go to the cinema and I should have remembered the reviews that said the food comes out slowly (it's cooked fresh!) but they were kind enough to put the rest of meal we couldn't finish in time into takeout containers."
Cons:
"Despite requesting all the dishes together with starters as sides, our experience was quite the opposite."
"However, the mains took forever and unfortunately one was almost cold, one of the naans was very cold."
"It does not seem as good as it used to be. They served free poppadoms to start but they were some very very cheap snack thing."
"We had booked a table for 7 people and we were told that they would be a delay with the food because they were busy."
"One more experience that says don't try Indian restaurants abroad."
"When going to the WC I noticed that the hand wash was diluted with water, this is as pointed out to who I believed was the manager, he said he would replace it but this never happened."
"Service has much to be desired. We promptly left at 7.50pm as just didn’t feel that welcome."
"The waiter was really rude and asked us to order everything together just because we order few items after trying and tasting."
Ambiance
Pros:
"The background golden oldies Indian music set a nice atmosphere."
"Fantastic decor comfortable seating, nice & warm very welcome on these dark cold winter nights."
"The interior is creatively crafted adding to the authenticity."
"On first entering the restaurant the ambience/atmosphere gives you a feeling of I'm going to enjoy this I'm pleased I've come."
"Decor wise it's not much to look at, call it shabby chic; however we went for the food and boy was it a delight from start to finish."
"The decor is lovely, the service was brilliant, the food was divine and it was very fairly priced!"
"Great for group eating and sharing starters. Atmosphere is modern urban chic. Not too noisy so able to converse easily."
"The food was superb and very different from what you get usually, when you ‘go for an Indian’."
Cons:
"It was interesting and a different experience of Indian food. You have the option of ordering any dishes off the menu or allowing the team to showcase the street food."
"The menu is so varied I was spoilt for choice, lots of vegan options."
"The most worst experience we had. We booked in the table, called 2 hours before, they confirmed the booking."
"It was really great food, atmosphere and service. The only reason it's not 5 stars is because the toilets aren't easily identifiable."
"The place doesn't look good from the outside but don't judge this book by its cover."
"The waiter was really rude and asked us to order everything together just because we order few items after trying and tasting."
"The staff were extremely helpful with advising what were the stand out dishes on the menu."
"If you're looking for real Indian street food at a really good price point, then you need to visit this place."