Address: 77-78 Lower Dock St, Newport, NP20 1EH, United Kingdom
Phone: +441633222788
Rating: 4.5
based on 130 reviews.
Service
Pros:
"Fantastic service from the owner this evening. Very attentive, polite and informative."
"The service we received was outstanding!"
"Service was excellent!"
"The staff Sabb and Ray were amazing and very sociable."
"Service absolutely brilliant, all staff smiling happy and friendly, food delivered to tables in good time."
Cons:
"They seemed to be prioritizing take away orders over sit-in restaurant customers. Zero apology from any of the staff."
"Service was slow and we didn't get a nice hot towel or refresher wipe after our meals either."
"We were served by a waiter who seemed to think that wearing his face mask below his nose was ok....its not!!!!"
"Service was a little slow but was busy."
"Service was bit slow, it was a Saturday night and was packed out."
Food Quality
Pros:
"We had a gorgeous meal here!"
"The Pearls of the Sea section was excellent."
"Tasty food."
"Absolutely gorgeous food."
"The food was delicious and they accommodated our special vegan & non gluten needs."
Cons:
"Horrible food. Meat dishes but no meat. Onions in everything."
"Takeaway meals very poor."
"Tough lamb pieces."
"Please, please order from some where else on this planet that's without an abundant bucket of food colouring."
"The Bhindi was mostly just onion, was swimming in oil and tasted of absolutely nothing."
Ambience
Pros:
"The interior and atmosphere were lovely."
"Atmos was good."
"The ambience is also very good."
"The restaurant is well presented and has a very relaxing atmosphere."
"The mood of the restaurant was upbeat and friendly whilst still being relaxed and sophisticated!"
Cons:
"The light is really bad as they uses a blue light similar to a club or a brothel."
"Restaurant is too big so when there's busy nights calling in outside staff to help didn't give a good impression."
"The interior is looking a little more worn in recent months."
"Blue light in the eating area makes it very uncomfortable to enjoy the food as you CAN'T actually see the quality of food brought to your table."
"Also parking outside was not very nice, would not want to be here on my own after dark!"
Value
Pros:
"Slightly more expensive than other Indian restaurants but so worth the extra few pounds."
"Prices were so reasonable!"
"Definitely worth the money."
"Traditional food offered at reasonably good prices."
"Food fantastic."
Cons:
"Pricey."
"Very disappointed."
"Not worth your money at all."
"Drinks offered were the costliest."
"Charging you 5*food."
Staff
Pros:
"Immediately I was impressed by how friendly all the staff were, it felt like they enjoyed working there and not just being polite because they are in work."
"The staff were amazing for the time we were there."
"The staff are very friendly."
"Incredibly friendly and helpful, couldn't do enough for you."
"Staff friendly especially the manager who goes out of his way to make you feel welcome."
Cons:
"They have less staff so try to avoid going during peak time, we had to wait about 30-40 minutes."
"Just seemed a bit short staffed."
"Lack of enthusiasm towards customers."
"Not attentive."
"The meals nearly all looked and tasted the same so much that the waiters didn't know what they were serving."