My Delhi Sunderland Reviews Summary

Category: Indian restaurant

Address: 39 Borough Rd, Sunderland, SR1 1PL, United Kingdom

Phone: +441916709816

Rating: 4.9
based on 188 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "Perhaps the best food I've ever had!"
  • "Delicious food and cocktails."
  • "Best Indian food I've tried."
  • "Food was outstanding with a well devised street food offering."
  • "The flavours were fantastic and also the food wasn’t oily at all."
  • "The best curry I’ve had."
  • "Food was very good and the staff very friendly."
  • "The food was incredible and the service impeccable."

Cons:

  • "Nothing worse than going to a new place, and getting all hyped up to leave disappointed, the lamb chops were burnt and very tough."
  • "Secondly the biggest disappointed was the fact the chicken was still pink."
  • "Very expensive, poor quality food."
  • "The cocktail was tiny and watered down."
  • "Also all the nans where put together on one plate, causing confusion with which nan belonged to whom."

Service Quality

Pros:

  • "The service was outstanding, providing us with advice and knowledge on their menu."
  • "Our waiters Nikhil and Lakhveer were very welcoming and super friendly."
  • "Service was prompt, friendly and helpful."
  • "All of the staff were friendly and welcoming, especially our server Sidra!"
  • "To top it off the staff and service was 100%, really nice people."
  • "Service was very personal and attentive."
  • "Service was quick despite being freshly cooked and fairly busy with customers."
  • "Staff were lovely and attentive, nothing too much trouble."

Cons:

  • "Tried to book online but said there was something wrong. Telephoned the restaurant after quite a while a rather sharp, curt and snappy lady answered the phone."
  • "I was then informed they must be fully booked but if we came down they would have a table for us."
  • "The service was disjointed, waited for quite a few dishes."
  • "Disappointed as we were asked to leave due to another party."
  • "I asked my Indian partner if he felt it was authentic and he said 'no because the service was good.'"

Ambiance and Decor

Pros:

  • "The atmosphere is amazing, I absolutely love the added touch of the hustle and bustle sounds in the loos!"
  • "The atmosphere was fantastic but the best of all was the service."
  • "The place is really well set out and lovely decor."
  • "The decor of MyDelhi features murals, film posters and videos of Delhi street scenes."
  • "The decor very in your face trendy cool and has a very happy vibe."
  • "Food and atmosphere is incredible! The sounds of Delhi playing over the speakers and the wall art and items even the overhead wire cable was fantastic."
  • "It's an inviting restaurant and the food impressed."
  • "The restaurant itself is really well designed, it gives you a feel of being in Delhi."

Cons:

  • "The table was undersized for eating your meal comfortably with your friends."
  • "It's not the kind of restaurant you would go for a relaxing meal, it's an in and out kind of place."
  • "The restaurant automatically adds 10% service charge to every bill."
  • "Slightly disappointed they had no mango ice cream."
  • "The atmosphere was not very good, food was not very nice, prices were expensive for the quality."

Menu Variety and Options

Pros:

  • "There was a great mix of meat and vegetarian dishes which was great for us as a couple with different tastes."
  • "So pleased to have found this place! Food was outstanding with a well devised street food offering and imaginative vegan options."
  • "I have to say the food was outstanding and full of flavours. It resets your whole taste experience of Asian food."
  • "All flavours perfect, fresh and tasty and the peshwari nan (a fav of mine) was to die for!"
  • "Great food - all flavors perfect, fresh and tasty and the peshwari nan was to die for!"
  • "The food is excellent and served in a novel way. The Street Food Platas are a great way to try new dishes."
  • "A completely different take on an Indian restaurant which really is like eating in the streets of india."
  • "The food was delicious and full of flavour. The staff are fantastic, so friendly and helpful."

Cons:

  • "Starters and main course came together- a bit of a downer."
  • "The cocktail was tiny and watered down."
  • "The portion size of biryani and curry was small, the nans were also tiny."
  • "Found the butter chicken and railway curry very similar in taste."
  • "It's not stupid prices, but for a £100 meal out these days, I would expect to be there longer than 40 minutes in total."

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