survey result

Summary

£40
    £
4
Very Good
4
Very Good
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“Fabulous food and great customer service” are the hallmarks of a meal at this Quayside fixture, founded in 1981 as a ‘fast and furious’ curry house by the late Ashraf Ali and re-launched as an upmarket destination eight years ago by his daughter, Shelly Muktadir.

Summary

£37
    £
4
Very Good
4
Very Good
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“One of the best fine-dining Indian restaurants in the region”, with “fantastic food and service”, this family-run Quayside fixture opened 42 years ago and was transformed with the modernisation of both premises and menu in 2016.

For 33 years we've been curating reviews of the UK's most notable restaurant. In a typical year, diners submit over 50,000 reviews to create the most authoritative restaurant guide in the UK. Each year, the guide is re-written from scratch based on this survey (although for the 2021 edition, reviews are little changed from 2020 as no survey could run for that year).

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39 Side, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3JE

Prices

Availability 2 courses 3 courses coffee included service included
Always   £30.00

Starter Main Pudding
£3.50 £17.50 £4.00
Drinks  
Wine per bottle £21.00
Filter Coffee £2.50
Extras  
Service 10.00%
39 Side, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3JE
Opening hours
MondayCLOSED
Tuesday5:30 pm‑11 pm
Wednesday5:30 pm‑11 pm
Thursday5:30 pm‑11 pm
Friday5:30 pm‑11:30 pm
Saturday4 pm‑11:30 pm
Sunday5:30 pm‑11 pm

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