Balti cuisine: the best places to taste it in Hartlepool
8 restaurant menus in United Kingdom, (the ranking and the list of restaurants are based on the number of recommendations received from users in the last month, currently updated to December 2024)
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"Lovely place very friendly and customer service is perfect we recommend this place to any one who like a bit spice up your life..."
Barry Turnbull
"Our first visit tonight. Fantastic food and friendly staff. So many choices on the menu, waiter recommend a dish after listening to what I liked, I..."
Kev Leader
"Went Sat anniversary meal evrything very reasonably priced including alcohol ! Food was top quality & service was great, well worth a try if you not..."
Keith Robinson
"Went on a Friday night table pre-booked for five. Four adults one child. Warm welcome and excellent attentive service throughout the meal also do..."
Michelle Whittaker
"Lovely place and staff are very friendly. Got the happy hour and it was well worth the..."
Joanne Solomon
"Second time here ,, foods , lush , staff friendly and polite, went with groupon voucher, side orders extra but 1 between 2 sufficent, and still a..."
Marie Wall
"Can't fault the place.
From walking in greeted with a warm welcome.
To the fast service.
Great food.
Not expensive..."
Michael Hodgson
"We were there last night and a must say once again the food was spot on it was packed and yet the service was second to none all staff were..."
Paul Beadle
"Excellent - best indian meal I've ever had!! Compliments to the chef..."
Angela Milligan
"Had a fabulous meal with my family for two birthdays on Sunday 5th February. We hadn't booked but a table for eight was soon prepared and waiting..."
Jackie Laing Liddle
"I've eaten Indian cuisine in several countries, including India and Sri Lanka; this was up there with the very..."
Clive Barwell
"Food was beautiful, first time we have been here ànd were not dissapointed. Will definitely be going..."
Mark Holdsworth
"Brilliant food and lovely staff will definitely be calling..."
Jamie Sutherland
"Was really impressed, nice surroundings good service and the food was tip..."
Kevin Simpson
"Went here last night, lovely food and wine and a lovely attentive waiter, he couldn't have been more helpful and friendly..."
Mandy Mckay
"Food is absoloutly beautiful . Lovely place right on marina front. Staff are so nice. Cant do enough . Sunday buffet is really good value for the..."
Joanne sewell
"Lovely food and friendly and knowledgeable staff. Waiter's recommendations gave me a meal just right to my tastes. Nice atmosphere too. (We were last..."
kev leader
"Food was absolutely delicious, ate too much as per but didn't want to leave any!! The wait between meals was just right, just took our time there was..."
Annette Cowen
"The food was hot and freshly cooked. I tried something different so that's my fault as it wasn't for me, but I can't blame the people for..."
Ian Allman
"Very calming music although the occasional ads haha. Staff were lovely and very hospitable. We used a Groupon card to get a discount that night, no..."
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"Called in for the Sunday buffet and it was excellent! A wide range of food, all fresh and top quality. As good a buffet as you will find..."
Mike Floate
"Visited for 1st time 1st october it was fantastic food absolutely delicious visited again with friends recently and it wasnt that nice tika masala is..."
Wendy Smith
"A really nice place, food was excellent, service was second to none, nothing was too much trouble and we found out about their Sunday buffet that we..."
Stephen Smith
"Excellent service friendly staff and delicious food. All were more than happy with their food and clean plates returned to the kitchen. The staff..."
William Burn
"Tidy, clean, staff helpful. We used a Groupon voucher starter and main for 2 people, extra for rice and chapati, but there was a sign outside for a..."
karel simpson
"Great food and the best. Been eating here for 20-years and this is the only place I like because of the quality. Other restaurants may offer many..."
"From steping through the door the welcome we received was warm & friendly he explained that they don't have alcohol giving us the chance to leave it..."
Barbara Bolton
"We had a lovely family meal here. Amazing staff who helped our children choose their dishes. Would highly recommend and we will be coming back when..."
Kate Pickering
"By far the best and nicest Indian in town! Lovely staff and amazing food! Would defiantly recommend to..."
Aymee Flounders
"Great food, great staff, young lad called yaseen he said such a nice polite young lad treated me well and got my food out with an ease, will be back..."
Yaseen Measor
"Fantastic food. Polite staff and lovely surroundings. Highly..."
Pauline Right Wright
"Try to eat in here about Once a month, never fails always very welcoming as soon as you walk in ! Great Price great hot food! Best Indian in..."
Liam VT
"Food was delicious, no waiting and the staff were great. Our first time here and We'll definitely be back. No problem with the drinks as you can have..."
Cathi Hubery
"Very impressed with the whole experience. Clean and comfortable chairs, lovely staff and food was..."
Dee Murphy
"Best curry l have had in my life! I live in the south of England and have eaten many curries...this is the..."
Sandy Mullins
"Food 10/10...unfortunately we had a couple of bits missing from our order...after.a quick phonecall the extras turned up 10 mins later. Outstanding..."
Vicky Readman
"No alcohol no problem brought our own
The staff were all great food was excellent
Will be returning..."
Geoffrey Leighton
"Excellent staff service and food.
Thank you all very much for Saturday..."
Mandy Rudd
"Excelent value,great service and worth..."
Maurice Spence
"Absolutely loved coming here last night. Food and service is excellent. Such fresh curry not swimming in fat. Everything was delicious. It's good..."
Andrea Stoddart
"The food is just excellent. They have a variety of dishes, and all of the dishes that we tried were delicious. Will definitely visit..."
Wafa Hafiz Pretty
"love the new menu. food fabulous as always , BYOB is a great..."
Lesley Goodrick
"Fantastic food and excellent service. Happy hour is also fantastic value. Always a brilliant..."
Sarah Gresham
"Fav Indian in the town! Wouldn't go anywhere..."
Jazmin Measor
"Bloody lovely...starters really too much..should have had poppadoms n main course..I,m getting soft !..chicken hariali deserves special..."
Paul Cheney
"Brilliant food and..."
Andy Huntley
"Have ordered from here a few times now food always comes hot. Good portion sizes. Tasty food. Good..."
Nicola
"Down on business staying over and fancied a curry, looked at reviews and thought I’d give this place a try for a takeaway and back to the room. I..."
Stuart Kerr
"Absolute beautiful food didn’t wait long really tasty my go to place now...."
Ben Hunt
"First time ordering from Poppadoms, our food came 30 mins earlier than quoted I ordered chicken tikka curry + nan bread and chapati. We weren't..."
Jennifer Marsey
"Got a take away, chicken Tikka Madras, was perfect spice level, the onion Bhajis were the best I've ever had and I've ate a lot over the decades,..."
tony hornsey
"Starters are amazing lamb samosas tandoori chicken Restaurant standard in your own home first..."
Stephen Lowe
"Best curry house in Hartlepool.... came across the little gem a few months ago.
Love this place, reasonably priced,authentic Indian cuisine, full of..."
Chris Munro
"Had a big order delivered without a problem,all meals were perfect and individually bagged. Top..."
Andy
"We came for a meal to celebrate our son's birthday. It's the first time we've been and everything was really tasty! Good portion sizes, delicious..."
Jeni Hart
"After eleven months trying eleven different Indian restaurants in the town Popadoms came out on top for food, atmosphere and friendlyness of their..."
"Great evening with great food. Top class service from the waiters.
Singer was great too! Totally recommend this place ��� thanks guys..."
Angela Reed
"Fantastic night. Great service from everyone - singer was amazing and food was delicious
Highly recommend for quality of food and cost effective..."
Claire Richardson
"Take away meal - Gorgeous Bhuna prawn on purée starter, chicken tikka masala & Sri Lanka chicken, veg pilau & mushroom pilau plus naan everything..."
Lesley Dale
"We looked for a gluten free restaurant and MM came through for us! The food came earlier than expected and was very tasty. My vindaloo started medium..."
Jon Birkbeck
"Excellent food. You can tell the quality of the prep and cooking because there is little fat seen in the serving bowl and I digested the meal without..."
Mark Carter
"Very Very nice food! best Indian in town in my opinion. The food is lovely the staff are always very friendly and helpful with advice when choosing..."
sam roberts
"We were waiting for this ti reopen for quite a while as we have been struggling to find a decent Indian restaurant in 'The North' since moving from..."
Tereza Marušincová
"Beautiful food. Reasonably priced & staff very friendly. My first time here & definitely won't be my..."
joseph ayre
"Great food and service. Arrived late and they accommodated me with same great menu and food for take away. Hotel bar was able to supply cutlery and I..."
Phil Chatterton
"Very nice food friendly staff and good price. Nice..."
Karen Huged
"Absolutely stunning food served piping hot if there is anything not on the menu they will try and accommodate you. Honestly should give it a try. The..."
Jayne Latter
"Fantastic food been coming since it first opened and before that their other restaurant at haswell plough . Great service and nothing is a problem ...."
paul fields
"exellent service, fantastic food, we will be back..."
A Ahmed
"Fantastic place to eat, staff are all friendly and it is a nice place (decorative) food is 100% red hot and tasteful, too much had to put some in a..."
Alan Gray
"Second time I've been here, first time, I left thinking it was amazing, top quality food and service, no idea what I ordered, I just pick something..."
Ian Moir
"My wife and I visited yesterday. Can't get passed the Lamb chilli massala. Always get extra garlic in it. The best curry I've ever tasted. Wife had..."
kevin morfitt
"Great restaurant with lots of Indian food selections on its menu, very nice food and a always delivered in a nice and timely manner by lovely..."
"Ordered a mixed kebab and peshwari naan, mushroom pilau rice and a balti box with jalfrezi sauce. Mixed kebab came with salad.
Total cost was £28.40..."
Claire
"Just finished my Masala, it was delicious!
The smell of the food cooking made me feel famished whilst waiting.
Always made to feel welcome, food is..."
Katrina
"Ordered for collection here last night, for the first time following a recommendation. Really impressed by the food, full of flavour and probably..."
James crossman
"Fantastic food this evening... we were celebrating and this meal just made the evening even more special. Delicious! 100%..."
Stephen Lowe
"Lovely food, chicken tikka bhuna and keema nan best in town. Honest delivery times, food arrives piping hot. Would definitely..."
karl clark
"Had the thali, pickled dip and poppadoms. Absolutely beautiful as usual 👌👌 beautiful mixture and a great..."
Amy Ward
"The Best Indian food in the town by far , for taste , service & value the Balti
every time . Steve Lowe MD Aqua Bath Coatings..."
S Lowe
"Me and my husband always order our takeaway from here food is beautiful and very reasonablely..."
Tamara Gavillet
"I use the balti every week and literally can't rate the place high enough. Food is delicious staff are..."
Jack Lee
"By far the best indian takeaway in town cooked to suit individual..."
mark johnston
"A very good Indian takeaway. Give it a try you might like..."
"Beautiful place to be by far the nicest Indian I have ever been with very friendly staff 100% recommend the magic mushrooms are to die for ...��..."
Charlotte Robinson
"Friendly staff, quick service & Amazing food, and so so fresh, wish i could of ate it all, was so filling and loads of choice .absolutely would..."
Emma Price
"Ordered takeaway's tonight and went through, from Billingham, to collect it. Had a Chicken Tikka Masala, Kofte Dupiaza, Chicken Tikka Masala Calzone..."
Ted Corser
"travelled from Stockton for meal me and my hubby and can I just say food was fantastic and staff very helpful I will recommend to all my..."
Maggie Mould
"best indian in town. staff lovely. food excellent. highly recommend eating..."
Dennie Jones
"I went to Masala Lounge while I was staying at crimdon dene Hartlepool, as I was recommended by the staff there. I was very impressed by the friendly..."
Syd Rickerby
"Amazing staff and food! Would recommend anyone to come and try!!..."
Declan Burnside
"The best food the could eat, service excellent, value for money excellent, would never go anywhere..."
Angela Stuart
"We go to the Masala on a regular basis and have never had problems with quality,attitude,cleanliness and I really have to say don't believe the..."
David Robinson
"Every time I have a takeaway I think mmm this is the best one yet! Food is amazing and so is the service. Can't fault Masala lounge and highly..."
Lesley Siggens
"great food n great beer n the staff are very..."
Gary Andrew Jones
"Yes service is a bit slow but the staff are really friendly and food is..."
Lynne Mam Gibbins
"2 nd visit to masala lounge food n staff great
N even takeaway was exactly top quality as the sit in �
Will deffo b back again..."
Karen Baldwin
"Have been this evening with my friend, 1st class service from friendly waiter and food was amazing and lots of it. Highly..."
Jaqueline Carroll
"First time I've ordered from Masala Lounge and it will be the first of many!
I had to cancel my order through Just Eat as soon as I ordered as my..."
Will Hudson
"Never been before and so glad we came! Was initially worried that because it was quiet it was for a reason, no need to be at all
Chicken tikka..."
Sarah Fishburn
"1st time in here for a sitty down and it didn't disappoint, food was spot on quite a while between courses but you drink more that's the..."
Gary Thomson
"Fantastic food. Tastiest Indian I've had! Now my new go-to Indian..."
Kev
"Excellent food and very good service but most of all, great value for money - a little gem of a..."
John Wright
"Excellent value curries perfect tastings.Will book..."
Norman
"Quite a boutique atmosphere, very modern and contemporary feel to the place. The food is out of this world, the flavours of the food and the colours..."
"Excellent food. The 5 course special is ridiculously brilliant value for money. 4 of us ate early Friday evening and we had four different starters..."
Sue Morrow-Jones
"Loved the food here really good, quite a menu plenty to chose from. Very generous portions. We didn't eat in but it was busy in the..."
alexander rae
"Sometimes get it wrong with the chips but apart from that spot..."
Kevan Turner
"Beautiful food and really helpful if you have food allergies like me, would definitely recommend. Nicest Indian I have had for a very long time...."
Jo Devereux
"Great night at the Masala Lounge! Food was perfect and the staff were so attentive and friendly. I was part of a large group. We had the buffet menu...."
Karen Oliver
"Lovely food but not very warm in the place. It could have been because there was nobody els in but I'm sure that was because of the day and time we..."
Judith Moore
"I ordered a meal the the service was great and the food was delicious and great I will order again everyone must try the..."
Muhammad Ikram
"My meal was very nice but the Keema & Garlic Naan was a bit small and it had the keema was missing so I only got the garlic naan. I would ov give one..."
"It's bad news when I've got to travel from Stockton-on-Tees on a train to Hartlepool to get a proper Indian. The Golden Gate must have been there 30..."
Mick B
"Been coming here for 4 years steady now and never been disappointed with the food regarding taste and portion size. Very friendly service every time..."
Simon John Smith
"The food was all served hot and with very little waiting time between each course. The food was very tasty and all the staff were polite and..."
Humayra Haque
"Went for early evening meal and found I was the only one dining in at that time and it was also an early bird special .... result !
Ordered poppadoms..."
Gavin Atkinson
"Went out for a mid week curry and had a lovely meal.
The service was great and the food was amazing good value.
Thank you Golden Gate, I will be back..."
21StuW
"Gorgeous food
Excellent prices. Highly..."
Beverley Ward
"Very happy with the service very friendly and polite.will be going again..."
donald coultas
"Good tasty food, reasonable prices. Good..."
Darren Wright
"Value for money… well..."
Uthaman Guru
"I go here often as the food is good, constant and well presented. When I first went to try it, it was more of a takeaway with restaurant as an aside...."
Andy Lendrem
"Absolutely top notch food, a really unusual menu and highly recommended. Staff were really friendly. Couldn't believe my colleague and I were the..."
Steve Wells
"If you are searching for the best this is it. The dishes are freshly cooked and AMAZING taste. Don't waste your time elsewhere these people know..."
Gary Bush
"Great family run Indian. Great food. They will do the food as you like, just..."
"Probably the best Indian food I've ever tasted. Was authentic and felt homemade. Okra was beautiful and popped in your mouth. A family run business..."
Mel Saunder
"Thoroughly enjoyed the Tapas option, giving a nice amount of 2 curries (perfect for one person). Would definitely go..."
Michael O'Connor
"Lovely place.
Friendly staff. Quite a big place inside. Decent sized menu.
The food was superb and the service was excellent.
Right on the front..."
Andrew Thompson
"Lovely layout, open plan so you can see the whole kitchen. Good atmosphere and fairly busy for new year time, but not irritatingly busy. Excellent..."
Sean Harte
"The best dine-in Indian in Hartlepool. The tapas is hard to beat for value and the food is great. Never had an issue with the service and the staff..."
Anthony Smith
"My family and I tried Sheesh Mahal for the first time at the weekend, they have disabled access which I was grateful for as I'm an electric..."
DarkRipperUK
"The food was exceptionally good, cooked fresh and was very quick. Staff went over and above the service required, friendly, courteous, knowledgeable..."
Michelle Webb
"Was pretty quiet when we visited. However, on the plus side, we were served our food really quickly.
Ordered the Indian Tapas meal, which comprised..."
Darren Davison
"Absolutely amazing food. So delicious and great value for money. I had the tapas special, which is what is shown here. Will definitely be back..."
Sara Yan
"After seeking advice from Shay regarding ordering a takeaway, I can only say probably the best Indian meal I've had, the rice was light and..."
tony hornsey
"Never been here before but went on Tuesday for my birthday the food was amazing and the staff were very nice will definitely be going..."
Rosemary Purvis
"Got a take away, bettween 10 lads every single one of us were blown away with the sheer quality, and hospitality. Wouldn’t go any where else for an..."
Ben Bradley
"Very good food and service. The vindaloo tasted like a naga which for me was excellent.
Very hot in the restaurant.
One of the best in the north..."
Jason T
"Family run business which is lovely. Food is really good. Worth visiting. Thank you...."
Md Faruque
"It was very nice food. Every dish was delicious. Very friendly staff and..."
"Love this place . Excellent staff and the food is lush. We'all see you soon..."
Kelly Wales
"Been a few times, food always great.. Staff friendly... When its busy things can get a little hectic but that is to be expected.. Absolutely stuffed..."
Tricia Cheney
"Good food with excellent taste and amazing chicken. Great service. Was a little quiet when we first arrived but got busier as we got through our..."
Sean Harte
"Meat samosa could do with a little spice and thinner pastry but overall all very good meal and good value for..."
dave smith
"Although the place looks grimy, once inside the food is relatively cheep and of good quality, the specials are reasonably priced and taste..."
Gary Douglas
"Amazing food at reasonable prices. Will definitely be..."
Karen Price
"Would'nt go any place else. Great food lovely staff, fantastic atmosphire and surroundings. Our special family / friends birthday suprise was..."
Alison Robinson
"Food and service is great, no waiting around for them to take your empty plates away. Portions are well sized and well..."
Matt B
"Enjoyed a nice meal with family here.
Service was excellent and selection of different meals was good.
Portion size was just right.
The atmosphere..."
Ivan Szubin
"Lovely food had the Thursday special menu. Lots of food and it was very tasty. Great portion sizes. Only complaint was that we'd ordered another..."
Tina Reed
"I had a fantastic night out with my family. Everything was excellent...."
REG GANT
"Good staff, well mannered and decent food service. I'll go again when next in..."
Mark Potter
"A massive Thank You to all the staff for our friends 80th last night. Brilliant food as usual & staff looked after our party of 16 all night, great..."
keith robinson
"Had a take away.
X 2 chicken madras, mushroom rice.
Will go back.
Went back & sat in for meal.
The lighting in the restaurant makes the photos look..."
Jac x
"Food was good, very tasty and the service was fine. Atmosphere question is unfair as it was Wednesday night and I was eating alone. If you were in a..."
Nick Mannell
"Superb delicious food, lots of choice.
Polite, friendly, helpful. Easy to approach staff.
Cosy atmosphere, stunning decor. Elegant impressive..."
ann boldan
"The food over here is so tasty that you I’ll definitely love..."
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