The best restaurants serving Indian food in England

We visited Sher e Akbar on Boxing Day 6 adults and 2 children. We were so warmly welcomed it was fantastic. We had the buffet which I think is usually served on a Friday and Saturday but as it was Boxing Day they had the buffet on. All I can say is that from start to finish the staff couldn’t have been more accommodating and attentive, we were welcomed in by a lovely lady who proceeded to explain where the disabled toilets were due to myself being a wheelchair user and gave us a fabulous table to make it easy for me to get to the buffet selection. She then showed us around the food selection explaining each dish then said she would leave us to get our food. We had taken our own beer and wine which they were very happy to supply us with wine glasses and a cork screw (the only thing they asked is for us to take our empty bottles and cans away with us which we were more than happy to do as it save you a fortune to bring your own). The starters on the buffet today consisted of chicken tikka, sheikh kebab which had slices of the most beautiful doner meat mixed around them, veg samosas, spring rolls, and onion bhajis all served with a beautiful mixed salad and 4 types of sauce plus’s poppadoms. They had around 5 curry dishes 1 was vegetarian 3 chicken and 1 lamb which was absolutely delicious. To add to this they had chips and a veg rice too. If you wanted nans or garlic nans you asked the staff and they made them fresh for you in their tandoor oven (they were beautiful) and the best thing for us was that they offered to make our grandchildren some chicken nuggets which they loved. The last thing on the buffet was Kheer (cold rice pudding) which was deliciously sweet and creamy and just nice to finish our meal off. The children had ice cream as they don’t like rice pudding but the guys said it was not a problem and got the kids the ice cream with sauces which they loved. We went as new customers and left as friends to the owners and can’t praise them highly enough for their hard work so thank you all for making our Boxing Day meal so awesome.

Newly reopened today was so glad to go back absolutely brilliant evening lovely flavoursome food a real treat on the tastebuds

Always use Surma there friendly and food is always 10/10 and fast delivery chicken madras is the best I have eaten from any Indian restaurant. Food always arrives hot and they always add a few little extras

Vine aquí en un día laborable para un almuerzo de negocios, y aunque claramente están experimentando algunas reformas, no nos impresionó especialmente la comida: he estado viniendo aquí por más de 35 años y he visto los altibajos de ¡este lugar! Pedí el bocadillo de pescado que venía con patatas fritas y ensalada. Para su crédito, ofrecieron pan marrón o blanco, pero las alitas de pescado utilizadas como relleno deben haber sido las más baratas disponibles y la ensalada era pobre. . . solo algunas hojas verdes sin imaginación ni pensamiento. Para ser justos, mis colegas corderos de Cachemira rogan josh estaban bien, pero podrían haber sido presentados de manera más imaginativa. Luego, al pagar la factura, no solo no tomaron Amex, sino que tuve que hacer transacciones por separado para la comida y las bebidas. El personal era bueno, pero creo que la oferta de alimentos necesita mejorar más temprano que tarde.

Otra gran comida fantástica comida y gran personal fabuloso ambiente siempre ocupado gran pequeño indio no te decepcionará

Ordered for the first time yesterday,best chicken madras I’ve had,wife had the vindaloo enjoyed it but it could of been hotter I’ll put that in the requests next time

This place is run by crooks. Don’t give them your credit card information because they will charge you even if you don’t eat there. I made a reservation and the night before my time slot I got a flight cancellation and I wasn’t able to get to London on time for the booking. So following the instructions on their confirmation email, I wasn’t supposed to call but to an email. I explained the situation on the email, didn’t get a response and they charged me 70 pounds (US$100) on the credit card they requested for the reservation. This is abusive and criminal. These people are crooks!

Brilliant starters and main courses. One of the best curries ever. Everything was beautifully cooked and spiced.

Cannot fault the place .. was recommended by fam and friends and glad i took the plunge because it was 5* quality .. take your own drink was a bonus.. well recommended 👍👍👍👍👍👍

This place is a go to for dinners if you feel like you want a perfect cuisine. Ali, my server, was a very nice man and very communicative with me and my family and he and Mahima completely uplifted our invigorating experience.

Amazing food, great staff and very accommodating to a party of 12 to celebrate a birthday. I would highly recommend to everyone

Whilst this was a delivery, I think the quality has really gone down hill. Puri which used to be small, brkwn were large yellow and excessive oil! Dhal makhni wasnt creamy and felt tastless and watered down. V disappointing.

Excellent service as usual, food quality and quantity exceptional ,can't wait for next visit. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED excellent service

We had a wonderful meal at the Curry House. The food was excellent and stunning value for money. We were a group of 15 and were recommended the summer deal which included any main from the menu along with a side dish and either rice or nann. The service was also excellent. Basically we ate well and really enjoyed our evening. Well done.

Good food but got the impression they don’t want solo diners. I had only just sat down when asked about popadoms so felt a little rushed then. Sat on a table for four but they just left the other three settings piled up in front of me which was uncomfortable. Main meal (lamb jalfrezi and pilau rice) was good but I did not receive a table check and the staff walked past plenty of times. Air con was a pain too as it was straight on to me but with the obvious ignorance, there was nothing I could do. Sadly - a good meal spoiled by poor customer experience.