Everything about this restaurant is pure excellence! My wife used to do a lot of work with two of the local theaters in Northampton. One of them, Royal & Derngate, is just a five minute walk from Chata, so this was a regular stop for us for a meal out before or after one of her shows, or if we popped down to see one of the many great acts passing through town. I can't imagine a better restaurant in Northampton. First, the service. We were always waited on by the owner, who was always up for a great chat. An immensely friendly, welcoming, and attentive man. Second, the food! The pork shank is unreal, absolutely spectacular, and my wife always enjoyed the pierogies. The sausage appetizer with mustard is also excellent. For drinks, they offer three or four different Polish beers, of which the owner will share his candid opinions and recommend one to suit your tastes. There's also wine, and Guinness, if I recall correctly, but stick with the beer. I highly recommend the Zwiec for a super drinkable lager with better flavor depth than the others. Having been to many restaurants and pubs in Northampton, this is by far my favorite for its incredible service and food. This place is, simply put, homely, and you can't do any better than home. read more

This was a highlight of our trip to the UK. We almost gave up on it when our gps made navigating the one way streets all but impossible, but I'm so glad we persevered. I believe our waiter was also the owner, and he was incredibly inviting and welcoming. We ordered two platters for four of us, and we all got the beet root soup to start. We wanted to sample a little of everything, so the platters were the way to go. The food was incredible. Beef rolls that melted in your mouth, pork shanks that were worth the wait (about 20 or 25 minutes), onion pierogies, polish sausage, pork loin- every bite was just amazing. I couldn't believe that my family ate every bite- it was an enormous amount of food. Authentic, prepared with love and care. We also had a 10 month old baby with us, and she agreed that the food was delicious, as she couldn't get enough of sampling the menu either. They have an awesome high chair too that looked like it could be found in a ski lodge in the Swiss alps- rustic, sturdy, and very comfortable. The service was so friendly and helpful with offering suggestions, and even other guests in the small restaurant were friendly and willing to start up a conversation. read more

Bit more expensive than other Polish restaurant s we've been to, but a firm favourite when we're visiting our friends in Northampton. Shame that the herring starters seem to have disappeared, but the goulash with potato pancakes was lovely, as were the side salads. Hats off to them for giving us a good laugh at their desserts for a man or for a woman. Being gay, I chose the dessert for a lady... read more

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Stayed in Northampton for a few weeks and managed to eat at Chata for dinner. Cabbage rolls were fresh and definitely tasted homemade like my grandma made. Couldn't recommend enough for comfort polish food. The atmosphere was also very inviting 10/10 would go back if I'm ever in town read more

This place was just perfection : The waitress welcomed us like I haven't see before. Her full face smile never wore off and she was extremely polite. Amazing. The food, well. We both are too much but we'll do ing again, and again, and again. The started was made with two pieces of fried salty sheep cheese (yes, and it's great). My Boyfriend took and traditional beef sausage wrapping bacon/carrot/pickled cucumber with a side salad of red cabbage and some empty fried dumpling. Great taste and rally nice presentation. I chose the mix dumplings. All fried and really tasty. Some with spinach, some with cheese, some with cabbage etc... I was gladly surprised by this quality for a family business so small. For pudding, he took a slice of apple cake, warm and delicious. I went brave and took the "Naughty surprise cake for men & women". I won't post a picture of that but let me tell you that the full restaurant exploded in laughter and I even drop a tear. We finished with some tradition shot of vodka (honey for him, cherry for me, both great). There is no real down side, as even the little pricy side is fully covered with the quality of ... Well everything. read more

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Nice food, a friendly service and a warm atmosphere. A little overpriced but generally good :) read more

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Traditional Polish food is the speciality but this restaurant is not just for Polish people! The whole point is that the owners want to share their national cuisine. Give it a try! All food freshly prepared on the premises. read more

amazing!!! authentic polish food. large portions, loads to choose. pork, beef and chicken as well as fish. large selection of drinks soft and alcoholic. menu and service in polish and english. try something different! i absolutely love their pork with cheese and mushrooms and cheesecake for dessert. fantastic. starter between us (as main portions are big we usually share starter) mains with side salad and dessert plus drinks we usually get to around £30-35 read more