Utterly yummy! You can taste everything. Fresh coriander is the BEST!…read more Really interesting music and the lighting is perfect. Rustic tables, shabby chic chairs mixed with soft furnishings and quirky artwork. How I have managed to miss this for the last couple of years, I have no idea. I've walked past it for decades as the old Balmoral pub. A terrible West End pub with a worse reputation, but this..... this is something else. The service was great. The food tasty and all boxes therefore ticked!

This is a great, reliable Indian restaurant for takeaway. We've never eaten in, but have been…read moreimpressed on several occasions with the quality of their food. The chicken madras was nice and spicy - though my husband thinks that they could stand to make their food even spicier! He asks for it hot, and he means what he says. Good prices, and an extensive menu of Indian standards, as well as a few specialities thrown in the mix.

This is our local Indian restaurant and a very good place for eating in or takeaway. It's been…read moreredecorated and although it's not terribly big, has a very high ceiling, so if you're eating there early evening in the winter, request a table by one of the radiators - very cosy! Fairly standard range of dishes on offer but when I have managed to resist the biryanis (my favourite) I've found the rest of the dishes to be very tasty. Prices are average and staff very friendly. There is free parking just outside.

Arranged with the owner to open up side room to cater for my 50th birthday with 28 guests attending…read moreFull list of starters and main courses/rice was taken down the week before and handed to staff member We arrived at 9pm prompt as agreed and waited and waited and waited !!! Meals started to be served around 10pm and we where still waiting for the last meal to arrive at 11pm nan breads arrived after the last meal was served and to no table in particular they where sent back but staff forgot to take them from bill. I can't express how devastated I was after giving as much notice and even food orders the week earlier only to be ignored and fobbed off with poor excuses. Totally ruined my night and after eating there for the last few years on a regular basis I honestly thought they would have been prepared and not treat me and my family with total disrespect. Will NEVER be back

I've now been to Asmara's a few times and each time the food is top drawer. Aside from being…read moredelicious, the choice of meals is excellent too. In addition, the service is friendly and all staff including the boss are willwilling to engage and assist. I love Indian food and this is one of my favourite places, I can't recommend it highly enough.

Beautifully decorated place, very peaceful and romantic…read more The food is cooked to perfection and tastes amazing! Try the Shashlick it tastes great and comes to your table sizzling! The staff are very friendly and like to get to know their customers and make a fuss of them.

We've been ordering from karma kitchen since 2020 and it's always a treat! Food is absolutely…read moreincredible, so tasty and always feels super nourishing. Absolutely lovely people and it's wonderful that everything is plant based. The cheese naan lives rent free in my head in the best way. 11/10 every time

I'd seen an ad somewhere, probably Facebook, about this new place apparently in the Bigg Market,…read morebut I couldn't picture it. I discovered it's in the place formerly occupied by the Rupali owned by Lord Harpole who made "Curry Hell". It was then the Taj Palace after Mr Latif died, and now The Karma Kitchen. They haven't been open long, but the standard beats it's predecessors by a mile. All vegan, it's simple menu is bursting with fantastic sounding food and drinks. I could easily have had anything on the menu, but went for a sharing platter with Tofu and a quest desi. A Mexican Indian fusion. Both were fantastic! I almost forgot that we started by ordering a turmeric latte each. Beautiful, subtle with a lemony top. Wow. Gorgeous. We will definitely be back soon for lunch with our friends. It's close to my work, and very reasonably priced! It makes me so happy that I'm lucky enough to be able to come often.

The food was quite nice, I wouldn't say it s the best in South Shields. We have eaten at the Star…read moreof India numerous times and think it measures the same as far as taste goes. Trip Advisor is rating this as the best, I guess other folks don't get out much. Not much meat in the dishes, more would be much better. Garlic Naan was great and quite large. If you are ordering on a Friday or Saturday evening for take away I would recommend calling in as walking in can have quite a long wait. Prices are reasonable and the bar while waiting is perfect.

The location is very easy to get to - it's just behind Dance City or Central Lofts, depending on…read morewhich way you're coming from. The decor is great - it's very homely and very comfortable inside. Low lighting and asian ornaments that look like they've been accumulated over time allow you to relax and breathe in a relatively well-thought out asian atmosphere. They normally ask if you've reserved a table and it can get quite busy, so if you're thinking of going even after this review, then be sure to give them a call first. So far so good, but the elements that let this restaurant down are the following: - speed of service - food - customer service - price You might be thinking "that's everything apart from location and decor"... and you'd be right. We only ordered two main courses (smallish servings which most probably have pre-prepared ingredients) but we found we waited for around 30 mins or more to see them arrive. When we dugg in, the salt levels in one of the dishes was just completely overwhelming. Our tongues were literally humming with the sodium in the food. We were in a rush to see a movie on the other side of town, so the dish was not sent back. Instead I mustered the courage to eat most of it - else it would have gone back immediately. We complained as we were asking for the bill, but the waiter just nodded his head and didn't give much of a response at all. Similarly, when the manager came over to take our payment she did not mention the issue at all. Instead it was swept under the rug and left there presumably to fester for the next unexpecting guest. Which brings me on to the final point - price. The most expensive main course is around £18 and the least expensive main course is about £10. I can get a much better tasting, much larger meal just a block down at "Utong" which is a Thai restaurant with seafood and hotpot as its speciality. What you end up paying for is the relatively different interior and not much else. To be completely fair, if Barn Asia's food had much less salt in it, it would taste delicious. Eat here if you have a good heart. If you don't, I'd not risk it!

Amazing food, very reasonably priced. Not really designed for people with very simple and…read moretraditionally English tastes - as the name suggests, this is Asian food. Because it is not a Chinese restaurant, or Japanise, or Korean, there is more variety than you would usually find in any one of these. Some dishes have alternative versions, based on the different cooking styles of different Asian countries. But the food is not only interesting, it is also of very high quality. If you find the menu a bit confusing, the staff are very helpful, and knowlegable if it's advise you're after. As some of the best bars in town are near the Central Station, and this isn't too far from there, it would be a great place to start a good night out with friends.

I've never dined in here, but we often get takeaway as they are right at the top of the road. It's…read moregood quality, great flavour and tenderness in the lamb, and the curries really have a kick. We usually order from the Shampan Creations menu, and have especially enjoyed the Spice Balti Masala and South Indian Chili Garlic dishes. Their garlic naan is so nice and crisp. Looking forward to ordering again soon!