Spice Island in my opinion is the best Indian Restaurant in the North East area. The food is…read moreamazing and my husband and I have been going there for years and their standard has never diminished. We know all of the staff and they are all very friendly and their service is excellent. I congratulate them on their award they truly deserve it. Maureen and George - Shildon

The best indian restaraunt in the North East, good food, good service, cannot complain at all.read more

We were AMAZED by this place!…read more It was probably made even better by the most recent one we had being poor too, and also, thumbs up for 5* hygiene rating (yes, I'm one of those people who checks). Eleven of us ordered food, including enormous tubs of rice, giant and entirely amazing onion bhajis (definitely get some of these- big scotch egg sized tasty globes). Everyone had something different, and there was a bit of sharing too, everyone was happy. The hotter ones have a reasonable kick, and a surprisingly good one was the shampan- picked out of morbid curiosity, with mozzarella cheese on top, and not swimming with fat. We were all very full, and the Naans still tasted nice the next morning!

The food was delicious and came very quickly. The service was fabulous! Everything was just great.read more

I stumbled across the Raaj accidentally whilst travelling to a different Indian restaurant..... And…read moreI'm glad I did...... The food is excellent, very good quality, staff are really friendly and will happily give a dish a tweak to your liking. I heave been there on many occasions with colleagues from around the country, and taken customers and clients regularly. Everyone I take there enjoys the food and many ask to be taken back there a second time...... Give it a try, you will be impressed.......

First time I have been here. Service excellent, food superb. I will definitely be back!!read more

I only get take away from here but it is fantastic…read more It is by far the best indian takeaway iv'e had in middlesbrough but it can work out quite expensive as there is so much choice. The take away menu is available online which i found out when we lost our paper version, this recieves bonus points with me. As i said the choice is amazing and all the indian favourites are on there. The staff are very helpfull too and will make something for you if its not on the menu eg: they alwyas removed my chicked tandoori from the bone for me. My favourites though are the garlic naan breads which always arrive piping hot (along with everything else) and dripping in tasty garlic. The service is quick too.

Extremely friendly staff provided an excellent level of service. I had a Biryani and it was very…read moretasty indeed.

I go here everytime i visit scarborough,it's the best restaurant/take away i'v visited.read more

By far my favourite Indian in the area. Food is always great, staff are friendly and prices…read morereasonable. They don't sell alcohol, but have no problem with people taking their own. Good really as it makes for a cheaper night out.

OK, finding this place was a real challenge. I was visiting the area on business and asked google…read moreto find us a nice indian restaurant close by. After driving in circles a few times we saw the delivery entrance in an alley and parked at the first opportunity some distance away. We could see the place on the second story of a shabby abandoned shopping mall, but we couldn't work out how to get up there. We wandered around for quite some time looking for a way in, all the while getting increasingly frustrated and cursing like sailors. Finally we gave up, walked in through the delivery entrance and found ourselves in the kitchen. The visibly surprised cook we encountered didn't speak english, which is usually a good sign in my estimation. A nice young man who i summized was the manager appeared and shood us into the seating area. I later determined that you need to go to the very top floor of the car park and find a small unmarked door leading to the shops. A sign would have been a really nice gesture. I don't think visitors are very common (or particularly welcome) around here. Once we recovered from the misadventure, we did manage to get a really nice meal. There is an extensive menu and a full bar. Apparently there's a buffet on Thursdays for those who are into that sort of thing. The manager taking care of us was very nice, although notably disturbed about how many Bacardi and Cokes my travel companion was knocking back. I explained that we were from Wisconsin but i don't think he had encountered many Americans (probably because no out-of-towners could ever find the entrance). Everything was tasty and appeared to be freshly prepared. I was a bit surprised when i asked for a sweet lassi that it wasn't a thing there, nor was there any raita. They brought me a big bowl of yoghurt on the side so that was enough of a foil for my spicy lamb curry. My colleague ordered a mixed tandoori grill and he said it was quite good. I was surprised at the amount of food we were served and neither of us managed to find room to eat all of it. The bill was really quite reasonsble, especially considering the number of drinks on our tab All things aside i will definitely return next time i have to visit. I took one star off for the aggravation of having such a hard time finding our way in so maybe next time things will be less of an adventure.

It's good food, a meal typically costs in order of £9-12. The service is friendly a prompt. This is…read moremy second visit.

This is an absolutely lovely restaurant with a fantastic feel to it…read more Located right on the banks of the Tees in good surroundings. It is a contempory restaurant with very good service and the food is consistently excellent. I have never heard a bad report about this place and it is the only one in Stockton I recommend to people.

I was taken here by friends - as I am not a big fan of spicy food I was worried but I loved the…read moreplace. The staff were attentive and quite happy to go through the menu and recommend dishes to suit me. The service was fast but eventhough we were in on a busy Saturday night we never felt rushed or pushed to hurry our food and be on our way. I have been told it is authentic Indian food but I am not the best judge of that. I can say it tasted great and looked good and was served hot with only a short delay and quite reasonably priced for a resturant. You can get an excellent lunchtime deal on food. My only gripe is parking it only has a small car park so be ready to have to look nearby for a parking space and having to walk over.

This is a well trusted Indian restaurant which ticks the right boxes for me especially by opening…read moreduring the day and I suspect this is the only one open at this time. The food is top quality and always consistent and therefore we have never had a bad meal. I have only been here during he day and it is always very quiet as we are often their only guests thou this does not surprise me as I cant see much call for an Indian restaurant in Penrith during the day anyway.

My hubby is an expert on Indian food and when he says the food is top then the food is top!!I…read moredragged my hubby into the restaurant for a takeaway while we were camping and he ordered a Chicken Madras, he was then given a complimentary beer and when his order was ready the chef even gave him free popadums and a variety of dips. Not many of takeaways do that I can tell you!!We order every Friday night from our local and have never received anything free!!The walls in the place are covered in pictures of the owner/chef with celebrities who have eaten in his restaurant and one of them has even signed saying it was the best Indian in England.

Completely delicious food. I have never been let down either eating in or taking away food…read more Everything is superbly cooked, delicious and of excellent quality. Our 12 year old is now hooked on their Tandoori Butter Chicken and even wants to try other dishes now. This after years of treating curry as toxic waste. I'm going there again this evening for a takeaway. I'll try something new in the certainty that it will be wonderful.