We used to happily drive 40 minutes each way for Sethu Curry House, it was that good. It was our "worth the drive" place. Sadly, under new ownership, it has become a "should've stayed at home" experience.
Last night, we brought my parents for what we expected would be a reliably divine meal at Sethu Curry House. Instead, we left 1 hour and 15 minutes after ordering having received nothing but a meagre portion of stale poppadoms and dips that looked suspiciously like they'd already toured another table before reaching ours.
During that hour, we were treated to a greatest-hits remix of: "10 minutes", "Just more 10 minutes","5 minutes"
"Definitely 10 minutes."And, as we stood up to leave... "10 minutes and it will be ready."
...All spaced artfully across 75 minutes. Olympic-level time optimism.
The restaurant itself was close to empty(unless you count the takeaway orders stacking up and waiting just as long), so the delay was baffling. On arrival, I had to request a new side plate because the existing one had visible, scrapable dirt. The ladies' toilets smelt strongly of urine, the sink was dirty and grimy, and the room had clearly not encountered antibacterial spray in quite some time. Overall, the place felt grubby and neglected.
I ordered a mixed grill with raita, only to be told they no longer do raita. That seemed to set the tone -- anything requiring freshness is off the menu. Neither the waiter nor the menu could provide allergen information, which in 2026 is astonishing.
We eventually left because, frankly, we no longer trusted that anything arriving from the kitchen would justify the wait.
It's genuinely sad. Someone has taken what was once a gorgeous, consistently excellent restaurant and managed to run it into the ground in record time. I would not consider returning.
The only redeeming part of the evening? We crossed the road to Quinlan's Seafood Bar and were served beautiful, fresh fish promptly, in an immaculately clean setting, by lovely staff.
Silver lining secured. But what a disappointing Valentines night, especially with visiting parents read more