An excellent restaurant. I came here about 5 years ago, and never forgot my southern Indian cuisine…read moreexperience at this local. Five years later it's still stunningly good. I had Masala Dosa, and tilapia cooked in a banana leaf. The flavors were incredible. The service fast, friendly and willing to suggest if you are not sure what to pick. I will come back again for sure. Stephen

I've been to Kayal a couple of times now and been mightily impressed each time…read more The cuisine is from the Keralan region of India and its excellent quality and unique flavours have seen the restaurateurs play host to both the Hairy Bikers and Gordon Ramsey. The restaurant is larger than you first think as it extends on two floors into the back, but its always advisable to book as its full most evenings (weekends at least). The first time i visited i ordered the Thali which comes as a 3 course meal (which a thali main) and then on my second visit i ordered one of the richest most delicious indian lamb dishes i've ever had. You cant go wrong as every dish on offer is delicious! The only difficulty we had was understanding the layout of the menu. Its a little difficult to navigate, so i recommend taking a quick look on the simplified board outside first.

By far the best Indian food in Nottingham! Now one of the oldest, longest running restaurants in…read moretown. Amazingly friendly (almost personal) service, extensive menu of classic dishes and exquisite chef's specials in a relaxed, old fashioned atmosphere. Can be a little pricey compared to some others, but once you've tried it, and if you appreciate good Indian food, it doesn't get much better than this. Regulars have been coming back for 20 years. Tandoori chicken on the bone starter is to die for. Lamb dishes are sublime and the meat falls apart with delicate flavouring. Not a place for super-hot lager swilling louts. If you want to appreciate the flavour and texture, this is it.

Possibly the best Indian in Nottingham, certainly my current favourite. Service is usually…read moreexcellent, and the dishes fantastic and flavoursome. The menu is not huge, but there is certainly a wide enough choice. Portions are very generous, and this is one of very places that are not stingey when it comes to dishing out the rice. It's not the cheapest place going, but you really do get your money's worth. I highly recommend this place, beats most of the trendy Indian's in the area hands down, and without the pretetious decor.

Really good, authentic curry house just by the ice arena in the Hockley area of Nottingham city…read morecentre. It's not haute cuisine by any means and feels more like a casual eatery inside, however the food more than makes up for that. Really tasty and authentic style curries (although they are happy to make up a tikka masala if you want it!) matched with really good prices make this a great tip for eating out on a budget. They also have a really well thought out vegetarian and vegan menu. Our bill for 6 people with 4 large beers, 2 large soft drinks, 6 curries, 4 naans, 3 rice and a mix grill platter was £87. Excellent value!

I love this place. I've brought friends and family here a number of times. They all comment on…read morethe quality of the food. It doesn't look like a high class restaurant by any measure but who cares about image. If you crave excellent food, rich flavours and bargain prices this is the place to go. Since moving up from London I've been looking all over the place for a good tandoori restaurant. I can now stop looking. The highlight has to be the lamb chops. They come on a sizzle plate straight off the grill. The taste and texture is unbeatable. They rival even the top restaurants like Tayyabs and Lahore. Another favourite is the lamb punjabi curry. The naan breads are light and crisp. The brown rice looks boring but it has hidden depths of flavour that make it a satisfying accompaniment. Very friendly people and so hard working. They never stop. Well done guys.

Visited the restaurant while in Nottingham and was not disappointed. I had the chicken tikka masala…read morewhich was very good a the portion size and taste perfect. The restaurant is very well appointed and has a nice ambiance about it. A very enjoyable meal.

MEMSAAB IN NOTTINGHAM This is really a five star plus…read morerestaurant. Elegant settings, nice service, they took care of every little details, checked on how we were enjoying but were never intrusive or abrupt. The restaurant is run by "memsaab" lovely lady with lots of energy interacting with guests, very pleasant!! The food was great. We ordered Salmon dish as appetizers, very tasty, with perfect sauce with it.,very tender. The palak paneer was out of this world. Desserts were great Overall we give full marks for wonderful experience there ,

I have been traveling to Nottingham for many years, Cumin is my favorite restaurant. The staff is…read morealways friendly and the service is excellent. I went again the other night and my wife and I had an excellent meal. I have tried many of the starters as well as the mains. One of my favorite starters is the Haryali Chicken Tikka. One of my favorite mains is the Lamb Rogan Josh. I also like the keema naan. They have seating upstairs that provides additional room as it does get busy. I cannot wait till I am able to go back again!

A quaint small location with fantastic food. HANDS DOWN THE BEST SERVICE EXPERIENCE I HAVE HAD IN…read moreNOTTINGHAM. The owner was extremely personal and attentive to our every need, will undoubtedly go back many times over.

I would never recommend this place to anyone. As it shows Indian cuisine but no where near it. Not…read morethe quality expected at all. Butter chicken was extremely sweet despi the ordering guy said he would get it hot. and the pilua rice tasted nothing but tumeric. And the biriyani the worst with chickpeas in it not anywhere close to the "hyderbadi biriyani" this place demands you to order £26 per person and not going to take order if it doesnt fit . Not taking our appetite into consideration. The staff told us in a rude way about the restraunts rules of ordering the quantity even though we werent hungry. But we are sorry that they couldnt get what they wanted even if they blackmailed us to order more per person and that we cannot order less. If ur going to this place dont consider as an indian restaurant. I dont think its fair for give so much hype to this place when u dont serve quality food. There are much better places to visit. And they lie to us on the review that we get free food and drinks. Which is not true we paid almost £113. For low quality food. Definitely not worth it.

Placed right by Nottingham Trent Uni this seems like the sort of restaurant you'd take your folks…read moreto if you were studying and they wanted a curry. Seemingly staffed by men only they gave the ladies the menus first and then brought their meals first which is all well and good. They then brought over roses for the ladies and I wasn't terribly comfortable with this. The staff were quite jokey/banter which loses it a 2nd star which is a real shame as the food itself was very nice and tasty.

Good restaurant 5 years ago and not used since then but it probably changed hands and I hope the…read moreowners are traditional Indian cookery specialists in turning chicken into really tasty meat

I really enjoyed this place. It had just won best restaurant award that day that I are there and it…read morewas well deserved. The food is delicious and the cocktails are nice too :) The staff are so accommodating and friendly. Highly recommended!

Great service and very good food. I asked how spicy a dish was because I wanted spicy and the…read morewaitress brought out a small bowl of the sauce with a spoon and I asked for 3 1/2 more spicy than that and it came out perfect! A little heat with some pain.

The food was excellent - we will start with that. The service was excellent, but the best part was…read morethe honest following of tradition shown in the cuisine. If I'm back in Nottingham I'll be back here as well!

Was very very good. Shit was gas fr ong no lie. Def a W meal ong. Tasty af I love the naan…read moreespecially the chili one and the one stuffed w veggies. ONG that shit slapped.

Are you a group of students looking for a cheap meal at the end of a long day and night of…read moredrinking? Or perhaps you are more interested in quantity than quality when it comes to curry. If so, this is the place for you. With a cheap 'meal deal' that includes a starter, main, rice and side dish, this place pulls in the post-pub crowd, especially on a Friday and Saturday night. The presence of curry houses on this stretch of Mansfield Road has greatly diminished in the last few years. Places such as Chand, Himalaya, and Umar-E-Khyam are no more. Even the relatively new Guru closed down a while back. So, we're left with Noor Jahan, which to me is baffling, and only the low prices can explain this. I have given this place several chances, mainly due to the fact that I enjoy Mansfield Road as a drinking area, and finding myself wanting a curry but not wishing to start a trek to another part of town to get one. As i've said, it's cheap. It's redeeming features end there for me. The chicken in the main courses always seems tough, as if it has been cooked twice. The sauces have a slightly odd flavour, something I can't put my finger on. It also seems that most main courses are based on the same sauce, with only small variations to differentiate them. Mansfield Road desperately needs a reasonably priced late-night curry house serving quality food, as Noor Jahan does not fulfil the brief, at least as far as the quality food element is concerned. The only other curry house on this stretch that I know of is called Deva, which I have not visited, but which I have been told some iffy things about in the past. Still, next time i'm in that neck of the woods and can't be bothered to travel for my post-booze curry, I think i'd take my chances at Deva rather than give Noor Jahan another go. I give this place 2 stars...one for the cheapness and quantity of the food, and one for the fact that the service isn't usually too bad. Oh, and the tarka dhal is pretty good, but it doesn't say much about a restaurant when a lentil side dish is the tastiest thing they have to offer. To reiterate what I said at the start though, if you are on a tight budget and / or aren't really fussy about your curry and just need a lot of food to soak up the booze at the end of the night, this could be the place for you...you will not leave hungry, as long as you like the food enough to be able to eat it all.