My wife and I have been eating Indian food for over 40 years and were originally from South Shields.We eat Indian food regularly and consider we have some experience with this type of food.
We saw an advert in the Shields Gazette which said that the Indian Brasserie had won the readers award 2011.
We decided to drive from our home in Durham to sample the cuisine.
We chose from the special 4 course menu and what a disappointment! The price was cheap but the food was very ordinary!
We ordered poppadum and pickles plus peshwari nan in addition to the special menu.
The poppadum and pickles were Ok but the onion bhaji very greasey and the chicken tikka bland.
The prawn dhansak had no 'bite' and the prawns were rubbery. The chicken Ceylon was so lemony we could not eat any of it. Both variations of pilaw rice were greasey.
When asked how the food was, we commented that it was not great and that the Ceylon was far too lemon flavoured. The reply was that if we checked the menu it was made with lemon. To finish things off the peshwari nan was stodgey.
We were very disappointed with the food and the helpfulness of the staff.
The bill came to £24 and we did not think it good value for money and will certainly not go back!

K and D Durham

Hello my name is chetan from cleadon came to your resturant for the first time you have A beauitful place inside the food was good I feel that the tandoori chicken neded to have been A bit more spicey the dail was ok it was too thin the chicken jarrire was ok A bit too sweet very good nan it was beauitful your staff are very poilet and frendily thank you two the boys that severd us sorry donot know their names the food needs two be more indain, I know atul kochhar the one who works at benares resturant in london he is my dads Nephew anyway hope to see you Again soon bye.

friendly, staff make you feel very welcome, delicious meals and well worth a try.

friendly, staff make you feel very welcome, delicious meals and well worth a try.