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Slice Of India

Slice Of India

Mansfield Road, Derby, DE214AW, DE21 4AW, United Kingdom

Pizza • Cafés • Mexican • Seafood


"We arrived ten minutes before our booking and we're seated immediately. Very lovely girl on reception who explained how it worked. The server arrived promptly to take our drinks orders, then we tried the starters. Most were fabulous, my favourite was the chilli cauliflower outstanding! Hubby loved the chickpeas. All were hot, and starters were being replenished as they got low. They don't appear to do a massive quantity each time, which makes sense if you want to keep the quality of the food. For my taste, the paneer had far, far too much cardamom and it was unpleasant to eat. The mains were very good. Hubby had the lamb dishes and he was very happy with the quality of the meat. He also had the fish curry which he enjoyed. Both of us were hugely impressed with the rice, but felt the naan was a little dry. The Vege curries were great, especially the saag aloo! Wow! However, again the paneer was dominated by far too much Cardamom rendering it inedible. The fresh noodles were outstanding. The chef cooking did it to absolute perfection! He was polite and friendly, as we're all of the staff. Desserts were plentiful, lots to choose from. Highly recommend the Gulab Jamon and the mango rice pudding luscious! I really felt compelled to write a positive review as the previous reviews seem very unfair. For a buffet , this is fantastic! Of course there are some dishes that weren't outstanding/ not at all to my taste, but there were loads that were. For what we ate, and the excellent, friendly service we received, this was incredible value. We both left very, very full and very happy. This is the first time we have eaten here and will definitely return and recommend. Hubby is British Indian and over half the diners in tonight we're Asian origin, so I'm not sure at all where the other reviewer was eating at?"

Dining At Crowne Plaza Belfast

Dining At Crowne Plaza Belfast

BT8 7XP Belfast, United Kingdom

Wine • Kosher • Dining • Seafood


"The service wasn't great. We had literally sat down and asked a wine list when another staff member came and ask where we ready to order. They return took our food and drink order together. Our starters arrived very quickly, before our drinks. The prawn starter was tasty but 6 tiny prawns and a bit of lettuce was not much for the price and the flavour was good. Drinks arrived as we where finishing our starters and we where asked if we could just pour the wine ourselves, which was odd but fine. Main course arrived very quickly once the starters where cleared. The service was abrupt staff arriving at the table and shouting the name of the dish. Then setting them down very awkwardly on top of cutlery, while telling the kids the plates where seriously hot. So now the kids where left to try move roasting plates! The staff seemed very rushed and under pressure. No one checked if we had everything we needed or was the food ok. Thankfully the main course was delicious monkfish curry was amazing and the beef fillet penne as really good too. Naan bread was so disappointing in comparison. Looked like it had been bought in a supermarket very cheap version and garlic butter poured over it. Not a good texture or taste. We sat with dirty plates for at least 30 mins. When the plates where cleared we where asked would we like desserts and we said no so I'll just bring the bill then? Also like great at least thats another table gone. No up selling of sides or drinks throughout the meal. The table beside us had the same experience, they gave up and got up and paid leaving dirty dishes on the table which where still there 30 mins later. The main course was amazing but the service was not good at all. Would definitely put me off returning."