The Island Restaurant Stafford Restaurant in Stafford

Reviews

1. Frank Furter ★★★★★

   First time visiting and it's easy to see why they have so many 5 star reviews, they are well earned and well deserved. Service: The staff are very friendly, attentive and ensure your visit is first class service. We had Nina waiting on our table and she ensured that we had enough drinks and that we are enjoying our food and had everything we need. Nina is an absolute star and delight, 10/10 service. As I say, all the staff are excellent, including the other ladies and gentlemen. Food: Meat platter starter had such incredible flavours and well worth the £9.95. I ordered a chicken tikka masala and requested to have it hotter as I enjoy the taste but prefer it with more heat. The chef seasoned the masala absolutely perfectly, bursting with flavour and even got the heat level to what I requested, it was delicous! Poppadoms and the sauces they were served with were very fresh and tasted great, in particular the mint and chilli sauce! Cheese nan, light, delicous well cooked. Chips crispy on the outside, fluffy on the inside. Egg fried rice was cooked perfectly as well. The chocolate fudge sundae tasted amazing as well, ice cream tastes great, plenty of sauce on top and a lot of fudge brownie pieces. It was a challenge to eat all the food as the portion sizes are very generous as well, next time we visit ill definitely need to order a smaller starter. Value for money: I was pleasantly surprised at the end bill as it also included 3 drinks. Value for money for the taste, quality and portion sizes is outstanding. Will definitely be returning in the future.

   almost 8 months ago
2. Sarah Drain ★★★★★

   Absolutely by far, THE best Indian restaurant in stafford!!! The food was out of this world, the service was fast, friendly and attentative. Our waiter was such a lovely young man. I believe his name was Sham. (Did i mention the food was amazing) highly recommend the north Indian dishes, the lamb just melted in my mouth. I love spicy food, the hotter the better, I normally go straight to the vindaloo but im so glad I tried the north Indian dish instead. You can't buy alcoholic drinks there but this was brilliant as we took our own so there was no expense on the bill for over priced alcohol. I was so pleasantly surprised at our bill. We will 100% be going back there! Highly recommend

   almost 8 months ago
3. Guy Wimhurst ★★★★★

   First time visitors… fabulous food, terrific atmosphere and Nina’s table service and general hospitality was top-drawer ❤️

   almost 8 months ago

1. Elizabeth Muir ★★★☆☆

   The food was amazing. The staff were very attentive for the first 5 mins, then they ignored us, we had to get out our seat to locate them on 2 separate occasions and also to get the bill. No towels to clean your hands at the end of the meal, no shot of baileys etc, there was an inch square of chocolate each.They were too busy dealing with multiple takeaway and delivery orders. The restaurant was empty for dining in for a Saturday night. So no atmosphere. Will return for the food, or maybe try elsewhere.

   almost 9 months ago
2. Pricey ★★★★★

   Wow, just wow! I visited here based on recommendations from my hotel and a local. They were spot on, this is up there with my favourite Indian Restaurants in the UK. I can honestly say, for me, probably the best Jalfrezi I've ever had. The spices used and the way this was made was just different to others, probably a specific regional dish with unique flavouring but 100% worth it. The staff were great and attentive, Sham was a great waiter, so overall an excellent experience.

   almost 9 months ago
3. Debbie Read ★★★★★

   This place is amazing!!!! Couldn't recommend it higher. The waitress 'Hope- couldn't do enough for us. We had the most delicious curries, followed by a stunnig sundae. Its bring your own bottle, so the bill was amazing value too. Definitely we will be returning on our next visit to Stafford. Perfect evening!

   almost 3 years ago

1. Kate B ★★★★★

   Brilliant. Birthday celebration. Fabulous extensive and inclusive menu. Healthier options available which is rare. Service was great, they couldn't do enough for us. Thank you for a lovely evening, will definitely return.

   almost 3 years ago
2. Maureen Sutton ★★☆☆☆

   Not good, we had a very long wait for our meals, when the restaurant was near empty. Everyone's meal tasted sweet, and milder than described on the menu; the Naan bread one swimming in fat, the other had just a hint of garlic. The young lady waitress was really helpful, although she was as cold as the customers. For our Five experiences we all felt the same....we will not be back! Especially in these financially difficult days!!

   almost 3 years ago
3. Mira Hristova ★★★★★

   We had two curries with mix of chicken, lamb and King prawns. Both were delicious with lots of flavour. The Naga was taken down a notch in terms of spiciness and we probably would have enjoyed it with the full level of spiciness because of its yummy flavours. The service was friendly, knowledgeable and very helpful.

   almost 4 years ago

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