Ashoka Reviews

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Alex Moore - 4th August 2011

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I've been here a couple of times now and highly recommend it for a good curry in Sheffield - friendly staff, very tasty food and decent price as well.

It isn't the biggest place though, and quite narrow, so if you are in a group of more than 4 it probably isn't the best (as evidenced by other reviews here).

Steve Bott - 18th December 2010

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First time to this restaurant, and the last time.

There was a party of six of us and we were squashed in a 'booth' with the three of us at the back only able to get out by squeezing out of a small gap at the end.

Poppadoms arrived and were burnt around the edges and smelt greasy. I ordered a Prawn Puri for starters, it was very different to any I'd had before, quite creamy but maybe that was the style the restaurant used. It didn't taste too bad, just too creamy.

One of the other guys complained about his Chicken Tikka starter, as it was a little burnt and there was hardly any chicken. A couple of the other starters looked a little too 'well done'.

A couple of us were driving so just had glasses of coke. They were almost filled to the rim with ice, so we asked for drinks without it but they tasted very weak.

Just before they were to serve the main course they told us they had no egg rice, so I chose mushroom rice - it came and was very stodgy. My Saag Gosht was OK, but some of the lamb tasted a little fatty. My Chapatis were almost like folded Naans - nothing like the light Chapatis I would have expected.

When the bill came there were some extras on there that that we queried - apparently if you order your chicken as Tikka they add extra cost to the bill!

The only really positive thing I could say was that the owner was very friendly.

Phil Barber - 8th December 2007

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We recently booked a table for 8 people for my birthday. The reservation was made 3 weeks prior, so plenty of notice was given. The table was booked for 9PM but on arrival we were told it wasn't ready, so we waited 20 minutes.

Once seated we found the waiter to be very rude and unwelcoming. After ordering drinks we were told to calm down. Hence, we were only talking between ourselves. After being spoken to so rudely we quickly vacated the restaurant.

Cannot comment on the standard of food only the hospitality, which left a lot to be desired! So if you like eating in silence this may be the place for you.

Will Everitt - 21st October 2006

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Absolutely the best Indian food I've ever eaten. After speaking to some of the wait staff they informed me that they're in the top 100 restaurants for Indian food out of 9,000 or something. Quite rightly so, fresh tasting food full stop. Never eaten anything quite like it!

Will - 27th September 2005

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I have been going to this place for the last 15 years and I'm still going! Very welcoming and professional, but horrible waist-coats. I really enjoy Indian food and in the past I've got to eat at a lot of them up and down the country due to work commitments and you'd be hard pressed to beat Ashoka. Just try one dish if you go - the Kashmiri lamb bhuna - absolutely divine! It is more expensive though than a normal Indian meal. CUT YOUR PRICES!