Shapla - (Near , South East)

5 /5 Aisha Rahman: We celebrated both our parents 70th bdays at Shapla and really love this place! The food is delicious, and feels like a real treat. The restaurant itself is a lovely setting and the staff are all really welcoming and accommodating. We had the best time celebrating with all our friends and family, and really appreciate the efforts the Shapla team went to to make our celebrations very special. Thank you!

2 /5 C G: We visited this restaurant as a party of two after reading many positive reviews, but unfortunately our experience fell far short of expectations. The atmosphere is undeniably lovely, but the two most important aspects — service and food quality — were disappointing. Every dish we ordered lacked seasoning, spice, and depth of flavour. The food tasted unusually bland and didn’t resemble the Indian cuisine we’re familiar with. The meal came to around £40–£50, and although we did eat most of it, we left feeling let down. Service felt lacklustre throughout. Staff seemed bored or demotivated, responses were short and quiet, and there was little warmth or friendliness. At the start, we had to work to get someone’s attention just to place our order, and at the end, the bill wasn’t brought over. When I went up to pay, the card machine was presented without explanation, and I had to ask for a breakdown of the bill. After emailing the restaurant privately, they did refund £20, which we appreciated — it showed they at least tried to put things right. However, the overall experience was still disappointing given the potential this place clearly has.

5 /5 JacobronaldoCr7: Amazing food! Such a great atmosphere! And absolutely fantastic service! I got the set menu for one chicken korma and it was amazing, so tasty! The naan bread was scrumptious so were the poppadoms! All round fantastic, recommended completely! Well done Shapla!

4 /5 Fiona Anderson: Lovely food, friendly, efficient staff and I also loved the decor. Unfortunately it was extremely noisy and I could hardly hear my partner. There were no loud groups but just the general level of noise would make me think twice about returning, sorry.

5 /5 F Dale Odim: Our first time here. BYOB!!! Food and service were excellent. Staff went out of their way to make us feel welcome and they were very attentive. The coconut rice actually had a coconut taste to it, unlike at many other restaurants I’ve visited. Venue is small and was crowded on this Friday evening. It was quite noisy and difficult to carry-on conversations.