10 of the Best Indian Restaurants in Lincolnshire
If you’ve a penchant for great Indian food, we’ve found 10 of the best Indian restaurants in Lincolnshire for you to go sample!
No matter where you are in the county, you’ll be in relatively close proximity to some great Indian fayre. Hopefully you’ll discover somewhere new in this article to visit to take your taste buds on a spice trail adventure.
Located just outside the walls of Lincoln Castle, Castle View ranks top of the list. Their menu includes all of the classics exquisitely prepared – Biryanis, Tandoori Specials or the more obscure Ghandi special. It has some great reviews on Tripadvisor including Paul from Blackrod who says “it’s the best Indian meal he’s ever had!”
Caste View Indian Restaurant Ratings :
Phone number: 01522 523040
Ali’s Restaurant and Takeway is in Holton Le Clay, near Grimsby. It offers a you a wide range of Indian cuisine plus Bangladeshi recipes too. It has excellent reviews for quality, value and service from locals, but also recently from a visitor from Washington USA!
Ali’s Indian Restaurant and Takeaway Ratings :
Phone number: 07711 247957
Gurkha Oven is in the Sheep Market in Spalding. It’s the towns best Indian and second best overall restaurant and offers a friendly and relaxed atmosphere for you to enjoy high quality Indian and Nepalese cuisine.
They have a bold mission which is to offer the best Indian and Nepalese cuisine in England and it would seem they’re doing a great job! They offer a very good range of traditional Indian and Nepalese recipes cuisines and if you’re vegetarian, you’re well catered for.
Gurkha Oven Ratings :
Phone number: 01775 712010
The Spice Affair is another one in this list in Spalding. It’s located in The Red Lion Hotel in the towns Market Place. This restaurant specialises in Goan cuisine, which it describes as a combination of Arabian, Portuguese and native influences.
Their Indo-Euro cuisine represents the taste of modern-day Goa. Born in Goa, the owner is passionate about promoting Goan food and introducing Indo-Portuguese cuisine to it’s customers. They offer a £9.95 Sunday lunch special, which at that price sounds like a bargain.
1498 The Spice Affair Rating :
Phone number: 01775 769000
Situated on the East Gate of Louth, the Asha Indian Restaurant’s head chef has decades of experience and proclaims to be a master of traditional Indian cooking.
The restaurant has the menu setup from the food being Mild and Tasty (1) to Extremely Hot (7), making it simple to choose your favourite dishes according to your tastes. They have banquet nights on Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday evenings, offering a set meal for £11.95.
The Asha Indian Restaurant Ratings :
Phone number: 01507 600336
Gurkha Square is another Lincolnshire Indian restaurant masterful in the art of Indian and Nepalese cuisine, this time in Grantham. It’s situated on the Wharf Road and well-known around the town and beyond for amazing food.
They offer classic Indian dishes such as Tikka Masala, plus a good range of Nepalese dishes such as the popular Chaati Chicken and more than happy catering for special diets such as vegan.
Gurkha Square Ratings :
Phone number: 01476 574477
Zeera Spice Lounge in Scunthorpe, is the towns fourth best overall restaurant and the best Indian.
They offer Indian/Bangladeshi recipes and very accommodating if you’ve a special diet (i.e vegetarian, vegan, gluten free). Their best selling dishes are Lamb Mosala and Beef Lazeez, so if you try either of these let us know in the comments below.
Zeera Spice Lounge Ratings :
Phone number: 01724 847751
The Everest Inn is located in the West Gate of Grantham. Another restaurant offering the best of Nepalese & Indian with a modern twist.
The Everest Special Fish Parcel and Everest Lamb Shank Special are two of the signature dishes of the Everest Inn. They also have a take-away under the same name in Lincoln, plus another restaurant in Newark, which is also highly recommended.
The Everest Inn Ratings :
Phone number: 01476 567294
The Bombay Cottage in Stamford is the towns 6th favourite accroding to Tripadvisor and was established in 1993, so it’s got a very good heritage.
The menu has a wide selection of recipes to meet the needs of the most accomplished Indian food connoisseur! Including traditional clay oven baked dishes such as Duck Saslik or Prawn Modhu Jhinga a blend of herbs and spices with a touch of honey, ground almond, pistachio and coconut milk to create a fabulous dish. Mmmm!
The Bombay Cottage Ratings :
Phone number: 01780 480138
Jaaz Pavilion, the last, but by no means least in our pick of Lincolnshires Best Indian restaurants is in Messingham, just outside of Scunthorpe. Jaaz Pavillion serves Indian/Pakistan/Bangladeshi cuisine.
They describe themselves as “serving the finest Indian cuisine in a sleek, contemporary setting and combining traditional favourites with the new wave of exciting flavours and innovative ideas sweeping out of the sub-continent, this is the apogee of Indian dining”. That’s got to be worth a go if you’re in the area!
The Jaaz Pavillion Ratings :
Phone number: 01724 763844
If you’ve had experiences with these restaurants, we’d love to know your views, please share in the comments section below. Also have we missed any gems? Let us know which Indian restaurant in Lincolnshire you rate as the best.
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These reviews are not the personal opinions of The Yellow Belly. They are ranked using a weighted average, formulated from online research of various review sites as detailed.
1. Castle View Indian Cuisine
Located just outside the walls of Lincoln Castle, Castle View ranks top of the list. Their menu includes all of the classics exquisitely prepared – Biryanis, Tandoori Specials or the more obscure Ghandi special. It has some great reviews on Tripadvisor including Paul from Blackrod who says “it’s the best Indian meal he’s ever had!”
Caste View Indian Restaurant Ratings :
| SOURCE | RATINGS | REVIEWS |
| 4.7 | 370 | |
| 4.9 | 120 | |
| TripAdvisor | 5 | 642 |
| AVERAGE RATING | 4.86 | |
| WEIGHTED AVERAGE | 4.89 |
2. Ali’s Indian Restaurant and Takeaway
Ali’s Restaurant and Takeway is in Holton Le Clay, near Grimsby. It offers a you a wide range of Indian cuisine plus Bangladeshi recipes too. It has excellent reviews for quality, value and service from locals, but also recently from a visitor from Washington USA!
Ali’s Indian Restaurant and Takeaway Ratings :
| SOURCE | RATINGS | REVIEWS |
| 4.3 | 69 | |
| 4.8 | 95 | |
| TripAdvisor | 5 | 331 |
| AVERAGE RATING | 4.7 | |
| WEIGHTED AVERAGE | 4.86 |
3. Gurkha Oven
Gurkha Oven is in the Sheep Market in Spalding. It’s the towns best Indian and second best overall restaurant and offers a friendly and relaxed atmosphere for you to enjoy high quality Indian and Nepalese cuisine.
They have a bold mission which is to offer the best Indian and Nepalese cuisine in England and it would seem they’re doing a great job! They offer a very good range of traditional Indian and Nepalese recipes cuisines and if you’re vegetarian, you’re well catered for.
Gurkha Oven Ratings :
| SOURCE | RATINGS | REVIEWS |
| 4.5 | 200 | |
| 4.8 | 118 | |
| TripAdvisor | 4.5 | 627 |
| AVERAGE RATING | 4.6 | |
| WEIGHTED AVERAGE | 4.53 |
4. 1498 The Spice Affair
The Spice Affair is another one in this list in Spalding. It’s located in The Red Lion Hotel in the towns Market Place. This restaurant specialises in Goan cuisine, which it describes as a combination of Arabian, Portuguese and native influences.
Their Indo-Euro cuisine represents the taste of modern-day Goa. Born in Goa, the owner is passionate about promoting Goan food and introducing Indo-Portuguese cuisine to it’s customers. They offer a £9.95 Sunday lunch special, which at that price sounds like a bargain.
1498 The Spice Affair Rating :
| SOURCE | RATINGS | REVIEWS |
| 4.7 | 116 | |
| 4.9 | 52 | |
| TripAdvisor | 4.5 | 299 |
| AVERAGE RATING | 4.7 | |
| WEIGHTED AVERAGE | 4.59 |
5. Asha Indian Restaurant
Situated on the East Gate of Louth, the Asha Indian Restaurant’s head chef has decades of experience and proclaims to be a master of traditional Indian cooking.
The restaurant has the menu setup from the food being Mild and Tasty (1) to Extremely Hot (7), making it simple to choose your favourite dishes according to your tastes. They have banquet nights on Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday evenings, offering a set meal for £11.95.
The Asha Indian Restaurant Ratings :
| SOURCE | RATINGS | REVIEWS |
| 4.4 | 60 | |
| 4.4 | 15 | |
| TripAdvisor | 4.5 | 191 |
| AVERAGE RATING | 4.43 | |
| WEIGHTED AVERAGE | 4.47 |
6. Gurkha Square
Gurkha Square is another Lincolnshire Indian restaurant masterful in the art of Indian and Nepalese cuisine, this time in Grantham. It’s situated on the Wharf Road and well-known around the town and beyond for amazing food.
They offer classic Indian dishes such as Tikka Masala, plus a good range of Nepalese dishes such as the popular Chaati Chicken and more than happy catering for special diets such as vegan.
Gurkha Square Ratings :
| SOURCE | RATINGS | REVIEWS |
| 4.5 | 164 | |
| 4.6 | 85 | |
| TripAdvisor | 4.5 | 538 |
| AVERAGE RATING | 4.53 | |
| WEIGHTED AVERAGE | 4.51 |
7. Zeera Spice Lounge
Zeera Spice Lounge in Scunthorpe, is the towns fourth best overall restaurant and the best Indian.
They offer Indian/Bangladeshi recipes and very accommodating if you’ve a special diet (i.e vegetarian, vegan, gluten free). Their best selling dishes are Lamb Mosala and Beef Lazeez, so if you try either of these let us know in the comments below.
Zeera Spice Lounge Ratings :
| SOURCE | RATINGS | REVIEWS |
| 4.4 | 144 | |
| 4.7 | 303 | |
| TripAdvisor | 4.5 | 490 |
| AVERAGE RATING | 4.53 | |
| WEIGHTED AVERAGE | 4.54 |
8. Everest Inn
The Everest Inn is located in the West Gate of Grantham. Another restaurant offering the best of Nepalese & Indian with a modern twist.
The Everest Special Fish Parcel and Everest Lamb Shank Special are two of the signature dishes of the Everest Inn. They also have a take-away under the same name in Lincoln, plus another restaurant in Newark, which is also highly recommended.
The Everest Inn Ratings :
| SOURCE | RATINGS | REVIEWS |
| 4.6 | 148 | |
| 4.6 | 74 | |
| TripAdvisor | 4.5 | 442 |
| AVERAGE RATING | 4.56 | |
| WEIGHTED AVERAGE | 4.53 |
9. The Bombay Cottage
The Bombay Cottage in Stamford is the towns 6th favourite accroding to Tripadvisor and was established in 1993, so it’s got a very good heritage.
The menu has a wide selection of recipes to meet the needs of the most accomplished Indian food connoisseur! Including traditional clay oven baked dishes such as Duck Saslik or Prawn Modhu Jhinga a blend of herbs and spices with a touch of honey, ground almond, pistachio and coconut milk to create a fabulous dish. Mmmm!
The Bombay Cottage Ratings :
| SOURCE | RATINGS | REVIEWS |
| 4.6 | 200 | |
| 4.8 | 57 | |
| TripAdvisor | 4.5 | 266 |
| AVERAGE RATING | 4.63 | |
| WEIGHTED AVERAGE | 4.57 |
10. Jaaz Pavilion
Jaaz Pavilion, the last, but by no means least in our pick of Lincolnshires Best Indian restaurants is in Messingham, just outside of Scunthorpe. Jaaz Pavillion serves Indian/Pakistan/Bangladeshi cuisine.
They describe themselves as “serving the finest Indian cuisine in a sleek, contemporary setting and combining traditional favourites with the new wave of exciting flavours and innovative ideas sweeping out of the sub-continent, this is the apogee of Indian dining”. That’s got to be worth a go if you’re in the area!
The Jaaz Pavillion Ratings :
| SOURCE | RATINGS | REVIEWS |
| 4.3 | 113 | |
| 5 | 119 | |
| TripAdvisor | 4.5 | 210 |
| AVERAGE RATING | 4.6 | |
| WEIGHTED AVERAGE | 4.58 |
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