Really enjoyed the meal this evening, I was served by Aidan who was very professional and a credit to the restaurant, the meal was very tasty and will definitely be back.
35samuel
I went to Nowka on Saturday with my family the 4 of us. We have been twice before and had a lovely time and everyone has been friendly and attentive. This time we were not happy with one of dishes we ordered which we havent ordered before. We ordered the Chilli Chana Paneer, a main dish. The fact that its called CHILLI chana paneer we thought it would have more chillis than other dishes as it says it in the name. When it came it had no taste what so ever. Thete were no chillies at all, no salt and no other flavours it was so bland we couldnt eat it. We complained to the waiter that thete was no seasoning or chillies in it at all. He said we keep the chillies very low so why call it chilli chana paneer as there were no chillies at all in it. No salt. He wasnt interested to hear what we were saying and told us 'No one else has complained about this dish before'. He didnt offer us an extra chillies or offer to replace it or make it again. He just walked of and wasnt bothered. We left the dish as it tasted awful with no flavour. We asked for them to remove the dish from the bill since we didnt eat it but they said they cant do that. So we paid bill and told him we wouldnt be coming here again and he wasnt bothered at all. I have never been to a restsurant where they have refused to take dish of bill if we havent been happy and left it. To make us feel like what we said didnt matter and ignore our feedback and not offer any solutions. How can you go back to a place like that. Utterly disgusting customer service. They cant deal with complaints and it serms to be a pattern as many other reviews ive read here hsve been treated same way. It wasnt even so much about the food as it was only 1 dish we didnt like but we were more upsett at how they spoke to us and treated us. Dont waste your time or money going here where they treat you like this if theres a problem. We will never go there again !!
Pandamedic
We visited here for dinner with friends. It's located just off a main street and up some stairs, so you wouldn't know it was here if you wasn’t looking for it. Staff were pleasant and friendly. Food was really good. I had the Ta’Wa 71 Grill (Consists of fillets of chicken tikka, tandoori murgh, classic IV lamb chop, buffalo wings, lamb samosa, sheek kebabs and onion bhaajis. Naan bread included) which cost £24.95 I'd say it's a bit on the expensive side for what it was as our usually restaurant serves the same at half the price and is very good from there. Overall food was good, but i can get the same if not better elsewhere at a lot less money.
Madmurk50
2 married couples, in our 60's, went to this restaurant on Friday. My wife's main course salmon tikka, tasted very fishy indeed so she didn't eat it, and she asked to change it which the waiter did willingly. Imagine what your reaction would be when after you complain about the quality of the dish, you are then asked to leave your table and come to the bar to talk to the chef. When you get to the bar you find the chef surrounded by his staff who then tells you that there was nothing wrong with the dish. He then make a racist comment to you that he he was fed up of "You people" complaining and that he would not be taking the meal off the bill. I have never ever been spoken to in such a threatening manner, paid in full and left, very shaken by the whole experience. Needless to say we will not be returning.
0121-pedro
We had visited this place a while ago, food was decent and we were looked after. It was why we booked to go again. We all travelled in to lichfield to meet up, had a few drinks around the corner and arrived happy enough. Turned up at 9pm as we had reserved, we and had paid the £60 online deposit for the 6 of us, then told we hadn’t got a reservation, the young guy who I guess was the manager was shown our reservation email, he sat us down so he could do his checking, finally he came back and said ‘no, nothing booked, but I can give you a table, but won’t be refunding £60’. Fair enough, time to leave and go somewhere a bit more on the ball. I shook his hand and said ‘you owe me 60 quid’ then we left. A phone call made the next day, same guy told us to come in Wednesday and bring the proof of payment…..really? in todays day and age? A simple ‘what was the name and I’ll check and get back to you to refund’ would have done it. That managers title does play tricks with some though doesn’t it? Anyway, I finished work and drove the 15 miles in to see the manager, he looked at my phone and and straight away gave me the £60 back. Now the awkward bit, I asked him how they operated, in front of his younger staff, some guff about 72 hours… I told him we had travelled some distance and that he was out of order treating people that way, then left. Nice while it lasted but it’s a no from me. Manners cost nothing.
Neil Thurston
Seriously good Bangladeshi food in Lichfield, well presented with great service. First visit , but will definitely be back soon.
Peter S
I went with my family for Birthday meal. The restaurant was nicely laid out, however, the evening was let down by the food. When the food arrived two of the dishes were warm, to say the least so much so that my daughter could not eat hers as we it as it went cold quickly. The service or lack of it during the meal appeared to be somewhat lacking. So much so that no one came to see if we were ok. At the end of the meal the manager/owner came to the table and we showed him the uneaten meal, and he appeared to be uninterested in taking any action re this meal. We paid the bill but we will not be returning to this restaurant.
81JessicaH
2nd time visiting this place and had to review as it’s a hidden gem. From the outside it’s easy to walk past - but it’s far better than your average Indian/Bangladeshi type restaurant, a lot of care goes into the presentation of the meals. Great atmosphere and service is excellent. 8 of us including 2 kids and everyone really enjoyed their food. One person in our party declared the chicken shashlik was the best he had ever tried. Also have to mention the staff were really good with the kids, very patient. We will definitely be back again soon, and might try a takeaway in the meantime!
Lauren Towle
Great service and atmosphere. The waiters were really helpful when choosing from the menu and the food was good.The only criticisms I have is that you have to pay £2.95 for lime pickle with your popadoms and you get the tiniest bowl with the equivalent of a tablespoon, which is not good value for money at all.I also found my curry wasn’t spicy enough for my tastes so asked for 1 or 2 extra chillies for my dish. They brought out a small bowl with way more chillies than I needed then charged me for them! As I was with family for an evening out, I didn’t mention it as I wanted to focus on having a good time but that was disappointing.
Oliver Sparkes (Sparky)
Went there from recommendations, so first time dining there.I chose the Chicken Tikka Starter, very very tasty, then had the Lamb Bhuna, combined with Mushroom pilau rice and garlic naan, absolutely hand on heart the best Indian I’ve ever tasted.Service and staff were absolutely faultless, very polite, courteous and helpfulCan’t fault my experience at all and will be back for sure
Lichfield’s best kept secret. Only realised it was there by a chance meeting with the owner and thought we’d give it a try. From the moment you walk in you’re welcomed by the team and looked after. This continued through to the food which was equally as impressive all in the surrounds of a modern dining setting. Even the background music was great. Easy to see why the owners don’t advertise or shout from the rooftops. They have a client base that just keeps coming back. Looking forward to working our way through the menu over the coming months.
Dave Sanders
Left feeling a little disappointed. They were understaffed so they were trying their best which was great. However...They have currys with spinach in, but when I asked for spinach to be added to another dish from the menu, "chef said no".They have naan bread with corriander on and naan bread with garlic on. When I asked for a garlic and corriander naan, "chef said no".The reluctance to cater for very basic variations on the printed menu was underwhelming to say the least. Food was decent but nothing better than you would get at any of the other Indian restaurants in town.
P9645CCpaulc
I can’t rate them highly enough. We had dinner tonight and it was sheer perfection. They had really good beers on tap. The staff were really attentive and helpful as well!
Patrick Mcclelland
Best Bangladeshi restaurant here in Lichfield for sure, absolutely scrumptiousWould highly recommend it.Tihs has to be the best Indian( not) Bangladeshi Restaurant in Lichfield, just got a takeaway and its is fabulouse it is so flavourable. Thank you, for the best?Vegetarian options: Im not a vegetarian so I dont know but knowing Bangladeshi people I have friends I would say the vegetarian option would be very good.
Wendie Skerritt
Always get a great welcome and the food is first class every time.??
Really enjoyed the meal this evening, I was served by Aidan who was very professional and a credit to the restaurant, the meal was very tasty and will definitely be back.
I went to Nowka on Saturday with my family the 4 of us. We have been twice before and had a lovely time and everyone has been friendly and attentive. This time we were not happy with one of dishes we ordered which we havent ordered before. We ordered the Chilli Chana Paneer, a main dish. The fact that its called CHILLI chana paneer we thought it would have more chillis than other dishes as it says it in the name. When it came it had no taste what so ever. Thete were no chillies at all, no salt and no other flavours it was so bland we couldnt eat it. We complained to the waiter that thete was no seasoning or chillies in it at all. He said we keep the chillies very low so why call it chilli chana paneer as there were no chillies at all in it. No salt. He wasnt interested to hear what we were saying and told us 'No one else has complained about this dish before'. He didnt offer us an extra chillies or offer to replace it or make it again. He just walked of and wasnt bothered. We left the dish as it tasted awful with no flavour. We asked for them to remove the dish from the bill since we didnt eat it but they said they cant do that. So we paid bill and told him we wouldnt be coming here again and he wasnt bothered at all. I have never been to a restsurant where they have refused to take dish of bill if we havent been happy and left it. To make us feel like what we said didnt matter and ignore our feedback and not offer any solutions. How can you go back to a place like that. Utterly disgusting customer service. They cant deal with complaints and it serms to be a pattern as many other reviews ive read here hsve been treated same way. It wasnt even so much about the food as it was only 1 dish we didnt like but we were more upsett at how they spoke to us and treated us. Dont waste your time or money going here where they treat you like this if theres a problem. We will never go there again !!
We visited here for dinner with friends. It's located just off a main street and up some stairs, so you wouldn't know it was here if you wasn’t looking for it. Staff were pleasant and friendly. Food was really good. I had the Ta’Wa 71 Grill (Consists of fillets of chicken tikka, tandoori murgh, classic IV lamb chop, buffalo wings, lamb samosa, sheek kebabs and onion bhaajis. Naan bread included) which cost £24.95 I'd say it's a bit on the expensive side for what it was as our usually restaurant serves the same at half the price and is very good from there. Overall food was good, but i can get the same if not better elsewhere at a lot less money.
2 married couples, in our 60's, went to this restaurant on Friday. My wife's main course salmon tikka, tasted very fishy indeed so she didn't eat it, and she asked to change it which the waiter did willingly. Imagine what your reaction would be when after you complain about the quality of the dish, you are then asked to leave your table and come to the bar to talk to the chef. When you get to the bar you find the chef surrounded by his staff who then tells you that there was nothing wrong with the dish. He then make a racist comment to you that he he was fed up of "You people" complaining and that he would not be taking the meal off the bill. I have never ever been spoken to in such a threatening manner, paid in full and left, very shaken by the whole experience. Needless to say we will not be returning.
We had visited this place a while ago, food was decent and we were looked after. It was why we booked to go again. We all travelled in to lichfield to meet up, had a few drinks around the corner and arrived happy enough. Turned up at 9pm as we had reserved, we and had paid the £60 online deposit for the 6 of us, then told we hadn’t got a reservation, the young guy who I guess was the manager was shown our reservation email, he sat us down so he could do his checking, finally he came back and said ‘no, nothing booked, but I can give you a table, but won’t be refunding £60’. Fair enough, time to leave and go somewhere a bit more on the ball. I shook his hand and said ‘you owe me 60 quid’ then we left. A phone call made the next day, same guy told us to come in Wednesday and bring the proof of payment…..really? in todays day and age? A simple ‘what was the name and I’ll check and get back to you to refund’ would have done it. That managers title does play tricks with some though doesn’t it? Anyway, I finished work and drove the 15 miles in to see the manager, he looked at my phone and and straight away gave me the £60 back. Now the awkward bit, I asked him how they operated, in front of his younger staff, some guff about 72 hours… I told him we had travelled some distance and that he was out of order treating people that way, then left. Nice while it lasted but it’s a no from me. Manners cost nothing.
Seriously good Bangladeshi food in Lichfield, well presented with great service. First visit , but will definitely be back soon.
I went with my family for Birthday meal. The restaurant was nicely laid out, however, the evening was let down by the food. When the food arrived two of the dishes were warm, to say the least so much so that my daughter could not eat hers as we it as it went cold quickly. The service or lack of it during the meal appeared to be somewhat lacking. So much so that no one came to see if we were ok. At the end of the meal the manager/owner came to the table and we showed him the uneaten meal, and he appeared to be uninterested in taking any action re this meal. We paid the bill but we will not be returning to this restaurant.
2nd time visiting this place and had to review as it’s a hidden gem. From the outside it’s easy to walk past - but it’s far better than your average Indian/Bangladeshi type restaurant, a lot of care goes into the presentation of the meals. Great atmosphere and service is excellent. 8 of us including 2 kids and everyone really enjoyed their food. One person in our party declared the chicken shashlik was the best he had ever tried. Also have to mention the staff were really good with the kids, very patient. We will definitely be back again soon, and might try a takeaway in the meantime!
Great service and atmosphere. The waiters were really helpful when choosing from the menu and the food was good.The only criticisms I have is that you have to pay £2.95 for lime pickle with your popadoms and you get the tiniest bowl with the equivalent of a tablespoon, which is not good value for money at all.I also found my curry wasn’t spicy enough for my tastes so asked for 1 or 2 extra chillies for my dish. They brought out a small bowl with way more chillies than I needed then charged me for them! As I was with family for an evening out, I didn’t mention it as I wanted to focus on having a good time but that was disappointing.
Went there from recommendations, so first time dining there.I chose the Chicken Tikka Starter, very very tasty, then had the Lamb Bhuna, combined with Mushroom pilau rice and garlic naan, absolutely hand on heart the best Indian I’ve ever tasted.Service and staff were absolutely faultless, very polite, courteous and helpfulCan’t fault my experience at all and will be back for sure
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Lichfield’s best kept secret. Only realised it was there by a chance meeting with the owner and thought we’d give it a try. From the moment you walk in you’re welcomed by the team and looked after. This continued through to the food which was equally as impressive all in the surrounds of a modern dining setting. Even the background music was great. Easy to see why the owners don’t advertise or shout from the rooftops. They have a client base that just keeps coming back. Looking forward to working our way through the menu over the coming months.
Left feeling a little disappointed. They were understaffed so they were trying their best which was great. However...They have currys with spinach in, but when I asked for spinach to be added to another dish from the menu, "chef said no".They have naan bread with corriander on and naan bread with garlic on. When I asked for a garlic and corriander naan, "chef said no".The reluctance to cater for very basic variations on the printed menu was underwhelming to say the least. Food was decent but nothing better than you would get at any of the other Indian restaurants in town.
I can’t rate them highly enough. We had dinner tonight and it was sheer perfection. They had really good beers on tap. The staff were really attentive and helpful as well!
Best Bangladeshi restaurant here in Lichfield for sure, absolutely scrumptiousWould highly recommend it.Tihs has to be the best Indian( not) Bangladeshi Restaurant in Lichfield, just got a takeaway and its is fabulouse it is so flavourable. Thank you, for the best?Vegetarian options: Im not a vegetarian so I dont know but knowing Bangladeshi people I have friends I would say the vegetarian option would be very good.
Always get a great welcome and the food is first class every time.??