The Indus

Working out of town at Doncaster racecourse local to here as im actually from Birmingham Got recommended this place by a few tradesman I know who live local Hands down one of the best curries I've had in a good while & being quite picky in a general sense they happily altered my chicken & potato balti to remove ingredients I didn't like The food was absolutely spot on & the service aswell by the lad who served me & the one female bar staff yesterday (17/08/21) was an absolute pleasure When I'm next up here I definitely plan on returning If you want an actual tasty curry with an excellent level of service then go here
Oct 9th, 2022

Apr 17th, 2022

The food was fantastic! I have never been so happy with the food I was served. Portions are a very good size and well presented. We had starters and mains, both were absolutely delicious. The staff are very kind and helpful, they all had a positive attitude and always managed to accommodate to our preferences. Lovely atmosphere and cannot wait to go back soon!
Dec 19th, 2021

Had a meal here last night as we had booked into the hotel. Never had indian food before as I thought it would be too spicy. They were so accommodating from the start helping me choose a dish I would like. The starters were massive and the mains were unbelievable. The flavours were amazing. All credit to the chef. The man waiting on us was brill too. Nothing too much trouble. Thoroughly enjoyed our meal and will definatly be back
Nov 12th, 2021

Lengthy review. Tldr - Very disjointed service, below average food, management that quite literally hide rather than supporting their young daughters in the restaurant. Decor is a decent conversion from the St. Leger Hotel. Initial greeting and service from Terri was pleasant. Starters. 1 starter was incorrect, which we didn't want to waste food so had it instead, charged for the higher price dish with no dispute. Onion Bhaji was beyond ridiculous in size. This meant that it was undercooked in the middle. I tried to give feedback about it just generally being uncessarily large but the manager/owner hides away in back room snickering with his 2 young daughters/servers. We were offered no side plates and had to ask to be able to eat out starters not off the sizzling plates. Mains. One in our party ordered a med rare Indian steak which came out overdone, this was perfectly rectified by exchanging and cooking fresh. The main issue was sat with our mains on serving plates with no serving cutlery or plates until we found someone in the back to bring us them. Naan bread is a no go, it comes out genuinely like pizza. It's a congealed, microwaved disaster. They would benefit from buying in naan rather than attempting to make their own. Currys just flat tastes although chicken kebab dish was tender and nicely spiced. Service. It's evident it just lacks leadership. There's no manager in the restaurant to make decisions. It's a male owner, his wife running the kitchen, and his 2 daughters serving in school uniform. Theres no communication or leadership given we were constantly asked the same question by each member of staff. 'E.g is your food okay?' at least 5 times about mains. I asked to discuss with the manager as the young server had already had to deal with many complaints that evening and you could see it was getting to her. We were told the manager has stepped outside and will be back in 20 minutes. We obviously had point of discussion about the bill due to the fact we had barely eaten anything, and we were being charged for a starter we didn't have. Generally we just wanted to give this review, in person to the manager to improve the restaurant. Here's where the real 'red flag' problems arise. We were forced to pay for the full bill, including the incorrect starter as the manager is the only one that can authorise discounts. We were given an email address. Throughout the meal the young girls in school uniform were laughing and staring at us when coming out the kitchen. When we left we could see the owner in the back overflow restaurant, laughing with his young daughters. Not only is this an issue to me because he refused to come and speak to his paying guests, but because he cannot support and back up his team. They needed his support not only to ensure service ran effectively, but to deal with the 4/5 tables that complained about their meal. He instead quite literally hid, laughing about the complaints to his daughters about complaining guests as he took full price for their meals which given his demeanor through the window, was more than happy to do. Family restaurants deserve all the support in the world after the pandemic, this place does not. I urge the members of staff not related to the owner to find other hospitality positions as your manager unfortunately does not care for your well-being or his guests.
Feb 5th, 2022