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Indian, Asian, Balti
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Reviewed 28 August 2023

Always amazing food, service and atmosphere. The food is full of flavour and always tasty. Never disappointed. Location is great.

Date of visit: May 2023
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Reviewed 5 July 2023

best service i’ve ever experienced. best balti i’ve ever had. best indian i’ve ever been to. couldn’t recommend more, and the whole staff is lovely, owner even came out to say hello! lovely place

Date of visit: July 2023
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Reviewed 8 January 2023 via mobile

Went on NYE. It was busy but a few tables free. We waited 25 minutes to be seated. There were 6 tables sitting empty. We were then eventually seated. A further 25 minutes passed. Not one member of staff approached us even when asked from...a distance. We then left. I think they were more worried if we were doing a runner rather than addressing the poor service.More

Date of visit: December 2022
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Reviewed 4 December 2022 via mobile

The restaurant is located up a short set of stairs. The restaurant was very well laid out and had lovely decor. We were greeted by a lot of friendly waiting staff. There was a lovely roaring fire on when we arrived which made it really...cosy. We had a mixed starter and 2 main meals as well as 2 nan breads. The food was delicious. The rice and nan are separate unfortunately so that added to the cost. We all enjoyed our food and to round off the evening, we had an Irish whiskey which was very nice indeed 😀More

Date of visit: December 2022
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Reviewed 3 December 2022 via mobile

Service always welcoming and attentive. This was our second visit within a month,previous visit fantastic all around. Food this visit overall okay but my starter was very expensive for quantity and quality.£9.50 for 3 prawns which where just not up to standard. I did not...mention as my partner was treating me. Happy to discuss with management further if so desired. Unfortunately we will not be returning, at least for the near future.More

Date of visit: November 2022
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Reviewed 22 October 2022

Food wasn't good. We went as a family, the starter was supposed to be host, but it was brought cold, then that forced to change the order for stater. Next then was main course , that also wasn't good enough.

Date of visit: October 2022
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Reviewed 31 May 2022

Ordered the mixed starter and felt a little short changed. Having eaten curries in Yorkshire and Manchester, I was expecting a sizzling dish with the starter on a bed of fried onions. What I got was a fancy plate with a chicken leg, prawn (which...isn't normally served as part of a mixed starter so extra points for that), sheekh kebab (texture tasted like it was a frozen product rather than freshly prepared) and a chicken tikka piece. I felt for almost £10 I should have got more food. Chicken chettinad for main. Waiter warned me it was hot and he wasn't lying. Really enjoyed this as it had a kick to it. Ordered an extra naan and it was served swiftly. Seemed pricey, but worth a treat.More

Date of visit: May 2022
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Reviewed 20 April 2022 via mobile

Food was left at the front door on pavement..I thought that was very rude considering I seen the girl coming and was on the way to the door as was expecting her to knock it ...but she didn't and when I opened the door it...was left on the pavement! The food itself was very tasty and plentiful. The mango chutney was warm tho so we threw that out. Would order again however.More

Date of visit: April 2022
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Reviewed 6 January 2022

Myself and my friend went for dinner last night in Jharna. Haven't been here in quite a while. Everything about it was fantastic. The food was absolutely beautiful. And our waiter, Riaz was an absolute gentleman.. he was very attentive,nothing was a problem to him....He had us nearly on the floor laughing anytime he came over to our table, cracking jokes etc. First class service from him. We will definitely be back and will be highly recommending Jharna to everyone. If I could give six stars I would.More

Date of visit: January 2022
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Reviewed 6 November 2021 via mobile

I always get a good meal here. It has become a bit more expensive in last 18 months but food is still good. Sauces excellent and traditionally made. Staff are knowledgeable and prepared to cook dishes to your pallet. Not every place would do that...for you. Although the Nan bread is good I really like the rice here. The mark of a quality Indian restaurant is the quality of the rice they serve and here it is 100% reliable spot on excellent. If they buy their rice well then rest assured other ingredients are proper stuff. Not sure who cooks there these days but the food quality has remained consistently good over last 2 years. RecommendedMore

Date of visit: October 2021
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Reviewed 23 September 2021

Night out for a meal with the wife, arrived at restaurant to a warm welcome and seated by the window as requested. Drinks ordered and arrived and space and time was given to search the menu. Order placed and in no time food arrived and...wow what a lovely meal. Our starters were tasty and the mains were outstanding. Servicewas excellent attentive but not in your face. Then finallythe bill this wasn't hard to pay. Difficult times for these places will be back again and again to support these guys. We'll done thank you for a lovely night.More

Date of visit: September 2021
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Reviewed 29 July 2021 via mobile

I choose to go for my birthday lunch on Wednesday. The service was great and the staff were lovely. I was disappointed with my old favourites, possibly a change of chef, I ordered the vegetable pakora which was two massive balls of vegetables, the original...pakora used to be small finely chopped vegetables in a lovely batter, served with salad, lemon and dips. The original dips have also changed, why change something that has worked for years? Please bring back the original pakora and dips. The main meals were very nice.More

Date of visit: July 2021
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Reviewed 27 July 2021 via mobile

Dinner here tonight and I am sorry to say that I have never had such a terrible service before. Staff seemed stressed and not overly friendly. Food was average the tiger prawns was too over done and rice was dry and hard. Sorely disappointed

Date of visit: July 2021
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Reviewed 17 July 2021

Ordered a variety of dishes to try. The Tarka Daal was the standout, delicious! Wasn’t a fan of the Chapati or Roti but liked the Naan (perhaps more a personal preference thing). Rogan Josh was nice packed with some nice flavours. Biryani was ok but...nothing to write home about. Kebab meat again same sort of vibe. Staff were friendly and the relevant Covid restrictions were being followed. Would come back again. 1 thing for me. It is quite expensive, was fairly quiet when we came, which is surprising, as the food is nice, perhaps making it slightly cheaper would increase the number of people who come to the restaurant.More

Date of visit: July 2021
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Reviewed 25 February 2021

Myself and my family have been regular customers of Jharna for easily 10+ years and would be very regular customers. We worked it out recently and we have spent hundreds in the past 3 months alone. My partner and I had got a Jalfrezi (Hot),...pilau rice and garlic naan last week and I bit into a piece of foreign object. I literally thought I had broke my teeth and did manage to chip one of my back teeth. the object was like a small stone but on closer inspection appeared to be glass that had a purple tinge to it. I emailed the Jharna regarding this and they decided to ignore it. My partner then phoned them and it was implying that we are lying as they do not keep glass in their kitchen. They reluctantly agreed to give us a free meal but were still adamant that a foreign object in the work was not possible. Being a loyal customer for years and having never complained before, I was expecting a sincere apology and a meal and that would have it. We requested Shanti to ring us back so we could talk to him but he didn't even have the courtesy to do so. These things happen but it was how they dealt with it and also how they made us feel for even complaining like we were liars so we will not be back and will find another Indian restaurant that is convenient for us as we would eat Indian food very frequently.More

Date of visit: February 2021
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Hi there yes there was a few kids in the restaurant when we went and that was a Friday evening
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The Jharna is rated accordingly in the following categories by Tripadvisor travellers:
  • Food: 4.5
  • Service: 4.5
  • Value: 4
  • Atmosphere: 4