Spice Lounge - Swinton

We came here after our usual place (cinnamon) was shut, we had been told by a friend to try this place previously, so we gave it ago. Upon entering everyone seemed to stare and made us feel rather uncomfortable, not the restraunt doing, im just guessing during the week its more a locals place to go. The staff member welcomed us and seated us and asked if wed like drinks popadoms. When our food arrived, it was a very mixed review. The yogurt sauce tasted sour, all though the onion bahjis tasted very fresh and full of flavour! The curry i ordered was rather bland, it was suppose to be a buna but had no flavour at all, it was just chicken in a sauce with a quarter if tomato put in it. The chicken however was cooked lovely and melted in your mouth. My husbands curry was very nice, I have forgot the name of it but it was off the chef special, it had lamb and chicken tikka in it and was very garlicy and full of flavour! The naan and chapati was rather dry and crispy like it was over cooked. The chips were nice. The customer service is non existent, they don't smile at you, even when you lock eyes and smile. They walked past our table and looked and saw my empty drinking glass 6 times, but never asked if I would like a top up. The atmosphere was very dull. Maybe play a little music to liven it up a little and break the silence. I felt very uncomfortable while i was in there it was not like a restraunt ive been to before. The staff dont really make any attempt to speak to you. They did bring a free drink with the bill. But as we was paying on card we just rounded it up to the nearest fiver, which he looked down his noes rather ashamed of us for not tipping more. He even repeated back what we said and looked disappointedly surprised. Which made us feel more uncomfortable. The decor inside needs an upgrade, even just some table cloths on the tables would make a huge difference. I have noticed on other similar reveiws they ask “why didnt you raise the concerns with management” The reason i never raised my concerns with management is because i felt so uncomfortable i just wanted to leave as quick as possible and the staff didnt seem very approachable. Food: 3 Service: 1 Atmosphere: 1

Had a reunion meal with friends. 3 out of the party of 4 ended up with food poisoning. 2 of us ended up having time off work. Not great customer service when speaking to the manager Service: Dine in Meal type: Dinner Price per person: £10–20 Food: 1 Service: 1 Atmosphere: 3

Loved the food..I would say we had two usually very different dishes and I tried both but both sauces tasted the same one had more onion and tomato but the flavour was identical. No denying the food was tasty. Service: Dine in Meal type: Dinner Price per person: £10–20 Food: 4 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 4 Recommended dishes: Naan, Curry

Food is usually lovely however tonight we ordered it came cold. Nan bread was like chewing cardboard was that thin. I won’t be spending nearly £40 again on cold food and a nan that’s so thin.. shocking Service: Take out Meal type: Dinner Price per person: £30–40 Food: 2 Service: 3 Recommended dishes: Bhaji, Naan, Curry

Had a lovely curry enjoyed my meal staff were very helpful will be going back soon Meal type: Other Price per person: £10–20 Food: 5 Service: 4 Atmosphere: 3 Recommended dishes: Bhaji, Naan, Curry