Desi Down Town in Nottingham

Lovely food, great prices, yes it's not the highest quality but the flavour and satisfaction for desi food is absolutely there, and for the price you cannot complain. Came here with the family and we had a good time. My only complaint is that I wish the food was sizzling and a bit hotter when we ordered.

Great price and good food. Its also bring your own booze which is a great bonus. It can be a bit cold in the restaurant which is annoying, but I would go back. There is also shisha in the back, if yiu wish to part take.

Just had a takeaway from this place and I've tried plenty of Indian restaurants but this is definitely TOP QUALITY food to be honest, definitely recommend it.!

This place is amazing!! Me and my partner have been twice now and the food is brilliant. The grilled meat is the best, so soft and great spices everytime. Very reasonably priced as well - the tawa (big dish in the picture) is only £25!! Even drinks are reasonably priced compared to other restaurants. Portions are good, we always end up with food left over to take home 🤣

Absolutely horrendous.Threatening owner.Dirty restaurant.Left waiting hours.I have been a customer of desi downtown for 10+ years, dining in and so many takeaways. My Uber eats shows over £600 spent with them so far.Myself and my partner decided to treat ourselves this bank holiday Monday and we weren’t in for a shock. Firstly the restaurant wasn’t busy. There was 1 large table of around 18, another group of 3 and ourselves. It took 20 minutes for our order to be taken. After 1 hour and 10 minutes our starters arrived. They were nice enough but not the same and the onion bhajis just tasted of oil. Following a further 30 minute wait with dirty plates sat on our table i approached the desk where I asked a young female how long it would be for the mains and if someone would be clearing our table. Before she could even answer a man turned around and told me they were extremely busy and I needed to wait. No apology, no kindness or regret in his voice. I then stated I wasn’t happy we had been here for so long etc. He got more and more aggressive, I then walked back to my table nearly in tears! So shocked at how I had been spoken too. He said he was the owner! Also a shock an “owner” would look so scruffy.The lady I originally approached them came over to check I was okay.The food then arrived which was not what I expected, clumped up rice, the curry tasted as if it was from a jar. At this point I was so upset and shocked we paid and left.We were offered £5 off vouchers which I laughed at, and left. I wished I had argued the bill and not paid but I was so disgusted and shook up I just wanted to get out of there.If you are a Nottingham local who has found memories of Desi. Keep them as memories. It’s not the same. Please so elsewhere.*following on from owners response*It’s not normal to leave people with dirty plates for over an hour. We were also informed this owner took over around 2 years ago. Maybe you haven't seen me as we have been in a a national lock down!Disgusted with this response and attitude.

It’s centrally located with lots of seating. The staff Serena is very friendly and efficient. Her recommendations were spot on. The mixed grill plater is well prepared, cooked to perfection and very tasty! The curries are well spiced and delicious with the moist briyani rice and freshly prepared naan. They have a shisha place at the back of the restaurant.It’s a Great evening meal and would visit again.

A very extensive menu, and very unusual menu for a curry house....👍👍👍. Food was very good, and service was attentive... Also has a very good "shisha Lounge" at the back, and also serves good coffees and desserts....

Fair prices, generous portions. Great staff: friendly helpful and good service. Food was delicious.

Delicious reasonably priced food, desserts and Shisha. Excellent service in the Shisha lounge at the back with Tannay, Zeeshan & Humza!

The food I received looked absolutely disgusting, did not resemble the photos on the app. The guy I spoke to told me he can’t do anything and to get a refund through Uber. It’s 8pm now we’ve been waiting since 7pm for the food only for the food to be incorrect and inedible. The keema naan doesn’t even look like a keema naan and what should have been an orange creamy chicken tikka curry was more like babies vomit. Straight in the bin. Avoid like the plague and go to Tamatanga