Amaani in County Durham

Always good meals and service but please take chips off the menu they are horrible, better not to offer them than have bad ones. Either that or pop over to the Rose Tree and ask them to show you how to make them

Coffee and Toasted Tea CakesFirst the good points.....the coffee was nice, but....It was a 15 minute wait for the coffee, despite only 3 other tables occupied.Once it arrived, I expected the teacakes to arrive at the same time, or shortly after....not so !!! I had to ask after a further 10 minutes if they had forgotten. They arrived shortly afterwards, but the coffee that we held back by this time was almost cold.The teacakes were miniscule...at £2.50 each !!!!I asked the waitress if it was too much to ask to expect the coffee & food at the same time. I got the standard explanation of" the kitchen is busy" ????????Sorry Amaani, I've used you once before, and the service was equally as slow, but I gave you the benefit of the doubt ! It would appear that extended wait times, and poor service is the norm and only surpassed by your poor value of teacake.We will not be returning.

We've been wanting to go here for sometime so I booked for my birthday and was very disappointed.There are many things I was not happy with but if I concentrate on the food.I ordered the lamb bhuna which is my favourite dish,which I have ordered at numerous restaurants.Although the lamb was tender the meal was lacking in the spices and the taste iwould expect from a Bhuna and was very peppery tasting.This was by far the worst Bhuna I have ever had,and the other food ordered wasn't upto scratch either.Needless to say we will not be returning based on the food alone and not taking into account the other issues.

Lovely surroundings and an enjoyable lunch for 3 persons. Very reasonable with a friendly service. Would certainly go again.

We were very disappointed with with the meal ..spices lacking in our dishes and the atmosphere was not authentic..food served in what looked to be dessert bowls.. instead of authentic Indian dishes..would not recommend and will not be returning.

Let me start by saying , my husband and I have eaten in many an Indian restaurant over the years , all over the world. And Amaani is second to none .The food in the Amaani is Excellent ! The staff are exceptional. polite, friendly , attentive, and are great with our children. If you have any dietary requirements have a word and they are happy to oblige ( I’m pescatarian) so can highly recommend on that basis. My family enjoy an Array of food and always enjoy there meal . And They have a lovely Desert menu .Best to book in advance at weekends as can get busy. But they will, if possible fit you in if they can.They also have an out side Area which we really enjoy in the summer evenings having our coffee or a glass of wine after our meal. Ample parking space . Which is amazing, as nothing worse then driving round for trying to find a park ! Never had this problem at Amaani even at weekends as such a big parking Area.They also have a Businessman’s lunch menu on certain days. And they have a takeaway service. There is a tea room during the day also, which I haven’t tried yet but can’t wait to try, as I’ve been told it’s Excellent.It’s a hidden gem of a restaurant. A family run business ( not a fan so much of chain restaurants)The fact that it’s a family run business shows , in the food ,the service etc ..They seem to really genuinely want to make your experience there a great one.They have a bar Area were you can enjoy a drink while ( if need be ) you wait for your table . They serve a good selection of drinks , cocktails, coffees ,beers , wines etc.Would give more then 5* if I could .

We were a group of 5 booked for Saturday night. We were shown to our table and served drinks. We waited 25 minutes for papadums, they arrived one short! We were then asked to move tables so they could squeeze in a party of six next to us! We had to move ourselves! Waited another 20 minutes for some to even take our order. Ordered 4 starters, 5 arrived! We asked three times for more drinks, eventually we went to the bar ourselves.The food was nice but not up to their usual standard. The prices have risen considerably too.All in all, the service was very poor. We have been there numerous times but it will be a long time before we go back. Such a shame, we thought we’d found a little gem.

Had never been before so took a punt. Very very glad we did!The hariyali chicken was absolutely fantastic and all the accompanying rices and side dishes were delicious.Service was excellent. Friendly staff with a sense of humour.We shall definitely return and highly recommend this resturant.

I've been here quite a few times with friends and the food is spot on! You have many options in the menu and the food is fresh and tasty. Staff is really professional and friendly. I also like the atmosphere. I'm always happy to come back again.

Tasty food, excellent servicy, will recommend snd will go again. We sat outside under cover very nice..