Imperial Indian Restaurant — Restaurant in Rockingham

Had a great Sunday evening here with family for my husbands birthday. Our small group of 4 adults and 2 children catered superbly for all of us.

So lucky to have been recommended this wonderful restaurant, this has to be the best little Indian Restaurant overlooking Garden Island & The Indian Ocean. I reckon the food here would be up there with the best Indian Restaurants in Bradford and London....many of which we've sampled in Bradford and Batley and Dewsbury, while my husband has watched the gammit of London Indian Restaurant reviews for next time he trips home.

The food was lush, yum ah yes ! and if never to return would be one of those meals, which everytime you find yourself in need of sustenance the tastebuds of imagination would meander here, to this gorgeous little eating house, in one of the most beautiful corners of the world. Every DISH we ordered was authentic & fresh, right amount of heat without masking infused aromas of cumin and cardomom, and the rich colours of saffron....once worth its weight in gold, and still....abundant here. Even the youngest at 5yrs old who doesn't usually like spicy food ate everything we put infront of her.

Byo, so could take favourite wines , although the restaurant did sell a selection of beer, wine and soft drinks. Best kind of left over meals to have is The Curry, and plenty of it for work lunch Monday, making this not just the best food, loveliest service and kindest people, but topped off with a little Gadja Hava birthday cake whipped up by the chef, as mean old moi forgot the birthday cake......not that we could have fitted any in after such lush satisfying food. Fresh, fragent warm and gorgeous. A visit to Rockingham for this restaurant alone is worth the trek ! If you live in Rockingham.....ruined and spoilt. Nothing is too much trouble for the people running this restaurant.

Thank you for a memorable family occasion, candle lit and warm on a blustery...

Time: Dinner (6pm)

Order: Goat Curry, Butter Chicken, Mango Chicken, Beef Korma, Chicken Biryani and Naan Bread.

We also tried the Mango Lasi

The place: Neat and tidy. Not too many people at the time. But we checked the other restaurants and they are almost empty as well. Maybe because of the bad weather.

Staff: They were friendly and asked us if everything is ok. But needs to show some smile, not so much of a big deal to some but others would want to see smiles on staff which also tells a lot about the restaurant.

Food: They were really delicious. We really enjoyed the Goat Curry, Mango Chicken and Butter chicken. The beef Korma is nice but needs to be a little bit tender. But it is still ok.

I agree with the other comments that the food does not come out "temperature" hot. So if u don't finish the food quick, they get cold and will not be enjoyable to eat. The food came out quick but I hope that was not the reason why the food isn't to the right temperature.

Overall though, for us, we enjoyed it and we were happy with the foods.

Price: It is affordable and...

Delicious Indian food!

We got one goat curry, one Chicken Tikka masala, two servings of rice, two cheesy naans, one mango lassi and one sweet lassi. The goat curry was delicious, the meat was very tender and the sauce was great. The Chicken Tikka Masala had a generous portion of chicken and a nice heat to it, very delicious sauce.

The serving sizes were generous. We ended up bringing home the left overs and had them for lunch.

The mango lassi and sweet lassi were a little thick, but I'm not complaining. The mango was definitely both our favourite out of the 2. Overall the food and drinks were great.

The owner was super friendly and even gave us some complementary papadams with a mango chutney and a date sauce. He seems to care a lot about the customer service. The waitress was also very lovely.

The new owner did say they revamped the restaurant 2 months ago and judging by the older reviews vs the newest, he's doing a really good job. Wishing them all the best!

Will definitely return to try the...