Zaika Restaurant — Restaurant in Blaby

Went to Zaika with my so on a friday evening, for the first time, to give it a try out. we had poppadoms, pickles, onion bahji, meat samosa, Garlic Chili Chicken, Chicken Jalfrezi, Garlic Naan and keema naan from the fixed menu. Then we ordered a couple of Pilau rice extra. The pickle tray was quality. The starters were delicious. The Mains had got "the flavour," the garlic chilli chicken in particular had that deep roasted garlic aroma and heat that only good Indian restaurants can achieve. The breads were crisp on the bottom but tender though out. The keema naan was a delicious meal in it's self, not greasy but with a rich flavour. The service was nice, polite and friendly but not intrusive . The decor is astounding ... Great for a date night with a hottie, and the ambient temperature means clothing can be skimpy without a chill. There's a unique edge to the ambience that may appeal to our friends in the LGBTQ+ Community, too. Another great touch was the dry ice bubbler (low frequency rippler)... Far more exciting than a tea candle. Upstairs we could hear people having a great time, saying "yummy," "Delicious," "so tasty" and "Try some of this it's bloody delicious." Great night 5...

First visit last night after it came up on Google with good reviews. The restaurant is small, clean, smart and well presented. Small issue with the service when a glass of wine was ordered and the wrong one delivered, which on challenge it turned out they didn't have what was ordered so tried to just serve something else, this annoyed my wife as they could have just said they didn't have it in the first place - no problem. Dinner plates arrived well presented with salad, but the salad was drenched in a dressing that was of very specific taste, I would urge them to stop doing this. Onto the food which on the whole was excellent. Chicken tikka was cooked to absolute perfection and in the style associated with more traditional Indian restaurants you'd find in Leicester. Rice and bread was good although the Naan needed a minute under the grill in my opinion. Overall a very good meal, I would go as far as to say this is the best Indian restaurant for food across...

Go for a curry with my uncle once a month or so. We usually go the one down the road as this one had a bad reputation under the old name, but this one had changed owners recently and someone from the local gave a strong recommended for it, so we gave it a go Thursday night. Absolutely blows the other place out of the water - the portions are good, but more importantly everything tasted incredible. The chicken in the curry itself was so juicy, and the Keema nan was chocked full of proper thick red keema meat throughout. Even the Poppadoms and Dips were so fresh and tasty. the atmosphere was nice too as it was intimate and quite busy, especially for a Thursday night. Couldn’t recommend enough - only thing we’d change is putting in a lift to the toilets upstairs 😂 But in all seriousness the owner H seemed like a great guy, really humble and friendly and good company. He just wants to serve great quality food, and he smashes it. 5/5, will be...