Bengal Brasserie — Restaurant in England

5 Plus Experience. Just had a meal for my family party of 4 adults and 2 little girls and can Rate as best ever. My family are here in York for a Long Weekend and made a Visiting and Eating out plan well in advance and recommend pre-booking everything. We arrived for our 18.30 hours pre-booked table and met at the door Imediately by friendly staff and shown to our seating. We ordered quite quickly but where uncertain of amounts to order and but we where advised that some of our order was maybe un-necessary and if required could be ordered during the meal. Also, we were told that taste and curry hotness is made to order using fresh vegetables and ingredients to suit our individual tastes. Never seen this attitude in any Indian Restarsunt before and gave us confidence that these guys really know what they are doing and that we where NOT just another Joe off the street. The meal servings were huge in comparison ( using term portions would do a great disservice) to our Local outfits back in Chester and that the quality was that good that we mostly cleared our plates although a struggle. Although the restaraunt was relatively small, it had a buzzing atmosphere whilst we where there and even being early eveningish, countless people looking for a walk In where turned away so a good sign. Not being a food business connisuer, I would say that this outfit certainly knows how to please by showing quality service and exemperally staff members. Our small kids loved the experience of there first Indian Restaraunt Meal (korma which they know of from home) so they had an idea of what they were about to have so taking children was not a problem. Value for money IMHO was 100% and the supply of after meal ice cream FOC to the kids plus organising taxis (came quickly) was a great gesture. A superb experience overall was had by my family party and is a shame that outfits back home havnt got this quite right to be able to supply with what we had this evening. I can only say that the Chefs, Staff and Management keep up this good work and I say Well Done, and that our family Very Highly Recomend you. If you are planning a trip to York and fancy an Indian Meal, look no further but ensure that you book in advance. It is a must visit. Stan...

We were unsure if we should come in or not and were standing outside staring at the menu, but a couple who opened the door to come inside told us that this restaurant was the best in town. We took this recommendation seriously and entered Bengal.

We met Jay and Saf. I hope I am not confusing, but it was Jay, who started a warm talk and made us feel like the most important guests. But in a while, we saw that every guest was the most important. What an excellent attitude! Beyond small talk, we saw a lot of attention to detail: if we had to wait, we got some extra snacks and it made the waiting time shorter. The lassi was fresh and delicious. Listening to Jay talking to other guests created a relaxing atmosphere. I think it isn't easy to find a waiter who gives his customers 100% of his attention and at the same time represents his culture and food with such pride and joy. This restaurant is not just a place to relax and to have time for a lively conversation with Jay, this is also the place where you learn a lot about the Indian culture of serving with dedication, better to say, about the art of serving (because it was art indeed!). There is also a lot to learn about the dishes and a lot to puzzle about the menu names. Don’t worry, you will get not only the explanations but also a story about a dish you are interested in. Thank you for many extras, your generosity, and an...

Have never written a review like this before.Came here after reading the reviews and also a recommendation. We were the first in on a fri night at 6pm. My wife went to the ladies and she came back and said it was dirty so we should have left then. Wait staff were lovely and we had poppadoms and chutney tray. The poppadoms did not seem fresh but was OK. For starters we had a very average prawn puri with lots of water in the prawns and little flavour. The Onion bhaji was the highlight of the meal. My wife wanted to leave however I said let's give the mains a go which was a big mistake. Had a tandoori butter chicken and I asked if it could be a bit spicy and they said they would make it "medium". It was like a chicken in creamy sauce with no spice . I honestly thought it was a children's curry they would give to a 3 year old. She ordered a chicken shashlik. It wasn't even sizzling when it came out and was grey. Am used to it being brown or red with black tinges as if it have been barbecued. She didn't eat a thing. I tried both and was so disappointed. I should have sent them back but she just wanted to leave...