Bollywood Cottage — Restaurant in England

Cold welcome!!.. Having visited the Bollywood Cottage for the first time on Thursday 3rd April 2025 we were abruptly asked if we'd booked, we hadn't, it was 7.00pm the restaurant was occupied by around four seperate tables.. We were told that a table wasn't available until 8.30pm.. We went elsewhere for drinks but having pondered over the cold shoulder welcome from the host at the Bollywood Cottage we decided against it. Being regular visitors to Skipton this is once place that we'll avoid... Places were you do a warm welcome.. The Castle Pub and the Greenwood both in Skipton.. Devonshire Fell and the Red Lion in Burnsall.. The Craven Arms in Appletreewick.. Please note that i've had to give a "one star" to post otherwise it would have a...

Had a weekend away in Elslack and decided to have an Indian takeaway. I chose Bollywood cottage due to the reviews on Google. I had a chicken tikka as a main, bombay potatoes, egg fried rice, a madras sauce, along with an onion salad and a nan bread. I ate 2 pieces of bland white chicken tikka that had no flavour whatsoever the rest went in the bin along with the bombay potatoes that I didn't enjoy because they had the skin on the potatoe, the madras sauce wasn't up to scratch, it wasn't very spicy and the flavour was just a over powering fruity taste the rice was OK, nan was OK onion salad was so such a small portion it all fit on to a desert spoon. Overall, it was one of the worst Indian meals I have had. Its nil...

Called here as advised by No3 Curry House, Milnthorpe. We hadn't booked, but we're given a seat and it was explained to us that we had to leave our table by 6:30pm, arrived at 5pm. At no point were we rushed. Staff accommodating, food excellent, but it was as expected it to be - lovely food, polite staff and the restaurant was lovely. When next in the area, we will book beforehand, but until then we will continue to eat good food at the No3 Curry House at Milnthorpe. Thank you very much and anyone reading this review please call in to Bollywood Cottage, it is 100% worth a visit and does not...