Char Mausum Indian Restaurant — Restaurant in England

Bank Holiday Saturday - 9th May 2020. Char Mausum what went wrong tonight? My husband placed our order at 6:15 and was told our food would be ready for 7:15. 8:10 and my husband eventually arrived home with the food (we live in Bedlington, not even 10mins away). I wouldn't have minded waiting if the staff could have been honest with how long it would be when we placed the order. Can't help but wonder how much longer it could have been had the restaurant been open too! We've eaten in the restaurant and had numerous takeaways and never had a bad meal. Tonight was a total waste of money as we didn't actually enjoy the food after the ridiculous wait. Chicken tikka masala - how did you manage to get that wrong? I ended up eating it with a spoon because it was like water. Like orange water with bits of chicken floating in it. It would have been better served in a glass with a straw. The naan was baked to a crisp - was it left over from last bank holiday perhaps? Disappointed after looking forward to tonight's meal. We will be giving the place a wide berth...

We have been to this restaurant twice now, once as a party os 12 and again as a party of seven. Each time the parties had old, young, children and toddlers.

The restaurant has a warm and cosy feeling and the staff are very welcoming and attentive so much so that it was the children from our first visit who wanted us to go back.

The under 10 kids went for a mix of popadoms with lots of mango chutney, chicken Tikka and chips whilst the adults all went for curries even those who don't normally eat currys! The feedback from everyone was that the meals were fantastic and they had a great night.

I am a bit of a curry freak and have had curries all over the world, I would put the Char Mausum in my top 5.

I had onion Bhaji which was crisp and tasty, Chicken Tikka Jalfrezi which was fantastic with Garlic Pilau and Garlic / Keema nan and washed it down with Cobra which they have on draught.

I recommend that you give it a try but book ahead as it always...

Went with friends who recommended it to us in the beginning. It was a Monday night so the restaurant was very quiet but it was clean, nicely decorated and welcoming. The menu is extensive so you do feel a bit bamboozled as to what to have but as it was the first Indian meal we'd had in over a year, I opted for chicken dansak which is my favourite. Hubby had a biryani and our friends had a paneer speciality and a tandoori dish. We had naan bread and a couple of sides including bhajis. My dansak was one of the best I've ever had. The bhajis were delicious. I found the pickles and yoghurt dishes that come with the poppadoms were a bit small between 4 but they did offer to bring more. I cannot fault the taste of the food at all and it was all piping hot. Prices were reasonable, especially at the moment & I will definitely be returning & I will most certainly be recommending it. The toilet was also very clean. Thank you Char...