Indian Summer Restaurant & Takeaway — Restaurant in England

We went for date night at Indian Summer last night, booked the table online and they confirmed it within the hour without a hitch. The decor and cleanliness in the restaurant is phenomenal, and they have a much larger waiting area for takeaway pickups than most restaurants do, complete with leather upholstery seating. The wine list is more concise than some Indian restaurants but has enough variety and quality for connoisseurs. As we had both opted for lamb dishes, we chose the Dashwood pinot noir from New Zealand. I chose their signature dish of lamb shally with mushroom rice. It was to die for. The thin-sliced potatoes were cooked to a crisp perfection, the lamb melted in the mouth and the combination of medium spices and garlic was phenomenal. The mushroom rice was also well prepared, well seasoned and didn't come drenched in ghee, they evidently used the perfect amount. My partner chose the lamb bhuna and voiced similar praise. My peshwari naan bread was also amazing, and it came sliced in quarters which saved me tearing it all up and making a mess everywhere. By a small miracle, we made room for desert - the limonchello ice cream. It looked bigger in the photo but is smaller and more manageable in real life. Lemon sorbet with limonchello sauce. The perfect end to a perfect evening. The customer service was lovely too, and we had a talk with our waiter about my partner's coeliac disease and the various pitfalls of dining out - it turned out that his niece had been recently diagnosed with the condition. We knew, though, that Indian dishes by and large don't use a great deal of gluten products, but yes I can guarantee: Indian Summer is coeliac safe. Come and dine at Indian Summer, one of the best modern Indian restaurants in Bedford. A clear cut above the competition in...

The last time I was here was well before all that lockdown palaver, and I loved it then. I was hoping that the pandemic hadn't done anything to affect the quality of the place... Read on!

The staff are very friendly and the service was excellent, however the service was not nearly as good as the food!

Started with onion bhaji, crispy on the outside, hot, soft, and flavourful, not at all oily or greasy.

I also had lamb rogan... Correction. I had the BEST lamb rogan I have ever had! The flavours were incredible, and I savoured each and ever mouthful. Mushroom rice and kemma nan, both cooked to perfection.

I felt the prices were very reasonable considering the amazing quality of the food.

Unfortunately, the restaurant wasn't as busy as it used to be, no doubt as a result of... You know what I'm talking about.

I hope that the people start returning soon as I never want to see Indian Summer go. If it did, Bedford would have lost its best Indian restaurant, and that would be a very...

Having moved into the area last week, we ordered a takeaway purely by chance from this restaurant. It was fantastic. It arrived hot, the dishes were full of flavour, and generally we were very happy with it.I had Chicken Balti, my other half had a Korai. Both were delicious. Pilau rice was properly cooked and not soggy or overly dry. Peshwari naan was perfect. On the strength of that first experience, we ordered again today - this time trying the Nawabi for a change. Again, it was great. The Nawabi tasted like the love-child of a Korma and a Passanda. We had two peshwari naan tonight - one was ever so slightly overdone but hardly worth noticing, and certainly didn't detract from the overall fabulous quality of the meal. We both happily recommend the food and we will be making a point of booking a visit to the actual restaurant once we...