Sinfin Haveli — Restaurant in Great Britain

So this is a tough one to review, simply because it is so obviously a small family run restaurant.

The majority of the reviews for this place are either fake from relatives or friends, or alternate accounts of the owners, based on repeated language use.

I was duped into seeing a number of positive reviews without actually reading them and went along with my family.

We sat ourselves down and waited. And waited. And waited. We were asked if we were ready for our menus after 15 minutes of waiting. Rule number 1) provide menus when seating guests and rule 2) take drinks order within five minutes of seating guests or immediately after.

So we waited some more. And more. We had to call the waitress over to ask for soft drinks.

The poppadoms we asked for were clearly not freshly made, nor were they made at the restaurant, but supermarket poppadoms. The sauces they were provided with really tasted disgusting. We weren't provided with plates to eat our poppadoms over so the crumbs went all over the placemats.

We eventually ordered our mains. Everything except one of my son's meals came out. We were all done eating by the time his meal was bought out. During that time, customers had come in, ordered food and left with their orders.

The food itself wasn't great. The menu was a mish-mash of Italian and Indian food. Neither of which should exist on the same menu. The chicken used in my tagliatelle dish was sliced tandoori chicken normally used in kebabs, wraps etc. Me and my son ordered different tagliatelle dishes. Mine was advertised with bacon and chicken and my son's wasn't. Both dishes came out with chicken and bacon, just in different sauces and about 35 minutes apart.

Lastly, I was asked if everything was okay or if I had any complaints. Those should have been self explanatory.

Can I suggest that the owners visit a sit-down restaurant and take notes on what's supposed to happen and in what order? I think it'll be a good starting point. Also, the menu needs to be succinct to the theme of the restaurant. A place called Italian Cucina should serve Italian food, not Indian. Find a theme that works and...

We were in Derby for the day and needed somewhere to eat. We don't know the area or where any restaurants were so we relied on Google and found Italian Cucina. After a little concern about the outside area we entered the restaurant and were pleasantly surprised. It looks newly refurbished or they just really look after the place well. I am a restaurateur and have no complaints whatsoever. Extremely clean. Excellent friendly service. And we totally loved the food! We were eight guests and all our food was perfect. No complaints. Very tasty. A great combination of food on the menu. Personally I wouldn't have minded seeing a burger or chicken burger on the menu, but that's just me. We will certainly visit this restaurant every time we are in Derby. Keep up the great service and delicious food....

Wow, what a place. I discovered this on Just eat, not hoping for much but was blown away by the taste and quality of food here! I ordered pizza, pasta, and lamb curry while I was severely hungover. The lamb curry tasted authentic and the best I have had than any other takeaway, full of flavour and spices. The pizza was delicious too, Italian style as I expected from a place with an Italian name. Since then, I have visited this place on 3 other occasions so a raving review was long overdue. The quality has remained consistent. I have had the chicken curry as well and that too hit the spot. The owners are friendly and hospitable every time I have gone over to collect. If you like real Indian food, then this is the little hidden gem of Derby you need to visit! You won’t be...