Bangla Pride — Restaurant in Hinckley and Bosworth

Wish we had read reviews before visiting. Decided to go for an early curry. Greeted warmly and guided to a table quickly. Drinks order was taken promptly and so far so good. We ordered poppadoms, chicken pakora, vegetable sagwala, chicken byriani and naan. My husbands pakora was dry and tasteless but we didn't think too much on it - the mains arrived - presented very well, portion sizes were very generous, and the first few mouthfuls tasted OK as we were hungry but... both dishes were actually pretty tasteless, in fact my husbands byriani sauce was just sweet tomato and my sagwala was mush, the only recognisable veg in it was diced carrot and sweetcorn which appeared to be from a supermarket frozen bag. It was also a little burnt, like it had caught in the pan, been scraped off and then stirred back in. The naan was very nice, but maybe the chef should stick to baking rather than cooking. We only went here because our usual favourite Millennium Balti is closed on Tuesday, but the food wasn't a patch on MB and we won't be returning. The staff were very attentive, if a little too attentive. My husband was questioned as to why he didn't eat all of his byriani, and told them it was very dry, not enough sauce provided and the portion size could have fed 3. We were offered complimentary brandy, but we declined and left feeling underwhelmed after spending £40 on a way below standard meal. Also this restaurant only has a 3 star hygiene rating, which we found out after, conveniently not displayed in the restaurant, which also meant we lost sleep worrying whether we'd be woken by stomach cramps or worse....

Used to think this was the best Indian restaurant in Hinckley but after my last 3 visits including tonight I will be taking my custom elsewhere. The meals on the 2 previous visits were poor to say the least although we were compensated with free wine, and the promise that we would get what we were actually promised from the wine list , tonight upon arrival asking for the wine we were promised we were informed that the wine was no longer available, even though I had been assured the night before that it would be available and that I would not be charged for it as recompense for the previous 2 ill fated visits. When I asked to see Tim, the waiter informed me and my wife that Tim was down the cellar sorting it, this was a lie as Tim was in the kitchen sorting out takeaways and customer orders. the food served was of a reasonable standard but the service was dreadful we were left waiting for nearly 20 minutes after requesting the bill, we still have not received the wine that we requested and that was put on the new wine menu which they now no longer serve. All in all a very poor service record over our last 3 visits, I am all for giving somewhere the benefit of the doubt but this is no beyond a joke. Tim if you are reading this then I am sorry I have had to go to these lengths but poor service and poor customer service get...

We very much enjoyed tonight’s experience amongst a favourable atmosphere at Bangla pride, the food was 10/10 as always, from the Poppadoms to the Dessert.

The flavour in their dishes are delicious and the restaurant is one to try! Even a more simpler dish on the menu such as Chicken Tikka Masala is made so well - silky, moreish and full of succulent chunks of meat. Especially a main dish that was recommended to myself to try tonight by the very welcoming and attentive staff (we also found we could have a laugh with) - that being the ‘Lamb Chop Shashlik’ was exquisite, tender and juicy chops packed with taste! Accompanied by a jalfrezi sauce, which I will definitely have again next time we dine there! Thankyou for having the two of us, a real belter of a Tuesday night bit of Bangladeshi Indian cuisine from start to...