Shama Huddersfield — Restaurant in Kirklees

We have been frequent visitors to Shama as a family for the past 12/13 years and have highly recommended them to friends. We went for a visit last night at 7:45pm, on arriving I noticed how dirty the glass was on the entrance door, this made me open the door with my back rather than touch anything. We received a warm and friendly welcome as usual and showed down to a table for 2, we were seated on a table that hadn't been cleaned however this was rectified immediately. The tables are well spaced out for social distanced dining so that's good. We did wait quite a while for our food but we were chatting away so didn't bother us. After our meal which was ok... I paid a visit to the ladies and was shocked at the state of them! I wish I'd have taken my phone in to take pictures! They were filthy! The toilet bowls were actually stained brown! 🤢 Down the side of the toilet was dirty toilet paper and had clearly not been swept or mopped in a while. The sinks and the tops were dirty and the floor well it was sticky!! In all the years of going to Shama I have never seen them in such a state. I informed the lads on leaving they tried to tell me they had been cleaned yesterday!! Not in a million years. I actually felt dirty and disgusted on leaving so much so we will not be returning for a long long time. Social distancing yes it's sorted but not the cleanliness!! Think AJ, Ash and Billy would be appalled to see it in...

I have never left the restaurant so angry. I placed an order for the sizzling platter for my daughter and explained to the waiter If it could be cooked before and put on a plate they said that that was okay. So I just wanted some grilled food for my 1&1/2 year old because I knew she would eat that. So why did the waiter then bring five pieces of really spicy chicken and then explain to me that they wouldn’t serve me the food I requested for my daughter because they didn’t deem it was “a bad idea to give that to a baby”. Yes, lamb chops have bones in by intended to cut them up and serve the meat that she regularly eats at home. Who does the waiter think he is to have the authority to tell me how to feed my child and imply that I don’t know how to keep my child safe. I know a hot plate won’t be safe that’s why I specifically asked for it to be cooked and they said that was fine. I didn’t want to make a scene a restaurant as I didn’t want to ruin Everyone else’s experience but basically had to feed her Nan because she wasn’t able to eat anything else that was provided, because they specifically went against my order because they thought they clearly thought they knew how to look after my child better than I did. My food was nice, but that’s beyond the point and pay for food which wasn’t eaten....

I just want to say how much I have been impressed by the food, staff and atmosphere at Sharma’s this evening. We came to Huddersfield, from Middlesbrough, to spend the weekend with friends for my partners birthday and chose to come to this restaurant, with our friends, on their recommendation. It was the perfect recommendation, we were certainly not disappointed. The welcome we received when we arrived was wonderful and the restaurant was immaculate and very comfortable. The staff made you feel so special and were polite and friendly and couldn’t do enough for us. The food was so tasty and perfectly cooked and presented really well. The meat was tender and succulent and just yummy. Then to top off the wonderful experience my partner was given a wonderful desert with a sparkler in it to celebrate his birthday, which made the evening even more special. I could not recommend this restaurant enough. A fantastic night, amazing food along with good company made a very special evening. Thank...