Spiceways Contemporary Indian Restaurant — Restaurant in Liverpool

Food was great - Karai was a little hotter than I expected, but chillis vary and I enjoy a bit anyway. Plenty of chicken - I opted for the chicken tikka over standalone and for this curry it works spectacularly. I was a little surprised by the chicken chaat coming with a very pasanda-like sauce, but despite not being a huge lover of nuts I enjoyed it - and I may well have missed this in the menu description, as it's something I often order from my local place. Slightest complaint here is that the outside could have been crispier, but that's my preference. Keema naan was perfect, might be a little smaller than some are used to - it's not bigger than your face like at some places! - however, this is because they're not stretched so far, so they still have some denser, doughy edges to enjoy!

Staff were lovely, checked in often enough to reassure that any issues - though we had none in our party of four - would be swiftly taken care of, whilst not hovering and making it feel rushed. Papadums would have been kept well topped up if I'd given in to simply using them as a way to convey as much chutney to my face as possible - but alas I refrained. Would have been worth it though.

I'd recommend that fans of Indian food give this place a visit if they're in the area. If traffic backs up at the Fiveways then local drivers might have time for a quick curry supper (and probably a pint across the road at the pub). Easy enough to avoid if you want to visit, though!

Thanks Spiceways...

Was looking forward to the meal due to the reviews but the meal was not up to expectation. I feel this is a very westernised Indian place as if you check the names of the people who have left the positive reviews, you can tell that they might not have experienced proper Indian food. I ordered Nawaabi Murgi as it was in the chef's speciality section, and it would've been great if I was a child or had the palate of one. My partner ordered the chicken karahi and the sauce was very watery and therefore not as flavoursome as it could've been. Having calculated the price of the food before ordering, the delivery charge was £3.7 which I think is a bit steep. Not sure if it's because the order was just under £20 (Total cost was £18.90) but either way, there was no mention of the delivery cost being as much if a certain amount was not met.

Overall, I would rate the meal two stars as they gave an additional poppadom and the delivery was on time. I would give this place a swerve if you are looking for a good Indian, and only recommend it if you're used to eating chicken nuggets and/or you...

Don't bother ordering a take away if you want to eat it. We ordered in advance because we know Saturdays are busy. Even though the website offers this possibility e.g. to order at 7pm for an 8:15pm delivery, it's either ASAP or never. At 8:30pm I rang to ask if the food was on its way. After a call to the kitchen they said it was, though it was clear that this was the first the kitchen had heard of the order. At 9pm I rang again and they said it had left with the driver. At 9:15pm, one hour after agreed delivery time and several hours after the order was placed, it still wasn't here and since we had guests we ordered elsewhere. By the time the delivery driver turned up at gone 9:30pm with the food we had already paid for the order elsewhere and so had to say we could no longer take...