Lasun — Restaurant in South Tyneside

My wife and I discovered this restaurant after a long walk and had planned to go to the Indian restaurant on the opposite side of the road.

We decided to give this place a go.

Friendly happy greeting at the door started the whole evening off fantastic. I really wasn’t expecting much if I’m honest just your usual Indian fair. How wrong was I my wife always orders a plain chicken curry and I chicken tikka masala. We ordered the usual accompaniments poppadom, rice & naan and some onion bhajis boring choices but always safe if you’re hungry. Oh and two pints of Cobra.

The spicy sauce served with the popadoms was delicious ( we were warned) it was hot but really flavoursome. I kept on eating it even though it was burning my mouth if that makes any sense.

Main courses came with just enough time to not feel rushed and again happy knowledgeable staff well trained smart and professional. The food tasted outstanding my wife said she had never experienced a plain chicken curry that tasted as good. I had to have a taste expecting a bland tasting curry. WRONG it was packed full of amazing flavours. You could tell this wasn’t a dish that was thrown together . A great deal of thought went into the spice choices here it shined through. All of the dishes were presented well and really importantly hot and on hot plates.

After the meal we chatted to the waiter who went in depth into what they are trying to create. I got put in my place when I said the plain chicken curry was amazing and that I usually think they are boring. He said “ No plain chicken curry is the mother of all curries “ what a great statement and so true. If you can’t do the basics right it’s never going to be right. We left feeling happy and we will be going back to see what else is on that menu of theirs. Long review but they deserve a decent mention. We have been in Indian restaurants in a lot of places in many cities with amazing reputations. It’s great to discover little gems like this in the backstreets of Shields making it work through difficult times.

It’s worth a visit in our opinion give them a...

My first trip to South Shields and my British boyfriend wanted to prove how different curry was here in England from back home in The States. On a busy Saturday night, when they probably were wanting to get ready to close, they were warm and welcoming from the moment we stepped through the door. The wait staff were friendly and supremely helpful. I explained how I was unsure what to order and not only did they steer me in the right direction, they completely customized a curry to exactly what I would like. It was phenomenal. The cherry on top of this already lovely cake was that when the chef found out about my Latina fondness for spice and the fact that I was from the US, he sent a to go box of the curry he makes for the restaurant staff for me to try. I took it home and had it for breakfast the following morning. Words cannot express how divine it was. I really wish I would've gotten a name or description and may even make a trip back just to find out. So long story short, if you want a fantastic, friendly experience with superb food, even at late hours, come here; you will not be...

Wow I’ve been eating Indian food in restaurants for 40 years and think I’ve just found the best one yet. Lasun is a little bit away from the popular Ocean road where there are so many great Indian restaurants but Lasun is hands down the best I’ve been to. Right from walking in the door the staff couldn’t be more welcoming and friendly the restaurant has a nice welcoming, modern feel to it. Then there’s the food there was 4 of us dining and we couldn’t fault one thing our waiter was really helpful and knowledgeable and was able to recommend different meals to all of our different tastes he even brought out a couple of things that he wanted us to try which were amazing and he didn’t put on the bill all in all we had an amazing 3 courses the staff were all great and I would thoroughly recommend this little gem to anyone 10/10...