Ehans Newton — Restaurant in St Helens

Booked a party of 14 for my daughter's birthday. Instead of doing one long table, they split us into two which wasn't great. After we'd finished the starters, they took ages to bring the mains and were slow asking if we wanted more drinks.The food was OK but nothing special imo. When it came to paying the bill, it was a joke. I had done a sheet of what everyone had and although I'd sent it to the manager in advance as requested, he didn't say that the prices I had were wrong - the prices I took from the menu he had sent me! He then proceeded to use the prices off my list to charge each group of our party, instead of the receipt. We ended up short. The receipt was just one for the whole party. Previous parties I've organised the restaurant has been happy to input each groups payment into the till, ensuring it is correct. Perhaps Aman's till isn't as sophisticated. Whilst doing the adding up, the manager told my friends to be quiet so he could concentrate..... we spent £400 and this is how we're treated? It was my first time visiting Aman's........

Not as expected.

For so many years I have been using Fort of India (near enough next door) for my takeaway. We thought we would to take the plunge and try Aman's for the 20% discount offered and see what their food was like.

Our order was Lamb Jalfrezi, Lamb Rogan Josh and Keema Naan. £15.80 with the 20% discount. (Correct as of May 2020).

Firstly the speed of ordering to collection was excellent with the food being handed to you in their own branded boxes. Well thought out and executed.

Secondly the Keema Naan was small but very nice.

The curries weren't great. If I had time to cook I would have done a better job or just gone back to Fort of India as that was not curries, it was a tomato sauce with a hint of chilli.

We won't...

Food is average at best, not really much better than a takeaway. Chutneys are definitely watered down, not what you’d expect in a restaurant. Curry sauces are very sweet and packed with food colouring, not very authentic, far too processed.

We were seated upstairs, it was very cramped, especially once all the drunks from the pub across the road come in. It’s not the restaurants fault but a load of loud, obnoxious drunks from across the road do not make for a great atmosphere when dining with family.

Service is not great, especially if you ask to take uneaten food home, in which case, they just throw some boxes and bags at you and tell you to pack it yourself, this has never happened to us in a restaurant before, we will not...