INDIAN OCEAN — Restaurant in Staffordshire Moorlands

Terrible experience, ordered a take out at 19.10 for collection, arrived at 19.30 to collect, gave my name and sat waiting for 10 mins, all OK. This is the interesting bit. Serving girl came out, gave me the wrong order, I left unaware got to my car looked in bag, realised, took it back in the restaurant. The woman who's order it actually was was sitting waiting. The owner took it off me and just gave it to her, she went mad and wanted it recooking fresh, this upset the restaurant owner. My order never came out, so I ended up sitting there until 20.10 pm despite asking several times. What a real, embarrassing, unprofessional situation to be put myself and other customers in. Got home, nothing free of course to make up for it like a couple of poppadoms or something, tasted the food I got it was such an average, quickly thrown together rubbishy curry, no taste or flavour. I have been here 3 times since it changed hands from Roshni, and 3 times I have had a similar experience. So to the management, there are many restaurant's in this area far better, you get one chance to impress, you got three. I will never use you again and I recommend other people reading this think twice or look elsewhere. Go to Mughal or Blue Tiffin, don't...

Absolutely thoroughly enjoyed our evening. We went for a birthday meal celebration on a Tuesday evening, it was very quiet in there (understandably) but it didn't spoil anything. We are local and will definitely go again.

I've heard some other locals saying it is expensive but I don't think so at all, especially for the quality of food. £10 for your average curry (£11.50 for my special tandoori chicken murgi masala), £2-4 for your rices, can't remember naan bread prices sorry (but they were lovely and soft! Small coke £2, fruit juices £2, pints £4-5, wine similar. Pints of beer tend to be pricey in Indians anyway. You can't take your own booze.

We all had a different curry, portion size is just right (not massive and not tiny) and flavours were lovely.

Can't wait to go back. Table layout is better than it used to be and I can imagine a great buzz at weekends.

Staff were attentive and friendly, especially with my children. They had half portion of curry between them for £6.

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If you like old fashioned service, then this is the perfect place. Waiters are extremely polite and friendly, and you'll never have an empty glass. They watch over everyone to make sure everyone has a good meal. Prices are average for this sort of curry house, though with the service it's very good value. Wait times are almost non-existent on a good day, taking only a moment for starters, and 20 minutes for the mains. I recommend this restaurant, and consider it one of my favourites in...