Purple Flame Droylsden — Restaurant in Tameside

Ordered a takeaway with delivery time of 1hr + After 1hr 20 mins receive a call from the driver lost but local to us ( max 2 mins away ) Gave clear directions and reaffirmed the postcode Still no food 10 minutes later Rang to check to be told new driver & food in 20/25 minutes 30 minutes later … food arrived We checked with delivery driver that food was hot … assured yes He took the cash We opened up the delivery of stone cold food Microwaved the chips but dry and disgusting after almost 2 hours out and about so rang & got food collected and money returned Not a great experience Diabolical service and cold food Will not be...

I find the food excellent here, due to illness i ordered for delivery. The £16.20 charge included £2.00 delivery charge of which I’m fine with. The delivery driver took umbrage when I gave him a ten pound note two two pound coins two one pound coins, with the twenty pence being made up of 8 x 2p and 4x1p totalling £16.20. The driver quite arrogantly told me purple flame do not accept the legal currency of bronze coins! In future he would not accept them. I said no problem there won’t be a next time. Shame as I used this place quite a lot as a collection customer. Never again you rude arrogant man not for collection...

So we decided to visit purple during a week night and as we got there the door to the seating area was closed so the gentleman opened it and we sat down. I’d tried there mixed kebab one night with the lads and it was amazing but unfortunately there curry’s aren’t. We had 2 balti dishes a jalfrezi and there signature balti dish. Got to say there were all the same colour and very bland in taste. Not one of them stood out from the other and the only reason it gets 2 stars was actually because of there tikka dinner which is really nice. Unfortunately won’t be visiting again and...