The Spiced Mango — Restaurant in Wakefield

We decided to visit the Spiced Mango after hearing lots of good things about it.

The restaurant is nicely decorated and spotless. After a short wait we were shown to a table towards the back.

Thats when it all went downhill.

A long wait for drinks and food orders then nearly an hour waiting for underwhelming food.

The Bengal Lamb was bland and just tasted of tomato. Never cooked in strong spices as the menu says. No heat, no spice just tomato.

Partner had the firecracker chicken which was hot but dry with large chunks of onion like it had been hacked by a blind woodsman.

A small garlic and cheese nan with no garlic or cheese, so a plain nan.

There seems to be a priority on the Just Eat deliveries given the number of times the delivery driver came and went over seated clients

After asking for the bill numerous times and 2 hours later we finally escaped this ordeal.

Never,...

The staff were friendly and accommodating but the food was below average. The menu looked like it belonged to a different restaurant and had been interpreted rather than mastered. It was a nice surprise to see Samosa Chat on the menu, but an altogether different experience seeing it on the plate, I suspect these were frozen samosas, they didn’t use sev and overall it was very unimaginative. You can tell a lot about a place from the pickle tray, and this seemed to be straight out of a jar with a soggy popadom to accompany it. The menu described the aubergine dish as ‘mashed’.. almost certain it was deep fried and added at the last minute. I left the restaurant full and the food was edible but just way out of whack with the menu that seemed to boast...

We visited on a Monday night, expecting it to be quiet, yet there were plenty of people in. Which I'm guessing why this place has favourable reviews. I had the Spicy Tandoori Lamb Chops to start, followed by the Spiced Cinnamon Duck. The chops were ever so slightly dry (I prefer them nice and juicy), but the flavour was great. The main course however was a revelation! I must admit, it doesn't look amazing in the photo, but it tasted fabulous. If a little pricey at £19.95. The service was great and the staff were friendly. The place looked clean and done up like you'd expect a lot of Indian restaurants to be. I'll definitely be...