The Lion Of Asia - Hambleton

Javaid at the Lions Den is a top guy always excellent food and friendly ssrvice.

Looked at the reviews and seemed decent enough so gave it a go as Leicester based Indians we craved a good Indian after a week. Anyway walk through the alley and up the stars on a very warm Friday night at 6.30 pm and it was empty but greeted by a muscular friendly macam. Ordered a chicken pakora for the kids, popadoms and Main was saag paneer with sides of daal and aloo chana, plain rice, 2 naans and 2 chappatis and 4 soft drinks. This would have been a 4 atleast as the service and food was decent BUT when we paid it was over £74!!! I dint pay this much in Leicester let alone Northallerton!! I'm still in a state of shock and nearly returned back to question the bill, but as it's the last day of our holidays just thought I'd take it on the chin! £74 for that really???

Prepare your taste buds for a rollercoaster ride of flavor! Master Chef Javid 's magical hands have crafted a symphony of spices that 'll make your taste buds break into a happy dance. Matradee Alli deserves an Oscar for holding down the fort with charm and grace at the front of the house. Service here comes with a side of unlimited humor and smiles – it 's like dining with your favorite stand-up comedian who happens to bring you delicious, fresh food between laughs. Warning: you might leave with aching cheeks from smiling too much, but it 's totally worth it!

Decided to have some late dinner after a night with friends. We had heard this was a nice place so off we went. First impressions weren't great as it's down a narrow alleyway and up a set of metal stairs, like a container unit, but we thought maybe the food speaks for itself Staff were really nice and couldn't do enough for us. Starters of poppadoms and seekh kebabs were nice, although the kebabs were very small. The main arrived but it just wasn't nice. It was quite tasteless to be honest and too watery. The roti I had wasn't crispy, it was like just a warmed up wholemeal flatbread. Again, tasteless. I left most of it. As I was with friends I didn't say anything as I didn't want to ruin the mood, but it was disappointing unfortunately.

Great little curry house. Upstairs down an alley way. Doesn’t look that promising but once you get up those stairs it’s top notch. Really good food, proper portions and many thanks to Ali, really looked after us, proper good bloke, proper good curry.