The Gate of India, Tynemouth

Ordered a takeaway.When I got it home I discovered that they'd given me some coconut based curry instead of a Balti(how can any competent chef get these two dishes mixed up??!!)Also I had paid for a chicken tikka MAIN and ended up with a STARTER size(if it WASN'T then it must be a child's portion!).Finally the king prawn curry was very bland.If it hadn't have been late at night I would have drove back down and gave them the food back!

My first visit to The Gate of India...and my LAST!

I eat Indian a lot and read reviews on this place and all where good

Well I know what a good Indian tastes like and this place was no where near.

Boiled chicke breast in a curry sauce. Where has the skill of the chief gone. And to be charged nearly £5 for 2 popadoms and dip. We had a folk full each and could not eat the rest. However the naan bread was nice

I visited tonight after not being there for over a year never in my life would we go again the manager is the rudest man I have ever met me and my partner ordered are meal he had loads chicken bones in it he would never complain so I know it must have been bad my partner told him as nicesly as he could the manager started shouting at us in front of all customers I have never in mylife been spoke to like that I don't know how he can get away with it even his staff looked frightend of him We will never be going back and I will be telling my family not to

I have been going to this restaurant for over 20 years, it is a very busy popular place, and people who visit regularly know that you may have to wait, and its worth the wait.....the food is fantastic and we have tried virtually everything on the menu....the staff are friendly and accommodating and the atmosphere is lovely. people who book tables for large parties and then dont have the decency to arrive on time, dont deserve to eat there....as there are plenty of people who will be willing to fill the tables....and if I were the manager and had taken large bookings and they weren't there on time on a saturday night....i too would give their table away too....hes a business man and a nice one at that. i hate people who vist a restaurant once and then write a terrible review, just because they were treatment was that good because they didnt have the decency to be there on time....the manager has a good right to be angry. keep doing a great job as always....

After booking a table for my boyfriend and family, we arrived at the restaurant 10-15 minutes late. The 'Manager' had tried to call me and when I arrived I apologised profusely and he rudely told me in a very loud voice (in front of other waiting guests)....that "I should not book on a Saturday night if I was going to be late" and "that he had customers waiting."

Again I apologised and explained it was difficult due to the large group and he repeated his rude comments.

Taking into consideration the other 15 people in the group and the fact that this was a Saturday night at 9.45 pm it would have been difficult to eat elsewhere, we stayed.

We waited 45 minutes for a drink and it was obvious that the 'Manager' had instructed his waiters to do this to pay us back?!

Not to disrupt the evening any further, I waited until after the event and a formal letter has already been sent to the relevant personnel.

We booked a table for 16 people on a Saturday evening. We were 15 minutes late and apologised but the staff were extremely rude. They were so rude that had it not been a Saturday night we would have walked out and gone elsewhere.

The service at the table was also rude & poor.

The onion bhaji starter I had was nice but the Dansak I had was inedible. I like spicy food but this was acidic & soured my stomach such that I couldn't eat anything else. My partners saag was ok but my mum-in-law's korma had a strange kick to it.

My sis-in-law asked fit a goodie bag for some leftovers & when she opened it up it wasn't her food!

Altogether a massive disappointment and all 16 of us won't be going back!!

Visited the Gate of India for the first time in years on Saturday. On arrival the manager was so rude that we almost left and the waiters were also quite dismissive of us, didn't get any drinks until they'd taken food orders, totally unco-operative. Food was average, won't be back.

We ate there early on Saturday evening. The food was good but the lime cordial we were served was obviously watered down and the floor / tables were littered with crumbs / food debris. The floor looked like it hadn't been swept for some time. This was a bit off-putting as eating out is such a luxury these days why go somewhere where the place is a mess.

Resident of North Tyneside.

ordered from set menu but thay wouldnt change a nan for a starter even tho the nan was cheaper, no manners, had to pay for poppodoms, had to ask for complimentary glass of wine, food portions were disgraceful, tried to charge us for another table drinks and when we complained we got told what ever and if we dont like it dont come back.....well we wont

Our family eat out once a month as a treat. My husband, myself & daughter always go to The gate of India for our Indian meals. We have been going to The gate for about 6 years & have never had a meal that has been less than excellent. The staff are friendly, attentitive & polite & have always been helpful. When our daughter was younger my husband & I would order 2 starters/2 mains etc & the staff always made sure the little one did not feel left out & ensured she had a plate & generally the curry she wanted in front of her......Last time we went to go to the gate it was shut for refurbishment, as we had travelled a distance for the meal we decided to pop into nearby Whitley bay for a meal, we ended up having an Indians & although the food was acceptable & what some people would class as good, it did not hit the mark of the quality of food from the gate. I have taken hardened curry lovers here for a meal & now this is the only restaurant they will visit. We are going tonight & cant wait to see the new decor & get our lovely Balti with lots of fresh corriander on top........Our daughter is now 13 & we generally order 6 poppadoms with pickles, 3 starters, 2 currys, 1 rice 1 nan & 3 chappatis. 2 coffee's & at least 3 drinks, it works out at just over £10 a head. You can get specials but we generally order what we want & it only cost about £2 more per head. My Fav place to eat EVER...........