Shikara - North Tyneside

The food at this restaurant is delightful and the service is friendly. My partner and I, who are from Whitley Bay, went with two friends and we all had a great time. We will definitely be back.

We went to this restaurant with a group of friends for New Year's Eve. None of us had been there before, but we were all very impressed with the quality of the food, the attentive staff, and the overall atmosphere of the evening. Everyone loved their meals. Personally, I ordered the king prawn bhuna which was packed with large prawns and came with a delicious fresh naan bread to soak up the sauce. Our party had 11 people and all of us were served at the same time. One of our friends had a nut allergy, and the staff took the time to carefully go over the ingredients with them. The staff really went above and beyond to make sure everyone had a fantastic evening with party poppers, streamers, complimentary shots, champagne at midnight, and a fun disco. It was an amazing night!

There are many great Indian restaurants to choose from in Whitley Bay, and Shikara is definitely one of the best. The staff is very friendly and attentive, with a special thanks to Mooshat. The food is delicious and reasonably priced, and they also offer a nice selection of beers and wines to go with your meal. On top of that, you will even receive a complimentary shot of Baby Guinness. Our meal was so good that we forgot to take photos. After seeing the posts on social media and hearing the reviews, we are seriously considering going back for New Year's Eve in 2024.

Hadn’t booked a table and it was bush but they fit us in with no problem. Had the set menu at £25 which was popadoms and chutney, starter, main, rice or naan and a desert. Service wasn’t the quickest but they were busy. Took a while for our order to be taken but the food was delicious, there was plenty of it. Would return.

Ordered a take out tonight. My chicken Pasanda was virtually inedible. The chicken was absolutely disgusting, so tough I couldn’t get a knive through it and it tasted awful, like it had been heated up. I actually spat it out!!! My sisters Pathia was not much better. It was watery and had no flavour. We will not be ordering again!!!