Shimlas Oldham

"Had been looking forward to coming all week, but was sorely disappointed. Firstly, I've not been to Oldham in a long time, so didn't realise how bad the parking situation would be. Literally nowhere to park, and only found a spot after driving around for ages. Walked in and was shown to our table. It was by the window and pretty cold as there seemed to be a perpetual draft coming from somewhere. There was also a raucous atmosphere with lots of people in and some stupid, annoyingly loud pop music assaulting our ears. We ordered some popadom starters (£1 each!) with a "pickle tray" that had no pickles on it - just some sauces and some red onion. Then after a good 30 minutes and some prompting our mains arrived. We ordered some cheesy chicken donners, chicken karahi, and some naans. Beware, the drinks are the small Coke bottles and are £2.50 each! Madness. They also bought too many of the naans and popadoms, but fair play they didn't charge us for them. The mains were pretty average at best. Not flavoursome, not delicious, just bang average. Really disappointed. Price was reasonable, and staff just seemed too busy to be attentive to the guests. I would go again to try once more, but would order something else."

"The restaurant is located on the corner with glass windows letting in natural light adding to the atmosphere of the building. There are adequate parking areas around the restaurant with pay and display, but there is also free parking after 6pm and on Sunday. Inside the setting is nice and clean with spacious seating. They have standard rectangle tables with chairs and also booth seating for 7 plus people. The seating is spacious, comfortable and pleasant. Now onto the most important part, the food. The food is amazing, rich in flavour, fresh, hot and tasty. We ordered a range of different dishes, starters, kids, main course and their signature donner dishes. Order took 10-15 minutes to prepare and it was all hot and fresh. The naans were big, soft and filling. I would definitely recommend people to try this place. The staff were really helpful and friendly which gave us a great experience of this gem of a restaurant. Thank you for having us. As we were leaving, we didn't realise they also have a take away at the back of the building with a separate entrance to the restaurant and their own car park. So if your travelling or want to eat in at home, they have got you covered too."

"The customer service was great, the food was brought out in good time, and the food was just amazing 10/10 - a great atmosphere too! Highly recommend you go and taste the food! You won't be disappointed."

"This evening was the first time we've tried Shimlas, and it won't be the last!! Great food, wonderful service from the moment we arrived, especially the waitresses, who were so attentive. We had, mix starter, dynamite chicken, fish pakoras, chicken balti and naan.....can't fault it, really enjoyed it. Planning on visiting midweek and treating my parents. If you've not tried it, then we recommend that you do!"

"Amazing and delicious as always. Can taste the freshness in the food. Dynamite chicken starter is definitely something to try. Experience and atmosphere was great. Polite, friendly staff. Would definitely recommend visiting Shimlas Oldham."