Cinnamon Spice - Barnsley

Had a couple of pre dinner drinks in the pub over the road followed by a great meal here. Staff friendly and attentive all in all a good way to spend a Sunday evening.

We hadn’t visited for a few years although had a takeaway . Nicely decorated and comfortable seating but the lighting is def a bit weird giving a greenish glow at times ! To the point……thanks to a previous review we also decided to have a change and order starters and forego the pickle tray . The onion bhajis and the fish pakora were lovely, fresh and piping hot . We did share around as we wanted to make sure we could do justice to the mains,. I also tried the Pathi , chicken for me and have to say the sweet and sour made for a very tasty dish. I can’t manage anything too spicy so checked beforehand and was told they would do me a medium rather than hot. It was just right. Others had dopiaza and korai , all very good, We shared mushroom and veg rice , very generous portions, and the naans were hot and tasty. Staff were informative and genuinely interested in how we found the dishes, So, we will definitely be returning to try something else from the menu sooner rather than later . Thank you .

Early dinner. Food was delicious service very efficient friendly. I had naga lamb which was spicy as I’d hoped and lamb was super tender. Himself had a mix of prawns, lamb chops and tandoori chicken. Really good. Liver tikka and onion bahji starters were excellent too.

Cinnamon Spice is our local Indian, although not the only one within walking distance (the other one is pretty good too). We eat there as often as we can afford, and take away frequently too, invariably to our great satisfaction. We typically tend to have poppadums and pickle tray in lieu of starters, as both are so good, but this time we opted for starters the chicken chatt, and the fish pakora. The chicken chatt, which we have had before, was deliciously flavourful no surprise there and almost a meal in itself; while the fish pakora, which we had never previously tried, left me wondering: Why didn't anyone tell me?! The fish itself encapsulated in a light batter coating was fresh as a daisy, every mouthful a joy, and perfectly accompanied by a very satisfying salad. My partner's main course choice lamb patia was a dish we had not tried before; the meat was melt in your mouth tender, with a sweet'n'sour character to the dish as a whole; while my chicken tikka korai was abundantly flavourful, an enjoyable change from the hotter dishes I tend to order. Accompaniments to the above were a hot and spicy naan bread (their naans really are consistently excellent, albeit best enjoyed dine in, as after even the couple of hundred yards walk home they lose that panache), and garlic rice as usual, without any question at all the best garlic rice we have ever had at an Indian restaurant anywhere, ever.

Visited here last week for the first time. Saw the previous mixed reviews and went without a booking. Asked to take a seat rather cold and inconveniently and wait in the reception. No music playing. The place is small with close to 8 tables. We had a chicken bhuna and Pathia with rice a garlic naans. The curries were outstanding and the naans although not large were light and slightly crispy on the bottom and too hot to handle. Will be retuning, great local curry restaurant. Just turn the takeaway phone down a bit, its loud and constant.