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Indian Ocean — Indian Restaurants in Ashton Under Lyne

Indian Ocean

Indian RestaurantsAshton Under Lyne, ENG

3.5 out of 5 stars3.5(52 reviews)

Quick info

+44 161 343 3343
5 St Michaels Square, Ashton-under-Lyne OL6 6LE, United Kingdom
£10–20

About Indian Ocean

Indian Ocean is an Indian takeaway on St Michaels Square in Ashton Under Lyne, established in 1993 and run for home delivery and pickup only, with no dine-in seating. The kitchen has won Best in the North West at the British Curry Awards in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2012. The menu covers chicken tikka biryani, chicken balti, and sheesh kebab, alongside samosas and poppadoms with dips. Orders are taken as walk-in collection or through Uber Eats and Just Eat. A phone line stays open for customers to check on an order or raise a query directly with the kitchen.

Good to know

  • Reservations
    Walk-in only
  • Parking
    Free street parking

Reviews

3.5/5
52 reviews

What reviewers say

Reviewers most often mention chicken tikka balti, late delivery times, order cancellations and cold food on arrival.

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Customer Review Summary

Delivery delays and order problems dominate recent accounts of Indian Ocean, with repeated reports of long waits, from a Father's Day order arriving two hours late to orders cancelled outright after 45 minutes to an hour through Uber Eats and Just Eat. Several reviewers describe food arriving cold or badly made once it does show up, citing a chicken bhuna called "vile" with soggy chips, burnt poppadoms, undercooked chips, and a biryani so overpoweringly spicy it was called inedible. Others recount incorrect orders, including confusion over what a Punjabi karahi and stuffed curries should contain. Against this, a smaller but firm group of regulars keep returning weekly, singling out the chicken tikka balti with chips and naan and the garlic chicken saagwala as consistently fresh and flavourful, and praising quick collection plus a friendly phone manner. One diner also called a recent delivery driver "a really nice guy." The split leaves the takeaway's regular loyal orderers at odds with a larger recent run of dissatisfied, late, or cancelled experiences.

Featured reviews

  • Google user
    “We order from here once a week and it never disappoints. Our regular order is the chicken tikka balti with chips and naan, plus the garlic chicken saagwala. It is absolutely outstanding every time. Food is consistently fresh, full of flavour, and clearly made with care. Collection and delivery are always quick, and the man on the phone is always friendly and helpful. Highly recommend! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐”
  • Google user
    “This is now a takeaway/delivery so not putting anything on atmosphere. Food was absolutely awful. I ordered sheesh kebab and chips and a portion of meat samosas along with some veg ones. The chips were "yesterdays" chips. Recooked. Disgusting. The rest of it was so flavourless and bland. I wouldn't have given it to my dog. Didn't even eat most of it even though we're hungry. Waste of money. Going to have to make something. They should be ashamed of themselves. Who would distribute food as bad as this? Have some damn pride in what you do. Follow up from the reply from them stating the chips are cooked every hour. I'm sorry but this cannot be true. Either that or the oil has been well overused. Everyone, businesses, workers in any working industry should be proud of what they do is what I was trying to state. It's not a personal dig. It's a fact. We had to throw most of it away. It cannot have been fresh!”
  • Google user
    “Worst takeaway delivery I've ever had hands down. Poppadoms were burnt and had a fishy tasted. Chuckneys had a strange perfume taste and watery. Bhaji looked like it had been stamped on. Lamb tika starter looked like it had been pre-chewed and was so bland and dry. The rice was burnt and tasted it. Chips were undercooked. All the curries were OK ish. And it came late. All in all spent £40 was worth a 5er in my eye. I actually thought it was a prank. Also, It's obvious from all other comments and unprofessional replies.”
  • Google user
    “Awful service. Cancelled order 10 minutes before it was due to be delivered via uber eats. It took them 50 minutes to conclude that they could not fulfill the most basic of orders. This place has gone down the hill.”
  • Google user
    “Placed an order and it got cancelled after 45 minutes. Not very good at all, just shows they hadn't even started to prepare the order..... Follow up to the restaurants reply. I did not contact them. Order was placed via just eats, after waiting I received notification that the food was ready and being dispatched. It was then cancelled within a few minutes”

Highlights

“Established in 1993, Indian Ocean is an award winning Kitchen based in Ashton-Under-Lyne. Now specialising in Home Delivery & Pickup only. Serving traditional Indian & Pakistani dishes, Indian Ocean is the winner of the Best in the North West at the British Curry Awards; 2007, 2008, 2009 & 2012.”

  • Popular for dinner

Amenities

  • Free street parking
  • No-contact delivery
  • Takeout
  • Casual
  • Onsite services
  • Late-night food
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  • Dessert
  • Groups
Service options· 1
  • Delivery
Offerings· 1
  • Quick bite
Dining options· 1
  • Dinner

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