Purple Olive - Hunts Cross
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About Purple Olive - Hunts Cross
On Speke Rd in Liverpool, Purple Olive - Hunts Cross is an Indian restaurant serving dishes such as prawn puri madras, chicken shashlick with Rogan Josh sauce, and lamb sillsila alongside poppadoms and chutneys to start. Naan bread and keema rice round out the table, with chef special dishes offered beyond the printed menu. Waiters offer guidance selecting dishes, and food arrives together for the whole table to share. The dining room is set with table linen, and portion sizes run large. Staff accommodate allergens and dietary requirements on request. It takes walk-ins even when fully booked.
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Menu & Prices
121 dishes · mains £1–14- Chicken£7.95
- Lamb£8.95
- Chicken Tikka£8.95
- Mix£9.25
- Prawns£8.25
- King Prawns£10.95
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention keema naan and rice, chicken shashlick rogan josh, prawn puri madras and lamb sillsila.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention keema naan and rice, chicken shashlick rogan josh, prawn puri madras and lamb sillsila.
Customer Review Summary
Diners most often praise the food as lovely and freshly cooked, naming prawn puri in madras heat, chicken shashlick with rogan josh sauce, and a lamb sillsila with green chilli that balanced mild and hot, alongside keema rice and naan. One couple chose chef special dishes and loved them. Friendly staff come up nearly as often. Reviewers describe a knowledgeable waiter who guided a party of nine through the menu, close attention to allergens and dietary requirements, and a good welcome for kids. Portions are called huge, and one table had every dish arrive together and piping hot. One reviewer was less convinced, finding the mains only warm, a south Indian garlic chicken that tasted almost like a friend's chicken jalfrezi, a keema naan with a thin, bland filling, and rice that felt samey. Another wanted vegetarian options set out more clearly on the menu. One party without a booking was still found a table on a fully booked night.
Customer Review Summary
Diners most often praise the food as lovely and freshly cooked, naming prawn puri in madras heat, chicken shashlick with rogan josh sauce, and a lamb sillsila with green chilli that balanced mild and hot, alongside keema rice and naan. One couple chose chef special dishes and loved them. Friendly staff come up nearly as often. Reviewers describe a knowledgeable waiter who guided a party of nine through the menu, close attention to allergens and dietary requirements, and a good welcome for kids. Portions are called huge, and one table had every dish arrive together and piping hot. One reviewer was less convinced, finding the mains only warm, a south Indian garlic chicken that tasted almost like a friend's chicken jalfrezi, a keema naan with a thin, bland filling, and rice that felt samey. Another wanted vegetarian options set out more clearly on the menu. One party without a booking was still found a table on a fully booked night.
Featured reviews
- Google user
“Service was adequate. Main food presented just warm enough to not kick up a fuss, but disappointingly not hot. My south Indian garlic chicken looked the same as my friends chicken jalfrezi and funnily enough tasted almost the same! My keema nan was disappointing, filled with a thin pate style filling of bland meat. Pilau rice was the ubiquitous rainbow of rice, again very samey! Prices were reasonable, but quality and originality were lacking.”
- Google user
“Food here is lovely and portion sizes are huge. Staff were really friendly and good was served quite quick.”
- Google user
“Food was great. Staff incredibly friendly. Great service”
- Google user
“Amazing place food was lovely staff was very friendly and helpful went out of way to help made it a special night for my husband's 65 birthday celebrating with family thank you we will be back in there”
- Google user
“Fantastic food love going. Can't say anything else just a fantastic place if you eat in or take away”
Hours
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
- Sunday
Good to know
- AccessibilityWheelchair: entrance, parking lot, restroom, seating
Amenities
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
Show more amenities
- Accessibility· 3
- Wheelchair accessible parking lot
- Wheelchair accessible restroom
- Wheelchair accessible seating
Location
Indian restaurants near Purple Olive - Hunts Cross
- Shagor Balti House4.2571.2 mi£10–20
mushroom pilau rice, peshawari nans, chicken madras
- Taj Lark Lane3.92394.1 mi
lamb tikka, sweet curries, lamb chops
- 4.4 mi£10–20
red desi doner, naan bread, chicken tikka
| Place | Rating | Distance | Price | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purple Olive - Hunts Cross | 4.6488 | — | — | keema naan and rice, chicken shashlick rogan josh, prawn puri madras |
| Shagor Balti House | 4.257 | 1.2 mi | £10–20 | mushroom pilau rice, peshawari nans, chicken madras |
| Taj Lark Lane | 3.9239 | 4.1 mi | — | lamb tikka, sweet curries, lamb chops |
| House of Spice / Desi Donner - Liverpool | 4.558 | 4.4 mi | £10–20 | red desi doner, naan bread, chicken tikka |
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