Helpful and attentive staff. Great ambiance but especially wonderful food. My husband has eaten biriyani around the world and this was one of the best. My Chef's recommended Prawn dish with aubergine was delicious. The wines and beers are reasonably priced. When in Ambleside a...More

Never went before this place got done up but apparently it's a lot nicer and bigger inside now :) which is good cause it was so popular so needed all the extra space. The service was a bit slow with the food taking about 45...More

Admittedly the food was great for a typical town curry house, although music choice was poor and whoever's phone they were playing it off should try to keep calls and texts silent. Now let me explain the music choice, this sounded like to New age...More

Wow what a difference new management makes. This place has had a make over. Greeting was welcoming, choice of food is great, had poppadoms light & crispy. For mains had chicken jalfrezi which was one of the best I've ever had with garlic & chilli...More

This restaurant is called Itihaas now. Under new management. So ignore the old reviews under spice of Bengal. The food here is excellent. I stayed at Ambleside for 5 days and collected my food for four nights in in a row. The food here is...More

Now called Itihaas and totally refurbished. We had a biryani between the two of us with sides of brinjal Bhaji and alloo sag. All tasty, beautifully cooked and sensible portions. Service was spot on. Acted straight away when I said it was too hot in...More

Had a fantastic meal here after a long day up in the hills. Food and service absolutely superb. More importantly the staff were very helpful and cheerful. Will definitely be eating here again even though we live in Windermere! Cheers guys and keep up the...More

After a 6 hour walk in the mountains and a few pints how lovely to come across this great Indian. Itihaas was a perfect pick. Three of us had a fantastic meal washed down with Kingfisher. The food was perfect. I am a stickler when...More

I just wanted to congratulate the brothers. The restaurant now has a stylish modern feel , is tastefully furnished and from the moment we arrived we were really looked after well. An interesting menu that is reasonably priced , we were a table of 5...More

We have visited the Spice of Bengal nearly every time we have been to Ambleside (which is a lot as my boyfriend is obsessed). We've always really enjoyed it, but we were excited when we learnt that they had had a makeover. The new decoration...More