Doncaster
Spice Library

Spice Library

The Old Library, Doncaster, United Kingdom, S64 9QD

Asian • Balti • Halal • Indian


"This restaurant has a vast menu that you might typically find at a British curry house, including a wide range of starters, Tandoori, curries, traditional and a signature collection, sides and a decent Vegetarian selection. The price range here is reasonable and around what you would expect at a similar Indian Restaurant with curries averaging around the £9/10 mark, therefore their Sunday Wednesday offer is definitely value for money. We enjoyed some delicious food including; Onion Bhajis – 3 decent sized Bhajis. Mixed Kebab – all great, the Sheek kebab especially, with a decent hint of spice. Spice Library Special; mouth-watering spicy curry consisting of lamb tikka, tandoori chicken off the bone, chicken tikka and meatballs all cooked to perfection in a spicy sauce. “Medium to Hot” – in Ben’s opinion (someone who does like very spicy food and has a fairly high tolerance) said this wasn’t spicy BUT that it was really tasty and the meat was very tender. The meatballs in particular were really good. Keema India; Mixed keema, chicken tikka and potatoes cooked together with green chillies. Medium – a really yummy curry with big chunks of meat and potato. Very filling. Goa Green Chicken Curry – the greenest curry I’ve ever seen!! But went down really well. Chicken Passanda; Chicken tikka cooked in a sweet creamy dish made with coconut flour, cream, sugar and mango sauce – a mild but flavoursome dish. The Garlic and Peshawari Naan breads were lovely to scoop up the saucy curries. The atmosphere here is decent and the service was also good. We enjoyed our visit as a group of two couples on a Sunday evening, and the place filled up with families, including children, and friends alike which was great to see. This restaurant is open Tuesday to Sunday evenings, and there is parking nearby. For takeaways, you can order direct from Spice Library’s website with 10% off all collections, or via FoodHub."

The Blacksmiths

The Blacksmiths

Town Street, Doncaster, United Kingdom

Soup • Steak • Cheese • Chocolate


"EDITED: 17th Jan :Since I wrote this review I have received a message via messenger to say “in light of recent circumstances we feel it best to cancel your booking later this month” I’m not quite sure what to make of this apart from i guess it confirmed my thoughts that they don’t really care about my custom or customer service. On that basis I’m more than happy to give my good hard earned money to an establishment who does care. We are fortunate in the sense that we have a number of good choices fairly local to us. Shame you can’t put an honest review online without being “cancelled” and it doesn’t need to be like this, an alternative response could have been we’re sorry you feel like this and we value your feedback. Next time you’re in let’s have a chat. BINGO …. I feel like I’m valued, they get a chance to hear how they can improve. Original post: We love the food but the attitude of some of the staff just isn’t right. We have been in several times as we live fairly local but The gentlemen behind the bar has always been rude, noisy and unwelcoming. This really puts me off and makes me feel very uncomfortable with the guests we take with us. I like the food but it’s becoming a challenge to go. All we have done is visit on a regular basis, take lots of guests with us, paid good money for good food so I don’t know why we are made to feel so unwelcome. We are going again with friends later this month and I’m dreading the welcome coz it’s so embarrassing for us. I doubt if it will ever change so I guess we have to decide to vote with our feet, or not"