Zaika

Called in spontaneously for supper. Staff were gracious and helpful,very friendly and made us feel so welcome. The food was cooked to perfection and was delicious. I noticed that they were very busy with home deliveries, when I enquired they very generous said they would do a delivery for us in the future even though we are outside of their normal delivery zone. We will definitely be back, what a wonderful find! Highly recommended to all.

Update 11/04/2023: Returned on learning that Zaika had regained its 5/5 hygiene rating and my husband and I enjoyed a nice meal...except for a selection of pickles which we ordered to have with poppadoms. It consisted of one small bowl of raw chopped onion and 2 yogurt-based sauces - one yellow and very mild and the other red and alittle spicy. Definitely not "pickles" and not worth the money...be warned! Update 13/01/2023: According to SNJ newspaper online today, "Zaika was handed a zero-out-of-five food hygiene rating after an assessment on December 7. "Food hygiene ratings reflect the hygiene standards which are found on the day of inspection by the local authority - they are not a guide to food quality." As a consequence it has dropped from an overall 5-star rating to 3 stars in my review. Let's hope it fares much, much better when it is assessed again! But poor show Zaika! Excellent Indian/Bangladeshi cuisine. Generous portions and I thought the meat was properly cooked as it should be in the individual sauces. Such a rarity these days where most Asian restaurants precook the meat which is then simply added to a particular sauce. The staff were lovely - welcoming and very helpful. The restaurant and loos were clean. It was recommended to my husband and me by friends and I, in turn, highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys a good curry! If only we had one like it in Stroud but Stonehouse isn't too far to go. It isn't licenced so if you enjoy a beer/glass of wine with your meal you need to take your own.