Mangla Restaurant

Reviews

• John E.

  star star star star star 24 May 2026

  First the 'bad' news; this is in a manky part of Sheffield, but I've never had any problems round the Mangla.
  
  Now the Excellent news: the food is fantastic, the staff are really friendly and it's a bring-your-own bottle place (there're a couple of off-licenses across the road) so the bill is much less than what you'd expect.  Honestly, you can pay three to four times the bill elsewhere in town for food that's not as good. I can recommend the veggie vindaloo, tarka dhall, Bombay aloo, channa massala etc. etc.
  
  Plus, they serve complimentary poppadoms and pickles and table water: who else does that these days?
  
  Recent example: dinner at the Mangla for 13: bill £99.
  
  They don't accept cards so check down the back of your sofa for loose change and  GO!

• Qype User (JUKE…)

  star star star star_border star_border 13 May 2026

  I fancied a balti and also I didn't want to be disappointed, so I thought of trying out Mangla on Spital Hill. I rang my order up for collection. I ordered a Chicken Tikka Balti which is one of my favorite indian dishes (if it's done right). It was the most expensive indian dish that I have ever bought with 1 naan bread it cost £9.60, they also gave me a small starter which was a bag of salad and a sauce quite nice as well I had it after my balti.
  The Balti had plenty of meat in and had a rich thick spicey sauce, it was the hottest balti's that I have tried among restaurants and take-aways, I thought it was perfect at first but began to struggle towards the end because of the spices. I very much enjoyed the balti but the price is too steep unfortunatly, I may go back to Mangla and try a cheaper dish to see what it's like. The food is worth 5/5 but I have knocked off 1 star becauase of the cost.

• Doug O.

  star star star star star 9 May 2026

  Where to start? Honestly, this was probably one of, if not the, best curry I've ever had the pleasure to eat! The restaurant was pleasantly furnished and felt very upmarket for the area it is situated in, although recent local developments (a large TESCO Extra) have improved the area drastically.
  
  To start with, the restaurant is BYOB, so a quick trip to a local off-license was required (30 seconds further up the road) where a 700ml bottle of Corona was just £3. This helps keep the cost of the meal down. When we entered the restaurant, we were quickly shown to a table and complimentary poppadoms and pickles were brought to the table within 60 seconds of sitting!
  
  When we had decided what to eat, we ordered and the few questions about certain speciality dishes were answered quickly. We each ordered a curry, rice and naan bread, which gave us enough food to feed at least 5 people! The speciality curries we ordered (Lamb Burchi & Ginger Chicken) were both divine and the Korma was one of the best I've had. The Naan breads were huge and superbly flavoursome, and the rice was  great too. I would also highly recommend trying a Mango Lassi, which was excellent value at £1.70 for 0.5l, and was delicious.
  
  After finishing just over half of this stuff-out meal, we asked for containers to package up the remaining food, and were given the bill. This banquet of gut-busting, mouth-watering, flavoursome food, came to a measly £30, adding on the £10 for the booze, this brings the cost of a Michelin star worthy meal to under £40, begging the question; why aren't you already on your way there?

• Vinny K.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 9 May 2026

  Not the type of place you get over dressed for. Holes in the walls next to our table and what looked like food splattered up the same wall .It is byob which is good but they don't have ice .staff could do with some training in customer service. Banging down the poppadoms and starters .starters were very good and fresh ( chicken pakora ) but the Mains were a bit meh,

• Mike H.

  star star star star star 5 May 2026

  Simply one of the best in the whole area. Food is outstanding. Location not ideal but definitely worth a visit. Highly recommended. Good value for money. 8 of us went out with all trimmings and it came to £52