Shamiana Takeaway - Welwyn Hatfield

The flavors at Shamiana are wonderful - spicy and delicious. I always turn to Shamiana when craving authentic South Asian cuisine. Their food is tasty, nutritious, and Halal. While they had some delivery issues before, they have made improvements to ensure timely service. This effort is commendable.

Last night I’ve ordered food from this restaurant through Uber eats and I’ve had the Worst experience of my life with the delivery as this restaurant use their own delivery boys, 1. He was late, 2. He’s got a lot of attitude, 3. He jus refused to deliver the food at my door and said I’m not coming to your door, if you want the food come and pick up the food on the road. And finally when I opened the food even that’s not good at all . I ordered dum biryani and please don’t ask me what I got..and the chicken lollipops are even worst.. and thank god that they ran out of seek kebab and canceled it..

Ordered a Biryani and chilli nan got boiled chicken and rice and a nan with no chilli’s !!! Noting special at all average no spice when you walk in and see cobwebs in the ceiling it doesn’t inspire confidence to order food took the risk you will and you learn,

The taste of dishes is good. Only thing is that they take a lot of time to deliver food stating high demand. If there is such high demand why dont you put in people to cater to the demand accordingly? Anyways, despite if what you order in drinks, they will send in coca cola. Masala popadum is just normal popadom fully burnt in oil. Delivery guys do not have the change each and every time they come in. Either we have to give the conplete pay in cash or end up leaving the spare couple of pounds to let go off as we have no other go.

As an Indian, I typically avoid ordering Indian food when dining out because it tends to be overly sweet and overly spicy with too much chili powder, which is not to my taste. However, my recent experience at this restaurant was absolutely amazing. The staff was very helpful in providing recommendations, so I decided to try the Vegetable Biryani with a side of vegetable sauce, chili paneer, and paneer tikka starter, all made spicy. The food was of high quality, with generous portions at a great price of 5.95 for the biryani. The dish was flavorful with whole spices, and it completely changed my perspective on vegetarian biryani. My housemate ordered the lamb biryani and was able to swap the curry for sag paneer for a small additional cost. I noticed some negative reviews online, but I believe it's important to inquire about the level of sweetness or spiciness when placing an order. I didn't experience any issues with late delivery as my food arrived promptly. Overall, I highly recommend giving this place a try for authentic and delicious Indian cuisine.