Spice It Up: Best Indian Feasts for NE1 Newcastle Restaurant Week
Get set for some deliciously spicy eats when Restaurant Week returns this August
NE1 Newcastle Restaurant Week is back from 3rd to 9th August and fans of Indian food are certainly in luck!
A wealth of fantastic local Indian restaurants are taking part this August – from Sachins and Khai Khai to Dakwala and Cilantro – and we’ve gathered them all up together so you can spice it up this Restaurant Week.
Dabbawal, High Bridge
Dabbawal is a High Bridge hotspot (quite literally!) and serving up its signature Indian street food this Restaurant Week. Their £20 offer gets diners a pre-starter of chickpeas chaat to share, a starter and a main served with a choice of pulao rice or naan bread to share. And with dishes like cauliflower Manchurian and Old Delhi-style butter chicken, who wouldn’t want to spice it up at Dabbawal this Restaurant Week?
Sachins, Forth Banks
Long-running and much-loved Newcastle restaurant Sachins has been taking part in Restaurant Week for years and they’ve back again this year with a oh-so-tempting £25 offer that gives diners a pre-starter amuse-bouche, followed by starters like kidney bean tikka and spiced lamb croquettes and mains including lamb lababdar and monkfish masala – all served with a choice of rice or naan.
Chit ‘n’ Chaat, Eldon Square
Indian street food hotspot Chit ‘n’ Chaat is one of a healthy handful of Newcastle Restaurant Week newbies taking part this summer, and we can’t wait to try their £20 offer. Start with small plates like okra fries and Amritsari fish fritters before tucking into a choice of three hearty curries – saag, kadai or makhani, each available with paneer, chicken or lamb – served with a side of rice or naan. Street food heaven, or what?
Latif, Clayton Street West
For a wallet-friendly Indian dining deal this Restaurant Week, look no further than Latif. Their £15 offer gets diners starters like onion bhaji and chicken tikka, mains including classic Indian curries like bhuna, balti and madras available with chicken or veg, all served with a choice or rice or naan bread sides. For an extra fiver, guests can throw in a taste bud-tingling appetiser of poppadums and pickles too.
Dakwala, Grainger Street
Dakwala has quickly become a firm favourite among fans of Indian cuisine since opening in 2024 – and it’s easy to see why. Their duo of Restaurant Week deals - three small plates at lunch for £15 or three courses for £20 all day - features something to suit every lover of Indian cuisine. Opt for a spicy lunch with small plates like fish koliwada, fenugreek chicken tikka and onion-beet bhaji or go for their £20 option and enjoy Bombay chowpatty bhel on arrival followed by a small plates and Restaurant Week exclusive canteen curries like Goan chicken vindaloo and malai paneer kofta - all served with pulao rice and creamy black lentils to share.
KISS, The Gate
KISS is taking part in the city's biggest food event for the second time this August and we're sure The Gate eatery is about to gain even more new fans in the process! Their £20 Restaurant Week deal offers soup to start followed by mains including royal paneer butter masala and KISS's special house curry along with a choice of sides - pilau rice or plain naan - and a delicious dessert of gulab jamun to finish.
Rani Indian Restaurant, Queen Street
Rani Indian Restaurant, down near the Quayside, specialises in Punjabi cuisine so expect starters like Amritsari prawns and mains including Patiyala chicken teamed with a choice of sides – pulao rice, naan or tandoori roti – with their £25 offer.
My Delhi, Clayton Street
Indian street food institution My Delhi have two fantastic Restaurant Week deals – a £15 lunch offer and a £20 dinner offer. At lunch, there's a choice of two of its famous street plates dished up with spiced cous cous or a hearty lunch platter, while at dinner guests can choose from three small plates or a small plate, roadside curry and side of rice. Whatever you opt for, you're in for the perfect Indian feast!
Mowgli, Nelson Street
Mowgli is renowned for its delicious Indian street food and this August is the perfect time to try it! They’re dishing up a Restaurant Week menu priced at £15 per person designed around a minimum of two people sharing that includes a choice of starters to share, two Mowgli house kitchen dishes to share, a side of rice to share and a dessert each – delicious!
Khai Khai, Queen Street
Dabbawal’s sister restaurant Khai Khai specialises in ‘Indian retro comfort food’ and celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay once called their Old Delhi butter chicken the best curry he’d ever had, so a stellar Indian dining experience is guaranteed at this local favourite. This Restaurant Week, their £25 offer gets you a small/smoke plate and a heritage dish served with a side, plus a sharing pre-starter of black chickpea tikki. Naturally, the menu includes Gordon’s favourite, so order the Old Delhi butter chicken and see what the fuss is about!
Rasika, Sandhill
Fellow Quayside restaurant Rasika has been serving up delicious Indian fare for some years now, and if you haven't dined there already then Restaurant Week is the perfect time to try it. Their three courses for £20 offer includes starters like vegetable samosa and chicken tikka followed by classic curry mains jalfrezi and madras (available with a choice of chicken, lamb, prawn, king prawn or vegetables) served with rice to share and gulab jamun to finish.
The Valley Junction, Jesmond Three Sixty
From the same team behind Cilantro, The Valley Junction has been a mainstay of Newcastle’s dining scene since 1997. Their £20 Restaurant Week offer is bound to please fans of traditional Indian fare with starters like king prawn bhaji and sheek kebab followed by mains including biriyani and tandoori chicken teamed with a choice of rice and naan bread sides.
From classic curries to more inventive fare, NE1 Newcastle Restaurant Week is perfect for fans of Indian cuisine looking to spice it up this August. And, if you’re looking more even more global cuisines to try, check out our Dine Around the World with Newcastle Restaurant Week article!
NE1 Newcastle Restaurant Week, in association with Tyne and Wear Metro, takes place from Monday 3rd August 2026 to Sunday 9th August 2026. For more information visit: www.getintonewcastle.co.uk/ne1-events/restaurant-week.
Main image: Dabbawal
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