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Desi Express

Restaurant Pakistani restaurant

Simple, modern cafe serving Pakistani food, specialising in Lahore taka takk dishes. People often mention good, desi,


Address

113 Radford Rd, Nottingham NG7 5DU, United Kingdom

Contact

+44 115 978 7872

Price rating

$ $$$

Rating on Google Maps

4.20 (345 reviews)

Open on Google Maps

Working Hours

  • Thursday: 2 to 10 pm
  • Friday: 2 to 10 pm
  • Saturday: 2 to 10 pm
  • Sunday: 2 to 10 pm
  • Monday: 2 to 10 pm
  • Tuesday: 2 to 10 pm
  • Wednesday: 2 to 10 pm

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: good (9) desi (6)
Reviews are sorted by relevance, prioritizing the most helpful and insightful feedback at the top for easier reference.
  • 4/5 Tahir C. 1 year ago on Google • 256 reviews
    Delicious desi food mainly grilled items specially lamb chops Chicken wasn't very good but lamb karahi was optimal taste! No parking space Economical
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Nokhaz A. 1 year ago on Google • 148 reviews
    We ordered multiple starters and mixed grills ... they were delicious 😋. Chicken handi and mixed lentil daal was okiesh. It is on the main road with no parking, we parked in nearest Morrison and walked to the restaurant. Staff wasn't much attentive if you needed something... had to wait for someone to notice you.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Umar K. 1 year ago on Google
    Inexpensive desi food. Wide cariety of dishes available. Food takes me back to Pakistan every time. Friendly staff.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Shamim I. 1 year ago on Google
    Disappointed. Heard food was nice so ordered lamb curry. Full of oil. Hardly any meat, mainly bones. Food didn't taste fresh.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Cornelius A. 1 year ago on Google • 113 reviews
    A good place to grab Pakistani food, their BBQ is the best. They take cash payments only so when you go it’s advisable to get some cash with you. You might face difficulties with parking as well.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Liona W. 7 months ago on Google • 101 reviews
    From healthy hearty food to good soul food, Desi Express has it and is THE place to go. From a very young age, I’ve been coming here to eat and it’s beautiful to see how the people working there, the food and the interior has progressed. I am both enamoured and impressed with the devotion that the staff have to their work and the service they provide. For me, as a mixed desi Asian I have attended many food places that try to really conceptualise and deliver traditional food. It also makes me someone who is very particular about what she likes and she knows her stuff. However, nowhere holds a place in my heart like Desi Express.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Rajab J. 1 year ago on Google • 57 reviews
    Chae Tea was wonderful real desi taste, this is small restaurant well decorated they have curry's ready to serve good value for money
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Mr K. 3 years ago on Google • 18 reviews
    Was passing through, needed a traditional desi curry hard to find find during this COVID19 time. Went for a lamb curry, and it was bang on! Fresh rotis and nan to go with it. Delicious, nice and spicy to point it didn't distract from the flavours. Great service, and fantastic value for money. Puts expensive restaurants to shame. Highly recommended. Only issue was parking, but once you get that sorted your good.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Kushal G. 10 months ago on Google • 7 reviews
    We go get some chicken curry and plain naan. Naan was fresh and made to order and very good. However, the staff who are cooking are absolutely disgusting. Me and my friends were literally looking at them and they dropped a whole plate of uncooked wings on the floor, picked it up using bare hands, put it back on the plate and took a few to grill. Absolutely disgusting, they saw us look at it and just laughed about it and didn’t care at all. I cannot imagine what kinda process they must be doing being the kitchen. We left even without taking our food even though we had paid.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 touseef h. 1 year ago on Google
    Food was good,ambience could be better Good variety of desi pakistani dishes,especially the chicken seekh kebab was very tasty and a must try.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Shaista A. 2 years ago on Google
    We travelled all the way from Birmingham, place is small but the food is amazing, we absolutely loved the food, lamb chops, grilled fish and chicken curry, we had to order more lamps, and they served us warm jalibii with tea, staff went out of there way for us, amazing lil place
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Gagandeep S. 8 months ago on Google • 4 reviews
    Worst type of food. Unhygienic and tasteless. Had a takeaway, found 5 hairs in the Dal makhni. Had to throw it all away. Avoid going there at all cost unless you like finding hairs in random slices of naan or dal or currys
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Suleman K. 3 months ago on Google • 77 reviews New
    Tasty food at a reasonable price. Service may be slow when busy but overall a good experience. TakaTakk was awesome.

  • 5/5 Nadeem A. 4 months ago on Google • 17 reviews
    One if the very best in traditional Pakistani home cooking!!!

  • 5/5 Philip S. 1 year ago on Google
    Good quality food, nicely prepared and presented. The nan breads are wonderful. Thankyou.

  • 5/5 J “Ja” A. 1 year ago on Google
    Excellent good traditional curries, got traditional Pakistani cup of chai, spot on👍

  • 3/5 Nadia Z. 1 year ago on Google
    Food wasn’t fresh at all but staff were friendly and welcoming.


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Amenities


  • Parking
    • ✓️ Free of charge street parking
    • ✓️ Somewhat difficult to find a space
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Cash only
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Salad bar
    • ✓️ Halal food
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ Healthy options
    • ✓️ Free water refills
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible lift
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible toilet
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Brunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
    • ✓️ Catering
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Delivery
    • ✓️ Takeaway

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