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Sheba Brick Lane

4 (254)
£25 and under
Indian
136 Brick Lane, London, E1 6RU

About this restaurant

  • Good for groups
  • Good for special occasions
  • Neighborhood gem
A no nonsense Brick Lane curry house, Sheba was the setting of the Peter Kay commercial for John Smiths. It’s not difficult to see why the producers chose this restaurant out of so many. Opened in 1972, it has long been the epitome of the family run Indian restaurant. Having undergone several improvements over the years, Sheba is contemporary and smart, decorated in a fiery red with Bollywood movies playing on the big screen. A host of awards and accolades are proof of Sheba’s ability to produce what is widely accepted to be the best Indian, Bangladeshi and Pakistani cuisine on Brick Lane, with connoisseurs returning time and again to sample fine vegetarian, meat and indeed seafood dishes. One of the longest standing restaurants in the area, Sheba is about much more than just the lamb bhuna.

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    £25 and under
  • Cuisines
    Indian, Grill, South Indian
  • Hours of operation
    Daily 12:00 pm–12:00 am
  • Phone number
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Executive chef
    Noor Miah
  • Neighborhood
    Spitalfields
  • Parking details
    None
  • Public transit
    Tube stations (Liverpool St, Aldgate East, Shoreditch High St and Whitechapel are all within 5 minutes walking distance
  • Additional
    Banquet, Beer, BYO Liquor, BYO Wine, Delivery, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gender Neutral Restroom, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Kosher, Late Night, Outdoor Smoking Area, Private Room, Takeout, Vegan, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Reviews

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Reviews from people who have dined at Sheba Brick Lane.

4

4.0
(254)
  • 4.0Food
  • 3.9Service
  • 3.6Ambience
  • 3.9Value

Noise • Moderate

254 Reviews
  1. Marc

    London2 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on November 8, 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 4
    Very busy on a Friday night. Booking was for 8pm but table not ready until 8:25. Food quality ok but portions small.

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  2. Allison Gold

    London10 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on August 15, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Food is amazing service is great but it is very popular and the wait for the food was very long

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  3. OpenTable Diner Gold

    Dallas6 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on June 7, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Hands down best combination of food, service, and value in London.

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  4. OpenTable Diner

    London2 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on May 10, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 3
    Fabulous indisch Restaurant. Fine chicken tikka, butter chicken, good lamb tandoori and fine Happy chicken curry. Good Indish cobra beer. Fab service and quick.

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  5. Anne

    London9 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on March 13, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Excellent meal - really delicious. Great service. Thank you.

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  6. AdamF

    London22 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on March 7, 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 4
    Great food, bustling atmosphere, an enjoyable evening. A couple in our group were delayed and waiters were borderline rude when we asked to delay ordering by ten minutes - spoilt the experience

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  7. TomaszC

    London1 review

    1.0

    Dined on December 15, 2023

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 4
    The restaurant took too much bookings for the evening. We were told 2 times to come back in 30 minutes. The booking was for 19.30 after 20.45 we left for another place. T

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  8. Rfoodie

    London23 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on August 12, 2023

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 2
    We chose this restaurant as a special treat for friends visiting from the US. They were keen to try a really good curry restaurant so we went on the reviews as it scores so highly. Very disappointed. Service was very slow. We tried 3 times to order food as had kids but waiter kept saying someone will come. An hour from arrival to getting food. Kept asking for water for the table and one glass would come. Food was not hot. It was all very bland. Restaurant very noisy. Despite saying, you can order extra naans if you want, the service was too slow to allow us to do that. Then having paid, and still finishing drinks they asked us to get off the table. We’d not even been there 2 hours in total. (Party of 8) Would not go back and not sure where the accolades come from.

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  9. OpenTable Diner

    London3 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on May 20, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Good dining experience ! Definitely will come again

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  10. ABowie

    New York City1 review

    2.0

    Dined on March 9, 2023

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 2
    Had a reservation at 8 and waited almost an hour to get sat. People walked off the street and got sat at the same time as us. Staff was rude and we were ignored. Food was good.

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    £25 and under
  • Cuisines
    Indian, Grill, South Indian
  • Hours of operation
    Daily 12:00 pm–12:00 am
  • Phone number
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Executive chef
    Noor Miah
  • Neighborhood
    Spitalfields
  • Parking details
    None
  • Public transit
    Tube stations (Liverpool St, Aldgate East, Shoreditch High St and Whitechapel are all within 5 minutes walking distance
  • Additional
    Banquet, Beer, BYO Liquor, BYO Wine, Delivery, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gender Neutral Restroom, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Kosher, Late Night, Outdoor Smoking Area, Private Room, Takeout, Vegan, Wheelchair Access, Wine
  1. Home
  2. United Kingdom
  3. London
  4. East London
  5. Spitalfields

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