St. Helens
Holdi Rainford

Holdi Rainford

394 Ormskirk Road, St. Helens, United Kingdom

Balti • Asian • Indian • Vegetarian


"This is a review based only on take away food and from over take aways, so not a one off. One of the biggest surprises to us was the variation in quality from one week to the next. An example of this is that...a Tandoori mixed grill one week was so good, my partner had it again the next week, second time it was almost covered in a slimy coating and not at all pleasant. This also happened with a lamb Rogan josh, top quality one week, a few weeks later it tasted more like a pudding (more of this later). The quality of the meat, be it chicken, lamb or prawn has been generally absolutely top quality, large tasty pieces of meat, larger pieces than most other takeaways and good quality too. The side dishes have been generally good to. Price wise Holdi is expensive, there is no question about this and when the food is good quality I do not mind paying for it, the inconsistency we have encountered doesn’t warrant these prices to be honest. However, the biggest issue we have with Holdi is sweet curries, so often we have all of us) said this tastes sweet try it yourselves. It’s sweet to a point that it becomes a bit weird and not what you want from a curry. In addition to this have a look at the menu, about times it must say a sweet dish! We have avoided these and still received a sweet dish, the last one a sweet chicken jalfrezi…? Finally, when its around for a takeaway, chuck in a few poppadoms most other restaurants and takeaways do, it is a nice gesture."

Sabroso Tex Mex

Sabroso Tex Mex

23-27 George Street, WA10 1DA, St. Helens, United Kingdom

Vegan • Tapas • Mexican • Vegetarian


"I had high hopes for this restaurant based on the reviews but Unfortunately I can’t say I very much enjoyed my first and potentially last trip to Sabroso. Firstly let me say that we got the food as a takeaway. Now, I’m not a big fan of writing bad reviews. I would rather write a review praising the establishment to allow others to try as we have. However, we were mislead by the reviews and feel that maybe we caught them on a bad day. Nevertheless we had a bad experience. We started with some soft chicken tacos which *spoiler alert* were the best thing that we tried. The flavour was great. The meat quantity was perfect. A great little starter if you’re willing to share. I was getting really excited at this point. However, it’s a slow decline from here. The fried jalapeños were not great. Felt and tasted manufactured if I’m quite honest and with the chilli dip to go with it, which was most certainly ‘crucials extra hot chilli sauce’ that you get in most takeaways these days, I was feeling slightly let down. You would think a Mexican/ tex mex restaurant would at least make a good chilli sauce. For the main, I had a Beef Chilli burrito, which I asked to be made a little spicier, and it Was flavourless. Mainly tasted like cheese and was packed with rice, which I understand that’s what a burrito should be But there was barely any meat/ chilli. I was thinking if my chicken tacos were that tasty I can’t wait for the burrito but it was bland. No flavour to the Mexican rice and there wasn’t any spice to be found. I was very disappointed to say the least. The missus had chicken enchiladas and had this to say: large portion with a substantial amount of chicken but could only really taste tomatoes. Too saucy and rather flavourless. The onion rings and sweet potato fries tasted like they came from a packet. Overall a solid 2 out of 5. I had high hopes from the reviews but it really wasn’t much to shout about. Nothing really Mexican in sight except the tacos. Do not let our review stop you from trying the food for yourselves and maybe you’ll have a better experience If you eat in the restaurant rather than a takeaway. Enjoy yourselves. Nick and Becky."

Millon

Millon

37 Duke Street, St. Helens, United Kingdom

Asian • Balti • Vegan • Indian


"We visited our favourite Indian restaurant in St Helens to celebrate our son and his girlfriend returning from their holiday to celebrate his 21st birthday. We hadn't booked, it was a last minute request when we picked them up from the airport. We were accommodated thankfully and an unexpected fuss was made of my son! Completely unorganised but welcome none the less. I am a creature of habit but my husband, son and girlfriend are not. They ordered the mango chichen, chicken tikka balti, chicken tikka chilli and I, of course the chicken tikka madras. All chicken dishes were so moist, aromatic and delicious. The starters, lamb samosas, so tasty and crispy, mixed kebab and onion bajhis to die for and the onion rice, mushroom pilau rice, my favourite were so deliciously fresh, fluffy even were a wonderful addition to our meal. We requested extra coriander with both selected meals and naan breads, which I would highly recommend by the way and were so much appreciated. I'd not mentioned it was my son's birthday when making a last minute booking, I'd only just picked them up from the airport, but, the staff were amazing, reserved us a table on a Saturday night, and during our conversation at the table, delivered our son a delicious dessert to say Happy Birthday! We don't have a lot of time together as a family, but, when we do we try to make it count, and whether it's a takeaway or a sit down, the Millon is ALWAYS our go to place for the best Indian in St Helens. If you've not been before, give these guys a go! I tell you, you'll go back again and again!!!"

The Glass Horse

The Glass Horse

80 Sherdley Road, St. Helens, United Kingdom

Steak • Curry • Cheese • Chicken


"Nice food, but clientèle were undesirable. 1pm on a Friday supping pints, swearing and being loud doesn't attract customers, and increases the chances of no return. Need to sort out the sticky tables too. Staff are great though. Sunday 14th July. Euro Final Day so every table was reserved. However instead of putting us (party of four today somewhere quiet, they put us (literally on top of another party (of 12 . Huge place, literally empty and stuck us all together. Bizarre. And the other party were unbelievably loud. Atmosphere was drab. Every single screen was displaying darts re-runs from the 1990's whilst the Wimbledon final was being played. Again, bizarre! The food was fine and arrived quickly as it was quiet. Lots of it too. I had a quadruple burger which was simply huge if a little bland with the dressing! My wife had the Sunday roast which looked lovely. The carvery area has gone (why? so it came as they saw it and extras such as cauliflower cheese are now an extra. On ordering, I was challenged for purchasing two bottles of cider for our eldest. He's 21. I've never, ever been challenged for purchasing an alcoholic drink for another prior to this, as I'd mark myself down as a poor parent by feeding alcohol to an underage child. Not content with challenging my ethics, they asked to see him which meant walking all the way back to the cramped corner and embarrassingly request his presence before walking him back. They then didn't ask to see his identification. I was nonplussed by this (but not angry as I asked if they'd challenge me if I drank six pints with my meal, then left and got into my car to drive home, and they said of course not. Seems morals and ethics may be left at the door under certain circumstances. Facilities and kid friendliness is still top notch, but another frustrating trip there with what happened at the start, and being lumped with a very large noisy party when there were empty tables everywhere. Really nice to get out, but I don't think I'll be returning any time soon."