“ An excellent restaurant. I came here about 5 years ago, and never forgot my southern Indian cuisine experience at this local. Five years later it's still stunningly good. I had Masala Dosa, and tilapia cooked in a banana leaf. The flavors were incredible. The service fast, friendly and willing to suggest if you are not sure what to pick. I will come back again for sure. Stephen ”

“ I've been to Kayal many times, and i'm really happy with the food, service and value. The food is exceptional! The taste and all the flavours are just amazing. All the staff are really helpful and polite. The place looks great, it brings a real atmosphere, its very quiet and peaceful. There's a bike that's hung by the stairs and it looks great! I would definitely come again ! ”

“ My wife and I popped in here for a quick lunch between Christmas and New Year's 2015 as I needed something tasty and filling before a day out on the beers! Although coming from Nottingham I had never even noticed this great little place before reading about it on a Buzzed article about the best places to eat in Nottingham, and also its top score on Yelp. The restaurant itself is quirky, if a little old school with wood panelling on the walls and odd little trinkets here and there, however it was very reassuring to see a multitude of awards they have won for top cuisine. We knew what we wanted, which was the Business Lunch Thali for a bargainous £5.99 which would get us three mini curries, a large rice, big dosa and a couple of chutneys. However this is where I knock the one star off from it being a five, as we weren't given the business lunch menu with the regular menu - so we would have missed it if we didn't know what we wanted in advance. The service also wasn't that fast, which was unfortunate as it made us 15 minutes late for meeting our pals and going out to celebrate the break with some top beers! The food itself was amazing and incredible value, I'd definitely recommend this place to vegetarians too. Just don't come expecting a Chicken Korma or something like that, it's much too authentic here! ”

“ I've been to Kayal a couple of times now and been mightily impressed each time. The cuisine is from the Keralan region of India and its excellent quality and unique flavours have seen the restaurateurs play host to both the Hairy Bikers and Gordon Ramsey. The restaurant is larger than you first think as it extends on two floors into the back, but its always advisable to book as its full most evenings (weekends at least). The first time i visited i ordered the Thali which comes as a 3 course meal (which a thali main) and then on my second visit i ordered one of the richest most delicious indian lamb dishes i've ever had. You cant go wrong as every dish on offer is delicious! The only difficulty we had was understanding the layout of the menu. Its a little difficult to navigate, so i recommend taking a quick look on the simplified board outside first. ”

“ Sensational! Delicious Karalan food, friendly and efficient service and great value. A far cry from your usual pot-luck curry house this place is the business. After visiting their Leicester restaurant i was excited to find one in Nottingham. ”

“ Ate here on Saturday night and was blown away! You might not recognise anything on the menu as it isn't a standard Indian basing all their recipes on southern Indian dishes, but the waiter was happy to explain and recommend dishes. Had a dosa ( crispy folded pancake about 18 inches long! ) to start and there's enough for two, followed by the kappa erachi ( lamb stew ) and appan rice bread ( sort of a soft chapatti ) as a main, the food is outstanding, beautifully flavoured with a sneaky hot kick, and I couldn't recommend it enough, so much so I'm gonna bring my girlfriend here for a meal one night ( and I live in Manchester ). ”

“ We decided to try out this restaurant having noticed that the best Indian restaurant in Nottingham. It is in broad street, took a while to find roadside parking, the food and service was incredible and car parks nearby. The restaurant was full on Saturday night, busy friendly atmosphere and we felt welcome straight...and I will return..back ................ ”

“ I had the business lunch special quite late in the afternoon when there was no one else there. The food is different from the usual curry house. I had a vegetarian selection of little dishes, and I wasn't sure what they all were, but they were all delicious. It was served with dosa, a flatbread that looked enormous, but was so light and tasty that I could have had more. The prices are very reasonable too. ”

“ So the first review of this restaurant, calling it the best Indian restaurant in the UK, is by the owner of the restaurant, so it might be a little biased However I was just a visitor, I don't live in Nottingham, and I unbiasedly think it might be the best Indian restaurant I've ever been to. The menu is not quite what you'd expect from a normal Indian restaurant. There are a couple of biryanis but you might not recognise most of the dishes. They're specialist dishes from Southern India (they call it 'backwater India', which tastes more appealing than it sounds), and they taste fantastic. It's not especially cheap but if you want to try as many different flavours as possible without breaking the bank, try the three-course samplers. For around £15 you simply choose 'meat' or 'vegetarian' and the starter and main courses are mini-buffet arrangements of different snacks, meats and nibbles, all very interesting. (The desert is just some weird rice pudding with fruit in, but you'll probably be too full to worry about that.) The service is as friendly as you'd want it to be. All the tables are very large, so if there are just two of you you get plenty of space, and you're not elbow-to-elbow with other customers, even at busy times. The decor's decent if a bit uninspired, though the looping DVD video of scenes from Southern India is a nice touch, though a bit distracting. ”