Lal Akash

Lalakash is somewhat hit and miss for me. We have had take away twice from here. The prawn saag was very tasty along with the peshwari naan bread. However, we had a couple of chicken dishes and both times the chicken was completely overcooked, a little too greasy and the colour of the curries seemed somewhat artificial.
Saying that it certainly wasn’t the worse curry I have eaten.

Have been here several times and always enjoyed great cooking displaying fresh distinctive flavours and it is well priced. The management team and staff are attentive, very keen to describe their speciality dishes and genuinely concerned about their customers. Wednesday’s banquet night is a real treat where you can eat la carte and try their house specialities. If you want a std curry option they are available too and well executed.

I’ve been meaning to try Lal Akash in Leatherhead ever since the Epsom branch, which I enjoyed, closed down. So, last Friday, my salsa friend and I finally took the opportunity to try it out before we went dancing.
The Leatherhead branch is very plush with nice comfy chairs and personalised crockery and chocolates!
The staff were very friendly from the moment we walked in, being the perfect mix of helpfulness and not hovering. The menu is quite extensive with some interesting and unique dishes, several of which are in photos to give you and idea of what they look like — where’s scratch and sniff when you need it to enhance the pictures?
The popaddoms came with 6 chutneys and dips — I’m all about the dips and they went down well. My mango lassi was satisfyingly thick and velvety
We settled on the chicken jeera and ghost (lamb) e-​laziz. The portions were huge and despite the aim being not to stuff ourselves before dancing, we had little bellies by the time we walked out!
The chicken jeera was packed with flavour and was the better dish. The lamb was advertised as hot, sweet and sour. Even for a seasoned curry eater like me, it was a little too hot, especially if you happen to catch a stray fresh chilli. Still, I suppose the menu warned that it would be hot!
We will be back as there are still lots of dishes to try on the menu and I’m glad the Lal Akash spirit lives on

very good food, went with a big party. Service was really good, everyone enjoyed the food and overall it was a great night. Its the second time I have been and it won’t be the last. Mind you, just one minor point-​I had Saag and it was a bit boring so I would not recommend that meal, but to be fair everyone elses food looked great.

This is my favourite restaurant in Leatherhead. There is a fantastic selection of authentic Indian dishes, and also Indian beer. The staff are helpful and friendly, the place is always busy and it’s good value for moneyplus, they do take-​away!

Excellent curry here and staff are very friendly, nice and clean restaurant too. Definately recommend a visit. As always the toilet facilities are very clean. Try the red dip with the poppudums — I don’t know what it is but its very nice.