Vindialoo Indian Takeaway

Ignore the external façade and décor and even to Certain extent the interior, this place is the bee’s knees of Indian take away shops in St Helens !
Going in on a Sunday night 7pm the telephone was constantly ringing and to me that is a good sign assuming they are all customers.
First off all I can say is that the portion sizes are really good for the price !
My order (I’d try to throw a few curve balls in there for my first trip)
Chicken Tikka Kharai — cooked very well and really nice to actually see and taste real flavour and spices in there — a moderate heat but nothing dangerously hot
Mushroom Pilau Rice — boiled basmati rice with fried onions and sautéed mushroom slices — was tasty but mushrooms very slimy and greasy but taste was good ! The rice had a yellow colouring in !
Vegetable mixed starter — despite the name came with a samosa, two small onion bhajis and two pieces of wait for it chicken tikka — I a veg mixer starter — but it is listed in the menu with meat so at least vegetarians would know !
Also ordered was an off menu item of chips with a smothering of korma sauce instead of just a ‘curry’ sauce — korma sauce was nice and chips nice and crispy outer with fluffy inner despite being frozen before my order !
Also ordered was a child’s meal of lamb curry and chips again nice chips and lamb sauce was delicious — it looked and tasted as if it was from the Main curry stock ! And easy to fill you for a quick light tea at £3.00 !!
And that was with the chips !
We also got some poppadoms and chutneys etc thrown in For free. I would happily go back and work through the menu and it would take me a while it’s pretty big !
Not five stars as when all tin foil containers were opened there was a lot of standing oil on the top so it was soaked up with tissues before serving !
Plus side 10% off for the following
Fire and rescue /​Ambulance /​NHS /​Police or Taxi drivers !
Next for me is fish tikka balti !!

Very good Indian takeaway!
Wide selection of curries, sundries, and kebabs! Generous portions, very tasty and set menus provide good value for money!
Open kitchen allows you to see meals being prepared, naan breads made fresh to order. Staff always polite and helpful. Deliveries usually made within 45 minutes of being ordered.
Highly recommended!