As soon as you walk in the experience is bad., lurid discoloured walls, and shoddy furniture made us want to leave after five minutes. Then there followed a 30 minute wait for our first course, followed by a 45 minute wait for the main course, at which point we asked a waiter what was happening and he said he could have a look but was afraid of the chef so he couldn't say anything.
I love Indian food... like many. I happen to believe myself to be a fair judge of this type of cuisine and Everest is about the worst I've ever had. Perhaps it will help others understand my perspective and experience if I say my wife is an expert cook in this style and knows how to make all the expected recipes - saag paneer, navratan korma, tikka masala, etc.
Here are some interesting points about this restaurant before I continue:
1. No Tamarind sauce (sweet condiment) available
2. Naan is like warm dough with no crispy/cooked texture
3. Papadum tastes like non-fresh fish
4. Curry dishes have no roasted cumin, cardamom or other familiar spices (all the ones I tasted, at least)
There are many more issues and warning signs... but frankly it comes down to "is the food good?". It's not. It's horrible. My "Tandoori" dish had a tomato base that tasted like ketchup with some onion. My pulau rice was at least 4 hours old. Limp, sopping wet and not the slightest bit of taste.
Warning to all who actually enjoy Indian food, this place might as well be either A. an Italian restaurant or B. a Chinese restaurant.
When we did try and complain about the horrible food a BOSS LIKE CREATURE came over and asked very rudely what the problem was. Another reason to lose an appetite. When my wife described to him what has happened he went nuts. He said he said no one has complained in last ten f*ing years. Yes, he screamed and cussed in front of his other customers, including small children. He just couldn't believe that we didn't like the food. We offered to pay for the drinks since we did consume them, but asked to not pay for the food since it was not worth eating.
He again, got furious and yelled and cursed in front of everyone, so we laid money on the table for the drinks and tried to leave. I want to urge everyone who reads this, for the sake of your taste buds, wallet, time, and family, please do not go and warn your family and friends.
EVEREST knows almost nothing about Indian food except how to list it on the menu. If you know and love Indian food and you are in Sheffield, go eat at another restaurant and or buy a frozen dinner at Morrison's and save your money.
P.S. Atmosphere includes heavy use of instrumental only "lounge music" cover tunes on piano ("Daniel" by Elton John, for instance). If they added a sitar somewhere, maybe it would go with the menu, but the server works with the instrumental pop piano perfectly read more