Shama

It’s a little underrated this place. Nice people too. Shami kebab was good the Garlic chilli chicken is memorable.

DECENT BRADFORD CURRY! Located right on Fox's Corner, Shipley, Bradford, the Shama offers great food within a traditional Bradford curry house environment...simple, nowt fancy but delicious food thats well prepared and presented. The staff are very helpful. The size of the meals are generous. No alcohol is served. Parking can be tricky right outside the restaurant but theres plenty in the nearby area so its not a huge deal. Average prices. Well worth a visit.

One of the Worst Dining Experiences in Bradford – Avoid at All Costs I recently ordered from Shama Restaurant in Bradford, and to say the experience was disappointing would be a massive understatement. I specifically requested all three of my curry dishes — Garlic Chilli Chicken, Chicken Karahi, and Chicken Tikka Masala — to be made Asian style spicy. What I received was the opposite: bland, generic slop that tasted almost identical across all three dishes. There was no depth, no spice, no character — just a weak attempt at curry that insulted the idea of South Asian cooking. To make matters worse, I ordered a Mix Starter for 2 and asked beforehand whether everything was made fresh. I was assured it was — a blatant lie. The fish pakora tasted off, the shami kebab was clearly old and stale, and the chicken pieces were dry and likely reheated. Only the sheek kebab was passable, but even that seemed like something you could pick up frozen from a cash-and-carry and microwave at home. To top it all off, the person handling the order tried to charge me full price despite the restaurant clearly advertising 20% off for collection. If I had gone in myself instead of sending my partner, I’d have walked straight out on principle. Dishonesty over a basic discount is not just bad business — it shows a complete lack of respect for the customer. Overall, the entire experience left a sour taste in my mouth, both literally and figuratively. Between the poor food quality, misleading assurances, and shady billing practices, I would strongly advise everyone to STAY AWAY from this place. Bradford has plenty of authentic and trustworthy restaurants — this isn't one of them.

Tried to order multiple times late at night but rather than say they are closed, they just cancel the order after placing it. Rubbish!

I had a takeaway from Shipley Shama on Wednesday night, I can't comment on the atmosphere as the restaurant was closed. I had the meat Hydrabady, pilau rice & chapatis. The rice & chapatis were good but the Hydrabady, however, had the potential to be fantastic, unfortunately it was way too salty & the meat - which was plentiful - was very fat & gristley. I sadly couldn't eat it. The service was excellent.