Masala Craft Fine Indian Kitchen

Masala Craft is located in Walmgate and is a nice cosy little restaurant serving an excellent selection of small dishes as well as more traditional mains. We shared a range of non meat as well as meat small dishes which were delicious and not at all oily. The food is imaginative and flavourful and reasonably priced for the centre of town. Service was attentive and even though the restaurant was a little quiet on a Tuesday evening, it did fill up later. We will certainly return.

Our first visit to this small, interesting little eatery, slightly off the beaten track. We experienced some Indian dishes we had not had anywhere before & was not disappointed. We our now rating this eatery as our top choice for Indian Food in the country. We chose the Pork Vindaloo & Panjabi Lamb for our mains. Both dishes were fabulous with really tender meat & full bodied gravy. The server overly warned about the heat level of the vindaloo however the warmth was just perfect. We shared a mushroom rice however you might want to order a portion each for those with a hearty appetite. We tried the Yorkshire Cheese Nann which I’m happy to report was not overly cheesy. We had to wait 25 mins for drinks to be served a re request for water for the table hence the 4/5 overall but otherwise great. Vegetarians & those with other special dietary requirements are very well catered for too.

Tried this colourful little eatery prior to the University Baroque Ensemble which was being held just a hop away at the NCEM. Lovely, cheery, vibrantly colourful decor. Staff managed to allocate us a table for 3, despite not having a booking, which was very much appreciated. Good selection on the menu. I tried two of the smaller plates, Yoghurt Chaat Boom had a bit of a fiery edge to it, ever so slightly too spicy for my tremulous tum, but the other one, Cauliflower 65, was really yum. Cheffy even came out of his kitchen to check if all the food was fine. They take both cash and card payment here, though there was some delay and confusion around my cash payment. Yes, I would dine here again. It's convenient and has an interesting enough menu to lure me back.

Really nice food, lovely friendly service, room was a bit cool but we warmed up when the belly pork vindaloo came. Great menu choices, lots of veggie and vegan and gluten free options, very flavoursome and tasty. Reasonable prices, loads of food and a few drinks was less than 50 for us tonight. Recommended.

Overall enjoyable and tasty food. Not overly spiced but hot enough to be interesting. Nice naan and roti, we ordered quite a lot of side dishes and finished all of them as well as our main courses. The restaurant was a bit empty when we arrived but filled up quite quickly. When I am back in York I would definitely return.

Best Indian in York hands down. We love Masala Craft - the food is authentic, they give great sized portions and service is always fab. We’re big fans of their pork belly vindaloo, chicken tikka masala and their tandoori mixed grill. Must order the kachumber salad to really make you feel like you’re eating in an indian home.

Just returned from an absolutely delightful meal at Masala Craft. Would highly recommend this place for those seeking an indian meal with a contemporary curry-house feel. We ordered the Onian Bhajis, Yoghurt Chaat Boom and Vada Pav to start - all of which were absolutely delicious, and I'd highly recommend that Yoghurt Chaat Boom! Pork Belly Vindaloo and Fish Curry accompanied by Cheese Naan and Masala Chips to follow, again, would highly recommend each of these dishes on their own, but together made for a fantastic Indian banquet for 2! Will definitely return and recommend to others!