Memories Of India

Memories of India on Pelaw Bank is the Bangladeshi-Indian sit-down restaurant just south of Front Street in central Chester-le-Street — the operation underwent a recent refurbishment and is now under new management. Aggregate scores sit at 4.08/5 across 162 reviews on the major platforms (Google and Facebook around 4.20, TripAdvisor 4.00), with Restaurantji aggregating around 94 reviews.

Reviewers single out the crunchy poppadoms with the dipping sauce range and the "big bhajis" as the most praised starters. Opening pattern is evening-only: Sunday-Thursday 17:30-23:00 and Friday-Saturday 17:00-23:00. Sit-in dining and collection from Pelaw Bank.