Spice Of Life

Spice of Life is one of the largest Indian restaurants in Lincolnshire and one of the better-known sit-down curry houses in central Grimsby, occupying a knocked-through run of premises on Wellowgate just off the Old Market Place. The room runs as a proper dine-in restaurant rather than a takeaway counter — a large dining area for the main service, a separate function room used for parties and special occasions, and a delivery and collection operation alongside the in-restaurant trade.

The menu sits in the contemporary-Indian rather than standard British-Indian territory. The kitchen pushes a row of specialist regional curries from different parts of India alongside the usual baltis, masalas and biryanis, and the menu also carries an English-style steak-and-chips section for groups where not everyone is eating Indian — a practical move that has helped the room hold a wider audience than most curry-houses. The restaurant was covered in a Grimsby Live food piece where the reviewer noted ordering takeaway from Spice of Life for years before eating in for the first time. Reviews tend to settle on a warm atmosphere, prompt service and the consistent quality of the kitchen output — a step up from the local-takeaway curry market.