{"id":534429,"date":"2025-10-29T01:41:22","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T01:41:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/534429\/"},"modified":"2025-10-29T01:41:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T01:41:22","slug":"popular-indian-restaurant-closes-leaving-customers-disappointed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/534429\/","title":{"rendered":"Popular Indian restaurant closes leaving customers disappointed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One customer said it was &#8220;the best Indian restaurant around for miles&#8221; adding &#8220;it&#8217;s a sad day&#8221;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0_Spice-Mahal.png\" alt=\"The Spice Mahal in Rangeworthy, South Gloucestershire\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>The Spice Mahal in Rangeworthy, South Gloucestershire(Image: Spice Mahal)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"bristolpost\">A popular Indian <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bristolpost.co.uk\/whats-on\/food-drink\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"restaurant Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">restaurant <\/a>in <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bristolpost.co.uk\/all-about\/south-gloucestershire\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"South GloucestershireLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">South Gloucestershire<\/a> has closed its doors suddenly, leaving customers disappointed. <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spicemahalbristol.co.uk\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Spice MahalLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Spice Mahal<\/a> in Rangeworthy was pictured on Sunday (October 26) shut and with a sign in its window.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"bristolpost\">The sign read: &#8220;Dear customers, we are very sorry the Spice Mahal restaurant is now permanently closed&#8230; Thank you very much for your custom and support&#8230;&#8221; Taking to a local Facebook group, customers and local residents dubbed the closure &#8216;the end of an era&#8217; and took to the comments section to share their thoughts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"bristolpost\">One said: &#8220;Just gutted for them all. Big loss for us in Rangeworthy. We have Indian every weekend from them. Hope they find new premises.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"bristolpost\">Meanwhile, a second wrote: &#8220;Definitely shocked to hear about this. I always said it&#8217;s the best around and I always recommend it to people I work for and with.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"bristolpost\">A third added: &#8220;The best curry ive ever had. Nothing comes close.&#8221; A fourth commented: &#8220;No doubt not helped by winter fuel prices, this is killing businesses. We are being made fools of.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"bristolpost\">And another wrote: &#8220;This was the best Indian restaurant around for miles. It\u2019s a sad day.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"bristolpost\">According to comments under the post, Facebook users believed that the business had filed for voluntary liquidation and, <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk\/company\/12068975\/insolvency\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"according to records on the Gov.uk Companies House websiteLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">according to records on the Gov.uk Companies House website<\/a>, the Spice Mahal in Rangeworthy is stated as &#8216;due to be dissolved on January 1, 2026&#8217; under the title &#8216;Case number 1 &#8211; Creditors voluntary liquidation&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"bristolpost\">BristolLive has tried to contact Spice Mahal for comment on this matter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"bristolpost\">More posts from locals and fans of the popular establishment questioned whether it would open up in a new location, though as of yet no updates have been confirmed by the restaurant team. 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