AL-TAIF Indian Restaurant in Vale of White Horse

First time here , nice chat with the owners over a beer, very good food, will be back !

Perfect. Best one in years. Been here a few times and is very consistent. I had Chicken Jalfrezi, mixed tandoori, garlic chilli naan, pilau rice and onion bhajis. Not bland and bulked out with onions, small amounts of tough meat or bland sauce like some places. Absolutely would recommend. Even tasted stunning the next day reheated. 10 out of 10. Thanks guys : )

A quiet night out with a delicious curry. Can’t fault a thing. Will be back!

This is our local takeaway. We love this place! Fantastic portion sizes, divine flavours and great value. We’ve never eaten in, but would highly recommend this place for a takeaway. Their onion banjos are excellent.

The plainest curry we have ever eaten. The fact that there was no one in the restaurant and no one else collecting any food in the middle of a Friday evening should have been a sign. The place had no atmospheres for if dining in, but thankfully we had preordered to collect. This is the first time that we have ordered from here, and we were hopeful it was going to be a good first impression. Reviews on here highlight portion sizes being good, but we were given tiny portions of rice and curries with hardly any meat or vegetables, but a lot of tasteless sauce. Very dissapointed by our visit and definitely not value for money. Was left wanting more and regretting having not travelled a bit further and eating from a takeaway in Abingdon.

Super impressed with this place, always right on time for delivery...we requested to deliver before iftar...never late....love their daal tadka, tandoori chicken and garlic naan

This has to be the best curry I’ve ever eaten The curry was made fresh not like other curry houses where they precook there chicken Amazing run family business Will definitely come again and can’t recommend enough

To be clear, we just ordered a takeaway so cannot comment on the restaurant itself. However, the food was excellent and way above standard Indian restaurant fare. We will definitely be ordering again.

We always get our Indian food from here. Superb food and amazing service. Wouldn’t hesitate to recommend

Great food and exceptional service. I ordered a Chicken Biriyani and it was flavoursome, piping hot and the chicken was very fresh. Highly reccomend this place!

We are 4 men in our sixties and entered the Al Taif Indian restaurant in Kennington at 20.45, last night, Saturday 13 Jan 24, with the intension of having a meal. We were met by a male waiter who told us “We close at 22.00”……….No option to order quickly, no apology, just this obnoxious waiter who had no idea about customer service. At best I would advise the owner of the restaurant to arrange some customer care training for him. However, for us it will be too late, our first and last visit. I don’t want to rub salt into the wound, but I am going to. We went onto Abingdon Spice restaurant and had a lovely meal delivered by professionals.

delicous food, would highly recommend

Had the chefs special. Spot on ,👍

Best Indian food in Oxford. Highly recommended!

I’ve walked into Al Talif without great expectations and I actually had an amazing food and cultural experience. I wanted to go off-the-beaten track and trying something different from the normal Indian cuisine dishes. I’ve ordered a Lamb Shaktora with garlic naan, which is a traditional dish from Bangladesh. The food was incredibly rich, spicy but very well balanced with the bitterness of the citrus after taste. The place is very cozy and staff very welcoming and happy to share a talk with you. Define my worth to stop by and dip into the Bangladeshi cuisine.

Excellent Food and Drinks, great service , very authentic and enjoyable. Fresh and reasonably priced .

Amazing food and great service!

Delicious curry, piping hot and very tasty. Very clean and presentable restaurant and easy street parking. We’ll definitely return soon!

Very nice food, I had a chicken Korma, which was amazing. The food was fresh, hot and well presented. Also had some poppadoms plain and spicy with all the fresh dips. Was later evening time so was quiet, but the staff are very friendly and welcoming. I highly recommend this Indian restaurant to everyone.

Everything was very good. Especially the Bangla beer 🍺

We love Al Taif and get takeaway quite often from there. The team is friendly and the food is great! Lots of vegetarian options and meat eater options alike. Their naan breads are fantastic too!

If you like frozen mixed vegetables and curry that that tastes like stew then this is the perfect place for you. If you like a tasty Indian go elsewhere.

Week after week the food is amazing 👏 highly recommended.

Our family had the set meal for 4. It was totally overloaded with vegetables and rice. The meat dishes had very little meat in them but loads of sauce. Frankly the worst Indian meal I have ever had. The Indian restaurants in Abingdon, like Dil Raj, are far better.

Our family had the set meal for 4. It was totally overloaded with vegetables and rice. The meat dishes had very little meat in them but loads of sauce. Frankly the worst Indian meal I have ever had. The Indian restaurants in Abingdon, like Dil Raj, are far better.

Delicious food and friendly service.

Very nice food, very friendly staff

Took over an hour for food. It wasn’t good either. The staffs were not friendly either

This is a hidden gem. The food is wonderful and the service is quick, kind and considerate

Excellent tasty food well above average for quality. Worth a visit. The only downside is the rather drab atmosphere.

We were spending a weekend in Oxford when we decided we both fancied a curry. We found this little place, and boy was the food good. Family run business and the lady who looked after us was very pleasant. Food not expensive and the portions are very generous. Keep up the great work Jon,

Great food, stopped on a journey and wasn't disappointed! Thank you :)

Such a good take away tonight, thanks very much

Fabulous staff and wonderful food had a great evening on Friday with friends

Have had many takeaways from Al-Taif, never disappointed. Great service and good quality food. Thank you

Fantastic meal, and super fast delivery. Keep up the good work 👏

We were staying in Oxford for a few days and found this fabulous restaurant on Google. The food was great, prices fair and staff were very friendly. I would highly recommend visiting if you are in the area!

The best Nan and Curry Masala. Great service and good recommendations. Well done.

This place is FABULOUS ! the staff, the FOOD, the atmosphere. I come back to this amazing restaurant every time I come home to England. 11 out of 10 ! ❤️

Visited Al-Taif last evening with friend, always have a very warm welcome and the food is excellent and plentiful, my husband and I tried something different and we would both go for it again. All the staff are lovely.

Fantastic food. Excellent service for both take away and dine in!

We had the most amazing meal New Years Eve. The food was perfect and the service was also excellent. I would thoroughly recommend.

Amazing Indian food - one of the best I've had. Staff are also extremely friendly and accommodating with prompt service. Highly recommend

amazing food. The service is the best I've had in Oxford. A gem of restaurant.

Got a great takeaway from Al Taif last night. Lovely food, quick delivery (about 30 mins) and good value 😊

Highly recommended and definitely come back here again. Great service and pleasent staff.

A simply fabulous meal just where you’d least expect it. The staff were lovely too. I was really pleased I went and would happily go again if I were in the area.

Fantastic food and the staff are very welcoming

Visited here with my partner, brother and nephew on a Sunday night in August. Have eaten loads of takeaways from here since moving close by in February and thought it was about time we ate in. As expected the food did not disappoint, The Pakora to start was amazing, I have it delivered and it’s nice but this was even better fresh from the kitchen, a nice crispy batter and lovely tender chicken. Had Onion Bhajis too and these were pretty tasty as well and not greasy like I’ve had in other restaurants. For mains we had Garlic chilli chicken, this dish is amazing. I used to always try something different nearly every time from an Indian restaurant but this now gets ordered nearly every order from here. We also had chicken Shashlik(very tasty) a naan(naans are so good here, well cooked with slightly burnt edges) and rice. My brother and nephew had tikka masala and enjoyed that too, have had it myself delivered before and it never disappoints. I will have to make sure I visit more often in the future instead of just ordering deliveries. I eat a LOT of curries lol and can safely say this is my favourite in the Abingdon/Oxford area.

Quality, quiet but just what oh needed after a heavy days fishing, very friendly ice cold beers freshly cooked food what more can I say :) Lino len

We live round the corner and hadn't booked but they were very accommodating and found us a table. Excellent food as always, felt very safe in terms of C19 regulations.

We had a takeaway from here for 5’people. Everyone’s meal was delicious- prawn, chicken and mushroom biryani mains, starters and vegetarian options all perfectly cooked. Nan bread fresh and v tasty. The front of house staff were very friendly, efficient and polite. I’ll definitely be going again.

Had our first takeaway last night. Have been meaning to try this Restaurant for ages. Pleased we did. Food was delivered in a reasonable time. Was still hot ( other local restaurants seem unable to accomplish this feat). Generous portion sizes. Food was delicious. We would now reccomend to to friends and family.

Their reputation precedes them, and they do live up to it. Absolutely worth the ride from Oxford.

Wow, my new favourite Indian restaurant. Haven’t had food from here for years, not even sure it had the same name or owners last time I did. I was going to order from my usual takeaway but they were closed which made us try somewhere new. I’m glad we did and now we have a new favourite that if it’s this nice every time we will continue to use. We had the food delivered and it arrived hot and in good time too. Some extra poppadoms and sauces was a nice touch too.

Delicious freshly cooked food as always & great service as always - thanks.

Had our first meal last night from Al-Taif and the reviews don't lie. Fantastic food and beautiful flavours. I can't remember the last time we had such a lovely meal. Looking forward to the next already.

Never write reviews for anything but hands down this is the best Indian. Always fresh and so tasty. Nothing worse than when flavours are changed and doesn’t even taste like the dish. Always enjoy it from here everytime.

Excellent food and large portions at very reasonable price. Friendly staff, although we only had takeaway as recently moved to the area.

Have had two takeaway meals from here in last two weeks - great food - lots of interesting flavours - none of your bog standard 'Indian' food - as good as we've eaten in England - will be back

Been meaning to post for a while about how great Al-Taif is. We’ve had takeaway a few times since moving to Kennington and it’s honestly one of the best Indian/Bangladeshi places I’ve been to. And such great value for money. Keep doing what you’re doing!

Good Indian restaurant in Kennington. Loved the food, Prawn Puri was delicious. Biryani was yummy too. Recommended.

Good food, BUT they did not take social-distancing seriously: -- almost every table was occupied (when I booked I was told that only 7 tables would be in use), and one of the "unoccupied" tables was used by people sitting and waiting to collect take-aways! -- the waitress had a mask covering her mouth but it did not cover her nose Also, we ordered a Cobra beer (listed as a 33cl bottle on the menu), and were served a bottle nearly twice the size and twice the price.

The service here is always polite and professional even with takeaways. The Naga lamb and chicken tikka masala whilst tasty weren’t the best I’ve had but unquestionably what let them down was the lack of meat in the curries. It was disappointing to be honest.

Just enjoyed a delicious meal at the Al-Taif in Kennington, Oxford. The food is always outstanding; full of flavour, the meat is beautifully tender, the veg dishes are cooked to perfection too. The staff are welcoming and friendly, nothing being too much trouble. Eat in or take-away, the food is lovely and very reasonably priced. Our favourite Indian restaurant!!! If you’re looking for somewhere new, try the Al-Taif. You won’t be disappointed.

Nice traditional neighborhood Indian

Delicious food and great service. We ordered a takeaway from AL-TAIF as we’ve recently moved to Kennington and wanted to check out the local takeaway restaurants. The service was great from the start - easy to order online. Prices seemed a little too cheap to be honest - cannot believe the value for money! We phoned to confirm delivery and they said they’d call us back when it was about 5 mins away (which they did) so that we could walk over to collect. Friendly staff, used our name which added to the personal feel, and the food wasn’t sat in a bag waiting when we arrived - they asked the kitchen to prepare it in a bag from the hot plates which meant it was still very hot when we got home. We had onion bhajis, pilau rice, saag aloo, peshwari naan, lamb passanda, and lamb rogan Josh. All the food was excellent with delicious meat and vegetables in the curries. The naan was packed with flavour. Nothing was greasy or over-salted. Some of the best Bangladeshi/South Asian food we’ve had in a long time, and nice to support a local business - particularly right now. Highly recommended and we will be going back for dine-in once restaurants open.

We had an awesome take away from here. The staff were friendly and accommodating. The food was delicious had a home made feel to it.

As a Brummie this has got to be the best curry I have had since coming to the area. The service was friendly and welcoming, the food is awesome. I believe it's a husband and wife team and the service is so attentive. Will definitely be returning. What I love about it is the lack of decor, in Birmingham this only means one thing...... brilliant dining experience. Give it a try!

First time customer. Excellent food and service. Will definitely be back. Thank you

Lovely food, quickly delivered.

Delicious food, lovely surroundings. Fast, efficient service. Will definitely be returning.

We've had many meals from Al-Taif, and the food is always 5 star. Best in Oxfordshire

Fantastic meal and lovely staff

Food very good. Decor not very warm.

This place is brilliant, the flavours in the food are second to none. The portions; both in the restaurant and takeaway are very good and well priced. Well worth a visit and you wont regret it. The staff cant do enough for you.

Had a lovely meal the food was delicious and good size portions. The staff could not have done enough for us and we will be recommending your restaurant to friends and we look forward to coming back again soon. Thank you 😊

Excellent food and such friendly service

Not knowing any thing about Bangladeshi and South Asian Cuisine we decided to give this place a try. They took us by the hand, explained the food and recommended items that fitted our taste. It was an excellent meal at a very reasonable price. Give this place a try.

Gorgeous food and lovely friends people

Lovely takeaway, fantastic service and friendly staff. You can open a branch in Didcot anytime.

Lovely place that we found by accident whilst driving through to get to Yorkshire. The food is gorgeous; fresh ingredients, plenty of flavour and very tasty. The owners were also a delight - welcoming, very friendly and excellent service. We will definitely come back

Delicious food, really well priced and plenty of it. Service is top notch and all staff are really friendly, Making you feel welcome the moment you step into the restaurant.

A fabulous restaurant, light and bright decoration, with friendly staff. They serve generous portions of delicious food offering superb value for money. We'll definitely be back!!

Very nice food. Good service. Lotd of choices and new place! Taste of the food very good feeling the spices and flavours. Definitely something to recommend

Went in thinking it looks a bit too new, but really pleasantly surprised! Food was succulent and tastey. Lamb madras, spicy but won't make you ill! Staff friendly and want you to enjoy yourself. Woukd highly recommended for take away and sitting in for a quiet night!