Amala in Castle Point

Always been our go to restaurant we now often go on a sunday night and am slowly working through the menu to try different dishes and have never been dissapointed great food great staff

Food was Luke warm, vegetable curry watery sauce. Tikka was hard poppadoms was stale. All in all not great experience was recommended by friends would not visit again

Thank you for a lovely meal and great experience last night. The service was excellent and the food was delicious! Lots of choice for vegans and those with different dietry requirements and the waiter was so helpful with guiding us through the menu. Toodler had a fab time too! We look forward to coming back again soon. 😁

First time we have been to this restaurant and it certainly won't be the last 100% in all respects all good freshly cooked and served at your table, being a Sunday it was eat as much as you want , do many things to choose from, a nice 'cosy' little place serving excellent food and very plentyful excellent service and friendly staff We'll be back !! We have tried several Indian restaurants and takeaways but so far Amala takes top marks Clean tidy and makes you feel comfortable Would strongly advise anybody to go and try for themselves

I ordered a takeaway from this restaurant and to be honest we didn’t get it, the driver delivered it to a house with no one at home . Left it on the door step apparently. Phone the restaurant the guy on the phone shouted down the phone I told you how long it would take, not sorry we delivered it to the wrong address. Don’t bother here absolutely rubbish

We had a takeaway meal for 6 tonight it took 40 min as was told food was hot plentiful and very tasty my family was very happy we normally dine in but this was first takeaway it was great thank you.

Went on a Sunday evening for the “All you can eat”special. Very impressed. The service was excellent. The food was piping hot and generous portions. Excellent value for money. Could not fault it and would definitely recommend

Had a really lovely meal for 2 to celebrate my birthday, food was lovely and fresh tasting. We are not big eaters so looking forward to second day curry tomorrow

Have had takeaway from here both and it’s been pretty good, so decided to try the all you can eat buffet on a Sunday. There are 2 hour time slots, we went for the 2pm-4pm time slot. We were one of the last tables to arrive in that time slot meaning our orders were on of the last. Drinks took a long time and we had to ask for them twice. Starters were served fairly quickly but we ordered our mains after our starters were finished, we probably didn’t get our mains until 3:30pm at which some dishes were missing and they had to cook those. It got to just before 4pm and we were being rushed out as the next timeslot were arriving. No time to order anymore even though it’s as much as you like. The timeslots don’t work, it’s no good having everyone turn up at the same time, it needs to be spread over time. There were equally other frustrated faces in the restaurant at how long the food was taking, the food quality was not great either. Will not be returning based on that.

We went for Mothers Day all you can eat for £14.95. Time slot 4-6pm. Service was awful so slow and staff very unhelpful. Food finally arrived at 5.45pm and most of it was cold with quite a lot of food few missing. No apology. We left. Will not be going back. Very disappointing.

This restaurant always exceeds expectations. Nothing is too much trouble and the food is amazing - the best in the area easily. We have returned to the area in the last year and tried other local Indian restaurants but this wins hands down. The chef is always happy to create something unique for us if we cannot devide what to have.We are now regulars for both takeaways and eating in. Our advice is to try it and see what we are raving about ! Keep up the good work guys 😊

We regularly visit the Amala having recently returned to the area.This place is a little gem and by far the best Indian restaurant/takeaway in the area (and we are spoilt for choice).The staff are always very warm and welcoming and their genuine love and passion for food is evident in the beautiful food that is served. I tend to be a creature of habit and have a bengal with extra coriander and chillies but every so often I ask for help and inspiration and try something different.They are happy to suggest new dishes which seem perfect for my taste and I have never been disappointed. There is so much choice with a very interesting menu that is reasonably priced. Eat in or takeaway I have only had positive experiences.I usually visit with my partner,occasionally friends and have also been in with large parties between 12 to 15 people for family occasions. The atmosphere,food and service has been worth top marks. Thank you to the Amala for always making our night!

Delicious food as always, always love coming to Amala to both eat in and take away. My go to for Indian food!

Lovely food, excellent service. I’m really fussy with meat and can’t stand anything chewy. The chicken and lamb we had was succulent and tasty and not chewy at all. Flavours were good and portion sizes were just right for two. We will definitely return.

Went there for dinner on Wednesday evening there was only one other table being used a dad and his two children . It was a banquet night for £14.95 for any starter excluding fish and prawn dishes any main except fish and prawn you pay £2.50 extra on starters for any of those dishes and £3.50 on mains,and any side dish and any rice or a naan each. I had a mixed starter and my wife had chicken chat both nice the mains she had mixed grill but it came with king prawns we don't know how many 1 or 2 but they wanted to charge me £3.50 for the dish just coming with a couple of prawns rather than a whole king prawn dish unbelievable but hey he said he would do it without king prawn so that's what she had expensive for what she got. I had a chicken tikka dansak it was ok not the best and we shared a mushroom rice and a keema naan which I sent back as there was no meat in it that I could see and all soggy and oily on top ,which they did a new one ,better. Pint of cobra each job done it was ok wouldn't go back even for their banquet night but try it for yourselves.

Excellent food best place in benfleet. %100 the food the banging! And %100 5 stars best place ever especially the lamp chops taste like steak!

My favourite place for all their vegan options, Naga dishes and firey sides. Consistently delicious. Highly recommended 😋

My favourite place for all their vegan options, Naga dishes and firey sides. Consistently delicious. Highly recommended 😋

My favourite place for all their vegan options, Naga dishes and firey sides. Consistently delicious. Highly recommended 😋

My favourite place for all their vegan options, Naga dishes and firey sides. Consistently delicious. Highly recommended 😋

My favourite place for all their vegan options, Naga dishes and firey sides. Consistently delicious. Highly recommended 😋

Had a fabulour birthday celebration on Friday here. Just wanted to thank you all for the wonderful food and service. All 18 of us had a fantastic evening.

We eat Indian on a regular basis we thought we’d try a new restaurant this was by far one of the worst in Essex we’ve ever had! The popadoms were stale, the korma tasteless and added water , the madras lacked that kick and intense favour, it was all luke warm, the nann bread was the only thing we ate the rest went strait in the bin !!!! Never order again we are not a moaning nit picky takeout eater we treat ourselves once/twice a week so we know our food and how it should taste and arrive!

Popadom’s not fresh and tasted days old. Mix shashlick - no prawns and small pieces of meet - again all not tasting fresh. Have ordered from before and enjoyed but noticeably not fresh and disappointed especially due to the cost for meal to be missing a main ingredient.

Very nice food Happy with the order

If you want a lighter choice try the naan wrap it’s incredible! I just had their lamb tikka wrap it was amazingly good. It was the best wrap I’ve had in a very long time, hats off to the chef.

This was the worst tikka masala my whole family have ever eaten. It was so sweet that none of us could finish. My siblings had a chicken tikka each and I had jackfruit. The chicken was tough and the jackfruit was like eating pineapple in both taste and texture. There was no spice whatsoever. The naans were stodgy. My brother ordered a plain naan and received a peshwari instead. The vindaloo curry was a 5/10. The tikka masala 1/10. Disgusting!

Sent me a text saying it’s on its way over an hour ago and it’s still not here! Ordered 2 hours ago, keep phoning and they keep saying will be here in 5 minutes

Girlfriend had to go and pick up her meal as they forgot it…

Very disappointed ….Not a good as normal, no heat in any of the curries, especially the Vindaloo and phall, …. Chanda bhuna and Pathia were tasteless ….. first poor curry we have had from here, maybe there is a new chef.. but spending £70 you’d expect it to be right .

Delicious food, good portions just a shame the poppadoms were soggy and had to go in the oven to be crisped up.

Even though the wrong order was sent out and I had to wait for the items I originally ordered, they did resolve the issue and food tasted nice.

Visited this venue on a Friday evening, we received our drinks and Popadoms pretty instantly. We had to ask twice to order our mains and for the bill which was slightly agitating. The food overall was fairly nice but the popadoms didn’t taste fresh. My husband enjoyed his chicken balti however could of done with more pieces Of chicken. Chicken tikka was lovely however as was the tandoori chicken.

Food took almost 2 hours to arrive and we had to chase the restaurant TWICE.

Great food but poppadoms were stale 😐

Excellent food, decent sizes and good flavours. Delivery is always friendly, never a missing item. Thanks guys.

Must say, my missus can be very critical on curries but this one got a huge 👍! Food was delivered on time, tasted amazing and we have now found our go to meal!

Good was good but the bottle of Coke wasn’t cold. Would not have ordered if I had know it wasn’t cold

First time using this restaurant. Great food, could if been warmer. Would have liked to see the red sauce on the menu, along with the onion salad, mint and mango chuckney. Popadoms needed to be crisper not soggy. Otherwise a decent meal.

We called the restaurant to ask about a certain dish they were Lovely & explained the dish in detail. Food was delivered on time hot & tasty. We will be ordering again thank you 👍

Really yummy food and wonderful vegan options!

Perfect delivery Absolutely delicious food

Really great food. Fresh and beautiful flavours. Great portions. Quick service and good discounts

This restaurant is good and some days depending who is cooking it’s really good

Chips not edible Keema naans soggy and almost flavourless Lamb massala super chewy Disappointed

Food was lovely , but part of my order was missing

Superb as always. Thanks very much and we will see you again soon. 🙏🏻👍

Was awful, didn't even end up eating it. Was also just left on the door step without a knock so was cold. Not impressed after reading such high ratings

Absolutely knocked the meals out of the park. Great food, great communication and the delivery driver was very helpful. Thanks, we will be a returning customer for sure

Best curry we have had in a while. Thanks

Absolute quality again, never let you down, best curry house around

Great food but only found 2 prawns in my curry which was a bit tight but otherwise very nice

Great all round service. Many thanks indeed. 👍

The food came hot, fast, tasty and with a smile. My only concern is the ever rising cost of the food. It never seems to go down?

All good except missed out bits and extra fees popping up

Absolutely not how an Indian takeaway tastes will not order again

Hot and delicious.Delivery was In a good time

We like Amala and would still get it. But they have a 20 minute window to deliver the food and they were 25 minutes early which was not convenient. If they had said they would be that time I would have requested a different time.

Lovely tasting food, good quality ingredients. Just thought there could have been a little more meat. Only 7 pieces of chicken in a chicken tikka masala but it was delicious and would order again

If you like oily food this is the place. Had a good layer of oil on top. Lacks flavour also.

The BEST Indian takeaway around. Great they deliver to Stanford. Everything is cooked well, original and have their own takes on dishes. See you next time Guys.

Absolutely delicious, arrived on time and importantly arrived hot. So much flavour. Will definitely order again

Excellent food and reasonably priced.. delivered quickly on a Saturday too. Top marks

Menu looked very interesting so decided to order, we ordered 2 different keema dishes and the lamb mince was off, tasted absolutely awful, cannot get the bad taste out of my mouth it was that bad. I would not recommend ordering food from here

Popadoms we’re a bit stale and the chicken was hard but other than that the food was lovely

First time ordering and sadly will be the last. Went by the reviews on how good the food was but this wasn't the case for us. Rice was watery and the tikka masala had a grainy texture. Popadoms so greasy. Gutted.

Always excellent food and fast delivery. *****

Delicious, good portions, would recommend an order again

The flavours were great and arrived early and hot, would definitely order again!

Red bhajee I didn’t enjoy them I only ate one I thought bhajee where brown didn’t taste any flavour in them sorry

First time ordering from here as our old one went down hill, food was amazing nice and hot, not greasy at all will definitely be using here from now on

First time ordering and I wasn’t blown away to be honest It was ok tho I would give it another go it arrived quickly.

Tasty food , quick delivery !!! Will definitely order again

Great food, nice to taste the exotic culture when mums so far away 🙏🏽

Absolutely brilliant, the only Indian takeaway I'll order from.

Fantastic once again, never ever a disappointment , best curry house in Essex, Piping hot, so tasty …. Keep up the great work

Didn’t get my naan bread but lovely food

Probably the best I’ve tasted in a long while

Really tasty! Full of flavour and not too greasy. Will definitely be ordering again, thank you very much.

Soggy calamari and cold food... atleast the beer was cold

Greasy, bland, and disgusting, had to throw away. Never again.

Another great curry, always deliver on taste, and quality… delivery guy even called to say he would be late…. Best in Essex

Pleased with the delivery, food was very tasty and a lot of it

Amazing again, the best curry house in the area, absolutely love this place.

We enjoy the food here, we were just very surprised and unprepared to receive it that much early. Can’t complain about it (apart that we have a young child so hasn’t put them to bed yet)

My first time order from here , very impressed , Thank you Amala x

I'm a vegan (and a fan of Naga jolokia peppers), so great to see see lots of clearly-labelled vegan options and so many naga-based dishes

Food arrived early but stone cold and would never order again from here

Found a very sharp bone like a tooth pick once I stopped choking

Just eat said delivered at 8pm but didn’t turn up until 840.

Asked for no onion in the sag aloo and Bombay aloo and it was covered in onion

Haven't had an Indian in a long while, as my favourite restaurant closed. This was my first order and I wasn't disapointed with the food. The order was delivered ahead of time given. The food quality was excellent. I would order again from this establishment. I thought the on-line ordering was easy to use.

Amazing food. Large portions. Quick delivery and hot!

Popadoms we’re stale and the rice was hard, shame as everything else was ok, not great but ok. We tried a different one from our normal for a change but won’t be coming back as good rice and popadoms are key for me!

Not our closest Indian but certainly our favourite. Always good food and service

Loved the food. We all enjoyed it and the flavours were amazing. Thank you

First time trying Amala and it did not disappoint, absolutely delicious food!! Also worth mentioning polite and friendly staff and efficient service.

Brilliant service very quick extremely hot.

Waited over 3 hours for our food to find out the delivery driver delivered it when they never. I love this place and food but waiting over 3 hours is a joke. They were happy to do it again but I am not waiting another hour as it is late.

Tried this place out for the first time and it was amazing! Large portions and it was really hot once arrived, only thing I put no salad in my wrap but once arrived it had it, soggy hot lettuce wasn’t good BUT they gave me extra popadoms which were lovely so I really rate this place. Can’t wait to have a curry again from them. Thank you