Badsha Indian Cuisine in Ashford

Friendly, respectful and attentive staff, delicious and reasonably priced food, and a convivial atmosphere - thanks for a great evening!

Not been for years, but to what a change. Food and service were excellent! See you again soon.

10/10, nice clean modern restaurant, amazing food and the service received was first class, friendly staff who are prompt with ordering/drinks/food and bill, possibly the best dining experience I have had A+++++

Excellent food very good service highly recommended 💯

If you in Kent tenterdent , that's a must visit... The restaurant service is highly elegant and will give a great dining experience... Great for family get togethering..

This is regularly the rudest place in Tenterden. I went on Monday with two friends at 9pm. There was nobody else in (no surprise) and the host greeted us with “we close at 10” in a way that made it clear he would rather we didn’t come in. We ordered poppadoms, a bottle of red wine and a jug of tap water. He then told us they don’t serve tap water due to health and safety!! I pointed out that I live in Tenterden and drink the water all the time. He insisted tap water could not be served, so in disgust we left and had a great meal at Ozgur. The welcome at Badsha is regularly brusque and rude. By the way it is illegal for restaurants not to offer tap water!

Badsha in Tenterden is a small venue and a typical village curry house. We went on a Wednesday night and the place was fairly busy, which was nice to see mid-week. The restaurant itself felt like it had been newly refurbished with clean, modern bathrooms and some rustic wooden beams that give it a bit of character. The service was quick, but the waiters were pretty quiet. It wasn’t a big deal, but it would've been nice to have a bit more interaction. The food was hit and miss. The Chicken Tikka Masala, ordered Madras hot, was the preferred dish—flavourful and the most enjoyed. However, the Chicken Chadnaroo was disappointing, lacking the expected heat and taste, we also ordered a Chicken Dhansak that unfortunately lacked flavour and had a poor consistency. Overall, we liked the vibe of Badsha and the food wasn’t bad, but it didn’t really blow us away. Badsha’s an acceptable spot for a casual evening out, but don’t expect to be wowed. Rating: 3.8 out of 6 Six Poppadoms Please #6PP

Never again will I be ordering from here very rude staff

Ordered a takeaway for 8pm on the website and it arrived 1hr15m early when were not ready to eat but were told they were busy. We ended up eating it for fear of reheating the rice and wasting the money. Naan was cold and tikka masala a bit chewy. Disappointed.

Stopped for lunch and it was quiet, but clean comfortable and nicely decorated. Food was exceptional, clearly freshly cooked not the usual any meat with a dollop of sauce. Very generous portions. Would definitely return.

Absolutely brilliant curry. We had a thoroughly nice evening at Badsha last Friday. The welcome was warm and the atmosphere was great. We all enjoyed our curry's, and I would go as far as to say probably the best curry I have had in the local area. Well done guys, keep up the good work. We will be back.

We ate there as a family and we all really enjoyed it, the service was perfect and the food was very good. I can only recommend the restaurant.

Had takeaway from here last week, but unfortunately my dish gave me Gastroenteritis that's still going strong 8 days later, so I do not feel safe ordering from here again. Supposedly in July 2023 they were give zero star food hygiene rating but have improved since, and the fact that people are STILL getting sick from their food in 2024 is disturbing and disgusting. It seems most Indian places around Tenterden are struggling with hygiene ratings since Raja got one too last year, it's not that hard to be clean guys, come on. EDIT Feb 7th: Just learnt that they just raised their inspection level to THREE STARS. After having a zero star score. Even Raja of Kent which is very nearby faced major backlash for raising themselves to four stars after their zero star rating. And the owner claims they've never had a health complaint in all the years they served? Lies. Don't come here for your own safety from that lying owner. I am still ill from it

Perfect food, best I’ve had to date. Good lighting and atmosphere and also the service was friendly and on point

Just had a take away from here and I must say it was absolutely delicious. Well flavoured and great value.

Food was nice but the waters watch you like owls apart from that I would recommend

One of our favourite restaurants, went there with 4 friends had a fantastic meal everyone had amazing meal, staff were very friendly and did a wonderful job. We love the place. See you again soon

I rarely write reviews but felt compelled to write this. We ordered a take away meal, I am a vegetarian and ordered the Vegetable Korma. I was expecting Korma sauce with chunks of veg, such as aubergine, Okra, mushrooms etc. What I received was a tub of Korma sauce with three half new potatoes, scattered with peas and beans. This is the second time this has happened. I thought I would give them one more go. My husband and son had meat curry and they thoroughly enjoyed theirs. *****for a meat curry, don't bother with vegetarian.

Wonderful food at Badsha. Totally flat coca cola, my one small complaint, even the replacement had no fizz 😑 They seem to have recovered from recent troubles

Great place this! Amazing food, quality service and lovely, lovely service. Would recommend to anyone and everyone!

Badsha is a fantastic restaurant known for its authentic Indian cuisine. The ambiance is inviting, the food is exceptional with a wide variety of options for all dietary preferences, and the service is friendly and knowledgeable. The prices are reasonable, making it a great value for the experience and flavours available. Overall, Badsha Indian Cuisine is a must-visit for anyone looking for delicious Indian food in Tenterden.

Had food here tonight and was absolutely delicious. Some of the best Indian food I’ve ever tried. Im only in Kent for a night so im delighted to have stumbled across this place. The staff were so welcoming which added to the entire experience. I highly recommend this restaurant for anybody looking to sample some authentic cuisine. Already planning my next visit. Thank you guys :)

Where do I even begin! I went to this restaurant with my fiancé and it was amazing. The staff were so friendly,the food was delicious and the atmosphere was gorgeous!! This restaurant is going on my list of favourites as it was an amazing night. Can’t wait to come again, I absolutely love it.

Disgusting read the article in the Kentish Express I will never eat here again the owner quoted as saying we are onto a 5 star rating again unexceptable you knew how unhygienic the kitchen was No excuse for what the FSA uncovered.

Read an article by Ashford Council after the FSA did routine check on hygiene and this restaurant failed dramatically. Its really sad to see that people fail to keep hygiene levels at restaurants high and risk of cross contamination and filthy floors for a good reputation. Short cuts. Feel like throwing up

Hair in my Biryani and greasy food

Great food & service as always 🙂

By partner and l have had 2 meals delivered to our home from this restaurant and they were both delicious, couldn't ask for more

Excellent market. Just what you’d expect plus a brass band.

Wouldn't even rate this Indian Staff rude food is like slop with salt and the ambiance is like a funeral parlour three out of the four of us that had take away was ill within 3 hours of eating the food and in bed for two days avoid at all cost

Food was excellent, service very attentive. Well worth going.

It's not the best meal I've had here. I ordered a takeaway, and I was told it would be 45 minutes 45 minutes later. I got there only to wait another half hour, no apology

Good Bangladeshi food, and a traditional Indian Restaurant atmosphere. Reasonably priced and a good dining experience.

Very very nice food & staff are friendly

Delicious meal. I had chicken dopiaza and a friend had tikka masala. Both excellent and served by efficient, polite staff. I highly recommend this restaurant and will most certainly eat there again when I'm in Tenterden. Ten out of ten for everything.

Great environment with awesome food

Perfect and excellent service, portions and food.

Excellent food. We read the reviews which said how good it was. And can confirm it was super!!!

Absolutely delicious delivery, and they managed to find us (in an Air BnB)! Thoroughly recommend for the sides alone - the best okra bhaji ever.

Food arrived an hour and 40 mins late. When we phoned up the manager become aggressive over the phone. Ordered from them a few times but food is always late so won’t be ordering again

Food was very nice but the staff were obviously not happy about something as a lot of frowning faces. Almost felt as though we were in the way!

We had a Sunday evening meal here a week ago, the duck jalfrezi was nice and spicy, the lamb was tasty, and we liked the saag paneer. The bindhi badji was okay. They were not busy that evening, the table service was there when we needed it, and they did a good job of not hovering! I wish we had an Indian restaurant like this in our town.

Had a lovely meal with a large group of people. Really friendly and helpful staff

Excellent food great service will be going back soon 😊

I’m from London.i came hear ones a every month My friend take meals from Badsha there food was delicious but last Saturday food was very bad and poor I think they charge there chef

Great service and great food. Would definitely recommend this restaurant

From the minute we walked in the experience wasn’t what we expected for a restaurant that has won awards! We were shown to our table and before we’d even sat down we’re asked if we’d like a drink and popadoms. There was no drinks menu even given to us by this point as well so how were to know what we’d like to drink? Within 3 minutes we’d already said once we weren’t ready to order and then another waiter came over and we said again that we were not ready, popadoms were put on the table within this time also with no onion salad or lime pickle.. We shared a stater and then as my boyfriend was still actually eating his food, the waiter came over and said the mains were ready and began clearing the plates whilst he was still eating! Then the main course came.. my boyfriends food was lovely! But mine was absolutely awful, it was just tandoori chicken thrown into nothing more than a plain cream sauce. I’ve had a makhani curry numerous times, yes it’s a mild dish but this dish had no flavour, no spices and no effort actually put into it at all if I’m honest. We said the dish wasn’t what we thought so asked to swap for something else and was made to feel like I was in the wrong for not asking the waiter to explain the dish to me before ordering… I can only assume it was the manager that was shouting about us in the background, the only words we could hear in English were that he’s not accepting this and could make out the items we ordered including the bottle of white Rioja we had, this made it very clear it was about us. As a couple that work in the industry we could not believe the way the situation was handled, it’s was rude and careless. The whole experience felt rushed and we would certainly never recommend or return again!

My son took us here for my mother in laws 80 th birthday, I knew by looking at the menu the food is going to be fantastic and was proved right as its owned by a Bangladesh family .everybody had great time .only sad part was we arrived at 8pm and only had the main course but we will be back soon to enjoy ghe rest of the menu .

Really nice meal, better than any recent Indian meals I've had. Staff very courteous. Toilets very clean. Very happy.

Cracking take away lovely food on time would highly recommend will definitely use again 🙂

Excellent food, with good service

Wednesday night deals are great

Had the most tasty curry the other day and was not disappointed great Indian would recommend

Thought I’d give this place a try and I wasn’t disappointed. The service was quick, the staff extremely polite and helpful and the food itself excellent. I also think I’ve found my go-to Indian restaurant in the area now. Based on tonight’s experience I’d definitely recommend this place to anyone.

Horrible experience with this restaurant, order arrived cold, currys missing. Tried to resolve over the telephone and had verbal abuse and over spoke didnt listen and slammed the phone down.. very rude will never eat there again!! Worst customer service

Good food, friendly service, food was excellent as was.servie, highly recommended

Ordered of just eat an hour before, waited hour and half then rang the restuarant to be told was just leaving it finally turned up nearly 2 hours later, and was stone cold and missing items rang the restaurant about missing items to be told the manager wasn't in and have to wait man on phone was very rude only got sorted by driving to restuarant myself 1 minute away and making them cook again whilst I waited, I have to admit tho once I had all my food ordered and it was hot, it was actually really nice and tasty the 1 star is for the service

Wonderfully friendly and attentive staff, a comfortable atmosphere and the food was excellent, fill of favour and well presented.

Really lovely food with amazing flavours. Staff were wonderful and very good prices. Highly recommended. Well presented dining area with very cosy decor. Definitely on my list to visit again. Thank you to all of the staff for a lovely evening.

Terrible service, food was cold and they missed half the order refused to give a refund and pretended they couldn’t hear me on the phone

Terrible service. I’m a vegetarian and ordered a vegetable dish, they mixed up our orders with another customer. I ended up with a chicken dish. They wouldn’t refund us and they refused to deliver. By the time we collected the correct order our food was cold.

Rang after 1 hour estimated delivery time when order still hadn't arrived. Food order via 'Just Eat' was "lost" due to an indecipherable reason. Literally live less than 5 minutes from the restaurant, yet the order took 2 HOURS to process. The worst part was that the person answering phone was so incredibly rude and dismissive despite their terrible service. When I asked about compensation, fully expecting a 10% off next order or some other standard practice for poor service I was greeted with an incredulous "What compensation!? You need to be patient. Not our problem" ...and so forth!? This restaurant needs a new person front of house. Such appalling and rude customer service. Wow.

Food excellent 1/2 tandoori chicken lamb madras pilau rice will definitely be returning great staff!!!..p..

I drive past two other Indian restaurants to get to Badsha. Most of the time their food is superb and staff are friendly and polite. We often get a take away and sometimes dine in. Best Indian in the area.

First visit, what a superb meal. Very tasty, great service, we will be back, highly recommend

A very mediocre experience. Biryani was lacking taste and rather disappointing, the saag paneer barely had paneer in it. Some dishes were fine, but overall, we've had better prepared dishes elsewhere. Judging from the menu, looks like they are going for quantity over quality. The takeaway was 30 mins late, even though we had ordered in advance to pick up. Guy on the front desk managing a complaint call as I walked in, seems that they have their own problems and it's having an impact on the food.

Absolutely appalling service. Table of 8 with a £250 bill we were made to feel extremely uncomfortable from the start. Circling like a shark when waiting for other guests. No manners at all, very passive aggressive waiter. How dare we ask for another drink!! We were made to feel like a nuisance and glasses were collected before we had finished. Then rushed out the door. We will not be returning!

Best Indian food I have eaten for years.

Am away on a break and used them tonight absolutely excellent food and service highly recommended thank you

I've been using this restaurant for years. It appears that a new chef has decided that half a ton of coconut makes a chicken tikka masala. Not so. Gave the benifit of the doubt for the first barely eatable dish. Second one,no!

Ordered via Just Eat and food took significantly longer than expected. When we got it home we had a Veggie Samosa instead of a meat one which was disappointing. Quality of the food is good.

Hair in food, + very greasy. I would normally be giving this place a 5 star. But tonight came with good and bad feelings. We have always got our Indian food here, I use to live in the highstreet so this was a regular for us . But tonight was out first time Back in 2 years since we moved and had a baby . We got a take away as its our anniversary and wanted to share tonight with our daughter at home. But the food was not up to par. Firstly the chicken tikka masala and chicken tikka with no sauce was as always delicious. But that's where it stopped tonight. The veg rice was greasy and alot of potatoes,And not a full container of rice . The saag aloo was tasteless and greasy The starter platter is not worth the money and was all very chew and greasy. Very small servings. The stuffed naan had a grey hair inside the dough so was thrown after taking just one bite. Will have to improve alot before I return again. Which is a shame as staff are very friendly and the restaurant looks amazing inside.

Absolute joke, don't use them. Been waiting almost three hours for food and still nothing, even the restaurant doesn't know where the food is.

Ordered at 19.15 ..... turned up at 21.50!! We live 10 minutes from the restaurant. Phoned 3 times and were told at one point that we shouldn't have ordered through Just Eat ??!! Why are you on there then??? They even blamed the current fuel crisis??!! I know there's some panic buying going on but I have fuel and the delivery vans I use for my work all have fuel too!!?? This is the second time it has taken over 2 hours to deliver food, perhaps I should have learnt!!

Well worth a visit if you like indian food nice ambiance great service amazing food

Lovely food, friendly service, modern decor.

Great food and reasonably priced with attentive service

Delivery arrived earlier than expected which is always a plus. Food was steaming hot upon arrival, large amount of food for the price and very delicious, nicely seasoned, will definitely order again!

Had a delivery service which was excellent. My salmon was a new experience and what a great sauce. Look forward to actually eat in the restaurant . Highly recommend.

Fantastic food, friendly staff and very reasonably priced.

Great quality food, amazing flavours and friendly staff !! Also the addition of a local delivery service Is awesome!! Highly recommended!!

Excellent high quality Indian food with dedicated vegan main dishes. Courteous staff.

1st Takeaway in a very long time from Badsha. Recent refurbishment to the restaurant .Couldn't fault the food . Best curry in ages.

Good food , nice clean restaurant , friendly staff , large choice of dishes on the menu . Recommended.

Gorgeous Indian cuisine. I thoroughly enjoy an decent curry and this place is highly ranked on my list. Friendly people in a rustic environment with excellent food!!

Was grateful they were offering take out during lock down but food wasn’t great and was irritated to be told to pay in cash

Speedy service, excellent takeaway, *Chicken Tikka Dhansak, Mushroom Rice, Bombay Aloo & a *Garlic & Chilli Nann. * These 2 items not on the actual menu but they obliged my request. If you like a bit of heat ask for that Nann, you won't be disappointed.

Excellent staff excellent food.

Lovely food and wonderful service

Very friendly, well priced, good food.

Lovely atmosphere, lovely food, would highly recommend

Curry was very nice service maybe a little rushed but good night out....

Always great food . staff are really freindly.

Decent food and friendly staff. Definitely worth visiting while in Tenterden

Not a good evening. After finishing the starter which was only average the waiter came to clean the table on doing so he knocked a glass of larger over me no apology until another waiter bought another glass of larger to replace the one knocked over. I then had to eat my main course feeling wet and uncomfortable. My friends curry was not good a chicken curry which was mainly onions with little curry sauce he complained to the waiter who picked it up and said there was nothing wrong with it so he did not eat it. On paying the bill which was 85.00 pounds I offered 65.00 pounds and said 20.00 pounds would just cover the cleaning cost of my clothes. The manager said to me i was a very nasty man and. would not except it. I then walked away and let my friends deal with the bill they paid 75.00 pounds. We will not go there again. Staff not friendly, food only average pity as it is the only Indian restaurant in Tenterden.

Friendly staff, quick service and a lovely meal was had by all, will go again.

Doesn't deserve 1 star!!! Not only did they sprinkle nuts on a dish that clearly says it didn't contain nuts to my friend who is severely allergic to them, they missed out 3 dishes and were rude and refused to refund our money or give us the dishes that were missed. You would have thought better service having spend £130!

Nice little restaurant we had to wait a little while for our dinner but it was well worth it. Shows it was cooked fresh and was delicious. Well priced would recommend

Really disappointed with our takeaway tonight. I used to live in Tenterden so was looking forward to a Badshah, but the cooking has really gone downhill and to top it all they forgot to include the 2 naan, so I had to go back for it! The worst item was my badami chicken - it was tasteless and almost like soup. The 2 pasandas and madras were okay (nothing special). The best bit was probably the onion bhaji.

Fantastic meal here...fresh and tasty!