Bala Sweet And Tandoori Centre in Bedford

Whilst the service was OK (nothing spectacular, had to wait approx 15 mins just for naan), the food was average. Edible yes. Delicious NO Atmosphere was dull. I won't be visiting again.

Been here twice after doing some work for the owners and you ain’t had a proper curry until you’ve been to Bala flavours and service second to none

Spot on...bit on the spicy side but was lovely!! Staff were very kind and explained what was what... Seemed popular with locals so that's gotta be a good sign The Vegetarian samosas were sublime Fantastic!

Veg samosas and the samosa chaat with imlee chutney very nice

Perfect on all accounts. Keep up the good work!

Very good polite staff very helpful lovely food.

Terrible taste and quality ! Probably worst Indian food we ever had as a family, very disappointed and upset with waste of time and money. Will definitely not recommend ! I usually do not write bad reviews as this is someone’s livelihood but they are taking customers for granted. Cash business, dirty kitchen and unwilling staff serving stale curries. Council surely need to check their kitchen for hygiene. Never again !

Terrible taste and quality ! Probably worst Indian food we ever had as a family, very disappointed and upset with waste of time and money. Will definitely not recommend ! I usually do not write bad reviews as this is someone’s livelihood but they are taking customers for granted. Cash business, dirty kitchen and unwilling staff serving stale curries. Council surely need to check their kitchen for hygiene. Never again !

Overall Food was very good . But dissatisfied with the chicken biriyani. It tasted like chicken curry mixed with rice. No biriyani taste at all.

Delightful flavors of North India await at this gem of a restaurant! The aloo paratha is a must-try - perfectly crisp on the outside, with a savory potato filling inside. Their samosas are equally impressive .Don't leave without sampling the Indian sweets - they're the perfect end to a satisfying meal. The ambiance is good and friendly service make this spot ideal for both casual option for dinners and lunches. A true taste of authentic North Indian cuisine! Must try

The best Indian I ever eaten staff are amazing food is just so tasty we meet some local guys on there to celebrate a birthday so 10 out 10 for us we will be back

The food is little spicy but tastes good. Customer friendly. They don't take card payments unfortunately.

Nice desi food, freshly cooked. Not for a customer looking for nice decor, or quality service. It's a budget place but food is amazing

Hubby and I come to this place from Luton on Friday nights for our Punjabi food fix!! Dahi puris are the best I’ve ever eaten. Food is always hot, fresh and tasty. Veg and meat options are fantastic. Service is great 😊

Rude service ,, throws plates to the table , talks in hindi only . Stinky toilet ..food very basic . Chef (who i think )was a decent guy . A true northindian experience for sure 😂

Its my n my other friends favorite place of buying Indian feast,specially Samosa veg n nonveg both r tasty even different curry like chicken curry best,everything what u like Indian food best place to go as well u eat here or takeaway either,there r plenty sitting arangent 7-8 tables with 4 chairs each so best to have a lunch or dinner also different Indian chats available like panipuri

Small place that serves true indian punjabi food. 100% must visit place if you are in Bedford.

Great food and charming staff. Quick service and tasty food. Consistently tasty over the many years I visted

Very delicious food . If you want desi food then this is best place i have ever had..

The service was very good would recommend to anyone to try

Very delicious food And my kids really enjoyed food over there....dont take me wrong and take it positive way,this is my experience ,Dine in service little bit disappointed because we going to the counter again and again ,tell them I want this and that but counter boys (bhaji)not even interested to ask what we need or not or most of the time they forgot..One more thing they will try yo do better in future if 5 peoples are coming to your resturant please give them 5 glass of water ,not giving them only 2 glass of water because it doesn't look nice. (Asi ik duje da jutha pani ni pinde or koi v waiter aj tak india ja london table to juthe glass ni chuk ke leke janda dekhya dobara kitchen ch new pani peen baran lyi or asi Ik war pani pee chuke c same glass ch ..life de vich first time mere or family nal parso eh harkat hoyi food table te,even asi ghar vich v ida ni krde koi pani mangda a asi bottle ja new glass leke rakh dayi da a ,mere kids v kehnde asi ta eh chiza kade ni dekhian or na koi resturant wale ida krde a or india v koi resturant wala ni krda , I hope tusi glass arrangement jrur kroge future ch or jine member roti khan lyi aunde a ohne members nu hi gin ke pani de glass dite jan....tuhanu pta ni bulekha a jo food serve krde a asi log kde resturant ch gye ni ,wadu jane a ithe v or india v.. )We are going so many resturants here or london as well nobody can doing these things,every waiter serve proper plates ,bowls or glasses. I request to uncle g and aunty g please keep eye on the table services and I hope it would be better..bala resturant is very famous in bedford and I would really recommend people will come in resturant and enjoy the lovely food.I hope you will take my review as positive way. Every resturants maintain respect and trust...As a customer jo gud nhin lgya sirf oh hi chiz mein boli a...we love your resturant food....

So, not sure why I haven’t done this years ago but doing it now. This is by far the best place to come for traditional Punjabi food. I regularly drive plus 20 miles just to come here to get my weekend Aloo Paratha fix! Thank you Bala for the years of great food. It tastes just like how i remember my mums cooking .

The staffs are always friendly and you always get a hot, fresh and tasty food. The chilli chicken and Naan are highly recommended. They always take care of their customers well. Only downside is cash only, but worth it.

I saw all the reviews raving about the samosas and sweets and decided to try it. I’m so glad I did! The lamb samosa I got tasted amazing and was jam packed with filling

Good food.. just a bit too spicy for kids. They can adjust on the chilli.

Great home from home food. Most tasty in bedford and reasonable value

Best lamb samosas in Bedford. Excellent veg samosas also. 70p a samosa you can’t go wrong and the tamarind sauce comes complimentary also.

Best samosas in Bedfordshire... if you know then you know!!

My colleagues and I ordered food from Bala for the first time to share at work.We all agreed that it was definitely 5 star, taste , quality and service. it was absolutely delicious. Piping hot very tasty and generous portions.When I rang to place the order the gentleman listened carefully to me and got everything right.Nothing missing no wrong orders.Bala will be our regular takeaway from now on.We can not wait to order again. Keep up the excellent service Bala.

THE place for a Friday night takeaway! One of the best samosa’s I’ve ever had and very much recommend the chilli chicken

What a great find! A small, family run Indian Cafe and takeaway. Alcohol cannot be purchased or brought with you and drunk inside. This is not a curry house, and so much better for it. It's not Bangladeshi, not Pakistani but honest to god, authentic Indian and it all about the food. Portion sizes are large. The chicken tikka roll, although described as a starter was the size of a main and took a good 15 minutes to eat. Chilli chicken curry was delicious but not hot - the chillies being mild and used for flavour instead of heat. The biryani was, apparently, stunning. Excellent value for money.

I went to Bala tonight to try out the food. I purchased two orders and mine was a Chicken Curry with Rice with additions of samosa and japatis. Firstly I was impressed with the pricing, second I was impressed with how much there was of the food including extras. When I ate the food I was hugely impressed with how tasty it was and decent it is. It's a natural, healthy and spicy curry. It must also be said that the curry differs from restaurant curry in that it fills you up without bloating you which is a sign of authenticity in the cooking. In my view adding everything up this is now my go to place to get a Curry in Bedford. I would have absolutely no problem in recommending this establishment to family and friends.

Editing my review. Aloo paratha and samosa chaat was good. Also service has improved.

Great food. Reasonable prices.. takes time when they're busy, but well worth the wait. Have eaten here many times, and never disappointed

Super Indian food. If you don't know what to order, just ask them and they would do a great job on your behalf

Authentic punjabi food.love the samosas,lamb curry and everything we bought. Great chutneys.great chapatis and rotisserie Nd bathers.

Hand down the best Punjabi food I have had in the UK. Highly recommended. Will be coming back from London for this little gem

Food is good but the ambience and staff attitude need to improve

Food is fantastic. It may be a little on the spicy side for some but it’s really good. Samosas are brilliant and the naan is good too. Definitely worth a visit.

this is one of the best curry houses. Been going here for 20 years plus and still excellent. Great for quick meals, snacks or takeaways. Love the samosas. best potato and aubergine curry I've ever had and reasonably priced. Only thing to watch is they dont take credit cards, cash only.

Best I’ve had outside of Birmingham

Just had their biryani, I wouldn't say it's absolutely the best and comparable to restaurants in Indians but it has that nice home made taste to it. Definitely try it.

Make sure you check you have been given the food you ordered. Got all the way home otherside of Bedford to learn a dish was missing. Rather than enjoy a takeaway as a family I had to drive back across town to collect a missing main dish. Clearly need another system as this did not work & the rest of the food then cold & a waste of petrol. It as a shame as the food is lovely here hopefully better next time.

Food is slightly salty. Not so traditional Punjabi. I've tasted better traditional food.

Nice local option for Indian chaat items - recently had papdi chaat and pani puri. Liked them

Bestttt Indian Food I ate in UK. Literally like home made north Indian food. You’ll love it guys. Highly recommended 😍😍

Always good food here. Tikka is excellent. Bhelpuri is great. An excellent selection of vegetarian curries available.

So I landed in Cambridge for a house sit. By this point my eternal desire to find authentic homemade samosas began. I had the very good fortune to stumble upon this little Gem of a place. If your looking for genuine authentic Indian/Pak food, then look no further. The journey from Cambridge to Bedford was absolutely worth it. The samosas in my opinion are the best i have ever tasted. Almost as good as my mums. I honestly cannot rate this humble place enough. Highly Highly recommended.

The food here is delicious, an absolute must whenever your in town. My new regular for sure.

Everytime when I am in Bedford, i go there. Fresh, spicy, tasty currys and the naan is fantastic. Check out the samosas too. 😋

True Indian flavour and taste, very good service, food always fresh served. Wish they had home delivery as parking gets very tight most of the times.

The best samosas in all of Bedford!

Authentic desi food in town, had all the taste of an authentic homegrown indian restaurant. Polite staff is a plus

Great home cooked authentic Indian food, not for people who can’t do spices.

A secret place to eat good home cooking

Beautiful, lovely and absolutely mind boggling. I was flabbergasted with the experience that I had. Food is very cardinal for my being and the restro provided my heart utmost contentment.

Taste is really good. But the staff are not friendly at all

Beautiful traditional Indian food

Bedfords best place for a curry, samosas are 10 out of 10. Food is great to take home and heat up always are top place when hosting lots of people who love Indian as much as us

Very tasty food. Great prices and lovely people!

I called Bala's to place a large order - I was told that majority of the food on their menu was not available and prices were fixed even though I would be placing an order for 60 ppl. The man on the phone told me if I didn't like the prices I could look elsewhere. Disgusting service and no manners !

The most delicious Indian food I have eaten

Simply I love this place. I go there from Peterborough to eat delicious deshi food.

Absolutely delicious food... highly recommended...thanks

Literally disappointed by the quantity they serve for egg fried rice. I never had a fried rice with "jeera" in it, so if you prefer proper Chinese fried rice, don't ever try visiting here. And even it didn't taste good. To be honest, disappointed!

Super amazing food! Completely authentic home like Punjabi food!! Can wait to come again!

Amazing flavours, good quality food, hidden gem

What an unbelievable find. Can't believe I have been here for 8 weeks and not found this great place before tonight. Great customer service, great food and great arrange of food. 36 years that they have been here, the owner told me. Testament as to why there are still going strong. Ps. I will be back and pay the 25p I owe.

Wow!!!!….absolutely delicious curries guys!…we’ll never go anywhere else again! The most traditional tasting curries that we have had ever!…….great value for money too…see you again soon😁

Nice desi food good prices friendly staff good service

I love everything about this place. I never knew it existed until a friend from India took me there. The food was absolutely delicious and the their desi chai was perfect. I would highly recommended this place for great tasting desi food.

Been coming here for years, best samosas in town..

Worst place. Owners attitude is disgusting towards customers and most of items will be served by refrying.

It’s one of these places where it’s not great inside, but honestly serving amazing Indian food, some of the best I’ve tasted outside of India. Also, great service. If your looking for real Indian food, this is the place!!

My wife attended Bala sweets 4 weeks ago travelled over 30minutes as she was told on the phone she needs to go in to place an order. On arrival the owner was really dismissive and rude. She explained why she was there and that she wanted to order food for 4 weeks time for a small get together of about 30 people. The owner said he cannot talk to her and come another time she explained she travelled and all she wanted to do was try a few vegetarian dishes so she could decide what to order ( at the time she was 34 weeks pregnant). He treated her like she was non existent, eventually communicated for a short period of time and explained he will not take her order until closer to the time. She left there feeling really upset due to the customer service and the way she was spoken to however she let it go as enjoys the food from there. Today she called to place the order as soon as he knew it was her he said he isn’t taking it, we have a birthday tomorrow and she is heavily pregnant she broke down in tears on the phone. I called the owner to ask why he thinks it’s acceptable to be so rude he said find somewhere else to order from don’t call here and hung up!!!!!absolutely insane behaviour from a business and such rude customer service. If you want nice food but poor service from the owner then go knock yourself out.

For anyone who knows there curries Rita’s in Southall is simply the best - I’ve just travelled to Bedford to sample Balas food and I’m Gona Say outstanding your up there with Rita’s ( well maybe second 😂

Unbelievable curry if your after proper Indian food made from the heart totally recommend this place. Up there with the best ever Rita’s in Southhall

I have been tbere first time and bought "Gulaab Jamums" only, which I found quite good and very tasty. Definitely can recommend for gulaab jamins but haven't tried anything else yet, so don't know about other items.

We have been visiting here for over 20 years and the food is as good as it was then now. We always buy the Samosas and Pakoras when leaving, after eating in and sharing the most delicious Lamb curry and rice and bhindi bhaji. 😋 Price is spot on, service excellent. Owner and family always makes us welcome 🥰. Will be ordering my retirement food in next few weeks. Highly recommended 👌👍🏽

Lord have mercy. Never expected this from them, came back after years to them and had some tandoori chicken. Didnt taste right and stopped eating after the 3rd or 4th piece. Next day, I started dying for a week straight and had caught salmonella :) Samosa chaat was banging though.

Excellent Indian sweet selection. Tasty pakoras and samosas to eat in or takeaway.

Not so good. There is a better alternative in town.

Amazing food with original taste of India but the eat-in arrangement need to be improved.

Always helpful, food is always amazing, so much so I took a 45 minute detour to pick up dinner

Delicious Samosas! I've not tasted other items. I can go to this place just for Samosa.

All their food is like proper home cooked dishes never had a bad meal, all their Snacks are brilliant as well.

Amazing traditional Indian food! All the staff so friendly and always make you feel welcome. Can’t wait to visit again.

Love this unassuming little place. If you are of the Asian persuasion, you'll know about it, otherwise you're likely to pass by, not realising the delicacies it hides! Best samosas in town. Delicious gulab-jammun and other Indian sweets. And they do loads of other snacks and food you often won't get on Indian restauraunt menus. Seek it out. You won't regret finding this spicy little gem!

The finest authentic punjabi khana in town.

Tony and Deep were very welcoming and knew the menu like the back of their hands. After asking me a few questions about my likes/dislikes Tony made some great recommendations. 5/5 for friendly service and great tasting food which was cooked perfectly. Not too greasy and just the right amount of spice. Mixed Indian Sweet box for dessert is a must as you get a bit of everything. Well done Tony, Deep and the chef(s).

Nice taste. Prices are bit high for paratha. Taste was on spot.

Very authentic affordable indian food. Sweets and currys a must try.

Excellent homemade food - well done!

Not much hygiene as the guy behind the counter served me without gloves on not too impresses

The jest service and the best food😍🤗👏👌🏼

After 3 months of lockdown it was so lovely to get out and have a meal with my husband at Bala's. We were greeted warmly by the Owner and his wife and the staff. The place has recently been decorated, looking good.👍🏽 We ordered our usual that we have eaten for over 20 years, lamb curry, rice, bhindi bhaji and chapati. Soooo delicious, tasty and the spices just right. 😋 Thank you Bala's, look forward to another 20 years, see you soon 😊😊

seriously amazing food just had a chilli chicken curry, chicken biryani, roti and mango lassi and it seriously is the best Punjabi food IV ever tasted, so traditional and so tasty! definitely be my regular and I definitely will never be using any other curry house!

Couldn't say anything bad about this place. Everything on the menu is great and the owners are lovely.

True Indian Punjabi restaurant. Go to Bala's to test true Indian flavours. Specially try different parathas...

Best samosa in Bedford! Only 50p each!!