Balti House in Tendring

Food was very good . Top notch taste . Customisable and service was good. Upto the price.

This restaurant is incredible. They do the most perfect curries!! My favourite is the coconut rice, the chicken korma and garlic naan. We have loads of poppadoms and the sauces as well. I've never had a bad meal here. Well worth the price and lovely friendly staff. Would highly recommend!!!

It was a special night and we had been here once before and loved it. We were lucky to get a table straight away and quickly ordered- felt very relaxed. We finished our drinks and the food hadn’t arrived but were asked if we wanted more drinks- we hadn’t anticipated doing so but in the circumstances said yes. We asked when the food would arrive and were told soon as it was busy. It was obvious that the delivery orders took a lot of the time but we sat patiently. Finally our food came for which we were grateful. I ordered the lamb rather than mutton as I understood that it would be tender. Disappointingly it was tough and I couldn’t slice with the knife. We ate, despite it not being brilliant and the dishes were collected quickly. We asked for the bill which took a while. During our meal the delivery woman decided that it was too hot even though she was on the larger side and wearing a fleece, she opened the door which was next to our table and caused discomfort to us. When we were finally asked if everything had been alright, I shared my disappointment. I heard our waiter asked if he had checked if everything was ok when we received our meal and he replied no he hadn’t. It took ages for the bill to come and I disputed it. I was told that I was the only one to complain although one woman walked out and said she couldn’t wait any longer to pay the bill and her friend had to go to the counter to pay as she had been left for so long. I questioned why the lamb was so tough and the owner said that they didn’t use lamb as it was the babies and used just mutton instead. The menu clearly states lamb and mutton at different prices. I will be reporting to trading standards. The embarrassing argument over me wanting something for nothing rather than asking for a fair price for the experience we endured was not pleasant and indeed as I left the restaurant to hear the owner apologise to a man waiting for his collection about me was so wrong. The owner is arrogant and rude and not open to a conversation about the reality vs the promise. A waiter had to step in to get him to accept the fair price that I was willing to pay. Absolutely very unpleasant experience

First and certainly won’t be the last time coming to this restaurant. The staff were so attentive and the food was amazing! Food and drinks came quickly and was all very enjoyable. Could not recommend enough

I have never had such a wonderful onion bhaji before. The peshwari naan was excellent too. In fact, the whole meal was fabulous.

Best onion bhaji and peshwari naan ever.

Lovely food will definitely go again

We were staying at Seawick Holiday Park and they delivered on time to the site entrance. Chicken Madras, pilau rice, salad aloo, aloo Gobi, naan breads and poppadoms. Excellent. Tasty hot and fresh. Would definitely recommend. Ordered by phone and very polite. Thank you.

Just went for dinner at the Baltic house. Pricing was reasonable and the food was very good. Would definitely return.

Take Away: Great value, good food. We had 2 peshwari naans, 2 pilau rice, a chicken Lorna, and a korma sauce, and it came to £20. Nice flavours.

This is a outstanding indian restaurant. The food is outstanding, and I been to multiple restaurants over the years. I am writing this after the second time of attending. Nothing has changed. Do not be put off by stupid clowns posting negative reviews. Try it for yourself and you be impressed.

EVERYTHING I had was tasteless the worst I have had for a long time

Lovely meal , friendly staff , pleasant surroundings , reasonably priced , would definitely recommend Xx Delicious well cooked and served

Really lovely meal, friendly staff , pleasant surroundings and reasonably priced , definitely recommend Many thanks

Very small intimate restaurant so book as very popular. Excellent food, tasted fresh highly recommend chapoti chicken, never heard but beautiful flavour and fresh spices.

Ignore negative reviews,found the food to be excellent,couldn't eat it all,so took some doggy bags away with us.ahmed was a very nice chap who served us.very friendly staff and tasty food. Very reasonable prices

Great food and plenty of it!!Had set menu for two and had doggie bag for at least half of it! Very friendly staff! Thanks very much! Will be back!!

Sat in with friends for a bd meal. Not great, drink was spilt all over my hubbie, my food was swimming in oil/grease. Have had take away from here before, the first time it was lovely, the 2nd time not too bad, then we visited to eat in. Will not be returning nor eating take away from here.

My first time here and it was lovely! Couldn’t fault the food was the best I have had in a very long time! If you’re in the area, definitely visit here for a curry!

Superb food and friendly staff. We were up visiting family for the weekend and found this gem. We will definitely return. Totally recommend this place to everyone.

Lovely food again highly recommended

Beautiful food and excellent fast delivery

Best curry in Clacton friendly staff and a takeaway restaurant

I live around corner and have visited this place many times good food plenty of taste very good value they do delivery too

Great place for a curry. Well worth the drive.prices reasonable and good choice of menus.

Very very pleased! We ordered a big takeaway meal on New Year's Eve. The food was delicious, everyone was very pleased. Took about 35 mins from order to pick-up, which I thought was good considering it was the start of a busy evening. Just enough time for a pint in the lovely pub on the corner. Really good Indian, will absolutely order from here next time we're in the area. It also looked great as an eat-in option. Very friendly staff!

Take it all back , food was awful , got abuse from other customer which wasn't ratified after receiving overcooked then undercooked food , disgusted Mark And Joshua

Used to be a loyal customer....last meal was not worth the £50 paid...its such a shame as the food used to be good. Prices have gone up which I completely understand, but quality has gone down. Curries were very runny and seemed to be bulked out with potatoes now instead of meat (4 pieces) Naan breads also now really small and soggy. Not sure what has happened to the place but I cook better tasting curries at home. Was also told that the discount on collection of order would only be applied if payment was made in cash, even though this was not stated anywhere on menu...no customer service.

Best Indian in Essex! Full stop. Service second to none. Food always fresh. And delicious!

The worse food I have eaten, this is not Indian, chicken tikka masala was like eating red porridge with golden syrup in it plain weird save your money don't go , this was a take away

Recently ordered from The Balti House when visiting the area. Collected food but had a query over cost, so double checked at point of collection, an extra £5 had been added to the bill. Staff didn't seem that bothered but ended up taking it off the bill. Overall expensive for what we ordered, and food wasn't as amazing or testy as others have made out.

Lovely food but gets very busy and it took a while for our food to be served

Management and staff extremely rude. Huffing and puffing if you take too long to read the menu to choose what you’d like. Won’t even serve glasses of wine have to buy the bottle. If you have a question to ask about the menu don’t bother because your be belittled in-front of all the other customers.

Always enjoy it here great service but aware MUTTON really does mean old lamb so if you have lamb dishes it's not for you

ive never been spoken too so rudely in all my life! What should have been a nice family meal ruined by horrible staff

Rude staff have no care for customers at all just your money wouldn’t bother going if you want to enjoy a nice meal because you don’t get a friendly atmosphere with it. Went with a family of 12 and manager was rude and wouldn’t accept separate bills and told us he isn’t doing it and became very aggressive and abrupt towards us all to the point we all walked out and didn’t eat. Expressed how his been there for 35 years and his just fine I’d like to see how more longer her remains with that attitude

Lovely good would recommend it very nice people very good food

Booked in advance for family of 9. Food was beautiful. Service was disgraceful. Very rudely. Refused to write separate tickets & Refused to take separate payments. Staff became loud & argumentative in front of children. Told in future they accept separate payments if Sat on separate tables. Charged £9 for mango chutney that no one ordered. Told 1 member has to pay the full bill. Refused master card payment. We spent te next hour working out who had what & how much it cost. Not our job to do this after spending almost £200. Really embarrassing awful experience & will definitely not be going back. Younger manager with glasses has no place dealing general public.

Food was delicious but very slow but the customer service was appalling if your a large family or party they will not accommodate you if you want separate bills they came accross rude and very flippent embarrassing my wife daughters and grandchildren they charged for dips & raw onion which we thought was free as we didn't order them items terrible customer service need retraining when explained the customer is always right if they are not abusive or drinking they said that they are not they also will not take American Express credit card a very embarrassing night they did not make a good reflection of their restaurant manager needs retraining and to learn manners and how to express himself in front of women and children

Food was delicious but very slow but the customer service was appalling if your a large family or party they will not accommodate you if you want separate bills they came accross rude and very flippent embarrassing my wife daughters and grandchildren they charged for dips & raw onion which we thought was free as we didn't order them items terrible customer service need retraining when explained the customer is always right if they are not abusive or drinking they said that they are not they also will not take American Express credit card a very embarrassing night they did not make a good reflection of their restaurant manager needs retraining and to learn manners and how to express himself in front of women and children

Very rude staff need to find some manners service was slow so we all left won’t be going back and not recommend all staff was miserable and need to learn how to smile

Food delivered to our nearby Campsite......Great food....great service. Thank you.

Ordered a takeaway for delivery yesterday. Food was lovely and delivery was on time. Great food and service :)

Very good experience and lovely food, staff were very friendly and made us feel welcome. Definitely recommend.

Ahmed was a great host, the food was wonderful and the stuff were very lovely. Would come again!

Ahmed was a wonderful host and the service was lovely, stuff was very friendly. The small talk was great and they had funny humour!

Ahmed and the staff at the balti house are wonderful I extremely recommend this place

We usually buy take away food from here and its always been tasty. However, we recently sat in and had dinner here with friends and im sad to say my food wasnt great. I cannot speak for others but mine was swimming in oil, it tasted unusual ( only way of describing it) and i had a very bad stomach for about 2 days following. We will not be eating from here again.

Our favorite curry restaurant, and believe me, we have tried many, here and abroad, it always reminds me of the 70's curries, no smart herbs and spices, just authentic Indian food, nice people too, the owner, Hussein often cooks himself, and we don't like Coriander, no problem for them though, as its all cooked fresh, unlike others who just pick it out, leaving its perfumed scent behind, I'd be surprised if you had it once, and never returned, if you are a true curry fan UPDATE Just had the Lamb Towa….it is beautiful, so tender, so tasty…👌

We have been here quite a few times. The food is always hot & tasty. Tonight did not dissapoint Both really enjoyed lovely meals. All the staff are very professional & friendly. Ahmed was also great fun.

Lovely food, friendly attentive staff thank for a lovely relaxed meal. Highly recommended we will be back thank you!

After reading other reviews I was a bit sceptical about eating here ,but I shouldn't have been the staff were very welcoming and friendly,the food was lovely probably the nicest I ve eaten in the last 3 years thank you

Absolutely love this restaurant

Fantastic food, service and staff 5 * really great little find accommodated all requests and really fast service with proper tasty home cooked food at a reasonable price

Incredible authentic food. Amazing service with the most friendly and helpful staff. Starters were well priced and full of flavour. Main course we’re to die for. The most amazing flavours. A massive thank you to Balti House, me and my sister had the most amazing evening with the best staff and incredible food. Going home very full and happy.

We love the balti house fab food fab staff...have brought numerous family and friends here. All said the same amazing food

Excellent food , , friendly staff ,, well worth a visit

Love the Balti house staff so friendly and accommodating great vegan option and very reasonable price lovely cosy place

8ts quite pricey but the food is gorgeous with soo much flavour 😋 best in clacton !!

Cannot fault The Balti House. Amazing food and amazing service from Ahmed and the rest of the staff☺️

My first visit and certainly won't be my last !

Had a takeaway from this place. We are very up to speed with curries as we enjoy curries for many years when the food came me and my wife opened the cartons and the main meals were full of oil and smell of barbecue sauce. They were very runny and taste disgusting. We actually threw the whole lot away. We will be never using this Indian again, and to top it off, it’s one of the most expensive takeaways with ever read for a curry never again

Ordered a jalfrezi, tasted lovely until I bit into a chilli that shouldn't have been in the dish, ruined the rest of my evening. Mouth was on fire. Paid the full bill even though I shouldn't have and wanted to take the full itemised bill and the staff argued to get it back. I said no I'm entitled to the full bill and walked out and was shouted at "don't come back"

Another brilliant night at the Balti house! Delicious food as always. Great staff we always have a laugh with Ahmed. Highly recommend.

This is not Indian food. Biryani was not biryani. No flavour, no spice, too sweet, overpriced. The tikka masala and nan bread are sweet. I appreciate the complimentary sauce but there’s no flavour and wasn’t eaten.

Our local restaurant and we are so pleased it is! Amazing food everytime, amazing staff, amazing atmosphere. Thank you all especially Ahmed who always looks after us - see you again very soon!

I just attempted to place an order for collection and unfortunately, my experience was less than satisfactory. Despite being told to hold for just a moment, I ended up waiting on the line for a whopping 15 minutes. During this time, I could hear all the background conversations taking place at the restaurant, which didn't make the wait any more bearable. To top it all off, they disconnected me before even getting the chance to place my order. Overall, my experience left a lot to be desired and I would caution others before attempting to place an order with this establishment.

Visited from the other side of Essex. Really nice food and quiet a good taste. Really friendly staff

Best curry I have ever had. Great service. Has got to be tried, book in advance at weekends. Would give more stars if I could!

Staff are lovely and the food is amazing, the best I have ever tasted

A very friendly welcome, with great food to eat in or take away. Excellent delivery service as well.

Thank you so much for hosting my 50th birthday celebrations for 19 people, the food was amazing, the facilities were clean and the staff were attentive and they made my special day amazing, everyone enjoyed the food and drinks that were promptly ordered and delivered to our table

A lovely restaurant, a lovely welcome. Table set up with linen table cloth & napkins. Really tasty selection of dishes, authentic Balti foods, cooked & presented perfectly. Will visit when next here. Thank you.

There was a group of us that went for a girlie night , and as usual the food was out of this world , We’ve always said it ,, it’s the best Indian ever , food is excellent & the service is excellent , all staff so very helpful & attentive. We will be going back next week (November )

Really lovely meals. We went twice,once during the week & once on a saturday. The service was great during the week,but,quite a wait for our meals on the Saturday. Would definitely still recommend & will be returning

Very small portions & small nan breads. I had a peshwari & all it had in it was coconut. Tasty but small, not that cheap either.

Tuesday night, banquet night!! Plenty of perfect food, well worth the money!! Brilliant staff, lovely atmosphere. Will defo come again!! Thank you guys x

my wife and i cant fault our meal last night friendly service and fresh tasty food full of flavour and great quality also we will be back soon thank you Ahmed and the team

One of the best ever; friendly and professional staff and amazing food. Clean, fresh and just beyond delicious. Never disappointed. Can’t wait to come back again soon.

Fantastic local restaurant. Best Indian restaurant around that we can find, especially since the Blue Sari closed. We eat there a couple of times a year and took friends there at the weekend. They were delighted. Super tasty food. Highly recommended.

Nice food, staff a bit stand offish though, reasonably priced

This Indian was a great find. It was suggested to us by friends who own a home at Haven. The food was fresh, amazing flavours and taste along with large portions. The samosas were some of the biggest we had seen. Staff we very nice and friendly. I would recommend to anyone near Clacton to try.

Nice tasty food,friendly staff too

The orchards crew had a fabulous meal, absolutely delicious..highly recommend service 10/10

Enjoyed food. Customer service could be better.

Stayed at Haven this week and took my neice here, was excellent food and their hospitality was top notch. No rushing just left to enjoy the good food. Would highly recommend anyone to try this place.

Friendly staff, large portions. Recommended.

My partner and I came here on a Tuesday evening to celebrate my birthday, everything started great, they found us a table that was in a cool area on a hot evening and took our drinks order quickly. Popadoms arrived soon after and I asked for lime pickle that was responded with a shrug of the shoulders. We was asked if we are ready to order our meals so started to say what starters we wanted and the phone rang and Ali I believe his name was walked away to answer it leaving us waiting for him to come back! I even commented to my partner that maybe we should phone the restaurant to order our food as he was gone for 4 minutes. Eventually he came back to our table and took the rest of our order which was 2 starters, 2 main meals, 1 rice, 1 Nan bread and 2 vegetables. I couldn’t fault what I eat, it was delicious, my partners meal was horrible, tasteless and unappealing. We asked to take home what we couldn’t eat and was told to dish up at our table. I the. Asked for the bill and was presented with a receipt that was £10 too much, I inquired why it was so much when we ordered the banquet menu and the response was “why didn’t you tell me you wanted to order from the banquet menu?” I replied with we ordered 2 starters, 2 main meals, 1 rice, 1 naan and 2 vegetables which is required. He was trying to tell us off and it didn’t work. So he then tip-exed the price off the bill and handed it back, maybe if he hadn’t prioritised answering a phone whilst taking our order we would have told him we were there for the Banquet menu, why would we order the same amount of courses and pay full price? Anyway we were there for over an hour and didn’t see anyone else come in to eat, before we left I told our waiter that I can understand their language and know they were saying bad things about us. It didn’t ruin my birthday because hopefully this review will make a lot of people think twice before they celebrate theirs here.

We ordered a large takeaway for five persons, which was made easy by the polite and helpful manner of the owner and his staff. Every part of the order was spot on and there was nothing to fault. The meal was delicious, and we will return soon. Just to add, The Balti House is a restaurant as well as take away.

The food is of a very high standard made with good quality ingredients. Service was very attentive. Would highly recommend for really good Indian food!

Thoroughly enjoyable night. Service was first class provided by Ahmed. Food was excellent - all 5 of us really enjoyed it. Will visit again!

Excellent meal , recommend king prawn Sizzler brilliant service by Ahmed 👍

Excellent service and good quality food

We came the Balti House for my Girlfriend dad's 60th birthday and we had a lovely time food wants very good food and service want very good can't wait to go back

Amazing place right on our door step and Ali the manager all ways makes us feel super welcome

Had a takeaway from here last week it was amazing, definitely will order from here again

This was by far the most delicious Indian meal I have ever had. The food was amazing and the service from Ahmed was exceptional. Will definitely be returning soon.

Lovely food and great service by ahmed. Clean and friendly would recommend.

Great food great service great value 👍

Really great food and brilliant service by Hel Al, treats you like one of the family, a good night had by all.