Balti Hut in Forest of Dean

i love balti hut! the food is absolutely gorgeous and the staff are super friendly. it’s hard to find a good indian in the forest but this is no.1!

Went last night had a great time food was very nice. Only thing I could say it could do with some music or something on it was very quiet. Would definitely return if we came back this way

Ordered a takeaway at 20:00 on Wednesday for collection at 21:00, was told I had to collect earlier as they were thinking of closing early (that should of sounded alarm bells). Ordered two chicken vindaloo's, rice, cheese nan, keema nan and mushroom bajahi. The vindallo's were very watery, bland and very mild. Rice was OK, keema nan was tasteless and the mushroom bajahi was just mushrooms in a tub, not what I was expecting, this too was tasteless. £35 spent, most of it went in the bin. Struggling to find a really good Indian in the forest, but this was beyond dreadful.

Visited here last night - didn't have to wait long for the food and everything was good! No complaints, the chicken bhuna was lovely, as can sometimes be a bit bland depending on where you go but here it was really tasty! The nice guy who served us was friendly and made us welcome. Thanks Balti Hut! :-)

We are staying in Coleford on holiday just up the road from the Balti Hut. This place seemed to have the most consistent positive reviews so we phoned up for a collection order and it was ready in 20 minutes. We had the balti house special wrap which was very nice and a tandoori chicken masala, pilau rice and garlic nan. All very tasty and generous portions, good quality chicken and lots of it. It could have been a bit hotter but that was the only negative. Decent prices and very friendly staff.

Great little cosy place on the high street opposite the Police Station. Free parking right outside. Walk in, sit down and eat. Although this place may not look that appealing from the outside , the friendly attentiveness of the staff makes it a good choice. The food here can be eaten in or taken away . The food is actually pretty amazing. We have been to hundreds of Indian takeaways and the quality of the food here is amazing. Vegetarian friendly and bring your own alcohol but they do have soft drinks . Will visit here again when in town.

The foods great however whenever i call to order I’m always made to feel like I’m an inconvenience to them. The food takes ages, hour and a half to wait this evening, often it’s not hot when you get home. I feel as if the person I’m speaking to doesn’t actually want my custom. I can appreciate them being busy however I was on the phone for over half an hour trying to get through. Despite this the food Is delicious.

Decided to give it a try as was in the area. Very pleasantly surprised! All dishes were to a good standard and particularly liked the Als special nan. Would definitely return

Warm Welcome, Quick Service Take your own alcohol as only soft drinks served. Really enjoyable meal. Would recommend and return there again

Our food was very flavoursome and served in a decent-sized portions; the menu had a few items we hadn't seen before, which was refreshing. Food all perfectly cooked and excellent value. Hygiene and social distancing taken very seriously which was good to see. Friendly service and an all round good meal; recommended!

Staying up the road less than 10 mins away at Forest Holidays. It’s a simple drive to and back from here, they don’t deliver. The food was still piping hot when we got back and tasted amazing. We’ll be coming back just for this takeaway next year. We picked up a menu earlier in the day and only had to wait 30mins once we’d phoned through our order for 6 main meals.

Enjoy my takeaways. Large menu, good prices. Restaurant always well presented. Staff friendly and helpful.

Went to Balti hut tonight to take a break from the cooking in a nearby campsite. Immediately walking through the door, the staff were very welcoming and attentive. The food was good however the chicken in one of the curries was a bit dry so it wasn’t perfect. The cobra lager bottles they have are to die for too. Thankyou very much. We may return!

Our first visit, while staying for a few days at Forest Holidays Lodges just down the road. Tandoori mixed grill, mixed Biryani, chicken Madras, chicken vindaloo, chicken korma and the pilau rices all very good. Portions generous and very tasty. Will return on our next visit.

We visited last night and I must day the food was delicious! Staff very accommodating as one of us were on crutches, and the service was faultless! Started with poppadoms and dips, and my only issue of the whole meal was poppadoms seemed a bit burnt. Rest of the meal was outstanding with some of the best naan breads we’ve seen! Great prices in a lovely location. Would definitely recommend! Thankyou.

Just got back from a lovely meal at the Balti Hut. The staff were friendly and didn’t rush you even though they were busy. So if you like this type of food then this is the best place to go in town. The onion bargees can’t be beaten anywhere else. They aloud us to take in a balloon and cake which they brought out at the end of the meal. Prices were a good deal. We will go again.

Great food and service. We had a lovely evening. Lots of people popping in for take away collections but that didn’t disturb us at all. Some reviews mention the phone ringing but, again, we didn’t really notice it. Definitely recommend and will visit again.

Best curry we’ve had in a long time!! Would definitely recommend!! Fab price too with the 4 courses for £9.95 on a Thursday!!

The Balti hut very kindly donated a selection of homemade, authentic cooking so that our children at Berry Hill Primary school could experience authentic cooking to celebrate Dawali in style. They’re generosity was overwhelming!! The food was incredible as always!! Many thanks to all at the Balti Hut!! Xx

As always the Balti Hut didn't disappoint. Fun friendly family orientated atmosphere. Food absolutely delicious. Service amazing. The gents can't do enough. Rwgards to the phone it's a take away as well as restaurant service. Nice to see the phone line busy. Regular customers as as new ones. Highly recommended Indian cuisine. TV is a back drop noise cushion. Don't take it serious. But they do allow you to choose your own program or switch it off. Nothing is too much hassle. Will always return.

Fabulous service , fantastic food ... second to none , well balanced and tasty ... stunning food .. definitely worth a visit .. we will be back ... throughly enjoyed the chicken shashlick and lamb vindaloo . Beautiful light naan bread

Have had a couple of nice takeaways so decided to try eating in as i always think the food is better. Wrong. Not only was the food rather average with some rather undercooked potatoes and rather tired popadoms,but the ambience was awful. It is definitely geared up for takeaways as the place was constantly full of people waiting to pickup, going in and out,and the extremely loud phone never stopped ringing. We overlooked an open door to the kitchen, not very inspiring, and the worst thing was a tv in the corner showing a noisy action film. All not very condusive to an evening meal so will stick to takeways! Shame, people are friendly and have had some nice food from them in the past.

Fresh and tasty food. We had two in a week! Well we were on holiday 😀 If you are this way, try this place out

Apart from obviously burnt onion bajees and one of the unusual starter

Had a choice of 3 Indian restaurants locally and chose this one, service good, interior a bit exposed, very busy with takeaway customers which tends to clog up the premises, the food was unfortunately a bit bland and the biryanis were greasy in taste, will give it another go and try something which may have more flavour. Great shame as it came highly recommended.

Went here with The Wife for the £10, three course meal deal. A virtually full restaurant and a steady stream of take away orders led toma 35 min delay on our starters being delivered. The food was a bit underspiced but cooked fresh to order and of excellent quality. The Birmingham based staff told us to ask for a bit more spicing next time and apologised for any delay on food as we left. A definite on our list for future visits.

Tried this with friends for the first time and was not disappointed. Clean and basic surroundings but lovely food. Staff friendly and efficient. Good prices. Will definitely go again when in the area.

My sister and I visited on a mid-week evening while staying in the Forest of Dean. We were the only diners so the atmosphere was unsurprisingly lacking but so were the food and the service. We are both vegetarian and found that there were very limited non-meat/fish options. As a result we both opted for the vegetable biryani which we found to be bland and completely lacking in any taste of spices. The service was perfunctory and lacking any warmth.

Made a surprise visit on Monday evening , usually eat here end of week! Abu and staff pleased to see us, very quiet at first but soon got very busy with takeaways and eat-ins! Enjoyed a great meal, tried a new dish after good advice from Abu another bonus!! Great to have such a welcoming place to enjoy a great meal.

Fuimos para el domingo 10 libras ofrecer cualquier plato principal y helado o café. Estábamos en unas vacaciones en familia con 6 adultos, 3 niños no quieren comer nada demasiado elaborado con niños. Básico dentro, pero la comida era buena, recién preparado y con buena relación calidad-precio. Pollo y patatas para niños.

La visita de un jueves por la noche como una comida pre cine y estuvimos un poco más y comimos más de lo previsto debido a la oferta de una comida de 3 platos por 10 libras. Estupenda relación calidad-precio y un menú que tiene todos los platos indios, además de unos cuantos nuevos para mí y, por supuesto, una selección de estilo balti curries. La comida era fresca y sabrosa, aunque mi mujer era un poco menos de korma especiados y su gambas sirvieron con colas de que a ella le pareció fiddly. Promedio general pero nada especial.

We eat regulary at the Balti Hut, both sit in & takeaway. We've always found the quality & portion size to be decent, the service quick and welcoming. The best of the takeaways in Coleford (& we've tried them all!)

Pedí vegetales jalfrezi, porque eso es lo que siempre el fin, dondequiera en el mundo resulta que encontrar un restaurante indio y he viajado un poco! Lo que me atendió fue un recipiente (pedí para llevar) de cebollas fritas con un trozo de patata y un par de mechas de capsicum verde. No hay absolutamente ninguna de las Especias y el sabor o es ridículo llamar he getable 'jalfrezi cuando había una ausencia de he getables'! !

El hombre que nos servía era grosero, insultante y el ambiente era desagradable. tuvimos que esperar mucho tiempo para la comida y cuando por fin llegue era incomible. Yo no recomendaría este lugar a cualquiera.

Always love getting our take away from here! Nice place to sit down and eat as well. Really friendly staff. Always happy with my meals.

Clean tidy surroundings, good service, good prices...best of all meal was lovely and tasty..here on holiday but would reccomend balti hut

Not used this restaurant since they refused to accept Scotland money. Actively looking around the area for alternative Indian Restaurants.

Last day of our hols and so we decided to treat ourselves, having spotted the Balti Hut on the way back to our cottage. Didn't have a menu but the man on the phone was very helpful, suggesting a South Indian garlic chili chicken curry when I asked for a jalfrezi. 25 mins later I was collecting the take away from the busy restaurant. Nice to get a couple of free poppadoms with onion and mint dip. Both our curries were lovely, and we'd definitely order from here again if in the area.

Needed a change and so went here. Food was good, staff polite and price was reasonable. Can't comment on whether always good but would go back again.

great food, quick service and lovely staff. good for both take aways and dining in. best indian in coleford!

Local takeaway and restaurant. Always good quality food to takeaway or to sit down to eat in their restaurant. Good selection of different curries and the staff are brilliant and will always recommend if you are not sure what to have.

Went on a Friday night and the thing which struck us most was the wide variety of flavours in the food. The food was beautifully cooked and presented and without exception delicious. The restaurant is small ,but the atmosphere was pleasant and friendly. Good service and friendly staff m(MR ALI). Will definitely return as this was an outstanding meal. Thanks Balti Hut!!

As locals, we frequent this Indian restaurant and take away often and they always satisfy our hunger needs with yummy dishes (of which there are many). A small ish place with Friendly owners, who provide a great service, i would say you can't go wrong visiting this one. Small people welcome and everyone else too! Abi ;)

first impression, the décor needs freshening up, this let it down slightly but having said that,the staff were friendly, chatty and the food was really good and tasty and we really enjoyed it. and we will definitely go again

Last minute idea to go out for a meal rather than a take away for a change.They do a special offer on Thursdays ans Sundays - starter, main, rice or Nan and ice cream or coffee for £9'95 great value as you can choose anything from their normal menu not like other restaurants where there is a limited choice. Unfortunately we couldn't choose this option for our 2 nine year olds who wanted to share a meal. Food was good quality and good sized portions but I do question why the need for so much red food colouring. Kids had Tandoori Chicken Tikka Masala which was bright red and also a little too sweet tasting even for their taste. Lamb Madras was tasty with a little spice but good quality meat.Polite and attentive staff.Overall pretty good.

The decor is basic, the tables Formica, the food fantastic, the service friendly and fast, and they obviously do a roaring takeaway trade too.

Ordered a glass of white wine and came back with Pinot blush. Said I wanted white. He said this is what I always serve. Maybe but I wanted WHITE. when asked if he was going to change it he said no I'm not serving you. How rude - just because I wanted white wine and not blush. We left and had a very enjoyable meal at the tapas restaurant instead together with a nice glass of white wine.

We enjoyed good sized portions of unremarkable food, but it was well priced and the friendly staff merited an extra star.

Excellent service. Fantastic Meal.Fabulous Dining, Mr Abu is a SUPERB waiter my children LOVE HIM *************BEST IN COLEFORD ********

There are a handful of good curry houses around the Forest of Dean. This is the best. Restaurant is basic, but the food is simply great. I regularly frequent this place for takeaways which are consistently good. Has a 5* hygiene rating and service with a smile. "Another curry for Dave"

Tasty food as always usually have take away thought we would sit in relax & enjoy and we did and we will again thanks to the staff.

I go regularly to this restaurant and the food never fails to be excellent. The staff are extremely friendly and the kitchen is a model of cleanliness

Forget the decor (or lack of it) this family travel down from Birmingham every evening to prepare wholesome Asian cuisine to the highest standard. The family members are very good and funny company and this is not some greasy low quality "slop" but some of the best food I've ever tasted in an Asian restaurant. Their lamb is very tender. They are very attentive to children, and while I was eating they served dozens of takeaways to obviously regular locals.

Think when on a Saturday night. And your the only one in the place. That probably speaks for itselfNot a big fan of Indian food. And whilst what I had was probably ok. Atmosphere was very lacking.

I travel the world and I visit many Indian restaurants. The food and the welcome in Coleford is second to none

A very superb place to go for a quite evening or with friends and family situated just on the out skirts of the town centre food cooked to an excellent standard with a friendly welcome from the team

Wr regular customer service and food and value for money always have family and friends party's never been over charged always value for money good food and people ps home style cooking very much recamnded.

For many years we have been loyal customers and regularly visit the Bulti Hut. We really love the food and cannot fault it however after our resent few trips have decided to stop eating there due to the fact we have been overcharged over and over again. It always happens when a group of us go and it seems to be that they try to add on money hoping we will not notice. Personally I think this is appalling and really disloyal to their loyal customers. Please check your receipt if you do choose to eat here especially if there's a large group of you.

pretty unassuming from the outside, but the staff were friendly and welcoming, explaining the menu. Our meal were the best 'curries' we had had for a long time, definitely reccommend

On visiting family down in Coleford we had a delightful evening at the Balti Hut. The food was good and well presented. The staff were friendly and efficient and the prices reasonable. We will return.

A good curry in pleasant surroundings and the staff were very helpful, nothing was too much trouble I had the Chicken Chilli Masala which was just how I liked it, would definately go back there.

we had a starter and a main with a bottle of house red wine, i have to say very nice and will be going back again very soon.

Always found it a little touch and go really good some times and not so good others not sure if it is down to the chefs so dependant on the night that you go.

We are a bit spoilt as we come from a large town with a lot of Indian restaurants but this meal did not disappoint. Tasty, well priced food. Not the best we have ever had but still tasty. We would use it again if we were in the area.

I have just had a take away Chicken Bhuna Balti from here, to have at work on a night shift. (Therefore, drink has not affected my senses!)It tasted of nothing, yes that's right, it had no taste whatsoeverThe chicken is the kind of frozen pieces of "chicken breast" you see in the frozen aisle of your supermarket. The overall effect was a greasy bland meal that I could have cooked better myself (and I am only an average cook.It went in the bin, and I shall not return

Great selection of standard and not-so-run-of-the-mill curries and other dishes. Go off piste with some great fods you won't find elsewhere. Great service, good value and tasty food in a very pleasant curry house.

We were shown to our seats, ordered our drinks, had our picture taken to our owner, just about to order our food... Then we were told to leave because we were told that we hadn't booked (which we did do a week ago) and had to leave because a table of 15 had arrived.

By far the best Indian in town! Always great service and food to die for! They even do English dishes for the kids or fussy eaters!!

This is the best Indian in the Forest of Dean by far. Superb food in the restaurant or take- away with a happy friendly service always

If you ever want a good Indian meal , where different dishes will actually give you different tastes,then try the balti hut next time you're in Coleford. The town has many oriental/Asian restaurants for a small town, but as a local to the town, the balti is always my families 1st choice.The staff are very friendly, and pride themselves on their 5star cleanliness . You will ENJOY.

My partner and I go there regularly, food is brilliant and service is great, never had an issue definitely recommend!

We are locals and eat at the Balti Hut regularly and can honestly say that both the food and service is always great. Best Indian in town!!

Had a great jal fry special, spicy and just the right amount of heat. Friendly staff and the price was good

My husband and I visit the Balti Hut about once a week. Always a good service and staff are always friendly and welcoming.There is a good range of dishes on the menu but my favourite is south indian Garlic Chilli Chicken and my husband loves the madras dishes. The king prawn butterfly starter is to die for. There is also a good range of vegi dishes.Well worth a visit if you are in the area

Always great service,Abu is very friendly and helpful.The food is of high standard and is very definitely the best curry house in Coleford.

Had a meal at the Balti Hut last night, although the food was ok, a member of staff was very rude. Spoilt the night

I can recommend The Balti Hut Coleford to anyone who enjoys an Indian meal! My personal favourite is South Indian Garlic Chilli Chicken, truly scrumptious! It's more flavoursome than hot so perfect for me. We have been regular customers for a number of years and I can honestly say we've always had great food and service.

I usually order takeaway from here, although I have eaten in on several occasions and am not disappointed. The food is always excellent and staff friendly and helpful.

I use this restaurant on a regular basis for take-away and sit down meals. It is without doubt the best Indian in Coleford and indeed the surrounding area.I've been eating curries since the 1960's and The Balti-Hut is up there with the best. Their food is always great, very reasonably priced, service (in and for take-always) is great and following a relatively recent refurbishment it looks the business too!Give it a go, you'll not be disappointed.

Visited for a work get together. Out of 9 people not one of us had a complaint. Food was fine and one of the cheapest indians I have ever eaten in.

I'm sixty years of age and well travelled , I've eaten some trash in my time but NEVER EVER muck like this . No flavour , small quantities big rip off.

Chicken tikka massala was horribly watery and very bland. Our cheese nan bread had no cheese! And the rice was stodgy and bland aswell.

We were staying at a B&B outside Coleford so thought we'd come in to town to find somewhere to eat. We'd read some previous reviews and thought this place was worth a try. We are both vegatarian but this has never previously been an issue in any curry house. The "Chef's Specials" were exclusively meat and fish based or you had a list of stock curry types (balti, vindaloo, massala etc.) and the option for meat, prawn or veg. One of the specials had looked interesting, a type of spicy noodle dish - maybe a bit of fusion inspiration we thought. What arrived appeared to be spagetti covered in curry powder with a handful of frozen chopped veg, cooked and thrown on top and the lasting flavour of chip shop curry sauce. The restaurant had a TV playing throughout. The place is quite small and there were a number of other groups eating there. The service was OK but in all fairness that doesn't count for that much when the quality of food was so poor. Maybe it was a one off, maybe we chose the wrong dish, maybe they were having a bad night - I don't know. What I do know is that it rates as the worst curry I have ever had (and I have some experience!). I should have researched more and made the effort to go to Monmouth. Should you ever find yourself starving in Coleford - I would not recommend this place.

What can I say apart from good value, good service and lovely meal.PS-Good portion too! If I return to the area, I'll certainly be popping in again!

i loved the place and this is a beautiful place to go .if your reading this pleas make sure you spend Ur money in balti hut. its worth it!

Nice takeaway, alittle expensive we didnt eat in only takeaway you get 10% off. 5* rating for hygiene

I'm local to Coleford and used to order takeaway from here regularly. Very hit and miss. Sometimes the food would be fantastic and fresh tasting, sometimes it would seem that it wasn't quite so fresh with soft poppadoms, tough meat in the curry etc. Have since changed to a different Indian takeaway.

Really good veggie curries with average service. Nice place for a casual dinner.

Food was okay, just nothing special and definitely not spicy enough for us.

Me and a few friend went out of town for the day on a day trip to coleford. We asked some of the local people to suggest a good restaurant and they suggested Balti Hut. On visiting Balti Hut the service was very welcoming, atmosphere was very relaxed. The food was amazing i will be going back with my family very soon.

We had a takeaway from here Aug 2011 while we were staying locally. Decent curry, good value, reasonable portion sizes - 10~% off prices for takeouts. We were delighted with our free poppadoms! Check before you buy as they have a 4 course meal option some nights which we only noticed after we'd ordered.If you're self catering locally and fancy a curry - this is a good option.

Great indian food been going there for years, the ehole family go there