Balti King in Isle of Wight

Excellent meal, delivered hot. More than enough food in a meal for 4. Tady and good quality. Would definately order again.

Take away Food was absolutely terrible We ate the poppadoms, starter was Ok Main meal, Chicken tikka masala and Chicken madras was awful. As if a pot of curry powder had been chucked in with the meat. We threw it away after the first mouthful. Won’t be going back

Worst curry we’ve had in a long while. The biryani sauce was just very salty gravy. The lamb in the dansak was very tough and the dansak sauce had a peculiar flavour - definitely not dansak! We won’t be using Balti King again.

Ordered via their website. Delivered in a thin JustEat bag so was completely cold. Avoid the butterfly king prawn starter. You only get one prawn for your £6.50.

Ordered at 7.45pm phoned 9.30pm told food was with driver... phone 10pm no answer. I want my 50£ back and wil be going to trading standards.

After hearing good local reviews, me and my partner decided to order a delivery. Ordered at 6.50pm, arrived at 8.45pm nearly 2 hours later missing a curry, the missing curry was finally delivered at 10pm and the food wasn't anything to write home about. Definitely won't be ordering again.

After our order being pushed back an hour, we eventually get told the food is just going out for delivery. This normally would be fine but after another 25 minutes I have to call them again because there’s still no sign of the food. I get passed onto a “manager”, that literally just says it will 10 minutes and hangs up the phone. A further 20 minutes and the guy comes to our door (not before delivering it to the wrong house). The food is now cold when it arrives to us almost an hour after the guy on the phone says it’s ready. The chicken was like rubber and some very undercooked pieces in there. Rice is also swimming in water. I would call back to complain but the attitude of the staff and the ordeal or actually ordering food was enough for me. AVOID THIS PLACE.

I was little unsure of using this takeaway after reading other reviews but omg it was amazing. The most tender chicken I’ve ever had in an Indian takeaway and all the dishes so were tasty. Would definitely recommend!

Ordered a delivery as soon as they opened and told 45min/1hr. Arrived after 35mins and was very tasty. Starters and sides, were very good but lamb dupiaza and Naga chicken both excellent.

Usually we have a great meal but this time the onion Bahji was solid and Luke warm and the popadoms were soft and seemed stale. The rest of the meal was not that hot and needed to be microwaved.

I visited without pre ordering. Asked to wait inside on a comfortable sofa. The food was very good and only had a 5 minutes wait.

We were worried about recent reviews.. but glad we ignored them. Food was on time , delicious, hot and as ordered - definitely will be ordering again.

Ordered food for collection- still had to wait 15 minutes on arrival. We travelled home to find that the rice was missing so had to return to takeaway to get the rice. Came home to find that one lamb curry was actually chicken but couldn’t be bothered for a second return visit. The taste between the curries was so similar we couldn’t actually tell which was which. The onion Bhajis we’re actually inedible so we just threw them out. Sag aloo was good, the poppadoms fresh and the tandoori chicken was also nice which is why I haven’t given it one star.

After using this curry house on and off for years, I've finally decided no more. Over lockdown food and service was great however something changed and that was that. We have tried this 3x since and given it the benefit of doubt but its all gone downhill and unfortunately will not be returning.

Ordered a takeaway via JustEat website at 19:10, the website said the order was out for delivery at 20:05 but by 21:00 it still hadn't arrived. My partner rang 3 times within the following hour only to be told on each occasion the order was 10-15 minutes away. On the third occasion, the member of staff queried what town we live in (we live just 10 minutes down the road in Ryde). He then said he'd ring the delivery man to check his location ...& hung up the call!! My partner waited another 10 minutes & rang for a fourth time. Eventually, the takeaway arrived at 22:30 - boiling hot but a whole 3 & a half hours after ordering. They had clearly overlooked the order... & not for the first time. 4 months previously we waited 2 hours but thought we'd give them the benefit of the doubt. Absolutely diabolical service & the food was nothing to write home about. After such an inexcusable wait the moment had well & truly passed. Will never order from here again!

Thought we’d give this place a whirl as we’d had a leaflet through the door and it looked reasonably priced. Now wishing we had paid that little bit extra and gone to Ryde tandoori instead. Firstly, full disclosure, I’m from Birmingham (the birthplace of the Balti) and therefore I am probably quite spoiled when it comes to Indian food. For this reason, I have opted for poor over terrible as a rating. Also, some of our meal was very nice. The rice was nicely cooked, my daughter enjoyed her chicken tikka and the meat samosas were spot on. Naan bread was okay too. Sadly, the rest of the meal was a big let down. The sauces were bland and smooth, with no fresh ingredients like onion or tomato and no other veggies. The sauces were like something you would get out of a jar, only not your Pataks variety, but more like the Tesco value stuff. The chicken had an odd texture, like it had been boiled or cooked too fast and put me in mind of tined meat, or like those pre-packed roast chicken breast you can buy at Tesco. I left some of the chicken as it was inedible and one piece was a bit pink in the middle. One of our meals was veggie, which consisted of potato, peas and green beans, not really much variety. They also forgot one of the dishes, which they did resend the driver with. They were very apologetic, but didn’t offer anything else for the inconvenience. It arrived the best part of an hour after we called to tell them they’d left it off. I could really kick myself now for not checking here first. I hate leaving bad reviews, and I couldn’t fault their manners or customer service. I was just really disappointed at having spent £40 on a meal that we didn’t enjoy, and would hate for any other Balti loving Brummies to visit the Isle of Wight and experience the same disappointment. Saying these guys are the Kings of the Balti is a bit like someone nominating Boris Johnson for rear of the year....

Ordered a takeaway at 5.20 but still hadn't arrived by 7.40 despite several calls on the listed number. Promised would be delivered within next 10 minutes but didn't. Cancelled order and lo and behold received a call from the delivery driver that he was at our house with the delivery. Told we had cancelled the order and had gone to fetch a kebab which was very nice thank you. Won't be returning especially as food was not that good. Don't waste your time or money.

Absolutely delicious, the meal was tender and full of flavour and came with a complimentary poppadom, salad and yogurt dressing. All at a very reasonable price and fast delivery time.

Myself and a friend received a menu through the post so thought we would order. We ordered a chicken korma, some naan bread and a few other bits. Naan’s were nice. Poppadoms burnt...chicken curry watery. We cut the chicken and it looked a little pink but we didn’t think too much of it, as sometimes the light makes it look like that. However, maybe 3 hours after eating, myself and my friend became incredibly ill. He was throwing up the entire night, and I also threw up multiple time. It’s been a fair few hours since we ate and I still feel incredibly ill. I am disgusted by this, clearly the chicken was undercooked and it’s both made us so unwell. Will 100% not eat here again and hopefully report for undercooked food as this is not acceptable

Ordered some food for delivery, soon after the phone was answered I was put on hold for 5 minutes. They took my order (and overcharged me!!) and told me it would be an hour. An hour and a half later my food still had not arrived. I tried calling them CONTINUOUSLY for 10 minutes. Number busy every time. When the food did arrive the curry was bland and watery (see pictures) and the onion bhajis were stodgy and undercooked. Considering how much I paid I expected a lot better. Will not be ordering again!

We’ve had 2 orders delivered to us the past month, and we’re extremely impressed with the quality of food. We haven’t had a better curry anywhere else. Delivery was on time, and the drivers are always friendly. We will be sure to order again.

Firstly, our past takeaways from here have been rather avarage. Some things are enjoyable and some thing's arent so much for example...The vegetarian biryani, not much substance, hardly any vegetables and what there was, were very small chopped up peices... Disappointing!Secondly... The Balti chefs think it's ok to park their car in our residents parking area on a daily basis... It's currently in our turning point which makes it VERY difficult for vehicles to turn around let alone park their own cars instead of theirs there!There is a local council car park right next to their business which they seem to refuse to use!!This area isn't yours, so please move your car out away!!!!... we live here, you don't!!Photo image attached as proof.You've certainly lost us as customer's.. MOVE YOUR CAR NOW!!!!!

We were staying close by and decided to get a takeaway. Firstly, our order was wrong but the food we had was unpleasant. Prawns were very strong in flavour, kebab dish had chicken on the bone. Overall, odd, unpleasant flavours....nothing saved the meal.....rice, naan and poppadums dull and flavourless.

Vile! Greasy and hard onion bhaji's, lamb pasanda watery with hardly any meat and the lamb was chewy, cheese naan had two grated bits of cheese on the top and had a hole in it, butterfly king prawn was fried to death, sag aloo was the only nice thing and delivery time was fine. Will never eat here again. Delivery was charged even though I live near and paid £35 for food.

Last two times I’ve ordered from here I’ve had a terrible experience. First time - I made an order online and they delivered it late, and gave me a completely wrong order. I rang up and told them about it and said I understand that it could’ve been miscommunication if I’d of called but I ordered online - there is no reason for my order to be wrong. They then brought out the right order an HOUR later and the chicken was pink as they’d obviously rushed cooking it but took forever to send someone back out. This time, ordered at 10 past 8 and by 20 past 9 it’s still not here. Called back up and asked where it was, some guy who didn’t have a clue what he was doing said it would be with us very soon as the driver left 20 minutes ago. Another half an hour goes by so I call back up and he says “yeah it will be with you soon the driver left 10 minutes ago” so the whole conversation I had with him before was a complete lie. I told him that he lied to me and he just said “sorry”. I said and you expect me to pay the full amount when it gets here and he replies “well I can ask my boss to throw in a couple more things next time you order” HAHA like I ever want to order from here again. Couldn’t even get any money off from my order as good will. Absolute joke. Never again - save your hassle and order from Taste Of India.

Worst Indian ever. All 7 of us agree. Absolutely tasteless. Sauces were watery and hardly any meat. Small portions. Starters overpriced. Naan bread went in the bin. No salad with starters. Had to ask for yogurt sauce. Wasted £65. Very unpleasant. Shameful rip off. Go to Lake. Fab Indian there.

Good quality Chicken Dansak. Fast service and friendly. Will use again for sure. Easy free parking right outside.

I recently stayed for a week on the Isle of Wight with my family. We hired a house along the front and although there was a perfectly adequate kitchen, we decided to treat ourselves to take-aways most evenings (we were on holiday after all!). The first night we ordered from Balti King. I can't remember what everyone else had, but I had a Vegetable Vindaloo and Pilau Rice. It was delicious! Everyone else in the party enjoyed the food too. So much so, that we returned to Balti King a further two times in the week. The second time I had a Paneer Vindaloo and on the third time I had a Paneer Madras. The latter two dishes incidentally weren't on the menu, but they were happy to make it for me (which I am always impressed with!). I would thoroughly recommend Balti King - the food was delicious, the staff were helpful and the delivery times were quicker than expected!

Food was excellent, Service is great, friendly staff, Had mixed starter, Onion bhaji, Pilau Rice, Prawn Korma, Chicken Bhutan, Pashwari Naan, Poppadom and Bombay Aloo. All the food was well cooked and very tasty.

I've ordered from Balti a couple of times before since July. I placed an order on Saturday 29th Sep to find it wouldn't arrive for an hour and 25 minutes.. usually, this would have been ok but I had to catch an earlier ferry than planned (I found this out after I had ordered).... I called Balti direct to see if I can pop around and pick it up if it meant getting it quicker.. they told me this wasn't possible. I then asked for a refund. The polite young British gent on the phone told me to hold the phone for a moment while he speaks to his boss... a minute later I heard a very quick mumble on the phone... I paused, and said "hello"? He mumbled again and I asked "is this the same gent I spoke to a moment ago" he said no.. I paused as the new "not so gent" wasn't talking but then said "speak"... that was strike one.. I was so shocked at his phone manor I repeated what he had said.

Really nice take away. Had cracking vindaloo and vegetable dishes. Everything as it should be and pleasant staff.

Ordered chicken madras totally flavourless runny sauce and poor customer service used to be a good takeaway but has determined. In recent months.

got a takeaway. Curry tasted very average and chicken was rather chewy. Was weird not to get mango chutney free with it too.

only just warm soggy greasy onion bhajee's ,lamb passada definitely not tender ,gritty mixed fried rice, chicken tikka vindaloo was nothing like a vindaloo,£28.00 straight into the bin.

I ordered a chicken dupiaza for the first time accompanied by some naan and the flavours were outstanding. Only a short distance down the road and they deliver.

We are staying at the holiday lodge retreat and popped in for an Indian Great decisions made Good curry lots of meat and amazing flavours really recommend it as a good local Indian

Delivered to our door within 30 mins. We are staying at Woodside Bay Holiday Park. The food was hot and delicious.

Yo solía ir allí dos veces al mes, ya que era muy bueno. Sin embargo, dado que la nueva administración hace unas semanas ha habido algunas cuestiones

Los padres dieron el flyer, a través de la puerta y les apetecía probar.

Right on our doorstep! Possibly the yummiest pasanda I've had!

Right on our doorstep! Possibly the yummiest pasanda I've had!

Right on our doorstep! Possibly the yummiest pasanda I've had!

Excekkebt food really enjoyed.

Everything was perfect, just the keema naan bread was a little burnt and all the filing was at the bottom not evenly spread

Everything was perfect, just the keema naan bread was a little burnt and all the filing was at the bottom not evenly spread

Delivery dude was pretty bitter about the fact I ordered via JustEat. He even stated that he's not happy that 15% of the order cost goes to JustEat. Not gonna order again, probably will use Monsoon or Ryde Tandoori instead.

Delivery dude was pretty bitter about the fact I ordered via JustEat. He even stated that he's not happy that 15% of the order cost goes to JustEat. Not gonna order again, probably will use Monsoon or Ryde Tandoori instead.

Absolutely fantastic food, ready on time for collection.

Absolutely fantastic food, ready on time for collection.

The restaurant hadn't received our order so when we arrived at the allotted time to collect they had no idea of our order. We had a long wait while they cooked it, however once we received the food it was all delicious. Was disappointed as next time will have to ring order through (as this has happened with our previous order) and I do prefer to order online so I can swop things round.

Always good food, never had a bad meal. Good prices to.

Always good food, never had a bad meal. Good prices to.

The restaurant hadn't received our order so when we arrived at the allotted time to collect they had no idea of our order. We had a long wait while they cooked it, however once we received the food it was all delicious. Was disappointed as next time will have to ring order through (as this has happened with our previous order) and I do prefer to order online so I can swop things round.

The restaurant hadn't received our order so when we arrived at the allotted time to collect they had no idea of our order. We had a long wait while they cooked it, however once we received the food it was all delicious. Was disappointed as next time will have to ring order through (as this has happened with our previous order) and I do prefer to order online so I can swop things round.

Always good food, never had a bad meal. Good prices to.

Food arrived 1 hour 30 mins late after restaurants estimate and I had to ring 3 times to get my order. Staff barely spoke English and were very rude putting the phone down on me. They also put the food as delivered on the tracking system when it had not been. Got my meal at 10.35 when ordered at 8.05. They then got part of my order wrong.

Food arrived 1 hour 30 mins late after restaurants estimate and I had to ring 3 times to get my order. Staff barely spoke English and were very rude putting the phone down on me. They also put the food as delivered on the tracking system when it had not been. Got my meal at 10.35 when ordered at 8.05. They then got part of my order wrong.

Oil was the main ingredient, too greasy, no taste disappointed

Oil was the main ingredient, too greasy, no taste disappointed

Food quality was good but delivery time was extremely poor with a 2 hour wait despite an estimated 45 mins at time of order.

Curry is awful. Got chicken tikka. Like vinegar tomato water. Not nice. Rice is nice. Naan bread doesn't even look or taste cooked. Basically a ring of dough. Not impressed for the price. Only upside was the delivery driver was lovely and friendly and apologised for taking longer than thought. Overall rubbish though. First and last time ordering here. Will stick to the tamarind and Bengal palace from now on.

Food quality was good but delivery time was extremely poor with a 2 hour wait despite an estimated 45 mins at time of order.

Curry is awful. Got chicken tikka. Like vinegar tomato water. Not nice. Rice is nice. Naan bread doesn't even look or taste cooked. Basically a ring of dough. Not impressed for the price. Only upside was the delivery driver was lovely and friendly and apologised for taking longer than thought. Overall rubbish though. First and last time ordering here. Will stick to the tamarind and Bengal palace from now on.

Ordered some food £16.00 on just eat as I'm new in the village, order accepted on just eat then declined from the restaurant no explanation given and the restaurant still shows as live on the site. Pretty poor service.

Food was good and delivery was on time. However I ordered a naan bread and this was not in the bag with my other items. Should double check that all the order is there before sending out.

Food was good and delivery was on time. However I ordered a naan bread and this was not in the bag with my other items. Should double check that all the order is there before sending out.

Just perfect, I tried something new and loved it. Always good food A* can not wait for my next one

Just perfect, I tried something new and loved it. Always good food A* can not wait for my next one

Food was amazing, highly recommend

Waiting an hour and 40 minutes for delivery, by the time it got to me I wasn't hungry! Food was excellent though.

Food was amazing, highly recommend

Waiting an hour and 40 minutes for delivery, by the time it got to me I wasn't hungry! Food was excellent though.

Delivery was late (on a Friday night) but food was sensational

Delivery was late (on a Friday night) but food was sensational

Never had a problem with the food here, always hot, tastes great and good sized meals. Delivery is always within time stated.

Never had a problem with the food here, always hot, tastes great and good sized meals. Delivery is always within time stated.

Waited over an hour and a half, called twice chasing and got told 15 mins and it was at least another 30mins. Felt brushed off when called to complain and the call got ended by them. Delivery driver said don't order for them via just eat call them direct! Really disappointed. Should have refused to pay the full amount!

Absolutely shocked by the food and the delivery times. The app said delivered but it was actually delivered an hour later than that. Food was terrible. Not recommended.

Absolutely shocked by the food and the delivery times. The app said delivered but it was actually delivered an hour later than that. Food was terrible. Not recommended.

Waited over an hour and a half, called twice chasing and got told 15 mins and it was at least another 30mins. Felt brushed off when called to complain and the call got ended by them. Delivery driver said don't order for them via just eat call them direct! Really disappointed. Should have refused to pay the full amount!

First time ordering, great food - really warm and tasty. Perfect delivery time and friendly service

First time ordering, great food - really warm and tasty. Perfect delivery time and friendly service

Lovely food short notice and still brilliant service highly recommended

Brilliant food, friendly service and a favourite in our home

Lovely food short notice and still brilliant service highly recommended

Brilliant food, friendly service and a favourite in our home

Visiting island on a break. Ordered a curry. Very tasty. Mixed grill exvellent

Visiting island on a break. Ordered a curry. Very tasty. Mixed grill exvellent

Es una pena por una pequeña aldea para ser atendida por una mala calidad llevar. el pollo siempre es la quintaesencia transformados y la calidad de los ingredientes dejan mucho que desear. Puedes encontrar algo que te gusta en el menú, pero yo no esperaba demasiado, lo siento.

Finally arrived after two hours from ordering, this the second time I had to wait two hours but thought I wold give it another chance as thought it may have been a one off. Food luke warm when it arrived and had gone past being hungry.

Food never arrived. Had to call after 1.5 hour. They sounded totally disorganised and hung up on me. Will NEVER order from them again.

Think you need to credit me as I paid for a tikka meal and it wasn't in the box!! NOT HAPPY

Think you need to credit me as I paid for a tikka meal and it wasn't in the box!! NOT HAPPY

Food never arrived. Had to call after 1.5 hour. They sounded totally disorganised and hung up on me. Will NEVER order from them again.

Finally arrived after two hours from ordering, this the second time I had to wait two hours but thought I wold give it another chance as thought it may have been a one off. Food luke warm when it arrived and had gone past being hungry.

Food arrived on time. Hot and delicious thoroughly enjoyed it. Would recommend to anyone.

Arrived on time, hot and delicious. Would recommend to anyone curry lover...

Arrived on time, hot and delicious. Would recommend to anyone curry lover...

Food arrived on time. Hot and delicious thoroughly enjoyed it. Would recommend to anyone.

Want to enjoy some Indian food at home, bring in Balti King. There is no restaurant to sit in but for those who are close enough to them it worth a trip to take away or even a home delivery if you wish.