Bengal Brasserie in Bath and North East Somerset

Been going for years and years since my student days in Bath. Still great food.

Got an uber eats from here, spectacular

Food was rly good but the service was a bit bad and the waiters seemed a bit uninterested. Also the portions were so small. Also the restaurant was a bit hard to find

Enjoyed the food and great service

Great restaurant, food fab, staff friendly and attentive. Highly recommended and will be back next time we are in Bath.

Good food, good service, nicely decorated but it’s still a basement :D

Bengal Brasserie in Bath stands out for its exceptional Indian cuisine and welcoming atmosphere. Even when we arrived near closing time, the staff graciously served us, enhancing our dining experience with their attentive service. The menu boasts a variety of traditional dishes, I chose the vegetarian platter (don't remember the full name) and it was fantastic! A dream for the eyes and taste buds! I've eaten many times Indian food but NO RESTAURANTS reached this level of enjoyment. Also, the ambiance is cozy and inviting, perfect for any dining occasion, If One Thousand and One Night is a restaurant, definitely Bengal Brasserie reached to capture that image. Overall, Bengal Brasserie is a top choice for those seeking authentic Indian flavors in Bath.

Another lovely dining experience at The Bengal Brasserie. The staff never fail to deliver an exceptional service. Always welcoming! The ambience and atmosphere is so relaxing to enjoy a great choice of menu. Highly recommend this little gem of an Indian Restaurant.

Very nice food and really helpful staff. You go downstairs and it's a bit compact but can't fault the food or atmosphere Recommended

My Korma had a skin on the top like school dinner hall gravy. Eating it on cold plates the taste was ok but was soon lukewarm then cold. My partner said hers was cold too. The tikka meat was cold. I am used to freshly cooked curries and warmers / hot plates. I expressed my opinion politely to the staff ( 10 minutes to get attention). Very dismissive considering the politeness of my approach and took £20 off the bill when I turned down microwave warm up of the food. I would rather he had offered a fresh portion. I will not return and do not recommend unless you like poor service and cold curries.

Great find in Bath. Had the chicken tikka bhuna and it was fantastic with the right amount of spice. We enjoyed getting away from the world for a bit in your lovely restaurant. We will visit again when next in Bath.

Typical Indian restaurant. Food very average.

The first waiter could not recommend a dish which would be from Bengal, he said it was all Indian anyway. Very blend, tasteless food. Even simple things such as the raita were not freshly made. The fish was.especially poor, probably deep frozen. Would not recommend the place.

The service was good however the food was quite average. I didn't taste much seasoning in the food. The price was decent in correlation to the area however I don't believe it was worth it.

Food was bland. Paneer seemed to be rotten and the worst I have ever eaten in a restuarant. Parantha was so thick that i had to separate it into layers to it. Because of being over thick, while the outer surface was over cooked, the inside part was absolutely uncooked. The owner/manager was really nice and spoke nicely to us the entire time. Once the food was served, servers disappeared. we had to keep on looking for the waiters or servers and call them from the kitchen to ask for anything we needed. One of the waiters today was very rude and disrespectful - we requested him to click a picture of us. He clicked 2 blur photos without us getting ready. I said to him sorry I was not ready and when I saw the photo he clicked was blur too, I requested him if he can click another one. While entirely ignoring me, he asked for the extra tip for clicking the photo from my uncle. My uncle smiled and give him a new pen as a souvnier that he keeps in bunch for gifting purposes. He made a face expressing it's not that he wanted and did a gesture with his hand that he needs money. My uncle jokingly ignored his act. He then put the pen on the table and when I requested him to click the photo again, he outrightly said no and didn't come even once on our table after that. No doubt why the whole restaurant was empty. The decor was nice and cute. I don't usually give such detailed review but I had one of the worst experiences which require awareness for fellow eaters. Also yes the restuarant is expensive for no reason.

Really good food and lovely staff and atmosphere but now priced out as it has got expensive: 2 Kormas 2 rice 4 j2o 2 naan bread 1 chicken dish and poppadoms over £70.

For many years i used to go to the RajPoot restaurant in Argyle Street Bath but very sadly they close down quite some time ago I've never find any Indian restaurant to match them until I went with my family to the Bengal Brasserie the food was absolutely brilliant great friendly service and we had a brilliant evening thanks to everyone

Authentic restaurant, excellent service, food and atmosphere. Will certainly return. Excellent value for money.

We had an absolutely fabulous meal last night. A lovely warm welcome when we arrived, excellent service and THE most delicious food! We started with onion bhajees which were perfect, then Jera Mussala Chicken and Chicken Dhansak with pilau rice, garlic naan, sag bhajee and bombay alu. It was without doubt the tastiest Indian meal we have eaten in years. Thank you Mukhtar.

Excellent experience - food lovely and service impeccable.

There are a few good Indian restaurants in Bath and, as a resident, I've been to most of them! But this one is my favourite. Visited the other day with my girlfriend and once again had a lovely meal, great service and just a lovely experience. The flavours are fresh & dynamic, breads & rices excellent, prices reasonable etc. A very cosy setting ideal for "date night"!

I think we came here as a family right after it first opened and it says something for a business that has lasted this long in a city like Bath. This is a firm favourite that we return to time and again when we want an Indian feast. We’re due to go there again tonight and my tummy is rumbling in anticipation! It’s cosy, a little idiosyncratic with dishes being wheeled out to diners on a trolley, and we love the little booths! The food is always consistently flavourful and of great quality. Service is prompt and polite.

Best Indian we've eaten in years. We used to go here a long time ago, 15 yrs plus then moved away from Bath. We returned and the food was AMAZING. We eat an Indian takeaway or meal probably once a month but the flavour of the food we ordered was exceptional. Would definitely recommend. We had chicken chilli garlic massala and chicken naga.

Lovely service and lovely Bengali fish dish. Charming and cosy!

Lovely people, great food and a very peaceful atmosphere, definitely come here

This restaurant was where we went to celebrate a birthday. Even though we did not have reservations they still served us. The food was very tasty, serced hot and quick. The staff was very friendly and accomnodating. They made the birthday special.

Really nice team and fun atmosphere

Excellent service and good food. We were greeted and seated immediately and our waiter was very friendly, attentive and helpful. The food was good and our general experience was very good.

Really great food and excellent service.

Every year my wife and I visit this restaurant whenever we are in Bath. On July 22nd, we were back again! The simple reason for this is the food is always fresh and tasty, the service is excellent, the atmosphere is cozy, and the price is very reasonable. My wife is dairy, egg and gluten free, but there is never a problem here. Thank you for the great service and very tasty food.

Visited here on a Wednesday evening. It was quiet but because the tables are in booths it didn't matter. Very cosy, traditional Indian restaurant. The food was lovely and the staff were really attentive and friendly. This is going to be a favourite place for us.

Super attentive and friendly members of staff and speedy service. Food was ever so tasty and the experience was just faultless.

Popped in at lunchtime. Food was delicious, staff very friendly and efficient.

Lovely place, great food and friendly e professional service.

Popped in early on Friday night (6.00pm), we were the first. Food was good, although we ordered too much. Service was friendly and efficient. By the time we’d finished it was almost full. Would go again.

Excellent food, really enjoyed it here

Original bangali style i love it.

Wonderful! Great professional and happy people with outstanding service! Lovely private booths and exquisite food! Many thanks Warren and Kirsty!

Traditional Indian food of very high quality served by a committed team tucked away close to the Ivy. Deserving to be successful, a thoroughly enjoyable evening.

Great food, friendly staff and good service. Straight forward tasty unfussy meals, good value. I am not local, but will aim to go back when next in Bath.

Good meal in a central location. Service very good. Wasn’t busy when went but it was a Thursday. We both enjoyed our curries.

Proper traditional Indian Restaurant in Bath, very nice decoration. Good service, tasty food. Recommend the Lamb Tikka and the Vegetable Balti.

Lovely food and atmosphere, and pleasingly low levels of noise so one could actually hear each other - other places please take note! The staff were friendly and the food arrived quickly and was obviously freshly prepared, which tasted great. Would recommend this restaurant without hesitation.

The service was friendly. The place was clean. The food was okay - unfortunately the taste didn't convince me at all (we paid six pounds for two glasses of milk). Not good value for money. The restaurant is in the basement = no daylight. Unfortunately I cannot recommend this restaurant.

We ate there yesterday. All of us thought the food was very bland with the tastiest dish being the popadoms. A meal cooked at home with a ready made sauce would taste better. Honestly, I wouldn't bother going there.

The food taste and quality was not upto the expected standards. We had a full course dinner after a long day of travel, and we tried multiple dishes. The chicken was chewy, starter quantity was on lower side, biriyanis were same rice tossed with chicken/prawn/veggies and the taste reminded nothing of a Bengali/Indian cuisine. One star only for the Naan bread which was soft, rest everything was tasteless and bland. The service was comparatively slow. Lastly on the price point, the food certainly did not match the bill of £160 either (group of 2 small families). I definitely would not recommend this restaurant!

Huge portions fair price , not informed of service charge until bill came but probably would have tipped anyway

Visited for the first time on a Friday evening with a friend and my 11 year old daughter. Small cosy setting with friendly attentive staff. We really enjoyed our food, which was good quality no fuss Indian cuisine. The Bengal is not a contemporary fine dining style restaurant like many that are popping up in the city and the prices reflect that. It’s also worth noting that whilst they offer a takeaway service this did not interfere with the dining area (eg. No delivery drivers pushing past the tables) We will definitely be returning.

Best curry I've ever had. Hot currys are HOT 🌶🔥 really fresh and great flavours in all dishes, great service, highly recommend!

A rare trip to the city of my birth, and a good excuse to tuck into a curry with mates too. This place is a bit tricky to find if you don’t know what you’re looking for, but it’s worth the effort. Definitely worth booking – particularly on a Saturday night after a game – and it was a lovely way to catch up with friends. The restaurant isn’t enormous – we were squeezing between chairs a bit – but the cramped underground location definitely adds to the ambience rather than detracting here. Food was pretty decent too – my eyes were bigger than my stomach on this occasion, but 5 of the 6 of us were pretty happy with our meals. And the other guy ordered the wrong thing (his fault), but swapped with someone else. Service was pretty good too and – for the six of us with alcohol – we came in under £30 a head. Not bad for a night out in central Bath!

12 of us came on a Friday evening for a curry. Friendly welcome, good food, excellent service, reasonable prices.

Never fails to deliver. I don't mean that literally.

Good food and good price, great service.

I’ve been having curries for 40 years. It’s always tricky going to a new place for a curry, it’s hard to find a good one. This one unfortunately I wouldn’t recommend this one. Food is definitely average at best. I would say they can probably get away with with it in Bath. But if was compared to say the food quality of a place like Southall it would close down pretty quick. The bill was £54 I would say £10 each would be more suitable.

We had a really lovely tasty meal here tonight. The staff were really attentive and the food was 100%.

One of the best Indian restaurants I have visited. Natural and quality food with excellent flavors. Excellent service. A lot of friendliness and the atmosphere...of the Thousand and One Nights...!!! We were visiting. If we return to Bath...we will surely repeat...

A busy Saturday night in a quaint underground restaurant that reminded me of the Mos Eisley Cantina from Star Wars. Private booths with incredible service and fantastic food. I couldn't recommend anywhere better to have Indian food whilst in Bath!

Absolutely wonderful, food was served in great time, amazingly friendly staff. Never had a bad visit here

Some of the best curry I've had! The staff were very attentive and friendly as well which was a welcomed bonus. Highly recommend!

Literally one of the best curry’s i’ve ever had in my life. Food for 2 (a lot of food) prepared in less than 10-15 minutes. Flavour was a 10/10, easy to order over to phone etc. We are beyond happy and we will be ordering again very soon. Thank you so much!!

Unpretentious Indian restaurant serving the classics. Very nice vegetarian dishes.

Lovely affordable tasty food. Staff were very friendly. We ordered four different dishes alongside rice and naan and they were all delicious. Would recommend for a tasty curry

Unfortunately an absolute disappointment. The service was unmotivated and rude. The food gave the impression that it had been reheated several times over the course of days and ranged from tasteless to inedible. Absolutely no recommendation for a nice evening.

Went for my partner's birthday. I thoroughly enjoyed my starter and the Rogon Josh was lovely but the sides, for me were quite ordinary. The staff were friendly and attentive and it is a lovely and quite unusual setting, down many stairs. I noticed though that the paintwork could do with a touch up.

Food was lovely and staff were really polite. We’ll be back :)

Bang on the nose of what a basement Indian restaurant should be. They really captivate the atmosphere with a bit of classic sitar music and bright blue seats. Wow. Take me back to Kashmir. Fill me with dal and paint me pretty. I would dine at Bengal Brasserie for breakfast lunch and dinner my credit card wouldn't stop bouncing. Piece and luv

By far one of the best Indian restaurants I’ve ever tried! Amazing service, lots of Vegan options! Would highly recommend! A+++

Hidden gem in Bath! Visited with family for dinner (6 adults). We were seated quickly and served promptly. Food was fresh, hot and tasty. Toilets are quirky due to the location of the restaurant but are clean and tidy. It was busy when we visited which only goes to show that it is a good restaurant. A service charge was added to our bill, I prefer to leave a top of my own choice than be told what to contribute. Would recommend to others.

Very dingy and claustrophobic (eating underground anyone?). Menu is basic and bland at best. Forgettable I’m afraid…

We found this restaurant while walking around Bath. It felt strange going down all the stairs, but once in the restaurant it was very intimate. We were served quickly & our food followed suit. The dishes were full of flavour & the waiter suggested that for 2 people we had ordered too much. This was great as it made us rethink our choices. The staff were friendly and easy to interact with. The only downside was the size of the tackles. As a bigger person (not huge) I only just fit in the booth we were seated at. But this was the only downside.

Indian restaurant run by Indians. Excellent food and friendly staff who are always attentive to the customer. Tables placed inside compartments that guarantee privacy. Clean environment with soft lighting. Prices in line with the quality. To try.

Fantastic food, with very welcoming and accommodating staff who fitted us in very late. Recommend to any one who enjoys Indian cuisine.

We popped in here before attending a gig at The Forum. It was early (6pm) and we had booked, but the place was pretty empty. It is a bit strange as it's 'underground' but is quite cosy. The staff are friendly and helpful and the curry was very nice and it was reasonably priced. The only one thing was that there were no 'warmers' so my biryani rice went cold quite quickly as I don't like to pile it all on the plate at once. We would certainly eat here again if we were in Bath.

Worst Indian restaurant I’ve ever been too.. The food was vile.. Stay Away!!!

We came back to Bath after many years and had great curry at this lovely underground restaurant. Top food and really great service.

Very tasty food. Very good service

Stumbled upon this place and ended up having the best meal. Amazing service- so friendly and quick. The food was some of the best Indian we’ve ever had! Highly highly recommend

I've been going to the Bengal Brasserie with my partner for 20 years now, and I've never had a disappointing meal there. I hadn't been for a while and went this weekend for my birthday - still as good as it ever was!

Absolutely disgusting behaviour from the management and staff alike. It took us 30 mins to find the place and we were only 7 mins away! After walking around for what seemed like forever, the waiter said ‘it’s Google’s fault’. The Manager , Mukhtar also had...

Nice food but not good atmosphere as were only one's in there

Fantastic food and service - a surprisingly pretty underground space with lovely staff who amend the dishes according to your preferences. Highly recommend.

Enjoyed a tasty Indian vegetarian meal in a clean, tastefully decorated restaurant with friendly and efficient staff.

Absolutely delicious. Great food and the service was excellent

Without a doubt the best Chicken Jalfrezi and Saag Paneer in Bath. Also Kingfisher on tap. Been going since I was a kid. Lovely food, staff and atmosphere.

As usual was unsure what to order, so settled on the meat thali so I had a selection of their delicious food- wasn't disappointed (never am here, it's my favourite curry house in Bath), and cannot wait to go back!

Amazing food, with large portions! Went early evening on Saturday and was nice and quiet and had great service. Brilliant price. Definitely worth a visit in such a central location.

The food was incredible, as was the service. I can highly recommend!

I’ve lived in Bath for a while and never been to this restaurant and am pleasantly surprised. Genuinely lovely experience - friendly staff, quick service and addictive, authentic food. 10/10 would recommend.

We visited Bengal Brasserie recently and had starters mains and sides. The restaurant itself was nice enough and the staff very friendly and attentive but unfortunately the food was very average at best.

Amazing food and very friendly staff. A great dinner to end our stay. Thanks for a great night. Highly recommended!

We have not visited since before lockdown so decided to visit again. Nice ambiance graat menu and good service. We started to enjoy a good of starters and mains but noticed there were no plate warmers, we asked about thuis and were informed that they...

I visited this restaurant with four friends. We had a very bad experience here. The restaurant itself is tired and the booth we were seated in was very cramped indeed. When our order arrived some of the food was not what we ordered, however, we...

Ordered a takeaway for six via an Uber Eats half price discount. At that price it was good value - not sure I'd have thought so at full price. Good selection of food which arrived bang on time.

Staying in Bath and came across this restaurant, it would not be suitable for anyone with mobility issues as we had to go down 2 flights of stairs . The food was very good and staff helpful . We both enjoyed what we ordered ....

Not a big menu but what they jave they cooked very well. Obvioislu not one of these generic restaurant that jas flavours all over South Asia but none good. Will recommend.

What we ordered vs what we got. Ordered online a chicken tikka expecting something along the lines of the photo online however what we were greeted with was far from it! Dry and sad chicken for £9.75!!!!!! And when we called up to question we’re...

An absolute hidden gem! The food was delicious, I had the vegetable tikka masala which was incredible and my mum had the butter chicken which she was really pleased with. The onion bhajis are the best I’ve ever had. The staff were all so lovely and helpful and the whole place had a great atmosphere. Highly recommend!

Food ok but stung by compulsory 10% service charge. No notice on menus or indicated.

We've been coming to this hidden gem of a restaurant for over 20 years, and visited again last week for the first time since lockdown ended. It's in a basement which made us apprehensive to go back, but we're so pleased we did. The food...

What a great place! I stumbled across it unintentionally, and so glad I did! Staff were extremely helpful and polite. I had chicken (murg) biryani and mango lassi to drink. Both were of v.high quality. I really enjoyed my meal, and will most likely be back during my stay in Bath.