Bengal Brasserie in Tunbridge Wells

Buzzing last night (Saturday) which made an enjoyable evening. Garlic and cheese naan was not very cheesy or flavoursome and the rice portion was on the small side. Service was also frustratingly slow at the start and end of the meal. However, food generally good and reasonable value. Would recommend the Morgha Massala.

Ordered a take away due to many recommendations while working in the area. Sole contractor treatead like the head of a party of twelve, and the food was delicious. Highly recommended.

A bustling environment as we walked in from the train station - got to be a good place to eat we thought. Alas, despite (or perhaps because) we were seemingly the last to order, food was served very slowly, and was just "OK". Fulfilled a need, but didn't inspire a desire to return.

Been quite underwhelmed by indian places before but this is for sure authentic. Had a great experience with attentive staff overseeing that we were all good. Will be coming back again.

Amazing customer service, very professional and accommodating, outstanding food, well seasoned and cooked to perfection.

Old-fashioned style curry house. In fact, I’m sure curry houses back in the 1980s served better food. It’s clearly a popular venue, but it’s not for me.

Was a recommendation from someone local. Husband and I enjoyed our meals very much. Service was excellent friendly. Best naan we've ever eaten. One star off for the onion bhaji, was a little dry. The ladies toilet could do with an upgrade. However if we are in Tunbridge Wells again will visit again.

Wide selection but the nan is brilliant, pillowy and flavourful. Even the plain nan is good on its own. Great service.

Brilliant curry house, I dine here with friends regularly and love everything about the place. Always a buzz, fantastic staff and great grub. Highly recommended.

My food was not cooked as much as I would have liked.

Always great food, been there numerous times and service is fab. Would recommend this restaurant 👌

The service was very good and the food was good. Although the korma was unnecessarily sweet, the jalfrezi was pretty much spot on. But there was something missing that would make it five stars - but I'm not sure what. Maybe that little extra in presentation, service food quality? A meal in the Giggling Squid was the same price but a much higher quality and food and service. But I'd go back again. Recommended.

Indian in Tunbridge Wells, could do better, food OK and not the best Indian I've had.

Great food, quick service with polite staff.

Heard this was one of the best Indian restaurants in the area. We loved the 70's decor and that it was quirky, but was disappointed with the food. Nothing special and we both had stomach problems the next day. The lamb, just didn't taste like lamb to me and I love lamb in all dishes! Sorry, buy we won't be returning.

Bit of an old school curry house , food was good and the staff were great .

Disappointingly small portions, overpriced food and service charge extra on top. Food ok but nothing to shout about. Can't really recommend this place. Try spices up the road instead

⚠️⚠️AVOID AT ALL COSTS⚠️⚠️ FOOD POISONING!!! Small portions Tasteless food Oh and gives you food poisoning

Dropped a greasy poppadom on my partner and her friend, then proceeded to place it back on the stack poppadoms and serve it to diners on another table that had ordered them. At the end of my partner and her friends meal, Bengals brasserie added a service charge of £16 to their bill. (Compulsory service charge: Must be stated to the customer in advance of ordering. The customer can only refuse to pay it if the service was poor. Discretionary service charge: Can be added to the bill receipt at the end of the meal, but the customer can decide not to pay it in any case.) If this is a compulsory service charge, my partner and her friends were not made aware of the charge before ordering. If this is a discretionary service charge, they were not made aware that it was a voluntary charge payment. My partner and her friends would happily pay a tip, but at their own choice, and not Bengals brasserie automatically volunteering someone else's money.

The best place in RTW! TNT held his 75th birthday party here. We had balloons, wine, pens, jokes, and music. The food was exceptional. I served in India in the 1940s and this food is authentic, modernised, evolved for the Brits and a great experience. Tony had a lovely evening. The wine is good. The music is excellent. The staff are incredible. Highly recommend. I love that the business encourages you to let your hair down . I love this place.

We really like this restaurant, it should get 4.5 stars. We visit when we are in the area - December. Hopefully we will do the same in 2023. Usually it is quite busy, a good sign. The menu is a little different from the usual Indian menu, so you have some standards there but also some different dishes...the kind I like to try. The service is excellent...we are greeted with a warm smile. The food and drink is welcome, good sized portions. A nice atmosphere. All good.

Always a great meal. Very friendly staff

Best Bengali restaurant in Tunbridge Wells. Excellent chef, attentive service and great value. 5 *****

Stunning quality Indian food. We ate in the restaurant on fireworks night and were blown away by the quality. We've had about 4 takeaway from here in the last month (our kitchen is currently being renovated) but still, it's in our Top 3 takeaways in Tunbridge Wells now. The Saag Paneer is UNREAL as is the King Prawn Muglai. Amazing service too.

Great restaurant that coped well with our loud curry club of 18. The sauces and the naans were particularly spectacular.

Best naga in town by a mile! 😋 great staff as well, very friendly and courteous.

It was really good and the food was excellent

The food was excellent, especially the spicy options!

Huge choice, delicious food. Super creamy korma. Amazing peshwari naan. Friendly place.

Food was OK. Biryani not the best I've had, and seemed like Chicken just added to rice. Server more interested in others walking in, who turned out to be regular, than finishing our order despite mid taking same. Average.

I visited this restaurant on a day out. The atmosphere is very warm and friendly. I would highly recommend the chicken biryani, chicken bhuna and naan. Thank you guys.

Very bad behaviour of staffs and after taking food, my wife was vomiting

Staffs are arrogant and foods are awfully test less. I would never be there again. Pleased be aware before going there.

Great little indian we came across, on our way back to the hotel, staff very friendly and food was really nice.

Very good, not a great location

Good, old-school curry house. Very reliable, with friendly staff, and reasonable prices.

Great meal , staff were brilliant .

fit us in 30mins before closing, food is decent and very well priced. Perfect place after returning from a London boozeup

Welcoming staff, great tasting food. Reasonable price and also offer takeaway

It's alright. About on par with what Tunbridge Wells can offer for a tandoori experience. Service was alright. Decor is pretty dated though - with the crowd of a weekend, it looked (and felt) like a Scandinavian sauna. The food was also pretty average. Not a lot of spice or flavour, but we've definitely had worse You've been visited by The Bromley Curry Connoisseurs.

Excellent food, friendly and attentive service. Very sad room with a damp musty smell. Clean linen though. I really would recommend a visit for the food alone and the price was not expensive for the quality.

Average food don't expect top Indian cuisine!!

Probably the best Indian we've found, we have tried quite a lot. Absolutley lovely food, never had a bad meal there. Fairly reasonable cost. The only slight drawback is waiting for the food on Fridays and Saturdays. Tip always pre-book, as it's more a busy then.

The best nan I’ve tasted and recommendations didn’t disappoint! Definitely returning

The best curry I've had for years, will definitely be going back here

I've had takeout from Bengal quite a few times before, but this was my first time sitting down. Lovely experience, amazing food, extremely friendly staff. Thanks !! We'll be back !

Really excellent food and service 👌 ... had a fantastic evening.

We were the only diners on a Sunday night but made very welcome. Excellent food and reasonably priced. Would return

Good food. Friendly staff. Limited social distancing.

Good food, pleasant staff. Wouldnt go again, but worth a try 👌

Fantastic service and great food

Not dire but really very average food... sauces all very samey with less or more colour and sugar depending on dish... my chicken makhani was not offensive but close your eyes and you would swear it was a korma... chicken is clearly water injected stuff as very rubbery in texture and not meaty. I can make better at home.

Selected a meal from the menu posted in the window totalling £8.20. Went inside to order and was told it would be £11.50. Was told the menu in the window was out of date. This is tantamount to fraud. I’m reporting them to the relevant authority. Beware.

Food was absolutely delicious! Service was great!

Tasty but very slow service, just needs more staff and to be more communicative and forward

For me, none of the dishes that we ordered (that usually had heat in most restaurants) were barely spicy. Friendly staff.

We dined here on a quiet Monday night and would come back every night of the week!! Attentive and friendly service and staff. Wonderful tasty food at reasonable prices. Highly recommended

Me and my partner decided on a nice curry for valentine's, and we were definitely not disappointed. The gentleman that took our order over the phone was very helpful and friendly, as was the delivery driver. However, most importantly. The food was fantastic. This is the second time we have ordered from here, and it's now our no.1 go to for an excellent curry. Perfectly cooked to order, extremely flavoursome, always hot, not too heavy, and somehow always leaves you wanting more! Will definitely be dining here next time.

Food was brilliant and the service friendly. Only the restrooms let the place down. Shame really, 5 stars otherwise!

Quite good. Never disappoints but nothing special. A true tunbridge wells staple, has been around for ever.

Very friendly,good ambience and lovely food.

Large selection of 'sauces' with the poppodoms, and a very nice king prawn korma! Swift service and friendly personnel. And the first time I've tried tomato bahji, it was fab.

Excellent shami kebab and fresh poppadoms

The food and service was superb

Great atmosphere , super service , ok food

The Best Indian Restaurant in Tunbridge Wells by far, always great food and service. We have tried several others but always compare it to the best.

we went for dinner, good friendly service, the food was really excellent, its a tradition Indian menu, but good choice and service was friendly and efficient, will definitely go again

French, Cantonese, English, Italian - yes, but Indian cuisine is certainly not one of my preferences, or, rather, WAS not. It's coming up to 8.30-9pm, and the Bengal Brasserie - a modestly sized restaurant footsteps away from Tunbridge Wells Station - easily missed on the slope down towards the Pantiles area - is our destination, all other alternatives hitting their last orders. My companion is vindalooo-dedicated and, in contrast, I'm an anti-spice diner! So, delicate as I am, I order the mildest: lamb korma and pilau rice. My friend insists I try the onion bhaji (best ever, he claims) as well as the Bombay potatoes. The lamb was tender, the sauce rich without being ghee-fat-ransacked, and the bhaji's were home-made, feather light and as fresh as my immediate conversion to listing this Indian restaurant and its considerate and courteous service (and incredibly fair charges) to my aforementioned list of preferences. Roll on the graduation to Madras!

We all have our favourite places in our own towns but when your favourite place shuts its hard to find other that can take its place... BUT I am so glad when walking down the road and coming across this amazing place was I think fait as all I can say is WOW. The food was amazing and the service was brilliant. Would definitely recommend the korma with coconut rice!!! You won’t be disappointed!

Three hungry men returning from London went home truly satisfied after a feast here.We stopped over here for a break as the restaurant was recommended by a friend. We shared 5 different starters, before moving onto the main courses. I certainly enjoyed my share of the onion bhaji + sheek kebab starters, and my chicken dansak, sag aloo and keema nan

We were told the food was good here as we were just nearby we decided to try it. Its not posh but we really enjoyed our meal and the staff were very friendly and the service was good. The waiter did get my order wrong. as I'd asked for prawns and got chicken but he quickly rectified it so would recommend this place in fact the peshwary nan was the best I've ever had and I'm a huge fan so that says something

Very tired and gloomy. Bog standard curry house, with poorly over-cooked food and slow service. We only ate here because some we were meeting off the train was delayed. I wished we hadn’t.

Good varied menu, nice atmosphere, & generally exemplary service.

Really lovely food one of the best curry I've had really enjoyable. Lovely staff, good food at a good price.

Food tasted OK but pathetically small portions

We visited this restaurant on a Sunday evening and were pleased to find quite a few people eating there - always a good sign! We thought the food was excellent. Being used to eating Bangladeshi food in East London, we felt that this matched up to their London counterparts. The service was excellent and very friendly. Would highly recommend this restaurant.

Absolutely delicious - have tried so many Indian restaurants in Tunbridge Wells and all very mediocre, except for this one. 5 of us eating and we all felt the same - wonderful.

Went there with friends had a great night

Visited mid-week in the evening with some mates. We were quite a big group and had pre-booked with a set menu fir everyone to make things easier all round. Food was ok but nothing special. Lacked real flavour and quality. The waiting staff were efficient but not particularly friendly. Would definitely try somewhere else next time.

Really good food, great menu, friendly staff. Well stocked bar. Great for couples and large groups alike. Great location in town centre less than 100m from the station.

Excellent food, better and more comfortable than other Indian restaurants. Reasonable prices around £25 per head with two courses and drinks. All round a winner.

Great food and service. A smallish but cosy restaurant

Ignored this place for yeasr after moving to T Wells - then tipped off by a local and it's now our absolute favourite. It does get really busy and service can be spotty so we always go early. They deliver for free locally - very highly recommended

Good honest curry house. Cant go far wrong here.

The team at the Bengal Brasserie are excellent and the food is always tasty and different. For a relatively small intimate indian restaurant they manage to accommodate most customers as well as providing an efficient takeaway service.

Without doubt the best curry (not only in Tunbridge Wells) but anywhere. We order from here at least once a week and everything we’ve ordered has been on time, piping hot and delicious. The spices are spot on and everything just tastes so fresh. I’d set up a direct debit if I could. A+

We were a party of 4, we were recommended to this restaurant and it was certainly up to expectation , the service was good and friendly and the food was excellent, All the dishes we chose were great, I will definitely be going back

Small restaurant with excellent service. The food is always first class and the atmosphere is very friendly. Never had a bad meal.

Yummy food, good prices. Probably my favourite Indian in twells.

Lovely food never been disappointed

Great food, prices are reasonable and the entire establishment is very clean.

Decent Indian food and good service

We were a party of 6 and unfortunately it was just a busy night, a big party of 14 sat opposite us and we were just kind of forgotten.

We were here last night and the food was amazing. However, the staff were so rude. It seemed every waiter had a chip on their shoulder. Great food, but we won’t be back.

Was looking for a new curry house and the Bengal was recommended to us. We weren’t disappointed. Food was great, tasty and authentic.

Really great night here with a work Christmas meal. Food was excellent and service was amazing given they succeeded in looking after our large group with no problems. Looking forward to coming back.

I can’t speak highly enough about the food from this restaurant - eat in or take away. My favourite is the King Prawn Naga which may be a little spicy for some but it’s superb. And all the members of Abdul’s team are excellent. Cannot fault this place.

Best curry house in tunbridge wells

Popped in for a meal on a whim early on a Saturday. While we were there it completely filled up but we were never overlooked by the staff. The only negative is that the restaurant space is a rectangle with the front door one end and the bar at the other so you're always aware of people coming and going - whether it's waiters or customers collecting takeaways. However this is fairly common in these sort of smaller restaurants.

Went for a meal with the family just after the starter the waiter knocked over a full pint of cobra and my pint of coke in to my lap I was soaked. But it was an accident so didn’t make any fuss just said “it’s ok it was an accident” and tried to dry my self off however my timberland boots are ruined and I had to sit for the rest of the meal soaking wet and sticky. Bill came at the end and no gesture on behalf of the restaurant for me being soaked. Asked them and the 2 guys in charge were really rude just saying well we replaced the drinks....yes that you spilt. I had to sit cold wet and sticky as there was no handdryers or anything to help dry my jeans and top off. Shame as the food was nice but the customer service is seriously lacking. Had a similar incident happen in another restaurant manager could not be more helpful offered to pay for my clothes to be cleaned my starter was free (was only £3.00 but it’s the gesture) think the 2 guys in tonight need some further training in how to deal with customers first and last time I will be going here