Blue Cobra in Portsmouth

Solid curry house, serving traditional and BIR curry's. The service is second to none and friendly, you wouldn't want for anything here. Super naan.

Haven’t been able to visit for a while and it was a great experience on our return. Service was excellent (thanks Badal) and the food great too.

Came here for date night with my boyfriend we ordered the hot and spicy tandoori chicken wings poppadoms onions bhajis lemon rice pilau rice tikka masala and chicken tikka kori and nann The wings smelt vile but I thought maybe it's just a spice but they didn't taste great, the tikka masala stated sweet and although not a spicy dish had no spice at all and the chicken tikka kori zero spice if it was served to me randomly I would never of known it was a curry, the nann was perfectly round and tasted shop bought. The bill was nearly £60 Once we got home my boyfriend ended up in the toilet. I feel I've wasted my money very disappointed.

I enjoyed my meal very much and the restaurant decoration was amazing, plus the staff couldn’t do enough for me. I will be going to Portsmouth again in May 2025 and this is a must visit which I highly recommend. Steve C - Weymouth Dorset

Excellent food as always However, one thing that let it down this time was clearing the tables whilst people in the group were still eating, and they were quite rude when asked if they could wait a few minutes

Visited on Saturday evening with my wife, Gabrielle, and her brother Daniel who is older than she (does he still feel the pain?). We were greeted cordially by three waiters and made to feel welcome straight away. I had the duck tikka. The portion was good and it was served on a sizzling platter with fried onions. The others had chicken tikka masala and a prawn korma. The portions were such that they could not finish their meals and had a take-away. We all had large bottles of Indian beer. Throughout the meal the waiters were very attentive and checked we were happy. All in all a very pleasurable experience.

It was my partners birthday and I wanted to treat him to his favourite cuisine. We chose Blue Cobra as it had good reviews and was very close to our hotel. What a happy choice ! I had the duck starter my partner the lamb chops - both were delicious. I chose the mixed balti - lamb,chicken and prawn and my partner the Lamb Naga - which he pronounced outstanding- and this is a man who knows his curries ! The service was really good with friendly,polite staff, the very nice gentleman who took our order suggested some amendments to our choice of rice. It's just a pity we live 200 miles away - or maybe not for our waistlines! We shall visit Portsmouth next year hopefully and will most definitely be visiting again

5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ always avery warm welcome. The food is really good. They look after you so well - our server Badal is an absolute diamond, nothing is too much trouble. Husband had Badal’s recommendation and very much enjoyed it. They look after our teenagers too!!

Excellent service and food, Badal as ver attentive and nothing was too much trouble, highly recommend Blue Cobra, excellent prices

Came for a meal with my social club - overcrowded, not enough chairs, food late and delivered in a bizarre order with items missing, my lamb was leathery, others complained of greasy food. There are other, better restaurants in this area. They also only have a hygiene rating of 3 which is pretty abysmal.

lovely food as always tender meat .Fast delivery and came quick thank you

ice cream was forgotten but before I could ring the delivery drive back at the door with it.

Misti Kodu in particular was excellent

The duck curry was half cooked and awfully tasted, even the aloo gobi has no taste at all. Looks like due to last minute order they cooked it carelessly and I wasted my money to a restaurant which is literally down the road from my house. Very disappointed.

Always made welcome, always the night before l catch the ferry. Badal especially and the team are excellent hosts and the food is hot, fresh and tasty. Thank you again.

I’ve been ordering from Blue Cobra (Takeaway, 1/2 times a week) for about 9 months since moving to Southsea. They have always delivered excellent food (best Ch Tk Dhansak I’ve had; thick sauce, full of lentils, rich and spicy (requested vindaloo hot). Very reasonable prices (order through their website), friendly staff and always get a poppadum or two on the house. Never eaten in, but I know they’d welcome me and it would be fantastic. Thanks!

Food was lovely. We all enjoyed our meals.

Genuinely one of the most flavoursome South Asian meals I have ever had, Tandoori Chicken, Lamb Zhal Naga and Lemon rice....Wow, Phenomenal!!!!!

I came here with my partner for my birthday,we can not fault any part of it,clean,staff were friendly especially Badal who kept checking all was OK alongside the other staff.The food was amazing in every way,it was a first for my partner,he's sold on returning.We took half of it home as full up,It was boxed up in front of we with care.Badal also gave me a baileys shot to say happy birthday after which was a lovely touch.We ate last night Sunday 25th so quiet but we enjoyed that.Highly recommended 👌

Exceptional food, very friendly and attentive staff, very clean place too. Definitely recommend, I have been to many Indians and this is by far one of the very best I have ever been to

Lamb was tough and fatty, some pieces of chicken over cooked. Madras sauce was watery, special fried rice tasted like packeted rice. Usually food is excellent and my favourite curry takeaway. This time was poor and would not risk using again.

all the food was stone cold by the time it arrived.

I always order from the Blue Cobra however this time, my Onion Bhaji was missing from the order.

Husband loved his usual chicken tikka masala and I tried a new dish vegetable garlic chilli as love hot and spicy dishes. Was really tasty.

ate here once and it was great but this time the naans were naff and the lamb was rock hard. everything else was lovely

Food was all stone cold and flavourless would never order from this restaurant ever again! Waste of £53 couldn't eat it. It was disgusting. Would like a refund

This was late and wasn't hot. Considering the £2.50 delivery charge and 50p service charge, not great.

Korma was way too spicy 🌶️🌶️🤔. Never had an issue before as it's normally rich sweet & creamy but it had more of a kick than the chicken Bhuna we ordered 🌶️. Not sure what went wrong this time 🙁

Potato’s rice and onion bajis where cold

The food was lovely can’t have no doubt bout it and the staff where really friendly but there was homeless who came up to our table and eyeing up my food then walked out the restaurant when questioned by staff but I walked outside for a vape and the homeless man was talking a poo outside the restaurant when I went to tell the staff none did clean it up but I don’t blame for that but they need to do something bout this as this not ok and I don’t want to be seeing this

absolutely delicious, one of the best sag paneers I've ever had. everying was divine

Although the order arrived early that wasn't a problem. The food was piping hot and delicious as usual 😋

Food was cold. Rice cold, curry Luke warm. Naan was soggy and cold. Chips were soggy but only hot part of the meal.

the king prawn starter was tough and the coating all fell off

Gorgeous tasty food , as always

A very orange and peppery chicken tikka massala. Far from their best unfortunately.

The delivery service was very good, sadly neither of the meals were nice and most of it had to be thrown away. Have used this restaurant several times but not again.

Always enjoy the food but late and cold which was a bit disappointing

WHAT A WONDER FULL PLACE TO EAT ,SO VERY FRENDLY ,AND SO SPOTLESSLY CLEAN ,FOOD ABSOLUTELY SPOT ON ,HAVE BOOKED TO GO THERE ONCE EVERY MONTH .JUST A WONDERFUL PLACE TO EAT MR MRS DAVISON AND MRS PAIN

Still hasn’t showed up over 1:40mins so I want my order cancelled and money back because I’ll rather go to a different restaurant thanks

Food arrived on time and was still hot, food was beautiful

Eaten in the restaurant many times and had a nice meal, but my first time getting delivered through just eat the food was was awful!

I’ve ordered from blue cobra many of time and been to the restaurant and never had a bad dish ever but the last this last one was completely different, keema rice and naan bread lovely but the korma was bland and very funny colour and just no flavour, it tasted like milk, my wife had to throw it in bin it was that bad and it’s the only dish she ever orders. The poppadoms were all stale and we had to bin them too. It’s a shame because this is completely unusual

Great food, arrived quickly and was delicious

We are from the West Indies and we love Indian food. This time we were extremely disappointed. The worst Indian food ever. The parathas were like bad pancakes and the chicken tikka massala was more or less like tomatoe soup with a few lost pieces of chicken. Very, very sad...

Amazing food every time and fast delivery every time. Highly recommend Blue Cobra to anyone!

I ordered a Chicken Tikka Korma, which has a smooth creamy yellow sauce, but the one I had tonight had an orange sauce, more like a tikka masala, the sauce was very sweet and lumpy due amount of coconut. A korma it wasn’t

Really tasty meal and delivered early!

Tandoori chicken masala was lovely. Korma was a little disappointing not up to its normal standard, the chicken was small bits like shredded into the sauce which made it not smooth 🤔 but the flavour was spot on so not sure what happened this time.

Very disappointed. I've ordered from Blue Cobra on a number of occasions but i was really disappointed that tonight one of my dishes had only 3 pieces of chicken in it. I don't expect to pay 7.95 for a pot of sauce and such a small amount of meat. If you are going to cut corners, you will lose customers..

Was missing a full chicken dansak curry

It wasn't as good as it normally is, Chicken tikka masala was very runny (watery) and not as flavoursome 🤔, and our naan bread was a chipatti which they have offered a free naan on my next order 👍

Rice was stall and onion bhaji was over cook burnt

I waited 2 hours for a delivery, one came which ultimately was cold, then after several phone calls a replacement arrived 2.5 hours after the initial order had been placed. Very stressful affair.

As always, a fantastic meal and a great delivery time.

I have had curries multiple times and foods been great but had a madras chicken and the sauce was like water not happy thinking of trying somewhere different

Lovely food will highly recommend

Usually my go to restaurant.. But will never order again! Absolutely awful.. Lamb overcooked and the curry and rice were just swimming in oil and salt.. Was really forward to my meal but ended up in the bin 😡

I love eating at this restaurant and was very pleased with the takeaway delivery. Did not disapoint. 10/10

Lovely food but check prices as spent 5quid on a pint of coke there. I understand inflation but wow. 4 cokes for 20quid. Come on. Margin on that is just greedy. Especially with all the ice.

Fabulous atmosphere amazing staff who were very attentive and helpful. The food was totally delicious. We will definitely be eating here again.

All the food was stone cold inedible, had to throw away

Normally, I would give 5 stars, but the Tikka biriani and curry was not good! Curry sauce watery with too much cauliflower and the tikka biriani was tasteless. Chicken was tender though. Not your usual standard ☹️. Did not enjoy it. The chicken madras was lovely though.

Always fresh hot and tasty my favorite take away .

Was absolutely delicious, thank you.

Food was very bland, driver moaned about the delivery distance.

A sneaky curry pre boarding the ferry. (Just around the corner from the terminal) We explained we were on a tight schedule when we arrived. Service for excellent- prompt and friendly. Food was delicious- really fresh and tasty. Highly recommended.

Great food and compensated for missed chutneys last time - thank you, much appreciated

Some food missing from our order and then not very tasty 😫 not very flavorful, not usual standard. Popadoms good tho!

Food very tasty and nice and hot.

Excellent, delivered straight away and the chips were still very hot...lovely.

My youngest (10) first experience of eating it with Indian food. From moment of arrival, to leaving service eas perfect. Quick, observant and meaningful. Food was amazing. The lamb was cooked perfectly! Sauces tasty. All round, total enjoyment. Thank you

We went early on a Friday evening. We got there just before 6 and there were already quite a few people there. By 7 o'clock the place was packed. A good sign. The "Lubbly Jubbly" waiter from The Bombay Express has moved there. He recognized us after 5 years which was a nice touch. The place is nicely decorated and the table linen is crisp and white. The service is excellent, quick and attentive. The food was lovely (apart from slightly soggy papadoms). I had a duck curry and Gabrielle, my wife, had prawn korma. We both enjoyed our meals. The portions were generous. Not cheap at £57 but it represented good value. We will return it and recommend it to everyone.

Again, another fantastic meal.

Food was not hot when arrived so had to put in microwave

Delivery for 10 people arrived hot and on time. We are all curry lovers and usually cook our own. Decided on a day off cooking the food was top notch

Very tasty throughly enjoyed would definitely recommend

Lovely meal as always. Tasty vegetable rogan, chicken tikka masala, pilau rice and free onion chutney and popadoms. Good portions too.

Everything was perfect, thank you!

The food was perfectly cooked and great portion sizes look forward to ordering again .

Absolutely brilliant Indian food as usual, best takeaway and eat in, in Portsmouth

Was okay, not the warmest when it arrived though.

Cold currys, cold onion barghis, tasteless biriani.

Came here to celebrate our Mums Birthday and can honestly say service and attention was first class! The food was amazing and we would definitely come back.

What can I possibly put about the Blue Cobra? Been getting takeaways from here for years, always good. The dansak's are truly a culinary delight, for me anyway! Yes, prices have gone up but still worth it for the occasional treat.

Terrible cold curry delivered from Blue Cobra . Ordered on line for 8.00, knock on door at 5.30 ! It’s the curry , sorry but this has been ordered for 8.00. Should have taken the curry, at 8.00 the same curry and I mean the same curry has been re-delivered, Luke warm - cold. Absolutely fuming 😡, on the phone, 3 different conversations, they tell me it’s a freshly cooked curry, fxxx it is, the nann bread sweaty & cold in their foil bags, chips, rice curry, onion barjee, all cold , the salad was warmer than the hot food .

A family favourite for us absolutely amazing stuffed pepper 🫑. Amazing chilli cheese Naan bread. Would recommend every time for an Indian! Thanks again!

Had a funny taste, can’t put my finger on it and popadoms tasted old not fresh at all

Really rude delivery man said he knocked my door but he didn’t as I was sat right there waiting for it. He phoned me and I phoned him back he said he would not be delivering my food. Phoned the restaurant and they were just as rude. Stating that it was my fault for not opening the door.

Low service as ordered on line. Only spoke to the delivery person.

Food was cold and the chips were dried out

We called restaurant as Just Eat App said food had been delivered when it had not. We therefore called them to check our food was still coming and the restaurant explained they were very busy as many restaurants had closed and they were getting more orders and our food would be with us shortly. We were happy with their explanation and the food was lovely .

Paneer is cheese NOT boiled potatoes,,,,absolutely vile

We've been to the blue cobra numerous times and each time it's been lovely. We've also had a takeaway a few times and each time its been disappointing. How can there be such a difference between sit in and takeaway? It's the same food cooked in the same kitchen! Will definitely sit in again but won't order takeaway as we're fed up of cold, average food arriving.

Very clean and staff were welcoming. We didn't want a big meal so ordered one starter between us, 2 poppadoms, one rice and two curries. We also had one bottle of cobra and a medium rose wine with a separate glass of soda and ice. The onion bhajj was very nice, as were the poppadums. The chicken tikka masala was very sweet and more sauce than chicken, 6 small pieces of chicken. The Goan curry was bitter and again more sauce than chicken, 6 small pieces of chicken. There were dead flowers on the table, all the other tables had fresh flowers. The waiter moved everything we weren't using to one end of the table. The starter was served in a timely fashion, the plates were cleared and almost immediately the main course was served. There was no time to relax between the courses. When the bill arrived, £38 and few pence. the waiter arrived to take payment and I queried what drink was £2.95, it was the soda, I stated that that was expensive for soda. My partner offered his card for payment, the waiter suddenly rushed off and then came back and had increased the bill to over £43, when we asked why he said that the onion bhajj had been omitted. I again stated the soda was expensive and the waiter then proceeded to tell us how all the bills had gone up, council tax (to £125!), Electric, potatoes, the list went on and on. Everybody knows that prices have gone up, I don't go out for a meal and a lecture. It felt like we were treated and second class diners because we didn't want a big meal. Won't go back.

Watery bland rice, pleasant tikka masalas

Nice decor, great food and lovely staff. Highly recommend. Definitely will return when next in Portsmouth .

From the start we were looked after as if we were family. We ordered three different meals which all came out looking and tasting lovely. A very popular place to eat, I'll be back as the Terminator said. Our waiter Badal was a fabilis host. Lots of local Bars near by.

Food Luke warm and onion bargee rock hard and over cooked

Excellent quality and delicious as normal