Chilli Bar & Kitchen in St Albans

We went to Chilli Bar for the first time as a group of six tonight. We had starters and mains with some drinks. Food was great and really nicely presented. Service was fantastic. We were recommended this place by someone and I would definitely eat here again: thank you!

Excellent menu, great staff. The acoustics are very good, not a deafening background roar, I could actually hear my dinner companions!

Amazing place! We phoned up about an hour or so before to reserve a large table on a Saturday; they managed to squeeze us in. The restaurant is large, clean and tidy with tables being regularly cleared. The service was prompt and friendly, the food was simply sublime! Full of flavour, large pieces of meat and very satisfying.

The mixed grill was dry but the biryani was nice 👍🏿

The food was very nice our waiter Tahmid was very punctual and efficient and treated us with manners and respect , very pleased.

One of the best, if not the best Indian restaurant I've been to. I've now been several times and will be going again.

We had a fabulous Saturday night here! Great food and drinks!

Not bad, not great. Wouldn't rush back. Flavours were a bit basic and the chicken tikka starter lacked flavour and was quite dry.

I stumbled upon this place by accident whilst working away and staying in the White Hart around the corner. How glad am I that I chose to take a right turn when out walking on a recce mission and made this discovery 😍 The place was amazing to walk into, they have the lighting just right and the layout is perfect. All the staff were friendly and professional without being sickly. The food was absolutely awesome (Lamb Tikka Madras) and the garlic/coriander naan was up there amongst the best I’ve had in a long time 👍🏼 Excellent dinner out on all fronts and will definitely come back if I’m ever here in St Albans again. Thank you to all the staff 🥰

My family loves this restaurant and delicious food great service mr.emon whenever we are in the area we come here and order,

Food nice. Good service. Poor toilet facilities in mens room. No soap available to wash hands. Asked staff for soap and he shrugged shoulders and said no there is no soap. I think this is disgusting in a food place 😕. Puts me off going again. Wonder is staff actually wash hands or the kitchen ?

Personally the best Indian I have had in St. Albans. Flavours were delicious and the staff were so warm. Special shout out to our waiter Emon. Will definitely be coming back to eat soon!

Great food, arrived on time, will definitely order from them again.

Another great meal and as always fantastic service. Especially lovely Tahmin who was friendly and attentive. Thanks guys. We’ll be back again soon

Nahim delivered excellent service, and the food was top quality.

Best curry in St Albans, delicious tasty food and excellent service every time.

Great service especially from Nahim

Excellent service, food a good quality, not oily, portion size good too.

Very tasty and delicious curry tonight

Amazing food, big thanks to Adiyan especially who made the experience unforgettable.

Wonderful meal and Adiyan was very helpful and a great server. Many thanks 🙏

Great food and great atmosphere. Adiyan and the rest of the team were amazing!

Great restaurant and brilliant deal on gourmet night. Thanks Nahim for great service.

We love coming here for a special meal. We always have a super time!

Wonderful dinner. Great onion bhaji!

Good service Friendly staff Delicious food

One of the best Indians I've had in a while. Little bit more expensive than others in st Albans but well worth it, staff were incredibly friendly. Special shout-out to Nahim who was our server

Great food and great service by Nahim

Boss curry house, really good food and very good service from our waiter Adiyan!

Great value and great taste! Good bang for your buck

Interesting: all the cheaper dishes are 'currently unavailable' when you try to order for collection online. Too bad for you if you just want to enjoy a comforting classic like a chicken biryani or dopiaza for instance. Well, I don't care for your more expensive menu items, so I'll order from another restaurant!

1st time I’ve used great food definitely ordering again 👍

I've been here twice in a week and both times the food and servers excellent. I would definitely recommend coming. My wide was cold due to the airconditioning being above us and they kindly turned it off for us.

What a restaurant, seems to have it all. Nice venue, good ambiance, really good food, friendly staff and a wide variety on the menu. Next time I'm in St Albans I'll be ordering the Lamb Passanda again!

Not too bad service is a little bit slow, but Food was not that great

Was very disappointed eating here on December 21st 2023, ordered a Ceylon curry, but it had no taste of coconut at all, as Ceylons should do? made waiter aware of this and we accepted his answer. Though curry sauce was very nice, it’s not what was ordered? Will eat here again though, the Same issue again! on 19th march 2024 ordered Ceylon curry that didn’t taste of coconut, WHY! 18th April 2024 still having trouble with Ceylon curry? Tried again last night, though the curry sauce was very nice, we still couldn’t taste the coconut that one should expect from a Ceylon, having had a Ceylon curry here before it’s not been a problem, so! our favourite waiter Husain is going to make one especially for us on our next visit, looking forward to it. In general food is very good, the aloo paratha is very nice accompaniment too.today 16th may 2024 Husain did us proud, the chicken Ceylon curry was top notch, the best we’ve had here, a very enjoyable meal 10/10 many thanks Husain👍 Ate here last night 27th June 2024 ordered chicken tikka Jalfrezi extra hot which it was, but chicken was dry, chewy, and tough, one piece was edible, the aloo paratha was dry and not great? We’ve had better. To cap it off we asked for a spicey poppadum the waiter delivered two and said the other was on him, REALLY! They were both overcooked? Burnt! Not acceptable.They have consistency issues as I view it, it’s never the same, this I mentioned to waiter who said he’d mention it to chef, I see no reason to eat here again, as it’s become too often? which creates complaints, I don’t like doing this, we go there to enjoy the food, not to be critical of it, but when it’s quality is poor? it needs saying, otherwise how else will it improve, but it seems improvements don’t happen, or are short lived? The standard has slipped from where it used to be, something that we’ve noticed in a number of Indian restaurants around St Albans, where quality and consistency can’t be maintained. this will be last post on the matter. We will not eat here again, apologies don’t count if you see no change or improvement in what’s dished up😒

Fantastic food, service and value!

Everything was delicious. Lovely service and beautiful food. Thank you for having us.

I had salmonella poisoning following a visit to chilli in April and spent 2 weeks in hospital. I contacted the restaurant multiple times to ask for confirmation this was being investigated, I received one email back apologising and asking for some more details but nothing following that (despite many emails from my side). I am almost more disappointed with the lack of concern than the actual poisoning!

I had salmonella poisoning following a visit to chilli in April and spent 2 weeks in hospital. I contacted the restaurant multiple times to ask for confirmation this was being investigated, I received one email back apologising and asking for some more details but nothing following that (despite many emails from my side). I am almost more disappointed with the lack of concern than the actual poisoning!

Great night with family and friends. The staff are very helpful, friendly and attentive and couldn't do enough for us. The food was fresh, delicious and plentiful. Best Indian in St.Albans!!

The service here is exceptionally good and marks out this restaurant as one of the best in the area; the waiters are attentive and always readily available. Nahim was outstanding for his courtesy, politeness and efficiency. The restaurant is beautifully clean with starched white table linen. Food is plentiful and of excellent quality.

Been here twice with my first time being last year. Absolutely amazing food and staff were fantastic. The duck starter was 10/10

delicious, good quality, great service.

Really impressed with our meal. The menu was varied. The food was excellent. Plates were hot. Staff were friendly, helpful and attentive. The restaurant decor was pleasant. The loos were clean. We spent £30 per person. This my first time in Chilli Bar, but I have used their other restaurant in Hatfield Rd for many years.

Food OK, but if I could give a -10 for service and atmosphere, I would! We went on a quite Tuesday night in February and from the get go, the waiters had a serious attitude and were so rude, it was almost laughable! When they bought the wrong bread, they accused me of ordering the wrong one!!! Unbelievable! I've never had service like it, they were arrogant, rude and had NO manners. Food was passable but would NEVER go again due to appalling service and zero atmosphere!

Lovely and tasty meal with friends. This place is just a short stroll for us so a perfect place to go for a saturday (or any night) meal with friends.

Lovely food, nice atmosphere and excellent service. What more could you ask for? Definitely the best Indian restaurant locally to spend the evening.

The Chilli Bar & Kitchen is a very smart place and spotlessly clean. I liked the beautifully starched white linen tablecloths and napkins. The service is faultless; there is always someone hovering to help, including careful advice over dietary needs. The food is outstanding and portion sizes are generous. Only the menu card concerned me: it is just too big and comprehensive, difficult to get one's mind around.

Arrived for dinner on a Monday evening, the welcome was followed throughout the rest of the evening with very friendly and helpful staff. We chose the Monday evening fixed meal offering which was good value and gave you a good saving across having a starter, main and coffee. The meals were very well presented and they tasted as good as they looked, the quality of the food and tastes were excellent and I'd strongly recommend eating at this restaurant.

Food was okay, not really much to write home about but filled a hole. Took over an hour to get our starters and then another hour to get our mains. Normally I struggle to finish an Indian but I actually left hungry. It was very busy so atmosphere was okay but the whole place was freezing! I sat eating wearing a coat the whole time, 3/4 of our party were really cold and the amount you pay you’d hope they could pop on some heating

Excellent food, good value and very friendly and and helpful service. Highly recommended.

The place was lovely, food delicious and service great!

Wouldn’t normally complain but the food I have just received was vile. Chicken tikka masala tasted as though some one had sprayed perfume in it. Rice and potatoes were stale. £30 I’ll be spending else where.

The curries were quite bland. The naans were a hit but everything else wasnt . .

We went here on the 21st Dec and must say the food was absolutely amazing and the staff were very friendly. The restaurant is very spacious too!

Very nice, clean and tidy. Food was great. Poppadoms tasted fresh, no old oil used. Would recommend

When we arrived the restaurant was empty, but the staff wanted to seat up in a remote table hidden away that no one would want. In the end the staff saw sense and sat us at a much better table. Food is excellent and tasty, portions are generous. This is the second time here and it is rapidly becoming our favourite Indian restaurant in St Albans....we will be back

Empty restaurant, yet they tried to seat us at the worst table in the building, almost as if they wanted us to hide away...nevermind in the end they saw sense and gave us a nice table. The food was without fail delicious we could not fault the cooking at at, and portions are generous. Only niggle was it was a shame the Okra was cut into such small pieces. Service was attentive with a smile. This is rapidly becoming our favourite South Asian restaurant in St Albans We will be returning

Absolutely disgusting toilets, You can blame the customers but you also should consider very big restaurant very busy and only one toilet only somebody with a brain would understand that you should have somebody attending to that toilet on the weekend to keep it clean make sure it's not blocked it was disgusting and it put me off the whole restaurant to be honest

Unfortunately no pictures were taken but this place was pretty damn good

I had the king prawn dansaak. My absolute favourite and have had several restaurants version over the years. The lentil sauce was delicious but was let down by the stars themselves… the king prawns! Badly overcooked, dry, not the texture of a cooked king prawn that I’ve ever eaten?! Im sorry to say that I shall not be eating that dish again!

Sensational food and an unbelievable delivery turn around. Amazing.

Great place and a good offer on Mondays!

Attentive waiters, beautiful restaurant and delicious food!

Came here to celebrate a birthday, the food was delicious and the service was excellent

I was just happy the moment my husband and I walked through the door. The atmosphere was very welcoming and we were welcomed very well. Service was lovely. Food excellent. I will definitely recommend it anytime and day. Thank you to everyone who works there.

Our new favourite! Takeaway is really good. The quality of the chicken and lamb dishes really stood out. Thank you!

Always a pleasant atmosphere, very friendly and polite staff. Excellent service and food.

The food at this restaurant is simply amazing the best in the City. Had the sizzler and it was so tasty and filled the whole plate- all the food was great and made for an excellent evening out. For St Albans the prices were very reasonable for the best quality food. The staff were friendly and I will definitely be back soon

Really nice curry and great service.

The best curry house in St Albans. Always friendly, the foods always tasty and full of flavour.

Nice restaurant, good food. But I really don't like a service charge being added to the bill. A tip should be left to the customers descretion, and given directly to the person that served you.

Lovely food and always a fun atmosphere on a Friday night

Food delivered was delicious, thank you.

As good as any Indian restaurant I think. Nice service and open later than anything else in St Albans! 🙌

Really not very nice food tonight. Usually good from here but not tonight. Tough lamb, greasy bhajis and not pleasant

Food was cold and naan bread was missing not a great takeaway from a highly recommended restaurant.

Some great south Asian food Great staff Can be a bit spicy though

I cannot recommend the food here more - they're also open very late - fantastic food

Portions were small. Onion bhaaji small dry and cold. £7.45 for 5 tiny pieces of meat for a mixed starter! Main courses were very oily. Not the usual standard. Ordered to share with friends from up North so were extremely disappointed

Nice meal with friends in a relaxed atmosphere with excellent food and service. Waiters very friendly and could not do enough for you. Will definitely go again.

Chicken madras and prawn pathia both great and very fresh bindi!

Very busy. Fabulous food and good service.

Exceptional. Eaten here at least 30 times. Always consistent, especially this evening. Absolutely outstanding! Friendly service too. Thank you.

Food is always brilliant, service is always great and as a loyal customer I’m always very satisfied!

great service and great food , i highly recommend! i went for food with my friends to celebrate and ordered loads of different dishes to have, they were all very good and i reccomend the chicken tikka masala

Absolutely fantastic restaurant. The food is always top notch and the staff are great. The owner has also been very generous in his support for local charities. Highly recommend!

Another great curry and fabulous night thanks to Kashim and the team at Chilli Bar. Amazing food and they are always supportive of our Man Curry Club supporting us in our charity fundraising efforts - THANK YOU!

The food was extremely tasty. The staff were fast and friendly and the restaurant facilities were exceptional. This is a great restaurant for all occasions, friends family etc. Overall a 10/10 experience.

The food was very good and always has been. However, I had to call the restaurant as our order hadn’t arrived after an hour and a half. They said that the order hadn’t printed out This is the second time this happened within a couple of months. I gave them the benefit of the doubt the first time (mistakes happen), but I’d be hesitant to order again as we did have to wait 2 hours.

Fantastic service, and food was very nice!

Fast friendly service and amazing food best curry in sta

Came for my friends birthday and everyone had a very nice evening. The food came in good time an was cooked well especially as there were a lot of us who ordered. The waiters were all helpful, friendly and overall everyone came out happy.

Really good food and service would definitely recommend for people to go there.

Came here with my family and ordered a chicken tikka masala , Was absolutely delicious. Service was 10/10 Staff where extremely welcoming and friendly. Would definitely recommend!

Service was excellent with a friendly team of staff . Food was also great with authentic Indian cuisine ,something which is becoming incredibly rare these days . Would definitely go again .

Came for my friends birthday and everyone had a very nice evening. The food came in good time an was cooked well especially as there were a lot of us who ordered. The waiters were all helpful, friendly and overall everyone came out happy

I visited chilli bar and kitchen on the 9th of march for the first time and had a lovely meal with my family. The food was great and service was excellent and will definitely be returning again.

The food is amazing. Great portion sizes and always arrives hot.