Coriander Lounge in Southampton

A busy restaurant in the heart of Southampton. Food is just about acceptable - curry dishes were just about spicy, the dry tandoor dishes were very bland indeed. The mini samosas were of the "frozen supermarket" variety. The poppadum/chutney charges are simply ridiculous! Freezing toilets (like others have mentioned) really need to be addressed.

Best Indian restaurant in Southampton!

Visited for dinner with colleagues on a Wednesday night. The restaurant is in a great location and is clearly popular as it was at capacity once we were seated. Service was very slow, possibly because of how busy it was - we waited an hour before we were able to order our mains and that was after prompting the waiter twice. The food itself was tasty, but be warned, it is a lot spicier than your average Indian restaurant. Between us we had 6 different dishes and everyone commented on the higher than average spice, but this is of course personal preference. Additional comment - whilst clean and tidy, the toilets were freezing - literally! More than one person commented they could see their breath!

Super friendly speedy staff delivering gorgeous dishes. We were all full and happy by the end.

A popular Indian restaurant, freshly good food, ample portions, buzzy atmosphere. Great staff.

All nice , good food. Recommend ;)

My father and i, went here the other day to have a nice dinner, and we arrived about 8:30 and it says on google they close at 11. when we entered the restaurant it was a nice atmosphere and many people were seated, but when we entered we got told to wait and then they came and told us we had to leave because they were closing, we then left and went somewhere else for dinner. We walked past 2 hours later and they were still open and could see people being served their food. Not happy that we were turned down but especially not happy they couldn’t give a Serious answer as to why we had to leave. 0/10 ruined the evening

We had the absolute pleasure of dining at Coriander Lounge Indian Restaurant this evening, and it was an unforgettable experience. Mohammed and his team went above and beyond to deliver outstanding 5-star service. The atmosphere was warm, inviting, and truly delightful, creating the perfect setting for a memorable evening. The food was exceptional—bursting with flavor and delicious. Every one of us thoroughly enjoyed it! I highly recommend this restaurant to anyone craving top-notch Indian cuisine. A huge thank you to the entire Coriander Lounge team for making our evening so special and enjoyable!

Best Indian food in southampton, very consistent, fresh food every time and tasty. Staff are great and very attentive.

Very good service and little touches, very fair price and good food.

The food is always amazing, what impressed me less in this particular visit was the service, in that when our dishes came round, it would have been nice to know what was what as amongst our party there was a variety of appetite and tolerance for hot (as in spicy) food. Much worse was the atmosphere as there were loud screeching noises from metalwork right inside the restaurant. Not the usual atmosphere at all, all waiting staff seemed less experienced than in our last visit.

Such a beautiful atmosphere, the staff are so attentive and the food is the best here!

We had our works Christmas party here. The food and service was excellent. The staff were very friendly and helpful. Would definitely recommend

Booked a table for 8.30pm. The restaurant was full and there were at least 2 large groups dining. We had to wait a while on a table which initially was disappointing but we could see how busy the staff were and they were very pleasant to us. Meals were being trollied out from the kitchen every few minutes, the staff were working so very hard. We had poppadoms to start and then chicken korma, tandoori chicken on the bone with pilau rice and garlic naan. The food was delicious and portions were good, we could hardly finish it all. At the end we were given complimentary Bailies to make up for the wait at the start of the evening which was lovely. I would definitely recommend this restaurant. I recommend you reserve a table as Friday evening was very busy. I was amazed at the speed the staff were able to bring out the meals to the large groups, very impressive but also felt for them as they must have been exhausted as they were working so very hard to ensure the meals were served together and promptly. Very impressed. Upon leaving they gave me a beautiful bunch of flowers, no idea why, but it was such a lovely gift. Thank you to all the staff for a lovely evening.

Absolutely lovely place with a brilliant atmosphere, even on a wednesday evening!

Staff was incredibly rude and unwelcoming

Probably the best curry I've had in a long while, as few restaurants now do a Thali. The Coriander lounge still does though and it tasted as good as I remember 😊

Amazing tasty Indian with great service, wonderful location and excellent menu selection

The warm welcome at the door sets the standard of what to expect inside. Excellent food, matched with great service. Easy to see why this restaurant was packed on a Friday night.

This was our first time eating here, though my son has been here a fair few times and recommended it highly. We were not disappointed. The staff were very friendly and helpful, making sure at every stage that all was well with our table. The food was excellent, well spiced and very tasty. Also served hot to the table. A nice gap was left between the starters and mains so we did not feel rushed and allowed the fairly substantial starters to settle. As usual (for us), we were unable to finish all the food and so takeaway containers were brought so that we could take what we wanted home. All in all, we highly recommend this restaurant.

Food is very tasty, place is also very clean very friendly staff and owner always coming say hello it's very respectful. I always feel welcome.

Been here 2 times in the last 2 weeks as working in the area. Both visits I was made to feel welcomed. The service and food are both 5*. I will definitely be returning here when I'm in the area again.

Great curry, thoroughly enjoyed it. Looks a great place to dine in too.

This was our third visit to 'Coriander Lounge', and as with our prior visits, this time certainly didn't disappoint either. The poppodoms were crispy with very nice relishes. We ordered the lamb chops as a starter that were tender, and the spices were delicious. For the mains, we had chicken and lamb shashlik and a prawn puri, accompanied by brinjal bhaji (aubergine), tarka dahl and garlic nans. The first time we ate here, I asked if they could make a duck shashlik, which they were more than happy to do. Unfortunately, this time, the waiter replied with a prompt 'no', which I found a little disappointing. That being said, all of the mains were cooked to perfection. The aubergene side dish was just right with no bitterness, while the consistency of the lentils were just how I like them to be, along with a superb sauce. If you are ever in Southampton and looking for a really top curry, then Coriander Lounge is definitely the place to visit.

I've ordered malaise kofta..They literally delivered potatoes in the gravy full if veggies. There is no kofta but a whole uncut potatoes in the dish..Do they don't know the meaning of malaise kofta.??? It was disgusting.

This is one of the best Curry houses I've been to. Excellent food and good beer. Well worth a visit if you are in Southampton.

Among best Indian places in city

Have been here a few times but this visit wasn't as great as previously. We were a group of 6 celebrating a birthday. We felt rushed placing our or ders and staff not as friendly as usual. Food was ok except one meal had to be rejected as the meat was tough and inedible. The ladies toilet facilities need cleaning attention.

Love this place! Have visited a few times for various occasions over the years and every time has been fantastic! Staff always welcoming, food always incredible and always a warm busy atmosphere. One of the best Indian restaurants in Southampton - and there are some good ones to compete with!!

Magnificent curry! I always order dhansak everywhere i go and it was fab.....onion bahjis were lush too!!! Great staff aswell

Great place with a real authentic feel, tasty food, good range of drinks and superb service. Will be coming back for more!

Visited with a supplier, most of us had Thali which was a mixture of small dishes. Very good food.

We absolutely loved the food and the service. We were especially impressed by the service we received from Josh. He should be immediately promoted to a waiter, with that personality you will never receive a bad review. All the best

We book the Coriander Lounge whenever we are in Southampton. It was full on a Wednesday evening. All the dishes were excellent as always.

Excellent food, service and atmosphere

Was ok.. take away was a better experience. Waiters were unbelievably noisy banging plates together.. made to feel rushed. Took the magic of any half decent review away.

My wife and I attended the restaurant on Saturday and again it didn't disappoint. I would highly recommend the Chicken Lal Mirch. Good portion sizes and great customer service from the staff. A must do in Southampton.

Love this place. The food is outstanding. Perfect spices. Vindaloo is divine. Service is great.

Great Food, Great Service. Very welcoming and looked after us on a busy Friday night. The price of the food for the quality is amazing. If in the area again would definitely head back.

The food was decent, but the service left much to be desired. The waiters seemed perpetually busy, making it hard to get their attention. The Chablis I ordered, priced at £33, was incredibly bland and disappointing. It felt like a rip-off.

Best Indian cuisine we have had in a long while. We will definitely return.

Dinner for two on a Thursday, popped in for a quick main course. No poppadom's, one main course each with rice, £37. Food was decent, it was a busy night, what was a little disappointing was that from the moment we arrived to the moment we left, no one said Halo, how are, you?, how is your meal?, is all OK?, thank you for visiting...

Amazing food, friendly staff. Will definitely be going back again.

The coconut cake is amazing! Super delicious! Came here with friends. My friends think the garlic naan is also delicious. The dishes are basically all kinds of paste. I have ordered shrimp, chicken, beef and mutton. They are all good and the portions are generous!

Exceptional well-run and pleasant Indian cuisine. Great tastes served in a friendly and relaxing atmosphere. Knowledgeable staff, and an accomplished proprietor too. Our first time - hopefully the first of many!

Attending the boat show and wanted a curry. The Coriander Lounge did not disappoint - exceptional flavours, generous portions and very attentive service. Will visit again. Thank you!

First visit for me, return visit for the in-laws. What a delight! Such a delicious meal and lovely welcoming service, highly recommended!

Modern Indian with an excellent choice of traditional and special dishes. One of the best Indian dishes I ever tasted and I have been to top Indian restaurants in London . Very reasonable prices. Great service and great experience all in all . Highly recommended

We visited on 8th sept 2024 for my daughter 16th birthday celebrations with a family meal ..we literally had the whole downstairs to ourselves ..the food as always is beautiful the service is outstanding always and overall really lovely experience and always our go to indian restaurant

Excellent food and amazing service from the polite waiters! Highly recommend. Also we are from Sri Lanka so we requested the food to be made more traditional and spicy and they did an amazing job at that!

Nice food, but service rushed. Went on a Tuesday night, so not very busy. Found waiting staff not very friendly and rushing around. Food is excellent though, just need a bit more customer service.

Been a few times now. This is simply the best Indian reastaurant I have ever been to, the quality and taste of the food and service is top class. Love my Indian food and nowhere else comes close to here, always busy for a good reason.

Great quality and quantity of freshly prepared food

What an amazing culinary experience! The waiter asked us what we would like. And we said "enlighten us....We want to enjoy this cuisine to the fullest " He suggested Lamb, chicken, beef and prawn dishes that were filled with delicious flavors and tingled the tongue. For dessert, I had the most delicious lemon gelato I have ever experienced! A must have😋 Friendly, patient service. Delicious, tasty food. And an evening to remember. When we went to leave, the waiters also blessed me with a special gift to take home. So thoughtful and kind. Highly recommend. Thank you Coriander Lounge

Here's a review you can use for a restaurant with average food and below-average service: --- **Rating: ★★☆☆☆** I recently visited this restaurant, and unfortunately, my experience was underwhelming. The food was average — nothing stood out as particularly flavorful or unique. It was passable but not memorable. What really brought the experience down was the service. The staff seemed inattentive and lacked the warmth you'd expect in a dining experience. Overall, it's not a place I'd rush back to. My advice to management is to make sure your dining staff show some professionalism and serve customers with smile...

We always book an extra night in Southampton (pre cruise) just to eat in this restaurant. We have been coming here for 10 years and as ever it did not disappoint. We visited on a Wednesday evening and the restaurant was busy, which speaks for itself. The food is consistently good and the menu is varied. I had the Thali which was great and allowed me to try a number of dishes. The staff work so hard and have always been friendly and helpful. We had a wonderful evening and will be back again as soon as we can.

Delicious food! Really enjoyed the Kashmiri Lamb and the Coriander Chicken. Would’ve enjoyed a little more spice but great flavours and textures. The shining star of Coriander Lounge are the lovely staff and attending service. Thank you for a great night.

Beautiful food and excellent service would definately recommend

Delicious food The taste is nice Biryani is amazing 💯💯

Best curry house in Southampton!!!

We had one night in Southampton before a cruise so had a few pints in Spoons(the Standing Order) and found the Coriander Lounge near by and was really impressed with the food and the service would certainly be going back.

We had a lovely table by the window looking out on the historic holyrood church. Service was great, the food was wonderful. The bill was shockingly small! I'll be back.

Really, really great food. I have eaten many Indian meals but this was probably the very best; especially the Peshwari nann

Food is always excellent and a good place to try different dishes. The only thing that let's itself down is the service. We went on a Tuesday, bit we were made to feel rushed like it was a Friday or Saturday and when we asked if a dish had the chicken on the bone or not (as the menu didn't say) the waiter didn't know so suggested a completely different dish, which wasn't helpful. Surely if customers are made to feel welcome they'd return, as there are cheaper Indians in southampton

Food is always excellent and a good place to try different dishes. The only thing that let's itself down is the service. We went on a Tuesday, bit we were made to feel rushed like it was a Friday or Saturday and when we asked if a dish had the chicken on the bone or not (as the menu didn't say) the waiter didn't know so suggested a completely different dish, which wasn't helpful. Surely if customers are made to feel welcome they'd return, as there are cheaper Indians in southampton

It's absolutely fabulous. The food is fantastic, and the service is excellent/first class. Would highly recommend this restaurant as a must go to. Can't falt it.

Wow! Totally unexpected! Not only was the restaurant elegantly appointed, the wait staff was AMAZING. We came on a friend’s recommendation and it was by far the best meal we have had in Southampton during our short stay. Don’t miss it! 🤩🤩🤩

The food was really good! Was served by a young guy with curly hair and he was great! Mentioned the butter chicken is sweet, and trust me not to listen haha as it defo was sweet lol but still tasted really nicee! Enjoyed my meal. Even had hand sanitiser on every table. Will defo go back next time im in Southampton. Oh and it’s halal!

My wife and I had a lovely meal. The flavours were good and had a lot of depth to them not just smothered in chilli. Service was good and friendly coping equally well with groups and couples. Table cloths and linen napkins with prices very reasonable particularly considering portion sizes were generous. Felt welcome and cared for.

This is most definitely not a place to go with young kids but I can see how it would appeal to couples or groups minus kids. Food was okayish but the service was amazing from the younger staff. They’re definitely an asset to the restaurant.

Nice staff great atmosphere You greeted by someone I traditional costume which helps with put you in the right mood the menu had lots to choose on staff were lovely food was nice Only criticism bit dark writing bit small to see on menu Certainly enjoyed my experience would go again

This hidden gem that is located near the port in Southampton is an amazing find. The entire friendly staff provides fantastic service and the food quality is excellent. Highly recommend if you’re in town!

Great food and good service. Would recommend

The food is average or maybe below average. Reasonable price and good portion sizes.

Food really tasty, pretty large starters

Food ok although the chicken was a bit dry. Really noisy environment.

The food is tasty but it's a UK version of Indian food. Gravies/curries or biryani most of the stuff are bit sweet or not spicy. The person who has taken our specially asked to choose Indian Spicy or not but, food doesn't have a difference. The ambience is very nice and the restaurant is also well maintained.

I was working away with 4 of my friends and we decided to go for a curry, what a good move. The 5 of us all love a curry and at the end of the meal we all said that was one of the best curries we had ever had. I can’t remember what I ordered now but between the 5 of us we all had a bit of each others order and there was a lot of food envy going on!

Finest Indian cuisine. Loved every bit of the food we had there past few times.

Oh gosh their food is divine, so tasty and top quality. My favourite is the lamb passanda with garlic rice. Try it, and you'll never want to go to any other Indian restaurant.

Fabulous food as usual. Naan the best ever. Only slight criticism dishes were very hot. Immediately replaced one dish which was beyond the limit. No hesitation. Service was brilliant and replacement meal was great.

Last week we went to the restaurant to have dinner , We didn’t have dinner there as restaurant was full. But would like to mention this there was a gentleman may be a food and beverage staff was not welcoming at all and was very rude, being in a customer facing staff he definitely needs to learn how to respect customers on the entrance.

Thanks to Sylwin. He was very helpful....

Staffs very cold or in bad mood. In theory they did their job but they was definitely not happy to see a big family. To entree until leave they didn't make any smile to us. We was already on under floor and at leaving the atmosphere on top floor (the Entree) was different, they was "normal, smiling" with other customers. Happy to not leave any tips. First and last time but thanks for the food.

We came here last night for dinner and I asked for an order off the menu (paneer korma) and the chefs were able to do this for me which was really appreciated ☺️ our food was lovely and pricing was great! Only comment we would make is that we were placed on a table right in the corner nearest the toilets which wasn’t great when there was other tables of 2 we could have been sat at but didn’t want to make a fuss! Will definitely be coming back if we are ever in the area again! P.S please add a little pot of mint sauce along with the onion bhajis 🙏🏻

I've been to a lot of curry houses in different cities since it's my favourite cuisine and Coriander Lounge in Southampton is still my absolute favourite. Me and my family have been here at least 5 times already. Amazing food that's always worth the money and really warm atmosphere

We went with very high expectations but food was way below par.

We were two times here and everything was excellent. The food is authentic with homemade spices, thick gravy. We had lamb biriany, excellent, lamb chettinad and chicken Dhansak ( a bit spicy but really good).

Very good restaurant and food is excellent

We enjoyed a lovely meal last night. The portions were plentiful and so beautifully presented, the choice on the menu was vast. This restaurant is designed with a modern style and the lighting was just right. We will definitely be going again and would recommend a meal there.

Ambience was okay , though it was indian cuisine but it didnt felt authentic . Would never recommended anyone to visit here if they are looking for authentic indian food.

Amazing food. Excellent service. Kind staff. And overall great experience, would recommend!!

My family and I all had a most enjoyable time at the Coriander Lounge. The food was absolutely delicious and the staff were all very caring and efficient. Excellent service all round. Looking forward to dining there again.

Arrived with my firends by finishing our trip from Isle of wight , We searched in google about the price and reviews nothing was real the prices are not the same from the google we ordered chicken thaali for seven people and the food was not taste at all everything was sweet taste we asked to be a little bit spicy and they gave us raw chillies to eat but the service was good .. Literally bad experience when they gave us raw chillies

Order thaali for seven just gave boiled rice and a naan with curries of no taste at all we ordered the curries to be a little bit spicy but they gave us raw chillies to eat thats disgusting… Not at all a good experience..

Had a wonderful trip from the Isle of Wight we are people of seven and was very hungry so we searched for a good Indian restaurant in google so it suggested this restaurant seeing the prices in the google we felt that it was Good for our budget but when we reached there everything was un real the prices are not the same from the google and as an Indian we would expect some spice in our food and we said so but they gave us raw chillies to add spice in our food we felt that we aren’t humans who would eat raw chillies to eat Highly disappointed we were and the food was not good as expected they gave us just boiled rice as pilau highly not recommended

The food was average but the staff are rude.

1. Menu wise good 2. Price wise worth it. 3. Service wise was best all staffs always having a positive attitude. 4. Taste n Quality n Quantity no chances to complain. 5 . Location wise in between city center. 6. Paid parking easily available n after 8pm it's free 7. Restaurant Ambience is wonderful Overall A Good spot for a weekend Lunch Or Dinner. Personally I prefer night time only one change from my side- Play some Good Indian music and add some South Indian items.

A Flavorful Journey at Coriander,A Local Curry Gem Nestled in the heart of high street Southampton, Coriander offers a delightful culinary journey through the vibrant world of curry. From the moment you step in, the aroma of exotic spices tantalizes your senses, setting the stage for an unforgettable dining experience. Top notch service,very welcoming and tasty food. Visited again 19 May,24: what an amazing experience once again. Lamb Chettinad was divinely tasty with succulent lamb cubes. Extra ordinary service 🙏. Best in Southampton.

Excellent Indian restaurant in the high street of Southampton. Staff were kind. The ambience was great. The Naan they serve contains egg, so vegetarians should be wary. No additional service charge in the bill.