Curry Cottage in Lewes

Fantastic takeaway last night. Couldn't have been better.

I live 1 minute down the road from curry cottage yet didn’t know about it and I am so annoyed I didn’t find about about it sooner because the food is amazing!! Really well priced curry’s for how amazing they are! If you live near you it’s worth picking up the food as it is cooked so quickly and they give you a free beer or soft drink if you pick up. Couldn’t recommend it more

Had a call from here saying they were from Vodafone. Googled the phone number they called from and it's for this restaurant

Just had a FANTASTIC delivery tonight after following the more town centre outlets for years, and they reminded me they have the BEST chefs.. Food is outstanding - It saddens me to see them attacked by drunk morons and fake reviews on here - fact is they are better than their local competition - bolder flavours, food has more flair.. This is OUTSTANDING (trust a chef and 40 years local resident).

Really great takeaway place - always cooked on time, nice and hot even by the time we get it back to Plumpton. Flavourful curry, excellent naans. Would definitely recommend!

Great little takeaway - always ready when they say it will be. Best Paneer tikka and Biriyani out of all the local curry houses (trust me I’ve tried them all 😂), king prawns are large and tasty, all about the food, location is a bit unusual. Even get a beer for collection over a certain amount.

Ordered takeaway, perfect as ever, generous helping, delicious food, quick delivery 👍

Soggy chips/Small naan a shame as the curry itself is delicious and big pieces of chicken

I have ordered a takeaway to be delivered from here many times before, tonight they decided that they couldn’t find the address. I’ve have not received the curry, did not get a phone and have been refused a refund! I will not be ordering from there again, terrible customer service.

This is the worst curry and service I have ever received and I have been a customer for years. When I called to order I queried how much the delivery was, I did say it was about 2-2.5 miles roughly and the gentleman at curry cottage said it would be free delivery. Delivery turns up and I'm being charged £3 extra for delivery. I rang the curry cottage and queried this, they said because its further its a charge. This would of been good to be informed of prior to arrival and should of been checked there end considering I gave them my address.......I wasn't 100% accurate, I hold my hands up but I wasn't that far out, the gentleman said we will leave the delivery charge but if we order again then there would be a charge....he was very nice and we ended the call nicely. All of a sudden I get a call from curry cottage from a rude obnoxious gentle saying that I hadn't paid his delivery driver, I tried to explain the conversation I had with the previous gentleman, he didn't want to know. I said......you forgot the naan so take the delivery out of that and don't bother dropping it off. The gentleman angrily said not to take advantage and hung up! Furious is not the word! Don't order from here.......disgusting behaviour and food!

the BEST, staff are super friendly too

Terrible chicken tikka biryani the sauce was non existent and the rice was terrible. What a shame. We live 3 mins away. Have always tried to support them. Everything leaked. So disappointed I can’t tell you. Will order from LEWES next time

Curry Cottage is a great place for a takeaway. I have ordered regularly on the web and collected. The food is very good always hot and tastes fantastic. The staff are always polite.

It was ok. I wouldn't buy again from here as it was nothing great for the price I paid.

I wouldn’t bother! Food never arrives!!

Sorry Curry Cottage but that was a terrible curry - everything incredibly sweet - even the rice seemed to have coconut in it. Even too sweet for the kids which is a bad sign.

Probably the best take away curry in the Lewes area

Used to be good. Had 3 takeaways in a row all well below par. Last night's Special with 'thick sauce' was watery and thin. Wife's korma was also not up to scratch. We both felt unwell next morning. Like a hangover but no alcohol was involved. Not cheap either. Never going back. Elizabethan Cottage in Patcham gets my custom from now on...

This was our first visit to an Indian since the panny-d started and it was outstanding. CC always has been quiet as it does most of its business by delivery, so we didn’t call and book… in retrospect we should have as they were not ready for dine in guests at all. This didn’t stop them treating us to a fantastic meal. 10/10 meal and service.

I WOULDN'T BOTHER!! Save yourself the disappointment plz, the food is under seasoned and tasted reheated. The chicken was dry and sauce very thick. The special fried rice was just egg and hard peas (not so special). Onion bajis were raw hard onion on inside Over 40 quid no free poppadoms and sent the wrong drinks. Better takeaways in lewes.

Have not ordered for a few months as last time one of the worst curries I have had delivered guessed chef has changed tried again tonight hoping it may have improved but no. Sauces like dish water. Whoever was cooking before this current chef 6pm on 25/11/21 was one of the best. Shame you have gone from Ferrari to Fiat in one swift move. If you do not take action you will go out of business. I have my wages your takings are already down. Wake up I want a decent curry back!!!! What happened to the old chef?

We ordered on line for four people , food turned up on time and was excellent , highly recommended from someone who eats lots of Indian food .

Top Indian curry house in Lewes town East Sussex

Arrived nearly an hour late food was cold (only live 5mins away) chicken was also pink inside will not order again

Ordered from here tonight and the food was amazing. Glad we order a bit more than usual so we can have seconds!! The wait for delivery was about an hour but completely worth the wait 😋

If you’re considering going here for a meal, don’t bother. We waited over an hour for a meal that never arrived. It was like being at Fawlty Towers. The interiors look like they haven’t been touched since 1980, could be the scene of a movie where you end up dead. Was definitely dead hungry when we walked out to never go back!

Great service and Realy nice Indian cuisine.

Staying in the area for one night only we asked a taxi driver for a recommendation for an Indian. Farooq told us about this place so we headed straight there. Great service, quick, hot food, good value and really tasty. Also free beers with collection order over £30. Totally recommend this place.

Ordered a takeaway, on collection smelt lovely but once home and open it was a different story. Found a hair in the korma and most of the food was bland and tasteless especially the chicken curry.

I was staying in the area and fancied a curry so asked locally and was recommended CC. Very good, tasty food and I was very happy with my meal. Would definitely use again if I'm back in the area. There were 3 of us eating and I tried a bit of every dish - Balti, Jalfrezi & Dhansak. All excellent. Certainly recommend.

Chose a takeaway from Curry Cottage last night. alas it was terrible. the poppadoms were inedible due to the reason in the title. the Tarka Dahl was really bland and lumpy, the Prawn Puree was ok, but the Lamb Balti was so oily and bland it was really disappointing. the Delivery Driver was lovely however.

We went and ate at the restaurant a few years ago and thought it was very nice food even though the service was not to good. Ordered a take a way today and very disappointed, both meals were oily had no flavor and mine just tasted of tomatoes... So would not recommend, very, very disappointed. I thought Indian food had spices in it !!!!!

I’ve had several take always and eaten in once. The food is always good. I recommend the fish jalfrezi (it’s spicy!) and the targa dhal.

Just spent £40 on 2 starters 2 mains and extras and i can honestly say it was horrendous a lamb korma that the meat was so tough the dog would have struggled to eat it and a lamb tikka dupiaza that the lamb was so over cooked it was like eating leather the poppadoms tasted terrible and the keema naan was drenched in oil. It was the first time i have used the curry cottage as ganges at Ringmer was closed and definitely wont be going back.

Ordered Curry Cottage takeaway online. They accepted our order, took our money, and sent an email and text saying the order would be with us in just over an hour. Two hours later no food. We tried phoning 12 times; it went straight to a full voicemail box every time. We tried texting, and email - no response. After two and a half hours we went out and got a pizza instead. After three hours they showed up with the food; this was no use to us and we didn't' accept it. No refund given. Avoid.

A quality Indian takeaway on outskirts of Lewes providing excellent curries that have improved. Had a very nice lamb curry meat was tender and dishes were not overly seasoned as some Indian takeaway's in the past have tended to add far too much salt.**

Like most churches, this restaurant needs a new roof! Don’t let that put you off, the good is delicious...

Personal touch to the service, great decor and features. Generous portions, delicious food. Bargain.

Great food, cater for food allergies, friendly staff.

We ordered a takeaway from Curry Cottage that was delivered to us, it was absolutely amazing. I’m not normally a massive curry lover but I have to say this is the best I’ve had. Most definitely the nicest takeaway in the area. Very generous portions so great value for money, cheaper than other places in lewes too. Thank you so much

First time of ordering delivered curry. Easy ordering online. Food piping hot on arrival. Full of flavour. A little oily on the pathia and naga. Overall a good experience

Excellent food and service, a very rustic feel inside. Definitely recommend the Lamb Bhuna

I love this place, food is exceptional and the location is perfect for a quick dinner on the way home .

Great take away curry. We had a vegetarian curry with lots of delicious sides and naan. I ordered online and collected it myself. The kitchen has the highest hygiene rating (5/5), but the restaurant itself has been neglected and needs some TLC. When I got there the restaurant was empty, part of one of the exterior walls is falling down, and there is a strong smell of damp in the bar (which isn’t near the kitchen). I’m going to continue to support the take away (as the food was lovely), but I do hope improvements are made to the restaurant (DIY SOS?) as I’d love to dine in next time.

First time ordering from the curry cottage in lewes, loved it..yummy food at good prices & great staff! Will definitely order again! Many thanks :) Alison.

Good food, ordered takeaway online, although they obviously didn’t start cooking our order until we arrived and the service was very bad whilst we waited. The young girl was as helpful as she could be but the gentleman behind was rude and pretty much a waste of space.

Terrible. I can't comment on the restaurant but the takeaway service is awful. The food is good but have tried the delivery service 3 times and never received the correct order. Tried ordering on line tonight, in case phone line is to blame. Said 55 minutes, called after 65 and lots of excuses but no apology. Finally arrived after 90 minutes and half the order missing. Never again.

I used to tell everyone how good you were, but the past 4 times have been shocking!! 2 hour wait, wrong food orders, missing food, and not just on 1 occasion, every time!! Food incredible. Chicken tastes off. Such a shame as you used to be so good!!!

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Living in Ireland for the last 5 years proper authentic Indian food is highly missed by us. We had a lovely meal of Chicken Korai and Lamb Passanda that was delicious.

Taz (owner) is a lovely bloke. Had some delicious food and a lovely time. Definitely recommend! Really amazing view from the car park too!

All three different curry dishes we ordered tasted exactly the same. Half of what we ordered never turned up. Won't be calling them again!

Ordered takeaway. The man on the phone got the order completely wrong and delivered the wrong food. Then once I called to complain he tried to charge me for a second delivery! This isnt the first time they've messed up but it will be the last as I'll be sticking to Shanaz from now on.

Adore this curry house, very easy pleasent staff,you can dress up or pop out so kids don't notice, highly recommended

It's over average food at a reasonable price. Service is friendly and welcoming

This building has always looked old and tired...but we wanted to give the cottage a fair try. We ordered take away from the restaurant itself as we don't live far. The staff were very pleasant and there was a lot of food to choose from on the menu. The portion sizes are huge which is a bonus as I like to save some for another meal. The dishes themselves tasted lovely and we definitely go back again in the future. It's a shame the car park and outside just look so drab as it could easily put people off from going to eat there.

The best curry delivered to your home in Lewes

Lovely food although it seems a little empty in this restaurant and there is little ambience. I'd go again as the food is nice.

Tried an alternative Sunday lunch yesterday at Curry Cottage. It was a pleasant change and the views of the chalk pit cliffs were absolutely stunning.Service was wonderful, there was always someone around checking if you were okay and the food was delicious. They topped up all the food really often and it was all scorching hot! There was chicken korma, lamb Bhubaneswar, chicken jalfrezi, pilau rice, onion bahjis, samosas, naan breads, potato curry, tarka dhal, vegetable curry, chicken tikka and fresh salad. I tried some of everything and it was all very tasty. We were given complimentary popadoms and chutneys. Surprised to find somewhere like this around Lewes. It’s a hidden gem. Great value for money.

Simply the best flavours and tenderest meat of any local curry house at the moment. Delivery service works well for us and I would give the Curry Cottage 5 stars if it was a little easier to order over the phone. Perhaps they need a second phone line, more staff or an online ordering service? Just a thought NOT a complaint as the food is too good for this to put me off!

Curry Cottage's website offers the option to order online. This is fake. It does not even generate a message that your order did not go through. When you call them up, they tell you they know about this problem, they just can't be bothered to fix it.

Don't be like me and judge a book or shall we say curry House by its remote location in an old cottage tucked in chalk pit on the outskirts of Lewes!Finally after 4 recommendations we took the onion bhaji by the horns... and ordered a takeaway... It was extremely good, delicious and onion bhaji the size of a side plate but not greasey in the slightest. We had the mixed starter, Green bangla curry and rice. It was fantastic value...Customer service was brilliant, they made a mistake with giving us chicken instead of lamb but Taz (who works there) offered a solution and the chicken tasted amazing; so all was happy!

This has been a very special experience. I left my lamb curry choice to the server who provided me with the most beautiful tender and tasty lamb curry. Dry with peppers, tomatoes and onions enhancing the flavour of the lamb. Accompanied by Tuva rice which i have never heard of before (rice with veg stirred in), excellent. side orders consisted of mushy lentils, fab and spinach with potatoes - again excellent. Every mouthful was just fantastic even when full had to do it justice. After taste very pleasant indeed. Will visit again. Fellow diner had chicken dhansak said it was great .

Great food and great service. We will be back!

I had a take out set meal which was tasty and great value.

Excellent service. Great food and highly recommend a visit. Can't wait to go back.

Although it took over an hour for the curry to be delivered in Lewes and they were having problems taking card payments over the phone, the meal was surprisingly delicious. Our party of 4 had no complaints and we would definitely use this takeaway again.

Placed an order online. After waiting longer than the 45 minutes the website said it would take for the delivery to arrive, I called to see where our food was. Turns out that their online ordering system doesn't work and I only found this out when I spoke to them on the phone. There was no information posted on the website whatsoever warning customers of this and so we decided to cancel our order altogether. I can see someone else had the exact same problem with them 2 weeks ago and they still appear to have done nothing to fix the issue. Will definitely not bother trying with them again!

Great curry, good flavour. Onion bhajis are good, nice chicken tikka mains, jalfrezi, Naga, Madras etc. Great for a takeaway to.

Great Indian food, take away or eat in. Delicious flavours, freshly cooked try it.

Online order process doesn't work, but we weren't told this at the time, but instead when we rung the restaurant to chase up our curry which we believed to be half an hour late! Turns out the orders online do not process and we were told it was too late to reorder! Been left hungry and with no attempt to correct this rather large mistake. Overall customer service poor.

Fantastic food. Really good and attentive staff. Would recommend to everyone if you in the Lewes area

Food was excellent. Staff very attentive. Atmosphere good. Back ground music in keeping.

Great tasting, freshly prepared and cooked food. Excellent flavours and great value.

We have always supported them but please watch ordering. My husband ordered a takeaway for chicken tikka samba BUT ENDED UP wirh Lamb PLEASE SORT OUT YOUR ORDERING SYSTEM

Had a takeaway last night. I've had them from here before and the food has always been good but last night was the best i've ever had from here. Had my usual chicken tikka dhansak and the mrs had a chicken tikka sag. Both delicious, hot and lots of it. Thank you.

Don’t look good from the road or car park. We were very hungry. Inside is quite good with a good menu. Service was very good. Meal was quite good. Reasonably priced with good portions

We’ve had multiple takeaways delivered from The Curry Cottage and they have always been delicious, no matter what we have. We decided to go to the restaurant for a sit down meal one evening and whilst we had a lovely meal with great, pleasant service, we were left thinking it’s such a waste that the owners haven’t bothered to invest in the space (indoors and out) more. There’s some much potential for it to become the defacto curry location for Lewes if they were willing to spend some money on it - Spice Merchant is on its knees, Shanaz is disorganised and expensive. It’s a short walk out of town, closer to us than walking to The Cliffe or The Snowdrop. Please, please do something and put some investment in! Review would be 5/5 otherwise

One of the best Indians in Lewes, we've had many takeaways from the Curry Cottage and have enjoyed every single one. Good service and good value for money too.

Great value good quantity and free beer for orders over £30 what's not to like. Even slight mishap corrected over the phone was resolved with much courtesy and speed. Thanks for a great curry.

What’s not to like about the Curry Cottage? The food was really fresh, tasted great, and the service was attentive but not intrusive. We over ordered and did our best but couldn’t eat it all. Servings are generous - and we were offered complimentary drinks at the end. Fantastic.

Fantastic, service, food, portions, environment! Very happy. Will come back.

Have been here about 5 times in the past year and always hugely impressed with the wonderful food and great service. Authentic beautiful food with a great variety and very good value for money. Would highly recommend this hidden gem!

This is the best Indian in Lewes. The take away is better than sitting in (usually very quiet and no one else sitting in). The food is consistent and yummy. The price is not too expensive. Friendly staff and also deliver to my area which is uncommon!

An absolutey fantastic curry house. The food was delicious and the staff were great. Don't be put off by it's initial appearance I highly recommend this place.

I wouldnt go there for a meal but their take aways are great! We share a king prawn biriani as its huge (but lovely) and the onion bhajis are brilliant....

Delicious food, friendly service and wonderful blends of spices across all dishes. Indian food that you know is lovingly and expertly cooked.

We usually get our Indian takeaways from Newick but thought we would try the Curry House as it’s closer to home. We wish we had not bothered as this was the worse curry we’ve ever had. We ordered 3 chicken tikka masalas’ and 1 prawn masala, all with pilau rice. The sauce was pink, the colour of a raspberry sorbet and tasted like it too, it was that sweet, nothing like any tikka masala we’ve ever eaten. My husband was so hungry he ate his, but one mouthful was enough the rest of us, we just couldn’t face eating anymore. My husband took 3 of the dishes back to the restaurant and asked for a refund. The manager refused a full refund and eventually gave us a measly £15. Don’t waste your time going here when you can get a delicious curry a few miles up the road in Newick. We won’t be returning.

We've literally just moved into the area. Curry Cottage is our nearest curry house, so thought we'd check it out. The ordering and paying with a card by phone could do with a bit of work, but the delivery driver managed to find us and get his car up our icy, snow covered driveway to deliver our meal. The meal itself was pretty good. We've moved here from the Bilingshurst area where we never found a decent takeaway in 18mths of trying!!We'll almost certainly be ordering takeaways again from here in the future.

Delicious curries, large portions, lovely staff, clean, easy parking. Eat in or take away.Curry Cottage has now become my "go to" for a curry. The food is delicious and portions are generous and very fairly priced. Staff are welcoming and friendly. Meal for 2 including drinks came in under £40.They also run a takeaway or delivery service.A good curry not to be missed.

This is the 22nd Review for Restaurants I have visited and clearly by far was he worst experience for the food that we received.Called to order and collect 4 dishes. Surprised that the food was ready in about 5 minutes. Returned home to present the food. The colour was an initial concern. There was 4 Tikka Masala dishes. The colour looked like it had been cooked at Sizewell B. Very bright and tones of orange and red. The rice was freshly microwaved we guess. The chicken and prawn curry tasted of sugar or honey. Very very sweet. So Diabetics beware. I actually ate mine against better judgement. My family refused to eat it as it was so sweet. Kept the rice as they were hungry. Returned the 2 dishes back to the restaurant. Requested a refund. Eaked out 15.00 refund having had the chef, manager and clerk attempt to dismember my argument of taste. The were defending the taste of their food but refused sample what I returned. They claim Masala is a mild curry and should be like that.I reeled of a host of Restaurants where I had purchased theirs dish and how wrong they were.Then to add insult to injury I had a list of orders wafted under my nose to prove how great their customer base was!The restaurant had 2 customers seated and it was Saturday evening!Keep clear of this place You have been warned!

There are some fantastic Indian restaurants in Lewes - Spice Merchant, Shanaz, Chaula's - but over the last year, the Curry Cottage like cream has risen to the top.

Proper curry - one of the best Lewes has to offer. Reasonable prices and the staff are always friendly.

Booked a takeaway on this restaurants website. Waited an hour and then rang up only to be told oh the websites doesn't work. As you can imagine I wasn't best pleased and suggested that they may want to consider taking it down or at least modifying the page.The response was oh we have asked the guy but he hasn't got round to it yet. How in this day and age can a business owner be so nieve :-(

Once a month on average will use the takeaway from here, service on the phone normally good although will get busy with orders at peak times. Tend to collect it myself rather than wait for delivery. Free large bottle of cobra or similar if spend over £30.Tend to stick with Tikka balti and tikka masala and always pretty consistent in quality, portions sizes are big and 2 dishes will serve 3 adults if you are having side dishes. They do seem to get the majority of business via takeaway, normally go on a Saturday evening around 7pm and the restaurant will only have a couple of tables occupied, ample free parking at the rear.

Totally excellent staff very friendly

We have tried a few other places locally, and have found this place to be consistently the best one so far. Polite and quick service and delicious food. For the price, the taste and the customer service, five stars.

Beautiful place.delicious food.friendly stuff

Arriving early I was seated and offered papadums and chutneys.I ordered a mixed tandoori grill accompanied by naan bread and a side order of sag paneer. The food was delicious. Staff were attentive and friendly. I wish I lived nearer so I could visit more often. Highly recommended.

Very good blend of spices with a delightful result. Service was friendly and good. I enjoyed our supper.