Curry King, Cambridge in Cambridge

Lovely Indian food and a family run business. The service is great and the man is lovely and has been there for years. We got lots on the house. Loved it!

Hidden Gem! Lovely food, great service will come again next time we are in Cambridge! Highly recommend 10/10 also had some great recommendations, so lovely to try something different.

The prices do not match the advertised prices on the menus in the restaurant or on line. I asked for an explanation and was informed that the menu prices were being posted on line by members of the public not them??? I estimate I was overcharged by approximately £15/£20. As a long standing customer I was very dissatisfied. I won’t be going back again.

I went to Curry King with a large group, and the small staff did the best they could to handle our orders. We had a very long wait (more than two hours) for our food, but I think this is par for the course when such a large group goes to a fairly small restaurant. I was more concerned about the dry and bland quality of my main dish. I found out later that Curry King makes all vegetarian entrees without ghee, so they all have a dry and bland consistency. The meat-eaters in my group were happier with their entrees.

The owners or manager behavior is very bad, food quality n helping is very poor. Not worth for even half the billed amount. Be careful before you pay bill. I had a bad experience they charged extra over the menu price also added 15% service charge which is not mentioned in the menu. I objected for wrong n extra billing which they accepted but behavior was enexpected. For sure they are not Indians they are using name of India......be cautious before you enter.

We enjoyed our meal and the friendly service.

The chef is particularly kind and helps non-bilingual customers find what they would like best on the menu! Everything is excellent and the portions generous. It is difficult to find somewhere to eat after 9 p.m., but here you will be welcomed with open arms

The food was tasty and just what I needed! The waiter was lovely and very attentive. Bit hidden away but no complaints. Would go again if I was in the area.

Good food. Kind service. Affordable price. Decently furnished. Best experience in a Cambridge Indian restaurant.

A bit pricy but food is absolute fire. Lovely owner and nice staff. The best mashroom rice ever!

I took my family, party of seven for a curry here. Firstly the food. Food. Hot and cooked well. Most of us all had different dishes but I tried them all and they were all fairly bland with similar flavours. especially the Dhansak, Korma and Chicken Tikka Masala. Utensils: Clean but the plates were all stained and the cutlery was very old. The salt pot metal top was rotten/corroded and fell into my wife's dinner. The Building: Very run down. The Mens toilet was grim with the enamel missing from the toilet pan and you walk through a run down part of the building which is freezing on the 1st floor. The staff. One cook, one waiter. Very nice chap in a decorators overall. He serves both drinks and food and the wait is longer than expected. Overall experience and the bill. The cost of the food would be okay if it tasted better. The tip which is shown but well hidden is 15%!!! I thought this was very high for the experience we had. I will never go again but paid the bill as respected the chap serving. Overall, very disappointing. I would recommend the Curry Queen on Mill Road.

Very good curry and a friendly welcome from the proprietor. Would recommend 👌

We weren’t sure about eating here at first as the place was completely devoid of customers when we arrived, however the staff member was extremely attentive and friendly and we did all enjoy our meal. All the place lacked was any atmosphere which I’m sure would have improved had we not been their only customers.

Great food, very friendly staff

Very tasty food and friendly service. Will go there again if I visit Cambridge another time.

lamb with baked potatoes sizzler was very delicious, and the service was amazing.

Absolutely amazing food So good that even when you are full you can't stop eating. The proprietor Ali is so friendly and accommodating. Highly recommended 👌

A very attentive and generous chef, who presents his cuisine to us to help us with the multiple possibilities of his menu. A cuisine full of creativity and subtlety, abundant and at moderate prices. For our child one of the rices was a little too spicy, he offered us one at no extra cost. I recommend !

The service byAli very efficient shame no desert menu but made up by almond shot recomend if you into cury try you will not be disappointed cury king very friendly food delicious

We wanted to go there and it was closed even though it was written as open :(

Best Indian Cuisine i ever had in Cambridge. Try their Chicken Sizzler . It was amazing. The ambiance was quite nice. Peaceful area. Staff’s are very nice and polite. Surely i will next time when i come in Cambridge.

My husband and I come to Cambridge every summer and we look forward to coming to Curry King. Not only do they remember us, they even remember our drink order from year to year!! The food is very delicious - the spices are out of this world - one of the best Indian foods we’ve had.

Really good food! Highly recommended!!!!!

Food here is fairly good, but overpriced. For sure we were overcharged being a larger group. Caution advised. Staff are polite and all that, no issues there but service was slow, we didn't get parts of our order for a long time, by which point the rest was cold.

Fantastic curry !! A great balance of ingredients, bread was fresh and warm. Highly recommend! A delight !

The food here is amazing! I especially love the chicken bhuna and lamb potato dish:) Will definitely come back and try out the other dishes as well! Seems like the majority of the bad reviews had to do with the service, but for the several times I’ve been there the service has been nothing but great. The owner is really friendly as well. Highly recommend this place!

Delicious food at reasonable prices. Lovely place with long history and very friendly owner. Highly recommend!

Curry king is one of the best indian resturent i ever seen bcoz they r food quality was best we enjoyed a lot and the staff was very nice specialy Ali was amazing person nice to talk with him . Perfect price food was 10 on 10. Must visit curry king in Cambridge. Recommend 👍👍👍

Best curry we've had for a long time. Very friendly welcome! Poppadums very light and crispy. Great choice of dishes. Highly recommended, we will be back soon !!!

Their food is AMAZING!! The owner (Ali) was so lovely and accommodating to me and my friend when we visited. Incredible service, and they even gave us two garlic naans for free. 100% recommended for both the flavourful, delicious food and their kind service. Please try this restaurant out, you won't regret it!

Attentive staff, quick service and a lamb bhuna that is not to be missed! Bit tucked away but a real hidden gem well worth a visit. Simply smashing!

Amazing food and great service, been coming for years and don’t ever plan on stopping

Very good food, large portions, and the gentleman there is very kind. Outstanding establishment.

Great customer service and great food. An intimate ambience - hidden gem in Cambridge.

Curry king is one of the best loved establishments in Cambridge and has some of the towns best curry as well as great staff (especially the man in charge - Ali). I have been multiple times and always come back after enjoying the great atmosphere it has to offer. The establishment has a long history and is very welcoming to group events, both students and staff alike of up to 100 people. It is tucked in away between Gastrono-me and the tailors, 15 or so metres down the passage. If booking for a group event, don't forget to book early as slots get taken quickly. A must visit for any resident of Cambridge for either a family trip or dinner with larger groups!

Fantastic food really really tasty and very friendly staff. Would definitely recommend going there to eat.

A great little find in the centre of the town. We were a party of 8 and two of us don't drink so the manager let us bring in our own Alcohol Free beers which was great. Food was good and given the team were rushed off their feet the service was also very good. Would recommend for sure.

Nejlepší indický chleba jaký jsem kdy jedla! Obsluha extrémně ochotná, milá a pohodová. Příjemné prostředí povečeřet, užít si nádech jiné kultury a strávit chvíli se svými blízkými. Doporučuji.

Came here for a meal and it was very quiet so weren’t sure what to expect. The staff were welcoming and friendly. The food was lovely and recommendations were great. They boxed up Our leftovers with extra rice so we had snacks for later. Fabulous, can’t recommend enough!!

Great food, individual style & lovely people who made us feel very welcome. We much enjoyed eating here. Definitely worth a visit.

Hospitality of Mr Ali was on top of the world

Very good food for reasonable price. The owner is very nice and professional.

We went to Curry King on a recent trip to Cambridge (August 2022). It was a very pleasant meal, delightful ambience and delicious food. They are recovering from all the COVID shutdowns so the menu wasn't as extensive and it would normally be. That said, everything we ate was wonderful, the restaurant was immaculately clean and the host (owner) was very attentive. This is a good place to go for something a little upscale in Cambridge.

Food was wonderful and the people running it were a delight!

I tried the curry king because so many Restaurants close their kitchens so early! After the first try I went back three times that week! From the friendly service, to the yummy food it was an excellent experience.

very nice staff- great food (good value for price) hope to go again!

This good is brilliant! The meat was soft and tender also the staff was super friendly

Really nice for a drink .next time will have a meal sorry no photo

We stumbled upon this restaurant by accident, seen from the pub we were having a drink in whilst deciding where to eat. We were not disappointed, the food was very fresh, tasty and not your average menu. The service was second to none, would definitely recommend and would call again when we're next visiting from Cheshire. Lovely to hear the history of the Curry King.

best curry restaurant in cambridge

Very nice Indian food in this family run restaurant that has been in business for 70 years already! I can recommend both the lambs curries and the lamb buriyani. Staff is friendly.

We found the Curry King after a fab recommendation and we we truly delighted to have such a warm welcome excellent service and amazing food… I’ve been to few curry restaurants and this has to be one of the best… excellent value for money and would highly recommend

Curry King is a must stop for people in Cambridge looking for Indian food. The service is excellent and the food is prepared very well.

Not very happy with the service or the grills. I ordered a spicy lamb grill and received a very sweet, mushy plate of mostly vegetables. I will not be coming back.

Wow, we have had an amazing meal. We visited after the races and was in need of a good curry. This place was amazing, great service and the food was awesome and good value. Couldn’t recommend enough!

I have visited 'Curry King' on numerous occasions, over several years, when working at Cambridge Arts Theatre. Always a warm, friendly welcome. Delicious food, fantastic service in a relaxed atmosphere. A firm favourite, and I always look forward to returning.

We were looking around and decided on this place due to surrounding pubs all offering the same limited fayre: burger, fish and chips, lasagne, pie. It's off the main street down an alley which I think must harm their passing trade a little. But I'm glad we opted to visit. We chatted a lot to Ali as he served us and got some history of the establishment. He was very welcoming and happy to accommodate ordering off menu, given the slightly restricted menu now on offer after the pandemic. Rizza also served us and was equally as pleasant if a little less talkative than Ali. The food was good and well flavoured with heat to the dishes that needed it. No overuse of food colourings. Just tasty curry cooked well. You won't get fine dining surroundings here. But in my experience they aren't a good barometer of receiving a quality curry. We'll definitely eat at this restaurant again.

Best garlic naan I've ever had, lovely chickpea chana with mushroom rice. Great, friendly, service :)

Impromptu curry, excellent hospitality very welcoming and helpful. Quick service and incredibly good food.

Very underrated place. Had a lovely food and experience. Made friends with the chef who came to say hi and waiters were fantastic.

Very tasty food and 5 star service! This is my favourite Indian restaurant in Cambridge. I’ve come here many times over the years and it never disappointed. The owners are exceptionally lovely, polite, considerate, and friendly. Today, we came in just for a casual meal and they were very helpful in recommending some dishes on the menu, which I loved and would 100% try again (I had chicken sizzler curry, mushroom rice and garlic naan, and my partner had coconut chicken curry, chickpea rice and coconut naan, which he also loved). Overall, I’m very happy and will keep coming back here :)

Very tasty food and 5 star service! This is my favourite Indian restaurant in Cambridge. I’ve come here many times over the years and it never disappointed. The owners are exceptionally lovely, polite, considerate, and friendly. Today, we came in just for a casual meal and they were very helpful in recommending some dishes on the menu, which I loved and would 100% try again (I had chicken sizzler curry, mushroom rice and garlic naan, and my partner had coconut chicken curry, chickpea rice and coconut naan, which he also loved). Overall, I’m very happy and will keep coming back here :)

We had a stunning evening at the restaurant. Loved the food and people working there. Will come again

Amazing curry, really great service! We felt so welcome and were impressed with quality of the food! Haven't found any better place for a nice curry in Cambridge that has 1) friendly staff and 2) tasty food that is not overpriced. We will definitely come...

Amazing curry and friendly service! First visit to Cambridge but we had the best curry ever here Thankyou you so much!

Booked in for a large reunion group. Great service to get it all organised prior, good food and service on the day. Decent selection of curry and very tasty. All round a great experience and suited our event perfectly. I’ve eaten in here on my...

Wheels, not doors. I liked the curry made by this curry place, because it was good curry, and tasted like nice curry.

The menu was a bit limited (apparently due to supply problems) but the food that was served was really nice. To be honest it was much better than I expected from previous experience and other recent reviews. My lamb jalfrezi sizzler was excellent! I'm wondering...

Mixed feelings about Curry King TBH. I had a lamb biryani and the rice was lovely but the meat quite tough - wish I'd gone for the veggie one which I think would have been better. A few people I was with enjoyed their dishes...

We just cane from Couple days break in Cambridge and visited Curry King for Dinner it is really Great place to eat, Delicious food and reasonably priced. Excellent Service by owner himself Mr Ali what a Gentleman. He went to allmost every table and had a liitle with Everyone we noticed that. Good sense of humour. We will definitely visit again.

Scruffy surroundings. no atmosphere, overpriced and absolutely terrible food. Don't go here! The food was honestly appalling. My curry had huge pieces of fried egg floating on the top. The lamb was fatty and gross. Before we had menus we ordered drinks and were asked...

Absolutely gorgeous food, very polite and helpful staff 😀

Went here on a trip with my friend to Cambridge and was initially apprehensive after reading the reviews but decided to risk it. Food was divine - seriously one of best Indians have ever had, and staff were very polite and friendly. Only downfall was...

Food was fantastic with big portions for the price and Ali’s service was incredible would thoroughly recommend

The best 5 visited 23rd October 2020. Cobra ✅ Poppadoms ✅ Unreal curries ✅ Oh yes. If you give this curry house less than 4 stars you’re a KF.

Nothing wrong with the food. The problem was with the staff; I know that UK rules have changed due to covid, which is well accepted and understood, but to be presented with the bill whilst in the middle of a meal - well before the cut off time is not very professional, but to be abused by the staff for not dealing with it then and there, is totally unacceptable. My bill was paid on time and within the legal timeframe. If this is the staff's attitude to customers, I would recommend staying well clear of the place. I know I will.

Their dishes were tasty and interesting, the proper Indian cuisine. The place was very quiet and clean. The waiter was attentive and very polite.

Best Indian food I've had in some time. Excellent service. Would recommend

Went here last night with apprehension seeing the views, but felt like it was extremely underrated, food was incredible full of flavour and was the perfect portion size for the both of us! Service was second to none, incredibly welcoming and felt like a lovely local owned business. Would go again anytine

My wife and I ate here when we visited Cambridge two months ago. We only ordered a main course, which admittedly was tasty. We ordered two coffees with the bill. We were shocked when we the bill came to nearly £50. They stuck on a £5 service charge and charged £4.95 EACH for two cups of old coffee. Needless to say we ended up feeling ripped off and we did not leave a tip.

Dear Mr.Xian Jing Koay, I am not related to the Restaurant, to be honest telling you this Restaurant is one of the best in Cambridge, The U.K. The food quality, as well as services and test, is the no 1, this is the reason always...

Wish could give a zero. I had a vegetable curry, rice, popppdoms and one pint they charged me 27.50. I was drunk and trusted them, but after looking back I realised what they've done! Really bad food When I went to the toilet they followed...

Will never come again. It is OVER priced for such cheap ingredients and the curry isn't spicy at all! Not worth the price and the manager asked the whole group to leave for another group after they promised that we can have the whole night there. Such a GREEDY vendor!

I was taken here by friends for an evening meal. This is their go to curry house in Cambridge and I was not disappointed. Had the usual popadoms with chutneys as a starter, then opted for the tandoori mixed grill which was served with a...

It's more of a 'lad's night out' kind of place than somewhere you would go for a first date. Having said that, the portions were big enough, the service was fine, and the price was OK.

OMG Indian food experience after a cracking night.... Food was amazing.... Quick efficient and friendly service. I like Jalfrezi to be hot.... Not disappointed... Great tasting with excellent spice. Thank you Curry King. Back again tonight 6 months later... Amazing meal brilliant service and excellent customer care. Highly recommended.

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Tuve una sensación de hundimiento al entrar al restaurante un viernes por la noche cuando las calles aún estaban ocupadas para ver que el lugar estaba casi vacío. Pero estaba lloviendo y teníamos hambre.En general, la comida fue decepcionante. El día fue relativamente sabroso pero curiosamente acuoso. El pollo Korma (para aquellos que querían sabores suaves) era aceptable en virtud de tener una buena pizca de coco (pero no mucho más) y nuevamente estaba delgado. El arroz pilao estaba bien. Cebolla bhaji era aceptable, pero no más. Peshwari naan estaba seco, por lo que habían arrojado una gran salpicadura de aceite para tratar de suavizarlo. Nuestro plato principal, un dhansak de verduras, era realmente horrible: unas zanahorias cansadas y algunas cebollas medio cocidas, y ninguna otra especia perceptible que no fuera lo que sabía a un puñado serio de pimienta negra molida sin cocer. Todo menos incomible.Las bebidas eran muy caras. Y el insulto final después de una comida decepcionante: por cuatro popadums y chutneys nos cobraron el doble del precio que se muestra en el menú en línea.El camarero fue educado, y esa es la única razón por la que este lugar recibe dos estrellas, en lugar de una. No me gusta escribir críticas negativas, y me encantan los buenos curries. Pero este tiene que ser un lugar para evitar.

Como paquistaní he tenido mi parte justa de curry en mi tiempo. Este fue el peor intento que he experimentado. Pedí cordero que era extremadamente difícil. El curry carecía de sabor y no se sentía fresco. Se sentía como si hubiera sido hecho días antes y calentado en un microondas.Además, el personal compensa los precios a medida que avanza. Es ridículamente caro. La respuesta de los propietarios a este "esto es Cambridge". Mi amiga pidió una ensalada junto con su comida que incluía lechuga, 2 rodajas de tomate y 2 rodajas de pepino, que nos facturaron 4. 99! !NUNCA volveré a comer aquí de nuevo y recomiendo que nadie más lo haga

Petites portions de qualité moyenne et trop cher ! 3£ 50 pour un nan au fromage tout petit sans fromage ! Serveur sympa avec nous pour mieux nous arnaquer ! 14 % de services charges mis sur l'addition non annoncés au départ qui soit disant se pratique par les restaurateurs...Cela laisse une très mauvaise impression qui gache les quelques points qui auraient pu être positifs !

It was are first time and are larst food very poor and high prices and small portions and staff didn't care

Not worth at all, too expensive for the food quality and the flavor.

Good food. Decor outdated. Bit expensive drink.

Wir waren zu Mittag - die ganze Zeit völlig alleine - in diesem Restaurant. Das Essen war o.k., aber nicht besonders. Der Rechnungsbetrag war dann aber um ca. 30 % höher, als sie gemäß Menükarte sein hätte sollen - eine Prüfung nicht möglich, da der Kellner sich weigerte, die Rechnung zu zeigen. Eine Gaunerei, aber wir wollten nicht herumstreiten und sind etwas verärgert gegangen. Nun wissen wir aber, warum wir die einzigen im Restaurant waren.

Good place to stop for a quick curry. Not sure about the ambience.

Good food attentive staff ....good old school Indian x great place for a casual relaxed evening just visited for the fourth time. Food better than ever everything was lovely I will be visiting again for sure

The food was good, but the prices on the bill didn’t match the menu (the waiter said he decided to bring us larger portions because we wanted to share) and a 23% tip (!) was added without our permission. Frustrating.

Very mediocre food, filthy toilets with no hand drying paper or blower, slow service......and read your bill carefully - keep an eye out for "hidden extras" that you might not have ordered....! I wont recommend or go back.

Reservamos una mesa para 6 a las 7: 30, cuando llegamos a tiempo nos dijeron que esperáramos 5 minutos (los 5 minutos terminaron siendo 30 minutos) antes de que nos exprimieran en una mesa para 4 personas sin espacio. Luego esperamos otros 20 minutos antes de llamar a un camarero para tomar una orden de bebidas y luego nos dijeron que esperáramos otros 5 minutos. Después de esperar otros 10 minutos decidimos levantarnos y salir. LA PEOR EXPERIENCIA DE TODOS, ¡POR FAVOR NO VAYAS AQUÍ! !

Just a terrible terrible place, food took 2 hours to come, when it came there were hairs in it, staff were rude 0/10 would not recommend