Curry Queen in Cambridge

This is a regular haunt for me and my friends. It's becoming increasingly difficult to find a 'traditional Indian restaurant' in Cambridge. There is always a friendly welcome, excellent service and consistently good food at reasonable prices.

This establishment is not recommended as they tend to overcharge customers for unordered items and are unwilling to provide a detailed printed bill upon request. Additionally, they include a service charge and still request tips, which is disappointing. There are far superior curry places in Cambridge worth supporting; I would suggest avoiding this particular one.

My visit to Curry Queen was an absolute nightmare. Not only did they try to pull a sneaky scam by demanding a service charge I'd already paid, but they also jacked up the prices of the food, conveniently different from what was listed. To top it off, the receipt they handed me was a mess, illegible and filled with errors that conveniently favored them. But the real kicker? The staff were beyond rude, acting like they were doing me a favor by letting me dine there. It felt like they were all in on the scam, making the whole experience even more infuriating. Save yourself the headache, steer clear of Curry Queen unless you're in the mood for a masterclass in disappointment and frustration.

Let me tell you about the absolute disaster that unfolded during my visit to this curry place. Not only did they inflate prices for items I never ordered and tack on hidden fees, but they also refused to provide a detailed bill, leaving me clueless about where my money went. On top of that, the service was abysmal—the staff were rude and pushy, making me feel like an inconvenience rather than a customer. But wait, it gets worse. As I was eating, I discovered a flip flop in my curry! Yes, you heard that right—a flip flop in my food. When I brought it to the server's attention, instead of apologizing, they accused me of planting it there for a free meal. To add insult to injury, they actually had the audacity to charge me extra for the flip flop, claiming it was a "special ingredient." This entire experience was beyond belief. Between the deceptive billing practices, terrible service, and bizarre culinary surprises, this place is a complete disaster. Save yourself the headache and avoid it like the plague. There are plenty of reputable curry spots in Cambridge that deserve your business. This one is a culinary nightmare waiting to happen—don't say I didn't warn you!

Great food, great taste, lovely location.

Terrible place who will overcharge you for things you don't order and refuse to give you a proper printed bill so you can see the charges. They include a service charge and then also ask for tipping which is so bad! So many better curry places around Cambridge to give your business too avoid this one!

Very scammy place, overcharge you on the bill which is illegible & handwritten. They include a service charge in the MIDDLE of the bill without informing you AND ask if you want to tip at the end! Waiter refused to give us a printed bill so we could read what was on there and they tried to charge us for the rice included with the meals. Do not go, they will charge you for things you did not order and hope they can get away with it. AVOID AVOID AVOID.

We have been eating at Curry Queen for decades. In the last year or so, their billing practice has changed, so that it is highly misleading. After the meal, you will receive a handwritten but well-nigh illegible bill. As the items are not readable, you will find it difficult to check, but what is most misleading is that a service charge is listed in the middle of the list of items. We always give a generous tip so when we realised we were basically giving two lots of service charge, we raised it with staff. The staff pointed out that the 10% service charge is clearly stated on the menu. What they didn’t explain is why the service charge was placed amongst the list of items and not at the end of the bill. I find this sneaky and underhand. The CQ bills end with what are obviously food items, so it is natural to assume that there is no service charge. When they write the bill, they must have leave a gap in the list of items and then fill that gap with the (illegible) service charge when the total is known. I have no idea how often we were swindled that way into giving a second tip.

I am totally disappointed with the kind of service We had, The manager literally scammed us, he said. We can’t have what is mentioned in the menu. He asked us to order more so that we can have dine in. The menu shows 4.45 pounds for curry. But he charged 8.85 . He didn’t mention the price. We had to pay the double price. I would not suggest it to anyone who wants to try .

Veggie dish had chicken, extra protein wasn't appreciated.

It’s my first time here. It was recommended by a friend and I was not disappointed. Good food and great service .

Nice food and fantastic service. For most would be 5 star but for me it’s a 4 as it was the mildest “vindaloo” I’ve ever had! If I’m back in Cambridge will visit again and ask for it extra hot!

We came across this last year for a post Half Marathon meal. So good we wanted to come back, and we did. Very friendly welcome and service. Cracking choices all very well priced.

Fantastic food fresh one of the best curry houses I'n our opinion .curry so fresh and tasty .all our food was piping hot delivery driver polite

This our second time to come to this place and it was lovely experience. We had nice starter -potatoes/spinach, then for mains we ordered chicken madras curry and I had mixed grill, which was amazing. For the sides we had pilau rice and 2 naan breads, and we had mango chutney, mint sauce, onion and veggie mix and something I was not sure what it was (a bit salty sauce). The staff was very friendly and sufficient. They were quick to tidy empty plates and we had overall nice experience. The prices are reasonable, and you have a choice to pay service charge or no. There are toilets in back area. It was not too busy and we got table without booking in advance.

Visited this restaurant a couple of times now, staff friendly and nice, food is great. Fresh and delicious. We always enjoy it very much. Will visit again tomorrow evening.

The food is delicious. Massive menu to choose from. The service is very friendly too. Recommend to book a table as very popular

Went down to Cambridge for the day. Evening time decided on Indian. Very good service, food and atmosphere. Food was tasty hot and fresh. Definitely recommend. Will be popping in again next time

I have experienced one of the worst racist behaviours from the manager of this restaurant.

Very bizarre experience - very rushed to order, some wait staff were friendly but others brusque and pushy. Meals were good, reasonably priced for vegetarian - but despite the constant rush from staff took over an hour to come out. Naan and rice were good but too expensive (rice especially). Interior lighting is a bit extreme (epilepsy warning) - seemed a good place for a session on the beers, but wouldn't go for dinner. Note that the chutneys given at the start are not complimentary - wasn't aware of this until we asked for the menu.

waiters were dull and sauce for the poppadoms was unhygienic as the leftovers of sauce is put back into one container to be reserved!

I think this restaurant is very underated. And I see they have now won an award for the best in Cambridgeshire. Why anyone would want to pay double the money in Prana is beyond me! So well done Curry Queen.

Absolutely incredible food. The egg rice was, without exaggeration, the best I've ever tasted. The chilli paneer was immaculate, as were the poppadoms and chutney (especially the chutney). I'm baffled by these reviews and the rating. I have visited just about every Indian restaurant in Cambridge, and this without a doubt has the tastiest food of them all (with the possible exception of Navadhanya, which is significantly more expensive).

Food was great. However, it was freezing in the restaurant hence the low score on atmosphere.

Incredible food, best Indian food in Cambridge (even better than Navadhanya in terms of pure taste in my opinion, at least in terms of the rice). The chilli paneer and egg rice are absolutely delicious, and the poppadoms together with the chutney are up there with the best I've ever tasted. The garlic naan was very good, and the potato curry was okay. Overall, a massive "recommend" from me.

Had one of the best chicken tikka masala of my life last night. The keema naan with mint sauce too was 10/10 Had to write this review. Thank you!

Cozy little venue with great value, they are bit keen on the up sell but even so the price is fantastic for the city. Has a great throwback feel which is comfortable and nostalgic.

We recently ate here on three occasions and really enjoyed the food which is still good value. The service is always attentive without being over the top with nice big napkins ( I mention this as I love big napkins. We always have plenty to take home as its good portion sizes. Our only 'complaint' is that on the third occasion the staff were making a right racket talking very loudly in what I presume was Urdu and slamming doors such that what should have been a relaxing meal was anything but. I really think this needs attention, it certainly put us off coming a fourth time as we had planned to do. But other than this, and it may not affect everyone to the degree it did us I would really recommend the restaurant. My partner loves the Tandoori dishes here

Amazing food, great service, beautiful design 😊

Superb service, always friendly and welcoming and the food is sublime. Would highly recommend going here

Utterly superb curry, and brilliant value. The best bhuna I've eaten in a long while.

Friendly service from the start to opening the door arrival for complimentary drinks and hot wipes at the end of the meal. Delightful and authentic Indian cuisine. The prices reflect the food made with complete passion. Cannot recommend enough to anyone!

Great food, but it was so loud in there, including the waiter. We had to wait ages for the food but it was tasty when it arrived.

If you're Pakistani / Indian / Bangladeshi, this place will disappoint you terribly. There was not a desi in sight when we went there and now we know why Let's go through the good things first. The taste was okay. And they took 8 of us upstairs in a nice dining area which had a very nice vibe. That's about it. Everything else was wrong. Firstly, the head manager who received us had a weird attitude. Some of the other reviews capture that already so let's move on. We ordered a bunch of different curries and 2 of us were unfortunate enough to order butter chicken. It was sweet. Not like it had a tinge of sweetness to it. It was actually sweet. So painfully sweet. It wasn't a curry that had sugar, it was a dessert that had curry powder. Basically inedible. The rest of the curries tasted fine but it was the same chicken in each curry. My best guess is that they have a bunch of chicken marinated and cooked already and depending on what the order is, they just cut it up, mix it in with the sauce and hallelujah. And then the lamb. I'm assuming the lamb was precooked in a similar way and was tough as rubber. Couldn't be broken even after digging nails into it. When we called the head waiter and complained, he argued back about how he had 35 years of experience and it was supposed to be like this. He then said if he should take it back and have it cooked some more??? Like that would make rubbery lamb tender. He took it back and replaced it with a random chicken curry. That was edible atleast. Also Raita. The raita we got was just a cup of yogurt with black seeds sprinkled on top. Nice. TLDR: This place isn't for everyone. English people seem to enjoy whatever this place offers but I would highly encourage you to consider something else since the food and the overall experience leaves a lot to be desired.

Excellent food and good service. Mill Road curry queen all the best. Special dish recommended DJ lovely waiter thanks you. 👌

Another fantastic meal at the Curry Queen last night - definitely my go to Cambridge curry house these days. Chicken pathia was 👌 and they do the best bhindi bhaji. Service from Vijay was helpful, friendly and attentive. Will be back!

It's a no brainer . Just beautiful

Very bad experience....I won't recommend this restaurant... The quantity of food is very less when compared to other restaurants.... Price is very high and the behaviour of staff was very bad they overcharged as well..

Curry Queen is the worst resturant I ever went to after coming to Cambridge. We went there on a Friday evening around 7, and it was a horrible experience. The moment you get your table, you should think like you are in an exam hall with a limited time to answer. Without even going through the menu, you have to oder something so that they can kick you out as soon as you finish your meal. You will be eating your dish under a huge pressure to finish it quickly and clear out as early as possible. To ensure that, their staffs will be patrolling you. And at the end you will recieve a bill (I got a handwritten one, finding it difficult to even read the items which I ordered) which will be over priced. As the items are not readable, you will find it difficult to calculate the total amount. Only thing you can do is clear out their place with a determination to never visit this place again. Taste of the food is below average. You can find even better taste at lower price in the nearby places. If you still wish to try this place just to experience the worst service, please take care to calculate the bill amount as you order each items. This will help you to save money as they overcharge at the end.

Excellent service, food was delicious and very tasty,. We will certainly be going there again.

I ordered chicken biryani it was wonderful I never had I delicious biryani like this, the driver was nice and friendly as well as a respectful man thank you so much.

Papadam and chutney were amazing, one of the chutney was too salty. Curries tasted good but chicken portion was a bit little, kurma and tikka masala were a bit too sweet. Naan were quite good as well.

What a wonderful little spot. Traditional curry house but freshly made dishes and exceptional flavours. Good value, attentive staff. A delicious meal. Highly recommend.

We had an excellent meal. The Curry Queen has an extensive menu of what I would call a typical curry house style. The staff were very attentive and we will definitely return!

Good atmosphere and quick service. My mixed grill was perfect and my friend had a great chicken 🐔 dish. The aubergine curry was also super.

A nice and very spicy tasting rogan josh! We were quite squeezed into our table. Service was not too bad, most drinks were sorted quite quickly. Meals came out and were shouted out, but noise of the room made it had to know what was said and who it was for. Price is medium to high.

I had my daughter’s small wedding party here and the service was excellent. The manager Mr DJ took very good care of us all. I highly recommend them for future events. Thank you from Asad and family.

Excellent curry and always delivered really speadily. My favorites are Lamb Biryani and Chicken Dansak. Best of all it is very reasonably priced!

My favourite curry restaurant in Cambridge. Always great food and Service, super fast delivery and best of all reasonably priced!

An original classic curry house.

Took my sister here for a curry and she said it was one of the best she has ever had.

Lovely Saturday night at Curry Queen. Warm welcome and attentive service throughout the meal. The food was honestly the best curry I have had in a really long time. I had the Lamb Ceylon with mushroom rice and my husband had a shatkora lamb with pilau. 100% recommend. Good prices too - we will be back!

Food isn’t good. Service was shocking. On of the waiters burped in my boyfriends face. My friends food was forgotten about and it took 20 mins to get the servers attention to fix it. Wouldn’t recommend

Delightful experience with my cricket team

Good place for a team social. Friendly service, nice atmosphere and the food comes quickly

The food was absolutely amazing! Service from DJ was very fast & helpful! I had the Madras, and it was the best Madras dish I’ve had in the UK! Definitely recommend!

Only the chef appears to know what he is doing. The service was terrible, the plates were chipped and dirty, and the atmosphere was military-like and unpleasant!

Amazing food, good sized portions with extremely attentive service. I highly recommend Curry Queen and will be returning.

Been a long time since I visited the curry queen and not disappointed. Following a couple of beers in the Kingston Arms, three of us dropped in. Not quite as I remember it, but the staff were excellent, attentive and obliging. Starters were all good, particularly the Aloo Chat and the pickles with the Papadam's were excellent. Mains were good too, not oily, flavoursome and sides such as okra and brinjal also hit the spot. Value for money and I've eaten a lot of curries over the years! Drinks very reasonably priced a nice Rioja at a snip of the price elsewhere. Well done Curry Queen. I won't give it a five just yet, but I'll return.

We have been coming here for years. The service is always good and DJ is a great host. The food is excellent.

Best Indian food, always quick delivery and the best quality food. The owner is also very friendly. My favourite take away!

Excellent poppadoms and dip, waiters are very friendly and curry delicious! Will come back again very soon😁

Used to go regularly in the past, and came back for a nostalgic visit. Same good choice of tasty dishes, and attentive service. Good choice of sides, naans etc, and we enjoyed it all.

Late evening delivery of veggie and rice dishes all cooked to order hot on arrival and flavoursome. The Dansak main was a bit sweet for my taste, could do with a bit less sugar and a bit more heat. I asked for a Bombay potato vindaloo hot which was cooked to perfection, as was the saag paneer. I will order again and hope the CQ can maintain this standard and improve dishes after customer feedback.

The food was rubbish to the point I couldn't eat..and the stupid little staff patrolling the floor like a army officer an d made us feel very uncomfortable keep staring...please avoid

Balti dish was really good. Food tasted freshly-cooked.

Butter chicken tasted like coconut dessert (so crazy sweet with only coconut flavor - it was disgusting), second curry we had was delicious and appetizers were ok, so 50/50 food. But the server was so pushy for us to order more extras that in the end you end up paying a lot for this kind of place. He give us a really weird vibe so I asked him if there is service charge - he said no. After pay we found that it was sneak in the bill as a second item - Definitely a SCAM!! + before some lady was ordering a food and he yelled numbers of her 3 cards really loud several times, anyone could write it down or I wouldn’t be surprised if they charged her more times

Sorry for posting used plate but I have no option that tandoori salmon was deep fried. Moreover, food was futile and money was use less. Need more training and learning regards food and service

Compact. Good food. Bad service - they tend to rush you.

From service to food to atmosphere, this place is a 10/10. I would would highly recommend dining in here. Worth every penny spent

A busy place means great food. The waitstaff is committed to making you feel at your best

We are from West Yorkshire (Bradford and close towns) where there is a very large Asian population. The curry houses there are excellent. The Curry Queen on Mill Rd is just as good! We'll be ordering from there again. You could taste all the ingredients in the kurma - not just the coconut, and the byriani was excellent. Thank you!

£7.40 for four poppadoms and some pickle is a bit much. Just order a £4.50 starter to share instead. Didn’t think there was enough chicken in the curries, but it was cooked well, and the curry sauces themselves were good. (Was good to know all meat served is halal.) The rice portion was tiny. The service was a rushed as well, throwing serviettes over laps, though the staff were perfectly polite. Overall the experience doesn’t really hold up to what it used to be, assumed the management changed some time ago.

We had a lovely meal at the Curry Queen. I chose a mushroom biryani, my husband had chicken shashlick, and our friends had a vegetable bhuna each. We also shared naans and vegetable side dishes: Brinjal Bhaji (aubergine) and Brinjal Bhaji (okra). The staff were very attentive too.

Went and ate at the restaurant with a few friends during Ramadan and can say it was a great experience overall! Food was cooked perfectly and dining atmosphere was enjoyable. The owner was very friendly and had a strong menu.

Unfortunately, this place falls short in several areas. The food is subpar and the staff is not friendly, making for a disappointing dining experience. If you’re looking for good service and quality cuisine, it may be best to look elsewhere. :(

The worst restaurant ever. They rush you to eat fast and charge you for the starter food that they leave on the table without warning

Just ordered from here through just eat about an hour ago an not even 10 minutes in I’ve been sick from eating the chicken korma

Just had a lovely meal at this Indian restaurant nice clean and quick a very pleasant staff well worth a visit

It was waste of money, terrible food And they can say it’s Indian but it was not Indian for sure. Just because you sell Indian dishes, doesn’t mean it is cooked in Indian way. Terrible… don’t waste your money

Visited twice in two days we were so happy with our first visit. On the second visit we went with extended family. Extensive menu with many "specials" listed alongside your traditional favourites/Western Curries. Quality of food is excellence and reasonably priced in comparison to most in the Cambridge area. DJ and his team are pleasant, friendly and always on hand.

Great service, my veg jalfrezi was not spicy. Lovely special sauce with poppadoms.

Went last night with a couple of friends. The staff were really welcoming and attentive. Excellent food and excellent service would really recommend. Will definitely be going back!

Curry queen used to be great and one of the best curry houses in cambridge. Last night was a disappointment, lamb was chewy, staff were rude and we were massively overcharged. Would no longer recommend

Favourite restaurant in Cambridge. Service is not always good but it actually doesn't matter because of how much I like the food. No longer in Cambridge but I actively miss the place. Keep up the good work

Avoid at all cost. If I could, I would give them zero stars, terrible service. Took two hours to deliver my order. They left the food outside in the cold and didn’t even call me or ring the bell, and when I called them to ask where my food is, they had a terrible attitude. Wouldn’t recommend.

My wife and I enjoyed our eating experience at the Curry Queen, from the poppadoms with a nice chutney selection to the nice sizzling chicken shashlik. The service was good, the atmosphere was not exactly buzzing being midweek but we were made welcome by the...

Visited here about a week ago. Really nice food. I had the curry queen special, peshwari rice and peshwari naan. All were really good!!! Sweet and sour sauce they served with the poppadoms had abit of a kick and was tasty. Staff were very friendly and even gave me a pot of sauce to take away as it was so nice. Good prices too. Well worth giving this place a try!!!!! I will be going back.

Hair in food, food cold, came really quickly and delivery driver wonderful but the food was not it. Hardly eat any and feeling rubbish next day. Left a review on just eat but was removed as it wasnt a good review. Will NOT be ordering from there again

Went with a group of 10 and to be honest not hugely impressed. The service felt a bit like a military drill as pressure was consistently applied to order as soon as possible from the moment we entered. Personally, I would say a big group should at least be allowed 5-10 mins to look at the menu. When 2 latecomers showed up to our table, they were asked to order before they had even taken their jackets off! This was made stranger by the fact it took ages to get the bill. Don't rush us to the last 100 metres then walk the rest of the way!! The food was fine, nothing special, but serviceable (although the poppadoms tasted a bit old), just not the most comfortable dining experience I've had.

The food was lovely but me and my husband were over charged by £15 which is ridiculous. Service charge or any extra charges should be explained on the receipt. We went away and found that we were overcharged which is very disappointing.

Drinks were decent but a little overpriced. Food was good - bhaji and biryani in particular, but it was hard to make out what was written on the receipt so keep your order simple!

We booked a table as it was a Friday night. We were shown promptly to our table on arrival and offered drinks. We ordered the cobra lager which was bottled. We ordered papadums and pickle tray before our mains. The service was friendly and efficient....

Got a spontaneous takeaway, a Curry, rice and naan. Price seemed reasonable. Then I was offered a drink so I opted for a can of diet coke....FOUR POUNDS. FOUR! I have since seen that they do try and upsell all of their orders and this...

Ten of us had an excellent meal. Food come out all at once & piping hot. Very good quality. Highly recommend for groups

Poor quality of food and they even serve the hot food in cheap plastic container 🙄

Great place many thanks to all the staff.

Hmmmmm...... Not great. Not bad. But not great.

Disappointing, rushed us to take drinks and order, then waited over an hour for food to be served after asking several times how long it would be, poppadoms tasted stale, rice was cold and meat was chewy.

It must be said that the food was pretty good, however, our experience was completely spoiled by the style of service. The waiting staff are loud, assertive and focused only on increasing the size of your bill. They tried to hustle us into buying more...