Curry Queen in Cambridge

Visité esta noche con 2 asociados de larga data. Uno de nuestros miembros estaba gravemente enfermo solo 24 horas antes de nuestra experiencia, pero afortunadamente se unió... dijo que salir y asistir fue la mejor decisión que ha tomado. La comida era simplemente perfecta, un verdadero placer para nuestras papilas gustativas. El sistema de reservas era perfecto y las 3 llamadas telefónicas de confirmación repartidas durante la semana fueron cálidamente recibidas y bienvenidas. Al llegar recibimos la más cálida de las bienvenidas e inmediatamente sentimos que estábamos entre amigos. Nuestros menús estaban en la mesa esperando y el apretón de manos, abrazo combo nos hizo sentir como en casa y seguro. La elección de 2 tipos de poppadom solo construyó el sentido de anticipación dentro de nosotros. El entrante de tikka de pato era tan suculento como sabroso y el plato mixto era como si el cielo se hubiera puesto en mi plato. El personal era atento y nos trató como si fuéramos las reinas indias que habían nombrado su restaurante. Un amigo estaba ligeramente desilusionado por el limón más pequeño que el promedio en su coca, pero pronto apareció cuando se le proporcionó una lima entera para condimentar su bebida a su gusto. Los platos principales se servían justo y a su debido tiempo, los niveles de especias y temperatura eran justo como habíamos pedido, casi como si nuestras preferencias individuales se hubieran cortado y agregado con el rico sabor. Con todo, lo que había comenzado como un curry antes de Navidad con viejos amigos se convirtió en una extravagancia verdaderamente espiritual que vivirá mucho tiempo en la memoria. Fue tan bueno que no tuvimos objeciones a la propina del 30% añadido. El 10% para cada uno de nosotros era más que la relación calidad-precio. El segmento de recompensa después de la cena fue un cambio refrescante de la oferta habitual de menta. 10 / 10 con un extra 7. 56 para la perfección absoluta del tikka de pato.

Even though weather is horendous still delivered delicious food . Eat. In or get delivery almost once a week it never disappoints

As always DJ and his team consistently provide great food, great service and a welcoming atmosphere. Definitely the best curry in Cambridge and it’s great value for money!

A real Jewel in the Cambridge crown. A short walk from the town centre is this welcoming and hospitable little restaurant. Booking is reccomended! Very busy charming place and thankfully a table was found for us with no effort at all. The food was really good and the prices were reasonable and competitive. A really delightful place that did not fail to deliver in taste and quality. Fully reccomend as a foodie and local guide. Great job. Thankyou for your service

food was ok and the service from the manager was really disappointing. He was rude and dismissive to his staff which made the whole visit worse. A Friday night at 8pm and 3 tables....what does that say about the place. Be aware of the manager hand writing on the bill....watch for the pickles and secret sauce that is charged. A pickle tray at 5.90 and poppadoms 1.40 each. If you don't want a certain pickle speak up otherwise your charged. Comes across nice until payment time,This is just my honest feedback based on what I encountered. I won't be coming back and I will certainly be telling others.

Amazing Food and Great Hospitality! We had a wonderful experience at Curry Queen. The food was absolutely delicious, especially the lamb shank with lentils—it was delicious! Everything came on time, which we really appreciated. A special mention to DJ, who was an excellent host—friendly, attentive, and made sure we were well looked after throughout our visit. The combination of great food and top-notch service made for a fantastic evening. Highly recommend this place!

fantastic! Delicious food, excellent service, and great value. Loved it. DJ made the experience even better with his warm hospitality. Celebrated my friends birthday. Can’t wait to return

Most exquisite restaurant and the food was delicious. Truly one of the best places to dine at and I will recommend to others. I’ll

I recently dined at Curry Queen, and it was an incredible experience! The food was absolutely delicious—flavorful, authentic, and perfectly spiced. But the real star of the evening was DJ, our amazing host. His warmth, enthusiasm, and expert menu recommendations made the night truly special. DJ went above and beyond, ensuring every detail was perfect and sharing great insights about the dishes. From the ambiance to the service and, of course, the food, everything was exceptional. Can’t wait to return!

Absolutely love Curry Queen, was a regular takeaway customer 2/3 times a month until we moved out of Cambridge. Went back today for the first time in nearly 5 months and was just as good as i remember it to be. The food is great, service and staff fantastic and a very good price. Can’t wait to come back soon for another Chicken Ceylon!

Excellent food and good staff 👌

Attended with a large group. One of the party had arranged a food 'deal' where we each got a mixed starter, the poppadom/chutney tray, ordered our own curry with rice and naan to share on the table. Food was excellent, got a chicken shashlik tikka masala and it was great. We were overcharged. We were told food would be £31 each, some of the group hadn't drank anything beyond tap water and had the arbritary 10% service slapped on as they were paying, punishment for not ordering any drinks I guess. I'd ordered an alcohol free beer seeing that becks was £3.50 on the menu, and unbeknowest to me been given two so it was enough to fill a pint, driving my share of the bill to £40. Honestly, up until we were paying I'd had a great time and it totally ruined my evening. I feel like they saw a big group and thought 'We can fleece these guys'. Having a look at the menu, everything I ate would have come to about £25 and honestly I'd have been unlikely to have a whole rice/naan to myself. If what we'd been charged reflected _the menu_ I'd happily recommend Curry Queen. But I cannot endorse a business that thinks the way to survive is to rip off customers. Happy customers return and spend more money. I won't return and I'll tell anyone asking where to get a good curry: avoid Curry Queen at all costs.

Had the best night! Delicious curry. The best person there is DJ - he made the whole experience

Prueba el Wednesday Buffet que supera las expectativas. Un generoso entrante mixto. Mains con arroz, mi esposa tenía main y Naan así que tuvimos lo mejor de ambos mundos. Gran sabor y grandes porciones. Hay que hacerlo.

Last of the traditional curry houses on Mill Rd. I have been eating here for nearly 40 years. Always a warm welcome.

A proper old skool curry house. And a great one

Excelente bajo la nueva administración. La comida es genial y el servicio fantástico. Estamos realmente disfrutamos de ese tiempo. caña de cordero y langostino Perry Perry encantador. el nombre del camarero es Call DJ agradable y educado. Gracias.

Small place with nice food and a large menu, they have a bar with plenty of options of beer and spirits. Food was delicious and waitstaff was friendly and attentive, good place for a curry.

Amazing service and delicious food seasoned so well. Not your typical old curry house, best curry on mill road and I love that they have unique dishes plus classics with a twist and the usual you might expect. Incredibly clean and welcoming staff. Have dined in and ordered take away and I'm always impressed.

Nos encanta ir a curry queen - consistentemente deliciosa comida servida rápido - vamos allí a menudo para que casi saben lo que queremos antes de pedir

Encantador camarero, que hizo todo lo posible para garantizar que nuestros platos estaban libres de gluten y lácteos. Tenía deliciosos bhajis y rotis crujientes, así como una sabrosa gama de curry.

Excellent food and service. Will definitely be back.

A great little Indian restaurant in. Cottenham. Easy to park. Restaurant is a good size, nice and clean. Staff are friendly and food is great.

I like food a lot and the management bcoz they listen what we want and always they make according to us and how we want like authentic indian food. And now i am regular since now

One of the best restaurants in Cambridge with authentic food. The service was fantastic. The food was amazing.

Good Food, Warm Hospitality, Awesome Ambience

Great Food, great service, great vibe.

Loved the food and a good variety of choices and the service and atmosphere is also good.

Delicious food and great service. Really enjoyed the saag aloo and the lamb balti curry. Will be back!

Friendly atmosphere, attentive staff, good, service delicious food.

Im just sharing my experience- the food wasn’t good, and the service from the manager was really disappointing. He was rude and dismissive, which made the whole visit worse. The food wasn’t that good aswell not up to the level. Btw that wasn’t proper indian cuisine,This is just my honest feedback based on what I encountered

They took a very long time to deliver the food, and then they served a food in chipped plates.

It was soo good eating in Curry Queen and the food is amazing. Will come back again

Lovely place and balti is very smooth not over powering great evening. Nice little eatery.

❌️❗️ NOT AT ALL RECOMMENDED ❌️❗️ I recently had an awful experience at *The Curry Queen* and felt compelled to share it. To say the food was bad would be an understatement. The dishes were bland, overly greasy, and lacked any authentic flavor. It was clear that no care or effort went into preparing the food, and it left us completely unsatisfied. As if that wasn’t bad enough, the cleanliness of the restaurant was shockingly poor. The tables were sticky, and the floors didn’t seem like they had been cleaned properly in a long time. The cutlery provided was even worse—cheap, bent, and unpolished, which certainly did not fit their supposed "❌️fine dining❌️" claim. What really ruined the experience, though, was the manager's attitude. He was incredibly rude and dismissive when we raised concerns about the food and service. Instead of addressing our feedback, he acted as if we were the problem, which was not only unprofessional but downright disrespectful. Overall, the service was just as abysmal as the food. It was hands down one of the worst dining experiences I’ve ever had, and I wouldn’t recommend ❗️*The Curry Queen* to anyone.❗️ 🚫 Reply for the comment 🚫👇👇 I get that others might have had good experiences, but this was just my honest take. The food wasn’t great, but the real issue was how rude the manager was. I’m just sharing what I experienced, and I’m sure some other people who’ve been there can understand where I’m coming from. This isn’t meant to bash the place, just pointing out what could be better.

The big guy who owns the restaurant was treating the staff terribly, speaking to them in a rude tone, upsetting to watch hard working staff. He also was rushing the table next to us, which they told him about in a friendly manner. The food was decent to be honest the service was disappointing from this particular owner. The other owner was great but he went off as it was late in the evening.

I can recommend the chicken tikka biryani - great atmosphere

Hi curry queen is the best restaurant Cambridge.lovely food and good service 👍

Food was amazing, we ordered chicken tikka biryani and tandoori mix grill and some naans. It was good. All the staff were very good to us. Would recommend everyone to visit curry queen if you want to try indian cuisine 😉😉...

Food was not that great and the place was not hygienic and staff were a bit rude I am an Indian too and have been to several 7 star restaurants for three course meals of different cuisines, this is the first ever restaurant which served the worse garlic prawns and biryani which felt like prawns in dal, I think you should know how to prepare Indian dishes authentically. I come from city of biryani so do not have the audacity to tell me how Indian food tastes like.

Worst food and staff. When given rating that food is worst they are suggesting to stick to fast food and not Indian food. The biggest joke is I’m an Indian and they are teaching about our cuisine. I think the restaurant is not even Indian (probably Bangladeshi). Anyway the reply proves your behaviour.

I have been here many times cuz its near my university and the food quality is good, staff behaviour is good as-well. Would recommend chicken tawa and mixed debdash…DJ who is the manager, always give us some complimentary poppadoms and serves us well.

We went to visit to Cambridge to visit Cambridge Mosque and we searched for best indian cuisine and google suggested us this restaurant. It was the best, we ordered mango lassi which was so fresh🤤🤤..and for our main course we ordered some chicken chilli fry, lamb ajuba, peshawri naan and pilao rice and it was amazing...five stars from me

Hi excellent food ❤️lovely staff we are enjoying our main meal thanks you curry queen chicken tawa yumm ?

Absolutely fab! Really nice chicken tikka masala. DJ was fab host.

Food was good But the behave from the manager was not polite. We shocked when we saw the bill, he added hidden service charge!!

What happened to this place? Asked for tap water and was told we had to pay for bottled mineral water. Asked for a pineapple juice and got A PINT of the stuff. Clearly making money on the drinks. Service was poor and it felt like they wanted us to eat and get out asap. Food wasn’t actually bad, but it wasn’t great either. Asked to take some home and had tinfoil containers dumped on the table for us to fill. This place used to be one of the more reliable and comfortable places, last night the music was too loud, neon lighting (wtf?) and just a really stressful experience. Sad to say we won’t be back.

The food was quite okay and we would have liked to have come more often - until we were presented with the bill: the "greetings from the kitchen", which was placed on the table before the main course without being ordered and asked for, was charged to us and was even more expensive than that the main courses. In my eyes this is a scam as we were not informed of the additional cost or even asked if we wanted this entrée.

I have dined in many Indian restaurants around the world …. Curry Queen Mill Rd. rates as one of the best. Pleasant atmosphere … A/C on a hot & humid day … my King Prawn Tandoori was excellent as were the pappadom starters. Hoping to be a regular at this lovely restaurant. Thank you Curry Queen!

They are always very accommodating, no matter our group size. They also take care to make sure I don’t have any issues with my tomato intolerance, and recently a dairy restriction. Very friendly and the food is amazing.

Curry a bit too hot by default....

We live on the other side of town but order from here for takeaway because the curry is so fantastic. The member of staff who took our order and gave us our food was really friendly and helpful. The cost was really reasonable and the curry delicious. I just read the negative review above and really can’t believe that they are talking about the same place. I have eaten in the restaurant many times in the past. It has always been a really positive experience. Staff and food are fantastic.

We always use Curry Queen for our Indian takeaway. It’s always been delicious. My husband’s go to dish is lamb dansak and it’s cooked perfectly every time. I like to try different dishes and so far they have all been really nice. My go to naan is cheese and it’s generous with the cheese which is fab. The customer service is always on point and the man that delivers it has always been friendly and happy. Delivered nice and hot, within good time, we don’t want to go anywhere else. If you haven’t tried them before you really should. P.S just had the king prawn tandoori main, highly recommend it, soo tasty!

Very tasty food, especially the Bombay Potatoes. Delivered on time, and the delivery guy called to let me know when he was close, just as I had requested. I think one item was different from what I ordered: I ordered the chicken tikka starter but I think I got the chicken tikka masala, which isn't far off and is actually the more expensive menu item. Would've been a 5 if not for the different item, but it was still very good

Absolutely polite and courteous service. The meal was delicious. I would eat there again

Ronny is a class manager! Food always great and service amazing!

My experience was fine, the onion bhajis were very good. However I heard about one table having a bad experience he found a small childs shoe in his food and the staff were rude, shouting.

We had a takeaway from this restaurant tonight which consisted of some starters and a couple of house special curries. Have to say they were absolutely delicious. The service was good as well. Definitely recommend.

One of the best Indian restaurants I’ve ever been to, it easy to see why they were awarded best Indian restaurant in Cambridgeshire!

Really friendly and good food. The manager ever !! And quick delivering !!!!!!!!!!! Roni is really lovely ………………………….

Food was absolutely delicious! Their popadoms came with special red dip and they were definitely the star of the dips. Staff were attentive and friendly. Their pashwari naan and chicken biryani was tasty as well! Will definitely be back.

Been here plenty of time, always good quality of food served and friendly service. A good night out, nothing over the top and big enough for small groups.

Lovely setting and very attentive members of staff. Delicious food and fun music to enjoy.

Comfortably the best Curry in Cambridge. Small shop on Mill Road with friends staff and excellent food. Great value too

We dined at Curry Queen last night and we had a lovely meal. The food was delicious and the ambience and staff were very lovely. I recommend coming here!

My go to Curry in Cambridge. Food quality and portions are excellent and the staff are equally good. The chefs specials are especially good.

I have ordered collection a couple of times and I'm always impressed with the foods taste and quality. It's warm, spicy, and full of flavor. The workers are always helpful and polite making the ordering process seamless. I highly recommend the Hari Marchi Lamb which is my regular order. I can't get enough of it! I highly recommend coning here for affordable curry that's amazing quality!

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.