Daba Indian Cuisine in West Oxfordshire

Excellent food, service and atmosphere. Would definitely recommend!

First visit this year. Not impressed. Despite having booked a table it appeared we were not expected and a seemingly offhand waiter, after surveying the room for some time pointed to a table just inside the entrance. That was our welcome! A very pleasant waitress took our drinks order and these were delivered promptly, as were our popadoms. Our main courses took a while to arrive and throughout this time the door opened for more customers numerous times, each time emitting a wind- tunnel effect, and crowds of people waiting to be seated, often leaving the door open. Our main courses were excellent, however there did not appear to be any deserts or coffee. We were happy to leave.

Really nice curry. Reasonably priced, good quality and good portions. Staff are very friendly.

Thank you for enjoyable meal and enjoyable atmosphere

It's so delicious. I didn't expect Indian food to be so delicious. The service was very good and the attitude was very warm. It was a great dining experience. It was a perfect ending to our trip to Blenheim Palace!

We have visited this little gem of an Indian heritage late July 2024 . I was a bit put off by negative review of a lady with soda fiziness issue We arrived and were sat promptly on the most beautiful table in the restaurant - despite not having prior booking The staff was incredibly attentive and lovely Our warm poppadoms arrived in no time and were accompanied by lovely selection of dips Then our plates were changed for hot new ones and food arrived. What a wonderful feast to the senses! Spectacular! Really do not be afraid of coming here! The guys behind it know what they are doing!

I recently visited Woodstock during an event at Blenheim Palace with my family. We entered the restaurant and it was fairly busy, nevertheless a young lady welcomed with a bright smile and sat us down very efficiently. Since it was busy the food did take a while to arrive, but staff made sure to apologise and put a rush on our drinks and starters. Once the food arrived it was beautifully set on our table and we thoroughly enjoyed our time. The atmosphere was very nice and friendly! WOULD MOST DEFINITELY RECOMMEND!!!

Good service good food atmosphere too awesome. NEXT TIME we will back again.

Alhamdulillah.So much gently service and food taste was too good.Thanks Daba Spice .

We randomly stopped in and were not disappointed. The pakora was lightly battered compared to many other places we have experienced. The Curry dish was lovely and the side of rice was cooked ideally. The great food and the attentive sevice made it real great memorable experience.

I don’t why trip advisor says it’s closed . Its open . The most fresh , flavourful , delicious meal we have had yet . Highly recommend this restaurant. The service is lit if this world . Amazing !

AWFUL EXPERIENCE After visiting the blenheim palace we decided to dine in at this restaurant because was the only one open at the moment, Staff welcomed us and gave a table which was dirty the table cloth was filthy it was obviously not been replaced , No one approached our table to take the drinks order so i had to call the waiter , the drinks arrived after 15 minutes which is a very long wait as we were thirsty nevertheless the long wait every single soda drink we ordered was flat so certainly they used opened mixers. After placing the order food took more then 1 hour to arrive to our table children's were crying of hunger we could see every single table that arrived after us being served starter and mains so we were literally forgotten At this point we had take actions so we called the waiters which were careless they did not apologise for any delay instead tried to make excuses . When food finally arrived we did not enjoy most of the dishes lack of passion from chefs side and authenticity food was blend Butter chicken was the worst dish i ever eaten in any restaurants. Once complained to the managed no one checked back with us if we would like to change our dishes so i requested the bill I WONT RECCOMEND THIS RRSTAURANT TO ANYONE IF YOU CANT FIND ANYTHING OPEN JUST SEARCH SOMETHING ELSEWHERE

**Unacceptable Wait Time and Poor Service** Our visit to DABA Spice was quite disappointing. While other tables around us were being served quickly and were full of food, we waited an unreasonably long time for our order. It was especially frustrating since we had children with us, who were getting restless and hungry. To make matters worse, when our drinks arrived, the soda had gone flat. The lack of carbonation made the experience even less enjoyable. Overall, the poor service and long wait times made this dining experience quite unpleasant. We hope the management can address these issues, but we won't be returning anytime soon.

Today because of your late servicing I have been force to drive in the night "which I don't like it" through M69 from Oxfordshire to Leicester. Also my friend Pessi and my friend Harvis they didn't like your service. Also coke no gas and potato frie no early ready for kids. Ok thank you.

Great food, Great value, Great staff. Staff were really helpful. Wednesday meal deal was amazing value & food was really tasty.

Great food, Great value, Great staff. Staff were really helpful. Wednesday meal deal was amazing value & food was really tasty.

I don't know if we caught them on a bad day but the curries were not good (tandoori and Tikka were great). Too sweet and grainy, we had several excellent Indian meals on our trip, this one was not good at all.

Popped in for a beautiful curry and few drinks. First visit and not disappointed! Manager and Staff so friendly and kind. Will be visiting again

Im fussy about a curry, it didnt disappiont, very polite staff, excellent food, price very reasonable, did book, but as there was an event on nearby, it wasn't busy early in the evening, by the time we left it was busy with dinèrs and take away collections.

Fabulous food, excellent service and fantastic value for money. Would highly recommend this place they have a great range of dishes.

Enjoyed a superb evening here, excellent food, friendly staff, definitely going to return again.

Got a takeaway after a long day was wonderful. Greeted by lovely staff and treated lovely whilst waiting for my meal. Highly recommend the Chicken Korma and Garlic Naan..

Very nice Tandoori mixed grill and Biryani ,attentive and friendly staff .

Absolutely Stunning Food, we will definitely be making this our new Favorite Indian restaurant 🙏🏽

Was staying at the Marlborough Arms nearby and visited in April 2024. Pleasantly surprised, nice decor, pleasant staff even though I’m not sure they spoke perfect English! Food was excellent, hot, tasty, plentiful and altogether an excellent place to visit while staying in Woodstock Would certainly recommend it and will be going back when we visit Woodstock again

Most definitely not closed. Great service and really tasty food. Very clean and reasonably priced. Highly recommended.

Ordered takeout to be delivered to Bleinham Lodges. Food was delivered promptly to our lodge. Hot and fresh ingredients. Perfect.

Really good curry restaurant. I can recommend the Rogan Josh one of their traditional dishes. Service was excellent and they really make the most of this small restaurant. Will definitely return.

The food was amazing, and the staff were super friendly, we had a great evening! Grazie :) will come back again for sure

We were a party of 2 couples on Saturday 20 Jan 24. We arrived about 30minutes late, we were welcomed by lovely staff and all agreed had a really nice meal/evening.

Excellent takeaways, best curry house we’ve found in Oxfordshire. Very fresh, tasty food. Love the Makhani, Dansak and Sag Paneer, but all curries we’ve tried have been good.

Been here a few times. Great service and food is excellent! Definitely recommend

This was our second visit. Food and beer were tasty. Service was ok. Main problem was that the air temperature in the restaurant was very cold. I nearly ate with my coat on, but didn’t. Atmosphere of the restaurant is a bit lacking. Could do with having some background music playing.

Really nice food, great tasting bhuna and chicken was cooked perfectly, would definitely order from here again, thanks

We came from Devon on Monday 16/10/23 after helping a few charity events around Kidlington. Googled DabaSpice Indian. We greeted with a glaring stare from a waiter who gave us a table. The whole experience was exhausting. It took me about ten minutes to explain the merlot and then he served in a cooler with ice. Waiter couldn't explain any of the dishes. Very odd experience, the food was however good but waiting staff are imcompitent and don't understand English, which is a shame.

Staff were friendly but disappointing food.

I had actually forgotten what bad food tastes like......until I dined here. Worst Indian slop ever seen, unidentifiable things in my food.... if you've lost your dear pet, make this your first stop... Positives : we were not ill.

Great vegetarian options with loads of veggie in mix, generous portions and good prices :)

Nice enough chap…chicken tikka vindaloo was very thick and lacked authenticity…. I’d probably not rush back

Family take away, no complaints, I had a lamb biryani and it was glorious, we had 2 curry's and starters that were delicious, well recommended 😋

Takeaway ordered online. Got a text confirming time to collect immediately. Collected the order from friendly staff and food was amazing. Freshly cooked and good portion sizes.

Having read some previous reviews, I was unsure but as I was staying opposite and fancied Indian food, I decided to give it a go. I was greeted well on a fairly quiet Monday evening. Service was pleasant and quick to have drinks order taken, followed by food order. Cobra on draught, chilled nicely. Following poppadoms, food was served. Well presented, generous portion and hot. A variety of flavours from one of the specials was delightful. A very pleasant chat from one of the waiters whilst clearing the table. I travel for work and eat in a lot of restaurants. All I ask is good food and good service. Tonight, I got both. Wouldn't hesitate in returning.

Great to see Da Ba reopen. Management is new but good to see some familiar faces still there. Had a lovely meal for 2 last night. Food was delicious, with some interesting changes to the menu. Staff looked after us well, and in no hurry for us to go when we finished our meal. We’ll definitely be back!

For quite some time I've been wanting to try DaBa out. I'm so pleased we did! It's definitely in my top three local British Indian restaurants. The food was perfectly cooked. I had Chicken Saag it's a good test as it's so easy to burn and leave a bitter taste. It's a DaBa chef recommendation and for my taste spot on. The peshwari Naan that I chose to accompany the meal, perfect. My partner had a vegetable Thali. This too was extremely good. Except the Rhita was possibly too sweet . All in all I highly recommend DaBa spice. Please go and support I'm sure you won't be disappointed.

Not sure why this place doesn’t have 4.5+ stars. Fantastic food. Lovely staff and will be returning very soon

It’s such a shame as we used to love Daba under the old management but since it reopened it has changed a lot and not for the better. Got a takeaway with my partner and found everything to be over cooked including the rice, all three of the curries tasted the same with no real or distinct flavour, and I then found egg shell in my vegetarian Pathia. I contacted them twice directly to save writing a poor review, however, haven’t heard back. We wouldn’t go back.

This was the worst Indian meal I have ever had. The food took ages to arrive, and when it did, it was cold. We complained and the waiter said it was due to the air-conditioning above the table which had not been switched on! One of our group ordered lamb shank which arrived 30 minutes after our courses which was still frozen in the middle. My rice arrived at the same time. There was no apology from anyone, only offers to reheat the cold food in the microwave. This place is a joke., avoid like the plague.

Delicious food and excellent service. Extensive menu with traditional dishes and chef specials. Waiters who are very attentive, and not too long to wait for food

Gorgeous food, I wanted something not on the menu and the chef made it for me! Lovely staff, very accommodating and delicious delicious food!!

So glad DaBa is open again, I have a great experience. Polite considerate service by Sharal, my takeaway was freshly cooked and freshly delivered. He took care to check ingredients because I am coeliac, so showed me the popadom label which was very kind and reassured me. Thanks see you again

Greeted without a smile or welcome! Table for two separated for us from pre-laid table for six, despite prior booking. Food excellent but having finished main course we were discussing dessert/coffee when our bill was abruptly presented without the chance of either!! Apparently not an option? A good restaurant food wise but communication and service needs some attention and improvement.

Brilliant food love it I had a brilliant lamb tikka masala and keema naan with some rice Shoual was a great waiter

Great food, really tasty and great service from the waiters. Would definitely recommend for anyone, awesome place!

Excellent dining, service and experience overall! Would 100% recommend to a friend, the best dinner I’ve had all year. 10/10!

I ordered taje away tandoori mixed grill, mushroom bhaji and sag aloo, the food was ok at the very best, the portion size of the mixed grill was tiny, a small chicken leg, two pieces of chicken (supposedly) tikka and two pieces of grey lamb...

Bought a takeaway. Chicken pathia was overcooked and dry. Coconut rice didn’t have any taste of coconut. Peshwari naan was average, bread was a bit chewy. The thing that really annoyed me was the Prawn Dopiaza. £14 and came with the tails on, there were...

Had a brilliant meal this evening with my partner, excellent food and service. Really friendly staff thank you!

Ordered a delivery from Daba , at Easter not long after their reopening. Easy to order online, clear on expected delivery time. Came bang on time, and food was excellent.

Mine and my families experience was amazing at Daba Spice thanks to SHOUAL and STAFF. The food is lovely and spicy just how me and my family like it. Especially the Naga lamb curry. Immaculate restaurant, and an all round good evening.

I live about 20 minutes away from Woodstock but was recommended this restaurant by some locals after a great time playing pool in the Woodstock sports and social club. We had a delicious meal, the service was fantastic and I'll definitely be back! Best regards...

We had a takeaway last week, it was really nice but I think the portions are on the small side. I also think putting the the curries in foil containers would be better too, as the curry was cold by the time we got it...

Hmm not great I’m afraid. The dishes were indistinguishable from one another, literally chicken in curry sauce - no peppers or other veggies in any. Forgot one of our dishes also. Finally, the new management have put all the prices up yet the quality of...

Service ok but not very friendly. Did not feel particularly welcome. Poppadoms, rice and naan all good and my partners chicken sag was ok but bland and chicken chewy. My coriander chicken was completely inedible. Weird sweet sauce that didn’t resemble curry at all. I’m...

Order a take out at 19:30 fir delivery. Had confirmation of the order and the money went out of my account. Still waiting 2 hours later. Try to call and email and no responses from them. Come their closing time at 10:30 Still no delivery....

We were pleased to see our local curry house had opened again and that it was under new management. The last incarnation had been a bit ordinary so we had only gone twice. We had family over today so decided to have a takeaway. After...

Enjoyable meal on a Wednesday night - service was excellent and the food delicious - shame we were 24 hours early for the 2 for 1 offer on a Thursday night! One slight negative - I think there should be a moderate form of dress...

Really good food l, people were polite. I have nothing else to say but I have to write more than 100 words

It is our favourite Indian restaurant, the food is always great and the portions are generous. I see some reviews saying the staff is not friendly, I find them very polite and just not overbearing like some other restaurants.

Top marks Daba !! ……………. Good service ! Great ambiance! Delicious food ! What more could anyone say ?

Went here during our stay in Woodstock and I was lost for words of how good this food was. Every dish I had the taste was spot on. I ordered sheek kebab starter, lamb tikka masala with plain rice, a garlic naan and Bombay aloo...

Woodstocks hidden gem Great food and service, would highly recommend...Went there last weekend... Everything perfect. Bustling atmosphere and flavoursome dishes 😋

After numerous times of using this restaurant, the staff and food are always great. The unique selection of chef special menu is also pleasing with dishes such as DABA sizzler or East Indian. Nowhere can match it!

I’ve not even left yet and feel like I need to put it down in words before going back to busy life in London. Visiting Oxfordshire, came across this little restaurant and WOW!!! The taste and flavours reminded me of my childhood in rural India....

Visited as part of my birthday treat. I am a lover of aromatic dishes rather than overly hot and in that respect Da ba did not disappoint. The only minor pick point was the mixed starters. I have had much better with bigger variation at...

We had a takeaway from here for our first night in Woodstock. It was really tasty food. I recommend the biryani as it was a very generous size

Excellent food Friendly staff Clean fresh ride restaurant

Visited recently with a friend. The decor was rather tires, and certainly needs attention, which becomes very apparent when walking out the back to the toilets. Service was rather unfriendly, and almost felt like we'd put the waiter out by arriving for a meal. Food...

This restaurant was extremely accommodating given that I have a nut allergy. I usually don’t visit Indian restaurants as I am cautious of the ingredients used, however, the staff here were knowledgeable and extremely helpful when it came to choosing something to eat that was...

A really good meal here. The Jalfrezi was chunky and flavousome and the mango chicken a delight and different

Huge portions and a good selection of dishes. The biryani and tikka paneer were delicious. Everything we couldn’t have we brought it home.

Took care of a large booking and catered well.

Has to be one of the worst Indian meals I've ever had, it was tasteless, bland and overpriced.

Quite a choice of pub/restaurant in Woodstock but would recommend Daba if you just want a good quality Indian. Staff were really friendly and good value for money.

Had a wonderful meal here with a friend passing through the town. Highly recommend the special dal. Great service and atmosphere.

The food was amazing... the staff are not the friendliest but come on... we mostly want to know how was the food. Very tasty and fresh. The only reason why I suspect this restaurant hasn’t got a better rate is because the staff are not very warm.

I had the naga curry which was very hot so I had to have extra yogurt (I asked for it). Good sauce. My wife had a chef special chicken which was also great.

Outstanding Vegan food, the host was very knowledgeable regarding what items on the menu were suitable for vegan diners, the chef having lots of experience also cooking vegan meals. We had a delicious meal, everything was fantastic, we had the mixed veg dhansak, bhuna and bombay aloo with a chickpea side dish. The chapatis were fab and the plain rice lovely and fluffy. Was v impressed, a must-visit for any vegans, and also non-vegans. Fantastic, thanks :-)

Top Notch food, great value and great service. Will be back.

Superb Indian restaurant in Woodstock. Great service, fresh tasty Indian cuisine. Could not fault, highly recommended.

My wife and I both enjoy an Indian meal, often a takeaway, but not always. We especially enjoy a Dansak, but are often disappointed with the number of variations on the dish, these are rarely better than what has turned out to be our preferred...

Would highly recommend this restaurant for Indian cuisine. My husband and I had a lovely meal, succulent chicken and lamb dish, staff attentive and friendly. Will return soon and let our friends know about this local gem.

Payed 20 pound for half a meal that had about 5 full tomatoes in it will not order again

This place has very good fresh Indian food. We loved it and enjoyed it. Book in advance it’s about 3 minutes walk from Blenheim palace and 2 minutes from The Macdonald Bear. We loved our food and highly recommend it to Indian food lovers.

Visited evening of 19th May for our wedding anniversary had a delicious meal will certainly visit again when in the area.

Just had a lovely meal here, served by a lovely guy! Food is excellent.. would definitely recommend!

We had take away from this establishment. We ordered vegetarian dishes -- the Da Ba daal, the panir tikka korai, and the aloo saag. It was all great! I would happily order take away again from here.

Gem of a local curry house! Superb curries, perfectly spiced across the full range from very light to hot. Family owned and run which shows. On a similar level to Oxford’s original award-winning Aziz. Love the Chicken Naga and their signature Dhal!

The takeaway was great. Very tasty with enough warmth (ie spiciness)

I remember when Daba opened, new name, new furniture/decor, new staff and best of all new tasty food. At last, having had a rather ‘tired’ curry house in Woodstock where your shoes stuck to the carpet, we have a restaurant worth a visit. Hmmm, well this Sunday after a day moving home, exhausted we just wanted a good hot meal on a cold foggy evening. Restaurant had a few diners and without a reservation we were offered a choice of places to sit. Service was good without a smile, food was mediocre. No sign of the fresh food that was 5* when it first opened, rather it was back to the tired/mass produced ‘curry’. My Chicken Saag that was so awesome in the new place, clearly lovingly prepared with a sprig of garnish and so flavoursome was nowhere to be seen - just the usual curry ‘dollop’ – the sort of thing that I use to enjoy after many ales on a Friday night. Plates were hot 🙂, except for the pilau rice plates which were stone cold 😕. My wife’s main course (chicken balti) lukewarm. Disappointing 😕

My husband and I ordered a takeaway from Da Ba last night based on the enthusiastic TripAdvisor reviews. The starter platter was excellent, as was the garlic naan. Additionally we ordered the saag paneer, the Da Ba daal and the butter chicken. The Da Ba...