Based on 206 opinions finded in 2 websites
Based on 206 opinions finded in 2 websites
Nº 40 in 253 in Tewkesbury
Nº 4 of 11 Indian in Tewkesbury
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Made a reservation for Friday night online, quick reply, turned up to find it quite only a few tables occupied, the staff were very helpful and friendly, the atmosphere was lovely. Food was delicious 😋 so we ended up booking for Christmas Day, would highly recommend, it's unlicensed so you can take your own 🍺 🍾
Ruth Coley . 2024-10-20
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Great modern restaurant. Good food with generous portions. Service is very slick and professional.
Findlay Sterry . 2024-10-09
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Awesome food. Best in Tewkesbury, will definitely recommend.
zishan hussain . 2024-09-24
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Oh my what a fab place, the staff are brilliant, so friendly, the food amazing, had the banquet menu, brilliant value for money, 11 out of 10 stars well done Dalchini
vic . 2024-09-23
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Thank you very much to Zee and Tareq for a lovely meal this evening. The service was 5 star and the quality of the food first class. We will return.
Caroline White . 2024-09-23
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Visiting for the weekend we tried a takeaway £4 chutney tray consisted of two pots of yoghurt Chicken sagwala. Had tandoori chicken with a sweet sauce ?? Soggy popadom Very disappointing given they have excellent reviews Will not return
phil . 2024-09-22
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I go to Dalchini often and I have to say it is amazing. Kam and his team are so efficient and welcoming. The food is also the best Indian food I’ve had! I would recommend to anyone!
Matt Stephens . 2024-09-14
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Good service. Friendly staff. Admittedly, I prefer the food in Mezbaan up the road, but this place delivers where they don't. There is nothing wrong with the food here, just my personal preference; they have thinner sauces here. Delivery is always very good, I live quite far out and they always get the food to me hot, accurate to my order and quickly.
Ed . 2024-09-10
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As soon as we walked in the door we felt comfortable and were very well welcomed by the staff. The food was excellent, one of the best dining experiences I’ve had in a very long time and yet the cost was very reasonable. Tariq, the head waiter was superb in both the service and the way he made us feel like special guests Will we be back? ABSOLUTELY!
JohnTad . 2024-09-05
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We really enjoy the food here, especially the lamb biriyani & madras. The staff here are exceptional- very generous and friendly. We would 100% recommend! 😊
soph chen . 2024-09-01
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Lovely indian,staff were efficient and friendly . The food was delicious and well presented.
Julie Lamb . 2024-09-01
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Fantastic time at Dalchini for a friends birthday Service was impeccable food flavoursome and well presented Waiters were kind, informative and friendly Nothing was too much problem
Twyning2014 . 2024-08-29
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Fantastic food! Our go to Indian restaurant in Tewkesbury. Excellent service. Staff are really friendly and attentive. Highly recommended
Baggiebred . 2024-08-29
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Was staying overnight in Tewksbury and got a take out from Dalchini It was one of the best Indian meals I’ve had, quick service with a good discount for takeout orders, delicious food and plentiful, we both finished it off for lunch the next day
Maria G . 2024-08-28
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Great food great service would recommend. Kam was very helpful and welcoming.
Qasim Rashid . 2024-08-27
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This restaurant was absolutely amazing!! Delicious food, excellent services, great atmosphere, would definitely recommend, 10/10
Uzhmaa A . 2024-08-27
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Visited this place whilst going through tewkesbury, amazing authentic indian food, helpful staff and great atmosphere. Will definitely be visiting again soon.
SEEB XX . 2024-08-27
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Best Indian for a long time. Great service & food..BYO so went next door to the one stop. Well worth a visit.
richard bowles . 2024-08-26
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BEWARE HIDDEN 10% SERVICE CHARGE...Made a return visit Saturday 24th August. Dined in. The price of the Set Menu has increased. The Set menu as also changed. The menu now offers Poppadom And dips or charged at 1.25 each. An Appetiser an Main with Ice Cream Dessert. Chicken was tough and chewy! The Lamb was tender. The Rice was smaller in portion just about covering the small oval plate. After eating our main we were presented with a Dessert menu and having made our selection of 2 x Cheesecakes we were told that these were no longer included in the Set Menu although pictured. We were told that we could only have Kalfi Indian Ice Cream. Which turned out to be totally bland and we would not recommended. Yuk! One if our waiters clearly had a problem being the English Language and had to be supported by another staff member which seemed pointless. On being presented with the bill my wife observed a 10% Service Charge had been added. As she looked closer at the bill the head waiter came to the table and commented on it adding that he would remove it if required. I would have had it removed AS IT WAS NOT MENTIONED ANYWHERE BEFORE! My wife said she couldn't be bothered to wait nor get into a discussion about it. At over £44.00 for 2 without drinks it turned out to be an expensive experience. It was no better than WETHERSPOONS. We will NOT BE RETURNING! POOR VALUE AND SHARP PRACTICES...
John Richards . 2024-08-25
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HIDDEN SERVICE CHARGE ALERT Nowhere on the poster advertising the Banquet meal or on the menus does it say that there will be a service charge applied Last evening we witnessed a young couple with 2 children questioning the service charge I'm always a little cautious about restaurants who hide the charge until presented with the bill. When it came to our turn to pay I couldn't really be bothered to argue about it. I will excersise my right to dine elsewhere in the future But would like to alert the unsuspecting of a hidden service charge Foodwise nothing startling and I could pick faults in most of what we orderd. This place is not for the aficionados of Indian food. Should you choose to dine here you can make your own mind up. Staff are alert and attentive Toilets are immaculate Tables are spacious enough apart to avoid others conversation overspill.
JOHN PRINGLE . 2024-08-22
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Good place to have Indian food in Tewkesbury.
Dr. Nitin Mohite . 2024-07-25
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My go to Indian in Tewkesbury. I usually get a takeaway. Very nice food and very friendly staff. Imo the best in the area.
John Smith (JB) . 2024-07-23
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Only spending one night in Tewkesbury as a stop off while travelling down south,found this lovely Indian restaurant on the high street.Very welcoming atmosphere, service and food very People very polite.
exotic wuki . 2024-07-21
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We've had many good Indian meals in the area over the years and after reading previous good reviews ordered a takeaway from here. We were very disappointed. The chicken in the tikka starter was tough and tasteless. The lamb in the tikka passanda main was also really chewy and the sauce was bland. If we had been eating in we would have sent the food back. Not recommended !
Steve M . 2024-07-19
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We ordered a takeaway after reading positive reviews on here but were very disappointed. My chicken tikka starter was tough and not at all spicy. My main lamb tikka passanda sauce was also very bland, and the meat very chewy and not spicy. My wife had prawn on puree starter which was ok but her main of chicken biryani could have been better. This was not an enjoyable meal and would have been sent back if we were eating in the restaurant. We would not recommend Dalchinis based on our experience.
SPM-UK1 . 2024-07-19
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Great food, attentive staff. One of many Indian restaurants in the Tewkesbury area and certainly one of the best. Looking forward to coming again
Al B . 2024-07-03
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This restaurant is a cut above any other Indian restaurant we have been to. The food is absolutely delicious and so nicely presented. The set meal was such good value for money that we went back on the second night of our stay! The waiting on staff were all pleasant and very efficient and the managers on each night were lovely.
goodviews . 2024-06-15
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Colleague and I called in and took advantage of the set meal deal which was great value for money. The kebab and tandoori paneer were both great, whilst we both enjoyed our curries, jslfrezi snd madras. Just pop into the shop next door for your booze.
captainpalatick . 2024-05-30
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Travelling from Redditch on our way my to Cheltenham decided to stop off and have something to eat in Tewkesbury! The Dalchini Restaurant served excellent food and superb service by a young waiter called Tarik! We ordered Lamb Rogon extra spicy and House Special Chicken Stir Fry with rice and Sag Aloo! No pics unfortunately as we were too hungry! lol Definitely recommend and will return!
Abdul U . 2024-05-23
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Quality meal with quality hospitality. Asl Everything was perfect, even the lift back to our hotel from Kamran! Thank you for a great evening!
mattsmithbfc53 . 2024-04-27
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We visited Dalchini for Christmas Dinner 2023 and again yesterday for a Golden Anniversary celebration. Both times service has been really good. The menu is a mixture of the regulars that you would see on any indian menu plus their house specials. I think the price is the average i would pay across any indian in town. Location is central to town with access to a town car park a short walk away (free after 1730). The restaurant is clean and bright with stylish furnishings. It is non licenced so you do need to bring your own alcohol but there is a shop next door.
Rachael Nolan . 2024-03-24
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Our town is blessed with many Indian restaurants and this was mu 1st time here with my wife and friends. The food was delicious fresh and reasonable prices. Great menu and service and bring your own booze! See you again soon. Cheers
estatescbh . 2024-03-21
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We booked a table of 10 this evening. Fantastic service, beautiful food & they were brilliant with our son who has dairy & nut allergies. Would definitely recommend 👌 Thank you!
Nicola Boazman . 2024-03-11
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Delightful and wonderful evening, food was amazing 👏
Jennie Warren . 2024-03-03
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Very good hospitality. Delicious food and service. See you again soon. Cheers
Ian Hart . 2024-02-29
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Fantastic find in Tewkesbury. Staff were friendly and found us a nice table on request. Couldn't fault the service and the food was excellent. Could take in your own drinks and also a set menu was offered. Place was spotlessly clean. Would definitely recommend this place if you are visiting Tewkesbury. Top draw ..
Neil S . 2024-02-18
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Fantastic service and fantastic food. If we go back to Tewksbury we would most definitely come back here. Thank you Dalchini for a great evening.
Tracey T . 2024-02-17
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We come here quite regularly and the food, staff and ambience are better than anywhere else! It has become more of a family experience 🙂
Explore49776485758 . 2023-12-31
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Absolutely fantastic. Super friendly and the best curry I've ever had. Thanks 😊.
Jon Goymer . 2023-12-28
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Not bad, take your own drinks as unlicensed? Portions rather on the small side especially rice, we would normally share but not big enough here, tasty food but slightly overpriced for two main courses, probably need a starter or some side dish if you are hungry
JayneLinda . 2023-12-24
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Lovely food but for 1 adult,2 childeren with no drinks,or starters we had popadoms,childeren had curry sauce,i had a main plus 3 rices and naans it came to £67!!!
julian f . 2023-12-22
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Very nice food but extremely expensive, 1 adult,2 childeren bill came to £66, no drinks or starters, had popadoms,childeren had curry sauce i had a main,3 naan breads and 3 rices!!
julian fisher . 2023-12-22
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Wow! Hoping it would be good, but completely exceeded expectations! The Team were faultless with their service, well done to all. The food is the best I have tasted in many, many years. So tasty and well presented. Dalchini is definitely my Indian restaurant of choice in Tewkesbury!
Ian Nicholls . 2023-12-17
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What a great place. Tewkesbury has many Indian restaurants and many are a little dodgy! Service at Dalchini was amazing, and the food fantastic. By far the best Indian restaurant in Tewkesbury. Highly recommended!
Adam E . 2023-12-15
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We ate here last week, our first time in Tewkesbury. The staff were friendly and welcoming. The food was very good, especially the Garlic Chilli Chicken. Generous portions and their meal offer was good value. Just one thing to remember - it doesn't have a licence, so BYO!
Gail S . 2023-10-24
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This is an amazing find in the centre of Tewkesbury. I am quite fussy about my curries and hence try to review critically. The scotch (naga) chicken curry was just perfect without the excess oil and very flavoursome. The spice blend was absolutely right. The place was quite busy with a number of deliveries going through the door. The boss led by example: doing deliveries and serving customers. Good customer service and nothing that I can fault or complain about. I will be back and recommend without hesitation if you ever find yourself on this side.
Subodh S . 2023-10-17
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First time in Tewkesbury, best Indian I have experienced, superb food, excellent service and very good value. Highly recommended.
redtkorc . 2023-10-14
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Probably the finest Indian cuisine I have had in many a year. I had their banquet, every one of the 4 courses an absolute treat. Superb value too and all complimented by Tarik's wonderful service and manner. Highly recommended.
Gus Staricoff . 2023-10-02
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Visited here with a group of friends, all staff were friendly and helpful, you can BYO alcohol which makes your evening cheaper, food was very good all of us agreed, great value for money, will definitely return 👍
Craigy_88 . 2023-10-01
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I popped in for a take away, the service was swift with my order taken quickly. I didn’t have to wait and I was on my way home! Unfortunately though I found the food quite bland, I have had better from M&S. Sorry, not for me.
RollerTeamRita . 2023-09-24
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My wife and I went on Thursday evening and from entering the restaurant to leaving everything was excellent. The food was superb and so very tasty.The staff were very friendly. Would certainly visit again and strongly recommend this venue.
David Walker . 2023-09-21
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Wonderful restaurant with lovely staff. The food is divine especially when eating in the restaurant as it is fresh and hot.
Rose . 2023-09-19
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Delicious food ,service is really good ,nothing is to much trouble and prices are good ,came here tonight with family and had another beautiful meal 🥰
Rachel locke . 2023-09-03
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Very good food and speedy service by very attentive staff. Highly recommended.
Ian Clark . 2023-09-02
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Busy, but very good Indian. No alcohol sold but you can byo. Service friendly but a little slow. Very tasty and nicely presented food. Poppadoms, chicken pakora, chicken jalfrezi, rice and a keema naan for £30 is pretty good in my book. Also conveniently placed just off the M6. Parking nearby at the Abbey.
CoupeColonel . 2023-08-04
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One of the best takeaways in a long time it was ready on time we had 5 meals and all was spot on we’ll recommend. Enjoy people 👍👍
Martin Frost . 2023-08-02
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The meat and rice was pretty good but the sauce was bland and under spiced. A common issue these days, garlic, chilli and spices are not being used to create interesting flavours
Greg Davies . 2023-07-21
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Excellent food friendly staff highly recommend. Unlicensed so you're free to take your own drinks staff are very attentive and very smart will definitely be returning.
R9335YWsimonp . 2023-07-15
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Really great service and excellent food. They sell Cobra lager and you can get wine from the shop next door. Very accommodating of our veggie friend's special requests. Had a great time.
Dave B . 2023-07-14
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Food wad good, but since ordering by phone, I have started receiving sales texts, with no chance to reply. Apart from ringing you up, or calling in and asking to be removed, there is no way to stop them. IfI receive any more, I certainly won't be using you again. I'm sure anyone that has bought from you is on that mailing list.
MEJC61 . 2023-07-02
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Great service Great food nice selection and quality / presentation lovely Fantastic location next to one stop to top up on alcohol
Emma Hasa . 2023-06-18
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The best just had a grill box brilliant
Michele Martin . 2023-06-03
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Delivery was quick, food arrived piping hot and was delicious! 10/10
Shane Hopson . 2023-06-03
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Amazing Chicken Korma and sauces! I highly recommend this restaurant. The staff were very nice :)
Robert Lewis . 2023-05-26
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This is an excellent restaurant. The staff are very accommodating and helpful. The food was excellent. We had the banquet style meal, 1 starter each, 1 main each and either a rice or naan. All for £15 per head. They don't have a licence so you take your own drinks. Great idea I would highly recommend it for a night out. One year later and we have been back. It's still an excellent place to eat. The banquet has gone up a couple of pounds but still very good value. I still recommend it for a lovely evening out with friends.
Kevin Jackson . 2023-05-13
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Service brilliant, food so tasty Staff so friendly wouldn't go to any other restaurant. Standards are high. Kam is a perfectionist. See you soon .
Sharon Curnock . 2023-05-01
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Absolutely amazing, our new go to curry house in Tewkesbury. Portions are huge (easily sharable), food is top quality and finally somewhere selling an Amchur!
Stuart Norledge . 2023-04-20
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A lovely meal. Friendly & helpful staff with a relaxed atmosphere.
Tanya Markwick . 2023-03-05
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I went with my wife for a birthday evening out and the decision to eat at Dalchini was spot on. All the usual dishes are available with a refreshing amount of things we hadn't had before. We both ate fish dishes for starters and mains: fish Puri, tandoori fish followed by cod volcano and salmon baza bhuna. All were good but the salmon dish came on a sizzler plate and was a bit overdone. The standout dishes were the fish Puri and tandoori fish starters, we went back the following week and ordered them as mains. They were exceptional. The staff are attentive and polite without being bothersome. I thoroughly recommend Dalchini. We are local and walked there but there's plenty of cheap or free parking nearby.
Andy Pritchard . 2023-02-27
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Just had the most amazing meal here. Took advantage of the special deal at £15 per person...absolutely great !! Staff were courteous and attentive and lovely surroundings.
Christine Davies . 2023-01-30
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Indian cuisine is my favourite. Fairly new to the area so was delighted to find the delivery option. The food was excellent and delivered on time by a lovely young lady. I will be reordering again soon.
L Noble . 2023-01-28
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Food was tasty and delicious, would recommend for people who wants a good curry
Beth Slatter . 2023-01-22
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So accommodating. Amazing staff. Great food. Will be back again and again and again! Thanks everyone!
Phil Howell . 2023-01-18
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Very nice little Indian, quality food but no on licence so had to go to the shop next door to buy beer and wine but that didn't spoil the evening. We struggled to get a taxi from our hotel on as it was a monday night so I called to cancel our booking. To my surprise, they offered to come and pick us up and drop us off afterwards. Would definitely go back. Thanks Dalchini
Ian Mills . 2023-01-13
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Wow we had great meal in a great restaurant. Plus very friendly staff
Jason Taylor . 2023-01-08
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Had two beautiful curry's and extras delivered, still nice and hot , compliments to the chef and service
Colin Devlin . 2022-12-19
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Great evening with work friends, wonderful service and delicious food. Highly recommended 👍
Jonathan Richards . 2022-12-15
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Amazing restaurant, 10/10 couldn’t recommend enough. Food was delicious😍will definitely be coming back again. Friendly staff and good customer service. Overall loved my experience at Dalchini Restaurant.
Uzhmaa Ahmed . 2022-12-08
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Food was good. Didn't sell alcohol and that was made clear until you were at you seat. Far too loud inside, sadly made it like a cafe, not a restaurant.
Neil whitehead . 2022-10-02
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First meal out in Tewkesbury. Good Indian friendly staff sets it apart
Andrew Molloy . 2022-09-13
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Tasteless & Expensive. Booked a table on a hot day as air conditioned. Both main dishes were plentiful but completely lacking any flavour or heat. We were puzzled how this could be achieved although they may well have been the same base sauce. Both were on the specials list and one contained a few prawns apparently, although only the texture suggested this. Also £6.95 for 4 poppadums which is extortionate, even if enough pickles for 6 people rather than 2 of us. I kept the raita in case the curry needed some- the most flavour on the main plate. Bill was more than in a licenced restaurant, although hiding the service charge as the 3rd item on the bill was a novel twist. Won't be returning.
Chris S . 2022-08-24
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The food was full of flavour,. From starters to main. Staff are so friendly and we had a lovely chat. Decor is lovely. Great atmosphere and would recommend going here. We will go again next time we are in Tewkesbury xx
Gail Webster . 2022-08-16
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Great food, great service, spacious and comfortable interior
Mike . 2022-07-04
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Not the best takeaway by a mile. Everything tasted like it sugar in…so sweet!
Tara McCarthy . 2022-06-28
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Brilliant food, service and value for money
James Merrigan . 2022-06-23
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Portions could be a bit more generous. Tandoori garlic king prawns, £12 for 6 prawns and a few shards of onion. Friend had the banquet deal which looked better in terms of value.
William Newman . 2022-06-12
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Good food and friendly staff but not licensed, so bring your own wine or beer.
Anthony Halliday . 2022-05-29
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Really good food, very friendly and welcoming staff
Dan Potter . 2022-04-23
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amazing food, friendly service and fair pricing. couldn't ask for more.
Jon Webb . 2022-04-07
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Good Bangladeshi restaurant in Twekesbury UK!! Must try when you are craving for Indian food!!
Dibyadeep Mukherjee . 2022-03-22
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Great 👌 restaurant, good food,bring your own wine , very friendly staff
Nigel Lock . 2022-02-02
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Amazing meal. One of the best Indian meals we've had. Don't sell alcohol but allow u to take your own
Barbara Watson . 2022-01-30
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Decidedly low end of average. Not used to paying £1 per poppadom. Dishes hit & miss with the saag paneer being a massive miss (a gloopy mess) - to be fair they did not charge us for it. Strange pricing with a bottle of water more expensive than my beer!
adriana turner . 2022-01-23
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Great food, great value and warm, friendly service. No licence but there's a One-Stop next door for booze which makes it a relatively cheap night out. Tewkesbury is blessed with a number of really good curry houses and Dalchini is right up there!
Anthony Walsh . 2022-01-03
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Very disappointed used to be the best indian restaurant in the area , not sure if their chef has changed but the food is very poor at the moment and all the dishes taste the same lacking any depth or balance of flavours the meat used to be really tender but is now very tough not sure what's gone wrong
david . 2022-01-01
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Amazing restaurant for authentic Indian food: I’ve been here once dining in and the service was super friendly, nice and helpful. Big plus: you can bring your own bottles of alcohol to pair with the food. Also, having food delivered from Dalchini is a treat to enjoy at home. The website works perfectly well and has a pretty cool design to order and select the dishes. I strongly recommend you come here if you’d want Indian food. 5/5 stars ⭐️
Eloy Martinez . 2021-12-21
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Loved this restaurant Excellent food and friendly good service
Barbs Harris . 2021-11-19
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Very delicious. I would recommend going here to eat the best meals possible!
Umair Ahmed . 2021-11-04
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Very nice and friendly place with great food
Dawid Schornak . 2021-08-22
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I'm sorry to say that my wife and I found the curries to be bland. The bhuna was supposed to be a medium sauce, I would describe it as not even look warm. The food looked great, it just lacked any 'heat' that you would expect from any curry. Having read the reviews on here we'd been looking forward to it for weeks and couldn't wait to get the food back to the campsite. Just disappointing, maybe we were simply unlucky. I hope that is the case. Maybe I've been spoilt for years having had literally hundreds of quality Indian restaurants in and around Glasgow, maybe the bar in these part ain't set so high.
weebolddavy 31 . 2021-08-11
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