Darjeeling Restaurant in Waverley - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

A decent curry house. Recommended.

Sadly, this place has gone downhill massively. Very expensive for what they served, portions small and not much meat in the curries, 4 different curries all pretty much the same, staff not so great either. Also, air conditioning not working. Unfortunately we couldn’t leave quick enough.

Top notch service, I love the waiters here and they have great recommendations, I told them my preferred spice level and meat choice and they picked a fabulous curry for me. I also loved the mango lassi here! Looking forward to coming back!

Quick stop during business visit. Had to ask numerous times for things like water, but food order was perfect and good food. Staff were polite. Would return.

We ordered up a home delivery for three of us on Thurs 20 June. The order was taken promptly and efficiently over the phone as was payment. Within less than 45 minutes our absolutely superb piping hot food arrived. We all loved our meals and I especially enjoyed the Korai Tandoori King Prawn, Chicken Korma, Beef Ginger with two Pilau Rice, Onion Bhaji, Bombay Aloo, Sag Penner and a Peshwari Naan all were simply superb thank you for yet another brilliant meal. As you can imagine we had lots left over so lunch/dinner today is sorted👌🍽️😋

Fabulous food, really tasty, just the right amount and very quick. It was a shame the server didn’t have any manners or people skills. A smile goes a long way. He literally put the food down on the table and didn’t serve it to the person who ordered it. Was a little strange.

Great meal last night. Excellent quality as usual. My favourite Indian restaurant which has never disappointed in all the years I have been visiting. Staff are always welcoming and friendly. Looking forward to my next visit :)

Would rather take phone orders than sit you in restaurant took time getting seated then took 10 mins for first drink even longer for second king prawn dish £18 for four prawns and when bill came had charged us double on drinks be careful will over charge you on drinks meal for 2 over £80

Having not been here for a while I am very disappointed with the way they now run this very popular restaurant. The food was ok but the service was terrible. No attention paid to customers, staff very well trained in avoiding any form of eye contact. No attention to detail eg plate of popadooms blinked on table .. no plate , napkin or cutlery. Lady waitress in full eye vision with her back to the whole restaurant tables for the duration of the meal. Sorry but this place has become too complacent with no care to customers unless with a group of 10 or more guys just wanting beers and a place to let off steam. Sorry again this used to be a nice place for a good meal and good ambiance.. now only a place of complacency.

Arrived when told to collect food but was left waiting a further 15 mins at the counter. When given food I trusted the restaurant would get 4 items correct, however, when I unpacked it at home 1 item missing. The main (jalfrezi) was in a watery sauce and lacked taste. Really rubbish for an Indian restaurant to get the service, food and order so wrong.

Arrived when told to collect food, but was left waiting further 15 minutes at the counter. When given food I trusted the restaurant would get 4 items correct, however when I unpacked it at home, 1 item missing. The main (jalfrezi) was in a watery sauce and lacked taste. Really rubbish for an Indian restaurant to get the service, order and food so wrong.

The BEST Indian food!!! Chicken biryani is A1!! As well as the curries, garlic naan, and poppadums with chutney. Service is unmatched and the ambience is elite and very classy. The owner is so genuine and welcoming.

We got asked to move halfway through our meal which we were more than happy to do so, however, I asked for a free drink in compensation but i was told “we dont do this, this is a ridiculous ask”…I think it was a fairly reasonable ask for their lack of planning for their “busy” night ahead. I have been to many busy restaurants in my time and have never been asked to move before. We received our free drinks with reluctance but nonetheless, we got them, so thank you. The food itself was lovely, no complaints towards the food, but the lack of management towards the seating and arrangement of customers was low par.

We had our family visiting us to celebrate my birthday and we all decided to have a Darjeeling Takeaway delivered. The food was simply amazing and we all had such great meals. As usual with six people eating we choose far to much food and in fact had three full dishes of food left over. Everyone really enjoyed the quality and taste of the meals delivered. We had the remaining food the next day as another meal and just simply cannot find a fault with the service, delivery, food and pricing. Thank you for yet another memorable and delicious meal.

Very poor meal and service for a group of five. Rubbery prawns and inconsistent portion sizes. Has the ownership changed?

No issues, happy to accommodate large parties and all food was out at the same time. Recommend.

Pretty decent, chicken vindaloo was perfect 👍

We decided to have a home delivery from The Darjeeling and phoned on Thursday Evening at 18:30. We ordered up a Tandoori Mixed Grill which comes with a Nambe Bread, and a Chicken Tikka Korma. We also had a Pilau Rice and a Bombay Aloo (Potato). The food was delivered promptly within 45 minutes and was absolutely piping hot. The quality of the food was simply superb and we both really enjoyed our meals. We would highly recommend as you can only speak as you find. Thank you for a terrific meal.

food quality is so good also delicious. Moreover, their service is outstanding. Besides, environment is so quite and looking so beautiful

Ordered a takeaway for 8 people, all ordered different things, when it came nothing was written on any of the cartons to say what it was what apart from the three naan breads. It all looked the same and very watery and tasteless £148 waisted

Very enjoyable visit. The food was good. The service was exceptional.

An unexpected visit to the place!! Lovely Ambience and Good food!!

Had a great meal. The staff was attentive and the food was very tasty.

Absolutely delicious food. The Lamb Shakora was a new dish for me and it didn't disappoint. Staff were helpful and attentive and the atmosphere was perfect. Would definitely go again.

On a blustery November evening, fifteen members of the club went to the warm and welcoming Darjeeling restaurant for the last regular meeting of the year. We’ve been here before and the menu doesn’t disappoint, there are some great dishes on offer, although this is among the pricier venues that we have been to recently. The evening went well with good service and tasty food. After the bill was paid, and somewhat bizarrely, a staff member circulated our group asking individual members for tips. This was weird, as it was the first we remember having seen of him.

Noisy Saturday, as always ;( lamb in dish tough, chewy and not much there. Service too fast, quick table turnover? No time to chat. Then took ages to pay. Gents toilet partially operable, blocked urinals.

You do not need the billing address for a credit card. Untrustworthy and ended up not ordering. After taking the delivery address the person was asking for billing address, this forced us to cancel the order, however money was taken then refunded, so the billing address was not required (it never is) for delivery orders. Be warned this restaurant currently has a member of staff stealing credit card and personal data and clearly reselling.

Fantastic food. Service was fast and friendly.

We had a table for 6 booked at 18:30 on Thursday evening 2 November. We were given a lovely warm welcome and made to feel quite at home. Service was excellent and our host Ahmed could not do enough for us. We had a superb meal with poppadom's as an appetisers followed by six excellent starters. I particularly loved the Kind Prawn starter which was amazing. The mains arrived with all our separate side dishes of Pilau rice, Bombay aloo etc and all were just divine. Again I personally opted for the King Prawn dish in Jalfrezi sauce which was wonderful. All our food was excellent and we could not find any negatives. Three of us opted for a dessert and these again were lovely as ice cream with a flake always goes down well. If you have never eaten here before it is certainly worth going and enjoying the food and service. If driving you can either park in Sainsburys car park opposite or the central car park around the corner. The Darjeeling is situated in South Street. Thank you all for a memorable and wonderful evening, we will certainly be back again.

Just had a very nice visit to Darjeeling on a Friday evening. The food (veg mix starter and chicken vindaloo with peshwari naan) was amazing, staff were very polite and accommodating and the atmosphere as a whole was very pleasant.

Tikka masala was very salty, otherwise good

Really nice Indian restaurant that we have been to a few times. The food is always lovely but it's always busy, so be prepared to not hear the person sitting across the table from you!

Decent food in a pleasant and relaxed atmosphere.

Wonderful food attentive staff.

THE best Indian meal we’ve had in a long time, great flavours, and no excessive ghee. The house red wine was a Cote de Rhone and at perfect temperature. All reasonably priced. The service was friendly professional and slick.

I hate slagging any restaurant off because I know it's peoples livelihoods, but the food here was trully awful. Tikka paneer that was tasteless & prawns that were like bullets. The rice's were nice but my boyfriend had to put loads of salt into the daal just to taste something. Service was great and they were all really lovely people. Just a shame about the food. Sorry.

Always a delicious meal. Best curry house around. Highly recommend.

A great meal shared with five friends. Great service and good quality food. We all felt it was reasonably priced. No complaints. I am looking forward to returning some time soon.

Ordered 4 curries, korma phall chilli masala and balti all like the photo attached, flavourless and frozen….

Good service but food below standard. Very little meat in both dishes ordered, being replaced by excess vegetables. This effected flavour.

The Darjeeling has become are top choice for Indian takeaway on Farnham. Each dish we've tried tasted amazing - not oily or lacking in flavour like other places we've tried. Would highly recommend.

Most delicious takeaway I’ve had for ages! They have an excellent Chef at The Darjeeling. Staff are so friendly. I’m taking some friends there next Monday. Having the same again for sure 👍

This place has put its prices up to an excessive level blaming inflation I was told, however now they think they have got away with that they have imposed shrinkflation on us! The portion sizes have now reduced for the same inflated price. They think we don’t notice, and when I queried a half portion of Saag Bhaji and the tiny onion Bhaji’s I was told that this was all I was getting! So the poor staff didn’t get a tip sadly for them and it’s not their fault! Come on guys who run this place, we want to support you as your food is decent but please be fair with us in return? Put the portion sizes back up to standard please.

We went here for a works meal. There were 32 of us on Friday night. Everyone has said how the food was great, the staff friendly, service was fab. If we wanted more there it was no trouble at all. 100% will be going back

Went here on a Tuesday night expecting it to be quiet but busy place, food was great all of it and staff were friendly too would go again 👍

We have been coming here for a good few years and have always had excellent food. However this time all the food had been watered down and didnt taste nice at all. Very disappointed and will not be coming back.

A friend and myself visited this restaurant in the evening of Good Friday 2023 arriving as booked at 8 pm and we were appalled !! firstly the meal cost just over £100 for two of us to eat a very average meal and a couple of beers , but the main problem was it felt the staff were rushing us through every course, for example we were asked 5 times did we want to order desert and they took our main course away before we had properly finished, then at the end of the meal we were asked if wanted to leave a tip and the very rude head waiter was clearly indignant when we flatly refused and made us both feel very uncomfortable, I have eaten in this restaurant on and off for over 30 years and will never set foot in that dreadful place again - don’t go there it’s that simple

I picked up a takeaway today… the chicken tikka was awful 😢 It was like “meatballs” of chicken, for how moist and inconsistent the bites were… I’m not talking about tenderness that we all love… it literally had the texture of something previously chewed… it was like eating a jar of baby food with chicken. Had to leave half of my dish… really disappointed after the £20 spent for a main and 2 sides…

I'm sorry but it was just a waste of money. Probably the most boring Indian meal I've had in a long time. My chicken jalfrezi neither met the chicken nor the chillis that were supposed to be in it. The same for the biryani and veg curry. Come on I know things are tight but...so so bland.

Nice inside and attentive staff, but food very bland and also expensive compared to other similar restaurants

Wonderful food, best naan bread, great service, a Farnham institution everyone should try.

Great food and friendly efficient service.

Great food and wonderful people running it !

Farnham doesn't have a decent Indian restaurant

We were staying in the area and husband wanted a curry. We found this restaurant and went in. Unfortunately my curry was pretty tasteless and had cashews nuts. I have never seen cashew nuts in a tikka but that just may be that it’s something this restaurant does. There was not a lot of taste in the accompaniments either really. My husbands curry on the other hand was meant to be quite mild and nearly blew me away with the amount of spice. The atmosphere was ok but it’s always rather uncomfortable when the waiting staff hover. Sorry but not for me.

Surrey Live has this restaurant as one of three contenders for best Indian restaurant in the country. Sadly, I wouldn’t rate it as the best Indian restaurant in South Street and it’s the only one…. The only tasty part of the meal was was the poppadoms which were fresh and crispy but the accompanying mint sauce was tasteless. My chicken shashlick was so dry it was inedible, bland tasteless rice and the cheese naan had no cheese…. So very disappointing.

I was very disappointed with the food at this restaurant. The rice came cold and the fish jalfrezi that I had ordered had no flavour and was tasteless this dish had about four little pieces of fish and the rest was big chunks of onions and peppers . I tried the chicken korma again this was tasteless. None of my group enjoyed their food everthing that we ordered was tasteless . . Service was good but I will not be visiting this restaurant anytime soon . They need to improve on their food and not serve it cold

Lovely curry and good service. Quick service too

Always the highest quality food, service with a smile and a lovely friendly greeting. No hesitation to recommend this fine place for all your Indian food. A pleasure to visit.

This was the curry club’s March venture and, as usual, the booking was made for 20 members. With some unexpected confirmed and suspected COVID cases amongst the group, we eventually arrived with 9 for dinner. This was no issue for the welcoming staff, who gave us a large table on one side of the restaurant. With drinks on the table and food ordered from the ample menu, we chatted over popadoms and pickles. The main meals were delivered exactly to order, and despite not feeling rushed at all, very quickly. Top marks for the quality of the food; there was a range of different choices across the table, and not a complaint was heard. The very reasonable bill was settled and we were on our way, somewhat earlier than usual, without doubt due to the excellent service. The evening was most enjoyable, and we would be more than happy to go back. Highly recommended!

The staff were almost apologetic about the food they were serving. I ordered tandoori chicken. It took a long time so I assumed it was fresh. It was sooooo dry. I couldn’t eat it. Must have been yesterday’s. Or Wednesday’s. It’s a treat for us go out occasionally. I won’t be going there again.

8pm on a Saturday. Party of 3 We waited over an hour for our food. Drinks were extremely slow on the occasion the order wasn’t lost. The staff were full of excuses rather than owning that the service wasn’t acceptable. Blaming the delay on larger parties, even though we made a point of ordering before they did, but they were served before we were. There was no prior warning of the delays which they clearly knew about. In the future I’ll stick with a take away from the Spice Station. Much better food and much quicker.

Tried to place an order for delivery. Gave my card details multiple times. Each time the person on the phone couldn't get the card details correct. The last time of trying he entered the expiry date incorrectly and blamed me for the transaction being declined. Contacted card provider curve who confirmed that it was the restaurant's error expiry date entered incorrectly !!!

Tried to place an order for delivery. Gave my card details multiple times. Each time the person on the phone couldn't get the card details correct. The last time of trying he entered the expiry date incorrectly and blamed me for the transaction being declined. Contacted card provider curve who confirmed that it was the restaurant's error expiry date entered incorrectly !!!

Boring bland food. Barely Indian. Different curries barely tasted different. Sorry but very very disappointing

Had an excellent curry with friends. Good service and great food.

SO DISSAPOINTED had an order on Sunday for a family of 6. One dish was fine 3 chicken tika masala were awful like water and tasteless madras again was water and tasteless and service disgusting when called to complain and offered to take it back to show was it was like I was told that's our chef cooks you should have for thick masala . I would not recommend this place to anyone

The service was very good and it is obviously a very popular Indian restaurant. This may be partly because there's not many others to choose from. The staff and the service was very good, but the food was 'nice' but pretty standard to others. The Fish Delight was quite expensive at £18.50, but came with rice. The fish itself was a bit overcooked and dry. The Lamb Dhansak was the same as I've had anywhere else. The Nan Bread was good. We tried a new vegetable dish "Mishti Kodu Aloo" which was pumpkins and potatoes. I expect to pay a premium for beer so don't mind paying £5.75 for a bottle of Cobra in a restaurant, but I do begrudge paying £4.50 for a pint of Soda Water which costs them less than 5 pence. So overcooked fish and extortionately priced fizzy water knocks a 5 rating to a 3.

Had our first group gathering at a restaurant since lockdown. Felt comfortable and spacious. We also had a great night and the food was good.

A very good Indian takeaway and restaurant with a wide menu selection, good beers and attentive staff. We usually do takeaway. Try the chef's speciality dishes and arrive early because the atmosphere is there from the start

have been meaning to try here as we always pass it on the way to Sushi Jun. finally made it on a saturday night which was admittedly quite busy but not all the tables were occupied. it took over an hour for the food to arrive. the food was poorly presented but quite tasty. the naan bread arrived almost at the end of the meal. the main thing was they charged £4.50 for a pint of soda water and £4.75 for lime soda .. as we had to wait so long we had 4 pints of water between the two of us and were stung for nearly £20 just for the waters! they made zero effort to compensate us for the time waiting.. nowhere near worth the prices they charged.. will not be returning.

It was alright,not fantastic and pretty expensive but I would go again despite that.Service was excellent

Well we tried this restaurant for the first time last night and had a takeaway. I have to say it was the worst food I have ever tasted and what a huge disappointment!! My husband had a king prawn dish which he had one mouthful of and couldn't eat it as it was so bad so it went into the bin, the prawns tasted as if they had been washed in some chemical and was completely inedible. After spending over £50.00 on a takeaway which more than half was thrown in the bin is utterly disappointed to say the least. We had poppadum's I got out the Waitrose mango chutney we had rather than eat the incredibly salty stuff we got from the restaurant!! All in all a complete disappointment, a complete waste of money and completely inedible food!! I wouldn't recommend this restaurant to anyone.

Service and food was excellent.

Our second time here and once again a lovely ambience and good service. This time however, sadly our food wasn't as good as the previous visit, my chicken tikka masala was on the dry and slightly chewy side, the lamb in my partners curry was dry and uninspiring, and the naan bread was overcooked and thin with hardly any coconut or raisins in the paswari naan. It was disappointing as last time the food was delicious and very moist. I even asked if they had a new chef but was told no. Maybe this was just an off night, and we will definitely return in hopes of food to the standard of our first visit.

Myself and my husband use this restaurant as do my family members also , you can always rely on perfect meals being delivered to your table and also your door when having a takeaway.

Curry. Curry with Elvis (Elvis night is great). Curry with Michael Jackson (Michael Jackson night is even better!) 5 Star with MJ, otherwise 3

Euro Cup final night , two of only five eating in restaurant. Like our last meal here three years ago the food was delicious.

When I lived near farnham, I visited the darjeeling frequently. I've not been there for over 20 years but took the opportunity to visit on our way home from goodwood. My son and I had a superb dinner, the service was quick, friendly, attentive and...

Great food would highly recommend.

Superb. Best Indian cuisine that I have ever eaten. A little pricey but well worth it

We got served by a very cheerful and sociable waiter, he recommended a dish for me that was a great choice, 3 of us ate and 3 of us were pleased with our food and evening.

Just had a Madras and it was lovely, one of the best I've had in a long while.

Very disappointed, the food was just bland and uninspiring. The different sauces had no individuality, freshness or spice but just a generic baby food like consistency and flavour. We will not be going back. Samosas were okay

Order wrong twice. Don't answer the phone when complaining so can't even get the right meal

Great curry, and friendly staff

A couple of nghts before lockdown, and it was great to revisit Farnham, and one of my favourite restaurants!. Ambience was excellent - so comfortable, - classy table clothe, serviettes, and place settings. Food was wonderful, exotic, and cooked to perfection.- excellent service too!.

Polite and attentive staff and good food. We had to send back the two glasses of red we ordered after finishing our bottle of red. Not cheap.

This is the 2nd time I have ordered a takeaway from here since July 2020. I won’t be a 3rd time customer. The first time the food was bland, oily and tasteless. I’ve had curries from other Indians and they’ve always tasted nice. This place...

Very overpriced ! We went 31/10, seemed very under staffed for the amount of people they had inside. We were a table of 4 and waited 75 minutes for our main meal. When the meal came, I ordered onion bharji's only to be told "oh...

Nice decor, big place and lovely attentive staff. Starters were bland. Main course was tasty and much better. However, it can be expensive. Forst page of curries are all 14-16.50 without rice..! However you can order staples like Do piaza, korma, saag, tika madras, etc...

We had yet another home delivery from the Darjeeling. The food is simply perfect and cooked to perfection. Prompt delivery from a friendly member of their team approx. 1 hour after ordering. The Tandoori Mixed Grill is superb.

Visiting area from Cardiff and staying in a hotel nearly so decided to give The Darjeeling a try. Can't fault it, all round perfect. Tasty food which was prepared really quick, great customer service, good management and friendly staff. Would definitely return!

Visiting area from Cardiff and staying in a hotel nearly so decided to give The Darjeeling a try. Can't fault it, all round perfect. Tasty food, great customer service and friendly staff. Would definitely return!

Food is delicious, although make sure you tell them if you hate coriander as they garnish everything with it! Service was quick too

Staff is friendly and efficient, the restaurant is clean and welcoming, the food delicious

Had a takeaway meal. Delivered very quickly despite being told it would be over an hour. Food arrived luke warm, had to heat it up in microwave. Onion bargi became tough and not nice to eat. Have eaten here before, but takeaway no brilliant, very disappointed.

I have eaten at this restaurant many times over the years and have always enjoyed the food and service we had received. However, I thought I’d support them by ordering a delivery during lockdown and was so disappointed with what we were presented with. The...

We have not used the Darjeeling for a number of years. Due to COVID had a takeaway delivered. It arrived to the minute on the time requested, the food was hot and the quality was very good - cannot fault it. Have used another takeaway...

Cannot fault the Darjeeling. They delivered a piping hot take away in less time than they said it would take. Thank you so much - Darjeeling, a little bit of normality for a Friday evening for us.