Daruchini Brasserie in Bracknell Forest

My husband and I went to Daruchini for an early meal, there was only one other couple in the restaurant, we ordered and our popadoms arrived which we enjoyed with all the pickles. After an hour I asked the man who appeared to be in charge where our meal was , he went to investigate and two warm plates were put on our table, the food arrived about five minutes later but the plates had got cold by then. The food was very nice and we both enjoyed our meals , asked for the bill which was put on the table and then the waiter said to pay at the bar which we did , the same man processed our credit card and never said a word about our experience, would have expected him to ask if we enjoyed our meal and to say sorry for the wait.

Best Indian restaurant in the local area. Food is always delicious. Nice to eat in, but equally as tasty as a takeaway.

Outstanding all round Great food . And excellent service as always. Without doubt the best curry in the area . Highly recommend

Waited over 40 minutes for our meal then when we did get it it was cold so sent it back only to be returned Luke warm sent it back again now just warm all four of us couldn’t. beleive it never again

Absolutely lovely meal in here tonight. Great service and fantastic food. Nice atmosphere and spotlessly clean restaurant. Would definitely recommend this restaurant and it’s a bring you own alcohol so it keeps the price down.

We have been coming here for years as we live nearby, our meal last night was very good, naan cooked to perfection, shashlick very tasty, we were a table of four and the service was prompt and friendly. We had heard about bringing your own drinks which we did, beers and wine and there wasn’t a problem with staff un corking one of our bottles. We’ve also had numerous takeaways always which have always been hot and very good, The only negative although we didn’t mind that it wasn’t at all busy for a standard Saturday night. I think it’s a good thing being able to bring your own alcohol as it does keep the cost down.

Just spent over £85 on the worst Indian meal ever. Soggy popadoms, dry over cooked tandoori mixed grill, worst shashlik we’ve ever had. Meal was not enjoyed by anyone in our party.

We used to be a regular every week for the last decade, from where they were at the coop site, even known for our own table on a Friday It has got worse and worse. Post covid there is no longer a priority to people eating there vs take away. Anything from the tandoor is just delayed. No longer serve draft beer (or even bottles), but sell wine, so clearly have a licence - so the brewery deemed them unworthy on throughput. Lack of bottles is just arrogance on the licence & ruins the experience. When you are one of the only 2 tables seated at 6pm, the inability to get service is a joke: staff walk past trying to avoid any contact. One naan was refunded, as was completely raw, but should never have left the kitchen. My wife had almost finished her main before mine arrived. No hot plate, as they were not ready. Surely a basic of every curry house? Whoever did not turn that on needs a frank conversation. Mixed grill had the scrawniest piece of chicken breast I have ever witnessed here or in any restaurant. Used to be really large in size and always impressed. Usually I take the food away for the next day as I’m full. Today I just left it there as it was terrible. Table No.4 will not be visiting again.

Sunday buffet disappointing and found a dead fly in the rice. Manager gave a discount of £1.90 for the fly so one to avoid for the future.

Popadoms were lovely. We ordered lamb pasanda, chicken shaslick rice and naans with chicken pakora to go. The pasanda was so sweet it overpowered everything. We weren’t table checked and should have sent it back, but my partner wanted to take the pakora home for our kids. Got home and found breaded chicken in a box. I’m going to post it back through the letter box. Awful food.

Had visited this restaurant a few times pre covid. They've always been a level above any other Indian restaurant in Bracknell for taste and freshness. Have had to put up with mediocrity, from other Bracknell curry providers during covid as I didn't know they did deliveries. Had a delivery tonight and omg, food was delivered v hot, fragrant, tasty and from a much more varied menu than other restaurants. Can't wait to try dishes I've never encountered before. Top marks.

Driver arrived with no change expecting a tip. Then to find we are missing items of our meal that arrived late. I went down to the curry house to get my missing items to then be confronted that I never ordered meal. Rudely told to listen and as a long time customer was very disappointed with the custom they gave. Will never go back. What a shame. The owners should deal with the issues

We thought we'd give Daruchini a try as we are moving to Binfield. Unfortunately, the food falls short of local restaurants such as Boishaki and Spice Lounge and the dishes seemed quite artificial. We were very disappointed with our meals and won't be keeping the leftovers.

I have ordered my takeaway curry from Shahi for years but I thought I would try somewhere different for a change and I’m glad I did.the whole experience was great from taking the order over the phone to the quick delivery.the lamb vindaloo was fantastic with lots of meat and a really tasty sauce.also all the sides I had were really good also,Daruchini is my new curry place now and I look forward to trying the restaurant when COVID allows us.

Ordered a takeaway New years eve, waited over 2 hours before attempting to call,19 attempts no answer on both lines. No takeaway arrived. Happy to take my money though. Absolutely shocking.

We love coming here for Sunday buffet but due to covid 19 we need a curry fix so ordered a takeaway and it was great we really enjoyed it. My favourite dish was lamb bhuna and the kids loved the chicken corma. Can not wait to go for Sunday buffet again but will get takeaway again.

We visited Daruchini Brasserie for the first time to celebrate a special birthday. Food is fantastic; great service and excellent value. Highly recommended.

We placed an order late Saturday, the guy on the phone was really helpful and friendly, they delivered my order within an hour, all hot complete and it tasted amazing! The driver was really nice and friendly. It was also very good value I had to check that everything was on the order it was so low. Full stars and thank you for making our evening!

Went on Monday 31st August . Every table was full and no effort to reduce the table numbers from Pre covid level had been made. No hand sanitizers even in the toilet . No track and trace .

Also went on the 31st August and the place was packed, with tightly packed tables and no social distancing - also no track and trace and no hand sanitisers ?. Service was friendly, and the ability to take your own alcohol was a plus. The food is standard Indian restaurant fodder, and prices are reasonable. However all my food was cold, yes the tandoori mixed grill was on a hot plate, but food was cold, my taka daal was quite unpleasant - looking and tasting like cold congealed porridge.

Just visited here as we were in the area. Meal was fabulous. We ate in, could take your own alcohol (due to covid) There wasn't anything to dislike, we eat loads of Indian food, this was up there with some of the best. Staff are exceptional too. Would defo be a regular for us if we were local.

This is the first time we have eaten Darichini’s food since they relocated from Forest Road Binfield and I have to say it has not improved at all. The meals are way too sweet!!!! This restaurant is not authentic at all. My korma is a 1000 times better than what we had today. We ordered a korma for the kids ( which they refused to eat due to the sweetnesses) and tikka, jalfrezzi, onion bhaji, samosas , pilau rice, and plain naan. The korma and tikka sauce was like you were eating a dessert.. sooo much sugar in and the jalfrezzi way too spicy and it seemed like they added just passata and a LOT of heat . It was not tasty at all. We spent £44. I would never touch their food again !

We’ve been to this restaurant to have a sit down meal a year ago. This time we had a takeaway. We thought that the curries looked the same colour a year ago but we thought we would give them another chance. Yet again same sauce for 2 completely different curries! Don’t bother eating here!

Visited on a Saturday night. Not too busy at 19.00 but filled up quite quickly. However service was good throughout the whole meal. Food excellent, with portions substantial. Not inexpensive, but don’t mind paying a little bit extra for good food and service

Good food, excellent customer service but a bit pricey. Overall we had a good experience, we will be going back soon

The best indian food around for miles.We have been following you around when you have moved and so glad you have moved back to binfield.We wont go anywhere else so please dont move again ! from the kytes (have just ordered one now) yum yum :)

Busy on a Wednesday night around 7pm. Service efficient and food very tasty. Would recommend a visit.

The staff were most kind, the food as excellent , amazing flavours. A real favourite restaurant. I look forward to another visit.

You can never go wrong with anything you order here. Amazing flavours and best part is you don’t have all the curries tasting similar.

Ordered a take away of Sheek Kebabs, Butter Chicken, Chicken Tikka Masala and a Madras. Food was pretty average, nothing outstanding in taste or value. Butter Chicken was a bit disappointing to be honest. Won’t be rushing back.

Always a favourite for us to visit. Great staff and outstanding food. Have tried the other local curry houses, but always come back to Daruchini as simply the best Food never disappoints and always a great welcome by the staff.

Outnumbered, I agreed to go for an Indian meal. Easy to find in Binfield, lots of parking. Very nice dining area, and at 6.45 it was full.Very attentive waiter, drinks came promptly. We just had popadoms with dippy things for starters, which were tasty. I ordered a lamb pasanda and it was delicious. I would recommend booking, as tables were filling as soon as they were vacated, although this was a Saturday evening. I would definitely go back.

Had a lovely evening here with friends. The food is fantastic. So tasty and fresh. Staff are lovely. Got to be one of the best curries in the area.

Once ordered food was given promptly and was hot. Ordered Chicken Korma and peshwari naan with egg fried rice. Once again an amazing meal: chicken thoroughly cooked, naan a nice doughy consistency and the rice was perfect as well! Would order again!!

A group of friends and I decided to try this restaurant and we weren't disappointed. The staff were very friendly and welcoming.

Just came out from Fathers day which found that I had been charged an extra £5.60 on top as "we do that on special days "

Popped in for dinner. Very good service and an excellent meal. All the usual on the menu with a few surprises so worth a read. Enjoyed it very much. Will be back. Thanks

Had a quick visit with a friend and it was amazing. Service and food was simply the best.

I was looking forward to my evening at Daruchini's and as a life-long vegetarian chose the chef's 'special' paneer dish. However, to my horror, half way through the meal I found out that I was actually eating chicken!! The staff's reaction to this huge error was really disappointing to say the least, they have a really poor understanding regarding the concept of vegetarianism. I will never frequent this restaurant again and I urge fellow vegetarians/vegans to visit with extreme caution!!

So last night the staff at Daruchini served my vegetarian friend a chicken curry!! And once discovered the staff were not particularly apologetic. One member of staff was helpful and couldn’t apologise enough however, all the others seemed to brush it off as if they’d given her balti instead of madras. Would not recommend this restaurant due to the service.

Just found out the Daruchini has a food hygiene rating of 2 !! This is totally unacceptable in this day and age. Do not go there until it is 4 or above. There is no excuse.

Meal was excellent. Less spicey than some. More refined and to my taste. Excellent service without being intrusive.

Good standard of food at a reasonable price, staff very attentive. Good choice of food on the menu and a little different to a normal Indian restaurant, good vegetarian choices.

We really enjoyed the experience. Good service, tasty dishes and very reasonable prices. We shall definitely return for another visit on our next Ascot visit.

Recent visit was a let down.......

The Chicken korma and Chicken Passanda were too sweet, the chicken didn't taste like it had been marinated and the sauce seemed like it was from a bulk buy in sauce, so sweet and sickly and consistency of baby food. The amount of chicken and sauce wasn't a problem. The naan breads were Ok nothing special. We were recommended this restaurant and were very disappointed in the take away we had. I wouldn't eat those dishes again and I am reluctant to try anything else. We had better food in India, the sauces come with onion pieces and has better texture.

Had read some good reviews about a quality buffet lunch here so gave it a go with wife and 2 kids but left disappointed.

I will and have travelled miles to eat here, and it has never failed to be worth it, just everything about it is wonderful, food service and just ambiance, will not go anywhere else, this outshines anywhere else we have been, and there awards are welll deserving.

The table was booked for 7.30, 4 of us out for the evening, seated, drinks ordered while we pondered the menu. Although quite busy for a Wednesday evening the drinks arrived quickly, food was ordered.

Had starter and chicken rezela with kema rice very nice taste and good portions. Only problem was the staff yes they are s little abrupt didn't pour my drink into my glass as i had a bottle of larger. Then on the opposite i had a young waiter that hovered over me while i ate trying to make small talk which i didn't need. But this place is good for the food and in the end thats what you go for.

Went on a Sunday evening for their buffet. Found it to be of a very good quality, it seemed to be replenished often, and the breads, chips etc seemed fresh. The kids in particular loved the buffet. Will go again.

Only been for Sunday lunch previously - We booked and it was busy - Good size table and very good service - we like the ambience - Curry was excellent and portions just the right size - sauces excellent - really good at a reasonable price

My husband and I went with a friend on a Sunday evening. Although they do a buffet option on Sundays, we chose from the menu.

This Brasserie came highly recomended by a close friend, and i have to say it did not dissapoint, the food is cooked freshly, the service was excellent, although i may have been concussed by the low beams. i live near the curry mile in birmingham and the're all much of a muchness, nothing to compare to the Daruchini, 5 stars, well done guys.

Revisited after some years absence and delighted to find the high standards maintained throughout. Truly delicious dishes, all freshly prepared and replenished: unobtrusive but highly efficient service : good wine list : excellent value for money.

We were staying at the coppid beach hotel. We decided to go for a little walk and came across your restaurant. Wow what can I say amazing! The best Indian I have had in a while and the staff were very friendly!

I came to this restaurant and ordered takeaway Saturday night. Nice atmosphere from what I could gather. The sign said "takeaway", so it was obviously something they did often, but for some reason they include no cutlery of any kind. Since I had no access to a kitchen where I was staying, that was very inconvenient. The owner of the Chinese restaurant down the street was very helpful and gave me a spoon, though. The food was delicious. Good butter chicken, great garlic nan.

I have now been to this excellent restaurant 5 times in the past month for the Sunday buffet, the food was hot, plenty to eat, and great service, also value for money.

Excellent food and service with a pleasant ambiance, thorough recommendation! Very helpful staff with a very clean environment and a wide selection of dishes.

Had high hope after reading that this restaurant got best curry restaurant award. Just to be clear,we ordered vegetarian foos. Only good thing was naan. Quality of food was less than satisfactory .

We went there for a vegetarian meal after reading great reviews. The quality of food was way below what you would expect from a normal Indian restaurant. The food was tasteless, and the ambience was also nothing to recommend. It might be that bad only for the vegetarian dishes. The drinks we ordered were also low quality. We ordered orange juice, lemonade and mango lassi. All of them were lukewarm and clearly straight out of a cheap packaged drink with a few ice cubes in them. The cucumber raita was plain yogurt with some grated cucumber stacked on top, highly disappointing. Only positive part of the visit was means which seemed to have been made fresh.

Been going here since it first opened. They used toncook fresh samosas and popadoms.

Shame that they feel adding service charge on fathers day is necessary without even stating it anywhere. food is ok but charging for service when its a buffet is a joke. I will not be going here again as the Amir restaurant is much better and the food is great.

Revisited recently, first time since restaurant relocated from the centre of the village.

The food was really nice here on a Sunday evening. They had a buffet but we decided to go with the menu. Staff were good although it took a while to get the bill. I would still recommend this place.

My wife and I are usually regulars here (see my previous review for details), however since moving we haven't visited in a while. We decided to come back yesterday evening and were reminded how great this place is - the staff are friendly, extremely polite and welcoming (glad to see the original manager is back too).

Seem to end up here pretty much every Friday, 6pm on the dot, same table. It’s the perfect end to my week.

We were late, exhausted and hungry. Food was good. Staff were helpful. Our dirver was amazing. We were grateful for good care ! We will return for a full and proper evening soon ! Thanks guys ! Looking forward to next time !

What can I say but food great service great just great We have visited this restaurant many many times and never had a bad experience I would book as always busy

Really attentive and happy staff. Great portion sizes, great flavours. Always pleased to see us and we like the complimentary drink at the end of the meal. Lovely environment, we go back there as often as my wife will let me. The house red is very drinkable too.

The food was average- the disappointing part was me and a friend ordered 2 different dishes and they came out with the same sauce - 1 plus chilis.

We were going to book at the Cinnamon Tree in Winkfield but it had closed I was directed to here to the Daruchini firstly the parking was good ,the food was also great but oh the service was shocking we had a party of ten one member was asked if he wanted another drink which he replied yes but after ten minutes nothing came up so he asked again still nothing on the third time of asking low and behold two pints of larger appeared ,it looked like they were asking the right question but they seemed to lost in translation when it got to the bar. Three people ordered the same starter then five minutes later they asked one of them to select another one as they had run out,the five minutes later the other two were asked to select another starter.

First time here. Very busy place!

Food as good as ever, and service slightly slow , but within the bounds of acceptability. Solo visitor, but treated like everyone else, and not shoved in a dark corner. Would certainly eat here again

Great food and great service as always. Tasty food and a friendly warm welcome by all the staff. Would recommend anytime. Catered for 45 of us brilliantly.

Daruchini Brasserie situated in Binfield, Bracknell is by far the best Cuisine within the neighbourhood by means of aroma, texture, delicacy,decor & fine blending of Indian & Bangladeshi herbs/ingredient-concocted & masterminded by Award Winning Chef in order to produce ‘signature’ Indian dishes with perfection. In addition, fine collection of wine & beverage promptly served by smart, knowledgeable & dedicated frontline ‘waiting’ staff with good ‘sense of humour’ are the reason why one should revisit this curry house.

We go to this restaurant at least Once a week if not more The food is great and the staff are so welcoming It is a must

Came here last night with friends from Asia, we ordered a variety of dishes recommendations from the manager all delivered at the same time, good service great food. Best in area

Have no idea what some of the negative reviews are on about

Went here last night with some friends, we’d booked but the place was half empty. Service was good and food was hot. Onion bahji starter was enormous and nice, main meals all looked the same and as has been mentioned in other reviews seemed to contain tomato purée as the main ingredient. Keema naan was pretty tasteless too. There were 3 of us and we all had a starter, a main & a side, drinks were 4 pints of of kingfisher and a bottle of sparkling water which came to £75 incl obligatory service charge so not cheap. Don’t think I’ll bother going back.

Family Sunday buffet, great value as always. Yes the choice is limited but very acceptable , you dont much more. Great attentative staff.

We recently ate here while staying nearby, we found the food very tasty with a wide selection for adults, having eaten here previously in the week and seen it nearly full on a Tuesday I pre booked however the restaurant never seemed full while we were there. The one suggestion being there was nothing obvious in the way of a kids menu despite there being three or four 5- 8 year olds dining fortunately for us he is a cheap date and likes nan bread and rice. We would eat here again if we were in the area again

Fantastic Indian restaurant in the heart of binfield. Great food and lovely service. Have been coming here for years and never been disappointed. Also great for a take out, have a beer while you wait!!!

It all started with me ordering a pint of kingfisher and not a bottle. The pint turned out to be a watery mixture of something. We wanted to order food then but the waiter simply did not take our order which struck as as odd!

Away from home on business and not one for hotel food. This restaurant was recommended. What a great find! Excellent Bangladeshi cuisine. Service could not have been better. Also the draught Kingfisher was bang on! I would recommend to anyone.

Went mid-week, and had poppadoms to start off with... an hour later we were still there having finished poppadoms and no mention of the main course.

Lovely atmosphere... the lamb was fabulous... the service was friendly welcoming and we would definitely go back. You help yourself and can go back as often as you like. Very family friendly... we went around 5pm and it was very comfortable and not full...fresh food and an absolute bargain...

I cycle past this place every day and after a look at Trip Advisor, decided to have lunch there with my sister.

I have been here in the past and have considered it to be a nice place to eat. My recent visit was my last. The chef has no idea about flavours, all my dishes tasted the same. Just seemed like a slightly spiced source with too much tomato puree. No salad with my starter, my Madras looked like Tikka malsala and not madras hot. My aloof gobi was a tiny bit of cauliflower, a potato and was covered in the same sauce as the madras. It was also very sweet to taste. I just pick out the chicken. No one came to check if the food was OK. We were left with a finished starter plates for ages after we had finished. Even though waiters constantly walked by our table. When the waiter collected the dishes after the main course and asked how our meal was, I said how disappointed I was. He was sorry. I half expected a discount on my bill. Instead it was just over £65 including a cheekily added service e charge. I am usually happy to pay this at most places as it is cheaper than the tip I would usually leave if there is no service charge. But was so unhappy requested that this was removed. He argued with me, but I stated that I was not happy with the service, the food or the abrupt was of the staff there. He did remove it and I paid and left never to return. The only reason for 3 stars instead of two is for the decor, the choice of drinks and the nan bread and boiled rice. I think a new chef might be in order as it looked like I was dished up leftovers.

This was our first visit since they moved almost next door to Newbold College. Parking was easy and we got a table for the Sunday Buffet without booking. The staff were attentive but kept a distance. The food was nice with a fair selection to choose from with a good meat content. The chicken samosas were different (used to lamb) but very nice, the Korma was too sweet for me which was a shame. However I can heartily recommend the lamb curry, the meat was tender and the lamb flavour was able to come through. The overall experience was better than that at a nearby competitor whose name starts with a "K", we will be returning.

Food was good, enjoyed my curry during my short stay in Bracknell. Drinks were not really cold but had a great evening

Good selection of dishes on the buffet. Expectations were raised after the starters which were very good although the chicken tikka could have been hotter temperature wise.

Our first visit since their move down the road. A good enough experience, though not a great one. It was a hot night but the ventilation / air conditioning in the restaurant was not good enough (and maybe not on at all) and as a result, we felt very hot and we were sticking to the chairs. Thankfully we had been forewarned and had worn cool clothing. This is definitely something the restaurant needs to address. Service was efficient, but a little too much so for our liking which meant the evening went too fast. The food was good quality, though the rice portions seemed to me smaller than in other Indian restaurants, and my own dish (Naga Massala) had far too much tomato-type paste in the sauce. So overall, I was not too impressed and would prefer to use our normal restaurants in Wokingham (Baranda and Boishakhi).

Had a takeaway the popadoms were all stale and lumps of chewy bits of chicken in the chicken tikka chilli and odd black lumps in the rice hopefully they were just having a bad day

Really enjoyed the food and the service was excellent. Chicken Tikka starter was the best I have ever tasted, main course was prawns cooked in spices.

This is certainly our favourite Indian restaurant in the area, came here on Sunday evening to pick up a take away and notice the restaurant really busy, ordered in advance and was told be ready in 20min which when I arrive was ready to collect, the quality of food very good it was still hot and nice, another good take away.

Through recommendation of friends we came to this restaurant on Friday night , good busy restaurant that serves no frill curry, staff friendly and food of a good standard would definitely come back.

We were disappointed by the Sunday buffet. Food very average and not replenished without having to,ask for it. Tried to charge us for full price for a child who didn't have any thing from the buffet. Sadly would not go back

Recent upgraded old pub that has been expanded. Nice surrounds and reasonable space. Good menu selection and service. Good sized carpark and easy access. Friendly staff, good sized portion and good service. Check the bill as the small print has a service charge which I did not realise due to the hand writing and ended up paying more so it made the night expensive. Worth a try

We came here for Mothering Sunday and the restaurant was very busy, good food and buzzing atmosphere, service was rush but all very friendly we think this is a great curry house.