Dawat Indian Restaurant and Take Away in Bexley

I worked this restaurant long time ago. They treated me as a slave. I did not let any review before i thought its was only with me, but after three years i found they are naturally bad People. I met few more employees of that restaurant who worked after me and treated same or worsts than me. They shout in every single time with new worker Spacialy with kitchen porter. They dont teach new employees but want to get everything according to their mind. Back side of the restaurant is nasty and very dirty as their mind. Winter time is worst, their store room is upstairs, where kitchen porter need to go up and come down with heavy items, there is very less time for wearing Jacket as they will shout if the employee take long time. They pay Cash and only 200-220 for more than 44 hours. *CUSTOMERS ALERTS: They gave used salad to the next customer. If previous customer doesnt eat salad, lemon, cucumber or tomato they will give it to the next customer. And kitchen porter must have to do that, no matter his hand is clean or not, even they dont buy new clothes for wiping hand, they use years old clothes. They dont buy tissue also. Hopefully everyone will be careful before take any job offer from them, as they change their worker every after one or two weeks.

Only order if you want to wait 2+ hours for a cold take away. Happened 3 times in a row now. Order somewhere else guys.

Best Indian restaurant around this part of town.

Nice restaurant chicken was delicious

Strange smell inside the restaurant like mothballs. Lovely onion bhajias, curry and rice but next day after effects.

Decent place to eat, no licence so bring your own alcohol, soft served.

Great atmosphere, as was with a large crowd. . food was good and had to take pen alcohol. Worked out ok though. Good night

We had a table booked for 6pm but they took 45 mins to take our order. More than 2 hours after arriving, we finally received our food which wasn't bad but certainly nothing special, considering the wait. All the while, delivery drivers were in and out so clearly they were putting the deliveries above the in-house customers. Also the toilet floor was extremely slippery, like they had used washing up liquid to wash it. My elderly mum nearly slipped over. It's very dangerous

Last Saturday , I ordered 3 chicken tikka massala with a few other dishes, and I got only one chicken tikka massala. After that, I reached out to them and asked them for the rest of my orders, but they said they were very busy and they would give me the rest of my orders on my next order which make no sense at all. All in all, the guy on the call was not friendly either. And the plain naan was completely burned. Very disappointing service for a regular customer. I ain't going back anymore.

Bring your own booze, food top drawer. Can be quite noisy in there and generally busy.

Mr Khan & the team are always friendly and helpful. Great customer service. Food always good to.

Great family meal for my daughters 18th birthday, food was delicious, great service, take your own alcohol. Magic tricks as well and a nice icecream with a candel for the birthday girl. Thank you for a great night.

Best tikka massala I’ve ever had 😋

Lovely food, good service, will visit again

Called @ 655pm for delivery was told 40 minutes, turn up @ 855pm . Rude on phone when I called told me my food is on way , then called me back said food on a hot plate waiting for driver to come back . When it turned up @ 855pm 2 hours later told him don’t want it , had the cheek to offer a discount but stood there arguing saying it’s not that late . Avoid this place does it to often. Will not use anymore

Everything was nice and staff is welcoming... We ordered lamb and chicken curry which had more chicken and less lamb!

Got a lovely takeaway from here and to be honest it was spot on.... think the half tandoori chicken could have had more marinade on it. Turned up lovely and hot! Delivery took a while though but that was due to the driver being on a pedal bike lol

Another great evening at DeWat. North India lamb special a real favourite. Bring own beer makes the experience very affordable.

I love this place. It is my sister's place of choice, and Always Excellent. Very close to my Delhi lunches in quality. They take the heat off on most dishes, but will happily add it back. And you can bring your own alcohol...My BIL finds me a cider to match- awesome 👍. Very good choice.

Poor. Not the best Indian food and the restaurant lacked atmosphere.

Was rude to me over phone and hung up on me. Refused my delivery as was below their “so called delivery charge “ that is not stated on their website and or just eats. Where it says free delivery and no minimum order. Laughed at me and told me I was in the wrong. So rude and disrespectful.

Our Favourite local Indian restaurant 🤗🤗🤗

Called for a delivery was told 1hour that was fine but 2 hours later no food and was told another 15 minutes that's when I asked for a refund but got told no refund so I had to go to the restaurant to get a refund and they gave it to me very begrudgingly I will never use this restaurant again this not the way to treat customers! !!!!

Excellent food and service. Will definitely visit again.

Authentic delicious food with the added bonus of bring your own alcohol!

Always a top meal from the staff.

Number 1 for Indian food in sidcup

Only got a takeaway. But food was very good.

1 hour 45 minute wait, Luke warm burnt food, missing food, 3 dips for 1 poppadom. I'll go elsewhere next time 👎🏼

Five of us had a birthday meal here last night. The food was delicious and the service was great - very friendly waiters. It was my first visit and I’ll certainly be going back again.

This is a outstanding place if you enjoy Indian meal, the food was excellent and the staff can't do enough to help you, I recommend this restaurant to everyone 😀

I ordered the special chicken dish, which was nice but they gave me one naan bread and didn't include the popadom. Paid same money as i did two weeks ago, which came with two garlic naan's and now they tell me the price has gone up. Joke, last time ordering.

I usually get the fish naga, this time half the portion is missing. Barely any sauce compared to usual. I called the place just asking for a replace but they refuse. Never coming back

The food and service are excellent, all the usual favourites but the specials are well worth a try the flavours are excellent. The team are so friendly and professional I would highly recommend

Excellent food and service. Good value menu we had on Sunday

Lovely veg biriyani . Staff friendly and helpful Reasonably priced

Really good food great service . We arrived late and nothing was too much trouble. Give it a try, the do delivery in the area too. We had chicken tikka, samosas, peshwari naan, chicken jalfrezi, prawn Puri, lemon rice and mushroom rice. Poppadoms and chutneys. Everything was very good .

I LOVE this place. I've just moved out of the area but I had to leave a review. I've been a customer here for years and every meal is 5 star quality. Big portions, great taste, great service, the perfect Indian restaurant. Thanks for all the years of great food. Amanda at Wellan Close

Great customer service great food love it here when I can't eat in we get takeaway 😋

To give a 1 star is an absolute compliment to them. Shocking service - will never use again. I ordered my food at 6.30 and was told the food would arrive within 45 mins to 1 hr. 2 hours later no food. I Called them 3 times to ask where it was and said it was on its way they said would call the driver to see where he was and would call me back. Of course no phone call. When the driver came he told me they gave him the wrong postcode. The food was cold and part of the order was missing. I Called the restauranet and asked to speak to the manager and was told that he was busy and would call me back. He didn't call and still hasn't called back - 24 hours later. Customer service appalling food cold I certainly will be looking for an alternative Indian takeaway and certainly won't be recommending them to anyone.

I wish I could’ve given them less than 1 star but it’s not an option. The food arrived 2 hours after we ordered it because the driver apparently couldn’t find the address but instead of calling us to ask for help drove around in circles. We had to call the restaurant and ask for the drivers number then call the driver and direct him here. We dished up all our food only to start eating and realise it was all rubbery and freezing cold. We called the restaurant to explain that we were disappointed that the food was cold only to have the extremely rude person on the other end talk over us and call us liars and say the food couldn’t be cold because they have hot boxes. At this point we asked to speak to the manager who then was even more rude and told us they wouldn’t do anything because we put the food on the plate and we should’ve checked the temperature in the box and told us he doesn’t care about our complaint and if we have a problem take it up with deliveroo

Wonderful food. Always tastes great. TIP order at least 1hour before your going to be hungry and call direct for delivery rather than using a food app for faster delivery. But still have to give 5 stars... I waited 2hours once and was so annoyed but once I tasted the food It was so worth the wait

Tasteless and not good value for money, very disappointed

Been going to these guys for years but sadly last night there food gave me food poisoning! I did think it was strange when my food turnt up only 15 mins after?!? I would advise no one to eat at this place!

The food here is excellent. I had a bad first experience with long wait times but the service has improved and the food quality is superb. Highly recommend.

I called up to try something different with a hint of spice as I do not normally have spice and the gentleman recommended a dilkush and it was lovely!!! Just right and I will certainly order again thank you!

Waited an hour and a half for food . It turned up cold . I was promised new poppadoms and naan, it didnt turn up !!! Staff were rude !!

Very polite and kind staff members - helped with allergies and were very nice Food was absolutely incredible- all freshly made and very good food

We had an excellent take away from Dawat Blackfen this evening. Chris

Scammers. I'm not even convinced they're a restaurant. Placed an order with them through Just-Eat, waited 3 hours for an order. Decided to give up on the order after countless attempts to contact the restaurant with no answer. Ordered from a different restaurant. Dawat then called from a MOBILE number to ask if I still wanted the order. I said no. I tried to request a refund through Just-Eat. Just-Eat are refusing to issue a refund because the restaurant are lying and telling them that it was delivered. Will have to resort to issuing a reverse charge through my bank. Avoid this restaurant at all costs.

Avoid. Wait time is an absolute joke. Had issues with them before but after seeing reviews I thought I’d give them another chance. Wish I hadn’t now - waited over 2 hours for my order. I’ve requested a refund for the £50 I spent and have yet to receive a response from this.

Very good food and service best in area

My favourite indian restraunt! Food consistently great quality whether it's eat in or take away. Small restraunt, with recently new seating. Friendly staff.

Had to wait a very long time for the food but it was worth the wait food cook to perfection x

Had a take away for my sons Birthday its was great went back to restaurant service very slow and parath poor sent back

Very good food, long wait for collection

The set meal for 2 is amazing value and at the same time delicious, I highly recommend

Good food, great service very friendly

My family and I visited this restaurant a few days ago as a friend had recommended it to us. Although we were such a large group, the staff catered to our every need. Service and food was spectacular therefore recommending to everyone!

Came here for vacation not expecting what I would get into. Came in to delicious food and a great environment. There was a big family that took up majority of the restaurant and they were so kind from the customers to the servers to the the chef. Great environment great food great place to be. Highly recommend for anyone who lives here and anyone who’s visiting. This is the place to be.

Came for a Family meal 10/10 service 10/10 food Staff is lovely Would defo recommend to everyone

surprisingly tasty and nice staff! Been here a few times and the food has always been tasty!

Always friendly and good food. Recommended.

The best ever food I've ever had .weekends are busy obviously .order online before the place opens or go in there about 5 order and enjoy a couple of beers while waiting for your food.

My favourite local Indian no more words needed always excellent x

Terrible. Ordered online at 6.39pm still hadn’t arrived by 8.50. Called the restaurant 3 times. Each time was told it would be 20 mins. Cancelled the order in the end as didn’t want to wait any longer. Ordered from another restaurant At 9.05pm Dawat delivery driver turns up with food!! Shocking. Can’t get it when I want it and then turns up after I cancel it! So disappointed. Have been a long time customer of Dawat and know they do have long delivery times so ordered early but over 2 1/2 hours is ridiculous. Won’t be using them again. Ruined our night in!

Tasty food and great atmosphere!

Food always excellent. Staff friendly. But be prepared for a wait if they are busy. But as with all good things, it's worth the wait. If you are in a rush, ask before sitting down.

Food is fabulous always order from here

Sat I car outside waiting for meal told that it would be ready half an hour ago. Think I will go back in and get my money back.

Small restaurant,friendly staff,good food ,free Proseco & birthday card after the birthday meal.

Food is usually lovely but delivery is just way too long. Took nearly 2 hours to deliver. And no apology.

I used to eat here frequently when I lived in Blackfen. Now whenever I come back to see my Mum, we go here for dinner as the food is amazing! Have sampled most of the menu now as been going here for years and it is fantastic. Beats the Indian restaurants at The Oval which have massively gone downhill in the last couple of years. One of the best Indian restaurants that I go to, you must try it!

Hi Dear all customer Who ever complaint about late deliver who should no there are no enough people to work on curry industry. Due to David Cameron and Teresa May's immigration police. Every single year at least 1000 restaurant getting shunting down. Very soon curry house will be in museum. I am serious.

We have been going here for our Indian for years, after not being able to get through to them to order via the phone, we used their online ordering service... BIG MISTAKE! The order for collection was late, once we had got the order back to greenhithe they had forgotten my partners meal!!! After driving from Greenhithe as we liked this curry house so much. We called and they said they would deliver the meal to us, then called back saying we were too far. ....Very disappointed at this level of service when we have been ordering from them for year and been such loyal customers. They have now lost a loyal customer.

Great food, friendly staff and complimentary drink. Very happy.

1st time there ,excellent food and service. Highly recommended.

Yet another fine meal with welcoming staff.

Excellent food. The service is always good. The tandori lamb chops are awesome!

What an absolute joke of a restaurant - ordered through HH and waited 1 hour and 20 minutes (should have been delivered 35 minutes previously) and thought I would call to chase up the order.... the phone was answered and put down, when I rang back I was enquiring about our order and was told another 15 minutes as they are busy (total of 1 hour 35 minutes by then) and whilst mid conversation with an extremely rude man - he decided to put the phone down on me (GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE 😡) when we phoned back 15 minutes later as our order had still not arrived - we were told another 15 minutes (so we are now talking just under 2 hours for a delivery) we will NEVER order from here again - disgrace of a place

Was a regular customer but far too many mistakes recently. Late deliveries (hours) and when it does arrive it’s wrong. Rang up to complain and was told, “sorry we are busy”. So, when da wat are busy they are rubbish.

Very nice good food and good service.

Enjoyed our food, made very welcome, prices good except the drinks, just 3 cokes and a beer doubled our bill for 2 People.

Great food, prices appear to be very reasonable, but adding 3 cokes and a beer doubled our bill.

Don't order from here. Should have realised when they didn't have phone number on website. 1 1/2 hours to deliver. Food average. Just jump in car and go to shampan

Fantastic service, complimentary drinks, our daughters boyfriend 18th and brought candle in icecream and bottle of prossecco, very kind of them my favourite indiaIndian restaurant I'm lucky they are local to us xx

Ordered from here after reading other good reviews and seeing the 5-star hygiene rating on hungryhouse. Glad I did as food was delicious! Hubby doesn't normally enjoy Indian food, however he loved his masala, and my madras was perfect. Very nice of them to include free Cobra beer, Popadoms and dips. Defo recommend!

Super local restaurant. Food is always brilliant. Service is super friendly. A very regular stop and takeaway for us.

On a Thursday great value 4 course with a coffee ☕ chocolates and always a complimentary drink at the end of your choice anything you like love very friendly and helpful if only experiencing the Indian food 🍲

i've had to wait over 2 hours for my food, i waited an hour for my food to get here for it to be the WRONG order and to then have to call back and wait another hour for it to be "sent to the wrong address" when i only live a 10 minute walk away. Terrible.

Good Indian take away. Though they can improve on their delivery times. If you are ordering during peak hours be prepared to wait for the food

Great night out, good food and service.

Great service and good quality food good portion size and reasonable prices. Would recommend

to be honest you may get a long wait and sometimes delivery has taken longer than it should but they are friendly and normally stick a bottle of wine in if your polite enough when calling to find out how its going. never give a five but a well deserved 4

Food was 45 minutes late and only one dish was hot bread was stone cold and the order was incomplete, paid over phone on card delivery driver didn't have receipt had to come back 30 mins later to bring it. Very unsatisfactory and won't be ordering from there again!!

All you can eat menu - Mondays and Tuesdays Chicken tikka starter was succulent, not dry as most other places Chicken Jalfrezi hot, but deep full flavoured Plain Naan light and tasty, not heavy and rubbery as other places

Ordered at 6.30 on a Sat evening. Take away arrived at 8.20. I had to call to make sure it was coming as it was due at 7.30. Was told it would be ten minutes. Not convinced my order had been dealt with. We won't be returning. Such a shame as the food is really tasty but poor customer service lets this place down.

We have had many takeaways from here and food is good but s ervice is awful. Average of 2hr delivery time and even when collecting expect an hour wait. Discussing service from a greedy boss refusing to hire more staff.

Disgraceful service. Had our meal and was quietly finishing our bottle of wine when one of the waiters came and picked up our bill and waved it about in front of our faces and pointed outside and said CLOSING!!! We weren't clock watching and a gentle nudge would have sufficed. Another waiter then held the door open for us before we had our coats on and then the door was slammed behind us. We had spent enough money in there and was absolutely stunned!!!

Got a Saturday delivery. Food was 30 mins later than said. Naan bread was cold. Rice was cold. Main dish was tepid. Only one of the dishes was actually hot. Terrible service would not use again. Very dissapointed. We live less than 10 minutes from the place no excuse for food being cold. We had to microwave the entire meal. Might as well have just gotten a couple of microwave meals from M&S