Elaichi in Horsham

Absolutely dreadful food! The ‘curries’ taste like cheap tomato soup with some spice powder added. Stale onions served with the popadoms. Rice never turned up. As per previous review and despite arguing it with them, the Balti is NOT a balti. The butter chicken is NOT butter chicken. I was told by the manager that ‘this is what British people want’. Pretty offensive to be honest having grown up eating British curries for the last 50 years, I know what a good one is. I’m told they are getting a new chef soon. Can’t recommend eating here until significant changes have been made.

This is one of our local Indian restaurants and we do like the flavour of the food served. However, it is a little frustrating that the vegetables used are not of a standard to match their flavour. I ordered the Vegetable Balti (as a non meat eater) which is described on the menu as being cooked in a ‘speciality Balti paste with pieces of onion, red and green pepper’ - my curry had none of these. The Balti vegetables mainly consist of a bagged frozen mix of sweetcorn, diced carrot and beans - I also got a piece of potato and a piece of cauliflower. I understand that it is costly to use fresh vegetables but stocking some onions and peppers should surely be covered in the prices charged. Even if the frozen mix was balanced with some freshly prepared vegetables it would make a difference and would mean we would be likely to order more often. The other local tandoori does include a wider range of vegetables so it would be great to see Elaichi do the same. If I was rating on flavour alone my rating would be better but in terms of quality of ingredients it has to be average.

Staying in Henfield for a few days on business, we were happy to be able to walk to a few places for dinner after very long work days. The two pubs were good solid places to eat with dependable food and welcoming atmosphere. Wanting something different on our last night, we tried the Elaichi Indian Restaurant. We learned it's just been open a few months and it was a treat! Our hostess led us through the extensive menu and answered questions, giving great recommendations. We started with Papadum, then an onion Bhaji that was like a dense, crisp fried fritter with a cool yogurt(?) sauce. For mains, we fought over the creamy Chicken Rogan Josh and the super spicy Chicken Vindaloo. Sides were another heavily spiced dish with lots of perfectly cooked cauliflower and a surprisingly wonderful spinach and mushroom side dish. The staff was kind and helpful, the odd 70s elevator music made us laugh, and the food was inexpensive and really delicious!! What an unexpected gem!

Hi we here last week. Even though they have newly opened and were quite busy. The food was very nice and service was up to the mark.

Good place to stay and relax. Indian food was amazing. Interior of this place gives a antique and historic vibe. Rooms are cheap and comfortable.

Just had a wonderful meal at Elaichi, the new Indian restaurant. To be honest the portions were generous. The staff was friendly, especially the manager was really helpful. I'll definitely come back. Best part is they also do takeaways.