Elaichi Restaurant in Vale of White Horse

Fantastic takeaway again from Elaichi. The food is wonderful and the portions are generous. We've also really enjoyed our meals in the restaurant. We almost always choose one meat and one vegetarian option and I especially like the range of vegetables in the veggie options. The meat is also lovely and beautifully cooked.

Great freshly cooked food served by a friendly team

Maybe it's time for you to update your information as you no longer open at lunchtimes. We had a wasted journey, very disappointing.

5/5 excellent delicious food! Generous portion size Very polite and kind service, definitely will be coming back with family and friends

Excellent food, generous portions, fresh poppadoms, prompt and polite service. Will definitely revisit next time we fancy a curry!

Chicken tikka masala was literally like a can of heinz tomato soup with a few bits of grilled chicken floating about in it. No trace of Indian spices or flavours at all. It was edible, the naan was OK, but for the money it's just nowhere near good enough.

Chicken tikka masala .. omg chicken with tinned tomatoe sauce . God no flavours very expensive no worth a visit .

The standard of food at the Elaichi has gone up and down over the years, and is currently at one of its low points. We wanted to order a takeaway on a Saturday evening. On asking whether a change could be made to one dish due to dietary restrictions, were told that it was not possible as they "use the same gravy for everything". My partner ordered a main dish, side dish and plain naan (£19.40). I gave it a miss. Picking up the meal at 8pm, only one table was occupied and there was only one other order awaiting collection, so I guess that others are giving it a miss as well.

Poppadoms to die for in here..so light and crispy. The food is just delicious and the young ladies that served us were so lovely and polite. Not a great wine choice or discussion. Unfortunately, there is no atmosphere at all. There is a couple of lovely wall prints on great big empty walls...no plants...no music we could hear. Get some rubber plants if not real ones as there isn't much light....or paint the walls and get some Indian music playing to encourage more people inside. Get a better wine list and educate the staff about wine even just a little bit. Fabulous food, takeaways are busy. So much potential. We will be back because the food was fab and it's nice and local but the restaurant could be fab too!

Got a takeaway..... Far from what it used to be......or what I had before..... No flavour........bland Taste like they just got a tin of tomatoes from tesco quick put on the chicken...... Very disappointed......

The food is consistently good. Friendly service. Comfortable to wait in. I am a regular user.

Pains me to rate this as I have as the food is absolutely top notch! This used to be our local and we look back 6 yrs later remembering how good it used to be so we decide to book a table in Jan. It took 2 hours in total from start to finish in wait times. Once the food was out there was nothing wrong but I think it's a staff shortage? The ambiance needs to be sorted it was very cold (not their fault if energy crisis affecting) the walls were a grey colour very spatse with no warmth. I normally don't care about that sort of thing but it's so noticable even I made a comment as did the whole party

Excellent food, busy, buzzy atmosphere, the waiter didn't fetch the ice I asked for twice.

Not sure what's happened but it feels like Elaichi has gone down hill quite a bit. This was our go to Indian takeaway and was a favourite for some years. However the last two meals lately have been shocking. Very bland watered down curry with dry chicken and piss poor rice. The prices have jumped up and the quality has drastically fallen. Can't see myself using Elaichi again.

Good relaxed atmosphere and lovely food and drink👍

I asked for a mushroom curry with out chicken as I am vegetarian and found chicken in it…I do not recommend to vegetarians

Excellent service , friendly & made you very welcome,

An amazing restaurant. The staff are lovely and the food is first class

Got a takeaway from here that was ok. It was however remarkably expensive for 2 mains and 2 sides. like £55

Lovely meal and service. We'll be back. Thank you

It has been a while since we were here. Friendly welcome and service, good selection of dishes at reasonable prices.

Excellent food and service, not been here for a few years.

One of the best meals we've had, fair price and great service. Couldn't fault it

Not bad, but wasn't all that great either. Compared to my usual Indian restaurants I was left a bit disappointed with the food.

Delicious food, quick delivery, best Indian around

Great family meal, good menu choice and very tasty

Delicious food and always friendly service. Mostly have takeaway from here rather than dine-in - but I would say this is definitely the best indian/bangladeshi for miles around!

Nice curry but quite expensive for what you get. Had hardly any meat in my Lamb Passanda.

Gone a bit downhill- lamb korma came with 4 SMALL pieces of meat. Expensive for what it is. Tastes great, but definitely taking the ripp..

We enjoyed a delicious meal and would highly recommend this restaurant. Great hospitality and customer service too.

This place was very good when I last ate here over 20 years ago. In August I moved back to the area and tried it again. Based purely on the food It was my last visit.

We went on Friday night with our friends and the service was excellent, the curry’s tasty and well presented. My Chicken Biryani was very nice with lots of chicken and a nice vegetable curry. Will be returning.

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So fed up with ordering a takeaway from here and then being kept waiting on collection, so putting myself at risk with other customers who have also been told the wrong time to collect. 40 minutes late is not on. Average food.

Because of Covid and restrictions, this was our first visit for 18 months to eat in the restaurant, much has changed but much thankfully remains the same, such as the warm friendly personal welcome from the Manager, who has a wonderful memory for names, and also the quality of the food, in terms of Quality Presentation and Quantity.The restaurant itself has had a major makeover, new decoration, totally different from previous schemes and certainly something which needs more than one trip to accept, I had visited previously to collect take aways so knew what it looked like, my wife hadn`t seen it before and was quite surprised. New furniture, crockery cutlery as well, the walls have various new pictures and photographs including one of a tiger which may be in homage to the wonderful illustration of a tiger which was on one wall for many yearsThe food is as I have said still of the previous very high quality, really good sized portions quality and taste for both of our favourite dishes and similarly with the accompaniments

First visit in nearly 18 months because of Covid and its restrictions, and we found much changed but also much still as before, including the usual warm friendly and personal welcome from the manager Internally the restaurant has had a makeover, new decoration, some might not like the new decoration on first visit, new furniture, carpet, and cutlery etc The menu has also been refreshed but our favourites remain and as good as ever in quality, taste quantity and quality Elaichi remains in my view the best Indian restaurant in the Wantage area

We had a superb family meal here tonight. We always get takeaways from Elaichi and we've had a few eat in meals and tonight's was just as good. Really great choice and the quality and flavours are just amazing. We've never had a bad meal from here and everyone is so friendly and accommodating. Great atmosphere too.

I used to enjoy this restaurant, no complaints. But I have ordered two deliveries during lockdown for me and my mum. The first one we chased up after 2 hours, we were told the driver couldn’t find my address so it was just back at the restaurant, he eventually delivered but it was cold after all that time. Yesterday we were told it would be 1hr10mins, after 1hr40mins we rang and were told there was a slight delay, we got it eventually after 2hr10mins. We are vegetarians and ordered vegetable samosas, as soon as I started eating it I could see mince, my mum said she thought it was meat too. I emailed the restaurant asking if they used vegetarian mince and have had no reply, the waiting time, customer service and possible meat samosas mean I will never use them again. It’s totally unacceptable!

We ordered takeaway and were really impressed. Arrived sooner than the 50 mins we were told and the food was all delicious, fresh, big portions and hot! Would definitely order again

Ordered at 630pm for delivery, from 8pm we called to check on our order and repeatedly no answer on the phone line. At 930pm and still no answer on the phone I decided to drive to the restaurant and was told on entry "its just going to the kitchen now" Whilst sat in the restaurant, the phone line rang and rang and the lad behind the counter ignored it. no surprise we couldn't get through earlier. I waited another 30 mins inside and finally got my order, 3.5 hours after ordering, no refund, no money off and a lousy "sorry". Absolute joke!The food was barely hot too! Never ordering here again. Note for owners- forecast ahead, if you are overloaded don't take anymore orders!

First time having take away from this restaurant and we were not disappointed. I don’t leave reviews often but felt this was due as not only a Speedy delivery but the food was delicious, best Indian we have had in a long long time - will 100% be ordering again. Thank you!!

Great service and even better food.

Once again and time after time I cannot fault this restaurant, after 6 months of closure they have refurbished the restaurant and replaced all of the furniture to make the place as safe as possible. The food in my opinion is of the highest quality around and served by the excellent staff who have all been there for some time.To Mr Miah and the team, long may you continue doing what your doing.

Great food. Very polite. Food ready on time. Best Indian food in Wantage

We've eaten in the restaurant and had no complaints, fantastic service. We've had several takeaways now and each meal has been amazing!! No faults at all. An easy to use website, freshly cooked meals and a fast delivery. We will continue to support The Elachi and always highly recommend them!!

Excellent food and service as always.

This is the second time we've had a takeaway. The first time was a couple of years ago. I had lemon chicken. It was all sauce and just a couple of little bits of chicken. So I've not been since. Today my husband fancied a takeaway and his is a huge amount of runny sauce with 3 prawns in it. For £14 (rice was extra) it's a ripoff! You can be sure we won't bother again.

I find the quality of the food here really hit and miss. Last nights takeaway was definitely a miss. Average at best, and meat in both dishes hardly generous. Service was pretty poor too - collection was 35 minutes after stated time. In the current (Covid) times, we didn't really want to be hanging around with other customers who were equally delayed.

Thank you for the lovley takeaway tonight - lamb podina and chicken passanda. Hit the spot! Really good set up that you can pay online when ordering or do contactless inside.

Been going here for over a decade and its easily the best Indian I’ve ever been to. If you can, definitely visit. 👍

Fab take away again tonight the food is just beautiful and tastes amazing ,so friendly too Best Indian food within miles Highly recommended

Best Indian in the area, food is always so fresh and tasty with good quality ingredients and meat. Wouldn't go anywhere else!

I absolutely love Elaichi, cannot fault this place at all! My family and I have been coming here for the past 5 years, and will continue to come here! The food is always delicious, fresh and immaculate. It is obvious the food is fresh and made daily. The staff there is so friendly and welcoming, especially the owner. He always makes a point to come and chat to us when we are in, making us feel like a part of the Elaichi family. They always give us complimentary food or drink every time we go! Hands down the best restaurant!

Great Indian restaurant reasonably priced

we went there for group dinner, the restaurant is very quiet on Monday, restaurant is spacious, food is OK. It is a good to relax with friends. It also has take away,

I had for lunch a basic dhal and plain rice, requested some chopped green chillies and coriander. All done nicely and tasty. Also had a portion of seekh kebab which were average. As I was the only customer at 1pm on a Friday, it was hard to determine how popular it is. Nice, friendly service at a reasonable price. Would go there again.

Very nice Indian cuisine. Friendly staff, well worth a visit.

Not sure if it was just the curry I had but it was just a bit bland. I will try here again at some point and order something more standard and we'll know so I can compare better, good staff, lots of walk ins for takeaway collection so can be a bit noisy at times

Definitely worth a visit. Nice food and service. Prices reasonable

Had a couple of Ok takeaways here and ate in a year ago. Nothing special. Maybe the quality suffers when busy.So we decided on a last minute early evening midweek sit down to see what it was like and we were thoroughly impressed.Onion bhajia, first class Lamb sag, excellentSag Aloo greatTandoori mixed grill, excellent but the lamb a bit chewyPeshwari naan perfect.So a bit more juiciness on the lamb.Otherwise, great. Will certainly be back early doors midweek.

Another brilliant night great food and excellent service

A sit in meal for 5 people, the only occupied table and we thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Our requests to vary the number of starters was no problem, and the curries were very good: we had a mixture of Goan Salan, Green Massala, prawn and vegetarian choices - all extremely tasty. The service was unobtrusive but efficient - letting us get on with a get together. While the ambience was a little lacking (Tuesday evening - only sit in clients) it didn't detract from the overall very good experience we had.Would recommend.

Curry was bland and watered down. Naan seemed to have been microwaved. Really disappointed!

Excellent food, if on the expensive side

First visit to this Restaurant. The Food and service were second to none - nothing was too much trouble. The Restaurant was so clean and spotless and richly deserves its 5 star hygiene rating. Can't wait for my next visit. They also do take aways.

Another excellent meal at the Elaichi. Great selection on the menu with reasonable prices. The best 'Indian' restaurant in Wantage. Recommended.

Really excellent curries here! I love this place

Always good service and excellent curries

Excellent food, excellent service from lovely staff. A clean and tidy environment which I hope to return to soon x

Been coming here since it opened and I've never been disappointed. Definitely don't miss the Elaichi!

Excellent causine with special customer service. Meal is really good

Great, authentic Bangladeshi food, good servicr

Ordered for the first time recently. It was delicious, hot and great delivery time. Nothing was too much trouble. Specified no veg. Got exactly what we asked for

Great authentic Indian food & atmosphere ~ very professional welcoming staff :)

Spot on in every way. Highly recommended.

Highly Recommend - went recently for a relatives birthday and couldn't fault the place. Food was flavorful, service both quick and attentive, and our server really did go the extra-mile to make the occasion feel special! :)

We went recently for a relatives birthday and couldn't fault the place. Food was flavorful, service both quick and attentive, and our server really did go the extra-mile to make the occasion feel special! :)

Food was lovely and tasty and arrived quickly. Staff were very attentive and hospitable and the fact it has a 5 scores on the doors rating makes you feel you are dining in a clean environment. The only reasons it didn’t receive 5 stars were firstly they kept playing loud and irritating pop music over the speakers and when dining in a Bangladeshi restaurant a bit of authetic music would be nicer to dine to and secondly, they really need a screen or divide up between the takeaway collection point and the dining room. It did feel a lot like feeding time at the zoo when dining and we were being starred at a lot ... felt a tad uncomfortable by this. Other than that, can’t fault it and will definitely return.

Excellent food and friendly staff, highly recommend

We have always had a lovely meal at elaichi. They have recently added new dishes, including mixed fish. The food tastes really fresh and the service is really good. Good value too.

Very nice Indian. Has some good variations in the menu as well as the traditional favourites. Staff very friendly. We have been coming for 15 years!

I’m a regular visitor to the Elaichi the food is always excellent whether it is a take away or if we sit in! The welcome is always second to none! I cant really fault this restaurant and would recommend this to any lover of Indian Food!!!!

We had a take away and it was very good - best indian/curry/spice restaurant serving Wantage. Quick, fresh and really unusual dishes.

Fantastic meal very friendly staff . First class all round.

Staff very friendly, restaurant nice and clean. Food was very tasty. I had rogan josh and it was perfect. Very reasonable priced.

Unfortunately, things seem to have gone down hill. The food's still good but, after waiting the 45mins to collect my order (OK, it was Saturday and likely busy do not that fussed at this point), the additional 40min wait in the restaurant was too much. If the food hadn't come at that point, I was ready to ask for my money back! I feel it will be a while before I return.

We had booked her for my son's 40th birthday. There were 6 of us eating and we were in fact the only table occupied, it being a Tuesday evening and it had snowed that afternoon so people were staying indoors. Service was discrete but attentive which is not that easy when you are the only patrons. There were one or two take-away orders collected however.

We had a lovely family meal here, we often come here for get togethers. tasty food and lovely friendly staff, the owner is especially good with my children you can see he is a family man himself. Will be there again soon hopefully

Great food, friendly staff, good prices. Really good menu with loads of choice. Does take away as well as a restaurant.

Food - best products used with added spice best I've had for a awhile. Very busy with most tables taken, takeaways nonstop.

This in my opinion is the best Indian take away in the area. The food is always of a high quality, fresh and very tasty. The portions are a decent size.

we go here at least every 6 weeks for date night we love it , the staff are so friendly and helpful and the restaurant itself is in a good location and very clean . has a good menu so something for everyone , well worth a visit if you havnt been already x

Yet again excellent food and service

We were both very impressed with our meal. We arrived and were promptly seated and drinks offered.

A thank you meal to my parents for looking after our dog while we were away on holiday. Never disappoints,...

Gran sabor, servicio excelente y amable. . . . No me puedo quejar. . Un menú muy variado, sólo he estado dos veces, pero sin duda volveré de nuevo. Habiendo sido taaan decepcionados con restaurantes indios últimamente, este es un gran hallazgo con fácil aparcamiento.

Good takeaway service, friendly staff. Quality can vary, but generally good.

Si te gusta la comida india preparado a un nivel muy alto, entonces no busque más que el Elaichi. No te decepcionará, la comida es deliciosa, y con una buena relación calidad-precio.

Great local business. Consistently good food. Friendly helpful staff. Bangla beer.

Great food, freindly staff and a nice atmosphere.