Empire of India in Bath and North East Somerset

Been ordering from Empire on and off for a few years now, unfortunately I won’t be ordering again. We called and ordered a hot madrass and a chicken and prawn tikka with garlic naan. Whilst making our order we spoke to a guy who really couldn’t understand what we were saying but after various attempts, we managed to get the order across. He then read the order out over the phone and we confirmed. Upon collection, I was told that they will not be cooking the chicken and prawn Tika again as people get ill off of it as it shouldn’t be cooked together, Why was we not told this on the phone? When I got home, everything apart from the madrass was In the bag. I called to ask why the food was missing I was told to calm down then we just heard him giggling saying that they haven’t done anything wrong. In future, I feel they should allow people to take orders on the phone that can understand our language then this wouldn’t happen the food that we did receive was nice just a shame the order wasn’t correct

Good meal with excellent service. Reasonable prices. We'll worth a visit

Had a really lovely meal. Both tasty and spicy. The staff here are really friendly, from the overheard banter and chat appear to know their customers and it's was a lovely atmosphere. It has no alcohol licence so it's a BYO but there are a couple of small supermarkets very close by so no problems there. After 2 years of curry disappointment in this area have we found THE place ? Probably. Will edit this review after our next visit which I am already looking forward to. Update - we keep on returning

Absolutely no doubt the best Indian in keynsham, I’ve had deliveries, takeaway but dining in is the best, Alom and his team are the best and nothing is too much trouble. Never had a bad meal or service from Empire.

Excellent staff, teste food amazing place I’ll definitely recommend!!

Huge variety of meals available and all 6 members of the family really enjoyed their choice . Ample helping meant we were all "stuffed" by the time we had finished . Nice atmosphere and friendly , helpful staff

Best service and even better food, the team never fail to serve excellence!

We had our company Christmas meal here at Empire of India on 22.12.23. There where 20 of us but the food, service and atmosphere was fantastic. Everyone's food came out hot, all together and very very tasty. From one local company to another. Thank you Empire of India we look forward to seeing you again soon! Simply Carpets team

Great night out, staff excellent service, food cooked to perfection, very relaxed venue. We all had a good experience . 30 Dec 2023

Fantastic Christmas work meal. Staff were amazing as was the food. Still simply the best Indian in Keynsham

We ordered a few things for takeaway and everything was absolutely amazing! So tasty and also big portions!

Had some really nice food here, friendly efficient service. This was my first visit and I will certainly come back!

delicious food with a warm and friendly atmosphere, absolutely love visiting!

Polite and friendly staff, outstanding food, great atmosphere. The best Indian I’ve ever tried

I had a fantastic meal at empire of India , I have heard so much about this little gem of a restaurant and thought it was time to take the plunge I have to say that I was not disappointed the food was absolutely delicious and fresh , the staff was super helpful and also allowed me to make my own amendments to my curry which is always a good sign that the food is cooked fresh unlike certain award winning Indian restaurants who have all the food pre cooked and the food comes out at an alarming rate , as for what we eat well for starter we had chicken tikka , tandoori chicken and a chicken chat all starters were superb, for mains we had chicken dohari, balti chicken tikka sag and chicken makati all delicious accompanied with sag pointer, cash aloo, egg rise, keema rice with keema nan and cheese nan all delicious and we will certainly return

Omg what an amazing restaurant, family friendly food absolutely amazing customer service off the scale, great night out for food with the family as well as a couple couldn't ask for a better place to eat .

This was my first time of visiting. The service was fine, but the mains and drinks were an issue. The dishes we ordered lacked meat (a few chunks) and the sauce drowned the little meat leaving us with more a soup and rice rather than a curry. Disappointed. When we were given the bill (which was taken from me on payment) I was disappointed to see that we had been over charged for x2 starters (a side was added as a started) but the worst of it all was the issue of water, which I have named 'Watergate'. When we sat down there was a bottle of water on our table (Highland Spring glass one). This was not a new one (the seal was broken) and it was filled with tap water (I know the difference). I was amazed to see on out bill that we were charged around £3.50 for drinking tap water which was on all tables. How many other people have got stung this way? I did not order water -it was there already and we drank it -TAP WATER. I am aware that this is a BYO (which I believe they charge £1.50 corkage). Quite frankly, I could have gone over to the SPA, bought a bottle of water (which would have been tastier, paid corkage and still been better off. I will not be returning. I wonder how many other people have merrily paid their bill and not noticed these 'little extras'. Although I did not dispute the bill - simply because I could not be bothered, I left feeling miffed and that I would have been better off getting a take-away from a supermarket together with a bottle of proper Highland Spring water. Never mind, we live and learn and a lost customer.

Amazing food & staff so friendly & accommodating ⭐

Was my favourite Indian takeaway. Ordered food last Saturday, picked it up and when I got home, only minutes away, the prawn starter was cold and the dansak sauce/gravy was thin and watery. Massive let down and at £25 not cheap. Last visit to empire of India

Went with my son for a meal. Was the best Indian meal we have had in a long time. Thank you for a great evening

Excellent customer service, quality food, v clean and well presented restaurant. Reasonably priced and good portion sizes.

Always amazing food and the staff go above and beyond every time for eat in or takeaway. Highly recommend and wouldn’t go anywhere else

Blandest curries I've ever eaten. Oily, thin sauces and overcooked dry meats. And stingy on the extras, added popadoms, there was one in the bag.

Came here for my mums 50th surprise birthday meal, everything and I mean everything was bespoke for us. We have family members with a lot of dietary needs, and Alom and the Empire of India team smashed it with making sure we were well looked after. We had our own (hidden) space to add to the surprise meal, the team turned the music down to cater for my autistic nephew and then the food was bang on point! Prawn puri is definitely my fave starter, we love spice in my family so we ordered an array of naga dishes, and I was really riling for a karahi that day, every single craving was hit. My wife is a brummy so she's fussy about her curries, but since then we've been back 2 - 3 times for the garlic chilli king prawns with a chilli coriander naan and chips! Prices are REALLY good too, they are barely hiking up their prices unlike other restaurants and takeaways! Well done team, I'm sure my wife and I will see you soon ;)

We can't recommend this restaurant highly enough! Dined there for the first time last week and had a fantastic meal. All the staff were very friendly. the food was gorgeous and large portions. We can't wait to visit again very soon

Very good all round food and atmosphere. Highly recommended!! Chicken Dohari. Lovely!!

Ate here on Saturday, but not our first time and def won’t be out last! Food always really really good and staff always friendly.

Absolutely Fantastic. Restaurant is very clean and well maintained. Food is excellent, Service is Excellent go and try it and you'll see. Trip advisor scores this place highly and quite rightly so. Its now my fav Indian. Well done Empire of India 5*

Would not order from this place again Even if it was free

we ordered £40 worth of food on Uber eats. The driver gave us the wrong order which I can appreciate happens, however, with 15 years of food service trade tucked under my belt, I've never experienced such terrible hospitality in all my life! Staff at the store just kept blaming Uber. No assistance with a refund nor offer of replacing the food. Just a simple "it's not our fault." Now I can appreciate it not you're fault but I've always looked after my customers even if it wasn't my fault. My partner has Coeliac disease (quite clearly stated on the order) which also meant the food that arrived was no good for us, as the Naan breads "Emma" (the other customer who got our food) had ordered had slipped out of their bag and spread gluten everywhere. I've worked many areas of hospitality and have done a short time in an Indian restaurant myself. We always replaced food regardless of who's fault it was. its just good hospitality. So now, just to point out, you've upset an existing customer who will not return and will advise others to go elsewhere, you've lost the money for the order as Uber have refunded us and you've also lost the money you spent on the product making the food as you've not recieved payment.. surely it would have been easier, cheaper and better for everyone involved to just simply replace our food? So to recap, you were correct, it wasn't your fault, but who's paying the price..?

we ordered £40 worth of food on Uber eats. The driver gave us the wrong order which I can appreciate happens, however, with 15 years of food service trade tucked under my belt, I've never experienced such terrible hospitality in all my life! Staff at the store just kept blaming Uber. No assistance with a refund nor offer of replacing the food. Just a simple "it's not our fault." Now I can appreciate it not you're fault but I've always looked after my customers even if it wasn't my fault. My partner has Coeliac disease (quite clearly stated on the order) which also meant the food that arrived was no good for us, as the Naan breads "Emma" (the other customer who got our food) had ordered had slipped out of their bag and spread gluten everywhere. I've worked many areas of hospitality and have done a short time in an Indian restaurant myself. We always replaced food regardless of who's fault it was. its just good hospitality. So now, just to point out, you've upset an existing customer who will not return and will advise others to go elsewhere, you've lost the money for the order as Uber have refunded us and you've also lost the money you spent on the product making the food as you've not recieved payment.. surely it would have been easier, cheaper and better for everyone involved to just simply replace our food? So to recap, you were correct, it wasn't your fault, but who's paying the price..?

I am not a Big fan of Indian food but we had a group booking and the majority love it so I went along and was happily surprised. I had a chicken sizzler (new dish to my knowledge) and it was brilliant tandoori cooked chicken was delicious moist and flavourful. Staff were brilliant a big group of 10 and everyone was looked after we had a really good time. Great place actually look forward to going back

Lovely food, great service and very reasonably priced. Will definitely come back again soon. Thank you for a lovely evening.

Delicious food and helpful staff. Would wholeheartedly recommend!

Five stars aren't enough - we need a galaxy! Great decor, comfortable and relaxing. We were welcomed in by lovely, helpful staff. Most importantly the food is incredible! There's an extensive menu that caters to everyone and my wife who is coeliac was delighted by the number of gluten free options. We had poppadums, starters and curries all cooked to perfection and bursting with flavour. Great value, too! Highly recommend and can't wait for the next visit!

Wonderful restaurant! Great decor, comfort and lovely staff. The food is incredible - cooked to perfection and bursting with flavour. The menu is extensive and caters to everyone. Great value, too! Looking forward to visiting again soon!

Food was almost 2 hours late & when it finally came it wasn't as expected 👎 6 pieces of chicken and a sauce is not what I call a meal . Won't be going back .

Great place lovely staff and atmosphere

Great place food is Amazing and Staff are very polite and helpful

This restaurant has always been wonderful but our recent visit was anything but wonderful. Table was booked for 8pm, we arrived on time and wasn't seated or even acknowledged until 8.20pm. Once seated no one came to take our order until 8.50pm very slow poor service. The meal we ordered was nice but my main meal was not as advertised on the menu and should of had sheek (as they spell it) kebab within the curry but was substituted with chicken tikka. Guess they had run out of sheek kebab that night. The whole time we were there all we witnessed was very busy staff more concentrating on the takeaway service and not on the restaurant customers, such a shame to see a local well renowned restaurant going downhill on their customer service.

Great local curry house. Staff are great and really go that extra mile to explain the menu and help customers make the best decisions about what to order.

Very nice curry. Very friendly hosts.

Enjoyed ourselves there, will be going back soon for another Balti.

I always take my Dad to an Indian for Father’s Day and thought we’d come here for a change. Nice place, tables well spaced out. Didn’t have my normal dish so had to have something slightly different which was more expensive. Pilau rice didn’t much look like what it was supposed to but tasted ok. Overall food was nice but the most expensive place we’ve been to especially when it was BYO! Supposed to have had £10 off tues-thurs but nothing came off my bill!

The restaurant is absolutely spotless! The staff are so friendly and attentive (not over attentive) We had the poppadums and chutney tray for starters, which was delicious. We both had a curry for mains with keema rice, again lovely.

Were lucky to live just around the corner from this awesome restaurant ,the service and quality of food is second to none,the restaurant its self is very nice to enjoy your meal also they offer a take out service ,,i have tried many different meals from the menu and all have been delicious,i would highly recommend this restaurant food and service is just the best

I had a big issue with a takeaway order that i felt was poorly handled but since ordering again and commenting on the issues, the restaurant or its delivery service seemed more consistent and went beyond.

Good service and attention, food quality not great.

been here lots of times great meals . tasty, good service. but its always wet please sort it chef twenty visits

First time this Evening coming to empire of India, Was Lovely, chicken tikka masala was creamy just How I like it . Cheesy Nan was perfect . Would 100 recommend this Curry house to family and Friends . lovely local to the residents of Keynsham .

The best Indian restaurant in the area.

Lively meal although the lamb was so tough and chewy I couldn't eat it, but the rest of the meal was lovely and tasty, next time I'll have chicken

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Fantastic food and at a good price

Just experienced a superb meal, absolutely delicious, with a very extensive menu. Lovely decor and surroundings very tastefully done. Lovely welcoming and friendly helpful staff. Soft drinks can be ordered but take your own alcoholic drinks. It's certainty worth more visits.

Lovely meal but take a long time to come & take order .

We ordered 4 curries, 4 rice's, and a selection of naans. Nothing was good. All curries were a really basic sauce of varying pastel colours with 4-5 pieces of tough meat in each container. Nothing in the sauces, no onions or texture or any type of veg pieces in the sauce. The naans tasted burned, the pilau was basic unflavoured white basmati with flecks of green coloured rice. Not cheap either, just very very disappointing in every way.

Great takeaway. Good flavours and reasonably priced.

Excellent service, terrific food, nice atmosphere, easy parking - looking forward to going back.

Five ⭐️ I really enjoy the food proper tasty best Indian restaurant Bristol and great services trust me you got to try the food out!

Ordered by phone (11 nov) and I was told about 30 mins. I arrived to pick up my take away and was told there were gas issues and the gas engineer had arrived and was doing his best, the waiter asked me to pay and leave an address and he would get it delivered in an hour or so. Sorry I know problems arise but this was before my call. Had to use alternative.

My wife and I went there with another couple last night and it was our first visit since it had been extended. It was a pleasure to be there - the decor is superb, the staff are lovely and as for the food its amazing.I am not a huge fan of Indian but I could gladly sit there all day devouring what they serve. And on top of it you can take your own wine - no hint of a corkage charge. I cannot recommend this restaurant highly enough and if the system allowed me to give it ten stars I would. PS I am not a relative!!

Lovely food and lovely staff. What more can you Say???

Fabulous lamb balti - really good heat and flavour. A superb dish! Pilau rice a dream - how can they cook rice like that?! Lovely! But peshawari naan a disappointment- did not hold together properly, poor texture and undercooked- shame. I’ll be back soon, though...

I went there last night with family, service, food was great, I would go back there 😋

The chicken tikka Naga Zal was gert lush.

i telephoned my order. king prawn madras and 2 plain naan to the restaurant. i often order this from curry kings in kingswood and its about 12 quid. i did not ask the price on the phone. when i got to the (empty) restaurant 15 minutes later i noted a sign saying 20%discount for takeaway so imagine my shock when i was quoted over 18 quid fot my curry and bread! when i questioned this the curry wallah said he would make a ''special discount'' for me which, strangely enough was exactly the same amount discounted for everyone and should have been given in the first place....... we'll let that slide for the moment although i was told that the high cost of the prawn curry was due to the giant king prawns used. fair enough. .. the curry emperor demonstrated the size as being as long as his hand. way cool. WELL NOT SO WAY COOL WHEN I GOT THEM HOME AND OPENED MY CURRY DELIGHT. so the meal. the breads were a weird texture sort of chewy and stringy but tasted okay and the curry gravy was a fine madras generic flavour. the prawns however were almost inedible being so over cooked they were tasteless and rubbery. as to size i would compare them to tesco king prawns rather than the hand-sized beauties i was looking forward to. that is my report of my takeaway meal from the empire. i ate the at approximately 8pm washed down with bottled water and had eaten nothing else that evening. what follows is in no way attributed to empire of India's food and could have been caused by any number of things. please don't read on if you have a delicate disposition.............at around 11.30 that night i had mild stomach cramps and a need to visit the loo. what followed was TWO HOURS OF PROJECTILE DIAHORREA. that left me weak and dehydrated.and with a strong desire to never order takeaway curry unless i had eaten at the restaurant before... as i said. i am not attributing blame here but i do wonder why a well established restaurant had ZERO customers at 7pm? do the locals know something i dont? anyway a 1 star review for chewy bread, the overcharging attempt and the bullet prawns. oh and being 33% more expensive than the likes of curry kings even with the ''''SPECIAL DISCOUNT''' being applied

Had a take away this evening. Apart from a slight hicup on the menus being different online to what they use in the restaurant (so beware when you call with the food order just giving the numbers!!!) the service was brilliant. The food arrived promptly as promised and it was absolutely delicious. We called to pass on our thanks to the team and would highly recommend this brilliant restaurant. Thanks

It's been 5 out of 5 for the last 2 years,but last Saturday the nan breads were doughy and not cooked on perimeter and we got plain instead of phaswani; and lamb buna too runny and dident taste nice.I couldn't eat it.Its as if they had a different chef.

Very friendly staff and excellent food. My go to Curry House for the Saturday night takeaway.

our usual takeaway was closed due to covid so we decided to try this place. best decision ever! all the dishes were absolutely delicious!! so tasty!! we will definitely return!

Amazing place! Clean, friendly environment and the food is delicious 😋 thanks for the great service guys! Also they have now extended the restaurant so it looks spectacular!

Ate here with my partner and friend sunny and his wife last year, loved it. Just moved around the corner and grabbed a takeaway. Excellent

Now with larger eating area is much better to enjoy your meal, Great sevice with excellent food. liked my chicken rogan.

We have had a excellent meal and service was very good and you felt very safe so we wish them continued success for the future.

Went with my mate for first time, lovely delious food, reasonable price. great friendly staff and service, highly recommended. Will go again. 5 stars.

Decent food , good value and staff

Delicious food clear plates all round. Added bonus of being a byo. modern and fresh decor and service was excellent, friendly. Couldn't fault it and would definitely recommend

Nice clean decor, friendly and welcoming service and the food was outstanding, super fresh and hot. All-round quality restaurant, the best in the area by far. Plenty of parking nearby, BYO alcohol with Co-Op and Spar on the doorstep.

Great good and excellent service. A good solid choice if you fancy Indian.

They make the best Karahi Chicken and Vegetable Rice. Delicious. Top notch and friendly service.

Chicken Dhansak is one of the best I've had anywhere. The menu has some interesting dishes not normally found. High on quality, reasonable prices, friendly staff. Once a week isn't enough!

Easily the best indian takeaway in Keynsham, always great food and friendly service.

Have had some lovely takeaways during the lockdown - great food and easy to navigate online ordering. Simple and socially distanced collection. First class!

Always a great takeaway on a Saturday night!

The value for money and quality of the food at this restaurant is far better than the other Indian restaurants I have tried in the Keynsham area. Upon dining in I found the staff to be attentive. Take aways I have had from this restaurant...

Great food at a good price, friendly staff, very nice restaurant and BYO. 10/10.

Food was generally tasty - however we were dissapointed with the Tandoori King Prawn dish - this was not value for money as it was a very small portion size, which is unfortunate considering this dish was on the speical menu.

Sometimes they go over the top when you ask for poppadoms. Far too many. Far too tasty. It's a problem.

Ordered a takeaway this evening and I had the mixed grill, the meat was quite chewy, then started eating the chicken leg, it didn't feel right, then to my horror as I cut further into the chicken portion it was cold and very raw. Not impressed at all.

Good food, service, cost and atmosphere. Highly recommend.

Excellent food and great service, very friendly and welcoming.

Excellent. Best curry in Bristol

Thank you Alum and team you did amazing for my husbands 60th birthday meal. 17 of us on 1 table excellent food and amazing service.

Recently moved back to Keynsham after growing up there. After trying several places recently, this is the best Indian restaurant in the area! Really worth a visit. Delicious food, a variety of dietary considerations, fair prices, friendly team. It's BYOB alcohol too. What more could you want?

Great food, even better service

MY 4th VISIT AND ANOTHER 5 STAR CURRY. JUST MOVED TO KEYNSHAM AND FOUND A JEWEL

Food was good decor could be upgraded but it is the food that matters and fairly priced.

We've had several takeaways from here and they are always good. Our most recent was super. They even made us a vegetarian dish not on the menu. Always polite and on time. Great value for money.

Amazing food amazing staff. The service was great with a perfect amount of wait between courses in fact the longest wait was for the bill and who minds that . Over all would highly recommend this place .