Feast of Bengal in Basildon

Been going here since it opened some thirty years ago. Have never had an occasion to fault the food. Initially we used to always eat in and as the years went on (kids came along) went on to order takeaways. Saw the sad result of the fire ten years ago, despite that set back and then COVID it’s lovely to see it still going strong. Since the fire the decor is now modern rather than the old traditional Indian decor, but a little too stark, a few pictures on the walls would be nice. Takeaways appear to be the core business nowadays. If you’re not getting a delivery and need to collect there’s plenty of parking and you can pick up drinks in the Tesco Express on the same parade of shops. Our visit last week was as usual faultless. If you haven’t been yet, try it as it’s a hidden gem that has survived the test of time.

Had a takeaway tonight for the first time from Feast Of Bengal and can safely say we won't be returning. We ordered on Deliveroo and it said 50mins... 1hr 15mins later the food arrived. My curry had leaked in the bag and into the other dishes and when putting it on to the plate we saw there was a round piece of plastic in my curry. Chicken was slightly dry and not overly flavoursome.

Decidedly average. Much better Indian restaurants locally.

The Balti was far too spicy and not like any other Balti I’ve had before and indeed had there before which were nice. I always think feedback is good but when they asked if everything was ok and I told them, their attitude became noticeably less friendly. As our friends paid the bill, I asked if they could keep the itemized bill and they refused saying that they could detach the total from the bottom and we could take that. We will not return there.

Staff are very ignorant and impolite even mead my 3 year old Oder a full dish befor thay would serve me and them thir was a big hair in my curry no tast of the food absolutely rotten

Have only ordered a takeaway via Deliveroo however it’s our new favourite! Can’t beat the taste and we’ve enjoyed our meal every time! Sometimes delivery time is a little longer however it’s worth the wait! The other night it was estimated 1 hour wait and it was only 40 mins . Looking forward to dining in soon.

Our first visit to this restaurant and certainly not our last ! We were extremely impressed with the quality of our meals. First class, friendly service.

Can’t really go wrong - good food and friendly staff

We've only ordered take away from here, but it's now our regular. The taste, quantity and quality are all absolutely top notch. A brilliant vegetarian selection as well!

Nice meal. Good customer service.

Haven't been for years, tried on the off chance and had a really lovely meal. Will definitely be going back.

First time eating here and we will comeback!! Excellent food. Excellent service. Highly recommend

Great food, fresh flavours and good service. Recommended!

We’ve been ‘Feast’ customers ever since it opened years and years ago, and Barri is still at the helm. Always good quality and last week was no exception. I’m still not fully covid vaccinated, so it was a take-away for two. We perused the extensive menu and finally settled on four papadoms and dips, and two onion bhajees to start, then a chicken korma and a prawn korai accompanied by a pilau rice and a couple of roti breads for the mains. A grand total of £31. There was enough left for a substantial dinner for yours truly the next day.

Slightly off the beaten track but certainly worth the effort on a plus they have large parking outside. My thanks to mine host Barri who steered us around the menu good atmosphere, excellent food and great prices.

This Is one absolutely amazing restaurant. The service, quality and timing of food is second to none. I don't have the vocabulary to describe the tastiness is every single dish.

Just tried them for a takeaway and probably one of the best we have ever tried. Great service and really tasty food which was all delivered piping hot. Definitely worth a try and good to support a local business.

Always use this Indian restaurant Food is very well cooked good drinks choice Nice staff Owner is v friendly Would recommend

Would be more helpful if they had their menu available online!??

Brilliant Indian. Its such a shame the restaurant is shut. But fear not, its open for takeaway only.

Excellent takeaway, great tasting food as always.

Ate here on a Thursday evening , food and service were both excellent. My friends are regular curry consumers from out of the area and both were very impressed with the standard of food.

Order a takeaway from here and you spend more time waiting than eating!. The orders are always ready half an hour or more after the time given. There is no room to wait so it is a very uncomfortable experience. Then when you get home something is missing. When it is the onion Baji you just eat it and enjoy the meal less. When it is a tandoori mixed grill you have to go back for it or someone will go hungry! No cash back - just a sorry we were busy tonight. Just not worth the hassle! We will take our custom elsewhere.

We are locals but have only eaten here a handful of times. BUT every time has been so delicious. Perfectly cooked food, even on the couple of times we have had it delivered, still piping hot and fresh. Highly recommended!

I visited Feast of Bengal for the first time just a few months ago now and have been going ever since. I first heard of it when it was delightfully recommended to me by one of my acquaintances. After researching it for a while, I realised it was very local and seemed to be a nice and cosy restaurant of GREAT Indian style cuisine. A few days later, I visited it for tea with my wife and acquaintance who earlier informed me of it. I cannot even begin to describe how scrumptious the food was and at such a reasonable price. The staff were awfully kind and treated us with such etiquette, even the way they brought the food was in such an authentic, gentle manor. Since that very day, I have been "FEASTING" there almost every week. In conclusion, I recommend this to anyone who enjoys delicious food and caring service.

Food was good quality and reasonably priced. Service was good and attentive, but not overwhelming. Very happy to return.

Brilliant food . Great modern decor. Definitely would recommend.

We order for delivery quite often, chicken tikka masala is the best we've ever had, and my husband raves about the special naan. Wouldn't go anywhere else.

Delicious food and great service !

Came here with family for a meal, everyone is friendly and the food is great! Very reasonable and quick to serve food.

We had the meercat deal we informed them when I booked and they said they didn't do that deal I said the restaurant is on the meercat site and they then said bring proof when you come and we'll do something.When we ate there and paid the bill they begrudgingly took it off well most of it and I told them I wouldn't come back or recommend it to anyone .If they don't want to give this discount then don't advertise on the site !!! Saying all of this ruined the night because the food was very good and I am honest is was just the way it was begrudgingly done.

Very expensive. Struggle everytime we order for the man to understand our order and delivery address details ordering over the phone. Have to keep repeating details and the man goes off on a tangent.

Worst food ever , such a bad experience . Late , very expensive . Never to return. Got order wrong made us pay loads of money

Really great Curry House - much better than the ones on Billericay High Street - much too crowded, noisy and expensive. Here the staff were very friendly - two of whom remembered my friend from when he last went 25 years ago. The food was excellent, very keenly priced - only trouble was the portions were so huge we could barely touch the Keema Nan.

Their customer service was awful. They forgot our order and still made us pay for it. Telling all family and friends never to use this restaurant.

Very tasty food excellent service

We eat at this restaurant regular. The food is consistently good, we have never had a bad meal. The Chicken & Lamb Pasanda are particularly nice & the best I have ever tasted. The Tandoori mixed grill is perfection.. The owners & staff are so welcoming & accommodating. You cant go wrong having a meal over a family get together at this place.

A lovely cosy Indian restaurant!

Very good food in a relaxed restaurant with good service. An ideal place to meet with friends or dine with your partner, very laid back, old school Indian. My favourite in Billericay and will always go back

Lovely food and attentive staff thoroughly enjoyed our evening there staff couldn't do enough to help even packed up what we hadn't eaten so we could take away with us

This was the first time I have been here for years. I suggested here as I used to live round the corner. The food was good then and thankfully it still is.

Superb hidden gem. I cant believe I've lived in Billericay all these years and not found it before. Staff are really friendly and chatty but not intrusive. Food is amazing! Quality is excellent. No large crowds to drown out your conversation. Small and friendly restaurant decorated nicely and the toilets are clean, fresh and smell nice. This is a really lovely restaurant. We've been 4 times already. Excellent value for money. 2 curries and rice with poppadoms, naans and 2 sides, 2 beers and a soft drink less than £50. I couldn't eat all mine so they boxed it up for me to take home. Can't recommend highly enough.

Excellent meal and service and also a good restaurant take away if you prefer,delivered hot tried them all and this is the best, many thanks barri, Steve and nicky

Absolutely dreadful. 5 tiny pieces of chicken in a dish which cost £12.90......padded out with 2 huge, whole tomatoes. Phoned to query/complain about this and the manager was EXTREMELY rude and then promptly put the phone down when questioned about this matter. Horrid, nasty staff. Mediocre food. I believe one should avoid this venue at all costs.

first impression was not good - only two other customers sitting down in the restaurant and we had a solemn waiter looking after us . the menu had a good variety of choices and we were not expecting anything special.

I stayed at this hotel a couple of years ago and we had superior rooms in the annexe, which were delightful. This time I booked two “Feature Suites” and we were allocated two Four-Poster Suites in the main house. These were both spacious, light and airy rooms with lovely views over the River Severn and, in the case of the corner room, also Worcester Cathedral. Diglis House is probably the nicest “City” hotel you could imagine, with it's quiet riverside location which completely bellies it's proximity to the centre of Worcester. The Conservatory restaurant is lovely to eat in, cosy in the evening and light and refreshing in the morning at breakfast time. The food and service were excellent, with a good choice of dishes in the evening and freshly cooked breakfasts, no queueing for trays of dried up food lying under hot lamps. The bar was well stocked with the bar itself and two separate lounges for guests to relax in. As this is a listed building, there is no lift in the main house to the 1st floor, but the stairs are fairly wide and not steeply pitched. This did seem to be a “Dog friendly” hotel, so bear that in mind if you are not canine-orientated. I would highly recommend this hotel in all respects for leisure or business and hope to return again later this year,

Nice modern indian restaurant. .booking needed.

Great food! Personal friendly service. Will definitely be visiting again.

Pilau rice for vegetarian had bits of meat in it so was unable to eat.

Lovely food very nice service , just great.

Consistently excellent. Been going to the Feast of Bengal for years and it never lets us down. This evening I had Chicken Ceylon, mushroom rice, onion bhaji and Peshwari Naan. The chicken was perfectly cooked(moist and succulent not dry and chewy). The Ceylon curry was spot on, medium heat with layers of perfectly spiced flavours. The rice was light, fluffy and full of fresh spice flavour. Cannot find fault. Staff are efficient and friendly. Highly recommended.

one of the better curry houses in billericay. only small inside. better to book on Fridays etc

Loved the food, our food was fresh and hot.

Feast of Bengal became our local Indian takeway a couple of years ago. The food is always good and the staff are always helpful and make sure all the food ordered is there before you leave.

We thought we would give this place a try because it's quite local to us, appeared to have decent reviews on Google and we were able to use our taste card. The deal was a free main meal with the purchase of any other main meal. We booked ahead, although on arrival there was only one other table being used. Despite this, we found the service to be a bit slow and had to ask for our order to be taken twice. We didn't feel particularly welcome and the waiter did not seem too happy about me ordering a coke instead of alcohol. We had poppadoms and dips before our meal arrived and these were fine, but unfortunately my pint of diet coke was completely flat. I ordered some lamb chops as a starter and my wife ordered the onion bhajis. The bhajis were perfectly fine, but the lamb chops were actually really small lamb steaks and at £5.50, I would have expected better. For main I ordered the lamb pasanda and my wife ordered a chicken dish that came with rice, so I ordered a separate rice for myself. At this point, we were both becoming increasingly annoyed about the amount of flies buzzing around the table, but its summer, so we didn't complain. The main dishes were below average. My lamb was tough and had a red tint to it and my wife had to ask for her rice, which wasn't brought to the table. We noted again how slow the service was considering the restaurant was almost empty. Overall, it wasn't a great meal, so we decided not to stay for dessert or coffees. When the bill arrived, the deduction for the taste card was only £5.10. I queried this as both main meals cost more than this, as did my starter. The owner explained that he had deducted the rice from my wife's main meal, because this was a bundle deal(?) and couldn't be used with the taste card. At this point, after a very mediocre meal, we decided not to press the matter. For the sake of the restaurant saving themselves £2.60 (my wife's main was actually £7.80) I can guarantee we will not be returning. In summary, food was not great, service was poor and the restaurant trying to cheat us out of such a small amount (we'd have happily tipped double this amount) just left a bad taste.

First time we tried them and really enjoyed the food although not the cheapest.

Small restaurant which is justifiably popular with locals. Nothing not to like about the place really. Above all, the food is very good.

Was advised to try this place which we did and the food is excellent. The staff although friendly could put a smile on their face and clear the tables rather than put your main course to the side of your empty starter plate rather than take it away !!!! I had to put my empty plate on the next table as the waiter just walked away? Unbelievable! !! That said a good night and excellent food, would certainly return.

Este es mi restaurante indio local y he comido allí muchas veces.

What can I say about this restaurant, always accommodating even though its a small restaurant, gets very busy due to the excellent food served here. Been coming to this place for years and not once have we had a bad meal. Food is freshly cooked.

Haber tenido un par de sitios de este restaurante pensamos que habíamos encontrado una joya. Qué decepcionante. Entrantes y comidas principales con pedir platos de lado. Cuando el arranque apareció el interior tandoori estaba crudo como podría ser. Enviado de vuelta a la cocina. Esto me puso de nuestra comida en conjunto. También destacaría la bombay patata parecía ser recalentados. Pasamos otros cuatro restaurantes indios para llegar a éste quizá deberíamos haber parado a mitad de camino. No volveremos, ¡qué vergüenza, alguien puede recomendar un buen restaurante de auténtica cocina india con un personal alegre y comida que es preparada en todos los sentidos.

We go here on a regular basic and we always have amazing food. All the staff are lovely and very helpful. We take all our friends and family members here and we are always very welcome.

The best Indian around by far ..!!

Después de leer los comentarios recientes de este restaurante de mi marido y nuestros amigos y yo estábamos muy ansiosos por probar este restaurante para tomar máximo mensual durante la cena.

Visitamos el restaurante como una salida nocturna con amigos para ponerse al día. Teníamos el 2 por 1 parece la oferta en nuestra sociedad gourmet así que pensé tarjetas sin darle una oportunidad.

One of the best Indian Takeaways in Billericay (from an avid curry fan!). The slightly higher prices than one or two you may find in Billers definitely represents their higher quality; more seasoning and deeper tasting marinades;currys. The food arrives boiling hot every time. The naan bread is very hot and not hot-soggy like some other places that don't manage to cut the kitchen to front door time down.

El restaurante estaba cerrado por la mejor parte de un año después de un incendio. la volverá a abrir un pequeño comedor ahora tiene mucho más liviano. Hay un nuevo chef y la cocina es de primera clase. El menú contiene todos los viejos favoritos...

The best Indian in Billericay, dine in or takeaway, you can't beat it!!!

Never disappoints. Dishes always so fresh. Friendly staff. Kids love the basic chicken curry. Fantastic local curry house.

Hemos esperado un año para la fiesta de re-abierto. Si quieres "restaurantes" comida India con un servicio superior, éste no es el lugar. Si quieres buena calidad comida india que lo dejará con el estómago lleno, entonces es. He visto unas cuantas quejas aquí sobre el servicio, pero para ser sincero, el personal es amable y culturalmente o no coinciden con las expectativas británicas tradicionales de servicio es, creo, algo menos relevante cuando la comida vale la pena comer.

So had a take way from here tonight. Only just heard that it had re-opened following the kitchen fire of 2014 or there abouts.Owner delivered the food personally and asked me to write an honest reviewas they had a new chef.I had lamb vindaloo. Full of depth of flavour and not overly spiced. Only fault was one bit of lamb was a bit fatty (was I too picky?)Mrs had Butter Chicken - said it was best she'd had in a while.Good luck on the re-opening fellas!

we are opening on the 25th november 2015 please coming and see us

There's a few negative reviews on here but every time I've been I've not been able to find a fault. Good curry and nice atmosphere, I've always had a pleasant experience here.

Always a decent standard of food, service a bit slow at times, but all in all ok and reasonably priced

The waiters are polite but the restaurant is fairly small with tables on top of each other and feels claustrophobic and hot especially with a lot of people waiting around for take aways. The curry is nothing special, the bhajis are fairly bland and there doesn't seem enough depth to the sauces, and the chicken tikka masala sauce is the brightest red I have ever seen a tikka and similarly the mint sauce served with the poppadoms was almost luminous glow in the dark green! It's true it has always been very busy on a Saturday evening, I don't know why, we waited over an hour for our meal, take aways took priority, but people waiting for take aways complained they had been waiting over an hour too. We have eaten here three or four times but I really don't think we will bother again.

Thursday evening 29th Aug 2014I ordered a home delivery which took over one hour to reach me, Special fried rice - virtually floating in oil Soggy, greasy and mouth clinging oil.Lamb Balti... Sweet, thick sticky sauce and full of currents - Too sickly to eat. Oh the lamb was tender, that was interesting. ,Chicken Jalfrezi..... Never seen anything like it... 30% chicken! 1% chillies, 69% slimy over cooked stodgy onions! all held together in a greasy and waters almost colourless sauce. Finally the Sag Aloo .... The top of it was completely dried up, a quick stir revealed a sticky together dried up offering, tasted ok, but would not leave my mouth.oh yes, two poppadoms, must have been cooked a couple of days ago, nice and soft, but they did have a little crunch. Oh yes, I did finish those as I had to have something to eat !all the rest went down well....into my garbage bin, I decided it was not good enough to leave out for the foxes either.Disgruntled local resident. PJ

nice people but have no idea how to run the place with waiters throwing your knife and fork down and snorting up snot while taking your order

We received a warm welcome and we were shown to our reserved window table. The service was very friendly and efficient. There is the usual type of menu and the food was tasty and the portions just right for us - sufficient but not too large.The prices were reasonable and overall this is an Indian restaurant to visit.

Went here with a group of friends. We all ordered different things but were all agreed that the food was delicious and the service exceptional. The Chicken Pasanda had real depth of flavour and I wanted more when it was finished.The staff are friendly and really care about customers. We'll definitely be back for more

Ordered a takeaway on a Saturday night, was told 45-60 min delivery time. It actually took 90 minutes & we were given no apology for it being so late. My husband only ever has a chicken korma & this was by far the worst he has ever had, it was lumpy & curdled & tasted disgusting. We called to complain & ask for it to be collected & the money for it refunded, the man on the phone refused & just offered us money off next time, we will never eat from here again & now after such a long wait my husband is going hungry on Saturday night. It was also very expensive & we got no sauces with the popadams, all in all a pretty disastrous meal, not happy

I have eaten at this restaurant twice now and I would definitely recommend! The Biriyani's are second to none and the chicken tikka is tender and flavoursome. The waiters are very friendly and genuinely care about providing their customers with best service.

Went here with my wife. The service was really good when we came in and the waiters were friendly. The food didnt take too long to come and the curry was very tasty - would recommend!

As a family.of seven adults we have neen to this restaurant a few tines and is thw 'go to' place for take aways. We visited one Saturday in january5 - the servuce was as good as always. While the starters were lovely the mains have been better but the sides were delicious. Lots of choice and many veggie options.

I have eaten in this restaurant once and bought a take away from there also and both times, not good at all.The first time, myself and my husband were both ill after and the second time (I should have learnt from the first time) - I ordered a mild curry and there was water in the bottom of the container.I paid for popadoms and there were no sauces in with the takeaway.I will not be going back for a third time!

In our experience a very reliable Indian restaurant with a strong local following. Like most Indian/Chinese restaurants some dishes are better than others. On the whole however the dishes are jolly good. Keep in mind that Billericay has 4 other Indian sit down restaurants and 2/3 more takeaways and yet Feast of Bengal is always very busy- tells its own story I think. The Chicken Dansak it one of the best dishes thay do as is the vegetable Samba. All the basic curries Korma, Madras, Ceylon , Vindaloo are fine and the Naga Curries tastefully hot without being over the top.The Baltis'and Korais' and fragrant and tasty. Maybe romfordgirl should stick to Romford restaurants :-). For the record I eat at Michelin star restaurants, am a good cook with an excellent palate and if a restaurant served bad food I would flag it up and not go there again. However Feast of Bengal Offers very acceptable Indian food and very reasonable prices. I agree that serveice can slow down when they are busy but still recommend you to go along and judge for yourself.

Went with a hi life card for half price on all courses. Actually got a discount for only one dish and even this wasn't the full price of the course as it included rice which apparently isn't part of the deal. Saved £4 - big deal - not !!!

was horrible never had an indian meal so bad. bombay potatoes tasted of marjarine, was vilewill never use again.people who liked it must have no taste buds or only eat junk

Been here several times over the years, and to be honest the food is always pretty decent, bit on the slow side especially when ordering takeaway, but can't say have ever had a meal that I didn't like. Would recomend!

Brilliant - always helpful & great service

A pleasant and well run restaurant but curries could have more depth in the spice content - rather stewy Why doesn't this restaurant offer curries as their mother's cook them?

Food not good and staff did not seem to know what to recommend

We have had eat ins and takeaways from the feast for years and it is always lovely. Sat eves are very busy for takeaway deliveries so get your orders in early! Competitively priced (lots of indian restaurants in Billericay) and consistently good.

The food was below average for an indian resturant and bland, not to mention quite exspensive.