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Nº 278 in 603 in New Forest

Nº 14 of 28 Indian in New Forest

CUSTOMERS TALK ABOUT DISHES WITH..currychickengarliconioncookedricemeatprawnlamb

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Great meat veggie and vegan options

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Tom FLOOD . 2024-12-07

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Usually very good. But last couple of times seems to have gone downhill. Nann breads have gotten very thin and both times have been burnt. Shame.

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Lee Rich . 2024-12-06

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Worst takeaway around here. Raw onions, mushrooms and cold bland food.

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Shaun Algar . 2024-11-12

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On a pitstop from Cornwall back in 2017, decided to stop by at this restaurant for a pre booked table. The food quality and service was an absolute pleasure. Prawn Puree and Chicken Jalfrazi were among the best I have had. Muhammad Ali has been a pleasure meeting along with all the staff. Will definately come again… And here I am again and again, whenever I pass by Southampton, I look for an excuse to dine in at Forest Spice. They have continued to supply fresh tasty food regularly and never disappointed me. Had I beena local resident, I would have been here regularly. Pictures and video are from 2019 on my 3rd trip to the restaurant

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Shaju Bhai . 2024-10-07

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Well worth look 10 . 10 every time. Splendid....

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Paul Amey . 2024-09-26

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Buffet night, a chance to try lots of different dishes. Great food! Good value. Menu is from southern India. Friendly staff, good view of the marina.

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katishaHunter . 2024-09-26

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An absolutely lovely evening. Had to wait as v busy - always a good sign. The staff were polite, engaging and actually got us to reduce the number of rice and naans as we had ordered too many. The food was exceptional. The chef specials must be tried. A great experience. Highly recommended.

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Denis Melia . 2024-09-13

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Discovered this place just over 1 year ago, I have always had takeaway, is always flavoursome and cooked to perfection. Staff are welcoming and friendly if you have any problems you can get in touch and they will try and fix it. Brilliant service and are looking forward to dining in with my family next time we want a authentic Indian food.

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Megan White . 2024-07-14

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We’ve eaten here numerous times and have taken family members, we all love the food and the service is very good. It’s reasonably priced and the restaurant is clean and tidy.

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Hannah . 2024-04-27

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Cold runny curry. Very rude customer service, one to definitely avoid. There’s a fantastic Indian opened on the marina. Knocks spots of this one

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Roxie D . 2024-04-18

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Just had chicken pasanda onion bhaji rice and chicken madras What a fantastic meal a joy to eat

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danny pulford . 2024-04-07

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Excellent food and people and I couldn't live any closer

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Kevin Mcmahon . 2024-02-10

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Back at one of our favourite restaurants. Always welcomed with open arms. Mamun and Jibon were great as always. Well spiced and delicate dishes. Keep up the excellent work.

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tara8300 . 2024-01-21

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Wonderful little restaurant. Great atmosphere and service. Very convenient as car park nearby. Modern contemporary interior. Great food at affordable prices. Highlights were the fish special and goan king prawn.

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tarannum khan . 2024-01-21

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It's really good,,,,I like it,,,,

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TIPU SULTAN . 2024-01-15

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We took our autistic daughter in to this place for a midweek treat and the young waiter twigged right away and asked us if we wanted a cold plate for her food (first time we have been asked in many restaurants we have been in 36 years) food was superb and very plentiful The poppadoms were hot and fresh the pickle tray was very generous and the red onion relish was flipping gorgeous we had never had that before … the place was lovely and warm so kudos to the owner for that considering the heating charges nowadays. Any way we will be regular customers. From now on as we rate the place highly xxx GregTeena and Nikki xxx

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teena jones . 2024-01-06

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Amazing time had during my most recent visit, the chef special garlic chilli chicken was divine and full of flavor and staff so friendly and warm, lovely accommodating atmosphere.

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C . 2024-01-01

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Absolutely amazing food and I always enjoy it. The Chicken Buna Balti (don't really know how to spell it) is amazing and the garlic naan is nice, can be a bit of miss if it is a bit burnt or not, but overall 5 stars and will always be coming back.

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Caitlin Band . 2023-11-19

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I went to ask for a table for one. I was told that it was not possible as there was avlarge booking. I had been told this on a previous occasion when I asked for a table for one. I went to a restaurant opposite and had a meal. When I came out, there was no sign of the large booking that I had been told about, so they could have served me. I went in and challenged the man there. He told me they were coming soon. I told him that I am a champion of thevrigh5s of the single person and that he was discriminating. He dismissed my claim. I went back a while later, still mo sign of this jarge party.

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Steven B . 2023-11-02

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Awful experience, terrible service cold food. Such a shame been going there for years but now under new management and customer service is zero

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Barbara Arnott . 2023-10-13

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Average food and not very hot. Owner was quite abrupt and rude at closing time just before 11 on a Saturday night. Approximately 16 people in restaurant all commented on how rude he was...... sadly won't be going back after that

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Kev A . 2023-10-07

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Needed to get out and spend some time out with my wife. One small gripe. A large noisy group disturbed us and others. Would be great if they were positioned further back. To allow the other patrons to hear each other. Therefore not marring the evening. Having said that. Five stars have been registered because the welcome and the attentive service of the team was excellent. The manager is always on top form. The meal was wonderful. Hot fresh and moorish, great Chefs. Very well flavoured and very affordable. The restaurant is comfortable and clean. We have visited with friends and as a couple. Even though it is a 40 minute journey. It's our ' go to' with plenty of parking within 2 mins.Well done

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Darth Vadher . 2023-10-04

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Best Indian around by far will be going back a lot amazing service

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FATAL BEAR . 2023-10-04

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Lovely dinner with my family yesterday at Forest Spice. Service was great and food was amazing, everything was absolutely delicious. We will definitely be back!

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Lucia Morris . 2023-09-16

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Dined here last night with my boyfriend for a date. The atmosphere was incredibly cosy, with lovely decoration. The food was absolutely incredible, possibly the best curry I've ever had served piping hot, all in separate bowls so you can control how much you put on your plate and how much you'd like to take home if you'd like to. The owner and waiter were very accommodating, making sure you are happy with your meal. We will absolutely dine here again.

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heather . 2023-08-25

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Absolutely delicious food. The service, portion size, atmosphere and quality of food was excellent. Well done to the team 👏

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J D . 2023-08-04

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Had a takeaway from here, easy to order online and pay on collection, ordered for 4 people and time for collection was spot on, outstanding food and reasonable prices.

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glen smith . 2023-07-18

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I'll be honest wasn't that good. For starters I had the kebab and the meat was dry . Onion bargie was nice. Then the pathia wasn't amazing didn't taste good at all . Service wasn't good .

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lee maunder . 2023-07-15

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Always good food and brilliant service! Moved to the area a few years ago and would continue to come here even if we moved away.

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george allen . 2023-07-12

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Great food. Easy to order online. Friendly helpful staff

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Glenn Miller . 2023-07-09

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Ordered 2 lamb Bhunas which were a bit watery along with Nan bread which were ok but my peshwari Nan bread was burnt . 2 sets of onion bhajis with pappadoms and dips . My own personal experience and a fair comment considering it was £48

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Mark Rowe . 2023-06-26

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Goog range of curries, all can be cooked to your liking. Attentive service but not oppressive. Special catering for vegans if required.

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Jim Gordon . 2023-06-09

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After reading the reviews we decided to call in as our preferred restaurant was closed. The restaurant is nice, modern and had a good feel to it. It seemed popular due to the amount of people looking for a table and picking up takeaways. To us this seemed strange as the food really wasn’t that good, it lacked flavour and was pretty tasteless. It might have been a one off but as I was only in the area for one night I won’t have chance to see if this is not the norm.

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johnnyroadmap . 2023-06-05

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Good standard Indian. Staff welcoming and friendly

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Anthony Smith . 2023-05-27

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Love this place Very good good and amazing prices Very friendly staff and the menu is laid out nicely

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Tori-Ann Blake . 2023-05-19

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Great food, excellent collection service. Lots of customers eating in when I went to collect. Can’t wait for my next meal there!

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NeonLight Gaming . 2023-05-12

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We had a fantastic meal in the restaurant a few weeks ago and then a takeaway recently. The food is delicious and the service is perfect!

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Kevin Miller . 2023-04-04

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Had a takeaway here last night. We had three chicken kormas and all of them were bland, tasteless, and watery. Sadly we won’t be using this one again.

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Adele Pithers . 2023-03-13

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Great little Indian, clean very friendly staff and food delicious

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Linda Moore . 2023-02-27

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Just eaten the worst curry ..both mine and my sons absolutely tasteless bland and dissapointing..onion bhaji over cooked and tasted very oily ..what a waste of money won't be going here again

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Julie Hopkins . 2023-01-16

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Super food and very friendly staff

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Andre Beament . 2023-01-14

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We are new to area and tried forest spice for a takeaway upon other reviews. The food and service was exceptional. compliments to the chef and his team. Portions were plentiful and presentation was very nice. Think we have found our new favourite Asian restaurant. Thank you to forest spice

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Amanda Smith . 2023-01-07

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Had another excellent meal there last night. Always friendly service and the food is superb

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Paul Johnson . 2023-01-07

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Went with people from work. Food was very nice.

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Donna Millard . 2023-01-04

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Really enjoyed my meal really tasty

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Laura Philpott . 2022-08-22

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Lovely meal with work colleagues. Can't wait to go back and enjoy another lovely meal.

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michael howes . 2022-07-15

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Had a takeaway last night very poor quality prawn curry was tasteless very little flavour no better than a supermarket ready meal prawns were chewy rice not good naan bread ok for £20 very disappointed will not return

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Simon Bell . 2022-07-10

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Wonderful food, service and atmosphere

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GILLIAN SWORN . 2022-07-03

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Excellent choice of food great service

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Jo Band . 2022-06-26

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Nice atmosphere and food. Staff attentive

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Wayne Roberts . 2022-05-19

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Great food and atmosphere, had to knock off a star because for some bizarre reason the dont do coffee after your meal.

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MARK TAYLOR . 2022-04-09

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My favourite curry house, always delicious, lovely staff, 100% recommend 😋

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Alyssa Stewart . 2022-03-25

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Lovely food here. Really good quality and value for money. Friendly staff. Will be returning.

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Hilary Ball . 2022-02-17

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The Pathia is the single greatest thing I've ever eaten in my life. Had it 6 months ago, and again today thinking I might have exaggerated... I did not. FANTASTIC. The staff are also very personable and enjoyable to be around. Couldn't recommend it any more, best curry house I've ever been to.

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Luke Allen . 2021-10-16

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Ordered take out well in advance... Not even been cooked when we arrived to collet..rather disappointing. Ended up eating in and was average...

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Kent Minx . 2021-08-30

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4* as I just had a takeaway. Also I wouldn't easily give any restaurant 5*. I ordered on line and that worked like clockwork. Food (Chicken Madras) delicious. Front staff very friendly. I've been reg customer for many years.

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John Walker . 2021-08-29

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Excellent food. Excellent service. Highly recommended.

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Lorraine Roper . 2021-08-20

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Really tasty and beautifully cooked we have just moved to dibden and tried this takeaway last night and we will def be back xx

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Teena Jones . 2021-06-20

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Amazing Food, Amazing Service, The Tikka Biryani and Lamb Naga amazing 10/10

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i-stream TV . 2021-06-05

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Delicious food, very nice service.

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DANIELA Meyer . 2021-05-22

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Excellent food! Plenty of meat in the currys and fullness flavour 10/10

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Tom Wilkinson . 2021-05-01

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Food was cold , only a two minute drive from collection , not very tasty , bland , but friendly service .

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redenya waxlender . 2021-04-17

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Food was delicious and very nice staff! Will definitely be coming back again.

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Mahalina Collins . 2021-04-11

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What a great takeaway we had last week. Food was excellent and staff super. Service quick and friendly.

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lionel916 . 2021-03-26

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First time visit. Our usual curry house was unfortunately closed (Bengal Brassarie). We saw the reviews and thought Great!! We were very dissappointed!!" After a 40 minute wait.... Lamb Pathia - Overpriced at £8.40... we usually pay £7.95 - Lamb was lovely and tender :) However, lots of floating oil on top!! Yuk!! It was Full of sugar and No sour flavour at all!! Garlic Chilli Chicken - For the Overpriced £9.25 . Usually pay £7.95 we expected excellence, However, what we got was Bright PINK-RED DYED Chicken, so obviously artificial colouring pretending to be a tandoori marinade which we definately didn't order, plus pickled garlic and not a fresh piece of chilli or garlic to be seen in the whole of the dish. So for the overpriced dish was cooked on a very tight buget!! The peshwari nan was £2.95, only £2.50 at the Bengal Brasserie. Garlic rice - £3.50 usually pay £2.50. Looked like a mishmash of all the left-overs...no fresh garlic to speak of!! Onion Bahjji's £3.20 usually £2.50. Not too bad but no need to add the extra sugar!! In all not really enjoyed the meal, felt that they cut corners and the flavour was not fresh but sub-standard. We have had worse but we are used to better tasting curries for less money. Also had a 40 minute wait, then another 10 minutes stood outside in the rain!!!

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Scooby Monkey . 2021-02-20

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Best curry I have had for a long time. Made a paneer massala on request. Thanks guys :) Recommended.

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Paul H . 2021-01-30

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This is definitely the best indian restaurant in the waterside area. Mostly use as a takeaway. Shame they dont do a home delivery but it's so good I dont mind collecting. The food is very tasty and not dripping in oil like most takeaways.

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Lisa Brooks . 2021-01-16

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Had another lovely meal here before Christmas. Really good and very well looked after by the staff.

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Debra Harwood . 2021-01-08

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Great menu, easy to use website, smart restaurant, good price. Overall perfect for a night in or cheeky takeaway

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Scott M . 2021-01-03

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Always good food and great service

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lorraine Lewis . 2020-10-10

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Great meal. Wonderful money off offer too!

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Jean Adams . 2020-10-07

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Great curry, simple restaurant but always welcoming

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Stewart Wilkins . 2020-09-11

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Went back to Forest Spice after a long while. I am so pleased I did. We had the best curry we have had in a very long time, and I have a new favourite Indian. 🥘

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hungrymonkey2017 . 2020-09-06

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Regular takeaway user and have eaten in as well! Very reasonably priced, tasty, and enjoyable food. I would highly recommend forest spice. Staff are great and offer a friendly and personal service (including remembering your names everytime you go in). Small restaurant so make sure you book in advance... well worth it!

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chris hammond . 2020-08-23

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Situated in the quiet village of Hythe, this is a fabulous curry restaurant. This well-esablished place has a good range of dishes, all tasty, fresh and generous. Generous portions, delicious food and friendly service. Of particular note, oven-fresh popadums and naan, chutneys. Fantastic veggie selection including versions of old favourites (vegetable Dansak to die for), brinjal and channa. Would gladly return.

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mablain . 2020-08-17

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Lovely evening. Great to be back having a fantastic meal. Everyone has worked really hard to make sure it is safe and clean.

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Kirsty S . 2020-07-17

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Really good tasting food and very quick service. Great place to use.

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Adam Harris . 2020-07-02

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When are they going to do HOME DELIVERY.. HOME DELIVERY... HOME DELIVERY

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Rich R . 2020-03-25

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This restaurant is amazing to have a sit in meal and for take away. The food is gorgeous and the staff are lovely.

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Emma Smith (Linksalot) . 2020-03-07

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Takeaway food awful, threw away the curry, tasteless the chicken must have been boiled first then later added to curry. If I had a car would have taken it back

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Lynn Oliver . 2020-02-16

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Fabulous food can't fault it. Good service nice and friendly . Would highly recommend.

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Trudi Symons . 2020-02-12

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Nice enough resturant, food good and service good.

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Paul Mallinson . 2020-02-12

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Another brilliant evening on Saturday at Forest Spice in Hythe with visiting family. Place was busy and buzzing and service was excellent and always with a smile. I love the food here, and my uncle visiting for the first time, who loves his curries, thought it was the best he'd ever had. Cant wait to visit again!

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Dave65flow . 2020-01-27

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Another fab meal here with friends. Managed to seat us at our preferred table (number 8). All food was tasty but the Chicken Jalfrezi was particularly flavourful. Helpful when asked about nut allergens and showed us the list of ingredients to put our friend’s mind at rest.

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722RachelB . 2020-01-11

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Really good food, really good, great staff

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Charles Hamilton . 2020-01-10

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Great food with friendly staff... First time I had seen Rezila on a menu, thought I'd be adventurous and try something different... Wow... My New Favourite Dish!!! My other half's Bhuna was also a winner... Excellent evening...

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Mark Chapman . 2020-01-06

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Cosustantly the best curry house by a mile

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Graham Sutton . 2019-12-31

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Staff are always joking with us and make part of the evening's experience. Great food - as always! Great value for money! Love going back when in the area

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jd26061993 . 2019-12-07

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The food was very good but the service left a lot to be desired as the waiter was to busy with what was going on around him rather than concentrate on taking your order and was not very pleasant when questioned about it

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Tony Wright . 2019-12-06

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Food excellent service was not! Requested that the waiter concentrated on our table for the five minutes he was taking our order instead of looking around at everything else. To receive a very aggressive response as to why it was necessary for him to behave in such a way. So if you want polite attentive service this is not the place to go suggest that you get a takeaway

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Jackie Beales-Wright . 2019-12-06

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Best Indian around. Love coming here

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Trevor Boxall . 2019-11-30

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Really lovely restaurant and a superb onion chutney

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Andre Beament . 2019-11-10

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Excellent service Placed a large order for a group meet being held - the service received was excellent and the food was even separated into bags all numbered up to make it easier. Food was delicious and went down a treat. All food was ready dead on the time booked for. Would definitely use again.

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Nicola M . 2019-11-05

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Best tasting Indian cuisine in the New Forrest area, excellent service and nice atmosphere. Never had a bad experience in the 4 years we've been going here.

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Andrew Marsh . 2019-10-06

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Good service but very unpleasant food

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Maria Rodriguez . 2019-10-05

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We were in Hythe for the Southampton boat show, and were looking for somewhere to eat. Came upon this place by chance and couldn't have found better. Good food, very pleasant staff and very reasonable price. What else do you need, full marks.

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Philip Dixon . 2019-09-12

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Superb service and food, lovely setting and best Jalfrezzi in the area. Was very accomodating to our friend who was wheelchair bound. Use this restaurant for take aways as well!

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Dave65flow . 2019-09-06

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Finding ourselves having to change our eating plans at short notice Sunday evening, we looked in at Forest Spice with a view to having a takeaway. On studying the menu we found we were spoilt for choice and decided to eat in.Fantastic ample & tastey food, friendly & attentive service plus very reasonable prices

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Inspiration147890 . 2019-09-04

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This establishment is quite simply a little gem... unfailingly delicious dishes are served in clean and contemporary surroundings by friendly and courteous staff. However the unsung star of the show is surely Hashim the chef... a master of his craft. Dhansak mains are sublime, whilst this chef truly knows how to produce a mouthwatering chotpoti starter... try it; you’ll be converted in an instant. Bangladeshi cuisine is very possibly the finest and most delicious of all global flavours; Forest Spice is an outstanding ambassador to prove the case.

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AshleyJenkins . 2019-08-21

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A small restaurant down a side street but worth finding. We had a very good meal with wine, well served and presented and both tastted superb, In fact the best Indian meal we have had for decades. Meals and wine came to about £60 which was great value. Highly recommended, but book at the weekend as they have few tables.

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bougivalbob . 2019-08-14

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