Indi's in Bournemouth

Gone rapidly down hill in service and in Food to the point I will never use again, we’ve had Christmas parties here for around 25 friends over the last 5 years but not this year after another dismal service last weekend. Just about the worst Indian restaurant for a considerable distance.

First and last time trying. Worst £60 ever spent on a takeaway for two. Terrible. Chicken curry was more like a soup or stew, flavourless. Sum biryani full of bits, lacking flavour, too much chilli. My wife is Indian and she was really looking forward to this, ended up incredulous. Trying to be something they are not. Burned Samosa and Onion bhaji. The only saving grace was the Pani Puri. Steer clear.

Unfortunately food items were missing from our order and over 3 weeks on, despite numerous calls and emails, no refund has been given or apology offered. Very poor customer service.

Food generally very good but pakoras not so good

El mejor restaurante indio en el que hemos estado. Desde el momento en que nos sentamos a salir al final el servicio fue fantástico que eran tan amables y atentos a cada mesa. El menú tenía una amplia selección de algo para todos. Al tener alergia a los frutos secos me informaron qué no pedir. La comida era muy deliciosa y fresca. Sin duda volveremos.

Outstanding meal, first class service, would highly recommend, you won't be disappointed

Parecen más interesados en recibir pedidos de comida para llevar que nosotros los clientes pobres esperando más de una hora y 15 minutos para la comida. Tuvimos 3 botellas de agua de mesa mientras esperábamos ya que queríamos beber el vino con nuestras comidas. Ni siquiera ofrecieron una botella de vino en la casa. Nos negamos a pagar el cargo por servicio que tenían la mejilla de poner en la factura. Otro cliente que escuchamos quejándose de que no consiguieron sus entrantes, pero lo pusieron en la factura.

We booked a table for the evening based on the leaflet we picked up outside to find when we got there the evening menu was completely different - deceiving customers.The poppadoms came before the drinks. Waited 50 minutes for the main courses. Food was good not exceptional. One of our main dishes was on the table 5 minutes before the rice or any other meals came. Sag aloo had no spinach in it. A vegetable curry was served on a wooden board with sauce in a jug to pour over how does that work? When we raised issues at the end we were told we did not understand their concept of fine dining. Insulting - we have been to fine dining restaurants and never waited so long. To summarise drinks and food overpriced. Manager was off hand and dismissive.

Platos perfectamente ejecutados, comida relajada y el personal era excepcional. La mejor comida fuera en mucho tiempo! Recomienda el arrancador tandoori paneer.

Ordered chicken biryani but what arrived was a totally different dish, I have never eaten rice biryani like this it was like rice mixed with yellow sauce and chunks of chicken with some green peas, edible but definitely NOT chicken biryani. Mixed platter was very oily and the samosa was not cooked properly. Poppadoms was okay. Salad was okay. The free vegetable curry was appreciated but smelt off so went in the bin. Delivery was approx 15 minutes later than stated. Overall I won't try again.

unfortunately the food was cold

Very nice food and friendly staff.

Beautiful food, great service, very attentive staff, first ate there Christmas 2022 and the food and service was great then, for some daft reason we’ve not been back until this evening, the food is of the best quality and the service we received was great, really attentive staff, we were happy to pay the 10% service charge, we will need to return much more frequently!

The food was excellent but unfortunately I didn’t get what I ordered. I wanted a Balti with chicken tikka. I got just chicken tikka. When I checked the order on the app, when ordering the balti it just requested what ever the filling of the balti and not that it was a balti. I’m presuming this is a fault with app rather than the restaurant. Will definitely order from here again but will be more careful as to what I choose.

Otra gran comida. El personal es encantador, el restaurante está impecablemente limpio y la comida es excelente . . . una muesca o dos por encima de la comida india de High Street habitual con platos más inusuales y especializados. Muy recomendable.

We enjoyed it a lot, especially food and service is very nice Thank you 😊

I ordered a chicken tikka masala, my friend a chicken korma. We were surprised at the flavour as it was very, unpleasantly sweet, like a rice pudding with chicken pieces. Not good, will not visit again.

HIGHLY DISSAPOINTED ...with food, quality and quantity both and the service wasn't up to the mark. I started with the starters as the menu looked tempting so ordered couple of starters to enjoy the variety of taste on the menu... But when the food arrived I was really disappointed by the quantity of food... and later by the taste of it. There was no taste in the chicken... lamb was roo dry to chew the duck rolls were too tiny ... And no dahi in the dahi puri... It seemed to me a kids menu than an adult menu... The drink was served in a cracked glass.. And when I gave the review at reception the lady on the reception was so rude... not at all apologetic and said..."I'll.pass on the comments to the chef. This is only I can do". WONT RECOMMEND....wouldn't eat there for even free.... Would have given minus stars if possible... anyways...

A beautiful restaurant that is 1000% worth a visit if you’re around Bournemouth! Lovely food and staff who make you feel very welcome😊. Thank you Ellie for looking after us!! Also the manager (so sorry forgotten her name)! They were so very helpful and ensured a pleasant visit. Will be back!🤞

8 de nosotros tuvimos una comida encantadora en este restaurante, el personal era muy amable y servicial, el servicio era excelente. Pedimos varias comidas que no estaban en el menú que estaban más que felices de cocinar esos para nosotros. La comida era muy buena, no dudaría en recomendar este restaurante.

Terrible food, its not indian but a Bangladeshi restaurant. The oil is very stinky, and the chicken was of very bad quality.

Really high quality Indian food served with love. The best biriani I have had for a decade. Whoever says its expensive, you get what you pay for. This is perfectly priced! Will be back ALOT! Thank you all.

Simply the best Indian restaurant with impeccable service every time. We love this place and it’s my favourite place to bring family and friends.

this is our new favourite place. lovely atmosphere with great background music. staff are so friendly and knowledgeable. the food? omg. amazing. i’ve never had curry where you can taste every single ingredient before. everything is fresh and you can taste that in every mouthful. take away/ delivery is awesome too. highly recommended.

Fantastic food and service. Not your average Indian, really exceptional.

Delicious meals and very friendly service. We will be back.

So so good! The food is fantastic and really good variety of vegetarian options. The staff were really friendly and helpful.

Good food and service is also good

Really friendly service, we had 6 or 7 tapas meals which were all amazing, would definitely recommend this resteraunt

Very good service and Food Garlic chilli chicken is so tasty even tho its-not that spicy un you have green chillies comes with gravy. All Over very Good Loved it. Will come back again if i get chance to Visit Bournmouth.

Warm and friendly staff, and relaxing ambience. The food is a different and tasty combination of Indian-Engilsh dishes: the starters were very nice as well as the two curries we had. You can also still get the classics if you want. The presentation is fancier than regular curry houses, so the whole experience has a more "up-market" feel. Staff were very attentive. Probably we over ordered as we did add also poppadoms, a chapati and gunpowder potatoes (very tasty).

We had a lovely anniversary meal this evening. The food was excellent. The service was brilliant, all the staff were very attentive. We would highly recommend this restaurant. Thank you for making our night so special.

Never had a bad meal here food is great eat in or takeaway, service and staff are welcoming and attentive

Food always excellent. Service always friendly. Only slight gripe is the long wait to have our order taken.

Returning after several years away from Westbourne and Indis didn't disappoint. Main courses were kerala chicken balti, murgh jalfrezi and a chicken tikka and all were excellent. the side orders of naans, bhajis, sag, etc all tasty. The service has also, if anything, improved to the point of being a little intrusive! Bottles of water were removed when three quarters empty and a new one appeared, new serviettes provided, the crumbs regulakrly being cleared away. However, we agreed that we would rather service be uber attentive than the altrenative! The welcome was also warm and friendly, as we recalled from proevious years. Alongside a couple of beers each the price, excluding tip, was £33+ per head and I think that was good value. Definitely on the agenda for my next likely visit in the autumn.

Just got a takeaway from Ashley cross! Not the same as Westbourne. Menu is not the same! Food very expensive for very small portions! Would not recommend a takeaway! Indis website is not clear you can only order from Westborne!!! Ashley cross should redirect you to Westborne, not take your order over phone and provide small tapas dishes. I’m still hungry!

Different to your average Indian restaurant but it's top quality food with top quality service.

Absolutely love Indi's. The food is amazing, the staff incredible and always prepared to go that extra mile for any specific food requests. I've known of and visited Indi's since it opened over 20 years ago and can honestly say the standard has stayed the same throughout...if anything, it's got even better!

Just ate here Saturday evening. The food was amazing. We had scallops to start which were pricey but worth it; cooked and flavoured beautifully. Our mains were delicious and brilliantly presented. There are lots of amazingly friendly and helpful waiting staff. Every time I visit here, it seems to get better. Definitely recommend.

Fabulous, food, service and experience. Thanks to Minu and the team. See you soon

great food well worth the wait

Good food and great attentive service, I loved the salmon shashlick, side dishes all tasty. Waitresses all friendly and overall was good value for money.

Amazing service from booking process to leaving after the fantastic meal. Never ever disappoints. The Staff are so so lovely - but the food is exquisite.

Been ordering takeaways from here and coming to the restaurant for years .. amazing food and friendly staff. Would highly recommend the meal deal for two takeaway so much food and absolutely delicious!

Very nice place for fine dinning. Bit pricey comapre to some of the best restaurents in London. Being a tourist place,best to get nice food and great ambience

Had a great dinner here this week. The menu is different from the more traditional menus but the food is great. The restaurant is clean and tastefully decorated. The service is very good, very attentive and welcoming. The manager is so lovely, a warm friendly face that makes you want to return.

This is the first time we being in Indis. An absolute amazing place . Most recommended Indian in Bournemouth. The food and service is 10 on 10 . Very pleasant atmosphere with happy staff surrounded . Must visit .

We had our little one's first birthday party here. It was amazing service ,fab food and amazing atmosphere.The staff Agnes, Ponnu and Minnu are so friendly, so we thought what better place to have our party than the hostess. You get great food and brilliant service , I would recommend this place to all. Thanks to all of you who made his special day great.

Indis is one of my Westbourne favourites. Great Currys with a selection of the standard and fish dishes. Friendly service in a relaxed environment!

Really disappointed. Waited almost 2 hours for a delivery and I live 10 minutes down the road but originally said would only take 40 mins. Had to phone them twice asking where the delivery was. When it arrived the bread and rice were cold and hard and the currys barely warm, also no taste, watery curries. Worst Indian I've had in a very long time. Will definitely not visit or have takeaway from here again.

We’ve been coming to Indi’s since about 2002! The food is delicious and really fresh. The team are so friendly. We highly recommend it!

The food was average and slow coming. The price for drinks are unbelievable £14.50 for a vodka and coke. I won't be going there again.

Once was the best around, but quality has gone down, prices have gone up (a lot!) and they sneak on a service charge that when questioned they insist is ‘mandatory’! Service charges are OPTIONAL in the UK!

Staff were very kind and food was nice, but the hidden charges were ridiculous. Was twice what was stated on the online menu. Charged £3 per half pint of coke. The service was pretty slow, which would not be a problem if not for the mandatory £6 service charge they added to the bill. Would be an amazing place to eat if the prices weren't 3x that of a regular indian.

The food was okay, but the prices was terrible paid £72 for just the two of us! The prices are a complete scan and nothing like it is online (it’s essentially double) paid £15 essentially for a lamb rogan Josh whereas online it says £7.95 and wasn’t aware of the price until we paid! The portions were also small the criminal price we paid. Cokes were £3 each from the tap, in small 250ml glasses if that, and 3 small onion Barjis, and 3 small, slimy chicken pakoras were £6.95 each! I highly don’t recommend eating here, when there’s so many more affordable places elsewhere, and to top it up, they added a £7 service charge without notifying us, and when you’re paying £65 for food alone you don’t expect this without being warned

Best Indian in Westbourne by a mile I understand that they are about to open another one in Ashley Cross ✝️ looking forward to that immensely

We had a family meal here. Which did turn out to be incredibly costly for five (2 adults and 3 children). The staff were friendly but we have had the same calibre of curry for a fraction of the cost.

Friendly polite staff and simply the best Indian food you can find! Streets ahead of the local competition

Very good Indian restaurant. Very tasty fresh food generously portioned and great service from lovely waitress. Will be back.

Wonderful food and excellent service. Very mpressive wine and drinks menu as well as superb food. Good veggie options.

If you have allergies or intolerances i would avoid this place, or be cautious, menu does not show allergies and staff are not equipped to deal wit this. Got sick after eating here from consuming gluten despite making it known to them I’m intolerant. I would also add there is no accessible toilet for disabled and stairs very steep. A nice atmosphere and nice food, but if you have allergies its not worth the risk.

Very bad food. Me and my friends went this restaurant to have food and we had a very bad experience from here. The worst food i have ever in uk. The biriyani quantity was very less and price was very high and also the takeaway and dine in price was different.

We ate here last Saturday. It's a really lovely venue. The staff are very attentive. Our food was very good. We had recently ordered a large family take away and were very impressed with that. I was asked to pay a £10 deposit when booking but we realised this was not taken off the bill . Despite emailing them, I'm still waiting.

Great experience food very tasty staff wer very attentive and very polite especially mineo

Worst food and service Got bad stomach after eating here

Great food and a nice and friendly service, will be back again!

We had a family meal at indi’s tonight and were so impressed with the service, food and how friendly the staff were! Everyone’s meals were perfect and I couldn’t recommend enough, very impressed! Thank you for a lovely time

We had diner at indi’s this evening fir my eldest daughters birthday. A superb meal and service. Both my daughters and the eldests partner hadn’t eaten there before and said it was the best Indian restaurant they had eaten in Thank you for a wonderful meal and the surprise brownies as a birthday treat

We were in Bournemouth visiting our son who is at Uni. This restaurant was highly recommended by a friend of his and it did not disappoint. The staff were amazing and the food was even better. We have already decided to revisit when we come down next time.

Westbourne is fortunate to have 4 Indian restaurants. This is by far number 1 locally. Great selection of food and drinks with amazing waiting staff.

Excellent food and service especially the lady who was the manager on this particular day.welcomed with happy face and stay with us until we finish

Excellent table service and great interaction makes us feel very comfortable and about the food quality quantity its worthy . Over all great experience

We ordered delivery which came quickly - my friend loved the chicken tika masala. I ordered a vegetarian dish and bit into a chili SO hot I couldn’t eat another bite - so sad!

This is one of those really nice restaurants that feels like a treat and has many options to choose from. Food is presented well and cannot be faulted. Absolutely delicious, will definitely return.

Everything at Indi's was perfect. The food was not your typical Indian restaurant offering and had lots of fish options, a real MUST. We had monkfish and scallops and sea bream, all of which were beautifully presented and delicious. Will definitely be revisiting.

Our waitress Joy was very attentive and friendly and the food was amazing

The food was superb for a visitor from South Africa, who is used to Indian cuisine. This however was on another level of excellence.

Fantastic salmon shashlik and fantastic service,well worth a visit if your in area or a local,have visited 4 times and has always been great service and food

We had a fantastic dinner and tremendous service. Stunning food and just simply unparalleled service! You must make sure you go if you love food !

Another wonderful night with excellent service and delicious food! Have been dining at this restaurant for over 17 years and have NEVER once been disappointed. Will be back soon.

Stunning place, great menu, lovely food.

Whenever we’re near Bournemouth Indi’s is top of our restaurant list. Last night was a busy Saturday and every seat was taken but our welcome was smooth, the service was impeccable and the food was sublime. Particular favourites were the salmon and the king prawn dishes which were simply outstanding. Indi’s sets the benchmark for other restaurants to strive for.

Lovely restaurant with great food. I strongly recommend the fish and seafood.

Posh twist to Indian food. We love it! Top service and had a complementary drink at end of meal. Lovely touch. We will return!

Wow! One of the best take always I’ve had in a long time. Really delicious food, piping hot and full of flavour. Really Impressed- 5 stars and looking forward to ordering again!

Food and hospitality are both fabulous.

Excellent food excellent service a bit pricy but overall worth the money

The food has been amazing every visit, including take away. But it is the extremely friendly staff that make us want to go back every time. I can't recommend this restaurant enough. Favorite main course tried so far is garlic chilli chicken and murgh jalfrezi.

What a wonderful find! Amazing food, attentive service: Emily and Tilly were fantastic! Such a classy and authentic place!

The food was delicious and the staff were fabulous. We had a great time here and would definitely recommend this restaurant.

Good food, but restaurant was too busy with larger parties and the takeaway service, hence very poor service. Unfortunately, service charge is included in the bill, or I wouldn't have paid it. Were left waiting for ages for drinks to be ordered, then no one came to take our food order, until we shouted to a waitress, felt repeatedly ignored. I requested water 3 times, overall very poor service which spoiled the evening. Will not return based on the service, however, food was good.

Absolutely amazing food. So many options that sound really good it's hard to decide what to order. What we did order was delicious. Service was great, very friendly and quick but not too quick. Would recommend fully and will definitely come back.

Haven't been here for many year's and its not going to be a regular sadly its just not a curry house i would recommend.

Indis is the best Indian in Dorset! Another fantastic meal - highly recommended if you want flavoursome, authentic, quality food. Well done guys!

Nice food, good service, well presented. Not your typical Indian cuisine which wasn't to our taste but that's us not the restaurant

Quite possibly the BEST Indian meal we've ever had. It was excellent. Dishes were slightly different from the norm and everything was so fresh. The naan and onion bhajis were so light.

very good food with lovely service! All round winner! Brillant experience!

Myself and friends have been going to Indi's for years as the food is always a reasonable standard, but yesterday we were made to feel totally embarrased and we won't be going back anytime soon! Firstly, the prices have gone up quite a lot compared to other local Indian's but business is tough and inflation is hitting hard, so that can be understood to some degree. However, it meant that we couldn't be quite so laissez-faire with our ordering as we usually would! We purposely each added up our total so we wouldnt be left short and added a tip on top. The total was around £190, which we rounded up to £200. We all paid in cash and were getting up to leave when the waitress told us we had not paid enough! We all looked at each other thinking that someone had not paid their fair share. After a good look at the receipt, it was actually because they had added their own service charge/tip on top of the total, which brought the total to just over £200... Note: Service charge is not mandatory under law in the UK! I quietly informed the waitress that this was an optional amount and that we had already tipped, but in front of the whole restaurant she told us that it was MANDATORY! She continued to point out some very small print at the bottom of the menu that said a service charge will be added! Also note that the first receipt we were issued had not deducted our £30 table deposit either! (This restaurant is seriously not good with money!) We were already embarrased by being apprehended on our exit for an amount of less than £10 and red-faced, one of us managed to find another £10... We felt like naughty schoolchildren that had been caught stealing and lined up against the wall; and the lack of class and awareness by the waitress to the situation, as well as lack of knowledge of what a service charge actually means, is the reason we won't be going back to this restaurant. Note to restaurant: If your service charge is 'mandatory', why don't you add it to the damned prices in the first place, instead of making out things are cheaper than they are?

Indis’s is a modern restaurant in the heart of Westbourne. We have visited a few times and the service has always been first class. The menu has a great selection and a good selection of vegetarian options. The food is fabulous. Great atmosphere Well worth a visit if you like Indian food

I just visited over here the food was fantastic, best place to have Indian cuisine and very friendly and decent owner with lovely staff