Jumeira Restaurant in Maidstone

Table of 2 Saturday night 7pm November Service was great, very fast, very helpful polite staff but unfortunately that's the only positive thing about this review. seating is not great, not intimate at all, the only way I could describe our table is that it was down the middle aisle, with tables on both sides of metal rails. The tables were so close to each other we may as well have been a table of 4 with the strangers next to us. The table next to us was separated by waist high metal rails, but was so close to us we could hear all of their conversation as they could ours, no privacy at all. The restaurant could at least stagger the tables so that they are not as close or directly next to each other, honestly I cannot stress now how uncomfortable it was, and we found it very intrusive. We had high expectations for the food having eating in the lir steak restaurant, but the food was disappointing. Lamb very dry, chicken very very dry and the sag paneer had four bits of cheese in it! Flavour were ok. Over all wasn't anything special and we were left disappointed, for that reason we wouldn't return or recommend.

Went there 7 years ago and said would never go back. Well had a take away tonight which was £10 more than were I normally go. Wished I hadn’t again!!!!! Was very busy in there Why???? I order as a side dish potatoes and chickpeas ( chickpeas were hard) and my main dish was chicken tikka balti madras! Was not madras strength and it was strips of white chicken not orange and tasty. So disappointed

Very welcoming staff, clean with nice decor. The menu is good with plenty of choice but without being very long and confusing. In a group of 4 we each had different dishes. All very tasty. Recommend this restaurant

Absolutely perfect experience! Just the right balance of attentive but unobtrusive service, food absolutely delicious and plentiful. Highly recommended!

Superb food, fresh and full of flavour, great hospitality and very friendly. Would highly recommend and have done to friends, family and others.

Amazing food, ordered a takeaway and collected, one portion of a main, rice and naan easily fed 2 people. Very fresh and well cooked. The best I have tried In years!

Without a doubt, the best Indian takeaway we have ever had. Brilliant portion sizes and absolutely delicious food. I can especially recommend the Chicken Makanwalla and the onion bhajee.

We do frequent this restaurant quite often and have actually had good experiences with nothing to complain about. But myself and two friends visited here on 5th July. We were served promptly as usual. I had ordered, as I always do, a medium spicy Balti which has in the past, been good and spicy. I received my food this time and it had no taste at all, no spice whatsoever, only ate half of it as it was really inedible tbh. The waiter asked how our meals were and I kindly informed him the food was bland and completely void of any spices. He simply said, oh okay, I'll talk to the chef. That was it, nothing else. I was not offered anything else, and on receiving the bill, it was the full bill of £108 including service. Now, I was waiting to see if they were going to reduce my bill by at least the cost of my food, but no, nothing, not even a sorry. We paid and left. We visit this restaurant about once a month and spent about £100 a time. Needless to say, we will be using a different restaurant in the future and I imagine their revenue will now drop by about £1200 per year, nothing to be sniffed at. It's a pity because the atmosphere is good, just a shame there was no acknowledgement of the bad food served. If there had been acknowledgement and an apology, we may still visit. But never again!!!

Met a few friends at this restaurant, amazing hosts, we were well looked after and the food was amazing. Nothing was too much trouble! Highly recommend

Fantastic evening having a long over due catch up with friends. Great atmosphere and ambience. Food was delicious and service was great as always.

Great service and lovely food. Will be back soon. Highly recommend. Very friendly staff, couldn’t accommodate more 5 ⭐️

Great meal at Jumeria. Girls night out! Great service and great food. Will be back soon. Staff very accommodating made sure we were well looked after! Happy customer

Food was amazing and service was 10/10 too. Will definitely come back. Perfect place to go with friends. The flaming chicken tikka was lovely!

This was our first visit here as we live in Yorkshire. The restaurant itself is stunning. The staff are very friendly and the food was excellent. Would 100% recommend and we will definitely be back when we visit Kent again.

Food was amazing, staff were incredible and very attentive. Atmosphere was incredible and the surrounding in the restaurant was beautiful. Each waiter made us feel very welcome and you were never waiting around for them. It was my birthday when we visited and they made sure to make it very special. Big thanks for all the staff will definitely be coming back again!

On the 18th February 10 of us visited this restaurant for a birthday celebration. We had a wonderful time .The food was fabulous and freshly cooked and the service was great! The manager was very attentive and made sure we had everything we needed and were all happy with our meals. We really enjoyed the surprise personal touches for the birthday lady and also for the 2 children with us. We all agreed we would definitely return again. I would highly recommend this Indian restaurant to everyone.

Wonderful staff and lovely food. They made my birthday feel very special with their care and attention. I would definitely recommend them.

Seafood menu was AMAZING try Monkfish lebu. We had lam chops, garlic rice, samosas... Everything was so good. Will be visiting again soon!

A place to definitely try.…Elegant decor, amazing food and the staff were brilliant. These combinations are hard to come by, I’ve been there 3 times and the level of service & quality of food has not dropped. Thank you for making my 7 year old boy feel special with an unexpected surprise. So thoughtful, we spent over £100 and every penny was worth it.

Had a really tasty take away. Staff were welcoming and friendly. Will return when in the area . Restaurant was busy and appeared popular whilst I was waiting to collect.

Since moving to Staplehurst I have found myself a regular at Jumeira - the food is fantastic and the staff are friendly and efficient. What more could you want? Visiting friends have all become Jumeira fans too

Beautiful restaurant, clean with nice tables I love the touch of the table clothes and serviettes. The starters were delicious…. My prawns were delicious … the service was impeccable… you can pay with card or cash… the toilets were clean .

Went with a family for dinner, and the whole experience was 10/10 from start to finish. Very good and attentive staff, we share some starters and then all had amazing main meals. Will definitely be back and would recommend 100%!

Food and service from Imran and team was excellent. Couldn’t ask for anything more. We left very happy and full :)

We are so lucky to have this little gem in our business. Amazingly attentive staff, absolutely nothing was too much trouble. Food was superb. We are already arranging our next visit! Thanks so much for a great evening!

Lovely staff, amazing food. Has the duck tikka starter which was extremely tender, and the tandoori mixed grill which is by far the best i’ve ever had. The chilli rice was a big hit with the rest of the family ⭐️ Not to mention the staff recommending some of the best drinks, including B52 and White Russian!

Great service, everyone is so friendly and helpful! Thank you to Emran and team for making my sisters birthday special!

Very welcoming and attentive staff, we weren't rushed, very good atmosphere. Tried their new starter dish Ajwani Salmon which was great, after a few really nice poppadoms and chutneys. Main dish was Chicken Tikka Rezzala again would recommend. All our party of 6 had a great time.. Will definitely return.

Throughly enjoyed our evening. Food was amazing with 5 star service from Inram and the team. Lovely atmostphere cannot wait to return.

Amazing food and fantastic service. It’s also really clean and everyone who works there is so friendly and knowledgable about the dishes. It was my friend’s birthday and the waiter brought out a firework in her dessert which was fun! Eaten there a few times now and have never been disappointed, will definitely go again and would definitely recommend this restaurant to other people.

Went on late friday evening, friendly staff, great food. Not much more you can ask of to be honest. Super resturant!

Lovely meal, very tasty, service was second to none, very attentive. Good atmosphere, would highly recommend.

Just left and we are very full and very happy! The staff were fab, attentive and fun. The food was great, a mix of styles both meat and veggie and all of us really enjoyed the meal and will deffinately be back again!

We had a chicken tikka masala and butter chicken this evening and it’s unfortunately the worst Indian we have had unable to eat it . Costing £48 for two curries we expected good things but it was like eating treacle extremely sweet and the chicken was incredibly dry . Do not reccomend .

Yet again the food was tasteless and greasy the tandoori was grey and slimy it was disgusting. We are giving up with this restaurant have used them a lot but the food gets worse each time. Avoid the are better Indians

Always excellent food , only had a takeaway tonight but it’s the same as eating in . Never been disappointed, great food and service

We have just moved to the area and we thought we would try a takeaway from here. It was the one of the nicest curry's we have ever had. Everything was cooked perfectly, the taste was amazing and nice portions. We collected the takeaway from the restaurant and when we saw how lovely the restaurant is and the friendly staff, we decided we would most definitely eat in one day. Thank you to everyone.

Amazing service once again by Faheem and his team. We’ve been regulars for a very long time now and can’t fault the food nor the first class service. They really go above and beyond to make your night as memorable as possible. The new Chicken Karahi is a dish to die for. Highly recommend. Thank you Jumeira.

We've had quite a few really lovely experiences at Jumeira in the last 6 months, and I thought i ought to do a review for them to share them! Our first visit, was tired and dusty and discombobulated after moving 100miles or so to our...

Selection of curries is really good. You choose your sauce and then choose your meat or fish. The waiters were attentive and recommended some dishes which turned out to be excellent. No hesitation to go back.

This was my first visit. All of the expected stuff on the menu, but also a really good range of Seafood dishes as well. I had the King Prawn Puri to start and Lamb Sag (adjusted to my preferred spice level) for mains and it...

The food here is amazing, the staff were really attentive, the two brothers who served provided excellent service. I had the prawn curry and lamb chops, I highly recommend getting the lamb chops for your starter, it is bursting with flavour!

Fantastic service, food tastes amazing compared to others we have been too! Staff are so friendly and accommodating with prams etc Would recommend

Such an amazing restaurant. Food excellent service 10/10, atmosphere fantastic. Cannot fault. Visited Wednesday evening and we were treated like royalty. Such friendly staff and food amazing. A definite revisit !!! Thank you

This place does amazing food and the staff are all really friendly. I really love this restaurant and I recommend coming if you want to try Indian food.

Amazing food one of my favourite restaurants in the whole wide world! Amazing chicken tikka masala and rice. I highly recommend.

We've been here a few times now when we travel down to see family. Fantastic staff, well laid out and clean restaurant. But above all is the food, flavoursome, juicy well cooked and well priced! 😋 5*******

Great restaurant. Simple food nicely prepared. Good varied menu and selection of vegan dishes. Nice varied flavours and fresh tastings dishes. Not busy when ivosited but friendly unassuming but attentive service and a healthy doggy bag. Generous portions. Not the cheapest place to eat but...

Ordered a takeaway for collection for 5 people and not for the first time they missed something out. Previously it was a side or two, this time an entire main course. Being 20 minutes away I rang them and they literally could not care less....

I visited Jumeira last night with my family for the first time. I live in Tunbridge Wells and have previously only had jumeira as a takeaway from the Wadhurst branch. After finding out they had a restaurant nearby i decided to take my family there....

Once again we were told our takeaway would be ready in 40 minutes as they were busy After waiting 2 hours and 40 minutes it was still not ready!!!!!!!!!!???????????????????? They let themselves down by not being HONEST just give an realistic pickup time AVOID

There was no one to seat us. We were just left hanging around despite the restaurant being two thirds empty and plenty of waiters. Awkward. Got seated. Waiter told us they couldn't bring the kids food with our starters, not possible to ask the chef....

Ordered a delivery for a family meal. Very tasty food much better than where we usually order from. Ordered online and the delivery was fast and efficient. This will be our new favourite. Will definitely recommend

Absolutely stunning food. Amazing service. Restaurant was full but not loud as some have commented on. Prices GOOD. Will definitely be visiting again soon.

Had a very pleasant evening . Our first visit.Recommended by friends who came with us. Friendly attentive staff.......with a sense of humour. Very good food only disappointing dish was the saag aloo. Decor is a bit dark , had trouble reading the menu, but other...

Went on a mid week evening. Booked in advance and when we arrived there were only a few tables occupied. The staff are very attentive and have a balance between being on hand but not being too intense in their service. All the food was...

Welcoming, enthusiastic staff, nothing is too much and they really go the extra mile. Good beers and a wide ranging menu. The food is absolutely excellent, freshly cooked and served hot. Very clean, well ventilated restaurant, clean loos, starched tablecloths. Overall a fantastic restaurant.

Firstly we weren't off to a good start, ordered online for collection which said 35 minutes, waited an additional 50 minutes to collect my food. The mix grill was average, chicken tikka very dry. We also ordered a chicken tikka masala, when serving it up...

We had a fabulous takeaway - the Lebu Lamb was delicious and they made us Mango Lassi even though not on the menu. No artificial ingredients was what attracted us. A delightful evening meal that was satisfying, delicious and well prepared. Highly recommended.

Had two takeaways from here both have been spot on. When making my order I simply love to order items I've not tasted before along with my regular sides that enable me to judge one chef against another. I'm vegetarian so these guys having a...

Kind Helpful Staff Tasty delicious looking and smelling food ready to be eaten served with a Smile Amazing beautiful decor And toilet services Clean and safe to visit Please come down to Staplehurst and Enjoy the best Indian Restaurant around.

I live in Maidstone, I regularly drive past this restaurant while driving to Hastings one or two nights a week for the last three years. Last night instead of going to my regular Indian in Maidstone, I decided to stop off at Jumeira and give...

Lovely visit with good food, good service and staff. The staff went out of their way to give us what we wanted. Very tasty food

Was expecting better but unfortunately this was a very poor meal. The meats were rubbery and were as if repeatedly reheated. The same but worse for the Onion Bahji which was not eaten. Generally the meals were bland and an insult to good indian food....

We are new to the area and after many in other parts of Kent this is by far the best we was very well looked after staff are fantastic and I don’t understand previous comments about value as they offer 15% Dind in and 20%...

So good to be able to dine in again after lockdown, there's something quite special about the food always but it takes it to another level when it's direct from the kitchen as opposed to a takeaway container. The owner and staff are always happy...

Just had to try the new online ordering, what an excellent idea, had to try it to see if you cluod alter the order such as changing the heat of your favourite curry, or extra sauce in your bhuna, or extra garlic in the naan...

Im saddened by the previous review stating that its overpriced and under seasoned, I must admit that I have had some less than perfect curries ocassionly but rarely experience this, I have put this down to the possibility that the main Chef might be on...

This is the 4th time we have ordered from Jumeira and Unfortunately I have to say its pretty poor quality. Over priced, over cooked and under seasoned.The 1/2 Tandoori chicken is a rip off, no breast in sight you just get given the wings and legs. The onion bahjis are very dry!We have tried to give this curry house a chance as its the closest to us but delivery is over an hour each time and the driver gets lost alot.

Absolutely perfect in every way, your chef is simply the best and what a fantastic Christmas Dinner, I was so happy to be able to have Jumiera today (25/12) instead of a traditional roast. I truly hope you are open next year as I think this was the best Christmas lunch I've ever had. The currys were perfect as were the breads and sides, spiced to perfection, Chicken soft and buttery I just can't get enough. Thankyou all so much for great food and great service every time I come in. I've added some photos because it looked as good as it tasted. I'm sure I will see you all again soon and I wish you all the best of health, Daz.

We used jumeira for the first time last night for a takeaway and the quality, quantity and friendliness of the staff were fantastic. It is now my go-to Indian restaurant and when life gets back to normal I will be a regular eat in customer.

Ordered a takeaway tonight..... soooooo looking forward to a curry. VERY Expensive, didn't get the 20% discount as advertised?!!!!! Had to wait 20 minutes longer than told?!!!! Lamb chewy, no sauce/salad with poppadums, special rice not special at all just a few peas?!!!!!! Mushroom Bhaji not enough for 1 let alone sharing?!!!! Will definitely not bother again. POOR, POOR, POOR

Had another takeaway 12th November as I hadn't been to Jumiera in a while and was missing my favorite curry and wanted to support them through another lockdown. It was sad to see the restaurant so quiet but good to catch up with Tariq. The curries we ordered, breads and sides were excellent as always, if I had one slight criticism the dhansak lacked lentils which made me wonder if the main chef had a night off? That said the flavour and spicing were perfect and the breads excellent. Cant wait to dine in again after this current lock down. Best wishes to all the Jumiera staff and stay safe I know running a cuisine business in these times is difficult.

Having eaten at this restaurant on a number of occasions we had a take away as we are in lockdown. Sadly the meal was almost inedible. Very disappointed as I was so looking forward to a good curry

A nice clean restaurant with attentive staff and good food. A bit of a problem f you are not technically indeed as due to COVID you have to scan to see a menu.

We ordered a takeout and were told it would be ready in 20 minutes for us to collect .... it was nearly 45 minutes before it appeared. The chicken korma was flooded with sauce and had very little chicken, not at all appetising. The cheesy Nan had virtually no cheese on it whatsoever & could have easily been mistaken to be a plain Nan - very disappointing and not eaten. The 2 Lamb dishes were tough and tasteless, again inedible. This was a huge waste of our well earned money and time - apart from the fact we were really looking forward to a lovely meal at home! This is the second bad experience in a row here and is totally unacceptable.

Well went in all staff very politeThen orded drinks and then our meal when our meal was finish we told staff very nice then we orded another drink and that's when it went down hill they served our drinks ans then another staff member brought our our bill and is to to my friends why have they brought our bill over we had not finished so we called a member of staff and he said or call you finish your drinks as we have Othier reservations and we said we are not finished and he replied we give you set time because of the situation ie covid we were not happy it also happened with another group they could not order desserts it was not right as the whole meal was rudd and it was not acceptable will not be returning

I am extremely displeased and discontented with the customer service which was dished out by the staff at the Jumeria Restaurant . We were there to celebrate my sister’s birthday. And that was marred by the the negative and poor disposition of staff. I booked a table ahead of time and for three of us. We arrived and only to be told that I had reserved a table for two. That was absolutely misleading but after much deliberation we were seated. We were soon rushed into ordering our food and after eating our meal we decided to order a drink . The bill was put on the table immediately after we were served with the drinks. That was done with much insolence and brashness. Considering the fact that we hadn’t even asked for our bill. We also told in very clear terms, “ to please hurry up there are others waiting to come in.” That was so uncivil and so uncultured.If we were told in advance that we just have a two hours slot then that would not have been a problem. We would have been prepared and dined accordingly. However, to be rushed and to be made to feel disrespected is totally unacceptable. You have spoilt our evening. I respectfully ask that in the future you give consideration to the effects of your actions and how it affects customers. I have never left a negative review in my life. But the service which I received last night has been extremely diabolical. I am immensely disappointed and very infuriated. I have no intention of ever returning to Jumeria Indian Restaurant. Never again. May I also remind you that I was so mortified that I couldn’t even finish my drink.

Have eaten here on several occasions and although the prices are slightly up on your average curry house I've always thought it was worth it. However recently I've noticed portions are smaller, the service is lacking compared to what it used to be like and the prices are now in line with a fine dining establishment which it certainly isn't. The food itself wasn't bad don't get me wrong but it now seems to me its starting to go the same way as many other good Indian restaurants (the raja of Kent in St Michaels springs to mind) where they make a good reputation for themselves, then after a while they try to take on too many orders whether it be takeaways or eat in for the purposes of making as much money as possible but quality and service go down while prices go up considerably. It'd be a shame if they don't sort this out as I used to enjoy it here.

The starters were poor, not up to the usual standard and all came smothered in fried onion mix which is not normal. The main course food was really bland with 2 out of the 4 mains tasteless. The sides had no spice, even the bread was dull! We asked if the chef had changed but it’s the same one.They added 10% service charge to the bill which used to be optional. I understand why as business are struggling but it wasn’t worth £40 each for two courses each and six drinks between us.The staff were wearing masks but not asking customers to wear masks - o people coming in for takeaways or to eat in just walked around without them. I won’t be going back if they won’t enforce mask wearing.

Very bland no flavour at all in two dishes. Very expensive and they put 10% on the bill ! Disappointing won’t be going back!

First time we’ve had a curry from Jumeira.We ordered a takeaway for 6- our usual takeaway was closed and we decided to try them. It was absolutely superb! They were so kind to deliver too, even though we were outside their normal boundary. Excited to have found our new favourite Indian restaurant!!

Every item was excellent and tasted great with superb spicing, ordered Patia, Jalfrezi, Rogan and Suka, various types of bread garlic, poratha and keema plus a sag aloo and bhajis and can honestly say it was all cooled perfectly, I agree with the other review regarding social distancing and speed of ordering does seem rushed but this isn't usual under normal circumstances so can only assume its due to the eat out to help out scheme. I'm not anal about the social distancing thing so this didn't worry me aslobg as people weren't coughing and sneezing all over me me etc, I love this restaurant and the food and can honestly say that it isn't usually as rushed but it is a small restaurant so distancing is difficult at best and a one way system impossible. Dont ever lose your chef team the kitchen staff are awesome

We really enjoyed our trip to Jumeira. The service was great, good choice on the menu and the food was very tasty and succulent meat. I particularly loved the nan bread which was fluffy and buttery. They've also got good social distancing measures in place.

Always have a great curry here, staff good only complaint is that you sometimes have to wait a bit long sometimes but I guess that’s so you drink more

Had a great takeaway meal tonight which I collected. The food was absolutely fantastic best I have had in a long time.The kids polished off the Korma and the Tarka Dahl was as good as ever. In fact, the whole meal was worthy of 5 stars on Trip Advisor. Can’t wait for it to reopen again for in house dining. Thanks Tariq and team.

This is the second visit to this restaurant this week the first I collected and Las nights I had delivered, i cant recommend the restaurant highly enough, the food is lovely and second to none in the area and now that they deliver it's even better. I'm a key worker so welcome the fact I can still get my Indian food and the fact that they are providing free food to the NHS is commendable, (I'm not an NHS worker by the way) so im not biased. The owner, manager and chef are really friendly as are the staff and I hope you come out of this lockdown stronger and better than ever. Well done Jumiera and thankyou for excellent service and quality food your dhansak is the best, take care stay safe regards Daz.

Thank you very much for my NHS dinner. It was really delicious and a great restorative after my shift. I definitely your restaurant and look forward to returning in happier times.

I fancied prawn puri for my working lunch so stopped off at Jumeira Staplehurst. Not eater here before as found staff unwelcoming 10 years ago. Today found staff welcoming and war, so I happily stopped for lunch and got on with my writing.khalid was significantly in charge and managing place well. I’d definitely reccomend

We had visited Jumeira on Friday Night and I can say it had been the best night out at an Indian I had ever been too. The food, the service everything was second to none and I can say nothing but good and amazing things about our evening. We had booked a table online and the Manager Faheem got back to us in no time giving us a better time to come in during the evening as it was very busy. As we entered we had realised why this was a hidden gem because it was not just busy with dining in customers but bustling with customers waiting for takeaways. The food was amazing and the service was absolutely fantastic. Faheem had made sure our night dining in was special with always a smile on his face and always had time for us even though it was a full house. We will definitely be returning to Jumeira!!

We are regular visitors to Jumeirah and think that this is the best Indian food in the area. Tonight's meal was exceptional, recommended by the fabulous head waiter Zac, it was something we had never tried before and was tailor made to our tastes this evening. I can't recommend this restaurant highly enough. Great food, lovely service and attention to detail is exceptional. Will keep visiting as long as we can get a table

Just returned from a very expensive visit to the Jumeira. Very disappointing that they wouldn't validate the 'discount card' that we have because its Christmas time.

The service provided by Our waiter Zak was second to none! He was brilliant!He chose our dishes based on our taste and also had a bespoke dish created for us!And the food was delicious !I can highly recommend eating here, and certainly being looked after by Zak!Thank you

Jumeira never fails to deliver if you are looking for amazing food and great service.I have recently decided to go vegan and the staff couldn’t do more to accommodate us. The waiters gave recommendations without us even having to choose from the menu. The food is spot on and the service, second to none. It’s no wonder this place is an award winning restaurant. Thank you Jumeira, we will be back soon!

We went here for a birthday food was good service excellent very accomodating as one of the guest has allegeries they stirred her in the right direction as towhat she could order

Best curry around. Excellent biryani, extremely polite staff- great take away service- love it! Really tasty.

The service we received from the three members of staff was disgusting when we arrived we were shown to our table having not eaten there before I asked a few questions Which were not answered all they were interested in was taking a drinks order and did we want poppadoms. We asked to have time to look at the menu and to ask about the buffet. Obviously as I did not dance to their tune they decided that they didn’t want to serve us, By ignoring us so after waiting 10 minutes we left very rude.

Went for the first time and we'll definately be back. The food was great, lots of unusual choices. The service was excellent, Zac was super at recommending things and in general absolutely lovely to us. Happy to have a new local we can visit often.

We visited Jumeira Restaurant for the first time last night. The staff were friendly and very helpful and the food was delicious. However the tables are absolutely packed in the restaurant, much too close to each other for comfort. I could plainly hear every word the three men were talking about on the table abutting ours, but I struggled to hear what my husband was saying and he was sitting opposite me. The poor lighting above our table meant I couldn’t read the menu, which was rather frustrating. Overall we will definitely buy takeaway food but we would not dine in the actual restaurant again, which is rather disappointing as we prefer to dine out.

Would suggest always booking to avoid disappointment. First visit on a Tuesday and it was busy. Made very welcome. Staff attentive. Beautifully clean and food superb. Portions good. Excellent value for money. Very comfortable atmosphere. Happily recommend and will be going again.