King Traditional Indian Curries in Maldon

I appreciate they have recently moved restaurants and need time to adjust but our experience was ridiculous. We arrived at 8:20. We had to ask for menus and to be served drinks. They did not take our order until half 9. The owners warned us that the dinner may take about 25 minutes to make ……. 1 hour 10 minutes later, still no food. We did not start eating until 20 to 11. The food was lovely but when it came to paying the bill, we were charged 3 times resulting in over £600 being taken. When we asked for the service charge to be removed, they refused which I don’t think is legal. If you do visit this restaurant, book for 6PM, you should be out by midnight

Having eaten here before, booked for a special meal with my mates. I had pre-booked a range of menu items which made it a lot easier for the kitchen and service. As before, everything we had was really tasty, a level above other Indian restaurants, and everyone was well satisfied. We bagged and took away what was left over (it would be a crime to waste it!). Bhavesh and his staff looked after us really well and we will certainly be back.

Have been meaning to try this for sometime now and went into night and really exceeded our expectations. Best Indian food and service by far. Looking forward to returning again in your new premises.

Absolute gem of a place 🤩 Great authentic Indian food, family run with new menu items each month. Excellent hosts who are very knowledgeable and clearly passionate about the food they serve (always a good sign when the owners are eating the same dishes when you enter 😉) we even got to try a couple of tasters as they were being created in the kitchen! Thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience and can't wait to return, quite possibly the best Indian meal I have ever had in my 40 or so years ☺️ J

A good range of dishes with something for everyone. Kids had the usual tikka masala, but the wife had a salmon rice dish while I went for a classic Gujarati mung dish. Welcoming staff, very friendly, make you feel right at home.

Great food and hospitality, if you really love your curries I would recommend that you visit Kings, authentic Indian food. Not like normal Indian restaurant serves authentic Indian food only no chicken tikka masala so you have an opportunity to try something different. Fantastic service and they will help you with your choice of dish, I have my daughters with me who are not spicy food lovers so the owner brought out 3 small dishes for them to try before they ordered. The food was exceptional and cannot wait to return.

I’ve lived in maldon the majority of my life and never have I tasted such great food! It’s authentic and traditional. Most people when talking about Indian food automatically think of chicken tikka masala or butter chicken, the food here is real Indian food and proper authentic curries. I personally have tried 4 different curries here all of different spices including lamb and chicken and each one absolutely delicious! I definitely recommend going here, staff is lovely and really friendly. What a great place ❤️

Alpesh and all the staff are helpful knowledgeable and friendly … and the food is a delight- a relatively small selection of dishes available, all delicious.

Amazing food delivered to our door (though you can eat in). This food is special. A limited menu that changes every month with extraordinary flavours and quality. Until recently we lived near Brick Lane and had the pick of London’s best curry houses. We are so excited to have discovered ‘King’.

We went this evening and the food was amazing. So fresh and tasty. Excellent service. Will definitely be returning very soon.

What a great find, wonderful authentic food, really friendly staff and good service. Different dishes each month and have not tried one that was not delicious. Would really recommend.

Absolutely fantastic authentic food and great service. We all agreed it was our new favourite curry spot in Maldon. Top tip ask the owners for advice - they are real experts!

Went I to order a takeaway, opted for a lamb and chicken dish, never heard of either before but expected that to be the case. I was provided with great information regarding what to order with the meat dishes, very friendly and helpful staff. The dishes were very tasty and the meat and chicken were plentiful and extremely tender and tasty. Highly recommended.

Wanted to give this place a try after reading the reviews on here so went last night with my sons and wasn’t disappointed. Warm welcome when we arrived (we were the first there place soon filled up) menu given and staff were on hand to guide us with ordering so that we didn’t waste our money but ordering things we don’t like or to much food that we couldn’t eat. As our tastes varied this was a real help so that none of us got something that we didn’t like. Food was to a very good standard and looked good as well. After our starters and mains which we all enjoyed we had a selection of deserts to try between the four of us which was lovely so we got to try eight different sweets. There was something for all of us. Will we go back, for sure but next time we will take the girls with us as we know they will like it.

Fantastic authentic food served by people who clearly love what they are doing. The parathas were the best I’ve had! Highly recommended.

When my wife and I saw that the old Pie and Mash shop was being replaced by a new Indian restaurant, we were intrigued when we saw the menu, which seemed a little different to the run of the mill Indian restaurants - more authentic Indian cuisine. We recently got around to popping in for a bite to eat for lunch. We both went for the full Thali - all I can say is WOW! A riot of colour and flavour, so fresh and vibrant. And then when you speak to the owners, their passion for the food is so evident and it’s no surprise then that the food is so good! Highly recommended and I wish them every success!

The food was really tasty and different to other restaurants with generous portions. The owner and his family were friendly and helpful. There was a nice atmosphere. It is a small restaurant but better ventilation would be of benefit as our clothes had a curry fragrance the next day! and the door had to be left open for a short while. But we will go back.

Delicious authentic Indian food, lovely friendly owners - thoroughly enjoyed our meal thank you, look forward to seeing you again soon!

The food is amazing. We got takeaway and although the menu isn't extensive what they do, they do really well. Very authentic and you feel like it has been cooked by a friend in their home. I would definitely recommend, so different from your usual Indian dishes.

It was so good to be able to eat genuine Indian food. Delicious food, friendly atmosphere, great prices. The owners are very proud of their food, and so they should be, and take delight in explaining all of their dishes. Why go to a bog standard Indian restaurant serving typical Anglo-Indian stuff when you can go here to eat the real deal! We will be returning.

Absolutely excellent food & service! Authentic freshly cooked food - better than Dishoom! So good to finally have a restaurant of this quality in Maldon. The owners are friendly & welcoming; lovely atmosphere. Cannot wait to return.

Visited after hearing about this new restaurant, reading very positive review and how authentic the food is. The comments are all valid - a deliberate limited menu as all items are cooked to order ( none of the typical, multifaceted choices you see on larger menus), and everything was really really tasty. The popadoms and parathas were fresh and the lightest I have even eaten. The lamb Tawa was exceptional, slow cooked and on the bone (as all chefs know this really enhances the flavour and texture of the meat). The staff were very welcoming, explained the various main dishes and were prepared to adjust the heat (chilli) intensity of our main dishes to suit us. We couldn’t finish our meals but were offered to take the remainder away in foil boxes, which we did. Overall really really good food, caring and passionate service and we will be back. They take bookings and provide takeaways.

The food was fantastic! Real authentic Indian cuisine. The host was clearly passionate and extremely knowledgeable about the food and happily talked us through the menu. I went for the medium Thali (pictured) and will be going back for it again!

Really nice flavours, but let down by no itemised bill at the end. A chap with a calculator arrived at the table and told us how much we owed. I tried afterwards to tally what we’d had with the total asked for, and couldn’t get it close. It may be that it included a service charge, but there was no way of knowing. So, come on, for your own sakes give customers an itemised bill. What seemed a reasonably priced meal turned out to be more than other Indian restaurants in Maldon.

Omg the flavours were fantastic this is no normal curry house I’m used to eating traditional authentic Indian food I would normally have to travel to brick lane or East Ham even south hall for this type of food I’m delighted to have on my doorstep in Maldon

This is simply THE best Indian around (but don't tell anyone!!) 🤫 We will definitely continue to visit.

The most authentic curry I’ve ever had. Food was absolutely delicious. A limited menu and all dishes were new to me. I had blackened lamb. The most incredible samosas, spicy popadoms . Everything is home made and fresh. No alcohol license at the moment but food so good we didn’t really notice.

Having spent a long time in India, I can say the food here is as good as any I've had in India, very authentic & a great family run restaurant

Great meal , lovely family run restaurant . Superb waiter . Onion bharjis superb ! Take your own wine / beer . Best Indian food in Maldon

Super authentic delicious Indian food. produced by warm, friendly and passionate team. We loved it.

This is new to Maldon High Street and not your normal Indian restaurant - nothing fancy, plastic tablecloths, this is authentic and the owners are so warm and friendly. As for the food, its delicious, we have been there a couple of times now with friends and family and will go again. Can 100% recommend the lunchtime thali!! Was fabulous! We are due to visit India later in the year and they have gone above and beyond to give us so much helpful advice!

We visited a few weeks ago after hearing great reviews on the local groups. We tried to visit the week before but due to the food being freshly cooked on a daily basis - they had sold out of their menu by 7.30 (which in itself was a good sign!) The owners are so welcoming and very passionate about their chosen dishes that they update and change each month. It was so lovely to have an Indian meal that I felt transported me back to my travels of India! It's no fancy table cloths and ambience - but it is great food with lovely service!! Very reasonably priced - there were 4 of us and we had a mixture of starters, mains and sides (of which we couldn't have had anything else as we were all so full) - and which all came to roughly £60. Can't wait to return and try this months menu!!