Maharajah in Horsham

Phoned to ask to speak to owner or manager but was refused to give a name ( said they didn’t know who name of either was) I then phoned back and told same, I was put on hold for 10 minutes then answered and hung up, I was polite and courteous at all times, I have used this take away service for years and after this service will not use again, this is a lesson in how to loose a historic customer. Good food but with severe competition they seriously need to improve on atrocious customer service. I won’t be returning , Shame on you !!!!

We were taking a short break at the Tollgate hotel and decided to try the local Indian restaurant just a short walk away. The menu had a good selection of Indian dishes so we went with our usual selection that we have at our local one in Suffolk. The portions were slightly smaller but with side dishes, we’re still sufficient for us to share. The quality was excellent and very well cooked. The flavours were many and better than we were used to so it was a very pleasant evening. The service was excellent with very friendly waitress. There is no doubt that we will eat here again during our next visit to the area. I would recommend you give this venue a try especially if you’re staying close by.

One of the best Indian food I have tasted. Cozy and friendly atmosphere. A bit pricey but it’s worth the price. We are staying next door and wanted a different scenery so we tried this restaurant and glad we did

My advice from personal experience do not go there. Staff very rude and unwelcoming. Main course was ok but expensive. Woe and behold if you dare ask for alternative on pickle tray to have with poppadoms!! From some previous reviews think they must treat regular local customers to new ones visiting the area. We come from Midlands and eat regularly in Indian restaurants so know we are used to better expiences,

Great Indian restaurant, top service and quality food. Definitely not 'rank' as mentioned by a previous reviewer WHAT are they talking about my god

It’s decent enough. Staff are friendly and good athmospgere i go in the area and stay next door occasionally and sometimes you like variety. The area is quaint and historic. We will be back

Can’t see how this place could have been better. Great food, friendly helpful expert staff. Great value. Really recommend this restaurant.

It's the staff that let it down. I guess they have small village mentality and also they're the only restaurant in village. Walked in and ignored. Asked for a booth in a more or less empty restaurant and it was hard work for them to give me this. Not cordial. They add 10% for service to bill which really annoyed me as I was doing all the work in that exchange by trying to be so nice so they would treat me nicer. Curry was bland. Also menu says poppadoms a quid, charged £2. Couldn't be bothered to argue about this, but honestly, it's a rubbish place with mardy cold unfriendly vibe and frankly I'd eat on a bench with a takeout than go there again. I make a better curry anyway. Oh, wine overpriced too. V limited menu.

Wonderful and original Indian food, so good we went back to the following night. We have eaten in a lot of Indian restaurants in our time and this one is definitely worth Tripadviser write up to let others know. Nice wine list too. Highly recommended

I don’t like writing bad reviews but this is a waste of a spot in Steyning that could be filled with a good restaurant. Firstly the restaurant wasn’t busy and we were asked to wait at a table at the front for a long time. The man was abrupt when I wanted to order food at the same time as drinks and didn’t take our food order. They weren’t attentive at all and when asking for extra condiments, had to wait a long time. The food was the worst curry I’ve eaten genuinely the chicken tasted foul and the sauce tasted the same in both curries and so bland. The price is ridiculous! £60 we ended up paying for without any naan bread and only a drink each. I honestly feel it’s an absolute rip off.

Went for dinner was waiting for ages to be seated. The decor was very dated and no vibe at all. Staff were not friendly and lively like most curry house staff are. Now the food was another level of rank. We ordered two different dishes and they both tasted exactly the same, watery bland tomato. You can get a better curry from Iceland. Then let's talk about the price. Felt like I'd had my pants pulled down as everything was bad, so bad yet the bill was so much higher than wede added up and was £60 for two people!

If you go, do take away. I think the only heat in this big room is at the front door. We were freezing after just a few minutes at our table.

Good food and friendly staff. We visited during a spell of very cold weather and the restaurant was absolutely freezing. In actual fact it was so cold some of our party had to wear their coats, hats and scarves during the meal! Even the waitress was wearing a Gilet! When asked about the heating, we were told it was on but this was obviously not true. I have never experienced such uncomfortable dining conditions. I’d recommend the restaurant, but not if the temperatures are freezing outside, as it will be freezing inside as well.

We go there early evening mostly on the way home from days out. Simple menu but they have always managed to accommodate any special requests. Draught cobra to go with the curries and a zero version for the driver. Quick service but not hassled. Building looks old from outside and fits in with the rest of Bramber, but the inside is modern and maybe a bit "rectangular". But hey we go there for the food,

Delicious curry again this evening. Food always tasty and fresh. We very much enjoy going due to always getting a warm welcome from Heather, which gives such a personal feel. Heather is always friendly, professional, helpful with food choices, very accommodating if we ask for special requests, she makes eating here fun too as has a lovely sense of humour. We look forward to returning soon!

cozy and the food is always good. service is amazing. decent curry and always enjoyable. we will always return

My son and I ate here the night before my daughters wedding at St Mary's House. The Tollgate were out of all vegetarian food! We had a lovely veggie selection and the welcome was as warm and comforting as the food! Would thoroughly recommend it!

I hadn't visited this restaurant for over 30 years but I wasn't disappointed. Friendly and polite service with tasty food. Will visit sooner next time!

Enjoyable meal on a wet and windy Sunday night. Good standard of food, pleasant and friendly service.

To be honest have been going to the Maharajah for many a year, wouldn't go back if it wasn't good. Lots of choice, plus friendly service. Biggest compliment I can say, if the Maharajah wasn't there we would miss it. Last w/e we selected madrasm green curry, badami, with nann, poppodams etc - good val;ue for £46

Food without exception has been expensive and of poor quality. One cannot criticize anything. Even if they get it wrong you will not hear an apology.

Food was nice but a bit expensive and no offers available. Staff friendly but the restaurant lacks atmosphere or ambiance and feels like you are sitting in a cafe or school canteen. Shame! Probably better for takeaway in future.

We got 3 takeaway curries and the quality was good and the curry was very tasty, felt like the entrance could have been a tad cleaner.. We took ours home and all 3 curries were tasty, the naan obviously wasnt fresh as it was very...

Soft poppadoms was not a great start to our experience. Quiet a small menu but this need not be a problem. Sometimes great things come in small packages. Not the case here. Unfortunately the food was rather bland and quite difficult to tell the difference...

The curry was bland, tasteless and chalky, the onion bhajis were clearly old, small and refried, the nann bread was floury, tasteless and doughy. Overall terrible curry had by all.

Visited on Friday 25th June after a day of hiking on the Downs. There was a group of us and we all agreed that the food was delicious. The staff were very helpful in pointing out to me what I could eat on the menu...

Food was nice lady server was quite rude as when i asked what something was on the menu she said most people know what it is! It was only me my partner and my little girl 3 currys nan bread onion barjees and 3 drinks...

We ate in - the food was fantastic. The staff were very attentive, but not overly intrusive. Lovely evening

Had a takeaway meal, unfortunately we ate it. Just lumps of pre-cooked chicken in bland sauces. We’re now both nursing each other with dodgy stomachs. Never again.

Served me a good tasty curry and has a good variety of options available on the menu (obviously I only tried one). Service was slightly unpolished so I guess I can see where those reviews came from if it's the same people, but for me...

The Maharaj has been our go to takeaway for a few years but tonight's meal was so disappointing we will not be returning in a hurry. Totally tasteless! I was so disappointed that I was compelled to phone and complain.

Very, very disappointed. Food had no flavour. Felt uncomfortable the old man was sooooo miserable, would never go there again and give them our hard earned money.

Consistently a good standard of food here, really nice currys, however the service lets them down. Little attentiveness and never a smile.

A great Resteraunt and it has been for a great many years A very varied menu and all the dishes I have tried have been excellent

Why is it if we have a curry on a Saturday night it’s ok but expensive , but on a Sunday eve my husband and I had totally different curries but tasted exactly the same except my rogan was swimming in grease and Bombay potatoes...

I had a lovely dinner here when I was walking the South Downs Way. Excellent service and food. It's right nearby The Castle Inn, so if you're staying locally it's easy to find.

Come here with my family to eat dinner and I got served drinks that was out of date and my curry was like water when I asked to speak to the manager 2 members of staff was talking to me saying that this is normal and saying that best before on the drinks is ok to sale because it's best before they sll started to go on in there own language and I felt very awkward so we just paid and left went to the Chinese next door that was great WARNING STAY AWAY

Arrived in the beautiful village of Bramber and the car parks seemed quite busy, a good sign usually and I was a bit worried we wouldn't get a table as we hadn't booked. Pleasantly surprised the restaurant had plenty of tables spare which I originally put down to the time of day for a curry, appears not. The food was sub standard to say the least, but the real problem was the service. For the money we paid I would expect a very high standard of food and service but these people seemed to have a vendetta against customers. I assume the lady on front of house and the older gentleman serving were the owners and it was clear the bad service was led from the top. A grunt on arrival from both - and placing our order seemed to really inconvenience them, made clear with our drinks being slammed down on the table. Quibbling the extortionate price for a couple of watered down half pints of lager made it clear we wouldn't get anything out of complaining (£4 per half pint in case you're wondering which wasn't what the menu said) These people don't deserve to be in business so certainly don't deserve your custom. Go somewhere else!

Popped in for a family dinner at around 6pm on Saturday. Wasnt very busy so thought we had a bit of a result. Couldn't have been more wrong!Older woman who took us to our seats came across abrupt and rude, we should have clocked the issue then but we were hungry and through the door.We ordered a chicken korma, prawn tikka, 2 side tarka Dahl's, 2 rice, 2 naans, 1 side Bombay potatoes and 2 HALF PINTS OF COBRA - this came to £65+ which included the cheek of just shy of £6 service charge.When we queried the price of the beers we were told quite abruptly they were £4 EACH FOR HALF A PINT - people who run the Maharajah you are not the bloody Ritz, we had cobwebs on our table.PS we also heard to rather rudely and within earshot heard you discussing us querying the beer pricing...again, you are not a posh eatery or pub or in london. £4 for half a pint is shocking.Anyway on to the food, The person eating the korma said the chicken was dry and overcooked. Sauce was extremely runny and tasteless.The 2 tarka daals literally had 5 lentils between them and had the consistency of me going through the depths of the flu.The Bombay Potatoes...I really wish I took a picture of them, they looked like lightly orange glazed pre-cooked pears...I have no idea what was going on these.Didn't stay for a desert, didn't bring up the service charge or refuse to pay anything as the vibe of the Maharajah is one of angry sadness. It felt like anything we said would be taken with hostile contempt thus the only thing we can do (and by reading the reviews, others feel the same) is try and make other people aware of just how rubbish this place is.I say this with no uncertainty, this is the worst Indian and dinner experience I have ever had.

Enjoyed yummy curry and accompaniments - great food, great service. Can definitely recommend - they also do takeaway.

Popped in for a takeaway as we were nearby. It was the worst curry I’ve ever had. Chicken Tikka Madras was tasteless and had a runny sauce. The mush room rice had a rotten mushroom in it. The Bombay potatoes were just yellow boiled spuds, the sag ponir was frozen spinage with some runny stuff trying to look like cheese. The oil needed changing for the popadoms.

Popped in for meal here approx nine pm one weekday

Very good curries from here. You can be seated in the restaurant. It’s been here around 30 odd years and we have been to the restaurant and had take aways all the years it has been going. Great food, great and friendly service. I would recommend this establishment to everyone.

Food was great, service even better. Have no complaints what so ever and would gladly dine here again.

Never ceases to amaze. Stunningly bad. Only in a village could this place survive. Monumentally bad food. Served sparingly in a Fawlty towers style. All at high end prices. Go anywhere else even the garage down the road. (Had to give 1 star. Undeserved )

Saturday evening. Empty restaurant. Alarm bells should have rung. Average slow service. Dry chicken, tasteless rice, tasteless sides. Real shame. Won’t be going again.

Terrible food, apologetic staff! Terrible food, apologetic staff! Terrible food, apologetic staff!!!

Went here to try this restaurant as the reviews looked ok it did say on some of them that the restaurant was a bit pricey ,A BIT IT WAS EXTORTIONATE.

Had a meal in here after a long days walk. The food was nice but have had better fir the price. Very friendly staff and food was a bit slow to come considering it wasn’t full.

This restaurant is fantastic! The owner is the uncle of a very close friend of mine and we always have excellent service here! Food is fantastic! The staff are great! And the food is to die for!

The restaurant was quiet but it was early and mid-week I asked for the food to be spicy and it was with numerous chillies added. The brinjal bhargi was very good with copious amounts of aubergine not filled out with poles of fried onions which is often the case in Indian restauants.

Huge restaurant for such a tiny village. Really sad they don't serve paneer (Indian cheese) and use cheddar as a substitute. Expensive meal but generous portions. Mediocre service and service charge automatically added to your bill which always ruffles me.

Visited the Maharajah on a Saturday night . Restaurant wasn’t full but had a vibrant atmosphere , I see the restaurant has had a refurb from when I last visited some years ago . Service very friendly and attentive, the food is still very good with a fair diverse offering , if I could snag two slight negatives they are ;

went for dinner - the restaurant is pleasant, the service is excellent and the food was average. Not well spiced bland flavour and disappointing

What an enormous restaurant for such a small village! Rumour has it, relatively recently refurbished & enlarged, therefore one assumes they must be doing alright. The welcome wasn’t particularly welcoming & that put me off a wee bit...the menu was as one would expect & although tasty, was nothing special.

Good range on the menu Service very good My chilli chicken with pilau rice was Tasty House red wine was good value and tasted fine

Went here recently for a birthday celebration 8 adults and 4 children.

Great menu, but soft proposals and jaded decor with old-fashioned tablemats ! Needs a bit of modernisation with table settings. Good average and not as spicy as described, despite asking and requesting madras heat level. However, garlic chicken was very tasty.

We arrived for a birthday meal. Offered a table which was not a booth (four booths free). Waiter had to ask another waiter if it was alright! Before being asked what we would like to drink we were asked if we would like papadums and made our order. They duly arrived and with a variety of dips. These were fine but we would of liked a drink with them. We kept trying to catch a waiters attention to order drinks and once were successful to be told would be back but did not return. Tried again and a waiter said would be back to take order. One of our party was just about to go to the bar to make an order after thinking the waiter was not coming back when he did return and took our drinks order. All this time the phone had been constantly ringing and the waiters were running around trying to meet the takeaway and restaurant customers needs which they were not able to do. We then asked a waiter about food and he told us our food would be with us shortly which was quiet a miracle as we had not been able to order anything at this point. He rushed away and another waiter arrived a few minutes later to take our order. Food arrived after a long wait. I had Chicken tikka bhuna which was tasteless and I tried my husbands chicken tikka peshwari which was also very bland. We were both very disappointed with the food, service and ambience of the place. We have used this restaurant for the last 25 years and this is the worst experience we have had and as such will not be returning.

We went on a Sunday night and had the most tastiest Indian I've had in a long time. There were 7 of us & everybody chose a different dish & each one was delicious. The staff were very friendly & when they found out it was one of our party's Birthday they gave her a gift which I thought was so lovely. Would definitely recommend

We have dined here several times previously, and always regarded it as one of the better Indian Restaurants in this part of Sussex. Our recent experience was, however, disappointing. We had reserved a table on a Saturday evening. Service was extremely slow, and after enquiring after our meal, we were told curtly " as you can see we are rammed". Well actually the restaurant was only half full, but it seemed that takeaway customers were being given priority. Not helped by the owner arguing publicly with the lady at the front desk. The restaurant's air conditioning was off, and the windows were all steamed up. When the food finally arrived, it was very good. But no hot towels were supplied afterwards, and we did not risk ordering dessert or coffee.

Food was tasty, not enough of for the price. Over priced and not enough in the servings. Also could not read the bill to check prices of what we had ordered Would not go again

The waiter didn't quite understand what I'd asked for but nonetheless my curry was delicious. In fact, all six of us enjoyed our meals. We had booked quite early on the Saturday night so we weren't kept hanging about. Service charge was included in the bill. All in all, a pleasant meal out.

Lovely curry place. Been here twice and food has been great both times! Staff welcoming and very attentive. In a lovely part of Bramber. Favourite curry place

Amazing curry - menu spot on, the team were amazing and so friendly. Service spot on! Will be returning!

Regular haunt when staying in Bramber. Typical range of curries and Baltis. Friendly and accommodating. Beer is nice and cold

We had dinner here on Friday night for a family birthday party. We had a great evening and having read the reviews here which seem to range from 1* to 5* I thought I'd add my own to the mix! We really had lovely food - it is more expensive than a cheap takeaway at home (as per some of the comments on price on the reviews here) but then again it is a sit down curry with restaurant overheads. I really like the take away locally that we use but this was really delicious so felt worth more money. We had a variety of curries and sides. I had some of a prawn puri starter which was lovely and a lamb samosa - delicious. I also tried some of a lamb shaslik which came on a hot sizzling plate and a prawn masala dish which I shared with my daughter. It was all lovely. The onion bahajis that we ordered with the main courses were light and crisp and the nan breads were so light and delicious that my son ate two!

We came here Saturday evening and had to wait ages to have our order taken then an hour later the...

Popped in for what we hoped was a quick meal...65 mins later and all we have had are 2 poppadoms....

I went in this Saturday night for a meal with my family to see about 10 people waiting for a...

My daughter and I came here for a meal twice over the bank holiday weekend as we were staying nearby. The first time the service was excellent. We were served by two young guys who were extremely attentive and helpful as both my daughter and I need gluten-free food. Because the experience was so good we decided to come a second time. I have to say this was not so good as we were ignored most of the time and had to get up to try to find the waiter who had forgotten our drinks and to try to find why it took nearly an hour to get our food. We're not sure if gluten free was understood that second time as I had an upset stomach the next day. The food is ok but not anything special. The service charge is an absolute cheek.

Stayed in the Castle Inn Hotel next door so a minute to walk from door to door. A great choice of meals served with a friendly smile. If only we had one like it near us at home. Freshly prepared and cooked. Highly recommend and worth a visit if you are in the area.

Usamos este restaurante regularmente como para llevar y mis órdenes maridos han sido a menudo mal incluso menos de lo que pagué, popadoms pero principalmente pagando por un pan de ajo namm y el 80% del tiempo hace una llanura. Esta noche cuando mi marido fue a recoger a la mujer en el hasta era extremadamente grosero y sarcástico y no por primera vez. Sugiero la gestión pusieron en un curso de capacitación para los servicios de atención al cliente. También otras personas han mencionado cómo odioso ella es. Esto es totalmente inaceptable.

Reservamos una mesa para dos, durante su estancia en el hotel Castle Inn al lado de la puerta, y honestamente puedo decir que nunca he probado comida india tan bueno como lo que sirven aquí. El personal es muy amable, y era agradable para ser recibidos y tener una charla con el Padre de los negocios: -) "chico lindo": - aliado) El restaurante es muy limpio con un alto estándar, y la comida es un seguro de calidad 1. Recomendaría este hotel como un número uno perfecto para cenar si tienes la oportunidad de alojarse en este pueblo de Bramber. "Sin duda" -

Pensamos en probar este una noche entre semana después de tener un menú para llevar a través de la puerta.

Food quality is excellent. Fairly expensive. Not happy that they automatically add service charge without stating that beforehand. My wife and I just three dishes and one drink each. The bill came to just over £50.00. For what we had, I think, in my opinion, it was too expensive. Would we visit again ? Probably not !

Food OK but prices are over the top and restaurant slaps a service charge on top of its sky high prices! Will not be vivsiting again :(

It's nice to have an Indian restaurant near Steyning and Bramber just down the road is a lovely little village.Maharajas is a fairly big restaurant with a bit of a "twilight zone" feel to it when you walk in.Music in the background but you could barely hear it.The service is ok.The food is excellent, very tasty and the naans are amazing.The bill came as a bit of surprise. £70+ for 4 curries(no additions) 6 poppadum's 1 beer and 3 small soft drinks.No children's portions offered though we had 2 kids in tow.We like this place but it could be better.

Phoned in a takeaway for 7 and rolled up just after the 35 minutes suggested to be kept waiting till the hour. It was the Sunday of a Bank Holiday weekend and complete madness in the reception area of the restaurant. A group of 4 waiting for a pre booked table the whole time while we where there, others waiting for pre booked food and even more turning up to order food as the phone was by now not being answered. At least the the food was all there but it was at best average and certainly not cheap!

Limited options around the area for curry, but as a local restaurant serving a fairly limited customer base, it is okay. Does a decent balti and the specials are unusual enough to be interesting. Naans are good, but only eaten hot. It does better as a takeaway as service is a little slow. Huge restaurant means that clientele are not crammed together. Nice bright decor makes it feel like the food should be better. It's okay. Nothing much more.

Don't bother. Service appallingly slow and unprofessional. Food dry and tasteless. I had a Chicken Biriani and the slice of cucumber was the tastiest part of it. The chicken was dry. And I couldn't tell the difference between the plain and Peshwari naans. Really, don't bother.

We were running late from Brighton heading home and decided to stop off. Well, all I can say is that this has to be one of the worst curry places I have ever eaten at; the popadoms were stale and smelt rancid, the food served was swimming in oil and the paratha was just caked in ghee, in fact so heavy, we struggled to break it up. The biryani was acceptable but the takha dhal was just too processed and almost sunflower yellow with additives. All this for a sum of GBP 40.00 and we left 2/3rds of our meal. The owner was just happy to collect the money without delivering one question as to why we left our food.

Lady who works in the reception lacks people skills, was very unhelpful, didn't give my partner 10% off when picking up a takeaway, when asked said he had to spend £15, he had spent £14, so why not tell him to order more and save money.Won't go again, this lady is so unhelpful also food is very dear

Never quite busy enough to justify the restaurant size, but quite a few people in for takeaways. Food is fine, nothing spectacular, although some of the chefs specials are more unusual than your regular Indian. Good service, efficient timings.

Visited as a couple on a Saturday night. It was fairly quiet but not empty. It was a bit more cosy than I had expected having read previous reviews. There was some background music on when we arrived but this seemed to stop leaving it lacking atmosphere. Its a large restaurant and simply decorated so it needs music, candles etc to give atmosphere. Anyway the food was nice. Service was efficient. Overall it was fine, good to get your curry fix but nothing special.

A very large restaurant that could have seated a wedding reception but had few diners when we were there! The food and service were not exceptional but we had an acceptable Indian meal and a good chat with our waiter Sami.

After visiting Sri Lanka recently, we were invited to a birthday dinner there. I thought I would be able to make a good judgment of the curry after I've had such delightful curries in Sri lanka,but alas not good at all.,no resemblance at all. Loads of desiccated coconut, and not a hint of cinnamon . Looking around the table all the curries seemed to have the same color and texture. Probably came from a general purpose sauce, with different meats and prawns added! Also the table was booked for 8,30pm on a Saturday, and the place was empty,and remained empty when we left, a little worrying ! This is only based on my meal and a comparison to the real thing ! service was good and polite.

I want to start by saying our food was delicious. I don't believe I have ever had a poor meal there. However the whole experience could be so much more. The restaurant management have invested in a large dining room, with nice lighting. It now needs to fill it with people or the complete lack of atmosphere will just allow the restaurant to die. In my opinion it needs to review the front of house service, try some marketing to encourage customers. Maybe discount offers or complimentary wine etc. It's a great place, been there a long time, I would like to see it thrive.

Crispy papadoms, followed by the best tandoori chicken I've had for ages. The first courses came quickly, the mains took a little longer but we were totally fine with that. We don't want to rush our evening meals out and it means your meal is cooked fresh. KP Delight was just that. Wasn't sure what to expect (house dish) but it was totally delightful, good flavours and not too spicy. There may only have been 3 king prawns but they were MASSIVE so quite enough. Attentive service throughout. Would look forward to eating here again should we be back in the area.

Service very good and courteous and food excellent. Lovely blends of flavouring, subtle fragrances and not overly rich sources. Good balance. We visit here often and have takeaways frequently. They also are happy to work with individuals dietary needs which is really helpful in our family.

Our local indian restaurant closed, sadly so we thought we would try the one in the next village, the Maharajah in Bramber, West Sussex. We chose Chicken Bhuna, Chicken Badami, Bombay potatoes. We love indian spicy food but nothing too hot! The meal was a terrjfic disappointment, all three dishes were totally bland, tasted of nothing much at all, edible but that's about all you could say, much like school dinners used to be! I felt so let down that I phoned the Maharjah, not to complain, but to draw their attention to the fact, thinking maybe their chef was not on duty tonight? I was told curtly that the Badami and the Bombay potatoes were mild, not spicy. I pointed out that 'mild' does not mean tastless, that 'spicy' does not necessarily mean 'hot'. 'hot' comes from chilies and we love the aromatic spices usually found in indian cookery, turmeric, cardamom, coriander, cumin etc. My feedback was not appreciated.So...if you want a tasty meal, I cannot recommend you go to the Maharajah

3 of us visited yesterday evening for a sit down curry. Not too busy so sat down swiftly. Not a traditional Indian and a bit "clinical" inside. Didn't get served for a while which was disappointing, but eventually ordered food and wine. Food was of an ok standard, wine and tap water all ok. Service average.Sadly when we got the bill we had to question the value as it seemed high, over £30 each for a basic Indian (even with a cheap bottle of wine) looked excessive. We questioned the price and the waiter went away for about 7 - 10 minutes, not good. He eventually came back and the figure had reduced by about £12.00. Eat here if you wish but don't expect quick attentive service and check your bill !

I must say I am very surprised to see negative reviews. Excellent service staff are very polite and helpful A member of staff always opens the door and thanks you for your custom. Food is outstanding fresh spices made traditionally from scratch. The best I have tried! A must for foodies.

Drove all the way there as the Website said OPEN but despite this it was CLOSED. Sign on door said OPEN but was closed. Phoned but incoherent reply!! Pointed out Open vs Closed but to no avail!!Never again!

quiet restaurant (probably because of the location in a small village ) well decorated and clean with a wide choice of traditional indian cuisine ,staff are helpful enough but not overly friendly

Right here we go, parking not too bad free street and car park opposite, it's situated in a lovely village. We got there at 1830hrs and the car park was almost full. The restaurant looks quaint from the outside, but as you enter, it's modern, I bit bland really and not what you would expect. Staff lovely and helpful. Food ordered and when it came it was well presented, one thing I liked was the larger tables they have, you are not cramped in, one thing is I personally think is the stand alone seats do not have much seat padding.Anyway the food was really tasty and the right amount. In all it was very nice.Now comes the main bit.....Would we recommend the resturant. Yes we would.Would we go there again.... Yes we would.

What a poor meal. We happened to stumble on this restaurant one evening looking for a lovely Indian meal. Rudest service know to man. Food was poor bland and non descript. Quite disgusting. We should ahve been paid to eat here! In fact even if we were paid would not have stayed. What was absolutely hilarious was the fact that they added service to the bill without asking.. I MEAN HONESTLY!

I have been a loyal customer since the restaurant opened, and the Maharajah was the place that everybody was measured against in the area. Since their long drawn out building works, the place has lost is character and the food has definitively gone quickly downhill, especially the takeaways, that have little flavour and watery, a friend of mine went there last week and is convinced they are using MSG as he had after affects that he links to this. Cannot be sure.As other people have said the woman front of house always protests they are busy and will have to set a table, and is generally seems quit rude to people who have not booked. I think they may understaffed, at least in the Kitchen. It is rarely busy to bursting point, unlike a few years ago when people were queuing out of the door to get a table or takeaway. I have now tried the Khushbu in Beeding that people are saying is really good and always busy, they were right. And the Maharajah is now very expensive compared with other restaurants.

Service terrible surly man Food poor-Not spicyPoppadoms greasy tried to serve us instant coffeeNow I have rear end symptoms AVOID

We went in this restaurant bank holiday Monday. The waitress said have we booked we said no she said take a seat I'll lay up a table - the restaurant had a few tables but would not say it was overly busy. The waitress said it's been very busy yet we walked pass an hour before deciding to eat in there there was nobody in there. - we were shown our table - we were not offered any drinks it took a good half hour for us to get our drinks and that was only coz I stopped the waitress in her stride and ask for drinks - she reluctantly stopped and went back to the bar to get our drinks. We had our poppadom for starter - they had not taken our mains order. We were clearly showing the staff we had finished our poppadoms and were ready to order our mains - probably a good 25 mins - a man took our mains order - very abrupt rude man. When the food eventually came it was just thrown on the table not telling us which dish was what. I'm not an Indian lover and like to know what I'm eating and if it's hot. - the big joke of it all is there's a service charge! Service charge for what appalling service for expensive food which the food was ok!! - not recommended and won't be back