Maharani Indian Restaurant in Swale

partners was lovely. my vegetable curry was greasy and lukewarm. A few king prawns but definitely not all were prawns? a substitute

I ended up calling the restaurant who said they had called for a driver three times, I went down to pick it up in the end and the restaurant were amazing and cooked all the food again fresh for me. The driver didnt show and 2 hours late

fantastic service and great food

I ordered curry, pilau rice, Bombay potatoes and a naan bread. I was delivered a curry, a pilau rice, a plain rice and a naan bread. NO BOMBAY POTATOES. It ruined my enjoyment of my meal as it was incomplete

My dish was very tasty but it was advertised as being hot. I Would have liked it a bit more spicy.

The worst takeaway ive had. Both main meals and starters were cold. Naan bread was burnt on 1 side and extemely dry and also cold with no flavour and very chewy. Rice was cold. Will not be returning !

We were made to feel very welcome as we entered the restaurant. The manager asked us about how we liked our food and brought us an amazing starter platter and main meals suited to our tastes. Food was amazing. Good sized portions and reasonably priced. Will definitely eat here again.

Not the best experience. I pre-ordered our meals through Just Eat for 7pm delivery, but at 7:30 the driver came to the door telling me he hasn't got our meal and I'm to get in his car and he'll take me to back to Marharani. A phone call to the resteraunt established the meal was there. We asked for it to be cooked fresh as it would have been standing for an hour, or more by the time we get it. We don't think it was cooked again as it was only warm. I've always enjoyed chicken ceylon. On the menu, there are two. Not having tried a balti ceylon before, which they state as "hot" I tried it and found it very disappointing. Not a trace of heat. All in all, not a good night and won't be going back there

Ordered at 18:50 roughly and was first give a delivery time of 19:30 latest then it just kept going up eventually got the food at 20:15, food was luke warm at best and tasted bland, the rice tasted like dish water was disgusting will not be ordering from here again

delicious food and good service

Friendly delivery driver delivered on time and food was hot and delicious thank you

Other day I went there after looking at the reviews but sadly my experience wasn’t that good. It was one waiter with the perms on his head was very rude and arrogant maybe he is owner’s son that’s why which I completely understand that because he is never been on his own in this life just flaunting around in the restaurant like an arrogant not being useful. As I asked him very gently how long its gonna be for the food he said 7 to 10 mins after waiting like 15 mins we couldn’t get the food. I called him again and politely ask how long will it take in which he replied arrogantly just wait for your food it will be here when it’s ready which I found it very offensive and rude. I don’t think he likes his job maybe he would be fit somewhere else but this job is definitely not for him very sad evening for me that was. Hope this review will help other customers.

Must have been a slow night. First time I've not finished a plate of curry in ages. Sad really some of the onion bhaji I've had ages and not drowned in oil.

Great tasting food, everything was smooth and fresh tasting - not greasy.

haven't been there for about 35 years ,the food is as good now, as it was then, thank you 😊

Really lovely food! Perfect! And I was very impressed that it was delivered by a bike courier! That doesn’t happen often.

The best restaurant in town, by far

Nice food but was a bit small, Was pinned up against a wall so couldn't use a knife & fork properly.

Eat at Maharani with family and as ever the food and service was excellent. They will make any curry to suit customers wishes so not sure of the name of the medium spiced chicken and mincemeat curry I ordered but it was the best curry I have ever tasted.

Foolishly ordered last night spending over £40 + on what can only be described as bland tasteless food. Trying to work out why you charge as much as you do, you are one of the most expensive in the area and definitely not the best.

great tasting curry, chicken tasted fresh😀 worth the wait.

Totally lacking flavour throughout. Very poor

Love it Very friendly, not too bad price Food delicious and staff happy to join in and be fun Very small inside but not claustrophobic

Hands down the tastiest Indian restaurant in town. It is not the prettiest inside, but the food and service are excellent. They take cash, card and mobile contactless. All the staff are very friendly. I am not a vegetarian, but requested something with garlic and ginger, vegetable-based. The waiter nodded entusiastically as he wrote something down. I don't know what it was called but it was exactly what I had in mind! I will certainly be returning. Table for 3, with poppadoms, mains, and rice, with a toal of 5 beers was around £93 at time of writing. (The other 2 had chicken curries.)

Absolutely amazing meal once again from the best Indian in Kent! Cannot rate the quality of the food from this place!!

Food was only luke warm by the time it arrived

Restaurant very small your pretty much sitting on the table next to you we didn't even get greeted as we walked in waited 30 mins to order our food I even asked twice before that to order food then waited 40 mins to even get our food the food was excellent but the service you receive is very poor

Food not very nice chicken very mushy and not edible 1st time order from them I'd never return complaint put forward but restaurant refused to respond

Ordered a takeaway for the first time, went down well with everyone. Nice hot freshly cooked dishes and garlic chilli chicken nice and spicy.

Have eaten at the restaurant many times. Plus take aways. My paid visit from Portsmouth with a work colleague. They both commented on the quality of the food. Excellent as usual.

I was very annoyed that the mango chutney and red sauce were missing as they go with the popadoms , so it felt like half a meal

Food was terrible complete waste of money

Food always delicious, deliveries either on time or slightly early, highly recommend 👍

Food was hot when it arrived early. Food was great in taste too.

Top quality food as usual and delivery was spot on

My first visit here although my husband used to come here frequently in his youth! Lovely welcoming staff and they were really knowledgable about all the dishes. We like quite spicy food so they were very happy to accommodate this for us. Every dish was excellent as was the warm and friendly service. Sittingbourne you are so lucky to have an Indian eatery of this calibre!

Lovely Indian restaurant with attentive service

Fantastic food and service. Will do food how you like it and offer suggestions too. Amazing flavours.

After eating here, I had an upset stomach and cramps all night!! Won't eat there again 👎

Food had no taste, chicken tasted like rubber, rice was swimming in water, wont order here again

The driver was rude and disrespectful.

Missing Nann bread and this was not a cheap meal we spent over £40

Very disappointed with our food, the sauce was bland and had no taste, the chicken was cold and the bread over cooked, had better from a supermarket

Not impressed with curry. Naan was good, and poppadoms

Food perfect service friendly and attentive been coming here for over 30yrs best place to go love it just wish the restaurant was bigger

Maharani Indian Restaurant is one of my top Indian restaurants to visit in Sittingbourne. The food is always delicious, the service is excellent, and the prices are very reasonable. I've been to Maharani many times, and I've never had a bad meal. The menu is extensive, with a wide variety of dishes from all over India. I've always found something to my taste, whether I'm in the mood for a mild curry or a fiery vindaloo. The service at Maharani is always top-notch. The staff is friendly and attentive, and they're always happy to make recommendations. They also know the menu inside and out, so they can answer any questions you have about the dishes. The prices at Maharani are very reasonable. You can get a delicious meal for under £20 per person. This makes it a great option for a special occasion or a casual weeknight dinner.

I went in for a takeaway. As I walked in I was met with smiles and great service from the whole team, the food was delicious and well prepared. If I am back in the area I will definitely be going back.

The food was delicious, really enjoyed it

Fantastic Vegan dishes that were excellent in flavour and variety. Will definitely be our go to for curry from now on!

Decent food but check your receipt as they tend to overcharge

This was tasteless and I wouldn’t order again

Worst ever curry Iv had! Food tasteless, expensive and table service and atmosphere poor.

Absolute rubbish food, expensive and tasteless.

Wow this place knocks the socks off any other in the area. Very attentive staff and food is at the top of the game believe me

We had a good time and food was great 👍

Forgot mint sauce with onion bhajee 😫

Food was OK. Service OK too. Unusual way of adding up the bill.

Food was excellent and service good, although I did feel the waiter was hovering to get us to move, and when I gave him a tip, he virtually snatched it from me and screwed it up!

Been using this restaurant for years as food is lovely but its become very expensive now ..what cost us about £20 couple years ago now costs twice as much

Simply stunning food and warm friendly staff. Extremely busy so advisable to book in advance. Highly recommended Indian restaurant. One of the best in medway!! We will be visiting again.

Food just warm. Extra green chillis request in the option for kitchen staff ignored; ordered garlic naam and standard naam bread was delivered. Disappointed.

Food wasn't good. Too expensive, bitter and burnt. Not authentic Indian as well. Not recommended if you are looking for authentic Indian restaurant.

Food was amazing and worth the wait

My order was completely wrong,called the restaurant as delivery driver’s instruction.they were not interested that I have paid £51 for a order and received somebody else’s.they told me to go on just eats website and contact them! In which I did(not much use) as this didn’t work correctly either! When asked to take pictures,I clicked on it to to do this and shut down and said we are on it!! I didn’t have the money to re order anything else as this was a treat so myself and my granddaughter have gone hungry this evening. I want my money back and this is not the first time I have had problems with this restaurant.

This is a small restaurant that doesn't necessarily catch your eye from the outside but the food is lovely and the service is good. The staff are very accomodating of different requests and are always happy to make recommendations based on your likes or dislikes.

Love this place- have never had a bad meal.

Could not complain about the food but the order could have been early had the delivery driver not spent 10 minutes at KFC while they had my food in their car. Food was beautiful but was only warm when I received it.

Been coming here for well over a decade,great food and staff.However I have noticed that on Friday and Saturday evenings there is a tendency to service their takeaway customers,as a consequence our wait was for a smidge under 90 minutes, just on the point of paying for our starters and wine and then leaving. (This was for a 1815 booking) It won't stop me from visiting again, just not on a Friday or Saturday. I'd advise you to do the same unless you want to risk a long wait.

Order correct and food was hot. Great curry too. Will use again. Only criticism is that the naan bread is a bit small.

Ordered said 8.25pm then changed to 9pm said starters came with a mint per order, never received apart from the extra mint sauce I paid for

Rice was hard Currys had no flavour wasn’t hot really disappointed to have cost £73 to not enjoy your meal

Food was late and cold Food never had much flavour either, I was excited when I noticed they was now on just eat as we always eat there when we eat out, but we was extremely disappointed with the food

Excellent food, the front of house staff are amazing, and can create anything you have in mind. The kitchen staff do not disappoint. Even with an allergy I felt certain I was getting a decent meal without compromising my indian, things were made for me even not on the menu 👍 couldn't rate these guys higher

Delightful local restaurant, lovely staff, they have been here a while and the food is good. We look forward to returning soon.

Pre ordered for 6pm collection, arrived at 5.50pm to find it sat in bags already bagged up on a table, not being kept warm! Voiced my disapproval and was given a story about avoiding the rush. Paid the £150 it came to for 6 people, which is not an insignificant amount of money! When I got home, the food was lukewarm at best, and really rather dry! One main meal of chicken tikka masala missing so phoned the restaurant, was told to go back and collect it. I said I’ve just spent £150 on your food, surely you can send one out to me asap, they begrudgingly agreed, when I asked how long, they said 30MINS!! I told them that’s ridiculous and I’ll come back and collect it but I’m not happy! When I arrived back at the restaurant, meanwhile the rest of my guests are either eating without two of us or everyone’s food is getting colder, the replacement wasn’t even ready and I spent more time waiting. I was told to take I seat and wait, to which I strongly objected and said I wanted my food. The curry was given to me with pilau rice and two lagers as a gesture, no apology etc When I got back home and got into the food it was probably the worst curry we have ever had! Two Bangladeshi naan’s didn’t have a scrap of chilli between them, a tikka rice had next to no tikka in it, a vegetable curry had one lump of potato in sauce and that was the veg curry, the tikka masala that I returned for wasn’t even correct, it was just plain chicken in a red sauce, the onion bhajis were dry and over cooked and a mixed starter literally looked like something my dog would bring up! I wouldn’t use this restaurant again if it was free and I have since found out that when dining in, a free drink is sometimes offered in return for a good review. Think twice before using!

Lovely lovely food! We went on New Year's Eve and it was busy but not frantic. My only draw back was that we were by the front door and delivery drivers coming in and out (and most not closing the door properly) left quite a draft were we were sat, but ultimately, not a massive issue. Looking forward to returning !

Easy to order. Ordered whilst closed but had my order acknowledged as soon as they had opened. Food was great tasting and very fresh and hot. Delivered exactly when they said it would be here. Great service

Very disappointed with the food after eating in the restaurant many times. Bombay potato tasted like boiled potatoes, curry bland. Rogan Josh no taste. Rice dry. Only nice tasting items were onion Baji and samosas. Such a shame, will not be ordering again.

I have to say. I love Indian food. The food was the best I have ever tasted! Buzzing atmosphere. The staff were excellent. I have nothing but good things to say. Me and my friend will be going back very soon. Thanks for a great evening!

I must start of with the food was very good hot and so much flavour. Onion bargies where big and probably the best I had. The guys who work in there are all polite and welcoming. The only two things which where a problem was we felt rushed sat down ordered was eating the popperdoms after half of one they told us the food was coming literally five minutes after ordering yes it is good but just need to slow up abit to enjoy. When the food come it felt all eyes was on us to finish and get you out the door. Secondly was the price yes it was very nice but for four of us £127 which we all had one drink onion bargey each and we shared two Narmb breads between us, also had our curry’s and rice. Like I said was nice but to be rushed and the bill being so much will only be once in a blue moon if we go back

Food was tepid, curry was bland. Won’t go back!

I visited on a World Cup night with lots of takeaways but a quiet restaurant. I was made welcome and the food was as good as I remembered it. I go to the area perhaps a couple of weeks a year and always go to Maharani. When I describe it as old school I mean that in the most positive way. The owner looks after you well and has plenty of staff around to make sure that you never wait long for anything. The key test for any tandoori chef is to cook meat without drying it out. Most can’t do lamb tikka without it becoming dry and hard but not here. Everything was beautifully judged, cooked through but no more. I had the tandoori mixed grill with a side of sag aloo and a stuffed paratha. Everything was perfect. Good banter between staff and customers. One of my favourite Indian restaurants in the country.

Not one of our best visits it was too busy and very noisy

Our go to Indian. Never disappoints. Food hot on arrival and delicious.

Food was fantastic, cannot beat the Maharani for their food quality however Just Eat couldn't assign a driver for well over an hour so we were left without our food. The restaurant eventually let us collect our order because a driver had still not been assigned.

The chicken melted in my mouth! The food arrived so hot and fresh, I literally think it just came from being cooked over a fire in Bangladesh. I’m so glad to have found this award winning restaurant on here.

Food was nice however all the curry dishes had spilt through delivery in the bag and moving round so ended up with alot of mess and loss of food falling out containers

Terrible service and arrogant. Didn't receive everything we ordered. The bill we received at the end was made up and purposefully overcharged. I strongly advise anyone eating here to add up their bill themselves then compare with what they are being charged. This place will deliberately overcharge you especially large groups on a night out who are drinking a lot.

When phoning the restaurant when the order was 30 mins late I was spoken to rudely and told not their problem it was just eats. Then the estimated time on the app changed to an hour later.

Tried for a take away, so far have found this to be the best Indian in Sittingbourne, food was full of flavour and decent amount of meat in each. Food was ready on arrival and was piping hot.

You know it is good because each time you walk past, it is busy. Clearly you don’t come for the decor but the TripAdvisor reviews will all tell you how good the food is - and they are right! Staff were attentive and helpful with the menu selections, as we are not locals. Food was excellent and served hot. Couldn’t fault what we had to eat and the Onion Bhaji is as big as a cats head! Would definitely recommend and if we come back to the area, we will make a point of visiting again

Over priced , tasteless and overpriced. Used to be good ate in a few times had the same dishes but the prices are different usually more. Rip off

Can’t go wrong with food here, I’m yet to have a bad meal

Great food & friendly staff !!!

Items missing 1 curry 1 sag and 1 rice

2nd takeaway now that has been not up to the usual high standards. Food was very bland, some chicken was rubbery, mossala sauce extremely watery. What has happened??

Yes another take away that does not disappoint. Ordered via the Just Eat App food is with us inside of 30 mins, pipping hot and the usual great tastes that this restaurant delivers. Spot on.

I have not received this order and I have emailed you twice telling you I have not received it and you have not responded. There is no telephone to call you. I have also called the restaurant and told them you havent delivered. So I need you to refund £50.77.

As always, the hospitality, service and food was of the highest order. Sadly, the table of ten or so louts sat close to the entrance made sure that no one else in the building could be heard...to the point where the staff continually had to repeat themselves and be shouted at in order to be heard.... it is difficult to know how to deal with a large group like that, who are paying good money, so i dont blame the managemententirely...but on the other hand, other diners are paying their hard earned money for a decent night out too..... I ought to add that this was at the beginning of the evening, when not so much alcohol was involved... just a complete lack of class, manners and respect... shame really, this place has never dossappointed in all the years I've visited.

We have dined together as a Curry Club for a decade. This was our second visit to the Maharani at Sittingbourne and we cannot recommend this gem of a curry house enough. We always order mixed starters and this was without doubt the best we've ever had, chicken tikka in batter, tandoori chicken on the bone, fresh onion bhaji all set on a bed of chicken and lamb tikka. Absolutely delicious. The mains were also superb, punching with flavour, good portion sizes, excellent curries and all served piping hot. The special nan bread were ace, straight from the oven and bursting with fresh herbs, the sag paneer very good. The staff were extremely attentive and went the extra mile for everything. Recommended dishes, asked what spice level we wanted etc Well done to the Maharani, we shall return. 10 out of 10 from the LoSG!