Mantra Progressive Indian in Bath and North East Somerset

Up for a couple of days from London and this is the best Indian food I have tasted since the long lamented New Bengal in Paddington's demise. The Tandoori Chicken Massalah was the best. The Chicken Chanai was hot, but not burning and the taste was excellent. Served with Garlic naans and plain rice with a Dosa for starter and Popadums with a selection of chutneys delivered early all added to the experience. The waiter who took the order and also delivered it was friendly, helpful and even offered to bring yoghurt should the Chicken Chanai prove to be hotter than comfortable. It was no necessary, but a nice gesture. The restaurant itself is clean and stylish with a relaxed atmosphere. Great restaurant.

I had the pleasure of dining at Mantra Restaurant in Bath, where I enjoyed a delightful breakfast featuring masala dosa, chole bhature, and pav bhaji. The quality of the food was exceptional. I also had the opportunity to speak with Chef Aniket, who impressed me with his warmth and outstanding customer relationship skills. His approach to hospitality truly enhances the dining experience.

Mantra Restaurant is my new favorite spot! The food is incredibly delicious, the ambiance is cozy and inviting, and the service is top-notch. Highly recommend!!!…

A bit disappointed by the food as I have always rated this place highly but now I feel it’s average at best and even poor quality. We ordered a take away chicken dish which had around 4 pieces of very dehydrated chicken soaked in a sea of sauce. The rice was oily and tasteless. The naan bread was the best part of it. Unsettled my stomach due to the high level of grease in the rice dish. There was a pool of orange oil at the bottom of the container. I won’t be using this place again or recommending it either.

My friend and I had fantastic dining experience here. The staff were charismatic and offered good advice on the dishes. The food was presented beautifully and was delicious. There was a bit of a wait at times but it was understandable as they were busy. We were offered Baileys at the end of our dinner which was a lovely touch. They also have an outside dining area which would be lovely if the sun comes out!

My sister and I have a lovely welcome to this restaurant the food was really lovely definitely recommend very tasty food

There are some excellent restaurants in Bath. This is not one of them. Food is poor, relatively small portions and expensive. The price indications are incorrect. The restaurant and facilities are also a bit grubby.

Delicious food, wonderful service. Anoop our server for the night was very helpful all evening, and an amazing photographer.

Excellent service and excellent food We were quite late in arriving 9.45-10 and the service and welcome we received was outstanding. Very friendly staff who were happy to give recommendations (which were excellent) we were the last to leave but at no point felt rushed or we were in the way - the lovely friendly atmosphere was amazing - such a lovely evening and excellent food

The food was good and the service was great! The people were very helpful in reccomending good food for us to order which was nice.

Lovely service with friendly faces. Great choices for vegetarian food. Great chai. Malvika delivered great service.

Casual night out with friends at this quirky little Indian restaurant. Food and service was top notch. Served by a lady called Sanjall who was so friendly and attentive. We all had a great time, thank you.

Good food but terrible service! Waited ages then mains arrived before starters... we complained, so mains were taken away and replaced with starters, only to be returned to the table minutes later! This was the prevailing pattern of the night.... My husband had a similar experience in Jan - his group were about to walk-out because they waited so long for their food, so we've decided we won't be going back. Also be warned, there was no ventilation and all our coats/ jackets now smell of curry spices.

We were walking by on our way to another restaurant when the aroma coming from Mantra made us do an about face. We’re so happy we did! This is home style cooking, like your friends’ mom decides to make dinner for you. Solid, satisfying, eclectic, and good prices. Sanjali was a lovely server too. Friendly and helpful.

We booked here due to the good reviews. Unfortunately it simply is not very good. It seemed to be more geared towards students. We were seated downstairs on a horribly sticky old wood table. The view out through the patio doors was of a tatty courtyard with various bits of rubbish strewn about. The waiter admitted he had no idea about anything as he had just started working there. The chicken wings starter came out and set the fire alarm off as it was so sizzling hot. The main course of Jalfrezi was ok, butter chicken passable. Then they opened the patio doors as it was so hot in there, so all of us customers got freezing cold air blowing in on us. I would avoid this place.

Excellent Indian food, great vegetarian options. We found that ordering three of the smaller sized curries was the perfect portion for two (along with some poppadoms to start)

Whilst the food and service was 5 out of 5 and really the food was excellent, the staff member who served us advised that none of the service charge is shared between staff and is kept by the owner. Outrageous this is still allowed and my advice would be go for the food but do not pay the service charge!

It was literally plain pilao rice with dry chicken. Received the food cold therefore did not enjoy at all. It did not taste like biryani at all which was very highly disappointing 😞

I was very underwhelmed by Mantra after having it recommended by a friend. Their vegetarian dishes were lacking. The waiter forgot my wine whilst bringing cocktails for the rest of the table, and I had to remind them 10 mins later even though there was only one other group sat in the restaurant. I did not finish all of my food and the waiter commented on it multiple times, which made me uncomfortable. Basically, it wasn’t great, it wasn’t awful, but i’ve had better food and service elsewhere. If I came again it would be during the day for the view.

We ordered food online. Waited an hour and a half for food and rang up and were assured it was on the way. We waited another half an hour and rang again. We were then told all the deliveries had been completed, they then realised they had missed our order. They were very hard to communicate with on the phone and were very dismissive. We were told they would still deliver the food and provide a full refund. We eventually received the food. No refund had been made and it’s been a month since our order, extremely disappointed as we were assured we would 100% be fully refunded. Will not be ordering again and would avoid their delivery service.

Gorgeous food, so so tasty, fab customer service- staff were really busy and couldn't do enough for you! Definitely recommend!! ❤️

Mantra is quiet honestly the best Indian restaurant in Bath. We've been going there literally since it opened 6 years ago. In the early days, the food was very edgy with some exciting regional cuisine that added a new dimension to standard Indian offerings in Bath; presented in a fresh and delightful way. It still does. Dine in, do, its a wonderful place. During lockdown, Mantra very successfully pivoted to expand their menu and position themselves to offer broader choices for the "dine at home" market whilst keeping staple treasures like their glorious Hyderabadi Chicken. And more people learnt, this is not just take-away, its high end restaurant food at takeaway prices delivered to your door. Dine in, you get fabulous presentation, lovely, willing and attentive staff and a great terrace in the summer. At home, the quality surpasses all the competition but the price is the same....who else does Gingery Spiced Lamb Chops or that stunning Methi Murg? No-one, that's who! We order (probably a little too regularly!) through Deliveroo (always quick, always). Then last weekend we picked Uber Eats (having been told they are even more efficient). WRONG. Massive delay. Nothing to do with Mantra at all, all to do with driver shortages, platform pressure and one driver's decision to come to us last. I have learnt through MY errors. Mantra = Deliveroo or just go and pick it up and save myself 10%. After our one glitch last week, it was Mantra and Prasad (their gentleman of an owner) that stepped in to rectify Uber Eats' mistakes and take very seriously the complete satisfaction of every customer. The way to judge great service is what happens when things go wrong - how fast can and do they put it right? Mantra absolutely ace this. So my review is to acknowledge that and say thank you. The food does, has and always will speak for itself. (Please try those lamp chops....seriously.....just try them!).

Absolutely awful. Restaurant trying to do too much. Takeaway and sit down. Satisfying no one. Service too slow, confused orders. Food was actually quite good when we got it it but we’d actually disengaged by then and were actually enjoying our own company. Not a place to go twice!

Very disappointed. Was looking forward to a good Indian meal but had not fully appreciated the distinctive 'experimental' style of the food. The best things: the pappadoms (light and fluffy) and the staff. I had a king prawn biryani which is what I would normally have; in other restaurants it usually comes with a vegetable curry sauce, but not this time. The prawns in the rice were in some sort of pale cream sauce at the bottom, which was slightly spicy, but overall the dish was dry notwithstanding the raita (cold) served with it. Not my cup of tea. My husband had a madras which he declared as unlike any madras he has ever had before. I was also a bit surprised to be charged £9.95 for a mushroom bhaji (shown as large on the bill) when I hadn't been offered a choice of large/small and I was the only one eating it. I also did not like it much. If you have a hearty appetite, then the samosa starters (two large ones) or the onion bhajis (three large ones) will satisfy you. I couldn't eat two samosas: one would normally be almost enough for a whole meal for me. The restaurant could easily cut down the portion sizes of its starters and charge slightly less. (It is not a cheap restaurant). Overall this was a disappointing start to our trip to Bath. We would not return (a) because of the price and (b) the food is not up our street.

Simply the best Indian restaurant in Bath. Everything cooked fresh and such amazing flavours. My girlfriend is vegan and they always make her something vegan friendly. Great staff as well!

Amazing customer service from Ishita! Amazing food and a lovely atmosphere, we had various dishes that were cooked extremely well with great flavour.

The food and drinks here were really nice, well priced and the staff was extremely friendly! I would definitely definitely recommend for a tasty dinner vibe!

Some of the nicest Indian food I’ve ever had, coupled with excellent service. The staff were lovely.

Usually have these guys deliver takeaway - always quick on time and absolutely Delicious food! Recommend

On a very wet and windy night we ordered dinner to be delivered by Mantra. It came on time and hot and very very good. Both the lamb dishes (Kashmiri Rogan Josh and Dhansak), the Malabar King Prawn and the chicken dishes (Butter chicken, Chennai Hot Chicken) were delicious and distinctive. As were the three vegetarian dishes, both sides and mainland the naans. A meal which lingers in the memory.

I had a fantastic dining experience at Mantra restaurant. The service provided by Malvika was exceptional - she was attentive and made us feel welcome throughout our meal. Kiran, the manager, ensured everything ran smoothly, and Prasad, the owner, clearly takes great pride in the...

It was so amazing great waitresss ,very friendly staff and amazing yum Indian food would recommend the today and carrots halwa for sure

the food was really good and the service was great! the ambience is also really nice, nice place for a date.

The food was amazing and the service was great with kind staff and amazing music. I'd recommend the onion bhaji

I happened to order Hyderabadi chicken dum biriyani, and it was definitely up to standard!! Good work…

Mantra is the best Indian restaurant. We do not have food from anywhere else. We had a recent delivery and it was absolutely delicious as always.

We've eaten in before. But this time we ordered home delivery. Have to say it is really excellent: like your favourite comfort food, but done to a really high standard. The mixed grill is exceptional, and the aubergines and cauliflower really good. Very happy with...

Love this place. Have had a number of take aways from them but this was a lunch with friends. The restaurant is at the town end of the Paragon, a lovely Georgian terrace just to the side at the top of Broad St, turn right...

I buy myself a take away every week, and it’s always amazing. The food is very good standard well priced and most importantly delicious.

Une bonne expérience. Les plats sont copieux et bien cuisinés. Le service est agréable. Dommage que les tables soient mal...

We ordered a takeaway from Mantra on Wednesday 11th October at 7.15pm. We were advised it would be delivered at 8.00pm. It finally arrived after 3 phone calls to the restaurant at 9.30pm. We were told both over the phone and by the delivery driver...

Enjoyed the food and the service. The view from outside is also beautiful. The service was excellent and the price is reasonable too

The food is great (peshwari Nan superb, rogan Josh vibrant and spicy), the atmosphere pleasant, and the service fine. But…. the evening was tarnished by what I can only assume is the greed of the owners. So a 12.5% service charge, okay if you insist,...

Mantra is by far the best Indian in bath. We have lived here for a few years and have raved about it from the start. Recently, we have been extremely disappointed with the takeaways with multiple items regularly missing and with it being 1.5hours+ late...

Dined at this restaurant whilst visiting Bath. The food and service was very good, all dishes were full of flavours and not swimming in Gee like some other Indian restaurants I have dined at. A 10 min walk from Westgate and we'll worth it. Certainly...

Highly Recommended. The restaurant tables towards the back have a great view of the Bath Hills whilst you enjoy a terrific dinner. Had a mushroom rice which was the lightest and best I have ever had ... and the Lamb Rogon Josh ... just the...

Excellent authentic food. The dosa was just wonderful. With really great service. It was all lovely.

Fantastic authentic Indian restaurant, well worth a visit. Probably one of the best Indian meals we have had! Really knowledgeable and passionate team. Delicious food and great service, thank you!

This place has great indian cuisine dishes, loved the taste should try dosas , biryanis, Also, has a great great view❤️

Malvika was a delight in serving us immaculately and the food was quite simply exceprional as always.

We had to wait for drinks, I asked for water three times before we got a bottle. They shared they made a dansak but then said they don’t then said they did do. When it came it was a dish of frozen veg in a...

A family run restaurant with outstanding service and a delicious array of interesting dishes. Enjoyed it greatly and will return next time we are in Bath. Thanks for a lovely experience!

Great atmosphere, helpful staff and cracking flavour full food. Still annoyed we had to leave one Onion Bhaji!!

We waited over two hours for our food which was cold when it arrived. Clearly the restaurant doesn’t want to hear from its customers as we tried to call eight times and it was engaged. Phone taken off the hook? If you can’t deliver, don’t...

I read reviews regards this restaurant which indicated that be a good choice, sadly disappointing from start to finish. We arrived and there was a table just becoming available in the veranda area in mean time we told to sit down in takeaway area amongst...

We had a delicious dinner at Mantra on a Friday night in Bath. Unfortunately, the patio was not open that night because it was threatening more rain, but the view from there looked wonderful. We settled at a table near the open doors and got...

I stopped in randomly because they had gluten free options clearly posted. It was great, but the best was the dessert. Carrot halwa is out of this world. Wow. Recommend.

More than once bit delivered after a two hour wait. Left Hungary. Nice restaurant but not a take away

We got a really nice take-out delivery for the whole family, but I’ve eaten in before and that’s an excellent experience too

Ordered food to be delivered. Over one hour late. Not answering the phone and still not arrived. Promised ten minute delivery. Do not order delivery from them!!! So disappointing.

The food is amazing—honestly everything we tried was great & the bill came out lighter than we were expecting too, which is a win! Don’t miss the lassis listed under Sofa Drinks like we almost did.

After finding many restaurants closed on the bank holiday Monday came across this gem. Delicious, authentic, welcoming and great casual spot with a great view of bath. Recommend everything particularly the Dosas, Biriyani and anything I’d eve specials. Lots of advice the owner even came...

Both the service and food were poor. My vegetable biryani was just a bowl of rice with two lumps of potato and a few peas and was utterly tasteless. All six of us were very disappointed and will never return. Furthermore, a visit downstairs to...

We ordered dinner for delivery and the food & service was excellent. The food was beautifully spiced, prawn, chicken and lamb dishes as well as vegetable dishes and the naan. Highly recommended.

Progressive and modern Indian food for pocket money I would say. Curry fantastic, rice perfectly cooked. Just wow.

What a find! The owner talked us through the menu and explained about authentic Indian food, we then ate bowl after bowl of amazingly flavoured, healthy tasting food. Try and get a seat on the terrace at the back, which is wonderful in the summer....

Great service, great food, will definitely be back. Great butter chicken, okra a little too spicy for me. Great bombay potatoes

Fantastic food with very friendly staff. Very enjoyable meal and would definitely recommend. A must when you visit Bath.

The food here is super yummy! We loved it and enjoyed the atmosphere! The employees are very kind and funny as well! 10/10 would recommend!!

The food and service were wonderful. Lovely surprising view from the back of the restaurant. Would go there over and over again.

Lovely food especially the huge onion barjis & very tasty peshwari naan It was very busy but worth the wait We will be back

This place is fantastic! The food is fabulous. I was a little hesitant to try it at first when I saw a few negative reviews. Our experience was almost 100% positive, though. From the outside, the restaurant looks a little lack lustre, which doesn't do...

Fantastic indian food and a nice atmosphere even though they were busy Shared different plates, prices are very reasonable

Have loved Mantra since it opened despite its slapdash service. Sadly, of late, its cooking has become very hit or miss. Thursday last was a case in point. We took friends there. Terrific appetisers (they’re always magic). The chicken in the Madras and Chennai curries,...

I had previously been here and it was good and so booked to go with my family and this time the service was terrible. We arrive and are left waiting at the bar for ages even though we had booked a table. We then make...

We stumbled upon this place while walking around Bath looking for dinner. We are so glad we decided to stop here! The food was absolutely amazing and the staff were very accommodating and sat my family of 3, and a 2 year old, out on...

Exceptional food, especially the dosa which is on the appetisers menu. So lovely out on the terrace.

Beautiful outdoor area. The food was absolutely superb will definitely come again next time in bath

I have intolerances and the manager was so super helpful, I was able to get something suitable to eat which was delicious. It is often easier for people to say they can’t serve me but he went above and beyond - thank you!

The restaurant is a bit away from the centre, but the walk up there is certainly worth it! Excellent service and great food! We had a table on the (heated) terrace, which offers a splendid view over Bath. Loved everything about this restaurant!

Very mediocre experience. Made a last minute booking (day before) for two people. We arrived before our booking and we’re greeted with a ‘yes!’ not even a ‘hello’, ‘welcome’, ‘how can I help’. Then a couple without a reservation we’re seated before us as we...

Amazing food always our go to! The butter chicken is amazing. Would recommend to anyone - even for a takeout it’s great.

The food quality has been abysmal for so long now and we’ve been fools to keep going back and to think that it was going to change. Ordered a takeaway on a Tuesday night and after two hours it still hadn’t arrived even though it...

literally best indian in bath for real, i would choose the place anytime for a sit down meal or takeaway. what a great meal i had there. staff are so nice

I attended here with a group of friends. We were seated and then had to wait 30 minutes before being offered a drink. These drinks then took 20 mins, and a few of the cobra beers were flat. Some of the servers were dressed smartly,...

We ordered from Mantra & 6.30pm & were advised the order would be 30 mins. 3 phone calls later & still no food. We also had the fabulous experience of being screamed at by the person at Mantra that we “should expect human error”!!!!! Cold...

Give it up Mantra your service is hopeless! Be it in house or delivery you fail to provide a service every time. Surly you must be embarrassed to be so woefully bad?

Don’t order a take away to be delivered, first time nearly 2 hours late. Second time an hour late and still waiting. Shocking service.

First time at Mantra - recommended we go by people we know and glad we did - the quality of the food is excellent and clearly a lot of care goes into the preparation - the main courses were superb but what particularly impressed us...

Excellent food and friendly service from an authentic team of professionals. We regularly use this restaurant and highly recommend

Every time I order from Mantra, I say never let me order from there again. Good May be nice but delivery is always upwards of 2 hours despite receiving confirmation of delivery in 50minutes. I will never order from there again

I’m in love with their sweet, sour and lightly spiced aubergine, it’s perfect and creamy. I also loved their Mix Veg Jalfrezi (dairy-free), but last night when I ordered this on Uber Eats, there was cheese in it although the name of the dish is...

Sat in conservatory. I read some reviews that said service was a little slow, I can get that. It wasn’t brilliant. This is the trouble when it’s a take away as well on a Saturday night. We were on a 4 way table, one side...

If you pass the hordes queuing outside Wagamama and cross the road you will find possibly the best Indian restaurant in the south West. Authentic, Indian food made lovingly by a dedicated team of cooks. The place is spotless. The dhosas are to die for....

Our meal was awesome! We had the vegetable platter, lamb kadhai, peshawari naan, and mushroom rice. There was plenty for two of us and some left to take home. We’d highly recommend this Indian restaurant! Saloni was an awesome server and so friendly.

Ordered takeaway. Delivery man was very helpful suggesting another dish to try. Food was lovely will definitely try another meal.

I normally don’t often order Indian dishes but after trying this with friends I’ve ordered it twice now, highly recommend it !

Mantra is the best Indian restaurant in Bath! Great food, great service! The owner is very nice! I highly recommend this restaurant either to dine in or for take away!

The service was very friendly, the staff are very kind and the food was delicious and beautifully portioned!

Everything is too good. Chilli paneer and palak paneer were good. Biryani extremely tasty. Tried the chicken one