Meghdoots Mystique Masala in Chichester

A family fave. Slightly different from the "usual" sort of curry restaurant fare. Have a look at the menu and you should see what I mean. I have now eaten here 4 or 5 times and yet to have a bad Mel. Service is always friendly and prompt and food really tasty.

Sanjay has an exceptional restaurant that serves good quality food and excellent service! Well worth booking a table, it gets busy and advancement reservations are best. Will be back soon for sure! Recommend a visit 100%.. Go...

Just great! Place gets better every time... Big 'BUT' - DESPERATELY in need of refit, downstairs tables cramped, the ben ch seating is hard and worn, and a lick of paint all round wouldn't go amiss! But the food is sooo good and tasty....!!!

In 40 plus years of eating in Curry Houses I finally found the One. I cannot find a single area to fault. Service, welcome, atmosphere and food all amazing. We had the good fortune to have the legend that is Milli to Chef for us. She is the nicest chef ever. Well done all. Make this your go to curry restaurant. It's also run by Indians too.

Excellent. Great variety.Fast service. Value for money. Lots of food, took some away for our next date dinner. Note their new phone no

Booked last minute as disappointed when arriving at our first choice of restaurant/pub in Petworth Meghdoots menu was extensive with plenty to choose from, the staff were attentive and very helpful in advising on the selection and ingredients. Freshly cooked, this was an enjoyable meal full of taste. And we we definitely return.

Brilliant traditional Indian cuisine, the best in the area imo. I have a friend who drove 15miles to eat their takeaways, when there was another good Indian restaurant 10mins walk away!

We got a takeaway from this restaurant and I have to say it was the best Indian takeaway we've ever had. The service was great I would definitely recommend to anyone

Regular (with a small r). This visit was for a takeaway meal, ready when I arrived. There was a regular stream of diners arriving, greeted as always with smiles and politeness as they were shown to their tables. The meals my wife an I had were excellent, flavours, heat, fragrance, quality of cooking was a full scale assault (of the best kind) on your senses. I would always recommend a meal here, dining in or takeaway.

Every bite felt authentic! Chicken and naan cooked to perfection.

A bit late to post this review.. have been here few months ago with my family and we totally loved it. Service is 2nd to none and food is really authentic Indian. Lucky enough to have space as I didn’t book. As I am not local to this place otherwise would frequently visit this place. Definitely recommended!!

Had been looking forward to this experience as it had been recommended to me by a friend. Have to say it was overpriced and tastless. I chose a prawn dish which came out with five prawns on a bed of sizzling onion and some lettuce - £17.50 thanks very much - just bland. My friend also didn’t enjoy his dish - found it non descript. We were also taken upstairs which had the atmosphere of a morgue - mo music and soulness. Meal cost £64.00 - one main each, a beer, 4 puppodoms, a rice and that was it. Also, toilet was disgusting- unclean, unpainted and not what I would have expected - I think toilets are a reflection of a business’s attitude to cleanliness. Would I go back - NO

Takeaway. 2 Mains, 2 rice for £40…. chicken tikka masala was apparently way too spicy however the one i requested was nice. Not very good environment had one random worked standing and staring directly at me alone the entire time I was there from my side of the counter whilst i was speaking to the guy behind the counter. Other than that was nice food, maybe back to So India next time tho…

I ate here on Monday with my husband and a friend who recommended the place. Really good food and very authentic. My husband had one of the lamb dishes which was beautifully spiced. I had the smoked king prawn and onion dish where the description did not do the food justice. Friendly service and reasonable prices. Parking not too bad around 6:30pm near the restaurant. Slight downside were the tables that felt a bit cramped and difficult to stretch ones leg out but that was a very minor point. Had a lovely chat with the Owner afterwards who gave us a bit of history of the restaurant and also said he had quite a few people travelling from my area. Journey home took less than 30 minutes on country roads. We will definitely be back.

Delicious Indian restaurant. Delicious Tandoori Murg chicken. Devine. Very nice and helpful staff. £60 for 1 starter, 2 mains, rice and naan. Beautiful village Petworth is worth to see after lunch or dinner. Restaurant is really worth to visit. If you like Indian cuisine or you wish to taste it, you will be more than happy.

Tasty food with excellent service. The seating was a bit firm - cushions would be useful. We loved the setting too as it's a very old building in the heart of Petworth. Not much parking but there are further spaces in Market Square.

Amazing food and amazing service. Definitely recommend!

Really friendly and efficient service, great atmosphere, lovely food, nan perfect. Very popular on Wednesday. ( Booking might be prudent). Suggested to us by a nearby business, it’s restaurant was closed. Perfect start to our two day visit to the South Downs.

A really great place, good service and lovely food, could almost be back in India! A must if you’re near here. Good value.

Ordered large take away, using our own pans and dishes, in advance for around 30 people. Great not to have masses of plastic, easy to re-heat. Everyone loved it!

We were a family of 4 with 2 young children who visited on a Monday evening on the way back from the beach in W. Wittering. I had researched the restaurant based on reviews on Tripadvisor and it did not disappoint. Staff were v friendly and efficient, and the menu was exciting in having predominantly specialities from S. India, which are not typically found in so-called Indian restaurants (often Bangladeshi-run). There were also N. India dishes (e.g. mutton rogan josh). We ate a potato dosa, the Kerala Fish curry, a murgh dish which we ask the waiter to make very spicy to satisfy my Thai wife, and a v mild Korma-like dish for the children, and nan and rice sundries. The potato dosa was an excellent and exciting alternative to the standard poppdoms which most visitors to Indian restaurants snack on while waiting for food. Draft Kingfisher and Cobra beer also available as well as a full bar. No complaints with the food or service, and the owner even gave ice creams to my children gratis. Well done! would definitely visit again if in the area

Wow, it felt like visiting someone’s home. The menu is not what you’d find at an average Indian restaurant, but the staff were excellent in recommending dishes. All the food We had here was exceptional, cooked to an amazing standard and a great price. If I was near here again I’d certainly return

You know you’ve chosen the right place for dinner when you pass two different people coming out on your way in, taking home their dinner for curry night. The crunchy samosa starter, fresh Keralan fish curry and dal makhani were all delicious, with lager on tap. Great service and nice to have booths instead of tables. We’ll be back!

Best indian restaurant I've ever been

Lovely meal, great service, good price. Will definitely be going back again.

Booked on a Sunday evening. Recommended by another restaurant that was closed. So glad that we went. The food was amazing. Husband and I shared 3 starters. The king prawns were so succulent. Then had the Kerrala fish curry with a spinach rice. Thoroughly recommend

We ordered a takeaway from here, placing the order over the phone and picking it up. The gentleman who served us was so friendly and helpful, making great suggestions, and the food was fabulous - really authentic flavours and absolutely delicious!

We regularly return to this fabulous restaurant in Petworth as we really love the wonderfully authentic delicious food, brilliant service and warm ambiance. The food is consistently tasty and the service is excellent. Both the owner and his team are friendly, welcoming and nothing is too much trouble. We take our friends and family to enjoy the experience with us and we are never disappointed. Thank you Sanjay & team.

Fabulous food, plenty of it and could not fault it. Friendly efficient unobtrusive service making it a pleasurable culinary experience. My partner agreed and said his lamb curry was superb. The menu is full and varied with curries you don’t see in the usual curry house. Best curry I’ve ever had and I’ve had a lot of curries.

THE BEST! So delicious. We go again and again, and it is always fantastic. A true gem to rave about!

Well well well.... Had a few friends that have been here repeatedly and I finally got chance to dine. Stunning. Great food, amazing service and a Good price. Rather nice draft Indian lagers too which was good news. Parking was easy, we were just 20 yards away. Five Stars easy. Very very good.

Absolutely the best curry around. The food and service is always excellent.

Was recommended to us by the Old Railway Station, and rightly so. Excellent Indian food, very friendly, courteous service, friendly staff. Everything great! I can only recommend it, we'll definitely be back (we were there yesterday and today...) 🥰👍🏻 Was recommended to us by the Old Railway Station and rightly so. Outstanding Indian food, very friendly, courteous service, friendly staff. Everything great! Can only be recommended, we will definitely be back (we were there yesterday and today...) 🥰👍🏻

Great food and excellent service

This is absolutely our favourite Indian restaurant. Thank you to Sanjay and his fabulous staff.

Reliably delicious, impeccable service! Best Aloo Gobi and creamy yet savoury Mutter Paneer. Also great salty Lassi. Great option when visiting Petworth House!

Lovely friendly staff great service, food delicious

Superb food, very good, friendly service, food came quickly and very efficiently. Good atmosphere. Would love to go again. Food is simply wonderful, full of taste Been many times recently and it is always superb. Thank you for another lovely evening.

Visiting petworth to collect magic mushrooms we popped in late for lunch and the manager was happy to stay open for us to eat. Way above your average Indian restaurant. Fresh spices and well cooked together.

We have been going to this indian restaurant for 6 years and are always so happy with our food and the service. We went here for our first meal after we got married as we've spent so many lovely memories on date nights together there. The food has a lot of flavour, delicious and always piping hot. Staff are always friendly and go out of their way to help if you have questions or dietary needs. We have taken so many friends and family who now also love going.

Really good food and very friendly service and people...A1** recommended. An excellent meal and such good service....will be back, often!! Just a classic...

Surprised this has high reviews. I would not go back. Had a really bad experience. Started okay. I ordered popadoms, chutney tray, chai, veggie samosas, kulcha paratha and cottage cheese/spinach curry. Popadoms were nice- chutney tray hm not really anything about them. Veggie samosas okay not taste really. The kulcha paratha was nice and fresh. The curry was so bad. No taste. Waiter asked about it I said it’s fine could I take it away. I was a bit embarrassed about whether to tell him about how I didn’t like it. I told him and asked could it be took of the bill as I didn’t like it or even ate it. He said it’s not possible. I asked to ask the manager. He was very aggressive and said I disrespected him for asking to take it off the bill. I was made to feel really uncomfortable. He could of handled this in a good way- but this was so bad the way he was talking to me. I won’t be coming back- I’m really shocked that someone can run a business and treat someone like that- he said a lot of stuff- said I was lying - saying I was full it is my fault- I should of said something earlier and he doesn’t care if I don’t come back because he has been successful for 20 years plus. Really bad experience.

This was my second visit this month & the service is brilliant. The greeter and our waiter were fantastic & attentive. We received Bombay mix and a complimentary espresso sized soup while we received drinks (Cobra was on tap!) and chose our meals before receiving poppadoms and sauces you can tell are homemade. The meals are not your usual fare from any other Indian you can walk into, which, for me, makes the dining experience unique compared to what I am used too. The waiter was able to recommend something from what I have eaten previously elsewhere, and his recommendation was spot on & I now have a new favorite. Will be returning with others in the next few months.

Really good service. Food was excellent and good value for money

Absolutely fantastic food! Delicious every time, packed with flavour, and always constantly tasty with loads of choices. The staff are so friendly and welcoming. This is our favourite restaurant in Petworth and even though we are local it's worth the travel! The best Indian we have ever had!

Last night I had dinner with seven friends from Graffham for the first meal of the newly formed curry club. The food, service and atmosphere were brilliant. Peter CHARLESWORTH

Seems this place is OK to eat in but not for takeaway. This is the 3rd time we have ordered but been disappointed each time. They do not cater well for vegetarians. They don't do any vegetarian curries, when you ask for a standard dish but made without meat they say they can't do it (I don't see how as every other Indian restaurant can do it) so I am limited to side dishes.... When getting a vegetable dish as my main I was very disappointed to find the dish half full!!! Won't be using again.

Lovely restaurant with delicious veggie options - the aubergine, okra, tarka Dahl, onion pakoras and aloo Gobi (everything we had) were delicious - wish we had had room for the mango sorbet as it sounded sensational! The accompaniments at the beginning were also excellent and such a nice touch. Highly recommend if you're in the area!

It was our first visit to Mystique Masala, recommended by a friend as very good. The food was delicious and staff were very helpful. Their Dakshin Meen Curry, a delicacy from south India, fish cooked in a tangy coconut and tamarind based sauce was lovely and the fish just fell apart as you ate it. Also their Baigan pyaz, Aubergine cooked with onion and tomatoes. We will be returning soon.

The food was excellent, particularly the onion pakora I had as a starter, followed by murg bahar (chicken) with rice and roti. The waiter was very helpful as we weren't quite sure how many dishes to order.

We had a wonderful lunch here. Our server was friendly and helped guide us in ordering. Everything we had was delicious and obviously prepared with great care.

Delicious food, amazing service, absolutely 100% spot on and will definitely return, thank you so much

Best Indian restaurant ever since I moved out of Asia.

Return visit, and very happy to return again in the future. Excellent service and a really good meal. Prices very reasonable and a great selection of authentic Indian food. Lovely atmosphere too.

My new favourite place to eat. Great food, and definitely recommend the coconut ice-cream to finish off any meal. Wasn't my first visit and won't be my last either. Newly found piece of paradise

A really good Indian restaurant offering authentic food and something a bit different to the usual. The best poppadoms and chutneys I have had anywhere! Friendly and efficient service and highly recommended.

Not simple a 'British Indian' place. Some nice and unusual Indian dishes available. Good service. Prices were reasonable for the south of England.

We went there on a whim when we couldn't be bothered to cook, we had just moved to the area and fancied something easy for us. The food choice was excellent and the staff were brilliant, making room for us as walk a in on a busy day. The food we had was absolutely delicious and there was plenty of it, so much so that we took half of it home. On top was very well priced. We will definitely be going back.

Friendly, good advice on what to order and delicious.

I am not sure if I am an Indian restaurant expert, but I do feel a bit like one. We drove through Petworth often and noticed this Indian restaurant many times, and many times my wife said we really should go there. So, at last,...

Delicious. One of the best Indian restaurants I've been to in the UK.

We called in on the off chance following a day trip to London and a long drive home. The food was delicious . The service excellent. In The staff made us feel very special. It was such a welcome,calm environment after a very busy day. We used to live in Petworth and it felt very nostalgic returning to this restaurant.

Top quality Indian cuisine here with attentive staff and a very impressive menu. Not the cheapest in the area but definitely the best

We visited last night, after long absence for a table for two. The food was as marvelous and delicious as we remembered. Why have we left it so long to venture a few villages along the A272?! I had a mushroom kebab starter which excited the senses with abundant flavour, followed by Chef Special Goat Curry; large juicy fillets of meat in a hot dry sauce, absolutely spot on! The best onion bhaji ever known to humans (if you had better tell me where?). The Mrs had a home made Samosa followed by a Lamb Main Course and Spinach Rice. Mint Paratha was fought over between us. The service was good, relaxed, not on top of you but pleasent and informative. It remains my view, this is the very finest 'a la carte' Indian restaurant in West Sussex with dishes that far exceed the typical standard of menu you'll find in an average, ordinary curry house. If you're a true foodie, you'll love it!

Food excellent. Atmosphete and staff terrible.

Great food and service would definitely recommend.

This was our first visit and it was everything we hoped for . It is a truly Indian restaurant and the presentation, service and flavours are superb .

Best Indian restaurant in the UK! Murg bahar (sweet cream chicken curry) is also delicious and eating it with kashimiri naan and spicy lamb curry is a great combination for Koreans.

Fabulous delicious food. A super find, we shall return.

A truly brilliant Indian restaurant right in the middle of Petworth. Service was exceptional with the owner coming to our table to discuss what we might like to order, taking the time to ensure we were well matched with our dishes which did not disappoint....

Gorgeous food excellent service thank you

Never been to an Indian where we didn’t recognise most of the menu but oh my goodness! Absolutely delicious. Proper traditional Indian food. Loved every mouthful and the staff were just as lovely. Wish we lived local, we would visit every week if we could....

What a fabulous meal . Thank you Sanjay and team

Best Indian I've had for a while, very friendly and helpful with choices

We had a lovely meal here after having been recommended. There are extra touches that add to the ambience such as Bombay mix before the poppadoms. Good to see Cobra on draught rather than bottled. Staff are very friendly.

Gorgeous and really unique food. Lovely atmosphere and helpful staff. Would definitely recommend the pheasant.

I have been going to see Sanjay at this most wonderful restaurant for over 15 years and have always been delighted with the food the service and the ambience. A real culinary jewel in West Sussex!

Fantastic food, absolutely delicious. This is no run-of-the-mill Indian eatery, and probably the best Indian meal I have eaten EVER. Generous portions and beautifully served. Cobra on tap, too! Brilliant.

Well, that was good! Great staff, and an intriguing soup kicked off what was a memorable meal. As others have mentioned, the menu is not your standard curry house offering but anyone used to ordering curry will soon find plenty of appealing choices. Ours were...

This is an absolutely fantastic restaurant, wonderful food, fantastic staff. I should eat here more than once a year but then it wouldn't be the suprise, that it is if I did.

Given the previous r3views we were keen to experience the uniqueness of this restaurant and we weren’t disappointed. the welcome was good - and the service very good also. The menu is full of unique dishes but the staff were very helpful in explaining tastes...

Whilst staying in the area we entered Petworth looking for somewhere to eat. Apart from two pubs, nobody thought there were any other restaurants in the area. We came across this Restaurant on the way back to our accommodation. The food was reasonably priced and...

One word, incredible! The service was excellent and the waiter was helpful and attentive. The food was on another level! This is not your average 'British Indian' curry, but authentic delicious Indian food. Would highly recommend and will be returning soon with friends and family!

Family celebration. Fabulous tasty meal. Good variety of dishes. Really enjoyed. Many thanks to all.

Fantastic place to eat. The food is wonderful. It's so unique and great trying the different dishes. The seats are a little uncomfortable if you're there for a while!

Superb, fresh and utterly delicious! Very good, extensive menu so lots of choice. We had rake away but the restaurant looked really nice too.

There were eight family members celebrating our 50th Anniversary on 7.8.2021. On entering the restaurant we were greeted by a pleasant member of staff and taken to our table. We all ordered starters and mains. And every dish came out well cooked and delicious Best...

Best Indian in southern England

Ist visit. Very impressed with service and quality of food which was quite different from the usual 'Indian' offerings.

Food was excellent and waiter was attentive but not overbearing. Prices were good too.

My boyfriend and I were looking forward to trying this restaurant for takeaway for the first time. The menu was different to similar restaurants, so instead of ordering over the phone, we decided to make the journey to place the order In person and ask a few questions about the dishes. When the man eventually came off the phone, I told him my usual Indian restaurant order. He abruptly told me this was not that type of restaurant, it was authentic cooking. I placed my order with no more questions and returned 50 minutes later to collect as instructed. The food was very average at best in our opinion. The chicken Malabari was very bland and the meat dry. Very disappointed and will not bother to return.

First family get together meal for months and didn't disappoint. A warm welcome and one of the most interesting Indian menus I've seen outside London. A lot of care seemed to have gone into the menu and the cooking of the dishes and all at...

Really helpful, great special, nice staff. Overall big positive.

I visited this Indian Restaurant as on the website i saw it offered a take away service. I had finished long shift as a Matron at the hospital and did not want to cook. So i thought I would treat myself to an Indian take away. I was in uniform and it was clear I had just finished work. I was so tired. When I ordered the owner who served me at the counter said, 'this is not an Engish curry house' and ordered me to leave. He said it was an Indian restaurant. If I wanted an English curry house just to leave!!!!!!!! I thought this was extremely rude and outrageous to suggest this, as I love Indian food, and not just curry, and also much of India cook hot spicy curry. I felt like a 'Friday Night beer swilling group of men' asking for a Vindaloo, but I was a Nurse just leaving work to pick up a treat. The whole incident was so humiliating and rude that I had to point this out to him. I thought this was utterly disgusting behavior. I ended up going to Godalming and getting a free dish on the house for being a key worker and a discount. I will never for as long as I live go back to this restaurant, and will inform all my Doctor and nursing friends not to go too, as this owners attitude towards medical people is disgraceful... 'The owner' told me to leave as he never heard of Indian curry yet I looked at the menu and there was lamb curry on the menu. I have been to restaurants all over the World even India and never been treated in this way...Just terrible and I would advise you to not go if you do not want to encounter rudeness while you treat yourself to a meal....

Looooved the food here and the service was amazing. Not your avarge Indian restaurant. Lots of lovely nice touches. Would definitely recommend. Thanks for a great evening.

Fantastic Food, best restaurant in Petworth!

This is not a 'curry house'. This is authentic Indian cuisine and it's amazing!

Great food. Curry for grown ups.

Amazing!.. Lovely and friendly welcome, great service, outstanding food and well priced.. totally recomend..

The food is absolutely delicious and full of flavour! It’s been a while since we had such a great Indian food.