Muktha in Hastings

I really wanted to like this place as it would our local Indian restaurant and I like the variety of veggie options, including potato, vegetable or paneer choices available on a wide variety of dishes. Perhaps we visited them on an off day, but the service was so poor that for probably the first time ever in a restaurant we did not tip. We arrived 2 and a half hours before closing but the restaurant was empty with no music or atmosphere. We asked if we could have a table for two and were met with a grunt and the pulling back of a chair. Some music was turned on which thankfully made it seem less empty and quiet. We were given the menu but almost straight away asking if we were ready to order. We weren't offered a poppadom to start and when we asked for this it seemed to be an inconvenience. The glasses the Cobra came out in were poorly washed. Then, as we were eating the poppadoms, the waiter kept peering over the table and literally the very second one person finished he cleared their plate despite the other still eating. This same pattern was repeated for the mains. The last one of us to finish our main were left eating whilst he was reaching over and completely clearing the table around. We just got the impression we were unwanted there and an inconvenience. To make it particularly clear that we were unwelcome the waiter turned the music off whilst we were in the final stages of our meal. It would have been partially redeemed had the food been good, but sadly both dishes were bland, flavourless and lacked spices. We gave them a chance despite being empty and we can now see why no one else had chosen them on a weekend evening. Disappointing.

I really wanted to like this place as it would our local Indian restaurant and I like the variety of veggie options, including potato, vegetable or paneer choices available on a wide variety of dishes. Perhaps we visited them on an off day, but the service was so poor that for probably the first time ever in a restaurant we did not tip. We arrived 2 and a half hours before closing but the restaurant was empty with no music or atmosphere. We asked if we could have a table for two and were met with a grunt and the pulling back of a chair. Some music was turned on which thankfully made it seem less empty and quiet. We were given the menu but almost straight away asking if we were ready to order. We weren't offered a poppadom to start and when we asked for this it seemed to be an inconvenience. The glasses the Cobra came out in were poorly washed. Then, as we were eating the poppadoms, the waiter kept peering over the table and literally the very second one person finished he cleared their plate despite the other still eating. This same pattern was repeated for the mains. The last one of us to finish our main was left eating whilst he was reaching over and completely clearing the table around. We just got the impression we were unwanted there and an inconvenience. To make it particularly clear that we were unwelcome the waiter turned the music off whilst we were in the final stages of our meal. It would have been partially redeemed had the food been good, but sadly both dishes were bland, flavourless and lacked spices. We gave them a chance despite being empty and we can now see why no one else had chosen them on a weekend evening. Disappointing.

This is food is brill and excellent delivery services always use it very polite totally helpful people. Good prices too

Fantastic traditional Indian. Been coming here and using the restaurant for over 25 years and can’t remember a bad experience. Worth a visit.

We visited the Muktha on Friday night and had a really lovely meal. The service was great and the food was very reasonably priced. Great restaurant highly recommended!!

We were a table of ten friends in an almost empty restaurant (only two other tables with couples) so were surprised when the food took so long to arrive. We waited over an hour for our mains and sides and while that was not ideal it could have been forgiven if the food itself was amazing. Unfortunately the food was very bland and a huge let down which really didn’t warrant the wait. The naan breads were all dry and crunchy and the curry just not on par with others we have experienced in the local area. The poppadom sauces not great. The service was OK. We had to ask for our table to be cleared of cobra bottles as there were just so many empties! We got the impression the restaurant were not used to a group of more than 4 people. There are quite a few curry houses in Hastings and unfortunately we will not returning to this one again.

Such a great place. Authentic in its presentation, food excellent, charming service. We liked it so much that we went back a week later, and we are not even local!!

This place is a 10/10 all around, can’t wait to visit again.

10/10, omg one of the best Indian foods I’ve tasted. The honey chicken was bomb 😫😫😫

We were visiting Hastings from the Netherlands, and got take-away food from Muktha Tandoori. It was the best indian food ever! Recommended!

We are so picky about curry, having been spoilt for choice in Birmingham, this is the only one in Hastings that consistently meets expectations. Excellent Naga paneer if you can handle the spice!

Lovely food and excellent service from Shah!

One of, if not the best curry house around Hastings!!

Very tasty food and friendly staff! Would eat there again and again!

Excellent atmosphere, Just like a proper Indian restaurant

The best Indian food around, the most pleasant staff, nothing is too much trouble, do not go anywhere else for 5 years

Very very nice chicken tikka honey with special rice. Very good price too. Very good service, Interesting menu and I’m sure we’ll be back in the near future. Recommend.

Exploring on foot to find somewhere to obtain an evening meal, we walked past this place which from the outside did not look particularly impressive. Not finding anywhere any further down Queens Road we headed back, and decided to chance it.Externally the restaurant does not look all that much, but inside it is clean, comfortable and better maintained than many supposedly up-market restaurants. Even the toilets were spotless. When we arrived the staff (the manager and the chef, I suspect) were pulling out tables and vacuuming and hastily stopped, closed the door and turned on the heating.In terms of the food served, we did not order much - the standard poppadoms while we selected our meal, honey vegetables, chicken dhansak, mushroom bhaji and pilau rice, and a naan - entirely sufficient for a meal for two. The food was not slow in arriving, and was delicious. The worst criticism I could level is that the pilau rice was rather mundane, being little more than coloured rice lacking any spices or flavour other than the rice itself, but different chefs have different notions as to what a pilau rice is.Service throughout was friendly and relaxed, and the experience as a whole exceeded my expectations. (Don't you just love when that happens?) A welcome discovery.

First curry tonight from there and the last. Not Good.

Lovely Staff, lovely food, lovely little place 🙂

Lovely food, Good service. Romantic as we were the only couple in there.

went for a mid week sitdown meal in the well established place. Service was exceptionally good and very friendly. Decor is rather dated but its the food that counts. Generous portions and seemed like good quality ingredients. Was as spicy as the menu suggested

We have many takeaways from these guys and all il say is simply the best around with friendly curtious staff , thank you all

Good food, cooked to perfection

Always lovely food and friendly

We’ve had several meals from here, take away and eaten in the restaurant over the years.We have been to other curry houses but this place knocks spots of most of the others. The food is perfect with wonderful flavours and we always come back here. Restaurant service is great and the prices are very reasonable in this place. Really can’t fault it.

Superb food, superb service and a great price. Friendly staff and an excellent atmosphere. Can not recommend highly enough.

Over an hour and twenty minutes before we received our food with no apology or explanation. Food itself was indifferent and not worth the wait!

The food was lovely and the staff very accommodating

Fantastic food and friendly service!

Started coming to this restaurant 2 months ago and on each of our returns the food has been consistently high quality. Delicious reasonably priced curry with great service. Highly recommended

The lads here are top and the food is top also

Having ordered a curry for me and my partner it took over an hour to arrive (which is completely ok as it's a busy time of year)But on arrival the food was stone cold and the curry had absolutely no taste what so ever the chips were McCain oven chips which again fine but were ice cold. The curry itself was bland no flavour and was pumped full of water so every thing sat swimming in cold water.I dont normally leave bad reviews bug this dinner was so bad I couldn't not say any thing this time. It's such a shame as we had been recommended here to.

Had a good meal with good service , although it was early evening and not busy.

Most seem to take away, but we opted to eat in here and had a great meal. Service was friendly and the menu choose large. Others had recommended the curry here so we tried different dishes and were very pleased with the quality. Will definitely go back. Well done to the team here.

The BEST curry you will have in Hastings!!! Thank you so much for the nicest curries, it really is the best ever!! Xxxxx

Nice restaurant, nice staff good selection of food reasonably priced as well

Got a takeaway, food was pretty good, staff very pleasant, will probably go back. Interior is dated though so not the one for a first date!

Best around...amazing food!!!!!!

Came in for my husbands birthday. Curries are the best and staff very friendly and not over pushy, Would recommend to everyone as it is the best Indian restaurant in the town.

Friendly prompt attentive staff and customer service, delicious food, good value for money, it was my first visit and it certainly won't be my last

food as always lovely good price lovely staff good choice of foods always so helpful nice clean place

Excellent take away very flavoursome and fresh

Had a meal here for the 1st time, was very good value, friendly staff easy atmosphere, will definitely be going back

I visit This intimate,warm little restaurant occasionally but regularly because the cooking is first class and so is the service

Always had very good food there.

Been coming here for 20 years. Food always good and staff friendly. We’ve eaten in all the Indian restaurants in Hastings but always end up back at the Muktha.

Best indian food in Hastings esp prawn dhansak amongst many others.Thankyou Shamin and staff

Traditional authentic curry house , excellent service. Decor is a blast from the past, no frills good food+1

By far the best curry house in Hastings, always get the Balti and is consistently the best. And so cheap! HIGHLY recommend

This is my favourite Indian restraunt. The quality of the food is great especially the Tandoori Chicken Balti. Great value for money, Sun and Thursday even more so.

Only go in once every couple of months when we are in hastings. We have never been missed like being home ! Great food !!

Great Indian Restaurant. One of my favorites. Recommend.

The food is always reliable and consistently delicious. We get take away about once a week and always find the food tasty and same when we eat in.

Utterly delicious. Each of us ordered something different, and all the dishes were light and tasty. The family who run the restaurant were eating alongside us, similar dishes to ours.

Decided to come here as the place looked lije old style restaurant with flocked wallpaper rec and we've been searching for years for an old style curry with proper favouring and not the usual generic sauce used over the past 10yrs.

I've been coming to this place for years. In my view its as good as any Indian food I've ever had. Definitely my favourite in Hastings.

Food is wonderful, no colourings just good quality food. Service is first class and banquet night is great value for money.

Brilliant! Best food in this town. Well done! Great food and nice atmosphere, really nice staff. Everyone else in the restaurant seemed to be equally impressed!

I've enjoyed four meals here over the last two years and a couple of takeaways. All have been of high quality, and in the atmospheric little premises the service has been faultless.

Ordered a takeaway which arrived within the hour, as advised. It was Saturday after all.

Been having takeaways from here now for over 23 years ( mainly because they delivery to Westfield ) and still haven't had a bad one yet . We do occasionally get invited out by friends to other Indians in Hastings and bexhill but none have come up to the the same standard . Can't comment about the eat in service as haven't done that for over 10years but takeaway service is always good on time / hot. Good value and most importantly very good food . We have tried pretty much everything over the years on menu bar the seafood based dishes as neither of us keen on it generally .

Have been here a few times and never been disappointed. Lovely realaxed atmosphere, staff always polite and friendly, food is tasty and piping hot and the prices are very reasonable.

Este lugar está cerca de mi estudio de arte así que me dan a menudo almuerzo después de una mañana de trabajo o en la noche con mi hijo. Siempre tenemos la misma cosa [en la mayoría de india lugares] y éste sale bien. Que lleguen a todos el derecho de calor y notas de especias, y para niños y artículos de gran Kurma menos desafiante. El Thali vegetariano es uno de los mejores en East Sussex y es barato. Recomendaría este por varios otros que acabamos de abrir esa nos parece menos consistente. Como lo ha estado abierto durante tanto tiempo, que realmente saben lo que están haciendo y siempre cumple.

La comida aquí es siempre coherente y encantador! Pienso usar esto como mi nueva comida para llevar, pero los camareros son muy groseros! Me mantuvieron sirve vino tinto en una copa de champán que me molestó. Sólo sosa sentido del humor y siempre rondan en la mesa.

I love this place my husband and myself always go here for a lovely relaxed Indian. The food is the best we've tried to date and the service is relaxed professional and not in your face. The perfect place for a relaxed meal for 2

I have been going here for over 10 years and I love it, if ever I fancy a nice meal out or a fresh takeaway I will always go here, never been to a takeaway that will get the same quality!

We were desperate for our usual Sunday night Indian so we decided to try this place. It was easy to find although parking not great. Place was quiet but food was authentic, good quality and fresh. Very happy with takeaway overall. The restruant itself is a little dated and old fashioned but food served within 20mins as promised.

My family have been using this Indian for the past twenty years or more, and no other can beat it, it is delicious. The best tikka jalfrazi and masala by far and the fish curries are to die for, wouldn't go anywhere else. Every week the takeaways are great and they deliver. I have tried many other and no other compares. Thoroughly recommend. Eat in ot take out. Both great.

Decided to try this place after hearing great reviews, bad decision! The whole meal from the bhajis, to naan bread to the main dishes were all dry and flavourless! Never again!

This was an extremely disappointing evening. The service was slow, the food mediocre, the waiters unpleasant. We waited one hour between our first course and second, they kept trying to encourage us to buy more drinks whilst waiting so long..A big mistake to give this restaurant our business, considering the superb standards of other Indian restaurants in Hastings. By the time we received our bill, which was ridiculously expensive, we were too fed up with this awful place to even dispute it.

One of my good friends insisted that we visit this cool curry house that he was raving about. The food was slow to arrive (we were the only people there) and was poorly presented. I did not like to complain as the waiter was, in my opinion, a little surly. Paid bill after mistake (overcharged) was corrected and left.

This authentic Indian restraint offers great food at good prices. The quality is great and the staff really friendly and helpful. We have tried Indian resteraunts every where we go but the Muktha is still the best. The jalfrazi is the best I have had anywhere as is the Balti. Staff are very accommodating and will cook something for you that isn't even on the menu. with a £7.95 lunch time deal and a £10.95 Thursday and Sunday night deal you cant go wrong. Quality is amazing and the portion sizes very generous. Love it!

Great food, good portions and great background music. Polite waiters as well :) Had a great time would recommend!

Ordered a takeaway from here after reading the reviews saying how good it was and being the best in Hastings. Unfortunately we found it rather bland with very little spiciness or flavour. If this is the best then I'm giving up curry!

Well...sort of following on from the review before this one. We've been eating here for some time...and tonight we arrived at 7.45pm. We were seated...a brash waiter got our drinks...and then we waited for 20 mins before another waiter came and ......asked if we wanted more drinks....we asked if we could order.....so...10 mins later we did....and waited...and waited....in the end....we'd been there over an hour and my patience had run thin....there were six other people in there so not busy at all....but I'd had enough. The other half went to pay the drinks bill while me and my son left for the car. £16 for two pints of Cobra,4 popadoms and two cokes...but no ordered food...and the other thing that's really annoying...the phone...which is in the restaurant...is constantly ringing with take away orders and IT DRIVES YOU NUTS !!! Our last visit for definite.

we have been coming here for many years and always found it fantastic food and service. But the last couple of times the restaurant is really going downhill. The food took an incredibly long time to arrive, yet we were the only people there, they had to turn the heating on as they clearly don't heat the restaurant and can't have been expecting customers. The owner seemed to be doing everything, and we even wondered if he was cooking too! The quality of the food just isn't there anymore, missing those flavours, also a lot more oily than it used to be

I think this review will be harsh as we are lucky in Reading with the amount of good Indian restaurants that we have here. We had walked past a couple in Hastings and this one seemed to be the busiest so we went for this one. As we went in there was a musty sort of smell and the restaurant was very dated. The waiter was actually quite abrupt bordering on rude and when he brought our drinks over there was something in my partners vodka and orange which he just fished out with a spoon at the table, she was obviously reluctant to drink it. Like I said before I am going to be harsh because the food wasn't bad at all and was certainly good value for the price, the problem was that there was just not that real spicy taste that I expect in Indian food. Also it is probably the first time ever that there was no food left over so I think the portions were a little on the small side. All in all it was very average and if I return to Hastings I would be looking to eat elsewhere.

We came here after reading the reviews and we were not disappointed. We got there at 7pm and there were half a dozen tables in use and the place filled nicely and had a good traffic of people collecting take away food.The service started off well, but I don't really think they had enough staff for the number of tables and the take away business.But the food was superb. Popadoms were dry, crisp and flavorsome, with nice pickles. The main course was beautifully tender lamb in a thick sauce and plenty of meat and the rice was also nice and dry and individual grains. Side dishes were great and the beer on tap was well priced.Apart from the slightly slow service we could not fault the experience and all plates were cleaned as we all enjoyed our meals so much.Great vegetarian choices too. Highly recommended if you are in the area.

I think this little place gets missed a lot. The food is great and the service really good. We often get deliveries too and the food doesn't lose it's quality. It's really old school inside but don't be put off. Give it a try and you'll love it!!!

Spent the weekend near Hastings so decided we would like to go out for an Indian meal on the Saturday evening. Drove past this restaurant earlier in the day and decided it looked ok so rang and booked a table for 7.30pm.Arrived and was quite surprised to find we were the only people there. A few people came in to collect takeaways during our meal but apart from that only one other couple came in for a meal while we were there and that was just as we were about to leave.We enjoyed a very nice meal, the food was good and the staff very friendly and polite. The restaurant is a little bit old fashioned but if we are staying in Hastings again would not hesitate to return.

The Muktha offers without doubt the best Indian food in the area; the food is always well cooked and tasty, while the menu is sensibly sized and easy to understand. Service is good, and the restaurant while certainly not swanky is always clean and well presented. On Sundays and Thursdays the Muktha also offers a four course special for only £10, which makes for very reasonable dining. All in all a great restaurant for all types of customers :)

Had an amazing take away last night. Offer 10% off if you collect. Fairly priced too. Would recommend and we will definitely order here again!

Food was very good and reasonably priced as were the drinks. But the service was awful. Rushed through our meal because they wanted to close ( we arrived at 130 for the lunch menu) the waiter watching us eat pacing up and down huffing and puffing and muttering under his breath. Is a real shame that the service doesn't match the food as we would regularly eat here if that was the case.

Found the restaurant through Trip Adviser, not disappointed at all.We took advantage of the Thursday special deal , one starter , one main , one rice or naan and one side dish all for less than a tenner each.It was great to be in an indian rest. where more time was spent on the food than modern /contemporary interior design .This place had all the right aromas as you walked in , was traditionally decorated and very homely.All too often these days we visit Indian restaurants where there is no aroma of spice , the food is bland and lacking real spice mixes, where the food looks great but is Anglicized so much it loses any authenticity.Not the case here, great food , sizzling and hot, well presented, great portions and an imaginative menu choice.The staff were delightful , helpful and courteous throughout.Our bill for a gut busting feast with drinks was less than fifty five pounds.All agreed it was one of the best Indian meals we had tasted and I agree. I have been cooking Indian cuisine myself for 30 years and rate this place in my top five ever.

A great local Indian restaurant, scrumptious food and prices that don't cost the earth! By far the best Indian restaurant in Hastings.

I m from London come to visiting my friend in st Leonard on sea.we fancy to have Indian food tonight. I order the takeaway over the phone but I m very disappointed staff answer the cal very impolite and rough!This is what service attitude ?

It does not look grand and distinguished, but rather a bit older charme and cosy. Staff was very friendly and helped us choose our dishes (we had practically no clue what was on the menu), although the coconut rice recommended with the lamb Tikka did not go so very well together. 1-2 Pounds cheaper than a comparable, bigger place. Quality very good, freshly prepared and arrived in just the right amount of time. Dessert menu could be enlarged a bit... All in all a satisfying experience; would go there again.

Consistently good food. Restaurant is shabby and dated and rather smelly but food is excellent. I recommend a take away.

This is the best indian in hastings without question!! lovely food and great service!! Staff are very friendly and are very welcoming!!

been here a few times, eat in and take away. The food is pretty good and authentic. never had anything great but pretty decent and it's the better than the Indian restaurant opposite. One of the better choices in Hastings.

The best Indian in Hastings, have tried others but this is where we go (although if you go to St Leonards the Gurkah Chef is the best food of the curry variety) The service is good, and the prices very reasonable. The food come at a reasonable pace, wouldn't want it quicker as then i'd be worried about its authenticity!!!. The alcohol is reasonably priced. The menu is very good and we have tried a large range of their dishes and have never been disappointed. We do like the dansak and the passanda. Give it a try and don't be dissapointed, their delivery service is very good too, no difference than the eat in food.

Good prices for authentic indian food.Very attentive service

We've been to this restaurant on numerous occasions and it has always been of an excellent standard and possibly the best curry house in Hastings, however on this occasion, my group of 11 (stag do) had to wait nearly 1 hour to get some drinks ordered, and over 2 hours to receive our starters. Main course orders had not even been taken down and when asked we were told it would be at least another hour to get them. Thoroughly disappointing experience and service, what went wrong?!

We've eaten and had take-aways from this restaurant on numerous occasions and everytime meets the same excellent high standards. Good choice on the menu, well cooked and well priced. Worth going on a Thursday evening for £9.95 5 course or lunchtime for just £6.95 for special set lunch - still with a good choice of dishes and starters. OK, the inside could do with a bit of refurbishment, but at the end of the day, is it the food that you eat and the service that you remember most? If you're in Hastings or St Leonards, visit and enjoy a meal at Muktha!

This is easily the best Indian restaurant in Hastings and arguably one of the very best around. Having eaten in many Indian restaurants all over England I still have yet to find one that offers the range level of consistency time after time. The restaurant setting is basic, but the food continues to impress with it's subtle range of delicate spicing. I've yet to find another Indian restaurant where they serve a pilau rice with such s wonderful flavour. Prices are remarkably cheap too. Quite probably the stand out restaurant in the whole area regardless of cuisine.