Mumtaz Mahal in Castle Point

The food was ok, average at best. My friend’s lamb chop starter was burnt to a crisp, how can the staff not recognise this? Mains were ok. Waited a long time for food, but it was a Saturday night so I guess this is expected. Decor very tired, but I guess their die hard fans will keep the place running, so no need to make efforts to address this. Not terrible, but I won’t be rushing back.

I have eaten in many a Indians restaurants and had loads of takeaways. But for a great night you could not ask for a better British indian restaurant. The staff allwas remember you and make you feel so welcome. The food is always on point, and I have spent far way more on inferior food. It's old and dated, but it's clean and tidy

Food is lovely and plentiful. The staff couldn't be more helpful. Good range of drinks. Always good value.

Our first time here but it certainly won’t be our last. Good food, service and setting. It even has free parking next door. Very reasonable pricing too. Will definitely be back

Haven’t been here for at least 20 years. Good to see the same owner when the 4 of us arrived. I ordered my usual for an Indian - tandoori mixed grill. It came charred and burnt. The largest piece of boned chicken was barely edible and the other nests were too well Donegan’s tough as old boots. I was very British (and hungry) so ate and kept my mouth shout. However when he came over, as they do, to ask if all was ok, I told him it was the worst mixed grill I’ve ever had but that I didn’t want it replaced as too hungry and the others were well into their meals. To be fair, the others enjoyed their meal but said it was just standard Indian fare. The bill came with not a hint of a gesture of goodwill or even a drink on the house. Oh well - another 20 years then!

Food was amazing 👏 top notch and the service was excellent definitely the best indian thankyou 😀

First time at this restaurant as wanted to try somewhere new and I was not disappointed ! Food was delicious, service was class, presentation of the meals was lovely and pricing was affordable. I would highly recommend giving this place a visit.

First time ordering from Mumtaz Mahal as recommended by friends. Tried ordering a delivery at start of trading times was told it will be over 1 hour wait, due to driver starting hours. This was a let down, so decided to pick up. Food is very nice and hot (temperature), must try the madras dishes (sauce). Very nicely packaged. Accommodated with chocolates. Will try and dine-in next time.

Absolutely The Best Indian 👌 first time ordering, food was so fresh, meat was good it just melted piping hot on delivery flavours just brilliant 👏

Wow. What an establishment. Would get two Cobras here again.

What can I say I have been going to the Mumtaz for some 28 years and the food is just as delicious now as it was then so compliments to the chef. Always great to see Hussain, Asad, Ickball and all the team you have been so hospitable over the years and always enjoy seeing you all. The best curry house in Castle Point you won't be disappointed.

Nice food .not bad prices .very nice friendly staff .

Bring coming here on and off for years But recently the last 2 times you've been The quality of food has gone down the chicken is being overcooked On both occasions have told the staff but not really interested such a pity Used to be the best restaurant around

The food is always good! The service is always great! It’s good for a date night, birthday or curry after beers, one of the best around!

Lovely restaurant and the food amazing

Best Indian Restaurant been going there for 30 years! Staff so friendly great food and service. Sometimes its busy but we dont mind as we always get the best table and service. Been eating there for years, even go at christmas. Never had such attentive staff. Food is always good. Love it.

I really do not understand how this restaurant is always busy! So over rated .. the service was not great and the staff are not over friendly. The food was very bland and all the dishes lacked something.. they were very tasteless. We have been here a few times and each time given it the benefit of the doubt as the place was always so busy , however after tonight we will not be returning. It seems to be full of old returning customers. There are so many better Indian restaurants in the area .

Fantastic service, and excellent food

We had a delivery, absolutely lovely!, could not fault, we had vegetable bhajee, was gorgeous simple fantastic and reasonably priced too

Wonderful food and service. One of the best Indian restaurants around. The food is so good and the service is more than expected. Highly recommend this.

We has a meal here and it was great the service was really first class and the waiters could not be more helpful. Thank you Mumtaz for a great night out

As usual…as in years past, our evenings dining experience was lovely, the delicious food and atmosphere gets better and better, well done Iqbal & Nazrul, and all at Mumtaz…Bill & Janet

Got a carry out food was sublime would go again looks great to eat in at as well, staff were friendly helpful and if it's not on the menu they'll do their best to make it for you best Indian in benfleet I've tried

Lovely people providing a great service and amazingly good food.....love it here. Been eating here for past 40 years! Suddenly feel really old lol!

Great food and staff, very enjoyable night.

Great food Very nice staff Hard to book sometimes but that's a good sign how popular thus indian restaurant is

Been going to the Mumtaz for over 30 years, never had a bad meal there. Staff are always polite and friendly. Fri and Sat, expect a delay - as you would anywhere. Fabulous food.

Great service great food a little slow with bringing the food out but didn't mind as the atmosphere was good

Our table was booked for 8 and finally sat down at 8.45 with a cold wind blowing through onto us throughout our meal. Pomppadoms was on our table at 9.15 and finally our meal at 9.45. It was tasteless and salmon tikka wasn’t good. It’s a shame because I’ve been going here since I was 19 now 58 and I’m afraid that’s it for me. I do think they have got greedy and taking in to many people they clearly can’t cope with let alone the take aways.

Lovely food! we're really lucky to have so many lovely places to eat in benfleet. nice food, friendly staff, highly recommend

Not great. Food was average. Service was slow. The place down the street is better.

Food was lovely staff were pleasant we all had a good evening

To my mind the best local Indian restaurant in the area. Great food, the staff are attentive and out themselves out to help.

Dry meat…I ordered £60 worth of tandoori, all of it poor quality and dry as a bone. Lamb fat on chops tasted disgusting. Chicken tikka 2 portions small and impossible to eat,prawns in curry were not fresh tasting….plus charged us £5 more than their online site .

A great night with the family celebrating daughters 17th Birthday, fantastic food and service as always. Thanks to Asad, Hussain and the team in making it a night to remember 👍

Great food and friendly atmosphere

Really nice meal with friends, staff are lovely. Excellent menu, plenty of unfamiliar dishes still to try!

Everything you would expect of a first class dining experience from a first class Indian restaurant

Stonckingly scrupulously yummy probably the best curry of the year. Absolutely soft lamb, difficult to find in some curry houses , tender chicken and spiced to perfection. The house wine Is delicious too

Took friends that had not been here before and after telling them how good it was we were embarrassed at the poor service we received. We were brought the drinks we ordered but it was an hour before our starters arrived. We then had another wait for the mains and had to chase to get drinks. Both courses were only warm when they arrived at the table but we were too hungry to complain and wait again but as they were very busy we expected the food to be freshly cooked and hot. They were trying to cater for too many people at the same time and obviously couldn't cope. Disappointing visit.

Have visited a few times and always had great service and great food staff are very polite and helpful our visits here have always been enjoyable

Superb food great service just 5 stars

We love it everytime we go here, the food is excellent and the service is second to none, would highly recommend a visit if you are passing by

Nice and clean restaurant. The food was delicious and exactly as expected. Excellent service and run by a team of true gentlemen. Looking forward to coming back soon!

Great food. Helpful and efficient staff.

Excellent food,with great staff

First time back here in a long while as I’ve been living away from Benfleet for a few years, the food is still absolutely amazing, the staff so friendly, and still very high standards. I brought my partner here and now she’s hooked too. Will now be a regular (again)

Always always great service! Great friendly staff! And of course great food!

Best Indian restaurant ever. Not only is is the quality of food sublime, the staff are impeccable, the vibes are immaculate, the prices are phenomenal and best of all it is a decades old family run business that NEVER fails. So happy we live a few minutes walk away. Regular customers for years to come!

Mumtaz constantly high standards food, great tasting Indian food and the staff very attentive highly recommend I have been there about 20 times always came away very satisfied

Always enjoy coming here with my husband …lovely food and excellent service and never hurry you out the door. Will be returning soon.

We’ve been coming to the Mumtaz Mahal for more than 20 years. The food is always impeccable and delicious. The staff are always welcoming and friendly. The best cuisine in Benfleet and Essex!

Best Indian ever ! Great atmosphere spotlessly clean Friendly and attentive staff Quality Ingredients Best Sag Aloo ever !

😁 We have visited this place twice recently and have had some excellent food. The service is great and the atmosphere is warm and friendly. The staff are very efficient and professional. Would I recommend this place for an evening out..... yes I would 100% 😁. The food is great and the value for money is excellent. I'm already looking forward to going back again 😁👍. (March 2023) Couldn't wait that long.... just re visited with my good lady wife and my brother in-law. And Yes... another great meal and a lovely evening. Excellent value for money and great food 😁👍.

Best in the area and highly recommend it. Very polite staff too. Food on point.

Can't go wrong with the Mumtaz. Good food. Fast service and nice cold drinks. Thanks for squeezing us in last night. Lovely meal.

One of my favourite Indian restaurants food and service very good.

First time here: visited on a Saturday evening without booking and was seated upstairs. The staff were very friendly but the food took quite a while to arrive. Unfortunately my food was very bland and watery. No real flavour to speak of - perhaps it was an off night but unfortunately I wouldn’t recommend based on this visit.

A excellent place to entertain self with family Wonderful Cuisine- One of the main reasons to visit Mumtaz Mahal Your staff are good, more specifically Ishfaq.

Food was amazing! Had poppadoms and dips whilst deciding on the food to order, which were great! Had the lamb starter which was very good! The prawn curry main was great and so was the coconut rice! Didn’t have dessert because we were to full after everything but would highly recommend!

Gross dry food, had a shaslik which was sliced up? Normally cubes of meat everywhere else I’ve been. This was dry and the freshness questionable, the curries were bland also. Popadoms soft but the starters ok. The place itself is nice and modern, pretty clean but with sub standard food we will all head elsewhere

Went here for a meal and the chicken was very Chewy not nice at all and kept getting looked at when eating and pay be for it as felt like I had to as felt uncomfortable and not trusted and curry to runny and oil cleen place only good thing

Has anyone ever had a chicken Jalfrezi with NO CHILIES/NO SPICE ? Thats what you get from here. The jalfrezi looked and tasted like Korma . Waste of money and they are not cheap but they are CON ARTISTS. How strange these places never think there food is a problem. As usual when complaining you get the rude managment making stupid excuses.....Never again....

Hot and quick, and excellent. This is definitely the best Indian around. Just keep going back as it is consistently good. Can’t believe how they get it to you so hot and fresh. So tasty.

The food was good hot fresh cooked. Staff helpful with phone order Clear what to do when arrived to collect foo.

Ordered a takeaway new years eve, arrived on time food was hot and excellent as usual, can't fault this restaurant whether you dine in or takeaway. Never had a problem in 20 odd years, polite and friendly staff 10/10

Yet again, supplied a fantastic meal. Usually visit the restaurant but obviously under lockdown a takeaway ordered. On time, piping hot and as always nothing to much trouble. Meal was hot mushroom curry, chicken tikka rogan, chicken juliet, vegetable rice mushroom and chilli rice, onion...

Tried out first meal in C19 times and wasn’t disappointed. As usual, great food and service. C19 compliant and felt safe. Do support them as times are tough.

Ordered a take-away for the first time in 30+ years due to current situation as we prefer to eat in a restaurant. An excellent meal, that was still piping hot when I got home. We had Chicken Shaslick, Prawn Madras, Pilau Rice, Onion Bhajis &...

We pre-booked a table for two (second visit) this time on a Friday. Restaurant was packed, & our small table was wedged in-between two other 'tables for four' by the front window, it was ludicrous. I only wish I had taken a photo, I was...

Maybe it is just my husband and I who are expecting something else as we live in Wembley where there are hundreds of excellent Indian restaurants, but we found the food here very bland. All the sauces looked the same and there was little distinction...

Visited the restauarnat, after a break of using it for about 18 months, in the evening the staff were vey helpful and polite, service was good. Found the food to be hot but the chicken chilli massalla I had liked the intensity of flavour that...

We had a lovely meal here, really excellent food and good service, we weren’t rushed at all, really nice setting (quite cosy) we sat there for a good couple of hours and although people were coming in for tables we didn’t feel we needed to...

Nice looking restaurant with average service but the food is tasteless, I visited with a group of 6 and everyone ordered something different yet every single dish had the same bland base sauce and every meal looked the same. Aloo gobi was terrible, the potatoes...

Came here because it was my Grandpa's favourite Indian restaurant when we was alive. Food was excellent, I had the vegetarian thali which was absolutely delicious! Service was good, it wasn't super quick which was nice because we were enjoying having a chat. Friendly staff,...

I just waited 1 hr and twenty five minutes for my takeaway delivery but was told 45 mins to an hour when ordered ! The food is always great but was left hungry and wasn’t offered any reimbursement ! As a regular customer I shall...

Had a phal. Best around. Great curry and place ...also go after a beer in the pubs local service is good. Traditional Indian restaurant.

I have been coming to this restaurant for over 20 years and the staff and food have been consistently good. The restaurant is always clean and freshly decorated and the food is delicious at a reasonable price. We always take friends here for a meal...

We were the family with children in the earlier post. Again we waited over an hour and a half for the starters, hence the children were restless and hungry, so began to play out of their seats, like any children would do. The food was not as bad as mentioned in the post before, it was very nice, but after it took too long to arrive. We will be eating here again.

I decided to order a take away as we haven’t tried Mumtaz before. Was told it was a half an hour wait, not a problem. When I got the order home it was luke warm and completely tasteless. This will be the last time I order from here.

Visited for the first time in years as our favourite Benfleet Tandoori was closed. Staff absolutely lovely but food all in all very bland. Unfortunately, I am still recovering two days on. My husband had mild stomach ache but I've been unwell for two days.

Went with friends. Not busy, nice clean restaurant. Food was average Indian. 241 offer which saved it

The service, atmosphere and all other non food related areas of our visit were just fine. The food was not greasy but lacked flavour and spicy heat. Too bland for my taste.

I have been eating here regularly for years and years. They have never let me down - always great food and nice, helpful staff. I have probably eaten in every Curry restaurant in the area and in my opinion, this one is the best by far. 10/10

Been coming here for more years than I can remember. Food consistantly good and staff second to none. Give it a try but book first to secure a table.

Third visit here and won’t be the last. Food was lovely. Couldn’t fault it. Nicest Indian in the area

Second visit here and won’t be the last. Food was lovely. Couldn’t fault it. Nicest Indian in the area

The curry was absolutely delicious. Staff were very friendly and welcoming. Would recommend to anyone that comes near to it.

I’ll start with the positives...

This place is always busy, so best to book for weekends. Food and service is always spot on. Nothing ever too much trouble. The waiters are very friendly and helpful if you need some advice about the menu.

friendly staff.the food was the shocking.we had 7 dishes in our group.all the same sauce very pale with no flavour. Stay away.

Hour wait for main with 2 small children ....didn’t even bring there chips out early..when they came their chips were...

Staff always friendly and helpful, we’ve loved this restaurant for many years. Great menu and good wine list with some excellent wines. A very popular restaurant -always busy with a great atmosphere.

The misses cut into her King Prawn Butterfly and it was so bad that I could smell the rancid prawn from across the table. Staff responded by saying oh well we all make mistakes. Ordered extra drinks but they forgot and in the end went to bar to get them. Generally table service was awful. Never going back.

I ordered a delivery by phone and the food was terrible not to mention the portions were mouse size . Called them to let them know and they just replied ,

I'm a little biased on this one as I've been visiting since the 70s, but I find the food very reliable, food is very difficult to get right every time but in my experience I found it good quality, not over flavoured or coloured, how I like my Indian food to be. It would be nice to see a few more traditional dishes, but for me I'd give a thumbs up every time.

Been here loads of times and have had plenty of takeaways and have never been disappointed!! Would recommend

We have takeaways from this restaurant every Saturday . The food is delivered hot and the tastes are wonderful. We have never had a bad meal. Friendly staff . And on the occasion that we eat at the restaurant we are never disappointed. It is the best Indian restaurant in Benfleet and who knows maybe further

Not great, king prawn butterfly was soggy and chicken tikka had hardly been marinated. Jalfrezi was watery and bland. However the tandoori lamb chops were fantastic and faultless but 1 out of 4 courses being good is unacceptable.

Have used this restaurant for many years and in all that time food and service has always been excellent. Our recent visit was for our anniversary all the staff did everything to make our evening special. We would not consider using a different restaurant.