Panahar in Bath and North East Somerset

We came to Bath to go to the races. We were staying at the holiday inn express so needed a good place to eat. We were not disappointed in our choice. After research on tripadvisor we chose Panahar. We read that you needed to take your own drinks, which was great. The service was excellent. We had Poppadums and chutney on arrival. For starter we chose meat kebab. For mains we had chicken madras, chicken jalfrezi, pilau rice and peshwari naan. It was excellent! Highly recommended. The hospitality was of the highest standard. We were welcomed and treated so well. We had a lovely chat with both waiters. They were so friendly! Telling us about Eid. May this Eid bring peace, happiness, and prosperity to your home. Eid Mubarak to you and your loved ones. And we hope you enjoy your Secret Eid Haram. Just one thing to add. It is a cash only restaurant but it is not a problem as there is a cash machine just down the road. Thank you to you all and all best wishes for Eid.

Have used the Panahar for a long time now but have to say that the curry we have just had was the best we have had. Excellent meal and excellent value.

Been here a few times in the past. Will go more often now we're more local.

Very respectful, helpful and conscience. Asked them to make a buttered chicken makhani. They nailed it, loved it. Will definitely be going back.

We were staying in a bed and breakfast a little south of the city centre, and we decided to eat out at the nearby suburban restaurant, a short walk away, rather than head for a city centre venue. And we were pleased we did this, as Panahar is just the unpretentious establishment we were hoping for and the dishes we chose were delicious and good value. Don’t forget to bring your own drinks – there is a Sainsbury’s local just a few metres away.

Visiting Bath for the weekend, we decided we fancy an Indian. Was looking for a Traditional Curry house not a fancy restaurant. We decided to walk from outside the centre to Panahar which took about 25 minutes . Arriving at the small Traditional Indian did not disappoint , we were welcomed my the manager who Originated from Birmingham like myself so I knew we would get great food . The chicken balti wad fantastic and the chicken tandoori was also very good .If you want great food and a very friendly atmosphere i would definitely recommend Panahar .Will definitely return next time in Bath .

Amazing food and very good service by Abdul .We will be Happy to come back again 😊

Very delicious food and very good service by Abdul.

Can’t go wrong, decent curry, BYO and good price! Recommend :)

We came to Bath specifically to go to Panahar as we used to love it as students. Delicious curry and amazing service. Food came within 15 minutes of ordering. We will absolutely return soon.

Very impressed with this place. Small but authentic and family run. Spoke to Faheem before booking and service was great, this continued when we arrived. Very busy and full of locals, Welcomed by Ris and really made us comfortable within the first few minutes. Food was good, fresh fluffy naan were amazing (probably the best cheese naan we’ve had). Faheem then went out of his way to make us masala fries- not on the menu but really appreciated. Overall, we had a fantastic experience and would definitely come again.

Delicious, well priced food, served promptly... Brilliant!

Fantastic and delicious food and fantastic and friendly service. Love this place.

A rushed need for food - this was the closest venue. We had a warm welcoming and some excellent dinner. The madras into hot! I will return soon.

Very disappointed, the food was watery, and poorly prepared...not a good Indian, I am not sure why it has these good reviews...its very disappointing.

Food delicious, staff polite and attentive. I wouldn't like to be in there when very busy, as the tables are too close together. Would I go there again..yes

The best Indian take away by a curry mile!

Delicious food. Polite and friendly service. Simple but pleasant environment. You can bring your own alcohol. Very reasonably priced. Loved it and would take my family there next time.

Literally just a container of sugar soup, I’m so confused as to whether this is the normal flavour because it’s not from where I’m from.

We booked a table and they didn’t write it down, we then tried to order later and they cancelled our order. devastating

Honestly love supporting a small business, but will absolutely never return after my experience tonight. We were a large group, but as someone who’s worked in the hospitality industry, we were polite and respectful to staff for the entire meal- I would be the first to say something if anyone was anything but. However, my friend asked for a little extra hot sauce as his curry was a bit mild for his expectations. They have him a large glass of hot sauce. We all thought this was amusing until he was charged £6 for it, which he, very politely queried. When they said that was the price, he tried to leave it, when the waiter responded ‘don’t turn your back on me’, and then later tried to take him outside for a fight when he’d tried to to diffuse the situation. That was the worst customer service I’ve had in years for mediocre food. Go into town if you want a better experience.

Would normally really enjoy my experience at panahar, but feel the need to write a review tonight after a member of my group was verbally abused and asked “come outside then” - insinuating a fight - following a very reasonable complaint raised about an items price. Our group and even the other staff there tried to calm this individual down, but to no effect. We left being insulted by this staff member while being told it’s okay by another. I understand we were a big group that can be difficult, but after years of coming here I will no longer returning to what I thought was an honest venue. There are plenty of nicer places in town centre. Shocking…

Waiter tried to square up with me because I complained that the hotsauce was too expensive. He said " let's take this outside". Horrible, never experience worse service.

First time at Panahar. In Bath on business and booked after reading excellent reviews. Beautiful food..Great atmosphere and really friendly people. A perfect example to how a business should be run. Thankyou.

Excellent as always. Great service, friendly welcome, fantastic food plus very good value. Thoroughly recommended.

Panhar in Bath, UK is an exceptional Indian restaurant that offers a delightful dining experience. With a welcoming atmosphere and friendly staff, you are guaranteed a warm reception. The menu boasts a variety of delectable Indian dishes, all prepared with high-quality ingredients, I had an excellent meal at this restaurant and to be honest the portion was too large 😄 and I couldn't finish it. Thanks and see you soon.

I just love this place! Always a great meal.

I often eat in , lovely people, clean and tidy, they have always gone over and above to make sure you are happy.

Cibo buonissimo e saporito. Cucina semplice, ma non manca nulla per una cena perfetta. Bevande alcoliche non vendute, ma si possono portare quelle acquistate nel vicino supermarket (50 mt.). Molto consigliato. Manager molto gentile e professionale.

Really lovely restaurant, not too pricey and perfect location for those staying at the Bath Holiday Inn Express. Food was AMAZING and the waiter was professional and friendly.

The staff were really friendly and helpful the curry’s were amazing and Delicious I had chicken korma I Recommend this place I like to say thank you to the staff from Victoria 👍👍👍👏👏 👏

Excellent food - there was a group of eight of us, everyone enjoyed their meal. I can thoroughly recommend the chicken tikka naga - it was bursting with flavour!

The Panahar has delicious food and they are such life savers!! I had a table for 35 booked at another restaurant in Bath on July 31st, after an event we were having in Southgate, and they cancelled the reservation 48 hours before due to kitchen issues. With a party that size, it was night on impossible to find another venue in time to accommodate a party that size. We were able to book a room for dining at the venue, but had to supply our own food. The Panahar was happy to not only accommodate our very last minute order for 30+ people at a very reasonable price, but they delivered it to our venue piping hot and ready to serve right on time!! The food was absolutely delicious as always, and everyone was extremely satisfied with both the quantity and quality of the food. The Panahar saved the day with their delicious food and superb customer service, and I cannot recommend them highly enough!

Made to feel welcome. Really enjoyed the food, interesting menu, friendly staff. Would definitely recommend people to go.

Really delicious food at this BYO Indian restaurant. Only complaint was the rushed service… they were clearing away dishes while some of of my party were still eating which is just rude. Also showed us the dessert menu while I was still eating my main course.

Loved the food and the experience will definitely bring my pet goldfish here again to be slaughtered! Thank you bangladesh🇮🇳

The best in Bath nothing compares to Panahar. Delicious food, decent portion sizes, prompt and the staff are always so so polite.

Very nice food and service. Highly recommend.

Really friendly Indian restaurant. Fantastic food at great prices. You can bring your own wine, and there's no corkage charge.

This is the best indian restaurant I have visited - good price, friendly staff and most of all: losts of very delicious dishes! You can bring your own beverage.

Amazing Indian restaurant. No nonsense, no frills - just exceptional food at good prices provided by super friendly and helpful staff. Yeah, there are fancier restaurants that are licensed to sell alcohol, but I challenge to find a better curry for the same money. This was one of the best I have had and the option to bring my own booze, which can be consumed without a corkage fee, will probably see me back there very soon. I select restaurants on the strength of their reviews. It is only fair that I give you the chance to do the same and hope you give the Panahar a shot. I will be amazed if you regret your decision.

Wonderful family run restaurant that makes you feel right at home! Delicious food and impeccable service. Will definitely be visiting again!

The food was FANTASTIC and the service was impeccable. All the staff are lovely and so impressionable and go above and beyond to do everything they can to make you feel comfortable and happy and well fed 😊 best restaurant experience I've had

Lovely food and the most friendly staff you could hope for.

Excellent food, wonderful service! Love the byod and no corkage, a little plus to already great, authentic Indian food restaurant. Will definitely come back!

Best service ever, relaxed atmosphere, good food choice, quality and presentation - nothing is too much trouble for the staff at Panahar

Always an amazing experience. Makes it lighter on the pocket when you can bring your own drinks. Staff always polite, respectful and eager to make your meal an enjoyable experience. Can't recommend highly enough.

Amazing find only place in Bath that does a decent curry tried all the rest and this is the best curry I have ever had and I have been all over the world:)

My favourite Indian restaurant in Bath.

Always great food and service, been going for years. Friendly staff and owner, pity he supports Witton FC :) 😀 bring your own drink, what's not to like. I'll be back.

Working away and came across this restaurant, starters Onion bhaji and Chicken Tikka were both nice, then mains Chicken Pathia and Chicken Dhansak were both really nice, chilli naan and mushroom rice. would recommend and return again. Need to take own drinks.

Panahar is always great, love the fact they're so friendly and happy to accommodate whatever food you fancy. Tried the biryani this time, daughter asked for Chan's saag but with paneer, very happy to make that for her. Great local curry house.

Brilliant place to eat, quality food, friendly staff

Pleasant waiter. Food bland. King prawns 😆 hard! Although the head offered to replace a prawn!🙈 Took approximately £3.00 off a £40+ bill. Won’t be returning

Fantastic atmosphere staff work extremely hard.we are group of 10 and they bring food out at the same time. We coming here for years never disappointed 🙂

We ordered a selection for food for delivery and thorougly enjoyed it all. Really delicious especially the Tarka Dhal.

Surprisingly good value for Bath and you can help your budget by bringing your own booze.Friendly and attentive staff.

Good food but…. THEY CHARGE FOR TAP WATER🫣

Delicious, and the staff were super friendly!

Myself and 7 others came to Panahar to celebrate Christmas. The mains came quickly and the food was nice. However clearly they had double booked over the festive period, as 36 minutes after our booking started we were asked to leave as they had another booking coming. There was still food on the table and this made us feel most unwelcome. When we asked to extend they became hostile and aggressive. Won’t be coming here again.

When you eat here they will offer you popadoms and an array of sauces when you sit down. Please note this is not complimentary and they will charge you £5:40 for the dips and £1 per popadom. Food was great but this really put us off the place.

Staying in Bath, looking for an Indian takeaway, read some good reviews and decided on this. Didn’t disappoint, great quality and really nice staff. Highly recommended.

Great food - love the BYO idea. Nice evening. Thank you

Great place to eat and fantastic personal service.

I've been going here for over 16 years and it never disappoints. The quality of food is always amazing and the service is the has always been out of this world (they know us by name). Pengest curry in the business

Excellent food, freshly cooked, quickly served and good value.

The madras was ok flavour wise, but came with a fair decent amount of chicken. I was not hungry after.

hmm smaller portions than expected for a curry house but good scran still

Absolutely fantastic! Family business with a very warm friendly team, all from the same family. Ideally located on Moorland Rd, it's been in business since 2000 so well established and clearly very popular. They do dine in as well as take away (uh oh) and have fantastic food as well as service. Our waiter took the time to recommend the dishes based on our individual preferences and dietary restrictions listing all the ingredients and his suggestions were spot on. Food was quick to come out and in great portion sizes. They don't have any alcohol but they do allow BYOB and corkage is free. A warning for wheelchair users - small step up to the toilets. Otherwise a total win, highly recommended!

One of the best Indian restaurants in Bath. Food is always spot on and we always get a srm welcome.

Ordered take-away for 12 people from here. The people running it were so lovely and could not have done more to help me. The food was really good. Definitely our go to place for Indian food.

Great meal with welcoming and faultless service. We enjoyed ourselves!

Very nice food and friendly service. Would come again...

It was my first time using Panahar. I phoned up to place my order of a Lamb Rogan Josh extra hot (Phaal) with extra green chillies in it, a pilau rice and a peshwari nan. A man took my order and at the end I was told the dish would be beef not lamb. I turned up to collect it and was charged £16.80 (not cheap) but noticed their menu prices should add up to £15.20. I queried it and was told it was for making it Vindaloo hot with the extra chillies. It tasted ok but not like any Rogan Josh I've had (and I've had many) plus it wasn't extra hot either - so, no Rogan, no lamb, no heat. A genuine disappointment and not so reasonably priced either. It was my first visit and it will be my last also.

The staff are always very friendly always greeting with a smile and a hand shake. The food is always bang on . I have never had a bad meal from hear in all they years I have been coming . And if they say it will be ready in 15 minutes it will be !!!!

Consistently exceptional service and great food. Such a pleasure to eat here. Well done Panahar, we are always happy with everything you do

No better place in oldfield to sit with the people you care about

Amazing place with some of the tastiest food I coukd find went there with family just fantastic food and service! Will highly recommend to all curry lovers

Amazing atmosphere and good food with a reasonable price

Lovely relaxed restaurant, varied menu, good food and service. Really enjoyed having dinner there

it was horrible my family became sick absolutely dreadful

Good Indian Restaurant. Coconut rice was too sweet with chicken tikka masala. Prices rising at the moment due to the rise of cost of living (I saw 3 different prices for 1 dish from 2021 to 2022) but this happens EVERYWHERE.

Poor food, even worse service. Wouldn't let us pay by card and sent us to the cash machine which wasn't working. Then asked us to recycle our own wine bottles. Wouldn't recommend

Freundliche Bedienung, schnell fertig, wir haben das Essen abgeholt, alles stimmte. Leider war uns das Essen aber viel zu süß....

Super authentic delicious food & great atmosphere. The servers are so friendly and helpful and I would reccomend this lovely restaurant. The chef’s specials are delicious and there is great vegan & veggie options too.

3 nights in Bath. Weather on the first night forced us to find somewhere close to the hotel. Every cloud..... ! Lovely staff, great food and real value for money. So much so we returned again before we left. Thought it couldn't get any better...

Had dinner with my friends and it was really great. Chef Raj cooked some great curries and we were really happy after our meal. Would recommend it to everyone who likes Indian food.

Panahar is the best. Great food, so friendly, everything on point

Tonight we had another great meal from Panahar! We have ordered curry’s from there for years, the food is always delicious and would highly recommend getting a takeaway or eating in there if you are after a chilled evening! We never go else where!

One of the better Indian restaurants in Bath

Always visit here with our son on returning him to Bath Uni. This time we had mixed grill followed by Kulfi ! Really delicious, good portions too. The breads are particularly good ! Wiĺl continue to visit in future , always made to feel very welcome by polite and professional staff! Thank you

The service here was sub-optimal. However, the food was good. It wasn't great, but it was good. The serving was large and filling, but the food was a bit dry (perhaps the one I picked), with unfortunately not much sauce. Nonetheless, it did feel fresh although it also felt pre-cooked. The decor is terrible and definitely needs a boost, but the staff are friendly and it is family-owned. There are pros and cons to this place, but for the exceptional price, you get your money's worth. I'd recommend visiting for a quick Asian meal.

2022 update: Still not found better curries in Bath. Original 2018 post: The most delicious curries in Bath. I've tried the rest and the Panahar is the best.

Amazing food I have had in years I have tried curry houses up and down the country and this one is the one I found to provide authentic tastes and flavours I have been craving for a long time, the staff were very accommodating and...

Great food and friendly service

Extremely disappointed at this so called food outlet. Unfortunately I had to put a star when a Zero rating should be more appropriate. They have no respect for clients and specially being students, they feel that they can treat you like s***. If you have...

We visited Panahar as a couple recently, the restaurant is basically a large living room, was absolutely packed and we were rushed through starters mains and then felt like we had to leave. If we were pre warned that we would be rushed like that...

It’s a shame to give this place a poor review as the food tasted nice and the staff were pleasant. However, my partner has some severe food intolerances and was very sick after eating here. I contacted the restaurant in advance and specified the allergies,...

Best Indian I have ever had. My absolute favourite, always fantastic both in terms of service and food.

Warm welcome and good food. Thank you. Would recommend.