Papa J's Indian Tapas Restaurant Bar Luton in Luton

Lovely place…. Lovely staff….. especially Ivona …… top service

Very good service and the food is delicious!!!

Had to pick up my own delivery, want refund on delivery fee, over hour late

Great tasty fresh food as always 👍

If you really Waanna go to restaurant Please prepare for 1 hr wait and then you’ll get starters even.Everything apart the food is good finally

Great host and amazing food at best prices would definitely recommend

Lovely food but atmosphere similar to take away shop

Amaaazing Rogan Josh, Hamza and his colleague did a good job. Way to long wait for the food though on a quite Sunday

Lamb curry an chilli cheese chicken dry were tasty just like in restaurant beautiful food thank you 🤩

Had a great night the food is the best & the servers are great. Love this place best restaurant around by far.

Hamzah was a great waiter. Food great as always. Thanks

Very nice food quick and friendly service

Had an absolutely amazing experience at Papaj’s! The food was fantastic, with an incredible variety of choices. For starters, we ordered Chicken 65 and Veg Manchurian—both were bursting with flavour and perfectly cooked. For the main course, we went with Rajasthani Laal Maas, mutton, and pulao rice, and it was absolutely spot on! The flavors were rich, authentic, and packed with aromatic spices that truly elevated the experience. What made the evening even more special was the outstanding hospitality. I had called the restaurant a day in advance to ask about a cake for my friend's birthday, and the staff went above and beyond to surprise us with a delicious cake. It was such a thoughtful touch that made the celebration even more memorable. Overall, the combination of exceptional food, warm hospitality, and a great ambiance made this a truly wonderful experience. Highly recommended!

Hamza took very good care of us

Hamza was great, looked after us well.

Great service from Hamza, thank you for being so accommodating and loved the food!

Food was great. Good sized portions. Great service and very welcoming. Male host was superb. I arrived early while not too busy but by the time I left it was getting busy. Very popular.

Food is always excellent, Hamza was very friendly and helpful.

Hamza was great and looked after us well! The food was amazing and a lovely relaxed atmosphere

Lovely food and great service from Hamza - would definitely come again.

Food was great and the service provided was top notch. Kudos to Hamza.

The food was delicious. Hamza our waiter was fab , service with smile 👍👏

Fab food will keep coming back!

Hamza was very good, nice service, good food.

Hamza was brilliant and lovely manners

Hamza was a very attentive waitor. Lovely manners

Great food, good for vegans and very tasty. Pawel and Hamza were excellent servers, very friendly people.

Had the lunchtime thali mixed plate, amazing curries and sides for £9, would go again in a heartbeat.

Thank you Pawel and the team appreciated

Amazing food and service! Hamza was wonderful.

The servers Hamza and Pavel were very attentive and nice

Food was on the top notch 💕great customer service by hamza , pressure cooker mutton is absolutely fantastic. Kulfi matka is also so good !

Hands down best wings I’ve ever had (chapata)

Outstanding Experience at PapaJ’s ! I recently had the pleasure of dining there, and it was truly an unforgettable experience. From the moment we walked in, the warm ambiance and inviting aroma of Indian spices set the stage for a delightful meal. The service was impeccable—attentive yet not intrusive. Our server took the time to explain the menu and even made excellent recommendations based on our preferences. Now, onto the food! Every dish was a masterpiece. The butter chicken was rich and creamy, perfectly balanced with just the right amount of spice. The biryani was aromatic, with each grain of rice infused with flavor. The garlic naan was soft, fluffy, and paired wonderfully with the curries. To top it off, the mango lassi was refreshing and a perfect way to cool down the spice. The attention to detail in both presentation and taste was impressive. You can tell that the chefs put passion into every dish. The portion sizes were generous, and the pricing was very reasonable for the quality of food served. If you're looking for an authentic Indian dining experience with fantastic flavors and top-notch service, Papaj’s is the place to be. I will definitely be returning soon! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (5/5) Highly recommended!

Great experience dining in here, I love the food quality and starters (chilli chicken, Dynamite prawns ) are really tasty, staff were very friendly ( Hamza) gave us great service…

Papa J’s is a great Indian restaurant with the perfect blended taste our host Nina was also fantastic too was kind, funny and kept checking on us if everything was on point. 5/5

Lovely food and lovely staff :)

Food was fantastic, enjoyed it.

My favourite place for Indian food :)

Delivery guy was nice and professional.

The food was fantastic and the service was excellent. I will definitely come again.

Food quality was very poor. We experienced this and stopped ordering a while back. Ordered after months and the food quality has gotten worse. Had to throw most of the food away

Lovely place ,It was such a delicious food, me and my partner Really enjoyed . Very calm environment, excellent service ,very polite staff. Thank you

Restaurant has nice design, colours and atmosphere. Perfect place for a dinner date. Very good food and customer service.

Papa J’s is a lovely Indian restaurant; the food is great and the service is excellent. We had the pleasure of being served by Natalia, who was delightful and very attentive (especially to our little baby). Look forward to dining here again!

Service is very bad. They took a while to allocate us a table and on top of it we waited for more than 20 mins to place order and no one were even responding. They didn’t even mind checking and we have tried to reach out, they didn’t even respond. This is really bad and I would never recommend this place

Had an interesting concept meal with a medium platter it was very tasty but a little too much of confusing flavours in that many of the dishes tasted somewhat similar but of particular note was the sweet sticky chicken curry … service was good if a little rushed and the atmosphere could have been better however in fairness it was early on a Wednesday evening and the place only had six diners.

Amazing. Perfect place to eat for valentines day

Just delightful! Will come again

We ordered from their catering menu for our team celebratory lunch. We are based in Cambridge, but the food arrived hot still. There was a lot of food to go around and plenty of leftovers. We all really enjoyed it and some people had up to 4 plates of food. We would definitely recommend them.

The fish didn't taste good, it tasted off. I was too worried to eat it. All spice but not good flavour combinations

Food was amazing as always plus excellent service by Natalia

Food and service both were amazing. Must visit !!

Best place to visit in luton for a proper indian food with friendly staff.

Bought my mum here for her birthday and couldn't be any happier with the food, drinks and service. Will be an annual treat.

Food was really lovely and the customer service was good.

Amazing food!! Highly recommend 100% you will not be disappointed.

Brilliant customer service. I came with family for dinner. The food was amazing and one of the member of staff MANAV made sure our experience was pleasant. I will come back 👍

The service was really good. Natalia, Iman and Manav were all very nice and I would recommend anyone coming here, would come again!

Powell was of great help in making choices His services were top notch I had a great time.

We usually love it here but there was a table next to us of about 20 people that were so loud we couldn’t hear ourselves think. Such a shame when you’re trying to catch up with people and talk. The staff didn’t intervene.

Excellent food and service. Natalia was very attentive and professional. Recommend a visit

Food and great service. Thank you Natalia for your pleasant and very quick service. Would recommend to anyone

Brilliant service from Natalia, credit to the restaurant

Really nice, have been a few times, food is tasty. Staff are friendly. Would recommend.

Great food great service from Natalia

Natalie was fantastic , food was amazing the ambience is warm and friendly

Absolutely delicious authentic Indian food, generous portions, so don’t be too greedy ordering.

Lovely time, delicious food, friendly and attentive staff, thank you!

Go here, now. It’s incredible, and unlike any Indian food you’ll experience in the nearby counties. Try the tapas, especially Chilli Chicken Dry, Chicken 65, Chilli Paneer, and Veg/Gobi Manchurian.

Nice flavours but the salt content was on the high side to enhance the taste. Service was good but let down by not informing us that the kitchen was about to close so didn't get to order deserts. The wine choice is very limited and below average. King Platter has a good selection of starters. In it the Lamb Chops were most disappointing lacking flavour and very chewy. Crispy fried prawns and Amritsari fish were the best. The rest were average meaning nothing to be wowed by. Chicken Mongolian sounds interesting, looks different but I couldn't really taste the peanut nor the fenugreek. Yet for some reason it was enjoyable. Veg manchuria was tasty. It lacked the slight crispiness and the crunch from the out layer that one would expect. Chicken chettinadu was trying hard to be an authentic south Indian dish by adding few curry leaves. But overall was a bit salty and not authentic enough and didn't really have the green chilli heat. Also the pieces of green chillies in it had no punch. Chicken biryani was nice in that it was aromatic from the caramelised onions with the right balance of flavours except it lacked the saffron aroma and flavour. Dal bulhara was good with right consistency. Chicken 65 was not authentic. Not crispy from the outside. But still with plenty of flavour and a bit salty and soggy.

Really nice food had with my partner Warm tasty and great size dishes Lamb chops where bbq and had a char great taste Masala chips where 🔥

Amazing food, good customer service

Absolutely delicious food 10/10

good food and friendly staff, Natalia was really helpful.

Service today was really nice. Food was tasty. Everything on time. Pawel and Natalia very were nice and professional.

Thoroughly impressed with the dining experience at Papa J’s in Luton! Lamb chops were juicy, succulent & cooked to perfection. Kudos to Chef Shivam for preparing them so well. This dish is a gastronomic delight. We also tried the Tandoori Chicken which was equally delicious and as authentic as the Tandoori found at some of the best restaurants in North India. Special thanks to our server Manav who was friendly, polite and kind enough to allow us in during the fading hours. Looking forward to our next visit !

Very good tasty food. Great service with hospitable staff.

Excellent food and service especially from Natalia!

We had the best night here. There was a large table there at the same time as us but the staff were attentive, friendly and prompt. The food was so so tasty. Fresh and hot. Everything was great.

Food was amazing and Natalia was absolutely lovely and attentive

Lovely food and service from Natalia! Highly recommend and will visit again next time in Luton.

generally really good definitely come here 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

Food was really delicious. Met Pawel & Natalia, got very nice service from them.

I’ve been meaning to go here for ages and it didn’t disappoint. Many of my friends said how good it was and once I tried it myself I understood. Would wholeheartedly recommend to everyone who would listen to me!

Very delicious food, we have enjoyed the food.

Appalling service. Food was fantastic. No issues. The manager was great, trying to sort our issues

Everything was so delicious and well seasoned. Every bite was amazingly savoury.

First time at PapaJ’s, recommended by colleagues and not disappointed. If you like your curries with a bit of a kick go for the murgh kalimirch, garlic naan was spot on too. Excellent service from Natalia! I’ll be back!

It was lovely. Service was great. Food was delicious!

The food was alright especially the Veg Manchurian bursting with flavor and cooked well.I believe it's not the same taste that used to be before months think the management or chef changed. They're using sweet corn in Veg kadai which felt like the cheap mixed veggies bag from Lidl and the Fried Okra is shrunk I mean there's more flour than the ladiesfinger. A big shoutout to Natalia for her warm hospitality and made sure everything's right atleast. But there was another girl who I asked for the bill and when paying she made us uncomfortable pushing us to tip more that was really annoying I tipped already and said that's it and again she's keep on asking my friend so you wanna tip I mean wtf was that.

Great service from Natalia and the crew

Sensational food and great service.

Natalia for the win, great service, the best in town

My first experience with Indian cuisine was wonderful, The food was incredibly flavorful. The staff were genuinely delightful, making the entire dining experience even more enjoyable.

Natalia service was awesome and friendly

We’ve been coming here for 7 years and it’s not gotten any less great. The food is the best there is in this town.

the waitress natalia was very polite and brilliant

Pre match dinner with a friend on a quiet Tuesday evening. Ambience was lovely. Food was good as always. Great service from very pleasant waitress. Will return.

We had the lovely waitress Nataylia who made our 1st wedding Anniversary meal just that little bit more special x