Passage To India in New Forest

Last minute weekend break in Lyndhurst and found this restaurant. Service was great, Food was fabulous. We were brought a naan as complimentary extra and it was very good 😋 Would definitely recommend

Highly recommended. Great food and service, pleasure to deal with. We used the takeaway service for a large order with many different main dishes and sides. Everyone commented on how much they enjoyed the flavour of the food, in particular the goan fish curry and coconut rice. Raj was very patient and helpful on the phone while Andrea placed the order on line.

Probably the best Indian meal i have ever had, the food was outstanding & service was just as good. The food was very well presented & arranged on the dish. I had one of the chef's specials & have never tasted anything like it. Well done 👏 Guy, Devon.

Food was superb, service friendly and attentive. Great value. Definitely will return again

We ordered takeaway for a large self catering party staying at Minstead study centre. Raj could not have been more helpful on the phone. The food was excellent - especially the Goan fish curry. Highly recommended.

Arrived at 6:45 being one of the first tables in the restaurant, ordered some drinks and papodums, waited 20 minutes for drinks to arrive, waited another 30 minutes to order mains, then another 45 for mains to arrive. This was all while every other table who arrived after us were being served. Waiters were rude and inattentive. Finally when we asked for the bill we waited 20 minutes and then went up to the bar to pay, and when we said we didn’t feel a service charge was clearly not appropriate they tried to barter us to keep some service charge on the bill (which we did not pay). Could’ve gone to Kerala and back for a curry quicker than we got ours here. Food was alright for the price, Naans were nice, used squirty cream on the curry.

Not a great experience at all, the staff are miserable and have no personality at all, the food was ok but nothing to compliment tbh, chicken wasn't fresh, I'd say probably sliced and frozen then recooked in various sauces. Service charge added on the bill so watch out a pint now costs £7.70 which I feel is way over priced for what didn't even taste like cobra, very weak almost watered down, would I go again. . . . . . No! Would I recommend . . . . Absolutely not which is why I felt the need to write this review, based on my experience I would say avoid this place, it's not worth the money at all

Best curry we have had in years!

Delicious curry in a lovely restaurant. Service was great and attentive. Defo recommend if you are in Lyndhurst and feel like a curry!

Great service, friendly staff use regularly

Wow, this first time came to here. It's a nice and quiet atmosphere 👌 Friendly service and staff. Came here for friends birthday it was great, plus if you have a birthday aslong as you contact them 24hrs notice you can get a meal free, a minimum of two people

Brilliant friendly service and delicious food as always. Highly recommend we wouldn’t go any where other than here Thank you for making my daughters 15th birthday so perfect

A fabulous meal with great service. Really glad my son took me here for my mothering Sunday treat.

We only got a takeaway but it was very nice. Lots of options & chef specials on menu. Would recommend

Fantastic food, really good service. Came to the new forrest for a short break and never expected to come across one of the nicest Indian restaurants I've ever been in! Service was excellent! 👌 The decor is really cool and the vibe is fantastic, would fully recommend!! (The naans are to DIE for 🤤)

Lovely restaurant. Would highly recommend the Achari - was fantastic. Service matched the food, so friendly and attentive. Will definitely be returning.

Went for birthday meal 7 of us everything spot on and great food,, and staff looked after everyone ,,😋. Highly recommended

Best Indian food that we have ever had and excellent service 💗 We will definitely be back for more. Highly recommended 🌺

Hi came here for my birthday on 15th June 2023. Very disappointed I asked for garlic chicken with chilli it was more like a balti had peppers and to many onions. Packora. Was like children's 🦕 you get from asda what a waste of money. Sorry guys first time and last time.i stick to Romna tandoori in totton .Best take away in Hampshire....more like the back passage to India.

Take away. I have to say the dansak was one of the best I’ve had. Chickpea side dish amazing and the chicken tikka delicious 🤤 we’re having a few days away - have a lovely little place to stay and fancied a night. After a day in Lyndhurst and spotting ‘Passage to India’ sorted we thought - a night in either a curry and boy was it good. Well done PTI the food was lovely. And thanks for the polite handover and service. Defo coming back here and will absolutely have another curry.

The service was very good and friendly and the food was amazing. Will definitely be back and recommend such a great place.

Excellent in all respects . Having lived in Birmingham for 40 years I have eaten in many Indian restaurants . I can say that I have never eaten a better meal anywhere than in the Passage to India . Menu impressive ,food delicious , service impeccable. Next time in Lyndhurst to be repeated.

Food was beautiful, with meat of very high quality. Service was delightful with super-friendly waiters. Highly recommended.

We just moved to the area and decided to have meal in for our NY celebration. The service was very poor. No real greating. We chose a nice bottle of wine, the waiter struggled to remove the cork, breaking it not once, not twice, not thrice but four times! He corked it. Total bodge. When we advised him that there were bits of cork floating in our wine, he told us to just fish it out! When I asked for a fresh bottle he started speaking another language and walked off! Awful customer service. We had to ask again for a fresh bottle, which was very uncomfortable and set the evening off on a tense note. The owner/manager finally stepped in and replaced the wine. No appolgy. Not cheap either (£27) Our food arrived promptly and was very pleasant. However, it was pricey over £80 for one rice, two mains, and two popadoms, and the wine. Not great value for money. Once we paid the bill we were swiftly asked to leave, as they had other customers; inspite of the fact there were two tables free next to us, so our night was rushed! They need to make people aware in advance you can only have the table for a set time, if that is indeed their rule. Overall, food was nice, but staff quite rude and not good value for money.

Best Indian I have ever ever had

One of the best Indians I've ever been too!! The food is incredible and nice. I will definitely start to use this more often. Customer service was amazing too

We have just been to Passage to India in Lyndhurst to celebrate our friend’s birthday. We have all agreed this was the most delicious Indian food we have tasted and the service was exemplary. We ordered sharing platters and the chicken dishes in particular were so succulent and the naan bread’s delicious. Great atmosphere. Highly recommended.

We were really well looked after by the team and the food was delicious Excellent and extensive choice of dishes

This is the 2nd time we've eaten here, (on a short stay in the New Forest). I booked online a few days before, which was very easy. In short we would highly recommend this restaurant. The staff are friendly and professional. The menu is extensive, it was quite hard to choose, but my husband and myself went for mains from the ' chefs specials'. One side between us, 2 different rice's and naan bread. The food was absolutely delicious, plentiful, and beautifully presented. Do yourselves a favour and treat yourself, you WON'T be disappointed. Highly recommended.

Ignored by the waiter, despite being the only two people in there. Ridiculous prices. £5.95 for a pint of coke. And a curry that could.have been bought from a supermarket. No worth visiting.

We booked a table for four on a Saturday night for our first visit to this restaurant. We were seated by the friendly team on a table around the corner from the bar. It’s not a huge place, so it felt cozy but not cramped. The starters were excellent, venison tikka and chicken tok purée were stand out dishes. The duck main was also excellent. Drinks were quickly replenished and service throughout was quick and personable. Portions were good, and everyone struggled to finish their meals. A nice, friendly , tasty evening.

Great food, service and atmosphere. Went out for my birthday meal and the staff went out of their way to make it a great night. Would highly recommend.

Made my son's birthday very special. Thank you for being so kind and welcoming and serving the best curry ever!

We had a fantastic meal. All staff very friendly and accommodating. This was our first restaurant trip with our 6 week old baby and all staff made sure we had a really good experience. Thank you

This is a little treat for my boys: a takeaway on a Sunday night after a hectic weekend. So easy to order on the website and the food was ready on time and piping hot. Such a lovely friendly greeting whenever I walk in. My boys ate everything but especially love the naan bread. The chicken tikka masala was creamy deliciousness! I particularly love the free portion of rice pudding, sweet and creamy.

Had a takeaway at the weekend for a family get together. Was ready bang on time, everyone loved their food, excellent service all round! Well recommended!

Delicious food, and locally sourced ingredients. Friendly and attentive staff. Would highly recommend!

Whenever someone asks me for a recommendation this is where I send them. In all the years I've been going here I haven't had a single bad experience and even though there are closer Indian restaurants to my house this is worth the extra bit of travel time.

Lovely clean restaurant with generous servings! We definitely ordered too much! Starter was HUGE! Very attentive staff.

The restaurant was recommended to us by the landlord of a local hotel we were staying at . It didn’t disappoint,it was rather late in the evening however they managed to squeeze us in. The staff were excellent and the premises immaculate. We chose from an extensive and varied menu ,the food was superb,one of the very best authentic Indian meals I have had. Well worth a visit,highly recommended.

We just had the most delicious dinner from Passage to India in lovely Lyndhurst! The food was excellent as was the service. Highly recommended and so yum!

Ok let’s start easy! No delivery although the website states delivery until you start your order. Looked at many take away in Lyndhurst all the same. So now to the great positives🔥 I am an avid dansak eater and till now have only ever had it this good once before!. It was 1986😮 in the same restaurant that seams to have been there for along time. So staff really pleasant, different decor but very nice. Food was excellent. Next time I’m there I will be in that restaurant

Three of us had three very different meals and they were all very tasty, meat succulent, the peshwari was one of the best I’ve had. Great meal.

The service & food was excellent - my only concern was I was charged £8.95 for a glass of house wine, I queried this but was told it was correct - maybe I’m mistaken, but this is not the price I recall seeing on menu. That said; food excellent ✔️ portions huge ✔️ Lovely atmosphere ✔️ Great service ✔️

Amazing traditional indian food and friendly staff for a birthday celebration. Warm and inviting atmosphere. Highly recommended!

Without doubt passage to India restaurant is one of the best than others indian restaurant. They’ve provide Very delicious food and also they've service was very first and the stuff was Very friendly..

Booked last minute for a family meal ,was really lovely food. The breads & potatoes were the best i have ever tasted. Staff were nice ,possibly to much at times , Only one suggestion from me is as soon as a customer gets the bill maybe give them a chance to read and check all is ok….I opened the book and then machine was in my face.

Very friendly but the food was soooo sweet like full of sugar, I told them that both main dishes were so sweet and the waiter said thank you very much, I said it wasn't meant to be a compliment. Won't be coming back 😞

Excellent. We went there for a birthday celebration. The table was decorated nicely. One guest is vegetarian and requested a dish quite specific. The staff went all out to cook this for her. The food is delicious and all the staff are most friendly and helpful. I even left with a birthday present. Would definitely recommend

We passed by this afternoon and my Mum was feeling unwell. They brought a chair out and water. So accommodating and kind. Couldn’t have rated them more for their kindness and compassion. Thank you. Can’t wait to ensure we go to eat there when we can. Kindness doesn’t cost anything but it meant the world to us.

Tamarind chicken was excellent, lovely depth of flavour. Dhansak was very tasty. Quality of meat was good. A passage that is highly recommended to all.

Great food, staff very helpful, presentation 10 out 10

Fantastic, great food and excellent service. I had the Naga Masala, which was so tasty but very hot! Even my son, who is 10 loved his Tikka. If you are looking for a ruby in the New Forest you can't go wrong here.

We frequently visit this fantastic restaurant, the food here is absolutely delicious. We never had a bad experience here. Staff is so lovely and attentive, food is always cooked to perfection. I recommend you visit if you haven’t already, we don’t go anywhere else as...

This is the best Indian I have ever gone to. The meat is tender, cooked to perfection. The staff are really friendly. I love it. If you are near I recommend this place.

Although we don't live in the area we like to pop to Lyndhurst for short breaks and always make sure we visit this super restaurant. We always pre-book and it was a good job we did as the restaurant was busy. The waiting staff were...

Every year we go to Lyndhurst on my birthday weekend and always go to passage of India as food and service has always been good they also have a promotion where you get your main curry free for the birthday person and have a huge...

Absolutely superb I had the Chefs special Chicken Muly and my partner had the Chicken Madras easily the best curry's we have ever eaten. We are looking forward to our next visit all the way from Cornwall.

I ate at the Passage to India on Saturday night and had a lovely time. We were quite a large birthday party group and the staff dealt with us very efficiently both in taking orders, service and sorting the bill. They made a great fuss...

We had a lovely dinner. The food was amazing. Staff was helpful and fantastic. Totally recommend.

WOW!!! Absolutely incredible food!!! Genuinely the best curry we have had in so long!!! And the King Fisher is definitely not £9.99. Great food at reasonable prices. We will definitely be returning.

Just had a lovely meal here, the staff were lovely and the food was amazing it’s definitely the best Indian I’ve had in Gosport. Will 100% be returning

We have been going to the passage for years! We visited last Friday the food was good but they now are starting to rip people off! £9.99 for a pint of kingfisher. We won’t return😡

Great food, awful restaurant experience. Better off as a takeaway. Service was bad (food was slow, waiter didn’t know what the food was, food came out in tin foil which was super weird), but the bill at the end was laughable. £6 for a pint of pepsi max, £3.50 for a half pint of lime soda, & the service charge was the 3rd item down as opposed to being at the bottom of the bill, almost as if to hide it. Also one of our dishes came out around 30 mins later than everyone else.

This place is outstanding ! Just had a takeaway , it was ready on time for collection and one of the best Indian meals I have had !! all dishes were outstanding , super impressed - thank you

Went there last saturday night food was the best idian food i have had was so lovely fresh lanb shank was outstandiing will go again

Food was delicious, best peshwari Naan we’ve tasted. Friendly service. Really enjoyed our experience.

Had a lovely dinner, food was delicious and staff very attentive. Would recommend and will be visiting again.

Restaurant itself is pleasant, menu displays imagination (try chef's specials) as well as having all the standards. The food itself is tasty and well prepared and staff are welcoming, efficient and prepared to go the extra mile. Used PTI for both for eat in and...

The only reason i didn't give this lovely restaurant a 5 star rating is because, after having a fantastic meal (albeit the food could have been hotter) I saw a member of staff in the kitchen with a lit cigarette hanging from his mouth. Absolutely disgusting. I did challenge another member of staff (could have been the manager) but felt slightly fobbed off. I felt my complaint wasn't taken seriously. As previously said, the food and service was very good, but I'm thinking the level of hygiene isn't great so unfortunately I won't be going back.

This restaurant was very welcoming and all staff being friendly and helpful. Four of us had an early meal, so were the only guests, but we felt very at home there. We had a range of vegan/dietary requests which the staff did their best to...

Always fantastic food and service, whether we have a take away or eat in. Excellent staff, who are super friendly with our three young children making eating out a real pleasure!! Our family favourite in Lyndhurst

This was an absolutely fabulous venue for a birthday celebration. Waiters so attentive, food sublime

Soft drinks very overpriced and a very old style of serving. Food was standard.

One of the best Indian I have been to in the new forest, food was great alongside good severice made for an enjoyable evening. Will be back soon.

Visited for my husbands birthday and had our 3month old baby with us. Food and service were great, would definitely recommend!

Nice staff and a lovely takeaway even after a 20min car journey home. I can’t wait to go back and try eating in the actual restaurant.

Our last visit, with 4 other Family members, was at the start of this year. Our review was 5 stars. Our visit on 25 May was to celebrate my Wife's Birthday. From the warm and friendly welcome on our arrival, the glorious food, the attentive...

This is one of the top three restaurants I been too ever! Food was amazing and the owner especially is really a fantastic host. The restaurant is really retro and makes you feel like you are in another country! Really recommend popping in and having...

Lovely spot for dinner. The staff are friendly and attentive. The food and drinks are really nice. It's a favorite place for me and my friends.

Got to say we tried these guys for a takeaway as our regular local takeaway has recently changed hands - with no reviews yet to confirm how successful this has been. Ordered over the phone and was ready for collection 45 mins later. Wow!! Food...

Highly recommended, brilliant service, top food and very kid friendly. We had a great time, arrived around six on a Sunday and was already busy.

Lovely staff, great food, that's it simply. Nice cosy surroundings. Nothing too much trouble, nice dining experience.

One of the best meals we have had in an Indian Restaurant. Good sized tasty portions and welcoming staff.

We were recommended this restaurant by a friend on our recent trip to The New Forest. We were not disappointed. The food was delicious and so much of it. We were offered to take the rest home which we managed to keep in the car...

Great evening with amazing food! Thank you very much to our waiter Raj for being so friendly and providing great service. Thank you!

You cannot fault this curry house. The staff are excellent & the food is gorgeous. The Goan fish curry is amazing & they make the best naan bread I've ever had. Our first meal out whenever we go to The New Forest. Lovely place 10/10...

Just eaten here and the best Indian I’ve tasted! Just sad it’s not our local! Had one of the specials wasn’t sure on heat levels asked and they cooked to request for me mild! Portion sizes very generous - didn’t finish what we ordered. Staff...

Fantastic meal and service definitely would go again!!! I had the duck my husband had the venison tikka amazing!! 01/04/23

Very disappointed with our meal last night in Passage to India, this restaurant caught our eye due to their advertisement of their TripAdvisor accolades. First impressions were good we were seated and offered poppadoms and drink orders were taken. Sadly after this things went down...

Surprised to see so many 4 & 5 star reviews for this restaurant. Poppadoms were less than fresh and a bit stale. Onion bhajis were over cooked for my liking and greasy. The biggest gripe for me was my main was served cold. The restaurant...

We came to celebrate my birthday. The table was decorated! The food and service was lovely and we had the best peshwari nan ever!

Fantastic service, delicious food - highly recommended. It was a great atmosphere and we felt really welcomed and well-looked after. We will definitely be back

Food was ok, but felt a bit like they overcharged us at every opportunity. For example, on reading the bill I realised we had been charged £25 for a meagre plate of chutneys to have with our popadoms. Before you ask, we were charged for...

Amazing aromatic curry, great service and very friendly staff, have to try this place and definitely would go again and highly recommend

We fancied an Indian on our first night in the New Forest and this was the nearest. Warm, comfortable and bustling were my first impressions. The menu had lots of specials listed which could be a good or a bad thing. Waiter took order and...

Takeaway for 6, excellent as always. Ready when booked despite very full restaurant. Great service, used for many years always quality.

This restaurant was recommended to us by the hotel we were staying in and it didn’t disappoint. At the back of the menu are some Thali meals. These are platters with a selection of dishes and are great if you can’t decide what you want....

We visited the passage to India this evening for my husband’s birthday, in truth Indian food is not my first choice so my expectations were not high, boy was I blown away by this place! The food was just fabulous, tasty, perfectly spiced, high quality...

Beautiful restaurant,excellent food and wonderful friendly staff. The best Indian Restaurant in the New Forest .Highly recommended