Raipur Contemporary Indian Cuisine in Wealden

Really disappointed tonight. Normally absolutely beautiful but tonight the meat was so fatty & chewy. To be honest the only thing that was ok was the onion bjargi & nan bread. Potatoes were half & half & i suppose the rice was okish. Really upset as will have to find another indian.

Chicken tikka very bland, no poppadoms for collection, will not order again.

WoW had a Vindaloo and all the trimmings,and I can honestly say that it was the best curry I've ever had in Eastbourne. Will definitely be going in for a sit down meal very soon. Update: been in for a sit down meal. Can honestly say that the food was top notch along with the fantastic service, whilst sitting in a nice contemporary surroundings.

Very much enjoyed our evening and meal here. Mr Hamed was very nice and accommodating.

On a short mini break to the area but had to visit this amazing restaurant twice during our stay. Incredibly delicious food, friendly professional service with that extra eye to detail. Possibly the best Indian food I tasted.

Kindly accommodated a family of 5 and baby last minute on a Saturday night despite the majority of tables being reserved. Provided us with a high chair for baby. Very modern with staff taking orders on a tablet, something you don't even see in London. Decor and ambience very good. The restaurant was extremely busy, which is always a good sign, especially in such a secluded and quiet part of the country. Poppadoms presented very well with sauce serving size being very large. Presentation of all food being very good. Went for a lamb shank house special dish for a main. Gteat presentation once again. Taste was wonderful & meat was tender but got a cardamom pod or a slice of cassia in every mouthfull which became frustrating.

Very well presented selection of food. Reasonably priced. Particularly nice poppadoms for eat-in customers which were a fluted shape with a very light texture. Highly recommend.

Having dined in the main restaurant and had takeaways before, all being excellent, last night's takeaway was terrible and the worst we have ever had, so not sure what went wrong. I turned up 10 mins before the allocated time hoping that the food was to be hot, when we got home, (Less than 5 mins away) we found that the all the food was lukewarm only, and the Naan bread was cold. The food was definitely not cooked fresh as the onion bhajis were soft and rubbery nothing like they should have been, the Chicken masala was large chunks of chicken, overcooked and chewy, the chicken Tikka was again overcooked and rubbery, the sag aloo was swimming in oil/butter, again not like we have had before. I feel that most of the food had been cooked the day before and just reheated, very disappointed.

Amazing restaurant Amazing stuff Amazing food

Exceptional food, very professional and friendly staff giving great welcome and service throughout. Beautifully clean and relaxed and comfortable atmosphere. Cannot fault and will return often! Highly recommend.

Cracking food, one of the best take aways/ restaurants in Eastbourne

Best Indian restaurant in the area. Good service.

Giving a 20% discount if you pay by cash is blatantly a tax avoidance scam

One of many visits to Raipur and the most disappointing. It was a quiet Sunday night but rather than getting better service because of that it felt like we were a nuisance distracting the staff from getting on with their chat. Food was ok but I don’t think it justifies the pricing. They could learn a thing or two from Babur where I am today. They used to be the best show in town but now I’d hesitate to go back

The only reason I've not given 5 stars is because I visited this restaurant last weekend with my daughter, and we were served a very poor meal . Poppadoms were not crisp. The chicken in her chicken tikka meal was tough and chewy, and I was served the smallest portion of rice I have ever received. I've been using this restaurant for literally decades and rarely have a bad experience. So this weekend I returned with friends and it was back to service as usual. Crisp Poppadoms, tender meat , great service. The presentation of food is exceptional .

Delicious food & amazing service

We like the curry house at the nearby Marina in the summer, but thought we'd give Raipur a try based on good ratings. Not at all disappointed. We both strayed from our go-to Indian dishes, tempted by a very interesting menu. Food was delicious and service very good. Not the best picture - I had the mixed tandoori grill 😋And the bill was reasonable 👍🏻 We shall return...

We were recommended to ho here. Unfortunately not worth the rave. Mentioned a nut allergy for one of the dinners and the waiter said they would take the nuts out. We were then told foods with nuts are in green on the menu. The menu was black and white. The menu had a great selection of choices but had none of the requisite symbols for allergies on it. Thought that was a legal requirement. Next came 'safe' food. The taste was bland. No seasoning. Not spicy and flavoursome. Salt and pepper added by ourselves at the table didn't help. Won't be going again due to not safe for anyone with an allergy. One of our party had nuts in their dish, when we had stated no nuts in any dish. We won't recommend this place to anyone. Dangerously bland.

This is the best Indian restaurant I have eaten in.I use it whenever I am here on holiday

Food and service excellent. Best Indian restaurant in Eastbourne.

Food was tasty but an alarming dark red colour to my Balti. Service was very good.

Excellent food and service. It was very noisy as it was packed out on a Friday night but would definitely eat there again.

Fantastic food & service as always

Very tasty dishes and friendly service. We ate some papadums beforehand and tandoori mixed grill and nilgiri chicken. The last dish in particular was very special and very tasty.

Just wanted to give the chefs a big thank you. Last night we had the best takeaway ever. Always very good, but last night's was amazing

There are two Indian restaurants in Pevensey Bay and this one is certainly the most popular one and from my opinion also the better one. Friendly and welcoming staff. Good menu with plenty of choice and prices are reasonable too. There is no car-park but there is a free car park located opposite.

Great value for money with 20% discount for collection. Best Indian food that I've tried in Eastbourne. Polite and friendly staff too..

Just had one of the best curries of my life here! Absolutely fantastic service and I would love to come back!

We have been going here since The Raipur opened. Not your '"average" Indian restaurant. Quite upmarket, very clean, good quality crockery, glasses etc. Staff are always so obliging and super attentive without being intrusive. Lovely relaxed ambience. And the food? Simply amazing. Authentic for the region, appetising, tastes delicious and really flavoursome. All cooked in house, presented beautifully, many dishes look like a work of art! Go....you will not be disappointed.

This restaurant is a genuine Indian, all cooked in-house.

We, four of us really enjoyed this restaurant. The food was great as well as the service. Well worth a visit.

Excellent food and excellent service always enjoy coming here

Coming on hols and trying out a takeaway for the 1st time can be a bit hit and miss but this Indian meal was the best takeaway I've EVER had, these guys smashed it out of the park and 5 scores on the doors to boot. Couldn't recommend enough!!!

First time eating here, would highly recommend and we will be returning.

Very well maintained Indian restaurant in Eastbourne. Nice combination of modern ambience with excellent traditional Indian cuisine. Completely convincing.

Visited on a Tuesday evening last week and thoroughly enjoyed by meal. Staff were friendly and welcoming.

Raipur is just great, the food and the service are all first class

Great food, great Christmas Day dinner, great service as always.

10/10 is always the best food around 😋

Excellent quality and delicious food and the atmosphere was friendly, the staff were all very welcoming. The price was amazing and really reasonable for the amount of food you got and the service was brilliant. Definitely found a gem of restaurant and will be going again and again.

Superb!! This is right up there with the best curries I've had in the UK!! Great menu, good selection of wines and beers too! I think my only grumble would be the £5 charge for poppadom dips, which is usually complementary in other restaurants. However, the food was fantastic and makes up for that. Otherwise, it is reasonably priced £150 for 5 of us, with drinks, and 3 had desserts too. I will be visiting her a lot!!

Disappointed with our 2 meals, used before but will not again,my Dansak and vegetable curry was tastless slop with tough chicken, wife's Dansak with madras heat the same, what's going on, hate to give bad report but place has gone down hill

After giving this venue a very good review in the past this time was a disappointment mains were fine vegetable side was tasteless and now £5.95 for a takeaway side I would expect better the chicken and chilli naan had no trace of chicken that I could find. When collecting the order staff not very friendly. I previously stated one of the best Indian restaurants around certainly not the case this time.

Wow this place has got to be the best in the area, we will definitely be back, thank you

Always amazing food definitely go if you can

By far one of the best Indian restaurant that I have had the pleasure of eating in.

great food, would certainly recommend

Delicious food best Indian restaurant I visited ever

Went here with my daughters while on holiday, loved it - highly recommended

Very good food nice big tables mostly round mutch better then square, food excellent, service nice and quick ,staff friendly, prices good ,very modern decor ,would I go back definitely.

A great restaurant, with very friendly staff and great food.

Best Indian in the UK! Cannot stress that every time we have always come here it be 5* spot on. Onion Bhaji are like no other 😅

Not keen on Indian food but went with family and found I really enjoyed it!

Walked past Saturday evening it was packed! Ordered a delivery the following evening which turned up 30 mins early, what's the point of specifying a delivery time? I had to throw the started (prawn puri) away it was awful! Main course chicken was chewy, hands down got to be the worst curry I've ever had and expensive too! How they were so busy is a miracle, the one over the road was a lot better, lesson learned.

Been a few time and all is good.

The restaurant has immaculate decor, the staff are attentive but not pushy the food is delicious however not too expensive we will definitely be revisiting.

Great indian totally different to all the others indian resturants lovely food and great service

We just left the Raipur Restaurant a table of five ...we had the most amazing meal absolutely beautiful all of us left feeling like we were in a food coma !! Wonderful staff ! Definitely will be returning as we live local 😋

Dined here tonight as we are staying local. There looked to be 2 Indian restaurants to choose from within walking distance of each other. I must say we choose right (by chance). We received a warm welcome, the decor is modern and crisp. I always go and have a look at the toilets before I order as I believe it says a lot about a place . Immaculate……clean and fresh . My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed our meal. Fantastic flavoursome food, well presented and served promptly. Tables Cleared quickly afterwards as well. Cracking food , super service, a lovely environment and a price that was fitting. More than happy. Could not fault . If we lived local this place would be our regular. Thank you. Paul & Sammy.

One of the best Curry experiences I have ever had. Great choice of food.

Visited on Sunday evening with my wife. Without question this was the best curry we’ve had in years. Every single dish was delicious. Can’t wait to go back

Just had one of the best Indian takeaways we've ever had! Maybe even THE best. Would highly recommend!!!!! Fast service, very friendly workers and 20% discount when paying cash. Next time we're in Pevensey, we'll definitely be back :)

Really friendly an super clean.. definitely will be returning

I don’t know if I’ve said it before but I’ve pretty much eaten in every Indian restaurant locally and Raipur is hands down the best there is!! Consistently delicious food and great service wish I could give it 10 stars

I ordered a relatively inexpensive take away meal from the Raipur this evening....it was superb!!!,..... Bang on time, piping hot and absolutely delicious. I've had a similar experience in the past when dining in the restaurant....I absolutely recommend this gem of a find, tucked away in Pevensey Bay...lovely welcoming staff and first class food!!.....Thank you guys, I'll definitely be back.

Fabulous service & food, I will certainly be back!

Wonderful food, brilliant service, and the food simply delicious! Even though restaurant was fully booked you just wouldn’t know it, the service was swift and professional. Thank you Raipur for a great dining experience.

Quite pricey but food was very good

First time here tonight. Food was amazing especially as my mum can only eat mild and the Pistachio Chicken Korma was a delight to the taste buds. Staff attentive and welcoming thank you all.

It is possibly the best Indian restaurant food I have eaten. Service was faultless, and staff were welcoming.

I’m honestly so impressed with this place I have been coming here for over a year now weekly I’ve tried many different dishes All which have been fantastic The staff are extremely friendly and helpful they always recommend new dishes to try The food is always Devine Good value for money 100% recommend

Fantastic in all ways. The food is amazing, very tasty and very well presented. The staff are very friendly and very attentive, nothing is too much trouble. There's a great atmosphere and a lovely contemporary look and feel to the place. Highly recommended

My husband wanted to try a vindaloo, only used this restaurant on one other occasion. So I decided to have a prawn dansak, (my favourite curry). I was sadly disappointed. It was bland, lacking flavour and depth. Even the rice was watery! Supposed to be pilau, but wonder if accidentally given steamed! It felt with my curry steps had been missed in cooking! On a more positive note the vindaloo was better, very hot, but husband wanted that. His coconut rice was good too. I was obviously just unlucky

Our second visit, a year after the first. Once again very high quality cuisine and excellent service.

Very disappointed with my prawn birriane,found a large piece of plastic in main meal,the butterfly prawn thing was awful waste of money ,wouldn't order again.

Excellent food, really good service, thoroughly enjoyed our visit there! Yet another superb meal and divll

Excellent jalfrezi with sag aloo

Has to be the best curry I have had in years. Highly recommended.

The food was superb, as was the service! Excellent.

Not sure why this is still top rated had a take away from hear a few weeks ago the chicken tikka masala was full of salt so much salt it was inedible this was our dinner we don’t get take outs often as it’s to expensive will never be eating hear again!

As a semi regular visitor to Raipur, when funds and time allow, its my favourite restaurant but tonight's meal was outstanding. The Panagi fish tikka was the best salmon fillet I have ever had anywhere ever. Excellent service and value for money. Raipur will remain my favourite restaurant.

One of the few places open on a Sunday night in the village, but do not let the lack of choice turn you away, you will not be disappointed with the food or service in this great restaurant. Some great choices on the menu and everything was cooked perfectly. Spices were spot-on, good choice of wines at decent prices, everything nice and clean, staff very welcoming. all in all a nice place to go and enjoy a really decent Indian meal.

Very good, takeaway. Had a nice beer while we waited. Try the unusual dishes

The service was wonderful even though it was a packed house. The menu is fabulous, something for everyone.

Excellent food and service. Reasonably priced too. Recommended.

Door signage clearly shows opening/closing times - the latter on a Saturday night being 23.30. Arrived at 22.40 to see the closed sign up. There were still customers in the restaurant. The staff were totally disinterested. No idea about the food or service. Just left disappointed and hungry.

Doesn’t live up to the Hype! We dined here on Friday and had high hopes. The decor was tasteful, the menu looked really upmarket…. And the price list very high. So we expected perfection…. But only got Mediocre…. The food was ‘ok’ but not worth the sky high prices. Slightly disappointed

Made extra special when staff / management showed a glimpse of their own wonderful musical talent in voice and even a brief rendition of counter top percussion - tabla style.

Very clean, lovely food excellent service very friendly polite well dressed staff. 1st class service highly recommended. you want be disappointed Thankyou

Just visiting the area and decided to choose this restaurant. So glad we did, everything from the service to the food was excellent. Thank you.

Possibly the best chicken tikka masala I’ve ever had!! Absolutely wonderful.

Very tasty indian food best ive had for a lo g time with very good service

Brilliant food, good service, clean and well run restaurant and not expensive 😋 😀 👍

Wonderful food, lovely staff (took great care with dietary requirements for us - vegan) and great atmosphere. Recommended.

Really disappointed by the meal we had here. We came with friends who recommended it but my Rogan Josh - normally moderately spicy and tomatoey - was bland and largely tasteless. Apart from - randomly - some sugar on the top It was horrid. I ate it, but not to offend my friends, who always order the same thing, did not complain at the time ... I should have done

Had a takeaway tonight. Normally excellent curry. Tonight's not so. Ordered a prawn pasanda. Received what looked like a dodgy mushroom soup. Took it back and to be fair the man I spoke to was very apologetic and was told that they were short staffed and the chef had only just come on shift etc and did order another one but this time with King prawns. The second one I got still looked nothing like a pasanda that I had had before and looked like a thicker mushroom soup, but I took it anyway . Tasted slightly better than the first one but not great. I will use them again as I know that places can have a bad day but felt slightly let down tonight as I was looking forward to a lovely curry

We were recommended this restaurant but found the service slow even though not busy and the food over priced and mediocre. Very disappointed.

Fantastic food and good service, I will definitely be back.

Service good but our waiter has a poor attitude that was not consistent with the restaurants aesthetics which were pleasing. The food was average but over priced and some dishes were far too oily. I would not recommend this restaurant and the one star that has been given is for the decent decor

Tasty indian, would recommend getting a better selection of alcohol free drinks as told they had just sold out of any option at 1905hrs!