Raj Cuisine in Runnymede

Met up with an long time friend and it's the first time I have visited the restaurant since the recent change of management. The staff were very patient and not pushing us into placing our food order although the restaurant was only 30% full so no real need to crack on. The food was excellent, I had chilling chicken and pilau rice with garlic nan and my friend had a mixed curry with special rice, we shared a bombay potato dish. All of our food was perfect and very generous portions and we were given a lovely hot plate each. The staff were very attentive and 3 of them all asked if our food was to our liking. The prices of the food here have increased slightly but mo more than other local restaurants and I will certainly recommend Raj Durbar. Great food thankyou.

The food here was absolutely lovely and much better than when it was under the old management as 'Raj Cuisine'.

Visited this restaurant over the weekend and absolutely loved the atmosphere and the food was delicious! I had never been here before but will definitely be going back!

Try the Khosa masu. Its super delicious. Naans are super soft and with paneer its explosive especially when you need something hot. Will deff come again. See ya

Amazing food and super king people. Will definitely come back! Glad they opened a place like this close to my house! 👌🏽

This was our 3rd time eating here and can highly recommend. Each time we have tried different dishes and all of them have been delicious. The staff are so friendly and ambience great.

Atmosphere was great, greats service cooks were friendly and food was amazing, great new spot, must try the chicken chilli at least once.

Beautiful madras , sauce and meat amazing. Roti perfect. Salad 💯 Chicken tikka lovely. I like salt but Omg, please don't put a pot in. Sprinkle maybe.

Had an amazing time yesterday! The food was really good and the staff was really friendly too Definitely will be coming back here with friends.

We went here for dinner on Wednesday for the banquet night. The food was excellent! especially the chicken madras and lamb tikka. All the staff were very friendly Will definitely be coming back.

My family & I had been going to Raj Cuisine for as long as I can remember so were a little skeptical when we saw it had some under new ownership recently, however, we were pleasantly surprised and I feel some of the recent reviews are a little harsh! Food was still as delicious as ever and we enjoyed some of the new additions to the menu. The restaurant was rammed on a Saturday evening, so it had a lovely atmosphere, but did mean service was a little slower - nothing you would expect from a restaurant just finding its feet though. Prices have increased but nothing higher than those in other Indian restaurants in the area and it still feels fairly priced for the quality and portion size you receive. My family & I will continue to visit regularly to support a local business that has been a part of our life for years!

We’ve used Raj cuisine for many years and were always very happy. Went there this week, to try the new restaurant and was very happy with the whole experience. The restaurant was comfortable, the food was great, (yes, it’s a different menu, but still a good selection) and the staff were very friendly and efficient. We’ll definitely be going back. Big thumbs up.👍

Ordered take away from here. The food was bland and had zero taste. Very disappointed.

The review below is from many many months ago when still owned and operated as Raj Cuisine. The restaurant is now under new ownership with all new staff. Food was good, however the service left a lot of room for improvement. The prices have shot up, to way too high. Wine prices, cheapest was 8.95 now 18.95... food ordered was missing items which we never got and service very very slow, it was their opening weekend so let's hope it improves once they find their feet. This review is for the old Raj Cuisine.... Superb restaurant with excellent staff and service, cant wait to come back and enjoy one of your first class meals. Looking forward to seeing you soon lads. Regards Jan and Rich

I had a takeaway from here tonight, it has changed hands, but also maybe there chef, the king prawn bufferfly was lumps of prawn in some sort of curry green mush, not like how a king prawn butterfly should be ... my chicken korma was in a orange sauce was not creamy or coconut or think sauce but runny ... chicken tikka masla was like in runny tomatoe and carrot soup no flavour at all ... the pompodoms were not crips like soggy... l feel like l wasted £40.00 . I may have to look for a different Indian restaurant... it was a shame because before it changed it use to be lovely ..

Absolutely Vile! The food was cold, the king prawn butterflys were overpowered with curry flavour, the mango chutney was pure liquid, the chicken korma was a bright orange colour instead of yellow, the chicken tikka masla sauce tasted like just blended tomatoes and carrot, the pomadoms were flimsy and overall the price for what it was is a rip off and needs to be better quality

Me & my family have been ordering from here, for as long as I can remember. However after tonight's order, I'm not sure I will be ordering from there again! I was informed that the restaurant has had some changes recently (to the menu & staff) and with those changes, it seems the way the food is prepared, is also different... not for the better either. Some items were also forgotten & when the restaurant was called, the restaurant had the cheek to ask if we wanted the missing items still or if we wanted it next time! Absolute cheek of it, of course we want what we've ordered?!? My family has known Raj (the owner) for a very long time, so they might not be as honest with a review. But if this is the new standard, I will be looking for a new favourite local restaurant!

Had a cheeky home delivery and it was perfect, delivered piping hot, balanced flavours and generous portions. Tried a new dish for us and it was amazing, chicken with garlic and mushrooms. Slightly hotter than a standard curry but tasted lovely. Try this restaurant you will not be disappointed and it's very reasonable.

Not pleasant food, didn’t eat any of my dinner I ordered chicken tikka tasted like sick, attempted to clean a dirty plate in front of the group. Do not go there

Always been happy with Raj Cuisine, until tonight. After an hour and 20 min I called to find out ETA, told 10 to 15 mins, 30mins later called again told on route another 20mins still not arrived, called to cancel no answer. Order took 2hrs 45min to arrive. By which time everyone was past eating. Told delivery driver to take it back as I was no longer prepared to pay for it, he left it anyway.

Ordered take away. After 80mins called for an ETA and was told driver has left with it. 40 minutes later no food and no answer from the restaurant!

First and last visit. I have never eaten such a salty chicken pasanda in my life and I have eaten quite a few. My husband's chicken Kashmiri tikka masala was also really salty and we left most of it. Needless to say we won't be returning

Food was great. Service was comical. Have the waiters been taught to count? Have they been taught to use trays? Prices are extremely reasonable.

We booked at short notice with 2 friends who were visiting us from Birmingham the curry capital. They were surprised how good the meal was and how reasonable the cost was

This has become our new favorite for a curry. Started having takeaways with friends and were struck by the excellent value for money and surprisingly good quality for the prices. Since then we have eaten in their restaurant and were again pleasantly surprised by the quality, quantity and value. And the venue itself is perfectly nice. Some relatives had been sniffy about it based on a past poor experience but I judge as I find and we have not been disappointed. I think one takeaway was missing one main dish out of the 6 we ordered which was annoying but it can happen to the best of places. Timing of deliveries can be a bit unreliable but so long as you allow for that you can always keep it in the oven for a short while until you're ready to eat. Curry doesn't deteriorate like many other types of food when being kept warm. I am over 60 and have eaten in the best places but nowadays I appreciate more, good value along with good quality. This place gives that. Recommended

This is my favourite Indian and had many good meals here in the past but sad to say tonight was disappointing. The chicken was quite hard and dry, the pilau rice was not light and fluffy as usual and had hard clumps of rice in it and suspect the nan bread had been reheated as it was burnt black around the edges and not soft and spongy but quite hard and crumbly. I would still venture back and give them another go as this is the first time I have not been happy with a meal served here but if it happens again it will be my last visit.

Got told on the phone to not order from them again, when asking for a refund due to food being 2 hours late, cold, missing part of it and soggy. This is disgusting behaviour, and will not be returning (as told to )

Need to wait 50 minutes but tast very good.

Absolutely delicious meal last night.Four of us went all agreed the food was fantastic and the service was excellent. Have known Raj for some time and always great food.(Frankie)

Have used this Rest for 10+ years. Very few concerns but poppadums missing from tonight’s delivery, Chicken Tikka Pathia tonight probably the best ever !

Have used The Raj for a while now. Used to use the ine is West Byfleet and found their prices high, even though the food is good. The Raf is about 50% of the cost and has a wider menu. Their use of spices and condiments is good and the food is very tasty considering how much cheaper it is. The only thing that gets me is how quiet it is, which I don’t understand. You can always park free of charge, which is way better than Woking, you won’t be disappointed, give it a try. The tropical Balti is a good mix of meats etc and in a very good sauce.

Horribly bland and burnt food - never again!

Excellent service with nothing being too much trouble... Hectic with 16 to cater for, but generally food out together and always hot and tasty! We will be back!

Excellent quality food so yummy and very nice 😋

Just had the worst takeaway ever! Even forgot some of the order and had to come back. Bland food, watery, disgusting! Never again 😔

Always enjoy our meals here at the Raj. The best onions onion bharji are served here. Lots of choices on the menu and the bottles of wine are very reasonably priced. Sometines the service can be slow but the food is well worth the wait.

Normally get take away from Raj, it is mostly excellent there have been occasions when it is only good but it is normally our resturant of choice.

Had a lovely takeaway from Rogers friendly staff had a nice meal for my little granddaughter. She enjoys it. I had a lovely meal and the wife had a lovely will highly recommend value for money

Fantastic quality food very good service reasonable prices will definitely recommend

Worst take away ever. Most of it went into the bin.

We have used the Raj for 16 years as both dine in and takeaway with only praise for their food which has always been of a consistently high quality, but tonight’s takeaway was absolutely awful. We had to hunt for the lamb in the lamb biryani and found 5 small pieces and the rice was so salty it was only barely edible in fact most of it went in the bin. The lamb Malay was similarly disappointing with the amount of the main ingredient - lamb - but was at least edible. Very disappointed. On a positive note the onion Bhajis were good.

Over an hour an 40 minutes for a take away. And it was mediocre. Very poor service. A shame as we used to enjoy food from there. We will not be ordering from there again. Advice: go elsewhere!

Service was SLOW!! 1.5HRS before starters came out, but when it did was really nice

Good food and service. Very reasonably priced as well.

Very bad experience here over the weekend. Staff rude and miserable. Had to keep chasing them for dishes that we ordered. Not one please or thankyou....not even a smile. On of our dishes was left on the side for a ages to go cold. Sadly would not recommend dining here. Awful atmosphere

One of the poshest experience at such a jaw dropping price. The manager was such a sweet gentleman who gave the most amazing, rightly cooked dish.

The second and last time I dine at this restaurant. We waited 1 3/4 hours for the starter of samosas which was inedible due to it being frozen .. yes frozen in the middle. We then waited a further 40 mins for the mains which were again not hot and mine was completely the wrong order although I ate it as I wasn’t starving and couldn’t wait any longer.. it’s a shame because the food in the past was good but it seems they cannot handle the weekend and staff are not up to standard.. I wouldn’t have minded but other patrons got served well before us despite coming in a hour later than we did.. can’t recommend them any more!

Amazing food, felt so welcome when i came in

So disappointed go on there web work out our meal came to 26.30 phone up to order and the bill came to 34 pounds I asked why then he worked it out again then it came to 30 pounds they need a new calculator or someone to who knows to add up

This has been hands down M y favourite curry house for years, having said that, just recently there has been a change in the quality of the food and detail of their order taking, they never seem to have enough staff in and get swamped with panic on phone orders and leave u on hold without even asking u if ok, ordered king prawn puri tonight and they forgot to put in the puri bread, there has been a change in the recipes of some of the dishes, particularly the chicken tikka masala, it used to be creamy and slightly Smokey, now it’s just more tomato generic type and doesn’t have the same flavour that made it stand out, probably a new chef, I get that restaurants are struggling and due to the times we live in corners can be cut but this curry house was the absolute best within 10 miles and sadly it seems to be on the decline, I hope they can take the feedback and go back to their old recipes, happy if they just up the price a bit to cover the costs as it was really that good, sad to see it go downhill over the last few months. Other than that I honestly think they’re tava gosht and chicken chilli garlic are some of the most flavoursome Currys I’ve ever tried. Come on guys, your better than this, up the game please.

Great food had the lamb nagaria, really tasty and spicy. Lot of restaurant dont make it spicy enough.

decent curry house. friendly staff and spacious decor. we ordered a bunch of meat curries and rice and sundries. I thought the chicken curry was well flavoured. wasn't a big fan of lamb tikka curry as the lamb is a little tough. overall a decent spot

My husband, and his cousin , did not enjoy their food. Had not much taste. Very dissatisfied

Another great takeaway meal......reasonably priced and good quality food.

Delicious Food. I enjoyed the food.

Delicious Indian food...love it

Awful and such a shame.us as a family use to come here all the time but after moving out of the area we decided to come back for one night. and it’s has change!!food was disgusting starters and side dishes where cold and sent back they just microwaved them and gave them back to us main meals were not very nice either beer was warm and it’s such a shame to say this as they use to be lovely but all the staff where so rude we would never come back again!!!

We have eaten here for 7 years, the quality of food has always been outstanding as well as very reasonably priced. Service is slow, so we just have a few more drinks while we wait. Highly recommend!

Fantastic food and a great service.

The slowest service I have ever experienced. Over 2 hours to receive our main course. Had to ask 3 times to be served. Might be cheap but isn't worth it.

Went tonight and they said “ we don’t do tables for one “ I have never heard of this before, not like they were full. Lots of empty tables. No reason given..

My favourite dish from this place is the lamb rogan josh. Have this with a keema naan. Perfect

Raj's food never lets you down. Good price, lovely dishes all round. The staff treat me like I am their own. Top lads!

Lovely buffet curry, lime and soda costs £3.95 thought that was very expensive.

Great food and reasonable prices.

Wow, been over a year since last ate out and had an Indian. This was worth the wait. I wanted something different than my normal order. The waiter assisted me on choosing and the dish was outstanding. Will definitely be back soon.

Great BIR here been using for years 👍

Almost twenty years me and my family have been visiting the Raj. This place is the only good thing about this lockdown and I hope you guys stay safe and continue trading.

The best Indian restaurant in my opinion. Been coming to the Raj since I was toddler with my parents and through the years I’ve never found anywhere else that tops it. The staff are really friendly and the atmosphere is calm and happy, the food is absolutely Devine especially their saag paneer 10/10!!

I have useing this restaurant on and off for over 15 years. The family had a takeaway last week and the food was really, really good. One of the best Indian food takeaways I have ever had. Well done Raj Cuisine. 5 stars.

We ordered online and collected it. Very yummy!!

Lovely takeaway as always....chilli chicken ...BOOM!

Always fabulous food ,might take a little longer but always freshly cooked to order with an extensive menu. The best Indian in the area and your takeaway does not differ from in house dining. Ensure that you phone in your order 40 minutes prior to arrival and you won’t have to wait. Raj oversees all aspects of your dining experience to high standards leading his family team.

Incredibly good value. Delicious meal every time. Our go-to Indian.

Amazing food and service from the gents at Raj Cuisine

Lovely friendly staff, food great. Just need to be on time with orders.

Very rude response when trying to book a table.

We ordered a take away for delivery for our wedding anniversary scheduled for delivery at 7.35. By 7.50 nothing had arrived so tried contacting to see where our food was. Left messages for someone to contact us but no one did. By 8.15 we had given up hope so ended up with toast and marmite. What a romantic meal!!! E mailed the restaurant but no one bothered to get back to me. Very dissapointed. Won't be ordering from them again!!!

Went on a Sunday evening where unsurprisingly it was quiet. Our party of 7 all very much enjoyed the starters and main courses. It managed to combine decent food with inexpensive prices, so can be recommended for that. The service wasn't great, though, with very little enthusiasm shown by the staff, but not rude. The interior could do with a freshening up if they want to push for more upmarket prices. But if they are making a good living from not investing in the decor but concentrating on good, inexpensive food then it hits the mark. Would go again.

Really good indian sat in, quick service, really good food and good price for what me and my partner purchased Defo will be visiting again!!

Great friendly staff, nice atmosphere, bit short of alcoholic drink options when it comes to beer and cider, perfect otherwise, no other Indian like it

Was passing by, thoroughly enjoyed the meal, cooked specific to my tastebud. Courteous staff who know their item in very descriptive format. Excellent customer service. Thank you

Delicious food, freshly cooked i had an absolutely awesome experience... I'm going again .

It says dine in however when I called I was answered by a very rude employee when I enquired whether we could book a table. He answered me with " I just told you we are not dining in and I don't no when we will be" and then he put the phone down in my ear. We really enjoyed the food there previously however we have experienced the treatment and the personal service is not acceptable. One always feels on edge asking or enquiring something by getting a short abrubt answer back.

Hideous food. Cheap weirdly cubed chicken that was like an old boot! Didn’t resemble butter chicken in taste or look. Dahl was like tasteless baby food. Pure congealed mush. Reckon they’d cooked the lentils all day? All in the bin. Frozen pizzas in oven. Just hope we are not sick? Terrible. Don’t bother

Disgusting take away went straight in the bin if I am ill tomorrow I will report them . The bag with the takeaway in split at the bottom all over my car seat and the food tasted weird with no particular flavour. It was nothing like I had from there before. I am all for supporting local restaurants but this is disgusting !

Raj Cuisine is back after a few months of closure due to the current pandemic. How I missed the curries and the Chicken Jalfrezi. You can really appreciate the authentic cooking of this place once you try others and come back to them. The closure meant that my family and I were almost exacted to try other local establishments that continued to trade but the quality is incomparable to the Raj. Glad your back team!

Authentic classic dishes as well as some innovative new ones. Great dining experience and fantastic staff.

The pandemic has affected a lot of businesses in the area but a number of restaurants were still open. But the Raj was closed for many weeks and I honestly missed the quality! I picked up a take away over the weekend and it made my week. The guys are brilliant and Im so glad they are up and running again.

Simply put.... yummy. My husband and I have eaten and had take away. Eating in is definitely better but the takeaway is good as well. My only niggle, they’re very expensive.

This is my local Curry house and feel like i have given this place a fair chance. Get great value for money here but unfortunately all the people that work front of house here are alwful. Never felt any warmth or welcome when I either sit in or order out. But since placing a collection tonight over the phone and being told the usual Tuesday deal wasn't on, £10 off order over £35, I decided I didnt want the order then the lovely chap at the other end moaned I had wasted his time and slammed the phone down. I did chuckle and wasn't surprised. We Had a kebab instead, chaps in new haw kebab are absolute gents. All the best Raj xx

Can’t beat the Raj in my opinion. Just reminds me of the good old days when you went for a Ruby and it was authentic. The staff work hard to keep customers happy and they are always busy especially on the take away side. I always rave on about how good the value is here and you get plenty of bang for your buck.

Can't cope when busy my wife's chicken tandoori wasn't even cooked it was still raw and blood still coming out of chicken very worrying for sure and all they did was take it back and re heat it like nothing was wrong and brought it back with no salad just a bit of chicken on a plate....service was also very slow.....

Love the food here, not too expensive either

Delicious food at reasonable prices - highly recommended!

Very tasty food, good value for money,

This is a simple family run Indian restaurant. Good basic cooking, friendly staff and great value. What's not to like

Great value mid week banquet and the food was good

Haven't been out for a Indian meal in ages after a couple of not good experiences. This was perfect! Couldn't fault anything and excellent value for money too. I think we will be regulars!

The very best Indian restaurant you will find, brilliant food and staff.