Raj Pavillions in Bristol, City of

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Love the Raj, best curry in Bristol!! The food is wonderful, our favourites are the passanda, desi (very spicy), and biryani. We’ve been here countless times and miss it now we no longer live in Bristol! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I wish I knew the Raj had a HEALTH RATING OF ZERO else I would have saved my self from this horrible food poisoning….

Excellent place for Indian food. It is Halal and they do not sell alcohol. You can bring your own for those who need to consume EtOH.

This is a rightly popular Indian restaurant in North Bristol. It is especially popular for birthday and other celebrations. The prices are cheap for what is quality food, and given that it is not a licensed restaurant (you 'bring your own' if you wish) and neither is there an expectation of customers having dessert or other 'extras', the overall cost of a visit is surprisingly low. Money is not everything, and the caring attitude of the staff as well the standard of the fare, make the visit a very positive experience.

Lovely meal with great recommendations from the staff who were very friendly and attentive.

Had a lovely meal. Staff were very friendly. Enjoyed indian. Went for a Wedding Anniversary. Had a group of friends who went earlier for a meal but didn’t see them. I recommend the restaurant for Leaving Parties, Birthday Parties and Wedding Anniversary

Food was really nice, although if you like spice I would suggest asking to get it spicier as the Madras wasn’t spicy, although had a bit of flavour. The restaurant was relatively empty when we got there, and we asked for a bit of music to improve the atmosphere a bit, they said yes and yet no music was played the whole night. Our booking was at 8pm, 4 of us got there at 8 and ordered poppadoms to eat while we waited for our other friend, who got there at 8:15. During this time they asked us if we were ready to order 6 times, rushing us when we told them our friend was on his way there in an Uber and we would let them know we were ready to order. Bring your own beer is a good premise, although as we tried finishing our beer that we had while being there, we were told 5 minutes after finishing our meal, at 9:30 (says it shuts at 11) that we had to get up and go, had to leave the rest of our pints there and accidentally left our cans in there, which when returned 30 seconds later they said had been binned. A shame as seems a nice restaurant but getting rushed around just because it seemed a quiet night was quite frustrating.

Food was really nice, although if you like spice I would suggest asking to get it spicier as the Madras wasn’t spicy, although had a bit of flavour. The restaurant was relatively empty when we got there, and we asked for a bit of music to improve the atmosphere a bit, they said yes and yet no music was played the whole night. Our booking was at 8pm, 4 of us got there at 8 and ordered poppadoms to eat while we waited for our other friend, who got there at 8:15. During this time they asked us if we were ready to order 6 times, rushing us when we told them our friend was on his way there in an Uber and we would let them know we were ready to order. Bring your own beer is a good premise, although as we tried finishing our beer that we had while being there, we were told 5 minutes after finishing our meal, at 9:30 (says it shuts at 11) that we had to get up and go, had to leave the rest of our pints there and accidentally left our cans in there, which when returned 30 seconds later they said had been binned. A shame as seems a nice restaurant but getting rushed around just because it seemed a quiet night was quite frustrating.

Lush! Great that it's byob. Very reasonable prices, very nice food. 👍

Lovely food. Friendly staff. Ate early (5pm) so not busy. Would recommend.

Ordered chicken dansak and and bombay potatoes Food was a little hotter than i would have liked but it was very tasty and the staff were excellent.

Have been here a few times now. Always great service, really nice food. You can also bring your own drinks which is a bonus.

Salik made us feel very welcome tonight. We have been coming for years since we came to Bristol for uni. Food is at a very good price, quick service. The taste of the food is lovely! Made with care and amazing service this place is our little secret ! Also bring your own booze (fab for birthdays/ celebration)

We were a large party of over 40 people which Raj Pavilions coped with very well. The service was friendly and efficient. The food was good and plentiful.

Really enjoyed our visit as a large group to celebrate a friend’s birthday. Excellent vegetable biryani and chicken jalfresi. Good atmosphere and service,

Wonderful food, BYO, helpful, attentive staff. Could just use some background music.

Quick service. We came in a big group and they were able to accommodate all of us and they bought all of our food out in good timing.

Absolutely fantastic experience! This is now one of our favorite places. The chefs at this restaurant are true culinary artists, creating dishes that are bursting with authentic flavors. Each meal we tried was delicious and perfectly spiced. The staff is friendly, attentive, and made our dining experience even more enjoyable. Many thanks to Mr. Selik, who took care of us while we were waiting for our orders. We highly recommend this place to anyone!

Great food and brilliant atmosphere. Salik was wonderful as per. Recommend anyone who comes by to give it a go. Don’t miss it!

Had a Chicken Bhuna, Pilau Rice, Peshwari Naan and 2 Poppadoms… ended up being £19 which felt quite expensive l really. Food tasted nice overall, but Bhuna was quite mild. Could’ve done with some background music inside the restaurant. Overall it was okay but far from the best I’ve had, it’s also BYOB

This used to be a favourite of ours and we asked ourselves why we haven’t been for a while. New decor and lay out but happy to see the same high standard of food. Alcohol is now BYO which isn’t a problem. Staff are friendly and at 6:30 on a Tuesday evening coped well as the restaurant got more busy. Onion baki are fresh, prawn puree delicious. Chicken jalfrezi spicy and delicious. Chicken saag excellent.

Had a takeaway from here last night. Wasn’t good. The curry’s (korma/tikka masala) were average and the naan’s were cold, dry and stale. Woke up in the middle of the night not feeling good with reflux (i have never suffered with this before). Have been on and off the toilet since. Have to say we won’t using this restaurant again.

Very good food here, been several times and it has been constantly excellent. It is bring your own alcohol with an off-licence a couple of doors apart.

We have ordered chicken tikka and paneer tikka masala two days before.but unfortunately the food we got,one of the worst and it tastes like beetroot kichadi.totally disappointed.

Best curry house in bristol, come here all the time! Service is amazing, lovely people, great food, bring your own booze. 10/10!!!!

Came for a friend’s birthday for a relaxed evening celebrating. The food was absolutely delicious, so much so I ordered a take away from the same restaurant the following week as I was craving it so much. The restaurant did feel a little clinical and the welcome could have been a bit warmer. But, would come again.

Had a great meal at this restaurant, it doesn't have a alcohol licence, so it's bring your own, which many people did. I ate early, about 6pm, good time to go, as it was empty, well worth a visit.

Food was great but the venue was freezing. I kept my coat on for the duration of the dinner and by the time I was 3/4 finished with my meal, my food got cold. Will come back from spring but will definitely not be coming here during the winter again which is a shame. They also had a broken card machine so had to pay in cash but they didn’t tell us until after we ate our food. It would’ve been helpful to know beforehand. I would just order takeaway from here instead of eating in.

The food is fabulous! It always has been in fairness. Parking is a bit limited around the restaurant, but a bit of nosing around and you'll be fine. BYOB, but with a supermarket next door, this is no problem at all. Reasonably priced and fantastic. Couldn't recommend enough.

Onion barjies just cumbled like dried biscuits. King prawn masala. 5 king prawns all still in shell. Filthy jop separating to eat. Couldn't pick them

Delicious food and fantastic service

The food is fabulous. Could not finish all my meal so I happily took it home to have warmed up for supper. Fantastic service and you and bring your own alcohol. 10/10 form me and the Mrs.

Fabulous tasty food. Really impressed with the value for money. Will definitely be back . Only negative was it was rather chilly sitting by the window

Food and service very good. Only criticism was that the food could have been hotter, temperature-wise. I had the Lamb Korma, with Peshwari Naan and Mushroom Rice. All really delicious. As I say, shame it wasn't hotter, especially as it was so cold outside

Wow!! Went here for the first time yesterday and the food was sooooo tastey soo good, cooked well not oven done, just perfect. The business owner was pleasent and the worker was very happy, smiley and kind. I am impressed with the standards of the whole place and will sure to come back soon. Spot on!

Brilliant restaurant. 10 of us visited after a golf day. Food was fantastic, a few extras free of charge and wonderful people serving us and having a good old chat. It's a cracking vindaloo that is served up.

food was amazing, good prices too i absolutely loved it here and will be going back, customer service was great staff were super friendly, a rice was forgotten when our order was brought out but the staff were extremely apologetic and removed it from my bill without any problems plus they were quite busy so it’s understandable and one rice ended up being enough for me and my partner. they also have the nicest peshwari naan i’ve ever eaten i can’t wait to come back!

What a change from your average Indian restaurant; plenty of space, light enough to read or see your food. But it appears to have had a revamp. It feels less like and Indian restaurant, and now more like a faster food outlet. Gone are the table cloths, plushness that you find in traditional Indian restaurants. The food is still good and plentiful, although it feels like the chef has ramped up the heat. For our visit, it was very noisy ( Saturday night) and not all tables taken. The cacophony of noise, appears to have come with the loss of soft furnishings typical of an Indian restaurant. For those keen for a good conversation over a good meal, you'll either need to sign, text or come on a different day.

If you are ordering Biriyani then PLEASE DON'T DO IT from here. It's not chicken biriyani it was veg pulao with some chicken pieces. Chicken biriyani has, green peas, chick peas and provided cabbage curry with potato as side gravy. PATHETIC biriyani experience.

The best Indian restaurant in Bristol.

Excellent food and excellent service

Great service and delicious food ! Never disappoints !

It's ok but the chicken is dry and the bhuna is very oily

Food was OK. The only issue is, you have to take your own alcohol, that's OK if your told when booking.

Excellent food and good service. Remember it's Bring Your Own if you want to have beer, wine, etc. and there are plenty of shops nearby to get them if you need to.

Lovely Interior very inviting and clean, staff friendly and welcoming, remember the owner who use to be there with his dad now he owns it, food was great quality and good value for money, even had 10% discount as taking away can't wait to come back and eat the lovely restaurant, would recommend it to anyone, the garlic fried rice was amazing.

I’ve been a couple of times with friends. It is a perfectly good English Indian restaurant. Personally I don’t consider it exceptional. My biggest problem is that it is too loud. It is popular and there is nothing in the building to absorb sound so it is just too loud. It would benefit from some soft wall hangings or acoustic panels just to reduce the noise. They don’t sell alcohol but they are very happy for you to bring your own (no corkage charge).

Order was missing a naan bread and they sent me lamb instead of chicken. The lamb looked like the oiliest curry I’ve ever seen. They were no help on the phone and neither were deliveroo. Paid £6 to have food delivered that was missing items and I can’t eat.

We have enjoyed our visits here previously, but this time was not so good. The food itself was fine, but the presentation was not so good and the service was brusque. They tell you to bring your drinks as they do not have a licence which is ok but when we asked for ice for our drinks they didn’t have any or couldn’t be bothered to get it. Everyone has ice! I think they are taking their customers for granted and I will be looking to try other restaurants in future.

Beautiful, beautiful food! Was staying in Bristol overnight, and fancied a curry. I am so glad I decided to come here. The service was excellent from the moment I walked in. The food was outstanding. The ambience for a week night was perfect. Clean and tidy restaurant. Been in business 50 years under the same family, according to the owner I spoke with. Fantastic and I would whole heartedly recommended this curry house if you are staying in or around this part of Bristol. I'd be ordering here regularly if I lived there. Five stars all around.

Good food, friendly staff and pleasant atmosphere

Very tasty delightful staff and surroundings just a tad pricey

Great Indian cuisine, friendly and attentive staff, clean, and thoroughly enjoyed our evening. Will definitely be back!

Been going here for years, always friendly service and fresh food.

Nice Indian restaurant, good food and service.

Revisited after several years, I used to really enjoy the restaurant and food.. No longer licensed for drinks so BYO alcohol.. Food wasn't anything special, reduced menu selection also

Really nice place, mushroom rice is the best rice I’ve ever had. The food is amazing and reasonably priced. Super nice staff too.

Great atmosphere and great food 👌

Food was 'meh'. I usually would go to the Tamarind in Downend and it is a different league. The service was dreadful and the food was inoffensive and edible. The dansak I had tasted ok, but nothing like a dansak

Went for a meal last Friday - really helpful waiters advised and we weren’t disappointed - delicious curry, really fresh naan etc. Highly recommend.

First date night in quite a while and we were so nicely surprised. The staff here were so friendly, everything was immaculate, the food supurb and portions even filled my 6ft 3 dustbin of a husband! We had a little table at the back, on closer inspection it turns out the wall at the back is hand painted by a local graffiti artist. So very Bristol! Well done Raj, worth venturing out for x (food pic mid service... V good sized portions!)

Love this place. Took work colleagues who all enjoyed it. Atmosphere slightly lacking only as it was early week and not full.

Great restaurant and great service......... especially as first time I had been there since they changed to BYO for drinks

I had an amazing curry last night at the Raj Pavilion. I recommend the patia 😊 Great service as well 👍🏻

Booked table for 8pm, waited 45 minutes, still waiting for table, gave up and got a takeaway elsewhere. No apologies, never again.

One of the best Indian meals I have ever had. Plus good service and friendly staff. Also very nice clean looking restaurant must have been very recently updated

Our favourite place.Meal for 11 fabulous. One of the best Indian restaurants.

My favourite curry house in Tunbridge wells, we’re never disappointed eating in or getting a takeaway. Chicken makhoni and chicken badhani are must orders.

Lovely food, great service and BYOB 👌

Thanks to Salik and the team for hosting a party of 40 of us - we'll see you again next year ;)

Little gem in Horfield. Fantastic for eating in with BYO or for takeaway. Tonight was dine in sampling many beautiful dishes with friends, lovely menu, saag paneer was outstanding! Service was impeccable 👌 Thank you for a lovely evening!

Visited for a family birthday. Arrived on time and shown to table within 10 mins. it was BYO alcohol which we did and after a while with no one coming to see us, had to ask for glasses & ordered poppadoms at this point. They came with pickles etc, some were burnt and pickles very messy. Starters were around half hour later, tikka dry and had to ask for raita. Waiter cleared table placing dirty plates from other tables on ours and piled ours on top! Mains still hadn’t came by 9 and we asked to cancel order, they said it was on its way and they would take money off bill (which they did). However this wasn’t the point, it we were extremely disappointed at the service and quality of the food. Felt like a canteen rather than a lovely restaurant.

Sadly the quality of the food has dropped significantly over the last two years. Changes to staff and management haven't helped. Not the restaurant it was before the pandemic. Service is still good and friendly, but dishes are swimming in oil. Even the rice dishes are bathed in oil. Flavours sadly seem to be a second thought, with ingredients not being cooked properly to infuse well. Meat quality too seems to have suffered, more mutton than lamb. Hopefully this will come back round. There are new restaurants in the area taking much more pride in what they provide. Will leave this for a good few months before returning.

I'm new to the area and the gentleman behind the counter was so accommodating and friendly. He even gave me a discount and free poppadoms and chutney. Very kind. I must say it was probably the best curry I've ever had. Highly recommend.

Attended raj pavilions with friends , i have to say i am disappointed . The service is not warm and felt rushed even though the place was half full . The food felt bland and the curries which turned up all felt like they were from the same sauce mix … it was not well received across the table had a bonus of BYOB . Bristol has a crowded market of fantastic Indians this does not fall into that category i will not be returning

Had a takeaway for 4 people from here and unfortunately the curries were overly greasy, and the meat was tastless and dry.

I had a meal at the Raj Pavilliansthis evening with a few mates. Firstly, what a lovely, smart place with excellent, modern decor. The chap that served us was the most polite person you could wish to meet and nothing was too much trouble. The food is without doubt the best quality Indian food I have ever tasted and I told him so. It was also very reasonably priced (poppadoms/dips, main meat dish, rice, side and nann for £20 per head)& I never write reviews but I really thought this place deserved it so here I am ! P.s. an added bonus is its a bring your own on the booze 😁 Fantastic ! Highly recommenced 👍

Asked for a vegan curry for the misses. She said it smelt off and didn’t want it so I had it for lunch a couple of days later and while I was eating, I chewed down on an animal bone!! I’m mostly vegetarian but if she had eaten this she would have been horrified and the fact it smelt off to her is a real indicator that this was likely cooked with meat and not a small amount that just ‘fell in’. That is not acceptable when telling people it is a vegetarian/vegan curry.

I had a lovely meal, great service, and our waiter Salik was very attentive and made us feel so welcome.

Salik was a great host! So informative and friendly, helping us pick our curries :) thank you for a great evening with great food!

Friendly family run restaurant and take away, very sensibly priced and most importantly fabulous food.

Thank you Raj. Great food last night

Magic place where all your dreams come true

A wonderful meal with a big table of us friendly staff and very help food was amazing as well

What a let down .No atmosphere and mediocre food just full of onions . One staff member was stood eating food begins the counter in full view then proceeded to spit the food from his mouth into a bin .Absolutely disgusting and never will we return .

Top food,and service to boot,being a bring your own adds great value!!

Rude service with staff being dismissive. Food was bland, overall not worth it.

Such a shame that a very good meal was spoilt by being asked to move by a member of staff. I was sitting next to my partner instead of facing him when another table behind me was put in use. Despite plenty of room between the tables and the other couple not bothered, I was asked to move in the middle of my dinner. Needless to say we shall not visit again which is a pity as the food was excellent. Along with this incident the music was far too loud and inappropriate for a restaurant. A gym would have benefited from it.

Food is not fresh at all, Currys were all cold they had to go re heat them up. The rice was stone cold. This place is terrible. Customer service is a joke. The staff are a joke. I wouldnt recommend this place at all if your looking for a proper indian.

Nice Curry's staff are very friendly bring your own wine

The food was awesome as usual, the waitress are super friendly. Just the service was a bit slow that Friday but still had an amazing experience.

Always order from here. Delicious and very reasonable pricing.

Consistently the best curry we've had in Bristol - always excellent. The lamb dhansak is faultless. BYOB too!

Tried veg curry with paratha.was good.

We ordered a takeaway and it was ready in twenty minutes. Chicken korma, chicken jalfrezi, garlic rice and garlic naan - excellent as always.

Food bland and cold so stopped at starter couldn't wait for everyone on the table to finish eating so I could get home, poor service

Disappointed with tonight’s meal. Other party members meals were spot on. Been coming here for years. Wondered if they had changed owners . Fed back the poor quality of meal (full of grease (ghee) and lack of sauce and flavour ) but no apology. Unusual for this place so will consider giving another try.

Another amazing meal, my wife had a prawn kashmir with banana and lychee and I had an excellent fish patia (probably spelt wrong) food and service outstanding and would recommend. Its a byo restaurant and an off-licence is a couple of doors away. It's a great place with a relaxed atmosphere.