Rajpoot in West Dorset

Had another family visit this month. Superb as ever. Great staff, great atmosphere. Always a few moaning guests though from out of town. Great traditional curry house. Extensive menu with plenty to chose from and at a reasonable price. Definitely worth a visit.

A superb traditional market town Indian restaurant. Always packed on a Friday and Saturday with a great atmosphere. Food is tasty, well spiced and plentiful and is extremely reasonably priced Occasionally have to put up with boorish people from out of town who turn up having had a few.

Unfortunately the negative reviews are true. From the get go, we were greeted with a poor attitude and service, which continued throughout our evening. The meal itself was tastless and over priced - the only redeemable part of the meal was the naan bread. We had to go up to the front desk to pay as no one bothered to bring us our bill, at which point, the owner rung up an extra charge on our bill that when questioned, they eventually withdrew. If you're looking for an uncomfortable, bland evening with a side of day light robbery, then the Rajpoot is for you. What a shame, being the only Indian restaurant in Sherborne, people deserve better.

Unfortunately the negative reviews are true. From the get go, we were greeted with a poor attitude and service, which continued throughout our evening. The meal itself was tastless and over priced - the only redeemable part of the meal was the naan bread. We had to go up to the front desk to pay as no one bothered to bring us our bill, at which point, the owner rung up an extra charge on our bill that when questioned, they eventually withdrew. If you're looking for an uncomfortable, bland evening with a side of day light robbery, then the Rajpoot is for you. What a shame, being the only Indian restaurant in Sherborne, people deserve better.

This place has become complacent since the competitor across the road shut up shop. Both food and service were much better over there in my opinion. Unfortunately, if you want an Indian meal this is the only choice for miles around and the owner knows it. Food is very average both in quality and quantity and the service was, although efficient, very off hand. Overall quite expensive compared to other places I have been and I left feeling underwhelmed.

Don't waste your money. Had to wait 45mins for our meal. Very shabby interior, had to sit on a broken torn seat and whole place looked grubby. No atmosphere Would not recommend.

Poor chicken pasanda, taste dominated by yoghurt. My side plate with dips was removed while I was still eating poppadums. Service (believed to be from the owner) was surly, unsmiling and disconnected - noticed the locals got much more accommodating service. £65 for a relatively modest Indian meal with only one of us having alcohol was too much too. Will not be returning.

We ordered a take-away last night which was the worst 'Indian' meal I have ever had. Tasteless and Greasy was the only way to describe it. My husband enjoyed his but that is far from a reliable recommendation as he would eat dog food and enjoy it!!! A restaurant to avoid.

Went there with a group of old friends from Romania, Slovenia, Denmark and UK and had a great meal. Service was fairly Slow, but I think they were short of Staff (our english friend said so) that evening. However, the food (and beer) was absolutely wonderful. We all liked it - even the one who had never had an Indian meal before, I have been to Rajpoot a couple of times before over the years, but I think, this was the best so far.

I see that there has been several bad reviews. Let me put people at ease , we had a fantastic meal food really tasty and the service from the staff was great . The restaurant was packed and not once did we receive bad service. Food came out within a reasonable time and was piping hot . I do really think some people expect to much . Would definitely recommend

The worst Indian restaurant I’ve ever been too. The food was tasteless and bland and they wasn’t interested when raising this with waiter not even an apology. The overall service was very poor. At the end when we got the bill we needed some help to work out the order as we was splitting between a group and they wanted a 20% service charge to do this and were very rude about it. When we said that we wouldn’t be recommending them the response was we’ve got enough customers anyway. It’s a real shame this is the only Indian restaurant in town.

Lovely fresh food. Great attentive staff. Will definitely be returning.

If you want the fawlty towers experience try Rajpoot Indian sherborne tasteless food staff very rude went there for a family meal never again lets Sherborne town down would not recommend this to anyone

Never have I been so disappointed when going out for a family meal, we thought we would try Rajpoot in Sherborne but was very disappointed with the tasteless food and the service we were given was shocking, we were seated next to a very loud group that you could not even hear your own conversation on the table, the staff were extremely rude and unhelpful when asked for help working the bill out as wanted to pay in small groups we was given a menu, paper and a pen and told to work it out ourselves or would have to pay 20% service charge, the restaurant is very run down the window seal is all loose and nearly falling off could do with re-decorating.

The worst Indian restaurant I’ve ever been too. The food was tasteless and bland and they wasn’t interested when raising this with waiter not even an apology. The overall service was very poor. At the end when we got the bill we needed some help to work out the order as we was splitting between a group and they wanted a 20% service charge to do this and were very rude about it. When we said that we wouldn’t be recommending them the response was we’ve got enough customers anyway. It’s a real shame this is the only Indian restaurant in town.

Lovely food great atmosphere very attentive staff well worth the money and my kids were looked after too nothing was too much trouble

Excellent menu with a great range of traditional dishes at a very reasonable price. Definitely not a trendy, expensive ‘modern’ Indian restaurant. Highly recommend.

Great curry, lovely people, says it all really. Had the chicken balti, daughter had the prawn balti and both left very happy.

Delicious and excellent value; good service. Popular even on a Monday night so I am not alone in thinking it a good place.

Awful place, don’t go here. They won’t let you in if you’ve already had a few and are completely judgmental of people from out of town.

Avoid ! Awful service and average food. Very overpriced. I’d rather go hungry

Great food, good portions & friendly service :) thank you.

Excellent food and service. Popular - very busy on a Monday night in January. Even though the restaurant was busy the food was hot and not delayed. The staff were friendly and helpful. We were very impressed.

Really helpful, friendly staff. Six of us and all had really nice dishes. Open on Sundays. We will return. Back for another meal with seven this time. The Raj Poot Team were amazing with my elderly dad. I cannot thank you all enough for your professionalism and discretion. My dad had the best night. Food was delicious as always and service outstanding. Thank you all.

The Rajpoot Team are amazing and go out of their way to ensure you have a good experience. This restaurant is a firm favourite of ours and we have dined with friends and family over and over. Food is delicious and team are exceptional. Thank you all for looking after us.

Had a stunningly good meal at the Rajpoot last night. Our table of 6 all agreed it was the best Indian meal we had experienced for ages. Service was spot on too. Yes the decor is a bit tired but that is a minor feature compared to the exceptional food.

A regular treat ... always good, service with a smile and just the right amount of attitude, love it here

Loved the vegetarian dishes, very tasty 😋. Excellent service. 👍

Ended up taking the kids for a curry as there was so little choice in Sherborne. 3 options on a wed night - 1 we’d been to the night before, 1 had no kids menu and didn’t really want children and everything else closed. It was an error. The food was average. Good naan bread but the bhajis were bad and the curry’s lacking in substance. Service for us was ok. Not helped as the table behind was vocal and odd whilst another group sat down, had an argument with the waiter and then left abruptly. Could imagine this at 10pm but not 6pm with the kids. Sadly wont be returning.

First visit great place to visit hence 5 stars. I will definitely be returning again.

The service was great. Immediate attention on entering and given a table quickly. A reasonable amount of time given make choices before ordering and food served quickly. Be aware that there is a minimum order of £20 per person excluding drinks. Decor and furniture tired, but other good atmosphere. Would use again for a casual meal out, but not good enough for that special meal.

Average food … average price …if this restaurant was in a large city it would struggle … but as it’s in sleepy old Sherborne it can get away with it.. still not bad but don’t go here expecting great Indian cuisine!

Good food, friendly staff and good service

We have eaten dinner here twice recently and all the food has been excellent. The service is very friendly and attentive. The portions are huge. Mains are served on full sized dinner plates so it's not quite so easy to share. The second time we had the very good poppodoms and chutneys and no starter as we were unable to eat everything first time with starters, and I can eat a lot. The food is quite spicey hot for a non city centre Indian restaurant, the Bombay Potatoes being particularly peppery. I am still at Jalfrezi level working my way back up to Vindaloo. There is something strange going on here with all the recent 1* reviews as they are all posted by people who have not posted any other reviews on TripAdvisor.

The curries were excellent, enjoyed from age 10 to 66 yes and couldn't fault the device or atmosphere. Best curry I've eaten in a long time

Great Indian restaurant and I cannot recommend this place enough. The starters are well seasoned and curries are very tasty. The dishes are reasonably priced and you definitely get more than what you pay for. To top it off, the customer service was exceptional. Highly recommend!

I have been to this restaurant many times and always had a pleasant experience but last night my family were treated appalling by rude arrogant staff. We had not booked and arrived at about seven pm I thin I was recognised as I’d been many times before with my son, it was not full but we were asked to sit in-front of the bar where takeaways were picked up and suggested the side room. Service was slow but we eventually got drinks and then eventually were asked if we wanted popadoms, we did and the waiter shot off before we found order mains and disappeared they eventually arrived and were good but we had been unable to order our main course. After a long wait after the popadoms we got to order and then the waiting really started we were totally ignored and saw no one for at least an hour - when trying after a long wait to go to the bar to get more water and more drinks I was ignored. I appreciate the waiter was on the phone but afterwards disappeared. Meanwhile loads of takeaways were picked up and kept being brought out of the kitchen. Why take our business if too busy to actually serve us. I did after an hour ask if the food was coming as we had a 12 year old with us we’re getting tired and the wait ridiculous. I wax told ‘coming soon ‘ no apology no pleasantness, on the contrary the waiter seemed to go out of his way all night to be rude to us. Not once did anyone in all the time we sat there just come and apologise or ask if we were ok or needed more drinks etc ( most of us drinking water so just a jug refill ) when the food eventually came it was dumped down without a word not even to say what was what. The vindaloo was not authentically hot as I had asked it to be. My son has had it many times before there and the staff know and as I asked he does enjoy it properly spiced instead of made mild. We just wanted to eat and pay. The only time the waiter spoke to us was to tell me sister that she should leave either 15perceny tip or 12 etc he didn’t even ask if we had enjoyed our meal or apologise for how long it had taken. Just asked for a tip. Mr sister is a generous tipper but for probably the first time in her life didn’t want to tip just rudeness throughout the night that had ruined a meal that was close to £200 as there were six of us. She tried to compromise as she was embarrassed at the waiter telling her to tip and said she would round it up. The waiter became even more surly and told her not to bother. We left. No goodnight no thank you from the staff just what seemed to be either sneery silence or contempt and indifference. I had not seen that waiter before but I was embarrassed to have recommended it to me family. The good was good but the rudeness so appalling I would never go again and advise others to think twice they clearly couldn’t care less about their customers in the restaurant only getting the takeaways out the door. I rarely write reviews and have only ever written positive ones but it was appalling. My son was so upset as previously he has loved chatting to the staff and having them be impressed he can eat a vindaloo and now is confused as to why the man hated us so much and was so rude to him and his family

Dined in, six people total, August 2023. We had to wait an inordinate amount of time for our main course to arrive (on a not so busy Monday evening) with no explanation, apology or positive gesture whatsover. We noticed they seemed to prioritise takeaway orders over dine in customers. The guy with the square glasses that served us was arrogant, bordering on rude actually. He even had the audacity to ask for a 10 to 15% tip when handling the bill payment! Unbelievable! Whilst the food was fine, the service was absolutely apalling - therefore we will never return.

Fantastic food very tasty Very friendly staff Excellent customer service Felt very welcome as a family Busy with diners and take away orders this is the second time my family have been since we moved to nearby Shaftesbury and would thoroughly recommend anybody wanting Indian tandoori cuisine

Last Friday night we decided to order from this takeaway, as we have done on many occasions. However, on this occasion when I took a mouthful of my chicken jalfrezi, I felt something quite strange on my tongue. I spat this out immediately, to find only what i could describe as a cooked mouse!!!!! I rang the takeaway (not for a replacement, as I will never order from them again!!) to speak to them about getting a refund or some kind of acknowledgment, only to be hurled abuse down the phone!! In my 40 years of visiting restaurants and ordering takeaways, I have never received such denial and rudeness when ever I've complained....Not that I've ever found a mouse in my food before!!!! They made me feel like i was the one who had done something wrong! Will never recommend this place to anyone - think again if you're thinking of coming/ordering from here!

We were really looking forward to coming here for our date night but we had the most surreal experience. We ordered our drinks and popadoms and all went well. The waiter then came to take our order, we ordered 3 starters and was very much looking forward to eating them. At this particular point we weren’t sure how much room we’d have left after eating these so reluctantly ordered mains. However, the waiter said we had to order the mains at the same time as the starters as there was a minimum food charge of £20pp… even though I’ve never heard of this in my life, I offered to pay the £20pp if we spent less than that. Apparently it was company policy that they couldn’t do that. We said surely it’s about the customer experience, to which he said it’s not, it’s about about our experience. We decided to pay and leave. Will not be visiting here again. Waiters were very rude and said they were too busy to discuss our problem. We were 2 of 4 people in the restaurant at that time! We definitely would not recommend this restaurant - customer service is shocking!!

Very nice people, well below average food and bloody expensive for what we had. Disappointing

I must say I'm very impressed with the quality of the food , in 30 years of eating Currys I don't actually think I've eaten better .. I would recommend this place to anyone in Yeovil or surrounding areas.. a must go for all curry lovers 😁

무뚝뚝해보이지만 표정만 그렇지 친절한 사장님. 양이 많으니 적당히 시켜야한다. 꽤 맛있다!

Lovely food but the meal was ruined by the waiter who was bordering on rude and we had to ask for everything twice. Quite pricey for an Indian restaurant especially the alcohol (£28 for the cheapest house wine).

We (all 18 of us) were here for pre ordered dinner. We received a warm welcome on arrival and were quickly served with drinks while the kitchen staff wee busy preparing our meals. The food was extremely tasty and served piping hot and by the looks of everyone's plates, also thoroughly enjoyable ! Thank you, we all had a lovely evening

I never enjoy leaving a poor review - but on this occasion feel I need to. We ate at the Rajpoot early evening on the 11th April and have to say that we found the meal disappointing in the extreme. The onion bargee was overcooked and dry. The curries totally lacking in taste and flavour. The only highlight was the papadoms which were hot crisp and enjoyable. Maybe we were just unlucky to be there on an off-day - but shall we be going back?.... sadly no. Sherborne is a lovely town with many fine restaurants - but would benefit from a greater variety of good ethnic ones.

Excellent food. Unlike many Indian restaurants the meat dish was actually packed with generous amount of meat, and not devoid of it. Waiter friendly, front of house / manager less so which was disappointing. I will however, be returning and hope for more inviting experience.

Ordered king prawns take away paid extra money but when i got home only cheap fresh water prawns so paid over the top. They also do not offer delivery service as internet states. Madras was like soup with chunks of chicken used too be good but gone down hill dramatically will not be ordering any more food from there anymore.

Been here several times before and been generally disappointed but pleasantly surprised on this first post-lockdown visit. Really good food all round and very friendly staff.

A warm welcome on a cold Monday evening. Friendly and proficient staff. Very good food. Nothing not to like. We shall return.

Excellent food and service waiters we're friendly and polite and the food was very good highly recommended this place reasonably priced as well

It didn't look like much from the outside, but we were so impressed by this place. We were a party of four, and we were all really happy with our meals. Food was brilliantly flavoured and the service was excellent. The best curry I've had in a long time and would definitely return next time I'm in the area.

Very nice Indian cuisine, staff are friendly and helpful. Never disappointed. We go once a month when able.

Excellent food service and a friendly atmosphere

Had a lovely dining experience last night at Rajpoot. Lovely warm friendly service and delicious flavoursome curries. Will definitely be back!

Lovely place. Amazing food and staff are lovely.

Literally best curry I’ve ever had. The garlic chilli chicken is consistently excellent. Would love to get the recipe.

It was the worst curry I’ve ever had the only thing that ok was the rice ad if I had been closer I would have taken it back overpriced and a waste of money we were looking forward to it and was disappointed with the quality of food

I think the chefs in this place do not know how to cook Indiofood I has a chicken schaslick. I have had better out of a supermarket. I been eating Indian food for 30 years this food was rotten

Excellent, really enjoyable meal. One of the best Indian restaurant's from a food perspective that I have been to outside of London.

Had a vegetable biryani very nice. Reasonably priced. Staff are attentive. Visit here every time I am in Sherborne. Better than most curry houses in Brighton.

5 of us (adults)went into the restaurant on a Wednesday night, one other table occupied. we ordered drinks and popadoms for all. Then we went to order the rest of our meal or so we thought, we asked for 5 portions of onion bahjis a...

You might think it's nothing special at first sight, but I love to go there! Best prawn korma and pilaw rice I ever had. One of the reasons I come on holidays from Germany every year! Still my favourite Indian restaurant with gorgeous food!

This Bangladesh food at its best, but modified a little for UK. It has been here for many years, and thankfully for many more. Great family run restaurant and great ambience

Always a friendly welcome and the food is very good.

Excellent food and service. Great range of dishes Generous servings. Biggest problem is avoiding over eating.

Excellent range of traditional english style asian cuisine. But ask for the traditional asian style options and you'll be impressed (not the standard Madras, Kormas etc). Best Naan bread in the area

Despite the unprepossessing appearance from the outside, there was a friendly welcome from staff, and a pleasant atmosphere. There was an interesting range of dishes on the menu, and I chose one of the more unusual dishes. I was very pleased with the quality of...

Had a lovely meal and the staff were friendly and attentive.

As new residents in the area, we booked a table for 2 people on a Friday evening. As the restaurant is in the centre of Sherborne, we had some difficulty finding parking, and as a result arrived 20minutes late. Oh dear, did we get a...

Booked a table on a Friday evening for myself and family, Arrived at 7:30pm to find a very busy restaurant - always a good sign I thought. To be honest, the food was very good (other than the Onion Bhaji's which were a bit wet...

Food was great, service was poor even at times rude. But what really upset us after spending £131.20 they charged us 50p per container to take our leftovers home.

Group of 10 of us ate here last week, good friendly service and excellent food. Our order was dropped in to the restaurant by one of our group 30 mins before we all arrived then after poppadoms/pickles, the curries all arrived in a timely fashion...

Food was a bit up and down. The onion bhajis were like what you pick up at a supermarket and didn’t really have any crunch or flavour. Mains were nice enough with good portions. Would agree with the other reviewers that inside is a bit...

Starters dry, over cooked leftovers? Tough chicken dish, served on the plate, raw veg, glum staff. One dinner was ok, but chicken still not as tender as it should have been. 2nd visit, but never again. Slightly gloomy, tired and dated decor ( as if...

I wish I had looked at trip advisor before I booked . The food was bland and the service was very unfriendly. I finally discovered India cuisine about 25 years ago and in that time I have eaten in 100’s of Indian restaurants. This was...

It often felt as though the gentlemen serving us was acting as though he was doing us a favour and he didn't want to be there. My meal was ok however my girlfriend had a vegetable curry. I have never had to season a curry...

I've been visiting the Rajpoot since it opened over 20yrs ago. Sadly, since that time and due I think to certain circumstances, the food has become variable in both quality and in taste. Reliable quality seems now to be missing......why??? There used to be regular...

Went with a party to celebrate and one of the staff owed money to a party member - he paid the debt but at the end of the night the lights were turned off and we were made to leave without the choice of a...

So disappointing Table of 9 and service was slow, mediocre food and rude staff Obviously can’t count as they demanded more money even though everyone paid separately Will not return and neither will my friends Such a shame they are so short sighted after spending nearly £500!!

Nine good friends all adults book for a meal as a surprise for a stag,very rude service from the start even worse was the bland food and one Order incorrect as well,staff that lean into You whilst serving and 3times I was pushed lightly to...

Great takeaway. Not greasy, beautiful tender lamb, good veg dishes and perfect naan. Great value for money too. Couldn’t fault it.

Service find and a menu replicated in virtually every 'Indian' restaurant in every high street across Britain. All hot and as expected - nothing more, nothing less.

Ordered a take away meal, no one enjoyed it there was very little taste and a foreign object was found in one of the meals. Never using them again.

Really nice food and great value

We recently made our first visit to the Rajpoot, and were very happy with our meal choices and the service. I think it would be fair to say the decor is a little dated, but we had friendly, attentive and prompt service. The menu is...

The only reason this restaurant has received 1 star is because I had too. I visited the restaurant on Tuesday 6th September with my partner. The service and food were ok, but nothing to get excited about. We still politely left a tip and left...

Can u go wrong with an Indian amazing delectable food. Deserts were mouth watering. Lovely place for a fine dining experience. Staff were kind and helpful

We regularly use the Rajpoot and it's always excellent, the vegetable madras is always hot and tasty

Poor quality food at a high price would not recommend this place.

We’ve become very fond of the staff. The food is outstanding.

Reliable as ever. Great food and friendly service. Recommended!

amazing food, kind people and great service. the whole experience was amazing, especially the food hbhhhbbbbbbbbbbbbb

We had a fabulous takeaway from here, the food was delicious. Staff were all so friendly and helpful. They were very knowledgeable about food intolerances etc. (we needed gluten/dairy free and vegetarian options) and we were spoilt for choice on the very varied menu. Would...

never disappoints, would really recommend trying Rajpoot. We've been coming for years and although we've now moved further away, we still make the drive because it's the best indian in the area!

Delicious Indian food. very good service on reasonable price. Love it..

Very nice curry and friendly service

very friendly staff and good food use it a lot

Excellent food and service only gripe table to small for 4 adults by the time you had 4 meals side's and naan breads we could hardly get it all on!