Red Chilli - Authentic Bangladeshi Cuisine in Havant

Always good food . Exceptional value on Wednesday banquet night. Any Starter, Main, Side, Rice or Nan, Coffee. £15.95.

The food and service in this restaurant used to be very good indeed - but I haven't been there since Covid and I think that management/ownership must have changed. There is not a single good word I can say about it.The service was very average and the food was appalling. The papadams were so thin that they literally fragmented in your fingers - you couldn't really use them to hold the various chutneys that came with them. I think that some of the meats had been pre-cooked and put aside to be added to various dishes as they were ordered. Every part/piece of the mixed tandoori starter was overdone and as tough as boots. The chicken tikka was the same, whilst that in the korma tasted as if it had been cooked separately (earlier?) and simply covered in the warmed sauce for presentation/service. My own Jalfrezi - supposedly semi hot - was absolutely tasteless.I was born and have lived for many years in the Far East before coming home to UK, so I know what a good curry should taste like. I have had many excellent ones in this country. - But NOT at Red Chilli. The whole meal was honestly the WORST curry I (and my friends) have ever experienced. None of us will ever go back there again!!!

Lovely food we come and try something different each time and the place never disappoints. Always tasty food good service and friendly staff...try this place it's great .

Excellent food as always. Their vegetarian dishes are packed full of good veg and super tasty. Varied menu and reasonably priced.

We had a lovely meal. The onion bhajis were excellent and the curries tasty. The service was excellent and the welcome was warm and friendly.

I met some friends who live locally to the Red Chilli and the food and service was great, we all had a selection of dishes and was not disappointed. The staff were very welcoming and friendly, will definitely visit again when we meet up in the future & I would recommend The Red Chilli as a good place to eat.

We had a take away from here this evening and it really was so tastelss, the chicken biriani had very few pieces of chicken and bland rice, the vegetable curry sauce also tasted of nothing. My sister had a chicken dish that looked watery and some of the chicken was inedible. Won't be using this place again, a microwave curry from a supermarket would have been tastier.

I hate to give a poor review but I have to in this case. The restaurant was empty, except for the group of 5 I was with. My starter was soggy and very unpleasant to eat. In fairness this was changed without question, the replacement was little better. My main course curry was just about warm enough but could have been hotter, in temperature and not spice terms. The rice was not a fluffy pilau but clumped. Fortunately there was plenty so that I could pick around the clumps.

Staff were really rude and short when answering. When curry arrived was watery and tasteless. Left after one taste as could not carry on eating and certainly wasn’t paying for it. Worst curry I’ve had ever.

Mixed grill and the meat in the kurma tasted cheap and had a horrible taste. Partner’s nann felt gritty and the peshwari nann was undercooked. Also the Bombay potato tasted almost sweet and sour? Only good thing is the kurma sauce was nice. Phoned to complain and they said we can have discount next time. Really disappointed

Great service food and ambience ... Reasonable prices and served with a smile very helpful staff and will try and accommodate a wimps pallete ...

Horrendous food, Tikka Marsala had no flavour and was very watery, chicken was extremely chewy. Onion bhaji was was horrible, the wife’s curry sauce was very watery and had no flavour. I’ve had a better microwave curry from Iceland!

We came across this Restuarant quite by chance and what a find. We like Asian Food and we consider that the food produced in this Restuarant to be one of the best quality of Bangladeshi food that we have ever encountered. Coupled with the exemplary polite and attentive service provided by the staff, perfect Gentlemen. I would highly recommend this establishment and we look forward to our next visit at the earliest opportunity.

This is our 5th visit , we love red chilli. The food is fantastic and service great, I do love a curry house with an atmosphere which this has. Great value too.

Phenomenal Indian food. We were staying at The Langstone Hayling Island and got a taxi into Havant as fancied an Indian meal. Absolutely was not disappointed. Really attentive waiters really lovely food, quiet lovely dining. We both had the spicy nutty duck starter...wow ! Incredible taste. Never seen this on a menu before. Spicy and flavoursome. I had garlic chili chicken for main, really decent size chunks of chicken. My husband had tikka massala which he said was delicious. Not often we're in this neck of the woods but will happily return if we find ourselves in the vicinity.

Just wanted a quick take-away following an afternoon party, and the food in my hotel is very disappointing. Can't mention the hotel, so please bear with me..... Had a Manchurian lamb and a naan, and they added a poppadum and even gave me some cutlery. Food was delicious, though maybe the lamb could have been less chewy, hence 4/5. Naan was one of the best I've had in a while.

Being new in town, this place has quickly become our favourite restaurant. Not only is the food excellent but the atmosphere is very chilled out and the service is excellent. The staff are always very accommodating even if you haven’t pre booked.

I have been going in here since it opened, the original staff were more like friends and they made us feel like more than just customers. Our visit last week just did not feel the same, and I am sure (in my own mind) that they have changed ownership and chef. The food was just not the same, the staff were just not the same. You stull get a warm friendly welcome, but it feels like I am a new customer now, and not someone that has been going there for years. The food tastes and looks different. My main course was so instantly forgettable, I forgot to take a picture. My wife complained about her dish, and we were told it would be taken off the bill, when the bill came, all that had been taken off was the value of the discount voucher we had. We were given another discount voucher, for use with a future visit, but because it just does not feel the same, I am unsure if I want to go back. Shame really, it used to be so good.

Very disappointed with our takeaway meal. All the food was cold and tasteless, chicken biryani had very little chicken, chicken tikka, veg curry, sag aloo. Nothing positive to say, will never order from there again.

Had take away delivered. Very average dish and cold when it arrived an hour after ordering. The sag aloo had onions in it which we not expecting. On the good side plenty of pickles were included and the price was reasonable.

What can i say. It was just after six and the two of us walked in and asked for a table. Big place , ex pub. No one in apart from two staff. We were directed to a two table and we asked if we...

Having previously visited many time and enjoyed great food and service, we were very disappointed with our latest visit. Waited over an hour and a half for our food, when it arrived the rice was over cooked and several of the dished were cold. No...

This evening my husband and I visited this lovely welcoming restaurant. We had no booking ,we were greeted by smart happy gentleman and from start to finish service and especially the food was wonderful . Can not recommend this Bangladeshi restaurant enough , we have...

Visited Red Chilli with a group of friends last night. Had the following Poppadoms + chutney Prawn Puree Shared three dishes with a friend Garlic Chilli chicken Lamb Vindaloo Sag Bajee Pilau Rice Plain Naan And a desert!! Had a great meal.. Stand out for...

Absolutely vile, tasteless and cold. Gotta be one of the worse curries I've ever had. How do they get away with it. I will never go here again!

Great food and service! We had less than 1 hour (train to catch), the waiter Ronnie (I think) was very knowledgeable and suggested starters and mains that could be prepared on time. We saw they were busy with other orders but we were well cared...

The trouble with writing a review is that it is your personal, subjective opinion, and after reading some other reviews about the Red Chilli, wondered if I was in the same place. We ate in on this occasion, as we had just come back from...

Don’t know what has gone wrong here. Use this take away many times before but the tandoori chicken they served me was utterly disgusting and has put me off eating tandoori chicken. Actually made me fell sick. It was soggy and didn’t appear to have...

I ordered from here tonight instead of my usual due to Uber eats code and my normal curry house wasn’t on ubereats. Well it arrived on time and delivery driver was lovely. But opening the bag of food I was met with anaemic looking fries,...

Takeaway from here. Cold, frozen vegetables used, lamb was very tough. Special fried rice made with frozen vegetables on the plus side the naan was lovely. Have eaten in previously but won’t be going again

Excellent. Food delivered on time and superb quality. Would recommend. This was our first experience and it was faultless.

Best takeaway I have had in a very long time, first choice from now on. Thank you :) Original menu, all very fresh, delivery driver very polite. Can't wait to visit the restaurant when I am able.

The food was the best Probably the best curry we’ve ever had! So tasty, good service and value! Will def be returning ! Fantastic evening

After moving to the area a couple of years ago, this became our 'go-to' Offering the best, most authentic Indian. The tandoori dishes are spot on, the meat on its own is superb, the only place I feel comfortable ordering a lamb dish from as most others supply fatty and chewy meat. Their breads are always fresh and warm, much better than just having rice with everything. Only eaten in here a few times but service went above and beyond - the decor is suitably placed. The menu itself is extensive and can cater to all tastes, mild and very HOT. Price-wise, its isn't the cheapest - but it shouldn't be for the high-quality ingredients going in. All in all it is un-comparable to the completion in Havant and we will continue to get our takeaways and eat ins from here. Thank you very much :)

Well what can I say lovely meal which was ruined by the staff who deem it acceptable to sack there waitress for refusing to go on a date with one of the members of staff shocking I have eaten here plenty of times but will never visit again after witnessing this predator trying to manipulate the waitress to keep her job unbelievable

Very pleasant experience with friendly staff. The food is VERY authentic and the breads are always fresh. A go to restaurant in Havant and should definitely be checked out.

The food tasted really nice but the chips and nann bread were cold.

Usually a great Indian but tonight was awful, food cold, an hour late from delivery time, and got hung up on twice whole I chased the order, such a shame but tonight was poor. Order was made from a preorder before they opened so they had loads of time

Food could be delivered at a higher temperature, only warm

Food was much better last week. Tikka Massala was weak. Dansak not great. Bag was messy with oil. Naans weren't very good.

Food was amazing will be ordering again!!

Beautiful meal. Will order again

Great experience from start to stop. Lovely meal thank you

food was very tasty but cold would go for sit down meal but not another takeaway from them like my meal warm to be warm atleast.

Veg in curry wasnt as it usually was...was slightly hard and undercooked which ruined the flavour of the curry. Everything else was lovely as usual. Delivered early which was great

Food is delicious and very good quality and excellent service.

Love this place. So fast great food, no messing

Never had a bad curry. Food is always fresh. And cooked to perfection. Staff are friendly. Provably my favourite Indian restaurant.

This was the best Just Eat delivery I have received. Delivery, quality and service was perfect

Ordered before and been amazing food. Today though the Korma was as running as water and the chicken wasnt right. The texture was a bit mushy for want of a better word. Had the taste of a frozen meal reheated. Seeing as we paid around £45 I was a bit disappointed. Will consider ordering again from them but was put off by the quality tonight.

Food was excellent and hot. The delivery driver was fab. Arrived early. Haven’t ordered from them before but will most definitely be back.

Food was lovely but not a hot as would have like it to be.

Thank you for a great service food was yummy. You all must be very busy at this time I'm I would like to say thank you to the delivery driver & chef and everyone x

Food cold. Chicken chewy and cold.

Absolutely fabulous meal tonight. Don't live locally but come in when down here. Always good food, polite and friendly staff and immaculate toilet facilities.

I have been eating at this restaurant ever since it opened some eight or so years ago, and thought it was about time that I left a review. The choice of food and it's quality is probably the best in the local area, 'cos I have tried a few others. The prices are very reasonable; the service level and cheerfulness of the staff is always good and reliable.

I choose Red Chilli because of a lots of nice customer's reviews. Nice and clean place and food was really tasty. The only thing I would like to say is: After hot food arrived, we were disturbed quite few times with the question: Is everything okay with your meal?Once is absolutely enough. Also one waitress(young lady), we asked about red wine, was not sure about whether restaurant got this wine or not? I assumed, she was new in the restaurant I do understand as I work in fine dining restaurant, but many people may not...My sugestion is: please, make sure new employees are properly trained before go on the floor and serving guest. It's more professional with better impression and gives you lots of nice reviews.

We usually order Indian from another restaurant but tonight thought we would give another place a try. I can’t fault the delivery time, it was very fast, food packaged well etc and driver was polite. Food itself was pretty poor in my opinion, had the kurma for my Mrs and a Pathia for me. These are usually safe options when it comes to flavour but the Kurma and Pathia were both very bland and tasteless, literally tasted like they’d just been defrosted in the microwave. The chicken in both dishes was so full of water that it was almost transparent and had a texture more like jelly before you add the boiling water. The opinion Bhajis were also similar to what you’d expect to get in Iceland, they were flat and disc shaped, extremely fatty with no crunch and again pretty tasteless. I don’t normally leave reviews that are negative but I was genuinely disappointed with the standard of the food.

Yummy and tasty like usual couldn't fault

Late arriving and items very cold

Food was really cold On 1 and half popadoms in the bag Potion size was for 1 person Chips where cold and cheap fries

Food arrived within the time scale they put. As my partner was looking through the bag he noticed the cans of coke we paid £3 for was missing. He then told the delivery driver who said "its not my problem phone the restaurant ". Phoned the restaurant who said i didnt pay for them which it was clearly stated on the order. Dinner was extremely greasy and naan breads not flavoury at all.

Enjoyed the food every order we have had. Not a bad word to say.

- ordered a takeaway- Food turned up cold and greasy, to a point it stained the table mats (as you can see in the picture)- Food was so greasy it actually ate through the paper bag and into the plastic carrier bag- When phoned to complain about the poor Quality of the food, the manager pretended that he could not hear us over the phone and made a comment for us to go and order food elsewhere. Bearing in mind we’d spent £30+ on the order, & had to argue to get a refund. - Disgusting food and service, will never eat there again.

Really enjoyed our food! Fresh ingredients and just really tasty xxxx

Have eaten in the restaurant before and enjoyed it. However the takeaway was horrible it was so bland and didn’t taste of much of all. My other half is sure the curry was watered down as when plated up puddles on plate

Only thing they left the salad out. Do love lemon on my onion bhaji but couldn't tho. Do keep forgot to put the little bits. There the bits that make it

Lovely and yummy like usual x

Waited 40 minutes after delivery time and had to phone them to enquire were my order was, they didn't seem to care. We had to microwave the meal to heat it up when it arrived like warm. Such a shame as the food here is usually very good.

Chips were undercooked curry was greasy and the lid wasn’t on properly in the bag so everything was covered didn’t enjoy it at all will not be ordering again

First time here and the food was one of the best I’ve had. Will be returning again.

We go to this restaurant often and have never been disappointed. The service is good and the food always superb

The staff here are just lovely! Always smiling. We only get a takeaway from here as its consistently good food.

Very impressed on delivery, came at the exact time the app said it would.

This was such a joy to find - albeit for a really quick meal, i could have stayed longer!The service was fantastic. The choice of starters, main meals and sides, is really quite extensive. I was only recommended the restaurant earlier that evening, and was very glad that I was. I will also be going back (not just to collect my umbrella I forgot!!).

Ordered food and selected 20.20 as a delivery time, when order was confirmed it came back as 20.50 but didn't arrive until 21.00. Just annoying that time changed after paying. I could have collected or made a different choice if I had known the time would change before I paid.

We have had good service and good food in the past, but.... Ordered food at 7:45pm with a promised arrival time of 8:40pm. At 9pm I rang the restaurant and was told that it had "just left" - a 4 mins journey by car. At 9:35pm it finally arrived. Sadly food was lukewarm and needed an extended time in the microwave to make it edible. And then much of it was dry A very disappointing experience Lesson: make sure you are able to meet your time commitments and be honest when giving time updates.

arrived stone cold. was tasteless will not order again

We visit this restaurant every time we come to Havant on holiday with friends. This visitwas difficult for me as unable to eat my usual curry. No problem I was given tandoori dish flavoured with the special spices but no butter or yogurt. It was excellent and served with a crisp side salad.

We’ve been here several times and the food and service is consistently excellent. Friendly staff. Offered a free drink at the end of our meal.Thank you

Dishes extremely greasy. Curry packaged on a soggy lettuce leaf with a boiled egg :-S. However delivery was very prompt

My partner and I visited on a Thursday lunchtime. We were passing through and decided to give it a try. Although we were the only people in the restaurant, we were not phased. The staff were friendly and welcoming, and the food arrived in a timely manner. We tried two dishes, both equally tasty and plentiful. The rice was really nice. We would recommend this restaurant to others for a nice meal out.

Chicken was so rubbery it squeaked while eating it. Slathered in paste, when it should be dry. Greasy and rice too dry. Awful meal. Returned it and have had no refund at all. Will never eat from here again.

Never been to this restaurant before. Had a nice meal. Food and service was excellent,and received a £10 voucher to use on our next visit, which hopefully will be sooner rather than later.

Booked table for Saturday night, very welcoming staff, pleasant speedy service even got a complimentary drink after, great food and I’ll be back for sure.

we normally go to the Elm Masala on Hayling island but for a friends birthday we thought we would have a change, I had the mixed grill which was tasteless, there was no king prawn, when I mentioned it he just said he would knock a pound off the bill, three out of the seven people enjoyed their meal,

Lovely food, said would be 45 but came in 35. Great Korma.

Lovely food but we were missing the onion bhajis .

There are not many choices around Havant but this restaurant is worth a visit. Apart from Friday / Saturday No reservations needed. Good service and a good variety of food, recommended by SportTravel

I was so disappointed with my order today! The chicken was frozen chicken and not fresh which left water in the curry sauce. The whole meal was rushed and didn’t taste good at all. I won’t be ordering again. Such a shame as I normally like ordering from you.

Amazing food and staff always so welcoming. Thanks again 😊

Amazing food, taste service brilliant will order again

We have been here many times and are never disappointed, the staff are very friendly and give a great service and the food is always amazing. Best place in Havant for curry.

Would love to leave a review of the food but none arrived. Only ordered a few bits waited for 1.30 mins and spoke to the restaurant who said it had left 30 mins before !! It must have been traffic. It’s less than a mile away. Delivery guy called twice and couldn’t understand my directions and didn’t know where he was !! Listen forget it choose another place.

Food was cold chips were soggy was greasy and naan wasn't cooked thoroughly

I don't normally like leaving bad reviews because I know a lot can impact a restaurants standards when it comes to takeaways.. But wow this was honestly one of the worst meals I have ever had. I'm not sure how an indian meal can be so bland, but it was impressive just how bland it was. Coated in what can only be described as a swimming pool of oil. An item was also not delivered, and when I rang them not as much as an apology just told me to contact just eat. I contacted them and got a refund. Genuinely abysmal experience and meal. The delivery guy however was early, and very friendly. I have zero issues with his part, he was great. Just a shame what he was made to deliver I wouldn't want to see consumed by anyone.

Curry had leaked In the bag, making everything a nightmare to sort through. Food wasn’t hot but was warm.

Lovely food very impressed will definitely order again

Chips were so cold and onion bhjais were dripping with oil!!

Best Indian food I have had. Don't bother with anyone else.