Roots Indian Restaurant & Bar in Richmond upon Thames

When we were glad that we made a booking as the restaurant was pretty busy when we arrived. The food was excellent overall and the service excellent. I really enjoyed the venison kebab starter, Hyderabad goat biryani, nan for the table, Then I had Matka kulfi for dessert that I ordered. Everyone on my table really enjoyed the food and overall experience.

What an amazing place to dine. The food, decor and service is top notch. Great menu and concept by Chef Mayur. Attention to detail by the service team lead superbly by Aman is commendable. Me and my family had a wonderful experience at Roots. Well done Guys!!!

The team at Roots hosted a gathering of 21 of us in the spacious basement area. The room was beautifully prepared, the food was exceptional and the service impeccable. We have met in an Indian restaurant every year since 2005 and the group was unanimous that the food served at Roots was by some distance the finest we have experienced.

We celebrated a family birthday on Saturday night, the food was delicious and the service was incredible. We will definitely be going back!! Highly recommend

1st Class. The food is out of this world and the enthusiasm and attention to detail from the staff is out of this world. You will not be disappointed!

When we arrived the place was packed but we were seated after just a few minutes since I had booked. The service was super quick with the food arriving soon after we had ordered. Very tasty and a cut above the usual. I would highly recommend.

Evert time we go here it never fails to impress! Service, atmosphere, quality of food🤗 it is always was a delight!

Food is good, we are pleased to find this place locally. Will come back. The lamb smoking curry is excellent. Most of other dishes are great too. However, frog legs were overcooked and batter too thick. I guess this is a new trial dish.

Highly recommend! Food was brilliant and couldn’t fault the service. Really great experience for all of us.

Absolutely delicious 5* came here for Sunday Roast everything was perfect great service also

I've only ever ordered take out from here so I can't comment on the restaurant itself but it is hands down the best curry I've had in a very long time. I'm so happy I have this place in my area.

The thing that made our evening, was the service from Aman - he elevated our evening with his excellent service & recommendations. The food itself was fantastic & the ambience was great too. I would thoroughly recommend.

Fantastic service and delicious food, would recommend!

Amazing food great wine- very knowledgeable staff

Great food, great service and great atmosphere. It's rare to find restaurants who gets it right from A to Z but they do! I went there for my birthday with my husband and I couldn't recommend it more! We felt like VIP and looking at other tables, it seems like everybody was treated with a 5stars service. We'll be back!

Part of a pre wedding celebration, so a fairly large group, they served a set menu. There was plenty of choice, including chicken, lamb and vegetable choices, this was served along the table in beautiful dishes.

We had a great meal at Roots on Friday. The dishes are all ambitious and successful with great use of quality fresh spices. For example the aromatic biryani where the rice steams in an oven pot beneath a lovely crunchy lid something like a crispy paratha. Side dishes such as Dahl Makhani and chicken tikka skewers from the Tandoor also impressed. Will definitely come again. There is an excellent lunch 2-course menu which makes weekdays very reasonable to eat but the whole menu is well worth paying the full price for.

Following a recommendation, we booked a table at Roots to celebrate my (ahem…) 22nd birthday. It did not disappoint. Service was excellent and the food was delicious. Will certainly be back.

We were recommended to try this restaurant, we were not disappointed. The food was excellent, especially the goat Briyani, the staff were attentive and made us feel very welcome. Thank you Roots, we will definitely be back.

Service was amazing, atmosphere was vibrant and food was unique. I would recommend anyone wanting to try Indian food to eat at roots.

Pure heaven. Service and food impeccable!

Authentic Indian Food in Teddington which is as good as Michelin Star Restaurants in Central London

Superb food and extremely friendly staff. Gave us a complimentary black daal when we couldn’t decide whether to order it or not. Not a traditional standard curry house menu.superb starters and mains.

Cute little dog friendly Indian restaurant with excellent food, top notch service and very reasonable prices! Left very, very satisfied! Definitely going back!

We had an amazing experience, we celebrated our anniversary, and Steve has been an amazing person. He always made us feel comfortable and always kind to us. Thank you so much for making our anniversary even more special. You are a good and kind person ❤️ The food was very, very, very nice !!!! If you visit Teddington l,nyou must stipnhere and enjoy 😉 The atmosphere is majestic, and details are in every corner and walls. Specially at dinner time you can enjoy the beautiful lights ✨️ making you feel in another place exotic and modern! Thank you to everyone!

Lovely curry and the best naan I've had in a long time. Nice atmosphere and good service. Pretty sure I saw Harry Redknapp in there too.

Well just excellent. If I could give 6 stars I would. Slightly more expensive but well worth it. Just visited again for the Sunday Roast menu. We had the lamb which you need to order 48 hours in advance which was superb. Excellent food and great service.

My first experience…. & not my last! Travelled from Birmingham and highly recommended by my brother and sister-in-law. Special thanks to Aman and the whole team.

Best Indian for miles. Fantastic customer service and the food is excellent. Nothing too much trouble and restaurant always buzzing.

Exceptional food and service in Teddington. The food is delicious, rich and light. We are regulars and love Roots!

Amazing tastes and exceptional customer service. Will DEFINITELY be returning soon!!

I’ve just came back from a meal here. Outstanding. I enjoy spicy food, but not just hot for the sake of it. (My wife is Indian, so I’m used to it having flavour too, not just hot) This place delivers, but do ask for what you want. These guys know what they are doing. Great service. Great food. A surprising gem.

Our local Indian as Indians - we love this place. Always excellent food and never disappoints. Service is also excellent by all staff and special shout out to Aman for his passion - lovely to see. A great experience always!

Best Indian anywhere in and around London. Unique flavours and nice staff. Get the seabass & butter chicken.

First time in this restaurant and hands down the best we have experienced! The waiter gave some amazing reccomendations and the service was excellent and everyone went above and beyond to make our meal perfect. The food was absolutely amazing, everything we had was 10/10. Couldn't fault it!

Fantastic food, service, ambience and customer care to boot, another gem of a restaurant within the Teddington food scene.

Brilliant restaurant with delicious food and wonderful service. We’ve been a few times now and took my vegan friend last night. They were so attentive to her and went above and beyond to ensure she enjoyed her meal. The free mango sorbet with 3 spoons was a lovely end to our meal!

Amazing service, great flavourful food and a beautiful decorative restaurant

The food and service are excellent

I visited my friend in Teddington, he took me his favourite Indian restaurant Roots in main mkt area, I found it very beautiful ambiance, related to Indian culture and Rajasthani vibrant colours.... staff was very attentive and welcome us to given comfortable table , we had Popadum and chutneys to start ....I was very impressed with chutney quality special berries one and sweet potato, also had daal Makhani was authentic , saag also excellent, Garlic naan was perfect, my friend had few grills , all were amazing presented and delicious in taste and I loved their unique dessert tandoori pineapple. Price was very responsible in that elite mkt ,best Indian restaurant in Teddington Recommended to all Indian food lovers

Incredible and attentive service. Gave us the option to change the level of spice on each dish. Fantastic portion sizes, nothing too big. Great quality. 5/5

Hands down the best Indian restaurant, perhaps the best restaurant of any cuisine, in Teddington. The food is delicious and the menu very thoughtfully put together. It is extremely well-priced for the quality. Aman and his team do a fantastic job to deliver impeccable service in a manner that always remains down to earth and welcoming. A truly fantastic restaurant.

Best restaurant in Teddington. Food and service are amazing !

I love Roots! This is the best Indian restaurant around. The food is incredible and the staff is great! I m looking forward to visit them again:)

Fantastic service and amazing food ! Will definitely come back. Came for my daughters birthday and they went out of their way to make it special. Highly recommended

It’s very rare that I get to say WOWWWW for an Indian restaurant in London. Roots makes the culinary journey special. The food not only is appetising to the eyes but every bite is delicious. It’s a highly recommended place to visit. I’m looking forward to my next many more visits

5 star food, great atmosphere and excellent service. Service wasn't overbearing and the staff were there for you at just the right times. Very happy to accommodate our dog as well! Would recommend the Samosa Chat for starter!

Hidden gem in Teddington. The food was delicious, the service was fantastic - Aman was incredibly friendly and welcoming. The hand painted mural is stunning. The cocktails are very, very good. Can’t wait to go back, would recommend to anyone 10/10!

This is a very distinctive restaurant. It's friendly and laid back but faultlessly attentive and efficient. Everything says 'we are determined to be a great place to eat'. The menu is smaller than the choice: after a mix of shared starters, all delicious, I was headed for rogon ghost but asked the waiter to make it hot. He suggested Kohlpuri ghost instead. Never heard of it, and not on the menu, but he was the expert... The result was a dish of huge flavour, just glorious, that included subtle flavours I've never met in 50 years of eating and cooking Indian food. Wow. Roots is probably in the top three Indian restaurants I have ever been to, and eye-openingly good. At that level there is no equal first. I almost dare not go on about it, because it's already crowded. and busy with locals who know what they have got. More success will only make it harder to book a table, and I'd love to go there again.

Decent food, with several unusual tasty dishes like goat biryani. Great presentation. Good service.

Excellent service and food! Thank you

After reading the reviews we decided to try this restaurant and we were blown away by the food. Every dish and sauce was absolutely incredible, helped by the staff recommendations. Best Indian food we have tried in the UK. Highly recommend

First time in here. Great atmosphere, very comfy chairs and yummy food. Staff were so lovely. The owner came and introduced himself and took time to chat. So welcoming. We’ll be back, thank you for having us. 🤍

We loved Roots so much, we went twice whilst on our trip to the area. Very creative menu propelling Indian food to new heights of taste sensations. Must try truffle naan and the exceptional Boozy Gullab Jamon! It was my birthday and One, I won’t forget! Keep up the good work, excited to visit Again 🙌🏽

Exquisite Indian food presented with a smile....delicious and well balanced flavours and advanced booking recommended!

Excellent food and Service. Party of 9 ethnically Indians,loved virtually everything on the menu we tried!

Had the goat biryani. Super delish.

Had lamb in clay pot, it was definitely the best lamb ever I had, super tasty with a super nice smoky taste 😋 Highly recommended

It is a place to visit. If you love Indian cuisine and want to add a touch of Indian spices to your cocktails with no doubt in mind just book your spot and head to this place. The hospitality is commendable, and thanks to the team and Mr.Aman, who ensured that our Special day was made even more special.

Twice we had dinner over here . On both the occasions the food, ambience and service was fantastic. Vegetarian as well as non Vegetarian dishes are absolutely delicious.

Insane food! Great service…I’ve eaten in all the Indian restaurants in Richmond and this is better than any of them and that’s saying something as we’re spoilt for choice…well done ! Will be back 100%

I have eaten at Roots on 3 occasions now and every time it has been outstanding - delicious cocktails, amazing food and exceptional service. They also recently catered for a fundraising event we held at a local preschool - everyone was blown away by the food and can’t wait to come to Roots to try more! They were so supportive and helpful in the run up and did not want to make money from the event but just to support a local cause. Thank you Aman and team for everything! Looking forward to my next visit already!

My new favourite restaurant in Teddington! I’ve ordered food from Roots many times and they are consistently good. Every dish is delicious- in particular, the slow cooked black daal, the chicken malbari and lamb rogan josht are so flavourful and tender, they’re not your average local Indian takeaway. Roots helped cater a charity event for us for more than 50 people and their service and care was impeccable, with everyone saying how blown away they were by the quality and taste of the food. The staff went out of their way to help and accommodate all of our needs and it was a great success. Thank you Roots!

The best Indian cuisine I have ever eaten. Service outstandig, big thank you to Aman for looking after us and being super helpful . Highly recommend

Very tasty dishes and excellent service. Went for a birthday, which the staff were happy to help celebrate.

Aman and the team are fantastic! I have dietary requirements which can sometimes make eating out tricky but Aman and the team always make me aware of the dishes I can eat and, where I can’t eat something, they find me delicious alternatives. P.s try the Sunday roast!

Cannot fault my visit, definitely lived up to the recommendations and expectations!

Great Sunday lunch, with their speciality lamb. Excelent service and very tasty food. Highly recommended.

We had a fabulous meal here on Saturday night. The service was warm, friendly and helpful and the food simply delicious. We will be going again. Oh and it was packed.

From the moment my wife and I stepped into Roots, we knew we were in for a treat. Nestled in the heart of Teddington, Roots is a true culinary gem, offering an authentic Indian dining experience that is both rare and delightful. The ambiance of the restaurant is inviting and warm, setting the stage for a memorable meal. The staff were exceptionally friendly and knowledgeable, providing recommendations that enhanced our dining experience. As for the food, it was nothing short of fantastic. Each dish was a masterpiece of flavor, expertly crafted to showcase the rich and diverse palette of Indian cuisine. The spices were perfectly balanced, offering that signature warmth and depth without overpowering the main ingredients. Every bite was a delightful journey through the tastes of India. The highlight of our meal was the Paneer Tikka Masala, a dish that we will be talking about for weeks to come. It was the perfect blend of spices, texture, and flavor – a true testament to the chef’s skill and passion for Indian cuisine. Roots is not just a restaurant; it’s a culinary adventure that transports you straight to the heart of India. We are already planning our next visit and would highly recommend it to anyone seeking an exceptional Indian dining experience. Five stars all the way!

Omg if you can go, do it the staff are great, friendly and service is incredible. Great wine selection and OMG the food is incredible. We had z table of 9, food came out pretty quick and was AMAZING. Will definitely be back

"Found this gem on Google without a reservation. Arrived at 5:30 pm to an empty but inviting space becausetoo early. First-time trying Indian food in Teddington, and the initial service was excellent. The staff recommended delicious dishes, making our experience memorable. Will definitely return and recommend to friends – a top-notch Indian restaurant!"

Unquestionably the best Indian cuisine I have ever had the pleasure to consume. Exceptionally delicate food with flavours seeping through at every level. The menu is wide ranging and includes dishes rarely seen ( if ever ) in any other Indian restaurant I have visited over the years. A delightful evening with attentive and friendly staff despite it being a full house on a Friday night. I look forward to introducing this treasure of a restaurant to other friends and family members. Hats off to the team at Roots.

Food was amazing. We had travelled from Glasgow the curry capital and can honestly say this food surpassed expectations. Delicious flavoursome

Absolutely amazing food and atmosphere. Service was totally top notch too! Already planning when we can come back for the Sunday roast!

Had an amazing time here and would definitely recommend for a great Indian food experience.

Fantastic New Years Eve meal. Staff were attentive and friendly and food was exceptional. Thank you

One of the best curries I’ve ever had. Meat was beautifully moist and the sauces so smooth and tasty. The desserts were fabulous too. Very reasonably priced considering the quality. We had the butter chicken and thought it was sensational. Also the ice creams - matka kulfi - if you like pistachios, almonds and rose flavours you’ll be in heaven. We will be back to try the other options. Loved it.

We came here for a friend's 40th birthday, without question best Indian food I've eaten, outstanding!

A wonderful meal, complemented by attentive and knowledgeable service - well done and thank you team Roots.

Visited for the first time, excellent food ,a real cut above other restaurants, nice interior and polite and courteous waiters.

Amazing food excellent service. Beautiful restaurant.

We’ve dined at Roots a few times already and will continue going again. We were warmly greeted by the Manager Aman, who also recommended some amazing dishes. Prices are very fair for the quality of food and service provided. Staff are always cheerful. Highly recommended!

12 of us enjoyed a fabulous meal last night. The food and service at Roots are excellent

We were a group of 9 (5 adults & 4 teenagers) and the service was fantastic & food was wonderful - would highly recommend!!

We held a party for 19 here. The food was excellent and the service was amazing. Dishes are slightly different to the normal fare which makes for a great dining experience. Highly recommend !

Nice ambiance. The sides were not very tasty but the mains were delicious . Service was a bit slow.

I was lucky enough to go here for a friend’s celebration and the restaurant laid on a spread of different dishes for us all to try. The food and the service were top notch. Really brilliant place.

Lovely Indian restaurant with a fabulous menu that isn't overwhelming with choice. The goat biryani was cooked to perfection and the raita so delicious. The trio of chicken tika was tasty and beautifully cooked and the mango lassi, one of the best I've had. Highly recommend to eat in as the service and staff are wonderful as well.

My wife and I had the Sunday lunch (set menu - Tandoori plate), 3 courses for £30 each. There was more than enough food for the both of us. The service and the atmosphere were great, but the food was the real star! Chicken 65, yes please, I could eat that all day….perfectly paired with the Punjab samosa for starters. The Tandoori platter and sides (Dahl, Potatoes, Spinach & Mushroom) for mains Desert Charcoal ice-cream with a sweet dough ball and pineapple. Best Indian I have ever had, hands down! Please keep up the good work Roots. I’ll be back!

We had another excellent meal at Roots. The Goat Byriani was absolutely delicious, and the service was excellent as usual. They allow dogs at the tables in the front, so Charlie always comes with us.

The food is incredible. Brilliant service, lovely atmosphere and restaurant has been done so well, including a 50 ft hand painted Indian mural on the wall. A must visit.

My friend and I came here after seeing a few videos on Instagram and TikTok! The decor and atmosphere of the restaurant is genuinely amazing. Its got a lot going on without it appearing too busy. The customer service was fast, they check in on you as much as they can (the restaurant was extremely busy). I was quite skeptical if the food was going to be good or if the portion size would be big enough. The king prawn biryani and samosa chaat did not disappoint, would most definitely recommend it. The portions were great, my friend and I were struggling to finish it!

I have eaten in every Indian restaurant within a five mile radius for over 50 years. None has matched Roots for food and service. Will return soon.

Try the frogs legs. I am sure this is not a traditional Indian dish and ascertaining from the waiter that the owner has French connection I understand why it is on the menu. Goat biryani’s great as well. Well done guys and I would be back if I didn’t live in NZ

A great experience here. Waiters were friendly and attentive. Service was prompt and the food was so tasty. It's rare you get all three!

Wonderful Indian resteraunt. We've been getting the odd takeout over the last few weeks and actually sat in this time. Menu is amazing and makes you try different dishes. My other half rates the biryani as among the best she's ever had and I had a Chefs Special which was hotter than most on the menu however a lovely warming heat. Probably the best lamb curry I've ever had and I've had a fair few. Cobra was cold and on draught. A good selection of drinks including a cocktail list. Lovely buzz in a stylish resteraunt. Staff attentive, knowledgable. My new favourite place for food. My 4 year old had a korma and I couldnt stop dunking my bread in the sauce ! Brilliant and highly recommended.

Aman and the team did an amazing job! We are delighted that they are now on Teddington high street and look forward to eating with them again very soon. The quality of the cooking and the ingredients used are on top level, with the balance of flavors outstanding. See you very soon!

Being an Indian myself, I can safely say Roots is one of the best Indian restaurants that I have been to in the UK. The food is brilliant, the staff are very friendly and the location is right on the High Street. The only thing I would say is that the prices aren’t for everyone. However, you pay for quality.

Really lovely indian restaurant with beautiful decor throughout. The waiter was very attentive to my gluten allergy. Very authentic menu that’s not overwhelming with too many choices. Will definitely be coming back ! Thank you Root for an amazing experience.