Ruchi Indian in Woking

Great home delivery service, at a very good price, very interesting menu ,but be aware the food comes out a little bit on the mild side.

Booked a table for me and my partner at 18:20 on the 06/04/25. I had previously been with a friend of mine, and was looking forward to bringing my girlfriend on this occasion, as I had really enjoyed it the last time. We arrive, and the place was practically empty. Not a problem to us. We were then greeted, shown to our table and asked if we would like any drinks. After receiving the drinks and having looked through the menu, we were ready to order. I ask for the following: x1 lamb pakora starter. x1 chicken korma. x1 pilau rice. x1 chicken tikka masala. x1 coconut rice. x1 Peshawar naan. I specifically ask the waiter if he can make sure the chicken tikka curry is made mild, as I prefer it with less spice. Not a problem I’m told. He writes it down and takes the orders to the kitchen. About 10 minutes later, he brings the first dish out. The lamb pakora looked okay at first glance, although there wasn’t much of it (literally about 5 small pieces). The lamb itself was cooked beautifully and perfectly balanced. A decent bit of fat and meat. The coating however was more like a batter that you would find on fillet of cod from the fish & chips shop instead of a pakora. Not too big of a deal, but not something I’d order again. Next, the chicken korma comes out, followed by what looks like a coconut rice/basmati rice (even though we’d requested pilau rice for the korma). At first, I thought they might have got them mixed up, and would be bringing it out with my chicken tikka masala. This turned out to be the least of my concerns. Straight after, he brings out a chicken tikka kebab (pieces of meat on a skewer) and no rice. I immediately tell him that this wasn’t what I’d ordered, and reminded him that I’d asked for a masala and coconut rice. The look on his face was one of apathy. To avoid stressing anyone out, I tell him it’s fine. He asks if I would like my original order made up, to which I reply yes. “A couple minutes” he says. No no it’s fine, tell them to take their time I explain, I’m happy to wait. My immediate thoughts were, how on earth would he have them make a curry up in a couple of minutes, and why would he say that thinking that it would help the situation. Lo and behold, he returns (literally about 3-4 minutes later) and brings out a curry. I could tell straight away that it was literally thrown together as quickly as possible, as a means of rectifying the issue. It looked like a watery mix of the base sauce and did not resemble a tikka masala (especially the one I’d previously had when I came with my friend). The chicken you ask? They couldn’t be bothered to make up a fresh batch, they’d literally pulled off the chunks from the skewers they’d brought out previously and tossed them in the sauce. He then says “I’ve brought you out a rice to go with it, free of charge.” when I’d literally asked for a rice to begin with… It’s as if the guy wasn’t listening at all. Not to be deterred, I tuck in and carry on with the evening, hoping that it would at least taste decent… Wrong! It was perhaps the worst tikka masala I’d ever had, which was really disappointing considering I’d complimented the place to my partner before coming and had previously enjoyed the food. Whilst eating, the manager comes over and asks if the food was okay. Again, not to make a fuss of things, I simply respond with a yes and a thank you. He looks down at the curry and then heads over to the main desk where he begins to ask the waiter in their native language about the food. I don’t know what was said obviously, but I heard him say the word tikka, and he did not look at all happy. The waiter responded by saying something along the lines of “It’s fine don’t worry about it.” I can only assume that he was questioned about it and thought that it would be okay as I was obviously ‘too stupid to notice.’ Wrong again… I usually don’t make a scene with things like this, as I’m well aware mistakes happen, but it’s how you handle them and try to put them right that matters. Very disappointed.

Este solía ser un excelente restaurante, pero parece tener problemas. Unas semanas antes de esta visita se cerró inesperadamente cuando se suponía que estaba abierto. La noche que fuimos era muy tranquilo. Pedimos una botella de vino blanco. Se sirvió en la sala de tepertaure, así que pedimos uno refrigerado. Dijeron que no tenían ese vino en particular refrigerado pero sí otro. Cuando eso llegó estaba frío pero ya se había abierto con al menos un par de vasos sacados. Pedimos una botella fría sin abrir de cualquier cosa que tuvieran que eventualmente llegó, pero nos hicieron sentir que estábamos siendo irrazonables cuando solo estábamos pidiendo algo que cualquier restaurante serviría automáticamente. La comida estaba bien, pero nada como lo ha sido en el pasado. Cuando vinimos a pagar nos pidieron efectivo no tarjeta de crédito. Dijimos que queríamos pagar con tarjeta de crédito y por eso nos preguntaron si podíamos pagar parte de la factura con efectivo. Nos negamos, pero esto no es bueno. En conjunto una noche muy decepcionante.

Mid week I decided I fancied an Indian meal. Looked at Jaipurs on-line menu. It was all very reasonably priced and if it tasted as nice as the pictures I was in for a treat. Ordered Chicken Tikka nan bread salad and onion bargee. Plus all the sauces known to man. Very reasonable. The takeaway took about 40 minutes. The portions were large, the food incredibly tasty and cooked to perfection. Really enjoyed my meal and will be definitely ordering again

Delicious food!! And amazing quality of food. Chicken tikka & Kala Bhuna was so mouthwatering. The owner of the restaurant was very welcoming and definitely recommended.