Ruchita in Reigate and Banstead

We have had Ruchitas for years and go back as we know what to expect. I stupidly put the cartons of curry in the oven to keep warm and they melted (very tired) and they kindly remade it for me and gave it to me for free and said accidents happen. Completely unexpected but a lovely gesture. Going the extra mile for their customers. Thank you

First time in Ruchita didn't know what to expect, wow amazing place amazing staff and ofcourse amazing food if I could do 10 star I would! Already booked back up

Delightful little place with some authentic and delicious Indian food, Enjoyed the naan beer immensely!

Warm welcome. Friendly and efficient service. Food great. Have been visiting the Ruchita for 20 years. Great memories. You must visit. Joe Allen

We love coming here, never disappoints. Food are delicious Service is great Highly recommend

Great food and great service. I had the Chicken Tikka Chilli Moshla which was delicious. The sides were great as well.

Beautiful atmosphere, wonderful food as always! Thanks, Ruchita!

Always a warm welcome, prompt service and a good selection of tasty dishes. I've eaten here many, many times in the past 30 years and tonight's meal was as good as ever, as was the service and atmosphere. Nice new decor since I last visited (I now live too far away to visit frequently) and nice, mellow background music.

Fantastic curry, great service and they also have beer! Faultless.

First visit here and recieved a very warm welcome. The restaurant has a lovely feel with a calm but good atmosphere. Uncomplicated menu, attentive service and absolutely delicious food served piping hot. Apparently the chef has been with them for a number of years and this showed in the quality of the dishes. Couldn't fault it. Will definitely be returning.!

What a lovely, cosy and atmospheric neighborhood restaurant we have just discovered. Delicious food and fantastic service. Thank you for a lovely Valentine’s Day evening. We shall be back.

Had a chicken dupiaza and pilau rice and lamb pasanda and boiled rice.Also had chips.Both meals were tasteless.So disappointed.Worst curry i have ever had.Chips were like balsa wood. Will not be using them again.

Found several hairs in my food, won't order from here again

Menu seems abit limited, no fish curry,first time I've had to pay for a veg curry to go with my biryani,nearly £20 in total,be aware of that,service was good if you want to try a more exciting menu check try the Zari or Taj in crawley.

Furst time really enjoyed my Byrianni

Ordered through Uber Eats but food was very late. It was stone cold. I rang the restaurant as directed by the app and I was astounded my the rudeness of the manager or owner. He said 'if you don't like our food, go somewhere else!' I could not believe it as I have been using them for 20 years ! They have gone badly downhill. My advice, go somewhere else ! A restaurant that cares ..... I will certainly never go back to the delivery or restaurant again.

Lovely experience at Ruchita, who fit us in last minute. Quick service and tasty food. Thanks!

The best curry house and service ever

Delicious food for eat in and takeaway. Top quality Indian and a local gem. Atmosphere on a Friday night is great and gets busy from 8pm onwards! Staff are very friendly and helpful.

I ordered last night. Lamb Biriyani and egg rice was so yummy

Takeaway. Fast delivery - lamb tikka main, dreadful. Bhajis okay. Dhansak sauce , lovely. The whole meal let down by the poor quailty of the meat (lamb). Won't be ordering from there again

Quite possibly one of the best takeaway and restaurant we have been to. It’s hard to find an Indian restaurant that have a one time paper as a menu! Very modern style . Testy food and ambiance along with very attentive staff - Raz in particular took great care of us ,(what a credit to the team!). The portion sizes looked really big, however we left full and satisfied.Looking forward to coming back again!

The food at Ruchita has been of great quality over the past 5 yrs I've been eating here. The service is good and attentive. Please don't change

Late night order was hungry thought I would get a takeaway as I was working over night getting a flat ready for clients ordered a Butter Chicken with 2 naan costs £20 price way to steep for 4 tandoori Chicken strips dipped in a butter chicken sauce NOT IMPRESSED AT ALL Chicken is rubber absolutely waist of hard earnings do AVOID AT ALL COSTS

One of the best meals ever! My husband & I booked last minute this evening. Table available. Service was amazing and the food was absolutely fantastic. Can't wait to go back again. Thank you so much for an enjoyable evening

Takes a while, but when the food arrives, awesome. EDIT: last order saw a big dip in quality. Curry was oily, ordered two naan breads, one was barely cooked at all and the other was so old it was closer to leather than bread.

Old school British Indian cuisine with a few modern additions. Run by a local family, the place is well known in the area. Lovely space out front to sit and drink/smoke/wait. Wonderful artwork to the side of the building opposite the station. Separate takeaway so you don't have to traipse through the restaurant to collect your food. A little away from the main road but perfect if you're coming in via earlswood station nearby.

Lovely Indian food great place and atmosphere

Been using the restaurant for many years. Always good service and excellent food.

I recently ordered food from here. The food tasted horrible. Biriyani was nothing like biriyani nor it tasted like Pulao. Side dish they sent as Salan was Aloo Matar which had no salt and it was full of oil. Would never recommend Ruchita to anyone. Fooling people and luring money from them.

Great food and atmosphere. Was with a large group and food came out in very good time. Will be back again.

I've been using Ruchita's for over 20yrs so they must be good 👍

1st time visitor, impressed enough to want to go back soon. Food and service were top notch.

Worst butter chicken ever. Chicken was tough and sauce was tasteless. Chicken tikka was also tough. Couldn't eat it!

I came in for a meal on Thursday and the service was amazing from Sophie good job!

Always excellent food and service. Only issue, the restaurant is very noisy when busy

Absolutely lovely food, and the staff are so polite and helpful! I came here with my family not too long ago and our waitress, Zara, really made the experience for us. Ruchita never disappoint!

Amazing experience and fantastic service. Hannah was amazing! Will definitely return!

Had the best service from our waiter sophie, and the food was lovely!

Had my first trip to ruchitta last and the food was amazing. However what really made our experience worth while, was our brilliant waitress named Hannah. She really went above and beyond to look after us from start to finish. Will defiantly be coming back soon.

Amazing food! And an amazing waitress (Sophie) xx

i ate here the other night with my family, we loved it! the food was great and our waitress, sophie, was amazing!

Very enjoyable, relaxing atmosphere with the added pleasure of the staff being friendly and informative with the menu, we were served by Hannah who was a delightful waitress.

Amazing food and the waiter, Zara, was especially lovely!!

Food was lovely and our waitress Hannah was extremely helpful with any questions we had and very polite and friendly :)

Always a pleasure to dine here. You cannot go wrong with the food

Sophie was my waitress and she was lovely! 🥰🥰😜

The food was amazing and the waitress who catered us all evening (Sophie) was incredible.

Very nice very fantastic food. The man who picked up the phone was very polite and got my order spot on. Very nice service will order again thank you bye

I recently had the pleasure of eating at Ruchita again, and I was thoroughly impressed with my experience. From the moment I walked in, the restaurant had a warm and welcoming atmosphere. The interior was tasteful and the staff were very patient and pleasant - especially my waiter Wasim. The food was well-made and well affordable, and I highly anticipate my next visit.

Always a brilliant curry Staff are friendly Managed to fit us in even though fully booked Beer was crisp and fresh

One of the best Lamb Bhuna's I've had.

Good service, excellent food, would come regularly if just a bit closer to home

Always a great meal here, been coming for years and will always continue to come, probally the best dine in curry house in Surrey

Service and courtesy was spot on. Table for 2 people was available almost straight away. Called them in advance though. They don't do sweet of qulfee in take away or delivery. And we love the qulfee. Naan were warm and noice. Bit burnt under it. But in taste we didn't notice. Spice level was bit medium. So we asked to spice it up. They added green chilli whole. Raita was really good. Tasted like home made natural yoghurt. Pistachio qulfee was amazing. Mango was okish. coffee was Good. Good experience. Good food . Amazing service.

Totally delicious. Great food and good value.

The management are well dodgy but the tucker is sound.

The worst Indian food I ever had in the UK.We ordered a tandoori dish and the chicken was just red colour ,no taste and the red colour look of the chicken made it awful .No exaggeration ,just a 100 percent true experience.Don’t fool people saying it’s Indian or Asian .

It was lovely restaurant with good vibe and nice environment. Food were delicious, drinks were reasonable price, customer service were amazing, so much welcoming staffs. I’m really please that we have chosen this restaurant to have our new year eve dinner. Love the cocktails. Highly recommended with family outing.

Very welcoming staff. Good knowledge of the menu. Tried the Tandoori chicken as a starter and it was utterly delicious. Lamb dishes as main were very good. Plenty options for drinks. Very cosy place, great atmosphere, didn't have issues with parking. Overall had a great experience with my partner. Enjoyed the dinner and a romantic date night.

We booked RUCHITA for a small new year celebration gathering with friends and family and I must say it was BRILLIANT. Every single food item we tried was absolutely delicious and they went over and beyond with the hospitality. All our friends loved the atmosphere at the restaurant and the friendliness of the staff members. Even in the winter they had adequate heating facility in the front garden which was really convenient. As the restaurant was right next to Earlswood Station it was really convenient for some of us to travel to.

Ruchita organised the NYE for us. The food, presentation, decor, drinks and the music.....everything was splendid! I loved their breakout area outside, was great for my friends to chill out. It was a night to remember so 5 star for going extra miles for their service. I would recommend it for deffo!

There is something on the menu that sounds like Bedan Bedan and I would definitely recommend it. My friends also had other dishes and we all thoroughly enjoyed our meals. Nice atmosphere. Service was good. Prices fairly reasonable too.

Party of 4. Ordered lots of dishes,all of which were great. Service was polite and well timed. Best around.

Worst food, very much disappointed never expect authentic Indian cuisine from them

wow great food, great service, excellent for family get to gathers

Hosted a retirement dinner for approximately 40 of us, great service and flavoursome food! Everyone had a great night.😀

Very friendly service, nice atmosphere and tasty food. All good.

Excellent food, first class service, will definitely visit again

Its a good Indian restaurant. They have all popular Indian dishes like Tandoori chicken, chicken tikka, chana masala etc. A lot of gravy options available. The food is made to suit non-Indian palate.. so if you are an Indian you will find it sweet and not spicy at all but the food is good. You won't complain, the gravies are nice. Food was served hot and fresh. They have few Indianised cocktails, beers and other spirits. The staff is friendly and polite. They have good i door and outdoor seating area. The washrooms are very neat and clean. Overall a good experience. Thank you!

Thank you Rucheta for over 20 years of great food. However, since the original owner, Ali, passed away last year, the food has gone massively downhill. I used to order at least once a week. Very hit and miss re quality and flavour over past year. Absolutely no consistency when ordering the same chicken madras. Too weak, too thick, blows your head off, far too salty or solid overcooked chicken. Such a shame. My last order was last week. So salty it was uneatable. I called Rucheta and then sent them photo of my uneaten takeaway as requested. Even though I had already spoken over the phone outlining the problems, they asked me again what was wrong with it once I sent the photo and text message. I politely replied and they read the message yet they failed to respond. Like I said, over 20 years of me being a loyal customer and I feel very let down. Such a shame. I believe the deceased owner, Ali, was a tough boss. Whatever the case, he made the Rucheta what it was which was a great restaurant. Note to the current owner: make changes where needed, retain good chefs and take a leaf out of Ali’s legacy!!

Great food and service and friendly staff. Very convenient for earlswood railway station.

Decent food. Well priced. Good service.

Great curry house, caters well for small or big groups. Amazing food!

Amazing food, absolutely delicious. Super service from the team, such good value for money as left overs came home with us 100% recommended

This place continues to deliver on flavour, the specials each month are a great way to try something different and a good reason to keep going back for more. I have been a regular customer for many years and never disappointed. Great service and great food..

Not one dish tasted like an authentic Indian dish. I tryed 5 types of Nan, mutton biriyani, tadka dal, butter chicken.. Except the dal... Which was just average, every thing was below average.. I felt bad as an Indian.. That it states authentic Indian... Sorry brits indian food taste much much better than this..

Best Indian restaurant (sit down or takeaway) in the area. Food is always hot, tasteful and goes down a treat.

Omg the food was excellent and the the staff were very friendly and I will be coming back soon

Ordered last night and missed a naan bread off order... Rang up to pay for one and as a regular customer they threw it in for free... Top service and best food ever... Delivery fast and very polite... All round great service... Thank you number 9... You will know who 😁

Oh dear. This was not good. Why have all the curry houses around here gone so complacent lately. Was told to try this Ruchita in earlswood well what a waste of £60. Poor poor main meals. Where do I start. Prawn korma watery. Prawns overcooked. Lamb tikka curry. like slices of dry brisket so tough and dry. And chewy. Chicken madras watery. Only good thing was onion Bahji. And keema Nan and rice. So so disappointed And I was recommended. As having clients round for a meal and kushboo my local curry house has declined so much. Oh well onto the next option. Anyone got any recommendations on the best curry house in my rh6 area. Sorry guys. Not returning here

I've been using The Ruchita for the last 25 years and I can honestly say that the quality of the food and the service has improved from very good to outstanding. Great place. 👍

Great food and the two waitresses were friendly and efficient. Well done. 👍

We turned up tonight as a late booking and were so well looked after. I wanted to try something different this time and our lovely friendly waitress was able to tell me about the different dishes on offer. The food was delicious, and what food I couldn't manage was packaged up for me to take home. I'm not quite sure why it's been so long since I ate in at Ruchita?! Thank you guys for looking after us so well.

Best Indian food and service . The two waitresses are so attentive and make you feel very welcome . Food is delicious and much cheaper than other Indian restaurants and the quality of food is spot on . Booking in advance is a must as We couldn’t get a table set night as we left it to late . Wish we had ordered a takeaway instead of going to another Indian restaurant and was totally let down with the food and service . Ruchita is by far the best Indian restaurant I have ever been to .

Always great food at ruchitas, really impressed. Prawn dishes all top quality and the staff are just the best. Would highly recommend, great local restaurant!!!

Not been for a while but had a fantastic experience. The food was delicious and Hannah the waitress made our evening magical. Herhospital

Had ordered from uber and if indian be indian Samoas ready made fried and given Chicken madras boiled chicken put in some tomato gravy Brinjal not sure what was it If british india receipe then please ignore

Had a great curry here tonight, really nice food, service was quick but impersonal. However......unfortunately Ruchita has lost it's sparkle and personal touches since the previous owner sadly passed away. The manager tonight seemed rude and argumentative for no real reason. No tablecloths, no plate warmers, no one opened the door on entering or leaving, very few customers in and some really mixed reviews on here. Not the same old Ruchitas. 5 stars for food and waitresses, 4 stars for overall experience. Won't be rushing back!

Amazing food and great service. Especially Jebbie and Tammy

I've been using Ruchita's for almost 25 years... and the food has always been consistently good with the same authentic flavours. And then in late 2021 it seemed to 'change'... not in a terrible way and the food was still pleasant enough, but the flavours were just... different. As a long-time customer it was instantly noticeable, but when challenging the employee on the front-desk I was advised there was a temporary substitute with their Tandoori chief BUT 'no change' to the food and recipe. Hmm, not sure. Jubee was always front of house, and I don't see him anymore and all the other familiar faces have gone... perhaps they've all moved on. A real shame... for the first time in 25 years, I'm going to try an Indian from elsewhere in the hope that I can replicate the old Ruchita flavours someplace else.

The venue was vibrant and busy , however the food was not great The curry sauces just plain bland . No flavour. Mixed grill was okay but we had given a leg of chicken like a big piece with not much meat on there usually mix grills are small pieces . There was no green chutney to have with my food They provided dips with popadoms ( dips you pay extra) If you prefer plain curry then this is okay for taste buds

Tammy and Aneesha were great from the off, they managed to accommodate a table of 6 even on a busy Friday night with no booking. The food was just as good as the service. I’ll definitely be going back and I’d recommend for anyone wanting a great curry and a great atmosphere.

One of the worst Indian food I ever had. I ordered veg amd non-veg food for me and my guest.They put cheddar cheese in Peas Paneer dish and there was no salt in Chicken Biryani. Garlic naan had lots of sugar in it. I would never ever order from this restuarent.

I ordered king prawn masala and only king prawns came out, so I asked for the madras sauce and I didn’t mind mixing it together. When the bill arrived they charged me for the £11 king prawns and the £4 madras. The king prawn madras I asked for was £10. The waitress admitted it was her mistake but still didn't deduct it from the bill. Very disappointed with the costumer service. :(

Visited restaurant on Saturday 29th JANUARY, the food was excellent the service brilliant especially Tammie she was very attentive and made sure we were well looked after at all times,I will certainly return.I hope that the reviews are shown to the staff mentioned so they can see they are are appreciated.

First time ordering, came right on time and was delicious, really went presented and good packaging plus a cheerful delivery man. The only gripe being the tandoori king prawn starter only had 2 prawns in it!

Always good food and the service îs sublime!!

So perfect! Casual atmosphere and really lovely food!!! The manager Raj is great.

Crikey, some fair dinkum Indian tucker sold right here, nice fellas too!