Rupali Indian restaurant in Coventry

Always great experience, either eating in or taking out.

We don't visit Rupali that often but it's local and walking distance. We went on 26th Aug 24 to celebrate our 29th wedding anniversary. My husband had a naga which he enjoyed, I am a creature of habit, I had garlic rice and a chicken korma. The korma was very pale and watery, it had no taste. It was disappointing.

We don't go to the Ripali that often, but it is our local and walking distance. We went 26/8/24 to celebrate our 29th wedding anniversary. The platter starter was lovely, my husband had a naga and loved it. I am a creature of habit, I had garlic rice and chicken korma. My korma was disappointing, it looked very watery, not to the usual standard and lacked taste. I didn't complain as that's the first time it has happened. The service was fab.

First visit and very disappointed tonight, extremely bland and no flavour in the food we ordered whatsoever. Told by the Manager if we want it spiced up to ask?? Just wanted flavour tbh

Very disappointing. My husband had a chef’s speciality and I had a Balti. We ordered a pint and a half of lager and 2 popadoms which was fine, but the main meals were so bland I didn’t eat mine. My husband did eat a little bit of his but found it so tasteless that he left it. After complaining that our meals were unacceptable they still charged us £20!!!

Great food, I always go here when I am back in Coventry. Nice atmosphere and friendly attentive staff.

The Rupali was Coventry’s first upmarket Indian restaurant. Essentially catering for clients that hadn’t just had a skin full at a local boozer and requiring sustenance before staggering home. The Rupali was and still is a great place to experience really well prepared cuisine from the Indian subcontinent. Though of course there are far more quality Indian restaurants about now than there were decades ago when Rois Ali and the team opened the Rupali.

I frequently visit this restaurant as the food is very good but this evening on arrival with my 6 month old daughter and wife, I asked for a table for 2 and a pushchair, normally when we visit the restaurant this is not a problem but we were told by a member of staff very abruptly that ‘we do not allow babies on weekends’. Despite there in the restaurant was a child in a high chair and we have previously gone to this restaurant on a weekend and this has never been an issue. Staff proceeded to place us on a table at the very back of the restaurant where it was not even lit and as far away from everyone else as possible. We felt like a Burden and inconvenience to the establishment, there for we left and will not be returning.

First time visit here. Nice atmosphere - lots of space and good seating for a small or large party. The service was excellent and the food was too. Nothing revolutionary but still a great restaurant which produces consistently good food. Will be going back for sure.

My food was cold again! I phoned up made my order, I was told a time to come collect. Come on time to find I was waiting another 10 minutes.. Finally got my food, took me 60 seconds to get home to plate up and find it stone cold, again.. this issue needs sorting and will have to find another place to eat from. Very disappointing service.

A great curry every time, it is my go too place in Coventry.

It’s been a good 8 years since I last visited , inside starting to look tired , water damaged ceiling close to us , food wasn’t what I remembered, very average and a little overpriced compared to most out of the city restaurants like this .

Restaurant is with good ambience. But ,didn't understand even after the restaurant being half empty, some of had to wait. May be for some reason. Food quality was good and taste was fine. Apart from that had a good time. Price wise it not a burden to Ur wallet.

Food and ambiance was fine until we found a hair in the Roti.:( The manager/boss's attitude behaviour really offended us when we pointed it to them Reciting his words, "Sorry that you found the hair. It's a long hair and its seems like it's from a women. We don't have any long haired person working in the kitchen". Likewise we did something to put down their fame or get any reduction in food. Mistakes can happen in a kitchen, it's always better to apologise and take precautionary measures to not to happen this rather than accusing the customer.

It's a great restaurant inside. Clean, good decor. They have to do something about the letters in the name board outside that are running away, like the stars. It is that typical British Indian taste in their food that blunts the experience. Much too sweet, much too fatty and a naga dish tasting exactly like a chettinad and the peshawar naan could be mistaken for a dessert. The only thing that they got right was the popadam and it is impossible to get it wrong. Service was great. Waiters friendly. Somebody has to balance the kitchen failures and they were doing a good job. It always comes down to the question, would I go back? I have never tried peshawari naan in dessert and that gives me an idea.

Amazing food, friendly staff. Definitely recommend and will be going back 👌🏻

Second visit and just as pleasant as the first time. Staff were friendly, food was nice and tasty. The Naan bread was lovely soft and fresh. The only thing I can fault this time is the drinks were not cold. They did have ice but this melted quickly due to the room temperature drinks. That is just me being picky. I will return again in future if over that side of town.

The pickle tray was delightful and the food was lovely. It’s a nice touch that they sizzle the food up at the table. Staff were very friendly and it has a pleasant ambience. Plenty of parking outside. I would definitely recommend the peschwari nan.

Had a lovely night. Food ,service all excellent. Highly recommended.

Delicious food and very attentive service!!! 5 stars!!

Always fresh and tasty food. Favourite curry in the area!

Their signature dish , sylyheti jalfrezi has always been brilliant. Created by Rois Ali the award winning chef and previous owner from many years ago. He passed it on to the new owners to move forward. An expensive dish compared to the average curry but totally worth it...until now!...returning after a number of months away, this was shocking, below standard. I paid £12 for this dish alone. The flavours that made this dish have gone, not even close. I did ring the restaurant to put my critique. To my surprise they used the standard 'no two chefs are the same'. I get that, but this was an award winning dish at top dollar...sorry...

Disappointed with the choices of food compared to other restaurants 😕

Fantastic food as always and very friendly staff

Enjoyable evening out with well prepared food.

Best curry I've has anywhere! Lovely customer service, always cooked beautifully and great prices for quality dishes. Highly reccomend!

Seemed expensive but food was very nice. Be careful if you have a big group as they are not keen on people splitting the bill over multiple payments.

The food is fantastic. The service is very good. Will come again.

We booked the restaurant and paid a £50 deposit but due to family medical emergency we could not go so asked Manager to reschedule and he refused!!! How inhuman no empathy does he not have a heart, he has just lost business from us as we’ll never go there again and hope the £50 makes him richer.

We booked the restaurant and paid a £50 deposit but due to family medical emergency we could not go so asked Manager to reschedule and he refused!!! How inhuman no empathy does he not have a heart, he has just lost business from us as we’ll never go there again and hope the £50 makes him richer.

HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE DO NOT RECOMMEND Taken a deposit, wouldn’t reschedule for another day despite having a family emergency. Food is average, customer service is poor. Saeed the manager cut the phone when trying to talk to him. No respect for their customers at all. Don’t go there, you’ll be wasting your time

Rude staff. Attempted to reschedule a table due to a family emergency and they did not allow us to and kept our deposits. We are regulars and will not be going again.

Our local curry house for the last few years. Great food, staff are always brilliant too and reasonable prices for the quality too. Never had an issues with either dinning in or take away.

An amazing curry house. The masala fries as so spicy but lovely

Really impressed with the food and the service was friendly and attentive. The naan was one of the nicest I've ever had and I would definitely recommend the chicken rezzella.

The management are appalling. After calling ahead to book a group of 11 adults and children (specified) we were told we could have a table. We arranged taxis and arrived on time. The manager scowled at us after looking at my children and said “we have no room” to which I replied “we have booked”. He then told us to sit and wait. He then sent another staff member to “deal with us” who claimed they had no room, then shouldn’t have told us we could attend, that the “new” member of staff had spoken to us (despite him going away to check before saying so). He told us we “could have a table at half 9 but close at 10 so there’s no point” When we arrived our table was quite clearly set for us in the middle of the restaurant. We argued our case for a little while before we asked to speak to the “manager” who was standing a couple of meters away and could quite clearly hear the commotion. The manager firstly told us to wait while he finished playing with his calculator. He then carried on with the claim that the “new” member of staff shouldn’t have given us the green light to attend and apparently they now have a new rule (so new that it wasn’t a rule 30 minutes ago when we booked) that children cannot attend the restaurant at a “certain time” (time not actually disclosed!!) We explained he should honour the booking and that we are now financially out of pocket for paying for transport to get there he backed down to say that as a “good will gesture” he would serve us. Well fat chance I would allow my children to be treated the way he treated us. They got what they wanted. By staying, we would reinforce the way he treated his staff by sending them to deal with his own prejudices in front of a restaurant full of people. I don’t need to pay for that. I am honestly appalled, I was embarrassed, so much so I cried. I vow never to eat at this “restaurant” again. If I could leave 0 stars I would.

I’m absolutely disgusted in the Manager last night. I called up and asked if they had a table for 7 adults and 4 children, they went away to find out and came back to me and said yes. When we arrived, they looked at our children and suddenly said they had no room even though the place was half empty and there was already a long table set up for us. The manager said it was a ‘new’ person I spoke to and they shouldn’t of said they have room. After the very embarrassing moment we all had to walk out. We got more taxi’s to the Coundon Indian Cuisine restaurant, they managed to fit us all in. Our 4 young children were extremely well behaved. Shame on you Rupali on judging our children before we were even seated.

The only place local to either eat in or have a takeaway. Always have nice food and very accommodating with my fussy eating habits…. as in no coriander!!! Great staff and great food.

Overall disappointing. The owner / guy showing us to our table was unfriendly bordering on rude. The other waiters were very nice. After being seated and ordering drinks, when ordering food they informed us we had to buy at least one main course. We had already ordered a lot in the way of sides, starters and drinks so we were not cheapskates and seemed penny pinching on their side. So ended up with too much food. The food quality itself was not bad. Not amazing but no complaints

Collected a very tasty Indian meal from here and treated ourselves to a drink whilst waiting.

Great dishes and good size portions

The worst restaurant I visited till now The staff who attended us was very rude and his attitude is like they doing favour on us to allow dining in that restaurant And they have a rule, that only if we order main course then only we can dine in otherwise no I ordered the main course coz i was have kid with me and she was hungry Bt we just had starter and asked them to parcel the main course, coz we didn’t felt like siting and eating over there And we just had starter and drinks n left paying bill £46.20 What a waste of time and money

Such a beautiful restaurant, I wish we had one in our town. Great selection, amazing people, so attentive and forgiving of those who didn’t know what to order. Genuine people and very tasty food, very well presented. Thank you so much for a wonderful night

Briĺiant service and exdrlant food use it veru often

The staff were friendly and helpful, the food was okay to good, but I have to say they are a little bit too expensive for me to dine in the restaurant again. The reason for this is if I got the same food as a takeaway it would have saved me 25% off the bill. Dining in should not be a 25% premium especially when you will pay a premium for drinks as well. I was happy with what I had but disappointed with the cost.

I like that the interior is still 80’s Indian retro. It has character and charm. The service was great the night we visited, it was a Sunday evening so wasn’t too busy so service was not slow. The servers were polite. The food was nice but I might try something different next time as I wasn’t blown away. Prices can be expensive depending what you order. The popadoms and dips were nice! Probably the best part. Not free though as they are in some places. I would return if I’m in the area again. I wouldn’t go out of my way living on the other side of town though.

They said some weired rule of ordering main course per adult else dine-in isn't provided. My order makes the bill £21.40. Finally I take away. Staff were rude and roti was very hard. Never recommend for this restaurent. Never experience this behaviour anywhere until now.

The food here is ok. We went with a group of 11 and there were no complaints with the meal, but noone really said how nice their meal was either. Wha was really offensive though was the man who took our money! It's normal to me that people pay on card probably as couples and split the bill. He found this an annoyance and offensive that he had to take a few card payments and was muttering under his breath. When he got to me I hadn't tapped the reader properly and he actually muttered "Jesus Christ come on" at me under his breath which I found so offensive! One of the group did challenge his behaviour and from that point forward we stopped tipping (we all agreed to add £5 on top) the restaurant lost out on about £25 in tips due to his behaviour and we won't go back for average food and rude service!

Very nice restaurant, good service & very good food.

First time here and the good was just gorgeous 😍

Wonderful food, fantastic service, excellent decor and facilities, reasonable prices. Definitely one of the best restaurants in Coventry.

Amazing service 10/10. Lovely food the best out of the Indian restaurant in Coventry. Really friendly. Atmosphere is authentic. Definitely will go back for my Indians with my family. Staff is really helpful seated perfectly. Drinks was spot on and popadams were really good with the chutneys.

Really disappointed with the meal. I had the tandoori chicken which was server raw! Not a little, it was uncooked. I had to send it back twice and then didn't really want to eat it. All the meals looked simular and all agreed there was a lack of flavour and we won't go back. Over all most of the waiting staff where friendly and apologetic but when it came to splitting the bill the waiter made multiple comments about not paying on one card. Over all really disappointed and won't go back.

The food was average, one of our friends ordered chicken, which was served raw and had to be sent back twice until it was cooked. We also ordered garlic naan's with no garlic. The service was average, until it came to payment, where we wanted to split the bill equally, to which the waiter replied...can't you pay £200 on one card and sort it out yourselves. We said no, at which point we were given a mumbled response and an annoyed waiter...as if we were putting him out.

The food was average, one of our friends ordered chicken, which was served raw and had to be sent back twice until it was cooked. We also ordered garlic naan's with no garlic. The service was average, until it came to payment, where we wanted to split the bill equally, to which the waiter replied...can't you pay £200 on one card and sort it out yourselves. We said no, at which point we were given a mumbled response and an annoyed waiter...as if we were putting him out.

Really disappointed with the meal. I had the tandoori chicken which was server raw! Not a little it was completely uncooked. I had to send it back twice and then didn't really want to eat it. All the meals looked simular and all agreed there was a lack of flavour and we won't go back. Over all most of the waiting staff where friendly and apologetic but when it came to splitting the bill the waiter made multiple comments about not paying on one card. Over all really disappointed and won't go back.

Nice curry good buzz to the place

Booked online and was given a confirmed reservation, had an email back to confirm. On arrival was met with an extremely rude member of staff who said I hadn't got a reservation even though I showed him my confirmation, he argued with me in front of many people, shaking his head from side to side. Totally objectional gentleman and even though the food is lovely I will never return there .went to the Ginger Orange instead and although extremely busy gave us a table, they were welcoming and friendly and the food was wonderful

We telephoned at 5.45pm on a Saturday early evening to order a take away for 4 people to collect at 7pm. After struggling to park, my other half went to the restaurant at 7.05pm. He was told there would be a slight delay as they were just cooking off the naan breads. There were at least 8 other people waiting. I was in the car waiting for a space to become available. My other half telephoned me at 7.25 to say ‘still waiting’…..the 7pm takeaway was eventually produced at 7.30pm. When we arrived home, less than 10 minutes drive, the curries (Chicken Bhuna, chicken neeja, chicken sag walla and chicken korma) were not very good and the aforementioned freshly cooked naan breads (peshwari and garlic and coriander) were dry and tasteless. So after a half hour delay and awful food, we won’t be using this place again.

Love the Rupali , always lovely food and great value for money .

Seriously gorgeous food, I will definitely be going back!!

An absolutely wonderful restaurant. The service was impeccable. They were so polite and helpful and attentive without it feeling pushy. Swift service, but not too swift. And you could tell the meals had been made for us, as you could customise the ingredients. It was such nice food too, full of flavour but without being too spicy. We had a pint each, with poppadoms, and a main each, and it came to £36 so seemed reasonable pricing, if maybe slightly above average. But the food and service were absolutely worth it. I'd really recommend you give Rupali a try!

Very poor meal from here, will not order again sorry to say Had three meals all poor.

Fantastic food I ever tasted in rupali on Saturday evening .its one of my best restaurant in Coventry the food was great and fantastic.i ordered chicken jalfrezi and it so 😋. The main chef did a good job and made and fantastic dish for me . I tasted chicken jalfrezi in so many restaurant it was not good and tasty like rupali . I will l love to come again and order more delicious food.

Waited over a hour for meal. No sign so gave up. Don't bother more interested in takeaway. The Newlands is OK

Always friendly service Excellent range on menu. Every dish taste very tasty and fresh, perfect portions. Reasonably priced.

I took takeaway from here for my friends to make them try indian food but it was soo sweet and tasteless , by seeing the good reviews i thought it will be good but the food was the worst. Don't take reviews seriously maybe they are fake. You can See the the food color is also too much.

Visited just once.. Had mutton biriyani.. Though the biriyani wasnt upto my expectations.. Mutton was less.... The gravy served with biriyani was awesome..

Absolutely amazing service and the food is authentic and fresh, best restaurant in coventry a real hidden gem

Excellent service and excellent quality

We have been going with our three children for more than ten years now. Even though we have moved away we still travel there as it's our favourite Indian restaurant. The staff are always polite and friendly. And the food is the best Indian food...

Great food ,good quality and quantity, available for collection on time,suggest you order at least 45min to an hour before especially if a large order.

A long awaited meal out and it did not disappoint. Fantastic service and delicious food. Highly recommend

Good curry, very small portions

One of my favourite places to eat

Quality Indian food to eat in or take out. Love it.

Enjoyed a lovely meal here. The food was of excellent quality and very reasonably priced. The staff were excellent too. Will definitely return.

Had a really lovely Indian meal. Food nice and hot . Enjoyed picking some dishes we don’t have down south.

Just had a chicken tikka and butter chicken from Rupali, as I’ve tried other takeaways in the area, so thought I’d give this one a try. So, the Tikka was so sweet it was sickly to say the least, the chicken was hard and not fresh, so a Zero for taste and freshness of the chicken. The butter chicken was not better, not so sweet, but clearly not what I’d expect from a butter chicken, I’d say Sainsbury’s do a better one for half the cost of these one’s. The egg fried rice, was as plane as you could get, it was spot the egg...? The Nann bread was ok along with the chapatti. So a “One”From me for the food, won’t be going again. Disappointed to say the least.

Very tasty meal, great for the price both quantity and quality. The service was great aswell, very welcoming. 100% will visit again

Excellent customer service. Food excellent as usual.

We had take away it was very tasty and was excellent value

Food is delicious, service was great lovely place.

We regularly use Rupali Cuisine. Sayed and his team are fantastic and the food is second to none. With a great menu I don’t get stuck having the same meal every time. With the staff’s advise and the confidence in the chef, it’s great to...

Fantastic and friendly service. The food is stunning. I have been eating at this restaurant for many years and it has never disappointed me.

Love this restaurant. Great food, great service

Lovely restaurant with amazing, good quality food. Friendly staff. First visit but definitely not the last. Highly recommended.

Great tasting food, greated with respect and if u order a takeaway u get 20% discount

Excellent food and friendly staff

I had a takeaway, to which I paid for a meal for 2, when it arrived it was a meal for a child as it was so small and it was a complete mess, it looked like it had been thrown around the restaurant, I...

I would say the Rupali lounge at Bannerbrook is by far the best Indian takeaway in Coventry! I love the vegetable Dansak but have tried many dishes and everything's always amazing. The delivery always comes reasonably quick and the people are very nice and polite. Would highly recommend!

Delicious takeaway. Will be along again very soon 😍

Excellent food never been disappointed.....even better with the pick up discount.

Food was cold tonight, and parts were undercooked, I have been using this place for years and never experienced such bad food, wonder if they have a new chef or something!?

I genuinely don't know what happened here tonight, our bombay potatoes were ROCK hard (undercooked) and the my chicken wad cold (although appeared cooked), the chapati was pretty much a crisp it was that stale, I have added a picture for your reference, shame because we were spending at least £20 every Friday here and I will not be returning!

Cold . Empty. Reheated food and bloody expensive. Won't ever go again.

Great authentic food. Good service and nice atmosphere!

lovely meal till it got to 10.45 and the venue became quiet and then the staff started hoovering!!! how to make people feel uncomfortable!! not good customer service, makes you not want to go back, on a Saturday night as well. whats goingon in your...

Really good experience! Very helpful and courteous staff who catered to everyone in our party. Thoroughly enjoyed the meal too.

Staff are lovely and attentive, food was hot and tasted great. Would recommend.