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Nº 129 in 369 in Reigate and Banstead

Nº 4 of 10 Italian in Reigate and Banstead

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A good standard Indian restaurant

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Oliver Leedam . 2024-10-13

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Always hear good reviews about this restaurant so we looked it up for my daughter’s birthday meal. We saw on the website there was a live female singer who we thought we would enjoy so booked. Arrived for 8.30pm to an incredibly crowded restaurant, the table wasn’t ready, which is fine, we were asked to wait in the bar area. This is tiny and was equally as packed, couldn’t move. Shown to our table and drinks order taken. From this moment on, the service was so slow. It took forever to get two cokes and a bottle of water. We ordered our food and it took about 45 mins for starters to arrive and a good hour after that for the main courses. The food was mediocre. Portions however were very generous. The live singer was not who was advertised on the website. Some man who sang about 75% in tune and the rest was like a bad karaoke. As soon as they came to clear the plates we asked for the bill. We just wanted to get out. The music is so loud, you can’t have a conversation. And to top it off they conveniently added 12.5% service charge, which we just paid as we wanted to get out of there.

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Helen B . 2024-10-05

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Lovely food & service was great

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R Newton . 2024-09-28

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Big birthday, big curry. Pre-ordered a takeaway for 18 and the staff couldn’t have been more helpful. Fantastic food and every taste catered for.

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Peter Spindler . 2024-09-22

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Amazing food. Staff very friendly. Nice location..

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Duncan . 2024-09-16

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Great Indian. Service and food is excellent.

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Genine Terry . 2024-08-23

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Been a few times now and always great service very comfortable and food delicious

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Tanya . 2024-08-14

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I visited with my sisters - it is always a pleasure to go to The Spaghetti Tree. The food was absolutely exceptional - I had the salmon with zucchini as a side. The salmon was perfectly cooked and the sauce delicious. An excellent range of cocktails too. My sisters had the pizza and a pasta dish - again these went down a treat. The waitress was extremely personable and attentive. We will definitely be back and could not recommend the restaurant highly enough!

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M M . 2024-08-13

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I visited with my sisters - it is always a pleasure to go to The Spaghetti Tree. The food was absolutely exceptional - I had the salmon with zucchini as a side. The salmon was perfectly cooked and the sauce delicious. An excellent range of cocktails too. My sisters had the pizza and a pasta dish - again these went down a treat. The waitress was extremely personable and attentive. We will definitely be back and could not recommend the restaurant highly enough!

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MICHAEL . 2024-08-12

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A party of 25 of us came her to celebrate a birthday, we had to pay a deposit when booking which we thought would be taken off our bill, we paid £280 upfront for 28 people, but 3 were unable to attend due to illness but we could not let this restaurant know in time as they require 24 hours notice, This requirement is not at all clear on the booking form on the website, this only becomes apparent when looking into their terms and conditions, as others have stated in these reviews. Due to the size of our party we negotiated a reduction in the service charge down to 10% which was agreed, but when we got the final bill, they had turned off the lights, possibly on purpose, when we studied the bill they had actually written 10% on the bottom of the bill, BUT TOOK 12.5% service charge, so we were conned out of 2.5% more, having already spent a considerable amount of money on the evening. Drinks are extremely overpriced we had 14 pints of lager which came to £101 50p + 12.5% = £114.19p, 7 Pina Coladas £91.00 + 12.5% = £102 37 we also had other drinks with similar sums of money, not only content with this they also took £50. 00 from our deposit , so all in all a very expensive evening, this a complete rip off We have sent a letter to the management regarding the error on the bill, with a copy but have not yet received any communication We would therefore advise people to check what they are paying for.

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jontey . 2024-08-11

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This is a great Italian restaurant with friendly staff and delicious, well cooked food, beautifully served…..great eye appeal. All my friends had exceptionally good meals and said what great value for money the meals were. We are a group who regularly try different restaurants each month. I can’t wait to return here. Thank you.

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victoria24351 . 2024-08-05

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I only live round the corner and have popped in there 2 or 3 times and I must say It’s one of the nicest Indians around. Always happy to see you and aim to please Great food and reasonably priced. A nice addition to Walton.

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Mark P . 2024-08-03

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It was a fantastic evening, thoroughly enjoyed. Great service, delicious food and amazing music night.

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. 2024-07-27

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chicken was overcooked and inedible at edges. pasta bland

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Mandy . 2024-07-20

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Nice setting. Attentive and friendly staff, lovely food. Good value would recommend

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. 2024-07-16

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One of the Best Indian restaurant I have seen ever , outstanding service ,high quality&Quality of food, 5 star hygiene rating restaurant Strongly recommended

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Luk Khan . 2024-07-14

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What an experience! The most beautiful and delicious chicken and lamb jalfrezi I have ever had. Amazing service and a lovely atmosphere. I would highly recommend this restaurant to everyone.

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jess ica . 2024-07-13

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the staff are amazing and the food was excellent found the cocktails very expensive ! the entertainment was good but not our style of music but it was a hen night in so fair enough but we did leave earlier because it turned into a mini night club but overall a lovely night out x

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. 2024-07-13

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We had a wonderful time with friends. The food was amazing, a huge choice of drinks and fabulous cocktails and the service was second to none

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Rootsy . 2024-07-10

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What an amazing restaurant, Booked for my wife’s birthday lunch, great food and the staff were absolutely spot on Brilliant

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David . 2024-07-06

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Great ambition that's lost its way on food quality. Right quality ingredients badly put together. Weak tomatoes - great buffalo mozzarella. Way way way too much garlic in everything - killed the crab. Tiramisu an epic fail. Need to get back to basics. Staff excellent and fun

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timg . 2024-07-06

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Great round onion Bhagi, vegetables samosa and chicken curry and rice, thanks

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Adnan's Khalil . 2024-07-05

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I was recommended The Spaghetti Tree by a friend and it was our first time of trying it. I asked the waitress to recommend a main course and so I tried that which was chicken in a cream sauce with mushroom and chorizo and sauté potatoes it was really lovely. My husband had the fillet of salmon in a cream and dill sauce with potatoes. We both thoroughly enjoyed our meals. Cheesecake was delicious and pizza nutella was amazing. Definitely will go back again.

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. 2024-07-02

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Amazing food, fantastic service and brilliant entertainment. Never disappoints…. Thanks for a great night!

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. 2024-06-28

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Great food, service and ambiance in the restaurant

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. 2024-06-27

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Have been here several times. The food is always great . Staff are excellent and accommodating . The music entertainment is an added bonus. Great atmosphere . Good food, good wine, good music to either listen to or dance to. Always a brilliant night out.

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Sandie . 2024-06-23

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Delicious meals and a kind-hearted owner make this place special. Highly recommend ❤️

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kumari gurung . 2024-06-18

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Amazing Father’s Day menu and even better food! Staff were lovely and the atmosphere was fantastic

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LeishaF . 2024-06-16

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Great meal at Spaghetti Tree. Food was excellent and staff were attentive even though it was very busy. Great addition of a singer for the afternoon.

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. 2024-06-16

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A gem of a place in a beautiful location. The food was delicious and service efficient and friendly. Thank you so much.

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SarahR . 2024-06-15

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Good service and nice food. Lovely atmosphere and pretty views over the pond. The lady serving our table was particularly friendly. Would visit again but didn't appreciate being told by another waiter we had to vacate the table when they had only just served our desert. Fair enough if we'd just been sitting there but surely it is the job of the restaurant to make sure all three courses are served in the time allotted to each table.

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SarahS . 2024-06-15

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Great atmosphere and attentive staff. Food came quickly. Delicious. Good variety of dishes to choose from.

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DeeH . 2024-06-14

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Great experience very well looked after great food will come back

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. 2024-06-11

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We'd been here back in January after a long hiatus due to the previous meal we'd had just being "OK". In January, the meal was superb and we had an all round excellent experience - so much so that we stayed all afternoon and listened to the crooner. Yesterday the food seemed to have reverted to pre-January quality. I had the pork again as it had been so good, but the crackling was virtually inedible (and this was after I'd had to ask for it). Both my fellow diners had the carbonara which they described as "claggy". My chilli margarita was neither here nor there (again, I'd had this before and it had been fantastic) - not enough of anything in it really and tasted a bit watered down. It was actually the same crooner though, and he is awesome, so we still had a great time. Service is attentive without being overbearing (although the waiter we had could have done with a clean waistcoat and trousers!). Such a shame that the food quality isn't consistent - and with a bill of over £200 for 3 of us, will make us consider trying somewhere else next time.

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Tinkerbellamy . 2024-06-09

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Original Indian cuisine. Tasty and good regional meal. If in Walton and hungry for a curry, pop in, but bring your own alcohol. No licence.

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Paul Gregory . 2024-06-04

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The service was good. The dishes we ordered were not oily and tasted freshly prepared. Good to see a good indian in Walton.

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Karan Sofat . 2024-05-30

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Music was a bit loud for a lunchtime. Mussels came with very little sauce so I had to ask for more which they supplied very quickly without fuss.

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. 2024-05-28

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Dry Milanese not helped by odd combination of spaghetti ragu topping. Starter of mozzarella cheese was like three slices of deep-fried bread. Generally too much creamy sauce with scallops and the salmon. Italian good is simpler, with good quality ingredients. Other diners on our table digested heavily on their meals.

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Justus . 2024-05-25

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Staff are frans welcoming. Can’t do enough for you. Food was delicious.

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. 2024-05-21

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The food were absolutely beautiful, the service was very nice and friendly and they gave me discount

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Nio Neilandro . 2024-05-07

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The welcome was excellent and Adam who looked after us was exceptional. We enjoyed the experience tremendously. The menu was wide ranging and room left for us to return! The wine recommendation was spot on and we had an exceptional primitivo.

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lighthouser . 2024-05-05

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Definitely not something I would get again smallest portions I’ve received from a curry house and the sauce for mine and my partners curry’s was very watery and missing the full flavour

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Nathan Bailey . 2024-05-04

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Here's a review you could leave: While the food was good, this might not be the best spot for catching up with a friend due to the loud music. Additionally, the service was somewhat lacking, especially when waiting too long to pay the bill and having to go up to the till. Overall, it was a decent experience, but improvements could be made in terms of ambiance and service.

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JackieS . 2024-04-27

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FANTASTIC TIME YESTERDAY, FOR SUNDAY LUNCH. A BRILLIANT ATMOSPHERE, DELICIOUS FOOD AND OUTSTANDING SERVICE. ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD TO GOING TO THE SPAGHETTI TREE AT WALTON ON THE HILL. THE RESTAURANT IS A HUGE ASSET TO OUR VILLAGE.

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GordonN . 2024-04-21

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New owner, new lease of life. Have been happy eating here for years. Worried when a new owner came along. Panic over, even better...great curry! Naga Naan a must 😎

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Andrew Hughes . 2024-04-20

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Lovely food/ experience & service. Never disappoint

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MaryV . 2024-04-18

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Overall a Great meal great service will be booking again

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AllanW . 2024-04-07

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Had such a an awesome time for my son's 18th , The Team were brilliant helping us before to ensure the meal went perfectly and allowing us to "decorate" the table and then perfectly attentive during the meal. Thank you 😊

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GrahamF . 2024-04-06

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Overall food and wine was good. Ambience was not good and very loud and it was really hard to heat my friend. Two large parties meant staff were busy snd took long periods to help us. Might go back during a quieter night.

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. 2024-04-05

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Great birthday meal. Very good food. friendly staff who were happy to make a non-alcohol cocktail. which was not on the drinks menu. Nice atmosphere and tables are well spaced. We will be back!

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Melo . 2024-04-04

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Excellent food, drinks and service. Fantastic atmosphere, with the music. A great evening. This restaurant is very good.

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chrisc . 2024-03-23

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I did use the love this place, but my recent visit wasn’t such a good experience. Firstly, the restaurant was so busy it felt overwhelming and you couldn’t hear yourself talk and that was without the music on. Secondly our mains arrived cold which we were returned but came back not much warmer and wasn’t enjoyable as it was liver… The service was quite slow because the restaurant was so full and we felt the waiter changed his attitude towards us because we returned our mains. However The upside is if you’re not bothered too much about food then the ambience with the singer was very good and it made up for that… The drinks are reasonably priced but I question if I would ever return because of the food problem which wasn’t rectified..

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TraceyN . 2024-03-22

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Birthday celebration was forgotten and had to move off table before we had finished. Food more English than Italian. Very noisy Friday night with other people's birthday parties

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Simon3n . 2024-03-22

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We’ve been coming here for years, even during old ownership. It never dissapoints, lovely staff and great Indian cuisine. Prices are extremely reasonable too. Would and have recommend to anyone.

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Madeleine Brooks . 2024-03-13

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Lovely Mother’s Day at the spaghetti tree as always . You definitely need to celebrate an occasion here or just a night out and you’ll definitely enjoy your experience.

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Mandy . 2024-03-10

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Nice atmosphere and very friendly service. Food was disappointing. Scallops were grey and dry, clearly not from the shells they were served in. Anti pasta lacked variety but nice mozzarella. Chicken burger very dry and most of it was left. Same with veal. Seabass sauce was just like butter with no flavour and had been left under lamp. Calzone and beef ribs ok. Didn’t stay for dessert. £300 for 6 with 1 bottle of house red and a cocktail.

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. 2024-03-09

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Had a great evening. Food was lovely. Felt that the music was too loud early on when we were eating and trying to have a conversation. Would definitely return though.

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JoanneM . 2024-03-08

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Amazing food, great service, lovely atmosphere, brilliant price. Always a pleasure to eat there

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Rootsy . 2024-03-06

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Had a lovely afternoon with Ray Lowe and food was great

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NatalieB . 2024-03-03

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Very busy Sunday with two very large groups on either side of us so noise level high. Fortunately we had almost finished our meal. Decided not to have a dessert had a coffee and paid for our meal. Asked to leave our table at exactly 2 hrs. Door was opened before all guests clad but staff charming. No car park and parking very limited.

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DebbieE . 2024-02-25

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chicken was delicious! portions were good

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Anthony . 2024-02-23

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Delicious food and great service. The waiting staff were very attentive and nothing was too much trouble

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ClaireM . 2024-02-19

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Fabulous Sunday lunch. Shane we don’t book later as singer came on so only heard him for 15 mins. Brilliant though.

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Dolly . 2024-02-18

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Excellent food, very friendly staff, lovely surroundings. Will be back

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MelanieT . 2024-02-15

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We have recently moved to Walton and had to find somewhere new to get our weekend takeaway from - Walton Tandoori is by far our favourite! It was our first meal after unpacking, and has ever since delivered a delicious hot and fresh meal ever since. We are looking forward to eating in the restaurant soon! Recommend the onion bhajis

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G M . 2024-02-14

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Great atmosphere, exceptional food & service. Highly recommend eating there.

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. 2024-02-14

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the food was very nice we both had starters and mains and they was lovely the staff were very kind and didn’t bother you 24/7 overall excellent experience.

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GordonJones . 2024-02-14

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The food is absolutely delicious and value for money

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. 2024-02-13

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Fabulous Sunday Roast and beautiful restaurant. The service was excellent and the staff very friendly and attentive.

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Cajifer . 2024-02-11

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We had a lovely meal, excellent service and enjoyed ourselves very much. We always have a good time at the spaghetti tree Walton On The Hill.

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SueT . 2024-02-10

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Great food and service. Excellent menu. Nice atmosphere and furnishings. Will be returning shortly

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StuartS . 2024-02-06

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Absolutely amazing afternoon for Rat pack roasts with Rob Lowe Staff were attentive and friendly Entertainment was incredible not just a singer but interacted lots too and funny Food was incredible I was yet to find someone I would eat a roast out other than home cooked and this absolutely topped it even an extra jug of gravy on request Absolutely smashed and made me feel special for A birthday afternoon out We all thoroughly enjoyed it you could see the whole place loved it Thank you

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Nikki . 2024-02-04

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Very nice meal just feel the restaurant was a bit rammed

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Ronski . 2024-02-03

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Have always loved this place.. been coming for years

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BrianE . 2024-02-03

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Great drinks; excellent food; and super fun music and late night dancing!

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JoannaD . 2024-02-02

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Great place nice feel to it staff friendly and attentive we did roast and ratpack.....fantastic food was lovely Great portions and very yummy. Singer was brilliant what a way to spend your Sunday afternoon

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Skipper . 2024-01-28

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First time. Got of just eat. On time good price and very nice food. Will order again. Keep up the great food

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Daniel Holmes . 2024-01-27

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Great variety of food, lovely atmosphere. Friendly staff

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DeeH . 2024-01-26

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Great to meet up with Luigi again after so many years patronising his No.1, No 2 and No 3

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CharlesM . 2024-01-24

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Fabulous dining experience at the Spaghetti Tree. Great food in comfortable surroundings with excellent service. Staff are very welcoming and pleasant. Will definitely be back in the very near future.

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JohnD . 2024-01-21

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The restaurant was modern, clean and comfortable. The food was so nice and very authentic. The staff were polite and couldn’t be of more service. The entertainment was top quality. Absolute bargain.

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WayneW . 2024-01-21

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Disappointing meal. Main course took forever to arrive after the starters. Service was inconsistent, and poor overall, and the food was average. A friend told us she had recently had a disappointing meal there, but we had hoped it was a one off. Clearly not.

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CeeJay . 2024-01-16

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Went to the spaghetti tree for my daughters 8th birthday, absolutely fantastic from start to finish Greeted at the door like old friends and the service is as always brilliant. Food was exceptional (I recommend the lamb shank) Will be visiting again soon

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KellyL . 2024-01-15

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We live in the village so it is convenient we been to the restaurant a few times now and we will go again

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PhilC . 2024-01-14

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Great evening. Very attentive staff. Delicious food.

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WarrenM . 2024-01-13

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Amazing food and friendly service - would highly recommend

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LisaF . 2024-01-10

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Great food and great service Busy restaurant but we still felt very well attended.

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FergalO . 2024-01-06

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Great cocktails, food and ambiance would recommend.

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susieh . 2024-01-04

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Spaghetti Tree Walton on the Hill was lovely. Excellent food, excellent service with really friendly pleasant staff. I recommend highly.

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TashaL . 2024-01-03

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Another excellent night, best curry restaurant in Surrey, best staff, amazing food, thank you guys.

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Paul Drake . 2023-12-31

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Great food, ambience and service last night at the Spaghetti Tree. Delicious Wild Boar Tortelloni.

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Hils . 2023-12-27

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Fantastic experience, great food and service. Best in UK by far!

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. 2023-12-24

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A lovely experience to kick start Christmas. Good food, attentive staff, great singer- would definitely come back next year

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JuneH . 2023-12-24

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I’ve always wanted to come and do glad I’ve finally done it. The food was delicious and the wine was great too. Waiters were friendly and did a superb job. I’d come back again very soon for the those porcini arancinis. Also, the live music was a bonus!

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Sophie . 2023-12-23

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A nice evening but food Quality was disappointing not as good as previous visits

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davidh . 2023-12-23

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The food was as good as always , but the service on a very busy night was suuperb , we were very well looked after by all the staff. Many thanks

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richardb . 2023-12-22

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Amazing food and service!! We came as a family of 8 to celebrate my daughter’s 9th birthday and the staff couldn’t have been more attentive. Would recommend and come again

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SoniaS . 2023-12-20

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The food was amazing as usual but the table we were seated at was very dark, so we struggled to see the menu clearly. The people on the table seated behind us actually moved. For a week before Christmas, the restaurant was relatively quiet, with little atmosphere, but lovely decorations. It would not put me off going back, but as it was my partner's birthday, I left feeling a little disappointed.

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Walshie1971 . 2023-12-19

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We have been to The Spaghetti Tree a number of times over the years and it’s always been very Good, last night did not cut mustered, we will give a miss for a while. Thanks Tim

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. 2023-12-19

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Had pre Christmas meet up with friends at The Spaghetti Tree. Lovely atmosphere, service and food was excellent, very enjoyable evening, would highly recommend to others and will definitely be back!

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MelanieB . 2023-12-18

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