Spice Box Take away in Havant

Very greasey/ watery I ordered a vindaloo but was that hot atttall, burnt bits in rice and vindaloo dish, nan bread very poor quality. Save you money give this place a miss.

Avoid. Never ever write reviews, however this place deserves it. Normally order from shalimar a few doors down, but decided to give this place a go. Shocking doesn’t come close. Ordered online and was given a 45 minute wait time. Called after an hour and was told it was out for delivery and they hung up the phone. I left it another ten minutes (I live five minutes drive away) and I called back. He told me I was lying about how long I had waited and hung up again. I phoned back and told him I was coming down in person. I walked in the shop and asked to speak to the person who had put the phone down on me twice, and with the only person there, it was pretty clear. But no, he swore blind it was the delivery driver who was now out delivering my food. He said sorry for him and that he would talk to him. I Returned home, and the food had been delivered after an hour and twenty minutes. Surprise surprise. Cold food, hair in it and the wife called them back to ask for a refund. He the proceeded to lie again and said to her he had given me a refund in person - which he definitely did not, and then hung up on her. God knows how this place is still in business, but if you’re looking for an Indian that offers good food or any sort of customer service, don’t come here. Steer well clear of this place.

Food is great but the service from the people working there is awful! They are so rude over the phone!

Originally told 55 mins, but was 1hour 40. Also ordered Lamb Dansak but got Chicken… very disappointed. 😢

Originally told 55 mins, but was 1hour 40. Also ordered Lamb Dansak but got Chicken… very disappointed. 😢

Asked specifically for dishes with no mushrooms. Was recommended Kasmiri Rice on the phone. When we got the order home they had given us two mushroom rices Instead of the Kasmiri. It was disgusting and I can't eat it.

Food very hot when it arrived. Deliver early. Excellent food. Excellent service.

Food very hot when it arrived. Deliver early. Excellent food. Excellent service.

Food taste was not brilliant curry taste little off salad was not fresh as had strong vinger flavour.overall poor food quality today

Food taste was not brilliant curry taste little off salad was not fresh as had strong vinger flavour.overall poor food quality today

I'm in love with their chicken tikka masala its soo good and served with freshly made naan. Its sinfully delightful Thanks for the great food!

Food was late, no updates on app. Mutton was tough and as it was late it was luke warm. First time used so disappointed.

Food was late, no updates on app. Mutton was tough and as it was late it was luke warm. First time used so disappointed.

Friendliest staff I have ever encountered! Lovely Indian food and absolutely no complaints! Thank you

The people were rude on the phone when I phone up to say I had food missing and they just put the phone down

The people were rude on the phone when I phone up to say I had food missing and they just put the phone down

Really Friendly staff and our orders came in really fast! I just love their Chicken Tikka Masala! Spice box is just simply the best!

Ordered some chefs recommendations, suggested by the friendly guy who served me. We ordered a few starters, then mains Hariyali, Khadary and a mango chicken, with fried rice, naans and a cheeky pineapple fritter. Food was collected on time, piping hot and really delicious! Unique flavours, not like the typical kormas and masallas. Couldn't recommend this place enough!

Ordered some chefs recommendations Hariyali, Khadary and a mango chicken. Guy serving was really friendly. Food was collected on time, piping hot and really delicious! Couldn't recommend this place enough! Support your local businesses!

I would love to know how you make the cheesy spinach ....it is ALWAYS the best I have ever tasted! Your chef(s) AMAZING!!!

I would love to know how you make the cheesy spinach ....it is ALWAYS the best I have ever tasted! Your chef(s) AMAZING!!!

Calling in restaurant about order delay and got respond to call police

Calling in restaurant about order delay and got respond to call police

Best takeaway around and the best Raj naga anywhere 5 star

Good food delivered piping hot and very fast.

Only problem I had I found I had a staple in my curry. Also abit more sauce on the onion bhaji. part from that food is excellent.

Only problem I had I found I had a staple in my curry. Also abit more sauce on the onion bhaji. part from that food is excellent.

Best takeaway around and the best Raj naga anywhere 5 star

Good food delivered piping hot and very fast.

Always a great meal, thank you 😊

Always a great meal, thank you 😊

Food was very bland unfortunately

Food was very bland unfortunately

Unfortunately they missed a vegetable curry dish off from the biryani on a £35 order - texted driver who responded 20 minutes later and said they would come back in another 20 minutes, but by that time approaching three quarters of an hour later it would have been way too late so we declined the offer. They did offer a free meal next time - but to be honest the food wasn’t that great, and a bit cold so we’ll move on and try somewhere else, there is plenty of choice locally. Shame this is the first time we’d used them and they let us down.

Unfortunately they missed a vegetable curry dish off from the biryani on a £35 order - texted driver who responded 20 minutes later and said they would come back in another 20 minutes, but by that time approaching three quarters of an hour later it would have been way too late so we declined the offer. They did offer a free meal next time - but to be honest the food wasn’t that great, and a bit cold so we’ll move on and try somewhere else, there is plenty of choice locally. Shame this is the first time we’d used them and they let us down.

Great food, only one problem the menu offers a freebie if £20 or more is spent. The trouble is they don’t send it. On contacting them they argue that you should add it to your order, despite reaching the criteria they set out.

Great food, only one problem the menu offers a freebie if £20 or more is spent. The trouble is they don’t send it. On contacting them they argue that you should add it to your order, despite reaching the criteria they set out.

Rude behaviour. The lady behind the counter was ok ,but the guy who came out from their kitchen was so rude. When i mentioned that charging for card transactions , he became aggressive and told me "I don't care if its illegal or not" . I will avoid in future

Ordered 3 things, curry. rice and omelette. No rice arrived, disappointed :(

Ordered 3 things, curry. rice and omelette. No rice arrived, disappointed :(

Very rude customer service. I paid using mu debit card and he told me i need to pay £1 extra as fees. I mentioned to him that it is illegal to charge extra fee , then he shouted at me and said "i don't care if it is illegal or not , you can pay cash or pay with fee". I am going to complain to just eat as well .

Not great food, don't think we will be back for another

Appalling, we were waiting over 2 hours and when we phoned the guy was raising his voice to my auntie and telling us we haven’t orderd when we were proving to him that we had! 3 times it told me my food had been deliverd and it hadent! Not happy

Waited nearly 2 hours no update from them. Food arrived and was left on door step with its contents open and falling out curry everywhere! Luckily got to delivery driver although trying to make a quick exit. Called spice box and said there is nothing they can do if I want refund have to go through their website 3rd party chef online. Now being told chef online have to contact store and refund can take 7 days ! Restaurant told us its instant. So new years eve no food no money. Everyone shouting down the phone in the background at me was truly awful experience. What a way to end 2020.

Appalling, we were waiting over 2 hours and when we phoned the guy was raising his voice to my auntie and telling us we haven’t orderd when we were proving to him that we had! 3 times it told me my food had been deliverd and it hadent! Not happy

Terrible service made a order and took over a hour to get here when it did the food was cold the driver said he couldn’t find my address I then told him where to find my address and to type it in he then got aggressive towards me and was rude and hit me with his car door then drove off terrible service

Terrible service made a order and took over a hour to get here when it did the food was cold the driver said he couldn’t find my address I then told him where to find my address and to type it in he then got aggressive towards me and was rude and hit me with his car door then drove off terrible service

Very rude customer service. I paid using mu debit card and he told me i need to pay £1 extra as fees. I mentioned to him that it is illegal to charge extra fee , then he shouted at me and said "i don't care if it is illegal or not , you can pay cash or pay with fee". I am going to complain to just eat as well .

Over 30 minutes late absolutely useless

Over 30 minutes late absolutely useless

After saying my order was confirmed on the app, and exceeding the delivery time, I went back onto the app to check for an update and there was nothing. The screen showed what shows when you have your order. No explanation, no update and no food order just cancelled. Phone details are on this app yet no phone call or contact was made to explain the circumstances. Payment already taken out of my bank so hopefully this will be refunded.

After saying my order was confirmed on the app, and exceeding the delivery time, I went back onto the app to check for an update and there was nothing. The screen showed what shows when you have your order. No explanation, no update and no food order just cancelled. Phone details are on this app yet no phone call or contact was made to explain the circumstances. Payment already taken out of my bank so hopefully this will be refunded.

Food is excellent but last order my curry was missing so ate rice had curry one hour later. This time both our rice is missing we ordered 2x garlic rice and got 1 pillau rice complained on phone they sending it out. Waited but got so hungry so ate curry and bit rice 2 hours later our rice still hasnt arrived not using again shame good curries just can't trust them to get order right .

Half the order arrived on time, the rest arrived 40 minutes later, staff on the phone unhelpful and rude. Food quality low, maybe clean your fries now and then. Not one apology!

Half the order arrived on time, the rest arrived 40 minutes later, staff on the phone unhelpful and rude. Food quality low, maybe clean your fries now and then. Not one apology!

Food is lovely we wait about an hour for delivery. But this is 2nd time it's wrong. First time I had no curry this time we ordered 2 garlic rice and got 1 pillau rice when I complained they said they would send rice we waited another hour it never came sorry but won't give them my money again shame I liked it.

Food arrived earlier than expected. Good food. Friendly service. Would order again

Food arrived earlier than expected. Good food. Friendly service. Would order again

First time ordering from here, lovely food and will certainly order again

First time ordering from here, lovely food and will certainly order again

Cannot fault Spice Box. Excellent quality, really tasty food. Very speedy delivery. Highly recommended.

Cannot fault Spice Box. Excellent quality, really tasty food. Very speedy delivery. Highly recommended.

Terrible meal poorest Indian meal I ever had

Terrible meal poorest Indian meal I ever had

Really enjoyed our curry from here, really delicious! Delivered hot and on time by a really lovely polite driver. Many thanks spice box!

Delivery had missing item and had to phone twice to rectify (to no avail). Onion Bhaji was beautiful but other than that, very poor. A chicken chaat with peppers didn’t have peppers and instead came with tomatoes, and both main courses were too spicy and had exactly the same ‘red coloured’ chicken pieces (processed?). Finally, the Tarka Dall was over cooked and was one congealed mush. Very disappointing!

Luckily it was still convenient to receive the delivery 40 minutes early but on another occasion that may not be so. It seems the time registered by Just Eat was not communicated to the shop.

Really enjoyed our curry from here, really delicious! Delivered hot and on time by a really lovely polite driver. Many thanks spice box!

Luckily it was still convenient to receive the delivery 40 minutes early but on another occasion that may not be so. It seems the time registered by Just Eat was not communicated to the shop.

Food was pretty much on time and friendly staff just food was not that great all of it didn’t state quite right kind of tasted like it was out of a jar which was disappointment. I don’t like giving negative reviews but when the money it cost to me it was a waste of money.

Food was pretty much on time and friendly staff just food was not that great all of it didn’t state quite right kind of tasted like it was out of a jar which was disappointment. I don’t like giving negative reviews but when the money it cost to me it was a waste of money.

Meal arrived late and incomplete, when i contacted the takeaway the gentleman was abusive , the first call was ended ! The takeaway then rang me back and informed me the order was cancelled even though it had been delivered . Obviously they blame just eats order system being faulty !! Dont know the real reason but not happy and wont be using Spice box or just eat again

Meal arrived late and incomplete, when i contacted the takeaway the gentleman was abusive , the first call was ended ! The takeaway then rang me back and informed me the order was cancelled even though it had been delivered . Obviously they blame just eats order system being faulty !! Dont know the real reason but not happy and wont be using Spice box or just eat again

I can't fault customer service. However the first time I had a takeaway here was brilliant, really directed me away from the Akash in Southsea. However the second time? Didn't taste great at all and my onion bahjis was cold in the middle! Such a shame.

I can't fault customer service. However the first time I had a takeaway here was brilliant, really directed me away from the Akash in Southsea. However the second time? Didn't taste great at all and my onion bahjis was cold in the middle! Such a shame.

Chicken was mushy and tasted like it had been boiled or something. Korma was so runny it covered my whole plate and was running off the edge. Tasted really watery. And the Rogan josh was watery & tasted more like a spag bowl because the tomato’s weren’t cooked properly. Disgusting, won’t be ordering again

Chicken was mushy and tasted like it had been boiled or something. Korma was so runny it covered my whole plate and was running off the edge. Tasted really watery. And the Rogan josh was watery & tasted more like a spag bowl because the tomato’s weren’t cooked properly. Disgusting, won’t be ordering again

Delivery times aren’t perfect. But the food is always phenomenal. Each curry is distinctly spiced, recognisable but unmistakably unique in what the Spice Box provides. I will always order my Indian food from here.

The food was excellent. We certainly could not fault it. The chicken Diapiesta was very tasty full of flavour.

Amazing fresh high quality food that was even delivered early on a bank holiday weekend! A bit pricer than our usual Indian takeaway, but definitely worth it and we'll only go here from now on

I ordered a takeaway which although hot but quite salty and slightly greasy food, it was edible. I was charged £18.90 for the following: Chicken Tikka Bhuna £6.10... Vegetable Rice: £3.50... Portion of onion Bahjis £2.75, Cheese Naan: £3.15 and £0.95 for Mint sauce. The menu also states a 10% reduction if you order over £15.00 on collection. I was deliberately overcharged when questioned. No discount given at all and prices were made up on the spot. 90.

Absolutely terrible, curry tasted like water with spice and the rice was swimming in water. Need better cooks,wont ever use again!!!

As always, Spice Box quality of food is awesome.

The chips were cold as was the chicken.

Had a crisis with my oven breaking and was so hungry . Food was reasonably priced , good size portions ( got plenty left for another meal tomorrow ) food delivered before expected time . Drop off was contactless . Thank you so much

I ordered my food and it was meant to be delivered an hour and half before it arrived however the was actually quite good even though it was cold

Indian wasn’t delivered and spoke to spice box and the driver and still no delivery, taking this up with just eat, so angry

Very, nice food. Arrived on time. Pleasant and safe delivery process. I would have given an 'outstanding, but I received the wrong rice. - Not a big deal during this 'lockdown' time, and the rice they send was fine. - Thanks for staying open!

Arrived just on time food was good restaurant service not used so marked as good

Absolutely appalling. Order took 1hr 45mins only for the delivery driver to leave it on the wrong doorstep without checking so it wasn’t even received. The owner was unbelievably rude on the phone, accused me of lying and basically just wasn’t interested as I was a just eat customer. He refused to refund me and I was left not knowing if I would be receiving any food or not as he hung up on me. Eventually 3 hours after my original order it was confirmed that I would not be receiving any food. I’m a key worker and I’m exhausted, I just wanted a nice meal without cooking and instead I’ve been left starving and upset at this terrible service.

Absolutely delicious! The food arrived early and was as per order. Excellent experience and will order again. Please keep,up,the standard as it was the best food we've had for a while

Sadly this wasn't nice, it was way too sweet, and just didn't come up to standard, tasted like someone chucked a bag of sugar on it, had to throw most of it away, which is a shame as we don't often have takeaways this was meant to be a an anniversary treat

Not tasty, ordered a creamy curry and it was spicy

Really nice tasty food good quality.

Really enjoyed it. Will order again

Main was chicken tikka madras. Tasteless flocculent sauce beneath 7mm of oil. Chicken overcooked. Had two spoons only as had to have medication. Rice ok, mushroom bahji full of spring onion and yet more grease. In all quite disgusting. Never ever again🤮

Thought I would try the spice box for a change, having lived in the area we always went to the shalimar. I wish I hadn't bothered. I ordered a chicken madras , of which the chicken had a very odd texture, the curry wasn't hot enough for a madras. It was quite watery too. I ordered a king prawn biryani for my wife. Not great. The rice part was so dry as to be burned and crispy in part, and the biryani was bland and tasteless with unidentifiable veg in it. The popadoms were also stale, and the peshwari naan was nothing to write home about. Apart from that it was a lovely meal! Needless to say we won't be using the spice box again anytime soon.

What a disappointment, the food is terrable. Prawn biryani, rice dry and crispy not much flavour, and the sauce was tasteless and runny really not sure what the veg in it was but it was very slimy so bad couldnt eat it. Poppadom stale. My husbands chicken madras was very watery and sure the chicken was not chicken. Never again .

Nice meal had better but maybe that’s my personal taste , quoted hour for delivery but arrived in half hour so that was great as I was hungry ! Would use again

Made a large order for family and some mates and was very impressed by the food and overall service. We're a fussy bunch and the guy on the phone was very patient and willing to make adjustments to the dishes, we had chicken kormas, tindaloo, jalfrezi, king prawn balti and ginger chicken, with rice and nans. Superb food, delivered on time and hot. Cheers to all the staff!