Spice Of Bruerne in South Northamptonshire

Recently ate here and wishing I didn’t. It was a quiet night in the restaurant with only four tables including ours. It took 45 minutes for the first drinks to come, an hour for the starters and an hour and a half for the mains. It seemed the same for others around us too. What we did notice was the phone ringing non stop for takeaway orders. In my opinion those in the restaurant should be prioritised however it clearly wasn’t the case here. We went looking for the staff to see if our drinks were coming but none were to be seen, they must’ve been in the back. We only ever saw the staff when they eventually brought the drinks/food. When the food did arrive it was genuinely tasteless. The only flavour I got was from a Fanta orange. Never again.

We haven’t had no food yet after 2 hours and it says that our food has been delivered.

Great restaurant and good quality too

Another quality meal delivered by friendly driver.

do not order butterfly prawns it's one prawn in a mass of breadcrumbs like 1 prawn 4" of breaded orange mass for £6.95, defo not like Chinese or thai king prawns

Look no further for a great curry. A village location which has a lovely restaurant and also delivery too. Well worth it.

This is the third or fourth time I’ve ordered and it’s usually delicious but tonight’s meal was cold upon arrival and rather tasteless, especially the onion bahjis. Very disappointed for such an expensive meal.

Had far better tikka masala elsewhere and some of the chicken was hard

Always a great curry with the lads here

lush food as always - thank you

Wouldn’t go anywhere near this place !! Went to order online, then couldn’t add a korma sauce on its own, so I rung up to place the order and the price went from £35 online to £49 over the phone. I asked what the extra £15 was for, as I thought £15 for a korma sauce was a bit excessive, in which he said must be an online discount and I can confirm there was no discount !! Anyway, couldn’t be bothered to argue as it was 7.50pm. So, it gets to 9pm and we still haven’t received our order. I call up and I’m told it’ll be with you in 10 minutes. 9.25pm, the delivery Finally turns up and not even an apology. Open the £50 order and not even a popadom ! Disgusting service !!!

Good service.nice location. Food quality was delicious with great price . I will recommend that as a 5 star Rate .

Had a family dinner at the Spice of Bruerne Restaurant. The food was delicious and service is excellent. Looking for family occasion or just night out with friends, there's none alternative then Spice of Bruerne. @highlyrecommanded.

Lovely meal. Prepared on time and piping hot. Would certainly use again.

Incredible service. Amazing food! Really pleased with our order for a big group. Really nice staff

Incredible service. The curry was delicious, nice quality ingredients. Staff are lovely and professional. Will be ordering from here regularly from now on

We were having our meal at Spices of Bruerne. At around 9.30 pm we could see kitchen staff started shutting things down. We weren’t even asked if we wanted to see the desert menu which we waited a long time for before giving up and asking for the bill. At 10.03pm we were finishing drinks before we said our goodbyes when we were told by a member of staff the restaurant was closed and asked us to leave. As they already knew we were preparing to leave, there was no need to ask and I thought this was extremely rude. I couldn’t think of anything worse to spoil what would have been a perfect evening after spending £130. When we left we noticed the sign outside the door saying opening hours were until 11pm so they had decided to close an hour early. In summary good food and beautiful location ruined by poor customer service. None of the staff looked like they wanted to be there. However, credit where credit is due, the young lad who took our orders was very sweet. This restaurant appears to have the potential to do very well if the staff loved it enough to make it successful. I think we will continue with our usual Indian restaurant, despite the extra travel. We know what service we can expect we go there and that we are made welcome.

We ordered and the food arrived within 20mins (we live 5mins away) - so can't fault the service however, that's, sadly, where the compliments end. Chicken Tandoori starter - dry and served with onions that were practically raw rather than sautéed. Mixed Tandoori main - 4 small pieces of flavourless chicken tikka, and 2 of the same of lamb. Same chicken tandoori as starter dry and stringy. The seekh kebab had some flavour but was rubbery in texture. Contained the same almost raw onions. 13.95 too! Chicken Jalfrezi Main - watery and bland. Honestly, a supermarket ready meal is ten times better! Throughly disappointed. Would not recommend at all. The people who rate the food here must never have eaten a proper curry!

Took an hour from order but time was correct on the app. Food was ‘ok’ but nothing special. Sorry. Wouldn’t rush back to place an order here

Order never delivered - restaurant did not answer when called.

This is a great Indian Restaurant and Takeaway. Food is top quality and tasty. Well recommended

Lovely food unfortunately we were seated at a table that was very very small (even though the place was empty for the entire of our meal) the tablecloth was dirty as was the door we were sitting next to with splattered sauce over it. We waited a while for the bill and then asked for it, still not received it after 10mins so went to the desk & the 3 staff were all chatting & we had to ask again. As I say food was great but will not be returning any time soon as was unimpressed.

Amazing quality and quantity. Can’t wait to order again !

Amazing food and service 10/10

Very expensive and poor quality. Special mixed grill 6 pieces of meat and chicken tikka masala 4 pieces of chicken really poor! £44 for £10 worth of restaurant food. Deserve a refund

Food arrived earlier than we expected. Piping hot, and everything tasted delicious. Not my first time eating from here, and won’t be the last. Decent size portions exactly as ordered.

Called in for dinner. Excellent Indian food. Plenty of variety. Lovely smiley efficient service and no, I am not related!!

It was quite when I went but everything was brilliant been here a few times now and never disappointed

Ordered a lamb madras and one of the specials and I can say it was a gorgeous meal will most definitely be ordering again

Tried to order a takeaway online to collect through my login at Spice Bruene .A 3rd party contacted me and said was I paying cash, I said I wanted to pay with my card, they said unless it was cash the restaurant would cancel my order. I rang the restaurant to enquire why they wouldn't accept my card when I've been regularly buying takeaways from them and the restaurant hang up the call. On a positive note I decided to try Calcutta's in Stony Stratford and the food and service was brilliant.

I asked for vegetables to be added with the paneer dish which they didn’t do, i’ve called up in the past and they said if i ask in notes they would add the vegetables and i’ve done it many times, it ruined the meal. I also didn’t think the chicken was nice at all and the sauce which i got didn’t taste how i usually have it from here. overall £40 out the window.

Great food. Had takeaway and sat in the park on the bench. Staff about rude but food was good. Definitely use again

The food is very good. Service was a bit slow but we weren't in a rush. Given the location you won't find a better restaurant for miles around.

One of the best restaurants in the area if you like Indian food. Always good in a lovely location. Fast, efficient service with a smile. Highly recommend.

It was a Monday evening, sunny and warm.. we took the opportunity to sit outside, which is fantastic for once in the uk. The service was quick, polite and well informed. Good pickle tray and drinkable wine. The food was superb, the question asked was.. how are the tastes? Not is everything alright. A good evening

We went last evening for the 1st time. We will most definitely return. I had the best biriani I've ever had! We all had different meals and every one was fantastic. Service was excellent. Can most highly recommend 5⭐

Absolutely amazing food, great interior and super friendly staff. A brilliant place to stop if you’re mooring up on a canal boat at Stoke Bruerne too (and some great pubs next door for a cheeky pint if you’re waiting for a take out).

What a little gem in a great position right next to the canal There was 5 of us for dinner and everyone thought the food was amazing 🤩 None of the dishes looked the same which is something I have found in other Indian restaurants I had the chicken Naga which was absolutely delicious. Spicy but not overpowering All my friends said the chicken in their dishes was exceptional, not to dry and cooked beautifully The service was great as well as the team looked after us and we’re all a hard working and friendly team We can’t wait to return and I highly recommend this place 👌

We used to get salad and sauce with chicken tikka. Last order we only received a starter portion not a main, however paid for the main. 4 years on, time to look elsewhere

Good food, good portions and good quality at a good price. All in rather nice surroundings! What more do you want? Classic High Street curries,

A relaxed meal. So tasty , a must for Indian food in our area.

Very good food. Delivery was rapid 👍🏻

Absolutely incredible!! Great service, amazing food had a great time, sat outside by the canal. Highly recommend! will be coming back!

good good and service. however my order was missing 2 items

What an absolute find! We moored just up the way and really fancied an Indian meal. The entire evening was absolutely wonderful, great staff and service and the food was sublime, great taste and just the right amount of spices. It was so good that we went back the night after to the same excellent food and service. We found the price to be very reasonable for our meals and wine. We will be travelling back this way in a couple of months and will certainly be returning.

Very pleasant atmosphere, food was delicious, staff were very friendly and attentive.

Thankyou for a fabulous birthday meal out, food was excellent, staff great. Really special venue for a treat. Beautiful location toox

Great food and service ,highly recommended.

This place is a gem! Went here recently and was blown away by the service and food. Great flavours and has a good kick with the Naga curry. 100% recommend

I was served RAW chicken. I will never be going back, this crap gave me the runs. Please never order chicken from this place, also no discount was given but instead gave me a new meal that was smaller than the first one but luckily it was cooked but didn't eat it as i was felt sick. #SORTITOUT

Fantastic food. Fantastic service. Loved it.

Historically the Spice of Bruerne has been a bit variable in both service and food but I have to say so far in 2024 it has been very good. We have prev ate in the restaurant but the last few times have had a delivery and it's been very good. They also are one of the few places that deliver to Hanslope which is about 6 miles away and they do not charge extra for this. On-line ordering is v slick plus there is a matching app too. Spend over £20 ordering online and you get 10% off - which I end up giving to the driver as a tip!

This place is always very expensive for what you get. What you order is simply what you get & nothing more whereas some other places will add in a few extra poppadoms with sauces and salad for free. I paid £4.50 for a small portion of garlic rice.

The best tasting Indian food we’ve had! What a find. Fresh, well cooked, great flavours. Even the popadom mix was another level. Will definitely go back. Thanks

nearly 2hrs wait and had to heat my food up!!!!! not good.

The delivery man was so friendly and the food was absolutely delicious!

Decent curry but not the best. Service is good but website charged incorrect price and took some work to get them to sort it out. Overall we will probably order here again.

Fab food again. Consistently very good food.

Brilliant service and excellent food.

A very ordinary Indian restaurant, the high.cost does not match the very ordinary food

Ordered from here to make a change from my usual. Food was 40 mins late as I pre ordered. Popadoms has a weird chemical taste. Aloo Ghobi was full of cauliflower stacks rather than the head. Chicken was tough in the jalfrezi. Wouldn’t order from here again!!!

Perfect food. Arriving fast with no faults and hot!!

Very tasty food, piping hot and delivered on time. Best Indian takeaway I have tried in Northampton. Lamb balti was fantastic

Lovely piping hot food that had lots of flavour. Good portion sizes. Will definitely order again! 5 ⭐️

We understand Friday nights are busy - brilliant food as always!

Excellent food, delivered earlier than expected

All good here portions could be a little more generous..as we're in the small side but other than that service, and taste all good

Food mostly tasted great, however the King Prawn Bhuna was crushed at the bottom of the bag and had spilt. Also only had 5 chunks of chicken in my Butter Chicken, and the dish was only half full. The house special naan bread didn't really taste as described; there were a few tiny scraps of tikka inside it. It wasn't the taste explosion I'd imagined from the description. Crab starter was very tasty, but again not much crab in it. Keema rice was nice. Disappointing portion sizes compared to other restaurants.

First time of ordering from these guys and certainly won’t be the last… delicious with each dish distinguished in execution, well done chefs you have delivered a fine example of delight, keep up the great work, we will be back ….

A rough night of weather - thank you for delivering with a smile as always!

Beautiful food and plenty of it.

Food was delivered in original time window given, but an hour after it said the driver left. Food was soggy and cold when it arrived, and every item required either re-cooking or microwaving to make them hot and/or crisp again. Very disappointing from a usually good restaurant

Not impressed. Food is poor. Food tasted old… fed up of the restaurants around here!! Disappointed AGAIN!

We had hired a narrowboat and were looking at Google Maps, to find somewhere to eat. We gave Spice of Bruerne a try and were not disappointed. We all agreed it was one of the best meals we had every had. As an additional bonus it was a sensible price as well.

So tasty, the chicken was so tender!

Incredible service, the person that drops off to us is so polite and helpful every time, food was piping hot as always and tasted absolutely delicious! Worth every penny! Wouldn’t go anywhere else 😄

All was fantastic but wrong naan bread sent ordered to keema naans one was the other was filled with a sweet orange coloured filling . So was wrong but no idea what it was

Best curry I have had for many a year. We had a table of six, with six different meals. Absolutely flawless, would thoroughly recommend.

Amazing food, our party thought this was probably some of the best curries we'd ever had.

Got the wrong order, would like a call please so I can discuss a refund

Beautiful meal, food was fresh and tasty, served hot. Very friendly staff and relaxing atmosphere. This is our third visit, we have moved an hour away but will happily make the journey to visit.

Really lovely meal. All hot in arrival

Fabulous food the most polite and attentive staff we have cone here do the last 3 or 4 years. Amazing food the gentleman tonight couldn’t have done more. Fantastic food and lovely staff .

Oh my word ! I tried their new dish, the Zaytoun ( not sure of spelling ) I had it as a slightly hotter madras and it was delicious . I’ve been coming here for years and have never been disappointed. The staff are so friendly and polite too.

It was great that it came early as we ordered asap delivery. Food was hot and tasty and great portion sizes.

Stopped off here for dinner, looking for something a bit different from pub fare.... nicely surprised at quality of food. Definitely made to order and clearly a good chef 😁

Excellent food, well flavoured. Can definitely recommend the Amiri Masala.

Food was delicious! Arrived hot and was early. We really enjoyed our meal- thank you!

Only the best Indian takeaway in Northampton!! Absolutely amazing food and I MEAN amazing. Love this place

Fast delivery, food hot, and best chicken dhansak I've had for a while.

Bhuna nice but not a lot in the tray. Dansak edible but didn’t taste like any Dansak eaten before. Bit disappointing

Always a good meal at the Spice of Bruerne. Well worth the visit.

Delivered on time, hot, tasty, good value for money. Friendly gentleman who delivered. Returning customer.

Odd one … ordered 2 of the same dish but came different, one was thick sauce other was this & one much spice hotter than the other but an ok meal all the same

Food is disgusting. I tried this a few years ago and decided to give them another try. Still not nice food. I might as well have just put money in the bin.! So bad. Just so bad. How can this place be allowed to sell food. Avoid this dump.

Ordered a delivery meal for our German visitors last night.....they absolutely LOVED it.... ....5 * from us, thank you!

Just moved to the area. Second order from this restaurant and both times it’s been fantastic.

The delivery guy was very polite. Thank you for coming out all this way. We very much appreciated it.

All round excellent highly recommend!!

We had a fantastic meal , very tasty and the perfect balance of heat and spice, everytime we come here it's outstanding.