Star of Bengal in North Down

Fabulous food great friendly service best Indian restaurant in Bangor

Only issue was we were only ones in. But the quality of food, Service and value for money made this place an absolute hidden gem. Lack of atmosphere we could not care as it was four friends having a good night out

Great wee Gem, Food is excellent and great service.

Food is excellent. Not salty or oily like some can be. Everything was very fresh and portions are generous. Best Indian I’ve had in a long time.

This is the best Indian food in Bangor. By far our favourite restaurant and I have tried them all, topped with a personal service. Don't look anywhere else for a great takeaway or restaurant service with free corkage BYO. I can highly recommend the Madras and Vindaloo.

Hidden gem of Bangor. When you want authentic Indian food, head here. The picture is a mixed starter platter for four and tastes as great as it looks.

The best Indian in bangor! Delicious food and exceptional service. We will be back! :)

We only ever order online. James prepared our food and it was very very tasty and good portions as well. We have tried several other places, but only order from Star of Bengal because of their consistency and value for money.

The food was tasty and the service was excellent

I went here for take away. The service isn't great, the food is poor and that's if you actually get what you ordered. And when you call to say they have sent the wrong food, they do nothing to rectify their mistake. Will not be back. And when you want to pay by card, they like a ask do you not have cash in the house? Not great guys.

Have used this restaurant many times.Sam the owner always looks after us well. Food is always extremely tasty and generous portions. Sometimes service is a little slow but it's always well worth the wait. Will be back again soon and highly recommend this restaurant to all who like great authentic Indian Food

I recently had the opportunity to dine at Star of Bengal Indian Hotel in Bangor, and unfortunately, my experience left much to be desired. While I had high hopes for an authentic Indian culinary experience, I was ultimately disappointed with several aspects of the restaurant. First and foremost, the service was subpar. The staff seemed disinterested and inattentive throughout the evening. It took an excessively long time for our orders to be taken, and we had to repeatedly ask for basic things like water refills. The lack of professionalism and attentiveness greatly affected the overall dining experience. Moving on to the food, I found it to be mediocre at best. The dishes lacked the vibrant flavors and complexity that I associate with Indian cuisine. The portions were also disappointingly small, leaving us feeling unsatisfied. Moreover, the presentation of the food was uninspiring, and the overall quality did not live up to the reputation of Indian cuisine. Another major letdown was the ambiance of the restaurant. The décor felt outdated and tired, lacking the vibrant and inviting atmosphere that one would expect from an Indian establishment. The lighting was dim, and the seating arrangements were cramped, making it difficult to enjoy the meal comfortably. Considering the lackluster service, mediocre food quality, and uninspiring ambiance, I cannot recommend Star of Bengal Indian Hotel as a top dining choice in Bangor. While it may have been popular in the past, it seems that the restaurant is currently failing to deliver a satisfying experience to its patrons.

This is the best Indian takeaway in Bangor. We love it! Biryani and Jalfrezi are particularly highly recommended.

We ear a lot of Indian food and generally we decide where we go based on the dish we want that day. This restaurant takes a lot of that decision away with their ‘Exquisite dishes’. We had the Shahi Rogan Josh and the Butter chicken tikka, both were superb, as was the Chicken chat starter.

Quick delivery and steaming hot. Delicious as usual 😋 I highly recommend

Absolutely beautiful food. The lamb melts in your mouth! Food was delivered piping hot!

Star of Bengal. Just one star from me. Ordered a takeaway and it took nearly 2 hours to get delivered. Shocking. Notification at 7pm and still no delivery at 7.30.

terrible service, terrible food, overall terrible experience. Food over 50 minutes late, restaurant didn't care at all.

Beautiful food take away or dining in people so friendly nothing to much for them don't be frightened to take away here you will enjoy. I'm fussy.

Terrible waited over half n hour for starter then r dinner was rotten defo won't b back

Fantastic,the best ever there where five people we ordered six main dishes in order to share the portions were very generous every body was very helpful and gave us enough for next day

Best vegetarian Indian in Bangor by far and I've tried them all ! Lentil dahl, spinach paneer, vegetarian curry and mushroom rice, chips all absolutely gorgeous. The types of vegetables they use in the veggie dishes and the variety are superb. My partner is a meat eater and says every meal he has had from SOB has been absolutely delicious also. Wouldn't get from anywhere else now ! Thanks Star Of Bengal, please don't change !

The best Indian food you can get. The wee restaurant is a bit dated but as I say the food is amazing.

I've been going here for many years - without a shadow of a doubt, it does the best Indian food in Bangor. Their Pathia and Kufta curry are second to none! 👍🏻

Can be quiet as it's a bit out of the way. Still has good food and friendly staff but now it's all BYO, they no longer have their limited drinks list. Worth checking out.

Absolutely fabulous as usual, never been disappointed with this restaurant. Beautiful food and great service as always

Ordered at 9.30pm. estimated delivery was 10.30pm and arrived at 10pm. Very impressed. I used to order from Bengal but hadn't for a couple of years due to moving. The balti was as good as it used to be if not better. So flavoursome and fresh corriander on top which you never get from any takeaway. Super impressed! Going to bed with a very happy tummy 😊

Good meal with friendly staff. Very welcoming.

After many years in Bangor I found the best curry house in the town. We have been frequent visitors to the Star of Bengal, the food is amazing and the staff are very accommodating. If you fancy a good curry and good service you will not be disappointed at the Star of Bengal, it is definitely a hidden gem!

Ordered 3x 12oz sirloin steaks, chips and pepper sauce. Received 3x frying steaks chips and horrible tasteless veg curry made with tinned carrot, peas and sweetcorn plus frozen cauliflower. Pure mush. Also, an hour late so suspect someone drove to a petrol station to buy steak and tinned veg. If you don't have stock you should phone the customer to offer alternative. 1st and last order from here and near £40 wasted.

Ordered a takeaway lamb jalfrezi last weekend and was very impressed. I am a curry fan and have tasted a few curries in my time! The lamb was melt in your mouth and all the flavours were well balanced. Lovely, smiley service from the lady. Thank you!

Love this little hidden Gem, the food and service is top quality.

We have tried a few Indian restaurants in town and they are all good, but if I was to choose one that stands out it definitely is this one, and the fact it’s BYO is a bonus. Jay & Sam can not do enough to help and will cook to your liking. 5 star plus.

So I was served both mild Chicken Korma, with boiled rice, & also a cup of hot chocolate., whenever I visited the Star of Bengal. So, both the food & the cup of hot chocolate , weren't bad; at all So furthermore & finally, they were served by staff, who were both friendly, & welcoming, to me. So, therefore, thank-you!

Delicious food. Excellent value for money. Efficient service. The decor is not the best but everything is cooked to order so the food makes up for that. Staff are very friendly and pleasant. We will be back more often.

Placed an order for delivery, the app does not let you had notes so my husband rang to make sure my chicken tikka kebab was in Peshwari Naan and also Masala Sauce. The guy on the phone confirmed the order with him. When the food arringer, no peshwari naan and a completely dry kebab, no sause at all. Husband rang to complain and they said the naan was peshwari and he had made it himself, well mate yo need to go to a culinary school and learn properly cause there was absolutely no coconut in that naan. He alsobecame quite rude saying he was not told about the masala sauce and basically tough. What has happen to the Star of Bengal, the food used to be amazing and the service used to be second to none. WILL NEVER BE BACK

This was a bad experience over priced food was terrible and not the cleanest

The nicest chicken korma and masala I've ever had. I will definitely be coming back, too delicious!

2 hours and 15 minutes later and our food still hadn’t arrived... had to give our daughter a separate dinner and the customer service when I called after 1.5hrs and again at 2 hrs was appalling. Food was cold and our order was missing a rice! The owner hung up on me! Have used these guys for a long time but after the past couple of experiences, I am sorry to say we won’t be back despite the great food. So so disappointing!

Went with a friend on Thursday night. Staff were very friendly and attentive

Went with my friends and had a great time good food great atmosphere server was a good laugh! went again with my boyfriend different sever/waiter we asked to sit upstairs as downstairs had no atmosphere not even background music...the waiter/server rudely told us no and said “I am not running up and down those stairs while I have people downstairs” felt very awkward and decided to leave...GET YOUR OLD WAITERS BACK! Went down to Yaks amazing atmosphere, FRIENDLY waiters/serves placed packed...that’s the difference!

Brilliant takeaways. Food is always good and plenty of it one meal would feed two unless you were starving ! .

Called in Saturday to get a collection the food was horrible the chips where reheated and soggy the 2 curry's were freezing I put a review on there fb page and there reply was Iam cheap

Very warm welcome ,good access for disabled food excellent well priced ,service very good whole thing was a pleasure

Excellent food and well looked after on New Year's Eve, will be back soon!

Used to absolutely love this place, but recently the prices change every time we order (which is about once a week). We priced two curries with plain naan, which should be included in the price. I was quoted almost £22......its usually 18 including delivery....... Seems the new guy on the till likes to charge £6 for delivery 🤔. When we order a keema naan it seems to be just plain mince in it as well which is disappointing. The usual guys who answer the phone are all lovely though.

I visited tonight with my husband and son for the early bird menu as advertised in the Local Shopper as £8.99 Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. Then most things we ordered carried a 50p or £1.00 surcharge. When I paid the bill the early bird was £10.95 and with the extra charges could have been ordered off the menu at practically the same price. The charges need to be printed on an early bird menu. We arrived at 5.40 and were greeted by the young waiter asking if we had booked, we replied no, did we need to book, his reply was yes. We were the only 3 in the restaurant until 7.10 when another 4 arrived. The starters were good, the main courses just ok.

Had a table booked for 8pm last Friday night (20 Sept.) for my wife and I and 4 friends. We arrived at one minute to eight to be greeted with a rude and loud, "Your late!" from the person who appeared to be the chef. Somewhat perplexed I replied that we were not late as our table was booked for 8pm. Another member of staff then said our table had been booked for 6.45. Where they had got this from is anybody's guess but rather than accept an error had been made the 3 staff continued to argue and insist we were late. Intriguingly there wasn't even another person in the restaurant at the time. Such was the rudeness of the staff that once we had been shown to a table upstairs and saw the uninviting decor of the place we quickly changed our minds and left the restaurant. This was our first visit to the Star of Bengal and unquestionably our last.

Janet and myself made another visit to Star of Bengal for the early bird 3 course. Service and food were very good. You can bring your drink in with no corkage which is another incentive and are given a shot of Baileys at the end of the meal. Excellent food and service

Lovely food and good service.Will be back

Fantastic food and service staff very frendly esp, the New Manager Joei as he will help you couse a dish if you do not know what to have the new up dated restaurant is inviteing we had a lovely time there..

Visited here on Saturday evening, as on our previous visits we had some lovely meals, which offered good value. However, this was not the case on our most recent visit, leading us to believe this restaurant must be under new ownership, as we didn't see any of the previous staff from before. We opted for their offer of £12.95 each for Starter, Main Course and Rice. On arrival we were greeted by a young man and expected to be shown upstairs as per usual, but this appears to be now closed and were shown to a downstairs table. My wife and I both ordered Lamb Tikka starter. Expecting the usual chunks of lamb, which was the norm in this restaurant before and in any others we go to, we received very finely sliced lamb tikka, with side salad. A very miserly portion, (the worst we've probably received in 25 years of eating indian) and not much tikka flavour to lift the gloom. I had also asked for green chillis with the tikka, but didn't receive any. Knowing how good the Lamb Tikka was on previous visits, alarm bells were ringing. Then the main courses came. My wife ordered Chicken Chilli Balti and I had Chicken Tikka Chilli Master. The Balti came in a black sizzling style karahi dish and the Chilli Master in a dish with a lid on it. I could see that my wife's Balti had 4 small pieces of chicken and was in a sea of oil floating on top and I thought, 'Lucky you, glad I didn't order that', until I lifted the lid on mine.......a half filled dish with next to no chicken tikka in it. I poured it out over the rice, (I ordered boiled and received pilau), and it really was the most sorry looking meal I've ever had the dissatisfaction of ordering in my life. The chicken tikka, like the lamb starter, was sliced into thin pieces. I thought they'd forgot to put the chicken in and the slices were either mushroom, (like a pizza topping), or sliced garlic. No, it was indeed the chicken! If you would have stuck the pieces together it would have made around a quarter of small chicken fillet. The young guy came over and asked was everything ok and I told him not really, that there was very little chicken in the dish. He said he would check with the chef. He returned and said the chef said as we had ordered the special, the portions were smaller, to which I enquired where did it say that? The waiter shrugged his shoulders and walked off. If it had said we will charge you £12.95 for a half portion, I would have been sitting in the Green Chilli Restaurant around the corner. As I said before, we have had this offer many times and it was fine, so be warned if you're a previous customer expecting the same, you'll be disappointed! In finishing, I don't understand any business alienating their customers over a bit of cheap chicken, (99p each for a full chicken fillet in my local butchers). Slicing chicken into more pieces does not fool anyone. I have never felt as cheated in a restaurant in a long time, if ever. I don't normally do negative reviews, but had to warn others. We won't be back.

Cheap and cheerful, bringing your Alcohol, no corkage charge, very friendly staff good food

I called in last Friday night to pick up my mums order the guy that served me was horrible no customer service at all will definitely not be using this place again so one told me he actually owns the place maybe he should learn some manners to be working with the public

This place never ever disappoints. I find the food in other Indian establishments heavy and will lie in ones stomach for hoursHere, even the rice is lightI have no favourite dishes and would recommend stepping outside your comfort zone and trying something new Downside - It is not the best furnished or decorated restaurant, but for me the food makes upGreat early bird menu and priceExcellent takeaway service, especially easy with the new appHighly recommend.

First time here but had been strongly recommended. Lamb tiki with salad and house sauce. It was to die for -- lots of really lovley lamb, the sauce, amazing and I have never had Indian bread as good. Will definitely be back. Open until 11 pm and Friday abd Saturday until 12 just brilliant.

Big crowd of us went. Food was very good and really great value when you can bring your own booze. It's not fine dining by any means but good service and good grub

We are spoilt in Bangor for Indian cuisine and this restaurant is up there amongst the best. The food and service are excellent. Good parking is available but it’s not suitable for wheelchair users.

Ordered a home delivery service was told it would be 45 it took 1 hour and 15 mins and when it arrived the meal was cold and nan bread was missing. Rang up to complain did not get an apology but was told that as nan bread would be dilevered asap. One hour later as I write this no sign of nan needless to say delivery menu is in the bin and will never use them again !

Probably one of the best little gems in Bangor! The special early Eve 3 course meal is well worth it. My starter was 5 Garlic mushrooms after poppadoms and dips) then my main was Chicken Korma with Cheesy Naan bread (well recommended). We didn't have drinks but just ordered a jug of water. The staff are attentive and friendly and also chatted to my 12yr old. Pay them a visit. Highly recommended !!

Called into this restaurant last night thinking they were new (wrong they’ve been here 17 years). How did we miss them. It’s bring your own but we didn’t know this and the waiter very kindly sent the delivery driver to get us some beer. Excellent service. As it was a bad night stormy and raining there weren’t many people In. After we had discussed some of the choices with the waiter and he patiently Explained to us what was in the dishes, we ordered our meals. As the cold beers arrived, so did our meals. Absolutely fantastic taste wise and portions were excellent. Both of us have eaten Indian all over N.I and abroad and I can honestly say this was one of our top 5 meals In the world where taste and flavour are concerned. I had the lamb, chicken and prawn Khazani and am actually craving the taste again today. My partner has the Bengal jal vindaloo hot and was thoroughly Impressed. Needless to say we will be back soon

My husband and I have eaten here for a number of years and never been disappointed, the food is amazing and the service wonderful, can’t wait to go back

Beautiful food. Never been let down by them. Their kebabs and naan bread are to die for. :)

Excellent food and service as always

Closing time said 12am, couldn't get through to anyone when I rang at 11.20 pm. Total disappointment to misadvertise. Lack of faith in business.

We just missed the 3 course special by 10minutes (1700/1900hrs). We settled for a two course meal. We had garlic mushroom starters and then I had chicken korma with sweet naan (beautiful)! Wife had chicken pattaya she couldnt finish it but loved it. Pleasant staff. Price was reasonable. I'd recommend a visit. Its clean tidy and definitely fills the bellies :)

We visited this restaurant on the basis of it being a participant in the 'Dine' app. It stated clearly that they offered a '2 for 1 main course' offer 7 days a week. I booked the table by phone the night before and mentioned we would be using the 'Dine' app. No problem.

How can you not love this place? great food and nice staff who always have time for a chat

Best Indian in bangor by far. Its BYO which is even better...... Always has specials great great great.

First time there, food fabulous and staff really lovely 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Food delivery was an hour late and totally cold. I complained and was told get a free meal. When I called they refused to do so. Never again. Stay away!

The staff / man is not nice to deal with always have to wait near 30 mins for collection bloody joke would go eles where from now on

Been here a few times but have never gave the place a review that it deserves. Myself, other half and another couple went on a Thursday night, wasn't overly busy but from the welcome at the door to paying the bill was just great. Food is superb and it's also being your own wine. Love it

Always, always go here if I'm wanting a Indian. Great menu, great service and always great food. They have recently gone BYO as well which allows you to have what you want to drink and keeps the cost down

We visited Belfast/Bangor for the weekend and really fancied an Indian one of the nights. Star of Bengal got very good reviews so we decided to give it a try. While they have a licence they don't sell alcohol but the owner Sam rang one of his drivers who stopped off at an off licence on his way back from a delivery to pick up a bottle of wine for us!!! Such a nice thing to do. We had a really lovely meal - I had the chicken jalfrezi which was really lovely and my boyfriend had a tandoori sizzler. Everything was really tasty and the bill only came to £30, which was really for as we both had a starter and main each and I also had a tea. We had a nice chat with Sam and Jake who told us that they are renovating the place to facilitate functions and large groups who want a private area. We wish them the very best of luck with the business (although they're open 15 years!!) and hope to see them again sometime!!!!

Again we called in and had some of the best Indian food we have ever eaten. All freshly cooked to order and looking and tasting absolutely delicious! They are doing some renovations at the moment but no fuss at all. Well worth a visit! Best in Bangor by a big margin!

first time ordering from here. The delivery was earlier than stated, which was great. The food was lovely, and for the first time in a long time after ordering from various other places, my order came in full. The only thing would be you couldn't taste garlic at all in the garlic chip, but the wee chips were still nice. would order from here again.

Had a lovely night in here tonight, will definitely be back, food was beautiful and staff so friendly!!!

Star of Bengal has great staff, tasty authentic food. Great quality and quantity best tikka masala I've ever had and is quite frankly the best Indian restaurant in Bangor!

Had a fantastic meal here this evening with some friends. Food was first class and the manager, Abdul, is a true gentleman. I highly recommend.

Reasonably priced food. Good quality with a good range of food options. Authentic tastes. Not a flashy place but clean and friendly.

food was nice but I ordered my food for 8.30 and it turned up an hour early just as I was head out the door I though was a bit silly as I clearly selected 8.30 the drive took the food back and then was Phone at 8.30 to say my food would be late was waiting for 30 mins before it arrived what is the point in asking for a delivery time if they can't do it

Best in town by a long long stretch! These guys know how to cook and superurb service!!

Food was cold. Delivery man very polite. Mixed starter very dry and unappetising

First time ordering in about 3 years. Great food! Arrived early tasted lovely and came really well packaged! Kebab sauce and salad came in separate packaging so it wasn't soggy and curry was beautiful! Will definitely order again!

Not sure why this place has received such a bad review, however, we've used Star of Bengal for deliveries for years & as usual, tonight's meal was great, full of flavour, giant prawns in the biryani & masala was delish & I am hard to please.

Really good tasting food and plenty of it, everything arrived on time and piping hot, excellent!

Not the first time order has missed out on items even though they have been paid for very poor service for this reason plus naans have been cold.

Food was lovely but a bit cold by the time it was delivered. A portion of rice was missing also.

Regular here every week , not any more!!!, usually go and collect however got a delivery this week, arrived in good time but food was inedible, Chicken tikka chilli garlic master ( i normally order this dish ) was vile, couple of weeks ago whilst in ordering the guy said he was experimenting adding sweet chutneys to dishes, why??? the food has drastically changed and its not for the better. Onion bhaji was like cardboard, been reheated several times. Honestly the whole lot went in the bin , theres plenty more indians in bangor so why mess about with recipes ?? green chilli next time

Asked for boiled rice as I don't like Pilau rice but they sent the Pilau anyway and I couldn't eat it

We go to the Star of Bengal regularly and couldn't fault this place. Great value for money. Good is great. BYO which cuts the cost of a night out.

Never misses a mark! always arrives with a smile, piping hot and super delicious!

Abismal serivce. Over 2 hr wait. Food below average when it eventually arrived.

The nan bread was extremely salty and inedible and the onion pakora and starter was dry and over done. The food just wasn't as good as it has been - sorry

Food was amazing. Drive from Belfast was well worth finding this hidden gem!

Food was good but paid £12.95 for a mixed tikka shashlik and only got 1 king prawn very disappointing portions for the price

Phenomenal food. Will continue to use

hi. it good. me likey long time

Last Saturday we dined here for my father's birthday. All i can say is wow! The service was quick and the food was sensational. My father doesn't usually eat Indian food, but he loved it. They brought his birthday cake out with candles and just made the birthday celebration even better. Will definitely be back! :)