Suraya Tandoori in Chelmsford

Bag full of oil - food oily and bags / containers covered in oil - worst Indian I’ve ever had

We are normally happy with our orders from Suraya but we were disappointed today. The food was much later than we ordered and the app informed us that the food was on the way and kept saying that for 48 minutes. Unfortunately there was a mistake with the order as well. My son ordered prawn saag and got given a much cheaper saag paneer instead. He was very sad not to get his order

I'm sorry, but £1.50 for a poppadom? Are you INSANE?! Nah. Never.

100% recommend this little gem! We unfortunately only found this yesterday.. it’s round the corner from us but never ordered before… WOW!! Amazing food & lovely friendly welcoming staff! All food piping hot and fresh, tasted delicious. The best Indian in Chelmsford. We will be back for sure. Thank you Suraya.

Excellent quality and fantastic flavour. Would 100% recommend for a quality Indian meal.

Overall the food was very enjoyable and delivered on time. My only criticism is that when I order a Chicken Vindaloo I expect it to contain pieces of chicken only and not made up with pieces of potato to make it look full. Other Indian takeaway restaurants don't do that!

Mixed reviews on the food - the lamb and paneer was good but onion bhajis were doughy and we didn't get any poppadoms. Bit of a disappointment.

Previously the fish curry we ordered was excellent. This time however there were more onions in the curry than the fish itself. Please note: we did not order an Onion curry!! We will give it another go soon but if turns out to be like yesterdays order we won't be ordering from Suraya again! Rather disappointed!

Lovely food but order missing one Pilau rice

Not been here in a while and remember why… Food was bland and cold despite collecting prior to the estimated time to ensure food was fresh. The waiting area is tired and dirty too. Lots of comings and goings of people walking through the kitchen… horrendous

We hadn't tried Suraya for ages but we were very happy with the service: very fast delivery (30 minutes quicker than we were told on ordering), very tasty and plentiful food.

on time food was lovely great meal

Absolutely amazing!!!! Piping hot and absolutely delicious!! Will defo order again! EPIC!

Driver for you was early and very polite . However although the chicken meat in my Jalfrezi was moist , it was cubed and submerged in onion and well , grey green sauce . Sort this out guys ! Tasted 6/10 looked 1/10 . Don’t bulk it up with grey veg ! Naan was lovely . A couple of plastic bags with bits of fresh onion and a small tub of yoghurt is a poor and cheap substitute for poor presentation and bulking up of the main dish . Probably won’t recommend this restaurant. And just to add , l picke

Parts of the meal was dry and tasteless....such a shame

Nice food but popadoms where soft and bendy not crisp also madras’s had leaked all over the bag making it hard and messy to serve

Superb curry and service as usual 👍

Butter chicken was the worst I’ve ever eaten, not worth calling it that. Tastes more like a fragrant tomato sauce with sliced chicken. The chicken curry was just seeping in water rather than curry and oils.

Not impressed at all... I ordered poppadoms, vegetable samosa, chicken tikka biryani. The food was really bland, the chicken tikka biryani had sliced lettuce on top which was going brown and pretty much past its cell by date, there was no flavour at all to any of the dishes except the vegetable curry which was OK. I have tried authentic biryani so I somewhat know what am I talking about. The portion sizes were good, but without flavour it's disappointing, won't be going back here again especially as it wasn't cheap costing £20 for one person.

The korai sauce was very mild and not as tasty as expected. Very disappointing

Disappointed that the onion Bhaji is was missing but everything else was excellent

Excellent food and service. Wonderful flavours and variety. Thanks so much

Fabulous fresh food. Did click and collect worked perfectly. Thank you

It arrived really hot and early which was good. First time I’ve used this place, I would use it again. The only reason it didn’t get a 5 star was they had put the prawn purée in together in the dish and it went really soggy l was unable to eat it. Made it too gooey. Recommend that they put it in separate when it’s a delivery.

Was nice but king prawns where so over cooked they was just mush

Excellent choice and good value for money. We know people who travel a long way to get this takeaway which speaks for itself. In our opinion the best Indian takeaway in Chelmsford

Ordered rice was delivered something else !

I didn't like the sag aloo, the pilau rice wasn't there, only one poppadom for £1.50! Nothing special.

Very decent Indian takeaway, quick service and a good selection of food.

I’ve been using Suraya for a while and they are always consistently good food. I ordered two starters for myself which were quite large. The food is fresh and flavourful. Delivered very quickly.

Delicious food, I really enjoyed myself

I ate one of the most special dish. The owner food specially cook for me. The food is amazing, the service is great and atmosphere is full of professionalism. Well done Naz for working in such an amazing way for your clients.

One of the best indians in the area and lovely staff. I've had a lot of Indians along Brick Lane and East London and this is up there; if not better. There's some terrible reviews here and I don't understand why. I've been eating here for over 20 years. Not once has the food been unsatisfactory. The only issue is no Phaal but the Vindaloo is banging. To the person complaining about it not being vegan; why write a 1 star review? Do you do that at an Argentinian steakhouse?

There was a minor error with the order but food was fantastic, error wasn’t even worth mentioning really, food really was good

First time of using last night and having been disappointed by most sit down Indian restaurants in Chelmsford I am pleased to find a takeaway that beat all those restaurants hands down. Very happy and only a 2 minute walk away. Efficient service and lovely food

Having moved back to Chelmsford after a 20 year gap I have found myself disappointed by most sit down Indian restaurants in Chelmsford. Using this takeaway for the first time last night and finding the food easily better than every Indian restaurant I’ve been to in town I’m very happy. The hatch to the kitchen is open so you can see the food being cooked, nice efficient young man taking the orders.

While I do take into total understanding it was Valentine’s Day and places are more regularly busy! I just wasn’t very impressed with the food The nan was so thick and doughy in parts it felt like it wasn’t cooked properly. And the chicken tikka masala although it was piping hot the sauce had a very grainy texture and the chicken chucks ranged from beautifully cooked to dry And hard to swallow and when you only get about 6 chunks of chicken it’s kind of disappointing! However the delivery driver was early and very pleasant

Having ordered from them many times I think this time will be the last as the butter chicken was just in a red tomato sauce and very watery not how it used to be full of flavour and thick creamy sauce the nann bread was like chewing shoe leather and the birriani was dry

Always polite, on time and gteat food. Thanks Raz and the team

Food was stone cold and didn't taste or look appealing at all!

Great food as always in my opinion best Indian restaurant in town

Great food pity it was so late

Easy to order. Delivery was great and early too. Food was nice. A little pricey £87 for a family of 5 but great as a treat. Would recommend

Singapore fried rice could have been a bit more spicy

Wow I was in shock when I opened the door took 20 mins from when I ordered to delivery 👌👌👌

Ordered a butter chicken, all I got was this blood red sauce chicken. Tasted alright but that wasn't a butter chicken.

Food was excellent and hot but delivery driver needs to take more care as the food containers had burst and poured over all the food and into the bag.

Beautiful food, well presented and delicious!

I have always enjoyed food from Suraya but hadn’t bought from them for few years until recently. Some of the dishes are not as spicy as I might want but they are always tasty. The hot aloo always gives a hit to any other dish. I love their spinach rice. Food arrives hot and on time. I would recommend

It was a busy evening for Suraya and it was tipping down with rain so I did make allowances. Can't fault the food at all, it was so good.

Food was tasty and arrived really quickly

No vegan options at all. I called to enquire about their vegan options and they said no options were vegan. I asked if that also included their veggie options and they said yes. Again I tried to clarify that every single dish had milk or egg or butter in them and they said yes. Honestly has blown my mind. Just to warn fellow vegans

Once my favourite in Chelmsford but now find some dishes are far too salty.

Our order from Suraya was fantastic. It was all so tasty. The food arrived on time and still hot. Suraya is our favourite Indian in Chelmsford

The meal was absolutely fantastic 👌

The food was excellent and so satisfying 👍

tikka massalas with zero taste.... nothing, wouldn't have known I was eating from a Indian. I can cook better on a week night with no experience in the Indian cuisine. Meat chewy to top it all off. pros... least the poppadom was nice.

The food arrived within 15 minutes of ordering suggesting that it was all pre-cooked and then re-heated. This was further supported in the fact all of the food was dry. Except for the sauces that were watery

Great value for money Good food

Dry and tasteless, worst Indian I have had in a long time

Very nice food and delivered quickly.

Very good food, the chicken was chunky and moist, as always, very enjoyable. Thank you

My experience with this restaurant is disastrous! I have placed an order at home and the delivery man delivered the order to another address without checking that it was the correct one, on top of that, they did not even return my money. A tremendous lack of professionalism.

Having had takeaways from Suraya on numerous occasions EXTREMELY disappointed with our order this evening. We both chose biryanis, King Prawn for myself and Tandoori Chicken for my husband which is our usual order. There are normally quite a number of prawns in my biryani, today no more than half a dozen and the vegetable curry totally tasteless. My husband found the tandoori chicken sponges and unpleasant and ate very little. Having telephoned suraya to give them our feedback it was met with total lack of interest ....... I am sure there are better options and we will certainly not repeat the experience and there will be no recommendations from us. Clearly it is not just the food that is unpleasant !

Ordered Chicken and Mushroom Biriani , chicken Dupiaza, popadoms, onion Onion Bhaji, pilau rice. Nice big portions. Plenty for two of us. Lots of chicken, but the taste was disappointing. The chicken tasted as if it had been poorly marinated or cooked separately and was really dry. This is the closest to me, I ended in effect paying £4 to have it delivered. I was disappointed here a few years ago, thought I would try it again. I won’t be going back. Prefer to use the Nepalese in town.

The chicken madras was very tasty and just the right amount of spicy heat. The food arrived hot and the chicken pieces were chunky and succulent. Will definitely be ordering again. Thank you

Cold food went straight in the bin. Very disappointed

Our local for 25 years and is always excellent. My wife has certain dietary requirements due to food intolerances which would typically preclude Indian food, however Surayer are always happy to cater for her needs; I also like to switch things around to add some extra spice to my dishes. The food is always fantastic. Generous portions meaning good value for money. A great menu. Quick delivery times. I cannot fault it. Superb.

Collected but an item short when I got home. This is the third time it has happened!!! Also didn’t realise that Just-eat charge a commission for doing nothing!! Could have saved 20%

We regularly use Suraya for our takeaway and have always experienced great food, always hot when delivered with excellent polite delivery drivers. Great around menu- thank you.

If you are an Indian who loves spicy food, it disappoints you. I ordered fried rice which is flavourful.

Chicken tikka madras was lovely and no bones!

Lovely food, highly recommended!

bahjees were too dense and bland potatoes were the only thing that were nice Naan was doughy and under cooked

Can’t sing there praises enough, been ordering from them for years and never disappointed. The food is always made to your spice level and the staff are always welcoming, only decent Bangladeshi takeaway in Chelmsford in my opinion

We had a family get together and ordered a takeaway for 10 people - how disappointing, we all said the food was very mediocre and pretty bland. However, worse than that, we all went down with food poisoning within 2 days. Suraya's response was that they were very busy on Saturday night and mistakes happen!!!!! They offered us a 30% discount on our next order!!! No chance!!!

We ordered a takeaway for 10 people at 1730 on a Saturday evening for my Mums Birthday . The online ordering system said a 75 minute wait and we were pleasantly surprised when the food arrived after 45 minutes. Perhaps that should have been the warning sign. All the cartons were labelled so was easy to work out what was what . With a range of dishes from butter chicken to chicken Parthia to Prawn masala the general view was there was very little flavour to most of the dishes . Those that ordered something which was meant to have a kick were also left disappointed. Some of the chicken tikka pieces were burnt so much on one side you couldn’t cut through it and the onion bhajis were more like patties. The majority of dishes were Luke warm despite the take way only having to deliver from around 3 miles away . Overall we all agreed it was very disappointing. The following day one of the group messaged the rest to say that had a dodgy tummy and suffered from diarrhoea . It turns out that 7 of the group also suffered the same fate. After messaging the establishment to raise the points above the response we received was , ‘ it is Saturday night which is our busiest day and mistakes happen. We will offer you a 30% discount of your next order’ . All I can say is if this is the attitude and you want to put your health or even life at risk then this is the place for your . Mistakes of this magnitude cannot happen as it could be life threatening . What happens if the mistake was made when someone had an allergy . Mistakes shouldn’t lead to cold food, lack of flavour or potential food poisoning . Why would anyone want 30% off food when the establishment admits they cannot guarantee the quality . It’s a shame I cannot score them less for their attitude .

I do not agree with the negative reviews. I have been a customer here for nearly twenty years and have NEVER had a bad experience. The food here is a form of art with subtle flavourings even if you were to order a vindaloo. If you are a connoisseur of this style of food, just try it. As I write this I am tucking into a tandoori chicken biriyani with extra chillies as requested. A beautiful smoky taste. Also a runny nose so it must be good.

Always great food, used now for a number of years

Very nice meal and delivered on time. Many thanks!

Food was late (admittedly communication regarding late delivery was good and the delivery driver apologised on behalf of the restaurant) but the food was cold by the time it reached us and the chicken in the korma was dry. The onion bhajis were also super dense and more like patties than the sort of bhajis we are familiar with.

fantastic food with amazing flavors

First class service Excellent food Very friendly staff

We have been regulars for many years now and the food no matter what you have is always full of flavors, prices are very fair & the staff & deliver drivers are second to none, for an Indian Takeaway you will not find better within a 50 mile radius. Quality in abundance

Good food & value for money. Delivery can be a little slow when very busy.

The WORST food I think I’ve ever had delivered! Nothing had any flavour at all… not even the garlic naan had even a hint of garlic! The main dishes had zero spice, when they were meant to be medium hot. We actually couldn’t eat the food, which I’ve never experienced in my life. Absolutely awful.

This is definitely the best Indian takeaway in Chelmsford. The food is always spiced to the right degree, it arrives hot and super tasty. I won't use any other takeaway, they don't have a patch on Suraya.

We really enjoyed our takeaway 👍

I ordered on line and it indicated the order would take 95minutes.I then phoned them and eventually got through was told to come in 40 mins. I turned up at the time they said and was told it was being packed up 30 minutes later when I enquired when it would be ready told it was still being cookedYes they were busy however didnt appreciate being lied to When got home sides were just warm the curry very non discript would not go there again spoilt my husbands birthday

It was good for years. The last 3 meals we have have have been disappointing. Tonight’s was awful. Such a shame

Great food, but hadto waita while asthey were so busy. Worth it though.

Friendly, good service & the food was spot on

I have been buying my curries from this place since they first started. Although I have tried a few other takeaways in this area and a few others on my travels, I have never found anywhere that comes near the quality of flavour of The Suraya. Brick Lane may have more choice but I doubt they would deliver to Chelmsford! I cannot imagine a better place to buy from. I will always return. They also have an excellent online ordering system with a discount.

The food was great the staff and delivery driver were very polite and lovely and there was not one missing or incorrect item in our very large order. 👍

Always taste great.. best lamb and love love the tandoori! 100% would recommend

I ordered from this restaurant last Saturday on line which was easy and I was told 50 minutes until delivery time. They were bang on time so happy days. The food itself was very good and the best I’ve tasted compared to previous Indian food takeaways. All seemed reasonably priced too so if I fancy an Indian takeaway in the future then I’ll be sticking with these guys at Suraya tandoori.

This Indian is the best around for delivery food. Have tried every place in Chelmsford over the years and this is simply the best there is. Quality food, good prices and great portions with a excellent and varied menu catering for all tastes. Food is consistently delicious time after time. You certainly won’t be disappointed. Would highly recommend. Keep up the good work Suraya. Very happy customer ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Superb friendly service, nothing is too much trouble. Just try it. I cannot praise this place highly enough.

Food was so spicy rude customer service when we call them up the guy on the phone rude to me it’s just a waist of money absolutely never recommend them.

We have been having food from here for the last 20years. Always lovely, wouldn't dream of ordering from any where else!