Taj Mahal in West Dorset

We had a superb supper last night. The Taj Mahal really is back up to its old excellent standard. It was almost full—on a Tuesday evening—which speaks for itself.

We are on holiday in West Bay and decided to order an Indian meal. It was delicious and delivered on time. We had lamb madras, a lovely garlic naan and chicken biryani which came with lovely vegetable curry with chick peas. It lasted us two days and we have good appetites! So good value. Highly recommended.

This amazing restaurant has been in the same family for over 40 years and the quality is superb . Sanjay and Priya who now run the restaurant make the whole Dining experience world class. The food is amazing and we absolutely love going there for authentic Indian food.

Feel bad doing this as I didn't complain in the restaurant cos I thought it was just me but after leaving my Mrs said it was shat so that's both of us, maybe a bad night but I won't be risking it again .

Very good food at fair prices in a pleasant atmosphere.

Wow, what a wonderful Indian restaurant. The food was out of this world. The service was also outstanding, and we didn't wait long for any of the food ordered. There was a lot of choice. We walked in around 6pm, but can imagine that this restaurant would be very busy as the evening goes on.

Dropped in without pre booking early Saturday evening. Fitted us in even though very busy considering time. Very good quality food, well sized portions. It's not the cheapest, but I prefer to pay a little more and get a decent meal. Will definitely be visiting again when next in the area.

A great traditional Indian restaurant in the centre of Bridport. Food and service both excellent. Really great tasting food. This was our first visit but we would recommend.

Good food and good service in the middle of a great town

Very friendly staff who were so good with our 3 young children. They made us feel very welcome. Food was delicious.

Really good Indian meal last night. We had a chicken, and a lamb curry and both were fantastic

We have been going to the Taj Mahal for years but last night was poor. The meat was tough. The dal was flavoured water. The chapatis were tough. The prices were astronomical too. The waiters were bringing in sizzler dishes with aromas of burnt meat rather than enticing spices. What a shame.

Very expensive for what it is. Bottles of wine start at £25. Small tables so you’re sitting on top of others in your party. Food was bland and pretty mushy. Sag aloo had very odd flavour. Good tarka daal.

We popped in on the off chance and were met with a friendly and warm welcome. The food was amazing... onion bhaji- 3 per portion! Chicken Korma was beautiful and cooked to perfection. Coconut rice, superb. Peshwari naan, delicious. Absolutely fabulous evening. Will definitely go again without hesitation. Thoroughly recommended.

Wonderful family run restaurant, beautifully cooked, delicious food and warm, friendly service. Always my top pick when visiting Bridport. Highly recommend. Best coconut rice!

Food was amazing and the servings very generous. The chef even came out to see how if we enjoyed the food.

Wow this is great food. First time introduction by a friend and enjoying the food. Great service and taste

Manners my good man… Manners… The customer is paying for the food not there to eat for free…

Food was okay at best. Pretty bland for Indian cuisine, but that can be forgiven. It’s the service that was the main problem. We were visiting Bridport for the long weekend and decided to try the place. A little into our meal, the server came to take away the pickle and chutney dish (only things that added flavour to their food), we obviously needed it so asked him to leave it, but it seemed like he needed the serving dish for another table or something and asked us to take some pickle and chutney on our plates, so he could take away the serving dish! How bizarre, it’s not a cheap restaurant, least we expect is for them to have enough serving dishes so no one interrupts our meal. Also we couldn’t see him asking anyone else that same question, he probably thought we could be pushed over? We’d also ordered for something to takeaway, but they had forgotten to get that made (the lady was at least apologetic about it), so we decided to just leave without waiting for it.

Had a fantastic meal, thoroughly recommend the Dorset Blast, great service. Thank you

The staff were brilliant, really friendly and made a big fuss over our 1 year old. The Maharaja set menu for two was amazing! Came with some bits we wouldnt usually order and we couldn't finish it. Highly recommend!

Warmest of welcomes attentive prompt services. Wonderfully spiced and delicious. The passion for quality and excellence shows in every dish presented to the table. Fantastic

What a gem. Family restaurant. Beautiful food. Can’t recommend it enough. Thank you. A second visit and as always the food is delicious. But the price of soda water is shocking.

Amazing food as always! Such a special family run restaurant and such a legacy to Helen Choudury so sadly missed 😢

Brilliant food great atmosphere, lunchtime

Very delicious meal and great service

Worst chicken biryani I have ever had

Great restaurant and service was great and the food was perfect. Great place 😁

Great tasting food. Had the mixed tandoori started to share followed by lamb passanda with a pashwere naan.

I had an amazing mild chicken butter curry. Abundant plates and good prices. They gifted me some poppadums, which were great! I will come back?

Delicious food one if the best Indian restaurants iv been to and iv been to a lot the staff are so welcoming and friendly The portion size of the food is very generous can't recommend enough

Love this place, food is always amazing and the staff are always welcoming, would not go anywhere else tbh

Absolutely incredible, lunch time menu was amazing, especially the lentil soup! Best lunch in Bridport !

A wonderful and delicious meal, thoroughly recommended. Aside from the tasty curries, the service was exemplary and we even had a visit from the chef which was very special indeed. We'll be back!

I only like mild Indian food but my vegetable biryani and saag bhaji were insipid and my husband described his chicken tikka saag dopiaza as bland. The vegetables in the Biryani were predominantly potato and chickpeas. We ordered a beer and a white wine and were brought large glasses of both without having been asked what size we'd like. Our table for 2 was squashed into a corner against the bar and I had a pile of menus within inches of my ear. A very disappointing experience.?

I only like mild Indian food but my vegetable biryani and saag bhaji were insipid and my husband described his chicken tikka saag dopiaza as bland. The vegetables in the Biryani were predominantly potato and chickpeas. We ordered a beer and a white wine and were brought large glasses of both without having been asked what size we'd like. Our table for 2 was squashed into a corner against the bar and I had a pile of menus within inches of my ear. A very disappointing experience.

Had the set menu for 2. Food and service were excellent.

Really good take away. We had the set meal for 2 £26.50. Plenty of food. Can't fault it

continues to be our favourite indian restaurant.helen is know having a well deserved rest and handed the running over to her son sanjay and he is making a brilliant job of it.all the staff continue to work hard to make everyone welcome.gets very busy most weekends so booking is recommended.

Set meal for two, excellent value, taste delicious, staff very helpful and accomodating, would definitely return 😋

Really lovely, really good Ceylon. Lubberly jubberly

Fantastic food , great value for money & very friendly staff .

Delicious Lunch. We had Onion Bhaji, Chicken Tikka, Lamb Jalfrezi, Bombay Aloo, Chicken Korma, Sag Bhaji, Pilau Rice, Water, J2O, Cordial, Ice Cream, and Coffee. Everything was good. We will return.

Ordered Lamb Tikka on a day when the restaurant was not very busy. The food was not fresh,probably reheated from previous days,tasteless and chewy. The only enjoyable thing that evening was the Kingfisher - luckily that was produced in Kent and not in their kitchen. AVOID

Food was good great place to eat busy

We’ve been here a few times now whilst midweek shopping in Bridport and can honestly say that the 3 course business lunch with a side dish is phenomenally good value at £15/person for the Top option. Great choice of main dishes(served with pilau/boiled rice, a nice small selection of starters, side dishes, and finished with coffee and cream or ice cream. Cooked to perfection, authentic and lovely food. Well recommended and good, friendly service. 5* value and food. Nice atmosphere also with gentle Indian background music.

The very best Indian restaurant in Dorset, eat in or take away, standard and flavour is superb. Helen, Rafik and the whole team have made this restaurant a unique and welcoming place to eat. Delicious, would highly recommend to anyone in the area. It is a must for anyone who loves a great authentic taste of India. Thank you Taj .. From Rose Nick and Jack

Best Indian meal ever, great service, lovely staff and fab food. Will definitely be back. Highly recommend

Ordered the Tandoori mixed grill as a takeaway. Well, to say it was bland is maybe an understatement. No real spice flavour, no caramelisarion on the tandoori items, swimming in water. Not recommended.

Recommended by a hotel employee and really wasn't disappointed. The restaurant is small and was packed. Felt sorry for staff as 2 had let them down. We had a good mix of bindhi bhaji, chicken Malaya, cheese and garlic naan and a king Prawn biryani. No point breaking each down as all were hot and tasty. They advertise as an authentic Indian restaurant. They haven't wasted time doing 100's of dishes. It is a focused well planned menu. We are oassing through but I thoroughly recommend eating here.

Great curries! Great price! Nice portions & friendly!

Lovely little restaurant. Very good service and a good selection of dishes. My husband and our friend had The Dorset Blast as they both like hot curries. They were warned as it does state on the menu that it is ‘very, very hot’ but even these experienced old fools were not quite expecting the heat it generated! However they have lived to tell the tale, just! I had Garlic Chilli Chicken which was quite hot but extremely tasty. Our other friend had Chicken Tawa, which was medium heat and also very tasty. Glad we booked a table as the restaurant was full and we went quite early on a Friday evening at 6:30pm. Would definitely recommend.

It was pouring with rain and I was very hungry but despite being fully booked, they gave me a 4 seater table provided I could be out by the time the guests arrived. To that end they took my order straight away and my chicken shashlik arrived quickly, a very generous portion which was delicious. I was easily out by the required time but the staff were attentive and didn't make me feel anxious, well done.

Very average. If you are drunk and want some food to get you sober, then maybe this is the place. They didn’t have a few drinks in stock, we suggested they nip to spar over the road…not ideal! Only people there were us, so perhaps they really didn’t want us there and they wanted to go home? Certainly felt like it

Good curry house! Definitely well made and were able to cater for a large group really well

Overall a very good meal but it was 7.30pm and we felt like we were being hurried on so the table could be used again. The food was hot and tasty.

A good "standard english" Indian restaurant. Generous portions of well cooked food. Not exciting, but also not expensive. Service a little brusque,

Hands down just had the best takeaway meal I’ve had in Bridport for a long time… The Lamb Biryani was incredible 👍🏼 Very Helpful on the phone also! ☎️ Fast delivery & Incredible food 🤤 10/10

Always quality food and friendly service at the Taj Mahal. Tonight's delight was Bhuna prawn sag. Onion Bhaji superb as ever.

Always visit when local to Bridport. Never disappoints. Excellent owners, food and service as good as it gets. We were told they are celebrating 40 years in Bridport next week. Congratulations.

Our meal at the Taj Mahal was incredible - exceptional food, exceptional service!

Really delicious food ! Great service and very pleasant , cosy table . We would highly recommend this restaurant and we will definitely be back every time we visit Bridport. Delightful experience !!

Honestly can not praise these guys enough, very very welcoming everytime I come in (which isn't often yet they still remember me) absolutely divine food couldn't ask for better service or food if I'm honest 😉 was a perfect last meal out before my baby is due definitely coming back when I have had her and recovered 😍

Even on a wet March evening the Taj was busy. A fairly roomy restaurant with room between tables. Extensive menu with plenty of choice. Very friendly and welcoming reception with excellent table service. Very generous portions and all our food was hot and delicious, fair prices as well. One of the best I've been to.

We ordered a take away last night was lovely rice was watery but over all really nice

Fantastic Food/Great Value /Great Service . Highly recommend we always enjoy our evening dining at the Taj Mahal

We walked in and asked if they had a table for 2. We were taken to a small table for 2, even though there were tables available for 4. When the food arrived he couldn't fit all the food on the table, we said you should have given us a bigger table. He replied with well you should have booked, how rude. We were told the rice was on its way, so had to sit patiently waiting for the rice to arrive before we could serve. The food was bland, no flavour at all apart from a couple of chillies. The saag aloo was very salty, I couldn't eat it. We definitely won't be returning

It took almost an hour before our main course arrived. My wife ordered the “fish curry” described as a masala with coconut milk. There was no coconut milk and the fish was soft, pappy and had been flown half way around the world! My curry was a lamb ticks last jalfreze. Not tika but tough old mutton. Nan bread was under cooked and doughie. So if you like poor service and even worse food you’l love it here.

Service started well, but tried to charge £6 for a coke, this is our second visit first time foo and service were both bland, no spice or flavour to the food, after hearing from friends they had a good meal we gave it another chance and my Chicken Tawa had no taste apart from excessive salt, my wife had a lamb rogan this could only be described as a lamb stew, we will not be visiting again.

The welcome was warm and friendly! But I’m sorry to say we didn’t enjoy the food - it was over-sweet and a bit tasteless. We had Chicken Tikka Masala (sooo sugary), dhal (not much flavour) and Saag Paneer (not much flavour) Naans and rice were good!

We were there on a midweek evening, hence a lower score on atmosphere, however, the service and food were impeccable. I would definitely visit again when I'm next in Bridport

We had a really good vegan dinner for two, also a rather good red wine. The service was quick and efficient and the people were helpful and knowledgeable . They gave confidence to me.

Got a takeaway from this restaurant, excellent food and really good size portions. Very friendly staff and food was ready quickly.

Went for a birthday meal with family and loved it beautiful food great staff

We booked for my birthday went in as was met with unwelcoming attitude though the receptionist was polite enough.they said we hadnt booked and told us to come back in 15 minutes so we did. Service was quick but we wasnt asked for poppadoms or topups for out drink, no smiles. The food was below average and my biryani was unispiring just plain boild rice with chicken no veg or sauce no color. It was a huge dissapointment as we used to go here often 20 years ago when it was one of the best places ive ever eaten. Such a shame hope they short it. Best of luck

Recommended this balti by a local.coming from the BLACKCOUNTRY we know all about the food.this was an experience far removed from home.although more expensive it was superb.well done .

Amazing food. Very attentive and lovely service. Ran after us to bring shopping we had dropped as we left. We will definitely return!

Went in on a whim and had a lovely meal. Some of the other reviews had mentioned bad service but I can only guess that those customer had been rude because the staff went above and beyond what was expected. Well recommended and will go again.

They were serving 12 till 2pm it said outside. We sat down and within 40 seconds he asked what we wanted. I said 1 lemonade and 1 pineapple juice. He then said what would like to eat haha. I said give me a minute to...

Delicious food and great service! Our server was super friendly and provided great recommendations. Highly recommend this restaurant!

Monday the 22nd August 2032, 9:50pm and told it was closed. Saw the sign earlier in the day saying open till 10:30pm thought we could pop in quickly to have a curry, one of our favorite cuisines is Indian. Have been told it was nice...

Always amazing food from here. Hands down the best Indian in Bridport

Visited a couple of weeks back - service was initially OK.. almost rushed though.. then drinks took a while to appear.. food was good.. and then oddly, when finished eating, were left with plates and dishes on the table for 45 minutes. No offer of desserts, or clearing away.. signalled to the waiter a couple of times which he blatantly ignored.. finally managed to attract his attention to ask for the bill.. and he went back to folding his napkins before sauntering over to the bar.. bill took another 10 minutes to arrive... and ignored again.. in the end we stood up and moved towards the door and boy, did the card machine appear quickly then. Overall, decent enough food, totally spoilt by rubbish service. Probably won't be back.. others to try in town.

Visited Friday night very busy but squeezed us in so glad they did best food ever! All four meals were superb definitely worth a vist

Food was lovely but service was terrible. Rude waiter, snatching menus and just rude attitude. Read the small print also - minimum spend is £20 per person. Not a pleasant experience unfortunately

Super food in this lovely family run restaurant very busy but service was quick and attentive have been several times and always good .best to book

Have visited this restaurant regularly when in Dorset and always been pleased. However have to say won't be back again. This was the most tasteless curry we have ever had. Also think food was overpriced compared to lots of other curry restaurants. Service was ok.

One of the best chicken biryanis I've had. Also great paneer and prawn biryani. Moist, succulent, great depth accompanied by wonderful curry sauce. A great location, right in the centre of town, perfect for keeping an eye on things such as the time a person fell through a drain.

Nice food & friendly staff. I really enjoyed my Prawn Madras. Thank you 😀😀

Lovely town and restaurant well located. All looked good, but very disappointed by the meal. Ordered two curries, which were the mildest I've ever had. In fact, I wouldn't' call them curries at all, they were chicken in a tomato soup. I complained at the...

You cannot beat this place, end of.

We stopped for a quick bite to eat as we were passing through Bridport. Instantly the family were welcoming and you could tel the restaurants was a favourite amount locals. The sense of proper Indian culture could really be felt, through the food and the...

Walked straight in. Lovely and clean. Food was absolutely delicious! Would recommend to anyone. Staff were friendly, attentive and polite. Portions were amazing too!

Best curry house in the area 😋 Friendly staff , thank you .

It's a traditional curry house with one or two surprises on the menu. No complaints about the food or the service. The beer was cold, which is always positive.

Our last 3 visits here have been very mediocre. The poppudoms have an awful smell to them and can only assume the fryer is in desperate need of an oil change. All our curries were average, sadly we won’t be returning.

Food was excellent but the service was terrible. Dumped our mains on the table when half way through our poppadoms. Turned out they closed at 10 if they had said we would have gone elsewhere.

Visited Bridport for a wedding - lovely Indian takeaway from this restaurant. A little on the expensive side but was very tasty. It was very busy on the Friday we went so did have to wait a while but it was worth the wait!

Thanks guys. I haven’t visited for a while but thought I’d go for a Lamb Tikka Massala rice and a naan tonight. ( I’m normally a bit more adventurous) However it was absolutely perfect. Just what I was wanting. Fantastic. Thank you 👍

Excellent takeaway once again. Close to Highlands end so food still nice and warm on our return.