Taste of India in Welwyn Hatfield

Wonderful restaurant and very friendly staff. Would have gone there again but fell ill on the relevant day - more's the shame !

Had lamb Rogan with plain rice. It was one of the best I've tasted for many years. Will visit again on my next visit to St Alban's.

I last ate here in 2002 it was very good then. But now, in July 2024, it is one of the worst curries I’ve ever eaten. No, actually one of the worst takeaways I’ve ever had … the chicken (tikka main) did not resemble anything like a ‘tikka’- no flavour, weird beige colour, dry and rubbery. Bombay potatoes- overcooked - in a thin tasteless watery sauce. Mushroom rice - smallest serving I’ve ever seen - just about passable. Peshwari naan, no filling whatsoever, undercooked, dough like substance brushed with honey (maybe). Papadums stale and covered in salt (WTAF is that about?). I now just hope that the small amount I did actually manage to eat, does not make an unwelcome reappearance in twelve hours time.

Money minded sons of a guns....please don't come here.

The best tasting Indian restaurant around. Delicious food. Excellent service. Highly recommend.

Chicken tikka masala is the best with mushrooms rice and garlic naan

Only table in the restaurant on a Saturday evening, so the atmosphere wasn’t there. No customers is most likely a reflection of the food. The chicken in the curries tasted like they’d used frozen cubes that they’d defrosted in a sauce - definitely not the standard I’ve had in other restaurants. The sauce tasted like a sharwoods jar from Tesco. Nan breads were hard and dry. On a more positive note, the Bombay aloo was nice. Shame, as I’ve head this place used to be nice a few years back! Couldn’t fault the women serving though, she was nice and attentive.

Always good atmosphere and quality food.

Fantastic place, the food was lovely. I enjoyed the Biryani I had. My friend had the Tandoori mixed grill. I have been before and always loved it at Taste of India. Great for family meals and special occasions.

Quality from start to finish everything was delightful, staff food and wine was excellent. A very enjoyable experience

Tasty but not outstanding food, attentive service. Just a shame it was a bit quiet for a Saturday night! It would have been nice to see a more varied menu (Babuls of Barnard Castle is excellent for inspiration)

Visited last night (Saturday) with son. Only people in restaurant . Food very mediocre , lamb was not tender and a bit tough, sauce was ok Bearing in mind we were the only patrons the chef did not make much effort. Have had good meals there previously

I ordered a delivery last night and it was the worst madras I have ever tasted and I will never order from them again WASTE OF 41 POUNDS

Great food- great service and fantastic owner too We will definitely be going again and recommending to friends and family

Fantastic restaurant, always a great evening. The food is delicious and the quality consistent. Highly recommend.

Very disappointing. Prawn Korma very runny and other dishes full of fat.

Enjoyed the food and ambience service was excellent the food was Devine and cooked to perfection I would thoroughly recommend taste of India a very good night out

I love the food here, the menu is unique and the dishes well presented. The shashlick is amazing, but my favourite is the Lamb Vin Roux. Lovely atmosphere in a peaceful setting, the restaurant is off the main road. Staff are friendly and efficient.

The restaurant is tucked away in old Hatfield making it an gem opposite the station. The food took abit longer than expected but was worth the wait due to it being cooked to perfection, the blends of spices we’re not too overpowering but had enough kick to enjoy the dishes. A personal favour is the naan, as it was so soft and fluffy. The decor and atmosphere were also pleasant, would recommend for groups and and small parties. Thanks again to the Mo, will be looking forward to seeing you again

We had an amazing evening, the atmosphere and staff were lovely The food was delicious, my favourite was the Lamb Dansak it was so so tasty!!!

Had a wonderful meal at Taste of India. Great host, delicious food—- try the sizzling dishes. Highly recommend for dinner.

I have been having takeaways from taste of india for a couple of years now and the food is always fantastic and excellent. I can honestly say i have never had a bad experience. I would take some of these bad reviews with a pinch of salt.

Delicious food and warm service. Great experience.

Food had no taste chicken was all washed out, and the lamb was very chewy. I was with friends and not one of us enjoyed the experience.

Disgusting food and overpriced. We popped in early to have a quick meal. We were the only ones there. Had to keep shouting across the restaurant to get service. Ordered a cobra shandy. Got a glass of lemonade with ice and a half pint of cobra to try and mix myself. My husband wanted a glass of Merlot. The only wine you can have by the glass is house wine. We had a medium glass and then a large only to find out at the end that this cost more than a bottle of Merlot. My king prawn Marsala (over £20) was a small white bowl of what looked like regular prawns in gravy. And tasted like it but with chilli. No garnish no veg nothing. My husbands biriani tasted of bland butter no spices. Had lumps of cucumber and brocolli and round slices of old lady carrot. And to top it all off the bill was £70!!!!! This was without a starter. We complained and the waiter didn’t care and shrugged his shoulders Worst experience. How dare they call themselves ‘the taste of India’ I’d rather eat dog food.

No atmosphere as we were the only people in weired for a Saturday night

Delivery on time but food bland. Chicken tasted as if dropped into the sauce rather than cooked in it. Not sure but chicken dish could have been a mix of Turkey and chicken as textures totally different. Sauce lacking flavour - it’s easy to make a tasty sauce at home so expect more from a restaurant. Vegetarian dish “tasteless”

Ordered a delivery online, via their website. Very prompt delivery in less than 30 minutes! The packaging was also brilliant. The food was great, brought back fond memories of home 😊

Mo is a wonderful host as well as a chef lovely friendly service nothing to much trouble and the food was incredible ☺️

Beautiful food served by great helpful, well presented staff. I will definatley visit again soon.

Ordered take away the first time from this restaurant to try out. Results: It’s too expensive for its quantity and quality. The meat is too little for a dish and the chicken is tough to chew. The sauce is watery. This would be my first and the last time.

Awful experience at taste of India, the entire meal was stone cold on arrival, charged for popadoms and didn’t come with any sauce. Paid £8 for one battered prawn. Will never use again

Really good food from Mo, really good service. Highly recommended !

I simply don't understand the poor reviews this restaurant has. I visited last week with a couple of friends. We had visited Hatfield House during the day (which was also excellent btw), and wanted to have a meal before travelling home across London. The restaurant was quiet, but it was early on a Thursday. The service was attentive, and friendly. The food was excellent and we thoroughly enjoyed the meal. Frankly, I think this is a restaurant that deserves to succeed.

Lovely place very welcoming food is very tasty too

Tried for the first time. Food was brill, delivered on time and super hot ****

Reviews are so good, yet the delivered food was so bad, i'm left wondering where did it all go so wrong or if the reviews were fake to start with.

Zero customer service. We booked a table for 7pm, arrived and was told to sit on sofa and we then were totally ignored for 15 minutes whilst they took orders on the phone and served the tables. The restaurant was not even half full. We eventually asked if our table is ready can we please be seated and order as we needed to leave at 8pm for the cinema (allowing an hour for a curry is usually more than enough!). We were told we would not get any food for another 45minutes because they had accepted a big walk in. He suggested we go somewhere else… it’s Saturday night, and he had already wasted 20minutes of our time. He offered no apology whatsoever. I never complain about restaurants (this is my first ever review!) but feel compelled to let people know. (To make matters worse I am 9months pregnant and this was our last dinner together before baby so it was particularly disappointing. We told him this, and still, no apology)

DO NOT BOOK this place. We booked a table for 7pm, arrived and was told to sit on sofa and we then were totally ignored for 15 minutes whilst they took orders on the phone and served the tables. The restaurant was not even half full. We eventually asked if our table is ready can we please be seated and order as we needed to leave at 8pm for the cinema (allowing an hour for a curry is usually more than enough!). We were told we would not get any food for another 45minutes because they had accepted a big walk in. He suggested we go somewhere else… it’s Saturday night, and he had already wasted 20minutes of our time. He offered no apology whatsoever. I never complain about restaurants (this is my first ever review!) but feel compelled to let people know. (To make matters worse I am 9months pregnant and this was our last dinner together before baby so it was particularly disappointing. We told him this, and still, no apology)

Prawns were a bit dodgy and staff not too knowledgeable about whether meat was halal or not

Don't really understand the poor reviews for this place, we ordered a takeaway this evening and it was delicious. The naan was one of the best I've ever had and the king prawn curry was divine. I went to collect the order with my little girl and the staff were so friendly and they gave her some chocolates which was a lovely touch. It is so lovely and cosy inside and will definitely return to eat in the restaurant next time.

Called up and booked a table for six and a two year old toddler. The guy who showed us to the table told us that as a fovour he would let the toddler in but they were not licensed for children??. He then told him off for touching a mirror and the last straw was that he did not want him to have poppadoms in case he made a mess!!! WTF he's two years old. The guy needs a few lessons in courtesy and manners. We left.

Absolutely discusting food. Ordered lamb pasanda, came as chicken in a gravy like watery sauce. Wasn't even sauce. I reccomend The Turan.

I was excited to read on the WHT that Taste of India in Salisbury square had won the award of being Britain’s best Curry House. On going to the restaurant to collect my food I was underwhelmed by the appearance of the Restaurant and the carpet smelled dirty. When I got home and looked at the food it looked unlike any curry I had seen before -no colour and did not look appetising. The tandoori chicken had the smell and taste of rot and had to binned. The tikka massala was plain , tough pieces of chicken not tandoori , that too had to binned. Wondering how this could be an award winning restaurant I googled Curry awards and it turns out they are no winners at all, they were simply nominated.The article from WHT is misleading and Taste of India is a sad disappointment I hope WHT can correct this inaccuracy . Never eating from them again !

Extremely excellent. I have been coming here since around the early 1990s and we are talking quality here. Succulent.

Had a meal recently which I collected. The portions were quite small, not much meat in the meat dishes and the rice containers only 3/4 full. Food taste was good though and we had 4 mains, 2 rice's and 2 naans for just under £43 so price good but just need to make sure they give better portions in future.

Awful food, the lamb balti was three bits of meat, a few slices of onion and one slice of green pepper in a GRAVY. It was as if the chef had forgotten to add the Indian spices. There’s a reason this place is always empty!!

Good food, pleasant atmosphere 👌

Was really looking forward to this after they won an award. So bland I had to do a pcr test after to see if I lost my taste

We had a table booked for a party of five on a Thursday. It was quiet and two front of house. The reason we booked here was because of the recent award it had won. We ordered 10 poppadums along with the accompaniments and these...

Having heard about the award recently won by this restaurant, we had high hopes for a great meal at Taste of India - Hatfield. It could not have been further from the truth! The dining area and atmosphere was adequate for a thursday evening so...

Worst food I have ever been served. I never leave food but could not eat what was dished up. Avoid if you like good food.

Had a meal last night here and to be honest it was pretty bland and unimpressive. Service was OK, we didn't have a lot of food. This was overpriced for what we had and the lamb balti was tough. Won't be returning. Only plus we...

I was taken here for the first time by my daughter for my 78th birthday. Located in a quiet part of Old Hatfield I was impressed. We had: chicken tikka, Madras curry, popperdams, two rices, parata, meat & meat bajhis, salad, vegetable curry & soft drinks. Ingredients were all fresh, service good, very clean, price reasonable and above all very tasty.

Taste of India has a good atmosphere, their staff are very hard working and friendly. The food is amazing, especially their chicken tikka masala.

Food was ok... experience poor Cleared our table very quickly,like they wanted us to leave...staff not very welcoming. Won't be going back.

After almost 30 years I’ve been back to The Taste of India. The food was excellent and staff were very welcoming. Had a lovely chat with the owner too who gave me some handy cooking tips. I’ll be going back soon I hope.

Always very very good. Beautifully prepared and extremely sumptuous food. Cannot fault. I have been going there since the 1980s and never had any issue at all. I hope this restaurant keeps going because their food is fantastic.

Me and my family have been having Indian from here for as long as I can remember. Mo and his team and fantastic, so welcoming, so polite and the food is unreal! Look no further for a lovely dinner! Takeaway or eat in the service is class! Will always come here, love it. Thanks a lot

First class family dinner at taste of India. Food good value for money and well presented. Definitely one to beat at the curry life awards. Definitely worth booking a table as you won't be disappointed

The Menu posted through door 2 days ago we ordered and collected as 3 minutes away and was supposed to get a 10% discount. Was given another menu to take away. When we called to say we had been overcharged we were told we should...

Excellent service with fantastic food. 👍👍

best madras round here!Has a few different dishes on menu,great to eat in,but also take aways are good!

Such a pleasure to be back in Mo’s restaurant again. The food as always is excellent as expected to a consistent level. Greatly missed during these recent months. You won’t be disappointed!

Too costly. Not happy with both quantity as well as taste. Most of the gravy are just tasteless.

So this evening we ordered , the mixed grill my husband got the chicken was pink in the middle , the saggalo pot wasn't even half full . I did ring the restaurant to tell them this . The man who answered laughed and starting arguing with me apparently chicken is normally a pink meat ?! . Very rude and really not happy will not order from here again .

Easy to get a table but I can see why , reasons are , popadoms were stale service was rubbish and was also told they dont accept card payments only cash so had to leave.to get money , later.found out everyone else.was.paying by card , food was just warm , no taste was given a dirty plate.to begin with, very over priced for what you get , towels at the end were cold.like they had been served from a fridge , no masks were worn by staff like most other places weve been too, never came to see if food was ok so no customer service skills avoid this restaurant like the plague, never cleaned the menus after other customers had touched them, overall experience was extremely poor

Went here for the first time with my family and I think it will also be my last time. There was no customer service, as was not asked how things were during our meal or even when served our drinks. The menus weren't wiped down, and were just passed customer to customer. We weren't told that we have to clean our hands, so many people spreading germs around. The staff were not wearing masks along with gloves, and the person serving us didn't wipe anything down before giving it to us. When the food was eventually served to us, it was just about warm and lacking flavour. Sad to think a microwave meal from tesco has more flavour. The sauce was just watery and gloopy. I would only suggest this place to people who have damaged taste buds. Then again, they deserve decent customer service so maybe not. I wouldn't even give this 1 star, however, it is required to post this review. Will be making sure I tell everyone I know to avoid this place.

The two of us went to the Taste of India in Old Hatfield last night and had the most amazing meal. Because of the ‘lockdown’ it was our first meal out in 5 months and didn’t disappoint. We had starters of onion bhajis and samosas...

Great to see Taste of India open again amazing food great social distancing and value for money

Since lockdown finding Indian food at this level has been near to imposable. Very glad to hear Mo has re opened.

Had an excellent meal with the Eat Out to Help out offer which took £40 off the price. Went for several of the specialities and all enjoyed it tremendously!

Amazing food and service as always! Lovely to see you open as a small local business. Great social distancing and an enjoyable meal out

Best Indian restaurant this side of London. We've eaten here dozens of times and will keep going back. Take away is just as good as eating in.

Lamb Pasanda; perfectly cooked and tender, Sagg Aloo; potatoes creamy and just as they should be, Special Rice was wow! Price is really reasonable too. I recommend visiting to try for yourself. I ordered on a not so busy Thursday early evening.

Amazing night, even tho very busy. Great food, drinks and atmosphere, Mrs and I very happy like always!

Worst restaurant ever. It took 20 mins to get a table even when we booked it in advance even though the restuarant was nearly empty. Once we got the table, it took 2 hours to get the main dish which was inedible. The curry was just brown water and the chicken was horrible. Nothing to say about the chickpeas. We are not going back for sure.

A wonderful evening, although there was a shortage of staff, Mo didn’t fail to make the evening memorable with his delicious dishes. Full bellies :)

I’m so disappointed- everything was just under par. The service was so slow and the food was very average. But the real shock came with the bill (after three times of requesting it) when I found out my soft drink (lime & soda) had cost...

As long time regulars, we will not be returning. Incredibly slow service, not enough staff to serve the half full restaurant, and the worst thing was being charged £4.50 for a lime and soda!!! Large Cobra beer £6, and a simple soft drink £4.50. When we asked the staff why it was so costly, we were told “I’m sorry, I only work here”. Definitely gone downhill since the recent changes and we won’t be back when there’s other good options of Indian food locally.

high quality guaranteed with Mo now back in the kitchen. Still without doubt the best indian food you will find for miles around

Great food ,good Indian food with a slight twist ,welcoming and friendly staff ,sit in or takeaway, win win !

We have been using this restaurant for many years now and there is an obvious change of management. I got a take away and the portion sizes have diminished, the quality of food is not so good. A bag of salad had been left amongst the hot food for some time and was hot when opened. The last few times I've been there they continually ask to pay by cash and not card payment. Sorry to say we won't be using it again after many years of previous good food.

Brilliant food and friendly service. THE place for a great meal in Old Hatfield.

Very nice food and a warm welcome from the staff. One of the best saag paneers I've ever had too!

Food ok. Drinks overpriced, e.g. Moet is £80!!

Very disappointing. We’ve been going to this restaurant for about 25 years under previous management. Service is now shocking! Slow! Took over an hour and a half took arrive. Mo seems quite angry with his waiters and shouts at them! This scared one of the children in our group. My diet coke expired that day.... someone in our group had said check your soft drink dates, so I did! I’d asked for vodka and coke and got lime juice with an almost out of date coke! Waiter had no idea about allergies! Q are the popadoms made with chickpea flour or wheat flour? A yes they are spicy! Q are the popadoms made with chickpea flour ? A they are very spicy! Q are they made with wheat flour ? A ( looking quite confused) yes they are very spicy!!!! It took two conversations with 2 waiters over 30 mins to confirm my food would not contain gluten. I never got to try a popadom ! Food was average. I think any of us will not be returning .

Half the food was delicious half way waaaaay too salty Half was hot half was cold/Luke warm 4 pints of unbranded coke = £18!!!! That’s all I have to say

My first visit to this restaurant on Christmas Eve after recently moving to Old Hatfield and l must say the food was excellent, staff friendly and welcoming. Ladies toilets were spot on too.

mo's place is wonderful! Terrific food.... service is good....

Beautiful food, great service, great prices. One of the only reasons to venture to Hatfield.

This is consistently the best dhansak I’ve had over 20 years. Always packed with flavour and freshness.

I have eaten in some very fine restaurants around the world and this place is insanely good. A hidden gem of deliciousness. Very good indeed. I will also add that it has been consistently good too, in my experience (going back a very long time). It's in the recipies and the cooking.

Short walk across the road from the station, next to the Great Northern Pub but down into the car park. Not a big place, but cosy and welcoming. I was on my own, want rushed by anyone, but friendly and attentive staff. The food was good, not outstanding, but not bad at all. King Prawn butterfly to start, with a Lamb and egg dish to follow. Plus, of course an unfeasibly large cobra to wash it down. I'll be going again.

Great place. We enjoy it there. Great service

I tried to order a takeaway from The Taste of India only to be told that they do not deliver to Queensway House. When I asked why this was they could not give me an answer. This is nothing less than discrimination against the residents of Queensway House. I'm absolutely appalled. I will not be using this restaurant again.

My son insists we go there when he visits me. No cook-in sauces here. Just authentic dishes. Never been disapointed.

Best fresh naan bread I have ever had, lovely staff, delicious food and a wonderful meal out!

Always lovely food and a great welcome.

We recently celebrated our annversary having a meal at the Taste of India. The food was very tasty and Mo was a good host. We will definately visit again.