Thali in Bath and North East Somerset - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

First time I've been wonderful little curry house lovely chicken Tikka starters sizzling chicken baltia for mains top class

Personally I think this is now the best Indian food in Bath. The thali's are amazing and really good value. And the other people I've gone with have loved loads of the other dishes. Tastiest Dhal I've ever had. And I've had hundreds in India. Check it out.

Avoid this RESTAURANT. They SERVE VERY UNHEALTHY FOOD on the name of INDIAN food. This guys have no idea about INDIAN food, forgot about INDIAN food, they have no clue about THALI even they keep the name THALI. So please avoid this restaurant. Very bad in total.

Like many other reviewers, we were looking for somewhere to eat before going to the Rondo and this was a happy accident. Just when we thought it was going to be supermarket sandwiches, sitting on a kerb, we found the Thali. We all ordered a vegetarian thali and we were all more than happy with our food. Also really enjoyed the cheese skewers which we ordered as a started.

Really delicious fresh tasting food and good value. Our party had vegetarians and meat eaters and all were happy

Extraordinarily delicious food. The environment is perfect for spending quality time.

If you are thinking of ordering a takeaway from this restaurant... don't! Choose another one. I can't review the food because after waiting 3 hours and making innumerable phone calls.the food we were looking forward too failed to arrive. I think the restaurant is too small to cope with in house diners and take away. There are many other good Indian restaurants in Bath.. Masala kitchen is good and reliable.

Waiter was very good and nice food

Ok been there many times for dinner.loved it food was great..for a local Indian... ordered a take away .. tonight.. really looking forward to my meal... very disappointed..food was lovely.but not warm ..and the portion sizes were ... very small .m

Increíble comida india auténtica y buen servicio. Comería todos los días si pudiera. Visitamos cada vez que mi mamá viene para quedarse.

Comida excelente, sabores tan increíbles, recomendaría encarecidamente los platos thali's y sizzler. ¡Auténtica comida india en su máxima expresión!

Really authentic Indian food. Good portions, delivered in the blink of an eye. Thankyou! :)

Tuvimos nuestra primera comida para llevar desde el bloqueo del Coronavirus y fue una gran decepción. Cuando nos mudamos por primera vez a Larkhall hace más de dos años, probamos Thali y fue bastante malo. Desde entonces, los amigos nos convencieron de que lo intentáramos de nuevo y realmente lo disfrutamos. Por lo general, ordenábamos los viernes o sábados por la noche y no sé si hay otro chef en esas noches, pero lo que comí anoche no fue el mismo Goan Thali que normalmente recibo. Fue, sin exagerar, bastante repugnante. Si no estuviéramos encerrados, habría regresado y se lo habría dejado a ellos. Las gambas se cortaron en trozos pequeños y nadaron en una salsa fina, blanda, aguada, de color amarillo / marrón. Nada como las grandes gambas enteras cubiertas con una deliciosa salsa picante que he comido en las 4 ocasiones anteriores. Es realmente molesto cuando un restaurante no puede ser consistente. Vivimos a 60 segundos de Thali y nos alegramos mucho cuando decidimos que estaba delicioso, no increíble pero al menos sabroso. . . así que estamos bastante destrozados de que haya vuelto a ser horrible. La otra comida que obtuvimos estuvo bien, pero aún no era tan buena como la que teníamos antes. La comida que pedimos tenía más de 30 y me temo que es demasiado para arriesgarse a comer una comida basura. Creo que no hemos aprendido una lección, tendremos que encontrar otra comida para llevar. Probablemente será nuestra última oportunidad con Thali, fue realmente malo. Creo que si lo intentas. . . quizás hacerlo un fin de semana. Anoche comida terrible, total pérdida de dinero.

The best curry I’ve had in an Indian restaurant for years. The chicken Nagajool is awesome..... And the tarka dhal..... I go at least twice a month... LOVE THIS PLACE!! And Kopi and Chaz are brilliant at looking after us 😀😀😀

Such a lovely quiet place and. A brilliant treat before heading to Rondo Theatre. Staff are very friendly, food is excellent! You being your own alcohol is a bonus. A definite jem in this little village.

This is my first time takeaway curry I never hear this place before. Curries are amazing taste and fresh not rich taste. Its perfect for me and my family. We enjoy their curries and snack (naan is so heaven). Will definitely order them next time again.

Not that special better places in Central of bath

I normally get a take away from here, although the option to eat in and BYO is good, but ambience somewhat lacking. I've given 4 stars as mostly it is pretty good, sometimes excellent - but can very in quality. On the occasion that it was excellent I rang to ask if they'd have a different chef on that night, and if he was a permanent fixture! I was told they have the same reicpes, but these are interpreted differently by different chefs. However, I understand the poor reviews as a couple fo times have had really indifferent curries from there and that has put me off. The service can be less than delightful, it's true - but now the main waiter knows me, he's unbent a little! I like it, but would welcome more consistency.

Ate in the restaurant. Service was good and food was tasty. Impressed by the Thali and Korma. Definitely going back.

Good Indian authentic food. Small but tidy place to enjoy Indian food. plus is you can bring your own drinks.

Came in for an early evening supper on a Sunday. The guy serving was very friendly, and the food was excellent and fresh. Seems like a great neighborhood restaurant.

I’ve been here about 10 times... Gorgeous food, great service.... Highly recommend 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻It’s a brilliant local place to go, I never go into Bath centre anymore as The Thali is on my doorstep.

Good position, good food and a good atmosphere. Won’t blow your mind but it’s a pleasant experience. Worth having dinner there with friends.

Consistently excellent Bangladeshi food, both eat in the restaurant and takeaway. This has become a well established local restaurant with cheerful service, much appreciated by the community it serves. Well worth searching this out, you will not be disappointed! Easy local parking in Larkhall, Bath.

One of the worst ever experience, very rude and unwelcoming .. would never recommend to anyone

Great local Indian restaurant with well spiced good value dishes. BYO beer/wine is a plus. Only disappointment is the waiter who is abrupt although civil.

Very disappointing. Food was literally 'swimming in oil'.

Don't bother! Owner/manager was rude & un-inviting, especially for takeaway customers, the food was some of the worst I have ever had, full of water, tasted of absolutely nothing, not ideal at £10.50 for a curry and rice, I happen to manage a wine bar / restaurant so I'm really not kean on trip advisor reviews as a whole but people cannot keep supporting this awful business!!!...

We had thalis. So so good. Great ambience, attentive and respectful host, take your own bottles, so very reasonable. I've travelled a lot in India, and this was very close to being there. You don't want to share a car journey with me this morning ...

Great food and BYO drink. Excellent

Arrived to collect my takeaway on Saturday26th May approx 7.30pm, only 2 people eating in the restaurant, greeted badly by miserable member of staff, I noticed whilst waiting at the sticky, dirty counter that some ceiling tiles were missing, damaged and in general poor state, wallpaper hanging off in several places, the doors/window to kitchen looked filthy, I stopped looking as I was gradually loosing my appetite. However I thought the food may be good...It was terrible - tasteless, unusual smell, oily and yes you've gusssed I got a dose of Deli belly next day. I'm fairly tolerant with unhygenic Indian restaurants but this one was a stomach upset too far.

Here we have a possible contender for the worst Indian restaurant in the UK. The food is ok, average at best. From the menu I was genuinely excited, but the sauces are watery and meats over cooked - I’ve tried 3 times before reviewing, it’s my local Indian that I want to love, but... The service is chronically bad and rude. They don’t deserve to be in business.

As a new (ish) resident of Larkhall, I am happy to say that this is my local. The food is very tasty, however, I feel the quality is better when dining in, rather than take out. The quality of the Lamb is amazing, especially in a Korma, being creamy in consistency, not oily as in many other Indian restaurants. Having read other reviews, I feel it is wise to mention that this is a tiny local restaurant. Much like a small local pub catering for the “locals” willing to overlook a professional service, Thali will not win in customer service. I find the manager very friendly having visited a number of times. When visiting be mindful but enjoy as the food really is very good!

5 of us went in an hour before closing only to be told be weren't allowed starters, we had to have mains as they wouldn't make enough money off of us. There was only 5 other people eating so also not busy. 4 of us were having mains and starters and the 5th just a starter so they lost a decent sale from us as we decided to leave.

Good food, especially the Thali lamb shank highly recommend.

We were visiting family and decided to try this restaurant because it was close and also let you take your own drinks.

We’ve used this curry a few times

Food is good but the service sucks as does the owners attitude

Wanted a light meal on the way to the theatre so went in and ordered tandoori chicken starter, onion bhajis, poppadoms and a dip tray. Owner came and started to argue with me that I wasn't allowed to order that and had to order a main, despite the fact that my order cost as much as a single main on its own would have anyway. In the end, I left as he was very rude about it. The place was empty and it was a Saturday evening, which says a lot.

I came here for a quick meal on my way to the theatre and so ordered some poppadoms, tandoori chicken starter, and onion bhajis, for a total of just over £10. I decided to have a skim through the reviews on here and literally as I'd finished reading the ones saying about the owner whinging at people for not ordering enough food, the same thing happened to me! He started insisting I had to order main; I didn't want one so decided to save my money and went and got a meal deal from the Co-Op instead. Utterly daft business model, and says a lot when a venue near a theatre is empty at this time on a Saturday night!

The food was good, however, the service and the treatment my friends and I received compared to the other diners around us wasn’t good. Maybe it was due to the race?! I guess, they think fellow Indians don’t deserve their top service. I hope the management sees this review and takes some action.

We were a bit concerned about some of the negative reviews we read after booking a table. We needn't have worried. The food was excellent. The lamb shank thali was almost enough for two. Good job I was hungry. Friendly staff too.

First time coming here after a friend recommended it, asked the guy on the phone if it came with poppadoms which every indian I have been too gives out for free (if the order is large enough) he said if I bought two he would give me one for free this point I am expecting the sauces will come free too. Get the takeaway and drive home (2 miles) and find out he hasnt included sauces and the free poppadom is half broken. I ring him up expecting he to be very sorry and he tells me in a very rude and unprofessional tone that is the way it comes and you have to pay for sauces. I laugh at this as this guy is so tight he would rather not give out sauces that cost below a pound. He then tells me to come back and pick it up. I live to far to come back for some sauces so he speaks really quickly and I don't understand a word he is saying and then hangs up the phone. Won't be visiting this place ever again and will be telling everyone I know to avoid this place. If you want a good curry with friendly service this is not the place to go as the manager is too keen on keeping profits up and losses down and he couldn't care less for the potential future customers. I will be surprised if this restaurant lasts 3 months because there wasn't a soul in there when I went to go pick up the takeaway.

Not the most welcoming service, almost felt like us asking for a table was an inconvenience. The food was ok.

After a lovely day with family we were all looking forward to nice relaxing evening and a takeaway from Thali. We went in to place the order as the restaurant was just around the corner. We spoke to the owner and he reassured us that we wouldn't be disappointed... Boy was he wrong. Ordered 3 dishes. A chicken bhuna, lamb rogan josh and tharka day. Never seen so much oil floating at the top. Food was bland even though we asked him to make it slightly hot than medium. What a let down. Order with caution..

My family was down from India and being our first time in Bath, we were looking for Indian restaurant. Looking at reviews, we went to Thali restaurant.

Great service. They never say no.

We went to have dinner with the whole family. We initially ordered as per what we wanted to eat but the owner thought that was too little. He refused to serve us asked us to leave. I have never seen such low level of service anywhere. Avoid at all cost if you you possibly can.

We eat here quite regularly with friends. We have always found it to be really good food, not too greasy, with decent service and really quite cheap. We recently went there in a group with an age range of 70 years and everyone had a very enjoyable evening.

Had evening meal here, it was busy and the food took some time but we were kept put I informed, the food was interesting a and tastydiscountcyclesdirect

Delicious ! My husband was born and brought up in Pakistan and I an English. We loved it and will be back.

This curry house is a little gem, our first time at this restaurnt and i would definetely be going back .really high quality food., service very good , lots of flavours..I think one of the best currys we have had in a long time. lotte

Our quest for a decent Indian (Bangladeshi) restaurant, since Jaipur in Corsham closed in February 2017, continues.

Good to have in Larkhall but service wasn't great - gets confused between being a restaurant and a takeaway.

Came here to celebrate a birthday after cocktails and nibbles elsewhere so we went for main courses only. We brought our own drink of course.

Mouth watering food..try not to missing

I came with my husband and two small children for an early dinner on Sunday night. We had only booked about half an hour before arriving but the unsmiling waiter/owner had to consult his bookings before directing us to a table. They did not have a high chair at all, which I find disappointing as this is a very easy thing to keep and make the restaurant family friendly. Our table was right next to the counter and as there was no one else there yet the man stood at the counter and stared at us very awkwardly, we didn't feel like we could talk freely.

We keep coming back because the food and service is excellent.

If you choose the best dishes the food is excellent. Some choices are a bit bland though.

Really happy that this place is local to us, we have eaten in or had takeaway 3 or 4 times and the food has always been really good. In fact, the food has been better than Indian restaurants we have been to in town. Well worth trying!

We were very excited when this Indian opened in the village as we love curries and it is within easy walking distance. On our first visit we were made very welcome by the owner (?) and had a very nice meal. The second visit, we were the only couple in there. However, we were again served by the owner (?) but he couldn't have been less interested in our custom, had his head in front of the Tv on the counter all evening. We went with friends this weekend and hoped for better things. We had booked the table but despite this when we got there although the table was free it was not set up and only had serviettes and 2 abandoned wine glasses. We had to ask for glasses for our drinks despite the bottles being placed on the table. We ordered 7 poppadoms and tray of pickles, however the small dishes were hardly half full. We had to wave the young waiter to ask for more, we were never asked if we needed anything or if everything was ok the whole evening. An hour after sitting down the owner (?) came to us with his pad and just pointed at each of us with either a "you" or a "next" as if we had kept him waiting! I've never been spoken to so abruptly. After clearing the plates for the poppadoms we were finally presented with our cutlery being simply dropped as a set in front of each person. The whole impression was that they were there under sufferance not trying to get a new business off the ground. The madras had no substance and was like chicken in a bland curry sauce, the dum hudy, described as 1/2 chicken could be no more than a 1/4 but was very tasty, as was the dalkitat and the lamb (can't remember the name), however, none were a good size and neither were the portions of rice. Ironically the young waiter came out while we were there with a curry and sat at one of the tables, it must have been about 3 times the size of our portions. My husband said if his had been that size he would have been delighted. I must point out that I and the other lady usually take some home when we go for a curry but had clean plates this time. Potential is very good as the food is good but let down by the size and very poor service and attitude.

Better than your average Indian restaurant. The best I've tasted in Bath and most comparable to the 'proper' Indian restaurants in north west London (Southall, Harrow etc)

This is a little Restaurant/takeaway within walking distance of my house, dont know why i have never been before it was fantastic. Myself my sister and my mother visited on sat night as we had heard it was good. We had a sharing platter to start with a main course each and rice which was so fluffy and nan bread to share.The food was so tasty and service excellent. You take your own drink which is always a good thing. The bill came to £39 for 3 of us, not bad at all, will be going again for sure.

Utterly excellent. Best in Bath. By far. Trip advisor wants me to type 100 characters. Not necessary. Just brilliant. V tasty.

We ordered a take away from here this evening. I was a little skeptical about it as it was previously not a great place. The new owners have certainly turned things around. The food was freshly prepared and quite delicious. Simple yet complex flavours with just the right amount of spice. We'll be returning, maybe to eat in next time.

A really good restaurant, lovely food, nice surroundings. The food is excellent, staff very polite & helpful go for a meal they deserve all the trade they can get.

Been there over 5 times in the last year with family, friends and newcomers. Everyone impressed with quality and taste of food. EXCELLENT and reasonably priced. Drinks eg beers/ wine available from a corner shop two doors away.

We've been meaning to eat here since it opened but have only just got round to it. More fool us. The service was friendly and the food was great - two of us had excellent thalis (one chicken, one paneer) and one had a huge lamb biryani. The two real standouts though were 1) the best bhindi bhaji I've ever had (not at all slimey, as it can sometimes be, the veg here were really fresh and sweet with a nice soft crunch) and 2) the existence of a dedicated children's menu. My two pre-schoolers wolfed down their chilli-free butter chicken with rice. It was good value too. We ate at 6pm because of the children and got 15% off our meal as 'early birds'.

This was my first visit to thali, went sat night with a friend who had told me the food was excellent, well she wasn't wrong, great service,nicely decorated, one of the best lamb madras I have had. Would definitely recommend a visit, look forward to going again very soon.

We were looking for somewhere to eat near the rondo theatre. This looked ok so we gave it a go. We weren't disappointed. Very good service and very good Hyderabad biryani. Don't forget to take your own booze.

My daughter and I ate here for the first time this evening. Pity we do not live in this area as we would certainly return here for other meals. Beautiful tasty meal served by very pleasant staff and in spotlessly clean conditions. Bring your own alcohol if you so wish. There is no corkage charge. Highly recommended. The best curries I have ever tasted and fabulous naan bread. All clearly freshly cooked. Give it a try and you will definitely not be disappointed.

This is a modest, unlicensed (bring your own bottle) local restaurant where food is freshly cooked to order. We had one of the chef's specials and a lamb Thali (a concept new to us.) The special - a chicken dish in a bhuna-like sauce (sorry, forget the name) - was great, though a bit hotter than I usually have. My companion found the lamb overwhelming! It was a huge knuckle, swathed in sauce, with various side dishes, all served on a big tray. Luckily the restaurant manager (owner?) showed him how to manage it by tipping it all on top of the rice. The size of it still defeated him and we ended up taking it home with us. I looked forward to a gulab jamon on the dessert menu but the manager explained he had stopped offering desserts as not many people ordered them. I do hope the Thali will thrive - and not just by takeaways - as we've missed having a "local Indian" in Larkhall.

Flavoursome without being too spicy, good size portions, excellent service and different from run of the mill indian restaurants. Good value for money..like the early bird discount.....will be back.

Enjoyed a fantastic staff meal at the Thali. Very authentic fresh menu for all tastes. If your after something different than the standard Indian food then give this place a try. Can't fault it .

Enjoyed a fantastic staff meal at the Thali. Very authentic fresh menu for all tastes. If your after something different than the standard Indian food then give this place a try. Can't fault it .

We had a delicious meal here a couple of days ago. It's a small restaurant providing a varied but not too huge menu. Bring your own bottle a well, which is an advantage (no corkage charged). We both had thali dishes, which were very tasty and served attractively in small bowls on a large metal platter.