The Bengal Lancer in East Riding of Yorkshire

Got a takeaway to Patrington haven and it was the first and last time I will be going, got a speciality lamb curry which had 0 flavour, a chicken madras which was instead a korma, and a chicken and pander balti which tastes like it was from a jar, not impressed

Easy parking , Excellent service, great atmosphere, great menu with lots of choice . Food delicious. Really reasonable prices . Definitely recommend. Will be returning again.

Visited whilst on a break , absolutely amazing food, great prices and excellent service, highly recommend for authentic food,

6 of us ordered a takeaway and generally it was very nice. I’ve see reviews were people say the food is bland. I don’t particularly like very spicy food, so enjoyed what I had which was chicken tikka pathia. Deliver was slow, but the food was hot and well presented

Superb food Great service The only place to eat in Withernsea This is a must. The menu is huge and reflects the traditional feel of the restaurant All the favourites and loads more. Good portion sizes too

Me and my granddaughter come to Withernsea every year and always have a meal at Bengal Lancer. Food is fabulous and staff are amazing

Food was fabulous, although being visitors to the area we did not know they did not have a liquor licence so needed to dash to Aldi to buy some wine. Service was great. Would recommend.

The food was very good and large portion size s. The staff were very helpful, pleasant and friendly . They do not serve alcohol but you can bring your own without any corkage charge.

Had a takeaway for three this evening, this was the best takeaway that the family have had for years. Plenty of flavour, plenty to eat and everything cooked to perfection, will definitely use them again.

We were in Withernsea and had a couple of recommendations for the restaurant. The staff were extremely attentive, with the manager making excellent recommendations to try instead of what we would usually eat. The food was delicious and reasonably priced.

Absolute disaster, turned up for time table was booked for, had to wait outside as the entrance was blocked with people waiting for takeaways our table was not ready! Most customers where complaining they'd been sat 45 minutes & not even offered a menu. The phone was ringing none stop with customers wanting to know where their delivery order's had got to. One family sat in the window where surrounded by customers waiting for take out food & said they'd been there 30 minutes & no one had been to their table. It was quite obvious they'd bitten off more than they could chew & this is happening quite a lot, you will lose customers if you don't get this sorted, no one wants to be sat down for a meal surrounded by customers waiting & the door constantly open. As for the food couldn't say as we walked out. Think greed has taken over what used to be a welcoming well respected restaurant.

There's a 'secret' minimum spend of £25 required for the waiter to take an order. We didn't have an appetite to order more but were nudged to order more - just felt sorry for the beseeching waiter so we obliged. Food was ok. As we were passing by, this experience will be forgotten, but new customers: be aware.

Went in mid-morning on a whim as we liked the quirky premise of a coffee shop with an Indian twist. The coffee itself was excellent and the food (chapli plate and shami plate) was delicious and a lovely change from the usual seaside fayre of fish and chips. The service was very pleasant and polite. Sadly we were only passing through as I wouldn't hesitate to visit here again.

Met up with friends for a night, and we went here for a lovely meal, staff friendly and meal was absolutely lovely. Highly recommended *****

Booked in for 5.30 order at 5.40 starters out at 5.50 took starters away at 6.00 main course out at 6.03 meal finished at 6.20 felt I was in a fast foot outlet, £12.95 for a chicken dish which consisted of 5 medium pieces. I was asked if everything was ok I said we have been rushed I was informed that they have two sittings in a Saturday and they needed to turn the tables round quickly, a very disappointing experience never again

Ordered a delivery and 2 items were missing. The delivery driver knew more than the restaurant. They redelivered the missing items then proceeded to charge us even though they admitted it was their error. The food was disgusting, inedible. Chicken tikka tasted like boiled overcooked chicken. Lamb dish was tough, 4 pieces of lamb and extremely fatty. Would not recommend this Indian. Even the dog didn't eat it.

For a different lunchtime experience, I would definitely recommend a visit. The calcus plate was wonderful, full of flavour and good value for money.

Superb service, and the food is exquisite, hot and so beautifully spiced and prepared… Thank you Saffi and Team ❤️

Ordered a takeaway, was told an hour and 20 mins for delivery. It was delivered 2 hours later after several phone calls, people had left who were having the meal as it was after 10pm it arrived. Agreed for a full refund with one member of staff however, driver refused and only gave partial refund. Food wasn't warm when it arrived and after several calls back to the restaurant the issue was still not resolved.

This is the second time we have visited the Bengal Lancer, both times didn’t disappoint. It was really had to chose from the extensive menu. But Myself and daughter decided on the chicken chat pury for starter and the chicken Nixon special of our main course which was delicious and we would both highly recommend both dishes. One of my daughters didn’t fancy an Indian so ordered one of the English dishes which she really enjoyed. The restaurant is really lovely and all the staff are very friendly too.

What a load of old crap! The staff were so incredibly arrogant and non accommodating it’s ridiculous. Shrugging their shoulders when we said we didn’t enjoy the food. Very cheap flavourless excuse of an Indian restraunt. Chicken tikka starter had absolutely no flavour whatsoever , the blandest I’ve ever had in my life, chicken korma had tikka chicken in, 4 pieces of chicken for £12. Which was wet. Rice was soggy and bland, we asked for tap water and was given bottled water , which cost £3.50 a bottle. Asked us as soon as we got seated if we would like poppadoms, we said yes please, suspecting they were free. Asked us how many we would like , we said 2, to which they brought out 4, with dips. Where upon paying they charged us £7.80 , for what?!?! It’s a poor excuse of an Indian. Dead Flies all over the walls , staff just so not bothered. Not once asked if the food was ok. We seemed like a nuisance to them. Nearly £80 wasted for us to all have a dicky tummy, and coming out starving. Shouting at their staff in a restraunt. I’ve had better out of date microwave meals … I will never return and I don’t know where all of these good reviews have come from as it certainly isn’t good whatsoever. Never ever again.

Wow where do I start, I definitely wouldn’t call this an Indian, the food was very bland and small portions for what they charge you, was very disappointed in this to say the least, not the quickest either, very un professional waiters/staff, I will not be returning that is for sure, people who say this is the best haven’t experienced what a good Indian is!!!

Great food and great service. We ordered twice while on holiday for collection and both times food was ready on time and hot and very tasty. Staff very pleasant and helpful. They do get busy so order in plenty of time. We ordered as soon as they opened at 5.30pm and it was ready 45mins later.

We visited the Bengal Lancer as a large group of family and friends in August 2023 in the early evening. Having nipped in for a menu during the day, the cafe staff were lovely and helpful (during the day it’s a cafe too). We returned the next evening and we’re seated straight away. Location - on the main Withernsea High street a few yards down from the two mini roundabouts. Easy to find and located about a hundred yards from Aldi, which is really handy as they don’t serve alcohol, so we nipped in to Aldi, purchased our evenings refreshments and saved a fortune. The interior - Not eye smackingly attractive but it was upkept and clean. In fairness the High Street building is long and thin so that brings its own unique issues for a restaurant layout. The staff were friendly and well turned out too which gives extra confidence in the place and food. Food- I ordered the Chilli Chicken Masala as well as other sundries. It was one of the best I’ve had in all honesty. They hadn’t just given me chicken lumps in a hot sauce like some places, but it was an actual curry, had all the right spices and looking at the rest of the food it appears they had taken some pride in what was served. The price was reasonable also. Overall - Do you know, I was going to give it four stars as it could have been spruced up a little more interior and exterior wise. However, having been in the area a few days, the standard of this place is very high compared to the other places in the area. I noted that they have invested in advertising at numerous locations in and around Withernsea. Also I found it difficult to fault anything. Great service. Great food. I would definitely return. Thankyou.

Before we sat down the head guy (owner - HG) was asking if we wanted popodoms - understandable (maybe) if it was packed before we'd had any time to settle - but there were few others there! Felt quite uncomfortable asking to be left alone to be seated ourselves first. We had to set our own table, as nothing was set out. Then once we had come to a decision on the meal, HG arrived to take the order. No alcohol on the premises, so had to pop down to a shop. Then I asked for a Vindaloo (which I'm well used to and enjoy) and began getting cross-examined about where I lived (the Midlands) and did I know it was hot. Thank God I didn't ask for the Phall on the menu which was there. Quite patronising. The vibe wasn't good, with the attitude of HG towards the (female) staff. When the meals arrived - the kids' chicken nuggets weren't that - just breaded chicken steaks cut into pieces. The keema naan was all naan and no meat. All in all - a lacklustre and disappointing experience.

Excellent meal one of the best Indians we have had in a long time (despite the fact they where exceptionally busy). Lamb Korai Shashlik was the best I have tasted in many years

Great service, even when very busy the staff are friendly and accommodating. The food is excellent with a good choice of dishes which can be cooked to your spice preferences. The bonus is they now operate a tea room during the day 5 days a week, Paninis, etc, with an Indian twist.

Excellent service, friendly and knowledgeable staff. The food is to die for, and you can get it as spicy as you want. Our host chose our meals based on our preferences, and it was a good choice. Definitely going back again. The bonus is that...

Great food, reasonable price and the staff were all very friendly and welcoming. Given that there is no competition in the town for Indian food I assumed initially that it may not be as good as in other areas. I was so wrong. The food...

We visited this week for lunch. The only reason I didn’t give it 5 stars is because we had to wait for our food but when it came it was lovely! Friendly staff and great atmosphere. Will be back!

As a curry lover I have my fair share of Currys, some good, some not so good. Bengal lancer, I tip my hat to you. Delicious. This is up there with the best I have ever had. Tasty, delicious, hot, perfect. My wife had the...

I gave the restaurant a chance after reading recent reviews. The food was not good, tasteless and not at all nice 2 different curries ordered, Chicken Rogan Josh and Chicken Bhuna. And a mixed starter evan that was not nice it was the Chicken in...

Visited recently for a family birthday and was told we have two hours because there was another booking, this was before we had even sat down. We had pre booked so it wasn’t as if we had just walked in off the street. The table...

Still our fav Indian place to go. Saf ans the team are amazing and always make sure we are looked after.

Have been a few times now and the food is consistently excellent. The staff are lovely and helpful and happy to adjust spicing and offer suggestions for accompaniments. Bringing your own drinks keep the cost down, as so often drinks in restaurants are very expensive,...

I just want to say a massive thank you for the customer service we received. I wanted a special dish for my dad who is receiving treatment and we wanted it to take away and explained he couldn’t have certain spices etc and the guy...

Amazing food fantastic portion sizes service excellent nothing was too much trouble highly recommended

Great food and friendly service. Be warned it’s quite expensive now, but food is excellent. Such a shame they can’t sell alcohol.

My partner and I went for tea tonight and the food was absolutely fantastic. Service was fantastic too

Price to eat in now simply too high, for our usual quick tea time drop in. Two basic starters, two curries, 2 plain pilau 1 plain naan, I drink £53. Naan bread very small..side plate sized. Taste and quality is consistently good

Enjoyebelivning ,nice atmosphere,100% enjoying the food 😊but most of all it’s nice to o see someone giving young people from the local area employment opportunity 😊

Delicious food prepared in good time. All six of us had nothing but positive things to say and were happy and full up at the end of our meal. The lamb korai was particularly yummy!

Second time using this restaurant and the second time I am recommending it. This time we were staying at the nearby fairview lodges so ordered a takeaway.The food arrived in good time and was delicious. I had the prawn balti madras which was hot but...

Found this little gem on the second visit to Withernsea Sands. We love curry and this was just amazing food. On top of that, you take your own booze!!

Wow absolutely shocking service we felt like we was intruding and the staff made us feel like we shouldn't be there even though we was only ones in walked out after the starter as waiter was that rude and couldn't be bothered to serve us...

We had a takeaway last night and it was fantastic. Arrived early and piping hot, staff both in the restaurant and delivering the meal were polite and courteous. Cannot fault.

Staff rude which they stated they wasn’t Just check chicken korma it was raw from inside big blood red veins Then when asked Manager he walked away was and was very rude I paid the bill in which we found they didn’t care we told...

Nice enough but very average. Bhajis were extremely nice, chicken curry was ok but the chicken was slightly burnt, naan bread was decent and the rice was too. All in all it was decent enough but lacked that ‘amazing’ status.

An extremely tasty curry and none of that awful false red colouring. We ordered onion bhaji starter, Chicken Tikka Masala, Chicken Tikka Madras, chapatis and Pilau Rice. Unfortunately the Pilau Rice is probably still on the counter as it didn't turn up but hey ho,...

my sisters and I visited this restaurant whilst on holiday in Withernsea England, we sat for half an hour to get our drinks which was very flat cola. Another 3/4 hour to have our order taken which came another half hour after that. We sat...

Very good curry house but take your own booze cause it’s dry. The specialist curry was very good as was the starter. The sauces had great flavour

We visited the Bengal Lancer last year when were on holiday in area. We enjoyed it a lot and decided to return again as we are in the area again. We received a warm welcome, and our order was taken in good time. The poppadoms...

Staff were friendly, place was extremely clean, food when it arrived was really good, it was very busy though so you expect a delay prices good

First the good points - none! Now the bad points - not licensed (wouldn't have been an issue if that was advertised or mentioned when we booked as we'd have taken our own). - flies buzzing round all the time with some squashed ones on...

Really looked forward to eating here. What a shock ….. locals arrived were served first and given free starters .. etc …. Our food arrived and was disgusting. Everything had a wired sweet taste. Little spice or flavouring. When we went to pay the bill,...

The best Indian takeaway I’ve had for a while,the food arrived on time and was still hot when arrived. Onion bhajis were delicious.

A must when visiting Withensea! The staff were extremely welcoming and service was brilliant throughout. Food was flavoursome and reasonably priced. Would recommend visiting.

Really lovely restaurant. We came with a baby and they where very welcoming and helpful with high chairs etc. Food itself was delicious. Would highly recommend

Really good experience. Booked for 4 people at 7:30 on a Saturday, a fair few people were in the restaurant and the atmosphere was nice. Food was really nice but there was a long delay between starters and mains. We all had poppadoms and pickles,...

Recommended to try the restaurant while visiting the area and so pleased we did Excellent meal. Both of us had different meals where the meat was really tender and the spices and sauce were delicious. Plenty of it. Piping hot and good value for money....

Great food and welcoming, courteous staff with excellent service. Relaxing atmosphere for an evening meal.

Perfect hot fresh food, friendly professional staff and a great experience. First time ever I’ve brought my own drinks to a restaurant but had a great time thanks.

We I have been a few times to this Indian and all I can say is the food has been amazing every time we have been x u can take your alcohol as they haven't got a licence which is great x staff a so...

So hungry after walking on Withernsea Sea Front on early Friday evening we decided that we didn’t want to cook so we phoned a take out delivery from this great eatery. WOW 🤩 Delivered on time and the food was absolutely delicious, hot and great...

Well what Cani say it was perfect arrived on time and was hot and tasty can’t fault this meal first time and it wasn’t disappointed will be back there when we are back at withensea thank you

We had not booked but were greeted well and we sat in a nice spot by the window. It was about 30 minutes wait for our main course but that was not a problem as we had a pickle tray served immediately (poppodums and very...

May I say the food was very good, but the time we had to wait was rediculess .waiting for starters 1hour 10mins waiting for main 1 hour 20 mins .not worth the wait. Will not be going again.

Was recommended this restaurant by a family member who had visited the area before and it did not disappoint. The food was delicious. Would highly recommended the Akbari lamb. Only groan would be that our mains did take a while to come out. Be aware...

The curry’s were very disappointing. Very pricey! It looked like a sauce you would get from the supermarket. In fact ready made curry’s are more authentic than these! Would never order from this restaurant again.

We are currently on holiday at Sand le Mere . We came in this evening and I just wanted to leave a quick review as we were really impressed. We had poppadoms and ouckle tray, which came out quickly and was really nice. I had...

Good food suggest book as gets very busy. Helpful staff although a little slow. Bring your own alcohol.

I had been here a few times before the world went crazy, so wanted to see if it was still as good as I remembered. IT WAS. The staff where very polite and helped me chose a dish to suit my pallet. All the food...

We collected takeaway as we were staying in a caravan park. Food was fairly quick and very tasty. We enjoyed everything. Good value for money and the service was great. Definitely recommend!

Absolutely disgraceful , greesy food ,it was all cold , onion bargies full of salt and taste awful like they had gone back into a deep fat fryer. Pickle tray horrid, just cost us £ 46 pound for 2 curry’s 4 chips , 3 pickle...

We were staying at Sand le Mere & wanted a takeaway. I certainly think we couldn’t have picked a better choice. The food was very good quality, all dishes were cooked to perfection & it although it’s a few miles away the temperature of food...

If the food had been less than LUKEWARM I'm sure we'd have enjoyed it...but the chicken tikka was gristly and although I'd told them I was allergic to onions and could they not include onions in the rice it had onions! Have had lots of...

Sunday 15th excellent takeaway thanks you lot and I love the takeaway box lamb korma 10/10 service is excellent and delivery excellent to and early thanks bengal regards Steve and Julie

We had a lovely family meal here tonight, the staff were great with recommending a king prawn curry to my needs. We all had something different and my daughter had chicken nuggets and chips which she enjoyed too! We loved the spice, the taste from...

I used to love this place. The food is still good, though smaller portions than before, but the social distancing is a joke. There is a poster up for your check-in. No hand sanitizer. We were sat next (less than 1 metre) to a table...

Wow, what fabulous establishment,I visited Withernsea for 5 days and had 3 different meals on 3 separate days and none of them disappointed. From the roadside the restaurant looks inviting and it certainly doesn't disappoint. Good size potions, proper quality pieces of chicken,great tastes combinations,...

Has a great time here last Sunday night. All staff were very friendly and helpful. Good, tasty food, take your own beer but you can order soft drinks. Thanks for a lovely tea 😀

Amazing Indian food served at this restaurant but be prepared to wait a while for your food as it gets very busy both inside and with its delivery service, many to the local caravan parks in the area. The restaurant doesn’t hold an alcohol licence...

Can not fault this apart from it needs a bar. But if Yr used to taking Yr own then you go. Starters wow. Mains wow service fantastic. Slippy floor that's all. Can't fault the food. Stunning.

First visit but wont be our last pickle tray with popadoms was a good starter followed by a sizzler for 2 all the meat and the fish were cooked perfectly Main course was a chicken , lamb , prawn and Keema mix for my wife...

Ordered take away as usual tikka starters then chicken Korma and masala with all the side dishes i think they have changed cooks the lamb was no where near the usual quality and the masala was basically large pierces of onion not worth the £10...

Paid double what the takeaway menu costs ! £40 for two curries 1 rice 1 naan and 2 tiny pompadom and 2 soft drinks, waited 1 hour for food and 20 mins before we had drinks, No social distancing, poor service. Wasn't happy with being...

Really nice Indian takeaway, full of flavour and hot. Highly recommended. We were holidaying at nearby willows caravan park, which they would of delivered tooo however we choose to collect. Chicken korma was delicious.

Great food. The owner was so good with everything. Suggested the best nan bread to go with meals. No alcohol Good prices

No social distancing in place. No hand sanitising on entry. No face coverings for staff. Tables squashed together. Disorganised - we were made to move tables 3 times to accommodate larger groups - we had all booked. Didn’t even have napkins. Table next to us had a long wait for drinks and to take order then their order was wrong. Spoilt our evening, felt very uncomfortable.

Ordered a takeaway to be delivered to Fairview Lodge. It was delivered early and the food was great.

Just had delivery to our caravan and can say that it was AMAZING!! First time we’ve ever used them but will definitely be using them again. Brilliant.

Visited the Bengal Lancer when we were on a family holiday, 3 adults and 4 children.Rang up on the Wednesday to see if they had any tables available due to a let down from another eatery.They squeezed us in for 5pm. Great time for us with us having children!I arrived at 16.45pm with 3 children and was shown to our neatly laid out table. The what I assume to be the manager handed me menus and asked when the rest of the party would arrive and that we needed to hurry up and order because our table was booked out again at 7pm. I knew the other half of the table was 2 inutesaway but this annoyed me a bit because we were early. I told the manager we would be well gone by 7pm easy. Drinks were ordered and poppadoms with chutney treay was brought out at the same time as the rest of the party arrived. At the point the restaurant was filled to capacity.We quickly made our minds up and decided we didn't want starters due to been in a rush and ordered the following.3 chicken Kormas Tikka massala Tandoori mixed grillAnd 2 children's mealsThe manager came to us to take our order 4 times but kept getting pulled away which was a bit annoying when he was there who said we needed to hurry.The food came within 15 minutes and it did not disappoint. The curries where boiling hot and tasted divine. My husbands mixed grill was amazingAnd even my Autistic son was impressed.The naan breads where beautiful and fresh. I really wish we ordered starters because we saw some really nice ones go out.Maybe next time?Asked for the bill and was amazed that they offered the 50% off dine out to eat out offer.Should of been £114.00 but with the discount came to £57!!Will definitely be visiting again but I will make sure bookin advance so I have plenty of time to sample a full meal starters an all!!!

Delivery on time to caravan holiday park, food was as good as any Indian meal I’ve had, recommended. Not the cheapest place but expected in seaside locations

Just had a fabulous meal at the Bengal Lancer! We’re from Leeds so have a plentiful choice of excellent curries. This place was just as good, if not better than what we’re used to. Safi was very attentive and was happy to advise us on what he thought we might like. Would definitely recommend.

Went last night for a meal, the waiter put the rice down on table for my husband and nearly threw it at him, the waiters need some customer service skills, food was ok, but some orders wrong. I would not return unless they got different friendly staff. We also waiting a while for our main courses.

We've ordered from Bengal Lancer several times and I should have left a positive review before now. I've just received my takeaway order tonight, the 2nd takeaway I've had in lock down. What a treat! The food always arrives piping hot, it's absolutely amazing and as a bonus, the customer service is excellent! A special shout out to Safi, what a fantastic member of the team. Will be ordering again, just love this place. Thanks, Nikki!

Rang for a delivery, told withing the hour it would be delivered. 1 and a half hour later it came, it was all stone cold, and part of order missing. Rang to ask them to send the missing bit and told it would come. Half hour later still nothing so rang again and told they are to busy and no staff so will give me it next time instead. Explained I had left my food until it was all there so I could eat everything together so now it's all colder than it already was, another half hour has passed and I'm still waiting. I've had it in the past and couldn't fault it but today the service is just not great.

Delivery menu and service first rate. Food arrived within the promised time, everything we ordered was present and very tasty. We really enjoyed our meal. Well done to the BL team for keeping us going during this crisis time.

We just ordered £43.50 worth of food to sand le mare holiday park. The food was practically inedible, chicken madras was raw, straight in the bin, karahi mixed grill was that overcooked the lamb was rock solid. Chicken karahi swimming in fat around a sauce which was over done so had dried up around the chicken. 2 seekh kebabs were okay but, they are half decent from the supermarket. Absolutely vile food. Will never order from here again. Spoilt a good weekend away.

A lovely restaurant that we keep going back to. Always a friendly service, the food is amazing and cooked to your requirements. Would definitely recommend 👍