The Bengal Lounge in Waverley

I consider myself a connoisseur of Indian restaurants having travelled the world. Whilst I was not expecting Michelin star it was the only restaurant available at the time I wanted to eat. First observation is that the owner is a very rude and arrogant individual who has no time to even greet customers as they come through the door. Everything was a real effort and there is a couldn’t care less attitude. They are understaffed and I suggest they do most of their business on takeaways as the staff spend more time on the phone than attending to visitors to their restaurant. The food…. Absolutely disgusting. Slapped on the table, with a hot plate only to find that that was how they intended to heat the meal as it was freezing. The main course was the worst masala I have ever tasted and everything else was a greasy slop thereafter. They asked me if I wanted it heated up in the microwave! Upon departure not even the slightest hint at an apology in fact the owner grunted to his colleague not to talk to me as I complained as there were clients sitting nearby. They simply couldn’t care less. So if you want great sloppy food heated in the microwave then the Bengal Lounge is for you. Bengal chancers I dare say!! When it came

Wide variety of dishes - from starters to curries, sides etc. Was there as a large group and everything we ordered was delicious and piping hot. Plenty for us to share around and we were stuffed by the end. Would thoroughly recommend.

Very disappointing experience. The food lacked of flavor and dry Definitely not worth.

Very disappointing experience. The food lacked flavor and didn’t match the description on the menu, with minimal portions and dry, tasteless ingredients. For over £40, we expected far better quality and attention to detail. Definitely not worth it.

Amazing service, excellent food, the best Indian I’ve had in such a long time. Would highly recommend, so friendly and we will definitely be coming back again soon.

Great place to get some indian food. Place is clean and modern. Food tasted amazing. Just the garlic naan was soaked in the juices of about half a kilo of garlic. Our wee smelled of garlic for two days straight and don't ask about number 2.

Food is excellent. We felt rushed with the service, and staff needed to be more chatty to make one feel welcome.

Came in for a takeaway of chicken tikka masala which was not worth the price and the owner was simply rude , not even a thank you for your custom at the end !

Excellent food as usual. Poppodums and chutnies / raita were really tasty, and the chicken jalfrezi was delicious. Really tasty with loads of onions & chillies. Recommended

Nice clean restaurant; good atmosphere. Food was hot and tasty, well prepared and staff were friendly enough. Music was a little bit weird and mournful. Owners need to give a little bit of attention to the outside area. Weeds growing up through the paved area is not a good look for first time visitor. Every aspect of a restaurant counts towards a good experience.

Absolutely one of the best Indian restaurants I have ever been to! It's probably not the cheapest, but it's absolutely worth it! The food is amazing, there is a truly huge selection of food to choose from, the service is exceptional, and the staff are very friendly, welcoming and helpful in any way necessary! Love this place!

Food was very nice, and food service.

Wonderful Indian food, authentically prepared with an individual character to each dish. Fresh spices and herbs give an amazing flavour to all the dishes. The service is helpful and efficient and the value for money of both food and drinks is apparent.

In my opinion not only the best curry in Farnham but also better than most Indian restaurants in London. Not all, but most. I brought a London mate here and he was duly impressed. Like most curries, the quality varies a bit depending on who is in the kitchen. Friday and Saturday evenings are crowded but usually the best. Saag Ponir and Chicken Tikka Masala are good yardsticks in my opinion as most restaurants do them, here they are often spiced to absolute perfection. Personally I prefer the Bhunas which are simply always great here. We're so spoiled to have this wonderful restaurant in Farnham, head and shoulders above the others!

Warning: if you eat here, you won't want Indian food from anywhere else. The food is delicious, the staff are lovely and the service is great.

Always spot on 👌 by far the best in the area

Went here as a walk in last night with some friends. Great food and service . Ordered a lamb dish with olives and it was lovely. Our host chatted about footy as well .

Our favourite restaurant. Always excellent food, the best Indian restaurant around.

Consistently good food and lovely staff.

What can i say.Had a great meal here.Food was tasty and service was great.Reasonabley priced to.Will defo return. Cant wait to go back👍

Legit the best curry restaurant and takeaway in / around Farnham. It's been our go-to for several years.

This is the short version....... Poor service in every way. Starters - ok. Mains- Plates, serving dishes, and hot plate not hot. Practically Cold rice veg and naan. Lukewarm main courses. Pushy waiter seemed to want to hurry us along. Initial bill £125, which we paid, waiter came back to say he'd made a mistake and asked for another £3 So now £128 (3 of us) We'd only had 1 bottle of 'house' wine and a shandy and thought this was a bit steep, asked for a copy of the bill, which seemed to cause offence, totted it up and they'd overcharged us by £23 Won't be going back!

Pushy waiter kept coming to the table seemingly trying to hurry us along, Didn't bring a wine list even though we asked for one, we requested a bottle of house white and a shandy, but had no idea of cost and he didn't tell us. Starters were ok but the when the mains arrived.... The plates were cold, the dishes were cold, the veg was cold as was the rice and the naan, and the main courses were no better than 'warm' We didn't complain because we were a bit cheesed off by then and it was unlikely we'd be returning. When the bill arrived it was £125 (for 3 of us)having paid that he came back, said he'd made a mistake and asked for a further £3, so £128 in total, thinking this was a bit steep we asked for a copy of the bill and guess what, we'd been overcharged by £23. He was apologetic but all a bit too late, even gave us a bottle of wine to take with us but sadly the damage was done by then, evening spoilt!

Should be a Japanese restaurant as my a** is like the flag. Had a takeaway from here for the first and last time. We ordered a lamb byrani and chicken pasanda. The byrani was nice but the pasanda tasted of old/gone off chicken and the sauce was not a pasanda. We did ask for the sauce to be hot, expecting a few chili’s in it, however the sauce had been mixed with a tomato sauce which tasted awful and rancid. I can deal with the sauce but the chicken has made my insides feel like Chernobyl. We called to inform the restaurant in which they didn’t seem to care and passed me around 3 people including the chef? They said they will sort something out for us next time, this is not what we wanted, we simply called to inform them and they didn’t seem to care. I hope no one else has the chicken otherwise the NHS will be in turmoil.

What a sham ! Had a bad curry 3 months a go though I would give a second chance what a mistake poor food Still really poor food

onion bhaji is too much yummy thank u the cook who made the onion bhaji

Really lovely meal for my dad's birthday. Brilliant service. My husband said its the best curry he's had.

Annoyed! Checked the website and google and showed as open Tuesday lunchtime (12-2), as a courtesy I called the night before to book a table, left 2 messages with my name, number and time of booking. I asked for a call or text back to confirm but didn't hear back (Didn't overly bother me as it opened at 12 anyway and I didn't think it would be fully booked at 12.30 on a Tuesday lunch time)... Long story short I met a friend who travelled up from Brighton at 12.30 and it was closed!. Luckily could pop down the road to the Ball and Wicket and had a lovely meal!

We have been several times for the Sunday deal, with family members. Service and food 👍🏼 excellent! Value for money also 👌 excellent! Five of us are going this Sunday, 5th November 2023 and looking forward to it!

I am sorry but the food was tasteless, not seasoned and literally no spice despite what was suggested on the menu. Maybe you just had a bad night or the chef was off? The meals were served warm, not hot, on cold plates.

Amazingly tasty food. Prompt service lovely evening

Cracking curry's to be had here. Definitely recommend

Worst Indian restaurant I have been to Service was rubbish waited for ages for food then they missed items, which but the time our rice and naan had turned up we had almost finished Staff were rude 😒

Visited this place with high hopes, unfortunately very disappointed. The service was slow, and they forgot our rice and naan. Had to ask 3 times and when they finally arrived we had already finished our curry. We have the same with the deserts ordered 4 and only got 3 of the and had to ask again multiple times. When the bill came to guy kept asking for a tip. Very rude attitude Would not recommend this place

Very good Indian restaurant that has maintained its consistency over the years. A reliable Indian treat.

Not like our first visit. This time the waiter acted like we were an inconvenience, he never smiled, and passed us drinks from the few steps to our table. The food was good, lemonade was flat. Then he hurried us out a back door when we left, like he wanted rid of us. He was appalling. Won’t go again. That one waiter ruined it.

Food is very tasty. Garlic nan is bestvi ever tried.

Great curry and service, would recommend. Sunday special went down a treat. Best curry in wetherby.

Was made to feel uncomfortable from the moment we arrived . Rushed service from start to finish . Tasteless food , korma came out watery then hovered around while we checked the bill which was incorrect as we felt we'd been overcharged and when challenged the waiter tried to add another round of drinks to the bill . Certainly would never return and definitely wouldn't recommend to anyone in the area .

Went on a Sunday night. Staff were great and very much on the case. The food was excellent, highly recommend the Goan Lamb. Couldn't fault and would definitely go again for a takeaway or sit down.

We have just had a take away, I always have chicken tikka masala, with pilau rice. This was not chicken tikka masala, the rice was not very nice either. I have never had a bad meal from here before.

Food nice, service not so good. Made to feel like an inconvenience by turning up to order a takeaway! Only allowed one menu between 2 people, reluctantly served us a drink whilst we waited for t/a. Shame as food was good but won't be going there again.

Lovely food well presented. Service is efficient. Nice modern decor, which is clean and well maintained.

The staff were continually hovering around close to our table. Even before we had finished eating. They wanted to take plates away. Very uncomfortable They weren't particularly friendly. I would not go back there.

Gave this restaurant another chance after a disappointing visit many years ago, but it was comfortable , welcoming and the food was excellent. The menu is more varied than the average Indian restaurant and the presentation and flavours were faultless .It’s going to be my new Indian meal destination of choice for sure.

Good quality food, quick service. Only ever had takeaways from here.

I would say the recent reviews left by others just don't do justice to our experience at the restaurant. I would agree, the service can be a little slow especially on a Friday/ Saturday night when they are extremely busy with tables and takeaways. I think on the nights when it's really busy it's good to be a little patient because it's worth waiting for. In my recent experience, the food was really tasty I mean really tasty, especially the chilli chicken fry and garlic chilli chicken tikka. We ordered the mara aloo as opposed to the usual bombay aloo and it was peppery and spicy. As far as service was concerned, we didn't feel too overwhelmed or harassed by the staff. Overall, a great experience again. We'll be sure to take friends and family again.

Even though we had booked a table, it felt like no-one was expecting us and there was no chef available to cook anything but a limited menu. A very disappointing experience and we won't be going back.

Just popped into bengal for take away but ended up eating in instead staff friendly food out of this world forgot how good it was to dine out

The website is REALLY outdated using flash which hasn't been used for years. This makes their website unusable. Having been there before a few years ago we booked again but it has definitely gone down hill. The most irritating part of the meal was the constant request for our drink order. We were asked 6 times despite saying we wanted to choose our food before choosing our wine choice. Did they want us to order just to ensure we stayed? I'm not sure but it was incredibly irritating. The food was ok, not brilliant but ok. The main course was mainly sauce with a bit of chicken in. I may have been our choices of meals but it was quite disappointing. The rice was tasty and the naan was very good. The bog standard "stuff out the freezer" which added to the disappointing meal. Don't think we'll be returning which is a shame as it used to be a treat to visit.

It’s been a while since we visited this venue as a club, and it had a period of closure through the pandemic, so we were pleased to get a large group (19) of our members together on a hot and sticky night in August. The booking process was easy, and we were welcomed by the pleasant staff members. After being served a first drink, we studied the menu and placed our orders. Time for a chat and to tell some stories … sadly, after Popadoms and associated chutneys, it seemed like we had too much time to fill. The service was very slow, and sadly a habit that seems to be creeping in to some venues raised its head again; the apparent delay in serving food to prioritise taking further drink orders. This is frustrating and then when the food did appear, there were several dishes missing, food brought out in a completely different order to the table layout, and in more than one case, warm/cold food arriving some time after the first service. The food quality was generally good with some very tasty dishes on the table, and the ability to change what was on the menu in terms of added spice/heat as desired. Overall, a good night with friends and good food, let down by the wait for the main dishes and overall lacking service finesse.

Service was very slow considering the restaurant was nearly empty.

We as a family have had a number of lovely meals here, thankyou to the staff.

Distinctly average. Nothing to shout about, but wasn't terrible. Carrots were in everything, which was weird.

Food was good but some of the staff were very miserable looking. Wouldn’t go again, wouldn’t trust them over the bill. If you go, make sure you keep a note of how much your bill should be. Our bill came to £225, fairly reasonable for 8 people, we didn’t keep a tally of what it should be but that seemed ok. Whilst paying, one of the waiters, could have been manager I don’t know, anyway he looked at the bill and said, one round of drinks had been missed off. He took the bill away then said it was another £23, didn’t really explain why they had been missed. Or what drinks he was referring too. He said we could pay £20 for cash. We don’t think anything had been missed off, he was definitely trying to pull a fast one. We paid the extra but told him you can have that as your tip. Wouldn’t go again,

Wow! What an evening! Myself and 7 friends came to Bengal Lounge on Wednesday 27th April for my birthday meal. The staff were very friendly and attentive! The food was delicious there was no waiting around to have to order more drinks. They came round and done check backs and would have a laugh and joke with us. The bar staff made me a delicious drink for my birthday I can't tell you what it was as he didn't want us to no his secret! I wish I knew it though! Was great! Me and my friends had a fantastic time! Thank you to all the staff. You all done amazingly! Great customer service. Will definitely be back!

My parents and I were mightily impressed this evening. They were very busy with lots of takeaways going. We were especially pleased with the food despite the fact that apparently they were very short staffed in the restaurant. The service could have been faster but I’m totally sympathetic as we were not disappointed with the meal at all. The flavours were pretty incredible. I really liked the chicken chilli fry and sashlick bhuna. We hope to visit again soon as we are not local. Highly recommended!!!!

Best Indian food in Farnham for both take out and dine in!

Food was bland greasy mint sauce tasted a little off use to be good but this is second time in row food not up to standard won't be a third time

On the recommendation of a Brummy, now softie Southerner acquaintance "who knows a good curry". The food is literally a wonder of the world. So many flavours in each mouthful. Its a pleasure for the palette. Simply divine. Would love to be taught their recipes. A cooking school by Bengal. I'd sign up in a flash.

Great curry, and looney tune ice-cream!

Clean. Tidy. Staff very good. Decent beer. What more you need

Reasonable service. Good curry. Would recommend

I’ve used this place on and off over the past 10 years. It used to be my go to place to take friends or family for a really good meal with excellent service. Over the past 5 years it’s been declining in both areas. My sister came to stay and we decided on a takeaway after the cinema. The naan bread was cold and didn’t have any garlic on at all. The onion bhaji was cold, greasy and pretty grim. Most of the food had to be heated in the microwave before it could be eaten and the quality came in at “just edible”. The attitude from the staff is as if they’re doing you a favour rather than being happy that you’ve decided to come in as paying customers. It’s not even cheap to offset the poor quality and arrogant attitude! That’s the last time I’ll be using it.

Recommend by owners family member and wasn’t disappointed! Good value, great tasting food. Quiet in the week, w’end is busy as you would like expect for Farnham area. Host happy to have a chat, and recommend dishes. Will look forward to my next visit.

Collected a takeaway, lovely restaurant with a nice atmosphere. Food was good, perhaps above the average standard but I’ve had better Indian food. The service is very odd. Pretty cold, with no real courtesy.

Nice clean restaurant. Very quiet in the week,nice food.

Since the Bengal Lounge had been recommended to us by a friend, we decided to try it, booking a table for 6:45 p.m. After parking in the large adjacent car park, we entered the restaurant and were politely shown to our table. The menu was extensive, with many of our Indian and Bangladeshi favourites — so much so that we had difficulty choosing (a good problem to have!). The staff were, quiet, attentive, and efficient: throughout the meal: they were always there when needed but without in any way making us feel in the least bit rushed. The surroundings and napery were equally excellent. The food was simply superb, with both subtle and punchy-where-needed spicing making for a delicious meal. Our only deep regret is that we hadn't tried this great restaurant before now, but we'll be back — that's for sure!

Went here for the first time this evening. Food was delicious and staff were very friendly and welcoming. Will definitely be coming back!

Our first visit and great food and atmosphere. Unfortunately one staff member, maybe the boss(?) was rude and his customer service leads a lot to be desired! No dialogue, no please and thank yous even when paying and leaving a tip. This let the place down in my opinion.

I've been past this place on so many occasions. Decided to try tonight and I was honestly blown away. Great food and service. I will certainly be visiting again soon.

Food ok and acceptable, but been twice, once two years ago and once recently and found service rude and abrupt . Would not recommend because of this.

Sad to see poor reviews for service here. We've been a regular customer for 15 years, mostly takeaway, and they've been consistently OK but we've not had a takeaway since Feb 2020... until last night. It was really, really good. Best food they've ever done....

Been a regular customer for 15 years and they've been consistently OK but we've not had a takeaway since Feb 2020... until last night. It was really, really good. Best they've ever done. And no, it was not just absence making the heart grow fonder. This was excellent food by any measure. Superb. Tasty, colourful, aromatic, quality. Please keep it up!!

Incredible food!! No greasy layer you often find on top of Indian food. The staff are very friendly too. Top marks all around!

Having heard reviews on this restaurant we decided to give it a try ourselves, food was lovely and couldn't fault it, just a shame we couldn't say the same about the service. The waiter literally stood at the end of our table and watched us...

Beautiful take away from The Bengal Lounge. Really lovely food and excellent service.

My first time here, and I would return very soon. They were very busy on this Friday evening. We fell into the trap of “would you like poppadoms?”and so missed out on a proper starter. Service was slow because it was busy, but this was...

No Covid 19 guides, no track and trace , staff not wearing ppe, no 2 meter rule, no one way system very bad

I moved to this area in november 2019 so almost one year ago. Iv been getting takeaways from here at least twice a week ever since. Everytime i get a takeaway its 20 pounds, which is unusual as my takeaways are never the same combination. I know im being over charged twice a week for nearly a year but the foods great and i thought it was only by 3 to 4 pounds each time which really didn't bother me. Then i sat down and went through the menu and iv been over charged by a minimum of 5 pounds on every takeaway for nearly a year, thats over 400 pounds in a year. So tonight i decided to test out my theory. I ordered chicken tikka biriyani and meat samosas which has a menu price of 14.20 on there website but again it came to 20 pounds. Iv been a loyal customer for nearly a year, having 2 takeaways a week and turning a blind eye to being overcharged thinking it was only 3 to 4 pounds each time. But it turned out it was over 5 pounds each time. Great food, great restaurant but for some reason they just decided to treat me like a fool from day 1.

Bangal lamb is lovely, as is the nan bread, well worth a visit 👍

Excellent as usual, made even better by the Eat out to help out scheme

Have had takeaway from here many times over the years and have never once failed to be impressed with the quality of the food. Would highly recommend.

Always excellent full flavoured food, great variety and welcoming staff

We had a take away from here last week after weeks in lock down with no Indian Curry! It was absolutely delicious! Thank you

Went as part of a large party which they handled very well. Variety of food all tasted delicious had one chicken, lamb and fish dish

Not quite as good as its reputation - didn't appear to have our booking and then was generally slow. Expensive and not the best Indian food I've eaten.

Indian restaurant in United Kingdom very worth the value for foreign food away from the normal UK food

Very nice birthday treat for my wife,once again excellent service nothing to much trouble staff very polite and service good use again later in the year

Very impressed with my earlier sit-down experience (qv), so, on this return visit decided to try the take-away option (18Jan2020). Ordered the same components as previously enjoyed. Again very impressed with the quality of the goodies which were rushed home and scoffed unceremoneously .. On...

Service excellent - very helpful and attentive without being intrusive and food hot and delicious

Nicely re-furbished with a modern twist. Comfortable seating and lots of free parking. Large and varied menu but the chicken in my main course was a bit tough and the Ladies toilets where very cold.

How disappointing. The last time I was at this restaurant the food was fantastic. That was in the evening. On this occasion I popped in for a quick lunch on a Saturday. I was the only person in the restaurant. Maybe the food had not...

Came for the first time this evening (24Oct2019) and very glad that we did. Top service and food quality. Waiters not pushy to sell unwanted things. Atmosph not that great but it was about 1800 after all. Used to be custs of Farnham Tandoori but...

Really great food with friendly staff. The menu is a bit more imaginative than most Indian restaurants. The Sunday buffet is particularly good value.

Friendly and quick service. Really great value. Two fantastic curries and really tasty samosas. Thank you.

It is now over 5 weeks since I ordered my first take away from The Bengal Lounge. I went back, ordered the same things, just to check if it was not just good but consistently good. It was. The tandoori mixed grill was most excellent...

Visited this restaurant with my family and had the best Vegetable Biriani ever.Well cooked,presented enjoyed.Will definitely visit again.

Had an opportunity to go to the Bengal Lounge last night and it was well worth it. There are not that many Indian restaurants in the area and I reckon I’ve been to nearly all of them. Not only did they serve well presented and...

Great food. Extensive menu. Attentive, friendly staff. Not too expensive. Will definitely go again.