The Cochin in Bedford

Always great food, not your regular "indian" so don't expect naan and chicken madras, but wonderful south Indian food. Dosa a must, and fish curries are great. Also good value and helpful staff.

cochin resturant bedford... kerala food anennu vicharichu priya malayalikale avide food kazhikkan pokaruthe. English karku vendi creme paste, sugar ittuvundakkunna (chicken curry, fish curry, fish fried etc) items. kerala foodinte taste alpam polum illa... cochin resturant ennu peru kettathu kondu food kazhikkan avide poyathanu. orikkal avide poya malayalikal pinneedu avide pokilla.. avide vellakkaru mathram varunna restruant. thallipoli. mlayalikale pattikkunna cochin resturant. 😡

Not authentic Cochin or Keralan food at all. Food is not bad though but nothing like what you'd get in Kerala. The currys are very sweet and cream based. Disappointed in the food. The staff are lovely. Wouldn't come again here for Keralan food.

Delicious - pani puri, masala dhosa and the Cochin lamb curry was particularly good, quite spicy and very tasty. Very friendly service too!

Love this place ❤️ friendly staff, great food..always served piping hot..even when we order takeaway.

dinner. It tasted good, the portion was sufficient, and the service was very good.

Worst food and service. I ordered masala dosa and i felt like masala was stored in the freezer for more than a week.

My experience at Cochin Indian Restaurant was truly wonderful! The food at Cochin restaurant was absolutely delicious! The rich flavor and aroma transported me to the streets of India. The app-am was gentle on the palate with a soft and fluffy texture that was a joy to eat. The Aubergin curry was very tasty.and the fish curry was rich & velvety with tender pieces of fish that simply melted in my mouth. The atmosphere of the Cochin restaurant was incredible and Dahi puri was a real treat! The service was warm and attentive and prices were very reasonable. I can’t wait to go back and try more dishes. The Cochin Indian restaurant Bedford UK is definitely worth a visit.

Been to Cochin last week with a group of friends to have a party during evening.We ordered aloo bhaji, paani puri,aubergine fry and Dosa.All of them tasted so good and the portion size is more than expected. Dosa size is very much bigger than anywhere.Everyone enjoyed the food and all are very much impressed with the quality ,quantity and the service.Staff are so lovely and polite.Lastly we finished party with Cochin's house special yummy rava sweet(mango flavour) which is my favourite now.Only downside is ambience which needs to be improved.

One word " outstanding" Food , service and price.

Honestly the only genuine indian food place in Bedford. No generic cash and carry curry on offer here. The food tastes so authentic ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

Very authentic Keralan food. Having returned from Kerala earlier in the year this restaurant was a great find. Delicious food, different to most Indian restaurants in the UK. Very good service as well. Highly recommend.

Fabulous food. Helpful staff. Highly recommend.

Brilliant 'Indian' food. Rare in a town with so much choice of asian cuisine. Great service and food. Highly recommend!!!

My recent visit to The Cochin South Indian Restaurant in Bedford was an extraordinary experience. After trying various Indian restaurants in the UK, I finally found a place that offers authentic Indian cuisine. The food was simply amazing, capturing the true essence of South Indian flavors in every dish. The service at The Cochin was equally impressive. The Managing Director, Dhananjay, was a superb host, ensuring every guest felt welcomed and valued. The manager on duty, Hemant, also provided exceptional service, attending to all our needs with a warm and friendly demeanor. The restaurant offers a genuine taste of India at a very decent price, making it a highly recommended spot for anyone looking to enjoy authentic Indian food in Bedford. Seafood platter, Aubergin curry with Appam and the Cochin Lamb curry are must try dishes! Whether you're a local or just passing through, The Cochin is definitely worth a visit.

Great food, delivery slightly late. Amazing yummy

Great food. A little late but arrived hot and delicious

Great South Indian food at a very reasonable price. Really enjoyed my meal! Now been there 4 times.

They have sent the wrong order while I was explaining they have cut my call

It's a fake kerala indian restaurant... Because iam from cochin india...

Excellent Keralan curry! Warm welcome and pleasant atmosphere. Service a little patchy, but not enough to spoil the overall experience.

Very authentic kerala food. My friends and I had a good time there.

Food was tasty, real Indian taste and spice. Thali is not on the menu but you can ask for it to the staff. Parking was paid and not too difficult to find

Good food, I really like the taste. And staff is so friendly and helpful. Highly recommended

Everything was fresh. Meal was very tasty with just the right amount of spice. Loved the spicy potato.

The food was delicious, with fresh flavours; service was welcoming, knowledgeable and friendly. We will be returning to try more of the wide ranging menu.

Delicious, authentic Indian food. We were well looked after by Himmat who recommended various authentic food. Highly recommend 🙂

Food was amazing! Quantity was perfect and would recommend to anyone !

Amazing and delicious as always!

Authentic South Indian food! A lot of veggie options and flavourful! Enjoyed as takeaway too Cannot wait to eat here again

Authentic South Indian Food and best Dosas also good options under Indian Street style food.options. The owner is always present to ensure good service & best food served, I dined here on Saturday evening with my friend and we fully enjoyed veg & non veg dosa sea food platter pani poori & masala tea & coffee, staff v friendly I was back here after a few years gap but pleased with the quality of food and fully recommend. All our dishes were medium hot if you want mild or extra hot just explain and they will cater your needs. My small feedback to the owners, some beverage/drinks prices are well above average costs as compare to other local restaurants & Masala Tea at £4.50 per person certainly needs a review but overall very good food good service hence 5 start rating from us.

Really pleased with my visit to the Cochin. Food is very different to the usual Indian fayre and very nice - I would recommend the dosas. The portion sizes were impressive. All the staff were lovely, The drinks selection was good and the Bombay Bicycle real ale a nice touch. I will definitely be going back.

Really nice curry and different to the usual places

Excellent South Indian food. Varied menu, different to a lot of Indian restaurants.

Ordered take away. Awesome food. The gravies were as Keralite as one can get. Please keep it up .

Shocking, it has been confirmed as delivered and is not here. I rang the restaurant and they blamed traffic and in the same note said he hadn’t left yet! How is that possible. Will not order again…let’s see when and if the food arrives!

Had such a great time at Cochin. This is my all time favourite place to go. Appam with fish curry is go to dish. And I am always happy with it. Prawn fry was so mouth watering. Service is good ambiance is good too. All and all it’s the best restaurant in Bedford for foodies like me. I Would highly highly recommend it.

It was the best meal out for a long time. Really tasty. Maybe we just chose well from the menu!

Food was delicious, staff attentive and the restaurant has a nice buzz about it. Not too noisy.

We've been here a few times but not for a while. Tonight's meal was really delicious. We had Samosa Chat, followed by Mushroom Masala and Paratha and Yogurt bomb puri, Aubergine curry and rice. Everything was perfect and the service was quick. We'll be back again as soon as we have an excuse to eat out again.

Excellent food, friendly knowledgeable staff. A definite gem in the sea of food places in that part of Bedford. Well worth repeat visits as there's a vast array of choice for diners with all needs and interests.

Excellent Indian affair doing delicious dosa and seafood curries. Also very friendly staff. One small critique was that the idli was slightly undercooked, but everything else was perfect.

On holiday and happen to come across this restaurant. I can honestly say the best food iv ever had . Staff so friendly . Food amazing . Very helpful. . Will definitely be visiting again next time we're hear . .

Exceptional service. Friendly and fast. Food very good - authentic and, in the best sense, tasted home cooked.

Amazing Dosa! Beautiful Southern Indian food, prices are also super reasonable.

Bit hot as air conditioning broke, but otherwise lovely

Dined here with a group, and the food was good, but I have had better Indian food. This is a Southern Indian restaurant, and so many of the usual dishes you get in an Indian restaurant are missing from the menu. 'Dosa' are the speciality here. Service and ambience were also average. Prices are quite reasonable.

It’s been so long since having truely authentic Kerala food like my amma makes for me back home. Everything was so delicious and was a perfect treat for me and my boyfriend. The staff were also very nice and a lovely warm atmosphere inside. Will come again the next time we visit Bedford.

Bit disappointed with food specifically with curries taste they can do much better with than that

Nice food, friendly staff, basic decor, great value, will be back 👍

Food was tasty. Shame it was so late to arrive that we didn't really get to enjoy it as we were so hungry.

Authentic Kerala (South Indian) food. Have been going here for the past 4 years and the food is so good. The non-veg thali's I usually have are really good for sampling a lot of dishes. The Biryani style is more on the sweeter side (which the authentic) and I would highly recommend that as well!!!

For all the Appam fans out there, Cochin restaurant at Tavistock street is a must visit 😋 Totally enjoyed the whole experience with friendly staff service. Thought to leave a review here for those who want to satisfy their taste buds with some good Indian food 🤤 all items we tried were too good. Stars of the night were appam+chicken kurma & vellappam+tiger prawns masala

Good food and service with a smile. Had a great time

Food was bland and was about 90% sauce. The aubergine curry should be thick with aubergine, but actually contained about 10 tiny pieces. Took 85 minutes from the point of ordering to delivery in Putnoe. Disappointing.

If you are interested in having kerala food at Bedford, Cochin restaurant is the best option for you.

Very friendly and knowledgeable staff. Excellent service. Amazing Dosa, best I have tasted outside of Kelara. All of our dishes were very tasty and piping hot. A lovely meal was enjoyed by all!!!

Amazing curry! Visiting Bedford and so glad someone recommended Cochin. Will be back

If your are very hungry never go to this restaurant because they never serve food on time and never mind the customers as well.

No better place for dosa in Bedford. Delicious, freshly cooked food with a Keralan bias. Basic, no frills cafe style eatery with friendly, attentive staff with warm, genuine smiles. Big portions and very modestly priced. Alcohol is served here. Honestly, I think this is a secret gem of a place for tasty Indian food. The dosas are easily two foot long, crispy, just the right thickness and generously filled. I really loved the Keralan spiced chicken daal dish too.

One of the best authentic southern Indian food in Bedford. Always go an extra mile to provide great service. Great for sea food.

Ordered Idly. Initially, I was so delighted that it's on the menu. It turned out to be a failure. The chutneys were but disappointing 😞. Never tasted such horrible chutneys ever. However, the sambar curry was OK 👍. Will never go there again 😒

Very, very authentic. The breads are amazing and suggest you try a few! Not a normal Indian but very close to the food we have eaten in South India. Very highly recommended.

It is one of the finest authentic South Indian Restaurant. The food was really delicious. Especially lamb coconut fry with paratha must try combo.

This is proper South Indian food that has been excellently cooked. Just fabulous. The Masala Dosa is magnificent.

Take away from The Cochin on a Saturday. Excellent service and delivery. Food amazing with more than ample portions. Change from usual Indian takeaway menu. Highly recommend.

Best Indian food in Bedford. Clean and fresh veg. Southern Indian menu for those that know the menu. Dosa, Vada, Idli etc. Classy.

No kingfisher or Tiger beer when ordering.Had the fish curry,asked for it to be Madras strength but ended up slightly mild.Nice texture and flavour and the staff very pleasant

Incredible authentic India food, the kindest staff and a warm, inviting, friendly atmosphere

Best Desi food in Bedford by a long way. Traditional Southern Indian food. Not English Indian food.

Hot and incredibly tasty food in sizeable portions. Definitely our favourite Indian takeaway and restaurant and would 100% recommend

The best south Indian food in the town. Having real authentic indian taste in food. The quick food service and staff is very good and friendly. They offered extra saambhar and chutney free of charge. Must visit this place.

I call many times at 21:00 they always say it's close very unprofessional and give excucess no delivery guy available not recamond

Food was average. I was hoping with puri they provide sabzi. Which is what common in south Indian foods. But they only gave puri. How a person eat puri without sabzi ? Dosa is ok not crunchy

Quite perfect Southern Indiana food. Unbeatable.

Very Poor service. Waited for 50 mins for food. Prioritising Take aways while keeping all customers in the restaurant waiting. Food below standard.

Never had to wait so long for even a starter to come out! Cold plates. No real explanation that we could understand. Won’t be in a hurry to go back. So disappointed as we usually have good service. We were in at 6pm and didn’t get food till gone 7pm!

The food was delivered quite late and the food was quite cold as well. The delivery person seemed lost with the address though it is to locate. This is second time, there has been problem with delivered. I would urge you'll to improve your delivery service please.

Great service, responsive about allergens and the food is delicious. It is not too greasy and the portions are just right.

Very nice place very authentic and very nice waiter …always polite…the guy with glasses ..very good guy ..food is amazing..price is reasonable…we are going there often …from Milton Keynes to Bedford …since 2018 …I was only one time dissatisfied because it was more oil than curry …but they replaced it for free for my next oder,because they know us very well ,after I have given feedback …really nice restaurant with nice people who works there

I'm never disappointed with the food from here, its always good quality and tasty.

Reasonably priced, decent decorations (liked the Christmas lights!), very professional service, absolutely mouthwatering food. Thanks for offering authentic South Indian food at Bedford. Thanks for having us. (NB- to book the table, call them directly. Online booking option was showing later time.. but they were able to accommodate us earlier than that).

The chicken and lamb dosa was ok, but the chicken biryani quality and taste was bad, precooked, reheated, not fresh, oily overpriced at £10.50 and a tiny portion size.

Best Asian food in Bedford. Clean food. Healthy. Unique menu. 10/10

This is a worst restaurant to eat and the staff are so cunning people they don’t help people when their order is not delivered properly. These staff’s attitude cannot be tolerated. Please don’t choose this restaurant for your Pleasant meal

Best curry in town! Very friendly staff and the food is a great change from the usual boring old tikka masala fayre. Seafood lovers MUST go here.

Food was cold. The dosa's tasted very rubbery and way too much filling

One of the best South Indian restaurants in Bedford. It serves a variety of options including vegetarian and non vegetarian dishes. The theme is Kerela based and the ambience is really good with pictures and paintings depicting Bharat🇮🇳. Must try the fish recipes and the variety of dosas as well.

I ordered a plain Dosa, there wasn't any potato masala, so I called the restaurant, they said they don't serve potatoe with the plain Dosa anymore, so they really need to change it on the menu! But otherwise everything else was lovely

Lovely place and really good food. We would recommend the samosa starter, nice and spicy but with a nice lemon freshness to it. Lovely staff also, would definitely come again

Expected a spicy fish curry instead we got a sweet one. The taste was a big let down.

Well where do I start with my review of the Cochin restaurant? Firstly having never dined there before we were not sure what to expect. We had only read reviews on TripAdvisor and Google which had been very complemently about the food and service so we wanted to give it a try. We had a table booked for 2 at 8.30, and we were met at the door and shown to our table by the window by a very pleasant waiter. He prompty brought over our menus, and we began to peruse through. The menu had a extensive selection of fish dishes which pleased me as I love fish, so I felt spoilt for choice as my expectations grew. The waiter was very attentive and informal and very knowledgeable about the dishes on their menu, and was happy to answer any questions we had. I finally settled on the fishermans soup for starter. Sadly this was a big let down! Very watery, no depth of flavour and next to no fish in an actual fish soup!!! My friend ordered the minty chilli prawns, the sauce which coated the prawns was tasty and zingy and the prawns cooked nicely however sadly the portion size and presentation was disappointing. Both starters seemed to arrive very quickly after ordering, which was a surprise. It seemed to me they had just been warmed through and thrown onto a plate. For my main course I ordered the mixed seafood curry which consisted of King fish,squid,prawns and mussels cooked in authentic Kerala special spice mixed sauce. The fish was cooked perfectly and the earthy Kerala special spice mixed sauce was the perfect accompaniment to the fish. Sadly the squid was over cooked and rubbery which was the only negative aspect to the dish. My friend overed the kuttanadan duck roast which consisted of slices of duck cooked in thick roast gravy sauce. The sauce had a lovely velvety rich flavour to it however the duck itself was a big let down as sadly it was tough a chewy. All in all some postives but also some negatives. If this was a school report it would probably read, 'tries hard but can do better'!!!

Well where do I start with my review of The Cochin Restaurant? Firstly having never dined there before we were not sure what to expect. We had only read reviews on TripAdvisor and Google which had been very complemently about the food and service so we wanted to give it a try. We had a table booked for 2 at 8.30, and we were met at the door and shown to our table by the window by a very pleasant waiter. He prompty brought over our menus, and we began to peruse through. The menu had a extensive selection of fish dishes which pleased me as I love fish, so I felt spoilt for choice as my expectations grew. The waiter was very attentive and informal and very knowledgeable about the dishes on their menu, and was happy to answer any questions we had. I finally settled on the fishermans soup for starter. Sadly this was a big let down! Very watery, no depth of flavour and next to no fish in an actual fish soup!!! My friend ordered the minty chilli prawns, the sauce which coated the prawns was tasty and zingy and the prawns cooked nicely however sadly the portion size and presentation was disappointing. Both starters seemed to arrive very quickly after ordering, which was a surprise. It seemed to me they had just been warmed through and thrown onto a plate. For my main course I ordered the mixed seafood curry which consisted of King fish,squid,prawns and mussels cooked in authentic Kerala special spice mixed sauce. The fish was cooked perfectly and the earthy Kerala special spice mixed sauce was the perfect accompaniment to the fish. Sadly the squid was over cooked and rubbery which was the only negative aspect to the dish. My friend odered the kuttanadan duck roast which consisted of slices of duck cooked in thick roast gravy sauce. The sauce had a lovely velvety rich flavour to it however the duck itself was a big let down as sadly it was tough and chewy. All in all some postives but also some negatives. If this was a school report it would probably read, 'tries hard but can do better'!!!

I love the food here, unfortunately they forgot to send the potato that goes with the Dosa tonight. I didn't call them though because I didn't want to wait for it to arrive, cos the rest of the food would have ruined.

Fantastic absolutely tasty food. On time and piping hot. Cant wait to order again

After struggling to find good indian food for ages, I finally found The Cochin on deliveroo! Best lamb curry! ❤️ Will deffo try more things

Absolutely stunning authentic food and exceptionally good value for money and the staff are pleasant courteous and provide excellent service. It’s nice to visit an Indian restaurant that doesn’t have the same old same old on the menu, the dishes you find in every other Indian restaurant, makes a great change and everything comes out fresh! A menu that is a pleasure to peruse!! The best bit about this place is if you are Vegan they openly advertise vegan options, so if you choose a vegetarian option and ask they will be happy to make it vegan. Easily 5 stars all day long!

Loved the fish curry, salad and the coconut rice, we always enjoy the food here, I don't think we've ever had a bad meal. We keep saying, we must eat in some time to enjoy their Dosa at their best!

Excellent food, great atmosphere and very well attended to! Hemant in particular was just outstanding - we'll certainly be returning!

Excellent food and service at this restaurant. It doesn't look much from the outside but don't be deceived, the food is great. Excellent fish curry and dosa, and really great friendly service. Definitely going back.