The Curry Cottage in Braintree

At a work do, very nice food friendly staff

Had a takeaway and food was delicious and good portions. Ready when they said it would be and staff were very friendly.

Service& food is exemplary. Had a take out vegaterian...great quality ingredients, very tasty.Pricing is average, sides can rack it up fast. It's an established favourite in the town for good reason. Decor could possibly be a bit fresher, maybe an update ? Good lively atmosphere, this was a Friday evening.

Working away and had a takeaway delivered. It was fast and hot, food was unreal. Would definitely eat here again best curries I’ve had. Recommend the King Prawn Shashlick Bhuna. Awsome food and service thanks guys thank you 👍🏻

So disappointed in the takeaway! This may be a one off but ordered a takeaway on their website and received a confirmation email at 19.55 for delivery time of 20.54. At 21.15 I called to find out where it was! They had clearly missed my order but said they were busy then asked if I still wanted it? Well yes as it is too late to order anything else! They said it would be 1/2 hour! 21.50 food arrived, by I assume a waitress! Well, she didn’t say anything- no hello, no here is your order and definitely no apology for it being an hour late. The food was actually mediocre (a shame as have eaten and had a takeaway from here on several occasions)! The Tarka Dhal was actually just a dish of oil with a layer of lentils at the bottom- not actually edible! Just very disappointed!

Great find which was recommended to me. Food was superb and all cooked fresh (so it does take a little longer) Best Curry House in Halstead!

Good food. Pleasant staff. We will return again and again.

Really cosy place, very quick with food and really delicious, every staff member was very helpful and owner polite and friendly, excellent service definitely going again and the set meal for two is great value for money!

Having fancied a curry all week, we turned up and was welcomed with open arms. After ordering, it was nice that we were updated with how long it would be until it would arrive. Upon arrival, the curry was exactly as described on the menu and it was gorgeous. I would thoroughly recommend this place to everyone. The service never fails to deliver.

As always Sam and his team excel in service and quality, food is always cooked freshly and the cobra beer is to die for

Have been here many times. Food is always good and service excellent. I think its under new ownership as menu has changed a lot recently .

Amazing food and very friendly staff I would 100% recommend!

Lovely experience especially the lovely staff and the food was amazing thank you for the hospitality and the lovely food definitely enjoyed it and I will be back to eat from there soon the lamb biryani is to die for !!!!

Amazing and welcoming staff and lovely food cooked to perfection. Everything was perfect

Such lovely people, food excellent and excellent value for money; very entertained by a group of ladies on the next table! Altogether a 10/10 evening… thankyou

Amazing !, beautiful balti and authentic currys. Top Draw, sensible on price also 👍

Curry was cracking. Food really nice and fresh. Friendly staff and eager to help.

I went for a birthday meal last night with my family ( we normally go to the cinnamon tree) The waiter who served us seemed impatient and not very accommodating at first , he made us feel he didn’t want to answer our questions and seemed a bit rude When the food arrived it was all Good , but we felt rushed , the waiter was clearing away the plates even before my daughter in law had finished her food , we felt rushed .. so our over all experience was food ok but service wasn’t We will in future stick to the cinnamon tree which has good food and good service

Nice good and quiet atmosphere! Recommended this place!

This is nice place, we have been a few times over the years, and the food is good value and very tasty. There is always a great atmosphere and the service is good too.

Good restaurant novelty priced. Authentic Indian cuisine with friendly service

Had dinner here with a couple of girlfriends. Lovely place service was attentive but not annoying food was delicious, sensible size portions and very fairly priced. Will definitely return. Would reccomend booking as it was very busy both with seated diners and take aways.

Lovely staff. Fabulous food. Reasonable price.

Excellent. Particularly good naan.

We were very happy with our Saturday night curry. We found the food very good it had plenty of spice and flavour. It’s very reasonably priced as well which helps in January. We will definitely visit again 👍

First time ordered from here and wont be the last food arrived quick and very hot food was lovely

Food was excellent as were the serving staff,however long wait between courses due to huge demand for take away orders.apart from that great night out

Good food at a reasonable price. Staff know their curries so always worth asking them to recommend something

My partner got food poisoning from here don’t recommend at all when we tried to contact them we was ignored

My husband and I had dinner at the Curry Cottage for the first time this evening. It was excellent! Everything was freshly cooked and the naan, onion bhajis and samosas were delicious. The Pardanishi Chicken was superb! To be honest, everything was delicious! The restaurant is spotless and the service was great. Sam, the owner, was very welcoming and it was a perfect evening out. It may have been our first visit but it certainly won’t be our last! Thank you to everyone at the Curry Cottage.

Great food,great staff and very busy which meant service was a little slow but worth the wait

One of the best currys I have EVER had.

Best curry house in the area. Authentic flavours freshly prepared and air conditioning.

Brilliant service...fantastic food..

Our favourite indian takeaway in Halstead, highly recommended

On ordering by telephone for Delivery , was very accommodating. When delivery came , some of order missing and was cold. So had to microwave it . Maybe they are sending too many deliveries out at once and no facilities to keep the food warm

Modern noisy Indian Restaurant. Excellent food and service. Lovely option where you choose the type of meat and the curry strength and the chef creates a dish just for you. Brilliant.

Friendly staff and delicious food. What more to ask for :D

Always fresh ingredients, delicious food, friendly helpful staff. Tables laid beautifully Lots of choice

Our favourite, always delicious food xx

1st time we've ordered a takeaway curry from Curry Cottage. Arrived on time, hot and very flavoursome. We will definitely be ordering again.

Had a lovely takeaway 1st time order tonight tasty and on time thankyou curry cottage

We are new to the area and it was a birthday treat, thoroughly enjoyed my meal. I would highly recommend.

Enjoyed a delicious Takeaway last night!!👌

First class food, great service and affordable prices; cannot wait to return here, to eat in, once this strangeness is behind us.

Hot, full of flavour, polite and on time. What more can you ask for.

We order from here all the time and the service is always second to none. Takeaway always arrives on time, still hot. Fantastic.

Despite it being a Saturday, me and my wife thought it would be busy, so therefore we were expecting a very long wait! They were excellent and couldn’t fault them at all! We got told an hour wait and it was delivered 15 minutes earlier than we expected. The staff were very helpful over the phone and the food was hot and delicious like always. Order from here and you’ll be amazed!

Omg was so yum, food was delivered quickly, it was very hot and tasty. Would recommend to anyone local to halstead. Lots of food in each portion (lots of meat!) staff were great and everything done well within the covid guidelines. Very Excellent !!! Xx

Having to have our wedding anniversary meal as a take away so couldn't come into restaurant if we could have we would have asked what have you done to the cottage special biryani it's changed slightly not as nice Mr H fav. Also you have changed the house special too noooooo!!!! It was my favourite but its very bitty no longer chunks of meat and masses of onions very oily. What's going on???? Upsetting......

We ordered from here a couple of weeks ago, was excellent food and the service was very good! Would definitely highly recommend if you want a top quality curry. Best curry house in the area!

Best curry restaurant and takeaway I've ever had and I've tried alot around most of essex

Quick service. Good value. Good food and selection.

Chef is a magician. Excellent food at a great price.

A gorgeous meal as always at Curry Cottage 😁 Sammy and his team went above and beyond for Garry and I with the chef's specials 😁 highly recommend them, we'll be back very soon 😋😁

Delicious food and great service! Highly recommended!

Really good friendly service and delicious food.

Having been slightly disappointed with their take away neighbours down the road in recent weeks (we all know as locals who I mean), I decided to give Curry Cottage a try. The lamb ghosht was to die for, as was another dish chosen by my wife . This is seriously good food and arrived before the promised time. Thoroughly recommend them

Our favourite Indian takeaway , delicious food and arrived lovely and hot! Would definitely recommend.

COLD & Charged MORE than the menu!! Collected rather than having a delivery to ensure it was hot but it wasn’t, and we only live 2 minutes away. Social distancing was RUBBISH with 5 people all in restaurant area, delivery driver coming and going as he pleases, ALSO don’t take any notice of any price list or menus as they charge what they want, our take away for 4 people was £10 more than the menu we picked up from them today but when we called and asked he claims they have had a price increases. Can’t say I was one of there best customers but certainly been in there MANY times before BUT this was the LAST ...

The best curry I have had for a long time very quick will definitely will be using again top notch excellent service.

Top curry chaps tonight. Raised morale. Onwards and upwards. Order curry from these dudes. Spot on.

Always have home delivery, been excellent over the past 20 years except last night wrong dish delivered, the previous time the guy who took our order was very rude and portion size of bhajis had reduced, very disappointing

Best Indian in the whole of Essex. This indian is just as good as the food when I went to Goa in India. The Tandoori chicken was fantastic and the vegtable pakora is from another world. Honestly If you havent gone here yet you havent lived. Bonus they do Delivery

Superb food, excellent service.. highest recommendation

I had a starter and a main course with side of garlic rice and fresh tandoori bread. It was fantastic! I felt like I’m in India or Bangladesh! Good quality food and price is reasonable. staff was respectful and friendly...

Visited whilst we were in Halstead. Nice room. Very friendly staff. Food was very good and prices reasonable Fully recommended

We were welcomed when we arrived.One of our party wanted a special dish which was cooked for her.All the food was delicious.The waiter was very attentive.The chef came out of the kitchen to make sure that the meal was to our satisfaction.

We always get our takeaway from Curry Cottage, which is why we was very disappointed this time. The food was cold and very very greasy, not very nice at all. Such a shame as normally good, but the last two times have been disappointing. I think we will try somewhere else next time now.

Looking forward to going back lovely food

Had one of the best currys ever in here. Even the popodoms are good. There were 8 of us in all and our food all arrived with no mistakes or hold ups. If you wanted something a little hotter (or not) that is no problem for them to do. We had plenty to eat and drink and it came out at £55 per couple. Good value we thought. Waiters are knowledgeable about the food and answered any questions we had. Very good all round.

Food very salty and could not eat. Very poor.

Just visited this restaurant and found it to be very good. The staff here very attentive and were helpful with explaining the dishes and recommending specials that fitted our choices. Great food especially the bharjis . Toilet facilities were poor but everything else well worth a visit

Excellent food best in halstead in my opinion

Me and 2 mates ordered a lamb tikka, chicken tikka saag and lamb bhuna late at night but kitchen was still open and food was incredible! Definitely going back. Best curry house in town.

Top class food at very reasonable prices served by friendly attentive staff, a great experience and highly recommended, also cobra lager on draught which is a bonus.

Excelent food, good menu choice with some dishes I had not come across before.

Average take away on the 27 / 09 nice on phone and fairly quick service. Take away arrived - sloppy and lamb tikka starter was like chewing on a brick. we have had better... shame. + two bags of wet salad yuk !

The best Indian restaurant in the area... Only by a whisker mind, but great quality food though the building leaves a bit to be desired and parking is a nightmare..on street only and double yellow lines for some distance....this is my favourite Indisn restaurant In the Halstead area....the Little India restaurant at Little Maplestead is a very close second.

Very friendly staff and very good food.

Great place, friendly staff, food is always consistently delicious. Elvis night is decent too

Went in little while ago for a katch up with friends and work colleagues. Have been few times in the past and food is always very satisfying and flavourful. Service was excellent, everyone was made feel welcome and had a feeling of little bit of special treatment as well. Service vise much better than other Indian restaurants in Halstead, in my opinion.Very good value for money. They went an extra mile contacting me directly as they suspected a bracelet found after the party was from our table, which was the case and was very much appreciated.Would definitely recommend and will be back.

We visited as three couples on a thurs night

Food was excellent and they were incredibly welcoming to our three- and five-year-old daughter's. Heartily recommended!

Very odd meal. In a restaurant which was empty, and no one came whilst we were there, we were unable to sit at the slightly larger 4 person table, instead we had to sit at one which was far too small. Our coats were no hung up. The ladies then were given smaller "lady" glasses for their large beers, the men large "men" glasses - not good. One of the ladies then got an awful and very public "frown" for ordering a second beer!! The cheese naan came with melted cheddar, I had expected paneer. The Sag Paneer also came with cheddar as the cheese, not paneer! Whilst the food was tasty, the poor service and strange ingredients mean that we shall not return.

Quality service, friendly staff and great food.

Food was very bland, it all tasted the same, will not be using again!

Delicious as always Defo a favourite of ours

A few in spree of restaurants serving not so Indian food with indian food tag. Secondly a service not to be talked about. I should rather not narrate my complete experience right from taking order till end but my whole UK journey and in particular the day was spoiled by visiting this place!! Suggestions: please don’t t mention paneer in your menu when you serve grated cheese and not cottage cheese and tadka means a proper aromatic spicy fusion to Dal and not just raw garlics!!

We haven't been to the Curry Cottage for a while, we have always enjoyed it, however tonight was very disappointing and the worst service ever. Arrived at 7.30pm, our order was not taken until 7.57 pm, there was only one member of staff on service and he spent all of his time taking telephone takeaway orders. When we did order it was almost dumped on the table, when the starter plates were taken away the tablecloth was filthy, really badly stained. My main meal was a lamb passanda and although the sauce was tasty the lamb appeared to be a lamb chop that had been sliced and put in sauce, not chunks, not tender and very tough. Such a shame as we have always liked going to our local curry house, not sure if it has changed hands, but won't be going back again.

Tried this for a change. Very average meal. Nothing wrong with it but it was nothing special. I’ve regularly had better from my usual Halstead takeaway.

Food was amazing! Will definitely be ordering again.

Pretty good overall, most of it got eaten. Not keen on the nastily watery raita, and the mango chutney had no mango in it, but was in fact just sweet and sticky like some unidentifiable fluorescent orange jam. Plus the chicken in the Madras had a slightly rubbery texture, detracting from the sauce, which had a nice flavour and more than enough heat. Pick of the bunch were the Achari lamb, pilau rice and the plain naan. I'd definitely order those again.

great meal and service thank you 😊

Great food. Need a new delivery driver though, he was extremely rude.

min order 20 quid now?? No thanks.........

Frustrating arrived 30 minutes earlier than the delivery time requested (and confirmed by the restaurant), so we had eat it luke-warm. As usual, very good food though!

Bit strange to receive a single popadom when ordering multiple mains!

Just moved to Halstead and this was my first time using Curry Cottage. I’m extremely impressed. The food was perfect, very generous on the chicken in the main dish. Couldn’t fault anything tbh. Probably the best Indian takeaway I’ve had for as long as I can remember. Tasted like a lot of care went into making it right. Delivered within about 25 minutes of ordering. 100% going to be my go to Indian from now on 👌👌👌

Very good food and friendly service