The Eastern Brasserie in Hertsmere

Brilliant meal, cooked by Ali and with the kind and prompt attentions of Nash who served us. They had made every effort to decorate the restaurant for Valentine’s Day which helped the atmosphere. A lot cheaper, and better food than the eye wateringly expensive Indian restaurant down the road!

Been here for many years. Have tried most of the dishes on the menu now and it just cannot be beaten. Have tried many other Indian Restaurants/Takeaways up and down the country but they never come close. Always feel welcomed here and it's really cosy inside. (Book for a booth). The lamb here is so tender it just melts in your mouth many places are normally chewy. Dishes to try: Prawn/King Prawn Puri for starter. Honestly tastes amazing especially with the puffed puri under the delicious prawn curry. Highly recommend Tandoori Mixed Grill to get the best of both the chicken and the lamb. You get a lot for the price. A side of Onion Bhajis. These are proper balls not the flat dry types you get. Tasty and crispy. A great combination with any curry. If you make it. Enjoy a fresh coffee with cream for afters.

My favourite Indian restaurant and take away. I have been eating here for over 25 years and never had a bad meal. Yes the place is old and dated but gives it a character more than some modern restaurants who chic looks hide bad service and poor food. Service is polite and not intrusive. I occasionally have a take away which I always collect. They do deliver but it takes time.

Went along at friends request to make a change from our usual Indian restaurant,looked tatty from the outside and dated on the inside , but dont judge the book from its cover..Friendly greeting great good, quantity of choice on menu,food served hot all together, good quantity and importantly very tasty.Very reasonably priced Turned into a lovely evening and yes will return here again

Had a shocking take away on Friday. Had to pick up so went into the restaurant. Really dirty walls and furniture. I don’t think it’s been decorated for over 20 years. My son ordered the classic chicken tikka masala. This was 6 pcs of chicken in a long foil container swimming in tomato soup flavoured with curry sauce. The whole meal was really disappointing. My advice to the owner is go to Dishoom and be inspired... It could be a gold mine up there... And get the place decorated... NEVER AGAIN... Plus had a bad stomach all day Saturday ...

Hav’nt been in for a while but can see has not change since last time visited . Reviews are not good will not be going again . They place is not in good shape . It need’s closing down .

Went last Saturday as camping nearby! Decor was poor! Waiter couldn’t understand what I wanted-asked for tap water got bottle! Asked for rice he said share one! Went to pay bill he couldn’t understand the figure to put in when I was paying by card! Popadoms tasted stale! However my meal was very tasty! Make your own decisions!

Ignore any negative comments as anyone used to TripAdvisor will know that some people find fault anywhere and just love to complain. This restaurant serves very tasty authentic cuisine freshly prepared and not the greasy serving you often get in budget 'Indian restaurant'. The food can be prepared hotter if you like however we prefer the subtle aromatic flavours that come by default here. One word of warning, the place looks very dated and in need of some refurbishment but don't let that put you off. Also when busy you might feel that you don't get 100% of the waiter's attention but it's about the food - right?! This is a little gem in the heart of Elstree. I hope that my comments don't cause too many people to book as I might not be able to get a reservation next time :-)

We arrived and waiters quite attentive, we had been a handful of times before and the main courses vary in the time it takes to get to the table, which depends on how busy they r for that evening in the restaurant plus they do a takeaway service as well, so we have found that sometimes the takeaways were leaving the restaurant before we had our mains. We have waited 1hr n 15 mins b fore n the food is really lovely and tasty, which u can't fault, but wen u r so hungry... we were given discount that nite but the food as I say is lovely, nice atmosphere too. Would recommend but u may have t wait a bit!

Enjoyed a meal for 4. Couldnt fault the food or service. Very reasonably priced compared to Indian restaurants in Derby.

Got a takeaway from here and really wish I didn’t...the food was horrible. Definitely won’t ever go back.

I went to the restaurant on Friday 16th June 2017 in the Evening I ask the waiter show me where is the soft drinks in the menu he said look in the menu and I said get a another waiter please and then I told the other waiter can you do separate bill he said no I ask him why he sill said no and there is not much vegetarian dishes at all. I will not neaver recommended any one to go there at all please dont go there very bad service from the staff.

The decor is enough to put anyone off and there are judgments to be made at any restaurant purely based on the physical state of their menus. On this basis, The Eastern Brasserie would have no customers but this is NOT the case. The food is among the best I have tasted. Not pretentious but well flavoured. The service is friendly. Please spend a few hundred pounds to freshen the interior and you would well be worth 5 stars.

Can't go wrong with anything ordered in here very authentic and traditional and staff very friendly I recommend either the mixed grill or traditional chicken tikka massala. Samosas are a also very nice and kebab rolls

It is not often I see my cousin so when we come to UK we always look them up and have an Indian meal. Although the food is good, the place is a bit tacky and a fresh coat of paint and a revamp of the seating is desperately needed. The owner was crowing about his new carpet. I last went to the Eastern Brasserie in the late 1990's and I would swear the place was not new then!! They brought us 4 papadums, which when you do not order them are usually free: here they cost 95p each, which is a bit steep. We had to ask for the chutneys. The food when it came was plentiful, and hot, although not too "hot". I normally like to list what we had, and the cost, but it is not the company's policy to give the account to the patrons and David payed the bill. Very Strange!! I do recall that their lassis were quite thin, and they did not have a mango lassi when I asked for it. In Dx136's review he said he did not know why VAT at 2.5% was added. Their menus are so old that when VAT went up they did not change the VAT portion just added it to the bill. Curiouser and curiouser. The $64,000 is would we go back. The answer is maybe, but there are better restaurants serving the same sort of cuisine in newer surroundings. Elstree is only a couple of miles from Edgware High Street with its plethora of restaurants. If we go back in 6-7 years time the EB may not even be there.

Después de más de 25 años visitando el Elstree Brasserie, creo que es el momento de decir adiós. Nuestros últimos viajes han sido una pesadilla debido principalmente al comportamiento arrogante y muy mal servicio. Mi última comida allí la semana pasada estaba bien... bien... unos años atrás, hubiera sido fantástico. Mi queja principal es la total grosería del nuevo camarero. Él puntales alrededor, cuando él y hojaldre huffs quiere que darse prisa y la semana pasada fue oler y descubrir todo el tiempo que estuvimos en el restaurante y cojan su nariz con su mano... puaj!! Penoso... Ali - que necesita para solucionar este problema, ya que están perdiendo clientes por el servicio de comida para llevar su masa... puede ser bueno, pero su restaurante ahora deja mucho que desear. Hemos cambiado nuestra lealtad a otra casa de curry hasta esta mejora.

The food is absolutely processed rubbish. The only people who'd like this cuisine are the ones who haven't tried any other Indian food. Go somewhere else.

La comida está bien? Pero el precio no lo son. Gran capacidad precio hacen que Nash en llevar y agregar su especial IVA 2,4%. ? Muppet. Fuimos en 4 noches en una semana, cada semana por 4 semanas. Pasamos 35 libras cada semana!! . Ahora, ve a otro lugar! Tipo ali,. Nash = efectivo.

Estábamos alojados localmente con amigos que usar el Eastern Brasserie sobre una base regular. Sin duda no me puedo quejar en la elección de lugares para comer. La comida era abundante, bien presentado y preparado a la perfección. El servicio era rápido y el personal era muy agradable ... En cuanto a relación calidad-precio, me llamó costado cuando se presenten con la factura, ya que, sinceramente, esperaba que fuera mucho más de lo que era ... Así que si estás en la zona y como un curry, este es su "debe ir" lugar.

We should have walked out the moment but the grubbing ness only registered after we had set down. Cold reception, loud arguments coming from the kitchen, strutting lead waiter with very poor attitude, loud voice and appalling customer service offering, dirt ingrained plastic basket in which the poppadoms came, food speckled wall by our table, the list is endless. Surprisingly the food arrived hot and seemed fresh. The younger waiter was trying to be professional. This place needs a serious overhaul - it needs cleaning desperately, decorating urgently and the staff need training camp o offer stellar service ASAP

Food is awful at best. Service needs MAJOR improvement. They seem to survive from customers who don't know any better. This place could be excellent as its the only Indian restaurant in Elstree but sadly it's a very poor attempt at authentic Indian food. Needs major work to the food, service and decor.

To start me and my partner were served a starter of papadums with slimy onions and a green dip that I couldn't identify but tasted awful we were rudely asked what we wanted.After ordering 2 vegetable curries, a cheese naan and a garlic naan we were served a starchy, dry curry each and a keema naan! We are both vegetarian and after alerting the waiter to the fact that we had been served meat he just walked off leaving the keema naan on our plates then came back a while later and slapped down a cheese naan in a very angry manner. (As if we were the ones in the wrong!)After being ignored for the rest of the meal when we tried to request a tap water and for the keema naan to be removed from our table we asked for the bill as we just wanted to leave.To add salt to the wound they tried to charge us for the replacement naan then lied about it when we bought it to his attention on the receipt.We will not be returning and I advise that anybody looking for an edible meal does the same.AVOID AT ALL COSTS!

Good food as always, but sadly the whole place is lookingvery shabby & in need of some TLCHaving been customers for over 20 years it was very sad to see.

me & some of my friends went this resturent on a saterday night, the food was excellent,we was enjoyed,the staff are very friendly,they are hard worker, specially the sort guy, he is very fast & quick waiter, we will go again.visited march, 2015

Friends who had visited this restaurant several times previously, recommended it. I had been concerned about parking but that turned out to be quite easy. As I entered the restaurant I saw that it was humming. Every table taken and a hive of conversation. The staff turned out to be very attentive. the food excellent and the prices very modest. I plan to return.

This place was highly recommended to me for quality food at a good price. Sadly when we got there, this was not the case! Firstly we only received one menu between the four of us. When ordering our food, the waiter kept being distracted and then we had to wait 40 minutes for our starter. In addition to this, when our food arrived it was tepid and one of the meals wasn't what was ordered. When we spoke to the waiter about this, he was rude and failed to solve the issue. Eventually he offered to get the right meal and claimed it would only take 7 minutes when we had already waited another 40 minutes for our main meal. To top it all off, we were not offered any compensation and were clearly over charged for our meal. They had the audacity to argue the price of the bill. My advice...don't go!

went here with work pals on a Tuesday night. Only 10 other people in restaurant still had to ask for starters (30mins) the waiter was so rude. Basically if he didn't want you to have something he made it clear. The food was so so poor we were going to leave mid meal. There was remains of food all up the walls the whole place was rundown. If we hadn't of been starving and eating so late we would have walked out. Just don't go. The only reason I could think people rate this place is that they have no context of a premium dining experience vs a shocker,of an experience. This is the worst dining experience I have had in the last 12 months and I eat out 3-4 times a month.

Yes the decor Is a little tired, but the staff are attentive, courteous and friendly, and the food is so good, that I really don't eat Indian food anywhere else by choice - when I do there is always that instant comparison, and they never manage to match them. We are always looking forward to our next meal at this restaurant, and you will be amazed at the reasonable prices too.

Meal was average in my opinion, Problem arose when we asked for the bill. The waiter said the card machine was broken and had been faulty since the afternoon. Ok fair enough, but why were we not warned before we sat down? This just didn't really add up.So we insisted on giving the machine a try but the waiter seemed a little nervous still insisting it wouldn't work.Eventually the card machine was produced and low and behold it had full signal. Transaction went through just fine.Conclusion - The waiting staff try this trick to pocket free cash. I doubt it's a tax thing, it's more of a wages top up.So I will not be returning, the food was average at best.

food is top drawer but it really needs cleaning up as a restraint.only shemul moor park better than it

Used to go here quite a lot many years ago, it has gone downhill considerably. The décor is dated, peeling grubby wallpaper, chairs that are filthy. Both me and my partner found the main dishes bland. The staff ignored us, spending most of the time arguing amongst themselves at the bar. It will be a long time before I return.

I don't give feedback unless I have to.My Indian wife loves to come here because the food is great - the vegetarian samosas really are incredible. the lamb Goscht (spelling?) is so tender it is ridiculous and all in all the value for money is outstanding. We have been back 3 times in the space of 4 weeks. Tonight we are going again with our children.**** highly Recommended

Food is flawless however staff are so rude and ignorant! Phone call was poor kept being told to ring back when the place was clearly open and staff look down on you and show no respect just wanting your money! Shame I wont be visiting ever again!

The food was ok but the waiter was really rude. He grunted when we arrived, genrally grunted throughout the evening and then gave us the bill without us asking. Needless to say we did not leave a tip and he did not bother saying good bye as we left. They need a re-think when it come to customer service.

I've been eating at (and ordering takeaway from) The Eastern Brasserie for over 5 years and the quality, quantity and most importantly taste of the food hasn't changed. The staff are always welcoming and attentive, the food is tasty and reasonable - a lovely little local gem of a restaurant. The Eastern Brasserie is popular so take-away can take up to an hour on a busy Saturday night - testiment to the cook and what good value for money the food is! I've never been disappointed...

I just wanted to let everyone know how rude the staff are at this restaurant we order a takeaway quite a lot and the rudeness we receive on the phone is not acceptable there is no customer service from this place. The food is good and that is only reason we go back to this place, but it is coming to a point that I will no longer use this takeaway unless it changes.the staff who operate on the phone are blunt, aggressive and rude. The delivery people are very polite and nice.

Fantastic food and good service here in this local Indian. Decor is a little tired but the rest of the experience makes up for it if that's usually of importance to your night out.. you will find the prices fair as well.

If you've ever been anywhere else ever for a curry it couldn't be any worse than here..... Read all the other reviews for this restaurant but you'll only remember mine if you do go.... You've been warned

We have been regulars of the Eastern Brasserie for 15 years. We sometimes eat in the restaurant but mainly use their delivery service. We keep going because their food is consistently excellent & their prices very reasonable.

this takeaway is the best in the area by a mile, there food is always on point, fresh and cooked through, the portions are very reasonable, they never forget food, we order from them every Saturday without fail as we are so pleased with the service that they provide. Would highly recommend trying them.

Superb food in here - generous portions, amazing flavours, and the food isn't covered in oil / grease like in some Indian restaurants. We wouldn't go anywhere else for our curries.

Our first impulse, on entering this perfectly intact example of a 1970s Indian restaurant, was to flee but we'd arrived starving and with no energy to look for somewhere else so reluctantly and against our better judgement we decided to stay. The Eastern Brasserie hilariously proclaims itself the purveyor of 'contemporary' Indian cuisine but is an eating establishment untouched by upholsterers, carpet salespeople or decorators for a very long time.We sat down expecting the worst. We laughed but I felt like a condemned man. This, I thought, was going to be terrible. Terrible from a time before fresh herbs. Terrible and consequences too. The only hopeful sign was the number of waiters on duty (four of them - though we were the only diners) and the fact that they wore clean white shirts and bow-ties. Bow-ties in a contemporary restaurant? Well, it jars but it shows some kind of dedication to customer service, I think.Next came the menu. A tatty, grubby, semi-laminated darkly printed affair with cursory descriptions of standard Indian dishes. Nothing contemporary here but that lack of modernity applies to the prices too. The place is more dated than a '70s sitcom but, fair enough, the prices are from that era too. £4.95 for Lamb bhuna? £4.95?We were now even more convinced this was going to be terrible. Firstly, our plates arrived and they were burning hot. Not the food yet. The plates. I like that. It's good customer service.Then the food. It was ridiculously good. Yes, you heard me. It was. We ordered 7 dishes for the 4 of us (four mains and three side dishes), together with 3 different types of breads and pilau rice too.The mehti gosht was probably the most delicious thing I've had in an Indian restaurant (and I've been eating in Indian restaurants for 40 years). The lamb was meltingly tender and the sauce authentically fragrant and veritably from the east. The dal was excellent. The chick pea and spinach was too. Some dishes spicy hot; others mild and fragrant. Everything was spot on.We were amazed. It wasn't just better than the '70s. It was better than most of those 'contemporary' Indian restaurants from the '80s, '90s '00s and even those from the '10s.The price? £60 for four hungry men who over-ordered. In keeping with everything else, because the menus haven't been re-printed since the rate of VAT last went up, they add 2.5% to the final bill. (So that bhuna is actually £5.12...pfff) To be honest, looking at the prices, I reckon they actually might not have gone up since Thatcher put VAT up.The only complaint we had was that the Cobra draught beer is not kept well and was undrinkable.Eat here if you like great Indian food and don't mind threadbare carpets.

Although we live in the next village with plenty of curry houses, we keep coming back to the eastern brasserie. The food is the best around. Usually use the delivery service and they do deliver to Radlett (thankfully) Have also eaten in the restaurant and it's very authentic. Can't recommend this restaurant highly enough... Superb!

Good food with a varied menue. Nice friendly staff and a quiet setting. My only complaint is that is set on a busy road with associated parking problems, but once inside, it is one of the best I have been in for the money.

I usually get my takeaways from here, and they delivery. the restaurant is a bit shabby but that doesnt matter as the food is inexpensive and usually delicious.....ok for a girls meal out .....you wouldnt take someone there to impress them, but the food is really very good

When entering the restaurant, I adore the warm greetings from all waiters, particularly the guy that works mostly at the bar [known as NASH :-) ]. He’s really friendly and approachable which makes you want to spend extra time at the restaurant. He also wants feedback from customers to know how the service (food, atmosphere) was. Whenever, I’m puzzled with what to eat, he recommends me satisfying mouth watering dishes e.g. salmon tikka, sea bass chilli massala which are hardly on the menu. Due to this, I have recommended many other customers to visit this place, thankfully because of NASH.

Friendly staff, reasonable prices and an excellent menu. We always enjoy our dinner at the Eastern Brasserie.

i ordered a delivery on saturday evening at 6.50 and was told it would take an hour well it arrived at 9 oclock and the meal was well below average i found my dish was watery and very bland i find it hard to believe the write ups on this restaurant either they are all related to the owner or there taste buds dissolved years agonever again

Extensive menu - great food always piping hot - excellent service and a friendly atmosphere. Very reasonably priced.We have been eating here since they opened nearly 27 years ago. We have yet to find an Indian restaurant better than this one.The restaurant could do with being redecorated but don't let that put you off.Would highly recommend this restaurant to everyone who loves good Indian fare.

The eastern brassarie indian resturent is a good indian carry house.their food is really good but the boss mr.ali always running&rasshing from front door to kitchen and always shouting his staff.the waiters always shouting their small waiter

Ive been going to the eastern for over 15 years i love the personal service and the food here is amazing, the food arrives hot and the portions are plentyOn the weekends delivery can take around an hour but if the food wasn't good they wouldn't be busy!On all special occasions Ali (the manager) makes the effort to deliver a present, to his customers which makes you feel like a valued customer and the staff there are amazingly polite and couldn't do more for you. Ive tried other Indian restaurant's while away from elstree but none never come close

the food is the best around.ali the boss even does deliverys himself.put radletts curry houses to shame go to tesco i think thats where theirs come from

Great curries, excellent value and a wide choice of dishes. Dishes are prepared to order so no instant meals. Lots of locals use the restarant and the staff are friendly. Weekends are always busy with takeaways so it can slow down the service. The booths always go first so you need to book them early.

The Eastern Brasserie in Elstree / Borehamwood been our favorite Indian for many years.We regularly opt for Eastern Brasserie's home delivery service which we find is very reliable.The quality has improved over time. We particularly enjoy their Tandoori dishes which are truly delicious and together with their vegetables, all arrive hot.We find their service is particularly impressive when they will slightly alter dishes to suit our particular requirements. We intend to continue enjoying the Eastern Brasserie as our favored Indian

Went on a weeknight with my sonOnly us there.but service v v slowFood ok,nothing specialWouldn't go back.

I don't eat there as much now, but have take-aways every month or so. This place opened in the mid-80's and the food was always good. 25 years later, it is still the best curry house I know - BAR NONE. Yes, if you eat there, the decor is as described by others, but I want their food, not their decor.The curries are sensational, there is always plenty of meat and fish (unlike other places where it is mostly sauce and other stuff like onions). The food is always hot and the portions are generous.The great thing is that the standard has not dropped one iota.

I have been here a number of times over many years and have never been disappointed. The decor and style may be a through back to the eighties when it was probably last styled, but the food and the service are very good. Very english traditional indian dishes, you can get a meat thali (which is getting hard to find these days).

It's tucked away on the main street through Elstree. Tasty food, reasonable service speed and a flexible chef allowing for off-menu orders.

Stayed at village inn down the road took a short walk into elstree. The place was packed atmosphere a bit chaotic with lots of staff and people coming in for takeaways I paid 40 for a meal for two including drinks. It was a nice meal offering incredible value. Will go there again. Family friendly quite comfortable if a little in in need of a refurb.

By far the best food in the area but if you do decode to eat there don't blame me for the decor and cobb webbs