THE MANAKAMANA in Surrey Heath

It is indeed a delightful establishment to dine at. We were warmly welcomed and thoroughly enjoyed the meal.

Having read the other reviews I was a little worried about what the service might be like, but I couldn't fault anything: the staff were polite and helpful, the food came up in 25 minutes and was all really tasty, good portions and excellent value.

This restaurant is an enigma!! Firstly, the food is really good, and we use it quite alot. But 'every' time we go,....it's sooooo frustrating!!! And every time, I ask myself, why we put ourselves through it!!! But as I said...the food is really good! And it's a 5 minute walk away!😊 Now, the reason it's frustrating .....the service!! Soooo painfully slow!!! The young lady who takes your order, is friendly enough, and smiles at the right time etc......but,.... coooome on! Get the order 'right'!, Surely that's why you have a notepad! And please.....don't serve half of our meal, until the other half is ready! If we order "chilli chicken, and special chow mein", we don't want the chicken dish half hour before the chow mein!!! I'm sure, that this restaurant would be alot more popular, if....they all get their act together, and serve people their food in a sensible time frame. Pleeeeease!🥱🥱 Just get a wriggle on! People who go to restaurants, are 'normally' hungry,....NOW! Not in 2 or 3 hrs time! As I said earlier, this place is an enigma! Great food,.....'if' you have the patience of a saint. But be warned, if you turn up, and there's more than 2 tables already seated, expect a looooong wait to eat!! Or like me,...dont bother! I only put myself through it, if the place is empty!🙄 It's a shame!!! In saying all this, there's no doubt I'll be back soon! I'll still be moaning about the service, but I'll enjoy the food, when it 'eventually' turns up!! Go try the food, it's really good. But.......!😴😴🙄🤣

Excellent food and very nice service. Highly recommended!

Been to many Nepalese restaurant but these one’s a gem. I visit every fortnight.

Foods amazing 🤩. Definitely coming back!!

Genuinely waiting 3 hours and was only served poppadoms and a starter, next to no communication from the service staff and lied to constantly about how long our mains were taking. No communication, non existent service and no care for clearing other tables, getting our table drinks. Just a disaster. Literally 3 hours, arrived at 7pm left hungry and disappointed at 10pm without even an apology, just a shrug.

The meal to be reasonably priced for the quality and variety of dishes offered. Its delightful culinary offerings, attentive service, and inviting ambiance. It's a gem for those seeking a taste of Nepalese cuisine in a warm and welcoming setting.

Absolutely love this place! Highly recommend it for the incredible authentic Nepalese food . Great dining experience. Definitely will come again.

Really authentic Nepalese cuisine. Great food, friendly service, would highly recommend.

Great service amazing food thank you

The food was fantastic, and the simplicity in service was evident.

Delicious food and great service! Food is amazing like always; fresh and flavourful. There’s great selection of Nepalese and Indian dishes at a very reasonable price. Personally I love the naan bread and the Gurkha curry.

Great experience with owner Sunil and manager Purnima. Very welcoming and accomodating. It was my first time having Nepalese food and Purnima was great recommending the top-selling dishes. Hope to be back soon!

The Momos took me straight back to Nepal! I’ll be back soon for more, for sure.

Great food really friendly staff a little jem will definitely visit again when in town.

When we enter there was no one to greet us we found a table and sat down then someone came over didnt bother weather we were or not grabbed the menu by ourselves then waiter was constantly inside the kitchen we had to walk out service was very poor as we were not attended for more then 20mins. .

As a loyal long time customer 1 small favour asked and sadly was not generous. Won't order from you again.

We had an excellent meal there, with very pleasant service. I strongly recommend the Nepalese curries, although they also have better known 'Indian' meals. The prices are reasonable too

Food arrived well before order time and was piping hot. Rice was light and fluffy, veg was exceptional ( I recommend the tarka dall and I am a reall carnivore) The mono were just perfect and the chutney I could drink in a pint glass. The pork fry was succulent and a real treat. Bread was done to perfection. Outstanding for real fans of Nepalese food.

Spot on. I must say they take time but it's worth it. It's worth a wait, their seekh kebab, thali set whatever you choose or momos, man they are a killer. If anyone know of the chatpate, try it. You will be praising it all your life. The speciality, I must say. They have magic in their hands, It reminds me of home made food. Love you guys, keep it up.

Nepali cuisines taste was on the spot. Our nepalese momo was fabulous. Superb service with cosy atmosphere.

Food was really tasty and affordable . All the staffs were so polite , peace and clean environment. I really loved it .

Absolute shame on the restaurant for making customers wait. Placed an order for collection and time said was 20 mins. Reached after 25 mins it wasnt ready. Was told 10 mins more and went again after 15 mins to see it aint ready. Waited 10 mins more and then just decided to tell them i aint coming back the third time and wanted a refund and to my amaze it still wasnt ready. It wasnt even busy, not even one customer in the restaurant and no other pending orders. Just one order that needed their food that was mine and you guys decide to make them wait or ask them to come again when its ready. Not worth the visit if you are collecting as they will definitely make you wait double the time they said its gona be ready in.

Very good and tasty food with friendly staff. Would recommend to any, if you want to try asian food 😋

Claim to be open but will not take an order A week later decided to give them another chance: Website order rejected as the restaurant didn't respond rang 12;times and they didn't reply! Drive down there, restaurant empty and of the 12:items in my order they couldn't do 6 of them - no lamb, butter chicken impossible. Really, don't waste your time! This restaurant deserves to go bust and we can get a decent one in its place!!!

Food not great and service is even worse shame really it used to be lovely

Had ordered c.momo what I got was steam momo with chilly sauce on side. Jhol momo's, jhol was like watery curry, couldn't eat at all...the sukuti chatpate and momo was blend. Never was I so disappointed by the taste of the food as these.

A standard Nepalese restaurant. Food is decent. But service could have been better. The dishes were brought out way too slow. Our mains was brought out 2.5 hours later. We had to parcel it and leave as our kids lost their patience by then.

Worst service ever, first time when order was made for take away the food was not ready on given time, they said they’ve just started to prepare. Second time also exactly same thing happened and today also they said to collect food at 5 pm, went there and waited 15 minutes outside door, knocked the door so many times as the door was closed outside but nobody opened the door, even the staff saw me but instead they closed the inside door as well, made call also but no answer, what a waste of time and poor service. If they were not going to open the door why would they ask me to collect at 5pm today???

Me and my partner are regular customers. Food is delicious, well priced, and the atmosphere is warm. Surprised it is not busier (which I prefer but people are really missing out)!

Our family has been living in the area for 18 years and rarely chooses to eat at local Asian restaurants as they most often cater to a white palate, which speaking generally, significantly reduces all flavour, taste, excitement and pleasure. As it was a special occasion, we decided to order takeaway here and were very impressed. My mother is hard to please when it comes to authentic Asian food, but she hailed the lamb biryani as immaculate, craving more after she finished her plate. We ordered many items, but the keema naan and lamb biryani were standouts (which I wholly recommend to any keen purveyors of home-cooked Asian food). The biryani itself is one of the tastiest I've had in this country for a long time. The portions were substantial, but the flavour excelled above everything else. Price wise, it is expensive but isn't everything in this area? However, I'd happily pay for this again. The one staff member that I did meet was also very welcoming and friendly. Speaking frankly, this is the only restaurant I will actually go back to in the area. Thanks guys

Food was very good but took a long time for take away to be ready

For me this is my favourite restaurant in Camberley. The food is amazing and very traditional and every member of staff are kind and helpful. If you haven't tried this restaurant you really must. I promise you'll not be disappointed x

Absolutely Devine! I loved the lamb set and they give you a big pappadum with some dips for free as an appetizer. The food is delicious! Also ordered the dumplings. And they are delicious, especially the sauce it comes with. I wish they would allow the lamb set to be delivered though. You can take it as take-away if you don't finish it. But have been wanting to buy it for delivery and can not see it on the menu. Staff are very friendly and humble and caring. Would definitely be going here again and you should try it too! Best food I've tasted at a restaurant so far during my UK experience

Wow, what a find! A smallish restaurant serving delicious authentic Nepalese cuisine at very reasonable prices. Would definitely recommend and will be returning 😋🤩

Wow, what a find 🤩 A brilliant little restaurant serving authentic delicious Nepalese cuisine. Definitely will be returning and would definity recommend 😋🙂

Absolutely phenomenal - best Nepalise this side of Kathmandu! Authentic, tasty and generous grub.

Great food, if you like your Indian you have to try it!

It was pretty good. Not crowded . Nice and tidy. The food was less spicy than other Nepali restaurant offers so was perfect for me. Chilli momo was really good so go for it if you ever decide to eat here.

food was 2 hours late and there were no other customers! After being seated for 1 hour we were told it would be 5 mins. If you're looking for a good takeaway farborough tandoori is the place for you

Lovely local restaurant with really tasty well spiced dishes. We had momo (dumplings) which were fantastic, tali dishes and a butter chicken curry. Well worth a visit to this authentic restaurant with friendly staff

Really tasty food and a good alternative to a regular curry place. Spicy, colourful dishes from a new restaurant that are trying hard. I had Dhindo - buckwheat - which was tasty and comes with lots of little side dishes.