The Mogul in Tendring

Family birthday for twelve. Mogul were absolutely superb, nothing too much trouble. Delicious meal, timely, 100% accurate, great value and joined in the ‘happy birthday’ singing with gusto. Thanks guys, great evening.

DO NOT USE!! We emailed this restaurant & called them directly to allow them the opportunity to respond & rectify, so there would be no would be no need to leave a bad review, unfortunately not even the decency of a reply! Terrible customer service!! We ordered (£40) food for delivery at 6.30pm for an 8pm delivery.. 1.5hrs notice and we paid £5.50 delivery charge! The food did not arrive at 8pm, we called, was advised would be 20mins, 30mins later, we called again, apparently the driver left 5mins ago! We received our luke warm food just under 1hr late, ordered food at 6.30pm recieved near to 9pm! 2.5hrs later! Once recieved, we were missing the onion salad which was paid for, the food was extremely oily/greasy, the chicken totally inedible, the masala sauce was disgusting, not like any masala sauce I have seen or tasted before, tasted sour/off! We would like a refund please !

One of the best Indian Meals I have ever had, and I have travelled the world many times over, including long stays i India and the sub continent. Ecellent

The food is delicious and the service is top class. Extremely friendly staff who make you feel very welcome. Will definitely be visiting again.

We love The Mogul. Staff are friendly and efficient. The food is tasty and delicious. We’ve been eating here for over 30 years and the owner Mina works hard to ensure you feel welcome and are looked after. 👍🏻

Best chicken korma of my life definitely would go again keep up the hard Workers very very nice coking I don’t know how they are so good at there job there kind jentle quick just every Thing about the building workers food and it’s so fancy

Really enjoyable dinner at the Mogul where we sampled several dishes on a sharing basis amongst four. Decent portions and authentic Bangladeshi flavours. The owner, Minar, was very pleased to see us after a long absence (living away) and ensured we had a great evening. He even ran our friends back to the station to catch their train. Well beyond what one might expect!

We had a wonderful evening for our wedding anniversary. The staff were so lovely & friendly. The food was TOTALY delicious. Happy for us to take home what we could not eat on the night. We would totally recommend this restaurant and their take out. You will not be disappointed. Thank you to all of the staff at the Mogul …. We will definitely see you again very soon. 🤗

The best food anywhere. If you like traditional curry this is for you. The staff go above and beyond. Polite and professional. Chicken tikka madras ace. Keema bhuna amazing. Keema score 10/10 from someone raised on Asian cuisine. 5 stars not enough more if we could.

If I could give this establishment a minus 1 I would . The food was inhuman and full of oil . The tandoori tasted of a bbq no spices . After 50 years on this planet this is definitely the worst thing I have put in my mouth. Do not go there the owner will argue this is how we cook it . Yuk and huk again we got ripped of and stay away they deserve to close

Has to be the best Indian food around! Visited on a Friday evening, greeted by the manager, shook hands and as kiss for me! so happy and polite felt so welcome. Food absolutely delicious so fresh, served hot couldn’t fault it at all. Manager always gives us a free drink after our meal and even gave me a rose as we were leaving. Little things really make a difference. Definitely be back and highly recommend.

We had a really delicious meal, with generous portions. The Mogul Staff were so friendly and attentive and we had a lovely evening. Shah and all the staff were welcoming and helpful and thank you for complementary liqueurs to finish our meal!

We popped in for lunch on Saturday 20 April. Pleasant interior with very welcoming and attentive staff. Service was faultless. Ample to choose on the Menu. We both had Biryani- one Vegetable and one Prawn. Both were well cooked and very tasty. Reasonably priced, good value even. Well definitely return.

Huge selection of delicious meals. Staff friendly and helpful. All four of us thoroughly enjoyed our various selections. Vegetarian options available. Prices good. Would highly recommend.

Good food and service, first time eating here, couldn’t fault the food or the service, we was well looked after and all the food we ordered was full of flavour and hot. Can’t wait to go back again.

Excellent food great service!! first time visiting and new to the area We will be back. Gluten free options and good knowledge

Good food, good service, reasonable prices. The owner was constantly checking with tables. Solid, consistent restaurant. We will be back.

Wow absolutely blown away by the quality of the food. Will be back again very soon. Sitting in the restaurant as typing.

Friendly service. Lovely food. Just moved to the area and we love an Indian, and have been to many. Beautiful building. Really friendly service and just the right pace. Great food. Enjoyable evening I’m sure we will be regulars !

Been here before but not for a while, probably 3 years ago, food extremely unloved, no type or finesse just slapped on a plate , no salad or garnish , -10 for presentation, chicken chat starter was dry plain chicken breast in brown unpleasant tasting sauce, king prawn Kushboo - over cooked prawn in a weird black sauce very unappealing to the eye and not a great taste, onion Bhaji ok but only 2 in a portion, peshwari naan was more like a plain naan very little filing and very small, The wine bottle of Chenin blanc turned up at table hadn’t been in fridge and was at room temperature, after tasting got offered ice to put in wine , declined offer of ice and sent back bottle, ordered a bottle of Italian sparkling rose from wine menu, given Spanish rose cava, not shown bottle or given opportunity to taste, sent back also also as too sweet for our liking would never of ordered Spanish cava from menu, overall just terrible and disappointing , reading other reviews cannot believe or understand other ratings maybe other clientele need to get out more or haven’t tried a really good Indian restaurant previously

Visited over Easter weekend , food nice but the service shocking , staff were so miserable and rude , not one smile all night! We ordered 2 Kingfisher and 1 Cobra when we arrived only to be served 3 Kingfisher, I politely said I would like a Cobra as ordered , waiters reply was “ they all taste the same” then just walked off. Not to cause a scene and upset the evening we just ate our food and left. 5 beers, popadoms , 3 mains, 3 sides one Nam bread £100 ! So not good value for money at all! Expensive miserable night out for sure! Will not be going back!

Great meal, very tasty, reasonable price. We were well looked after by staff for our staff Christmas outing.

Have been coming here since I am remember. Always a very nice Indian, with a friendly staff and owner. Freshly cooked with decent portion sizes i honestly don’t think I would have an Indian anywhere else

Great food & friendly staff Ate here twice whilst on holiday in Manningtree. Food was excellent. Service was excellent and very friendly. Also reasonable food and wine prices, would recommend .

Piri Piri prawn starter not tasing of anything in particular. waited half an hour for it.Main mjeal chicken Madras. Chicken was overdone and tough. Nice taste an the sides were very nice Been here many times before but disappointing this time.

We enjoyed a superb meal last night at The Mogul. We’ve been regulars for over 20years and they rarely fail to deliver on high quality and very tasty food. We never go any where else for an Indian meal. They get busy and sometimes there is a bit of a wait but it’s always worth it. Very friendly staff and Mina tries hard to ensure everyone is happy. Keep doing what you are doing Mogul. 👍🏻👍🏻

The Takeaway service was extremely busy, but the restuarant was not. The service in the restuarant was diabolical , the, I guess new staff, hadn't a clue what they were doing. We waited forever to order food which came out wrong. The Shaslick came out without any salad and the Balti tasted awful, We mentioned the salad and at they end they gave us a free coffee, Instant out of a jar!! This used to be a good restuarant but it has gone drastically downhill and we will not return.

LOTS of choice, especially for vegetarians. Great food, good value. Arrived late as driver couldn't find us...

Food was nice and the staff were lovely. My daughter, who is a raging hoarder, loves the fact that you could keep the ice cream dish!

Do not give this restaurant your business! My family and I live locally and have late deliveries from the restaurant previously. Last week we made an order on line which arrived over an hour late. (We have a screen shot of the delivery time and...

Ordered food online for collection…got home and it was stone cold and had 2 bits of chicken in the curry! Phoned up to let them know only to be hung up on!!!! My partner then called only for the MANAGER to say he was too...

Terrible service. Placed online order. Over 45 minutes late. They’ve taken the phone off the hook so can’t be contacted. Making cheese on toast. Go elsewhere

DISAPPOINTING This was the second time we have ordered a takeaway for delivery. The first time was about 4 weeks ago. When the food arrived we realised one of dishes was completely wrong, not what we had ordered! We phoned up and complained and was...

Ordered food a few weeks ago, the food was really late and when I rung up the restaurant, the person who answered was super rude to me. Very unprofessional. The male delivery driver though made up for it. He was pleasant, very friendly and efficient. Doubt we will order again though, someone new needs to run this restaurant. Management is everything.

Have been coming here for a few years but today the customer service was not good. Booked table for 6pm on a Saturday night so was not busy. Sat down at table and it was a good 15 minutes before drinks order was taken by...

Hands down THE WORST indian I have ever eaten!!! Chicken shashlik was a dirty brown colour in a brown watery (I can't even say sauce) substance, had ZERO taste and I only like mild food so for me was a completely no no. Chicken Bhuuna,...

Overall good food but often very long waits for takeaway food (my husband once waited an hour in their reception area despite arriving when advised it would be ready) and small takeaway portions - this evening I ordered and collected for one person and was...

We came to Mogul restaurant by chance and what a lovely place! The food arrived super quick and was delicious. The host Minar was super friendly and we enjoyed eating here!

I moved to the area a few years ago and tried what I was told was one of the most respected restaurants in the area, so I thought I’d give it a go as I enjoy a good curry! The food was cold and taste...

My wife phoned an order through earlier in the day for 7pm delivery. 7.20pm we rang to find out what the problem was, twice they hung up, third time swore it would be sent in 5mins (we live 4mins away), 7.45pm the delivery guy turns...

First time visiting and the service was appalling. Left at reception on arrival for 15 minutes even with a table booked. At the table no one came to serve had to ask for a drink . Very disappointing for a birthday celebration.

This is a proper old school Indian restaurant. The food was clearly fresh, well cooked and tasty. Together with friendly service, it made for an excellent night out - will definitely be going back.

As you can see by the picture not good at all sauce really watery naan bread burnt on the bottom a complete waste of money

We are so glad we opted for this restaurant. On arrival we greeted with the widest smile possible. The food was excellent. Fabulous menu. Chicken Tikka Jalfrezi was the best I’ve tasted. Our four meals were all high quality and piping hot. The facilities were...

Excellent fresh food lovely flavours, friendly staff & good service will definitely visit again when we come back to Essex

We came back - and is must be over two years. The owner, a very nice bloke, greeted us like we have never gone away and remembered us like we were there yesterday. I had prawn Puri followed by Chicken sizzler and nan. Really tasty - hot and flavorsome. My wife, a prawn starter followed by prawn curry. Very odd I know. But she said both were very good indeed. Good portions and all piping hot. We will be back very soon. Tiny criticism would be there was no "wipes" for hand washing. Yes there was sanitizers - but I do like to freshen up with the pre-packed hand wipes before and after such a meal. Total bill was £61 - including three beers between us. So very reasonable. Highly recommended.

We have been getting take away from the Mogal for 5 years and have always thought it was the best Indian in the area, but the take away we had today was outrageously bad. Onion bhaji was cold and uncooked in the middle , naan had clearly been microwaved to death and was tough as old leather and inedible, meat was dried out. Had to throw most of it in the bin it was so bad and that is saying something in our household! One of the worst takeaways I’ve ever had. Poor show indeed.

Always a lovely experience in the Mogul, feel valued as a customer and the staff are so lovely. The owner always makes us feel so welcome and I’ve now gone up to the next level of spice! All the best Lucy :)

Really enjoyed the two curries I tried. The garlic curry packed a punch & lovely fresh tomatoes in the Rogan Josh. The samosas are very small but you get two as a starter instead of one big one & price wasn't too bad. Disliked the onion bahji as had no flavour & was very dry in the middle, not at all crispy which I woud have expected. Maybe that is how they are done here?I would order again, but takeaway too two hours instead of the one hour as stated online & on my confirmation. I had to reheat the food as it was going cold. Called after 1.5 hours to check my delivery & no apology for the delay. Eating at 8:30 instead of 7:30 was a shame but now know to order earlier in future.

We went to this restaurant for my Mum's birthday after my father and her walked past it and found the smell of the cooking outside to be too much to resist. The food was simply outstanding. It was incredibly flavorful and not greasy at all and you could tell the ingredients the chef was using where fresh and no grease in sight. It was very COVID secure and having air conditioning made the meal even more pleasant. There is nothing worse than having a curry in a stuffy room. I cannot recommend this place enough. The lamb shank as recommended by the wait staff was so amazing. The depth of flavor was just so intense but not too rich. The beer was great and the hose wine was so good. Thank you to Minar and Sunu for and all the staff for their most outstanding service and food. We will be returning for sure. I wish them all the staff and their business the very best.

Ordered a takeaway from here as we had our dog with us so couldn't eat in. One of the best Rogan Josh I have ever had. Good size portions too. So delicious I didn't want it to end. The staff were very friendly and the restaurant looked immaculate.

Had a lovely meal and their onion bhaji are the best I have ever tasted cooked just right did not have loads of Garem flour in them highly recommemded

It has been very long time since my husband and I have had an Indian take away, all I can say is amazing!!!! Simply stunning, we will be back!!!

Not as good as it usually is. Chicken over cooked & dry almost inedible. You need to up your game to continue with such a good reputation!!

Another really excellent take away Sunday Lunch. . So hot and fresh, even though we drive some 3 miles to collect. But easy to park in road outside to collect. The.prawn puri is a great starter. Then we had the Maharajah special which had so much juicy chicken breast meat and fresh mango that there was some left to freeze. The chicken bhoona was equally large, again with juicy chicken breast. Sag bhaji and pilau rice complimented the other dishes.

At opening(17:30) we called non stop....finally at 17:56 we got our order in. Told it would be with us in an hour. At 19:56 it arrived. Missing our onion bhaji starter. The mixed grill looked an odd colour. Plus we ordered 4 popadums....we got one broken into a million pieces. Such a sad experience!

Really lovely meal, quick delivery, charming on the phone, excellent price and huge portions. Had chicken korma and pilaf rice, plus nan bread.

Had Chicken Dopiaza, the meal was cold even though it was collected slightly early. The chicken was totally lacking any flavour, very disappointing.

Fantastic meal again tonight safe environment social distancing observed Please support the Mogul if you can through this difficult time

As always well looked after from the moment we arrived food cooked to their high standard staff and host attentive you will have to go along way to find better

We love our Indian food but was very disappointed with this restaurant. Starters were bland and unattractive but the worst was to come. One sizzle dish was acceptable but the two curries we ordered were just swimming on oil with no sauce at all on both, rice also greasy. All in all really below average. Average service too, they are obviously doing something right as it's been around for a long time but we wont be returning

There seem to be a lack of communication when we first got there as we were asked twice by staff if we would like drinks and then a completely different person bought them over afterwards. We ordered and received the wrong food and when my curry came out it was watery. The staff collected our plates when we had finished with no mention of if we'd enjoyed our food and even asked if we wanted the dessert menu. We asked the lady for the bill and didn't get it. So we got up after 25 minutes and went to the bar to get it ourselves. The staff were walking past us the whole time laughing and talking to the other tables of people. When it came to paying the bill. They couldn't decide between them who was going to take our money. The experience there was poor from start to finish and we won't be going back there or recommending it to anyone. Very expensive for what it is!

It seems strange to write a poor review for a restaurant that seems to have so many good reviews. There were a number of problems from the start. So much for eat out to help out - more like eat out to cheat out. My problem here isn’t with the food although that was at best average and my dish tasted burnt but my partners was fine. No, the problem here lay in everything else. The waiter was overly familiar and even sat down beside my partner to the point where she had to tell home he was too close. Under normal circumstances this might be jolly banter but in a time of social distancing it was very poor conduct - particularly in light of the higher risk group that both the waiter and my partner are in. When we sat down they delivered popadoms and mixed dips but we didn’t even ask for them. Then when we came to pay the bill it appeared that in order to beef up the bill prices were being rounded up and inflated. The hardest thing to swallow was the cost of two soda water and limes. We paid £8.00 for the two. That’s just extortionate. Then when the final bill came to £38 he charges us 20 quid instead of £18. I was so dumbfounded at this attitude I wish I had said something at the time. I won’t be going back there again but I guess the food was okay in fairness.

I don't think I've ever written a review for an Indian takeaway before but I felt compelled to on this occasion. We stopped in quite late on a journey back to Suffolk from the Essex coast. The food took quite a while to prepare for a takeaway but I can honestly say it was 100% worth it. Every dish was beautifully spiced, fragrant and still hot when we got home.I could tell it was going to be good when I opened the package for the shish kebabs - and discovered they weren't orange/red from food dye.Rather than being homogenous and samey, every single curry had its own unique flavour, and the meat was tender and fresh - no rubbery 'fake' chicken in sight. The lamb dhansak was perfumed and gently sweet and sour, chicken tikka bhuna spicy with a bite of citrus, bombay potatoes infused with fresh fenugreek leaves and chana masala heady and packed with flavour. We all decided it was much better than our 'local' and it will be our first port of call for a takeaway next time.

We went in for a takeaway and ended up getting a table by the window. The food, especially the Chef's speciality dishes were some of the nicest I've had in a decade of having indian food - delicious. We didn't wait long for service and the staff were so attentive as well. We enjoyed it so much we're going back again in a week's time and taking my Sister and her Husband.

Definitely worth returning to Manningtree for. Great service and great food, the best indian we’ve found for dining in.

Don’t waste your time there is a better Indian around the corner. The last time I ate there the tomato and cucumber were old and wrinkly and the food dry and tasteless. Pictures on the wall of d list celebrities who obviously haven’t eaten there in years

What can I say, it’s just amazing!! Just had one of the best Indian meals of my life , Sinu cooked us the best chicken Dansak!! I just wish I could give the Mogul more than 5stars!!!

We visited last night as a part of 5 and the meal was nothing short of outstanding. Various dishes, including amazing tandoori king prawns (a little expensive compared to chicken, but tantalisingly delicious!)

Lovely little restaurant with a long standing pedigree both locally and further afield. Great quality food with superb table service. Friendly staff , made to feel very welcome and offered free drinks for a group of 16 at the end of our meal. I found nothing to fault on this evening out and only have praise for this experience...... thank you Mogul

Love the food here! All the typical fayre of an Indian restaurant, but flavours are amazing and meat is tender and good quality. We visited as family of 7 with 3 children under 10 this time & are always made to feel very welcome and valued, which is as important as great food.This is a very old & beautiful listed building and has steps and uneven floors, so may not be suitable for wheelchair users. It is however clean, nicely decorated and pleasing. Would, and often do, highly recommend.

Best Indian food and best takeaway in the area! The food is always lovely and fresh, we have had several takeaways and meals here over the years. The guys who run the place are lovely and always offer good customer service. We recommend the chicken sizzler, the tandoori chicken and the balti jalfreezi, although all of the dishes we have tried have been excellent.

We came here as a family of 6 and had the best meal. We had a variety of dishes which all had lovely flavour and the staff were attentive and friendly. Would definitely recommend!

We've been visiting the Mogul for years, both for restaurant dining and takeaway, and have never been disappointed. Food always has that freshly-cooked taste and the flavours emerge with a real energy and zest. Not only that, but the owner and staff go out of their way to make customers welcome. Mogul attracts diners from near and far, and it's easy to see why.

We love a night with the Mogul. Food is great service was very friendly. We always receive a warm welcome. The food is authentic Indian cuisine. Thank you to all for our tasty food

Absolutely love this restaurant, waiters are very attentive, drinks and food are served quickly , food is excellent quality and the owner makes everyone feel so welcome 10 out of 10

This restaurant is not open between 12 and 2pm daily like it is saying on there website. So cannot coment on the food.

Lovely, from start to finish. Many personal touches, cosy and inviting from outside, gorgeous smell when you get in.

You can't beat a good curry and certainly get a great one here. Excellent biriani, loved the Bombay alloo. Service polite. Gets very busy in tbe evening. Worth a visit

We all had starters that were Luke warm, main course again Luke warm got the impression that they couldn’t wait to get rid of us, hovering around the table. They asked while we were there two couples to move tables during their dinning experience.

Not been here for a while as moved away from Manningtree. Revisited with fond memories. OMG. Worst food ever. Chicken Dhansak was absolutely VIlLE, no lentils in sight. It looked like the scrapings and leftovers from other diners plates. Vege curry was flaccid vege in salt water. Actually feel sick again describing one of the dishes. £30 worth of food. In the bin. Avoid

We booked a table early in the evening , took over an hour to receive starters, restaurant appeared to be concentrating on takeaways, counted over 18 orders going out during that time. The wine we originally ordered was not available as hadn’t been chilled.

The last two takeaways I recently had from here were not up to the usual exceptional standard the Mogul has created for itself (different chef, perhaps?) Last night we had another try and this time it was superb! The chicken madras is brilliant. Definitely recommend that and the Mogul. Well done all!!

Not going to lie... had a horrendous experience at this restaurant. The staff were helpful however .... the food was bad, the place is dark and gloomy. I wouldn’t visit again.

Our family wanted a takeaway yesterday so we decided on an Indian from The Mogul as we have had a very pleasant meal there in the past!

We visited at 1.30pm on a Sunday lunch time from the outside it looked like it could be a buffet lunch but we didn’t really take much notice.

Had a fantastic meal in the Mogul. The food was so good and they gave an extra dish to the birthday girl and gave her a bottle of Prosecco as we left.

Very nice chilled atmosphere. Beautifully cooked tasty food.Excellent takeaway service. Serves alcohol.

To me the quality of the food found at The Mogul can’t be beaten. I used to regularly order a takeaway when I lived more local but am now prepared to drive from Colchester from time to time to pick one up as I can’t find one locally which lives up to it.

Another great meal, although our 'usuals' weren't quite up to the normal exceptional standard that we have come to expect - nevertheless, still very good!. Embarrassingly I was also the last to review this establishment but at least the 4* rating shows that I am not over biased and still critique to the same standard as I do others. Service was exceptional and extremely friendly and done in a timely manner. Don't let this 4* rating put you off - I'm definitely going back as it's still the best Indian restaurant, in my opinion, in the Ipswich/Colchester area. Thanks!

Good food especially the korm with nice sauce , family friendly and offer a good service . Very attentive waiter who was always smiling and genuinely cared

I have been eating regularly at The Mogul restaurant for 25 years. The food is exceptional, tasty and highly flavoursome. We often have food to takeaway as well and it is always of a high standard. Mina and his team are very attentive and try hard to please all of their customers.

The Mogul is always at the top of my list when I want Indian food. The food is quite exceptional and, in my opinion, difficult to beat anywhere in Suffolk/Essex. Not only is the food superb but the staff are also incredibly courteous. I would definitely recommend for both eating in and take-away, although worth booking if going on a Friday or Saturday evening as it gets extremely busy (no surprise there!)

Having never had a bad experience I was extremely disappointed with the hour wait for my takeaway. Some honesty on the wait wouldn't have gone a miss and resulted in me cancelling the order at 21:30hrs having placed it at 1940. I appreciate how busy it was however the service was awful. I got my money back however minimal effort was made to make up for my experience. Absolutely gutted and will not be going back after tonight.

Had a lovely time, the food was excellent as was the costumer Service, mother in law now enjoys Indian food. Well done.

I cannot praise this establishment enough. I have been going here for well over a decade and the quality of the food (either eat-in or take away) never fails to disappoint. The managing owner is always on the premises and is extremely welcoming. Sometimes the service may not be as fast as some people require but, in my opinion, the food is well worth the extra wait. Once you have been here, you will never want to go to another Indian restaurant again. Well done, the Mogu!

Having never quite found a good curry restaurant in Colchester we travel to Manningtree for excellent food. Our second visit within a few months and superb food each time. The attentive waiters and owner are, aside from the food, what makes this place special. Prices reasonable too!

Minar & his team are always very welcoming - Usually a group of 10/12 of us but last night was just 4... As usual, food was lovely, service was polite but a little slow. Because of that, starters were on the house as was the brandy at the end of the evening! Although this was appreciated, we had the whole evening devoted to our friends & so it mattered not. We will be back again soon & can recommend the mushroom rice, dopiaza & peshwari nan.

The Mogul is a regular dining spot for ourselves and friends and, it seems, quite a few celebrities from the numerous photos on the wall.

This is a great restaurant with a sincere welcome and the sort of excellent service you haven’t experienced for many years. Minar, the owner makes every customer feel like they are the only ones in the place and furthermore, his favourites. You won’t be disappointed and will talk about your visit there fondly for many a year. It really is that good and we will be returning soon. The restaurant was full but the staff were always attentive and friendly. I really cannot recommend this restaurant enough. Just go and enjoy, it’s fantastic