The Old Counting House in Mid Suffolk - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Excellent food with excellent service, very attentive with major patience. Thoroughly enjoyed the evening thank you

Love the food and the service here. Love to eat in as it’s really nicely decorated - could even be romantic! The owner’s are great and will make you what you want. Take away is also good and they deliver. There is a well stocked bar but you can take your own booze and there’s no extra charges- they are happy to open your bottles and provide glasses. Just wish my waistline would allow me to go more often!

Beautiful restaurant with beams etc Table settings and restaurant itself well roomy and beautifully set our and extremely clean. Staff were very lovely and very welcoming and accommodating. But the food. Well what can I say. It was absolutely gorgeous. My family and I came away full to the brim because they are certainly generous with the helpings. 10/10 for the food. Couldn’t fault it. The prices are excellent also certainly expected to pay alot more for what we all ate. 10/10 too for allowing customers to bring in there own drinks. It’s definitely something I have never come across before. Thank you all and well done 3 happy customers. We shall definitely be back.

8 of us went last night. Great food , great service, great price. Bonus is you can take your own drink. We all really enjoyed it

Very nice restaurant Service excellent Food very nicely prepared and tasty. Everything was wonderful 🤩Alina

Best Indian restaurant around 😋

A group of 6 went in Friday without booking they were very busy, we had a drink at the bar while we were waiting for a table to be available. We enjoyed very much the food and service was excellent. The staff were amazing always attending when require, could not fault anything will definitely be back and with our own booze which we was unaware of.

The restaurant is very chilled and calming. The staff are very polite and the service was very good. I recommend if you fancy some amazing food in a lovely atmosphere. The murgh tikka biriyani, was particularly delicious

A group of 6 went in Friday without booking they were very busy, we had a drink at the bar while we were waiting for a table to be available. We enjoyed very much the food and service was excellent. The staff were amazing always attending when require, could not fault anything will definitely be back and with our own booze which we was unaware of.

Had such a nice evening, friendly atmosphere, polite staff that really look after you and really good tasty flavourful food. What more could you ask for. Would highly recommend.

The restaurant is very chilled and calming. The staff are very polite and the service was very good. I recommend if you fancy some amazing food in a lovely atmosphere. The murgh tikka biriyani, was particularly delicious

Ordered tandoori chicken for me. It arrived looking like roast chicken, yellowy in colour. Tried it and left it. Husbands chicken tikka masala sauce tasted bland and as if it had come out a very cheap branded bottle. Sliced plain looking chicken in the sauce not cubes of chicken. Did not complain as he ate his chicken! Rice and naan was nice. Only one lady serving, gave up waiting for her to come to ask if we wanted coffee (could not see a coffee machine) so we went up to the counter to pay. Went there on recommendation but never again.

Ordered over 20.00 pounds worth of food. I was told an hour to wait which was fine for a Saturday night. Was actually l hour and 10 minutes. Butter chicken, rice and peshwari naan cold. Butter chicken tasteless. I'm assuming an off night, but l don't have money to throw away.

Great food, excellent service, reasonably priced and a good ambience. Not so loud you couldn't have a conversation and the food was sooo flavoursome. Would recommend 👌

The best Indian locally by a long way, staff are extremely polite, good excellent food, have been here several times, always treated well

Had a delivery which was slightly late, sag paneer should be made with English cheddar or at least have the option

Dined as a family of four and found the restaurant to be an absolute delight. The beamed dining area is beautiful and the service was first class. The food was spot on and as a group we all enjoyed what we hade. Highly recommended.

Best place in Suffolk for a curry very friendly staff food is amazing can't beat it anywhere

This restaurant serves excellent authentic Indian and south Asian dishes using fresh ingredients and a fabulous range of spice blended to create delicious dishes. We had lamb shashlik bhuna and prawn rogan Josh amongst other dishes. Wonderful warm flavours and good portions. Service was attentive and polite and the atmosphere was friendly and lively. Special bonus was that it’s BYO drinks, this encourages more spending on good quality dishes which are hard to create at home whilst saving on over priced drinks that other establishments charge for. Overall 10/10 for food quality, value for money and service, we will be back 👍

So lucky to have this gem of a restaurant on our doorstep. Friendly helpful team and great food. There is a licensed bar but BYOB is also an option which helps on the pocket.

First time here and it was incredible from start to finish Food was amazing, staff so helpful and friendly LOVE the fact it’s a BYO with no corkage charge and they give you fully frosted ice buckets to chill your wine in. Brilliant for those on a budget or who have a specific taste in wine or beer!! We are from Edinburgh and eat out a lot around the UK This is one of the best Indians we’ve been too Fully recommend - Jane

Visited with friends. Really nice food, friendly atmosphere and made to feel very welcome and extensive menu

Delicious food. Excellent service.

Fabulous food. Fresh and great quality. I had king prawn shashlik.... delicious. Staff friendly and helpful. There is bring your own booze policy which is fantastic. But ofcourse they have drinks for sale too. Wonderful 😊👍

Fabulous attractive village. Wonderful friendly welcoming staff. Most importantly extremely delicious food. I had prawn shaslic so delicious three large succulent prawns loads of sizzling veg and salad perfect. My husband loved Biriani vegetable as he's a vegetarian. Naans cooked to perfection. Was very busy but we still had great service and attention.

The best curry we have had for ages. Great service great food what more can one ask!

A group of us visited last Friday evening we all enjoyed a very nice meal . It was very well served by very nice waiters/waitresses and we all had a lovely evening. Thank you

Excellent food and really friendly staff

A warm welcome from Abdul and the team as always and delicious food. We love living near to this restaurant! The food is delicious.

Very good food, good selection of dishes. Good service, friendly and thoughtful. Nice surroundings in a lovely village.

Had a takeaway last night for the first time from the Old Counting House; Having moved to teh area recently we're trying to find our 'go to' Indian - and seems we've found it! Food was excellent, the delivery was faster than expected and the service on the phone and from the delivery driver was so courteous!!

I saw a customer getting berated by the manager because they had sent some food back. Up until that point I had figured that the food was OK, but the level of aggression and rudeness from the manager was totally uncalled for over something so minor, you should be ashamed of yourself. Also, if you're going to manage a restaurant, perhaps consider putting your clothes through the laundry if you're going to be out chatting to customers, ripped jeans is one thing but filthy jeans is quite another.

Very nice food Staff were really good They knew the their menu and could advice were necessary Would definitely go again

Wonderful friendly service .. very attentive staff … absolutely delicious meal . Thank you to Abdul and the team for a great evening .. we will be back . All the Lisa & co from Kent

We have been to the Counting House a few times. The food is very good we enjoyed a Lamb Shashlik and Lamb Karahi Sag. Both were really good. The service was friendly and efficient. A really lovely evening. Thank you

Great food, excellent service as always. Also you can bring your own alcohol with no corkage charge!!! Would recommend to all

Absolutely fantastic dining experience as always, food is superb would recommend the lamb Korai. Hospitality is so welcoming and they now allow you to BRING YOUR OWN BOOZE with no corkage which reduces the bill. 5 STAR

Staying in the chain hotel nearby and wanted to eat out. Headed for this restaurant as it was near, and really glad we did. A warm welcome when we got there, quick service and (most importantly) excellent food. Plenty of choice, and our curries were...

(Takeaway Review) I thought it was good value for money. The heat of the currys were spot on. The only thing i would improve is the amount of ghee/oil you use in the currys, other than that we enjoyed it, thank you.

This was our first visit and we cannot fault anything about it at all. The service was excellent. The food was excellent and one of the best curries we have ever had! We will certainly go back again! The only negative for us was that...

The food was delicious, (i had the tandoori platter) staff attentive, slight wait but enjoyed my company. Only tiny negative it was a bit chilly in there

Had a take away from the Old Counting House tonight and the flavours were absolutely amazing. Beautifully cooked, everything I ordered was perfect. The chicken tikka balti I had was wonderful and my normally fussy daughter polished off her korma without leaving a scrap. Couldn’t...

Great food, will be buying again.

Very good definitely going again

Good food. Interesting Menu. We kept to the chef specials and were not disappointed. We collected the takeaway and it all worked like clockwork.

Nice restaurant in a lovely village setting and a very interesting building. The food was freshly cooked to order and the service was very good. It seemed like the restaurant mainly did takeaways and we were the only people eating in, but we were well...

Tried a takeaway from here tonight. Delivery was at the time they said, driver was very friendly and polite. Food was warm. Everything tasted delicious, the best Indian we have had since moving to Suffolk. Glad to finally have found an Indian takeaway we can come back to 🥰 and you get a free bottle of wine with orders over £45- bonus!😁

Very friendly staff and good food, reasonable prices. I have been many times and they are always welcoming.

We got a takeaway from them tonight and the food was brilliant… I had the tandoori king prawns which were perfectly cooked and delicious.. as was the special rice… and the mushroom Bhaji.. my husband had the chicken jalfrezi which he really enjoyed! I am...

Lovely meal, with gentle and practiced service. Atmosphere was good...not too noisy....just what we needed. Will definitely come agai. Thank you so much. Paul & Jane.

Hit and miss. Sometimes it’s ok but other times it’s terrible. Had a watery curry with lumps of what I assume to be corn flour in it. Always been ok when I have eaten in but I would rather drive to Bury for a much...

Had a take away last night, mixed grill starter, lamb chop was so over cooked it could not be eaten, chicken looked yellow, and as for the seek kebab, well it looked and tasted dreadful, onto the chilli masallah flavourless sauce, asked for garlic naan,...

Have no idea how anyone could have anything less than an amazing time here. I came out for a meal with my closest friends that I hadn’t been able to see in several months and I was absolutely delighted with the quality of service and...

Everything was very tasty. Will definitely be ordering from here again.

It's ok, middle of the road I would say, slightly bland and a little pricey for the quality.

wasn't told that they were only doing mainly takeaways, but sat down and served popadoms and drinks. it was a while before our orders were taken which seemed strange, but it was even worse when it was half an hour after our orders were taken,...

Have had a better biryani in the past and nearly cold by the time it had been collected. Very disappointed that the Web and site advertise a free bottle of wine for orders over £45.00 but when order was collected they had run out of...

Food was undercooked/Meat wasn't tender, Vegetables raw ie the peppers and onions. Sauce was THIN Bland and Oily. worst curry ever. will not be going back. If I could I would give it zero stars. Cannot understand how has received such Good reviews. Haven't had a decent curry from Suffolk since been living here. Anyone from Essex that has had a good curry? In Suffolk.

Just had a take away absolutely fabulous great customer service ready just when they said it would be great food thank you old counting house

Save your money! A very tasteless, watery and disgusting curry. Bland, unseasoned, dry chicken and the best bit was the salad. We threw it in the bin after a few mouthfuls. Before I wrote this review I called The Old Counting House to give them...

The Counting House has gone down hill big time. Watery prawn dhansak with teeny shrimp, not prawns, inedible dried out bhajis, tasteless chicken chatt masala, pilau rice with no saffron. Awful, bland, tasteless food. And not cheap. Could get a far superior Chinese take away for half the price; but you know that feeling when you just really fancy a decent Indian meal?? Well, this wasn’t it.

amazing food good service, very friendly

Really disappointing takeaway, more grease than food

First time customer at The Counting House. Excellent service & great food. Reasonably priced. Delivery service excellent

Absolutely fantastic food full of flavour and a great choice of dishes highly recommended and the ordering process was fab Abdul even called to give us an update , and delivery On time and still hot 👍

We had a Sunday buffet from here a week ago and it was honestly one of the best buffets we’ve had, the portion size was perfect and got what you pay you’re getting far more. I would highly recommend this place for people to get a tasty takeaway from, the staff are amazing and the deliveries are always on time.

Hate to write a bad review, however our takeaway tonight was pretty dismal. When we called up the chap on the phone he was rude, ordered our food under the '£9.95 buffet promotion' this was to include two mains, two sides and two starters (double all of this overall for the both of us at 19.90). Thought this was quite good value for money. When we brought it home, we found dismal portions of food we hadn't even ordered! And stuff missing. The two sides were simply one small pakora and one small onion bjahi (the latter of which we hadn't even ordered, we had ordered lamb samosa instead!). We were meant to have 4 sides, three rice and one of chips, only given 1 rice and 1 chips! Then my boyfriend was given sagoloo he hadn't ordered and I was given chicken tikka I hadn't order. Pretty rubbish overall. Used to eat at and get takeaways from the old counting house a lot, but I'm afraid unless they amend this experience, this will be my last visit. Very Disappointed.

Easily one of the BEST Indian restaurants in Suffolk. The owner and staff make you feel extremely welcome, going above and beyond to provide a fantastic dining experience. Situated in the stunning Old Counting House in Haughley. The food is beautifully presented and is as authentic as they come. The owner uses high quality ingredients and spices. Lovely big portions with an emphasis on providing large portions of meat within each dish. Many Indian, Thai, and Chinese restaurants are often scarce with their meat to rice ratio, however the Haughley Indian make a point to provide the best quality and amount in each meal! The restaurant has a quaint little bar with a wide variety of liquor's, wine, and beer. The owner and staff will often pour extra ;) for regular's and even newcomers. The owner is determined to ensure the customer receives the best customer service! If something does go wrong with an order, the customer is often compensated in some way. I have not been to an Indian restaurant in Suffolk that provides as much quality as these guys. Make an effort to support our local businesses!

Easily one of the BEST Indian restaurants in Suffolk. The owner and staff make you feel extremely welcome, going above and beyond to provide a fantastic dining experience. Situated in the stunning Old Counting House in Haughley. The food is beautifully presented and is as authentic as they come. The owner uses high quality ingredients and spices. Lovely big portions with an emphasis on providing large portions of meat within each dish. Many Indian, Thai, and Chinese restaurants are often scarce with their meat to rice ratio, however the Haughley Indian make a point to provide the best quality and amount in each meal!The restaurant has a quaint little bar with a wide variety of liquor's, wine, and beer. The owner and staff will often pour extra ;) for regular's and even newcomers. The owner is determined to ensure the customer receives the best customer service!If something does go wrong with an order, the customer is often compensated in some way. I have not been to an Indian restaurant in Suffolk that provides as much quality as these guys. Make an effort to support our local businesses!

Last nights takeaway was amazing, the best Indian we have had for a long time, delicious dishes full of flavour. We will definitely be back for more, thank you!

We have previously travelled to eat in at The Old Counting House several times but this was our first takeaway experience brought on by Covid 19 restrictions. Although viewing the menu on line was difficult due to a website glitch, ordering over the phone was very easy. Collection was simple and all 6 dishes we ordered were machine labelled. We were advised the cost at time of ordering. At £44, (4 mains and 2 starters) perhaps not the cheapest take out curry you will buy, but it may well be the best! A great authentic taste. Staff were all so polite and helpful and the Chef delivered our order at collection. We shall definitely be back for another takeaway soon and hopefully not too long before we can have the dine-in experience too.

Been before and was pretty good, this time awful, poor service cold food no soap or towels in toilet, had to keep beckoning to the staff ... just don't bother go somewhere else and spend your hard earnt money

Me and my family and friends ate together after years of being separated and I had fantastic food well prepared

We visited with friends chose a selection of dishes from the menu all of which were very good indeed. My dhansak was one of the best versions I’ve had anywhere. Even the desert menu offered more choice than is usual in an Indian restaurant and two of us were tempted. The men drank the Cobra beer while we ladies had a bottle of Argentinian merlot which was beautifully smooth. A very satisfactory evening.

First visit to this restaurant but not over impressed, friendly welcome by owner, tables very well set with linen and clean. Drinks ordered and good warm pomadoms, order taken a little while before we got the food 3ok but one tandoori chicken undercooked on bone offered samosa very good. Main courses very good and tasty and hot something different with menu to other restaurants. Very quiet no atmosphere and owner not that smart but have been there 17 years so people must enjoy food we will go again but not regularly

A very nice venue, friendly staff and very nice food.

Really felt I should leave a review as everyone has gone crazy on reading reviews This restaurant is top class, beautiful building,very clean and welcoming.Our food arrived piping hot,excellent presentation and tasted as good as it looked...delicious Indian cuisine.The staff were attentive but not in your face.would highly recommend this restaurant..5 stars the hard work and passion for the food definitely shows.We are going back for the Sunday buffet ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The food is amazing, great atmosphere, friendly and courteous staff

Fine experience. Very cosy atmosphere. Food was a little bland, but fine. Service was great.

Food was absolutely amazing and tasty, very flavour some ,nice setting

From start to finish our experience was wonderful. A friend and I came for a Friday night meal and we weren't disappointed. We regularly have takeaways which are superb. But this time, we decided to sit in and enjoy the wonderful quirky building and be served by the cheerful and enthusiastic waiters and waitresses.The food was delicious and there was nothing to fault. I would recommend the old counting house to anyone it is worth the trip! We look forward to trying the Sunday buffet next.

Had a takeaway on Saturday night I can honestly say it was one of the worst ! Watery tasteless! Grease was floating on top of all the dishes ! What a waste meat was chewy never again

Enjoyed the dishes they had,lovely.

For a Friday evening the restaurant was busy but not overcrowded. They have a few unusual dishes which was a change from the usual Indian. We had popadoms and starters before moving on to the main dishes, which were all tasty. There appeared to be only one waiter actually serving (although there were others taking orders) and he spent time on the phone whilst serving. They need more people on a busy night.

If you like Indian food pay a visit to the Old Counting House,Haughley. It is a buffet style eating so you can eat as much or little as you like the staff are friendly and the food was very tasty it's a country style building not a lot of space to move around but when you're settled down the staff will help you with your bar orders,a lovely setting in a quiet village, give it a try.

Enjoyed a delicious meal, just across the street from our bed and breakfast. The owner was there and we had a nice visit as well.

This Indian is fine for a takeaway, but the atmosphere in the restaurant is terrible. Usually only a couple of tables used at a time and it doesn't make for a good night out.

Have not been for a while but thought would try again as it is local to us not very busy only 1 guy serving wife ordered lamb and they said they do not have lamb only something else which is still real lamb thought ok so just went with it but was not very good only ate half I had chicken paneer which was tasteless next table ordered king prawn dish and got chicken which went back as lady was vegetarian and heard other people ask for lamb dishes and get told something about having something else but it’s still real lamb residents of Haughley check your cat is still about will not return

Went here when the King's Arms was closed.

I ordered a takeaway and was told, ready in 30mins. I duely arrived to be told it would be another 5mins 20mins later the carrier bag arrived with a sorry for your wait. I stupidly did not check it was all there: I was minus the nan bread which I had ordered instead of rice, all thy could do over the telephone was to offer a refund NEXT time. My chicken jalfrezi was good, my onion bhajis were dry and over cooked. My partner's king prawn biryani was tepid and needed reheating. I have been here several times, the food is good but the service needs drastic improvement

Went for the sunday buffet. Fresh food. Pity they do not include paratha or naan bread. Waiters could do with some customer skills though.

Ordered our takeaway ready in 20 minutes perfect night in. We quite often go to Sunday evening buffet which is nice to try different choices.

Delicious food and really attentive staff nice atmosphere would really recommend you give it a try

What a wonderful Indian this is. Took mother & fathering law for his birthday. They thoroughly enjoyed their meal. Ate every bit of it. Service is very friendly. Going again this week with a friend. Would recommend to all.

Went for family meal and from start to finish the whole experience was poor service was next to none the food was the worst iv tasted would recommend getting a take away from asda than this restaurant

The food was amazing and the spices were well- balanced. I was staying at the travelodge and this is the closest restaurant to walk to. To be honest I wasn’t expecting this quality from a small town Indian restaurant. I am so pleasantly impressed by the service, the atmosphere, and the food. If you are in Stowmarket, it’s worth the drive or the walk to get here.

The old saying anything tastes good when your pissed , even this wouldn’t pass the test . Chicken had different flavours obviously been reused from someone else’s plate - marinated in curry powder water and served up like a soup - to return never again

Takeaway as on a short break to Cotton. Curry was fresh tasting and very good, enjoyed very much. As I were waiting I was served a drink. Nice touch, wife was driving so for customer service and fresh and tasty food reason why I have given a 5 star.

Well worth the trip from Ipswich, great value and flavours

Lovely restaurant, but poor food and inattentive staff. Ordered Chicken Tikka