The Prince of Bengal - POB in Watford

Terrible, terrible, terrible. We waited over 40 minutes for the starters and when they finally arrived it wasn't nice... the main course was ok and there were only two options for dessert. The waiter said they had pistachio and almond ice cream. So we asked for pistachios and we all got almonds. There is an English barrier, they don't understand what you say to them and they are rude if you try to tell them you are not happy. I don't recommend it at all! it was a Friday evening and there were only two tables, the waiters were constantly watching you, which made us feel uncomfortable.

Fantastic food!! Would recommend for anyone looking for authentic Indian food. They changed menu to suit our palate, which was very much appreciated. Will definitely visit again when I’m in Watford.

Ordered a takeaway, food was lovely, delivered in good time. All well cooked. Staff were very helpful when paying. No delivery charge, which is great, Thank you!

Incredible food, very friendly service and good prices! Make sure you try the Saag Aloo - best I've ever had! Will definitely be back!

Lamb chops were burnt and rock solid and the rest was a disappointment

Had an excellent curry today delivered on time and still hot Great service will be ordering again

Great food. Friendly service. Defiantly ordering on the re-order list!

Rice and curry Stone cold keema nann was burnt really hard pieces of chicken in the mixed starter not edible quality of food very poor not happy never again refund please not impressed

The meal itself looked quality, until I bit into the chicken, can't describe the taste or the texture properly, was definitely not fresh anyway

I don’t usually write reviews, but I was pleasantly surprised by the service I received, the food was on time and delicious, I hadn’t ordered any carbs as I am dieting, but the restaurant kindly added a box of fragrant rice and a naan bread out of concern. Honestly very sweet and generous gesture. Would recommend to anyone. :)

Once a reputable restaurant, I ordered over £50 worth of food, there were items missing from the delivery. When I called the restaurant they agreed to send the missing items but it took an hour and the meal was ruined by then.

Strong recommendations 😘😘😘The food is delicious and the staff is really nice and the environment is very friendly and clean. They also have TV and hot air condition which makes it really warm inside and lots of local are visiting and enjoying,

I normally order from here for Indian food, and dined for the first time tonight, and the food was excellent! Nice atmosphere and friendly waitresses, would recommend 100%! Thank you 😊

We had a wonderful time at this restaurant tonight. The food was prepared exactly the way we wanted and they were so tasteful. The service of the waitresses was absolutely warm, cordial and wonderful. We often get takeout from this restaurant and overall very satisfied 👍👍👍

We booked a table with friends for an evening meal, we brought our own drink because we knew there is no license, what we didn’t anticipate was that we needed a gas stove and thermals too. When we arrived we found only one other table occupied- think this is mainly a take away. The waiter tried to get us sitting right by the door - but conceded to a potentially warmed positioned table - only problem was there was no heating on. So coats had to stay on… After 15 mins they moved us to a table near a gas heater which was better but still cold- food wasn’t great - curry came out cold and had to go back, naan was very poor. Flavours of curries were actually good once heated - would suggest use this place as a takeaway - there were a steady stream of people doing that- it’s not a great place to eat in.

I notice the good reviews are quite old so assume that the restaurant has changed hands We were the only people in the restaurant for the whole time we were there and I can honestly say as someone who dines out frequently I have never come across such a rude unfriendly server The £25 Groupon voucher was for two starters two mains and two glasses of wine There were no starters for the specified price so had to pay a supplement we also had to pay extra for rice and bread.... we didn't order sides. However having added these to the cost of the voucher we could have paid less and felt far more welcome at a number of other Indian restaurants in the area serving excellent food My samosa tasted like it had come from Iceland's freezer. The lamb was dry and appeared to have been cooked some time ago and was served lukewarm in a lukewarm sauce The lack of any other diners surely speaks for itself

Love this food, not many people do Lassi and Kulfi, these are the little things that make a meal special.

Yum yum yum!! Vegan food clearly labelled. I tried 5 dishes. All magnificent. Thank you. We'll be back

Had friends over for a meal wanted to enjoy a really good curry and had heard about this restaurant…..what a huge huge disappointment £75 order online (their website) at 6.13pm with estimate of 45 mins for delivery, thought this was a little optimistic but through yeah about hour, had not received an email confirmation so rang them at 7pm to ensure order had gone through to be told it was on its way. 7.34pm called again and was told they would ring me back definitely on way, no call back so rang at 7.51pm still not here and told 15 mins, we rang yet again at 8.15pm as still no meals two hours after ordering to say that we were not interested in waiting and wanted to cancel order and we absolutely guaranteed that would be here in next 10 mins with free bottle of wine - were not interested in the wine we just wanted to feed our guests At 8.40 my husband rang to say we definitely wanted to cancel and at that point the doorbell rang which was a great shame as what arrived that we paid for was obviously something they had thrown in a container to send out, we had 15 popodams which we had not ordered and didn’t want, we were missing rice and the two mixed vegetables starters were cold and appeared like they were from last night. The mains were not any better the only meal that was acceptable was the chicken Ceylon This was a huge disappointment and a real shame as we wanted to have a lovely meal with friends

Nom nom nom Very nice Deffo order again

The food was lovely, The Lassi, well, not many places serve this, which is a mistake, because iy=t adds to the meal. The kulfi in the little container was delightful, i'll keep the container safe and when I order again I will return it. My big mistake was not ordering things like Mint sauce, and the little dishes that add to the meal, wont forget next time. The driver thought he was late, problems on the motorway. I don't consider 1 minute past the time as late especially under the circumstance. If you want a great meal, beautifully cooked, delivered by a very pleasant gentleman, on time, this is the place to go. I suspect the restaurant must be superb going on the quality of te Take-away. Thank you guys ,made my evening.

Three of us had a meal on a Thursday evening. We were the only eat in customers, but we were there just past 6! We had a mix of starters, sides and mains all served at once. The meal was lovely. Possibly less hot than when we were regulars a few years ago, but subtlety spiced, piping hot, lots of paneer in the paneer dish, really garlicky Nan. Every dish was great. Very highly recommended. Great service. Service charge included on the bill and a useful split total too in case we were splitting the bill. We will go back to making this our regular after a Covid absence.

Amazing quality food. Not enough JustEat drivers caused time delays. Also app had advised restaurant I had cancelled my order. At same time app showed my food as being delivered already.

Exceptional service from the P.O.B. Team and the food was exceptional. Will certainly visit again soon. Thank you for the great service

Great atmosphere and great food. Parking was directly in front of restaurant or just across the street.

Food was delivered after 1.5hrs really need to sort delivery out!! But the food was really lovely BEST INDIAN we have had in a long time.

What a lovely night, absolutely wonderful service by Mohamed and the team, brilliant food and a truely fun night

The staff and owners are attentive, friendly and effective. The food is delicious. They always go the extra mile. I can’t recommend them enough.

Great service and probably the best indian food we've tasted!! Not greasy at all and full of flavours. Very much looking forward to coming back. Particularly enjoyed the vegetarian options!

Food was amazing. Will order again :-)

It's been quite a while since I ate at the Prince of Bengal, but I am happy to say that the food is delectable and both myself and my boyfriend had a great time there. Service was friendly, food was delicious, to the point that...

Got a message saying my delivery was on the way only to receive another one telling me was delayed. Food was cold. Onion bhaji tasteless and poppadoms stale. Not a good first experience!

Tonight we made a mistake. We used Uber Eats to order a curry thinking that the process would be simple. How wrong we were. Without boring you with the technicalities, at the time of writing this review I have yet to hear from UE. When...

Food was amazing and the staff are very accommodating. Would recommend to every one. Best Indian in Watford

It was my first time ordering from here and I wasn’t impressed with the dansak. It’s a curry I have regularly however this one tasted more Smokey than sweet and sour

Poppadoms all stale misses out a pot of rice and they got the heat of the to curry's wring one that was ment to be hot was not and the other with was for me and my 2 year old was really spicy so Iv had to cook

Passing by last night I ordered a takeaway meal simply for 22.00pm the guys couldn't be more professional and the Food was absolutely superb and well worth the money and value

Beautifully cooked, tender meat, perfectly spiced; perfect naan - the best meal in an Indian restaurant in the UK that I have eaten in years. I would heartily recommend this place

This is my first visit Prince of Bengal Watford excellent excellent food staff are very friendly. Highly recommended easy parking authentic food specialy fish curry and peshwary ricr

Last 3 visits they’ve kept us waiting over 30 minutes despite saying to be there at a set collection time. Today was a record 45 minutes. UNACCEPTABLE. They do not care about the customer at all. Rude argumentative and shocking attitude. Never again. Seriously I...

The food was excellent but having been given an eta of 19.35 - 19.55 actually receiving the order at 21.00hrs was extremely disappointing. We were thankful we didn't have guests waiting to eat with us. Perhaps the restaurant should decline orders if they know they will be unable to fulfill them in time. It was a Saturday evening and we know the restaurant would have been busy but our order was confirmed at 18.53hrs.

Boat traveler passed through stopped near by and found this restaurant, The food was one of the best I have had I have been to a lot of restaurants and is up the top of the lists. The staff are so nice and helpful. It...

The lateness was just because the restaurant as busy and every effort was made to arrive on time so I didn't mind at all. The food is always packed nicely and the quality is superb. Also, the owner always takes pride and treats every customer like a King, so I would never go anywhere else. Fantastic service consistently.

The Papadoms were stale the Tandoori Lamb Chops had little meat mainly fat, the Tarks Dahl was very, very oily and the Biryani tasteless. £30 including tip wasted, should have donated the money to charity. NEVER AGAIN will I order food from this place.

I would give you 0 if I could. The system tells me the food is on its way at 18:15 hrs, you have marked as delivered at 18:55 hrs, it is 19:05 hrs now and I still have not received my order! I contacted the restaurant and whomever I spoke told me there many other orders, so one driver is doing all. When challenged him why marked as delivered when I haven’t received my order, he said it was a mistake. And I am still waiting …

Ordered dessert late at night and I was happy with the service. Ice cream and cake just what I wanted.

Great food a usual, can never go wrong

Lovely food and beautiful service. The Driver was on time and very polite. Highly recommend ordering from Prince of Bengal

Absolutely fantastic experience all round. Delivery was right on time. Very friendly delivery guy that obviously worked in the restaurant (maybe the owner?) who gave us extra stuff like sweets and poppadoms. Food was amazing quality. Very hot and big portions. I'd Forgotten how good the Prince of Bengal was. Thoroughly recommended.

Food was tasteless. Most of it went in the bin. Not happy Won’t order again

Brilliant chaps always lovely and friendly and safety conscious. Great food.

Great food, friendly staff. Always very happy with the service and will continue to use you. Thank you!

Brilliant service. Delivery driver was fantastic thank you :)

Absolutely delicious food, as usual 😃

Really enjoyed my Balti. They even chucked in another dish. Definitely will order again

Food is great. Staff are great. Delivery is quick and professional

Food was delicious as always, the shish kebabs are very good, and service is superb. Highly recommend 👍👍

Food was nice but delivery took a while. Was also missing an item from the order.

Best Indian I've ever tried. Really nice staff.

I rang for a delivery at 1640 was told to expect a call back in 5 minutes which never materialised. I then ordered online at 1648 which guarantees a 40 minute delivery. Based on that timeline I took my insulin at 1710 which starts to...

I asked for the food to be delivered at 1930, it arrived at around 1840. I was disappointed that it arrived so early as I had picked 1930 for a reason. The food quality is absolutely top quality though, I have ordered from here a few times and am never disappointed with the quality. 5/5 stars for quality, I will continue to use this restaurant.

Lovely, lovely food and great service. Lamb chops were tasty and very succulent 😙👌

Quick, efficient collection. Food was lovely and got some complimentary extras! Excellent!

Outstanding food as always, food was little spicey, called the restaurant up, the gentlemen was very helpful and friendly and sent another order out,will continue use as it’s fantastic ALWAYS ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Excellent food and reasonably priced. Fantastic experience

Have used this restaurant a few times now, food is outstanding Amazing flavours Will always order here now our fav go to Indian place. How ever I did select 7.30 time slot and it came at 6.30

great food, would recommend, 👍🏽

Great as always, our favourite.

Food was delivered 90 minutes early (Same thing happened in the summer when we used this restaurant). Second selivery was on time but judging by the state of the food it was the same delivery kept warm for 90 minutes. Onion Bhajis were like cannonballs. Never again.

Food was vile gone straight in the bin , items missing, order wrong , stone cold. Over an hour late I would give a 0 if I could , will not be ordering again

All good lovely food bit hot but will order mild next time

Awful taste, wrong items and over 3 hours for delivery. Hard to get hold off on phone and was unhelpful

The Main course was poor quality, the chicken was thrown into a preprepared sauce rather than a slow cooked meal, this was not edible. The Samosa was small but flavoursome and the Onion Bhaji was ok. The plain Nan was ok but over complicated with a mild spice flavour which isn't needed when eaten with a good sauce. I was left a 20% Card which I will not be using.. All in all I wouldn't order from POB..

Great flavours in the food good quantity! Thanks very much

Good food but the mixed grill was the smallest portion I have ever had. Also disappointed as did not get my naan that comes with it or the lamb tikka. Very disappointed

Delicious food. Tarka dahl in particular not sloppy but had texture. Nice delivery guy. Lovely food. My new go to Indian thank you 😀

I was really looking forward to a wonderful, tasty curry, but I’m sad to say it wasn’t meant to be. Unfortunately the naan bread was something of an odd yellow colour and looked, felt and tasted like something out of a packet, as did the chapati. The lentils in the dhansak were hard instead of the soft, broken down creamy texture you’d expect. It was also lacking the wonderful sweet and sour taste of a dhansak. Altogether, I found the food completely unenjoyable and the entire meal ended up in the bin leaving me hungry.

Food absolutely delicious as always, thank you

Lovely service and quality food

Average food. Poor service as they don’t take any notice of the note you put with the order when you order it. They left mine in the hotel reception and after two phone calls to them they told me it is in reception. Thanks for a stone cold meal, woefully late👍

Very generous portions , lovely onion Bhajis and King prawn purée , the rest of the meal was nothing special , curry sauce too thin like gravy , but plenty of chicken , Biryani a very large portion . Enjoyed the mint chocs afterwards .

Food arrived late and was missing a starterr

One dish not was not as ordered.

Great food and service, would definitely order from here again. Impressed with the quick delivery on a Friday evening too.

Great food,tender lamb and moist chicken. Will be ordering again and is our new favourite Indian.

Delicious food with polite, safe delivery and they were kind enough to throw in some nice chocolates as well. A nice touch

Had a very lovely delivery driver who gave us a few free extras to our order. Very tasty food, would order from them again!

Excellent food and a very polite and great delivery driver! Highly recommend and will use again

Food was lovely and very filling order was late but it was a Saturday night will order again

Generally good. Could have been a bit spicier.

The food was really tasty, service was great. Definitely would recommend and will order again 👍

No flavour in the curry and naan is doughy

A good place to visit for delicious indian foods. Nice decoration, clean and cool environment, well mannered & caring staff and mostly awesome food attract me to go there more often. Thanks POB, best wishes

Both chicken curry’s were great. We will be back. Not greasy and so tasty

This restaurant is no doubt one of the finest place in the area. Anytime I come there I am very pleased. They keep their very high level service and the topmost level of cooking they give. You surely will enjoy this this place. Warmly recommended.

This place is absolutely wonderful.Overwhelming staffs and tasty dishes.I recommend you all to try the foods here.

Service was great delivery on time just a shame the food quality was bad the missus couldn’t eat hers as it tasted like washing up liquid and the option of making my madras hot obviously didn’t work as even the missus tried mine and she doesn’t like hot food she said and I quote I have a slight tingling on my tongue

Love this place! They always look after you so well and the food is excellent. We usually order takeout from here but we will definitely be eating in more often, its a nice change :)

Apart from our meat samoas being vegetable, despite the fact that the ticket that came with the order also stating meat samosas, the onion bhajees being overcooked and bitter, a lack of meat in the biryani and the tikka masala sauce being a bit watery, the meal was ok.

Their online menu offers a 20% discount on colllected orders. I ordered a takeaway by phone based on a set meal for two. The order-taker agreed the price with me including the discount. When I went to collect I was presented with a bill without...