The Raj in Wiltshire

Happened across this place whilst visiting the area. I wasn't lured in by the photo of Boris Johnson and the claim of '4th best ' in the country but the favourable reviews and I wasn't disappointed. I'd like to try the three restaurants that beat it 😉 cos the good was so nice and plentiful at reasonable prices with very attentive staff.

Excellent food, dishes were generous, beautifully fragrant and full of flavour. Service was friendly and attentive. Our first time at this restaurant, parking available directly outside, we went on a Sunday evening and it was very quiet in the restaurant, take aways were constantly going out for delivery and were being collected, so obviously a popular restaurant in 'nam. Prices are very reasonable here too. We shall 100% be returning to the Raj.

Eaten here a number of times and the food is excellent (both eat in and take away). Staff attentive and nothing bad to say about the place - EXCEPT when you order a King Prawn Vindaloo as a takeout and pay the price that they charge - I really do expect more than 4 (being generous here) King Prawns in there, stop padding it out with potatoes and add the prawns that should be in there. Please @The Raj - stop scrimping

Celebrated my sons 16th birthday with an outstanding meal at the Raj, fabulous staff and great food, we will definitely be going back.

Fantastic food, excellent service and a reasonable price. My only problem was it was so loud in there as it was full with a post rugby crowd! Really enjoyed our meal!!

Food was excellent and staff very friendly

Brilliant service lovely kind workers amazing food would highly recommend was my first experience cannot wait to be back

Fabulous Indian cuisine. Best I've had since coming to the UK! Loads of flavour, not sweet and commercialised like others. Will definitely return.

Brilliant place for a delicious curry, fresh, full of flavour and plenty of it. Great atmosphere and attentive staff..certainly recommend 👌

Called in mid week as we were visiting the area Fell upon this little gem of a place .Turned out to be the best Indian meal we’ve ever had .The staff were very polite and attentive Overall a wonderful experience

Tried to order online, however once we got to payment screen it came up with an error message saying the order could not be processed and therefore payment had failed. So we ordered from another restaurant, only to find that ‘The Raj’ had in fact taken the money out of the account, we called the restaurant to inform them of the error on the website and to cancel the order (after all we had now ordered from somewhere else, due to the error message we had recieved) only to have a gentlemen answer the phone very rudely, and argue with us that there wasn’t a problem with his website and then try to give us a sob story after we had explained the situation to him, and yet he still denied there being a problem! Although common sense would make it obvious that if there wasn’t a problem while ordering, we would not have felt the need to have order from somewhere else! Due to this experience alone, I will NOT be ordering from this restaurant again, and I most certainly will NOT be recommending to family and friends!

Very friendly and helpfull staff.i have never ordered a meal from the Raj that I have never thoroughly enjoyed.you can order any dish to your preference.the chef is top notch.anyone that likes hot dishes the naga special is divine. very very good.

Fantastic fresh food with good service. Lots of choice and everything we had was done exceptionally well. Very fairly priced to boot!

Been to the Raj a few times - Excellent service and fantastic food! Would not hesitate to recommend to anyone else 😀

Not tasted food like it at this restaurant so good, it reminded me way back when I was 20 when I first started eating curries in a restaurant in hampstead, I was hooked straight away the food was outstanding. This restaurant was better. I would describe it as better than the hampstead restaurant. I have been eating curries from the age of 20. I am now 74. The raj is the best curry I have eaten since my hampstead days. I would describe it as the Michelle star of home cooking and the best contemporary India food I have eaten. Thank you for a very pleasant evening spent with you guys 👦 ❤️

The best Indian around with fresh ingredients used! We love the meals here, and I have recommended to everyone I know ☺️ The staff are lovely too, especially the owner! Thank you

On our trip to Bath, we planned to try this Indian restaurant and would say wasn't disappointed. The food specially the non veg food was good and quantity also was sufficient

Ate here this week, on Monday evening, and they were quite busy. The food was very good, plentiful and the staff friendly and attentive. The menu had old favourites and new, the cost very reasonable. So nice to find a decent local Indian Restaurant/Take away at last!

Delicious food and great service.

We were visiting chippenham on our way back to london from our trip to Bath. This restaurant was very close go the station and we decided to get a take away (4th Indian place in whole of england!!) as we had to take the train in 30min. When we got home after almost 2 hours the food spilled a bit but everything was sooooooo tasty. The price was a lot cheaper compared to anything around my house and had so many rarer options available(one of the recommended dishes had chicken cooked in minced lamb) i wished we could have dined in as the service seemed to be really good too.

We chose this from Trip Advisor and were not disappointed. There was a good selection of dishes some unfamiliar to us. I tried a starter with sardines. There was a busy atmosphere but service was prompt and efficient. All our main courses were good though we did struggle to distinguish a chicken pasanda from a butter chicken - feeling that both were probably the former. Not to worry - a good time had by all!

Wow! Great service and the food was delicious and plentiful! I had prawn dansak, lots of prawns in the most tasty sauce. Definitely recommend a visit.

Can't fault the place really. Food is always excellent and staff nice. Good that you can take own booze if you want to, which keeps down the costs.

Always a great place to take family and friends food AMAZING

Lovely staff and food. Huge menu with plenty of choice.

Had dinner lovely food we were walking in but got a table right away friendly staff

Best Indian restaurant in Chippenham

I have been coming here for many years, and realised I had not left a review. The food is divine, and unquestionably the best Indian around. I opt for the Chicken Tikka Main (dry) and it’s clear the chicken is high quality and succulent! The staff are very welcoming and friendly, especially the owner! I have recommended this restaurant to many family and friends. Thanks for great food time after time!

Great food and we always get a spare couple of peshwari naans for lunch the following day

Very disappointing. My mulligatawny soup was basically boiled rice with a little Dhall poured over, inedible. Put me off the remainder of my meal. This was a takeaway for clarity.

Loved the food staff friendly. Restaurant clean and warm . Will definitely go again

Food here is always top notch consistently.

Absolutely beutifull food from the Raj.the Naga Special is to die for.always consistently very good food. 5 star food.

This was a birthday meal out for my son who is a very fussy eater. We have used this restaurant for many years but this time he was unfortunately given lamb instead of his order preference of chicken. He was disappointed, but the staff managed to bring him a chicken dish after he waited for a while. Then I requested to take home my half a bread and half a dish. I was told there was a £1 charge for this, being the first time I heard of this I agreed anyway. But then, when home, I realised that I was only given half the dish and not half my bread. Instead, my bread was replaced with a bag of browning salad.

Excellent food and friendly service, great food at a very good price, thank you.

Wonderful food at reasonable prices. An added bonus is you can bring your own alcohol to the restaurant.

Came in late after a work meeting. The staff were friendly and attentive especially given I was the only one in there and probably was a nuisance given my late arrival. The food was very, very tasty and clearly fresh. The aesthetic was nice and it was very clean including the toilets. The price was very reasonable for my order and I will definitely come again.

Great solid curry house. Would visit again.

Very nice food and service. Nice and clean, pleasent staff. Fantastic flavours from all the different curries. Would recommend.

Disappointed with our meal when visited recently, food was generally good although the chicken was dry even though in sauces. we took our own drinks on the BYO as we have always done., when the bill arrived we had been charged corkage at £1 per person, their window clearly states no corkage and their website does not mention any corkage charge, if it had been mentioned as we opened our drinks it wouldn't have been too bad and we would not have mind paying it, but to have it appear on the bill with no notification seems deceitful. The manager said it was written on the menus but not one of our party saw it, maybe that was due to the dim lighting! I understand all businesses are suffering at the moment but honesty and transparency goes a long way to keeping clientele, other BYO”s locally don't charge this. Maybe having less staff front of house might save costs,( 5 for approx 30 customers is a bit excessive).

Excellent Indian Restaurant. Reasonable prices and attentive staff. Lamb Bhuna was perfect. Will definitely go again.

This was a takeaway for two: chingria special and vegetable dhansak with side dishes aloo gobi, brinjal and bhindi bhajees plus rice and bread. Whilst my companion found his chingria special okay, I was distinctly underwhelmed by the dhansak and the side dishes. All were bland, lacking in either heat or spice with the side dishes seemingly all served in the same 'sauce'. Disappointing.

4th best in UK? Dubious at best, but Super friendly waiters, (apart from the grumpy boss guy), and ok food. Not sure I’d place in a prominent position in the window a visit by Boris Johnson, unless you want to deter future customers. Must be a decision by the grumpy guy I guess.

The food is always good, this review is about the experience and how ‘rushed’ and ‘pressured’ it was. On my way back after 2 days working in London, having arrived at the station I went for something to eat before getting a taxi home. I sat down having ordered a drink and within 5 or 6 minutes of sitting down I was asked 3 times if I was ready to order by 3 different staff, which happens every time I’ve been there. Allow people time … I ended up saying “I’ll tell you when I am ready to order” When the food (which was great) arrived and I started eating, instead of being left to enjoy my meal, there was someone hovering by the table, pacing past me every minute or so, again not a relaxing experience. It was made even worse when they started clearing the table, saying ‘are you finished’ as I was still eating, again I had to say something so they left me be until I was finished. A very pressured uncomfortable environment, get them in, get them gone mentality - if you want to go out to relax, then this isn’t somewhere you can do that. It isn’t the first time this has happened, but, despite the good food, it will be the last for me as I won’t be returning there as a result.

We picked a very busy night a bit hectic and noisy but super service and food

The food was amazing, and service was second to none. We will be back 🍻

The chicken was a bit dry and flavourless - however it was easily tearing. I had korma but the sauce was underwhelming, and there wasn't enough sauce to finish off the rice AND nan, could have done with much more sauce. Other kormas I've had have a much more complex, rich taste rather than a very bland and subtle taste. If visiting again I'd give tikka masala a go instead. The pilau rice was decent. However, they do have mango lassi on offer which is often hard to find, and was very nice. Service was very good, strictly professional. It was very noisy but overall well kept and clean. About £30 each for two drinks, poppadoms, a main, rice and nan.

Visited with some friends on a Saturday evening. What can you say? It's ok. Food is OK.Service is OK. But that's about it. The thing I dislike is that it is so noisy. However according to the local Conservative MP it is wonderful.

Terrible curry. Went here for a birthday and it was just a standard British Bangladeshi curry, not Indian. I am guessing that the people of small town Chippenham dont actually know what a good Indian curry is. Dont wate your money on this food. Go to an authentic curry establishment. Hard to find in the UK as most are Bangladeshi and not Indian but they do exist.

Terrible curry. Went here for a birthday and it was just a standard British Bangladeshi curry, not Indian. I am guessing that the people of small town Chippenham dont actually know what a good Indian curry is. Dont wate your money on this food. Go to an authentic curry establishment. Hard to find in the UK as most are Bangladeshi and not Indian but they do exist.

Very authentic Indian restaurant. The food is fresh and delicious. The little thing that can be improved is the staff attitude. Feel a bit pushy when reading the menu. Overall it is a great experience.

My favourite Indian restaurant in town! The food is always fantastic. Can get a little noisy when it's busy, due to the low ceiling. We normally go early.

Great food, fast service. Really good experience, don’t be put off if restaurant is quiet mid week! Food was excellent, can’t fault.

Once again a lovely meal...never fails take out or eat in!

1st time here and we will be coming back for sure

Thought it was really good. Booked for 6pm on a Saturday evening, were seated immediately, and service was good throughout. Very nice food, and not too expensive thanks to allowing bring-your-own-booze (although it is licensed). Haven't tried any other Indians in Chippenham, but would happily recommend this one.

First curry in Chippenham, and glad we went here. Great service and food, and bringing your own booze does keep the cost down. Reassuring to see the table next to us being thoroughly cleaned between sittings. We'll be back :)

Thanks for a lovey Indian. Appreciated being able to bring our own wine.

Always great food and great price with byo.

Amazing food, general welcome and atmosphere. Definitely will be back soon

Went for a friends night out. The service was really good and the food was amazing! It's nice that you have the option to bring your own bottle or use the licensed bar in the establishment. We will be back again!

I have been a regular at the Raj ever since it opened some years ago. Both service and food quality have steadily risen over the years to the point now where, in my opinion, it is the finest Indian restaurant in the area. The food always tastes fresh and is never greasy or oily; dishes are spiced perfectly, and naan breads are light and fluffy. Portion sizes are also good and particularly generous on takeaway orders. For me though, a really important thing is consistency, and some Indian restaurants can be somewhat 'hit and miss' in this respect; not so with the Raj, where I have come to appreciate my favourite dish tasting just the way I like it on every occasion. There is a delivery service which, in my experience, delivers according to the estimated time they give you, but with a free 'bring your own bottle' scheme I prefer to dine in, experience the atmosphere, enjoy my favourite tipple and best if all... no washing-up at the end of the evening.

Asked us to come half an hour later (table was booked for half 7) didn’t seat us till 8pm. It’s now 8:50 and I haven’t ordered my meal yet…

Ordered a take away from here. Very disappointed. More potato than Chicken in the Vindaloo very thin flavourless sauce. The special fried rice looked like a Mr Ben packet rice. The wife vegetable curry was mostly onion. Realised that they had not taken the 10% off for collection. Absolute rubbish.

Good value and plenty of food with a good choice. It's a BYOB and happy to uncork your wine. Friendly helpful staff. Well worth a visit.

Superb food. First visit on a weekend with a few mates - drove 9 miles this time for a takeaway. Well worth the time.

Fantastic and traditional food from India, friendly staff that always on hand with any questions, definitely recommend to anyone...

Friendly staff and delicious food.

A great surprise and delight. The attentive staff together with a good wide range of traditional food from India made this visit one to treasure and remember. The portions were generous and I particularly enjoyed the Korma sauce. The blend was very good with a definite deep taste to make ayone happy. When back this way I will definitely return. Well done.

The food was amazing & the staff were very helpful & attentive

Fantastic and authentic Indian Food...but very rushed service and unfriendly waiters which is why I have avoided for the last year but food is for sure great

Food was very nice and the location is good. The place is well decorated. BUT KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE PRICES! Asked several times for price before ordering, checking which items you can order on their set menu, only to be told it will be costing more as it was cooking.. 💰 I recommend a separate book for the set menu, to avoid any discrepancies.. it can ruin your whole dining experience..

I had Machli Bengal which is described as "Very Spicy" with the following additional text: "Pan fried fresh Bangladeshi white fish (boneless) with fresh chillies, simmered in a hot and spicy rich sauce." It was essentially fish with passata and 2 chillies. Bland. Service was ok depending on the person.

The food is absolutely amazing the staff are kind and It’s a really lovely atmosphere and you can go with your family or friends

5 * service and food. We were lucky to arrive early and get a table without a reservation as most tables were full when we left. We ordered a mushroom curry and lamb rogan josh with rice and soft naan. A treat to visit the UKs Top 4 voted South Asian restaurant!

Nice meal, friendly staff, great atmosphere.

The food was really good. Restaurant was really busy, whilst we had booked ahead there was clearly no reservation taken. It is a Licensed restaurant however also supports BYOB. From sitting down it took over an hour for our food to arrive which was the main course. They had forgot our starter. Main meal went back starter arrived 20 mins later. Then a further delay in bringing the mains again! Quite chaotic service but the food was very good.

Had my retirement party here and the food as always was exceptional

We ordered for 3 people. Very easy and efficient to order over the phone and very polite. We were told delivery within 45 minutes, it arrived in 20 minutes. Portions were generous and very tasty. Will definitely use The Raj again.

Fantastic service amazing food Relaxed atmosphere The place was buzzing with people Really enjoyed ourselves Top of our list for a return visit as soon as we can Thank you to all the staff

Had a pleasant evening supper at the Raj. The food was tasty but not particularly special. Reasonably priced and attentive service so would eat there again when in the area.

Just one word "worst" Indian food.waste of money .I wish I would have checked reviews before ordering from here.

Like the service and decoration. It is near Chippenham railway station. However food was not up to the my Indian taste bud. Salt and spices were not there in Veg food we ordered. May be more suitable to people who can't handle Indian spicy food.

Great place for authentic Indian

I have lived in Chippenham for years first time been here will never visit again too dark staff rude really didn’t seem to be bothered about paying customers would like feedback from the restaurant but really don’t think they will just seems like a in...

Lovely food, good service and value for money.

"Let me go somewhere I can here you. Hello - let me go somewhere else... Helllo - When did you order - what was the amount? No, what was the amount? Give up - go somewhere that can deliver food.

Brilliant food, fantastic service 👍🏻

We regularly order a meal to be delivered as we are local but I felt moved to create a Tripadvisor account to champion this local business with my first ever review. Old favourites were ordered again, even though I must make an effort to be...

Good value, especially if you bring your own and usual quick service but can be much slower on busy days. Waiting to pay often takes a while but you can go to the bar to pay. The food again is usual very good, however we've had a couple of occasions where the quality dipped. Our last visit the samosas were cold in the middle and the chicken was very dry. Basically highly recommended on their good days.

30/10/21 Raj Tandoori takeaway We three Middle aged pescatarian guys living in London were up to sort family affairs in Chippenham. One of our brothers suggested a takeaway at the family home which was being cleared for selling so quite an emotional event. We knew...

The first time I went, I thought maybe I’d just ordered something odd. Except I order Butter chicken a lot. It’s usually not covered in sugar. So I thought, well maybe that’s just that dish. The second time I went, I purposely ordered chicken masala because it’s so basic and again, covered in sugar. It tasted like chicken in ketchup. The rice pilaf was good and the Alu Ghobi was good but nothing else. Two times, I’m not going back.

Very very poor service. Very rude tilling me I'm not able to pay and have no money when they pulled my card out to fast . When I asked to pay again they told me no must pay cash. I told them no and tryed again and boom card worked but was then told to leave. Will never suggest to go there

Nice restaurant, curries were good, the naan breads and bhajies were pretty average though.

Ate in The Raj on a works night out, staff were very accommodating and the food was fantastic. The chicken in the curries is really tender and seems to be very high quality. All accompaniments were enjoyed and the final bill was very reasonable indeed.

Amazing food Staff were great Great prices Definitely recommended

Very very disappointing tbh.. We're staying across the road and it looks nice. Decided to try it out last night but my bro and I weren't that hungry. We thought we'd simply share a starter and a main and a dessert.. Simple as.. The waiter couldn't be understood as we tried to order drinks.. I asked what beers they had and he hadn't the foggiest.. Was wearing a mask, so we gave him a pass. Ordered a couple of Pops, as ya do.. Then when it came to order the main... Chicken Jalfrezi with rice and garlic naan, we were told it wouldn't be enough for 2 people.. I'd recently eaten an edible ( medical reasons 😉) ..so was pretty chilled when he came back and said they could make a big one.. I just didn't wanna argue but guys.. THE CUSTOMER IS ALWAYS RIGHT... When they brought out the main meal, the chicken was lamb... We complained politely.. The waiter then said... And I still can't believe it.. " oh don't worry.. We'll only charge you for chicken" 🤔🤔🤔🤔😜😜😜😜🤔🤔🤔🤔 We wanted chicken for a reason... We LIKE chicken... "shall I make a new one"? He asked.. We said yes but then got worried it'll take too long and would they put as much care into a second curry knowing they'd fluffed the order.. If ya know what I mean 😉😉😉😜😜😜 We told them we'd stick with the lamb as didn't wanna stay long.. Then another waiter came a completely wiped down our table whilst we were chatting after the main course.. Couldn't even wait till we'd gone... Food was quite tasty but we were put off by the circus of untrained staff.. VERY DISAPPOINTING 3/4 STAR FOOD 1/2 STAR SERVICE. MUST do better.. We should have been comped in a proper restaurant....!!!

I came here with a friend and the food was delicious. It is a lovely, clean restaurant, with plenty of space and a great ambience. The staff were polite and helpful. I could not fault the restaurant. Caters for large or small parties to couples.

Weekend away with the wife we both enjoy. Indian food we picked a set meal for 2 and what a meal it was unbelievable food excellent staff Best Indian experience we have had thanks for a wonderful meal 11 out of 10 can't recommend this place enough certainly will be back iff we're up this, way again ☺️☺️☺️💯💯

Top marks for food, service and value! An excellent restaurant…. Never fails to impress!!! Brilliant 🤩