The Raz Mahal in Powys

Best masala chips and lamb biryani!

Tasty food and good portions . We had the mid week banqueting menu which was good value

I should have read recent reviews. This food was Awful. The service was quick, friendly and courteous. We have eaten Indian food in many places. This stuff was neither authentic, nor tasty. The korma was soooo sweet and floury, with no real spice flavour. The lamb Tikka Masala was basically tomato sauce, also sweet. Both meats were over cooked. Avoid.

Had a fantastic Raj special grill with Naga sauce and naan. The vegetable rice that came with it was probably one of the tastiest I have ever had. Friendly staff too. Highly recommended.

Wir lieben indisches Essen und waren schon weltweit in indischen Restaurants. Wir bestellen wie auch hier sehr oft Lamm Korma und Butter Chicken. Die Ente zur Vorspeise war Rind und die Hauptspeisen waren so süss, das sie ungeniessbar waren. Beide schmeckten fast identisch nur war das Korma noch etwas süsser. Es schmeckte als würde man puren Zucker essen. Die Naanbrote waren gut und die Bedienung sehr freundlich.

We love Indian food and have been to Indian restaurants all over the world. As here, we often order lamb korma and butter chicken. The duck starter was beef and the main courses were so sweet that they were inedible. Both tasted almost identical, only the korma was a little sweeter. It tasted like you were eating pure sugar. The naan bread was good and the service was very friendly.

Really tasty food and extremely reasonably priced. I was able to try a few dishes within my budget which is always a treat when eating Indian food! Lots of vegetarian options too. The only downside was service was a little slow, and the ordering process was quite confusing as each section of the menu had to be taken separately, instead of just saying what you want. But when it did arrive it was delicious!!!

Great food, actually delicious food!! 😋 Unfortunately, their phone number didn’t work, but we ordered online with no problem instead. We also had quite a wait when we arrived to pick up our takeaway.

Ate here 2 times in 3 days. Food portions are generous, staff are friendly. Thank you for a great atmosphere.

butter chicken is actually inedible - AVOID

Amazing food. I always come here while on holiday there’s no other place that even comes close to this. I wish this place was by where I live 5* keep up the good work guys 👍

Really enjoyed our meal here recently. Service was okay. Food really good!

The lamb was excellent! And so were the onion bhajis. We visited on a Tuesday night, so it was very quiet.

Honestly the best Indian food I have ever tried and at a really good price. I come here when stopping at a nearby holiday park ( 3 times this year ) and always come here as in my opinion the food is the best around keep up the good work lads see you next year 👍

Great Indian food - very rare that we would eat in the same place twice on one trip but we did here! The exterior and decor does not quite match the standard of the food so don’t judge the place based on that. Everything we tried was really good!

Really enjoyed, it was early evening, service was good, had 3 dishes, good portions, tasted good, naans were the best. Will be going again.

Ordered online for a takeaway for collection, received an email confirmation with a different time to what was requested, we put this down to the restaurant being possibly busy. On return home, we noticed that we received different items to what was ordered so we contacted the restaurant to let them know, the staff who answered the phone repeatedly told me “no” and that what we received was correct. I ordered two different starters and a chicken tikka massala, however received two portions of onion bhajis and a different curry. The staff member kept telling me I was wrong, however my confirmation email receipt clearly states a sheek and shami kebab starters. I would have been ok with onion bhajis however customer service was not evident from this restaurant and came across rude. Unhappy with the customer service but overall curry was ok. Not the best but not the worst.

Reasonable price. Service not great. Food tasty

Got a nice and simple order of Madras and Masala. Can't really go wrong and they were both decent. I ordered for collection at a specific time and it was ready bang on when I arrived which is always good.

came here for dinner, we had 6 different dishes and each was unique, not based on a common gravy. all the meat dishes were exactly that...MEAT, no looking to find the meat amongst a capsicum/ onion/ veg filled dish here. the flavours were exquisite and no arificial colours or sugar anywhere, even the house red & white wines were top ! All in all a great experience, we will definately be going back. 5 stars !

We ordered a take away for three people and it was ready as soon as we arrived. The mushroom rice, lemon rice and all curry dishes were absolutely delicious 😋 we had a variety of veggie and meat meals and I can honestly say it was the best curry I've ever had (I'm 54!) Well done Raj mahal !! 👏

Walked past the Raj Mahal when wandering round Llanidloes earlier today, smelt so good that we abandoned our planned caravan tea and ordered takeaway for collection later on. Website menu is different and smaller than that advertised at the premises but still a good array. A little milder in spice than our regular Indian at home but very tasty, lovely chunks of chicken tikka in my dopiaza. Husband thoroughly enjoyed his special jalfrezi but again said it was on the milder side but that's ok. Order was ready at stated pick up time and was hot and plentiful. Would use again when staying at Red Kite, unlike Evans fish bar which was very overrated.

Very helpful people, good advice about the food. It was a pleasure to be here and eat the nicest indian meal since i am in England. Thank you so much.

Great food... Will definitely go again

Tried to charge higher price than stated on the menu because they've put their prices up but waiting for new menus to be printed. Only explained this when I queried an item on the bill. Had to insist this wasn't OK to get the additional charges removed.

Great Indian food, much better than expected and staff were very accommodating of dietary requirements

Well what can I say, one of the worst restaurant experiences I’ve had. 2 tables before us. Soon filled up. Wrong drinks wrong starter and still no main after 1.5hrs. 3 tables up and walked out after an hour of only popadoms and pickles the big tables only had their mains after 2hrs. Couple had ordered takeaway demanding money back as order wasn’t ready after 45mins. 2 staff even chef kept coming out. And they all kept saying it’s coming it’s coming. Avoid at all Cost:

Shambolic service. First and last time visiting this restaurant. Arrived at 7pm no one to take order until 20 mins later. Bust restaurant with people waiting almost two hours for their food. I was with my kids who were really hungry and we were then forced to leave at 8.30pm as we still had not been served. Additionally the customer service was appalling with no eye contact made by staff to even apologise for delay. It has to be the worst service experienced to date. The food maybe great but based on today I definitely have had my trip to Wales spoilt!

Saturday night saw a busy restaurant and takeaway with some large orders going out. All food was seemingly cooked fresh to order which meant it took a bit longer but was pleasing to see and what arrived was some of the nicest Indian food we’ve had anywhere.

Excellent food and service. Extremely tasty, one of the best curries we’ve had. I can recommend the Raj Special in particular.

Very welcoming and friendly staff, delicious curry! Great with our 6 and 8 year old. Thank you ver much.

Absolutely amazing Indian takeaway. Unbelievably tasty - we ordered the chicken bhuna, butter chicken and a North Indian garlic lamb. All of it was mouthwatering- we were staying in an Airbnb but if this wasn’t 3 hours away from us we’d be in every week! The staff are amazingly friendly, super professional and just lovely. Honestly 5 stars ⭐️ all round here!

Great food and friendly service. Always look forward to either my takeaway our to eat in on special occasions

went here tonight around 5pm also closed like the goe restaurant around the corner ? went back with fish and chips to my caravan i wish they both would change there opening times.

Had a take away after 2 years plus because the last time wasn't great .decided to give them another try .minted lamb dish was dreadful .grey didn't even look like a curry just like they had emptied a jar of mint sauce over some tough lamb .the chicken dish although was tasty .won't be ordering again any time soon .

Slow cold food wrong spices in dishes

My partner and I not long moved to Llanidloes and we have eaten at this Indian restaurant almost every weekend. It has never disappointed!, the food has great flavours and is delicious, the cook is fab!. The manager is a great host and works so hard. We look forward to our visit every time.

We called in for a catch up with friends and what a mistake to book the Raz Mahal the food was dreadful and the chicken was so tough it must have been cooked about 4 days previously no wonder we were the only 4 in there !! would not return.

Very tasty food at a very competitive price

We went during a really hot week so maybe people were avoiding this place preferring to sit outside however they were missing out! The food very top notch and the service was very good, the waiters were friendly and happy to chat. We had the Wednesday 'feast' and got a huge amount of food for the money, really impressed.

Good food, great portion size. My Madras was hot, unlike the increasing number I discover to have been dumbed down, but not as tasty as some. Rice and sides good too. It's a tough time for restaurants at the moment so support them. This one is like getting a two for one, refried curry with bacon and egg is the best breakfast there is and the potion sizes make it easy to have!

While on Holiday we ordered a takeaway meal. The food was available at the correct time and the staff were very pleasant however the food was very disappointing. The colour was vey artificial and the meals themself were very tasteless and ended up in the...

Ate here last week whilst on holiday in the area, if we lived locally it would definitely be on our list of regulars. Very pleasant young man took our orders and looked after us even when the restaurant became very busy and he had to...

Food was alright, service was with an attitude. Basic customer service is needed at this place.

food was not the best but ok. as for the man in charge he was very rude.argued my plate wasn't dirty when i asked for a clean one.swearing in front of us.rude to his staff who ended up walking out. when we paid i told him i didn't appreciate him swearing ,all he had to say was 'ok'.no appology. really would not reccomend this place to anyone.

What a find, never thought we would find such a great restaurant in Llanidloes. Will be returning for sure.

Great food. Amazing vibe good price larger sized portions are generous for the price point. Would come back to Raj Mahal in a heartbeat. Well done 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

An Indian restaurant that I am happy to recommend to friends and family. Fabulous food , excellent service, really good menu and drinks, will definitely be going back to enjoy again.

Friendly and attentive service, good food too. Definitely one to use again!

The prawns were not cleaned properly and it took around 2hrs to get it.

Had a lovely meal on the occasion of our twin daughters 18th birthday. The service was excellent. Mo went above and beyond to make the occasion very special, providing banners,balloons cakes ,candles and a drink on the house. Compliments to the chef who also made...

Nothing spectacular really, food just about OK but not brilliant and far too much use of red food colouring in the food. Service could better too. I shan't hurry back.

Had a take away from here,the owner was very welcoming on our arrival,and he got us a drink whilst waiting for our food,(which by the way was well worth the wait)... Compliments to the chef,highly reccomend,the best in lani....

Me and 8 of my friends visited the Raj for my 40th birthday and was so glad we booked, the place was very busy but I can understand why, the food, drinks and service was brilliant. Would definitely recommend.

Called in following a recommendation from the landlady at the stag,freindly staff, great food, very reasonably priced, highly recommended a visit

Best Indian takeaway ever! Fabulous food and generous portions. So good we had another takeaway on our second week and it was just as tasty. Well worth a visit.

My wife and I came for dinner here a couple of times this week. I had a dish called Murghi Bahar with extra Chillies on one night and Lamb Madras on the next night, my wife had Chicken Shashlik on one night and Chicken Tikka...

Keep your expectations to a minimum. If you're in a rush or want a quick meal out, do not go here! They are severely under-staffed with the manager not allowing his one other member of staff to take orders, sit guests, answer the phone or deliver food. He was so busy running about like a headless chicken, as he wouldn't allow his staff to help. This then made him very short with both customers and staff. When taking our order (which was finally taken over 45 mins after we were seated) he was really rushing us and saying "hurry up I thought you were ready". We then waited a further 1 hour and 15 mins for our food to arrive. The food was okay but not the best Indian I've had. However for the price of what we paid I felt the food matched as it was very well priced. I wouldn't say avoid going here, but just do not expect the best Indian experience at all.

Great curry. Nice people. We particularly liked the fact that the menu includes combination selections for c main course, so you can have half and half of your favourite dishes but pay for one main course. Upstairs in the middle of Royal Oak Street with a car park behind our some on street car parking. Ok for kids.

The nicest staff ever work here. So pleasant and friendly. Lots of places could learn from them. Food great . Nicest place to eat in Llanidloes. Don’t miss it. Xxxxx

We visited here whilst staying in a lodge close by. Really enjoyed the food. Love the idea of combination dishes it's like a 2 for 1 at a reasonable price. Was strange how no red onions with the poppadoms amd no vinegar but that was put personal preference. A must visit. And the staff s really friendly.

Had a takeaway for 2. Chicken Tikka and Nagis Kebab starters a Korma and a chicken Jalfrazi (with extra fresh chilli). 2 paelau rice, 1 Keema Nan and 1 Pershwani Nan. All were excellent with salad and mint sauce provided with the starter. Staff are...

Ordered online, paid for my order to pick up at 5.20pm and it was shut!! No answer on the phone and the mobile number went straight to voicemail. Another couple was waiting outside for a meal but were also disappointed. Waited 40 minutes but still...

Staff were soo lovely and the food was amazing! Best indian we have ever had! Will definitely be back again

Keema nan was horrible, uncooked I threw in the bin. There was no sign of proving the restaurant was halal.

Just the most amazing Indian food. We’re always on the hunt for good veggie food, new to the area and I can honestly say, from everywhere we’ve lived, this is the best Indian food we’ve had. The selection is tantalising, every dish so tasty! Tried every dish and couldn’t be happier. Super friendly, helped me take the box down to the car, even gave me a tip on a good dish from the restaurant across the road! Repeat customer assured! :)

I had been told it was really good, so was disappointed, it was tasteless the sag was a bit light on the spinach, all three of of the mains were disappointing , and starters weren't much either unfortunately

Excellent service, nice people and great food at a great price. Thanks

First time here, food was very good and the waiters friendly.

Every time we go to this restaurant it has been v good, we ate their last night and had an enjoyable evening. Food was perfect. Popadoms fresh and crispy, main courses great as were the sag paneer and bindi. Service was great and waiter attentive...

Came here on a camping stop over for a few nights. Though we would try a curry and this place was amazing it was early about 5:45pm when we arrived it was quiet but the service and the food was amazing would recommend.

Really sorry but this was a totally disappointing experience. The restaurant lacked any character and atmosphere (even taking into account social distancing). The poppadoms were greasy and served with what appeared to be a spicy ketchup, smooth from a bottle mango chutney and a white...

They had only just reopened so not too busy on a Monday night. The Food quality was really good, I went with the waiters recommendation, chicken on the bone, it did not disappoint. Recommended

Lovely welcome from the staff and delicious food, at a great price.

We went here on a whim, and were not disappointed we did, greeted by friendly staff, seated quickly and drink order taken straight away, popadoms came quickly with a selection of chutneys. Then food orders taken and served promptly, the place is busy with takeaways...

So so,food medioca, empty restaurant but staff feel the need to suffocate everyone into one corner of the place.

Great meal with family and friends

Had the most frightening experience! As some dishes were unfortunately cold we were discussing with the waiter which we knew,an aggressive, abusive and interfering male approach the table with a threatening manner. We walked out but the owners aloud this visitor to carry on abusing his local customers. This was truly a horrible experience having been to the restaurant several times without a bad meal.I'm pleased that the family with children had left and had not experienced this.Will not visit again out of principle as owner should have removed instigator.

My fiancé and I visited here on New Years Eve. We were ‘greeted’ by a quite scruffy looking man who grunted at us “you booked?”. The restaurant was over half empty and when we told the man that we hadn’t booked he sighed and signalled to a choice of two tables, one next to a large loud party with young children and another next to the bar. When my fiancé asked if we could sit at another empty table, the man very abruptly just said “no, you can’t sit there!” And then continued grumbling and mumbling about not having a booking.Following the rudeness of that man we decided that we did not want to eat there and left. It is unfortunate that this place is the only Indian restaurant in Llanidloes as I’m sure if they had some competition they would need to rethink their customer relations.

Service beyond slow .20 minutes before drinks order taken an hour and a half before starters arrived. Manic service with waiter shouting out to customers obviously stressed and under staffed .had I not been with friends would have walked out way before the mains arrived 2 hours after ordering .shan't be going again until things improve !! Food ok but not great .

The wife and I had a takeaway. We both enjoyed our meal. Well cooked and would recommend. Friendly staff.

Best Indian food I tasted good relaxed atmosphere and friendly staff fresh made food will be back again

We visited here as a party of 6. Food wasn’t great, very little meat in any of the dishes, and every one of us was ill the next day. One of our party got lost looking for the toilets and saw into the kitchen. He commented on the night that it looked filthy. Given how ill we all were it looks like he was right. One meal here ruined a short holiday for all of us. Staff were very rude too. Avoid!

Food was absolutely wonderful, but the older waiter needs to learn about customer service. He is very rude and obnoxious, takes away plates before people have finished, and has no manners at all..spoilt the whole experience. Was going to book for a works night out, wont be doing that now.

Very delicious food had the chicken Tika masala it was great 😋 100% recommend

Had a meal there Saturday evening The food was lovely Staff were friendly Service was good Would Recommend Will be going again x

Been here 4 times now and although the sevice is a little slow at times it is well worth the short wait for your meal always good and the plates are always heated aswell.

Dined here with a friend whilst on s short stay in the area. Nicely decorated. Lovely friendly, on the ball staff. We could not fault anything. We had poppadoms with chutneys, onion bahjis, prawn purée, king prawn vindaloo, chicken pathia, pilau rice, chips and plain nan bread. The poppadoms, rice, bahjis and nan bread were all lovely and light. Great tasting curries too. Oh the cobra on draught was very nice too. Would highly recommend a visit if you love a curry. Will definitely visit again when next in the area.

Visited on Friday 13th () and called in on the off chance that there may be a table for 4 available . There seemed to be only two staff on duty answering the phone for take away orders and serving in the restaurant - they were rushed off their feet. The food was fabulous , hot, tasty and reasonably priced. Yes we had to wait a while but this didn’t matter - we had the Raj special starter , house special biryani served with vegetable curry , tandoori chicken, pilau rice, 2 peshwari naan, chicken biryani , chicken jalfrezi , 8 papadoms plus chutney , and 6 cobra beers ( plus a cola) and it was under £80 . The food was v tasty and portions were generous .

A disappointing curry house. The food was over-spiced with chilli powder instead of fresh chilli's, the poppadoms where store bought, and the rice was over cooked. The staff were nice enough but didn't appear to want to be there apart from one member of staff who was running around being more stressed than he needed to be as the place was nearly empty. The decor is very tierd and it had the feeling of a school dining room. Overall I was disappointed by everything but the Cobra beer!

We came here as a group of 5 on a Sunday night and we were very impressed with the quality of the food. We had 5 different dishes and several side dishes as well and everything was great. The sag paneer, bindi bhajee and chicken tikka jalfrezi were particularly tasty! Would definitely recommend this place.

We ate here last Saturday night and chose this over the other Indian restaurant in Llanidloes as this one had better reviews. Restaurant decor is nice and the dining area is spacious. Chicken chat starters were very nice so we looked forward to our mains - Murghi Bahar but were slightly disappointed, the sauce was tasty although a bit bland, there was little evidence of the minced lamb, the rice portions are small. My husband likes chips with his meal - they served up skinny fries! Waiting staff are attentive but not overly so, probably because they were quite busy. I would return but would order a different main course and skip the skinny fries

We ate here on our overnight stay walking Glyndwr's Way and it was superb! I am vegan and the staff bent over backwards for me. Food was excellent, perfectly deliciously spiced and not too oily. I had cauliflower bhaji and bhindi bhaji with rice and poppadums, and my husband loved his Chicken Balti with garlic naan bread and poppadums. Friendly helpful staff, stylish decor and spacious. Restaurant is upstairs and beautifully stylish and large after an unimposing downstairs entrance. Highly recommend!

This is the second time we have been here & we were not disapointed. The food was great & staff friendly & polite would strongly recommend.

Good food and not very expensive. Also very good for vegetarians.

Nice takeaway. I had the Raj special and was pleased with my choice, very tasty. They told me it would be 35 minutes and I waited an hour before i got my order. The guy (very curt) told me to pay and I'd already paid. I told him this and he asked another member of staff if I had, so obviously thought I was lying! Then when we got home we found the naan bread missing. Wouldn't go there again.

A very good service lovely surroundings pleasant staff clean environment enjoyed food

Restaurant quiet when we arrived, order taken and food served promptly. The meal was very tasty and served good and hot. However, the over attentive staff have put me off returning. Whilst I do think an 'is everything ok with your meal?" Is good manners, being interrupted numerous times is just plain rude.We had finished our poppadoms and 5 times we're asked if we had finished with the dips (we asked that they remain for our mains each time). We were asked if we wanted more drinks twice, waiters leaned across us to keep clearing dishes.I honestly felt as if they were running out of crockery and needed them desperately!I'm not sure if these guys were trying super hard or just bored.

Food is very good and the service is great

Just another faux Indian restaurant run by Bangladeshis serving b*stardised Indian cuisine