The Red Rose in Kingston upon Thames

Really tasty food, quality ingredients, large portions, great service, reasonably priced.

Here's a review you can use for the restaurant on Google: --- ⭐ 1/5 I recently visited this restaurant with my family, and unfortunately, we had a terrible experience. The food was nothing close to authentic—everything was overly sweet, and they seemed to have *NO CONCEPT of SALT* or proper seasoning. Every dish tasted sugary and lacked the balance you expect in Indian cuisine. To make matters worse, the service was poor. The staff seemed inattentive. The only small positive was that the manager offered a discount out of courtesy, but that doesn’t make up for the overall bad experience. We will definitely not be going back. If you’re looking for good Indian food, this is not the place.

Fantastic experience. Excellent service, ambience and delicious food. I've only been there once, but from my experience there I can't understand the negative reviews left by others. I will certainly return. My new favourite Indian restaurant

Red Rose has made me eat Indian food again. Aroma, flavor and excellent presentation. Friendly service and very friendly manager. The best Indian restaurant.

Very good takeaway, dishes all very fresh and good amount of meat and vegetables / not just all sauce like some can be. Good quality, would have again.

There were 9 of us from work. The waiters were really friendly. The food was delicious and a reasonable price. I am looking forward to the next visit!!!

Pretty average. All just ok. Was a busy night and we hadn't booked and they kindly found is a table. Place could have been cleaner. Food was average. Masala so much overly sugary sauce and not much chicken. Would return if out in Surbiton but wouldn't make a point of going here.

The food was delicious and everyone was very friendly. We had a lovely evening.

Excellent food as always. The meat, whether chicken or lamb is always tender - a good sign that the restaurant cares about their cooking. No need to go anywhere else in the Surbiton area.

One of the best options for Indian curries around kingston. If you can handle the heat, ask for madras hot with any curry 🌶. I loved the food, especially the mango lassi. Must try.

After visiting red rose I felt like I had to leave a review which I do not normally do so here we go, on arrival I was the only person in there first impressions was good nice decor but don’t be fooled by this after looking at the menu I asked the waiter if I was to have a balti would it come in a proper balti dish as I like to eat it that way in mid discussion the owner comes over asked what’s a matter I told him about the dish what I wanted he then asked me if it was my first time to a curry house😂 I explained to him I live in leicester and have had many curry’s and I know what I’m talking about, so he reassured me it comes in a balti dish 😅(great) I also asked for my chilli panner a little crispy so I wait, first up the panneer like soggy cheese no crunch I felt disappointed and worried about my main surely there not going to mess this up I’m the only one in here remember, over comes the waiter with my dish. I look at him and he looks at me I gently say what is that dish ? He replies balti dish again I gently say that’s not a that a dish so manager comes out we have words I kindly asked you for a balti dish he swears it’s a balti dish can’t win with these people, so attempted to eat it the chicken was tough but the sauce was ok at best , as I was sitting looking outside I noticed another curry house opposite!! Very busy smiling faces So my advice to anyone wanting a curry is maybe try the one across the road they might give you what u ask for

Attentive servers, delicious food, very fare prices. GF, celiac and vegan friendly. I can't wait to eat here again.

Excellent standard Indian food. Tasty, good quality. Not overprices like some places. Will order again.

Great food and quite frankly not sure what the bad reviews are about

Excellent meal and very good service. Called in without having booked and were accommodated. Very lucky and grateful.

Yhe food was cold and the chicken tikka masala tasted of coconut and was too sweet like a korma.

The worst of Chilli paneer we ever had, one doesn’t put chilli’s and say it’s chilli paneer. Wouldn’t recommend if you really want an authentic dish.

Just had an amazing experience at The Red Rose .. the service was impeccable! The food was stunning .,, it all tasted so fresh and it was lovely. Will definitely be returning

Just had a takeaway from here for the second time. The first time was lovely but this time the naan bread was over cooked so quite dry/tough and the half tandoori chicken was dry and really small. I’ll probably try somewhere else next time which is a shame as it’s so local.

Rather good, better than average! no complaints.

The best curry in surbiton! Have people coming from all over London to try it and a couple have said it’s one of their favs too. Absolutely love it in there.

Well the Dansak was great, pops crispy, but the Karahi was tasteless and the Sag Paneer was awful (soggy and little tasteless cheese). Overall very disappointing.

What an excellent find! Amazing service, amazing wine and the food was divine. They couldn’t have done more for us. The place was full of people and laughter. The energy of fun and fairy lights warmed the cockles of your heart. Will defo be back ❤️

Amazing service, really attentive staff and the food was on point!

Food was exactly what I needed at a very good price point for the area. The owner was attentive and helpful when asked about the food

super duper food; lovely hosts; a must visit Indian/Bengali Restaurant in the Kingston and Surbiton area!!!

Wrong dish sent. Both side dishes tastes exactly the same with no flavour like tinned tomatoes. Curry sauce was thin like water. Didn't enjoy

1st time we've visited Red Rose as we were working and staying in a hotel locally. There are a few Indian restaurants within the vicinity and the Red Rose seemed to be the most populular so we entered and was warmly welcomed. We both ordered poppadoms with chutney tray as our starter, and then both ordered the Tandoori mixed grill with garlic naan upgrade acompanied with Saag Aloo, to be washed down with a few large Cobra beers for our evening dining. I have to admit that the food was absolutely spot on and I would recommend this dish if you enjoy a tandoor ( I do!) So on a final mention, We will most definitely revisit Red Rose again if we ever in the area again! Many thanks and well done Red Rose 👍

Our favourite local - lovely staff!

Absolutely superb evening. Good friends and great food

PLEASE PLEASE can you clean up the side of your restaurant on Cottage Grove and have your staff put their cigarette buds in a bin, the front maybe clean but doesn't look good where the kitchen is.

Good tasty food, sometimes service seems to be grumpy but efficient

No salt at all in the food , quantity is much less from When you eating in the restaurant

nice food,nice friendly delivery driver,always great service,dan.

So we’ve just ordered a delivery through Just Eat and the food was really bad and 25mins late , restaurant fault . The whole meal was lacking in any flavour . The fish was burnt and flavourless , the dhal hadn’t been cooked together with the spices so was like lumpy water in a load of butter , the okra was not fresh and extremely burnt and tasted like it had been cooked in some sort of Indian pickle to cover up the underlying burnt offerings . Anyhow won’t be ordering again, lesson learnt

Order was 25 mins late , restraunt at fault …. The whole thing lacked any flavour . The fish was burnt with out flavour , the dhal hasn’t even been cooked together and has something in it which I have pictured and the okra was burnt and not fresh at all . I don’t see how this restaurant is still open as it serves extremely unpleasant food , the ingredients arnt fresh either . This is not Indian food at its best

It was okay experience dining in Red Rose. We ordered drinks, starters and the main course. Initially we thought that the starters were cheap but then after looking at the quantity we came to know why. Its kids menu.. 🙂 So, you will have to order many dishes altogether 😁 Saga paneer was okay. Ideally it should be spinach gravy instead of sauteed spinach but that's fine. Dal tadka daal is not authentic but that's not only problem with this restaurant. It's problem with 90% of the restaurants in the UK. Tadka should be over the daal giving the extra flavor. Rotis were good and authentic and we're not just the bread ones. Overall, this restaurant is okay to visit once in a while. Not too good and not to bad 🙂

I’m regular here for takeaways and after this evening’s delivery, my wife and I just had to leave a review! They are the absolute best, the food always 100% and I couldn’t believe it when the delivery driver apologised for being 5 mins beyond the delivery time!?? You guys are awesome!!

Cold food, small portions. Used to be good but has gone way down hill.

Hey, great curry house. Excellent prices. good attentive service (we were close to closing) I look forward to returning.

A friend and I visited this Indian restaurant yesterday evening. As far as I remember, this is the first time in the numerous reviews that I have written for Tripadvisor that I have not awarded full marks. I'm doing my best to be entirely fair here. We arrived unannounced at 8 pm on a Friday evening. The restaurant was fairly quiet but soon became filled with at least one large party. Our orders were taken promptly and we were served equally promptly. So far so good. However, the tarka dall (£4.95) that I asked for did not come until I'd asked a third time and then was not thick as I'd insisted. This was then rectified. The chicken in the pasanda (£9.95) that I often have in such restaurants was rather tough and the pasanda was neither quite as creamy nor quite as tasty as the ones I've had elsewhere. Nevertheless, it was perfectly edible and enjoyable. My friend told me that the haryali chicken tikka masala (£9.95) that she'd ordered was delicious and I agreed with her when I tried some. Prices (as above) were pretty standard. Perhaps I'm being a bit picky here and have been spoilt by other restaurants that I've visited recently. Be that as it may, there was nothing seriously wrong with our meal and I would not wish to deter readers from paying Red Rose a visit. It's simply that I did not find the meal as enjoyable as I'd hoped. Further, the staff didn't seem as friendly as staff that I normally encounter. I didn't detect any particular atmosphere. The restaurant was perfectly clean and the male lavatory immaculate. The restaurant is situated on a very busy road and while I was able to park my car more or less outside, I doubt that lunchtime eaters would have much of a chance of being able to do the same. To summarise, perfectly good restaurant - but it didn't do a lot for me.

Very pleasant experience. Had the lunch specials. Good selection.

chicken ceylon was really tasty ,very nice,thanks.

Amazing food and lovely atmosphere. One of the best Indian restaurants I've been to

Nice atmosphere but curry was lacking in flavour and kept trying to fill up my wine glass to quickly

This promised so much, friendly staff and a good menu but regrettably, and all too often these days with curry restaurents the food was very bland and lacked any spice or heat which is what you want from a proper curry. At £45 per head we certainly wont be going back.

Love this place great takeaways And great service we had a lovely meal there last Saturday evening

Very good food good service and good atmosphere, good place to celebrate birthdays in large groups.

Love it here food is great staff are really attentive and price is reasonable.

Had a delivery order Food was very bland on the whole, gave a 3 🌟 rating because of delivery time was spot on

Expensive, and food was slightly cold when we arrived. Nearly £5 for a rice - which only serves one person properly - much too expensive.

Good Indian restaurant with many traditional British style Indian dishes. It has a very typical Indian restaurant interior, mirrors columns, piped Indian music. Good honest restaurant, prices are fair and quality is fine. Service was excellent on my two visits and I would be happy to visit there again.

Got a delivroo from here and when the food arrived 90% of the food had spilled inside the bag and all the film lids had not been put on properly. We rung up to explain the situation to red rose and the rude man on the phone was adament that it was not them, all lids are put on properly and that the delivroo driver and us were to blame for the food spillage. He then pretended he couldn't hear us on the phone and that we should ask deliveroo for a refund. I know as a motorbike driver myself, for a 2 mile trip no matter how crazy you were to drive on a motorbike/scooter there is no way every item with those lids would spill out, poppadoms flew out the bag, naans all over covered in sauce. That's knocked 3 stars off for me. Food very very nice but shame 1 staff member has no regard for customer service

Been here only a few times as I have another favourite; a place I've visited since my teens. But the quality here is one of the best in town!! Thick sauces, great naans, lots of sauces. The interior is really pretty and quite instagrammable, if you're into that. Worth the price. Great service. I usually make a booking. Though one time I did book they didn't have my name down but fortunately I arrived for opening, so they could seat me and my nephew.

Tasty food and friendly service. Definitely recommend

I got lamb tikka when I asked for chicken.. still asides this error the food was nice and the staff were friendly and provided good service

I order just now a chicken tikka it’s just like a chicken pieces in sugar water pls don’t order

Always excellent at the Red Rose - reliable, reasonably priced and very tasty.

Food was awful, had a Chicken Tikka and the chicken was as tough as old boots

Do not order from this resturant! Food was awful. Manger done nothing when I complained about my food. Do NOT order from this place

While my husband was away, he left my daughter and I just eat vouchers. We tried Red Rose delivery and the food was wonderful. We had veg korma, a chicken biryani and a side of rice. They threw in a small curry for free. The portion sizes were good and it lasted us both two meals. The veg korma was delicious and I would order it again. The delivery time was long, which probably meant the food was made to order so not complaining. I recommend red rose.

A million miles from where this curry house used to be so sad used to be. I had a Chicken Bhuna so sweet is it was horrible like something out of a tin. Never again !!

Best Indian restaurant!!! Good food, good service, good atmosphere. Highly recommended 👌 If you are looking for Indian cuisine, this is the best restaurant. The meeting, service, and atmosphere are perfect. Highly recommended!!!

Always a good evening at the Red Rose, Surbiton. Good food, good service and reasonably priced.

Usually our go to Indian place but sadly it wasn’t great last night. Food arrived cold and was a little bland! Delivery driver was lovely though

The food was incredibly tasty yet I feel overpriced for the size of the portions.

Great tasting food, lovely staff and beautiful restaurant. Had okra which was fresh and right amount of spice and lamb lahori which was tender and just delicious. My new regular!

Very disappointing. Ordered Thali for collection. Changed a couple of items and paid the extra. I got there on time but had to wait at least 10 more minutes and then when I got my order I gave it a quick check and there was no nan so I had to go back and wait a further few minutes for the nan. To be fair that was the nicest part of the whole meal, the rest was very average. Anyway when I came on to the main meal, the rice was just a plain rice not the mushroom rice I had paid extra for. Very disappointing. So when I had finished some of the meal (I threw half of it away) I called the restaurant and explained the situation to the manager and he offered to refund just £2 - the difference in what I had paid and what I received. This seemed to be a bit of an insult to me but he didn't want to budge. When I suggested a full refund he got quite shirty and said he would have got someone out to me straight away. When I am half way through a meal I really don't want to wait a further 30 minutes for the rice. His reply was that mistakes happen and I should just accept that. I don't think 2 major mistakes with a simple takeaway is acceptable and the attitude was appalling. So when I said I would leave a review he hung up on me - very professional. They are all smiles when they are taking your money but it all changes when they get it wrong.

Very disappointing. Ordered Thali for collection. Changed a couple of items and paid the extra. I got there on time but had to wait at least 10 more minutes and then when I got my order I gave it a quick check and there was no nan so I had to go back and wait a further few minutes for the nan. To be fair that was the nicest part of the whole meal, the rest was very average. Anyway when I came on to the main meal, the rice was just a plain rice not the mushroom rice I had paid extra for. Very disappointing. So when I had finished some of the meal (I threw half of it away) I called the restaurant and explained the situation to the manager and he offered to refund just £2 - the difference in what I had paid and what I received. This seemed to be a bit of an insult to me but he didn't want to budge. When I suggested a full refund he got quite shirty and said he would have got someone out to me straight away. When I am half way through a meal I really don't want to wait a further 30 minutes for the rice. His reply was that mistakes happen and I should just accept that. I don't think 2 major mistakes with a simple takeaway is acceptable and the attitude was appalling. So when I said I would leave a review he hung up on me - very professional. They are all smiles when they are taking your money but it all changes when they get it wrong.

Food portions all of a sudden very small

The restaurant is not very large and felt a little cramped. There was a party of boys next to us who were loud and obnoxious. We asked the waiter to speak to them but they didn’t seem to take much notice. The menu is pretty standard stuff. Portion sizes are good but lack flavour. This is an after pub type of place.

Nice food. Timely delivery. Thumbs up.

The food was below average for the veg dish however the service was good hence the two star.

1st visit here and not disappointed- food and service superb. Asked for a Pathia vindeloo hot and it absolutely was!! Will be visiting again when next in Surbiton.

Fantastic Indian restaurant & only a 5 minute walk from home. Food was delicious & service impeccable especially when I managed to knock over & break my wine glass! They couldn't have been more attentive as I managed to cut myself too! Will definitely go back & definitely recommend.

The quantity of food for the price was appalling and barely warm. Paid £10.95 for a tiny Korma which was mostly sauce and hardly any chicken in it. The 2 lamb samosas were also tiny for the price. Only a very small portion of rice for £4.75. Do not expect to be left hungry after spending £20 on a meal for one. Won’t be ordering again. Extremely poor value. Other Indian restaurants in the area offer much better portions of equally tasty food for less money. Hope Red Rose will compensate for a very disappointing meal.

I usually really love this restaurant so was looking for a good quality meal. My daughter and I both had chicken but it was not nice, the chicken was over cooked and unpleasant, and the sauces were not at all as good as they usually are. I did phone the restaurant to complain about the quality, but the man on the phone just apologised and said it was the usual chef. We had to throw the food away which is such a shame as it was supposed to be a real treat.

First time visit can highly recomend the welcome was great and the food super tasty. Will definitely return when we are in the Area again.

good food and good service. shubo was very friendly and quick in serving. if you are craving for some spicy indian food head to this place. And if you are craving for really spicy then i recommend naga chicken

We have tried lots of curries in the area since we moved here 7 years ago and this is definitely the best. We get curry delivered every week and it is always absolutely delicious. Whatever we order is fresh and so tasty; it's also very reasonably priced and arrives very promptly every time.

Nice restaurant. Friendly staff. The food was very nice, spicy where it should be, and flavourful. All my friends enjoyed their dishes too. It isn't a 5 star, but it *is* a solid 4.

Great food, great atmosphere, and great service...what's not to like? Had the Balti...great earthy flavors and just the right amount of kick. Consistently great tasting fresh food.

The only nice thing was the Nan bread everything else was awful especially the chicken which was the horrible processed cubed crap,never go to an Indian that only serves breast it will always be rubbish!

I requested a quiet table when I called..my husband & I were put alongside 4 people..one lady was shouting..using expletives..talking about dirty underwear and toilet rolls..I think she must have been intoxicated to say the least..our food arrived..my husbands lamb dish was tough & tastless..my vegetarian dishes had no flavour whatsoever..even the poppadums had a twangy taste like cooked in rancid oil..very poor food..will not go back..pity it used to be good.

Great food, professional. Reasonable value

Very strange and pretty unacceptable that the delivery driver opened my front door!!??!!! He could have knocked / called my phone number??? Food was lovely though.

Meat a bit tough. Ordered a separate green salad £3.99, half a tomato. 2 slicers of cucumber, 2 bits of red onion and some green beans!

Ordered for delivery ( to Berrylands ) .... Great telephone service, friendly driver delivered hot, tasty food within the stated delivery window. Plain rice was a bit dry but then again plain rice isn't very exciting is it. Pilau rice next time..... Used Sarada for 30+ years but now they are gone the Red Rose is our new Curry venue

Delivery just within time frame. Rice, bread and onion Bhaji average but both currys very disappointing. Onion gravy with Chilli powder and yesterdays left over old tough chicken does not make a Curry. No complexity to the flavour at all. won't go back.

Super! Fantastic! Foods are so yummy and taste so good 👍 good for family outing, reservation might need.

Took too long to arrive (20 mins after the delivery window) and was cold as a result. It’s a fairly expensive place so expect better. Food is good quality and I have been a regular but am unlikely to return now. Complimentary popadoms to apologise for the delay would have been a good idea.

Tasty, good portions as always, thank you.

Decent food well served. What happened to a decent hot flannel at the end of your meal, we ended up with a cold wet wipe 🤦‍♂️

Great food, attentive staff, super location.

Welcoming restaurant with an interesting selection of house special dishes. Had an excellent meal and all reasonably priced. Would definitely recommend and return.

So pleased with our experience tonight. Came with a lot of family to celebrate an 80th birthday, this included 2 very noisy babies. Apologies to other diners but a big thank you to the staff of the Red Rose. Food was excellent.

Thankyou so much to the staff at Red Rose Surbiton. They made my autistic grandson's 13th birthday so special they bought him a birthday cake, sang happy birthday to him. George was overwhelmed as were we as a family. I can't thank you enough for making George feel so special. We are regulars at this exceptional restaurant not only is the food great but the staff are so welcoming. Thankyou so much you really made George's day.

Astonished at the price difference between the restaurant prices and just eat. Won't be using it again.

Top 2 in Surbiton. Love the dansak here. Very friendly and a great atmosphere overall. Takeaways great too.

The food was delicious and the service was excellent. 5 stars