The Royal Duke Bar & Grill in Rutland

Great place, always fab time. The food is great.

Had a few takeaways from here. Order my food and have a pint while I wait. Beer garden is lovely. Service is excellent and quality of food is exceptional.

I’ve had a takeaway from here a couple of times now, the food was great and the service was speedy and very friendly.

Takeaway Indian meal delivered. Complete waste of nearly £60. Disappointed would be an understatement. We have ordered from here lots of times before but tonight’s offering was atrocious to put it mildly. Everything was bland and tasteless. Difficult to tell the dishes apart by taste alone. It was meant to be a curry for Christ’s sake! The only heat was in the lamb samosas. The rest (3 different curry dishes ) were just meh! Bland and tasteless with not even a hint of spice.

Nice meal delivered a little after time but was all pretty much good. Only negative for me was the Peshwari Naan was bland seemed to be missing most of the Peshawar elements. As a plain naan it was ok.

We had a food delivery recently.It was very hot,very tasty and the driver was a nice chap. We would recommend 👍

We had a great delivery from here a few weeks ago. Food was great

I hadn't been in this great pub for over 6.5 years When l walked in it was as if I had never left Oakham

This used to be a fantastic takeaway. The menu has changed, the website doesn’t work particularly well and the food was appalling. The dishes are all very brightly coloured but watery and tasteless. King Prawns rubbery and flavourless. Not a hint of herbs or spice. Such a shame, we used to really enjoy this place and recommend it to others but it’s only the name that hasn’t changed.

Staff are great but the food and delivery service are terrible. Our food arrived without the rice we ordered, the rice then arrived 50 minutes after the initial order!!! Food was cold & no refund offered. Given 2 poppadoms to say ‘sorry’. But no dips or anything, waste of money!

Looks like they got a new chef as the food was miles better few weeks ago. Used to be a regular but not anymore.

i used to be the royal duke back in the day

Ordered a large meal for 6 people for ourselves and our guests. We were not disappointed. The food arrived on time and still nice and hot. The dishes tasted amazing and we will def. be using them again.

Local pub local people not a bad place

Visited this place in search of authentic Indian taste and found best food so far in the UK, the staff were very polite and friendly. Will definitely visit again. Strongly recommend if you are looking for curry dishes

Food was 10/10, service was quick and staff were really helpful.

Absolutely disgusting customer service. The manager was rude, ignorant and showed an utter disregard to our concerns over the phone, after taking our money and not delivering our order. DO NOT USE. I will add, since the owner has lied in their response, that I can confirm I did not receive my order (animal crossing, or otherwise!) or receive any calls - I called them after my money was taken and order cancelled. I suppose it's difficult to keep track of all of your disappointed customers though when you are dealing with so many. Clearly they have confused me with another aggrieved customer.

First time ordering from their mobile app and it was great! Ordering system was seamless, food was lovely and arrived right on time. Also love the fact they are offering new customers a discount on their first order but also 15% on every 5th order! You must try this place

Absolutely disgusting customer service. The manager was rude, ignorant and showed an utter disregard to our concerns over the phone, after taking our money and not delivering our order. DO NOT USE.

Owner is a very unpleasant person.

Pint while wait for your curry? Oh ok then. You can’t beat this place.

Yet another superb meal from The Royal Duke. - prompt, cheerful service. The Chicken Dopiaza and the Channa Masala were tremendous. Thank you, Nilesh and the team.

Really poor service lately, used to be excellent and have used for a number of years now, however the last 4 orders I have place have been accepted then received a phone call upto 1 hour later advising either no driver to deliver or food will be in excess of 2hours, such a shame that they’ve become so poor.

Yet another delicious take-away from the R Duke. Chicken Jalfrezi and Channa Masala were superb. Thank you.

Well what can I say. We ordered a delivery and as my husband cannot eat coriander we requested his Dopiaza without it. When it arrived it obviously had coriander so he could not eat it. Their website says to advise them of any problems so I contacted them. They offered to send another dish but we had already shared my Chicken Tikka Massala, which was delicious but unfortunately not to my husband's taste, so I advised The Royal Duke not to send it out as we had finished eating. I was then told if I should order again they would put twice the amount of coriander in the dish and put the phone down! We obviously will not use them again and would not recommend anyone else to use them

At first sight, The Royal Duke is a rather unprepossessing town centre pub, and half of it is. However, the other half is a small Indian Restaurant (more a café, in truth) serving authentic delicious food in remarkably generous quantities. All the usual Indian dishes are there, complemented by some more unusual delicacies. The Honey Chilli Chicken is an absolute delight and the Channa Masala is superb. Don't be put off by the exterior; you will not be disappointed.

Don't let the outside of the venue put you off. Kitchen is spotless. Had a takeaway upon friends recommendation. Honey chilli chicken was divine. Loads of meat and an explosion or flavour. Tarka dhall was the best of my life. We ordered that and some gorgeous nan bread. All scrumptious. Generous portions. Enough leftovers for lunch!

We are always amazed at both the service and the quality of the food we have, highly recommend everyone to try it. Oh, and the deliver time is super fast. The mixed grill is fantastic .

Always amazing tasty food. Excellent and quick delivery. Never had a complaint. Food is always piping hot when it arrives.

Drinks and atmosphere wonderful. Where can I leave a review about the food though?

Very good local pub. I have enjoyed the time that I have spent there. Locals and Corrine(landlady) are very friendly.

Thank you very much! Great food and excellent service!

Wow! Just wow! Tonight was the 1st time we’ve ordered from here on a friends recommendation. It certainly won’t be the last. The food was piping hot on delivery, the portions were very good and the food was simply delicious. The best curry i have ever eaten. Not just this year, the best curry I’ve eaten, ever. And I’ve had a few........

This has to be one of the best curry houses in Oakham. The food is authentic and extremely tasty. Not to mention it's very reasonably priced. When we get a takeout curry, we order from here every time! The pub staff are also super friendly, and there's a really nice local atmosphere here to be enjoyed!

Disgusting service. Waited for almost 2 hours then received a call from them saying they had cancelled my order. I would NEVER order from here again and suggest you don't either.

Went for a drink - excellent atmosphere so friendly.

Excellent. Really nice authenticate Indian dishes. My chicken tikka bhuna was fantastic. Would highly recommend. We ordered for delivery, came on time with a smile

Excellent, first take away and already planning the next. The food was the nicest Indian I've had in ages, fresh, good quality, tasty and huge portions. Fab quick and friendly delivery too. Recommended

nice and clean,food looks good.

Absolutely superb. Very quick delivery. Ordered through Foodhub. Will definitely order again The food was excellent and arrive nice and fresh and hot.

This is the second time we have ordered from The Royal Duke, I have to say that I am very impressed. The food is delicious, we have enjoyed every dish and can't wait to try some more. It is one of the best curries I have ever eaten, the food is lovely and fresh, very flavoursome with just the right balance of spices. We have had the food delivered by Just Eat, it has arrived quickly and both times has been pipping hot.

Great food and fast delivery. Made a request that the butter chicken could be made "mild" instead of the usual "medium" spice for my children. They done just this, no complaints at all from the boys. Thank you! Never had a bad meal from here.

One of the best curries we’ve ever had. We have had a few meals from here and as yet have failed to be dissatisfied. I agree that sometimes the madras and vindaloo are hotter than most places but they are packed with flavour. Just order a mild version. The large mixed grill would feed an army. Okay it’s £20 but it would easily feed 8 as a starter. I order it and then eat what’s left over the next few days. The meat is so tender and the chicken tikka mixed into any curry is beautiful. Our favourite discovery is their mushroom rice. You’ve gotta try it. Anyway, glad we’ve found a really good place. Can’t wait till lockdown ends so we can go in person. Keep it up.

We had a take away this evening. All the food was so hot and spicy we couldn’t eat it. Hubby had a chicken tikka madras which he has had twice before and was fine, tonight it was just too hot to eat . I had biriyani which I thought would be mild. My mouth was on fire after two mouthfuls I couldn’t eat any more. Disappointing.

Absolutely awful. When complained they sent out another one that was the exact same. Delivery driver refused to come upstairs to my flat when I have a young child. Refused a refund also. The guy it who spoke to me was very rude and just...

Amazing food, fantastic customer service, im glad i answered the door because if any of the girls would have locked eyes with that delivery driver it wouldn't just be curry they'd be eating.

This place is an absolute gem. The food is some of the best Indian cuisine you will fine (even in India) and it is very sensibly priced. I particularly enjoyed the Honey Chilli Chicken and the Channa Masala - and the Taka Dhal is superb....

Absolutely delicious food with friendly and helpful service. The saag paneer is amazing and Nilesh is so helpful and quick to change spice levels to suit different palates.

Ordered a take away this evening. Piping hot and very quick service. Eat in or out this pace hs never let us down. If you haven't tried your missing out. I highly recommend the tandoori mixed grill. Thank you again

First time here tonight. Felt safe, all the PPE, very clean and sanitised with well spaced tables. My jalfrezi was fresh, tasty with the right amount of spice and yummy crunchy peppers. My son had prawn tawa and the amount of prawns (and the size of them) was insane. You must try their signature naan with almonds and honey. Amazing. Nilesh is a great host and the service was second to none. My new favourite Indian restaurant in Oakham. We will be back very soon.

Cozy pub, nice back garden, tasty meal. Place worth to visit

We went to this place after reading good reviews and pleased we did. We sat in the restaurant which is basically half the use of a pub. The place is quite scruffy with local chavs walking in and out through to the toilets and pool...

We've dined and had takeaways from the Royal Duke in the past with no faults. We decided to eat in again on the eat out to help out scheme, on a spur of the moment thing. Rang the restaurant and the regular guy (don't know...

We regularly have take aways delivered and ate in tonight. Amazing food everytime. Very friendly and helpful stay. I cant recommend this place enough. You will not be disappointed 👍👍

Excellent food , value and service

Do love a good indian and this was cheap they deliver or you can collect. The quality of the meal was better than you would find in most indian restaurants. Fed a family of 4 for under £20 left feeling full and smiling . Staff...

First time ordering from here tonight and it definitely won’t be the last. By far the best Indian take away we have ever had. The food was delivered quickly and the quality was amazing - portions very generous and delicious!!!

Was surprised to hear a recently closed local pub has turned into an Indian takeaway. But tried it on an off chance. And oh how we were pleased we did! The best Indian takeaway we’ve had in Oakham and there are a lot so that’s...

Had this unassuming place recommended by friends so we tried it and it was fantastic! Very friendly- the proprietor came out to greet us in the carpark when we weren’t sure of the way in- absolutely delicious curries had by all four of our party;...

Thankyou for our delicious curry! It was excellent, very good portions and we all enjoyed our different dishes. This take away has restored my faith in them, don’t know when we had a decent one. Our first order and certainly won’t be our last! Thanks...

Other half has a nut allergy and sometimes you dont always feel confident when ordering from some places. Not the case with these guys! Was called back by the lovely lady taking orders and assured there would be no problem in making everything nut free....

Thank you for our absolutely delicious Indian meal tonight! 😋Nice and hot on delivery, lovely friendly delivery person too! 😃 Great portion sizes and value for money! Can't wait for our next one!

Heard good things so decided to give it a try. We weren't disappointed at all. It is by far the best curry in Oakham. The service was good and it was easy parking to collect it, but then they also deliver too. Can't fault the...

Authentic, delicious and beautifully fresh. An absolute must for Indian food lovers. A rare treat.

Ordered through Just Eat on the recommendation of a friend - and we were very impressed. I had the chicken tikka (really flavoursome and a very generous portion) with rice and a peshwari naan. One of the nicest Indian meals I’ve had - and there’s...

Long wait when arrived pompodoms missing food burnt curry which was jalfrezi I’ve never had one so flaming hot ruined the whole meals for 76.00 never again they did bring another burger out and pompodoms but not wanting it after burning mouths and taste of...

Dal makhni is the best . Everyone must try it .

We decided to try the Dukes takeaway service as we’re all in lockdown. On the order page theres the option to have your food dropped off on doorstep so theres no human contact- excellent!! Until we opened our door(20ish seconds after knock) and the driver...

Great food full of flavour, freshly cooked Good service never disappoints. Tandoori mixed grill is awesome

Chilli fish starter is amazing.

This is hands down one of the best Indian food outlets in Oakham. Try it you won’t be disappointed! I had the Jalfrezi with lamb and it was perfect, the Naan are light and fluffy and not soggy and greasy how some are. Paneer was...

The surroundings might be modest, but the food is excellent and the portions very generous! The menu has a degree of authenticity which many 'Indian' restaurant menus do not and is astonishingly good value.

A real pub with great atmosphere

I just collected a take away from the Duke and every dish was fantastic, highly recommended!

Indian takeaway out of this world! Very much recommended 👌👌

Ordered takeaway from here after reading good reviews. Really disappointed, I ordered the mogo paneer dish and my husband had the chicken madras. My dish was awful very dry, hardly any paneer, mostly filled with root vegetables. Would not order from here again

Amazing food, great spices, flavours spot on and reasonably priced. Would defo recommend.

We have had a few takeaways and have eaten in and every time the food has been spot on! Nothing to complain about at all, just fantastic

First time visit to collect a take away the meau an price looked perfect. At the time I picked up it looked busy but when I got home with my food I was very excited to try it. Food was ok below average it's ok...

Absolutely fabulous food - great delivery, very very tasty good portion sizes highly recommend.

Great food. Sizzler starters were amazing and curries were superb. Some of the best I have tasted and from living in SE Asia for several years this is saying a lot. Will definitely be going back.

My husband and I had a takeaway from here last night. It’s a bit deceptive because from the outside it looks like a pub, but inside, turn left and you’re in the dining area. We ordered Chicken makhni, lamb jalfrezi, pilau rice, tarka dal, garlic...

We regularly get takeaways from here and we’ve eaten in as well. The food is always delicious, and the portions are very generous, great value for money. I’d recommend the mixed grill (large, obviously). Staff are very friendly. Haven’t had a curry from anywhere else...

We had a takeaway but you can eat in too. They do deliveries. Very big portions and much better quality than you usually get from takeaways. Excellent Vege korma, Dal and bhajis. Chicken tikka was delicious as we're various rice. The Madras was properly hot!...

The most important thing is that the food is incredible. I've now tried all the grills which are 10/10 and the chicken and kheema mix is to die for. I'd recommend every day of the week.

The food here was absolutely amazing! The mogo paneer sizzler and chicken and kheema mix is absolutely incredible. I'll be back as much as I can.