The Royal Raj in Derby

Visited here for the first time last night. Menu was great, food was lovely and service from all staff was very professional. Would recommend.

Staff are very pleasant, great service. Food is always nice and cooked to my liking. They welcome children and the environment has a calm feel. Everything arrives on time and overall we really enjoy our visit to this restaurant. Prices are very reasonable. Pleased to have found this place and no doubt will continue to visit.

We have been to the raj many times for celebrations and time with friends, and always had takeaway from there. In the past we have always been relatively happy and there are some lovely staff there. However, unfortunately last night, whilst celebrating my birthday we did not have the best experience. As we were coming to the end of eating, and two members of our group were still eating the waiter asked if he could start to clear the table. Although I said he could take my plate he then proceeded to clear table, whilst one of our friends started to apologise to us that she was being such a slow eater. Our other friend felt rushed and with such a large plate of food left asked if he could take it away instead. The waiter returned with a doggy bag and the bill. We hadn’t asked for the bill and our friend was still eating. As we paid we did highlight that we felt it was not acceptable we had been rushed so much, only to get an argument back. Saying they were closing. This was half an hour before their advertised closing time and we had also asked as we entered the restaurant if we were ok to have a table or if it was too late. They said it was absolutely fine and nothing about closing or only having a set amount of time. In future I would suggest that restaurant do the following: - don’t accept a table if it is too late, or at least say yes but I am afraid you will only have this much time -change your opening times online, we went there because we had googled the restaurant and knew it didn’t close for a while -don’t ask to start clearing plates when at least half the group are still clearly eating -don’t bring out the bill before it is asked for -recognise the error and apologise, it goes a long way.

The staff are always welcoming the food is amazing and reasonably priced can’t wait to go back

Always have a fantastic meal here Worth every penny, staff are great, food even better 10/10 Thanks

Went to the Raj with a large family group, Poor Service !!! Had to fetch & carry our own drinks to the table from the bar, didn’t as agreed separate the bill into 3, & on asking for doggy bag was given the containers & told to do it ourselves. Subsequently found out that one of our group which complained about the above was told his return custom was not welcome for complaining. Good strategy for keeping Customer Complaints’s down ?? Not a Customer focused establishment !!

After encouraging a family group of 10 to go for a meal at the Raj last Sunday (not very Busy), was very disappointed by their total lack of Customer service. Firstly on asking for the group to be split into 3 group billing (which the person taking the order said he would sort), the bill arrived as one itemised bill for the full group of ten, so not supplied and the table then had to work out which each the the 3 groups owed ! Secondly because initially we wanted group billing for each group & there was ten of us, we was asked to go order, pay and bring back to the table themselves all drinks from the bar ! Thirdly on asking to take some of the residual food away with us, cartons were dropped on the table with a demand we did it ourselves ! All the above have been supplied effectively in the past, so don't know why the change to a none Customer Service focus has been adopted and lastly on complaining on leaving, my wife was told my return Custom there would no longer be welcome ! Previous complaint 2 years ago below: Raj curry house Allestree, whilst always had a positive experience, tonight very poor & confrontation with who said he was the manager & if he was ? Absolutely shocking !!!! He Needs Customer focus which for some reason seemed to have no Customer focus at all.

After encouraging a family group of 10 to go for a meal at the Raj last Sunday (not very Busy), was very disappointed by their total lack of Customer service. Firstly on asking for the group to be split into 3 group billing (which the person taking the order said he would sort), the bill arrived as one itemised bill for the full group of ten, so not supplied and the table then had to work out which each the the 3 groups owed ! Secondly because initially we wanted group billing for each group & there was ten of us, we was asked to go order, pay and bring back to the table themselves all drinks from the bar ! Thirdly on asking to take some of the residual food away with us, cartons were dropped on the table with a demand we did it ourselves ! All the above have been supplied effectively in the past, so don't know why the change to a none Customer Service focus has been adopted and lastly on complaining on leaving, my wife was told my return Customer service there would no longer be welcome !

We came to you on Christmas Day. We got there earlier than booked in, due to our circumstances and we were happy to grab a drink and wait at the bar. OMG... what an amazing Christmas Day this was. Our food was amazing and out of this world! Well done to the staff, nothing was too much trouble. And..... Christmas Pudding to complete our day. A BIG thank you to the Royal Raj for making our Christmas Day A....ma....zing!

Immense takeaway! Sublime flavours and timing impeccable. Highly recommend. My wife and I ordered medium hot dishes and weren’t left disappointed. Delicious succulent meat with a kick that left a satisfying taste in the mouth.

Great food, delivered on time with every item nice and hot

Excellent quality food with friendly service.

Great service. Enjoyed the food.

Had our first takeaway from here this Saturday evening. Brilliant friendly helpful guy on the phone, very quick delivery by a really friendly man and the food was brilliant. Will be doing that again.

100% consistently amazing tandoori chicken, best I’ve ever tasted anywhere.. travelled and been lots of tandoori spots, this one is genuinely the best!! The Raj Allestree is a long standing authentic restaurant with great staff and high quality food. Over 20 years in Allestree serving high standard Indian cuisine.. we really appreciate your efforts, long may it continue.

Well tasty and arrived so quickly!

I do recommend this restaurant but sadly on this occasion it wasn't to my satisfaction so I'm giving takeaways a rest.

Without a doubt some of the best food I have ever eaten!!

Very nice food, ordered some lamb and chicken dishes, would recommend

Reviewing on delivery. Used around half a dozen times now for delivery. Service is exceptional, food always hot and delivered by a proper dapper bloke with a smile as big as the sun. He always brings a smile to my face, top man. Food is exceptional as well, going through the menu and a distinct difference with the dishes, unlike many other places that use the same base sauce and screw the dish up with unnecessary spices. A total joy to eat. Highly recommend The Royal Raj. Well done team. 10/10

These guys get better and better. The standard of the food and prices is by far the best in Derby. I’ve tried pretty much every well known restaurant and was brought up eating curries in the 80’s when the full moon and the palace were worth visiting Normanton for for a food night out. Keep doing what you do and fly the flag for Allestree. Faultless , thanks guys

Recommend The Royal Raj food is lovely.

Was absolutely lovely, all warm , very tasty, will definitely order again

Absolutely delicious food and friendly service. Highly recommend.

I don't order very often but when I do the food is excellent I recommend this restaurant.

Always good food from this amazing restaurant! we had a takeaway tonight but it's also such a beautiful place to sit in and eat.

Went tonight with my friends for a dinner date and omg what an amazing service and food we had. 🥘 From their delicious hot cheese naan 🫓 to their scrumptious biryani & beautiful tandoori prawns 🍤 everything was so on point 🤌🤌🤌 Highly recommend this place xx

Love this restaurant in the centre of Park Farm Shopping Centre, really delicious food cooked to perfection, great vegetarian options as well, the mushroom Korma was mouth-watering! They also do takeaways. Free car parking in park farm shopping centre, though time restricted to 2 hours I think, but check first, as I walked there so didn’t use it.

always steady - good food and service

Tandoori salmon was wet and miserable. Not eaten. The rice was full of green beans. Yuck. The special tandoori was cold, and dry and tough. Will not order again.

Excellent quality food. Rapid service and piping hot. Many thanks.

Great food clean place gd atmosphere

the Chips were like cheap microwave chips, the boiled rice was boiled rice, the naan was very nice all 3 items are over priced and poor value, the Chicken and the Jalfrezi were outstanding and priced fine so 50/50 which is a shame as the Chicken Jalfrezi was as good as any I have had I will happily use again but not with the extras hopefully and review that can help you improve the extra's both in price and quality as the rest was outstanding

Average at very best unfortunately:(

Excellent meal, great and very tasty food. The service was brilliant, very good staff. I recommend the lamb Namaste Kathmandu.

Delicious food as always.Quality and quantity fantastic. Would recommend.

Great service and excellent food quality and quantity as usual. Thank you so much.

Can’t express enough our satisfaction great service delicious piping hot food and a great atmosphere we arrived a bit late for early bird special but they still allowed us to use the offer a great experience for our daughter first experience of a proper Indian restaurant

Amazing meal. Chicken so tender and brilliant flavour

really enjoyed this today was really nice

Great fresh quality food with generous proportions. Always delivered early or on time with excellent customer service. Would recommend.

Great curry, great service as always in my favourite restaurant.

I requested delivery, wasn’t delivered yet I have still paid. Refund please!!

Curry and the pickle tray were one of the worst we’ve sampled.

Always excellent service and quality.

Quickly delivery and food nice and hot.

Didn’t have much sauce and food was greasy

Received text message at 19.40 to say ready to collect my partner is still waiting at the restaurant for the order at 20.05

Great food, fast delivery....as always!

Big night out with friends... a lot of friends! The staff at the Raj took it all in their stride - faultless service delivered with just the right amount of humour. Going to revisit with just the missus in the new year?

Would definitely recommend the best curry house I've been to, everything perfectly proportioned, very polite staff, lovely atmosphere. Piping hot food played.

Always great quality ingredients and very tasty food.

Stilla great meal, bit expensive though.

I’m a bit baffled by the reviews on here. Just ordered a takeaway and it was AWFUL. Dry, pink, flavourless chicken when I ordered a chicken tikka clay oven. It was inedible. Ordered a chicken biriyani that was dry and lacked flavour. Just awful. I’d post a pic but Google reviews doesn’t seem to allow it. Service was prompt and delivery on time so no quibbles there. Hate to post this as it’s my local curry house and I believe in supporting local businesses but I won’t be back.

Sorry but this was the worst curry we have had. Not very tasty at all. Past ones have been lovely. Very disappointed

Delicious food, cooked to order. Paneer balti and tikka masala. Polite personal service by one waiter. The second, the head waiter came over to check how we were and put his hands on our poppadoms and starters. He patted them down. It's slightly odd.

The food was good. However we ordered vegetarian and one of the dishes delivered was the meat version and a person had eaten some before realising that it was mince meat and not just a sauce with he paneer cheese. Not impressed. Phoned to complain and the original order was sent out. However there was no compensation for the mix up. Not greatly impressed.

Didn't get what I ordered , the order was wrong

**First and last time ordering from here** Ordered the vegetable samosa, chicken garlic tikka, chicken korma, lamb bhuna, pilau rice and a garlic naan. Near enough £40! The vegetable samosas appeared to be straight out of a freezer not too disimilar to Iceland's I imagine. No complaints about garlic tikka. Chicken korma was extremely bland, lamb bhuna was dry, tough and lacking in flavour. Pilau rice could have done with a bit more cooking. Finally the naan was ok nothing special. Overall very disappointed for the amount spent. I shall be reverting back to my usual takeaway of choice 'Mount Everest Ghurka'.

Very rushed service, felt like they just wanted the table back. Food very average for the price. Would definitely not return.

Everything was really nice, good quality, taste etc. The only thing being slightly too much oil in saag paneer.

We love our takeaways from here. Great curry! Friendly staff.

Food is always good at the Raj. Everyone's so friendly, and nothing's an effort It's definitely worth another visit.

This was delivered within 20 inches. Brilliant thank you.

Excellent food, tasty, fresh and plenty of it. We’ve never had a bad meal from the Royal Raj.

I think that was the tastiest takeaway I've had!! The raj is always great but that seemed better

Best curry I’ve had in Derbyshire after moving here from Bradford 10y ago.

What a fantastic evening. A group of 19 well catered for with the banquet set menu. The food just kept coming... Food was 10/10..... Thank you to the Royal Raj team

Had a really enjoyable evening at the Royal Raj. A lovely restaurant with great quality food and service

Really I’m so happy to celebrate my wife ‘s birthday in Royal Taj looks very grand and very quality food and very tasty and the way revive and serve very polite I really appreciated Ms Parv for the given tremendous service to us really you will feel very happy ones we visit Royal Taj you will receive very caring and very respectful service by Ms. Parv . My treat to my wife occasion of birthday felt sooo happy because of Royal Taj . I can give 5/5 rating for the overall service and ambience and quality of the food

Has to be the best Indian food I have ever tasted would never order from anywhere else

A bit too spicy for our tastes and rice was forgotten but quickly delivered after we let them know.

Probably the nicest food I have ever eaten, I would recommend to anybody

As always, Great food and speedy delivery.

We were missing the rice on our order so did not enjoy at all not happy

As always brilliant food wouldn’t go anywhere else for our Indian

Brilliant food never disappoints

Lovely food & came early (which was perfect because I was starving!)

Our first time trying the takeaway food from this restaurant, I don't normally leave a review however spending over £30 for rice, nan bread and 2 curry's isn't cheap for takeaway. We were very disappointed with taste and quality, the lamb dish was nice however the chicken dish was over cooked, the chichen was dry and hard, the rice was undercooked and garlic in the nan bread was very bitter given a weird taste. Sorry for the not so good review.

THE best Indian we’ve ever had. What more can I say?

Really tasty meal and all the meat well cooked and tender

Top quality! Great food and great friendly staff!

To say the food was bland would be overly kind. I genuinely believe I could purchase a better Biryani from Iceland frozen foods. My colleague ordered something completely different which again had a bland, watery sauce overly filled with red food dye. I seriously believe all dishes were pre prepared and reheated.

Honestly the best food I’ve had in a long time , the meat was beautiful and so was the flavours and sauce big portions on rice and meat within the curry couldn’t recommend anymore .

Second time of ordering with them and both times we’ve had items missing

Worst korma ever ordered , half the curry was water, had to drain the water out. Watered down with no flavour. Terrible.

Always happy to order from the Raj

Excellent food and always delivered early.

Very tasty food, delivered hot and on time. Would order again

Excellent food and never disappoints

Very easy to book a table from a friendly waiter. Lovely greeting on arrival and there is a lift for people with mobility problems like myself. Excellent friendly, fun service. And the food was fresh and lovely. We will definitely be back next time we visit Derby.

Great food, great service! Highly recommended.

Absolutely brilliant, food is out of this world,

Loved the food we will defiantly be coming back

Always fantastic service and exemplary cuisine. Curry at its finest!

Delicious food and arrived earlier than expected!

Yet again, The Royal Raj prove them selves to be the premier, Derby Indian restaurant! Great food, fast delivery and all round exemplary service. Can't recommend them highly enough!

Consistently good food and service

Excellent food and delivery time. I've not had a better curry anywhere else!

We didn’t get everything we ordered.