The Swinley in Windsor and Maidenhead

Got a takeaway and really disappointed. King prawn curry was very mushy, prawns awful and the chicken and lentils, spicy but no flavour. Mushroom rice and naan was good!

Great food, delicious spicy authentic Indian Cuisine Highly recommended

Read the reviews and decided to try out as lots of vegetarian options. Was not disappointed! Delicious, freshly made food and attentive staff. The naan bread was so good. An affordable, well priced menu. Will definitely be back!

Really nice food , the staff were excellent as 3 of us are vegan so they made sure we were catered for. Would definitely go there again

Best takeaway curry in Berkshire. Chicken 10/10 Tried other Ascot and surrounding Indians. None come close to the swinley. Hidden Jem

Really good Indian food, nothing fancy, just a pub that sells tasty Indian food

Food is great, good value, would recommend.

A superb combination of several beers, delicious Indian/Nepalese food and thoroughly pleasant staff. You really should try it.

Really good food - obviously popular as many people eating. Good prices and wide menu. Friendly service. Two bars at the pub - one side more drinking with a TV, but other larger area quiet for eating and sitting. Looks a bit unpromising from the outside and inside could do with some better lighting to make it a bit less stark. But friendliness and food makes up for that

Genuinely impressed with this place! Food is one of the best we have tasted. Lovely atmosphere and friendly staff. Catered well for kids with low spice food. Great value for money too!

This place is a hidden gem! Lovely relaxed and clean atmosphere, recently decorated and run by friendly and happy all Nepalese staff. The cheapest pint of Guiness in the area and you can still sit at the bar! The food is not only well priced but second to nothing in terms of freshness, fragrance and flavour. Perfectly cooked, each dish is exquisitely and individually prepared with fresh herbs and spices. A culinary journey into Asian cuisine with every mouthful. I regularly pop in for a pint and order a couple of takeaways but eat in for the best experience! The food is unbeatable!

Food was good but mixed grill was not value for money and didn’t taste fresh. The curry’s were really good though.

Driven past many times, popped in for the first time as curry was recomended by a friend of mine who lives locally and who I knew in HK. The food was fabulous, made a change from Indian Currys with the Nepalese influence, different dishes available. Chilli pork dish had a great sauce. Green chicken a lovely dish. FAB.....

If it will be option 0 or less this is what I would give. Ordered food taste was disgusting not cooked,still have photos. Never again . Spent 109 gbp food went to the bin.

Best in the area for Indian food.

Amazing Nepalese food! Just like in Nepal

Really great pint and a big old boozer Friendly barstaff and colourful clientele.

It doesn’t look the prettiest but the service and food is amazing. Some of the nicest food around. Staff are very friendly and helpful and the menu is very rewarding. Must visit for locals.

Rude bar staff, avoid like the plague.

Disappointing as the previous reviews suggested better. The food served was just OK. Nothing special. As this was our first experience it was disappointing. We know that there is better Indian/Asian offerings locally but we gave it a try as it had great reviews?! Hope it was just an off night for them.

Excellent food, very friendly staff. Wish they didn’t turn off the coffee or ice machine until they were actually closed for the night. Otherwise great pub for Nepalese cuisine & drink.

Probably the best takeaway for Indian/Nepalese food. Ordered for collection, kept me informed of the time it will take, popped in and picked it up. Excellent food yet again, the left overs tasted even better the next day

Awesome food as always, best kept Nepalese secret in town, thier chicken 65 is the best I've had.

Really impressed with the food here: the venue doesn't look much from the outside (even as a pub, never mind as a place to eat), and it's no-frills on the inside. But the food is very, very good, the staff efficient and friendly and the prices very reasonable. It describes itself as Nepali but there's food associated with other parts of the sub-continent - all of it very tasty. We're three-time diners, so have tried plenty of the menu!

Really impressed with the food here: the venue doesn't look much from the outside (even as a pub, never mind an a place to eat), and it's no-frills on the inside. But the food is very, very good, the staff efficient and friendly and the prices very reasonable. It describes itself as Nepali but there's food associated with other parts of the sub-continent - all of it very tasty. We're three-time diners, so have tried plenty of the menu!

Surprise find. Understated but was amazing. Service was great and the food was really good. There is parking but it is limited.

Popped in for a quick curry, very impressed by the food, my favourite curry house around, and excellent friendly service. I would have second thoughts popping in during a football match, considering the size of the TV.

Had a take away curry tonight. Good menu and pretty competitive pricing. Very helpful as we had to move our collection time around and they fitted us in with no drama. The Fried Cod Chilli starter and Goan Fish Curry were off the scale good !! Real taste,great service and all the people serving us - lovely. Will be back for more !!

Excellent food and reasonably priced.

Great food,beers and a friendly staff

A brilliant Indian / Nepalese restaurant that seems to be a bit of hidden gem. I’m not sure how long it’ll remain a secret for though!

Lovely food, arrived hot and on time. Really nice meal thank you

Wow this pub is amazing ,the food is from Nepal 🇳🇵 and out of this world I can't recommend this highly enough YOU MUST GO ,and see for yourself. Highly recommended 👌 👍 👏

Great food! We are regular customers 😄

Really nice local pub. Very welcoming

Lovely fresh and hot food. Delivered with a smile 😃

Great food and drink and friendly staff

Great place to eat'food is fab'staff very freindly...and good for Socialising with friends and family...

Devoid of character. Has one real ale. But it’s not a pub worth frequenting

Best curry my fiancé and I have ever had… no joke, it actually stunned us how good it was! Staff are lovely too. 10/10 would absolutely recommend. You won’t be disappointed!

Been before great guys here , efficient and I loved the beer garden not Buckingham palace but more importantly ticked all my boxes.

Great service fantastic and authentic food

Avoid the British menu section. The food will make you ill and it is more than likely prepared by chef microwave.

Have lived in the area 45 years about half a mile from the pub and never used it. However we started with the takeaway when lockdown started as we had long given up on other takeaway restaurants in the area. We were so impressed with the flavours, service and quality. Each dish (we are greedy and buy five for two of us because making up our mind is difficult) is individual in its taste. Some (Dhansak) wonderfully sour with a subtle heat, (Tandoori King Prawn Masala) rich and creamy with plenty of enormous prawns, (Everest Lamb) in a sauce we adore. We would quite like to try the restaurant just to meet the people, but this food has become a real pleasure during these difficult times.

Best chicken Korma ever. Yummy yummy

Just had a takeaway from here, amazing food, every last bit eaten, thank you, we will be ordering again very soon!!

The new Indian / Nepalese menu is superb and really competitive too. Quite frankly you can't find Daal Makhani anywhere and they do a really good Daal Makhani, so no complaints from me!

Again a port in a storm, pleasrnt surroundings good ale time to reflect on life in general

We use this pub and restaurant a great deal of time because the people who run it are extra nice and nothing is too much trouble. Dog friendly and we are always asked if our dog needs a bowl of water. Great menu and fantastic food

Pubs of this all round top class quality are hard to find. Awesome food, drinks, brilliant service and care. Best pub in Ascot by a country mile.

Lovely place. Very nice and helpful staff. Food was really tasty and authentic..on the plus side they do show sports and have both BT and Sky sports... and free darts game to play. Highly recommended .

My parents are local so this is our meet for a drink place. Close to the train station and it’s dog friendly. The staff here are so nice. I was upset that they changed menus! I love Thai and not keen on Indian food. When we recently visited we just had some starters which were lovely but not as good as before but that’s down to my personal choice not because of quality. My parents ate and they liked it. With Hyns gone and now no Thai I think they should reconsider their menu as there is already an Indian in ascot high street! We still enjoy drinking here just will think twice about eating here unfortunately where as before we loved to order food. Staff are always amazing here though!!!

We’ve been a frequent visitor of the swinley for quite sometime now and have to admit that we were a bit sceptical about the menu change, but how misplaced that was. We ordered the following: Chilli Chicken- the best Lamb Momos - divine Chicken Biryani - hardly any oil, great aromatic flavour Everest Lamb- fabulous Hasini Daal- magnificent. This place will definitely offer up some great competition for the other Indian Restaurants in the area!

You visit this place for the food - fab Thai menu at great prices. Also serve usual pub grub which I can’t really comment on. We visited on a Monday night, friendly pub and helpful staff - what more do you need? Won’t win any awards for interior design but who cares when you’ve got lovely, authentic food

It's a bit unprepossessing from the outside - fairly standard looking pub, nothing remarkable. Inside too it's not going to win the cozy comforts prizes, and there is footie on the TVs. But it is the food that makes this place. Proper Thai food cooked by a talented chef. Really tasty, good portions and good prices as well (drink prices reasonable too for the area). Friendly staff and a busy vibe. Well worth going to.

With less than inviting exterior and limited car parking, feared the worst. Once inside fears did not subside, gave the impression of slightly down at heel local pub, utilitarian furniture and decor. Then things started to improve! Attentive and pleasant barmaid introduced us to menu and took our drink order. Limited menu, but something for everyone. Meal was excellent. So was the price! Don’t be put off, search this one out. You will be pleasantly surprised.

Great little find here ! The food was very good indeed. Reasonably priced, good sized portions The staff very friendly and helpful. The wine was decent too imo. Definitely will be back.

A 2 minute walk leads to a friendly welcome , great service and a nice cold pint And also delicious Thai food

My work colleagues and I have lunch here at least once a month and we absolutely love the Thai food. It is so delicious and authentic. Highly recommend.

Very tasty food and good prices which makes a nice change in the area - we had the mixed started, pad thai and a couple of curries - portions were more than adequate.

We live just around the corner , so luckily for us we like Thai food The Swinley is very friendly and the service and food are first class

Just had a "Thai" takeaway. We own a house in Thailand and we're really looking forward to a traditional Thai meal. Compliments to your Tabasco bottle because that's all we could taste.

We were staying with family and had, had a very busy day and therefore decided on a takeaway. So glad we chose The Swinley. Couldn't fault any of the dishes Next time we'll reserve table

This is a 2 minute walk from our house , so easy to call in for a drink Friendly welcoming staff We didn't eat but have on previous occasions , the Thai food is delicious

Vivimos a la vuelta de la esquina de la Swinley, y han sido atraídos por el olor de la comida muchas veces. Cada vez que nos impresionó la cantidad y calidad de la comida. La Selva y curris massumun son mis favoritos.

Hemos tenido cuatro comidas aquí así como quizás una docena de comida para llevar, y me traslado por una pinta en las noches de viernes. El personal de Nepal son siempre muy agradable y acogedor y el lugar tiene un ambiente relajado. La comida tailandesa es muy buena, con todos los sabores y condimentos. Esperaba tailandés Nuestros platos favoritos son chile y albahaca salteados, el panang curry verde y el curry. Las verduras son siempre frescas y mantener cata un poco de crunch, platos de fideos son excelentes y el pad thai muy abundante!

Almorcé con mi esposa, mi hija y un primo. Las opciones de menú muy bueno, y todos los platos muy agradable. Muy buen servicio. Acceso trasero para la rueda de ajuste - acceso a silla, pero el lavabo para discapacitados es un poco estrecho para entrar y salir de si utiliza uno.

Llamé para una bebida y tenían muy pocas ginebras, a pesar de la tendencia actual de ginebras. Yo personalmente tengo una colección de 47 en casa. El personal era nuevo y necesitaba ayuda. Me di cuenta de que no la comida tailandesa, pero hay comentarios de todo tipo sobre la comida.

I live right by this pub. It was taken over a couple of years ago by Nepalese people and for some reason they thought it a good idea to do Thai food. It has got better since they opened - with time and experience, but it is still Poor and I would never go there for a Thai meal. They do English food too; again, very basic and wouldn't choose to eat it. Why they don't just stick to what they know I have no idea???? They laugh at me every time I suggest it,

Pasamos una tarde encantadora aquí para una fiesta de cumpleaños 70th, maravilloso ambiente, la comida realmente buena y perfectamente un vino, un gran lugar para una fiesta familiar y el personal no podría haber sido más servicial. Enorme gracias a un gran equipo de personas!

my wife and I went there while in Ascot although not the greatest meal we have ever had it was Ok especialy for the price which was very reasonable for the area

The Thai food was really good, couldn't stop eating Really reasonable price for Thai food, highly recommend

Had heard good things about the Thai food from the Swinley. Was even happier to find that they delivered. But in the end disappointed. Salad simply too spicy, jungle curry too watery and penang curry tasted great but too rich. Pad Thai really not good - essentially inedible unfortunately.

I have visited this place five times now after a friend said try it. The last time was just before Christmas with my two grandchildren aged 12 and 8. We went at lunchtime, there was a Christmas office lunch going on at the same time but the service was great, we had the lunchtime menu Green Thai curry for me, beef stir fry in oyster sauce for the 12 year old and chicken poppers for the 8 year old. Grandchildren loved it, they said they wanted to come again,the food was great the portions generous. So nice to have the pub I used to visit when I was young still busy and attracting custom. Thanks to the lovely waitress and gentlemen server.

As locals we stopped going to the Swinley because we were fed up with the smell of old chip fat, the tatty carpets and the average food. Now they've done it up and got new management it's a great improvement once you get your head round an old pub selling Thai food - but that seems to be a popular thing to do these days. The food is really good, very high quality and good value, I would recommend it. It still feels like a pub though, they could do with still adding a few finishing touches such as some nice big plants and pictures, make it feel a bit more homely, especially the area that's tucked away at the back. All in all good value and would recommend.

Another wonderful takeaway, this really is my favourite Thai by a long way and just great to be able to enjoy a decent Sauvignon while we waited for it! Ten out of ten

We had 1 x chicken green curry and 1 x chicken red curry both with jasmine rice and they were both lovely, in fact some of the best Thai food we've had recently.We'll be back again soon!

We unfortunately decided to try the Swinley delivery service out on Sunday evening.I have got to say it has to be probably the worst take away I have tried to eat in the last 3 years.The quality of food is extremely poor, the flavours are non existent, and the food look like it had been re-heated after it had been left out over night from a wedding buffet. The quality of the ingredients was very poor.The ribs had been boiled to death and then dropped in a poor quality sauce, the satay chicken was bought straight from the oriental supermarket ready made and then completely over cooked to resemble rubber. The noodles resembled pot noodle, enough said. The rice was caked in starch, it clearly hadn't been washed and I dare say the rice cooker would have been the same.I can only imagined the normal chef had night off that night and somebody else stepped in who cannot cook to help out.The only positive was that the food was delivered on time and the person who took the telephone order was very friendly, polite and efficient.Avoid at all costs!!

Went for lunch - very good value at £6.95 for a curry and rice dish - and they give thai crackers too while waiting - all the food was absolutely delicious. Red beef Thai curry, chicken pad thai. So nice that this pub has turned itself around and is now a nice local. The staff are very friendly too.

If you are a local reading this that's been scorned by previous experiences in years gone by, I urge you to try coming here to eat under this management. I used to live in Ascot and came back to visit family. The Thai food is superb. 2nd time we've come back now and it's just yummy - loads of big juicy prawns in my pad Thai and it tasted really fresh. Of course, it's still a pub at the end of the day but the food really is brilliant - they do takeaway and delivery too if you don't want to sit in :) they even have a Chablis on the wine list (yes, they have a wine list, dizzy heights compared to the offering a few years back!). The staff are friendly and they seem to really care that you enjoy your meal and prices a very reasonable too. You even get a hot towel to wipe your hands at the end of the meal! And there's 15% off on collection - so if you're local and you ever do takeaway, try this next time!! :)If you're haven't been local for very long and have no idea what I'm talking about - just ignore the stuff about the past and focus on the big juicy prawns! :)

Went here after being recommended by friends after Royal Ascot. They laid on a bbq with burgers, sausages, chips and a Thai style choice too. Brilliant idea and needed after a boozy day! Staff were great, a really relaxed and good atmosphere. Good choice of beers and wines too. Well done The Swinley!

I'm a bit biased as this is my local but they are so friendly and serve excellent food Eat in comfortable surrounding or enjoy a relaxed drink in the restaurant The front Bar is used mostly by locals and ids very relaxed and friendly

We've lived very close to The Swinley for years and have frankly avoided it like the plague. It has improved recently, but still has zero atmosphere and a tasteless standard pub menu. HOWEVER, the Thai food is really good and a much better value takeaway than Hyns, for example. The food is very fresh and tastes homemade - the sweet and sour chicken had loads of vegetables, and the prawn pad thai had lots of large prawns. Red curry also went down well, and the spring rolls were perfectly done, not greasy at all. They're now busy with takeaways on Friday and Saturday nights, and deservedly so.

We'd heard good things about the Swinley and thought we'd try out their delivery service. We ordered a selection from their Thai menu the hot dishes (3 chilli's on the menu) were hot.My favourite was the the tofu.. Cost wise was good value for money.. £50 for three of us with minimal left overs. Delivery was for 8pm was delivered hot at 8:10pm.Food was very good I would recommend anyone who wanted a take away.

Very friendly staff and great service. Good menu Choice and fairly priced. Try the Thai Green or Panang Curry. Yum

My husband and I had another lovely meal in the Swinley last night. This time I tried the Tofu Penang curry and he had the Duck Panang curry, we had plain jasmine rice and chips, just stunning! Washed down with a lovely Sauvignon " the pass" it's incredible value for money but I sadly couldn't finish all mine as the portions are pretty large. Thanks for a fab night!

Well, we tried to eat here before but were deterred due to the noise in the bar. Based on the recent positive reviews, we decided to give this venue another go HOWEVER we were thoroughly disappointed for the following reasons:FIRST IMPRESSIONS:Lady was friendly and helpful on the phone when I was making the booking I emailed to follow up, explaining that this was our second try but I received no replyWhen we arrived, no-one acknowledged us. We had to cough loudly for the gentleman behind the bar to put his mobile phone down and acknowledge us.For a Friday evening, the venue was nearly empty and had no atmosphere at allConsidering this venue was recently refurbished, the decor is very dull There us no set menu which ended up making it more expensive than it could have been.STARTERS: We ordered the mixed starter to share The food was nicely presented however the prawn toast had a strange gooey middle - I almost thought it was under cooked but we ended up deciding it was some kind of strange sauce in it. Not a prawn in sight!There was only a tiny amount of satay & sweet chilli dipping sauce so had to ask for moreMAIN COURSE:Bok choi / mixed veges are charged at £7.95 each! I have NEVER seen veges this expensive in my life - not even in central London!We ordered a red thai chicken curry and a prawn pad thai. The food was nicely presented and there were veges in the meals however the prawns and chicken were both over-cooked which was disappointingThe portions were quite smallDESSERT:We ordered the sticky toffee pudding - it came nicely presented however it had been microwaved from frozen so was hot on the outside but still frozen in the middle!VERDICT:Despite including a bottle of wine, we felt that £48 was VERY expensive for a pub with zero atmosphere and very mediocre food ! (note that this price was minus the half hot / half frozen dessert that we couldn't eat)

Best Thai food I've had perhaps ever. Delicious & great portion size. Had our young baby with us and they were very accommodation. Will definitely return soon.

Muy buena comida, a buen precio y con un buen servicio. El arroz frito tailandés estaba buenísimo. 100% recomendado.

We've eaten Thai food at The Swinley many times now and it's been fantastic every time. The staff are very friendly, the food is authentic and fresh with generous portions. I wish the Swinley Thai team every success, it's a great addition to South Ascot

Had a lovely Thai lunch , great Thai green curry . Need to try the take away as well, at last Ascot has a good Thai place. Ignore the Standard English pub menu thou it looked good.

went with a group of friends the other day service was excellent food was fantastic cant wait to go again

This pub used to be pretty average, however it has recently been taken over by a Thai family. The Thai food is amazing and I am going through the menu quite quickly. Great service and really pleasant atmosphere in the restaurant area. Definitely worth trying.

So surprised how good the food is here. Was recommended by a friend & being that the only food you can get locally is the normal Chinese, Indian or Pizza's, this is a breath of fresh air. We believe it to be really authentic, my boyfriend chose the hottest dishes on the menu & boy they did not disappoint. Will be choosing the food here A LOT! Thank you!

I've never eaten in the pub before but we have had take away maybe 5-6 times over the last few months. It is by far THE best Thai food in the area. We love Thai food and when the pub was taken over we tried it and have it almost every weekend. We usually have Pad Thai, a red curry and coconut rice and it is delicious. I would (and do) highly recommend people to try it.I hear they now deliver too for orders over £20 :)

Fantastic food and value. Freshly prepared, the Thai salad was hot and fresh, one of the nicest Thai meals I have had. The guy delivering got a little lost (we are tricky to find) and was so apologetic

Freshly prepared very tasty food at a reasonable price with 15% discount for takeaways. Open throughout the day. Collection only. Would be willing to pay full price for a home delivery service.

I must explain before I review that the staff removed all food from our bill when we complained, but this doesn't change how disappointed we were with our experience. We popped in here as a family after hearing that this pub now offered Thai food. We eat Thai food a lot so were pleased to find out that this was available so locally. We ordered a children's meal for our daughter, some Thai starters and standard Thai mains.When the starters arrived I had a sinking feeling as they were no better than the frozen offerings at Iceland; it was glaringly obvious that nothing had been cooked fresh. All of that for £12.99! The mains followed in a suspiciously short space of time and nothing could have prepared me for quite how bad it was. The pad Thai had an unbelievable salt content, rendering it inedible. In addition, there was what I can only guess was a lattice-come-omelette-come-plastic mesh swamping it. I half wonder if it was a microwaving aid. Everything else was equally as dumbfounding. The sticky rice took fingers to prize apart and was volcanic, which hinted at a nuking. The sweet and sour 'stir fry' chicken was unrecognisable lumps of frozen meat chunks drowning in a heavily processed sauce. The flavour had an almost game-like quality to it and the texture was most unexpected. I must mention at this point that each dish will set you back nearly £10! It was reminiscent of all inclusive holiday meals.We actually could not eat our main and for this reason I complained to staff that we did not think the food was up to scratch, which was met with argument that they had never had one complaint before. I found this incredibly hard to believe and we accepted their offer to remove the food from the bill but at this point the experience was ruined.I can't express enough that the staff were very kind to us but unfortunately the food was the worst I've had.

Heard about the new management and, as locals that love thai food, decided to book a table and check out the food. As we approached, we could hear the noise from outside - when we walked in, we couldn't believe our ears as there a group of about 8 men who were shouting and cheering and chanting so loud that no-one else could hear anything - the people in the pub looked VERY fed up (unsurprisingly!) - my bf and took one look at each other and walked right back out. What a shame but there is no way we could have enjoyed a meal there... the new management should try asking the extremely noisy drinkers to respect the other patrons - especially those that have come in for a meal.

Had a Good time with friends! Good food good environment! Visited after long time. It is much better than before. Great expereince!