Thespians in Stratford-on-Avon

Ate here last night. TA has varying reviews so we thought we'd make up our own minds. Starters were ok but main courses were delicious. Naan bread was THE best. The younger server needs a little big of training but overall a good meal and experience. We will return

Very disappointing dinner on our first night in Stratford upon Avon . Staff weren’t very welcoming . Seemed preoccupied with UBER eats rather than guests in the restaurant . Starter took over an hour to arrive and was cold so had to send back . However we were still charged ! Main was mediocre . Chicken tikka starter on no sizzle plate . No hot plate to keep food warm as in usual Indian restaurants. Hot towels at end of meal arrived with a man with a jug of hot water ! Would not recommend .

Best curry we’ve had in a long time. Forgot to order rice, called them up to add it to the order and they sorted it out no problem. Would definitely recommend

Just had a wonderful meal here. Started with mixed tandoori and pink salmon tikka followed by garlic chilli chicken masala and chicken passanda. Excellent flavours and so tender and succulent. Great service and we even managed a chat with the chef who explained his new menu ideas and fusions of flavours. This restaurant is a must visit. Great time to visit as I believe it gets so busy during the summer.

Truely shocking , appalling service , no ambience. All the food tasted the same and poorly served. This has got to be the worst Indian in Stratford

Central in location, opposite the RSC Theatre. This is a traditional Indian restaurant. Very friendly staff with great tasty food. I read that the inside is a little tired, and the portions are small,both statements are true, However, don't be put off by that. It is good value for money, tasty food served by nice people!

The food was way overpriced for the quality and quantity. We have ordered 2 curries and shashlik with rice and naan on the side and 3 starters and paid £78! We expected a lot more meat within the sauce for this price but disappointingly there weren’t much. The samosas were cold and one was undercooked and still cold inside, naan bread was very sweet and impacted the taste of the curry…unfortunately very disappointing experience :(

Delicious hot food. Highly recommend the Dhanzak.

We had an excellent meal here. Staff were efficient, polite and caring from the minute we entered to the minute we left, really great service from all the members of staff and were so polite. The food was delicious, hot, full off flavour and lots of options to choose from, good portion sizes as well. Drinks were good, again good selection and really quick service on drinks. All in all, great and would return next time we visit!

Had a fabulous meal here excellent quality and presentation. All our food was just right and service was spot on I would put my Pathia in my top 10

Visiting friends in Stratford and they chose this restaurant. There were 4 of us but I am reviewing just for my food and my husband's. Restaurant lacked warmth and atmosphere, poppadoms were stacked in a warmer and didn't appear fresh, my chicken chat was ok but only warm not hot, my chicken tikka sagwala was tasty but again not hot. Husband's sheek kebab lacked flavour didn't come out hot and sizzling as in our normal Indian restaurant, his korai was also lacking and didn't come out in the normal bowl. For all 4 of us the plates were brought out with the main dish already on, plates weren't hot so neither was food. What if we'd wanted to share our mains? No heated plate warmers on the table either to keep sides warm. When we ordered drinks on arrival I asked if we could also have a jug of water for the table, we were brought 2 glasses of water - there were 4 of us! My husband said the toilet area wasn't very clean. All in all a disappointment and a restaurant we will not be revisiting.

We always have great food from thespians! Definitely our favourite Indian takeaway in Stratford-on-Avon! The drivers are very professional and very friendly! Great value for money too

Very disappointed Food was average, we wanted to share a starter and main. The starter was brought out with the main and we asked for it separate. The older male guy was very disappointed with this and huffed as he took the main back. The curry came out on a plate with rice and we wasn’t advised the rice came with the curry, so we had ordered an extra rice which we didn’t need. As we put our knives and forks down when we had finished, the older guy was straight over to tell us we need to leave as they were closing and opened the door for us to leave. We hadn’t finished our drinks and hadn’t paid at this point. We were very disappointed with the rudeness and had to leave our drinks as he made us feel really uncomfortable. The younger guys that work there are lovely, it’s just the older guy who is very rude. Will not be returning!!!!

Poor food not freshly cooked, the Koria chicken not cooked or served correctly. The Tandoori dishes served on plates from the Kitchen ( not in silver bowls of served sizzling)

Food was far too sweet and each dish tasted the same. Have eaten at this restaurant in n the past and was excellent but something has changed?

We visited Thespians before attending a production at the RSC. The restaurant is wonderfully clean, and had a lovely relaxed atmosphere. All the staff were attentive and kind. The food was fantastic, all our meals had incredible depth of flavour and were wonderful. Our experience made for a lovely start to our evening, and we will be returning!

The atmosphere and food were excellent. I had the Stuffed Pepper (vegetable) starter followed by the Saffron Fish with side order coriander nan. The Saffron Fish was extra special to me and had a wonderful flavour. I spoke to the Chef as I left and praised the meal - I could tell he is passionate about his work.

Arrived and asked if we could get takeaway food to which they said yes. When looking at the menu told to hurry and tapping their watch. Ordered to then be spoken to like a nuisance although told we were in time to order. When ordered then instructed to walk around outside for 10 minutes until the food was ready. Wishing I hadn't spent my money here...won't again.

We have recently moved to the area and this is our favourite place to come. The team are very friendly and the food is always spot on! If you’re visiting the area and looking for a decent curry we highly recommend Thespians as a consistently great place to dine ❤️ thank you, team Thespians 🥰

Firstly I must say we have lived in Stratford for 18 months and are still trying out new places to eat. This was our first visit and will be our last. We had booked a table and once shown to our table we had to...

Such wonderful service here from the moment you arrive! The portions are generous without being silly and the food is tasty and unpretentious. A lovely place to go generally but especially good after watching a play at the RSC.

Really tasty food. Found bones in the salmon tikka starter; it does put me off eating it.

I came With 21 other of my work mates and had a brilliant time - had brilliant service and an overall great meal with a great atmosphere

Very friendly and on the ball regarding food ,great after a few drinks.Just in. Manager is very helpful on choosing the wright food .

Food was OK at best. - very little difference between choices except the sauce. Chicken pakora was particularly poor - just a spicy nugget. Condiments with popadoms were again poor - very runny sauces and plain boring onions On a plus side the tarka daal...

I was recommended by my son who comes here every time he comes to Stratford. The food was amazing and cooked to perfection. The best Madras I have eaten in years and served by friendly staff. We will return when next staying here.

Service was fantastic. We ordered the Raj dinner for 2 and I have to say it was the best curry we've had in years and no icky tummy the next day which is a first! Amazing service and food what more can you ask for

Great curry with lovely staff, highly recommend the Chicken Bhuna. They were very accommodating as I had booked a large group.

Great keema bhuna. Ahmed was an excellent host, treated us very well. They were very accommodating to a big group of us. Alex

Good food. Was very nice to be with friends in a place where the waiters are keen and attentive. Nice place

Amazing curry and great service! We’ve been back two nights on the trot! We’ll be back next time we’re here!

It used to be such a nice restaurant with lovely staff and really nice authentic Indian food now they are just there for the money. I have never had an Indian meal given to me on a plate, the chicken was dry and very over...

Fresh ,simply cooked delicious subcontinental food with a well stocked bar and warm service. Enjoyed an impromptu dinner. Recommend wholeheartedly!

The rice they put sugar in - and today the cobra was warm - when i asked the staff as I wa leaving they need to sort it out they just responded if a costumer complains they will give them a new beer - but...

Excellent ! Food tasty and hot , reasonably priced and the staff were very friendly . Will definitely o back when we are in Stratford again.

Average curry, overpriced. Warm draught cobra. They ended up sending someone to Tesco to get bottles of Cobra which they then were selling at extortionate prices. Curry was average at best. Near to the river/tourist trap, so they get away with it, but much better...

We have visited a few times. Always the same experience. The food is always nice but now very overpriced. The staff are very attentive until you pay the bill. They always pressure you to leave a tip and when I didn't tip on the machine...

We had high hopes for a nice curry after seeing a play but were sadly disappointed. No flavor whatsoever in the dishes except an unexpected sweetness in everything - even the naan. The paneer was not fresh but was deep fried and in a sweet...

Visiting from USA. Staff was very friendly and helpful. Food was as good as any Indian Food we've had at home. We like it spicy! They recommended just the right thing. Definitely recommend. Thanks

This is one of the best Indian restaurants we have experienced. The staff are really friendly, and helpful, and the food is delicious. Service is very good, just the right amount of attention. The restaurant is cosy, and has a really good atmosphere. I would...

Took my dad here for his birthday, the staff were incredible, so friendly and funny. Curries were delicious would recommend highly. Loved the hot towel trick at the end!

I left Stratford several years ago, pursuing instead a life in the ‘big smoke.’ Nothing have I missed more than the flavours and hospitality of Thespians Curry House Sheep Street. My word do they know how to make an evening special. If you are visiting...

The best place in Stratford!! Came all the way from London and it was amazing! I recommend the Sqai !!

Excellent quality food, couldn't fault it

We travel from the centre of Birmingham to come to the Thespians! We’ve been here 6 times now, and every time the food and service are faultless. It’s homely, authentic and tasty - Thespians should be your first stop in Stratford!

We revisited this restaurant on 7 June 23. And we was not disappointed, we was greeted by Iqbal who went through the menu,asked what we liked and made suggestions on what he thought we would like, he was not wrong. he knowledge of the food...

Ordered a lamb biryani. I'm not one to complain but it was the most tasteless food I've ever eaten in an Indian restaurant. Actually in any restaurant! The curry that came with it had no flavour, and not an ounce of spice. My partner tasted...

Total rip off . Fish pakora were like cheap fish fingers. A bowl of madras sauce on its own cost £7. ! Two beers and a lime and soda £15. The couldnt really care when we complained in fact the guy looked at my son...

Chicken curry was average and was served worryingly a tad too quickly. Draught Cobra lager was warm

This is the only restaurant on Sheep Street you can always get a table without booking, which isn’t a great advert. Prices were reasonable as they included rice. Poppadoms were served warm and pickle tray was good. Dishes were served on individual plates so we...

Food wasn't bad, but wasn't worth the exorbitant price! Won't be ordering again!

fantastic, brilliant service, table of 15 all came out at the same time and no missing orders, 10/10

Visited Stratford a few days ago, went to thespians .. food wasn’t too bad. I had a jalfreizi which was mainly veg including half an onion intact!! Very little chicken so I did mention this to a waiter who was very rudesbd abrupt ~ after...

The food was really tasty and delivered bang on time. We would and will 100% order from here again.

Fab, delicious hot tasty food… as always! Definitely recommend the garlic chilli Chicken… a firm favourite

one of the best curries i’ve had. will be back soon and staff were proper nice

The amount of food I got was too small for the price I paid.

Usually I the food quality is good and the taste too but last delivered meal was not good at all. Lamb was dry and felt like precooked and gravy was added after, had no flavours at all. Disappointed.

Hit the spot every time absolutely best curry around, complements to the whole team

Delicious food. Lovely, polite and prompt service.

The food we ordered was awful , the mint size was heavily spiced up , the pas and a and the butter chicken didn’t taste anything like how it should have , I didn’t even eat it as was so spicy which should have been creamy and mild , the nan bread was so doughy and had to throw all of it away I’d like a refund please

Very tasty and very efficient delivery. Slightly larger portion would be better

Chicken tikka massala, never had one with such a loose sauce, not at all creamy. Naan breads burnt and cold. Both dishes half filled. French fries, I counted them, there were 27!!!!! CTM priced at 10.95 and no rice!!! Really poor, cold, no taste, NEVER Order again SHOCKINGLY BAD

Only had a couple of starters but was very nice and will definitely order again

Food was quite tasteless. The chicken tikka masala was very watery and lacked flavour. The best part of the meal was the Nan bread.

brilliant hot food delivered on time to our order. Pre ordered food for 7.00pm Very good driver. Called in advance as I asked. Well done brilliant food will order again thank you all so much. Have a happy new year

Overpriced, fairly small portions, nan bread really chewy and hard

Best Indian takeaway I've had in a while

Food quality and quantity was poor, very expensive, half filled containers with bland curry. Nice people, just not great value or food.

Absolutely delicious meal, Full of flavour, Will be back!

Very tasty, good value for money. Friendly delivery driver.

Food was great as always. I didn’t get the popadoms I ordered but wasn’t needed as a naan was included in the meal.

Garlic Chilli Chicken Bhuna was amazing! Best curry in Stratford upon Avon!

I live on disability. This was an expensive treat for me and I was very upset. The 'De Lux' Shashlik was a dried out old piece of tiny chicken leg, there were two tiny lamb cubes and two tiny chicken cubes with two postage stamp sized pieces of soggy onion. No grilled tomato or onion and no coca cola for which I paid £1.15. I'm disgusted and angry and will be paying them a personal visit to sort this out. Disgusted and angry.

Great food with great service.

We have been customers of Thespians for many years and this was the worst meal ever. The kebab starters were tasteless and we ordered two portions of tandoori chicken and got what I think was chicken tikka. That was rubbery and tasteless too. Time to move on.

We visited this restaurant during our first weekend break since lockdown. On arrival we were shown to our table which was crammed between 3 other tables, albeit there was hanging down plastic screening. The waiter took our order promptly and brought our drinks and pompadoms. He then came and took our order. As we sat waiting it soon became apparent that they were not adhering to social distancing or mask wearing. All the staff were wearing masks under chin and a few not at all. The staff kept cramming people in, and there was no mask wearing by patrons going to the toilets and neither was this challenged. After over an hour our starter arrived which was a sharing platter, which was not warm. At this we decide to leave, I did not feel safe in the environment and went and told the staff who charged us £25 for 2 drink, pompadoms and starter. Spoilt our evening as it’s not easy to get walk ins and we went without a meal.I had been to the restaurant some years back and thoroughly enjoyed but unfortunately it seems money goes before safety, understand it’s been tough but this was disappointing.

After we messed up the booking, the team at Thespians were really welcoming and made room for us. Food was lovely, service was great would definitely recommend.

Visited with my parents great service, tasty food, definitely the best chicken tikka dansak I’ve ever tasted and I’ve traveled around Asia. Also the Balti was perfect. Very reasonable price as well for this neck of the woods. Great staff very friendly.

We had a great meal in the restaurant now that it's opened! There was an issue with one of our curries, it just didn't taste great. However the staff were very obliging and apologetic, given that it seemed like a genuine mistake and made a new version of it very promptly. Second time round it was delicious, and all of our other food was great too. We'll be back!

Really nice, will order again 😀

The taste was awful and the food was scattered all over the place!

Excellent quality, efficent service and a friendly delivery driver.

Stunning food, Great service. Highly recommended

Thespians is the best. We have had home delivery once before and this was excellent. Try the Tawa. Lovely.

James and I would like to express how AMAZING and very tasty your food is !! All the flavours are incredible.By far the best Indian food in town and also extremely friendly staff.A must try is the fish achari it’s insane The king prawn madras is WOW!! YUM! Thank you thespians it’s our second curry in one week! Nina and James

Delicious food, piping hot & earlier than expected! Fabulous, thank you

Korma with chicken: it was delicious with the cheese and garlic naan.

Really good food, and great that items have the allergens written on them

Food was great and delivery arrived on time with a smile on the delivery drivers face even on a wt and windy evening. Will definitely recommend to everyone

Excellent food, arrived hot, bang on time

Great service, friendly staff who are always happy to advise. A tasty treat when you don’t want to cook.

Really good quality food, and plenty of it

Food was lovely, hot and collection time was quick. Staff were very welcoming and friendly when collecting order.

Disappointing meal. Tough chicken, small portions. Poor value for money

Very expensive and king prawn sag was very fishy like they added fish sauce or the prawns were off ... My wife binned hers, so not be using again especially when 2 starters and 2 mains cost £50 ....... !!!

Great takeaway food just as we have it when we eat in so a great substitute while we can’t eat out, and delivered quickly! Thanks for staying open during these tough times and giving us the option to still eat with you !!

Not ordering from here again-ordered food to be collected at 1900hrs. When order was accepted this was put back by 10 minutes which is understandable given the fact it’s NYE. However get to the restaurant and then sat inside for 50 minutes with no explanation with how long the food is going to be. Staff member has been eating Popadoms over the food prep area putting his fingers in his mouth and then proceeding to touch customer food including popadoms then putting them in the bag without washing his hands. This is disgusting as is however even worse due to the current pandemic. Will not be coming back. This is Abysmal

The chicken was very grissley and I had to pick it all out of my dansak

was overall great service and amazing food