Xenuk Tandoori Restaurant in Wokingham

I’m came all the way, From, Atlanta, Twenty Years, ago Have The Taste In My Mind About Indian cuisine and It Was Amazing; highly recommend this place!

Wow! Welcomed by the owner, he was lovely and engaging. Great food, brilliant service. It's worth every penny. Thank you so much for a lovely evening.

Amazing food and service. My happy place. Perfect for friends, family, and business.

Had my birthday meal at xenuk and had a lovely evening. Great selection and quality of food, perfect for a family celebration.

Everything about our evening on saturday October 5th was excellent, the dishes we ordered were superb. Decoration of the restaurant is so nice. It offers a chic vibe The time the owner and tean spent with us talking and explaining dishes to us made our evening memorable thank you we will be back very soon 😀

The food is so nice it's a Different league of all the others I've been to it must be the most cleaned restaurant I've ever been to even the the toilets are perfect and clean and the food is to die I would give it10 _10 top class

Alam was an amazing host as were all the team - fantastic food and hospitality Food was top notch and just about rivalled the hospitality

Excellent food. Road closures meant a 15 minute detour to get there and back, however, well worth it.

Another fantastic meal. Top food, service, cleanliness and ambience. I would say the best Indian restaurant we visit. Thank you for an excellent evening…..

Love it here. Very good service. Beautiful food.

First Time Trying, Firstly Many Indian Takeaways give complimentary Poppadoms and Salad when you spend over a limit. However not here everything is separate and even Down to an Onion Salad they could not just chuck in after spending over £40. Maybe I’m just being too critical. Got this as a takeaway so not sure on atmosphere. Food was presented very nice and smelled good, however it had no flavour and tasted quite plain. I try to give good and bad reviews regardless of what company: I also have woken up this morning with Stomach Cramps and Hot Sweats so maybe the hygiene or food control was not on top form as it’s made me feel really poorly the next day. If it was not for feeling unwell and a bad belly then I may have returned in the future but as for now I won’t be.

First time back since the refurb with 5 friends last night. Food and service was unbelievable, the lads that worked there made plenty of time for us. Will be back in a couple of weeks with the family. Best Indian restaurant around!

We have always had a brilliant experience here. Not only is the food absolutely delicious, but every member of staff makes you feel welcome and caters to your every need, they're exceptionally attentive and in good spirits, a great laugh each visit. It's like hanging out with good friends. The food is always brilliant and we absolutely love trying new dishes the waiters recommend. This is honestly such a gem right on our doorstep, we're lucky to live nearby. Cannot recommend enough!

Excellent Sunday Banquet with delicious freshly cooked food. Very good value for money and very generous portions. The staff are very welcoming..Don’t be put off by the chaotic road works. The restaurant is easily accessible from Finchampstead village and there is plenty of parking.

Food was excellent and staff were very friendly. Had Raj recommend me a dish and was to die for! Definitely will be coming back!

We have just returned from an excellent Sunday Banquet. The food was plentiful,freshly cooked and delicious. The waiters were helpful, attentive and polite. The atmosphere was welcoming and courteous. Clearly trade has been affected by the local disruptive roadworks but the restaurant is accessible and there is plenty of room to park at the front.

Amazing food and really friendly staff. Brilliant.

Unfortunately, we either had a bad day, or this place has gone down hill. The food was nowhere near the expected quality. The atmosphere, has disappeared completely, compared to the old building. Very sad.

Great place. Love the new layout. Staff always very friendly

Fantastic food and drink! Very clean environment and friendly and hospitable staff

Raj and Shafi provided great service meaning I thoroughly enjoyed my time at Xenuk and will definitely be returning because of the amazing service they provided. Sultan, the owner, was really friendly and welcoming too.

Amazing food, amazing service 10/10 experience. Raj our waiter and Sultan the owner were so great - we love it!!!

We are visiting from the USA and have missed true delicious Indian food, and have waited forever for the best! Perfect! We cannot find anything that is near this great! Shari was absolutely perfect also! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! Please come to Sugarland, Texas and open a restaurant!! And, publish a cookbook and send it to me!!! Thank you very much!❤️😊

Great food. Very friendly staff.

Very friendly welcoming staff, good food generous portions

Service was very good, my curries is nice but portion is small.

First time visiting this evening after hearing great things from friends. Did not disappoint we had a fantastic family meal with a range of dishes and brilliant service. We will be back again, thank you!

Excellent food so happy it is open. The new decor is beautiful too.

Lovely meal, particularly enjoyed the lamb lawjab, excellent service with lovely employees. Definitely recommend.

5 Star food and service - fantastic

Rajjjjjjjjjj!!!!!!! Yeahhhhh raj raj raj raj!!!!! Shari!!!! Shafiiiiiiiiiiiii

Great time as always. Raj and Shafi looked after us.

Meal was lovely, great starters and mains. Really spoilt my mum for her birthday with a lovely pudding and candles from Raj and Safi who are incredible! We will be back, thank you so much for your service ❤️

Great restaurant Excellent service

Fantastic meal…Shafi is an excellent manager and so are the staff! You won’t be disappointed!!

Would recommend, good food , good setting. Thanks to Raj for the quality service

Raj is the man the myth the and most importantly the legend, love to Raj.

Great service, good food, always a winner. Recommend it to anyone for any occasion. Raj, Sultan and the rest of the team are attentive and make sure every evening feels special.

Raj is a legend, best service going

Fantastic food and service from Raj. Thank you

Great food and service - Raj is great

Raj always looks after us and the food is always great!

Great food & service. Raj is a superstar. Highly recommend

Amazing food as always. Service great. We will take you up on the after dinner livener next time 😉

Superb food. Have only done take out so far but the restaurant looks great to dine in.

Great place Excellent atmosphere

What an amazing restaurant. Friendly staff. Excellent service. Great food. Felt like family. Jzkl for everything to the team

Love this place. I am a neighbour and I will come back to them always

Delicious authentic Indian food set in a nice restaurant. Very friendly and attentive staff. Would recommend both eat-in and takeaway. Very busy and great atmosphere

We have had takeaway for this restaurant before, so we thought we would try the restaurant. We were one of only two tables booked. No atmosphere whatsoever, the food took ages and was bland and very disappointing. The staff told us they had a private function and were closing early, we were not offered dessert or coffee. Made to feel unfortunate and an inconvenience. Not the kind of place that makes you feel you would ever want to return!

Superb as always. Our family has been enjoying the food, service and atmosphere at Xenuk for many years. Long may it continue. Excellent and highly recommended.

One of the best meals I have had in a very long time. The food was outstanding , full of flavours and a colour a real treat for all senses. All the staff greet you like long lost family and spend time advising and accommodating your individual needs. We will deffo be back ❤️

Update!! Not sure what has happened here but the food is tasteless, we had a dish each and all of them tasted like tomato soup with some garam masala thrown in. All 3 dishes went back half eaten and that has never happened to us before in any restaurant. Not cheap and slow service too to rub salt into the wound. Old review Lovely food. Very slow service, the table that arrived after us ordered and ate before our food arrived! We were only a party of 2. Took 4 attempts to order a bottle of house red 😂

We have travelled the world but last night we had our best Indian meal. The speciality Chicken pistachio curry and Coconut rice were an absolute delight and highly recommended. The staff were very professional and very friendly. If you’re looking for a great night out with great food, this is one place to put on your list. Keep up the excellent work!!!

10/10 Indian takeaway 👍 Great selection of curry’s and always tastes amazing

This is the only place to go. Food is amazing every time plus service first class.

top class place ,staff are great 👌

Rude - Second time going since refurb, really disappointed, surprised by the rude attitude/customers service from one particular guy (slicked back hair, earring) When taking the order he was shouting at other members of staff across the restaurant, looking away from the table and not listening to what is being said as part of the order. Had to repeat several times. It came across as he was far too important to be doing the menial order taking, table service. Put off from going back. Suggest this guy is removed from front of house.

Great food friendly staff best bhaji ever.

A large group us ate here earlier today. The food and service were very good and it was also a nice atmosphere. Somewhere we’ll definitely return to in the future.

Beautiful meal! Would visit again!

Great food Very busy and popular with locals.

Was a great experience here would highly recommend raj was a great great and the owner had a great chat whole team was amazing and food was great!!

The food was excellent and the staff were very friendly and efficient. The owner always takes time to welcome each guest and ensure everyone is happy. A wonderful experience, will definitely return. Thank you

Supb food.. 🥰 just speechless.. there behaviour so good 😍

Wow we had a fantastic experience at Xenuk this evening. Raj and the team delivered on all fronts, service was top notch and the food was amazing, the best we’ve had in Wokingham and Crowthorne for many years. Really felt special - thank you 🙏

Good food, but wait staff did spill a whole gin over me. They were apologetic but didn’t mention it again and it has stained a white shirt.

Well run and good service by staff up to 2021, now for ** 2022 Oct/Nov ** new restaurant purpose built, looking forward to superb food after a long wait. New cocktail and coffee shop opening next door well needed in the area as no previous facility to stop and chat if at the local shops.

Absolutely terrible, veg shashlick was bland and horrible, they made another one, which was just as bad, no taste whatsoever. My wife had the king prawn shashlick was just as bad, no apology, never took anything off the bill. I also pointed out that the music was loud and all I could hear was the bass drum, no ambient music, again, they were no interested. BTW, the manager would not show himself, he hid behind the bar. Will never go back,the worst indian I have ever had.

Came here on a Monday evening with the family. We used to come for a Sunday buffet that was good, but we were happy to find that the very artistic but rather dated interior had been redone and the size of the restaurant reduced. Had high hopes after that and we were not disappointed with very high quality food and impeccable service. If you want an Indian meal that is a cut above the usual then this is the place to come, highly recommended.

We’ve been meaning to try this restaurant for ages and I wish we’d gone there sooner! The food was delicious! We tried a ranger of dishes, mild/spicy/chicken/prawn/lamb and they were all superb! The service was friendly and professional and the restaurant itself is modern and warm. Will definitely be going back again.

Overall very impressed. Good range, from creamy, mild to spicy. Personally, the hotter dishes were a real winner. Definitely worth eating in.

Hadn’t been since before Covid and it has been fully remodelled but it hasn’t lost any of its atmosphere. The food was fantastic as always. Best Indian cuisine in the south of England

Would NOT recommend this place! Especially for authentic Indian food Ordered a take away this weekend and the food was bland, tasteless and also incorrect. They show pictures on their website for the food but when the food arrived it was a completely different item. Called the restaurant asking for a refund and I was told “we’re busy we will call you back to sort it out” and 3 days later I am yet to hear back for my refund. Avoid avoid avoid!

Newly re-opened, amazing as it always was! Delicious food, great personal service, and vibrant atmosphere. Really wide choice on the menu, some. Classics and some rarer finds too. Really top notch.

Great place to eat and chill with friends...

Wouldn't do a table for one at 5.15pm. disgusting!!!

Fantastic food, service and ambience!

Excellent meal, fantastic staff and great atmosphere. So glad this is my local restaurant!

Went with friends on 22/1/23 at 17:30, food good but small portions, split bill between two couples only to find out debited us twice each! Rang to complain. Told the manager would call me back re refund. Didn’t call. I rang back and was told I had to go to restaurant with proof to get refund. Went back tonight, 29/1, got refund and apology. Offered nothing for inconvenience caused, time spent on phone calls or petrol money to get my money back. DONT DO CONTACTLESS, do PIN only.

Absolutely great food in a lovely restaurant. Staff are attentive and helpful. The noise levels are fairly high but the restaurant was full. I would probably go when it was quieter if I wanted to have a full conversation.

fantastic!! 1st Class service . Wonderful people and great food ! you have a great team Sultan . newly refurbished as well , highly recommended .

Food was good, but I thought that £14.50 for mango chicken without rice, very expensive. Also the decor was a bit poor, considering its just been refurbished. It looked like they had run out of paint, not an artistic touch. Shame as it could easily be so much better!

The new re- developed restaurant had an intimate and very pleasant atmosphere. Our fairly large party for a birthday celebration was well accommodated and the service was friendly and well attended. We all thought the food was excellent and whilst some may have thought the wait between courses was a little long, for our party it was just right; we could catch up with our family and friends in an unhurried manner. We were there all evening and not once did we feel we had to move on. Again, the food was delicious. Looking forward to the cafe and cocktails bar opening. Well done to all at Xenuk, the new restaurant has a good ambiance and wonderful food.

We celebrated a friend's birthday at Xenuk on the day after boxing day. I'd never eaten there before (they live a long way from me), but they are regulars - pretty much weekly, I think. Everything was lovely - the food was spot on, the Peshwari naan was the best I've ever had, the staff were incredibly friendly, and the restaurant beautiful - I think it's had a revamp recently, and it looks amazing. Happy to recommend this restaurant, and I'll be making the journey again. Keep up the good work everyone, and thank you for a lovely time.

Prior to its closure and redevelopment, Xenuk , rightly, had an excellent reputation. Our recent visit to the new, much smaller replacement left us completely underwhelmed. For a start, the bench/sofa seating at tables are uncomfortably low, and not at the proper height for eating. They appear to be understaffed. Food was ok, if nothing special. Atmosphere was lacking. Will not be rushing back. Such a pity!

Well went into here for a takeaway fantastic food great tasting food. And very friendly staff will be back to eat in next time

Nice place, been refurbed so was busy and had a good atmosphere. The food was ok, but nothing special and not as good as we was expecting after reading Facebook posts. Been there, done it, won’t go back.

Really warm welcome, great good and friendly staff. Highly recommended!

Outstanding food, service and atmosphere. This was our first visit since the restaurent reopened after a massive rebuild. Despite some rumours of poor service, we were extremely impressed by the friendly service and the excellent quality of the food. We will definitely return . Best Indian food we have had for a long time

Takeaway - chicken tikka jalfrezi wasn’t chicken tikka. Dhansak was odd tasting. Walked in and nobody acknowledged me for 5 minutes. Two curries and a couple of sides for £32, very expensive. Felt chaotic - May need a few weeks to settle down.

Went there on Saturday was a disaster waited 20 mins for someone to take drink order, waited 1 hour for starter then 45 mins for main, only had a chicken dish for main cause didn’t bring rice out after asking twice, naan was soggy inside, went to pay and was asked if we had a nice meal and explained that we weren’t happy and all we got was “sorry to hear that” everyone was Complaining and the manager was just walking round not bothering to even try and find out what’s happened and all the time waiting from starter to main not Once did the manager come over and then after we got our food 3 people came to see if we we’re enjoying it the only thing the manager was interested in was getting all the takeaways out and sod everyone that was paying extra to sit in the restaurant, even when we went to pay a guy was fuming cause he’d waited an hour and a half and been given the wrong takeaway it’s not like they’ve never run a restaurant before 😬

Went there on Saturday was a disaster waited 20 mins for someone to take drink order, waited 1 hour for starter then 45 mins for main, only had a chicken dish for main cause didn’t bring rice out after asking twice, naan was soggy inside, went to pay and was asked if we had a nice meal and explained that we weren’t happy and all we got was “sorry to hear that” everyone was Complaining and the manager was just walking round not bothering to even try and find out what’s happened and all the time waiting from starter to main not Once did the manager come over and then after we got our food 3 people came to see if we we’re enjoying it the only thing the manager was interested in was getting all the takeaways out and sod everyone that was paying extra to sit in the restaurant, even when we went to pay a guy was fuming cause he’d waited an hour and a half and been given the wrong takeaway it’s not like they’ve never run a restaurant before

We had an amazing meal this evening with great attentive service at Xenuk. The food was so wonderful and missed going up to our local Indian Restaurant whilst it was being modernised. The decor, welcome, service, staff and food was excellent. Well done Sultan and your fabulous team. Aidan & Suzy x

Great food and really friendly staff and polite

Lovely food, great hosts. Looking forward to going back after the refurb (Sep ‘21)!

I stopped by on a business trip, I sample Indian food all over the UK. Food here was spot on with my individual taste and requirements. I rarely stop a second time but will definitely visit again if I am in the area. One of the owners was very friendly and gave me a table even though they were closing. The restaurant decor is welcoming and clean, staff are friendly. Thanks!!

Best tasting food in Berkshire. We love it when my daughter comes to see us and brings a takeaway.

Had a lovely meal. Great service and very friendly staff. Definitely going again.

Food is fantastic. Friendly staff. Highly recommended. I just wish they delivered!