Zaikaa in Epping Forest

Absolutely smashed it as always. The best curry. King prawn pistachio paneer masala is just so good. Highly recommend. Best food always

Delicious as always, best in Epping ❤️

Amazing as always. My favourite

Best Indian in Epping. Always first class.

Wrong order. Complete different order. Very disappointed

Have ordered from here lots of times. Food is always very good and delivery is usually quick.

Something went wrong this evening. Not only was the delivery late but an incorrect item also delivered.

We have been coming here for a long time whilst pregnant to now my toddler sitting in a chair having dinner. The staff are amazing and always friendly. the food is always on time and tasty. the restaurant is clean and has the right ambience not too quite not too loud. perfect restaurant any day of the week.

Fantastic Team serving Fabulous Indian Cuisine in a relaxing and smart restaurant. Definitely worth a visit if you like great Indian food.

Had a lamb dansk the meat was hard had to use knife sharp to cut

Delicious food from Zaikaa, as always!

Fantastic meal lsnb chops to die for whole meal Fantastic

Absolutely excellent food and outstanding customer service. Came here for a family birthday and they couldn’t do anymore for us including walking to the local balloon shop to purchase balloons (at their cost) for the table. Absolutely would come back again. Excellent

One of the best curries i’ve had for a very long time! Delicious!

Food has gone downhill Used to visit here a lot Lamb korma was tasteless very very fatty meat I complained and was told this is normal, almost Half the meat was fat Pilau rice was yellow and clumped together like microwave packet rice. Not worth the price Why did you glue he’s watch No replacement or refund offered just shrugged off

Tandoori chicken was good. Lamb chops had a bad meaty taste so through them straight in the bin after taking one bite.

Went on a busy Thursday night, food and atmosphere were exceptional, the servers were polite and friendly, and nothing was ever a problem for them. They also never rushed us considering how busy it was. Thanks for a great night out.

Lovely food. Generous portions, lots of meat in the dishes. Quick friendly delivery. Thanks 😊

Really good food and good balance of heat and spice, attentive staff and a relaxed atmosphere

Lovely meal, very reasonable, great veggie options. So much to choose from! Ate far too much. Set the world to rights. What's not to like?

First time, new customer… honestly, it was fab. I’ll try again & next revisit will be the true test. Look out for 2nd review. I’d recommend though

Great delicious food and excellent delivery service! Thank you 😊

Excellent food. Hot & tasty. Properly cooked & arrived earlier than expected. Delicious.

Very good food and delivered got :)

Beat food for miles around, great flavours, and high quality. Try the larger than Tennis balls Onion Bajis,,crispy and amazing as a starter too boot. Been here about 20 times over the years worth the drive from either Billericay and or Chelmsford and many other places

Good curry but we only received one lamb cutlets instead of two

Polite and efficient service. Wonderful tasty food. Reasonable price too

Although we no longer live in Epping we still drive the 40 minutes or so to get here. Birthdays here have become our family tradition. Even with some of our family unable to eat dairy they were very patient explaining to our group what they could or couldn't eat. With a free drink at the end and the manager taking time to speak to us, it's all part of their great service. Make sure you book, it gets BUSY.

Unfortunately Both the chicken tikka masala and the dansak was watery, thin and not very flavourful. I’ve definitely had better food from here when I’ve eaten in the restaurant

Eat in or take away, good quality traditional and innovative Indian dishes.

FOOD was excellent i couldn't as for better just WOW smashing

Ordered food twice from here and each time I’ve had to to drain off the ghee/oil. Each time my husband felt nauseous after.

I was slightly concerned at the speed the food was dispatched as it was updated 10/15 mins after the order was placed. Turned up tepid and the mix grill was missing. The restaurant sorted this out very quickly. However the food quality was shocking! Ordered a king prawn curry to only get 2 prawns!! I know there is a cost of living crisis but for goodness sake! The mix grill was awful with one prawn, one piece of chicken and it could have fed a child! Food was only warm and won’t be ordering from

Called to ask for update when food was due and had not arrived yet; and they told me it was ready and they would give it to the driver ASAP, not sure if it had been forgotten. Luckily the food was very good when it arrived

Restaurant had a lovely atmosphere, food was great, and service was very friendly. If you visit I'd thoroughly recommend the Chicken Biryani! Very happy with our meal.

Wrong main dish. I ordered lamb. Not chicken

Excellent! Food was good - generous portions, best onion bhajis we’ve had for ages!

My sister and I thoroughly enjoyed our visit to Zaikaa Indian Restaurant last night. On arrival we were warmly greeted by a charming waiter who looked after us all evening and explained the different dishes on their extensive menu. I chose the Bangalore Chicken Curry while my sister ordered the Tandoori King Prawn Curry. Both our meals were delicious. In fact, we agreed that in all our years of eating in many Indian restaurants around the UK, the food was the best we had ever experienced. Everything was first class, from the service, ambience and above all, the superb food. This restaurant would not be out of place in London’s West End, with its white table cloths and attention to detail in every aspect. Situated above a parade of shops in Epping High Street, the Zaikaa deserves the highest recommendation.

Great Indian food, very friendly service. Can’t go wrong.

Food here and service were amazing. My girlfriend had the salmon bhuna which she has been thinking of for days afterwards! We'll definitely be returning when we're in the area.

Best curry in town. Very friendly and welcoming staff.

Very fancy restaurant with amazing quality food with good pricing. The customer service is above and beyond. I had ordered a meal I had not had before, and the owner came up and asked if I liked the food. I said I thought it was good, but thought the dish would be spicier. (Because of my expectations, not the way the food was prepared.) The owner said the food can be made spicier and immediately offered to prepare a whole new meal for me, free of charge. Would strongly recommend.

Congratulations Zaikaa, you served my friend and I the finest Lamb that we have ever eaten in any Indian before, anywhere in the country! So tender, so fresh and great portions! I highly recommend the lamb or chicken Lababdar, a rich tasting North Indian dish served with pilau rice, however, here comes the rollocking... the dish became quite watery after adding the pilau rice which less than impressed my good friend. He is also an expert in curry. The place was very clean and the staff were extremely friendly and helpful, they even charged my ecig for me. This is one of the places that I wish was my local...I'd be eating from here most nights. Mr Curry.

Great food and service. Good selection of dishes, all the usuals plus some Chef's specials. Deceptively spacious as well. It's located above another shop so it's easy to miss if you haven't been before.

Amazing food and excellent customer service 👌

The food was ok not been there for quite some time. The starter was really really good. The main meal was plentiful. But not the best curry served up in a bowl. The breads and sides ok . The service was very good . But the atmosphere there was none . We were lucky that there were 7 of us . But Friday night 8.30 6 other people in the restaurant. Unfortunately will not be rushing back . Hope it Improves very soon .

What's not to like, the food here is always good and the all you can eat buffet is outstanding

Food is very good and the service is impeccable - highly recommended. We have been here many times on different days of the week and service remains at a very high standard, a warm welcome always awaits.

Thank you so much for serving my Sister and I so late on Saturday 25th February 2023. The staff were so kind as it was late and they were just about to close. They still made time to make the most delicious takeaway for us. It was so kind and they were so generous! Thanks to all the staff that helped us that night. God Bless :) Keep Smiling!

Very friendly service with very good quality food, would and have recommended friends

Best Indian around. Food exceptional and service just as good! Special mention to Tanbhir!

First time visiting Zaikaa tonight. Food was excellent; brilliantly hot, tasty and good portions. Staff were attentive and went out of their way to chat with our toddler and check everything was ok for her. Thank you - we will be visiting again.

Great place for a curry, wasn't sure what to have- the waiter asked me a couple of questions and recommended a dish and it was superb.

I had an amazing birthday meal ,booked a table over the phone and told them it was for my birthday,they surprised me with beautiful balloons,banners and table confetti.The service was welcoming and the food was lovely .Definately will be returning 100%.Thankyou so much for a beautiful memory Sam x

Attention to detail was faultless. Waiters stood by to fill your glasses and talk you through the menu, clear dishes etc.. Without hovering or lurking. We had a peaceful, delightful meal.

Great food Great service Great place 👍

My wife and I visited early evening on a return from London, we couldn’t see chicken chat on the menu and we asked if it were possible to make it for us, not Bly did they happily make it, but as the attached photo shows, the presentation was Michelin Star worthy. The rest of our food was very good and will return. Impressed with their service and polite attention to customers.

First time visiting there and definitely the last. Food is not even 10% authentic. Very disappointed. If someone wants to have authentic Indian food go try other restaurants like Dishoom

Super friendly staff, quick service, lovely atmosphere and wonderful food. What more could you want?

Had a nice meal in here good selection of wine.

Wednesday and Sunday banquet deals excellent values. The starters are the best for me. The mains are good, nothing special. Some currys are particularly sweet. Rating based on value which is very good. Been back more recently and whilst the mainz tasted better very little meat. 3/4 small peices of lamb and chicken per curry. Unfortunately wouldn't go back again.

My friend and I went there for a meal on Saturday night. The place was heaving. We were placed on a very small table very close to the next one. It made private conversations quite difficult. My friend had to send her glass of wine back twice as it tasted odd, to be fair it was taken off the bill but spoiled the experience. We did not order over the top, but the waiters still struggled to get it all on the table as it was so small. Food was ok

Great food friendly staff lovely decor

Visited a couple of times midweek,fairly quiet and nice atmosphere Tasty food and great service. Would go back

Went Saturday evening,waited an hour and a half for our meal,then one was wrong.the place was absolutely mobbed and nobody staff or customers wore masks.

First time visiting here, and won't be my last. The food was excellent. Highly recommend this place. And the staff were very friendly too.

Excellent service such friendly staff and most of call the food is excellent

As usual a great dinner, really enjoyed would recommend!

Staff got the job done very quickly ! I must emphasise the food came quick and the restaurant is open till late. Service was great and food was simple but tasty so no complaints.

Really friendly staff, lovely food

Lovely place, tasty food.... £5.75 for a pint of kingfisher... LIDL sells for £1.80 .. so go easy on the beer..... can't knock the food, it was perfect.

Fantastic service fantastic food

Great curry restaurant in Epping. go very regularly. friendly service.

Excellent meal and excellent service

Only had a takeaway, but will be back to eat in.. Good portion size. Chicken and Lamb was cooked well. Kids enjoyed their Chicken tikka. Chicken Pathia could have been hotter (spice), it’s usually ‘one up’ from a madras . Nothing was oily . Very friendly staff. Another review mentioned refurbishment? Maybe it’s been done , I thought it was really nice in there, and certainly didn’t smell . I sat there with a beer whilst I waited for my order, seemed to have decent wine on list too, which isn’t always case with Indian restaurants. Having recently moved to Epping , glad to find a new local “go to” curry house

Best Indian in Essex. Always great food, great price and outstanding service. 👌

It's a really great place to eat. Good menu options, engaging staff (happy to chat and joke) and nice and clean. Perhaps the drinks menu could be a bit more exciting, or go byo and lob on a bit of corkage - I'd pay it.

Food terrible, reheated samosas, cauliflower mustard without mustard! Mutton: not lamb as on menu, What a bad place. Just give you any old rubbish and take your money when I complained I was in the wrong! How was that??? I Have eaten at hundreds of Indian restaurants and this one has won the gold medal for the worst. Please please stay away, it would be better to stay hungry than to eat the third rate food (muck) served st this place

Friendly atmosphere and good food

Tried this place which is up The rd normally av the vojan and the Loughton chilli but thought I'd give it a go And now wished I hadn't dearer than the others And I must say not a patch Tasted like dishwater mixed wiv a pataks homemade sauce all our dishes tasted the same Which I must say wasn't pleasant A massive 👎and seriously nudged me towards not eating an Indian again very droll

Beautiful food and lovely service good value for money

The restaurant itself need re-furbishment urgently. It stinks and not very good to have a special food.

Very disappointed with my take away, usually very happy. No taste in my lamb korai and my daughter had chicken bhoona, we both agreed there was no difference in taste of either dish. £25 wasted.

Always great food.best restaurant in epping

Our first visit for eat out to help out. Attentive staff providing and excellent service and the food was probably the best Indian cuisine we have eaten, as we are local will also have to try their take away service.

Great place to dine, delicious food top class nice atmosphere highly recommended

The food is too sweet for us. I felt like I had a few spoons of sugar in my mouth ( ordered Paneer Makkani and chicken Tikka). If you are an Asian, I would avoid this place. It's a bit overrated.

Good place to have Indian Cuisine

Hands down the best Indian around. Food is always great and service is exceptional. As an Asian who knows his Indian food there food is superb. Have been there a number of times for eat in and takeaway and its always been great. One of the guys (Tanbhir) is brilliant and all the staff are great. I would highly recommend.

Nice food. Service was a bit slow but enjoyed the evening. Worth going. We visited on a Wednesday evening and it was a set price menu

Great service, wonderful staff, food was top quality. Have a fantastic evening

Excellent food excellent service !

Fitted us in last minute despite being very busy on a Saturday night. staff very friendly and the food was lovely. Really happy we found this place as we were only in the area for one night.

Nice place to come for ruby. Everything seems very clean and tidy, upstairs but that wasn't too much of an issue (Might be if you're a bit worse for wear.) Had the Tandoori duck for starter and it was the perfect size portion of duck breast with a little salad and very nice. Had a lamb tikka vindaloo with mushroom pilau and sag paneer for main, all very good. The perfect amount of heat to taste ratio. Sag paneer was a little too sweet for my liking though. They ran out of Cobra beer halfway through the meal but the kingfisher sufficed and we got a free shot at the end. A little on the pricier end of the scale for an indian, but you get what you pay for foodwise and it's worth the extra not to have to use a toilet that seems more third world than the food.

Great service and great prices on Wednesday :)

Always very friendly staff and the food is great too prices are reasonable also very good value

Excellent food and service. I can't fault this restaurant

Staying nearby for work and really fancied a curry. I was so pleased to stumble upon this place as I walked up the high street. The service was fantastic, both staff very attentive. I ordered dishes that weren’t on the menu, but making these up for me wasn’t an issue at all. The food arrived and it was exactly what I wanted. The flavours were unbelievable. I highly recommend this establishment.

Food is always excellent. First time here after moving away for couple of years. Food and atmosphere still excellent. One of the best Curries in the Area.

We ordered a selection of curries for 7 people including 2 kormas and 1 pasanda. We collected on time as requested. When we returned home and dished it all out we discovered the pasanda was a korma. There is a subtle difference and perhaps they thought we wouldn't notice but by comparative tasting, it was obvious they all tasted exactly the same. I did not wish to return the pasanda as we all wanted to eat together so although the rest of the items were good, failing to deliver what was ordered I can only give Kaikaa one star.