The best restaurants serving Indian food in England

After initially having a takeout from here, I thought it would be better food eating in.....how wrong could i be. The poppadoms were okay, although once my wife found something crawling in the onion salad...maybe we should have just asked for the bill. We did order starters and mains, starters were a disappointment, my chilli paneer wasnt with chillies as i would have expected but with a lot of chilli powder to marinate the paneer (couldn't taste the cheese), wifes starter of sheek kebab was overly greasy. Mains lamb rogan josh and chicken saagwala with garlic rice and garlic and cheese naan.... lamb rogan - two different colour sauces one a sickly brown and the other a red tomatoey sauce (no onions, tomatoes or peppers, which are stated on the menu ) chicken saagwala - blended spinach , few lumps of chicken in a very brown sauce which was overly salty, no veg in there at all other than the spinach Garlic rice - tasted lovely but greasy Naan - not what i expect from an indian restaurant not home made more like a shop bought bread. Waiter did however offer complimentary drinks at the end of the meal .... maybe to make up for the food that was sent back. Overly priced.

We had a punjabi samosa, paneer samosa and masala chai. Lovely place for a traditional snack

A perfect example of an Indian restaurant. The restaurant is small but packs a punch in flavour. Cozy and very clean. Went with work colleagues we all loved it. Will definitely be back

Amazing food and fast delivery

The food was at the right temperature, but the portions were a bit big and burnt.

Myself and my family have been coming to Darchinis since we moved to the area (11 years ago) - and we can never fault the quality of both the food and the service. The food is always amazing, fresh and hot - and the staff are so lovely and polite. They recently won an award, and we were all so happy to hear it - it couldn't have gone to more deserving people. We will carry on coming here for hopefully many more years :)

Went on a recommendation from family. Really enjoyed the depth of flavour to all the foods we ate. I liked that is had all the classics but also some specials I'd not seen before. Was good to have a couple of those. Staff were lovely too but didn't hover, they checked we were doing ok while letting us enjoy the meal. It is bring your own booze, the corner shop two doors down has a good selection. They happily provided glasses etc. Would happily go again.

We've never had a bad meal! My husband, Mr Russ and our family thoroughly enjoy our meals everytime we order! Top rate Indian meal with a great owner!

"Closed for a few weeks" is written on the door! :-(( Nothing about it online or in social media. That's rude, if you go there with anticipation! And strange: you can still even book online a table!!?

Lovely ambience absolutely delicious food not Neen here in ages I was not disappointed very good food the butter chicken so succulent ,the rice was fluffy and so hot 😋

Hey all We had an booking on 29 of November 2024 at vijay's virasat it was an our business party. We was running late by 22 min b because of heavy traffic. manger or staff I don't know who was he but he was really arrogant and was not welcoming at all. Aa in all we had Very disappointing experience and won't recommend to anymore just because of worst attitude towards us.

Wonderful evening here tonight. Made to feel really special. Super friendly, smart service. Amazing food. Thank you!

Very conveniently positioned in the town centre. Good food. Excellent service from management and staff

Visited mid week. Popular with plenty of diners, which is a testament to the overall 5* quality of food, service, staff, and atmosphere. I would definately recommend

Lovely food and excellent customer service We went to my mum's 80th and had a lovely time. Crispy dosa is my favourite, and they made it fresh on request. I love to go back