The best restaurants serving Indian food in Castle Point East of England

Our first visit and definitely Not our last... what a fabulous restaurant. The food was delicious the staff terrific the chef wonderful and the surprise birthday cake amazing! A gem of a place so happy we found it. GO don't hesitate if you want fresh tasty food with a very warm atmosphere GO! Thank you Mall Road 😘

Missing my samosas but the rest of the food was delicious

What a amazing first experience here food was amazing and the service was 2nd to none We would definitely be going again the family loved it

We attended on Xmas Eve. There were 9 of us and we had booked a table in advance. Upon entry it was clear they were not prepared for us as no table was set. After staff pushed three tables together and hurriedly fetched some napkins we were able to sit. This restaurant does not have an alcohol licence so you bring your own alcoholic drinks. Popadoms to begin and then straight to mains. We waited over an hour for our mains. When they arrived the food was good quality, tasty, hot and nice. When it came to the bill my party was paying with cash and card. A staff member came over and my wife asked for the card machine. He huffed, rolled his eyes and plodded off to get the machine. We had obviously inconvenienced him. Overall it was a nice meal which took a bit too long to serve and the staffs customer service left a lot to be desired. Sadly, although I enjoyed the food, I will not be returning again due to the staff rudeness and the delay in receiving our food. Those two issues spoiled an otherwise enjoyable night.

Our first time here , we went early on a Wednesday night , The restaurant wasn’t busy , we usually stick to the usual popular dishes when we have an Indian but we both decided to try something different , Both choice of curries were lovely , service faultless , staff were very friendly , great value for money , will definitely return

We have always ordered from here when getting an Indian takeaway. It is usually very nice. However, we found that we could not eat it as it just tasted of chilli and left a horrible hot taste in the mouth. We all had something different but experienced the same in all the dishes. Very dissappointing and we all went hungry!

You can walk into The Spice Lounge & be seated quickly, or you can book in advance, or order a delivery. I felt completely safe eating in, as the restaurant currently has seating spaced to adhere to Covid restrictions. The food & service is amazing, even though they are curently running a mid-week deal, meaning you save a lot of money off the bill. When I ordered a delivery I was pleasantly surprised, as normally deliveries from any restaurant is never as good a quality as dining in, but the quality of the deliveries from The Spice Lounge found the food to be equal quality as dining in, which is very unusual for most deliveries The service for deliveries is also as good as it is when you eat in & I was surprised to find that the owner delivered our food, I know the customer should always be right, but these days that doesn't seem to exist, but this place will mix up the menu if required, they have a huge selection for meat eater & vegans, they cater for allergies & although they do not have soya milk they have no objection to you taking your own with you. On Sundays they do an amazing buffet, again very reasonably priced. The staff & owner do their best to make you feel comfortable & were really good with my autistic son. I cannot fault his restaurant, the food, or the service, as nothing is any trouble for them & it's done with a smile

No longer the mayflower Indian restaurant, its under new management as a Bangladesh restaurant, wild ducks. Second night so a lot of learning on the job...... Food ok, tasty , with different foid offerings but rookie errors ie. Music to loud, Food not served at once, cold plates , lights very bright so lacking ambiance. However, staff welcomed feedback so hopefully improvements will take place . Pricing very reasonable in these inflationary times, sizzling wild duck and chicken Kathmandu particularly tasty. Will be back.

Curries are OK when a certain chef there bit hit n miss at other times

Thank you for a lovely meal and great experience last night. The service was excellent and the food was delicious! Lots of choice for vegans and those with different dietry requirements and the waiter was so helpful with guiding us through the menu. Toodler had a fab time too! We look forward to coming back again soon. 😁

The food was ok, average at best. My friend’s lamb chop starter was burnt to a crisp, how can the staff not recognise this? Mains were ok. Waited a long time for food, but it was a Saturday night so I guess this is expected. Decor very tired, but I guess their die hard fans will keep the place running, so no need to make efforts to address this. Not terrible, but I won’t be rushing back.

Had a takeaway. Tasted more like a ready meal from a supermarket. Curry was bland and powdery. Would not recommend.

Great food and courteous service

Went and picked up a takeaway which was ordered for 7pm, didn't walk out of there until 7.50! Left waiting for food for nearly an hour, barely an apology and when I requested to speak with management, no one called me as they had promised. Food was average at best (one dish was a chefs special) - hardly worth the wait and several items were cold such onion bhaji and rice. Won't be returning.

My favourite people! Always so friendly and down to earth. Good old friends