The best restaurants serving Indian food in England

This is the worse place I’ve ever got a takeaway from manager is rude so is the delivery driver and the person that answers the phone.ordered of set menu for family of 4-5 Which two of the curry’s are meant to be spicy and a madras which is Madras' served in restaurants can vary in spice and are usually hot or very hot, red or brown this one was like a korma the all the curry’s tasted the same the Somosa had mash potato in it the peshwari naan tasted like washing up liquid the manager told me my mother in law done that to it .this place should be shut down and be reported to food standards they should change there name the food isn’t Devine

has a really super time at this restaurant last night ! the staff are warm & welcoming - they have a large menu with something for everyone , the food was excellent, on nice warm plates & very reasonably priced , we were even offered a complimentary drink which was a lovely surprise! - going again next saturday night - we enjoyed it so much !

Absolutely disgusting service order never arrived if they couldn’t deliver just sayvas weve all gone without our food I wont be ordering again from here shame really as a nice curry normally but wow shocking customer service if i could give zero stars I would 👎🏻keep away

First time back at Mahal for over 15 years when I used to work in Dodworth. It used to be s great place to eat. So disappointed with my visit last week. At first I just ordered poppadoms and a pickle tray. The poppadoms were soft. Ordered prawn puree starter, it was a large portion but wasn't like any puree I had ever had before and more like chicken in coconut soup wrapped in a fried chapati. I had a plain chicken curry with rice and garlic nan. The nan was nice, the chicken tasted nice and fresh. But the rice didn't seem right and the curry sauce tasted like it was out of a jar. Overall disappointed, probably the worst sit down curry I have ever had and I have had one most month's for the last 30 years. I would recommend the chef going to Akbars.

Asked a polish taxi driver to take us to a really nice Asian styled restaurant. After nearly 8 miles away from our hotel he brought us here. Couldn’t really make anything out of the taste as it was all cooked for the English palate. Anyways the establishment doesn’t sell Halal meats. Luckily we asked. So you have to ask them before ordering. The guy taking our order seemed very confused when we asked him on the authenticity of the Halal meat. But luckily very hesitantly told us to eat the chicken. Anyways we stuck to the veg starters and dishes. I think the only person to get a buzz out of the whole experience was the taxi driver taking us back on a two way fare.

Seven of us sat down to a great curry in a pleasant environment. Food was lovely and service was very friendly and helpful. We will be back

We were very pleasantly surprised how good Fakenham Tandoori is. It’s entirely unprepossessing outside and certainly not ostentatious inside but clean and capacious. But empty - which was not a good sign. But the freshness of the ingredients, the variety available on the menu and the tastes were excellent. We had a vegetarian biryani, a chicken biryani, a kohai (I think cauliflower or spinach), and some starters. The poppadoms were fine, the chapatis excellent - only the chutneys were a bit poor, though the lime pickle was hearty!

Ordered from them for delivery, just ordered a few picky bits as we didn't fancy anything proper. Everything was really nice, cooked well, and just what we wanted! Delivery was quick, and the driver was kind enough to advise that the chicken 65 was salty and said to use the dips with it, but we thought they were great even without the dips, salty sure but not in a bad way! Will be ordering again from here, and will be trying their meals for sure.

We have just had takeaway tonight 27th July 2024 and madras very salty chips from last night couldn't even chew them nan bread soggy would not have a takeaway again

The food was lovely, fresh hot and flavoursome. Staff all very friendly and restaurant has a lovely ambiance…..but we were pretty annoyed on our night here to see they are now adding service charge onto the bill. When I asked for it taken off they said it is compulsory….well for the record it is NOT! You can not force this on people, that is against the law. A tip is at the discretion of the guest, and they have the right to have it removed. So do the decent thing and don’t be so presumptuous. We will not be back till this happens.

Each time recently the chicken has been tough as boots. I thi k the meat is frozen and microwaved as the centre of the dish has been cold. Next time, if there is, I will go veggie. Friendly staff.

I did not eat in I had delivery , the vindaloo was bland not taste to it, the chips was soggy and the rice was over cooked, I spoken to raj today and said he was sorry but didn’t want to offer nothing, have been here countless times but won’t be again. If I could give a 0 I would

Visiting from France - fabulous food, helpful, attentive staff and nice and clean. Highly recommend and can’t wait to return!

Me and my girlfriend went hear for are anniversary we had a booking for 16:30 but it was closed them thay told us to come back at 17:00 but thay was just getting the food out on the buffet so we left

The Good:Poppadom (and battered starters) deep frying - well cooked, no excess oil on anything.The Bad:Small portionsThe chefs choice of two snacks on the veg Thali was 3 strips of deep fried okra and a cauliflower floret (in a nice batter)The 2 curries on the same Thali were something that could have come from a Sainsbury’s microwave mealThe Ugly:DecorCleanliness - while not that poor in general, too many things needed a better clean (tables, chutney pots)The yogurt and chutney pickles for poppadoms (other than the mango) were grim