The Maharajah Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was delicious and the menu was very varied, offering a range of dishes to try."
• "Everything was fresh and very tasty."
• "The butter chicken was horrendous and tasted nothing like butter chicken."
• "The food was tasty but not as good as my mums, but it never is!"
• "The food was outstanding, highly recommend the Jalfrezi, everyone loved the food and what they had ordered."
• "The food was probably the best I've tasted in years."
• "The food was one of the best Indian meals I have had in a long time."

Cons:

• "Had a very bad experience as under... Waiter asked 'You are Indian so you will not need spoons right?'"
• "Food basic but the chicken breast was not breast... tasted like the cheap frozen sliced variety you get in supermarkets."
• "The taste of the food was nothing like Indian, not even close!!!"
• "All the food was tasteless, bland and too spicy even for us asians."
• "The sauces didn't taste right, or how I've always known them to taste."
• "Food was average (all curries made with the same sauce which was disappointing)."
• "Very mediocre food, naan bread was flat and tasteless more like a chapati."

Service

Pros:

• "Staff were very efficient and friendly too ☺️"
• "Great staff & friendly efficient service."
• "The staff are very friendly and attentive."
• "Service was very quick and taste was good."
• "The service: attentive, thoughtful, friendly, all around wonderful."
• "Service was fabulous, the staff were fantastic, nothing too much trouble."
• "Great Indian restaurant, very friendly staff and brilliant service. The food is incredible so much choice & is cooked to perfection!"

Cons:

• "A rubbish place to eat never go there, the staff are liars, asked for an empty table of 4 for 2 people, but he mentioned he has 4 people waiting to use that table and then in front of us it was given to 2 people how ridiculous..."
• "Very restrictive and rigid service, you can not even order more naan bread if you don't order at the start in one go."
• "I would avoid this place the staff are very rude."
• "Very Very poor service, the person who deals at the front(Jittu) was very rude and manner less person."
• "Stay away from this place because of the discrimination in the service you get here based on your skin colour."
• "The service was really poor. We ordered our food an hour ago the people who came after us and ordered same dish was already done and we were still waiting."
• "Service was not so great!! Firstly we ordered a lamb dish and we got given a chicken version."

Ambiance and Location

Pros:

• "The location is also fabulous as it overlooks the beach so is an all round excellent restaurant."
• "The views from the restaurant were amazing."
• "Lovely sea view too."
• "The restaurant also offers fantastic views across the sea from beautiful bay windows, enhancing the whole experience."
• "The restaurant actually has a beautiful view of the sea."
• "The location is brilliant and we were lucky enough to get a table by the window with views out to sea."
• "Get there early to get a table next to the big bay window overlooking the coastline. A stunning location, also serve very good India food!"

Cons:

• "Disgusting! We ordered take-away and god I wish I had read the reviews on here first. The food is AWFUL!!"
• "A bit confusing at the entrance, it looks more like a car park than a restaurant."
• "The ambience is what I would call stuck in time."
• "The seating arrangement was quite clumsy and very close to each other, no privacy at all."
• "They are not professional. They need to be more trained."
• "After being asked to wait for 20 minutes we were not sure if this was a good sign or a possible train wreck waiting to happen as other dinners were complaining about the wait."
• "Its a shame for such a lovely view that food was not as good."