Delicious Indian food right in the center of Henley. We had the lunch specials that were reasonable…read moreand yummy. Nice staff. Very clean.

What to say? We…read moredecided to cheer ourselves up after another dismal England rugby performance. Having had mixed feelings about the place before, we went for a sit down - and what a sit down. Ambience. Superb. Staff. Superb. Food. Superb. The fact that I can nothing to fault. Bloody annoying! From the Shashlick (sp?) to the Lobster to the football sized onion bhaji. Just wonderful. Simply wonderful. Yes. Pricey. But you get what you pay for and, frankly. Worth every penny.

I have no idea whatsoever how this place still manages to remain open…read more To call the food old school would be pretty generous. The salads are brown round the edges and uninspiring, the curries are glutinous slop with gristle wallowing in them. Order three beers and you have just been cast in the role of resident alcoholic. The price though, is cheap. Completely and utterly rock-bottom cheap. The quiet and unassuming waiting staff (I'm guessing all members of the same family) and polite and helpful and totally charming. As such, it's an ideal place to end a night on the beers. You're not going to offend anyone, you won't be too much out of pocket and the food isn't going to have you on the Thunder-box the next morning. It's the first Indian restaurant you get to down the Reading road, and there's a taxi firm just round the corner. Decor wise, I'm guessing it was last touched, when the menu was last revised.

The Himalayan is like a soft, comfy sweater. It's reliable and comforting Nepalese food, not a…read moreregular curry house per se. Their all-you-can-eat menu (Sun-Thurs) is great value for money. There are many better Indian restaurants in the UK, but this place, whilst not the best in the land, has tasty food and a warm welcome, with the owners making you feel like you're part of the family.

Don't forget the Tardis, we're going old school Indian here…read more Classic Indian decor, chipped woodwork and peeling paint sound as though this place is no good at all. Looking at it from the outside, then frontage is as dated as the interior and does nothing to beckon you in. Overcome those fears though, because what awaits you inside is a truly traditional English Indian restaurant experience. The quality of the food is superb - with all the old favourites on the menu. The chef's specials are old favourites, the recommended dishes are old favourites and, in case you didn't spot them, the old favourites are list by section too. Sauces can tend to be quite rich and heavy - even on the vegetable dishes, and service is quiet and efficient. The value for money is superb - given the quality of the meal that you're presented with and the place is generally packed out at weekends. They're happy to let you stay late if you get into a decent drinking mood - which is easy to do.

I recently returned to henley for the evening and was greeted by Ali whom I hadnt seen for 3/4…read moreyears ( he remembered my name) The restaurant has been refurbished as have the kitchens.Food every bit as good as I remember it.He has seen the competition come and go in Henley and no doubt will outlast the current and next owners !

So its a new Indian restaurant in Henley in the place of the one that has just shut down…read more Its been about 20 years since I remember going to my first Indian eatery and has much really changed on the british high street. I know the big city restaurants in London, Manchester etc have all moved into this east meets west phase. But can the lonely high street location change. Lets see. Well firstly the staff seem new well nearly all of them there is one familliar face. The outside decor has changed but inside a lick of paint does not hide the previous business. The bar is the same with the same drinks but I can honestly say that the menu has changed quite dramatically, we have Indian and Thai as the main focus with even a page for some Chinese traditional dishes!!! Poppadoms are always agood start but its the usual four different dips the spice one, the sweet one, the really strong bitter one and the cut up bits of onion one. It's all much of a muchness really. Decided to stick with the Indian theme with a few tradional main dishes. Nice chicken cuts and well made sauces, our other dish was lamb based and again a resonable standard of meat and good sauce. Don't get me wrong this food is OK but they have three very nearby Indian restaurants to compete with and this will not keep them in business. For opening night there can aways be a few teething problems but the place ran well, the staff were polite and eager to please. They need to seperate themselves from the previous business The Blue Sea as quickly as possible and that means serving different chocolates at the end of the meal and different hot flannels (why is that still happening?). I would ask anyone in the area to support local business and these guys deserve a chance to succeed.

Shocking!!!!!!!!…read more The woeful Cafe le Raj are in the process of assimilating all the Indian Restaurants in Henley, and this is their first one. As per le Raj, the delivery service was over an hour late and the order wrong. It was only after threatening to cancel the cheque that the correct food arrived. We would never have ordered from here if we'd know the Blue Sea had been taken over - as the food is bland, chewy and, quite frankly, SHOCKING! Update : just bumped into the waiter in the loo having a slash. He didn't wash his hands and went out to serve. Your choice.

Absolutely delicious dinner!…read more We made reservations online about 2 months ago. 5:15 dinner worked well for us since we had a show at 7. We checked in on the lady with the tablet on the right side of the entrance. The left side is for walk ins. Super long line even at 5pm. But they were handing out small glasses of chai and something else. Anyway, the reservation line is short and they sat us right away. We wished we could have sat at the patio - it's covered. We didn't see that until we were already drinking. Well, next time! The ambiance - beautiful spot with lots and lots of tables. Every single one of them was taken. Tons of staff! They take good care of you here. Patrons vary, from dates to family dinners - the whole gamet! Come one, come all! The drinks came out right away. Dishoom IPA and chai. Beer came with a frosted glass. The chai was delicious! The food was amazing! Goan monkfish curry Ruby chicken Saffron cauliflower Garlic naan Basmati rice Everything was superb! I works happily go back tomorrow night!

For a really popular place, we were pretty disappointed and pricey for the serving size. The…read moreinterior is thoughtfully designed and worth seeing once. Lamb samosas (8.7): it was okay? Dishoom chicken tikka (14.9): NOT tikka masala! We were between this and the chicken ruby but were told it's just like butter chicken and were recommended this-- the highlight, chicken flavorful and tender, and I liked the pickled sides House black daal (11.7): their signature dish-- decent, pretty heavy and filling but nothing to sing about Roomali Roti (5.5): we were going to get the garlic naan, but the waiter said that's something you can get anywhere so we got the roti which he recommended-- however, this completely lacked flavor. I've had better roti in Malaysia and in the US lol Garlic naan (5.5): we ultimately got this because we didn't like the roti, but this also the garlic flavor was not shining through Other recommended dishes: chicken berry britannia with raita, charred lamb chops, murgh malai, okra fries Tip: you have to buy the rice, naan etc separately. Also heads up there's a 12.5% service charge.

Food was amazing! Service was a bit more leisurely than we usually like but it was a lovely evening.read more

The reason this restaurant doesn't have many ratings is because Europeans post to Trip Advisor, not…read moreto Yelp. Hopefully Americans will see this post and realize that. On Trip Advisor, this restaurant had over 230 ratings with a rating of 4.5/5. My wife and I had the Chicken Masala, a chicken curry dish, a cauliflower potato veggie, and a coconut and almond naan- Peshwari Naan. And it was all excellent. Give this restaurant a chance. They have friendly, great service with delicious food. It was a welcome change from the "typical" English food that we had eaten while in London.

Amazing selection and service. It is not difficult to find great Indian cuisine in England but this…read moreis a great spot for fine food and great service! Chicken Tiki Masala is perfectly balanced an delicious. The garlic naan is rich and fresh! Amazing selection and service. It is not difficult to find great Indian cuisine in England but this is a great spot for fine food and great service! Chicken Tiki Masala is perfectly balanced an delicious. The garlic naan is rich and fresh!

Brilliant food! We…read moreopted for a takeaway from this restaurant on a Friday night when we couldn't be bothered cooking. We ordered a selection of starters, mains, rice and naan to share and I enjoyed all of it. The mixed starter was a lovely way to try a few different dishes but not be too full before the main courses. There are no pakoras on the menu which I did find a bit disappointing, but it did make us try something else for a change. We ordered a few different dishes (can't remember them all!) but we definitely had both the Butter Chicken and the Garlic Chicken and a Dahl, all were full of flavour and got demolished! The restaurant was clearly very busy, both with sit in diners and take away orders, yet our order was ready about half an hour after we phoned it through. Would highly recommend giving this place a try.

Excellent service! We had the chicken biryani and the Goa fish curry. Both were delicious!!…read moreEveryone around us seemed to really enjoy their meals. We would definitely recommend this restaurant

This place was lovely. Very clean, but the magic was in the dishes. Spice balance just what I would…read moreexpect from a fine UK indian food experience. The highlight was the fresh butter naan. Freshly baked and just the right balance of chewy crispy and buttery. Made my day! You won't be disappointed.

House of Spice (Haddenham) is well worth the visit. It is very pleasant dining experience,…read morecomplimented by very attentive staff. The menu is quite varied, and they do have a variety of fish dishes on the menu, which is a bit different. They do offer a take away service.

This is situated in the lovely village of Haddenham just past the parade of shops on the bend…read more There is customer parking at the back of the building. The staff are absolutely lovely and the food is okay, pretty standard for Indian food to be honest but a very large choice including a great vegetarian choice. I found the food a little bit too oily when I went the last time although this may have been the dish I had. They are generous with their portions, I remember leaving quite a large amount, good value!