Salsa evening means another food search before the dancing! After lucking out with El Rincon last week, my salsa friend Hilary and I came back to Tattenham Crescent, just a few doors down to Chillis Just recently, we've found quite a few independent Indian restaurants in the are serving some good original dishes - we've enjoyed good meals at Cinnamon Spice in Epsom and Dhansiri in Ewell., for example. So it was nice to see some unique dishes on the specialities section of the menu. We chose the chicken dhakeshwari, which was a mild dish garnished with mango and almond. It was like a pasanda but the mango added a nice fruity note to the sauce. Our other main dish was the chicken chettinad, which included roasted coconut and mixed Indian seeds in a hot sauce. The coconut added a nutty flavour and the heat of the chettinad made a nice contrast to the dhakeshwari I enjoyed the distinctive flavours in the main dishes and the accompaniments - papadums, mango lassi, naan and pilau rice - were all delicious Service was friendly and efficient. We will be back to try more dishes on the specialities list read more

Great food! Great food! Great food! Have you ever been to an Indian restaurant where the only difference between each dish is a slight change in the colour of the sauce? Chillis is not one of them........ The food is excellent quality, well presented and reasonably priced. In particular they offer a fantastic banquet evening on Tuesday's although as a result the restaurant is often very busy on that night. My own personal favourite on the menu is balti lamb jalfrezi. read more

On a recent visit to the UK we visited this restaurant with my sister, niece and her boyfriend. The restaurant was very quiet at 7pm but had almost completely filled by 7.30 - worth making a reservation, especially at the weekend. (The restaurant was recommended by another reviewer, Yee Gan O) The atmosphere was calm and friendly and the decor crisp and clean. The waiting staff were attentive - until a little later Phil Tuffnell, his wife and some friends arrived and the service at our table became a little slower - especially when we wanted to pay and leave! The food was delicious, we tried the Chicken Chattanad and Chicken Xacuti - dishes we'd not tried elsewhere and they were both absolutely fantastic. We would certainly recommend this restaurant and hope to return next time we are in the UK read more

I recently visited Chillies for dinner with a few relatives. The staff seemed slightly reluctant to seat us at first - it was an almost empty restaurant (around 6.45) and we were asked if we had reserved. The food arrived very promptly (but not not too fast that makes you wonder how they did it so fast) and was very tasty. I've struggled to find an Indian restaurant in Epsom that have been half decent so was pleasantly surprised with Chillies. I would definitely eat here again. The drop in star is that i think maybe the staff could have been slightly friendlier when we arrived. They seemed to perk up when they noticed we were writing something down and they came over (not very subtly) to have a look at the review that we were writing in a pad. I might use that trick again for quick service! read more

We went to this restaurant for lunch today. We phoned to book it on Friday. We were the only people there. It was supposed to be a Birthday Celebration. The food was very good, BUT the day was spoilt by the staff who vacuumed the restaurant while we were eating, obviously preparing for the evening service. Other members of staff were chatting among themselves and they had a radio on in the Bar area, which was quite irritating. When we mentioned this to our Waiter, he just shrugged his shoulders , but did not apologise! I will not be recommending this restaurant to our friends. read more

Best Indian cuisine restaurant I have been to.... previously visited all of these in Stoneleigh and Ewell Village. Recently moved to Tattenham Corner, so very lucky indeed to have Chillies. The waiters and staff are great, decor is modern and trendy, great bar area and the food is extremely fresh and wonderfully presented and taste fantastic. The portions are generous indeed and you need a doggy bag to take away. Absolutely brill. Tuesday Banquet nite is best, great value at 12pounds, five course including selection from speciality dishes. Awesome, keep up the good work... read more

I am not one to write reviews but felt I had to write this one. I highly recommend visiting this restaurant. They have fantastic food, the menu had many interesting dishes I had never tried before and the dish I chose was absolutely delicious. The staff were very welcoming and attentive and maintained a high level of service throughout the evening, even though the restaraunt was busy and we only had a table for two . The venue is very clean, and I loved the decor. We had a very lovely evening, I was absolutely blown away with the whole experience and will definitely be returning. read more

Well what can I say? I have been to Chillies twice, the first time I was very pleasantly surprised and the food was fantastic. The second time was tonight and I was very offended to say the least. However food is still fantastic and better than most in the area. I went out for the evening with my husband and we decided to spend it at Chillies, we don't eat out much these days so getting out is a real treat. We love to have a good old natter with the staff as they are usually very friendly and very helpful. My husband got chatting to the waiter to complement the food and happened to mention that I had lived in Bangladesh before while I was married to my Bangladeshi first husband. He inquired politely about my time there and I told him all the wonderful experiences of the people and the country and shared with them the fact that I had been over twenty times and lived there for two years with my then husband's family. He enjoyed the chat and went off. A few minutes later another waiter came over and was rather abrupt and started questioning me about my trip to their home country and when he discovered I was divorced from my first husband and re-married, he simply attacked me verbally saying I was no good and his people don't like divorce and that I did not like his people and it's an insult that I divorced one of their people etc etc,. it was simply very offensive. I told him, in a very polite way, that I had no issues with his people and all my experiences while in his country were positive ones, hence the reason I visited so often and still keep in touch with my inlaws, whom I adore!. I mentioned to this man that he should not be so disrespectful and that my divorce is a private matter and non of his business and he has no right to judge me. He did not respond too positively and we felt it was time to leave. We left without any desserts as we could not wait to get out of the place. We immeadiatly paid the bill and left. I feel angry at the way I was treated and the fact that it has tarnished my view of this restaurant as the food is fabulous, the best in the area. However waiters like that with such a closed minds and arrogant manners should be taught local customs. It is simply not hospitable to embarrass a paying customer by saying that they are no good because they have been divorced from one of their fellow country men, he really has no right. This has gone a lot further than just an issue with respect and I feel that if you want good food, as long as you eat and don't make conversation then it's the place for you but if your friendly and like a chat, be warned these people will judge you and tell you exactly what they think of you regardless of the fact that you are paying their wages. I think this particular individual was arrogant but it has brought the reputation of the restaurant down in my eyes and I certainly won't eat here again. I plan on contacting the owner and making him aware of this bad experience. Hopefully this is a one off but by gee it has made me feel violated and sick to the stomach. Be warned about the content of your conversations. read more