Our favourite Indian restaurant in the Wiltshire area. They are always very friendly and you can…read moreorder ahead online to pick up at a time that suits you, which is great. We've tried various curries and sides from here, including the korma, butter chicken, rogan, jalfrazi, biryani, veggie curry, sag aloo, and a few different naans. No complaints about any of the flavours with these curries! Their peshwari naan is packed with coconut and sultanas and goes really well with the more mild curries. They usually give us extra papadoms when we order them too. For takeaway, I'd recommend booking online if you want to eat early as they are often very busy at opening. We will continuing being regulars here!

A cold, wet, windy October night I was on the hunt of something warm, filling and tasty to eat…read more Enter stage left the Tale of Spice. And old pub converted into this fabulous Indian restaurant and takeaway. A full car park which is always a good sign, diners packed into the dining room noshing away at bowls of golden curry, fluffy rice and fresh crisp naan breads. There where four of us and we had booked because quite honestly you have to. I'd be very surprised if you got a table if you'd just walked in off the street. Again another very good sign. We where greeted by a friendly member of staff and shown to our table. Drinks orders where taken and poppadoms brought to the table. The pickles that accompanied the poppadoms where delicious. Not too sure if they where made in house or not I'm guessing not, but either way they tasted good. We did have starters and with quite an extensive collection there is a lot to choose from. I had the king prawn butterfly. A deliciously perfectly cooked king prawn fried in golden breadcrumbs and served with a small side salad. For the curry then, I had a lamb rogan josh. Quite a mild dish with only a little spice added. To accompany that I had a keema rice and a couple of chapattis. The rice dish is enough for two to share as the curry itself is quite filling. But it was a lovely accompaniment. Not too overpowering with the spiced meat and not too overloaded with onion they got the balance just right. The rogan josh was delightful. It's the first time I've had it and I was impressed. Delicately flavoured and packed with tomato and onion. The sauce was really tasty there just wasn't enough of it to dip the bread in. The meat itself was nice a little tough for my liking but still very nice. The chapattis where beautifully cooked, fresh and hot strait out of the tandoor they where perfect. Not too small you think what's the point. And not too bit you think what am I going to do with this? The meal was finished off nicely with complimentary liquors. We decided not to go for dessert because we'd had such a good meal there was no more room. The service in this restaurant is very good. The staff are friendly, polite and helpful. They are only to happy to recommend a dish to you especially if you a first time curry eater. The restaurant itself is very contemporary, spacious and inviting. I'd highly recommend this place to any curry lover or someone who wants to go to a curry house for the first time. I shall definitely be going back in the not to distant future.

First time visiting this restaurant. I got a takeout for 4 of us and it was excellent. We had…read morelamb bhuna , chicken korma , chicken bhuna and lamb korma. Lots of meat and the sauces were exquisite. The rices and breads were also excellent. The greeting on entering the restaurant was first rate with three people there to greet and two behind the counter. Though we didnt eat in the restaurant it looked very clean and the conversations at the tables were muted by the soft surface in the room. As one of our party is in a wheelchair they commented that they were equipped for guests with disabilities as a number of their regular guests were in this category. Overall my impression of the restaurant make me want to return to enjoy their offerings.

Best Indian I've ever tasted and everyone else I went with agreed. The staff there are caring and…read moreengage in conversation, and the restaurant has a very classy, clean look. Would definitely recommend!

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 food and experience. We went on a family trip to Europe with our family of 7. This was…read moreeveryone's favorite meal of our trip.

Good food and I highly recommend you make a reservation. Be ready to wait if you don't have one…read moreand they do a lot of take out. The staff were super friendly and got us a table as quickly as they could. The have a great little spot with lots of personality. Full bar and a good variety of food.

Best Indian food on our trip in England after sampling a few Indian restaurants in London. And that…read moretoo in this unexpected little town in the Cotswolds! Friendly staff, a very broad menu including both North and South Indian, and ultimately very high quality preparation. We tried paneer tikka as starters, and a whole host of main dishes - curry gobi (v spicy, but good!), mixed veg balti, naan, jeera rice and dal. Each and every dish was delicious. Also had masala tea and samosas to go. For a change, the music was good too (not the usual blaring noise). Exceptional place, must get to a high rating soon.

The Spice Merchant at Malmesbury, Wiltshire is a new type of Indian restaurant for the area…read more Located in an old pub building near the river Avon, this place has a very upmarket feel despite its rather downmarket location. The interior is light and spacious and the table layout gives plenty of space unlike a number of it's competitors. The food itself is very adventurous with a menu that includes all the old favourite (Madras, Tika Masala, Vindaloo etc) along with a number of other delicious dishes which were new to me including something made of beetroot. Even the old favourites are prepared in a way which makes them seem different. Only a couple of drawbacks - the service which can be rather slow and the takeaways aren't always hot enough.

This is by far my favourite Indian restaurant by far in the UK. The menu has all the usual dishes…read moreplus some actually specialities. All delicious. The atmosphere is very relaxing and the staff are very polite and efficient. The restaurant itself is a little out of the way at Foxhill, but being in the middle of the countryside in the converted Sheppard's Rest pub is half the charm. I would recommend this to anyone or any occasion.

We didn't book but were offered a choice of table and it was perfectly placed near the front…read morewindow. The restaurant is beautiful and immaculate. The staff were all very attentive and helpful. Food was amazing. We have eaten at lots of Indian restaurants and this one shines above the rest. There were tea light warmers to keep the food hot and it was all served piping hot in copper bowls. Plenty of sauce and rice served with our meals. The naan were slightly dry but still good. A glass of wine was £3.75 and tasted fine. They brought us over a drink of our choice on the house after we had paid the bill. We had a whiskey, baileys, a coke and a lemonade. Very kind and polite. Highly recommend.

I thoroughly enjoyed this Indian Restaurant. I am not a Swindon regular at all, this was my first…read moretime. But the food was delicious, large drinks selection, an over abundant amount of choices on a vast set of menus. But overall standard things like Biryani, Tikka Marsalla and lots of Curry options. Basically very traditional fare. I chose the Lamb rubbed in Tikka in the Balti style. The deep black pan makes for a rich , reduced sauce that has plenty of tomato and rich chilies that come on slowly. Good stuff. I tried for the first time a Cobra beer, which as the story goes is a bit ale-smooth but still very refreshing for taking the heat off of a curry. For dessert I tried the Mango Tropical which was a layer of dairy (frozen yogurt?) with mango ice cream. It was all frozen including the fruits on top. This was a slight disappointment. Overall this place is a winner, and provides great service, a classy ambience and so many meal options.

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.

Very tasty food. Everything was flavorful. The nan bread with fruit in it was outstanding as was…read morethe mutter paneer. Staff were super helpful as was the neighbor who helped set up the keg for a pint of beer while the owner was taking an order on the phone.

We loved the food and service was great. We had jeera lamb, chicken laknavi, bindi bhaji, aloo…read moregobi. And the appetizer platter for 4.

In my tour of all my sister-in-law's favorite places, Majliss was the first stop. Not only is the…read morefood delicious but the people are so friendly and welcoming! I let Jane and Oli do most of the ordering, since they are regulars and not everything translates into American English and English English the same way. We started with papadum and relish tray, and a couple of Kingfishers (on draft). For the table we ordered pillau rice, naan (2 kinds, but can't remember which 2), and saag paneer. I chose the Hozor Ki Pasandwalla Murghi because I wanted to try to pronounce it, and it's one of Oli's favorites. It's thinner sauce with nice heat and a good amount of peppers, onions, and tomatoes. He chose the Chicken Laknavi, and Jane chose the Chicken Pasanda. Everything was nicely spiced - heat but still flavor. Portions were generous - we probably only needed half as much, but we couldn't resist all the flavors. We were treated to a drink afterwards with our bill, and Bailey's was a perfect digestif with the chocolate. On our way out, we were given a 2019 calendar as a holiday present. I'm looking forward to another delicious and friendly meal when I'm back in Oxford!