If you're looking for a decent Indian in Rayleigh look no further, this is the best Indian…read morerestaurant I've ever been to. I know diners come from all around Essex to this place. Staff are pleasant , price is very reasonable.

From the owner: Welcome to Saffron Tandoori, Rayleigh's finest Indian restaurant and takeaway, located at 32…read moreEastwood Road, Rayleigh, United Kingdom. We offer an exceptional dining experience where our chefs expertly blend spices and fresh ingredients to create dishes that tantalize your palate. Our menu features a variety of authentic specialties such as Laal Maas, Chicken Rezala, Chicken Masala, Chaamp Bhuna, King Prawn Surprise, Kerela Style Chicken Fry, Murgh Masala, Rara Lamb, Chicken Khazana, Tandoori Chicken, and Chicken Tikka, along with delicious curries and freshly baked naan. To enhance your experience, we offer a takeaway system, birthday party arrangements, a pre-order system, and table reservations. Join us find why we Rayleigh's premier!

I was visiting the UK with my husband last week and craved a good Indian meal. Walking down…read moreBillericay High Street we came across a Red door and went in. The sign said Take Away but down the stairs we found a very cute restaurant. They are going to change the sign! The new Owners took over about 6 weeks ago and have some great ideas. They might add the option of bringing your own wine etc. into the restaurant without the corkage fee. A great idea and we will try that next time around. For now we ordered take away and it was just great. I always have Lamb Korma, Basmati rice and Nan bread with mango sauce. It was excellent,. My old Mum had a chicken curry and it was a big step up from the meals on wheels she is using these days! My husband had a lamb curry and loved it too. We will definitely make Spice King our Indian restaurant when we are in Billericay. Thanks guys and good luck.

Very pretty restaurant with nice decor. The staff is wonderful. Came here with a friend after…read moreseeing a show at cliffs pavilion and literally everything we had was outstanding! The naan was perfect. I had butter chicken - amazing. The prices were very reasonable too. I can't say enough good things about this place. Definitely worth a visit if you're stopping by South End for any reason and if I was a local, I would come here all the time.

Went to Clacton on Sea for the weekend to visit some friends, and decided to go out for a meal. We…read morecame across the Spice Village just by chance, it looked a relatively new restaurant the decor was very nice indeed, staff were very friendly in fact the whole ambiance of the place was very good. The menu had a good selection of dishes mainly South Goan. The food was excellently presented, and it tasted as good as it looked, in fact I would go as far to say this was the best Indian cuisine I have tasted since visiting India earlier this year. I will certainly go back and thoroughly recommend anyone who likes there curry

Had a few takeaways from here now. It has a really good variety, especially with the specials…read more Portion sizes great and the starters are huge for the price. Arrives pretty quick and always piping hot. A must try! (Takeaway - 02/10/2014)

what a great place ,I often take my wife here. and mother in law .second to none service. we will…read morebe back .

Probably our top meal in London. Before I talk about the food, I want to highlight excellent…read moreservice. One of our group has a tomato allergy and we weren't sure how much of a selection he would have. The waitress went back and redlined the menu to show what he could have, what he couldn't, and what they might be able to alter. Super nice and it didn't take more than a few minutes. As for the food, a-maz-ing Indian. I recommend their prawn special - not too spicy but very flavor forward. The naan was a nice side to order as well. This location is fairly big with seating on the main floor, downstairs, and outside in a cover lounge area. We had a reservation, although they probably could have handled us if we didn't. That said, it was a busy weekend and the place looked fairly full by the time we left, so maybe grab a reservation. Enjoy!

Not just "hyped", dishoom deserves the recognition!…read more SERVICE Amazing service, easy to make reservations online, and easy to check in and get seated once your entire party has arrived. INSIDE Spacious, clean, and plenty of seating both upstairs and down. MENU For larger parties, they recommend their prefix menu which includes a various sampling of lots of delicious items. FOOD 10/10 I haven't eaten Indian food much, but was thoroughly impressed. From my mango lassi which was perfectly sweetened and tart to buttered buns, fried okra, black Dahl, garlic naan, and lamb skewers, everything was delicious. I esp loved the lamb skewers! We ordered a side of garlic naan with cheese which is basically a quesadilla and it was super cheesy and delicious as well. OVERALL Would def recommend Dishoom when visiting London. It'll definitely be a hit in your books!

We had wonderful service here! Dishoom is a popular place but the dinner line for 3 on a weeknight…read morewasn't too bad (they don't take reservations), I thought the line moved fairly fast and at some point they handed out small sample cups of chai to us which was nice. It's very spacious inside. Although their black bean dish Black House Daal is popular, I don't think it's something I'd reorder because I don't like beans that much in general. As a chicken tikka masala fan, I enjoyed their butter chicken the most. It's the closest thing they have to chicken tikka masala--which they don't have, they only have chicken tikka which is dry and quite spicy, has no creamy sauce. I also liked the okra fried, which is a type of fry I'm not used to seeing! It's got flavor, and I also loved the chutney and sauces on the table! I enjoyed a Dishoom Margarita which was strong in alcohol content and flavor, and a nice addition to the meal. They have an interesting drink menu, where you will find lots of nonalcoholic and rather healthy options! They have a small shelf in the middle of the room where they sell some of their chai and cookbooks amongst other things.

I just do not understand the hype surrounding this restaurant. It's hard to get a reservation and…read morethere's a long queue to get a table without one. I just don't get it. In my opinion, there are 2 main things to know about Dishoom: it's an Indian restaurant that is a chain, with 11 locations worldwide. The food is really good for a chain, bit it doesn't begin to come close to a restaurant that takes care of of its individual customers. Walking in, there's lots of energy. People are having a good time, there's no question. We were seated upstairs where there must have been around 40 tables. All of the staff are walking around in a hurry, cause everything here is in a hurry. The intention is to get you our in less than an hour. They want you in, through, and out. I saw this with multiple tables. Our server Yanko came to our table quite promptly and helped us make selections, both for food and drinks. For the first time in my experience eating in a restaurant, the appetizers arrived minutes before our cocktails. They came so fast that we didn't even think it was our order. And then moments after the drinks arrived, all of the main dishes and sides were placed on the table. With no way to keep anything warm. All of this with 10 minutes of placing the order. I appreciate prompt service, but this takes it to an absurd extreme. Our appetizers included the house Chaat and prawn koliwada. I enjoyed the prawns more but the flavors were facile, not close to what I expect and have enjoyed in excellent Indian restaurants. The main dishes were the Goan monkfish curry and Sali Goan. These were also just OK, absolutely nothing special. The cheese naan was soggy, though the flavor was good. This was an unacceptable texture for a naan. Dessert was Basmati Kheer, flavorful Basmati rice with fruit compote on top. In between and unneeded, was a thin layer of creme brulee. I did enjoy my tea: ginger, lemon and honey and my wife liked her mint tea. I do not know the restaurant scene in Edinburgh, we've been here for 4 days. But this is just not a place I'deven consider returning to. It's really a factory that feeds folks, not a restaurant that cares for its customers. The business model had been optimized to maximize income with lots of throughput. What's been almost completely lost in my opinion, is the heart and soul of the dining experience.

10/10 experience, lovely people, lovely food, amazing and helpful staff, love love love, wonderful…read moreatmosphere among the entire restaurant,

Really friendly and lively atmosphere. Really good food. I went for a party so we had the buffet…read more Could be made better if there was more options for starters and desserts.