My favourite curry house in Bournemouth! Food is awesome and service is second to none. Atmosphere…read moreis authentic and welcoming. Go there now!

This was such s pleasant surprise. I came here because it was the only place opened and as i missed…read morebreakfast i was starving. Service was great. When i came, it was empty w a few locals and few other tourists but then school let out and tables were packed. Boys around 16yo were devouring up a mix if dishes. Mine has excellent. I ordered the paneer in cashes sauce and the flavor was indescribable bliss, i know it makes no sense but the food was delicious. Prices were excellent which made me wonder because all the other similar restaurants nearby were about 30% more in price!!

Awful very disappointing. Slow service always trying aggressively to upsell and food tasted like…read morecups of sugar were dumped into it. Even the garlic naan. Waiters are ill trained. Never again and would never recommend it.............,.,,,,

We had heard good things about this place, so were looking forward to our visit…read more I have to say that the experience was well above our expectations. Had no starters, but the chicken tikka dansak and lamb tikka pathia were cooked to perfection with the right amount of spice in each. There was no oil in the dishes, just beautiful flavour with each mouthful. The portions are good sizes, and the rice and other extras are just as nice. I just wish it was not 90 miles from home

Actually called Ali's Brasserie - a lovely little Indian restaurant and takeaway located in…read moreMoordown, Bournemouth. Always great food - one of the best Indians I've ever been to. We always order our Indian takeaways from here. Staff are always friendly and chatty and it's not too busy. Averagely priced - would recommend it if you are looking for an Indian restaurant in Bournemouth.

I was staying close to here in a premier inn, but was faced with typical plastic food so decided to…read morelook on yelp for something near by. Small place but obviously good when it was almost full on a Thursday evening at 7:00pm. Food, service and bill were all good. I had the mussels as a starter, which was unusual for an Indian restaurant, but to be fair, it wasn't very Indian when it arrived, nice, but like mussels you would get in France. Overall, recommend with 4 stars from me, would have been 5 stars if the mussels had some zing :D

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!

Good food, Never had a bad meal…read more The kitchen is surrounded by glass in the restaurant, so you get to see the chefs cooking. An extensive menu, reasonably priced and they also deliver. Sammi has had a presence locally for at least 10 years. Definatley worth a try.

We went to Sammi's on a Wednesday evening and were the only customers there…read more We had been enjoying our food until a large, dead, green maggot, the size of my thumbnail, fell off a forkful of Brinjal Bhajee (cooked okra/lady's fingers). The owner was called immediately to have a look and he took my plate away to the kitchen. He returned a few minutes later, and tried to persuade us that it had been a seed. I have had much experience cooking with this vegetable: its seeds are small, white and circular, not curled and segmented with a dark, brown head. I explained this to the owner and, to prove my point, asked to see the worm I'd found again. Unsurprisingly, he returned to say it had been thrown in the bin. At no point did he apologise, or offer any kind of compensation or price reduction. To add insult to injury, when our bill arrived, we found we had been overcharged: the prices they were asking were higher than those advertised on their menu outside. In short: the staff were rude, patronising, and unreasonable - ruining what had been, until that point, a fairly enjoyable evening. Neither my friends or myself will be going there again: I would advise anyone else against it.

After traveling into Bournemouth late, I was pleased to find Indian Ocean open and serving at 10pm…read moreon a Wednesday night. I was more pleased when I saw their logo which reads: "Masters of Indian Cuisine". I treated myself to an ice cold Cobra, placed my order and anxiously awaited my Chicken Tikka Masala, naan and rice. A few sips of beer later and my daily worries began to melt away. The service was fast, friendly and efficient so I didn't have to wait long for my main dish to arrive. The menu had a chili pepper symbol next to my dish indicating "spicy" and I yearned for a good, spicy portion of Tikka Masala... instead, what arrived was a meager portion of the sweetest, "no spice added" excuse for this classic chicken dish. The naan here is served quartered, also odd for an Indian restaurant making me wonder if they make their own naan in house or simply reheat pre-made breads. The UK has some great Indian restaurants, but unfortunately this establishment isn't one of them. I hoped to float in an "Indian Ocean" of culinary bliss but instead was left disappointed.

Whilst on vacation, we stayed in Bournemouth a couple nights. We told ourselves we could not go to…read moreEngland and not have a proper curry. Just around the corner from our hotel, we found the Indian Ocean (as in restaurant) and hit a home run with this find. The food, spice levels, service were all wonderful. The spousal unit raved about the chicken. I should add - generous portions too. The Indian Ocean more than completed that check box for a right proper curry in England, indeed !!

Really amazing authentic curry house. Do lots of different dishes you don't always get at a typical…read morecurry house so go here to try something new! Lovely atmosphere and friendly staff

After a few years of many other restaurants serving terrible tasting curry, I'm delighted that I…read morefound the Standard Bengal. I have my meal from here at least once a week & very often twice a week, in 4-6 months I have never ever had a meal, & each one has been perfection. I cannot recommend highly enough the Standard Bengal & look forward to my first meal in the restaurant once this awful lockdown is over. sincerely Dawn D.

Excellent flavoured food, friendly staff, and good value for money, especially takeaway, but eat-in…read morenot exorbitant. The best deal for a 'curry' in Christchurch Borough is the 'Monday and Tuesday Tasters for Two for under a tenner'. Plenty of food. Menu one is our standard: two poppadoms, three chutneys, two onion bhajis, one meat samosa two reduced portion (RP) entrées: lamb bhuna and chicken korma two RP sides: bombay potatoes and pilau rice (no naan bread) Delicious spices and tastes fresh and not oily.