The staff are fantastic, the service is great, the restaurant is spotless and the overall…read moreexperience is lovely. However the food was a bit of a let down: I've never tasted such sweet, luridly coloured food in my life, and that's coming from someone who currently lives in America! The Hublet and I were over from the USA and visting my family. Do bear in mind that my Mum's side of the family are Eurasion - my Nana is Burmese and my Mum was born in Assam - therefore spicy food has been a companion from infancy. Having spent the day bimbling around the South coast, we were exhausted and car crazy but hungry. We debated driving a little further into either Buckingham or Milton Keynes to eat at somewhere tried and tested, however the group voted to find somewhere closer in Brackley. Chilli & Pepper was the first Indian restaurant we saw and therefore it won. Two of our party had the Set Meal B (for 2 persons) while two of us ordered à la carte. The Set Meal B included: 1x Chicken Chat: very tasty. 1x Sheek Kebab: very tasty. 2x Papadoms: standard and the accompanying dips were great. 1x Chicken Tikka Balti: a lurid pinky-red coloured curry. Overly sweet, no real spice to it and quite bland. 1x Lamb Tikka Massala: again oddly unnaturally coloured and although tasty, was quite bland. 1x Pilau rice: standard 1x Nan: declared to be delicious 1x Sag Aloo: declared to be tasty. Items ordered à la carte: 2x Papadoms: standard but we agreed that the dips were great, including a really nice pickle. 1x Peshwari Nan: this was actually delicious, with honey used to sweeten the bread. 2x Pilau rice: standard but nicely cooked 1x (Chefs Recommendation) Lamb Badam Pasanda: this needs its own line as it was my dish. 1x (House Specialities) Chicken Tikka Massla: so sweet that the America described it to seem as if he was eating crushed Fruit Loop cereal. Chefs recommendation Lamb Badam Pasanda. Cooked with yoghurt, herbs and a nutty, creamy sauce. This dish was really sweet and was an unnatural pinky red colour, like so many of the other dishes. Also, bizarrely, there was a fat happy little maraschino cherry in my curry, which seems to be a cheat way to add a 'nutty' amaretto flavour to food instead of using ground almonds. Forgive me if I've been away from the UK so long that I've fallen behind on restaurant customs and cherries have become a Indian restaurant staple, but I've never, ever found a cherry in any 'nutty' curry before, and I'm a huge Korma fan. I cannot fault the staff as the service was outstanding, friendly and prompt. However, the food seemed bland, overly sweet and unnaturally coloured. We all felt that it seemed to be Indian food that had been simplified for non-Indian palates. Once again, I cannot fault the staff as they were wonderful, the restaurant was very nice to dine in, with soft lighting, nice decorations and comfortable seating, however this will not my first choice for a curry when I'm next on this side of The Pond.

EXCELLENT service and wonderful food! We have had 4 different meals here and they have all been…read moregreat. The rice is really good and the desserts are delectable.

The 'Khushboo' Restaurant is located in the lovely market town of Brackley, Northamptonshire. This…read moretraditional Indian restaurant is a great meeting place for formal dinner or a quick takeaway. I have been there on a few occasions, and am never disappointed with the food they offer. The value is good too, with my favorite, a Chicken bhuna offered at a good price. The Drinks menu is quite big for an Indian restaurant! with traditional beers beside the obligitary 'tiger' being offered. Many English and European beers are on there too. The downside to the Khushboo is the location, situated right on the main road through Brackley, it can be noisy and disterb a formal dinner out. However the staff are always polite and good mannered, making it a pleasurable experience on most occasions. The Khushboo, I believe offers a takeaway service too, though I admit, we have never tried this, however I'm sure it meets with the same standards as the restaurant. Recommended.

Great Indian to eat. Known to or family for over ten years just have to keep going back.read more

I visited Spice Lounge with a friend, and we didn't have a great experience. The food was fine--we…read morehad a Tarka Daal (£11.95) and a Chicken Shatkora (£13.95)--but there are definitely better options for Indian food in Oxford. I didn't like that our server tried to upcharge us for everything, e.g. asking if we wanted papadam as soon as we sat down, without mentioning that it wasn't complimentary (he also brought and charged us for the accompanying dips without asking). The environment wasn't great either: there were several bugs flying around our table, including a crane fly. When we left, they asked for a TripAdvisor review; I guess this is why they have so many reviews and such a high rating on that website.

Very kind delivery driver, and food arrived earlier than expected. However, this was the worst…read morematter paneer and saag [pumpkin] I've ever had--an oily, flavorless mess. I am not familiar with delivery norms yet, but portions seemed very small for the price. They also don't offer beverages on their takeaway menu, which seems a needless inconvenience.

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.

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

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.

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!

An excellent place to eat. Lovely decor great atmosphere. With authentic Thai and Bangalore dishes…read more Reasonable prices great selection of beer wines and spirits. Air conditioned for summer heat.

The first time I have ever experienced Thai food was here, it is simply amazing…read more The staff are so friendly and welcoming. The food was just perfect. I cant really put into words how amazing this place is, just get there and try it out. Now they also do delivery on takeaways I get them atleast once a week. If only there were more stars to give them in this review

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.

SPACE// Converted pub space with purple walls. Pretty spacious, so it's comfortable seating. Quiet…read more SERVICE// Very kind and soft spoken staff. Has very much a family-run feel. Food is quick. FOOD// Food is okay. I'm just not a fan of UK curries, too sweet. Naan is pretty good. Bonus here is that the menu has both typical curry house dishes as well as Nepalese options.

Great food, environment, service. And the best Tikka Biryani Chicken I've ever had. And great…read morechai tea as well. Wish I lived closer.