The owner Dan Cameron was previously Head Chef at The Navigation Inn. We had considered trying his…read moreup-market restaurant at the Navigation, but we never found the menu very appealing. The recently opened Brasserie menu seemed better value and more generally appealing. The location is good, in the yard behind Odell's hardware store. In addition the main restaurant area there is some outside seating in the paved yard area. Shortly after we arrived we benefitted from someone from the kitchen, presumably the owner, swearing to his staff asking them if they'd asked the customers if they had used the car park. We gather their had been a problem with a customer leaving their car late, at which point the car park is locked. Whilst we may have benefitted from the warning about the car park, we didn't appreciate the language and it got the evening off to a bad start. The meal started with a complimentary amuse-bouche: cold courgette with some herbs and spice sprinkled on top and a small flower. Unfortunate the soup, and the heavy home-made roll that it was served with, were both disappointing. Our first course was Brie Parcels (£6) which had rather soggy pastry and a very over-dressed salad and scallops with cod cheeks (£9) which was much more successful. The mains were a cap rump steak (£18), which was nicely cooked with triple-cooked chips, and a double cooked pork dish (£11) was nice, but rather dry in the middle: the accompanying sauce was good, but unfortunately there wasn't enough of it. Puddings (£7) included a rather nice soufflé, but the pastry on a pear frangipan was thin at one end, thick at the other and very chewy. Overall it was a disappointment, which seems a shame: some elements were very good, but the food was disappointing in places and at these prices that shouldn't be the case. We'll probably come and try it again in 6-12 months time, and hope it has got into its stride.

I have been here twice with friends for lunch, both times with vouchers from groupon, both times we…read morereceived reasonable service, the restaurant is crisp and comfortable, the food however is divine. First time I have a take in roast pork dinner, with a root vegetable purée I just wish there was more if, the second time I had fillet steak cooked to perfection so the knife glided through. Will defiantly return.

Name is Eastern Paradise. Great food and service! Recommend this restaurant for anyone who wants…read morea good Indian restaurant.

Nice poppadoms and chutneys, although the red mango chutney wasn't my favourite and no 'salad'…read morebits. The main, chicken tikka with lamb mince in the sauce, was slightly dry but flavoursome and the kulcha naan was good. Overall pretty good, worth another visit.

We just finished our visit on 4/20/23 after not having been back for over 10 years due to general…read morelife stuff. They sat us 5 minutes early, took our drink orders, and brought us a basket of hot rolls and olive oil to dip in. We're so glad we did and can say that it has only gotten better over time. We had 3 different dishes between us, and each was delicious and perfectly done. We found the prices to be really reasonable when compared to other restaurants, especially considering you're getting gourmet level food. GO! If you found this review helpful, please let me know by tapping the thumbs up. Thanks

The Royal Thai is located on the main street in the middle of Old Stratford with no dedicated…read moreparking, but you can usually manage to park outside on the street. On arriving we received a bowl of spicy crackers and sweet chilli dip. There is a good value special set lunch menu, but we went for an evening meal and had one of the set menus for around £23 per head. For this we got a mixed starter platter with crispy wanton, chicken satay, ribs, spring roll, prawn in filo pastry and a couple of dipping sauces; this was followed by a bowl of soup which contained mushrooms and prawns. For the main we got a bowl of egg fried special rice, prawns in with an egg basket and noodles; beef in a spicy sauce with green beans; Thai red curry with duck; broccoli with oyster sauce; sweet and sour chicken in a filo pastry basket. For pudding there was a banana fritter wrapped in filo pastry, ice cream and a toffee sauce; coffee is also included. All the food was good or very good. The service was reasonably quick and polite. It is a small restaurant with about a dozen tables or so. It can get fairly busy, but you don't usually need to book. This was our first time, but we will be back: the place lacks a little in style and atmosphere, but still highly recommended.

Excellent meal and service even though it was packed out on a Tuesday night. Little expensive but…read moreworth it. Will be returning!

The Calcutta Brasserie is an excellent and interesting Indian restaurant in an old building which I…read morebelieve is a former church, monastery and boy's home during the Second World War. The building (see pictures) is quite something and certainly makes the dining a little bit special, and fortunately the food lived up to the impressive surroundings. Complimentary popadoms with onions and chutney arrived whilst we waited for our starters. This ended up being the most disappointing part of the meal. The popadoms themselves were fine, but somehow none of the relishes served with them quite worked: they were all just a little bit too messed about with. A nice straight forward mango chutney and raita, in addition to the more exotic variants, would have been welcomed. We started with Tiranga Samosa (£4.50): 3 somosas containing potato and peas, chicken and red peppers, duck with five spices; I had Zafrani Murgh Tikka (£3.95): chicken tikka both were excellent. For mains we shared Hyderabadi Dum Biriyani (£8.95): braised basmati rice cooked with chicken (or lamb) in a pot sealed with a Naan bread so it cooks in its own juices (see picture) this was intriguing as it looked rather like a pie with the earthenware dish and the Naan lid, it tasted mild but very nice. The other main was Kosha Mangsho (£7.95) slow cooked lamb with aromatic hot spices and caramelised onion and ginger this was medium spiced but extremely tasty and with plenty of meat. We added to this a Mushroom Combo (£3.95) side dish of chestnut and English mushrooms sautéed in garlic and caramelised onions and a Garlic Naan (£2.50). Everything we ate, with the exception of the aforementioned relishes with the popadoms, was very good, certainly one of the best Indian meals that I have ever had. The service was a little disappointing, we were served a glass of Cabernet Sauvignon which was white instead of red, but at least they changed it happily and quickly. So far I've only called in once, but if the first visit was anything to go by I will return... Update ** Having now been a few times, I'm reviewing my initial review! Whilst the main meals are USUALLY good, the food isn't consistent, sometimes it dissapoints. On one trip we had a pudding that was called Creme Brule but was more like a custard with sugar on top - they hadn't put it under the grill or used a blow torch on it to give it the crispy top. So I'm downgrading it from a 4 to 3* with the warning that it is quite variable...

The food here is very inconsistent. We ordered a takeaway from here having previously enjoyed their…read morefood. However, of the 6 main dishes we ordered 3 were good and 3 were ok. The Chicken Tikka Masala tasted just weird, CHicken Korma far too sweet and Chicken Dansak just filled with tasteless frozen vegetables. The Dhaba Chicken had a nice authentic Indian flavour, Kosha Mangsho was a tasty lamb dish and the Kori Gassi was a lovely South Indian curry with ginger and coconut cream. The Bombay Potatoes were nicely spiced and tender. Unfortunately the rice was too dry, the onion bhajis were bland and overall the food was incredibly salty. I was awake all night with severe dehydration. The saltiness is a major put-off, and the food quality is very variable.

The curry goat was so good that it was gone before I could take a picture. Everything we ate was…read moreabsolutely delicious and authentic. This newly opened opened spot at Rushden Lakes is a wonderfully unexpected journey to Jamaica. Come in here soon, get the curry goat, the jerk chicken, and if you're brave and can handle the spice, try the Yard Wings!

I'm not one for leaving bad reviews for no reason however working close by to this cafe i have…read moreexperienced the highs and lows of service and food. Although the staff usually have a smile this doesn't help with problems such as forgetting to pass your food order to the chef, receiving the wrong order, 15 minute waits to pay for a pre-prepared sandwich, under cooked chicken, generally being forgotten about and much more. I wish i could give a better review as the staff are friendly and the atmosphere calming. however having visited this cafe at least twice a week since opening and experiencing a trouble free purchase on only a hand full of times i can not provide a better review. If it wasn't for the convenience in being so close to my work i wouldn't return to this cafe.

Takeaway chinese - Excellent food and prices and always served with a smile from Sam!read more

This is a very good takeaway, great food, fast friendly service, and good portion sizes;…read morerecommended.

Great service, friendly staff. Clean environment and good quality food. The prices are reasonable…read moreand the wait times are short. If your family is divided between kebab or chippy you need not worry because at George's you can have both.

Superb kebabs. Standard chippy fare is good too.read more

The best Indian takeaway in Stony. In fact, better than any of the dine in restaurants as well…read more Don't bother wasting your time going anywhere else. It really is all cooked fresh with good quality ingredients by chefs who know what they're doing and create authentic tasting dishes.

Being Curry fans we have used most takeaways in Milton Keynes and by far Bombay are the best, food…read moreis consistently good and prices competitive. With free delivery we don't use anyone else now. Thanks guys !