This place is my go to restaurant when I fancy a ruby in Weymouth…read more The food is excellent and any particular requests are never a problem. They have Cobra on tap and Kingfisher in bottles. The meal we had on the weekend was up to their normal excellent standards. The ambiance of the restaurant is pleasant with soft lighting all round and a beautiful tropical fish tank to complete the look. The Balti House is extremely popular, especially on the weekends, so if you are thinking of going the best advice as ever is to book in advance. A call in the day is normally fine but don't be surprised if their is a lengthy wait if you turn up off the cuff.

Friendly welcome by very smartly dressed staff. Menu choices…read moreunusual but arrive well presented (see picture) in good portions. My choice was delicious, chicken perfectly cooked. Tempting dessert menu but too full! Would have liked to try the mango cheesecake! Proper hot towels and mint choccie at the end, so all good for me and will be returning.

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.

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.

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!

I was brought here for the first time with a group who were familiar with it. The food was great,…read moreno complaints at all, and ambiance was pleasant. My medium rating is due to the staff. While They were polite enough, they seemed pushy. We ordered a round of beers, one each, and still water, which was a bottle that would be paid for. We had papadums, and felt rushed to eat them so they could bring out the next course. We all got starters, and then the mains. While eating, they brought a second round of drinks, that was not ordered. We all still had a half pint or more in front of us. We stopped them and said we didn't ask for more beer. We finished the first bottle of water and they had brought a second that we had not opened. A waiter at one point came up and went to open it for us, luckily we stopped him before he did, as we didn't want it. They rushed to clear our plates, and while we were finishing our drinks and catching up (some of us hadn't seen each other in 10+ years), they came to the table frequently, and we felt very hovered around. The restaurant was not busy, there were at least 10 tables available, so we know they didn't need to turn the table over. They also added a 10% surcharge to a 4 top, which I found unwarranted.

This is hands-down the best Indian food I've ever had, and, trust me, I've had a LOT…read more I'm amazed to write that this place is in - Winchester? Winchester????? I live 6,000 miles away from this restaurant and I've been here three times in the last three years, not a bad endorsement! Tandoori Chicken, Lamb Shank, Tarka Daal. Go!! Send food parcels to me.

Always my go to Indian spot when I have a layover at LHR. Great menu and will accommodate with any…read moreneeds. Service is is awesome. Must try

Quality/Quantity - What a great find, and this review shows…read morethe positive power of Yelp. We discovered this local restaurant through Yelp, and so did the other 2 tables next to us. We found out at the end of our meal that one of the other tables was also from our hotel, a mile walk away. Overall, I think a simple menu done well. We got everything they recommended including the recommended beer from the table next to us. Plain Papadum & Chutney Tray - A must try! Suggestion, these two items should be together on your menu to avoid any confusion on pricing. The sauces also went well with our entree and naan. Tandoori Mix Grill - Good, perfect amount for both of us. As mentioned previously, we are light eaters, especially when traveling. This entree also came with a very light simple salad. Garlic Naan - I can eat this all day! This could even be my meal. After Dinner Chocolates - A nice unexpected touch. Atmosphere - Small local restaurant. Bathrooms need some TLC, but are functional. Indoor/outdoor dining; everyone ate indoors today. Open 7 days a week. Service - Good, had all 3 wait staff help us. This kind of confused us. They were good at upselling, but all 3 team members tried to upsell us. Not in a bad way, but it kept me laughing. I am a light eater, especially when traveling. They all made light small talk which was nice. It was obvious that everyone eating here was NOT local. They also have online promotions, see their website. Price - 28 pounds + tip. Owner Comment - Congrats on your success, I am so glad that you can benefit from Yelp. See you on our next visit as we were so happy with our hotel we plan to stay there again.

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!

Gave Balaka yet another chance hoping that they may have improved after several disappointments…read more Nope. Delivered the wrong dishes and I was then told by an aggressive and rude employee that they would make the dishes I was missing and deliver in 15 minutes (from past experience I know that means 30 minutes at best). They didn't seem to mind that that would mean the rest of the food would be cold. The employee refused to let me speak to a manager and told me I would have to wait for my food and I could complain as much as I liked. Do yourself a favour and give them a very wide berth.

The food isn't bad but the service is hit and miss. I was once kept waiting for an hour for a…read moretakeaway (along with several others) with little apology or compensation for the wait. The restaurant service has been great when the owner is there, but when he's not the service again is terrible with a very long wait despite hardly any customers. I think they need a better manager for when the owner isn't in!