Maharaja

I always enjoy a good curry when I'm in London. Tonight, I ordered a take away from this establishment as a walk-in customer after researching local curry restaurants in the area. It looked pretty good, and reviews were generally very good.

Their menu says 10 percent off of collection orders, along with a 12 percent added "gratuity" charge. With this in mind, I ordered my curry with the gentleman there, and, as I was paying him, asked if the ten percent collection discount was applied to my £15.95 order of chicken tikka jalfrazi, rice and naan. He replied that the discount was only for orders placed "online." I explained this is not what their menu said (see photo). I asked for the discount, saying, if necessary, I would order online (as I hate being taken advantage). He then said he would take the ten percent off as their menu states.

NOW HERE IS THE KICKER: he then proceeded to pretend to give me the discount by punching some keys on their computer screen (back turned to me), then he turned and gave me £4.05 in change for the twenty pound note I had handed him--he continued to ACTUALLY pretend to give me the discount. Apparently, he thought I couldn't do maths(?) and it easier to be dishonest with a customer than to cancel the transaction and input it again as it it should've been with the collection discount.

At this point I decided not to complain but to take that ten percent I would've saved and "buy" them this review for my experience there. It was money well spent to share my fraudulent experience.

The food? It was average at best--very bland tasting (see photo) and a pretty small portion too.

I'm going to the curry-house across the street tonight for my meal. I bet I'm treated honestly there and with better curry too. Muharaja won't be seeing me or my money again. 👎👎

Tourists beware. This establishment will rip you off, and serve you mediocre curry while doing so. Go across the street for better curry AND better service.

Fabulous. Everything is excellent. Vindaloo is very spicy, but the lamb is one of the bests I have ever tasted.

Our first Indian restaurant in London. We tried the chicken tikka massala and dal tarka. They were delicious, delicately spiced. It was not too spicy or hot to our taste (compared to Indian restaurants in Hungary).

The food here is Amazingly good, we ordered the set meal for 2 with the vegetable and meat samosa starter with King Prawns the main. The staff were great and gave us extra poppadoms and my wife ordered and extra Pershwari naan, which was literally the best version we have ever tasted anywhere in the world.

Keep in mind they don’t serve alcohol, but the food is so good you won’t care!

This is my first try of Maharaja. Decent ambiance, friendly staff and owners, taste is nice. Quantity need to improve. I had paneer tikka. They don’t serve alcohol!!

Excellent Service & Awesome Food
Rimon was helpful and deliver a fantastic service, everyone must visit this place in London you will be satisfied.
Food 10/10
Service 10/10
Thank you.

Nice environment, very good service and the food is excellent. Very sophisticated spice blends that elevate the dishes to outstanding. I am told the chef has been there 35 years and it shows. Hussein is also a very good host.

Delicious food and great vibe! My friend and I found this restaurant via the forks food festivals, where you got your entire bill 50% off! My personal favorite is the fish curry—the fish is quite fresh and is cooked to just the right amount! Coconut nan is absolutely another level—it’s slightly sweet. And if you dip it into the curry, the combination of both flavors is quite amazing! I highly recommend this restaurant!