We had what was probably the worst restaurant experience of our lives in this place. Saturday night a couple of weeks ago and we were hungry off the train to Twickenham.The three starters we ordered (chicken, prawn and cheese) were abysmal. So tasteless, so devoid of flavour (yes, in an Indian restaurant!) that we left and went somewhere else for proper food.Each dish could have been cotton wool or wet paper. Not a hint of spice or flavour. Poorly presented (huge chunks of onion and tomato and no more than two or three pieces of meat/cheese. Just horrible.And the two waiters who ‘served’ us just grunted. Honestly, they couldn’t have spoken more than five actual words between them. No ‘hello’ or ‘good evening’ or ‘have you chosen?’ Talk about unfriendly.By the time the third tasteless starter arrived, we were thankful we hadn’t yet ordered mains and decided to leave. Will never go back. Avoid. This place used to be very busy but it was empty when we went and it’s now obvious why.
Sea Blue01
Poor food and abrupt service. Slamming wine and dishes down on the table. Avoid.
Jason Watts
Food was poor and came surprisingly quickly. Service was terrible - they were surly and couldn't wait to shoo us out of the restaurant. Attracted by the BYO but they insisted on rushing through our orders before opening any of the wine. Will go elsewhere next time. Plenty of others around.
Chris Harrison
What was a solid curry house is now a pale of its former self. Very average food, bored service, over bright lighting and quiet. We should have been warned when it was so easy to get a table on a Friday evening.
Pat Wilson
Shared a nice meal with ex colleagues. Food and service excellent ??
Jack Gleeson
I got to Twickenham pretty late so this was one of the only places offering food. I had two courses. We thought the food was good value. There were not many people there in terms of atmosphere.
P K
The food always arrives promptly and piping hot, and the staff are relatively friendly. My favourite dish is the lamb bhuna. I am never disappointed when I eat here!
Douska
Had a party of 14 last night and we all loved it. Everyone raved about the food! Highly recommend it.
Silki Singhwania
We ordered paneer tikka dry and onion bhaji for takeaway. Paneer tikka was smelling so bittery Nd the sauce which was provided with that was even worse. Total waste of money. No wonder the restaurent was empty but we were out of option for any indian food. I would not recommend this restaurant to my enemy even! Horrible
Odyssey68357906873
Very welcoming host. More on the food.. where to start. Poppadoms with a pickles including a very refreshing coconut one. Then a sweet dhansak and a spicy gosht and a few other dishes, including a jahl naan. If your in town for the rugby or otherwise well worth coming here for an amazing curry.
Very disappointed with Sheesh Mahal, we ordered takeaway (we normally eat in) 1 starter, 2 mains, 1 rice and 2 breads and that came to £33 so quite expensive. We opted to pay cash and when the driver arrived I tried to pay with 2 x £20 notes and the driver said he had no change and he asked if that was okay? I said no not really but he took the money and no change ever arrived. £33 was expensive anyway but £40 is a rip off, who sends a driver out to deliver for cash with no change!? The lamb karahi curry was basically half a portion as you can see from the picture and was half the size of the chicken madras and the lamb was tough and chewy. The chicken madras was ordered extra spicy but had no heat at all, infact it was very bitter from too much lemon. All in all a very poor takeaway and the most expensive one we have ever ordered. We will not be using Sheesh Mahal again, a much better local option is Jolly's in Whitton if you are looking for a tasty good value Indian.
Anthony B
Very disappointed with Sheesh Mahal, we ordered takeaway (we normally eat in) 1 starter, 2 mains, 1 rice and 2 breads and that came to £33 so quite expensive. We opted to pay cash and when the driver arrived I tried to pay with 2 x £20 notes and the driver said he had no change and he asked if that was okay? I said no not really but he took the money and no change ever arrived. £33 was expensive anyway but £40 is a rip off, who sends a driver out to deliver for cash with no change!? The lamb karahi curry was basically half a portion as you can see from the picture and was half the size of the chicken madras and the lamb was tough and chewy. The chicken madras was ordered extra spicy but had no heat at all, infact it was very bitter from too much lemon. All in all a very poor takeaway and the most expensive one we have ever ordered. We will not be using Sheesh Mahal again, a much better local option is Jolly's in Whitton if you are looking for a tasty good value Indian. Food: 1/5 | Service: 1/5
L A
Service and food was ok. Asked to take left over food home. However they placed the chicken spicy curry on top of the rice. So the next day there was no rice to the vegetarian to eat. Frustrating.
Tahir Khokhar
Dear Imran and colleagues I would like to personally thank you all for the tremendous welcome yesterday for my client she was suitably impressed by the food and service and kept saying how lovely it was.She had come all the way from Cornwall and without doubt she will be visiting your lovely establishment again ..Once again Thank you
Rhiannon
We got a take away from here. We had to wait a little bit for the food, but they invit6us to sit in the restaurant and gave us papadams while we waited.The curry we received was really delicious. We ordered 3 and they were all distinctly different and delicious.My parents go here often and say it's always good.Definitely worth a visit/go if you're getting a take away.
We had what was probably the worst restaurant experience of our lives in this place. Saturday night a couple of weeks ago and we were hungry off the train to Twickenham.The three starters we ordered (chicken, prawn and cheese) were abysmal. So tasteless, so devoid of flavour (yes, in an Indian restaurant!) that we left and went somewhere else for proper food.Each dish could have been cotton wool or wet paper. Not a hint of spice or flavour. Poorly presented (huge chunks of onion and tomato and no more than two or three pieces of meat/cheese. Just horrible.And the two waiters who ‘served’ us just grunted. Honestly, they couldn’t have spoken more than five actual words between them. No ‘hello’ or ‘good evening’ or ‘have you chosen?’ Talk about unfriendly.By the time the third tasteless starter arrived, we were thankful we hadn’t yet ordered mains and decided to leave. Will never go back. Avoid. This place used to be very busy but it was empty when we went and it’s now obvious why.
Poor food and abrupt service. Slamming wine and dishes down on the table. Avoid.
Food was poor and came surprisingly quickly. Service was terrible - they were surly and couldn't wait to shoo us out of the restaurant. Attracted by the BYO but they insisted on rushing through our orders before opening any of the wine. Will go elsewhere next time. Plenty of others around.
What was a solid curry house is now a pale of its former self. Very average food, bored service, over bright lighting and quiet. We should have been warned when it was so easy to get a table on a Friday evening.
Shared a nice meal with ex colleagues. Food and service excellent ??
I got to Twickenham pretty late so this was one of the only places offering food. I had two courses. We thought the food was good value. There were not many people there in terms of atmosphere.
The food always arrives promptly and piping hot, and the staff are relatively friendly. My favourite dish is the lamb bhuna. I am never disappointed when I eat here!
Had a party of 14 last night and we all loved it. Everyone raved about the food! Highly recommend it.
We ordered paneer tikka dry and onion bhaji for takeaway. Paneer tikka was smelling so bittery Nd the sauce which was provided with that was even worse. Total waste of money. No wonder the restaurent was empty but we were out of option for any indian food. I would not recommend this restaurant to my enemy even! Horrible
Very welcoming host. More on the food.. where to start. Poppadoms with a pickles including a very refreshing coconut one. Then a sweet dhansak and a spicy gosht and a few other dishes, including a jahl naan. If your in town for the rugby or otherwise well worth coming here for an amazing curry.
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Very disappointed with Sheesh Mahal, we ordered takeaway (we normally eat in) 1 starter, 2 mains, 1 rice and 2 breads and that came to £33 so quite expensive. We opted to pay cash and when the driver arrived I tried to pay with 2 x £20 notes and the driver said he had no change and he asked if that was okay? I said no not really but he took the money and no change ever arrived. £33 was expensive anyway but £40 is a rip off, who sends a driver out to deliver for cash with no change!? The lamb karahi curry was basically half a portion as you can see from the picture and was half the size of the chicken madras and the lamb was tough and chewy. The chicken madras was ordered extra spicy but had no heat at all, infact it was very bitter from too much lemon. All in all a very poor takeaway and the most expensive one we have ever ordered. We will not be using Sheesh Mahal again, a much better local option is Jolly's in Whitton if you are looking for a tasty good value Indian.
Very disappointed with Sheesh Mahal, we ordered takeaway (we normally eat in) 1 starter, 2 mains, 1 rice and 2 breads and that came to £33 so quite expensive. We opted to pay cash and when the driver arrived I tried to pay with 2 x £20 notes and the driver said he had no change and he asked if that was okay? I said no not really but he took the money and no change ever arrived. £33 was expensive anyway but £40 is a rip off, who sends a driver out to deliver for cash with no change!? The lamb karahi curry was basically half a portion as you can see from the picture and was half the size of the chicken madras and the lamb was tough and chewy. The chicken madras was ordered extra spicy but had no heat at all, infact it was very bitter from too much lemon. All in all a very poor takeaway and the most expensive one we have ever ordered. We will not be using Sheesh Mahal again, a much better local option is Jolly's in Whitton if you are looking for a tasty good value Indian. Food: 1/5 | Service: 1/5
Service and food was ok. Asked to take left over food home. However they placed the chicken spicy curry on top of the rice. So the next day there was no rice to the vegetarian to eat. Frustrating.
Dear Imran and colleagues I would like to personally thank you all for the tremendous welcome yesterday for my client she was suitably impressed by the food and service and kept saying how lovely it was.She had come all the way from Cornwall and without doubt she will be visiting your lovely establishment again ..Once again Thank you
We got a take away from here. We had to wait a little bit for the food, but they invit6us to sit in the restaurant and gave us papadams while we waited.The curry we received was really delicious. We ordered 3 and they were all distinctly different and delicious.My parents go here often and say it's always good.Definitely worth a visit/go if you're getting a take away.