I went here with my friends who are massive fans and love the food. I'm Bengali and the people who run this place are also. The food is for the non-south Asian folk. The meat doesn't taste like the sauce its cooked in nor does it contribute to the flavour of the dish. The breads and lassi and the starters are ok but mains meh. It is designed for the white crowd and when we were there myself and one of my friends were the only brown ppl there. Nothing against that at all. But it shows in the dishes it's very much a takeaway dish kind job. But I have definitely had better. Sorry Majliss but you need more clout than a 2017 comment maide by a Michelin star chef. You need to reduce the menu and focus on making it authentic.
Margaret McGahey
We ordered a takeaway from here last night and didn’t regret it. It arrived early, piping hot and oh my word, it was so tasty. I think this is going to be one of our favourite places in Oxford!
Naj
The food is amazing the service is good nice staff.
Pork Kebab
Used to eat in Majliss since around 10 years. Last year something went very wrong. Food quality way lower than in the past. Constant problem with delays. Waiting for delivery more than 1 hour is a routine.Staff nervous. You can hear them arguing and yelling on each other. Within lst 3 months gave them 4 chances. After 5th time i had to wait more than 1 hour for delivery. Decided to post this rewiev. And we live within 2 streets from Majliss...
Rosina White Belchere
I have been several times here, takeaway and sit in, with my boyfriend and the food is great, lovely big portions (but not unachievable) and lovely staff. Highly recommend!Vegetarian options: I had a lovely spinach vegetable curry here which has been one of my favourites!
curryjesus
You all know by now that I love curry and at Majliss they sell it so you've got taste covered, but they also cover so much more! For sight you have the stunningly modern white walls, as well as some beautiful art and a delightful lime and tomato plate decoration. Smell-wise there's the smell of curry obviously, but also the pungent musky scent of old lilies - intriguing and confident! For sound there's the comforting clatter of the curry trolley rolling up with your dinner, all too rare a sound these days. In terms of touch, I was mainly touching cutlery, but since I was using that cutlery to wolf down delicious curry I'd say I couldn't touch anything better. It's got to be a five out of five!! Amen xx
Dronographer
Food taste was really good, asked for more spicy food and ended up getting chilly powder on top of all the curries. Other than that the food was great, staff’s were helpful.
Nomis C
Great food, great staff, great conversations with them
Andy B
The food was nice, so if that's all you care about, you'll be fine. The restaurant has a sign outside advertising what looks like a good deal for a starter, standard main, side and naan/rice, but good luck trying to get them to honour it once you're in. There is no reiteration of the deal on the actual menu so you just have to try and get bring it up with the waiter when you're ordering. When you do then request it, they will tell you various options are not available or tell you that it the sides are split across two, or seemingly anything else to make you give up on ordering it. Then to top it off, if you do persist, when the bill comes, they've just put each item on individually and if it's part of a larger order you can't make heads or tails of what's going on. The bill is done by hand and is covered in crossing out and confused calculations. Our final order seemed to come out about £10 more than the same order is just off the website, and that is before you account for the supposed deals. The whole thing just reeks of a bunch of wheeler dealers trying to take you for a ride. The rest of the service reflects this. The service was slow. The staff weren't necessarily rude, but certainly weren't personable either, and the whole service experience was uncomfortable at best.
Tanya S
Great take out Indian food. Nicely cooked and tasted lovely. Accommodated specific requests and delivered well within the time quoted.
Very, very good. While you can order from their website for delivery - why miss out on an easy night out with friends? The Chicken Tikka was brilliant. One rice between two is plenty, especially if you also share a naan and get poppadoms! Kingfisher + Tiger on tap. Excellent overall.
NobberOxford
we visited for a Saturday night meal, we hadn't been for a while and thought we'd give it a go, so glad we did, the starters of chicken tikka and sheekh kebab were brought out on sizzling platters, smelled delicious and tasted even better. Mains of Garlic Chicken and Chicken Dopiaza were superb too, we won't wait so long for a return visit. Do give this place a try, glad to see it quite busy too.
Sarah Amane
Enjoy the foods so much...those who love spicy foods, can try the briyani and vege vandaloo! definitely will come again !
Chukka
Very nice and clean restaurant with just the right amount of lighting in my opinion, not too bright. The food was decent and the service was great.The nan bread was one of the best I've tasted.
Ben Smith
Very high standard of food, friendly staff and a bustling atmosphere - The portion sizes were very good and yet didn't feel too heavyWill definitely be returning!
I went here with my friends who are massive fans and love the food. I'm Bengali and the people who run this place are also. The food is for the non-south Asian folk. The meat doesn't taste like the sauce its cooked in nor does it contribute to the flavour of the dish. The breads and lassi and the starters are ok but mains meh. It is designed for the white crowd and when we were there myself and one of my friends were the only brown ppl there. Nothing against that at all. But it shows in the dishes it's very much a takeaway dish kind job. But I have definitely had better. Sorry Majliss but you need more clout than a 2017 comment maide by a Michelin star chef. You need to reduce the menu and focus on making it authentic.
We ordered a takeaway from here last night and didn’t regret it. It arrived early, piping hot and oh my word, it was so tasty. I think this is going to be one of our favourite places in Oxford!
The food is amazing the service is good nice staff.
Used to eat in Majliss since around 10 years. Last year something went very wrong. Food quality way lower than in the past. Constant problem with delays. Waiting for delivery more than 1 hour is a routine.Staff nervous. You can hear them arguing and yelling on each other. Within lst 3 months gave them 4 chances. After 5th time i had to wait more than 1 hour for delivery. Decided to post this rewiev. And we live within 2 streets from Majliss...
I have been several times here, takeaway and sit in, with my boyfriend and the food is great, lovely big portions (but not unachievable) and lovely staff. Highly recommend!Vegetarian options: I had a lovely spinach vegetable curry here which has been one of my favourites!
You all know by now that I love curry and at Majliss they sell it so you've got taste covered, but they also cover so much more! For sight you have the stunningly modern white walls, as well as some beautiful art and a delightful lime and tomato plate decoration. Smell-wise there's the smell of curry obviously, but also the pungent musky scent of old lilies - intriguing and confident! For sound there's the comforting clatter of the curry trolley rolling up with your dinner, all too rare a sound these days. In terms of touch, I was mainly touching cutlery, but since I was using that cutlery to wolf down delicious curry I'd say I couldn't touch anything better. It's got to be a five out of five!! Amen xx
Food taste was really good, asked for more spicy food and ended up getting chilly powder on top of all the curries. Other than that the food was great, staff’s were helpful.
Great food, great staff, great conversations with them
The food was nice, so if that's all you care about, you'll be fine. The restaurant has a sign outside advertising what looks like a good deal for a starter, standard main, side and naan/rice, but good luck trying to get them to honour it once you're in. There is no reiteration of the deal on the actual menu so you just have to try and get bring it up with the waiter when you're ordering. When you do then request it, they will tell you various options are not available or tell you that it the sides are split across two, or seemingly anything else to make you give up on ordering it. Then to top it off, if you do persist, when the bill comes, they've just put each item on individually and if it's part of a larger order you can't make heads or tails of what's going on. The bill is done by hand and is covered in crossing out and confused calculations. Our final order seemed to come out about £10 more than the same order is just off the website, and that is before you account for the supposed deals. The whole thing just reeks of a bunch of wheeler dealers trying to take you for a ride. The rest of the service reflects this. The service was slow. The staff weren't necessarily rude, but certainly weren't personable either, and the whole service experience was uncomfortable at best.
Great take out Indian food. Nicely cooked and tasted lovely. Accommodated specific requests and delivered well within the time quoted.
Restaurantji Recommends
Very, very good. While you can order from their website for delivery - why miss out on an easy night out with friends? The Chicken Tikka was brilliant. One rice between two is plenty, especially if you also share a naan and get poppadoms! Kingfisher + Tiger on tap. Excellent overall.
we visited for a Saturday night meal, we hadn't been for a while and thought we'd give it a go, so glad we did, the starters of chicken tikka and sheekh kebab were brought out on sizzling platters, smelled delicious and tasted even better. Mains of Garlic Chicken and Chicken Dopiaza were superb too, we won't wait so long for a return visit. Do give this place a try, glad to see it quite busy too.
Enjoy the foods so much...those who love spicy foods, can try the briyani and vege vandaloo! definitely will come again !
Very nice and clean restaurant with just the right amount of lighting in my opinion, not too bright. The food was decent and the service was great.The nan bread was one of the best I've tasted.
Very high standard of food, friendly staff and a bustling atmosphere - The portion sizes were very good and yet didn't feel too heavyWill definitely be returning!