House of spice is always my go to Indian restaurant. Never had a bad meal from them. They are always polite and attententive. Would recommend to
Michael Winstanley
Glorious dishes - never been disappointed. Even when we’ve rocked up at 23:30 and they squeezed us in for a mid-night-out boost. This is the only curry shop we go to in wantage now.
liz mead
Lovely food, good service.Will happily eat there
pauloA5367OD
Last went here seven years ago, the food was so bad it has taken us this long to give it another try. Looked at reviews and it looked ok, no mention of bring your own alcohol though. The two of us were seated and the first thing I noticed was that there was a bring your own policy – I did have an idea this was the case as the table next to us were drinking beer from cans. No worries, off to Sainsburys for me to buy three bottles of Cobra, I asked for a corkscrew and the man who I took as the owner offered a cold bottle in return for one of my warm ones – odd! He came and took our order, I was first to be asked everything, my female partner did not seem to exist, on check back he was not worried about her meal, just mine. We had poppadom’s and pickles; you cannot go wrong here all the pickles were out of the same factory as just about every other Indian in the UK. I ordered a chicken dish stuffed with mince at £14.00 + (Oddly it is over £17.00 on their website) and my partner had a chicken dish at around £11.00. Both contained one breast of chicken cut up and a sauce. It must be remembered that this is over £14.00 and £11.00 for a desert-sized bowl of chicken pieces with sauce. I love curry, I cook it at home, but I must say we could not distinguish the difference between the two dishes, it was a heavy red sauce, mine may have had mince but I did not spot any. Now it got interesting, a couple were seated on the table next to us and ordered two bottles of Cobra, they were asked if they wanted alcoholic or non-alcoholic, they went for the alcohol so, I had wasted my time going to Sainsburys after seeing “Bring Your Own” plastered all over the menu! With our meal we had one naan bread, one potato dish and one pila rice. The bill was an astonishing £63.00, this is without any drinks, they even had the cheek to charge £5.00 corkage for the drinks that I had to go and source even though they sold them in the first place. This was a Friday evening from 7.00, only four tables were occupied, and the restaurant was cold. We all know that restaurants have been hit by fuel hikes and other overheads but maybe bring your prices down and sort the bring your own beer thing out? There are a least two other Indian restaurants in Wantage we may be back in seven years, but I would not hold your breath.
Daniel Johnson
Friendly service, great food!
Tom Izzard
Food is always consistently good and staff are always friendly and courteous.
Sam Brookes
Woman at the front desk was lovely and welcoming, but unfortunately the portion size was tiny. Every curry we ordered was half full or less. First time I ordered from here they gave normally, proper portions. Picture evidence below, shocked that the cheffs were this stingy at a well known restaurant!
Dido
We have had a takeaway from this restaurant a couple of times. The first time was just okay, albeit slightly cold due to slow delivery. We picked up our latest takeaway to make sure it was hot. However although it was reasonably hot (temperature) we all had chicken dishes and all four of our dishes had extremely dry and tough chicken in them. Also the sauces tasted surprisingly similar even though all four dishes were different sauces! Not very impressed with this place and will not be ordering from here again.
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A takeout meal for two this time. The standard has slipped since our last meal. Rather bland tasting and a watery sauce Onions on the raw side in the rice dish and chickpeas very firm in the side dish.
We moved to the area 18 months ago and this is the second time we have used this restaurant (both times a takeaway). Last time we came the staff were very welcoming friendly and helpful, and the food was great. Last night we went in to order our food and the chap on the desk was very unfriendly, sullen and very miserable, we felt a bit awkward his one syllable answers were very odd. I hope he is ok he seemed very depressed. The food was really tasty a bit expensive, but isn’t everything right now. We will definitely be ordering food again! Happy New Year to all the staff , we hope your business survives!
Ingrid Szabo
The chicken korma is very tasty and naan bread is the best I had so far, really loved the takeaway, thank you, will be ordering again soon
Wotan70
A warm welcome and lovely white tablecloths and ample white napkins set the style for this restaurant in the corner of the lovely wantage market place and the food lived up to it with delicious dishes both vegetarian and meat based. Sag bhaji the best i can recall. They were very upfront that menu prices now had to increase by 10% but they are still more than competitive. Highly recommended.
Jude Melvin
Very good Indian food, owner of this restaurant is very friendly and welcoming.
The_Gilpins
Not been back to Wantage in ten years , and haven't been out for an Indian in England for over fifteen years (the time spent living in Ireland). Best Indian I've had in decades!!! All dishes were excellent. Really delicious. Next time back in Wantage will definitely be going for an Indian. Staff were all very friendly.
Amaizin foodAlways friendlyWarm and
House of spice is always my go to Indian restaurant. Never had a bad meal from them. They are always polite and attententive. Would recommend to
Glorious dishes - never been disappointed. Even when we’ve rocked up at 23:30 and they squeezed us in for a mid-night-out boost. This is the only curry shop we go to in wantage now.
Lovely food, good service.Will happily eat there
Last went here seven years ago, the food was so bad it has taken us this long to give it another try. Looked at reviews and it looked ok, no mention of bring your own alcohol though. The two of us were seated and the first thing I noticed was that there was a bring your own policy – I did have an idea this was the case as the table next to us were drinking beer from cans. No worries, off to Sainsburys for me to buy three bottles of Cobra, I asked for a corkscrew and the man who I took as the owner offered a cold bottle in return for one of my warm ones – odd! He came and took our order, I was first to be asked everything, my female partner did not seem to exist, on check back he was not worried about her meal, just mine. We had poppadom’s and pickles; you cannot go wrong here all the pickles were out of the same factory as just about every other Indian in the UK. I ordered a chicken dish stuffed with mince at £14.00 + (Oddly it is over £17.00 on their website) and my partner had a chicken dish at around £11.00. Both contained one breast of chicken cut up and a sauce. It must be remembered that this is over £14.00 and £11.00 for a desert-sized bowl of chicken pieces with sauce. I love curry, I cook it at home, but I must say we could not distinguish the difference between the two dishes, it was a heavy red sauce, mine may have had mince but I did not spot any. Now it got interesting, a couple were seated on the table next to us and ordered two bottles of Cobra, they were asked if they wanted alcoholic or non-alcoholic, they went for the alcohol so, I had wasted my time going to Sainsburys after seeing “Bring Your Own” plastered all over the menu! With our meal we had one naan bread, one potato dish and one pila rice. The bill was an astonishing £63.00, this is without any drinks, they even had the cheek to charge £5.00 corkage for the drinks that I had to go and source even though they sold them in the first place. This was a Friday evening from 7.00, only four tables were occupied, and the restaurant was cold. We all know that restaurants have been hit by fuel hikes and other overheads but maybe bring your prices down and sort the bring your own beer thing out? There are a least two other Indian restaurants in Wantage we may be back in seven years, but I would not hold your breath.
Friendly service, great food!
Food is always consistently good and staff are always friendly and courteous.
Woman at the front desk was lovely and welcoming, but unfortunately the portion size was tiny. Every curry we ordered was half full or less. First time I ordered from here they gave normally, proper portions. Picture evidence below, shocked that the cheffs were this stingy at a well known restaurant!
We have had a takeaway from this restaurant a couple of times. The first time was just okay, albeit slightly cold due to slow delivery. We picked up our latest takeaway to make sure it was hot. However although it was reasonably hot (temperature) we all had chicken dishes and all four of our dishes had extremely dry and tough chicken in them. Also the sauces tasted surprisingly similar even though all four dishes were different sauces! Not very impressed with this place and will not be ordering from here again.
A takeout meal for two this time. The standard has slipped since our last meal. Rather bland tasting and a watery sauce Onions on the raw side in the rice dish and chickpeas very firm in the side dish.
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We moved to the area 18 months ago and this is the second time we have used this restaurant (both times a takeaway). Last time we came the staff were very welcoming friendly and helpful, and the food was great. Last night we went in to order our food and the chap on the desk was very unfriendly, sullen and very miserable, we felt a bit awkward his one syllable answers were very odd. I hope he is ok he seemed very depressed. The food was really tasty a bit expensive, but isn’t everything right now. We will definitely be ordering food again! Happy New Year to all the staff , we hope your business survives!
The chicken korma is very tasty and naan bread is the best I had so far, really loved the takeaway, thank you, will be ordering again soon
A warm welcome and lovely white tablecloths and ample white napkins set the style for this restaurant in the corner of the lovely wantage market place and the food lived up to it with delicious dishes both vegetarian and meat based. Sag bhaji the best i can recall. They were very upfront that menu prices now had to increase by 10% but they are still more than competitive. Highly recommended.
Very good Indian food, owner of this restaurant is very friendly and welcoming.
Not been back to Wantage in ten years , and haven't been out for an Indian in England for over fifteen years (the time spent living in Ireland). Best Indian I've had in decades!!! All dishes were excellent. Really delicious. Next time back in Wantage will definitely be going for an Indian. Staff were all very friendly.