We noticed that you're using an unsupported browser. The Tripadvisor website may not display properly.We support the following browsers:
Windows: Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome. Mac: Safari.

Ratings and reviews

RATINGS
Food
Service
Value
Atmosphere

Details

CUISINES
Indian, Asian
Meals
Dinner
FEATURES
Delivery, Takeout
Reviews (39)
We perform checks on reviews.
Tripadvisor’s approach to reviews
Before posting, each Tripadvisor review goes through an automated tracking system, which collects information, answering the following questions: how, what, where and when. If the system detects something that potentially contradicts our community guidelines, the review is not published.
When the system detects a problem, a review may be automatically rejected, sent to the reviewer for validation, or manually reviewed by our team of content specialists, who work 24/7 to maintain the quality of the reviews on our site.
Our team checks each review posted on the site disputed by our community as not meeting our community guidelines.
Learn more about our review moderation.
Filter reviews
38 results
Traveller rating
17
4
3
2
12
Traveller type
Time of year
LanguageEnglish
Traveller rating
17
4
3
2
12
See what travellers are saying:
Sort and selected filters
Sort FilterEnglish
Updating list...
Reviewed 3 December 2022 via mobile

The positives: prawn chana and sag were tasty The negatives: stuffed paratha was doughy and tasteless, veg madras grim, chips awful. Won't be spending another £42 there anytime soon.

Date of visit: December 2022
Helpful?
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Reviewed 16 September 2022

I am a regular Customer so Glad they deliver to Hartree Lane the Food is always Fantastic been coming here a long time

Date of visit: September 2022
Helpful?
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Reviewed 30 March 2022 via mobile

In my experienced opinion this is easily the BEST Indian takeaway in Cambridge. I’ve been using the Maharani for over five years now (both collect and takeaway) and they offer the most consistently top quality spicy flavoursome Indian food. I would also assert that the...food is better than in almost all the sit-down Indian restaurants in Cambridge.More

Date of visit: March 2022
Helpful?
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Reviewed 10 January 2022

Its a huge request to whosoever comes over here that please first of all dont come here and if by mistake you come here please do not order food from here! They think yellow water is tadka dal and stale bread is tandoori roti because...this is what these guys serve, I request please do not order any takeaway from here because it is literally very bad Please do not order food from here If you have money to waste or throw then please donate it to some charity or give it to some poor because this restaurant does not deserve your love, The owner is very impolite and is not ready to admit his fault.More

Date of visit: January 2022
Helpful?
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Reviewed 21 August 2021

this place once was one of the better ones now it has really started to get bad I dont know why less chicken in the curry barely any yet increased the prices !!!!!!!!

Date of visit: August 2021
Helpful?
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Reviewed 18 September 2020 via mobile

Having discovered this takeaway only recently it sadly has gone downhill rapidly. Each takeaway ivehad has got progressively worse but last nights food was the worst yet. The sauce was watery and tasteless, the chicken was gristley, inedible and the rice was hard. I ended...up throwing most of it away. Needless to say that was my last visit. I don't think the chefs care anymore and just throw the meals together.More

Date of visit: September 2020
Helpful?
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Reviewed 8 January 2020 via mobile

Had three takeaways from here and each time been really impressed. Quick delivery time, great portion sizes and really nice curries with lots of flavour. Would definitely recommend!

Date of visit: January 2020
Helpful?
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Reviewed 13 December 2019 via mobile

Ordered here as it was rated well on Just Eat... I have no idea why! Food arrived cold, chicken seemed barely cooked and one curry was overly spiced when it should of been medium. Also found a hair in the chicken tikka. Would not recommend...anyone to order from here!More

Date of visit: December 2019
Helpful?1  
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Reviewed 20 November 2019 via mobile

So, this was the first time I have ordered from this restaurant, found them on Just eat and thought I would give them a try as I have been disappointed with the last two places I ordered from. This place really IS good!! The food...arrived on time, delivery driver was extremely polite, food was piping hot! Portion size was very good, more than enough in fact! This is definitely my "Go to" curry house from now on. I had a Korma that was very tasty, onion bhajis (3 and they were huge!) They were perfect, not greasy or over cooked like so many I've had before, and rice that tasted fresh, not like it was out of a microwave! Give this place a try, you won't be disappointed!More

Date of visit: November 2019
Helpful?
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Reviewed 13 October 2019

Delivered in half an hour and food was hot and tasty. Have had several meals delivered from the Maharani and have all been good.

Date of visit: July 2019
Helpful?
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Reviewed 8 September 2019

I have been using this takeaway for over 20 years & experienced my 1st bad customer experience for the 1st time yesterday. On arrival after spending over £40 worth of food I asked for the 10% discount for collecting my food only to be told...we dont do this anymore? I took my food home only to realise 1 of the mains was wrong & at no point did they offer to bring out , there website states areas above and beyond from me but they then abruptly told me we dont deliver there and we'll credit next order. I ordered a lamb Jalfraize and I can tell you it was like eating rubber, not sure what it was but it wasn't lamb?? All in all not a good experience and I think complacency is a word I would strongly use here, unfortunately there is no room for this certainly when there is so much competition out there, real shame as I will be trying elsewhere from now on.More

Date of visit: September 2019
Helpful?
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Reviewed 5 June 2019

This place met our lowered expectations because of how the front entrance looked, the building, and the carryout food signs. We looked at three other places on the same block and side of the street. We hesitated for some time comparing menus. But we were...trapped on this street and section. We preferred Indian and selected 2 biriyanis--lamb and chicken, to go. Six blocks later we were eating. The outcomes were as expected and did not see the ranking of 26/30 for Indian places until now. I think that spot is probably appropriate with the flavor, aroma, and texture of the food, plus benefit of the doubt for walking it to a table.More

Date of visit: June 2019
Helpful?
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Reviewed 26 November 2018 via mobile

Ordered online and food arrived late. Tried calling the restaurant to check on the order but was met with a wall of incompetence and rudeness. Staff member I spoke with clearly spoke minimal English, and should not have been tasked with answering the phone. As...soon as I mentioned having ordered online, he told me to call just eat and either didn’t understand or didn’t care when I tried repeatedly to explain I had ordered directly from the restaurants own website. When I asked to speak with someone else, ideally a manager, he tried to convince me there was no one else there. Eventually I was hung up on without gaining any clarification. I called back and the same person answered and immediately hung up again when he realised I was the same caller and a further phone call went completely unanswered. Eventually my food arrived and on unpacking the order I noticed the onion bhaji for which I paid £3.75 was missing. The garlic naan was also just a plain naan. Given my previous experience of trying to call the restaurant, I decided not to bother trying again. The food itself was average at best and I would not order from this place again even if the service had been perfect.More

Date of visit: November 2018
Helpful?
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Reviewed 6 November 2018 via mobile

I popped in after ordering from Just eat. I chose the Maharani special. This was a great deal with a mixed meat in a great sauce, with special rice and onion bhaji for £12.95. Great taste, great value. Whilst waiting, you could see into the...kitchen and it was very clean and buzzing with orders. Will be back.More

Date of visit: November 2018
Helpful?
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Reviewed 8 September 2018

This takeaway used to be the best in Cambridge. Now, alas, a very poor shadow of its former self. The main dish sauces were floating in greasy oil and had little or no flavour. The sauce for our Biryani (which was identical to the sauce...for a vegetable curry) was a pallid and oily stew full of huge lumps of potato and little else. There was no hint of any spice except the vaguest suggestion of some curry powder. The lime rice did not taste of lime or anything citrus based but was stodgy and bland. The only redeeming feature were the popadoms which were at least dry and crisp. We shall certainly not be returning any time soon.More

Date of visit: September 2018
Helpful?
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
View more reviews
Best nearby
Best nearby hotelsSee all
Sorrento Hotel
200 reviews
.05 miles away
Crystal Hotel & Savour
33 reviews
.43 miles away
Travelodge Cambridge Central Hotel
822 reviews
.51 miles away
ibis Cambridge Central Station
1,620 reviews
.66 miles away
Best nearby restaurantsSee all
Taj Tandoori
1,193 reviews
.34 miles away
NAPOLeat
46 reviews
.05 miles away
Rocker's Steak House
1,116 reviews
.49 miles away
Nines Global Buffet
675 reviews
.47 miles away
Best nearby attractionsSee all
Cambridgeshire Wine School
586 reviews
.61 miles away
Cambridge Science Centre
157 reviews
.49 miles away
Central mosque Cambridge
26 reviews
.69 miles away
Mill Road
126 reviews
.79 miles away
Questions & Answers
Get quick answers from Maharani staff and past visitors.
Note: your question will be posted publicly on the Questions & Answers page.
Submit
Posting guidelines
Is This Your Listing?
Own or manage this property? Claim your listing for free to respond to reviews, update your profile and much more.
Claim Your Free Listing

MAHARANI, Cambridge - Menu, Prices & Restaurant Reviews - Food Delivery & Takeaway - Tripadvisor

Frequently Asked Questions about Maharani

Yes, Maharani offers takeaway services.

Yes, Maharani offers delivery services.

Maharani is rated accordingly in the following categories by Tripadvisor travellers:
  • Food: 3
  • Service: 3.5
  • Value: 3
  • Atmosphere: 5