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PRICE RANGE
US$13 - US$38
Special Diets
Vegetarian Friendly, Vegan Options, Gluten Free Options
Meals
Lunch, Dinner, After-hours, Drinks
CUISINES
Indian, Contemporary, Healthy, Balti
FEATURES
Outdoor Seating, Television, Highchairs Available, Delivery, Takeout, Reservations, Buffet, Seating, Parking Available, Serves Alcohol, Wine and Beer, Accepts Mastercard, Accepts Visa, Digital Payments, Table Service, Full Bar, Free Wifi, Accepts Credit Cards
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Reviewed 2 days ago via mobile

No way is this the best in Berkshire. Very average food. My dish did not have enough sauce. The ratio of meat to sauce resulted in a very dry meal.

Date of visit: December 2023
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Reviewed 2 weeks ago

On a quiet Monday evening we had a brilliant meal at The Burghfield Spices . Great service, welcoming atmosphere, excellent food, you can always tell a good Indian restaurant by the quality of the onion bhajee, crispy on the outside, cooked and soft in the...middle. Our main courses were really tasty and good portion size. Highly recommended.More

Date of visit: November 2023
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Reviewed 19 August 2023

Friends encouraged us to try this takeaway instead of out other favoured local restaurant, stating everything was so fresh, so for our once a month Friday night treat we decided to give it a go. I wish we had just ordered from our reliable trusted...restaurant. Poppadum's were rancid and inedible, clearly VERY old fat in the fryer. Pappads were burnt. Mint sauce was watered down so split, the mango chutney was sugary water, also watered down. The Onion salad has very little coriander, no mint and tough. The Nann was undercooked, chewy and insipid, the Tikka Balti had sliced chicken not cubed, but the Tikka Masala had cubed chicken? I have no idea what went wrong, but it was to such an extent I will never ever be ordering again.More

Date of visit: August 2023
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Reviewed 3 June 2023

Buddy the owner is an exceptional host. Buddy goes above and beyond to make your meal enjoyable. The food is the best authentic meal we have had in reading. There are special evenings with Elvis Mike Mova who has a brilliant voice and entertains all.

Date of visit: June 2023
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Reviewed 1 June 2023 via mobile

Very good food very good prices staff are very pleasant indeed and I will most definitely be back and recommending to many a friend

Date of visit: June 2023
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Reviewed 16 May 2023

Thought we would try a new takeaway and will not be going back. First off they tried to overcharge me. When I pointed this out, they went away and reassured me the bill was correct, however I had to show them using a calculator with...the menu at the bar and they then agreed to change the bill. When we got home, I was amazed at how small the portions were for both the starters and mains especially considering the cost. The food was pretty bland. There are a couple of other nearby Indian restaurants that are much tastier with bigger portions all for virtually the same price.More

Date of visit: May 2023
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Reviewed 9 May 2023

The restaurant is one half of what looks like a pub (Hatch Gate Inn). Delicious food and outstanding, friendly service. The Papadoms were crispy, tasty and served with a variety of sauces. I enjoyed the mango chutney the most. The Tandoori chicken didn't seem to...be marinated, was slightly over-cooked, and seemed more like grilled chicken but everything else was delicious. I had the Khori Gosht for the first time and it was delicious; tender lamb in a delicious curry sauce, with onions - not too spicy at all - just yummy.More

Date of visit: May 2023
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Reviewed 21 April 2023 via mobile

I honestly keep forgetting about this place. It was only because of a leaflet through the door that reminded me about it. Nice friendly staff and reasonably priced. You'll need the WiFi, as mobile phone coverage is rubbish all around that area, obviously not the...restaurants fault.More

Date of visit: April 2023
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Reviewed 9 April 2023

xcellent dinner with beautiful staff with beautiful smile and very tasty food .Very friendly service and excellent welcoming atmosphere.Restaurant is spotless clean and spacious.Best Indian we had for a long time.Thanks to everyone for their service . We enjoyed so much and we will definitely...be back!More

Date of visit: April 2023
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Reviewed 7 April 2023 via mobile

What an embarrassing family meal! We invite family over to celebrate a birthday and we could not believe what we had walked into! Deceitful photos online showing the restaurant atmosphere gave us false excitement. Very much a makeshift type of restaurant, however the food was...6/10. Will not be returning, would recommend investing money into opening a more roomy appropriate restaurant, the place is just claustrophobic, dark and dirty!More

Date of visit: April 2023
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Reviewed 4 February 2023

Ate here last night 3rd February 2023. If you like Indian food with good, quality ingredients, but the majority of it being zero flavour, hardly to no seasoning or spices then this is the place for you. When placing the order we made waiter aware...of how spicy we like Indian food. Between the two of us we ordered Pappdoms = 2 spices and 2 plain. Plain ones weren't freshly fried. Tasted old. Mains : SB Lamb - Am told seasoned ok, but could have been spicer, King Prawn Dhansk - no spices or any flavour. Really bland. Sides - Tarka Dal and Bhindi Bhajee = both tasteless, not even salt Peshwari Naan - Nice and fluffy Pilau Rice and Vegetable Rice On the plus side - The Service was Very Friendly and the food was hot. Would i eat here again - No. We like food with flavour and spicy like home cooked Indian food. However, by the time we left the restaurant was packed so it is popular and there appeared to be a lot of regulars.More

Date of visit: February 2023
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Reviewed 8 October 2022 via mobile

Tried this place for a take away for the first time and let’s just say we won’t be going back there again. Ordered a butter chicken and it was like a soup with oil just sitting all at the top of rib and the chicken...was like the cheap packs of cooked sliced chicken you get from your super market! The tikka sauce was far from a tikka sauce and the chicken was as I would describe it bitty. The only good part was the chicken madras but that’s probably because it was so hot I couldn’t taste anything else! So disappointed! Don’t waste your money here.More

Date of visit: October 2022
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Reviewed 24 September 2022 via mobile

Excellent yet again we ordered the delivery service last night for our night in watching a film, all the food was cooked to perfection. We were given a time slot for a our free delivery our driver was early we throughly enjoyed our meals.we will...order again soon.More

Date of visit: September 2022
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Reviewed 4 September 2022

superb food, best Indian meal we have experienced for a long time. choice on menu superb and drinks also fantastic

Date of visit: September 2022
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Reviewed 24 January 2022

Booked a table for four people at 6.30. Arrived at 6.20 pm. Ordered 4 poppadoms and a pickle tray which was by far the best part of the meal..Onion bhahis were far too crispy.Chicken wings were not wings.Only one samosa in the tray. There were...various chicken curries ,korma, tikka massala and special which tasted rank but was the only hot curry available.The mixed vegetable curry consisted of cabbage and onions.fried rice and basmati rice(which was almost empty.Naan bread which was lovely but rock hard by the time you got back to your table.All the food was luke warm.There was not enough food in the troughs for the amount of people in the restaurant.We were all disappointed and would not go back.Do yourself a favour and buy a ready meal instead.More

Date of visit: January 2022
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Yes, Burghfield Spices offers takeaway services.

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Burghfield Spices is rated accordingly in the following categories by Tripadvisor travellers:
  • Food: 4
  • Service: 4.5
  • Value: 4
  • Atmosphere: 4.5