Mehdi - Surrey Heath

The staff were attentive to start with with taking drinks and asking if we wanted popadoms. Never had ketchup with chilli flakes mixed in as an accomplishment before I must say! We were part of a big group of 13 and my main of a prawn dhansak was served first. 5 minutes later I was given my naan, another 10 minutes later after everyone else on the table had been given their main, I finally got my pilau rice and I could eat. Waiting 15minutes meant my main dish got cold Dhansak is a hot, sweet and sour dish with its main ingredient of lentils. There was only a mere handful in mine : my partner ordered the banana rice to try, the rice arrived with no banana, only almonds : it was returned still with almonds with some banana chips. It was obvious they had just added those to the rice he returned as it came back with almonds still good job he has no nut allergy! My biggest bug bear and I still cannot understand for the life of me why it was left for 1 x waiter to serve 13x main dishes when there were was another waiter who disappeared and a front of house bar manager? Food was cold, not up to standard and frankly glad I didn't spend a fortune in there. Oh yes, there was a £37 service charge whacked on at the end, which is not detailed ANYWHERE in the menu. I'd never come back again, very disappointed:

I had a rare takeaway from Medhi after not using them for probably a couple of years. Although the food was fine the portion sizes have shrunk considerably. The Lamb rezellah was in a typical takeaway plastic tray but I would guess about ½ to 2/3 full. I also ordered a Mehdi platter which as it is a defined number of pieces cannot easily 'shrink! ' The staff were pleasant and the ordering and collection process fine but I will not be re ordering.

We had not been to this restaurant for many years, but remembered it as being good when it first opened. We had prebooked but visited on a quiet evening so it might have been OK as a walk-in. Our meals were tasty, served with a minimum of fuss and very enjoyable. We shall return if we are passing that way again.

So, I've had takeaways a few times here but this was the best. The food was delicious. Chicken tikka madras was so flavoursome Thank you

Fabulous meal, excellent service and a warm welcome as always. Thank you Rez and team We’re so lucky to have this gem of a restaurant on our doorstep!