Desi Indian Dining Club in Thurrock

Placed an order for delivery and was extremely disappointed. All the food arrived COLD and the samosas came FROZEN SOLID! The bombay potatoes and rice were lukewarm but edible. However, the chicken tikka was dry and cold to the touch (Like it had just come out of a fridge or sat on the side for a long period of time). It did not taste nice at all. After calling the restaurant and explaining, they sent me out new food. However, when the driver arrived, he only bought samosas! When I spoke to the driver he was not very understanding, despite me showing him the ice cold food and knocking on my door with one of the frozen samosas 😂. I politely asked the driver if could have a refund for just the chicken and samosas. He said he cannot provide me with a refund - despite being the same driver I handed my cash too. Most people I know go here and I thought I would try it but honestly it is the worst takeaway experience I have ever had.

What a poor excuse for a restaurant. I am not one to send food back but at Desi I just couldn't eat it. The food has no flavour, my main tasted like sugar and chilli powder while the rice had a bitter kind of flavour to it and neither of them seemed fresh. The drinks tasted cheap, using cheap flat coke but they put a smoke bubble on it in an attempt to distract you from its flavour. The photo I have posted is when we have finished our meal and drinks.

Great customer service.Friendly staff.Quick service.Good food except that there weren’t enough salt and also my dish was explained in a way it isn’t and full of curry powder, rather than flavour. Everything else was alright.Overall, good experience!

Ordered a takeaway and it was delicious! Would highly recommend!

Oh my goodness I can’t believe this place has so many good reviews!! The food and the place looks like Indian but seriously it’s a joke, there’s no flavour involved in the cooking. It’s spicy if you want and sweet but it’s definitely not spiced, it’s not cooked with spices or I was there just on a bad night. I have lived in Indian for a fair amount of time and my husband grew up in a Indian part of UK and we were both SO disappointed with our food! When questioned they said the food had ginger and garlic, seriously Indian food cooked with ginger and garlic that’s it? I am shocked really, if I only could give no stars whatsoever

My friends call this place the celebrity HOTSPOT. Never tried this Indian restaurant before and tried others in town, well I found my favourite ruby place with great entertainment and Curryoke, food portions are big, great selection of drinks and you can also bring your alcohol to this restaurant nice little touch very busy place but great atmosphere I would suggest you reserve a table couple weeks in advance.

What a great night to celebrate my birthday at the Desi with a Cher tribute night, great tasting food and Very generous portion. Best in Essex by miles

Fantastic tribute night at the Desi, staff are very welcoming and very attentive, delicious food best in grays by far, see you next month Elvis tribute with a bang

What a wonderful hidden gem in Grays, very welcoming staff with their traditional attire, great selection of cocktails, food portions are so big! And very tasty I have visited many in the area but this place makes you feel very welcoming, looking forward to coming to their tribute nights which are held once a month and karaoke every Fridays, this place has it all they require bigger shop.

Beautiful foodAmazing AtmosphereKaraoke was a blastWe laughed all night.Best Birthday VibesThank you Desi