Maharani in Bexley

Had a fantastic meal here a few days ago. My first visit but definitely not the last. It was a last minute booking so had to wait a few minutes for our table to be prepared. But upon entering I was impressed with the elegant yet subtle decor. The restaurant was spotlessly clean,the waiters were attentive without being overbearing. The food was superb, we were a party of six, all ordering different dishes, and there wasn't much left at the end, surely a good sign! everybody thoroughly enjoyed our meals. Overall a very nice dining experience. Will be back soon.

Would recommend this restaurant-Food very nice/Good service and comfortable seating and atmosphere

Delicious meal, incredibly polite, friendly staff, and all reasonably priced. This was our first meal and we will be going back thank you

Nice modern decor & atmosphere, very friendly staff but sadly flavourless curries. I got the king prawn korai (£12 or 13) as a treat and was disappointed. Prawns were chewy and the gravy was quite watery, had no flavour whatsoever. Korai was bulked out with big chunks of onions, no tomato or peppers. Prawn puree and other mains (lamb Naga too) also lacked flavour. Rice also seemed to lack quality. It's a shame as that's what you want in a curry - a deep rich flavour but we didn't get it here.

Local business so we thought we would give this place another try. Impromptu last minute booking. Tried to get a table for 6pm but was asked if we could turn up 15 mins earlier. Not a problem. Got to the restaurant, it was empty. Waiting staff were very attentive and welcoming. Food arrived promptly and we didn't have to wait long for drinks. My lamb achari was delicious and I did ask for it with a bit more spice. My son had a prawn masala. It was bright red! As an Asian,I find this off putting. There is no need to colour food. During our meal the restaurant was 80% empty so we can only guess they must be busy with takeout orders. The restaurant was clean and nicely decorated. Not an unpleasant experience but may not be in such a rush to come back.

Ordered a delivery service 'takeaway' meal for two (a la carte) on Saturday, 18th September. Our order was delivered on time by a very polite young man. Food was excellent and the portions extremely generous. We both agreed that it was the best takeaway Indian meal we've eaten for a long time and we'll certainly be ordering again. Thank you and well done, MAHARANI, SIDCUP!!!

I had the pleasure of dining at the restaurant, I was staying in the area and needed some filling food and came across the restaurant. The food was amazing especially the special which was recommended to me the maharani special mossala. I would recommend to others to visit and try it out excellent service and very attentive staff.

Best Indian meal we have ever had. Great food, excellent service. The staff were so friendly. Hope we will be travelling this way again as we will definitely be back for more.

I have been coming here since it opened and the food is on point the service is good the staff are polite and professional. Would highly recommend if you want a good curry

An average local curry joint with potential that just falls short. Service is good but the food needs work and requires more co district across the menu.SERVICEWe went without a reservation for Friday night dinner and were seated quickly. Wait staff were attentive and friendly and tried their best. No complaints on service.FOODOverall my feeling is we ordered the wrong dishes as some it was really good and others not so much.Starters (4*) easily the best part of the meal. We started with a complimentary chicken ball (see pics) which was very tasty and presented uniquely like a fine dining restaurant, a good start.We then ordered a combo of mixed tandoori grills, onion bhaji, and papadums. All were pretty good. The accompanying chutnies were ok. Not a good sign when the green coriander chutney is bright green.Mains (2*) this is where the food fell down a bit. We ordered lamb achari, chicken sathkora, vegetable vindaloo, daal, naan and aubergine side.I would not recommend the achari and sathkora. Flavour was lacking in both and would definitely not order again. The vindaloo had a nice kick and was the best of the mains. Daal, naan, and aubergine were average not amazing. For a family that will usually polish most food off there was a lot of food left at the end of dinner.The vindaloo was spicy even for my folks. Can't blame the restaurant as it's the nature of the dish, and I loved it, but we did get some raita to neutralise. What came out was some form of clumpy yogurt. I can't really describe it but it wasn't good. Not regular not Greek and definitely not raita.All in all I will come again based on starters and other reviews to try other dishes.