Spice Merchant in South Bucks

Came here for fathers birthday. Worst Indian we have ever had. Bit into a chicken samosa, it was still frozen. Rocks solid and icy bits inside. Very scary.

Celebrated a birthday party recently at this place. Food was good and so is the venue. However, we were conned by the owner who added a few hundred pounds to an already agreed price in the name of service charge a few days before the event. He also conveniently forgot the number of people agreed, so was asked to pay a couple of hundred more again (even though I had a message from them giving the actual numbers, he said it wasn't from them!!). I should have read previous reviews before deciding on this place. 2 stars for the food and venue, would have been -2 otherwise. Make sure you get everything in writing if you do decide to go this place. I don't seem to be the only one to have these issues.

Excellent Indian afternoon tea, we've had it twice now and it has been fantastic both times. Excellent service, lovely restaurant and some of the best Indian food I've had. Will be coming back soon for sure!

We went here today for my sisters birthday, as we had been here before and it used to be great.However, the standards have dropped majorly.The lollipop chicken was completely burnt, when we complained to the staff, the waitress replied with “No, it’s not burnt this is how WE make our chicken” she seemed very stuck up and didn’t want to admit that the chicken was completely over cooked, nor did she apologise or even take it off the bill like most restaurants do. Secondly, the waiters were hovering around us and made us feel very uncomfortable, we couldn’t even talk privately without them standing around and listening to our conversations.The atmosphere was completely dead especially for a bank holiday weekend. When it came to ordering drinks the waiter said we don’t have Pepsi max, sprite, fanta, mocktails, or sweet Lassi. We were shocked because they didn’t seem to have anything. Even the vegetarian starters were very limited compared to most other Indian restaurants. The food was a joke, the raita was sweet, the food lacked flavour no spices or anything, the broccoli tasted like charcoal absolutely disgusting!Overall very disappointing, and it’s an expensive place so you’d expect top quality food and great service, but everything from the food, and the service and even the lack of things on the menu made it a terrible experience for us. We wanted my sister to enjoy her birthday but unfortunately this place has gone down hill, and nobody liked the food, and the way we were treated by the staff, therefore we won’t be returning here ever again!

We went as a group of four and it was very busy on a Saturday afternoon. The front of the restaurant is dedicated to takeaways, which slightly detracts from the atmosphere (the staff too busy being on the phone rather than welcome guests). The food was delicious, though took about an hour to arrive. In a way this was nice as we were not hurried along and were supplied with drinks and poppadoms, just something to be mindful of.

I've given them one star as the food and service was very good. However they are a bunch of conning crafty money swindlers who add a service charge without telling you then when you pay by card it asks you to add a service charge yourself on top of the one that they have sneaked on. Having not noticed at the time contacted them about it and they weren't interested so won't be going back as previously planned.

Clearly a popular restraunt, staff are extremely lovely and great to talk to. I thought that the food was lovely just ridiculously over priced, then ontop of that the service charge was quiet high.My work colleges ordered papadums and each papadum cost £1 and that was including another £5 for the chutney which didnt have the cucumber Rait or vegetables.We asked for seperate reciepts as it was work dinner, they found it so difficult to do that.Dont know if i would go back for the cost..

One of the best restaurants in Beaconsfield.The service by the staff is amazing and the food is ideal for what you need.If you can manage it, ask for a seat the open conservatory dining area, especially at night, it adds a really nice feeling to your meal.The food is also bang on for spiciness, flavour and how hot it’s served, starters and drinks are quick to come out and the waiters are on it, some waiters can be a bit intense on getting an order out of you because it’s so busy and popular.…and I think that’s why I’ve had to drop a star because I feel they are trying to pack more people in which in turn makes it noisy and you feel like you’re sitting on top of each other, it’s a tricky balance for a very popular place to make and in the current climate, places do need to survive.I’m still going to recommend them because if you can put up with the nitpicky stuff you won’t regret it.

Spice is a great restaurant of choice at all times. I have been here on many occasions and can highly recommend..the food is amazing and the service is brilliant.The lady I believe owner is always In the restaurant and often makes guest feel welcome and goes above and beyond to ensure you enjoy your dinning experience there.

Been coming here for 25 years.. you know on and off. Food is very well cooked and the owners are great. My only negative is the decor of the new refurbishment. They have lost the intimacy the old place used to hold. I suggest they remove some lights (way too many) and add some more soft furnishing to soften the noise and create a better place to talk amongst yourself.