The Watling Rasoi in Medway

LOVE LOVE LOVE this establishment. The quality, quantity & freshness of food is amazing! Our daughter (15) is autistic & struggles with food sensitivity. However, she cleared the plate & asked for more. Safe to say this has now become 1 of our family favourite takeaways (order through justeat!) Big thanks to the management of the restaurant ;0)

It's the second time I've been to The Watling and both times have been excellent. Food was lovely the best Indian I've had in a long time. Also, even though they were extremely busy on a Friday evening near Christmas, the service was still good. We will be back when we are next in the area. ... PREVIOUS REVIEW In unfamiliar surroundings and looking for a nice Indian restaurant we found Watling Rasoi on Google. It seemed to have nice reviews and pictures looked good. We called on a Easter Thursday and managed to get a table within 15 minutes. Wow, it was lovely. A very friendly welcome and very accommodating even though we wanted a different table. Great selection of drinks and probably the best draft Cobra I've had in a long time. They even had Cranberry juice!.. Great selection of dishes, Salmon Tikka, and other Salmon dishes. Nice to see Broccoli side and Courgette side, we indulged in both 😁. Poppadoms were fresh crispy and Tasty with a good selection of chutneys. Garlic Chili Chicken was also very tasty. The service was friendly and efficient throughout the whole evening without being overbearing. Such a lovely find at last minute. Thank you very much guys we will be back.

The food was amazing, I had the Hyderabadi Lamb and it tasted great. So much flavour and perfectly spiced. The service was also great, the staff were accommodating and very friendly. Will Be coming again. Highly recommend.

Vegetable curry tasted like a packet of frozen vegetables! Sag aloo was tasteless and last time we ordered we got completely the wrong order! My gf does not eat lamb and we got lamb tikka instead of chicken and doesn't eat peas and they put peas in our plain rice and the had geeny blue food colouring or something weird in it! We took it back and they tried to replace them but what is the point of half of our food already being cold and getting 2 new dishes that were warm 40 minutes later! My girlfriend had a really bad stomach but its me who suffered more because got woke up several times in the night and had to end up sleeping with the window open!I'm disappointed because this restaurant is beautiful and the food was delicious last year! I think they must have lost the main chef and must be struggling and lowered the quality of food! I really hope they can go back to how they was because I ate every weekend here but now only twice this year and been disappointed! Wish them all the best in the future but will not order here again!

Normally curry isn't my go to but now it might be as this was so good! Delivery driver was so lovely, the man on the phone in the restaurant was also lovely and the food was hot and delicious! Will definitely be ordering again 😋

Have visited twice over the past 6 months. Once was for the excellent Elvis night, and the other was with a group of friends on a Saturday night. On both occasions, the quality of food and service was excellent, with a great overall experience.

First time here, must say we were pleasantly surprised. We were made very welcome, the service was excellent and the food was very good.Highly recommended a visit if you like your Indian food, good selection on the menu.

This is my first time visiting this restaurant the best rajastani dish I've ever had staff are super friendly service is top notch must try this place trust me you won't regret it

Definitely a must try..the food was amazing,delicious and hot,we love it...

Good food The best in Medway Kent

Have eaten in restaurant but first time ordering. Was delivered on time and nice, only comment would be the vegetable curry that came with the biriani was less than half the container full.

I travel 200 miles to see my bestie, and we love to eat here. The food is always excellent, the staff are lovely and the atmosphere is enjoyable. Thank u for a lovely evening. X

Great food, good size portions, wonderfuls service. We where a group of 15 and they got everything right first time. No issues with group size or orders. All very efficient. Will definitely be back

The Bombay potato was in 2 inches of oil so totally inedible. Breads were nice and hot but masala sauce literally tasted like a bland tomato soup. First and last time I

prawns were grisly in a strange tasting sauce, plastic found in food, delivered late won't be ordering here again ever!! 😕

Mixed starter was lovely. Lamb curry was tender. Had a chicken madras flavours good but chicken was hard and dry. Had the chilli cheese naan and all I could taste was chilli no cheese . Food was warm when arrived.

Good food but arrived a little late

11 of us went here last night for my Mum's birthday. It was really busy so obviously very popular. The atmosphere was lovely and relaxed. Food was absolutely delicious and the staff were very friendly. We had a lovely evening. They even played the happy birthday song and brought out a cheesecake with a candle in for my Mum with the added bonus of a big bottle of beer (which they knew my Mum liked as she was drinking lager anyway 😄). Would highly recommend and will definitely go back.

Had a great evening out staff very friendly

This is by far the best Indian in Gillingham, generous Portions and full of flavour! 2nd time ordering absolutely awesome xxx

Banging munch. Shashlik well nice and veg rice. Loads of meat in the keema nan aswell. Have to try restaurant me thinks 🤔

Lovely food, one of the best indians iv had in a while. Will definitely be ordering again.

Delicious meal, the Bombay Potatoes to write home about… they were absolutely the best ever😋

Fantastic service, very nice food pleasant surroundings will visit again soon

A really great service and meal. Excellent food and the delivery was much earlier than expected.

Beautiful food as usual, full of flavour, not heavy or greasy, just perfect!

We always order from this restaurant. Consistently great food.

Great food Great service. I've tried many Indians around Chatham, Gillingham and Rainham but The Watling RASOI is the one for me. Beautiful decor friendly and helpful staff. wide range of choice from the menu, thanks to Ruko who suggested my main dish, what a good pick 👍. We'll definitely coming back soon.

Excellent food quality and good value. I even was able to see the chef's making meat samosa from scratch rather than just using frozen Well done!!

We order home delivery, set meal for 2. The starter consisted of 1 prawn, 1 lamb chop & 1 piece of paneer sharing that between 2 was quite amusing.. half a prawn each? The onion bhaji were cold, hard on the outside & mushy in the middle(yum) the popadoms had less crunch than a lettuce leaf! The main was oily, sloppy & the chicken was dry, the onions were slimy, I’ve honestly had better microwave meal curry’s. Everything was barely warm & quite honestly a disgrace to Indian culture… AVOID.

Waste of money and food...... no taste no good quality of food.... they put tandoori chicken chunks into butter chicken curry...☹️☹️☹️☹️ butter chicken wasn't butter chicken..... just stop making fool to people

Amazing food quality and service 👌

Ordered takeaway. Butter chicken wasn’t butter chicken. Very sweet with 0 tomatoe or spice flavours. Very disappointed as there is good reviews on here.

I got the notification that the order was out for delivery just before 6:30pm but it did not arrive until 7:05pm, when I called the restaurant to check up on ETA they said it had just been sent out 5 minutes earlier so this was inconsistent information - albeit it a polite delivery person and delicious food once received

My favourite takeaway. Best in Chatham. Will order soon.

A Must try!! Enjoyed every single bite.. specially the lamb chops was the highlight of the evening.. ordered another extra position. Food was on point lovely staff and compliments to the chef. Will definitely going back.

By far the best Indian food in medway staff super friendly and food quality is exceptional

A Must try!! Enjoyed every single bite.. specially the lamb chops was the highlight of the evening.. ordered another extra position. Food was on point lovely staff and compliments to the chef. Will definitely going back.

we eat in a week ago was so good we thought we would try it on cheeky Tuesday, food quality is amazing 👏

Delivered at the time I requested. Delivery driver was very nice & polite. Food amazing as always. Thank you.

Wow. Really nice food, good sized portions, early delivery and got free poppadoms on a small order. Piping hot on arrival, packaged well and friendly delivery driver as well. Thank you very much! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

The food is nice and generous, spicy and succulent. Shame they somehow make some dishes sweet!!! Spoils it.

Apart from being sent the wrong dish the food was delicious and not too spicy like at some other Indian restaurants I’ve ordered from lately!

Great local Indian restaurant. Recently ordered a delivery as have been let down on food quality by another in the area after years of loyalty. The food was so much tastier and the staff are pleasant, friendly and accommodating. Going for a sit down revealed how well the place is working and again, great traditional curry house fayre, just tasty, hot, fresh and no rank, soft meat that crops up so often now. We will be revisiting.

Very disappointed with the food. We have eaten here before and enjoyed the experience hence our return. The staff were polite and attentive. Sadly this time I was served a Butter Chicken dish which consisted of a few measly pieces of what can only be described as processed pre formed chicken? Each piece of meat floating in the thin uninteresting sauce was flat & round and did not resemble any form of chicken i’ve eaten before. My husband was also disappointed in the Dansak which again was measly & bland. We was also charged for poppadoms and dips which we hadn’t ordered and believed were complimentary? It’s a shame this is a modern clean restaurant with a great ambiance .. lacking in so many restaurants today ysadly our experience was spoiled by the inferior , bland food .

We discovered this restaurant back in May 2024 and have not looked back, the food is outstanding, the best we have had(!) and always tell the staff each time we visit. Poppadom with toppings followed by our starters, Tandoori King Prawn is my wife’s favourite, mine is Chicken Puri, our mains - Salmon and Chicken Tikka Masala, Sag rice/Egg rice, Onion Bhaji and Chips – the portions are plentiful that we find ourselves so stuffed mid-way through the meal, we ask to take the left-overs home; we aim to try various dishes but so far, I am the only adventurous one! The décor is lovely, the staff are always helpful and happy – we highly recommend it!

Very good food . The price was very good too for the quality. Clean bright and contemporary interior

The food was absolutely delicious, very tasty , it’s the first time I’ve ordered from this restaurant and it won’t be the last. Fabulous can’t wait to introduce the rest of the family to the restaurant

Food was freshly cooked, tasty and great quality. Delivery driver very friendly and polite. Well done - perfect takeaway!

The dining experience where was incredible, we hadn’t booked a table but they accommodated us perfectly. The food was delicious and there were many options for vegetarians. The staff were incredibly attentive and they created a warm and chill atmosphere. We didn’t feel rushed at all and the food came out gradually and at perfect timing. We had samosas, partha, jalfrezi, popadoms and chutney, vegetarian curry, and some rice dishes. All of the above were delicious and they even give you warm towels to wipe your hands, orange and delicious mint chocolate. Thanks so much for your hospitality and the extra chocolate! :)

delicious food with lots of flavour and well prepared

Best curry Ive had in ages..food was proper and this guy probably the manager. Sam the man..made it very special..genuine geezer good luck to your success...beautiful food .even the chef came out to ask us how the food was....Best chef mr nooorr served the best nosh good luck..we will be back next week..see you soon and keep up with your grub well done sam and nooorrr

I have been going to this restaurant’s location for years. The new owners have transformed the menu and experience. The staff are friendly and the food very pleasing on the palette. I would recommend this restaurant.

Excellent service and Quality food. Best curry around Chatham, Gillingham. Thank you watling Rasoi

Orde takeaway on farther day which the food was really good but two rices was missing from order. And couldn't get through on phone line was Presley surprised when two days later a complete meal was delivered.To are front door free of charge and we definitely recommend this restaurant to other.

First time there can't fault it will definitely come again

food was really good but we were missing two rish dishes tried to phone them up but no answers tried for about 10 minutes

Great food as always! Highly recommend.

All very nice apart from the lamb , very tough and inedible

Lovely food, friendly welome , good service. We had the set menu ,which was great. More meat on lamb chop would have been nice .

I requested a delivery time of 8.30pm. I was delivered exactly at that time. Food was outstanding.

The best curry I have had in years 😋

Absolute gem! Already knew the food was superb as i often order for delivery. Went for a sit down meal and never realised how nice the restaurant actually is. Excellent staff, delicious food and an absolute bargain banquet meal on Wednesday nights for under £16 per head. We could not finish it all as it was so generous and no corners cut on quality. Well worth a visit.

The Watling Rasoi never fails to deliver the most delicious, freshly cooked food. Delicious every time and my favourite Indian restaurant.

Another amazing evening at The Watling Rasoi which has got to be the best Indian cuisine for miles around. Some great things on the menu that I haven't seen anywhere else including the incredible curry I had which was flambeed in sambuca.Wow! Great taste and great theatre. Not pnly is the food fantastic but the staff are so friendly and funny and really want you to have the best time. Heartily recommend it!

really delicious food. was very happy with the portion size, flavour and quality. will deffinatly order again

When ordering our eta was 5.45. It then arrived at 6.25 after asking through just eat and then calling the resturant. Really disappointing, but the food was of a good quality

Visited for the first time today. Food was really good. Staff were very attentive and friendly especially Sam. You will definitely be seeing us again! Thank you for a lovely evening!

Thanks for a great evening and great food. Special thanks to Sam who delivered a brilliant service! See you soon. Muscles lol

They forgot a dish and the order was ridiculously late. Main dishes were very average, worst mint sauce and chutney we’ve ever had. Will not be ordering from here again.

Stunning food.. with such lovely staff non rushed so had the time to really enjoy our food.. Will most definitely be returning Thank you to all the staff

Popped in for an early evening meal. We were made to feel very welcome. The staff were very attentive. Food was lovely and plenty of it. Very enjoyable evening, thank you, we will definitely pass the word and be back.

Amazing food, the delivery man was very polite , nice and genuine man with a great sense of humour and the food complimented the amazing service even more so. thoroughly enjoyed here and me and my girlfriend couldn't recommend these enough for a lovely Indian and great delivery time. well worth it!

We felt very welcomed at this lovely indian restaurant, local to us. We always like to try new places and we weren't disappointed with this. Our food was delicious. The naan breads were light and fresh. The main dish was exciting on the tastebuds and we loved the crispness of the onion basis. The service was very good too. Would highly recommend.

Top class Food Top class service

This is an exceptional restaurant, took the wife here for mothers day and we loved it service 10/10 food 10/10 restaurant 9/10 price 7/10 not cheap but worth every penny

This sport is great I like all kinds food n services very nice I will come back with my family very soon all staff working very respectful inside very cool

Possibly the worst India takeaway I've had. Most fir it went in the bin

Arrived nowhere to hang coats, our ordered drinks never arrived so had to ask for them, informed waiting staff we did NOT want poppadoms and sauces but they arrived and so charged for! Starters never arrived, when we asked they brought them out during main meal and you could tell were rushed as very greasy. Main meal was not as fresh and tasty as other visits. A lot of waiting staff but not at all attentive. Therefore overpriced for what service you receive. To be honest I will be going to another restaurant as many options so should keep customers happy. Very disappointing.

Best Indian I have experienced in Medway lovely food, atmosphere and service. this place has really improved since it has had a refurbishment..

Thanks for a great experience, the food was FAB-U-LUS,a wonderful new years eve,happy new year to you all,xx 😀

My mum treated me to this place today and when we walked in we already loved it. The waiters were so friendly and professional. They provided us with Christmas crackers (I got a pink Christmas hat, cards and a joke, my mum got a yellow christmas hat, plastic heart and joke). We were also given pommadums with different sauces. It was delicious. Anyway, moving onto the food. My mum got chicken tikka masala, rice and plain naan bread and Chardonnay to drink. I ordered chicken korma, rice, cheese naan bread and red wine. They made me and my mum feel right at home. Defiantly want to go back again.

Went in on spec, on a visit to attend a funeral. As I was alone, didn’t receive an exactly gushing reception on a Friday night. But . . .the Prawn Puri was excellent, big prawns perfectly cooked, crunchy. Lamb Saag was the best I’ve ever had, lamb cooked in the tandoor with just enough charring. Fragrant and delicious, with pilau rice. Two good pints of cobra, cold. Well worth £40.

I would highly recommend this place lovely people, lovely food, service was great. Thank you guys

I usually get take away and I have to say this is the best in medway towns. Great fresh taste, correct on level of spice, not too oily, delivery outstanding. Cannot fault it. Keep up the good work.

Just had a takeaway for the first time the chicken tikka masala was far too sweet, the saag bhaji was very salty and the naan bread was doughy the prawn Puri's we're dry sadly cannot recommend this restaurant and will not be ordering from here again

We have had the pleasure of eating at this restaurant twice so far and we absolutely love it! Staff are so friendly and welcoming and the food is absolutely delicious and very reasonably priced! We would recommend to anyone looking for a great Indian and we will definitely be returning!

Wonderful special 18th birthday Celebration .It was lovely to have the relaxed atmosphere and excellent service all good hot and everyone enjoyed the service and attention.Thsnk you once again

Fantastic we had the restaurant for the afternoon for family friends (24) to celebrate my granddaughter 18th Birthday .The staff were brilliant at suggesting ideas for menu for the buffet for 24.The planning service and attention was brilliant everyone thought the food was hot and very good . There are not enough words to describe how happy we were with this event .

To be honest I found the food a bit oily and bland, no real flavour or spice.

Just ordered a takeaway which was delivered. The guy on the phone was really nice and the food that arrived around 40 minutes later was absolutely delicious! We had the madras and Balti with some sides. They were just the right amount of heat, not oily and we’re now fighting over who has the last bit. Will 100% order from them again.

We were glad we booked Rosoi for a meal, was a last minute decision. We had not been to a restaurant for quite a while, so picked this place at ramdon. Great food, and plenty enough. friendly staff. Highly recommended.

Amazing food. Excellent service. Beef bhuna was the best. Onion bhajees so good !

Always have an excellent meal here. Staff are friendly and welcoming. Very clean and comfortable ambience.

One of the best Indian restaurants we have ever been too. If we can't eat out then we often order a takeaway. Nice ambience, friendly and attentive staff, excellent food and very clean facilities. We often come here as a couple or with friends and no complaints so far. We are visiting again soon.

We were looking for a new Indian takeaway as have been disappointed in the last couple we have had. This did not disappoint! Thoroughly recommend. The flavours were fantastic, the portions great and the meat, chicken, beef and lamb were all so tender. We have found our new go to takeaway. Fantastic job. Well done to The Watling Rasoi - we will also be dining in soon. Would give more then 5 out of 5 if I could, thank you for a wonderful meal and reasonably priced too.

Got a takeaway delivered…. Amazing food, great portions and all the meats - chicken, beef and lamb were so tender. Can’t praise it enough. Best curry we’ve ever had and this will now be our go to takeaway. Looking forward to dining in soon too. Honestly 100% the best Indian we have had and reasonable prices too by ordering on line 10% reduction!

Just had a takeaway delivered and the service was great , food exceptional and plenty of it well done Watling Rasoi

We love the food! Everyone is so kind, G is so cool!

Tried for first time tonight the staff, service food and restaurant was amazing we will definitely return and G is cool 😊