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City Indian

Restaurant Indian restaurant Indian takeaway

😠 Curry had lumps and tasted bad, rice was hard, chips were cold and popadoms were soft. Chutney was alright though you can have a star for that. People often mention rice,


Address

299 London Rd, Hilsea, Portsmouth PO2 9HF, United Kingdom

Website

cityindianonline.co.uk

Contact

+44 23 9265 0034

Rating on Google Maps

2.70 (29 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Friday: 4 pm to 1:30 am
  • Saturday: 4 pm to 1 am
  • Sunday: 5 pm to 1 am
  • Monday: 5 pm to 1 am
  • Tuesday: 5 pm to 12 am
  • Wednesday: Closed
  • Thursday: 12 to 1 am, 5 pm to 1:30 am

Featured Reviews


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  • 1/5 cliff b. 6 years ago on Google
    I have ordered here before and left an outstanding review. This time, totally difference food. REVIEW - Pilau rice tasted like frozen rice with rood colouring, stodgy. Poppadum cooked in old oil, not fresh. Lamb tikka masala, grainy sauce and (limited amounts of) fatty meat. Veggie Dhansak was actually pretty decent but weirdly sweet rather a lentil flavour. This bit is really wrong - we ordered chapati - these were supermarket own brand wholemeal wraps NOT chapati. Tarka Dahl was like a rung out old dish cloth. I eat a lot of chapati and a lot of wraps, I know the difference. !! Total con. Avoid here and go to Drayton (either Mowchak or Spice Village, both have their own qualities as being best in the area. Look at my reviews, its very hard for me to leave a one star review.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Pumpkin 23 Mixed Media Art C. 6 years ago on Google
    The food we ordered was horrible! It was bland, barely lukewarm and the portion size was awful. They also gave us 3 of something when there was meant to be 4 and that’s not the end of the world but £3 delivery for service like this 😡 also the delivery guy buzzed our flat and didn’t say a word at all which annoyed me so much! This might be an off day for them I don’t know but I won’t be ordering from them again!
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Dan L. 6 years ago on Google
    I don’t usually write reviews, but I have to review this place. First time I ordered from here, the food was cold and watery, I thought I’d give them the benefit of the doubt and try it again, this time I walked out without even collecting my food. If you want a cheap curry that tastes worse than a microwave meal. This is for you. Food looks NOTHING like the gallery on the website!
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Luke T. 5 years ago on Google
    Curry had lumps and tasted bad, rice was hard, chips were cold and popadoms were soft. Chutney was alright though you can have a star for that.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Moon H. 5 years ago on Google
    More of a comment - why use an establishment that does not display it's food hygeine rating (which BTW is only 3 out of 5)? Consumer action will up-the-standard everywhere and show "okay with reservations" is just not good enough, so act now: don't use any establishment that will not show its rating (Google 'scores on the doors')
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 RM En F. 5 years ago on Google
    As a bloke I will eat about anything rather than throw it away, chicken dansak, keema rice and garlic naan. 1. Dansak no lentils or chicken come to that (4 tiny bits). The obviously have a special base sauce called bland!!, no flavour just some pepper heat. 2. Keema rice full of oil, weird off taste. Garlic naan no sign of any garlic. Probably the worst takeaway I have ever had. This business should be shut down. Environmental health informed. Owner get a grip of staff or better still a chef. Meal in the bin. Doesn't even deserve one star. Would of been better out of a jar.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Darren H. 4 years ago on Google
    Worse meal I have ever had, please do t go there. Myself and my partner was poorly for 2 days I spoke to manager and he grinned and told me to call just eat which is at a rate off £6 absolutely a joke stay away.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Rags M. 4 years ago on Google
    Absolutely horrendous! Flavourless Watery masala, bajis were rock solid and barely warm. Clearly sat kept warm for ages. Staff were rude, delivery time was 20mins earlier than expected but all in all i will never buy from here again. No wonder its 2.5 stars!! If only I saw this before ordering!!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Becky C. 6 years ago on Google
    Ordered last night to be spoken to by a very angry man who insisted on shouting everything at me down the phone, the curry turned up about an hour later with 2 missing pilau rice and lack of onion bhajis... The currys themself were bland and watery. They didn't answer the phone and I doubt I'll get refunded. Disgraceful excuse for and Indian, you can keep your curry next time.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 DemonSpeed03 5 years ago on Google
    Yep, it's OK.


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Amenities


  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Late-night food
  • Accessibility
    • ✗ Wheelchair-accessible seating
  • Service options
    • ✗ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Delivery
    • ✓️ Takeaway

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