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The Balti Cottage

Restaurant Indian restaurant Asian restaurant Buffet restaurant Halal restaurant Indian takeaway

Informal Indian buffet restaurant offering regular specials and discounts, plus takeaway service. People often mention chicken, tikka, buffet, great,


Address

18-20 Goresbrook Rd., Dagenham RM9 6UR, United Kingdom

Website

www.the-balti-cottage.co.uk

Contact

+44 20 8924 1222

Price rating

$ $$$

Rating on Google Maps

3.80 (593 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Friday: 5 PM to 12 AM
  • Saturday: 12:03 PM to 12 AM
  • Sunday: 12:03 PM to 12 AM
  • Monday: 5 PM to 12 AM
  • Tuesday: 5 PM to 12 AM
  • Wednesday: 5 PM to 12 AM
  • Thursday: 5 PM to 12 AM

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: chicken (12) tikka (8) buffet (6) great (6)
Reviews are sorted by relevance, prioritizing the most helpful and insightful feedback at the top for easier reference.
  • 3/5 Ayman “ZamZamDude” Z. 1 year ago on Google • 133 reviews
    Always used to pass by this place every weekend for 5 years near my old workplace. Finally I mustered up the courage to go inside. My old workplace colleagues advised me never to try the food. They went in once never visited again in their lives. Anyways I’ll cut to the chase, the food quality is mediocre. Must try the rice dishes (pictured below) with the tandoori grill chicken cubes and wings. The curry is tasteful and edible but nothing special compared to other average buffet restaurants I’ve been in the past. £9.95 for all you can buffet is a bargain but that also explains their current food quality. I wouldn’t recommend trying the appetisers station (i.e - Veg Samosas, Potato Bhaji, and etc) it wasn’t that great unfortunately. Tasted bland, flavourless and wasn’t fresh had a weird smell after the first morsel bite. However the staff was friendly they get overwhelmed whenever a customer walks in but overall fairly cheap eats in a middle class neighbourhood.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Imran B. 2 years ago on Google • 5 reviews
    Food was so bad i couldnt eat. Even i can cook better. Never ever ordering from them again. I had to order food again from another place. I have had so many indian but never had anything as bad as this. Keep away from this place. From the smell of the bag was bad. Seems like food was given from trash. Delivery driver was so rude. I cant express enough how bad food was.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Sammy M. 5 months ago on Google • 14 reviews
    GREAT EXPERIENCE - YUMMY FOOD 😋😋😋 We ordered chicken tikka balti, lamb bhuna and 3 different naan fillings to have with the family. Upon delivery a gentleman not only handed us over the food we ordered, but also gave us extra pulaw rice and coconut chicken korma. We really appreciate the kind and thoughtful gesture. We will definitely be back to try the buffet sometime soon. I definitely recommend trying their dishes ☺️
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Mary M. 1 year ago on Google
    Why do you add Food colouring ( red) ?? I have just ordered a Dhasak and its Purely red as blood and is sweet like sugar which meant to be sweet & Sour. Even their Naan bread doesnt taste like Naan Bread , taste like the Naan bread that i make at home 😂😂 tastless. I am disappointed and Don't recommend it to anyone who likes Indian Cuisine . Zero Star , Worst Indian takeaway .
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Nazia B. 9 months ago on Google • 53 reviews
    Food was mediocre not the greatest Indian food, too sweet for my liking but I put that down to the area it's catering to and for the extremely low price you pay to eat here. It's very cheap and there are lots of parking nearby. The waiter we had was great though.

  • 5/5 Cheryl P. 8 months ago on Google • 42 reviews
    Our family really enjoyed the food here. We went on a Sunday afternoon, it wasn't busy. The food was plentiful and fresh. The staff were friendly and helpful. We would go back.

  • 1/5 Libin B. 4 months ago on Google • 35 reviews
    Service was excellent. But food was not fair. Chicken was burnt and taste like odd also too much food colour in all dishes..

  • 4/5 Cherise H. 8 months ago on Google • 33 reviews
    I dont know why the reviews are so low, i love this place. I went during lockdown when it was 50% off and i came again yesterday for my sisters birthday. I was pleased on both occasions. Ever since i went in 2020 i have been eager to come back. The whole family was happy and the service was great. Drinks and deserts came quick and we were able to pay easily. The only downside was on the very last onion bhaji i ate, it was not cooked all the way through but other than that the onion bhajis were beautifully made as well as the curries (i had chicken tikka masala and the jalfrezi). I would definitely come again, its great value for money. Do not listen to the reviews, try it out for yourself.

  • 3/5 Juman A. 9 months ago on Google • 24 reviews
    Night out with the boys yesterday - for £12 decent munch not so many selections. Food was ok nothing spectacular but decent. Overall good service was good. Good spot if Ur hungry and Wana stuff your self 😜

  • 5/5 Dhil H. 6 months ago on Google • 12 reviews
    Me and my family ate here and it was better than expected. Everything we ate was lovely, staff attentive and seating great.

  • 5/5 Leah H. 8 months ago on Google • 11 reviews
    No sure why this place has 3.7 stars but the food is amazing and the staff are very helpful, polite and welcoming. Definitely would come again. Great prices great food. Love the chicken tikka masala.

  • 1/5 Kat S. 8 months ago on Google • 8 reviews
    I eat there quite often and most of the times its nice but today i have ordered take away chicken tikka. It went straight to the bin so hot and spicy no flavour just chilli. Horrible

  • 1/5 anjali ann a. 4 months ago on Google • 7 reviews
    The customer service was nice but the food was of very poor quality. It was full of food colouring and burnt. The food wasn't seasoned properly and it was overly priced. Meat in the meat biriyani was undercooked and the tandoori chicken was fully coloured and not cooked properly.

  • 1/5 Saima K. 1 year ago on Google
    Honest review if u think its £9.99 for buffet and lets go DONT GO! Save your stomachs Instant food poisoning and also there r flies and its hot and dark and unhygienic i dont understand why its still open

  • 2/5 Abdul A. 1 year ago on Google
    Usual I write a medium to long review on restaurants but I didn't really enjoy this restaurant so I'll keep it short. The food is bland, all dishes tastes very similar. I wasn't impressed. It's a very low budget food and atmosphere. Not visiting again.

  • 1/5 Khalid H. 1 year ago on Google
    Not much variety, Unhygienic, Food was so disgusting, could not eat. No dessert in buffet. Very bad service. I had the worst experience ever in this restaurant. Local chicken shop is better than this restaurant. Not recommended at all.

  • 1/5 Varun P. 1 year ago on Google
    We came here for dine in here to have some food. But it was worst food experience I don’t recommend this if you are expecting a Indian food never and ever look after it. We left all the food.

  • 1/5 Shara 1 year ago on Google
    Food use to be nice. But now taste different not nice 👎🏼 And they have buffet near the toilet people wash there hand and came from toilet and shake hand with water on the food that people eat.I am not recommending anyone to go there and they charge my 3 years old full price and she didn’t even eat anything. I will not go there anymore .

  • 2/5 daniel r. 1 year ago on Google
    Order chicken tikka biryani, Bombay aloo, veg samosa. Onion bhajee and garlic naan. The onion bhajee where dried out like hell, like they been sitting under a hot light for hours, Bombay aloo had no flavour at all. And the veg curry that comes with the tikka. Had some weird taste like it had beef gravy mixed in it. The tikka was barely warm. The samosa and naan were good. I won't be coming back any time soon.

  • 1/5 Tracey 1 year ago on Google
    Have been having take aways from here for quite a few yrs & never had any problems but Saturday the 10th will be the last time. Ordered the Tandoori Chicken Biryana as usual & came in dish half the depth & forget to put chicken in also was over spiced & nothing like had before & couldn't eat it , the vegetable curry was like water. Also had Mottar Paneer & sauce was lot darker & no cheese in dish. I emailed Saturday evening to complain & haven't heard anything back from them so no customer service either. Don't know if changed hands etc but won't be using again

  • 1/5 Hayley 1 year ago on Google
    Service wasn't hands on. Not much variety. Some of the food was hard and over cooked. The chicken tikka masala was nice and the spring rolls. Even though the kids didn't eat we had to pay for them. This is probably good if you want a quick bite or don't care how your food comes. I don't recommend.

  • 2/5 Smooth s. 1 year ago on Google • 2 reviews
    Ordered food from balti cottage, got the special briyani, the meat chicken are very tender however it is over powered by tumeric and oil to a point it it makes you feel sick. The vegetable curry however with thr briyani is delicious.


Call +44 20 8924 1222 Open on Google Maps

Amenities


  • Parking
    • ✓️ Free street parking
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Halal food
    • ✓️ Hard liquor
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ All you can eat
    • ✓️ Late-night food
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
    • ✓️ Catering
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Takeout
    • ✓️ Delivery
    • ✓️ No-contact delivery

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