Tandoori Villa

5star great atmosphere with great tasting food this is a top quality restaurant the staff are friendly and helpful if you like Indian food this is a must.....

Very warm welcome from the staff for our recent Sunday lunch buffet with friends. Good choice of the traditional starters and then good range of mains to choose from, including vegetarian options, rices, etc. Perhaps could have been a little warmer but that didn't detract from the taste! Be back for takeaway sometime.

I went there with my fiance and our 3 children, 6, 8 and 10. Food was absolutely delicious and the service was Impeccable. All the staff were brilliant with the kids too. Wouldn't go to another indian restaurant over these guys anywhere in colchester. Well done 👏

I ordered a takeaway via the online system from Rhim Jhim, had been past numerous times and would love to eat in the restaurant but with two kids who are incredibly fussy (and likely to only end up eating chips) we chose what we thought would be the cheaper and safer option in terms of the kids! Online ordering was OK, it did give the option of delivery but then wouldn't let me progress so I ended up with the collection option. I popped in ASAP as collection and was half expecting an email that confirmed roughly how long, I got confirmation of the order but no timings so I packed up the kids and headed straight over. Staff were nice and pleasant, gave the kids a chocolate while they waited. We did have to wait a little but I really don't mind if its all being cooked fresh. Whilst I was there I noticed the buffet option with child price starting from 5 yrs, which might have actually ended up a tad cheaper than the takeaway option... although as mentioned earlier this would have probably been a bit of a headache with the kids! On the subject of price, I did think it was a little more on the expensive side compared to other places we have tried in the past. Worth noting that there is no discount for collection, I know some (not all) other places locally do offer this. In terms of food it was pretty good, I had to do a little clean up when I pulled the tubs out of the bag as there was a bit of oil, but to be fair this isn't unlike most Indian takeaways we have had. Also I tipped the lettuce out on to a plate but then had to move it to another plate as there was a bit of water in the tub that I hadn't noticed... but it shows that it was washed! As some other reviewers have pointed out there wasn't loads of oil sitting on the top of the actual food which was nice. We had a biriyani which comes with a vegetable curry, and I have admit I normally ignore this with an Indian, but this one was actually quite good! All in all a good experience, would certainly give it another go if we fancied an Indian - and certainly one of the better Indian takeaways we have had.

Top notch hospitality, great food at affordable price. What more to ask for :) One of our friends recommended this, so visited the restaurant with my family and friends for dinner on a Sunday evening. Opted for buffet and have multiple favourite dishes. Veg samosa, chicken wings, Biryani, Naan and the Lamb curry were the best. Tikka masala and Korma were bit on the sweeter side, not for Indian palate ;) Overall definitely worth the visit and highly recommend. Can't wait to return.. Cheers..