Restauracja Indyjskie Curry — Restaurant in Częstochowa

Update 5.07.2024

Ordered online. Haryali chicken Tikka, Chicken Samosa, Butter Naan, Gajar Halva.

Unfortunately last couple orders Haryali Chicken Tikka has completely changed its taste. I used to order it couple times a month so I can taste any change. It used to be full of flavor, with strong notes of mint and coriander, at the same time spicy from fresh chili peppers and a strong authentic masala flavor. In addition, whole dish was really green in color, and all ingredient generously covered in green paste which is essential for this dish. It stood out and in my opinion was something different and unique. On top, you could taste it was made in Tandoori oven, as dishes prepared that way just taste different. Made me interested in learning more about Indian cuisine. Now it became blunt, with no hint of Indian heritage. I can’t taste neither coriander, nor mint, not even authentic masala. Only sweetness, a bit of ginger and no spices besides black pepper at all. Also I’m pretty convinced the cook used dried coriander leaves instead of fresh ones, which has no taste at all, only adds the color. But why?! To satisfy some of the local customers who aren’t ready for authenticity? Or cutting the cost? Not mentioning the naan breads, or should I say pancakes, as they smell and look more like polish pancakes made fried on pan rather than real naan from tandoor stove. My advise is - don’t go this way. We are ready for real taste of India. Start using tandoori stove when preparing tandoori dishes, or naan, instead using standard oven or, what’s worse, frying pans. People can tell the difference, and polish customers really value authenticity more than in the past (f.e. before when the tandoori stove was not lit, u informed about the fact and did not sell dishes that are prepared that way, which was fair).

Indian cuisine is full of strong spices, full of flavors, and fresh herbs. I saw many good restaurants that traded authenticity for „local” tasteless meals. Eventually they lost customers and stopped operating. Please do not repeat the same mistake. Im loyal customers since you opened and really don’t want to see you becoming just another boring overpriced local „Indian-like” restaurant.

Bring back the old recipes, don’t cut costs, start using more fresh herbs (coriander!!!) and green peppers, use tandoori stove for tandoori dishes, and make authentic masala’s. Customers are ready! And remember, less is more. Be honest and authentic with your food. Prepare every dish the way that your grandmother could approve ;) the way it is served on streets of Deli, Jaipur and Mumbai. 🥘

Wish all the families of Indian Curry all the best. Hope I’ll be able to see you changed in a future, as for some time I’ll stick to cooking the dishes myself 🥲

Anyway, good luck 🍀 and if you find my opinion not fair, please let me know when I can come to your place and taste the real taste of India again. I’m happy to pay a bit extra, just make it worth the price :)!

P.s. Also, can’t even count how many times order I received missed something, so your courier had to come to me again. More attention, less costs that could go into better and more authentic products used in...

Well, what a discovery!

We've lived nearby for almost 4 years and didn't know about this gem of a restaurant. (this review is in English, as my Polish is rubbish, and I feel English speakers / visitors should know about this restaurant)

If you are visiting Częstochowa or nearby then this restaurant is the closest one you will find similar to 'Indian' style restaurants in the UK & Ireland.

They offer a very big menu with many things British & Irish people will be very familiar with and also some north Indian regional dishes.

There is also a very reasonably priced set menu for lunch times, at writing it is 22zł or 19zł with a loyalty card. The set menu features 1 veggie dish & 1 meat dish, different dishes each day Mon - Fri.

We didn't have the lunch menu as we wanted to sample things from the very generous veggie selection they offer.

We ordered too much but wanted to try a good few things, and enjoyed everything we had, the portions were very generous, the poppadoms were intriguing and the naans are enormous, my girls said the garlic one was very garlicky indeed!

The service was exemplary, a local Polish lad waited our table, he was very polite, attentive and courteous and spoke excellent English, the Punjabi lady at the reception also speaks impeccable English.

If you are visiting from the UK & Ireland you will notice Polish people still like very thick, abundant, creamy curry sauces, similar to how things used to be in the 70s & 80s, it's the way things are here, lots of sauce lots of meat, it is the same in 'Chinese' style restaurants too, and the market controls what is offered on the menu, hence, sadly no onion bhajis were available, but I did offer to cook them!

The one thing I miss about Indian restaurants in Poland, and this is not a criticism of this restaurant it serves what Polish people want to eat and many of them haven't yet got used to 'Indian' style food, but what I miss are traditional vegetable side dishes where it is just vegetable and no sauce: sukhi sabji/sabzi type dishes; aloo ghobi, saag aloo/aloo palak, mutter paneer, chole, aloo chat, etc., to eat with some gluten free 'breads' besan chilla & dosa, etc. Being a vegetarian it's good sometimes to have 2 or 3 small dishes instead of one very big one, I think slowly the tastes in Poland are maturing but if you are visiting from the UK & Ireland you will notice these things missing from many menus.

Indyjskie Curry is a great asset to Częstochowa, as there are not many interesting restaurants and far too many are just the same, but this is quite an oasis offering something completely different and a huge selection in a lovely environment.

We will be back many times no doubt, I need to practice my Punjabi!

(I've added images of the menu at date of writing: February...

On our way to Warsaw, we decided to make a stop for lunch at this restaurant after seeing the ratings. We ordered hot & sour Soup, Kadhai Paneer, Mix Veg Curry, Tandoori Roti and Garlic Naan.

Being Indian, it wasn't hard for us to tell just by looking at the dishes that it's not going to taste good. No color, no spices and NO AROMA. But when we tasted the food, it tasted even worse. Other than soup none of the items were even edible (not exaggerating). We realized the vegetables in the curry were frozen and undercooked. Both curries were exactly the same, bland,  tasteless and INEDIBLE.  Tandoori roti wasn't from Tandoor (I don't think their know what Tandoori roti is).

We told the owners that food taste horrible and veggies are frozen. To our surprise, their response was "every restaurant uses frozen vegetables only. Our food is good maybe you just have different taste." Anyway, we paid our bill ofcourse without eating the garbage they served and left disappointed and feeling robbed in broad daylight.

On my way back to the car I realized it wasn't just the vegetables that were frozen, it was the whole curry. They served us those MTR Indian frozen food (google it and you will know what I mean). I should know because I used to eat them in university days when you are trying to survive on a budget. But this was my first time seeing that garbage in a restaurant.

Owners are arrogant and absolutely unpleasant and shouldn't be allowed anywhere near hospitality business. Read their responses to customers' complaints and you will know what I mean.

Advice to owners: Hire a proper chef and prepare actual food, it's not that hard. Stop scamming your customers in the name of Indian cuisine. And lastly, take a class or two in customer management and...