Patley Indian — Restaurant in Milton Keynes

Thoroughly Disappointed – Would Not Recommend

As a family that truly enjoys Indian cuisine and has dined at various Indian and other restaurants globally (as reflected in my previous reviews), our experience at Patley in Newport Pagnell was deeply disappointing.

The food, unfortunately, was mediocre at best and overwhelmingly sweet. We ordered mushroom paneer, butter chicken, and duck tikka, but every dish tasted excessively sugary—so much so that even the bread was sweet. It genuinely made us wonder if sugar had been mistakenly used instead of salt.

When we raised our concerns with the waiter, he casually mentioned that he had “warned us” that the curries were sweet—though we were never told that all the dishes would be like this. Additionally, the texture of the curries was unpleasant: thick, lumpy, and reminiscent of baby food. It’s disappointing that sauces weren’t refined or passed through a Chinois to improve their consistency.

To make matters worse, when we declined dessert due to the overwhelming sweetness of the meal, the waiter jokingly brought out candies. While intended as humour, it only added to the frustration.

To be fair, the rice was well-cooked, and the service was adequate. However, the food fell far below what one would expect from a restaurant, both in taste and quality.

This was not the authentic Indian dining experience we were hoping for, and we will neither return nor recommend...

We went here for our Anniversary and we were so pleased with service and the food. The food is delicious and the service is excellent! We went on a Tuesday evening so it was not busy but we still reserved online as this restaurant is popular in town and it was our first time here. The staff are very kind and humble, one of them is Mashfi. I love the food serve on warm plates, the complimentary sweets and drinks at the end of our dinner and the warm towel for hygiene. The food portion is generous enough we have lots of leftover and I am so glad the staff packed it nicely for us to take home. The place is beautiful and clean. I was surprise about our bill I thought we will spend more but it was very cheap I think for the service and experience we have received. Overall, I was very happy but I wish I could have left a tip for the great service but we didn't have any change and they don't charged service fee so we will just come back again with our parents. Definitely...

Came to Patley for my partners 50th. Had the best time. Food was amazing. Service was great! Booked the table about a month in advance. There was about 27 of us. The whole team were amazing, especially Mashfi!!. He gave me his number at the start so if I had a questions or queries I was able to contact him. Before the restaurant had even opened he allowed to come in on the morning the party to drop the birthday cake off and decorate the table, incredibly helpful! We had a set menu with poppadoms which was about £26 pp without drinks so we had a mixed shared starter and the a selection of 4 different curries, rice and Naan and Bombay potatoes too. There was sooo much food!! We had a few people in our group who were vegan and the selection for them was great too. ☺️ all in all we had a great time. Will defo be coming back for eat in and takeaway. Truly grateful for the support from the whole team at Patley, thank...