Star of Bengal

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  jahidulislam shanto

  ·3 months ago

  “Absolutely fantastic experience! The food was fresh, full of flavour, and beautifully presented. The staff were welcoming, attentive, and made us feel right at home. Great atmosphere and excellent service—one of the best Indian restaurants in Canterbury. Highly recommended, and we’ll definitely be back!”

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  Kelly Harvey

  ·4 months ago

  “Ordered online as the website and Google said they were open for business. Spent £39.00 and then the payment was taken from my account but the order was refused. Rang them up and was told to ring the order operator that took the payment. I had no empathy from star of bengal and just got told they were closed. When I asked why it was advertised that they were open, why the ordering system allowed me to still order and also why they were in the building answering the phone to me if they were closed, they just ignored it and told me to ring this place to get a refund! Disgusting place and disgusting non existence service! Still 39.00 down the day after and have to wait 3-5 business days to get my money back! They should have offered to bring my refund to my address in cash if you ask me! But nothing robbers!”

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  virtue

  ·5 months ago

  “Customer service was excellent! Food was comforting and delicious, atmosphere was lovely too. We were given small complimentary bars of chocolate and drinks whilst we waited to pick up the food.”

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  Evie Ebay

  ·6 months ago

  “Highly recommend, big portions, friendly staff , great prices , very clean , excellent food !”

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  Mir Reza Raeesie

  ·7 months ago

  “I usually come to Star of Bengal in the evenings for dinner, and it’s always a great experience. The atmosphere is calm and pleasant, making it a really nice place to relax and enjoy your meal. The staff are attentive and take good care of you, they’re always aware of what you need without being intrusive. As the name suggests, they serve a wide variety of Indian and Bangladeshi dishes. The menu has plenty of choice, and everything I’ve tried has been very tasty. If you’re in Whitstable or just passing through, I definitely recommend giving it a try at least once!”

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  Muhammad Tanvir Hassan Rahat

  ·8 months ago

  “Amazing experience! We just saw good reviews in google and tried this, that was good decision I must say. Very delicious!”

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  Jewel Nielsen

  ·11 months ago

  “Such good value on the Wednesday Banquet menu! £15 for 5 delicious courses! Staff can’t do enough for you! Such a little gem! Aziz is serving wonderful wines and other drinks right now, free shots are a given!”

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  Melanie Jeffs

  ·11 months ago

  “Excellent food- we enjoyed a range of dishes but particularly enjoyed the Kathmandu jeera chicken. Everything was delicious and service was great. Highly recommend!”

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  Edward Cullen

  ·1 year ago

  “WARNING. AS OF TODAY, 21ST OCTOBER 2023 THEY HAVE A 1 STAR HYGIENE RATING. This can be seen here https://ratings.food.gov.uk/. When I called to inquire prior to my purchase, the man I spoke to was unfriendly. UPDATE 2 OCT 2025 They have been once again caught having illegal immigrants working there, but more importantly, the illegals aren't getting paid. They get free accommodation and food. They have no future. Exploitation. It's in the news. DO NOT EAT HERE. Food is terrible. Ordered 2 chicken dishes and 2 naan. Naan is loaded with sugar. Chicken dishes taste horrible and loaded with oil and full of onions. Even the next day I've got a bad taste in my mouth. I've only eaten one of the 2 chicken dishes. Didn't photograph the dish I ate because it's not something I do. I'll photograph the second dish before I'm about to eat it. The photos included at the moment show the remaining chicken dish and the lid of the dish I ate to show how greasy it is. Update. I ate the chicken jalfrezi which is meant to have peppers in it. It didn't have any. There were sliced green chilli's which I initially thought were peppers. Not very visible due to the thick cheap sauce. Instead it was choke full of onions. Should be obvious why they do this. Onions are dirt cheap. Peppers are expensive. This is clearly not OK. Selling food which is meant to have something in it and it doesn't. I think they use Patak's Indian sauce, then add other ingredients. No reputable Indian restaurant would use a pre-made sauce. They also use the outer layer of onions which is often too rubbery and tough to eat. And they slice them very big which is just laziness. Not much chicken in both dishes. Also LOADED with oil which you can see from the photos. You can see they've used a lot of food colouring and too much turmeric. Your hands and nails go yellow. This is cheap garbage. And it isn't cheap in cost for the customer. I would recommend doing research into the best Indian restaurants in Kent and London and visit those. Whitstable lost its only excellent Indian restaurant as its now permanently closed as the chef retired. Also this and Shobab both have 3 star food hygiene ratings as of 19 November 22 as I type this. Google search 'UK business food hygiene check' and enter the name of the restaurant and area it's in that you want to check. Ideally this place needs to be shut down and a new owner, with all new staff with a excellent chef needs to takeover, then this town will have a good Indian restaurant. As things stand, you'll have to travel to eat at a excellent one.”

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  Matt C

  ·3 years ago

  “Would honestly just avoid this place until the restaurant sorts out its act. Greeted by a man with a face like I’d just insulted his mother. The service was strange to say the least. Food below par and greasy, naan a bit burnt, more onion and peppers than meat and not much sauce. Terrible guts the next day. Rice was a bit to greasy as well. Soft drinks were completely flat, even when we asked for a replacement. Toilets and back of house dated and decrepit so can only imagine the kitchen. Couldn’t wait to leave.”

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