The Joshua Tree - (Near Surrey, South East)

5 /5 Tim D: The staff are absolutely lovely, the food tastes amazing, it was a really nice atmosphere, and a really good price considering how much we ate. They serve mostly South Indian food and the waiter gave us really helpful suggestions. Definitely the best Indian restaurant we’ve been to in the UK. We can’t wait to come back!

5 /5 Retno E R: This was our first visit and sadly cant foresee a repeat in the near future as I live in the US and my friend lives in Norway. Our AirB&B host, Nancy, highly recommended it, and she was right. Food, service, and atmosphere were all superlative. Coupled with great value, its an absolute gem of a place. We shared their Daily Special (sorry, cant remember the name) because they only had 1 portion left). It was a generously portioned dish beautifully served in a clay pot. It was so delicious that you wouldnt leave any single morsel. The staff were warmly welcoming and attentive without being intrusive - just perfect. The chef (or the owner? I wasnt sure) sent us another dish of their delicious Deep Fried Okra (on the house) just because they saw how much I enjoyed it. I agree with Nancy. We highly recommend it!

5 /5 Thomas Varghese: If you’re looking for an authentic Kerala dining experience, this is the place to be! The flavours are truly traditional, and the ambiance captures the essence of Kerala. Come and enjoy a taste of home delicious food, warm hospitality, and a truly memorable experience. I recommend this place to everyone!

5 /5 Joan Alvaran: It is always a good experience dining here. The staff are always accommodating and always attentive. Good food well. Always hot and just the right amount of spice.

1 /5 Mark Groves: Unfortunately we were very disappointed with our visit to the Joshua tree for Sunday Lunch. Firstly although our table for 9 was booked and confirmed for 1pm we arrived and the restaurant was closed. I went round the side and bumped into a man who then opened the restaurant his excuse was that they had an outside catering job for 200 - clearly forgot about his inside catering job! Not a good start. The restaurant heating was off so it was extremely cold (10 Deg C max) and we sat for 2.5 hours with our coats on waiting for our food to arrive. Yes two and a half hours!. What did arrive was very mediocre - no actually it was appalling - and was also on the cold side, like the restaurant. Service was non existent as it appears that satisfying Deliveroo/Just Eat orders was their priority. Just getting another round of drinks was an effort. The popadom accompaniments were just weird, runny syrup mango chutney (no chutney), fluorescent green mint sauce, and strange chopped up onion with other bits? Very cheap and nasty. But with nothing else to eat we tucked in. When our main eventually arrived it was not much better looking, very unappetizing indeed, zero effort in presentation plonked on the table without even an apology. The Onion bhajis were dry cold balls of stodge, which sort of sums up the care and attention which went into the whole meal. Its quite unbelievable how low the standard of food was. They could not make it any worse if they tried. This is not a restaurant its a factory for delivery companies, if you are expecting a quality English Indian meal with the usual excellent service Indian restaurants are know for you will be disappointed. I am not sure what restaurant some of the other reviewers had been to but it wasnt The Joshua Tree. In fact the food photos of the other reviews look different, perhaps at the weekend the owners hand the business to the muppets. I was totally embarrassed to have taken my family there. £250 of disappointment. It will be interesting to see if they can be bothered to reply to this review. Shocking!