Cafe Masala

Monday: 12:00 - 14:30
Tuesday: 12:00 - 14:30
Wednesday: 12:00 - 14:30
Thursday: 17:30 - 23:30
Friday: 18:00 - 23:30
Saturday: 17:30 - 23:30
Sunday: 12:00 - 14:30

About Cafe Masala

Open 7 days | Finest Indian cuisine in Thorpe Bay.

We are located in 187 The Broadway, Southend on Sea, SS1 3EX and our contact number is 01702589494.

Cafe Masala Description

When you visit Café Masala, you are immediately aware that this is a restaurant that dares to be different. Quality is the paramount consideration. Top quality food, professional service, and a top quality-dining ambience combine to make Café Masala an unforgettable experience. Unique has no equal. That is what Café Masala is to customers who are overwhelmed by our ever evolving cuisine. Café Masala is a team, providing unrivalled cuisine to discerning customers. Our experience and vision that create the ultimate in dining experience have been duly complimented by local support, press and Media coverage along many awards.
Two specialist chefs with our team to bring you the best of Bangladeshi and Moghul cuisine. Diners at Café Masala can rest assured that only the highest quality products and genuine brands are served here. The restaurant has received 4 star award certificate from Southend On Sea Borough Council's Health & Hygiene inspector which is proudly displayed on the door.

At Café Masala we know the real sources from where to buy the best ingredients, so that the dishes served are second to none. Our head chef and his team are developing new recipes all the time, so that we do not rest on our laurels. Come and share our passion for excellence in cuisine, created with you in mind. Our restaurant is at the cutting edge of the industry. We are ceaselessly raising our standard to meet the desires and aspirations of our customers. Our reputation was recently been awarded the prestigious British Curry Award 2007 & 2008.

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THIIIIS IS HOW WE DO IT. This is how we do it, just about every night and we feel alright! The party’s here on the South-side. We put the food on the grill then we serve it up, Designated drivers, make the best of bad luck! ... Come to Cafe M, super food and you can taste it, Ask for a personalised dish where we’ll say “honey yeah we made it!” It feels so good in our hood, tonight! Order a takeaway before it’s na-night! The drivers there so quick it looks like a drive-by! So you have to get a move-on, end of the month when you get paid! So tip up your cup and throw your hands up, because Café Masala’s here to stay! We’re kind of buzzed and it’s all because THIS IS HOW WE DO IT! Café Masala does it like nobody does! To all our neighbours who can smell the flavour, THIS IS HOW WE DO IT! 01702 589494 book today or order a takeaway. Yes. Do it. 😋
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It’s a clear Summers eve, before a nice white moon Our customers don’t think twice about where to go when they need to consume. Book a table for the eve, so start dialling the phone or we can deliver to your house if you’re chilling all alone. Just hit Thorpe Bay in Southend-On-Sea, we’re the best place to eat if you like mild/heat and we have vegan dishes, seafood and meat and we’re in SS1 just before SS3. Award-winning restaurant, we win trophies like Carl Lewis,... The chickens on the grill so I told chef “let’s do this” then I went to the table and said “what’s up?” The customer said “there’s so much choice so I guess I’m stuck!” I took the food trolley and started to glide and serve, then I parked it up without touching the curb. Then we’re creating a whole new dish because we have so many tricks, the client loved it so much and wants to know what else is in the mix. “What are they going to cook for me? I’m breaking myself” They tried it once and said “I can’t believe this is good for my health!” “CM are food kings! They really are the best! They served us a starter and we said wow what’s next?!” Fresh lobster on a platter and Sag aloo in the bowl, We put it on the hot plate so it doesn’t go cold, Now we’re going to see you on our doorstep, it must be fate But never worry because here at the Café Masala, we always regulate. 01702 589494 book the table. We have grills, curries, tandooris, everything you dream about when you think of Indian cuisine. We’re the new era. Better than the rest. 😉
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Traditional Indian Father’s day Buffet taking place Sunday 17th June. Treat your pops to something so meaningful and worthwhile like an old-school Café Masala buffet. ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT ADULTS | £9.95 CHILDREN | £4.95 Complimentary drink & dessert for all the fathers out there and all the mothers who have had to play both roles in their household❤️ Book today 01702 589494

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ALRIGHT STOP 🛑 Collaborate and LISTEN 👂 CM’s back with a BRAND-NEW invention. Something grabs a hold of us tightly, 👊🏽 cooking mad dishes daily and nightly. 🌓 Will we ever stop? Yo, I don’t know. ... Book up that table, and it will show. 🌶 Service extreme we run around like we’re vandals, bringing free birthday cakes to the party with more than just a candle. 🎂 EAT. Café Masala’s got the BOOM we’re doing more for the vegans than frying up mushrooms we cook MEDLEYS. We serve to the foreign melody, anything less than the best is a felony. Love it, believe it we won’t make you gain weight. You better realise soon that CM don’t play, if there was a problem the manager will solve it but check out the food because this post just sold it. 01702 589494 we’re NICE NICE BABY.
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They said they need answers, Well I have BIG FACTS. Your favourite restaurant isn’t pleasing you, so we can fix that. Can you dig that? You want healthy food? No problem, we can sort your six-pack.... Need something mild to medium? Yeah, you can definitely pick that. The sauce is spilling everywhere, now you just want to lick that. You visited for the first time, all these boxes you can tick that. Visiting Café Masala is a habit, now you can’t kick that. Taking other restaurants ideas? No we’re not with that. ONLY BIG FACTS. We’ve been cooking the best food and giving the best service. You went elsewhere, that’s a set-back. We’re not on top? Yeah, you can forget that. Next time you bring up Café Masala, you state BIG FACTS. Yeah we done did that. Have you tried the braised lamb? Yeah, you need to hit that. We know how to cook REAL Indian food, you can bet that. Original managers specials, you can get that. Trying to be like us? We can’t let that. Need a table for cocktail night? Yeah, you can book that. Want something unheard of? Yeah, we can cook that. Bringing in only fresh fish? Yeah, we hooked that. The title of the best in Thorpe Bay, yeah we took that.
Straight BIG FACTS.
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Only a few days now!!! Get liking and get tagging!! Can’t really say no to a free meal with your hunny bun, can you?!

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From Sunday to Sunday we’re providing the finest flavours, book your table and make a move 📞 If you want to know more about the things we do then call us up so we can take you through ☎️ Best lamb, chicken, fish and vegan dishes around that’s why we have so many views 🥘 🥩 🍗 🐟 🌽 Providing excellent service and food that’s why they put us on the Bangladesh news 📺 01702 589494 call and see our driver roll up with the big box of food 📦 ... Or visit us and dine-in and see the food trolley with your order just skating through 💨 And new customers say the Cafe Masala experience is sparkling like a pair of Loubs 👠
LIFESTYLE | The finest Indian food in Thorpe Bay | 01702 589494 | Contemporary dining & drinking |
EVERY Thursday 2-4-1 cocktail night 🍸 🍹 😆
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BIG NEWS.
Here at the Café Masala, we like to spice things up. As you all know, we’re comfortable in competition so we’ve decided to let ‘Facebook peeps’ compete for once!
ONE lucky Facebook follower will have the chance to win a complimentary Mid-week special for 2 (2 starters, 2 main dishes, 2 sides, 2 rice/bread) IF they do the following:-
... 👍 Like our Facebook page 🖋 Tag the friend whose company they would thoroughly enjoy whilst eating an Indian FEAST 🍛
WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON 31st MAY 2018.
CLICK AWAY.
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What’s already understood doesn’t need to be said, 🤫 We don’t use artificial colours; our Tandoori isn’t red ❌ Stay as long as you like, we won’t kick you out after 10 🕙 And if you’re coming along Thorpe Bay you’ll see us because we stand out like Big Ben The sizzler dishes coming out steaming sometimes we need to fan it, 🔥 ... You would have thought my food trolley’s automatic, 🚗 It has a mind of its own every night it goes rapid, 💨 Accommodating all the vegans we’re working with more than just cabbage 😈
01702 589494 call today and book. Just do it. No questions.
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I don’t know about any other restaurant but I’m serving and as long as these curries exist we’re going to serve them. Other places don’t change their menu/decor but I’m certain that I’ve got so many ideas that I’m nervous! If the police try to pull over my food trolley I’m going to swerve them, they’ve never seen so many tables served by one person! 2 for 1 cocktails being served every Thursday, visit us any night of the week, doesn’t just have to be every birthday! 01702 589494 is the hotline | The restaurant that has Southend-On-Sea on lockdown with the best food & service the Indian catering industry has to offer |

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Summertime oh my what a wonderful time.
We’re the classiest restaurant in the area you’ll know because there’s a posh salon next door, Summertime, our grilled king prawns are amazing; why do you want to eat fish & chips for? How could you forget that every ladies table gets a jug of Pimm’s free?... We’ve been around since the early 90s and you’re still travelling down to Leigh.
That’s right! A summertime range consisting of strictly GRILLED & HEALTHY chicken, lamb, beef, seafood and VEGAN dishes. All fresh produce and guaranteed to have you coming back for more.
All food served piping hot and all Thursday night 2-4-1 cocktails served ice cold.
01702589494 book the table. Don’t give it a second thought. Do what’s right.
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Still Thorpe Bay’s most popular Indian restaurant, still scoring points everyday.
With a great team who look at current trends in the food industry and work out ways to adapt Indian classic dishes to modern-era cuisines, you can be sure you’re in for a treat. Do yourself a favour and book your table today.
We welcome all of our new customers and our regulars still love it. Bringing you the Indian food is our mission, till now nobody else has done this. ... 01702 589494 or MESSAGE for more info.
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If my grills could talk they’d say “can I take the day off?” Try out the new summer menu if you want to take the weight off BEST IN THORPE BAY, don’t compare us to any other Indian restaurants because they’re way off And if the meat isn’t 10/10 I tell the butcher “LAY OFF”.
... SUMMER MENU 2018 NOW AVAILABLE. Healthy, fresh and delicious | With a wide range of chicken, lamb, seafood and vegetables all marinated and seasoned beautifully then grilled to perfection, you can count on us to look after those tastebuds. You can contact us on 01702 589494 or feel free to message.
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These exquisite dishes we’re preparing is why our buzz is buzzing like a bee, When I pull up with that food trolley; you know it’s C.O.D Share this post and tell your friends so then everybody can see By the way you should visit on Thursday nights ‘cos the cocktails are BUY 1 get 1 free.
... Always bringing something new to the table. Great food, great atmosphere and even great service. 01702 589494 book a table. Eat right. The only way is UP.
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CM to the 🌍 On Thursday nights our 2-4-1 cocktails are served colder than some places in Canada, you can call or message for a table but let me check our calendar, serving so many tables quicker than Usain but where did I get the stamina and don’t worry about inexperienced staff because you’ll get well-looked after by the manager. Better than the rest in Thorpe Bay; really bringing the best product to the table so sit tight because new/regulars customers always will always have a seat on it. Café Masala is the place. 01702589494 is the hotline. Scoring points in the area, we whitewash before it’s half-time. 😜

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Best portion size on your plates, bring the family or bring your mates because we've got the best of the best; that real authentic Indian taste. Looking after our customers means more to us than you could ever imagine. Great food and superb service makes the evening even more enjoyable when you're surrounded by great company. Don't let a potential fantastic evening go to waste by spending it somewhere you may not feel valued. Give us a try. See why we have Thorpe Bay on lock when it comes to Indian food. Serving Thorpe Bay/Southend since the 90s yet they say we're bringing the 70s flavours back.

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MON-WED ONLY £.R | £AT RIGHT for £14.95 Take advantage of our Midweek special. It consists of a 2-course meal including a starter, main dish, side and rice OR naan. This is what you call "every little helps". Visit us in the week so we know you're levelling up, check us out once and you'll never get enough.

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We tell them we've got more than what you need, you can visit us in the week, 2-for-1 cocktails every Thursday eve's, we prepare the dishes you've never seen, it doesn't matter where you've previously been, no moody staff in my team, you can have it with extra chilli or extra cream; we'll really cook the food that you dream. Café Masala of Thorpe Bay. We know Ruby Murray so well. We know how she likes to be treated. How she likes to be teased and pleased. We love her whatever shape, size or colour she is. We dress her up real nice when guests come. We make sure she smells incredible. We give her what she needs. If you want to meet Miss Ruby, you can book a table where the REAL Ruby Murray will make an appearance; not an imposter. We represent Miss Murray. You can call 01702589494 and book a private viewing. 😜🍒👄❤️

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We see our regulars really often, our new guests man they love it. Bringing the best to Thorpe Bay, till now, no-one else has done this. You can call us on 3 lines, we'll serve you and bring your food quick. Try our manager's specials, our seasonal menus are doing hits. 01702 589494 order for collection/delivery or book a table.
2-4-1 on Prosecco/cocktails every Thursday 🍒😜

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Visited the restaurant once and just had a takeaway and I love it!

Such tasty curries and excellent service. Our takeaway arrived really quickly. As I am a Vegan it's so great that they have bothered to create vegan dishes including the roti which is vegan friendly. Fully recommend �

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Thanks ad for my birthday bash last night..the lobster was beautiful...all my friends thought there meals where spot on...cake & champagne top it...top man

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Our regular and best go to local restaurant. Fantastic food and very friendly and efficient service every single time. Good for families, couples and groups too.

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Love this place ! Amazing food amazing staff !

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Love the food and love the atmosphere. Adnan is great! He knows what he's doing. Just visit here.

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Love the cafe masala. Friendly staff especially Adnan he’s very good �. He always recommends his own dishes. My son has a nut allergy and Ad looked after him really well. A proper charmer. Can’t wait to go back. All my friends go here too

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I’ve just had the most humorous conversation on the phone with the lovely adnan from cafe masala! The food from here is always amazing and his service with a smile is always an added treat for all you single ladies out there!..... not that he likes to spread the word about that though �

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I had an amazing vegan dish with one of the nicest garlic narn breads I’ve ever had! Very yummy! Any vegans that want to feel welcome and enjoy a lovely meal, the staff here are very accommodating and there are plenty of dishes that can be veganised! Give them a go...x

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Had an amazing VEGAN meal last night ! I rang the restaurant and explained that me and my partner are vegan, the man on the phone was brilliant and told me exactly what I could have and what I couldn’t ! When we asked for Onion Bhaji’s he said that we couldn’t have the ones on the menu but he could do us a vegan version very similar and they were delicious and just like the real thing! He only one small improvement I could add was that they should label the boxes that the vegan food was in but apart from that it was amazing and I’m so happy we can enjoy a Indian takeaway with the family and be confident in what we are eating ! Thank you Cafe Masala team ! Xxx

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Great night tonight celebrating big Nigel’s birthday, service was excellent, drinks were flowing, had a blast. Couldn’t have been better! Food was absolutely the best ever. See you Sunday for a buffet!

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Great food, great staff, very friendly. Great place to go as a couple or for a big event caters for all including vegans.

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Food and service always top notch. Faultless atmosphere and friendliness of staff. Would highly recommend to anyone.

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First visit last week and we thoroughly enjoyed it. Great vibe in the restaurant, staff all very friendly. Food was excellent. Great sides and mains bursting with flavour (no problem tailoring my choice to up it to madras strength). Also was lovely to not feel rushed and pressured to vacate the table as soon as we finished. Despite it being very busy we were left to enjoy our evening and let our food go down with another drink. Will be back!

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Delicious food, with excellent vegan options. There is something for everyone. Staff are so kind, and thoughtful. Went for my Dad’s Birthday, and they surprised us all with a cake � thank you so much

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Cafe Masala is the best Indian restaurant i have ever tried.We have been using our regular Indian restaurant in Westcliff for nearly 10 years, but a steady decline was noticed. many of the takeaways seemed to be swimming in oil hardly any meat,i mentioned this to the owner hoping it would rectified, it wasn't our last meal there i had to use paper kitchen roll to soak it up and half the meal vanished in front of my eyes. enough was enough. so we have been searching for 6 months for another restaurant. So far we have tried 5 others without success, until tonight.I hardly know where to begin to tell you how happy we were trying this restaurant, at first i thought it was a little expensive compared to others, but i have to say it is great value. If you are looking for cheap regular curry try elsewhere, if your looking for amazing food, generous portions this is the place, the amount of lamb in my Lamb Dansak was astonishing, my chicken Bhuna was the same, the flavours just blew me away, fresh, vibrant and no any excess oil , the naan bread was still fluffy even though it was a takeaway. easily the most tasty Indian food iv'e ever had. At last i can look forward to Indian food again, i can't wait to try the other dishes.

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Been going to the same Indian restaurant for the last 20 years. But we have seen a decline in the food and the service. Today was our 28 th wedding anniversary, and my wife wanted to try The Cafe Masala, after hearing good things about it. We could not have been more pleased. The service was first class, with the staff genuinely pleased that you patronised their establishment. But more importantly, the food was really good, and not at all greasy. Some of the dishes we had never heard of, but sounded delicious just the same. The ambience was, I believe, just right, with a luxurious feel to the decor, and Bhangra videos on multi screens, that were not at all loud, but you could glance up and see Bollywood style dance routines, but I must reiterate, the music was in the background and not at all loud. All in all, I think this restaurant will be seeing a lot more of us.

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Banging food great atmosphere very polite and professional staff wheelchair friendly with disabled access and toilet facilities thank you hope to see you again soon

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Awesome food, awesome guys cooking up a storm full happy tummy as always thankyou masala

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After 4 years of takeaway we finally sat down in Masala last night. Service and food were superb. Special praise for the tandoori salmon with lemon rice. � Thank you!

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Visited the restaurant once and just had a takeaway and I love it!

Such tasty curries and excellent service. Our takeaway arrived really quickly. As I am a Vegan it's so great that they have bothered to create vegan dishes including the roti which is vegan friendly. Fully recommend �

User

Thanks ad for my birthday bash last night..the lobster was beautiful...all my friends thought there meals where spot on...cake & champagne top it...top man

User

Our regular and best go to local restaurant. Fantastic food and very friendly and efficient service every single time. Good for families, couples and groups too.

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Love this place ! Amazing food amazing staff !

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Love the food and love the atmosphere. Adnan is great! He knows what he's doing. Just visit here.

User

Love the cafe masala. Friendly staff especially Adnan he’s very good �. He always recommends his own dishes. My son has a nut allergy and Ad looked after him really well. A proper charmer. Can’t wait to go back. All my friends go here too

User

I’ve just had the most humorous conversation on the phone with the lovely adnan from cafe masala! The food from here is always amazing and his service with a smile is always an added treat for all you single ladies out there!..... not that he likes to spread the word about that though �

User

I had an amazing vegan dish with one of the nicest garlic narn breads I’ve ever had! Very yummy! Any vegans that want to feel welcome and enjoy a lovely meal, the staff here are very accommodating and there are plenty of dishes that can be veganised! Give them a go...x

User

Had an amazing VEGAN meal last night ! I rang the restaurant and explained that me and my partner are vegan, the man on the phone was brilliant and told me exactly what I could have and what I couldn’t ! When we asked for Onion Bhaji’s he said that we couldn’t have the ones on the menu but he could do us a vegan version very similar and they were delicious and just like the real thing! He only one small improvement I could add was that they should label the boxes that the vegan food was in but apart from that it was amazing and I’m so happy we can enjoy a Indian takeaway with the family and be confident in what we are eating ! Thank you Cafe Masala team ! Xxx

User

Great night tonight celebrating big Nigel’s birthday, service was excellent, drinks were flowing, had a blast. Couldn’t have been better! Food was absolutely the best ever. See you Sunday for a buffet!

User

Great food, great staff, very friendly. Great place to go as a couple or for a big event caters for all including vegans.

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Food and service always top notch. Faultless atmosphere and friendliness of staff. Would highly recommend to anyone.

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First visit last week and we thoroughly enjoyed it. Great vibe in the restaurant, staff all very friendly. Food was excellent. Great sides and mains bursting with flavour (no problem tailoring my choice to up it to madras strength). Also was lovely to not feel rushed and pressured to vacate the table as soon as we finished. Despite it being very busy we were left to enjoy our evening and let our food go down with another drink. Will be back!

User

Delicious food, with excellent vegan options. There is something for everyone. Staff are so kind, and thoughtful. Went for my Dad’s Birthday, and they surprised us all with a cake � thank you so much

User

Cafe Masala is the best Indian restaurant i have ever tried.We have been using our regular Indian restaurant in Westcliff for nearly 10 years, but a steady decline was noticed. many of the takeaways seemed to be swimming in oil hardly any meat,i mentioned this to the owner hoping it would rectified, it wasn't our last meal there i had to use paper kitchen roll to soak it up and half the meal vanished in front of my eyes. enough was enough. so we have been searching for 6 months for another restaurant. So far we have tried 5 others without success, until tonight.I hardly know where to begin to tell you how happy we were trying this restaurant, at first i thought it was a little expensive compared to others, but i have to say it is great value. If you are looking for cheap regular curry try elsewhere, if your looking for amazing food, generous portions this is the place, the amount of lamb in my Lamb Dansak was astonishing, my chicken Bhuna was the same, the flavours just blew me away, fresh, vibrant and no any excess oil , the naan bread was still fluffy even though it was a takeaway. easily the most tasty Indian food iv'e ever had. At last i can look forward to Indian food again, i can't wait to try the other dishes.

User

Been going to the same Indian restaurant for the last 20 years. But we have seen a decline in the food and the service. Today was our 28 th wedding anniversary, and my wife wanted to try The Cafe Masala, after hearing good things about it. We could not have been more pleased. The service was first class, with the staff genuinely pleased that you patronised their establishment. But more importantly, the food was really good, and not at all greasy. Some of the dishes we had never heard of, but sounded delicious just the same. The ambience was, I believe, just right, with a luxurious feel to the decor, and Bhangra videos on multi screens, that were not at all loud, but you could glance up and see Bollywood style dance routines, but I must reiterate, the music was in the background and not at all loud. All in all, I think this restaurant will be seeing a lot more of us.

User

Banging food great atmosphere very polite and professional staff wheelchair friendly with disabled access and toilet facilities thank you hope to see you again soon

User

Awesome food, awesome guys cooking up a storm full happy tummy as always thankyou masala

User

After 4 years of takeaway we finally sat down in Masala last night. Service and food were superb. Special praise for the tandoori salmon with lemon rice. � Thank you!

More about Cafe Masala

Cafe Masala is located at 187-189 the broadway, ss1 3 Southend-on-Sea
01702589494
Monday: 12:00 - 14:30
Tuesday: 12:00 - 14:30
Wednesday: 12:00 - 14:30
Thursday: 17:30 - 23:30
Friday: 18:00 - 23:30
Saturday: 17:30 - 23:30
Sunday: 12:00 - 14:30
http://www.thecafemasala.co.uk/