Balaka

Terrible service. This place used to be good, but has seriously gone down hill:
— Staff ‘lost’ our table reservation
— Staff spent 10 minutes on the phone taking take away orders instead of seating us
— Tables and menus were stained
— A glass was broken on our table
— The food took 2 hours to arrive
— Service was terrible
— Staff lied and were dishonest
Very poor, wouldn’t go to again

I’m using Balaka regularly both for takeaway and eat-​in, and they have been consistently good; in fact — pretty good.
The food is amazingly tasty, the portions are generous, the service — over the phone and when eating in has always been flawless.
I highly recommend to anyone.

There are a lot of curry restaurants in and around Woking, so I am loath to dub this one the best, but it’s certainly in the running.
Its main USP is that the menu consists of a list of sauces, and then, having selected one of those, you can choose whatever meat, fish, or vegetable you would like, cooked in your specified style. As well as the standard chicken, lamb, and prawn, you can also opt for monkfish, lamb chops, and a few other interesting options. The restaurant also boasts some award-​winning dishes which are proudly displayed in a separate list. The food is simply delicious, and although it isn’t cheap, the portions are very generous.
The restaurant is smartly furnished, if rather small, and the staff are scrupulously polite. We always find the service to be very quick and attentive.

Balaka is an excellent Bangladeshi and Indian retaurant and take away situated in Horsell. Due to their success they have recently taken over larger premises in the village.
We tend to get a take away and this is either delivered free (orders over £10) or collected (with 10% off if the order is over £15).
The food is always freshly cooked and portions are generous. You’ll find all the curry house favourites on the menu together with some more unusual dishes.
As a starter the prawn purée comes highly recommended. A flat, light bread, stuffed with lightly spiced prawns and garnished with salad and lemon. The flavour is superb and, if it were available as a main course I’d order it every time!
The Biriani dishes are very good and, in particular the vegetable curry that accompanies is rich and flavoursome, unlike many curry houses.
Several of the special dishes are not available for takeaway meaning that when you’re hooked on this place, and you surely will be, you will just have to visit the restaurant. The monkfish mazza, in particular, is to die for!
The restaurant also caters for functions (in house and externally) and has been featured and recommended in various newspapers and TV shows.
I’ll second all of those recommendations.