Paprika

I didn’t really enjoy my meal here and I like Indian food. Having the availability of some good Indian restaurants in Southampton, I didn’t rate the food here at Paprika. That’s not to say it was terrible but I found it nothing more than average. I did really want a good meal and it was not what I got. Perhaps, I have been spoiled with choice.
Nothing compared to what you get at Kutis in Southampton anyway.

Fantastic food, Fantastic service… staff are so helpful and DEFINITELY not pervy… (i am a girl and have been there with several other females, all of whom are perfectly comfortable with the staff).
I am a regular customer at Paprika — i usually go at least once a month, both with friends, family and work colleagues, and I have never had any problems whatsoever!
100% recommended!

So I reluctantly tried this place, more out of curiosity to see if my friends were right in that it should be avoided. Surely, you cant comment until you’ve tried it.
Although the restaurant looks comfortable, I did not feel at ease as I usually like waiters being around and being helpful but in Paprika it felt as though they were trying to speed us through our meal. Not deliberately rude but disinterested until they could see you were near the end of the meal when they’d ask several times should they take our plates away.
The food was not great, the meat was tough and lacked any moisture. The sauce was very thick and very different to what I was expecting. Either a restaurant is good or bad, I don’t sit on the fence. It’s either someone I want to and look forward to going to or one I will avoid. This falls into the latter category.
The very low marks come due to the hygiene, dirty uncleaned cutlery with dried food on which we had to get replaced followed by glasses which had lip marks on it. No apology just a shrug and ok, it happens (well, I would hope not!) I would think they take things like this more seriously but management just seem apathetic
By all means, worth a try if you are curious but any expectations of a decent meal should be left at home. Try, forget and avoid was what I was told beforehand and now I am just another advocate.

We have never written a review on a web site before, but this place is so BAD we felt we had to.
We usually go to the Rajpoot in Sherborne, but thought we would try Paprika for a change. What a mistake. Beer was not cold enough and had to ask for ice. Onion Bhaji starter average, not as good as Rajpoot. However what came next is beyond a joke. The Tandoori lamb chops were SO TOUGH, we could not cut though with a knife.(a chain saw wouldn’t have helped…). We asked for the manager, he said“thats how we always cook them!!! What, inedible!!! We tried to show him how bad it was, but his reaction was to THROW US OUT !!!
We have NEVER had this happen to us before, and found it VERY VERY embarrassing. AVOID this place, they are VERY RUDE.
We would give them –000 stars but this site does not allow this.

I do not usually write reviews but annoyed by the service and quality of the food I feel compelled to.
The service is slow at the best of times and something which really annoyed me was the pervy nature of the waiters. Really made a fun occasion very uncomfortable and I would definitely not be taking my friends there again. I actually left embarrassed and angry. Rather than enjoy our time, I had to apologise for suggesting we go there.
They can’t even get a simple korma right either! Next time, I’ll just stay home with a bottle of wine.

I thought I give this place a try on my last visit to Sherborne. It was a decision that I regret.
The contemporary styling made me want to give it a try from my regular but that is about all it has going for it and that is somewhat lukewarm like their food. The waiters seem over eager to get you to order drinks and it seemed that they were waiting for us to order a further round before they bought the starters out. While this is not necessarily a negative, the pushy atmosphere isn’t too my liking.
I found the chicken in my zafrani to be a stringy and the curry to be somewhat stodgy and devoid of the flavour I expected. The rest of the food was passable but if i’m eating out then I would expect more than just the very basic level. This place just doesn’t deliver for me.
My first try will also be my last

We’ve been here probably 10 times in the past 2 years. The food is always, consistently good. The service is always immediate and attentive. I just looked through the on-​line menu to see if there was one dish, just one, that we didn’t like, and I couldn’t find any. I probably wouldn’t get the chutneys and poppadoms again, just because they weren’t a hit, but they weren’t bad either. We’re not much into starters, so I havent tried any. Just thinking about the peshwari naan (sweet and soft with plenty of coconut) makes me want to have lunch there today though. The vegetable side dishes are excellent. We’ve had every single one on the menu — portions are very small, but tasty. The vindaloo is nuclear — just the way I like it. Bhuna is a good one too — hot, but doesn’t melt your lips off. The kids like the korma and pasanda. This is a definite repeat place to eat. I’d say it was moderately priced — not inexpensive, but not scary either. Beer is always icy cold — always a plus.