Indian Essence by Atul Kochhar

Amazing tasting food, it’s so great to have a top quality restaurant local. I would highly recommend.

Beautiful food and we’ve been many times. It’s very expensive but it’s worth it for a special meal. Our waiter was lovely but I have docked a point as the upwelling got a little tiresome.

We eat here fairly often but this meal was superb. It was two courses on the set menu ( we had no room to try the delicious looking desserts)
Service was excellent
Value excelkent

This a regular spot for my husband and 3 years old child. We love the tasty and flavoursome food in high standard environment.

Second time I have eaten here, first time I had the tasting menu. The second time A la carte. Overall the food is OK and in some instances excellent, but I do not feel it justifies the price.

I am happy to spend £200+ on a meal if it is to a given standard but do not feel Indian Essence has hit those heights on either occasion.

Tasting menu with wine pairing - one of the wines was awful and had a 1 star review on Vivino, cheap and nasty. Food was average to good depending on the course.

A la carte - Scallop starter did not work. Mixed kebabs excellent.

For main course the monkfish was very good, but the steak despite asking for medium rare was well done - I raised this but nothing was done.

Overall it is not a bad restaurant but it does not compete at the price point they are attempting to charge customers at.

The one saving grace is that the cocktails are consistently excellent, it is just a shame the food is not of the same consistency.

Nothing more to add to the ratings I have given above

As always food was excellent and service was courteous and attentive. Considering the difficult times in which we are living it was a welcome relief not just to go somewhere tried and tested, but also somewhere where it felt safe to be.

Lunchtime set menu for a birthday treat...all courses delicious & even a birthday treat 👍

A must visit. We had a lovely birthday lunch.
Would be visiting again soon.

The best value Sunday lunch anywhere.
Fod is superb.

Excellent food quality and presentation. Very thorough when it comes to allergies, ensuring that any meal is prepared individually if you have allergies. The service was excellent. Great place for a celebratory meal and one that you will remember. The tasting menu - is very substantial and paired nicely with suitable wines (if you choose the wine option).
Felt safe during our COVID-19 visit. The book system was effective and reminders and confirmations sent at appropriate times.
I would definitely recommend a visit.

The best food we’ve had in ages. Beautifully cooked, well presented and delicious. Excellent service. Would highly recommend and we’ll most certainly go back.

The staff went all out to deliver excellent service! We had a great time, food was pretty good, and they blew us away with a surprise birthday dessert :) Wonderful experience as always.

The set menu was excellent. Plenty of food and great tastes.

best indian meal we have had in the UK authentic but original food

We had the tasting menu and paired wines. This is Indian food with a difference: not a 'curry house', but wonderfully prepared and presented delicacies.

The staff were attentive but not intrusive - the manager (owner?) also taking time to check with us and talk about the food.
This was the last evening before Second Lockdown so there was a party atmosphere - almost like a New Year's Eve gathering.
Our first time at the restaurant: will not be our last.

As always gorgeous food, lovey staff and delicious cocktails- our last hurrah before lockdown 2.0- thank you!

Best indian restaurant around.
Will definitely be returning.

Excellent pre lockdown occasion with cocktails, nice wine and delicious food

This has to be one of the best value for money coupled with quality food anywhere

Excellent food with authentic taste and wonderful ambience.

The food and service is always exceptional here. I used to come here before the first lockdown and post lockdown. I will continue to support them via takeaways too, however, the best experience is to dine in so you can truly enjoy the cuisine, ambience and the service.

We wanted to splash out before going into Lockdown 2.0 and was utterly spoilt. Amazing food, wonderful service and, yes the food was pricey, it was well worth it. Can’t wait until we’re out of lockdown so we can visit once more

Food is excellent huge variety wonderfully cooked and so much flavour.Service first class everyone so friendly Can’t wait to go back yet again

Fabulous food and service, will definitely be back

Absolutely an amazing meal, not cheap but worth every penny

Top class as always from Mr Singh and his team.
This restaurant wouldn’t be out of place in Mayfair London.
For the quality of food, service and ambiance.
The locals of Petts Wood and surrounding areas are very lucky to
have this sort of establishment on their doorstep.
We regularly travel from Essex to dine here.
Looking forward to our next visit , hopefully in December.

Great service and food! Highly recommend it!!!
Great selection of wine and cocktails

The set menu over the weekend is amazing value. There are multiple choices per course so you can make several trips without repeating yourself. Portion sizes are good and the drinks/wine list is very reasonably priced. If you want to try high class Indian food locally this is the only choice for you.

as always the food is amazing. not your standard curry for those that dont know. Just amazing tasty spiced food.

first class

Always great food, atmosphere and service. We can rely on Indian Essence! I recommend and will come back again in future.

Always a pleasure dining here. Great food, polite, knowledgable and friendly staff. This is our favourite local Indian restaurant by a mile!

Excellent service and fantastic food. Always enjoy Indian Essence. A step up from your regular restautant.

Excellent from start to finish. So glad to get this in before LD2.0

Lovely food, service was fantastic!

Excellent meal and service. Lovely way to celebrate any occasion

The place blows me away every time! Love the food and they made such a fuss of our anniversary. I’ll be back! ... again and again!

The food is absolutely outstanding! Delicious and authentic. I can’t believe it has taken us this long to go. It is quiet expensive but it is worth it! Can’t wait to go again!

Food was great . We had the tasting menu with wine. The singer was excellent providing atmospheric background music but still allowing you to converse.

I will be booking again very soon, the food and service was on another level. I couldn't recommend this restuarant enough if i could give 10 stars i would !!