Bayleaf - Indian Restaurant & Takeaway

I ordered the aloo jeera with rice and garlic naan. everything was delicious, very flavorful. the service was attentive and polite. however, i felt a bit nickel and dimed. upon sitting down, i was asked if i wanted papadom. i thought it might be complimentary, but no. i was charged for two pieces as well as for the condiments-- i was solo so i didn't need that much food and only ate a quarter of one papadom. the naan was also a bit expensive at 4.95 for one piece. the portions were a small. it didn't feel like a meal that should cost one person 30+ quid. i also ordered a "lemonade" and was brought a sprite. sprite is not lemonade. it was 5 stars for the food, but 4 stars for the prices. i was also asked to tip at the end, given a choice from 12-20%.

Fresh ingredients and beautifully cooked curries! we came in as a walk-in for two on a tuesday night and were treated to amazing service from raffy and his colleagues, as well as delicious dishes. we ordered the poppadoms with dips, onion bhajis, garlic naan, egg grid rice, chilli aubergine curry, pickled chicken curry, and the pinot grigio wine. we can’t pick out which dish was best! the naans were light, the egg fried rice flavours were complex, and the spice was all perfect. we felt really looked after by the staff too! we would highly recommend bayleaf to anyone in brighton for the best curry in town, perhaps the uk!

I popped in for lunch with a friend on sunday just on a whim and was really pleasantly surprised. we had poppadoms and i had garlic chili chicken with mushroom rice. i think that the food i had was exceptionally good - everything tasted like it was cooked to order: chicken moist with a delicious sauce (although i skipped the green chili as i'm a wuss). having walked past this place loads of times but never been in, i'm really glad i did.

Lovely place with friendly staff and great service! love the clean white tablecloth on the tables, it’s a nice break from the usual sticky tables in pubs and restaurants. we shared all the meals we ordered and they were all very delicious. will definitely come back here again! 🙂