Several of the area’s best-rated Indian takeaways are clustered on Elm Grove, Hayling Island — all three are covered on the Emsworth-area guide, since that’s genuinely where they are.
We pulled the live Google rating and review count for every genuine Indian takeaway across Emsworth, Havant and Hayling Island (checked 2026-09-28), and ranked them the same way as every other guide on emsworth.co: highest star rating first, ties broken by review count, anything under 50 reviews listed after the rest. Nobody paid to be on this list.
1Bay of Bengal
★ 4.7 · 234 Google reviews · Food hygiene 5 (April 2024). 94 Elm Grove, Hayling Island PO11 9EH
Reviewers most often mention welcoming staff (11 mentions), naans (5 mentions) and freshly cooked food (4 mentions).
Good to know: Hours: Sunday5–11 pm; Monday5–10 pm; Tuesday5–11 pm; Wednesday5–11 pm; Thursday5–11 pm; Friday5–11 pm; Saturday5–11 pm. Phone 023 9246 7424. Website http://www.bayofbengalhayling.co.uk/. Food hygiene 5 (April 2024).
2Elm Masala
★ 4.6 · 100 Google reviews. 129 Elm Grove, Hayling Island PO11 9ED
Reviewers most often mention friendly staff (23 mentions), curry (16 mentions) and chicken tikka masala (4 mentions).
Good to know: Hours: Sunday5–10:30 pm; Monday5–10:30 pm; TuesdayClosed; Wednesday5–10:30 pm; Thursday5–10:30 pm; Friday5–11 pm; Saturday5–11 pm. Phone 023 9234 1483. Website https://elmmasala.uk/. Food hygiene rating: not found on the FSA register.
3The Spice Indian Takeaway
★ 4.6 · 80 Google reviews · Food hygiene 5 (May 2025). 13 Southwood Rd, Hayling Island PO11 9PS
Reviewers most often mention food quality (5 mentions), popadoms (4 mentions) and value (3 mentions).
Good to know: Hours: Sunday5–10 pm; Monday5–10 pm; TuesdayClosed; Wednesday5–10 pm; Thursday5–10 pm; Friday5–10 pm; Saturday5–10 pm. Phone 023 9246 6691. Website http://www.thespicehaylingisland.co.uk/. Food hygiene 5 (May 2025).
4Darbar Restaurant
★ 4.5 · 441 Google reviews · Food hygiene 5 (May 2025). 36, 38 North St, Emsworth PO10 7DG
Reviewers most often mention varied menu (10 mentions), goan fish curry (6 mentions) and poppadoms (6 mentions).
Good to know: Hours: SundayClosed; Monday12–2:30 pm5–10 pm; Tuesday12–2:30 pm5–10 pm; Wednesday12–2:30 pm5–10 pm; Thursday12–2:30 pm5–10 pm; Friday12–2:30 pm5–10:30 pm; Saturday12–2:30 pm5–10:30 pm. Phone 01243 430095. Website http://www.royaldarbar.co.uk/. Food hygiene 5 (May 2025).
5Spice Cottage
★ 4.5 · 271 Google reviews · Food hygiene 5 (December 2025). Spice Cottage, East St, Westbourne, Emsworth PO10 8SH
Reviewers most often mention alcohol (17 mentions), takeaway (16 mentions) and curry (12 mentions).
Good to know: Hours: Sunday5–11:30 pm; Monday5–11:30 pm; Tuesday5–11:30 pm; Wednesday5–11:30 pm; Thursday5–11:30 pm; Friday5–11:30 pm; Saturday5–11:30 pm. Phone 01243 377341. Website http://www.spicecottagewestbourne.co.uk/. Food hygiene 5 (December 2025).
6The Moghul Brasserie
★ 4.5 · 190 Google reviews · Food hygiene 4 (December 2025). 15-17 Elm Grove, Hayling Island PO11 9EA
Reviewers most often mention friendly staff (52 mentions), buffet (51 mentions) and value (8 mentions).
Good to know: Hours: Sunday5–10:30 pm; Monday5–10:30 pm; Tuesday5–10:30 pm; Wednesday5–10:30 pm; Thursday5–10:30 pm; Friday5–10:30 pm; Saturday5–10:30 pm. Phone 023 9246 3200. Food hygiene 4 (December 2025).
7Jeera Tandoori
★ 4.4 · 52 Google reviews · Food hygiene 5 (August 2026). 133 Elm Grove, Hayling Island PO11 9ED
Reviewers most often mention portion size (9 mentions), island (8 mentions) and curry (6 mentions).
Good to know: Hours: Sunday5–10 pm; Monday5–10 pm; Tuesday5–10 pm; Wednesday5–10 pm; Thursday5–10 pm; Friday5–10 pm; Saturday5–10 pm. Phone 023 9246 9466. Website https://www.jeerahaylingislandtakeaway.co.uk/. Food hygiene 5 (August 2026).
8Taste Of India
★ 4.3 · 248 Google reviews · Food hygiene 5 (February 2025). Taste of India, 45 High St, Emsworth PO10 7AL
Reviewers most often mention takeaway (20 mentions), curry (12 mentions) and cosy atmosphere (10 mentions).
Good to know: Hours: Sunday5:30–11:30 pm; Monday5:30–11:30 pm; Tuesday5:30–11:30 pm; Wednesday5:30–11:30 pm; Thursday5:30–11:30 pm; Friday5:30–11:30 pm; Saturday5:30–11:30 pm. Phone 01243 376669. Website http://www.tasteofindiaemsworth.co.uk/. Food hygiene 5 (February 2025).
The verdict
On the numbers, Bay of Bengal is the top-rated Indian takeaway in Emsworth, Havant and Hayling Island — 4.7 stars from 234 Google reviews · Food hygiene 5 (April 2024).
How we ranked them
1. Which businesses: every genuine Indian takeaway on Google Maps across Emsworth, Havant and Hayling Island with a real rating. Wrong-category results the same search turned up are excluded by hand.
2. Order: Google star rating, highest first, ties broken by review count. Under 50 reviews is listed after the rest.
3. “Mentioned in X reviews” figures come straight from the review topics Google shows on each listing — real customer language, not picked or edited by us.
4. Nobody paid to be on this list, and nobody can pay to move up it.
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