Oh where to begin, we arrived at Diwali without any expectations but the standard of those rose by every minute, the wonderful scent of spices and grilled food is still making me hungry.It is by far the best South Asian food we had, or on par with the best. It is quite a nice fusion of North Indian, Nepalese and traditional Indian as we know it.The best points about this place are:- service- quality of food- menu choices- background music- good pricesI dont really know what else to say but overall it was a great experience in every way.Parking is available and it is just behind past the Greyhound pub in the alleyway.

Had the most amazing take away last night. Highly recommended.

Only proper authentic Indian food in Swindon ..rest claim it to be indian restaurants but they arent. Indian food is much more intensive than being spicy, greasy and blend of curries.prompt delivery and fair rates.

Great improvement today... received the delivery in 15 mins. Well done. I love your food and today I am impressed with your service aswell 👍👍👏

Diwali has become my family and friends’ go to place to eat out. After our favourite Indian restaurant closed we were looking for places and we decided to try Diwali as it had recently opened. We were amazed at how authentic and amazing the meals were. Combined with the excellent service it has become our go to place for Nepalese/Indian food. I have never left a review for a restaurant, yet I am compelled to share my experience with the rest of you!Recently we went there for a birthday party and had a variety of dishes. We started off with plain and masala poppadoms, usually in restaurants these are the most neglected appetisers. Not at Diwali though. Here, they were warm, crispy and light, and with the combination of sweet mango chutney, creamy mint sauce and fresh salad it was foresight into the culinary experience to come.For starters, we ordered Lamb Tikka, Chilli Chicken, Chicken Momo, Chilli Paneer and Vegetable Manchurian. Every single dish had its own unique flavour, emanating aroma and plentiful portion. Lamb and chicken were incredibly tender and the spices had soaked all the way through the meat which made you longing for more. Chicken momos were steaming hot and you could tell they had been cooked to order, they were a treat with the kids and teens on the table. Chilli paneer had the biggest chunks of paneer I had ever seen in a restaurant and vegetable Manchurian was soft and perfectly coated in a thick flavourful sauce.For the mains, we ordered Chicken Chettinad, Chicken Kadai and Lamb Kadai along with chilli naan, garlic naan and vegetable biryani. I thoroughly recommend to those who can handle spicy food to go for the Chettinad, you won’t be disappointed. Yes there is spice but also you can taste the spices cooked with the chicken, which is rare. The kadai, was great too with spices penetrating all through the meat. To finish off we had vegetable biryani and with that came to the end of a wonderful meal.The atmosphere of the restaurant is very friendly with talented hosts like Ganesh who very kindly accommodated our every need and handled our large drinks orders with precision. The restaurant is lucky to have such great staff who will go to the ends to ensure you have a great time. We will definitely be back to our favourite restaurant in Swindon! Thank you Diwali team

Awesome food.. really nice authentic asian food. decent price for nice food

Never again, onion bhaji was soft burned on the outside and cold inside. Green sauce straight from the fridge. Mixed grill tandoori? No, thanks. My advice: Don’t go there !

Amazing restaurant with excellent food standard and service. Deserves high praise. My dining-in and takeaway experience has already been 5*. Highly recommend!

This restaurant deserves a ZERO rating.Do not care about the customers.Never answer the phone. Always disconnect the phone and delivery takes more than 2 hours.Extremely rude people.I HIGHLY RECOMMEND TO AVOID THIS PLACE.

Decisions,Always prefer when I was hungry and needed good food. Trust me ones you visited or take away you feel in love with DIWALI FOOD.My first preference is DIWALI.Thanks.

Absolutely first class food and service ....try it youll be suprised

We visited Diwali for a meal on Tuesday 11th August - if you are looking for a good, friendly restaurant then this is your place in Swindon.Very friendly staff, absolutely delicious food and couldnt fault a thing!Thank you so much for a lovely meal during these circumstances!

Best indian meal in a long time. First visit as only passing through. This restaurant has parking around the back, very handy as all permit parking in the area. Great service with lovely staff. Well done!

Great Nepali and Indian food and very friendly staff!

We have ordered take away from there a couple of days ago and all food was unfortunately very average.Roti doesn’t really taste like roti and two different dishes we ordered tasted exactly the same.I am pretty sure I won’t be ordering again.

Best Indian food in swindon

Best dal makhani

I had the best vindaloo ever, unlike other I have had which were thin and hot, this was full of flavour, still hot but fantastic taste, the chicken was first rate.It arrived quickly and very hot, I can’t wait till the restaurant opens on Saturday to have a eat in mealWell done Diwali.

Very nice staff, good food, good service

Very good restaurant serving Indian and Nepalese cuisine. My favorites here are chicken drumstick and tandoori grilled platter. For spicy lovers Naga chicken is a very good option. Staff are very polite and helpful.

Food never turned up..been 2 hrs..

If you like to try Indian food, then you should visit Diwali, one of the good restaurants in and around Swindon. Easily accessible and situated around Town Center. Diwali serves both vegetarian and non vegetarian dishes which are made using Indian spices..served hot and that makes it more yummm..A nice place to visit with friends and family..

We had vegetarian food, it was good and the staff is also very friendlyCan try for sure.

Very authentic Indian food in Swindon. Loves coming here each time.

Excellent, a cut above other curryhouses. Its the little details that make all the difference.Edit: Since have had an average experience, sweaty and poorly seasoned. Inconsistent. Plastic is a terrible choice for packaging bhajis or pakoras - foil will stop them sweating.

My experience was not good at all. I usually dont post anything negative but I was really disappointed. We had ordered veg Manchurian, fried rice and chicken Tikka for dinner. What we got was soya chunks dipped in Manchurian sauce🥴. The fried rice had no taste. It was more like veg pulao. Chicken Tikka was better than these two but definitely not up to the mark. Never going to Diwali again🤐🤐

Wonderful delivery service and friendly. In addition the food was simply divine. Me and my partner were blown away by the quality of the food and flavour was incredible. We will definitely be reordering in the future and looking forward to visiting the restaurant in person. Our favourite Indian by far. ❤️

Very nice ambiance and friendly staff. Food is good But you have to wait ages for food.

Absolutely amazing food, well worth the visit. Highly recommended and definitely be back. Service was excellent and very pleasant. 👍👍👍

Delicious and native taste. Quantity too compliment price. Good staff as well. Good luck, keep up

Great food warm welcome definitely return again

An excellent restaurant where the staff really go out of their way to provide customers with an enjoyable experience. The food is delicious and well served. We have eaten here several times and each visit has been memorable. An all-round great place to dine!

The food is great, this restaurant is indeed an authentic Indian and Nepali restaurant. No matter whatever dish you order it is made on the spot. Each star is rated as per the below factors1) The authenticity of the food as per the taste2) Quality of Food3) Quantity4) Ambiance5) Staff6) Time taken to prepare

Lovely restaurant. Good menu and very tasty food. Polite, friendly, helpful staff.Good service. Good value for money.There is parking at the rear.

I ordered from here and the food was very poor, also the help from the workers was very poor they were very rude and no help I have pictures of my chicken which it’s not cooked at all and they said it’s cooked and would eat, I’m not sure how to post my picture on here I wish I could rate it a zero

I have been to this restaurant for a team dinner. The restaurant was not crowded as it was a weekday. The ambience was good. The service and the food was very good. We have ordered almost all the varieties - veg, chicken, lamb, fish, prawns and all the food ordered was very good. Would love to visit again in future as well.

Out of the four Indian restaurants Ive been to in Swindon to date, this is by far the best one. Each dish was very tasty, with good sized portions. The service was great too which always helps. Prices are good for the quality of the food. Highly recommended.

Food is great , loved veg options. I frequently visit this restaurant to have some self treats & to have some me time . I really enjoy their food.The staff is very good. For those who have sweet tooth just try the Matkaa Kulfi.

It is one of the very few authentic Indian restaurants in Swindon. Food is delicious and the ambience is good. Parking space available at the rear.

Just awesome

I am indian and also food lover, I know taste of Indian food, i visited today with my friend, it was nice delicious food with traditional and authentic taste.

One of the best food round Swindon. Awesome food; decent place and good service.

Without doubt the best tasting food Ive ever eaten from an Indian restaurant and they put their own twist on the dishes as they are Nepalese.They have even started to put their own Nepalese dishes on the menu which I tried last time of visiting and they are outstanding.All food is freshly cooked so the waiting time is a little longer than you might expect but well worth the wait.Staff are very friendly and the service is great.

The ambience was good, restaurant was spotless, friendly staff and the service was lovely. The food was incredible and everything was cooked to perfection. Highly recommended. The best place in Swindon for Indian cuisine. Thank you Chef and Diwali team .

Not asper the Quality and Quantity as charges

Update:Made the mistake of ordering delivery. I am a strict vegetarian. Ordered Paneer Jalfrezi. Definitely had chicken pieces in it.Will NEVER order from here again.Prior visit - Dine InService was really disappointing. Papaddams were not offered at all. Hot towel at end of meal was not offered. Food although good, came very late.Not to be picky but there were table candles on each table which staff was lighting when guests occupied their table. In my case they just.....forgot..!?

We were regular customers of the restaurant, but stopped ordering now as we received non-vegetarian food instead of ordered vegetarian food twice. We gave them benefit of doubt first time but when it happened twice, we knew they do not care about our food preferences.

Near to town centre, nice ambienceGood quality indian food in town.

One of the best Indian restaurant in Swindon. Authentic tasty Nepali menu.Service is really slow... Our kids were starving. We had to ask for food to be served.... Same for serving starters. And main course came after 45 mins.

Clean tidy and lovely food.Definitely you should try if you want a special curry. Also keeps a good pint.

Good variety and prompt service. Authentic taste and reasonable prices

I must say it is one of the best restaurant in town that prepares good Indian curries. We are regular here. The Curries and Bread are beautifully prepared and taste delicious. Our favorites are Dimsum, palak paneer, Manchurian, Paneer jalfrezi, Dal Tarka, Aloo kulcha, Pudina Parantha, Peshawari naan.

Very nice food and nice ambience.. seprate space for parties

This is a very good Indian restaurant. I went there in heavy snow. I was the only customer. I was treated graciously and kindly. My food was the best, especially the chicken tikka dhansak. Chef highly competent. As a result of the snow, no taxis and the boss and his family gave me a lift back. Proper family.

Seems they have gone down-hill. Food delivered cold andd most recently ordered, but never delivered.Must be busy due to lockdowns?Sadly, we must start trying alterative vendors.Very disappointed but the world is changing and it is the way it is.

Slow delivery. No more repeat business. Would not even pick up calls after multiple tries. I wish resturants would stop lying about delivery times just to get more business. Greed ruins any business.

Very good taste. Proper authentic Indian taste. Nice restaurant. Parking at the back of restaurant.

Very polite and helpful staff, the food was very good, would definitely recommend.

Excellent when the restaurant is less crowded.

Real Indian taste and experience with excellent hospitality and staff

Great food friendly staff

I dont know about the Diwali Ive never been.. It Looks ok from the outside and smells nice though 😂😂 I was in the new chippy next door which is very nice. Great chips and delicious food. Good prices too 😉 (I gave the Diwali 3 🌟 as it would be unfair of me to judge) GREAT CHIPS NEXT DOOR THOUGH 👍👍👍😉

Delicious food & fantastic service, staff are really friendly & great with the kids

Great food and very reasonable priced

Some of the best Indian food in town. Attentive service, delicious freshly made food, and prices reasonable. I think Diwali will become one of our favorite restaurants here!

The behaviour of the staff is not at all good . He warned us that it is his place and not going to serve us and even threatened us to throw out of the restaurant. The food was ok . It was one of my friends birthday. We came to have a good time but due to misbehaviour of the staff , our total mood of happiness has been vanished.I will never suggest the restaurent to any one.I would have given no stars, but system is not allowing me to give feedback without any stars.Thanks for giving us very nice dinner.

Wouldn’t even give it a 1 star!! Really rude staff. Order took almost 2 hours to arrive and when it did it was so cold and half the order missing. When I asked for a refund I was told I would have to put all the food back into the containers and return to the shop myself. After a few minutes they agreed to picking up the food. When he arrived he asked again if I would keep the food as he would have to pay for it. He said it will be fine to re heat and I will give you a free bottle of drink! To this I said no to then be told I would be blocked from ordering from there again (Not that I would even want to!)

Very friendly staff and authentic Indian food. The space is big for a private party as well and parking at rear. Service is ok but compensated with taste and presentation.

Excellent Indian food and good service. Chicken Dhaniya Adraki, Diwali Naan and Dal Makhani makes a perfect combination. Has got private parking too.

Best curry that Ive had in Swindon, and I have tried most places. I recommend the lamb jalfrezi. Also, the Gurkha beer was a new one on me but washed the curry down a treat!

Perfect Service.... Excellent Food Taste Diwali Indian Restaurant Deserves 5+✨

Lovely ambience, tasty food and good service. We enjoyed the meal even the kids with us also loved the dishes.

The best experience.... it was really nice... great food great service!! Would definitely visit again...

Booked a table received booking confirmation email arrived to find the place closed

Good place to have some Indian food, great chef, knows well how to use spices

Fab Indian restaurant. Very friendly staff and frequent here regularly for family get together. Brilliant menu, do takeaway too.

Fantastic great food great price lovely people love it

Lovely place awesome food friendly staff

Cons: Zero ambience. Pros: Good food, good service.

Wrong order when deliverd, phoned and sent correct item. However original food not hot but new dish was. Not as good as used to be. Wont be going back.

The best authentic indian restaurant in Swindon. Good tasty food, attentive and friendly staff, place for small and large groups, lots of free parking !!

I had a lovely meal. I recommend this restaurant highly.

Order was late, but food taste is good.. main courses are much better then starters

Always lovely food.

This is the best place to eat Indian food in Swindon. fantastic menu lovely surroundings and happy friendly staff . recommend giving it a go

Looking forward to my next visit best curry in town by miles. friendly clean polite gurka style Indian food. best curry ive had. Good value as well.

One of the best Authentic Indian restaurant in Swindon. Friendly staff, good customer care, bright and neatly maintained.👍

As far as I understood its run by Nepali People but the taste they have maintained is at par with Indian taste and a good gesture of service makes it even better.The only thing which I felt is lacking (its for me only) is that all breads they serve are Maida and I dont like that so if you also have same choice of bread as mine you canchoose to order rice here that is good😃Overall its nice to be there at least once every week 😋

Quick service n yummy food

The food is outstanding, the service is friendly and warm. Love it

Just had my first takeaway from here. Chicken tikka massala Was absolutely delicious. Yum yum.

Great food. Host was very nice to us. Price was very reasonable.

Great staff very friendly and talkative good food too

Probably the best Indian restaurant in Swindon. Or atleast near Swindon town centre. The food is perfectly spiced for the Indian palate.

Came here to celebrate a birthday. Regular take out customers and thought we would try the restaurant.Awful experience...- waiter getting dressed in lobby upon arrival- room allocated was freezing (had to ask 3 times for heating - the fact we had a baby did not matter)- childrens food was inedible. Fish fingers burnt to crisp. Shocked they brought it out - asked for replacement - same again. My 1 year old didnt eat. No apology or regard for the inedible food!!- never asked if our food was ok...AT ALL- several times we each had to leave out seats to get some service- waited almost half an hour to have the birthday cake brought out. Eventually, it was brought out how it came- embarrassingly, we had to take off the packaging and make it look presentable to the recipient.- had to help ourselves to plates and spoons for the cake.- our guest had to go to the shop next door to buy a candle as it was an utter shambles and the staff did not care.- arrived at 5pm and left at 7.45. Such slow non existent service. The website claims kid friendly but even the most angelic of children will get restless being somewhere almost 3hrs.Couldnt wait to leave. No apology.The staff seemed more consumed with serving guests in the main restaurant area and dealing with their take out element.I regret paying the asking price as it ruined the whole birthday. Such a shame.

Very good authentic Indian food. Must go place for food lovers. Must try dhania adraki Chicken

Perfect Indian Food... The dal makhani is way too delicious to get over with.Do try the Gorkha Beer it has to offer..!!

Good good.. great staff and ambience..

Authentic Indian restaurant. Felt like eating food from a Punjabi Dhaba. Not feeling homesick anymore.

Good food at reasonable price. Good veggie curry options in Swindon area.