New Taj Mahal

One of Harpenden's longest-serving curry houses, New Taj Mahal has been run by the same family since 1972, quietly serving traditional Indian and Bangladeshi cooking to the town for over half a century. The kitchen sticks to the dishes people know and love, from fragrant biryanis to the deeply spiced gravies of the British curry-house canon, all available to eat in or to carry home. Long-standing regulars return for the warm, unhurried welcome as much as the food.

Starters such as the King Prawn Puri set the tone, while mains like a richly spiced Chicken Madras show off the kitchen's confident hand with heat and aromatics. Reviewers describe it as a reliable, good-value neighbourhood Indian rather than a flashy newcomer, and it holds a 3.8 out of 5 rating across well over a hundred TripAdvisor reviews. For anyone in central Harpenden after a familiar, satisfying takeaway curry, it remains a dependable choice.