The Wharf Bar & Indian Cuisine

You'll find yourself on Godalming's main drag at The Wharf, where they're taking Indian food seriously without the pretension you'd expect from somewhere this centrally located. The kitchen clearly understands the difference between a decent korma and the rushed stuff you get elsewhere—spices are balanced, meat's cooked properly, and they're not just defaulting to cream for everything. There's a bar here too, which matters because it means you can actually have a proper drink with your meal rather than being shoehorned into some BYO situation. It's the kind of place locals keep coming back to, and that 4.4 rating from nearly 200 reviews tells you something's working.