Tamarind

Nice food in rather plain surroundings. I think this restaurant is surviving from the reputation of it's former chef Atul Kochhar who has moved on to open Benares. There was little to hold this Michelin starred restaurant distinct from many very good upmarket Indian restaurants in London.
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Raj - View all reviews by this user
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Food 7 | Service 5 | Atmosphere 5 | Value for money 2
Saturday, November 15, 2008

Went to this restaurant Monday 10th Nov and found the food to be very average and highly overpriced. Portions were small and after having lived in India for two years I expected that this place would be good on the recommendations given but it was disappointing. Not worth it on any level except the service.
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garry rippon
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Food 3 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 5 | Value for money 2
Monday, November 10, 2008

I went with my girlfriend on a friday night, it looks like a really good indian, the decor's nice as well as the service. However the food was appalling, and soooooo expensive. but the funny thing is people loved it....... i reallly dont get it.....if the media says the food's nice (even if its bad) people tend to follow that.

never going there again
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George
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Food 3 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 2
Wednesday, October 01, 2008

i am an event manager for a reputable company, very disappointed in this place. Starters were over priced and small portions.

I was paying premium price for a meal and given child portions! Curry was luke warm and starters looked fancy but not tasty.

I would not spend money here again.
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dee
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Food 2 | Service 6 | Atmosphere 4 | Value for money 1
Thursday, September 18, 2008

Who would go tamarind and the bigger question who were the crazy writers that thought the resturant was anymore than a rip off resturant.

I booked the tamarind on its reviews which are crazy. Hyped is an uderestimate. the place is very small the food is so poor I had to apologise and worst of all I had to pay.

DON'T make the mistake. this is a £5 meal and not the crazy crazy prizes THEY charge
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s akhtar
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Food 0 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 0 | Value for money 0
Sunday, September 14, 2008

Tamarind was a fantastic experience. As a vegetarian, there were several excellent options available. The food was very tasty, not too light, not too heavy, special recommendation for the dhal makni and pilau rice. My partner thought the Lamb Rogan Josh was excellent. Attentive service, great atmosphere, this is a great venue for some top quality Indian food. It is not cheap, but not exorbitantly expensive either. Highly recommended.
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 9
Wednesday, August 20, 2008

The tasting menu was superb at Tamarind, much more like a regular curry than i was expecting, bowls of curry with riice etc as opposed to normal fancy michelin starred food, but probably the tastiest curry i have had yet! Starters and deserts were also out of this world - this is what all curry houses shoudl aspire to!
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 8
Tuesday, August 05, 2008

Sadly I have to agree with the negative voices on here - I wish I had checked out the webiste first. I eat at many good local indian restaurants and have travelled to India many times. So I am not a novice when it comes to Indian food. However, quality of spicing, presentation, service were all similar to what I expect at a slightly below average local curry house.

My lamb rogan josh had no texture to the sauce and no individually discernable spices. The lamd was even too fatty for me to eat one of the pieces. At £18 for a smallish bowl (certainly not enough for a hungry adult) this was mind-blowingly poor. Service verged on the rude, although never intentionally.

One final word in its defence is that upon a formal complaint to the manager, the full cost of our meal, including wine was refunded. They also offered a return visit on the house - however I decided that I would rather pay to go somewhere else.

A strange creation, this restaurant, and one that could only survive in Mayfair where there is a very wealthy clientele which does not necessarily know about food.
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alchemist - View all reviews by this user
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Food 2 | Service 2 | Atmosphere 4 | Value for money 0
Friday, June 27, 2008

We had lunch here today, as soon as we arrived the hostess was no where to be seen so we patiently waited for her to come back to her post so we could check in for our reservation, 5 minutes later she finally arrived and just smiled and asked for our name without any apology for keeping us waiting.

The decor i must admit is quite impressive, which is more than i can say for the staff, a smile costs nothing but helps create a relaxed atmosphere.

Myself and my wife opted for the vegetarian tasting menu, the restaurant very kindly allowed me to change one of my dishes for fish which i greatly appreciated but regretted once i had tasted the fish, at best it was bland and tasteless.

The rest of it wasn't much better either, again very bland and extremely tasteless. In my opinion my local indian could've done much better.

Being indian's ourselves we know what indian food should taste like, this was definatly not it.

my only other gripe was how quickly each course was served, they dont give you any time in between courses which makes the whole meal experience feel very rushed.

Will not be returning anytime soon im afraid to say.
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Mitch & Beejal Desour
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Food 5 | Service 6 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 6
Sunday, June 01, 2008

I thoroughly enjoyed my meal at Tamarind but frankly the food was no better than my favourite Brick Lane haunt, Prithi and Preem. The naan, pilau, vegetable fritters, chicken in onion sauce and especially the mixed lentils were all very tasty and decent sized portions but not out of the ordinary.

My friend and I had lunch here during Restaurant Week so our fixed-price set menu lunches cost £15 plus service and beverages, so including our sparkling water it was £21 per person. Had I eaten here during any other time with the standard prices in effect, I would most certainly have felt that it wasn't worth the price; again, the food was good but no better than any other other lowbrow curry house fare that I've had already in London. The service was sufficient but nobody bothered to even offer to take our coats. The decor is elegant but as it's below ground there are no windows, and therefore a bit funereal during the daytime.
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Megara
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Food 8 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 5 | Value for money 2
Thursday, May 01, 2008