tamarind

great food and it definitely deserves the michelin star that it has recieved. the food is well spiced and served in decent sized portions. they also had some new dishes on themenuthat i had not tried elsewhere!

it is difficult to write a review for this place. the food is good. it is comparable to the top indian restaurants in london like amaya. the decor and ambience is also pleasant and simple. the main issue with this place is the service. the service is almost arrogant and tries to be smart on customers. they have head waiters who take orders and bring bills while the waiters only bring food and clear tables. they have only 2 head waiters so when the place is busy no one pays attention to the customers.
when we were sat down the head waiter asked us if he should arrange the dinner! (we were only three) or whether we would like to have amenu(is that a question?). i like to check themenuand while i may ask for recommendations i don't like someone else to choose my food. so when i said we would like to see themenuthe service went down the drain from there. no attention at all. we had to call few times for anything including placing an order! we had to call three times to get the dessertmenuand when it was given to us no one came to take the order after waiting for 15 minutes. finally we asked for the bill and decided to leave without ordering any desserts. when the bill arrived we realized why they are hesitant in giving out the menu. they had charged us for dishes that we didn't order no had. after we complained they removed the items without even apologizing. it seems that this is a usual practice. so one has to be very careful here.
will i come back? i don't think so. service is an important element of a dining experience and this place definitely lacks it.

delicious indian food and great service. went there for the lunchmenuwith wine which is exceptionally good value for money - £40 for three courses (and a lot of food) and two glasses of wine. would i have guessed the restaurant has a star without knowing it? i don't know - but anyways great food everyone should try!

indian meal experience - best place to be 

whether it be kebabs

biryani's

curries

roti's or naan's

and mouth watering desserts 

this place has all bits and bites for every curtomer to go happy and satisfied with theirmenuchoices and courteous team members to make your experience memorable

cheers !!!

was taken here as a birthday treat. very nice dining room in the basement with a good atmosphere. we had the biggest tastingmenuas we were both starving and it was brilliant. tonnes of food and of a very high quality. what i like about this place is despite it's michelin star, you still get good sized portions of very, very good indian food! it's my groundbreaking, but i left very satisfied !

the restaurant has an elegant yet relaxing feel to it, which is the perfect atmosphere if you want to get away from london’s busy settings. whether it is to just have a bit of lunch during the day or to dine in the evenings, the tamarind offers a warm dining experience. the spring lunchmenuwas well thought out, with a selection of french, australian and new zealand wines to compliment the flavours of the dishes (wine served in 125ml measures). the food is well presented and reflects exactly why tamarind is an award winning restaurant. the food was not greasy, nor heavy on the stomach but light and enjoyable (see images below).

this lovely restaurant is fully deserving of its michelin star.

the service from the start is excellent with staff happily waiting to greet you upstairs before taking you down to the restaurant.

inside, the subdued lighting and atmosphere were perfect and the restaurant was full which is to be expected.

the waiter suggested the dawat tastingmenuwhich at £56 each is very reasonable.

the food was outstanding and to quash any misconceptions, it does taste amazing. the main dishes could be found at any indian restaurant, however each one was cooked and presented perfectly and just seemed more 'refined'. what really impressed me was the tenderness of the meat in both the chicken and lamb dishes, yet nothing seemed over cooked.

the service was amazing. the staff were always there if needed, however i didn't feel they were overbearing and we were not rushed in any way.

i would definitely recommend this restaurant to friends.