tamarind

jewel in mayfair! that's what thisplaceis all about. international cuisine, great taste and extremely innovative recipes.
ambiance 4/5
service 5/5
value for money 4/5
food 5/5

amazingplacein london. i love the food. can’t wait to come back here again. congratulations to the staff.

finally find an perfect indian food there, perfectplacefor indian food
peshawari champen and kebab selection are soo delicious and mouth watering the spices engraved in there was too perfect.ghost dum biryani was good

tamarind is a fairly decentplacearound queen street, mayfair .

what i liked - free wifi, delivery and take away options

specialities :: lamb cutlets and chops, wine, biryani

fairly uninspiring looking restaurant from street level, all there is to see is a small reception area. we were warmly greeted here by friendly staff who took our coats and showed us downstairs to the restaurant proper. this was much plusher as would be expected given the area, and the service was very professional. the only minor criticism would be that the seating arrangements were such that it was quite difficult for the waiters to get to certain diners, meaning they had to lean across others. a bit of rearrangement of the furniture would help here. oddly, although we had booked for a table of four, we were shown to a large round table laid up for five or six, with a couple ofplacesettings being then cleared away, but this left a large gap between two of us

it was not at all what we thought it would be, firstly it was not a pleasant michelin dining experience! they made us(two of us) sit at the corner in front of the kitchen, this was a big turn off! food quality is ordinary- can be much better in some of the other restaurants; if you fancy indian food, surely, this is not the best choice! i would definitely not be spending 100 quids on thisplaceagain!

at the time of writing this there are currently (from memory) 4 halal indian restaurants that have been awarded a michelin star. benares, gymkhana, trishna and amaya that i have been to, all of which varied in standard, quality, taste and quality with gymkhana being my favourite among the list. tamarind was the lastplacei needed to tick off and being my birthday i was treated to a birthday dinner.

my first michelin star restaurant.experience was not that bad.
theplacehad great ambience and the serving staff were friendly and helpful. the food kept arriving at appropriate intervals. the only negative i would say was the murg masala that we had was an it overcooked, otherwise brilliant meal. the meethi paneer was gorgeous, both me and my husband were trying not to lick the bowl clean. greatplacefor a lovely evening meal.

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 thisplaceis 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 theplaceis 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 a menu (is that a question?). i like to check the menu and 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 the menu the 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 dessert menu and 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 thisplacedefinitely lacks it.

went for a business dinner. theplacelooks so plain from the outside but inside is very nicely done.
the staff was very friendly and took great care of the table.
we had grilled chicken and lamb chops for starters. the meats were moist and juicy just like i like them.
main we all had different things. i had the hyderabadi lamb shank which was very good
others seemed to enjoy their selections as well.
sorry no photos at business dinners

indian meal experience - bestplaceto be 

whether it be kebabs

biryani's

curries

roti's or naan's

and mouth watering desserts 

thisplacehas all bits and bites for every curtomer to go happy and satisfied with their menu choices and courteous team members to make your experience memorable

cheers !!!

came here 16th august for dinner. thisplaceis amazing! the service is so good and it feels as though you are sat in your local indian. the staff are so welcoming and really accommodating. the food is similar to what you would find in your local but a million times better. we ate what was recommended to us, and loved it all. thisplaceis awesome! quite romantic too.

was taken here as a birthday treat. very nice dining room in the basement with a good atmosphere. we had the biggest tasting menu as we were both starving and it was brilliant. tonnes of food and of a very high quality. what i like about thisplaceis 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 !

one of the best places for indian food in london. although expensive, however worth a visit for special occasions.
went to thisplacea couple of times in the past few months and the food quality was consistent.
favourite dish: lamb chops
thumps up for alfred prasad.