Tamarind (Mayfair)

• Public Parking is also available in plenty on the nearby roads
• 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
• The subdued lighting and atmosphere were perfect and the restaurant was full which is to be expected
• What really impressed me was the tenderness of the meat in both the chicken and lamb dishes
• I didn't feel they were overbearing and we were not rushed in any way
• One of the best places for Indian food in London
• Went to Tamarind (Mayfair) a couple of times in the past few months and the food quality was consistent
• We had a groupon luckily as the food was so expensive
• 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
• What I like about Tamarind (Mayfair) is despite it's Michelin star
• Little care is taken I am afraid to the detail
• This is a Michelin star restaurant with a host of awards including reaching the top ten in the &lsquo
• The main dining area is located in the windowless basement of the building and the room relies on the atmospheric lighting to light up the white
• This creates a very intimate and calm atmosphere which is ideal for a relaxed evening meal
• The flavours in the vegetarian dishes are just as good as the non veg option
• The service is so good and it feels as though you are sat in your local Indian
• We ate what was recommended to us
• Tamarind (Mayfair) has 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
• We had very good starters grilled jumbo prawns which were packed with spice and a nice grill flavour
• The butter chicken was really very good
• The pistachio kulfi was nicely served and very rich and dense
• Went there for the lunch menu with wine which is exceptionally good value for money £
• The place looks so plain from the outside but inside is very nicely done
• I had the hyderabadi lamb shank which was very good
• We ordered Biryani and prawns which was mouth watering
• Also after ordering cocktails and dinner when ordered onions staff was like this will be charged
• I guess the way he said was not liked it's understood in London anything extra is charged
• The setting in tamarind is exotic and sets the scene for a michelin star indian food experience
• Poppadoms were brought to the table with a selection of chutneys and it was a great start
• The chutneys were based off berries
• Tomatoes and chillies and I was positively addicted to them
• The waiter was smart to suggest a mixed selection of entrees which were broccoli cakes
• I enjoyed the lamb chops as the meat was tender and the tiger prawns still had a little bit of a spring to each mouthful
• I wasn't quite a fan of the broccoli cake as I felt it was tasteless and the texture was sticky
• We also had the papdi chaat which was somewhat like a deconstructed samosa
• It came in a unique golden pot with a puff pastry/naan top and with the steaming rice inside
• Not particularly impressed with the puff pastry top but the basmati rice was fluffy and warm
• Accompanied with a moist curry and tender pieces of lamb
• I could taste all the spices in the dish but nothing was too overpowering
• It left me with a good impression of how good indian food should taste like but I wouldn't say that it knocked it out of the ballpark
• The decor and ambience is also pleasant and simple
• The main issue with Tamarind (Mayfair) is the service
• The service is almost arrogant and tries to be smart on customers
• They have only 2 Head Waiters so when the place is busy no one pays attention to the customers
• 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
• When the bill arrived we realized why they are hesitant in giving out the menu
• It seems that this is a usual practice
• Experience was not that bad
• The place had great ambience and the serving staff were friendly and helpful
• The only negative I would say was the murg masala that we had was an it overcooked
• Both me and my husband were trying not to lick the bowl clean
• Perhaps I am not experienced enough with Indian cuisine
• I feel the spicing is often toned down in the Michelin starred places
• At the time of writing this there are currently (from memory) 4 halal Indian restaurants that have been awarded a Michelin star
• Taste and quality with Gymkhana being my favourite among the list
• Tamarind was the last place I needed to tick off and being my birthday I was treated to a birthday dinner
• Firstly it was not a pleasant Michelin dining experience
• Food quality is ordinary can be much better in some of the other restaurants
• I visited here with my father on a weekday evening with prior table booking
• The dining room decor is gold and extravagantly flashy
• Nothing extraordinary about it considering that it was the first Indian restaurant to win a Michelin Star
• All there is to see is a small reception area
• 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
• The location is off the Main Street
• The main course and starters are nice but the desserts were awful
• Normally in a restaurant in a posh location like this if the customer is not happy the manager would come up and try to understand what went wrong
• Peshawari champen and kebab selection are soo delicious and mouth watering the spices engraved in there was too perfect
• We ordered a veggie kebab with fig chutney filling as starter which was really good
• The spicy outer layer with slightly sweet filling was a pretty good combination
• The main course we had butter nan with methi makana paneer
• The veggie amount was pretty good
• The server removed the starter plate while we were still eating from it

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