Tipu Sultan Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Excellent service, khawar was our server and he was lovely."
• "Fantastic dining experience at Tipu Sultan this evening on our first visit."
• "Waiter Adi was really good in his serving and was really sweet throughout our sitting."
• "Diana was our waitress during our visit. It was a special birthday celebration and she helped make it a very memorable occasion."
• "Our first time at Tipu Sultan and it definitely set an impression."
• "Beautiful venue, you can tell a lot of care has been put towards it. The Staff are attentive and ready to suggest pairings of sides and mains."
• "The Community Training Portal staff team were treated to dinner at Tipu Sultan by our director, and I have no complaints whatsoever."
• "Very gentle staff especially Diana. Outstanding service, cosy atmosphere."

Cons:

• "Nice place, think the service could have been more attentive as a few times we had to look around and wait to get a member of staff's attention."
• "Service was poor haphazard and not professional, took our order, then it fell apart."
• "Service was amazing, had a lovely waitress and all staff were great couldn’t complain."
• "Staff told Nihari is a leg soup and not a curry. So we thought we should order a curry. And ended up getting 2 curry. Staff needs to be trained up."
• "Never eat here if you want to choke to death. I had the mogo chips and it had a piece of metal wire inside."
• "The first dish (Papadom tray) had hair in it. - was replaced by the manager immediately."
• "Waited 15-20 minutes for our drinks had to remind the waiter we had asked for water."
• "Waited over 40 minutes for an entree, another 35 minutes for a main and another 25 minutes for a desert."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "We had the strawberry mojito mocktail for drinks, and it was delicious 🤤 so sweet."
• "I had the vegetable samosa, I got 2 and they were really delicious, just enough spice."
• "Loved the food. We had sultani chops and Hyderabadi handi and they were legit good with garlic naan."
• "We’ve drove past this restaurant loads of times and never been quite sure we fancied it. We really enjoyed it, food and service was excellent."
• "The food was amazing. But disappointed that it isn't clear when booking that this is a no alcohol establishment."
• "Food was great. Lamb chops are a must and the Peshwari chicken was my favourite dish out of what was ordered."
• "The food is well presented and very tasty and authentic."
• "Absolutely amazing food and excellent service! We enjoyed everything about this place."

Cons:

• "Food was ok nothing to rave about, the starts were better than the main courses."
• "Service was amazing, had a lovely waitress and all staff were great couldn’t complain. Food however, unsure if there was a misunderstanding, but meat with bones came out without explanation."
• "1. The first dish (Papadom tray) had hair in it. 2. Lamb chops wasn’t cooked - again got it replaced by the manager."
• "Food that arrived was very spicy, not that was asked, plus we never seen our Nan bread nor my rice."
• "Ordered Butter Chicken via Uber eats for an office lunch. What we received was more like cream of tomato soup with spices and chicken."
• "Had a little bit of bone in a few of our dishes, but nothing major. The biggest let down is the experience rather than the food."
• "The food was pure Pakistani style when they opened but slowly going to English style Indian."
• "Food was alright butter chicken just tastes like tomato and basil soup though."

Ambience and Decor

Pros:

• "The building is just beautiful throughout, food was exceptional and well priced."
• "Lovely relaxing atmosphere with gorgeous decor throughout the restaurant."
• "Beautiful venue, you can tell a lot of care has been put towards it."
• "Our first time at Tipu Sultan and it definitely set an impression. The decor is beautiful, the staff are so friendly and helpful and the atmosphere is great."
• "Never had a bad meal at this restaurant. Plus it has Mother's approval for many of the dishes."
• "Beautiful place, staff were very friendly and caters for all meat eaters, vegetarians and vegans and they very knowledgeable of the menu especially as I've allergies."
• "Great food and lovely waiting staff. We’re nut free options, but all hotter as cashews needed in paste to cool down dishes."
• "Lovely early dinner at Tipu Sultan, Nottingham. First time here - great atmosphere, amazing decor and superb service."

Cons:

• "We didn’t dine in we got a takeaway and the food was absolutely divine!"
• "The only downside is that their glasses always have water marks and smell like raw meat."
• "Although really busy on entry our party of 4 was very well treated and soon seated."
• "The mango lassi is one of the best I've had and if you like seafood the mysore tiger prawn bhuna is a must."
• "We ordered a lot of different dishes. The starters were a bit too spicy on my opinion."
• "The only thing I was worried while parking car. Im handicapped it was very difficult to park the car."
• "Great starter and mains. The murgh biryani is definitely worth trying."
• "Having free standing gas heaters doesn't make it feel like majestic dining and when you're guided to a cold corner of the restaurant it's not a great customer experience."