Kings Cross Tandoori Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Really nice (and attentive) staff, good menu."
• "Bargain at £7.95, fast and friendly service with tasty food."
• "All staff showed a key interest in diners needs, having a banter and chat with everyone in the restaurant."
• "Service was quick and all staff friendly and happy."
• "The service was very welcoming, the one who took our order was very chatty."
• "Lovely staff and really organised."
• "The staff and waiters were very friendly and reassuring for our needs."

Cons:

• "The waiter kept asking my friend if she was French and was very pushy."
• "The service was junk, we had to ask THREE times to get two glasses of water."
• "The staff was so busy with tv (match was on) they weren’t even focusing on customers."
• "However the service was not good. When we asked the server to explain the bill so that we can better understand it, he was saying 'You don't trust me?'."
• "Rude, pathetic waiter made the experience worse."
• "The waiter was soooooo rude throughout."
• "Service was the main let down. Just one dude up front who seemed overworked which might explain why he was being so short and rude."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Good Indian food. Aloo parantha made using flour."
• "Ordered lamb chops which were delicious and tasty."
• "Delicious food. Tikka Saala was very tasty and spicy."
• "The Tandoori Restaurant at Kings Cross may be the best authentic I’ve ever had during my 7 day trip in London!"
• "The food was delicious and fresh."
• "Fantastic halal food that felt homely and tantalised my taste buds."
• "The sag paneer was perfect, and the garlic nan was tasty."

Cons:

• "AVOID eating here if you want the food to stay in your stomach, me and my brother are so ill with food poisoning after eating here, we've been vomiting non-stop."
• "Food wasn't amazing- I don't know how anybody can spoil something as simple as salmon, but they managed to."
• "Food was below average. Experience was disgusting."
• "ABSOLUTELY DONT recommend, the food was very spicy in order to cover the perished meat."
• "Worst veg curry I ever had. Diced carrot and sweet corn along with some onion and chillies. Tasted disgusting."
• "Even the most basic dishes like papadam and tikka massala were awful."
• "The food is extremely poor experience. Food is B L A N D nothing authentic, taste is dreadful."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "It is great. Like dinner in the company of good friends and family."
• "With a comfortable decor and Bollywood music to set the calming atmosphere."
• "The atmosphere was welcoming and the staff were friendly."
• "Small, cozy restaurant that was very busy all evening with a mix of tourists and locals."
• "The atmosphere was great."
• "Nice atmosphere, big soccer game on tv but no one was too crazy."
• "Great staff, great atmosphere and the chef certainly knows how to please."

Cons:

• "The lay out of the place is cramped."
• "The place is crammed with no place to move. Food is about okay- very small portions."
• "Place was cramped inside."
• "Place is very congested though."
• "The area is small if a lot of people come at one time so the is too small."
• "Bit cramped when busy."
• "Bugs and flys. TV had football on, as if it’s a pub and not a restaurant."

Value

Pros:

• "Good value for London."
• "Had set menu for 7.95... brilliant value."
• "They have an amazing lunch deal for £7.95 which includes an appetizer, curry, rice and naan."
• "Overall good value for money and will revisit next time I'm waiting for my train again."
• "Prices were great and portions were plenty."
• "The portion is great and value for money great."
• "It was fantastic and very reasonably priced too."

Cons:

• "I was likely overcharged with the total coming to £16.35."
• "They charge you 15% for service fee."
• "Sadly can't give less star than this... Also no card only cash."
• "Price are overcharged for some menu."
• "Most restaurants are increasing their costs through the current energy crisis. By my(our) dining experience I felt the meal was more that what we would have expected in comparison to other similar dining experiences by about £23."
• "Eaten tonight after been coaxed in, all ok until the bill came ...3 of us had 7.95 set menu and 1 off main but paid for 5 main courses, over £10 more than it should of been."
• "Food was nice but a little expensive considering the additional fee for dining in."

Payment and Billing

Pros:

• "They prefer if you pay with cash, but will accept your card no problem."
• "Choice of curry, rice and Naan bread are ordered separately. Therefore no meal specials. Ordered the butter chicken, plain rice and naan bread at a total of £15.55. Worth the price!"
• "Price is reasonable."

Cons:

• "The waiter brings a hand written bill that cannot be understood. When we asked him he made a loud noise and tried to embarrass us."
• "When we were done and asked for bill, They came with a hand written bill and that made us uncomfortable."
• "Sadly can't give less star than this... Also no card only cash."
• "He brought the bill with the prices scrawled on to a piece of paper like that written by a 4 year old."
• "We were served within 10 minutes."
• "The waiter stood by the table whilst we were talking to each other assuming we were going to pay instantly."
• "Need to learn etiquette manners or some hospitality before opening a restaurant! Ridiculous place and experience."