Tamarind Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Flavoursome, tasty, fresh, Top quality fine food served here at this Michelin star restaurant."
• "The food was outstanding."
• "Great food, the Mirchi king prawn... The portions are a fair size to share between two."
• "Above all, the food was delicious! 😋"
• "The food was simply just the best I've ever had, I highly recommend the seabass and the lamb, pure perfection."
• "The food was really amazing."
• "The most incredible Indian food we’ve ever had."

Cons:

• "The food was lacking. Beautiful presentation but really nothing that was special like you'd expect at those prices."
• "What struck me was that the food was bland. I was expecting some fuller flavours and more spice."
• "Desserts were a bit underwhelming and ridiculously overpriced for what we got."
• "The food is not at all worth the price."
• "The currys, rice and bread were average."
• "The curries were of a substandard for what I expected. The lamb and chicken curry was extremely salty and thickened with something not natural."
• "Food is ridiculously small portion and doesn’t match up to the price."

Service

Pros:

• "The service was friendly and impeccable and the 'gourmet menu' was exceptional."
• "Staff is very polite, service is really good they are very posh."
• "Excellent service everything was perfect."
• "The waiters were experienced and were religiously familiar of the items on the menu."
• "The staff explain every dish and the seasonings as they serve the courses which is a great way to get excited about what you're about to eat."
• "Service impeccable and attentive; food wonderful as usual."
• "Excellent service by staff."

Cons:

• "The service is the worst you can get, to be fair it is fast but they do not clarify when you ask about food kind."
• "The horrible staff makes the food seem even more underwhelming."
• "Terrible service from both Management and staff! This restaurant deserves 0 stars."
• "They forgot two dishes and when we reminded them they forgot one of the two dishes."
• "The staff is not very good at service either anymore."
• "The service is perfunctory and the waiter lacked any real knowledge of the menu."
• "Service Was Good."

Ambience

Pros:

• "It's a wonderful place for a special occasion / treat."
• "Decor is modern chic yet cosy. Upstairs a little more formal. Downstairs (where the open kitchen is) more fun and lively."
• "The atmosphere sparkling."
• "The restaurant is situated in a very nice area with basement seating (which is totally fine by the way). The ambience is excellent."
• "A little pricey but it’s Mayfair and worth every penny."
• "The atmosphere was kind of brutalism style, reminds you of the 70s."
• "The atmosphere was perfect."

Cons:

• "There were 2 groups of people who made a lot of noise which ruined our evening, I could not hear my partner talk."
• "They cannot accommodate any food allergies."
• "Ambience: Nothing special. It felt like a lot of other restaurants I've been in."
• "While the ambience was not opulent or awesome, it probably didn't match up to the quality of the food."
• "Plus if you have bad hearing you will struggle there when it is busy and there is no measure to bounce off the sound, therefore it is loud."
• "Service faltered on a couple of occasions - our champagne glasses were cleared before the champagne had been served!"
• "Very disappointing ambience."

Value

Pros:

• "It worked out about £70 per head and although this may ring alarm bells, in my opinion it was an acceptable price for their superb service and fantastic food!"
• "Alongside some reasonably priced drinks, it came to £85pp for 3, and I'd definitely be happy to visit once a month."
• "Prices were affordable for the area and atmosphere was very enjoyable."
• "Money well spent."
• "The price for the food and drinks was quite worth the value and taste for a fine dining restaurant."
• "Portions were great so do not be put off at the price."
• "It’s on the pricey side but 100% worth it."

Cons:

• "Food was okay but watch out for the outrageous RIP OFF wine prices."
• "Really do NOT recommend. We eat in Mayfair every fortnight. You will find better service elsewhere such as Hakkasan Mayfair, Novikov, or Amazonico London! Avoid avoid avoid!"
• "Happy to spend more and go to The Ivy rather than experience such appalling customer service."
• "The food portion became much smaller."
• "We paid £850 for 10 people."
• "The whole bill was over 300 US dollars for a meal that was split for two people..This place is a scam."
• "Over 350 pounds for three, with one glass of wine and 2 bottles of water."