Tarana Bar & Restaurant Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Really good food, with a modern feel to the décor."
• "The food here is absolutely fantastic."
• "The quality of the food was amazing with so many delicious dishes to choose from & very generous servings."
• "Real authentic Indian food at reasonable price."
• "Food was delicious with good portion sizes for the price."
• "The food was of a very high quality."
• "Delicious food... best takeaway curry I've had in ages."

Cons:

• "Some good dishes, most bland though."
• "Food took about 1 and a half hours and when I got it, it tasted bland."
• "Parking is awful, we waited over two hours for our food whilst other diners come and went and when I did turn up it was very bland."
• "The onion bhajis were quite disappointing."
• "We had Chicken Village and it was swimming in oil and tasteless."
• "The prawn biriany was a big disappointment."
• "The main course of chicken was revolting, the mushroom bhaji was tasteless."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff are attentive and friendly and cannot do enough for you."
• "Friendly staff and great service."
• "The waiters were very good."
• "The staff are very friendly and helpful."
• "That huge feature-wall fishtank, the incredible view, the attentive staff, and all the little 'magic touches' made the ambience amazing."
• "First class service from entering the car park to leaving."
• "The service was amazing."

Cons:

• "Very noisy and busy and a long wait for food."
• "Some of the staff would stand near our table looking a bit bored and it didn't help us to relax and enjoy our time."
• "Service isn't very good. We had to wait like 35-40 min for mains."
• "After waiting another 40-45 minutes inside the restaurant, to my horror customers were leaving with their takeaways who had ordered later collection times than me."
• "It felt a bit empty because of its size and there was A LOT of waiting staff moving around."
• "The food was delicious, however the service was very very slow."
• "On our first visit to tarana, which was highly recommended by a friend, we felt we was rushed throughout our meal."

Ambience

Pros:

• "A rose at end of dining finished the evening."
• "It's a stunning restaurant with beautiful views of the surrounding countryside and the fish wall tank is awesome!"
• "The atmosphere was lovely, service provided was exceptional."
• "The restaurant was full up and had an amazing vibe!"
• "A wonderful experience with both family and friends to celebrate occasions or to just enjoy a break from the norm ❤"
• "The décor throughout is divine."
• "A large restaurant overlooking green fields. Modern, vibrant decor, a wide ranging menu and attentive staff."

Cons:

• "Too noisy...could not hear any conversations from even close friends."
• "Neon lighting was a bit much."
• "Because of the emptiness the restaurant felt a bit dark."
• "It is super loud in there, so it was quite hard to catch up."
• "The atmosphere looks like an 80s hotel lobby, with a large metal buffet in the middle."
• "When the restaurant is open I find it a little bit dark, obviously has to meet different tastes."
• "The waiter was most displeased to see us, asked if we had a reservation."

Value

Pros:

• "And even better, the prices were perfectly reasonable."
• "For two curries, two rice, poppadoms, a beer and a non-alcoholic beer the bill was a little over £50 which is fair."
• "The service was on point and prices very reasonable."
• "It was really good value for money."
• "We particularly like the Sunday buffet which is usually full and brilliant value so make sure you book."
• "Modern Indian restaurant. Good food, reasonably priced."
• "Always had great food and service."

Cons:

• "For nearly £40 for 2 people only getting bare necessities it’s overpriced watered down rubbish!"
• "I can honestly say, this evening's visit was absolutely awful. I do not think we will be venturing back any time soon."
• "Expensive for what it was."
• "I am still in shock paying £92.10 for dreadful food."
• "Also expensive when the portions were not big."
• "The curry was so watered down it was runny you could literally see the water! It tasted so bland almost as if I was eating paper!"
• "Downside my clothes were reeking of curry after leaving so me just require a better extractor fan in the kitchen."

Additional Amenities

Pros:

• "Wednesday nights have a dancer for entertainment."
• "The snake charmer was an added bonus :-)"
• "Great food and atmosphere especially Wednesday evening when the dancers are in."
• "The themed nights are always good fun too."
• "Had a brilliant evening celebrating a girlfriends birthday on a belly dancing event night."
• "Cars and curry! Great evening, even better for the fact this event helps kids in need in the community."
• "Popular venue for birthday meals."

Cons:

• "Parking is awful, we waited over two hours for our food whilst other diners come and went and when I did turn up it was very bland."
• "Parking is a bit tight as the car park is too small for the restaurant."
• "Only downside is if it gets busy the carpark is a bit on the small size."
• "When I arrived I was met with a queue of approximately 30-35 people waiting outside."
• "Waited about 5 minutes and was shown to our table by our waitress. We were asked quite abruptly, if we wanted poppadoms and how many?"
• "The free brandy at the end was a good touch."
• "No negative comments about the additional amenities were mentioned."