Tanjore Reviews Summary

Category: Indian restaurant Edinburgh

Address: 6-8 Clerk St, Newington, Edinburgh EH8 9HX, United Kingdom

Phone: +441314786518

Rating: 4.1
based on 210 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "Delicious food. Authentic South Indian taste for someone who loves South Indian food."
  • "OMG....this place is amazing. What a find. Mostly locals and the food is just outrageously good."
  • "The food was simply awesome."
  • "Authentic South Indian dishes done without fuss or pretentiousness."
  • "Food was delicious and very well prepared."
  • "Their dosa and rasam were phenomenal."
  • "Delicious traditional set lunch menu for a good price."

Cons:

  • "The prices are sky high."
  • "Food is definitely nothing close to authentic south Indian."
  • "We expected traditional good food, but got disappointed when podi idli was way too salty and sambar had no salt."
  • "Tanjore chicken is nothing but a chicken pakoda."
  • "Nothing good! Food mediocre to say the least."
  • "Food poor."
  • "Rest of the foods didn't taste authentic south Indian."

Service

Pros:

  • "Helpful and courteous staff."
  • "The staff were very kind and courteous."
  • "The staff are helpful... Especially Abhilash and Kind and receiving restaurant owner who greets with good smile."
  • "Our server was great and she walked us through the menu giving us suggestions on what to order and what would be the best sharing dishes."
  • "The team were so friendly and the whole experience was amazing."
  • "Service is lovely as well, very warm and considerate."
  • "Staff were really considerate and they were busy too."

Cons:

  • "They took a lot of time to serve food after we ordered (almost 30-35mins for 4 dosas)."
  • "We had to wait longer as the staff said they are just getting ready only."
  • "Although the food was nice the service was questionable."
  • "The employee working(male) here is too rude on call."
  • "The service was poor they took more than an hour to serve the food though it wasn’t that busy."
  • "Service is very poor. You need to wait 20-25 mins for any single food."
  • "Service slow and restaurant was not very clean."

Price

Pros:

  • "The price is reasonable!"
  • "Well priced."
  • "All for a good price."
  • "Pretty nominal price and all dishes we ordered tasted great."
  • "Generous helpings and very reasonable prices."
  • "Prices are very very affordable."
  • "For authentic Southern Indian food, this is hard to beat."

Cons:

  • "Went in with empty stomach came out with empty purse & empty stomach again."
  • "Over priced when compared to other restaurants."
  • "Cost is bit higher side if u compare with other Asian/Indian Restaurants over there."
  • "Small and tiny main course portions are served for an expensive price."
  • "Just terrible, stay away. They charge ridiculous amounts of money for a tiny portion."
  • "Very expensive for quality of food."
  • "THE PORTION AND QUANTITY OF FOOD ARE VERY VERY SMALL AND TOO HIGHLY PRICED."

Ambience

Pros:

  • "The atmosphere is nice, but not incredible."
  • "They make fresh parota at the restaurant that is unusual in general among other places."
  • "The look and feel of the place isn't up to much - functional and very low key."
  • "I like the no nonsense canteen vibe."
  • "The restaurant is quite small and reservations are strongly recommended."
  • "Please don’t under estimate this little South Indian eatery."
  • "It's not a fancy restaurant but the fact that it was full and they were turning away a steady stream of people tells you its worth it."

Cons:

  • "IN ONE WORD MY EXPERIENCE IN TANJORE RESTAURANT WAS HORRIBLE."
  • "All the high reviews are definitely fake, I would not recommend this restaurant."
  • "Ambience was pathetic kept hearing noise from kitchen as if someone was fighting....."
  • "It won't win prizes for ambience."
  • "The decor looked so old and dusty."
  • "Wash room & Toilets are located far at downstairs, unhygienic, uncleanliness observed."
  • "Who the hell has private party inside a restaurant? There is no proper information provided on Google as well it says the restaurant is open."

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