Tantra Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was delicious, cosy environment and for me, Keralite and South Indian dishes feels homely."
• "The food is just perfect."
• "The food was so incredible. It was fresh tasting, delicious, and the portions were just the right size."
• "The food is not your typical takeaway, but puts indian food on a whole new pedestal with flavour and finesse."
• "All the dishes we tried were phenomenal. And the desert was woooow!"
• "The food was phenomenal and I will definitely return."
• "The food here is amazing!"

Cons:

• "The potato cake that was supposed to be an aloo tikki had more flour than potato so tasted like a dough ball."
• "The curry selection is way short no madras, jalfrezi, vindaloo, or any other traditional curries."
• "They serve Indian snacks, still they don’t have flavours of Indian spices."
• "Food is quite bland (not bad though)."
• "Starters were bland."
• "The food took 2.5 hours to come out and was undercooked or overcooked."
• "The food would have been good if it had been hot."

Service

Pros:

• "The service staff is responsive and friendly."
• "Great hospitality by attendants of The Tantra Geou and Ananya."
• "Astrid and Yohan were brilliant, knowledgeable and courteous."
• "The meal was professionally served by Shiva and Lincy with genuine warmth."
• "The attentive service further enhanced the evening, ensuring our needs were met with genuine hospitality."
• "The service was flawless."
• "Thank you Geou for the excellent service and also spending the time to check on us to see if the food and cocktail were meeting our expectations."

Cons:

• "We waited an insanely long time for our food and the restaurant seemed to be quite empty."
• "Service was nothing short of abysmal waited far too long for drinks and food."
• "Service was very disappointed. We had to wait almost 1h for main course and 20 min for soft drinks."
• "Service was non existent. Seriously needs organising."
• "When the waiter was serving us the dinner, she dipped the napkin into the curry sauce, which made a mess."
• "Service was slow and manic. Tables were left with dirty dishes on and only cleaned when the table was required for a new guest."
• "Service was too slow and ignored us when we asked to clean our table."

Ambience

Pros:

• "Everything about this restaurant is authentic from the beautiful decor to the lovely music soundtrack being played."
• "The atmosphere was themed like Tantra."
• "The interior of the restaurant is spacious, contemporary and stylish."
• "Ambience is super relaxing."
• "Delightful Indian restaurant in Edinburgh- with a fabulous ambience."
• "The atmosphere of the restaurant was warm and inviting, with comfortable seating and tasteful decor."
• "The restaurant's interior exudes a warm and welcoming atmosphere, adding to the overall dining experience."

Cons:

• "The décor was fabulous but not very Indian."
• "They're trying to be like an Indian version of Tattu, but without the ambiance & decor you get in Tattu."
• "By 9:30pm the place was empty so atmosphere dropped off a cliff & we went elsewhere for after dinner drinks."
• "I'm sure you can see why the atmosphere was 1 star..."
• "Nothing has the remotest flavour of India at all."
• "It's outrageous that in this day and age, this kind of racist attitude still exist!!!!"
• "Despite booking in advance and informing the restaurant that it's a special occasion, they gave us table at the back."

Drinks

Pros:

• "The special tantra old-fashioned was also delicious."
• "The drinks are like nothing we've ever seen before in Edinburgh, we'll definitely be back!"
• "Cocktails were delicious and beautifully presented."
• "Honestly speaking, this is the best cocktail I’ve ever tried."
• "The drinks are nothing short of exceptional and are sure to leave a lasting impression on your taste buds."
• "Each cocktail was so tasty and expertly created, they even come with a little story behind each."
• "The cocktails were fantastic, so much fun to sample various ones throughout the evening."

Cons:

• "The waiters were keen on selling most expensive cocktails."
• "Mango Lassi was like sugar syrup and it cost 8£."
• "Cocktails are mediocre to say the least."
• "Only few cocktails were available because apparently there was no shaved ice."
• "Served cold Red wine, which was disappointing."
• "Cocktails are good, but pricey."
• "Our sharing cocktail arrived after we finished starters but hasn't been explained to us at all."

Value

Pros:

• "If you're in Edinburgh and simply looking for good value, substantial portions and extremely tasty Indo-Pak food... you can't go wrong with Kebab Mahal in Nicholson Square for a ⅓ of the price."
• "And rate also reasonable."
• "Many thanks for a lovely evening and delicious meal at a very reasonable price."
• "Value for money. You'll get chicken, daal, rice methi paratha, curd and sweet."
• "This was a high end experience at a surprisingly affordable price."
• "Had the itison 3 course for two for £49 and we were impressed."
• "Great pricing for what is delivered."

Cons:

• "Not worth the money at all."
• "Found it expensive as well, as per the taste."
• "Even with the soft launch discount is extremely expensive for what it is."
• "Complete waste of £33. Will not be back."
• "Extremely disappointing and ridiculously expensive even as we availed of the 50% off food during the soft launch week."
• "Pretty expensive but that’s Edinburgh for you."
• "We ordered 4 dishes and 2 drinks and it was costly in accordance to quantity."