Tamanna Indian Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Excelente service, delicious food; all personal very kind."
• "Service was friendly and fast although an extra drink was almost forced on my friend when he asked for a water, although he wasn't too bothered."
• "Staff friendly, great service."
• "The service was amazing and the staff made us feel so welcomed."
• "The service was great we were made very welcome and all of the staff were friendly and attentive."
• "Waitress service good."
• "Friendly waiter helped us choose our meals. Will make a point of trying to return in future."

Cons:

• "Service is terrible and when we do return to Aviemore for a break, we will 100% not be going to Tamanna Indian."
• "Would rather travel further as customer service was shocking."
• "Particularly unfriendly and abrupt guy as well, couldn't wait to get my money and get me out."
• "Order was wrong so phoned up and the man on the phone was so rude, took no responsibility."
• "Service absolutely dreadful! Not attentive at all rushing you ever since entering the restaurant."
• "Very very poor service and believe it or not they didn't have any coffee!!!"
• "Service was appalling, entered restaurant at 7.15pm offered our first drink at 7.30pm and order taken, starter 7.45pm."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Delicious meal full of authentic flavours, fresh coriander, generous portions."
• "Onion Bajees best I've ever had, with sauce that was outstanding with ultra fresh salad accompaniment."
• "Food is amazing and plenty of it, absolutely stuffed!!"
• "The curry was good, a wide variety and all members of my party were happy with their choice, good amount of meat and nice spicing."
• "Had read mixed reviews - we were pleasantly surprised by warm hospitality and great food, especially so for vegetarian options."
• "The food is tasty and portions reasonable."
• "It was tasty, plus it's nice to try different things."

Cons:

• "Worst Indian food we had. My wife ordered a vegetarian dish but they gave her a prawn dish."
• "Bought in pre made samosas that were bland."
• "Lamb bhuna was the blandest thing I've ever tasted."
• "Both main meals were like thin soup with no vegetables, disgusting."
• "The food was just disgustingly bland. The tikka had next to no flavour."
• "Meals tasteless."
• "Watery sauces and greasy deep fried bhajis."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Great food, super tasty at a reasonable price!"
• "Very fare price for a big portion of tasty food."
• "Food was enjoyable and reasonably priced."

Cons:

• "Expensive in comparison to other Indian places I've eaten in."
• "To further this, the pricing of the drinks is a bit extortionate, bottled cobra for over £6 is quite steep in a national context."
• "Extremely expensive for average food and average service."
• "Outrageously expensive for the shoddy quality."
• "Watch out for the poppadoms there £7.95 for 4 with sauce."
• "Its a fraudulent restaurant. They give poppadom which I felt is complementary but they charge 11£ for that."
• "Very over-priced food and the worst curries we have ever had."

Staff Attitude

Pros:

• "The place was nice and clean, the staff were lovely."
• "Staff are so nice and chatty, even gave some chocolates to take home for the grandkids."
• "Everyone was so welcoming and pleasant."
• "Staff also made an extra effort to get to know us and our background!"

Cons:

• "I'm deeply enraged by the racist conduct of several staff members at that place."
• "The lady on the reception was very rude. She was scolding kids which we found very disturbing."
• "No goodbye, have a good night or thanks for coming when leaving a pretty much empty restaurant."
• "The person attending to us was absolutely rude and borderline racist."
• "First and foremost, the staff attitude is impolite and you don't feel welcomed."
• "Bad service and the restaurant was cold."
• "The waiter was very abrupt when asked if he had green mint chutney."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "The place was nice and clean, the staff were lovely."
• "However the restaurant is clean and tidy which is always nice."
• "This is simply a gem of a restaurant with quality you would expect in a central London venue."

Cons:

• "It was a tad chilly they could do with more heaters."
• "The restaurant was cold."
• "Restaurant is lacking a bit of atmosphere, would help if the staff were a bit more interactive with the customers."
• "The whole place just feels a little bit tired and unloved. Missing some atmosphere."
• "The place is dingy, dark, with flies everywhere."
• "Just don't. Seriously. This place is just a joke. First and foremost it's dirty, smells of old oil and carpet is sticky."