Samrat Tandoori — Restaurant in Adelaide

For someone like me who knows authentic Indian food, this restaurant was the worst nightmare! I ordered something very very basic viz., Panner Butter Masala and Palak Panner. We were so hungry after a really long day and sat down excited to taste our order. To our utter disappointment, there was No flavour, no salt, very diluted texture....can’t get any more worse! I do not give such bad reviews to anyone at all, but can’t help but pen this review. I want especially Aussies who do not know how authentic Indian food tastes to benchmark our awesome culinary experience with what you taste here! I am more than happy to take you to some amazing restaurants across Adelaide where they take pride of what they do. This was my first time and will be my last! To add to the substandard food, the staff did not even wear basic PPEs in the kitchen! I am only praying my immunity levels fight all the bad hygiene levels they maintain here! I left my dinner table and rushed back to the restaurant to get a refund which they reluctantly...

I was there in a group of 10, we really enjoyed this little place, great food and great service. Some of our group were very cautious of spicy food but staff were very accommodating and they loved their mild butter chicken and korma dishes, the more adventurous loved their spicy vindaloo, we also enjoyed the entrees of samosas and the sheesh kebab versions from their specials board, other dishes we enjoyed were the prawn malabar and chicken jalfrezi, plenty of plain and garlic naans. Also they accommodated my diet needs for gluten free and dairy free by swapping dairy cream for coconut cream, so that was simple and very nice, I hope to go back to this place next time I am in the area as I would love to try their vegetarian dishes too, they sounded good. Overall, a lovely cheerful family business, yummy Indian food,...

I’ve been visiting Samrat for over 10 years now. First as a student who lived in Highgate and yearned for mothers cooking and I have only good memories of eating here.

It’s a small humble place with limited seating but that’s about my only issue with Samrat. The couple who own and run this place have poured a lot of love and energy into keeping the food here consistently good.

My family’s usual takeaway is (large size) Dal Makhani, Chicken Jalfrezi, Bhuna Ghosht and 4 tandoori roti or garlic naan. This food hits all the right places for our family of 4.

If you’re looking for big portions or fancy serving plates or fusion food, go somewhere else. This place has its local loyal following and...