The Cinnamon Tree — Restaurant in England

We’ve been going to The Cinnamon Tree since they first opened. More often than not we book a table but on occasion we have ordered a takeaway. Indian food is our favourite and therefore we have tried a lot of places but The Cinnamon Tree beats all hands down in our opinion, the food is exceptionally excellent, plentiful and so delicious. Excellent value for money, the staff are brilliant, especially Jamie and Dan. Sometimes it is busy (as popular!) but this has never bothered us, as worth the wait and the staff keep you fully informed. You have to ‘bring your own’ drinks which works well but they will provide tap water and glasses. We’ve only experienced an issue once with a takeaway order but it was swiftly rectified. We recommend the restaurant to all our friends who now also regularly book. No one has been disappointed so definitely give it a go. My partner Dominic mainly sticks to what dishes he likes but I like to try various dishes and all are very good. I’m vegetarian, my partner is not but there is still lots of choice. ...

I'm sad to say that I was disappointed with the food, it was very greasy, over cooked and although there was a lot of spice there was very little flavour. The ingredients didn't seem fresh at all. The chicken in the tikka was very dry and all of the vegetables were very mushy.

Though service was polite it was extremely slow, we ordered ahead for collection and a hour in advance, yet still had to wait a further 35 minutes for hour food once we arrived to collect. It seemed to be very under staffed for such a busy restaurant. Some tables had yet to be cleared in the whole 35 minutes we were waiting.

On the flip side A small and nicely arranged restaurant would be great for an eat in meal, however it can get very busy once the takeaway which can take away the ambiance. They don't hold an alcohol license so you are only able to purchase soft drinks. Though they do operate a bring your own policy.

Again it was a shame to be so let down by the food as all else would have been less of an issue and I could have easily...

I was in a party of 8 who visited on Christmas Eve. I appreciate this is going to be a very busy time for this restaurant but even with that in mind I thought the 90 minutes wait we had between walking in the door and getting our food was a bit much. Only one person managing front of house and I believe only one chef, which I'm sure didn't help matters.

You can't buy drinks here. Thankfully there is a shop a couple of doors down where you can get soft drinks and alcohol. That saves a lot on the restaurant bill.

As for the food: we all pretty much enjoyed everything that we had but the garlic naan want very garlicky and the Chicken Tikka Masala didn't taste like any other CTM that I've had before. It was quite sweet and tasted like there was a hell of a lot of tomato paste in it. Other than that, everything else was good.

The bill was the food was £90 for a party of 8, which I consider excellent...