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Tamada - Delicious Georgian food, friendly service and a relaxed atmosphere in a beautiful neighbourhood restaurant.

Living in Maida Vale, I decided to venture once again to nearby St. John's Wood for dinner. This time, I went to Tamada, a Georgian restaurant on Boundary Road. The restaurant has beautiful photos on the walls, supposedly of Georgia. The clean and white interior creates a nice but still somehow warm atmosphere. Tamada seems to be popular among the locals in this area.

The place was not empty, but also not overly busy that evening. The friendly manager and waitress showed me a table to sit and brought me the menu. She quickly noticed that I was fiddling around on my iPad and asked if I wanted to use their wifi - I did not see any notice that they had free wifi, so it was an unexpected bonus when she gave me the sign in details.

I started my dinner with a crisp white wine from Georgia. The wine had a distinct taste, good, but a little bit different. After a few sips I got used to it and really liked the flavour.

For starters I ordered a cheese-filled flat bread. When it came, I thought that it was quite a big portion for a starter. Because it tasted so delicious, I ate it all and felt already a little bit full...

A little later, my main arrived: chicken in tomato sauce with fresh herbs and mashed potatoes. I was surprised when the mash potatoes came in a different bowl. I found the tomato sauce a little bit watery at first, and the dish was piping hot. I quickly figured out, that by mixing the mashed potatoes with the tomato sauce and the chicken, I could cool the dish down a little bit and at the same time thicken the sauce. This transformed the sauce into a nice and smooth tomato potato mash sauce that complemented the chicken perfectly. The dish reminded me a little bit of a very mild curry.

The side effect of mixing the mashed potatoes into the sauce was that it all became very rich and filling. I liked that the the sauce contained large pieces of chicken, but also little tiny pieces you usually expect in a soup.

After the main, I was too full for a dessert. Instead, I ordered a Georgian coffee and was offered a tiny piece of the walnut cake. Georgian-style coffee is different from the usual espresso and the walnut cake bit was sweet and very tasty.

Overall, I had a very interesting and delightful dinner at Tamada in St....

First things first - this is a great restaurant. Extremely high quality food, great service, fantastic atmosphere. Find yourself surrounded by Russian speakers eating delicious aubergine stuffed with walnuts and herbs; try the tradition walnut sauce or eat the giant dumplings the traditional way with your hands. The Khachapuri (wonderful stone-cooked flat bread stuffed with cheese) is very addictive, the plum sauce (with beautiful sizzling pork) is tangy and delicious. Don't forget to try the walnut cake - you will not regret it! The staff are lovely too - passionate about Georgian food, keen to make recommendations and very attentive.

Really importantly, if you don't know about Georgian food, you are in for a real treat the first time you try it. Georgia is a country found at the cross-roads of the world, between Iran to the South, Russia to the North and Turkey to the west. As such it has the most extraordinary influences from all of them... it really has to be tried to be understood.

Visit Tamada, it may just become your favourite...

I went to this place many many times over many years.I have celebrated over five years worth of birthdays and special occasions here.The food is fresh and baked with love.All items are warm and tasty.I am of Slavic descent and this is genuinely the best Georgian cuisine that I have ever tried.It is truly a taste of Georgia.The owners are absolutely amazing people,they are hard-working friendly people who approach you with kindness and respect while being funny and helpful.Food is delivered in a reasonable amount of time and is always warm and of best quality.The atmosphere here is filled with love and full of absolutely stunning Georgian decoration.There is lovely music in the background that are classical from Georgia,bringing a real sense of Georgia into the restaurant.Everything is clean and taken care of,even the toilets are spotless and shiny.overall,This place is absolutely fantastic,filled with wonderful people,wonderful food and wonderful atmosphere!I really really...