Tamarind Lounge — Restaurant in London

I came here last week with my Dad and we were both blown away at the quality, service and atmosphere.

The restaurant itself is tastefully designed in a gilded way that you might expect from a downtown Michelin star restaurant. The staff really added to this as well and were friendly, approachable and clearly really take enormous pride in (presumably) their family-run business, which adds to the really authentic atmosphere.

The food itself was equally amazing. The jalfrezi I ordered was a perfect heat-level: vibrant, but not overwhelming. It had a deep richness, but with a balancing sharp zest.

I found myself at the end not wanting to put anything else in my mouth because I wanted to keep the aftertaste of the meal — that's how good it was.

Me and my dad both agreed the ~£50 we spent in total was worth every penny, including the tip at the end, which, honestly, was well deserved (and not just a courtesy thing like with many restaurants).

A real hidden gem and worthy of so much...

We came here as a group of friends to try the buffet. It's very good value on Wednesday it's all you can eat ordering from the menu for around £20. The restaurant was quite brightly lit and wasn't overly busy. So the atmosphere was a bit quiet, but it was a Wednesday. We found the service really slow when ordering so its best to have an idea of what you are going to order to speed up the service. The starters took a while to come out so we ordered the mains as we were waiting for the starters. We found the Indian selection better the some of the Thai dishes. The quality of the food was decent for a buffet but maybe not as good as a restaurant focused on a single cuisine. Overall an enjoyable experience I just wish the service was a bit faster. Good value, but the desserts aren't part of the buffet which wasn't made clear and we're...

Empty restaurant! Nice, well intentioned service. The idea is a buffet from the menu for £24.95, so to avoid waste, a good policy. Starters were okay, mains much better. They do not do big portions (which works better for us), tasty and fresh. The main concern is that it wasn’t very clean; the floor was very dirty, the loos needed a good going over and the whole place could do with a general tidy up. Some oddities, the chef was in and out of the kitchen, taking plates away in his blue gloves, had to ask for a knife, napkins etc etc - small things but all adds up. Virtually empty so zero athmosphere. Maybe some music (not the radio) and better...