The Clove Tandoori — Restaurant in Sevenoaks

My family and I dined out at The Clove Indian Restaurant in Swanley recently after being recommended to go there by some friends. We found the decor, atmosphere but more importantly the food and service to be of an excellent standard. I particularly enjoyed my mushroom and garlic puree starter followed by The Clove duck - a main course of slices of duck with a thick sweet sauce flavoured with mango. It was spicy but not over powering. The pilau rice served with it was excellent too and was included in the price of the dish. Every thing was very well presented and flavourful. The rest of my family each tried out a different dish and side which they also thoroughly enjoyed. The manager of the restaurant and his team of waiters were all very professional and smartly dressed but also really friendly and very knowledgable about all the dishes being served. Nothing was too much trouble for them. The service was precise and efficient with everything cooked to order and customers not having to wait too long for their food to arrive. The team of chefs in the kitchen must be superhero’s and very well organised to be able to serve up their dishes on time, cooked and spiced to perfection, adjusted to meet each customer’s requirement. I would highly recommend this restaurant to anyone looking to eat authentic well priced indian food in a restaurant with a lovely atmosphere and lovely staff. Just wish I lived nearer so I could visit...

We visited the restaurant this evening for our annual Christmas celebrations. Let me start, by emphasising that the food was amazing. We give our credits to the chef. However, when my friend booked the table for the evening, the waiter on the phone appeared rude. This was not a good start.

When we arrived at the restaurant, we felt quite rushed with ordering our food. Towards the end of the meal we payed promptly but decided to stay for a little longer. When I ordered a final alcoholic drink, I was informed by the waiter that when I finished this drink, we needed to leave the restaurant. I have not ever been asked to vocate a restaurant before!

Now I understand that the table may have been required for another party but we had pre-booked this table & the restaurant were still accepting our payment re - I had ordered an alcholic beverage. But to be told that we could no longer sit at the pre-booked table was unacceptable & frankly very rude. I myself will not be returning & I'm sure the other ladies would agree.

It is such a shame as the food...

I don't know who is writing these reviews ,but they do not know much about Indian food .my partner and I visited this restaurant just after New Year's Day ,there was only 3 tables of diners taken up ,we ordered drinks my partners took 10 minutes to arrive I ordered a bottle of water that took over 15 minutes to arrive .we have been eating Indian food for over 40 years eaten it all over the world so we know a bit about eating Indian cuisine .The starter of chicken tikka was fairly good ,but the king prawn dansak I ordered was the most tasteless curry I have eaten my partners lamb korai was just has bland what happened to the spices with the chef ,also considering that there was only 3 tables taken up .we waited ages for our food it seems that this restaurant is more concerned about getting their takeaways out then serving paying customers in there restaurant I would not use this restaurant again or recommend it to...