Farncombe Tandoori Restaurant — Restaurant in Waverley

Visited on a Sunday afternoon, with a friend from India, on the basis of the high positive rating. Unfortunately the restaurant fell short of our expectations on all fronts. On arrival the restaurant was empty, we were seated and our drinks orders were taken shortly afterwards. We were the only people in the restaurant. It took a further 20 mins for our two drinks to arrive. We had meanwhile also ordered food dishes. My friend ordered fish. When we were told this would incur a 30 minute wait time, he asked if it was fresh and asked for extra seasoning. He was assured the fish was fresh so asked how fresh and was finally informed the fish was in fact frozen. On arrival the fish was not particularly well flavoured and with no trace of seasoning. The Chicken Tandoori Masala I ordered was overly sweet and nothing to write home about. Although we raised the food quality issues with the waiter, he did not provide any apology or offer to remedy our dissatisfaction. Poor...

The staff are great and give really good service, they’re friendly, attentive and have recommend dishes that I normally wouldn’t have ordered but are now new favourites.

The only criticism I have is the quality of the food is wildly inconsistent and in my opinion, they need to get a handle on it. Sometimes the chicken and lamb is juicy and tender, and the next time it will be dry and overcooked. I’ve had onion bhajis that are crisp and hot and then the next time they have been served chewy and cold..

When they’re on form, Farncombe Tandoori is one of the best in the area and I recommend it to others. But it’s disappointing that you don’t know if you’re going to get them at their best or if the kitchen is...

My dad and I visited the Farncombe Tandoor restaurant after a day of canoeing on the river. We live in South London so have never been here before... after tonight we will gladly drive the 29 miles just to come back to this restaurant! The food was outstanding and the flavours and spices used by the chef were absolutely beautiful! Wow! The chef Mr Ali makes the best onion bhajis around and even made time to leave the kitchen to introduce himself and serve us our main dish. The restaurant is run by Mr Tunu who was extremely welcoming, friendly and hospitable. What a gem! Hands down this is the best curry restaurant we have been to. I’d recommend it in...