Bournemouth Tandoori in Bournemouth

Hasta que el lugar esté allí, volveré con mis amigos. Buena comida, servicio amable. Naan hecho a mano Impresionantes platos de pollo tikka.

Visitamos el restaurante indio para una comida para cuatro personas. Servicio muy amable y personal con razonable menú a un precio medio. Tuve una buena comida para uno, pero se sentía como para 2. El sabor era tan agradable y la comida estaba bien preparado. Después de la comida, el gerente se detuvo para hablar con la pregunta de cómo nos fue y nos dijeron algunos historia sobre el restaurante. Nunca tuve una experiencia como esta antes en un establecimiento de comida. Le encantaría volver pronto, pero con más gente para que pueda experimentar los sabores y la hospitalidad que me hicieron.

Teníamos una mesa de 7 esta noche, el arranque tardó una hora y 15 minutos en llegar. Enviamos todas las principales volver sin tocarla, el cordero estaba fría, los platos estaban sucios. Este restaurante tiene cerrando por el Consejo o la salud ambiental. Disculpas por la terrible comida el camarero nos ofrecieron todo gratis brandy cherry, pero como estábamos todos no beber alcohol no ayuda la situación. Parece que no ha sido limpiado desde la década de 1980 y yo diría que es el peor restaurante en Dorset, sin duda. Noche terrible

Desde fuera parece bastante común en este lugar, pero la comida es excelente y el servicio es muy bueno y agradable. El único indio que he visitado con una camarera!

Yo diría que, si invade mientras intentas sobrevivir y como desierta. Este es el lugar para usted, cuando fui la última vez no estaba presente. Me tomó 40 minutos para pedir. La comida estaba bien, nada especial como me esperaba. La misma comida que puede probar y preparar en casa también. Otras dos amantes de vino, 1 sola y una pareja. Buscando en ellos, parece que están un poco psicótico. Este lugar necesita ayuda profesional. Creo perfecto para la cocina del chef ramsey episodio.

Well, I was staying away from home due to work and found this Indian restaurant (I do love Curries so looked out for one). Yes, the girl taking orders (I presume the owner's daughter) was friendly and very helpful, and the service was quick, probably because there weren't many people in there, but that did surprise me because it was Saturday night. Upon arrival, I sat down and disappeared into the chair (no springs!) moved to another seat only slightly better. Had poppadoms, tasted awful but they came out after around 30 seconds so maybe they were yesterday's? Chutney, mint yogurt etc were the worst I've had, very bland, even the onion was watery and tasteless. I wondered how good the main would be. Omg, I hate to say this but it was honestly the worst curry I have ever tasted and I was very disappointed. As other reviews have said, it was dry chewy chicken chunks in a paste. I ate half of it and just wanted to get out of there in the end, got the bill then suddenly they had a power cut! Lights kept flashing on and off as the owner repeatedly kept resetting the breaker which just kept tripping out. The card reader for payment stopped working so I was stuck. After 5 mins the owner brought out candles! Somebody in the restaurant offered to help the owner, and after 20 mins got the lights on. (I hope he was rewarded with a discount but I doubt it very much!) I eventually paid but they wanted the itemised receipt they gave me after I paid, but I needed it for work, but eventually sorted it (they let me have the last cm of the receipt!). I left the run down front porch area with two doors, couldn't close the first door, it wouldn't shut. Then the owner just slammed it behind me and it shut, which I thought was a bit rude as I was still there in the porch looking at him! I went through the second door onto the street and the door handle came off in my hand along with that long rod bit as well. Then the Indian owner came running out and took it from me. I couldn't stop laughing all the way home. Will I go back? Absolutely not!

Fabulous food attentive staff and a free shot at the end a nice touch no complaints thank you for a nice evening

Great food as allways being veggie it is nice to have a good selection of food to choose from. I have been eating here for many years and would not go anywhere else in Bournemouth for Indian food. Great service and beautiful flavors in the food. Nothing is too much trouble for the team here. So nice to have such good service and made to feel so welcome. I will be visiting for many years to come.

I eat here often! If you like traditional Indian food, this is the place for you! The oldest Indian restaurant in Bournemouth and, in my opinion, the best for taste. Everything is cooked from scratch so can be cooked to your style and preference! This is not your typical takeaway with bright food colouring used, it's simply authentic, definitely one to try! :)

If you like grey unflavoured food with no atmosphere you will have a great time Went there with two other couples only one person had a nice meal

Having dined in this Restaurant on a previous visit to Bournemouth, I decided on a re-visit as I was very pleased with the service I received last time. Although it was mid evening, the Restaurant was practically empty, I was greeted by a polite young member of staff, shown to a table and drink order taken. On my previous visit, I spoke to the Chef Mr Ahmed who prepared a special dish for me. I asked if he was still the Chef, was told he was and would come out to see me. The greeting was very friendly as we renewed the acquaintance, he is a very warm and friendly character and keen to please customers. I asked if he could like before do a Naga for me as I enjoy hot curries, he apologised and said he didn't have Naga but would prepare me a very hot Vindaloo made with chillies I had on the last occasion; fish eye sometimes called Birds Eye chillies. I ordered a couple of pappadoms and received an additional complimentary one. My meal was then; curry, boiled rice and a plain Naan, the choice Mr Ahmed said was the best way to enjoy the meal as other rices have spices in which do not enhance the flavour of the sauce. As the Restaurant was quiet, although my meal took a little while, it was freshly made and absolutely spot on and thoroughly enjoyable. The total price, with drinks, was very reasonable and a complimentary cherry brandy was offered. Mr Ahmed came out from the kitchen as I was leaving and had a chat as he wanted to check that I was happy with my meal, I assured that I was , and thanked him again for the personal service. I have agreed with friends that the next time I am in Bournemouth we will go to the Bournemouth Tandoori.

I used to go to this Indian whenever I visited Bournemouth, I wish I hadn't tonight! Such a disappointment! Bland, boring, runny and on the brink of uncooked! Wish we hadn't have bothered. Safe to say I will not be returning.

A good restaurant with good customer service as far as i am concerned the best customer service in Bournemouth.

We used to visit this restaurant 8 years ago. But my other half had a medical condition which stop us having too much spicy food. I went there last weekend with some friends for a birthday do and was surprised to find this restaurant still around with hardly any change to its interior or exterior. The curries and nan bread was good and they have not increased their price much so I would visit again.

Ordered a lamb madras but I have had gravy with more spice in it. It was more like a Korma. Lamb was lean and tender but I ave had a lot better curries.

Well, what can I say about The Bournemouth Tandoori: very pleasant staff; an homage to decades long past; lovely food?I'd been to this establishment previously & had been pleasantly surprised at the warm welcome. This time was no different, & if you can get past the plastic flowers ( which were a little too excessive to be kitsch) & wallpaper & furnishings, which may have seen better times, the food is worth the decor.My chicken was moist & tasty, the pilau rice plentiful & the complimentary cherry brandy at the end of the meal, was gratefully received.One minor negative comment, the burning smell (possibly from the tandoor) was far from pleasant & was very evident when one visited the downstairs toilets.That aside, it was a very fulfilling evening & is certainly worth a visit.

If you like good old fashioned Indian restaurants then this is for you. Very friendly owner and lovely food. Decor is a bit dated but don't let this put you off as I always find some of the best restaurants look a bit tatty inside or out but serve the best food. This is a good example of that.

me and my friend been there a few times and we had the best service and a laugh with the staff the food been incredible and soooooooo enjoyable iv have only recently started liking indian food in the 2yeras and I would recommend this place to anyone. if you don't try it your missing out!!!!!

twice now i have been to this restaurant and have to say both times the quality of food and service has been exceptional

Weird restaurant as at the back there is almost a shrine erected. Anyway whole restaurant needs rebut bushmeat and the menu is outdated. Food is average and customer service is average too. Hardly anyone else in the restaurant when we were there so lacks atmosphere.

After walking around for ages looking for somewhere nice to eat, we were tired, hungry and desperate so despite the look of the place (which was empty peak time Saturday night), we walked in. Service was average, only 2 staff on duty (I think 1 doubled up as the chef). They gave me the wrong drink and when I returned it, the owner-waiter-cum-chef implied I was lying...anyway the starters arrived, manky side salad, limp lettuce and soft onions. Poppadoms were stale and cold - probably left over from the day before. Curry arrived but was very very oily, tasted okay but I was aware of how much grease there was!! The owner-cum-chef was very nice and chatty and gave us the complimentary sherry but again it tasted stale and yukky, but we drank it out of politeness.There was only one other couple the whole night we were there and we couldn't believe they turned away a party of 12 people!!Apart from the above, the restaurant looks like a throw-back to the 70's and badly needs total updating, revamping and more staff to align it with the stiff competition out there!! I can't understand how the place is still surviving...!

i can honestly say this is one of the worst places ive eaten in a long time .should have known better ,when i went in there was one other person eating,i ordered a pint of lager with a lemonade top , the waitress brought it , i just laughed as it had 3 slices of lemon floating on the top.i odered a starter ,king prawns in sauce on a poppadom , it was discusting ,i also ordered a tandoori mixed grill and a nan bread. the mixed grill appeared 25 minutes later ,consisting of 3 prawns 3 slices of chicken and a sausage like kebab on the plate there was no sauce for the bread to dip and the salad consisted of ,2 day old shredded lettuce ,half a sice of tomato and half a slice of cucumber,it was awful .the chef came /owner came out and i told him how awful the food was ,and his reply was ,thats how we do it here,the bill was 22 pounds , and he did give me a comp thimble full of cherry brandy,probably from the bottle he had from 1975, the waitress also gave me a comp after 8 , which was better than the meal.i also asked for a vat reciept and he told me . we are not registered for vat at the moment.this place is shocking , it should have blue and white police tape aroun it ,saying crime scene keep out....

When I walked in, the first thing I noticed was the over powering smell of the fat fryer; I suspect they haven't changed the oil in a long time. It was too late to leave, so I ordered to be polite. As I sat waiting for my food, I couldn't help noticing the faded and worn decorations, which looked like they were quite glamorous 20 years ago. When I got my food, it was very oily, and the nam looked like the kind you buy in Asda and heat up, not the authentic, hand-made type I was dreaming of. The pilar rice was also the strangest colour I have ever seen. In the end I left as much as I could, and went next door to Dominos. I think this restaurant has had its day, which is quite sad because the staff were lovely.

I have been visiting this place with my friends for years now. The owner is the same and the curry tastes excellent every time I've been here. Service has always been very friendly and If it wasn't so far from my house I would visit more often.

Beautiful food cooked to perfection. Unhurried friendly service. I took my son and father to the restaurant to celebrate my son's birthday. Upon arrival we were warmly greeted and seated by Kat. She was very kind, considerate and attentive.Ahmed the owner and chef also came over to our table to welcome us. He told us that Kat would be looking after us at the table and that he would be doing the cooking. We felt very welcome.The lamb korma was excellent. The meat was slowly cooked and was beautifully tender. Poppadoms were very large and we were advised honestly that we wouldn't need two each. We didn't! Two extra poppadoms were also provided for free.After a wonderful meal, Ahmed came out to enquire if everything was to our satisfaction. He took an interest that it was my son's birthday and brought out a birthday card and a free pint of lager for him.A fantastic evening! Highly recommended!

Waitress was lovely ...that was about all !Worst Indian food I have ever eaten .....and my partner and I have eaten a lot....wish I had read the reviews before going there ........very expensive for very ordinary foods ....served in cold dishes on warm plates ....never again

In Bournemouth on business. Eat here on my own, very friendly staff and food quality was very good.I liked the interior of the restaurant because It maintains the ambiance of a proper Indian restaurant and has not tried to be modern.All round a good experience and I found the Bill to be a pleasant surprise.Chicken Tikka VINDALOO !!!! ;-)

If you want to have a good indian meal in Bournemouth, then steer well clear of this establishment. First off the decor was shabby with some articficial flowers that looked like they came out of the ark. Also the first table that we were invited to sit at meant that our chins were nearly at table level. The service was very slow. It took half an hour to serve the first course although there were no other customers. This lack of clientale lasted the entire time we were there. My wife and I both had biryanis and were shocked to receive the watery slop that passed for the vegetable currys that come with the main dish. The chicken in my dish was ok but the lamb in the other dish was very disappointing to say the least. The one redeeming feature was the waitress, she did a fine job under poor circumstances.

It's a shame that a business will allow itself to be this bad. Watery sauce , covering the stringiest 'chicken' I have ever had. Awful. Truly awful. I am sure it was nice once but I feel had after paying good money for that.

Pleasant staff but that is about it. The food was awful. The onion bhaijis were over fried and inedible. I had a lamb balti which swam in oil and was tasteless. I have never felt the need to leave such a negative review but is was really terrible.

Had my birthday party here for 12 people, we were made to feel special. Being vegetarian I would highly recommend this restaurant as nothing is too much trouble for them! And the cherry brandy at the end always goes down a treat!

Staff were very friendly, service was excellent and food was very tasty. Menu was very extensive. This restaurant is located at the edge of the busy strip of bars and restaurants. I went early in the evening so it was a quiet meal.

Very sad, I went in between 7PM and 8PM on a Wednesday evening. Unconventionally there was just 1 waiter who was English and 1 fairly elderly chief. The killer was that i had to wait 10 to 15 minutes for my poppadoms as the machine had not been switched on (which was inexcusable) and after the wait the machine as still obviously not hot enough as the poppadom didnt taste much better than blotting paper. Rest of the food wasnt too bad except oddly the curry accompanying the byriani was just a liquid sauce with no solids. The waiter was very polite except he made 2 faux pax, no hot towel after and he gave me the bill without me asking for it and I was still halfway through my last drink. I was the only customer in the restaurant for the whole time.

I love my Indian food, and this tandoori has the best food and atmosphere ever! the owner is so welcoming and friendly, and along with amazing food, its a fab night out!prices are great and I would defiantly recommend this place!

we called it to this restaurant last week-end. the service was good, the meal was not.I ordered chicken curry dopiaza, and my guest ordered chicken bhuna, we both had bombay potatoes, and vegetable rice.my first taste of the meal was not very good, there was almost no taste to the food, in fact it was the most bland curry i have ever had. I did not say any thing to my guest, for fear of spoiling the whole meal. As the meal progressed, my guest mentioned that the meal seemed very bland.the waiter was very sorry to hear we were not happy with the meal. we will not be going back to this restaurant, at £42.00 with a bottle of house wine, it was not worth more than £20.00 at most.

Bland, Bland and more Bland.Just visited here with 4 other collegues. There was only only one other table taken but seeing that it was just after 7pm I thought nothing of it.Food took ages, no taste at all. Tasted like the food was not freshly cooked, nan bread tasted rather stale, coke was flat. Very very slow service.There must be better places than this!

We visited this restaurant a couple of weeks ago on a saturday night.We had been to the cinema in the town and this was only a ten min walk away.On arriving at the restaurant I was a little worried about its somewhat tired appearence,but this was soon forgotten by the very warm welcome that we received.I ordered a prawn madras with bombay potatoes and mushroom bargee,and my wife ordered a similar chicken dish.We had the usual crisp breads with a selection of pickles.The food was fantastic,very tasty and the waiter took the time to tell us that it would take about twenty mins because the food is cooked from fresh.The portions were large and we were given cherry brandy on the house after the meal which we both thought was a very nice touch.We arrived at this restaurant at about 8.30 and left about 9.45 and the whole time was never very full,which did surprise me,as I thought it was terrific food and good value for money.Next time we visit bournemouth we will be sure to pay this restaurant another visit.

Vistited the Bournemouth Tandoori for the first time after a long day out, cold tired and starving. The cold was soon gone after a very friendly welcome from the waiter in a restaurant that was totally empty at 10pm on a Saturday night. The tiredness was aleviated by sitting down, all that was now needed was the food.We ordered a popadom each and were given 2 each at no extra charge, the accompanying pickles were OK but nothing special.My main was a garlic chicken balti and Naan which was very disappointing. The chicken in the balti was obviously the frozen type that has been injected with water to bulk it up, we bought this at home once as it's cheap, ended up giving it all to the dog as no-one liked the texture. To be served this form of "meat" in a restaurant is inexcusable. The sauce was OK but more of a spiced gravy than a real curry sauce. The naan was over-cooked and was rock hard, I've done better at home with a ready made naan and the electric toaster!My partner had tandoori chicken, the frozen chicken in sauce is bad but when all that has happened to it is a quick de-frost, spices shaken over and then grilledm, it really is foul. The accompanying salad wasn't very imaginative either.At the end we were all given a complimentary liqueur of the low alcoholic strength variety.In summary, nice service, but a "traditional" Indian restaurant serving extremely awful food. I hope the other reviewers had the lamb / prawn dishes as the chicken was terrible.

A "traditional" Indian Restaurant where service and quality remain top of the menu. A must visit every time I travel to Bournemouth.

At first we were abit worried because the place was empty on a Sat. night.- But went in as it was very cold outside. The food was excellent - Not one dish gave reason to complain, And the Irish Coffee was spot on. Throughly enjoyed our meal And the staff were very friendly... Would definatelt go back And recommend to others. Thank You Maurice & Val

Curry was not the best lacked taste and over salted, service good friendly owner but would not go back again..

On the search of a good Indian restaurant we've been successful there.With extraordinary quality and brilliant personal service this location deserves the hightest values.

Fantastic food and server was just excellent , very attentive , who suggested us food items when we just about to order some thing , we tried other restaurant but this was the best one and whenever we go again we definitely will visit

Found it by accident really as it was the first Indian restaurant we came across after walking from the station, don't let the exterior put you off.We were welcomed by a very attentive gentleman who looked after us very well (along with the other customers), food was excellent and was served in a reasonable time, reasonable prices and comfortable seating in booths.

terrible food, dreadful service. We order four different meals they came with a kind of spiced gravy. In no way could this be called a curry. I asked the guy what they used to cook the food, he told me that I must be from Manchester if I didn't like it....... No idea what that means, we left.

After staying in Boutnemouth for six weeks, I tried a number of Indian restaurants as I'm very particular! I decided on the Bournemouth Tandori purely because of the quality of the food.The service in most of the restaurants is the same, but all of the meals I tried at the Bournemouth Tandori were of the higheast quality. On a few occasions, the chef would come and speak to the guests to see how his food was being enjoyed and showed real interest in their feedback, all of which was ositive when I was in the restaurant.I would definately recommend the Bournemouth Tandori above all of the Indian restaurants I tried, for the quality of the food.

Without doubt the best Indian restaurant in Bournemouth. I love Indian and Bangladesgi food and have eaten in many other Indian restaurants but always come here when it's my turn to choose! The owner is very passionate about his food and his business and always makes us feel welcome. His food is to do die for... unlike a lot of Indian restaurants his curry's come with a wealth of various tastes, making each one unique with real depth. Just one warning, Ahmed makes his currys hotter than any other local curry house so make sure you let him know your heat preference!

Eating here is one of the things we look forward to doing every time we visit Bournemouth. The service is fantastic, food is amazing and the bill reflects the value for money. once you have eaten here, it will be a place you will want to visit again.

We have been visiting this restaurant for around 20 years. We come here every time we visit Bournemouth which is normally 3 - 4 times per year and it is as good as our favourite restaurant back home in London. The service is friendly and the food is fantastic.Highly recommended.

The title says it all.Having tried a few curry restaurants around Bournemouth, I can honestly tell you this is best, and by far! The food is excellent and the owner is a passionate and lovely guy..Don't hesitate to try it yourself! You won't be disappointed...

This place reminded me of a thousand others. Old fashioned decor, welcoming host (a family-run business), haphazard bar, dated trimmings.The food was unremarkable in taste and execution. No surprises, pleasant or unpleasant. The quintessential, old-fashioned Tandoori that's been there for donkey's years. Nothing wrong with that, of course, but there are better places on offer within walking distance. Value was mediocre and I bet it's packed on a weekend.