Navadhanya in Cambridge

Amazing Indian food and friendly staff! Especially monkfish was the best.

I died and went to heaven here for my birthday. We did the taster menu - I was blown away by ever single thing. The wait staff are very kind, someone messed up one drink and they fixed it right away. Can’t wait to go back!

Amazing experience, tasting menu food was delicious varied and plentiful. The staff were exceptional, attentive, and friendly, and the pace of the delivery of the 7 dishes was perfect for a table of 4. Keen to return and try other items from the menu

Superb tasting menu, wonderful service. One of us is coeliac and they provided gluten free alternatives which were equally delicious. 7 amazing dishes. Can’t recommend more highly.

Food was fantastic and the service was also top notch

My first visit here with friends. A couple with dietary needs . No issue whatsoever, faultlessly adjusted our tasting menu to suit. Fantastic next level food 7 course’s all innovative and fantastically tasty. Services was top notch . Would highly recommend.

I've had some great food here but not today's meal. Very disappointing. The tikka sauce tasted like it was based on Heinz tomato soup.

Probably the best Indian food I’ve ever had, the naans were so fresh and soft and everything was so flavorful and delicious. My only problem was that the restaurant itself is really dim so we couldn’t see everything properly, but otherwise it was amazing.

Booked with little expectation, first night of a two night stay in Cambridge, the food was excellent, the service was perfect. We ordered the 7 course taster menu, just wow!!! So many flavours so many textures what a first night. If you want your cheap quick don't book here, it is fine dining, but worth every penny.

Lovely service from all the staff. Very helpful when choosing food and portion sizes. The food was incredible, can very much recommend!

I love Indian food and this experience was on a different level. Everything tasted amazing, full of flavour and beautifully spiced. The staff were great and very attentive. We had the tasting menu and each dish came with a full explanation from our waiter. The restaurant was quiet when we were (5.45pm), which was nice and added to the atmosphere. We left very full and happy 🙂

Some of the best chutneys I've ever had!

I booked this restaurant for my dad’s Birthday. Exceptional service and a warm, welcoming atmosphere dining here at Navadhanya an absolute pleasure. We all had an amazing experience and time here. The staff were super friendly and welcoming. We all enjoyed the delicious food and surprise Birthday gesture at the end, with a birthday celebration. Thank you so much for an amazing experience and service really appreciate it. This is a definite must visit delightful place to dine.

We chose the Navadhanya to eat on our overnight visit to Cambridge and I'm so glad we did. The place was absolutely packed which gave us a good idea that we might be on to a winner. The 7 course taster menu was quite special. I'd like to thank the staff for making it such a memorable visit. I have no hesitation in recommending this super restaurant.

We went to Navadhanya for my wife’s birthday specifically for the 7 Course Tasting Menu and were not disappointed. Each course got better and was finished off with the best Melt in the middle Chocolate Fondant we’ve ever had. We didn’t have the flight of wine but did try a bottle of Indian Sauvignon Blanc which was different! We’ll definitely be going back to try the A La Cart Menu too.

The food is great, I've been here a couple times. But not sure what has happened the presentation of the food was very below par this time around, and the service wasn't that great either. I used to give this place a 5 star all around but I'm taking away a star for this visit as it didn't live up to my expectations for the price I pay for a high end Indian restaurant.

Any special occasion meal has to 'work' so having been here once, and I can say the word, Navadhanya was an easy choice. I'd have gone for the tasting menu or on this occasion you might choose as we did: mains, rice, nan, sweet, water and beers. The food was well presented and frankly was the best in taste and texture we'd experienced. Well done them. The service was very attentive and not obtrusive. For a better outcome I suggest that you ask about the food. But I might be alone in expecting that this kind of dining might be served with an explanation of what's been put on your plate.

Cambridge is very lucky to have a lot of brillisnt Indian restaurants. I am a fan of many of them. However when it comes to top end I think this has to get the gold star. We so much enjoyed the tasting menu, which is very reasonably priced. The monkfish and the lamb were my favourites. This is top end food and the service just adds to it.

The fine dining tasting menu is absolutely perfect 👌 If you like Indian food,you've got to give it a try. You won't be disappointed

Booked this restaurant after googling best restaurants in Cambridge for my partners birthday. The reviews were fantastic, and I can honestly say they were all true! The food was outstanding. Starters we had Lamb Chops which were really meaty and could cut with a spoon, along with Monk fish which again was meaty and beautifully cooked. Mains we had the chicken and railway lamb with black lentils dish. The black lentils dish was beautiful and I'm a meat eater! I expected the bill to be higher for what we had, definitely value for money. Service and staff were excellent, they even did a little birthday desert FOC for my partner. I cannot recommend this restaurant enough, we will 100% be visiting again. Best Indian I've ever had.

I had mirchi paneer starter, paneer makhni, and garlic coriander naan. The food was great but the atmosphere was average. Overall, I’d recommend this place

Lovely fine food, combined with great service, definitely recommended.

We went in the evening with two friends who treated us to this amazing restaurant's seven course tasting menu, with accompanying wines. It was stunning. Every single dish was beautifully served and presented. It was delicious and the accompanying wines of high quality. The restaurant had a very pleasant ambiance and the staff were unobtrusive but efficient and helpful. I cannot recommend this highly enough. You must go!

Food and wine flight for the 7 course meal as a treat. Was beautiful, in taste and presentation, from the start to end. The monkfish and lamb especially were excellent.

This is one of the higher-end Indian Restaurants, with a limited menu- usually a good sign. Lots of novelty in the dishes too- although simple dishes are there - I chose the chicken chettinadu, with garlic Nan and Dal Tadka (as they call it here). The curry was amazing, quite thin in substance with big chunks of chicken thigh meat, very different from the usual semicircular lumps of yellow chicken that could have been cooked last Tuesday- and I must say the best examples of Garlic Nan and Tarka Dal I have seen in a long time. I want to return and try one of the more interesting dishes, I know it will be special. Really good, and impressive inside - if I wanted to impress someone I’d bring them here.

Wonderful tasting menu and thoroughly enjoyed the night out.

Wow! Very interesting menu and recommend the 7-course taster. Great selection. Well presented and excellent service. Can’t wait to go back.

A nice enough experience, but very expensive for what it was, and drinks service really slow.

I've reviewed this restaurant before but wanted to give feedback on a fantastic experience. My husband's birthday is late December, a tricky date. We booked for 9 family and friends, plus a small baby, and were given our own room, and VIP treatment. Thank you very much.

The ambience and decoration throughout the environment was culturally satisfying and pleasing to look at while waiting for the next dish to be presented. Service was impeccable, aromas and tastes lingered, the food itself elevated the senses, the sauces just right. Overall, an optimal eating experience well worth the price, we six left pleasantly satisfied.

What an incredible dining experience. From the outside it doesn't look like anything particularly special, but you are in for such a treat. The tasting menu was varied, with huge portions and delicious flavours. We were spoilt for choice and every dish that came out was wonderful. The staff were informed and very friendly. This restaurant has been recommended to me multiple times and now I know why. We loved it and will be back.

Wonderful evening for my birthday. Had the 7 course tasting menu and had the best monkfish and chicken of my life. Amazing price for the quality. Looking forward to returning.

We had a fantastic anniversary meal here. Great attentive and kind service in a relaxed and comfortable setting. The food is as good as other Michelin-starred restaurants we have been too. Highly recommended.

I went with friend and had a good meal. unfortunately, I don't like chilli but luckily before ordering, I asked if the tasting menu had chilli, which it did, although nowhere it was indicated, and that would have been a disaster. So I asked the waiter for a suggestion from the a la carte menu. He kindly suggested the dal and a main but the dal was still too spicy for me, despite he said it wasn't hot. The food is tasty and nicely presented, shame it's too hot for me. The restaurant was cold and the door, each time it opened, allowed cold air in, furthermore there was also air-con on, but that improved when I mentioned that to the waiter. In the last 20 minutes we felt quite rushed as they wanted the table back and they made it clear not only by bringing the bill we hadn't asked yet but also by telling us in the last 10 minutes that we had to vacate because the next reservation was going to be there at 20 (which is until when we were supposed to have the table to). If you like hot spicy food I really recommend you to go as it's a refined restaurant.

lovely restaurant and service , great food really recommend x

I went with friend and had a good meal. unfortunately, I don't like chilli but luckily before ordering, I asked if the tasting menu had chilli, which it did, although nowhere it was indicated, and that would have been a disaster. So I asked the waiter for a suggestion from the a la carte menu. He kindly suggested the dal and a main but the dal was still too spicy for me, despite he said it wasn't hot. The food is tasty and nicely presented, shame it's too hot for me. The restaurant was cold and the door, each time it opened, allowed cold air in, furthermore there was also air-con on, but that improved when I mentioned that to the waiter. In the last 20 minutes we felt quite rushed as they wanted the table back and they made it clear not only by bringing the bill we hadn't asked yet but also by telling us in the last 10 minutes that we had to vacate because the next reservation was going to be there at 20 (which is until when we were supposed to have the table to). If you like hot spicy food I really recommend you to go as it's a refined restaurant.

My favourite restaurant in Cambridge. I had the most amazing birthday meal. We had 2 tasting menus and 1 vegetarian tasting menu. Everything tasted incredible and the service is so precise and wonderful, the staff are fantastic and I am not surprised they have Michelin stars. Thank you!

Amazing Indian food, flavoursome, authentic and utterly delicious. Superb presentation. Unforgettable experience.

Best Indian food in Cambridge. Reservations required.

If you love Indian cuisine then this restaurant is a MUST! we had the 7 course taster menu and it was mind blowingly good. All the courses were cooked to perfection and presented immaculately. I've never tasted Indian food this good before. Each course is delivered with a description of what it is by the waiting staff. The staff are polite attentive and efficient, it is service with a smile. I recommend the Indian Shiraz 'Sula' with this meal. I highly recommend the scallops and the monkfish dishes but then all the courses were superb. You definitely need to visit this restaurant!

Staff were very friendly! Food was delicious! The waiting time was perfectly timed with each course. We were celebrating a birthday and anniversary and they bought out lovely little treats! Thank you!!

Great food and overall experience for a very fair price :)

Authentic Indian food with good ambience. A tad expensive. Went there for an early dinner as a couple with a toddler. The staff were good and accommodating of the child. We ordered pappadams to start with. The three chutneys that came with were really nice. As starters we ordered lal mirch paneer and crab N70. The paneer was amazing and brought back memories of eating in North India. The portion size left us worried whether the mains would be filling, but didn't turn out to be an issue. The crab was a letdown, couldn't feel the flavour at all. For mains we had lamb biriyani and Punjabi Murgh with spicy naan. Wife felt the chicken was too sweet, but I have had similar before. The mains were good overall, and there was enough for us to bag home in the end. We ended with Masala Chai, but that was a letdown again, felt too watery. Overall, it was nice food with good ambience and good service. We often feel after eating out at Indian restaurants that we should have just cooked ourselves, but that wasn't the case here. Except for a couple of duds, we came back satisfied. Still overall, the price felt a bit too steep.

Had the 7 course tasting menu and it was outstanding! I have eaten in Michelin star Indian restaurants and this topped it!

Fabulous upmarket Indian food. Every dish was delicious and plentiful. Service and atmosphere were just right. Strongly reccommended.

Amazing food!! Had the 7 course tasting menu (for the second time) … would highly recommend to anyone who fancy’s a special dinner. Service has been great each time with a lovely atmosphere. Will defiantly be coming back again soon xx

Great food, quite expensive, but you get what you pay for, definitely not like your local curry house, these dishes have exceptional flavours and spices.

Superb food. Top class service. Excellent value. Cannot recommend highly enough.

Vi åt menyn med 7 rätter. Så gott och lagom mycket mat. Det var en mix av fiskrätter, lam och kyckling rätter samt en choklad fondant i dessert

Best restaurant that I've been to in Cambridge, and one of the best restaurants I've ever been to overall. Everything about this restaurant is absolutely amazing: interior design, service, food presentation, price and, of course, the taste of the food itself (which borders on mind-blowing...

Lovely tasting food, vegetable biryani was more rice than vegetables, with one sprout of broccoli, one stem of asparagus, a ribbon of carrot, and a couple of baby sweetcorn! Looked impressive and tasted good, just no substance for the price 😔 Staff were friendly and polite, but service was really slow unfortunately! Great venue and atmosphere, if you intend to stay and have no time limit👍

Best Indian restaurant I've ever visited in my life... The food was exquisite... The service was perfect... And the staff was extremely friendly....i would recommend it to everybody...

Was delicious in general (tandoori prawns were delicious), except for biryani which we didn't enjoy, as the meat tasted a bit off!

We visited Navadhanya for the first time last night after hearing great things and we were not disappointed. For starters we shared the Mattar Scallops & Soft Shell Crab N70 both delicious, as well as fantastic poppadoms with 3 fantastic sauces! Followed by some very...

Navadhanya is an Indian restaurant, but it might better be described as a fine restaurant serving Indian-inspired dishes. The menu is not extensive, but the dishes offered are well chosen, thoughtfully spiced and nicely presented. This is a place for a stylish dinner, far removed from the after-pub vindaloo.

Service was topnotch. Amazed to have dinner in the Indian styled restaurant with Michelin food. The staff offered hot towels just before dessert. Great,

Real Indian Fine Dining in Cambridge

Très bon restaurant indien Pas mal de choix végétariens, pour beaucoup très épicés mais bons. Le strawberry mojito est délicieux. La salle est calme et agréable

The setting is very nice and the food absolutely delicious! Friendly service too. The mango lassi was exquisite.

I am going to share both the positives and one negative aspect about our visit to this lovely restaurant We celebrated our father’s 75th birthday in the restaurant! It was the most yummy, hygeinic and amazing food I have had in Cambridge! Really recommend all...

We ordered the 7 course tasting menu. Everything was beautifully presented and tasted absolutely amazing. We suggest that you definitely try this. We will definitely return again.

Wow, we were really impressed by this place. We are indian food fanatics and have tried at least 15 Indian food restaurants in Cambridge. Our normal go-to spot is Taj Tandoori, which is hard to beat. However, we came here tonight for the first time and actually thought they were on-par with each other — both exceptional. My family is vegetarian and we all thought the food here was 5 stars. We’ll definitely be back!

Had a private room for a birthday celebration. The food was of outstanding quality, freshly cooked and presented very finely. All the spices were very well balanced. We enjoyed our meals thoroughly. The atmosphere was a bit lacking though, as we were in the room without any windows or a view. Service was friendly and attentive.

I've driven/walked past this restaurant many times and one day upon googling I was suprised to learn it was one of the best restaurants in Cambridge. So I had to make a visit. Indeed this is the best Indian restaurant that I've personally visited in Cambridge (so far). I went for the Nalli Ka Gosht and Butter Naan. The meal was an absolute delight with the tenderness and flavour of the Lamb complimenting the sauces beautifully. I will certainly have to come back and try the fish menu. Thanks for making my visit a great experience!

I am someone that has avoided seafood all my adult life.... Having recently taken myself out of a few comfort zones in my life I decided that seafood is something I should probably tackle.. lots of people told me I have missed out! So, Navadhanya was recommended as I enjoy spice and flavour. WOW WOW WOW! The recommendation was the best I have ever had! I was nervous but after my first bite I knew the Seafood taster menu was something I was going to enjoy! Dish after dish of pure heaven..... I was someone that didn't like the thought of eating seafood..... that's all I was! Because I LOVE seafood now! 7 courses of taste sensation. Every course was the right amount of everything. The waiter was so well versed in explaining the dishes and with so much enthusiasm and a delightful smile. Wine and water were topped up accordingly and staff were so very attentive. The food was cooked to perfection ( My partner is highly knowledgebable in food) and there wasn't anything that made me feel uncomfortable in any way. Beautiful, so very worth the money and I am now a seafood eater for sure!!

We came to Navadhanya for the 7 course tasting meal and we already want to return! The food was delicious and so beautifully presented. The monkfish was particularly fantastic and the service was wonderful. Thank you so much for making our birthday special! :)

The food was very good and the staff were very attentive , highly recommended.

It really was fine dining. Worth it to get the 7-course meal with the wine flight!

The tasting Menu was out of this world. Interesting flavour combinations, attentive staff that treated our 5 Person group like royalty even though we just ordered the tasting menu without the complementary wines. There ist a reason, this place got repeated mentions in the Guide Michelin. I'll definetly be back.

We had the tasting menu of 7 courses for £59 and it was some of the best food we've ever had, anywhere. Has I think ruined all other Indian restaurant food for me now, I will go back here again for sure. The monkfish and...

Went for a friends birthday party. The experience overall was good. The food has some eccentric info western combinations which are not purely authentic but a good attempt. Not a place for regular dine out or takeaway but maybe just for special occasions. The service was great.

Heavenly delicious! Best Indian food I´ve ever had. It was wel well worth the 20 minute walk from our hotel.

Absolutely perfect dinner service, food was immaculate, servers were very knowledgeable and friendly and the restaurant was beautifully decorated and clean. Came with my girlfriend for our anniversary and tried the 7 course vegetarian tasting menu - I'm not vegetarian but the food was amazing and great value. Very impressed and we will be returning.

The food was tasty but service was unacceptably slow. We waited almost an hour for our starters, then another 40 minutes for the main course. This made the experience overall much less enjoyable. We were planning to get desserts at first but gave up because we didn’t want to risk waiting who knows how long!

The only curry house truly worthy of a Michelin star. The seven course taster menu is simply amazing!

This is the next level Indian cuisine. I went to celebrate my birthday and I had one of the best Indian dinners in my life. I recommend their testing menu a lot, it's a lot of delicious food very well balanced and served with a nice explanation about everything that you're eating. The only thing I will probably improve is that the music stopped at some point and they didn't realized until 20min later which made the atmosphere feel a bit more noisy. Everything else excellent👌 I will return for more special dates.

I dined at this restaurant twice for family dinners, and it left a lasting impression. We ordered sides of rice and naan, and let me tell you, the naan was an absolute standout. It managed to be both crispy and soft simultaneously, a true delight....

Starters were really nice but the main courses were ok. It felt more anglicized with milder spices rather than authentic Indian food. Atmosphere and service was great

We came upon the restaurant by chance. What a wonderful discovery. The food was amazing. Beautifully presented and tasted delicious. The staff were very efficient and friendly. Next time I am in Cambridge Inwill be coming back and will definitely try the tasting menu. Thanks...

Wunderbar, sehr freundlicher und professioneller Service, phantastisches, herrlich angerichtetes Essen. Sehr gutes Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis. Absolut empfehlenswert

What a fantastic evening!!! If you are thinking that you will get just an "upmarket" curry you are mistaken, this is Indian Fine Dining at its very best and was worth every penny spent. This was a gift from Buy a Gift for a 7-course...

One of the best Indian meals I've ever had. Even the chutneys and relishes with the poppadums were excellent - not just bog standard lime pickle and mango chutney. I had Dal Makhni - wonderful, creamy, rich sauce around tender black lentils. My partner had...

We had a family meal and would highly recommend this restaurant. We shared two seven course tasting menus and two seven course tasting menus.The seven courses had five courses of wine so do pace yourself! The staff were very accommodating as we swapped a course out.Do go if you are in the area!

We booked this restaurant a few weeks before visiting Cambridge, on recommendation, we are glad we did. We did not eat until 8 o'clock, but if we were to visit again we would eat earlier so we could have the 7 course tasting menu. The looks of amazement on the faces of the diners enjoying that menu with a wine flight to accompany it was something to behold!Our choices were from the al a carte menu, & they where great too. Lots of choice of meat, fish, vegetarian & vegan, with special desserts. Service was good

We booked for our first visit for a Friday night and had always been wanting to try the tasting menu. We were sat upstairs which was cold/drafty and non atmospheric! There wasn’t the same buzz as downstairs and the music couldn’t be heard either. The food was lovely, however took 30 minutes to get our first drink (the first course arrived before our drinks) and the service was incredibly slow generally. it was as if we had been forgot about as we were upstairs. There were not any staff upstairs to grab the attention at any point unless they were bringing up customers food or drinks. We would return for the food, but would definitely ask to get placed downstairs, as for the money we spent, we felt like we had been forgotten about as customers and didn’t feel like we’d had a great dining experience.

We were really looking forward to visiting this restaurant as they had new premises and we thought they couldn’t improve. But so disappointed in the taster menu, the ambiance not so good and despite newly opened things like toilet roll holders broken etc. Then the final straw when a huge family gathering arrived and took over the free spaces. The children with feet up on tables disgusting. Staff out of their comfort zone and clueless to take control. It was far from pleasant and we couldn’t wait to leave.

Enjoyed everything about this meal. Reasonably priced. Excellent presentation and quality of ingredients. Surroundings are smart, not fussy and feels relaxed. The dishes are packed with flavour and meticulously prepared. Starter portions were good. I Recommend the Tandoori Prawn starter - stunning.

What can i say about this restaurant !! Wow . The menu is limited compared to your normal Indian restaurants ,But that's good in many ways , For starters i had the Tandoori Prawns they were large and spicy if i had to give a negative side could be hotter than warm . My wife had the Mattar Scallops which looked great and tasted great . I must point out my wife is not a spicy eater and a member of the staff/manager gave some great advice on how spicy the dish would be and even offered to make it less spicy for her which really makes you feel that this restaurant really believes in customer satisfaction , Now the mains my wife had Nalli ka Gosht which is a type of Lamb shank and that went down well with her too , I had Chicken Chettinadu which has 18 spices and the Chicken was tended and moist 10 out 10 for me and the peshwari naan was die for .I'm a lover of Indian ice cream and many of the restaurants have bought in Kulfi which is not that good ,But here they make their own and the Pistachio was one of the best i have ever eaten . So a big thank you for a great meal and service and i will be back

Seriously good food right here! We went for the 7 course taster (meat - vegetarian and vegan options available). 1st course was incredibly inventive, the chicken was incredible and the monkfish, sublime. Also, who said Indian desserts weren't good? The dessert here was amazing! Fast, friendly service, very well priced and laid back. If you want to try high end Indian cuisine, this is the place to go!

We had the most amazing meal. 7 course fine dinning at its best. The staff were lovely too. Will definitely be coming back x

This restaurant is exquisite! Cannot fault anything, lovely interior and spectacular food! Everything is presented beautifully and tastes incredible! Like no Indian food I’ve had before, everything is unique and so tasty! Food is out of this world, not to be missed! Service was great, staff very friendly and restaurant is very clean.If you’re in Cambridge make sure you come here for a dinner you won’t regret!

An exceptional fine dining Indian restaurant. The food quality was amazing which coupled with excellent service made a very enjoyable experience.We also had the flight of wine which paired brilliantly with each course. This is the best Indian food I have every eaten, can't wait to eat here again.

Exceptional Indian restaurant, standard of food is extremely high. Go for the taster menu as they accompany each course with a suitable wine. My wife and I both thought we’d struggle with some of the courses as we aren’t really into seafood. How wrong can you be. The monkfish and clams were sensational. What makes this place even more delightful is the waiters who will give you a brief summary of the dishes p,us a few words on why the accompanying wine was chosen. And they get it right. Best Indian food I’ve had.

We went here with friends, the 2 ladies shared the vegetarian sampler menus, which went down very well. I had the monk fish for starters and the railway curry. Both dishes excellent but the monkfish was outstanding.All staff very friendly, was not rushed would recommend if you fancy something a bit different to the usual Indian restaurant

We went there for a birthday celebration as we were in Cambridge for a few days. The food was amazing and the service was outstanding! The best Indian food I had by far!

We wanted to find somewhere special to eat with our daughter after her graduation. The food was extremely tasty and moderately priced. The service was excellent and so nice to be able to park right outside. Would heartily recommend

We took our vegetarian son here for his graduation - a special meal and it did not disappoint. The vegetarian tasting menu is outstanding - inventive and original, quite unusual to UK tastes. The first starter is nothing less than spectacular! The ambiance is modern; the service (Rahman - new there but nothing was too much trouble) is attentive but note that the tasting menu did take 3 1/2 hours to get through. Worth it though!Oh and the Indian white wine was excellent - another surprise.

Wow. Just fantastic. We had the vegan and standard tasting menus and both were just superb and the service was excellent too. Great value for such an experience. Best meal i have had in a very long time

Fantastic 7 Course Tasting Menu - all food superb and the presentation was awesome. The sauce for the Hariyali Machili (monkfish) was out of this world.

Took my boyfriend for his 30th birthday and couldn't have asked for a better meal or experience. We did the 7 course taster menu and each course was better than the last, we've never tasted anything quite like it! I'm dairy and nut intolerant and because i told them in advance they had prepared some of the dishes specially for me which is incredible service. We did the wine flight as well (5 glasses each which accompany the mains) which we loved and our waiter told us about each one which was such a nice touch. Cannot recommend Navadhanya highly enough and if anyone is looking for a venue for a special occasion... look no further!