Taj Tandoori in Cambridge

I'm staying in Cambridge for a couple of months and ordered a takeaway from here, based on the reviews. For starter, I ordered the onion bhajis which were a good portion size and tasted nice. For main, I ordered the garlic chilli king prawn dish, which was somewhat disappointing. It had a decent flavour, but it didn't contain king prawns - they were medium sized and squishy. The sauce also lacked the thick texture one would hope for with an onion fried dish. Overall, okay, but didn't live up to the reviews.

Food was delicious. Attentive staff. Can't fault it 🙂

Fantastic and authentic Indian cuisine. I've been to many in Cambridge and this is the best!

Wow. What an experience here!!!!

Absolutely perfect! Don't hesitate, this is the place you want to go! Ps: Bengal Tiger is not too spicy if you're used to it, try it!

Really amazing food and very friendly service. Always very accommodating with a group of friends. Great vegan and vegetarian options too. Would highly recommend.

Fantastic food, very friendly staff and great customer service. Can't wait to eat here again.

Been here twice now and it has not failed to disappoint. All the staff were lovely and gave us complimentary desert for my birthday and a free side. Definitely would recommend the food is delicious.

Came here for a friend's birthday meal. The food was amazing, the service was great and the manager was very attentive. They even threw in a surprise for my friend's birthday at the end. Totally recommend it.

Delicious food, incredible atmosphere, and the best hosting staff. What more could you ask for?! We really love the Taj ❤️

Simply the best. The Taj continues to be levels above its competitors. I would even go as far as to say they probably don't have many these days, as they are just so far ahead. I've been eating at the Taj for over 10 years, just a few times a year, and on every visit, they have somehow levelled up; it amazes me that they can continue to improve, and I'm looking forward to seeing what's changed in my next visit. I enjoyed every second I was there, from the warm welcome to the friendly departure. Every mouthful was extraordinary. Great food, great atmosphere and great price.

We had an amazing meal this evening at Taj Tandoori. As soon as we arrived we were met by the team who took great care of us all evening. It was my husbands birthday and we were delighted when his desert came out with a sparkler and happy birthday being sung. The food is spectacular. So flavoursome and the portions are great. We had a variety of starters, mains and a desert and everything was presented beautifully and well enjoyed. We will definitely be coming back again!

If you like Indian food, and Sunday lunch, and if you want great service and good value for money, then go to the Taj next Sunday. Just got back from a birthday lunch with friends and it was so good. They manage to mix the tradition of a British Sunday lunch with amazing Indian flavours. I really liked it. Don’t forget to take your own beer and wine.

We booked Sunday lunch for 16 to celebrate my husband’s birthday. We were looked after extremely well and the food was excellent. The hash explosion starter was delicious and everyone enjoyed their Sunday roasts. The desserts were lovely too.

Fabulous placs to eat with friendly staff. Really nice restaurant. Best Indian restaurant in Cambridge

Food is amazing! You can bring your own wine 🤩 The service is always great too, and the restaurant is beautiful! Highly recommend!

Food was great but sitting at the table next to the refrigerator that staff have to open all the time and which is also brightly-lit isn't at all like in the pictures 😔

Excellent original Indian food. Always my pleasure!

This is my go to curry house when I visit Cambridge, lovely food and great atmosphere. I had the karahi Gosht which was outstanding. Forget your fancy places in the city centre, this is where it’s at.

Loved Taj Tandoori. Our server, Mo, was very friendly and enthusiastic, and made sure my friends (who had travelled from overseas) had a great time. Food was excellent, particularly the fish bhuna and the yoghurt chat. Will be back again!

We tried some different dishes to usual and we weren’t disappointed. Staff very attentive.

Amazing Indian fusion of a roast dinner. Absolutely delicious

The staff were very friendly and welcoming. Probably some of the best curries I've had in a long time and would recommend to anyone.

What an amazing place! I'll make it my traditional restaurant for Saturday lunch :)

Such lovely service and dining experience. They were so kind and attentive especially with our three kids, bringing them coloring pages, balloons even. Everything was delicious and they helped us decide on portions and quantities. We will certainly return and recommend to others.

Great place. Great food. Great staff. Love this place. Thanks a lot.

A great experience! I have been here twice now and it's top level! The service has been great and everyone is warm and welcoming. The food is amazing! I won't go anywhere else!

I had an absolutely delicious meal at Taj Tandoori on a Sunday night recently. What may seem an unpretentious restaurant from the outside, Taj Tandoori is a warm, welcoming place that serves mouth watering pan Asian food. As a vegetarian, I particularly enjoyed the Mumbai Gobi Manchurian, crispy cauliflower florets cooked in a sauce of ginger, soy and fresh Indian spices. I can't wait to go back!

Great atmosphere and hospitality! Good price for top food!

Very friendly and understanding staff. Also the cashew nut bahjee was unreal (can't remember the exact name) BYOB Thanks

The customer service was amazing. Genuinely one of the best services I've ever had. And to top the wonderful experience, the food is even better. Would recommend to anyone thinking about wanting an Indian. This was my 3rd time going and every time has been just as amazing. I definitely will be going again.

Excellent customer service and delivery service is excellent 👌

Excellent all round. Great food and amazing service. Would recommend to a friend.

Lunch today was incredible! Bursts of flavour, attentive service and restaurant/toilets spotlessly clean. Third time of eating here and will most certainly be back!!

Been regular at the Taj for years , absolutely love it , this time though the onion bhajis blew me away , best I’ve had there .

We had a Sunday lunch. It was a very nice twist on the Sunday roast. I will definitely go back again.

Bit sweet korma but the spicy authentic dishes are great

As well as a more traditional Indian evening menu, Taj Tandoori also do a Sunday roast with a lovely spicy twist every Sunday from 12-4. My husband and I recently went and really enjoyed the Sunday roast. We had the chicken and the lamb. I'm personally a massive fan of the tandoori chicken, it's really moist and flavourful, and my partner loved the lamb. We also had a lovely hash brown starter and a crumble for dessert. As someone who mostly doesn’t drink alcohol, I also appreciated the nice selection of mocktails and juices. I'd actually say this is now my favourite Sunday roast in Cambridge, and the staff looked after us really well. I'd very much recommend it if you fancy trying a British roast with an Indian twist.

Not our first visit, but probably our last for a while as their attempts to be creative seem a bit hit and miss. On the upside the staff were absolutely lovely and the premises are large and airy. We liked their creativity and their byo policy, which saves money and guarantees you can drink something you like. On the downside only half of our dishes really delivered and the award winning (allegedly) Mackerel Three Ways should win an award for being the most profitable dish ever created by a restaurant! We reckon it cost them about £3 and they charged us £19! 😬👎 It was very disappointing and we'd never have it again. As for everything else, the Shashlik and Naans were great, but cost top money, so they should be, right. Anyways, we fully indulged and we spent around £120 for four of us, which we felt was probably around £30 too much for what we had. If you like something different give them a go...if you like a good quantity of quality food, there are better restaurants nearby.

Best Tandoori Chicken and great portion as well!

Went in today for brunch! Superb. I'd say even better than a Dishoom breakfast. Highly recommend.

Fantastic food and service. Will definitely come again. Deservedly popular. Have to recommend the lamb curries. Easy to Find parking close by as well.

Spending the weekend in Cambridge decided to go for a curry night out. Found the restaurant easy enough and it wasn't overly busy but not quiet either. Was taken to a table. The main grip we had was waiting an hour for the food. As a married couple the conversation soon started to run dry. After a while a nice gentleman came over snd apologised for the wait. Eventually the food arrived. We couldn't fault it , very flavoursome and decent enough portions. Through the meal I noticed the chairs had seen better days and could do with a lick of paint as on some it had flaked off. The restaurant was clean though snd the staff very nice. The price was average with a service charge included. Overall our experience I would say was a 7 out of 10. Would I recommend? Probably not. It wasn't poor or great... just ok

This is the best restaurant in Cambridge Stunning food, great staff A really great experience so different from any Indian restaurant I have been to Love it!

Wonderful from start (save room for two courses) to mint chocolates that come with the bill! A Cambridge treasure.

Love it. Just amazing food, lovely people

Fantastic and interesting food. Great and friendly service. Thoroughly recommended for anyone who likes any food, not just Indian cuisine.

Food and service was amazing but the overpowering onion that made eyes sting let it down.

Deee-licious. Good place to go in central Cambridge for a little celebration meal. P.s. Don't forget to bring your own alcoholic drinks - none served on the premises.

A lovely friendly place to have a meal. The food was amazing

Tasty food and friendly service

Great hospitality and great food !! Honestly such an amazing restaurant ! We drove all the way from London to visit Cambridge Mosque and needed a halal spot to eat . This place was a 10/10, from every dish we ate to the lovely staff service . We tried the chicken tikka fries , tarka daal , meat curry , prawns and mixed tandoori along with a few other sides and everything was soo delicious 😍 They made us feel extremely welcome and recommended all the great dishes. We had a great time and enjoyed the food so much ☺️ Would definitely recommend to everyone and would come down again .

Genuinely wonderful experience Thank you

Very best food! Very good service, I recommend everyone to eat here!

I was in Cambridge for a show I was working at and decided to walk here almost a mile in the rain based on good reviews I read. The clock turned 22:06 as I walked in, to 4 members of staff stood around and an empty restaurant. They asked what I wanted and I requested a table for one. They told me they were closed. I asked why the times online and on the door say they are open until 11pm, and was told the kitchen closes at 10pm but the restaurant closes at 11pm, but I could order a takeaway if I wanted one. I explained I was staying in a hotel for the night and couldn’t really have a takeaway with no space to eat it, and no cutlery etc. Plus I would have had the best part of a mile walk back in pouring rain. I went to leave and then thought about what I was told. I asked ‘if the kitchen is closed how come I can have a takeaway yet can’t eat in the restaurant. Surely if the kitchen is closed you can’t cook anything’. As the member of staff who initially spoke to me struggled to think of something to say, another staff member interjected and said ‘oh you can have a takeaway but only what we have left over’. He offered me a chicken biryani or a lamb dish that happened to be the most expensive on the menu at £30.95, and said he could do onion bhajis as well. I said I didn’t want to order that so he asked what I wanted. I explained what I wanted and that I also hoped to have a starter and dessert and was told that they couldn’t do it. As I went to leave, I was then told that if I ordered the chicken biryani I could also sit be eat it in the restaurant. Based on the aforementioned situation I had already decided not to take my custom there. To add even more insult, upon leaving I looked online and the restaurant was still allowing orders for the full menu on their own website as well as through various other platforms (JustEat, Deliveroo etc.). Clearly they just couldn’t be bothered to cook and didn’t want to have a table in the restaurant as it had seemingly been a quiet night. If the kitchen times had been communicated in advance that would have been acceptable, however the fact that their story changed multiple times left a sour taste in my mouth as the staff couldn’t just be honest and say they had had a quiet night and wanted to go home early. I don’t know what they would have done had I ordered on one of the online platforms but it’s not a good look the way they treated a potential customer - especially after I explained I had made a special journey there in the rain.

Amazing food and very attentive staff. Loved the experience here! Will be back!

I had a wonderful dining experience at Taj Tandoori Restaurant last night. The ambiance was cosy and inviting, perfect for a casual dinner with friends. The menu had a great selection of dishes to choose from, and everything we ordered was delicious. I particularly enjoyed the slow cooked mutton, which was cooked to perfection and had a lovely balance of flavours. The service was excellent, with the staff being attentive and friendly throughout the meal. Overall, I would highly recommend Taj Tandoori Restaurant to anyone looking for a great dining experience. I will definitely be returning in the future to try more of their delicious offerings.

Tried the new Sunday roast dinner menu at Taj Tandoori and it was amazing! The food was delicious with great flavours. The staff were super friendly and made us feel right at home. The atmosphere was cozy and relaxed. Definitely recommend checking it out, can’t wait to visit again.

Fantastic food, delicious and delicate flavours, beautifully presented by a team of excellent staff. The paneer was a particular highlight, and the quality of the ingredients evident throughout. The entire team are friendly and welcoming. It has a home-from-home feel. Especially grateful to the manager as he kept the door open late for us to ensure we had somewhere to eat. That kind of hospitality is rare to come across.

Great value. Staff are knowledgeable and friendly. I regularly bring groups of clients visiting from overseas here and we are always so well looked after. Food is amazing, I've never had a bad meal here.

First time at Taj could not have been better- we had the new Sunday Roast menu. It's the best possible Anglo-South Asian food! Subtle and inventive with flavours, keeping the traditional english roast concept with just with the right amount of spices and kick to give it a really unique and satisfying finish. We had the lamb and they very kindly did a half-portion of chicken roast for kids. Really generous portion, the lamb was succulent and perfectly done. Had the pistachio crumble and ice cream for dessert, which also brings the fusion vibe. Staff and owner were really friendly and accommodating- we'll definitely be going back

Amazing food. Friendly stuff Place recommended

What a gem. Unique food. Top service!

Tried this place for the first time while I was in town. The best Bangladeshi fusion food I've ever had in the UK. You must try the Nargisi Kebab and chicken tikka. The presentation was beautiful, and the service was excellent—thanks to Beks and Mo for looking after us. I can't wait to visit again with my family!

Chicken 65 was really good and curry’s were great staff/owners were really friendly will be returning again

I stopped by on a whim because I saw a sign advertising a new brunch menu, and it exceeded my expectations. The Deshi breakfast was so delicious, all cooked freshly and definitely enough food to qualify as both breakfast & lunch - I’m very full and very happy!

Another amazing meal at the Taj

Order tonight was lacking spice, sauce was watery and thin, fish undercooked and naan undercooked, doughy and inedible. Hope they can pull it back as this was a fave of mine!

Really great food and excellent service. They serve the classics as well as dishes new to us. The Pau Bhaji and Popcorn Dahl were lovely. I had the Haryali Murgh Madala and there is an award winning mackerel dish on the menu. This restaurant well deserves it’s good reputation.

Really friendly and attentive staff the food was really good, especially the lamb chops, it was so soft and tender all the curries we had were really good; lamb, prawn, bombay aloo and daal

Great restaurant, love it here. Excellent food, BYO alcohol so really good value, friendly people. Can always recommend (for example!) railway curry, tarka daal, biryani, and just tried mackerel three ways, which was really special and different 😊

Ok Taj, we have loved your food for years. When we saw you were starting a Sunday lunch I was so excited, my favourite meal of the week ! We have just been for your first serving … WOW! You have smashed it! I am always on a mission for Sunday lunch that I haven’t had to cook myself, and despite being in Cambridge have always been let down in one element or another of my roast. Not today. We were blown away 10/10 ! We will be back and will be telling everyone ! Well done Jules and team.

We've loved Taj to bits for couple of decades now (best Indian food in Cambridge!) so not my first review. But when we heard Taj has started Bangladeshi-style Sunday roast lunch we had to try. Absolutely fabulous! Husband had the roast chicken, I had the lamb & both were splendid. Ditto the spicy roasties & all the veg. The paneer & nigella seed Yorkshires are a work of art! It's a big plate so we shared the starter - melty egg yolk *inside* spicy hash brown on top of saga bhaji. Yum. Good job walk home was downhill! Very happy. 😋

We come here almost too often, because it is just incredible. Indian cuisine has always been my favourite and Taj do it right! We absolutely love it here. Gluten free and vegetarian options are clear to see which is always a big thing for me. My partner and I are always so happy with the service (the staff are amazing), the food and the decor is lovely too. We won’t stop coming here❤️

We came here a few days ago for my brother’s birthday. They gave us some popadoms and a selection of dips as a starter on the house, and the waiter who served us was more than willing to share his recommendations with us. The food itself was amazing as well. As we were about to leave, they told us that we’d forgotten something. We went back into the dining area and they brought my brother a small dessert with a sparkler as a surprise birthday treat! All in all, would highly recommend as not only is the food delicious, the service is incredible.

Delicious food, amazing service - thank you for welcoming us :)

Excellent service and delicious food. The attention to detail and hospitality from everyone at taj made it a standout experience. Highly recommended for both the food and the warm atmosphere.

Came here for a last minute Taj fix all the way from Leicester. Tried the upcoming Hash brown Eggplosion! Poached egg inside hash brown and based with spinach. I highly recommend it when it releases very soon! Loved the loaded fries and mixed grill platter. The garlic naan was evenly cooked. Cosy atmosphere and our waiter Bektas gave us excellent service, keep it up buddy. Highly recommend.

We had an excellent meal at Taj Tandoori. A big thank you to all the staff for giving us our best experience of Indian food in Cambridge and a special thank you to Ameen who provided us with the best service we have had in years.

We love Taj! The welcome is always warm, the service is friendly and efficient and the food absolutely delicious, especially the railway curry. The chef made a special request for my son - a naanza - which was amazing and so kind, thank you! I recommend Taj to everyone and we are looking forward to eating there again soon.

We used to eat here a lot years ago - very regular diners pre-2020. Great food, great prices. Now the menu has changed, there's nothing much I like on it. Things like burgers are very poor and prices have shot up. I'm disappointed and won't be back.

Just finished a fantastic meal at a great restaurant. Nan bread was a10/10 and could have just had that with the delicious Korma sauce. Would definitely go back for seconds! Staff were friendly and helpful and nothing was too much trouble for them. A winner!

Had the Garlic Chilli king prawn curry and it was the best prawn curry I've ever had!!! Can't remember the name of the desert but it was a hot donut in syrup with ice cream. Just delish!! Staff was really nice as well, they helped me chose my curry and I was able to order it with less spice. I know I will come back on my next work trip to Cambridge.

What can I say service and food fantastic 😍

Absolutely amazing food, amazing service and the atmosphere was lovely. Only critique- and it’s only small- we had a large table and they didn’t let us know that our meal was delayed and they should have let us know. But they were lovely when we asked and they made sure that our delayed food was prioritised. The food came out soon after! If that was our own critique, it means they care and they look after customers. The food outweighed this and I would definitely go back again. Such a lovely establishment!

Very good. Excellent. Perfect, kind servers. We bring our own bottles because they don't sell alcohol and provide the glasses. Amazing ! Go ahead, don't look at the front

Order took 1 hour 45 mins to arrive I called up and staff member was rude on phone delivery driver then gave me the wrong order I had to go back out and catch him to get correct order

The best curry in Cambridge and possibly UK!!

Always lovely to visit this place. Great food, lovely staff and great service. If you have not been definitely visit. Good veggie food too.

Amazing food, great service, and lovely ambiance. They also were great about accommodating food allergies and had lots of gluten-free options. We will definitely be back!

The service was good and the staff very attentive. I felt the food was surprisingly bland compared to others I have had. I had the Chicken Biryani and it was cooked well but just lacked the flavor I normally expect.

Great food service and atmosphere We were made so welcome and recommendations were just spot on. Super samosas excellent bhajis spot on railway curry, it really ticked the box in all departments

This place is highly recommended! The staff were friendly and accomodating. They gave us reccomendations and even let us have free onion bhajis because it was our first time to be there. The ambiance was great. We personally love the Turkish/Morrocan chandeliers. And the food, so amazing. We had the railway mutton curry, this food just melts in your mouth with flavours bursting here and there. 👍

Amazing food, especially loved the Peshawari naan and brilliant friendly service, will definitely be back!

Always excellent food and service! Thank you!

Delicious food and great service, will definitely be one of our regular restaurant

Fantastic place and very nice staff

Excellent, tasty food served by very friendly and engaging staff. Highly recommended by ‘Steve Martin’….!

“Lamb madras” = Chewy gristle covered in tomato puree. Not even a hint of spice, no seasoning and just bland and terrible. I’ve had spicier korma.

Lovely restaurant with great hospitality, and an overall cosy feel. Food was delicious, really enjoyed the fusion menu and the more traditional dishes were done nicely. Starters were amazing, 10/10 experience overall.