Tamarind in Torfaen

At the time of booking I asked if there was a gluten free menu. Although there wasn’t a separate GF menu, I was told to ask for Ash who would run through options for my GF friend. Despite the restaurant being quite busy, Ash spent time with us when we were seated discussing the options and making recommendations for accompaniments. We both ordered from the specials options and the meals were delicious as were the recommendations. Great food with great service!

Amazing value for money. Clean and well presented. Lovely staff. Had the meal deal. Popadoms, 1 starter, 1 main plus side, coffee or ice cream £18.95 each. You won't be disappointed!

This place! What can I say other than absolute perfection. The food is always piping hot, it’s amazing tasting, the staff and manager are outstanding! Very polite, very professional, the restaurant has a nice atmosphere, clean and tidy. Food delicious and amazing. I love going back here every time. Can’t wait to go again soon!

Went tonight for a family birthday and the food was absolutely stunning and the staff are so friendly, always great service and food!

Wonderful restaurant and food. The staff were so friendly and welcoming and curries to satisfy all tastes. The premises were spotlessly clean.

I recently had the pleasure of dining at tamarind in Cwmbran that truly exceeded my expectations. From the moment I walked in, the warm and inviting atmosphere set the stage for a delightful culinary experience. The menu offered a wide variety of dishes, each bursting with authentic flavors and aromatic spices. I started with the Delhi tower were there was tandori chicken, lamb and samosas, which were perfectly crispy on the outside and filled with a deliciously spiced potato filling. For the main course, I opted for the lamb buna, and it was nothing short of amazing. The lamb was tender, and the sauce was rich and flavourful, paired beautifully with mushroom rice and a fluffy paswari naan bread that to die for. My fiance opted for the chicken pathia which was nothing short from amazing. Overall, the food was fantastic, and the service was attentive and friendly. I highly recommend this restaurant to anyone looking for great-tasting Indian cuisine!

Great food and staff friendly and helpful Couldn’t find a fault in the experience. Maz said she loved seeing you guys and reminded you to book us in for Xmas day.

Great restaurant fantastic food wide choice and excellent service. Real value for money well worth a visit if you like or want to try traditional Indian cuisine.

excellent food as always, one of the best Indian restaurant around, even get a doggie bag for next day lunch, well recommended

Just had a fantastic meal at the Tamarind. Being a Monday night they had a special offer on which made it great value. I had the special biryani which was delicious. Couldn’t eat it all so took half home for tomorrow nights meal. Friendly efficient service from the staff. We will be back!!

Always great food here eating in or take away.

Amazing food, great atmosphere, really polite welcoming and friendly staff who are amazing at their jobs great service all around really great night and food.

Was able to easily book a table and the food was delicious as usual. Waiters are respectful of privacy and service was effortless. Thank you

We had a great night. Atmosphere and restaurant very inviting. Food was fresh, tasty and plentiful. We had a really lovely time. There was a delicious selection on the menu. Service was excellent.. will be back for sure. Highly recommended. You know that when you have a fabulous dish, when it lingers…it’s exactly that.

Excellent service, stunning food and lovely atmosphere. Thank you we will be returning. Chicken chilli masala was gorgeous

Previous take-aways we've had have always been good but tonight we ordered the tandoori mix with lamb & lamb pathia. The lamb in both was very chewy not good, also the meal came sooner than expected.

Always a good meal and the venue presented well and clean.

Maybe not the best demographic of customers they would have liked on a Saturday night, 15 men on a stag doo but nonetheless they treated us with the utmost professionalism and kindness. Some of the gentlemen who were in our group clearly couldn't handle their alcohol were for lack of a better term, messy. With the apologises from others, they were not disheartened and told us not to worry. Now food wise, I made a very capricious decision and ordered a chicken agar. Away from my usual standard orders of a tikka or a rogan. It was absolutely delicious. The only problem I had was that I was so hungry when we sat down I smashed a load of poppadoms, I was too full to finish my curry. I was devastated. I highly recommend this curry house. I will certainly be back.

Outstanding as usual! Would recommend this restaurant to anyone.

Great take away from here, was able to turn my favourite meal into a vegetarian meal to share with my partner. Highly recommend. Great food, great meal. Definitely go there again H&D

I don’t order anywhere else. The food is always exceptional, taste and quality-wise. Absolutely recommend them. I always collect takeaways, so can’t comment on delivery or dine-in.

Celebrated a big birthday here this week. 12 of us (mixture of adults and kids) and service was excellent. Nothing too much trouble and were very attentive. Food was stunning as always and would definitely recommend. Portions are massive so well worth the money. Will be returning soon.

Stunning food as always absolutely love this place, food is always delicious the staff are always polite and courteous would recommend for anyone

Very yummy and great delivery, thank you!

Always delicious food and excellent service. The restaurant is nice and tidy and staff are always very friendly. We will definitely be back again or get a take away 😊

Absolutely outstanding food, service, and price for the quality of food. Very fine establishment, spotless clean and very police and professional service. Highly recommend to anyone in the Cwmbran area, and absolute must. Also excellent wine.

Came for the wife's birthday, awesome Food & Great Service and a great offer week nights too. Well worth the drive we will definitely be back!!

Said it would be ready by 20 past. Wasn't ready until 10 to, lacked a lot of flavour, the keema naan meat was basically non existent, it was just overall very bland and tasteless. Worst service and meal I've ever had from here and I think it'll be the last one I'll have to be honest. Was really looking forward to it and beyond disappointed. Lost a customer I'm afraid.

Had a fantastic take away recently and the Lamb Saag was really delicious!! Best local takeaway thankyou

An excellent place to celebrate a birthday. Thanks guys for the excellent evening.

Arrived, spoke to the lady behind the bar who was so polite and very welcoming, placed our order and told it would take 25 minutes? This so we purchased a acholic drink the drink was flat, because of this I would not recommend coming here, food review to follow.

Staff were polite efficient, food was boiling nice place to come 😀

shocking,,food did not turn up. called the restaurant and they hung up on me. avoid

The curries we've had from there have been outstanding. Great tasting, flavoursome, and very good value for money. The chips don't hold heat very well though, and often arrive quite cold. I'm not sure what the answer is, but it's the only thing that slightly deadens the gloss of an otherwise perfect meal.

meal was delayed initially but it arrived 10 minutes earlier than the new scheduled time.

chicken was really tough in the currys really disappointed

3 curries this week and 2 were lovely. 3rd was just ok. Although generally consistently good food from here.

Lush as always! Wouldn’t use anywhere else

Food hot, enjoyed as usual, delivery driver was polite and friendly

Overall excellent experience.... tasty food with good quality and great service... impressed for taking precautions with allergys safely ...Very good place for family and friends love to visit again 😊

I place a order at 7-30 and not received the till 9-25pm and the food is cold won’t be using the app again

It hasn’t arrived yet to enjoy it

Lovely family meal, food was lovely, two young children loved the food and the staff were brilliant! Thank you very much!

Great service and great food, nothing is too much trouble, I requested something not on the menu and they delivered with no issue, the place looks great and is very comfortable, plenty of parking and if required do takeaway.

Banquet night 3 courses of main menu excellent food service great value

As our local Indian was closed on a Tuesday, this was a last minute booking, having been meaning to try it for a while. This was very fortuitous as we had a lovely evening. We took advantage of the special offer they have on a Monday and Tuesday. The starters of onion bhagis and tandoori chicken were very tasty. I had the chicken green massalla and my husband had a chicken and lamb dish from their specialities range...both were excellent. The menu is varied, giving plenty of options. The staff were excellent and we will definitely be visiting again...probably with friends.

Ordered a delivery arrived on time and hot, food was fresh and the taste was fantastic also too mention the friendly delivery driver 🙂

Ordered a takeaway for 3 people. Delivery price was good at only £1 but was 45 mins later than the 45 minutes estimated time but as it was a Saturday night it's to be expected I suppose. The food came hot and there were the usual complimentary poppadoms and dips. This was our 1st order and we were really looking forward to it after reading the recent reviews. The chicken and vegetables were cooked perfectly but the sauces were terrible. Bitter and very salty flavoured. The nan breads were flat and stodgy, lt's such a shame, but we won't be ordering again.

Lush food as always. Delivered hot and on time and with complimentary popadoms - thank you

Terrible service from start to finish. Ordered my collection on the app and was told to pick it up at 16.55. Turned up at the correct time and was greeted and told the machine doesn't turn on until 5pm????? I was then told to come back in 25 mins. Returned to pick up my order which was waiting for me for god knows how long, got home the food was barely warm. So I warmed the food back up and them my partner found a long hair in her food. That's the last time I will order here again

Again 5 star service 5star food Personal service from the owner and all his staff best Indian restaurant in Gwent value and quality at its best

The first time of having a bad experience. We had takeaway. The Shatkora which is usually my go to, had tandoori chicken rather than normal chicken breast and the texture was off, like it was sandwich meat, it was hard rather than chewy. I'm really hoping I don't end up ill from it! We weren't warned that there was anything that had to be substituted.

Had take away tonight just tikka wrap chips and tikka sauce... it was so tasty and even though service slow it was worth it

Took my wife there for mothers day meal, we were greeted with friendliness and great service. The food was superb. The service was fantastic. And overall the night was great, lovely ambiance great service and fantastic food

A highlight of winter and Cwmbran here. I have eaten curry up and down the country and was pleased with the quality of what was served out here. Fragrant with a lovely kick of heat but not over the top. I would say that the prices are not cheap comparatively with other restaurants in the area or similar restaurants anywhere in the UK. This is offset by the portion size being large. This means your wallet will take a beating but lunch the next day will be free... Kind of good in the end then 🤣 Whatever the occasion, I would recommend having a meal here if you like a good Curry.

Would have been fab if delivered a time said

Staff were friendly and helpful. Food amazing and plentiful as always. Would recommend highly and will be coming back.

2nd time ordering from here both time have been fabulous food will definitely be ordering here more often highly recommended

Delivered nice & early. Food piping hot & tasted delicious

Food good,delivered on time but one pot of mint sauce was open in bag and all over plastic pots holding food.needed to wash off before opening food.

The food is always delicious, never had a bad meal here. The staff are amazing, really friendly. Thank you we had a lovely evening 🤩

Excellent Indian Food and Service ! Staff were friendly and nice atmosphere. Would definitely recommend this place for families.

25 minutes late but food was amazing and really hot. Will be ordering again

Booked a table ,there was food all over the floor in front of our table there was no effort to pick it up they just moved the tables to where they should be has there was a big party of people ithat were there previously, there ,served us with sauces and popadoms ,waited over a hour for food so kept 2 popadoms for our main meal but because of the humidity in the room they went all limp ,starter was ok but the main meal was disgusting the lamb and chicken was overcooked so was very chewy, didn’t make a fuss has I’m not that sought of person but learnt a valuable costly lesson don’t eat there ever again .

Very tasty food and cooked just right, had a meal and some drinks, the staff were lovely and friendly! Really warm and welcoming place to go to! Will definitely be returning

Had lovely meal, went with friends for birthdays. Would recommend, very enjoyable. Only criticism is the cobwebs in the ladies toilet. They need to go!!..

Had a lovely night out here for my birthday… food was delicious and service outstanding! Would definitely recommend and return….

100% would use again the food is amazing and definitely value for money

Good service, great food and friendly staff. Curry is great and I've never had a bad one. Hot Currys have flavour and not just heat, this is often a struggle to balance however tamarind manage it

Had a lovely evening. Service was very attentive and friendly. Nice warm welcome, staff smartly dressed. Lovely decor. We all thoroughly enjoyed our food. Served nice and hot in a timely manner. Good sized portions. Really tasty. Did not feel rushed atall. We were asked regularly if we wanted more drinks, which we did. All in all a great time had by all, great food and service 5*

Great food delivered 10 minutes early. can't get to much better than that.

Very enjoyable nice and hot. Chicken was tender and free popadoms was a lovely gesture will definitely order again

Great service. Came for my son’s birthday they made such a fuss of him and made the night very special. Food was amazing and nice big portions.

Food was suppose to be here 45mins after ordering, 1.5hr later it arrived Food very bland. A shame as we have been coming here for a couple years. We won’t be coming back unfortunately

I ordered a takeaway on Saturday via website at 7.00pm. At around 9.00pm we were still waiting even though the website stated it would take 45 mins. I phoned chasing and was told they were waiting for a delivery man. I explained that the web stated 45 mins but was told they couldn't change the time. If it had stated 2 hours perhaps we wouldnt have bothered or collected ourselves. We weren't even offered a discount or given a few free poppadoms. This is not very good customer service and really disappointing as the food is very good. This is the second time this has happened so beware if you want a takeaway on Saturday night order in morning or go somewhere else.

Service and food were excellent. The staff are very attentive and polite. The food was amazing quality and taste. They also made a fab effort bringing out my sons cake with music which topped off a great night. Cant recommend enough 😊

the app said order had been delivered so I called the restaurant who said not to believe the app. Order was slightly late, but its Saturday night and thats not a big issue, food was of its normal high standard. Just wish the app was accurate so I don't have to check that someone else is not eating food I have paid for. Get the app sorted. The complaint is with Just Eat not the restaurant.

Defo listen to the reviews arrived cold

Went for an informal family meal…atmosphere was great and the staff are so friendly and polite. Food was fab…..a meal for three lasted two days. Great value for money.

Absolutely fantastic food and service, was served by Bilal who was really attentive and polite. Highly recommend!! Thank you 😊

starters and main meal wasn't hot

We didn’t have the order, although said delivered

Very late and could not reach the restaurant food waiting for ages and it’s freezing.

We bought a takeaway last night which was so disappointing. The 'chapattis' were shop bought wraps. The mint dip was watery. The only difference i could taste between the rogan josh and jalfrezi was the amount of cayenne pepper. No fresh chillies or coriander like...

Fantastic food as always, best Indian in Cwmbran!

Me and my family went to the tamarind Cwmbran on Christmas Day and we cannot sing their praises to enough. The food was 10/10 and staff were friendly and couldn’t do enough for us. With it being Christmas Day, we thought the menu prices would...

We collected and arrived early and the food was already sat on the counter waiting. Food was cold. Tasty but disappointing how cold it was.

Great meal,as always. Prompt delivery. Well recommended.

Amazing food and service came for Christmas Day and couldn’t fault it would highly recommend.Staff are alway friendly

Came here with a friend ,the service was fantastic,I recommend the butter chicken it was gorgeous,really liked the mushroom bhaji,great atmosphere,I would recommend booking up as it does get busy,the tables are nicely presented.

Such a lovely place and lovely staff. Was such a delight to eat her with the family. Amazing night!!

Late but no big issue, probably first order of the evening. Delicious food as always. Always order from this establishment and I have always been satisfied with what I have eaten. Service is normally top notch.

Food is very nice and the staff are attentive. I had the garlic rice and butter chicken. It was absolutely delicious. The design of the place is a little bland but the food more than makes up for that. :D

Delicious food and always on time with delivery

Great food really tasty, large portions, Bilar was an excellent server. Floater coffees were very nice. Had a fabulous evening.

Very friendly, amazing food. Well done everyone.

best I have had in a long time. Fantastic.

Excellent food and atmosphere. Just if you have allergies, be sure to triple check with staff even when food arrives. There was some confusion with dishes being confirmed as nut free and then coming out not nut free.

Cracking food and great location. Was good value and dishes were huge. Everybody enjoyed and can’t wait to go back.

Fabulous restaurant! Food, staff & surroundings absolutely spot on! Come here often as a couple & with friends! Well recommended 👍😊😋