Tamarind in Newport

We ordered online and were give a delivery time of 55 minutes later. We phoned 3 times and kept being told it was out for delivery. The food finally arrived 2 and a half hours later. On the final phone call we requested a refund but were told this had to be done online. I cannot see where this is possible via the online system but am not happy to have paid nearly £40 for a meal that arrived at bedtime

Been using these guys for takeaways for years…Continue to go there even though we’ve moved out of Maindee…they never disappoint

We went as a group for the Indian buffet lunch. The food was fantastic, really tasty and plenty of it. The staff were very friendly and so helpful.

Have ordered quite a few times the driver is always super friendly and the food is always very good keep it up guys this is my go to Indian

Very disappointing. Madras had little to no flavour, biryani was overcooked and mushy. Wrong sauce delivered and replacement sauce took over 35 minutes to arrive! Keema naan had very little meat filling and chips were undercooked and hard. Not as expected.

We have been ordering from Tamarind for over two years now, it's the only Indian in town that never lets us down. Always freshly cooked, restaurant quality food.

I recently ordered from this restaurant which I have done many times before and never had a problem. However this is the state of the last meal I had and all I wanted was credit for another time but that didn’t happen so thought I’d share my latest experience.

Absolutely horrendous food from here. We ordered a takeaway over £80 worth to be exact. Received our food, the masala had all white foam on the top of it. The onion bhajee were undercooked and tasted like dough. Our poppadoms smelt like wallpaper paste and tasted like plastic (clearly they’ve been cooked in old oil). Chicken tikka dhansak was tasteless and came with plain chicken and barley any sauce. Mushroom biryani was also tasteless. Mushroom aloo had potatoes in that were also undercooked. Mint sauce tasted like sour water instead of mint. Called the restaurant, they didn’t even apologise said a manager would call back at 10pm never heard anything further. This was ordered through Just Eat who are equally just as useless, was advised every place tastes and smells different and they will not refund half of our order. Absolute rubbish service, terrible food. Wasted £80 as none of the food was eaten. WOULD NOT RECOMMEND!!

PLEASE STAY WAY Completely unprofessional Waited 2 half hours for food then came absolutely freezing rang to see if they could change the food, the staff member was so rude and was laughing at this I don’t find this professional at all when paying for for a service, and wait in 2 1/2 hours when they said would only be 40 minutes. This is completely unacceptable. Really disappointed

Paid £38 for a meal for 2 and to say it was appalling is an understatement. We have had many meals here which was good but this evening I wouldn't give it my dog to eat. Tried to speak to the restaurant and the customer service was nearly as bad as the food. You have now lost a regular customer and if anyone asks I'll be truthful...

Got a takeaway from Tamarind which was pretty much perfect. De;I’ve red on time by a friendly driver who delivered some delicious food. I would go as far as to say that the Lamb Vindaloo was amongst the best I have had either as a takeaway or as a sit down in-house meal. The food was plentiful and well cooked. Excellent takeaway, have used twice and will definitely use again.

A decent Indian restaurant. Not as good as we expected. The rates on the menu were different from the real rates.

The place has been done out really nicely, they must have spent a fortune on it. The service is friendly and the curry is spot on. None of this fusion nonsense, just proper tandoori curry house fare. I loved it, and if I didn't live 200 miles away I would be a regular visitor.

Lovely food. Great service. Would definitely recommend.

What a find! A delicious meal and friendly staff. We had Mango chicken and Chicken Sagwala. We were not expecting an authentic delicious Indian meal on the Isle of Wight but we were wrong.

Came here for the first time on Saturday. Staff were friendly on arrival and during our stay. Food was one of the best I have had in a while. Recommend this place highly. Will defiantly return soon. Thanks

Prices a joke. Ordered a week ago & price increased by £5 in a week. Will not be using again.Bettwr deals at little India or taste of Asia.

Ordered food here as I always use this takeaway, food took 1hr 25 for delivery (should have been 45 mins) food cold tasteless, the only thing that had flavour was my sheek kebab starter which tasted off anyway so wasted it, didn't put all my order in so had to phone them, Won't be using these again & in this time of coat of living I won't be wasting my money on a rubbish inedible meal, There's alot nicer places around.

Food was nice when it came hour and half later. Too late to eat and struggled for staff

I ordered food from work on a very busy evening. My colleagues and I were anxiously salivating waiting for the food. When the food arrived, it was shocking, tasteless and very cold. I called to complain to this gentleman who was very rude and had no sense of what a good customer service looks like. He was shouting at me after I paid exorbitantly for this horrible food. I requested to speak to the manager or someone in charge. He stated that I could not speak to anyone else except him. I could not believe the carefree attitude. I personally would not own a business and act that way. Please avoid if you can.

Tasty food, fast service, great!

Could barely find the chicken tikka in the masala sauce . Chicken tikka biryani was bland Very mediocre meal Shame because we have had nice food at the restaurant

Just enjoyed my first meal from the Tamarind, i had a Chicken saag and it was delicious will definately be ordering again.

Never had a bad meal here. Food is excellent and good customer service. They have a fab offer on atm 5 courses for £11.99 which is amazing value

I ordered a vegetable Pathia curry. I was shocked when it arrived. It was just a dish containing a curry sauce with chopped onions! There was no vegetables! I had to send it back to the kitchen. The waiter offered a vegetable korma instead. This time there was 1 sliced carrot, 2 sliced mushrooms and the rest was potatoes!!! My partner had the mixed grill. It was so salty and the chicken was like rubber! We left the food as it was impossible to eat such poor food.

Very cold almost hostile welcome they really didn't want our custom. The waiter was rude and dismissive he took our order with bad attitude. We asked for a jug of water which was brought to our table in tatty plastic jug and was luke warm when we asked for ice it was frowned upon. When the starter came it was very salty to the point of being inedible. When I told the waiter he said its not salty it's the food colouring that imitates salt we chose to take away our main course and the effects it has had on our digestive system is disgusting. Absolutely foul disgusting flatulence and disregarding the old standing joke from Indian curry food this was absolutely gross. As this is the only sit down Indian restaurant in our area we have used it many times with varying degrees of dissatisfaction but I will never purchase food from here again

Really disappointed. This WAS one of our favourite local sit downs as its only a few minutes walk from us and use it regularly. Went un tonight to fund it has new owners. They don't serve any alcohol at all, we were told that we could go to the shop and bring our own in butvits not the same. Nothing like a cold pint of cobra with your food as it was. We won't be using Tamarind Maindee again. I think your clientel list will drop rapidly. Such a Shame as we've had many a birthday party here 😔😪

Lovely food and a nice quick service

The chef(Shelim) cook very delicious food. I know him from a very long time. A nice gentleman and his cooking is just awesome 👌.

Food was tasteless and bland, mushroom rice was watery and curry was massively lacking flavour! Will not order from here again!! £30 down the drain and still a full plate of curry and rice to go in the bin. Would NOT recommend.

Had a lovely meal last night. Large portions, extremely tasty and the service was very good.

Best Indian place in Newport. Love the food, great staff and tasty food

Pretty standard Indian restaurant. Why are portions so large????

This is the worse meal I have ever had !! I have used you for years !! most weekends I have spent over £25. With you ! I complained and was offered 10% discount absolute joke ! If this is not sorted with the manager I will be very disappointed and will be using a different take away and you know there are plenty out there. As I can see loyalty goes know were !!

I was told I would have to collect my order, I said 'No thanks' and left it. Wife had a go at me, so, rang back and said 'Fine, we will collect the order' (she had not yet had a drink) - And, thank God! Food - absolutely beautiful. everything, not just the bits that usually make it acceptable, I mean everything; rice, bhajis (mushroom, bombay, onion) the Chicken Tikka Korma, the somosas, even the damn poppodoms were the lightest crispiest things I have had since moving from the Southall (West London) area six years ago, everything was awesome. When these guys work out delivery of this high quality Take-away food, half the Indian food outlets in Newport are going to go out of business. Guys, keep up this level of excellence - you are going to be HUGE!! I can't wait to come and eat your dishes fresh, in the restaurant. Don't let me down guys. Well done.

We booked a table at this restaurant to celebrate the 80th birthday of my husband. We were made most welcome from the outset the service and attention to detail were exemplary and Ahmed and his staff joined us by singing Happy birthday. We came as customers and left as friends see you all again very soon

Had my starter and poppadoms in the restaurant with chutney tray my shami kebab was very salty then asked for my main course to take away. When I got home the main course curry sauce was barely a half portion just a very small amount in the tray very disappointed

Never ordered before, will definitely be ordering again, absolutely beautiful food, driver was very polite and friendly, highly recommended xx

Had mixed kebab starter, meat was good quality, but so oversalted as to be unpleasant. Had chicken tikka biryani as a main..not like any other biryani sauce I've had..usually its a choice between a plain curry sauce or a vegetable Curry sauce....this was a dreadful bright red food colouring slop, sweet and unpleasant. Wont be going back.

It was quiet. Food was OK and the staff was helpful

This was genuinely one of the nicest takeaways I have ever had. Delicious food, good portion sizes and value for money. Each dish was amazing which is a pretty rare find 😁

Service was spot on wouldn’t change anything, Sam was a very good waiter. Food was amazing as of the atmosphere. Will definitely be going there again

Good prices and food full of flavour 👍

Always nice food, friendly staff and good atmosphere inside. Drivers are always Great, and food always arrives boiling.

Absolutely terrible will not be ordering again asked for mint sauce and it came but all dry like it had been precooked and left

Wow, what can I say! This restaurant is amazing and we can't fault it at all. We've ordered lots of times over the last 6 months and never been disappointed Thank you Tamarind! We will be back

Good service, good people. Nice food for a takeaway although the Madras tastes slightly different every week!.

The waiter yesterday was very rude and miserable. Very pitty also didn’t listen to my instructions. I wanted Naga in my curry which wasn’t their. The food is decent and the portion is decent. Shame about the unwelcoming front of house. I have Food blog on Instagram and will be uploading this restaurant on my blog. This restaurant has potential to be the best restaurant.

Tastes most genuine and masterful. The Moharaja biryani was especially tasty. The entire experience was top notch!

Fantastic meals, friendly, helpful and courteous staff. Great value. Mine and the wife's favourite indian restaurant. Definitely be back soon.

Worst restaurant ever....such rude staff! Actually it was the manager....his attitude stinks. He told us 'there's the door you can leave' cause we asked for a drink they didn't have. Who speaks this way to their customers? Empty restaurant anyway, would have thought he could have done with the £400 we spent in the restaurant we went to in the end.

Normally very tasty but delivery late & very blanned & watery disappointed

The curry I've been waiting for. Tried lots of different restaurants recently. This was my favourite

Very nice, tasty and good friendly service 👍

really good food and top service!

Great service and quality of food is excellent.

Very good taste and lovely place to dine in . Really enjoyed the meal. they have quiet a variety as well. Excellent service.

Was looking to use take away in Risca, but it was close. So at others, then noticed tamarind does take away. Ordered online easy straight forward menu. Food ordered , delivered before a stated time, food was hot and tasty, plus free gift due to...

Best Indian in Newport. Always great food and service.

We booked a tablr and were seated straight away and offered drinks.we then ordered our meals the service was quick and the food was good but they need to work on their engagement, they are not the most friendly. They then asked if we wanted...

Ideal location amongst a few local pubs, I have eaten in and ordered a take away and both have been fantastic. It’s worth noting on a Sunday ( possibly other dates also ) they offer a 5 course sit down meal for £9.99 per person. Always polite and never mess you around with deliveries.

Popped in for a quick early evening meal. Restaurant empty so no trouble getting a table. Had a prawn puri starter followed by a basic lamb balti with naan. Starter was fine with plump prawns in a mild sauce. The puri itself was a little...

Worst curry I've ever had - ordered from the wrong Tamarind😞. The Risca Tamarind my regular. GUTTED!!

I had a really great takeaway at the weekend. Great taste and worth every penny. Definitely go to them again

Good service and food excellent value

We had another delicious meal at the Tamarind in Maindee, excellent meal and an excellent service, thank you.

Dreadful experience here, went for a meal on date night, took forever to arrive and while eating the guy on the desk kept clearing the back of his throat, the noise turned me off my foof!!!!

Really nice takeaway, loved the stuffed pepper starter 😊

Had a curry delivered tonight took an hour to be delivered and it got to be the worst curry I’ve ever had. The chicken curry was as If it was chicken in warm water and as for the chips they must have dug the spuds from the soil and put them straight in the bag!!! Terrible terrible meal DO NOT EAT FROM HERE !!!!

Food on time. That's the good bit over with. Food cold. Nan breads stone cold. Mixed balti. Madras hot It was not. I've had medium curries hotter. It wants balti either. This was sloppy and watery. A balti is much dryer. Chicken shaslik. Was tasteless...

We had booked a table for 11, and we were sat straight away we were given a little time to settle then thry served drinks, and we ordered our meal the food was really tasty and good quality. The service was fast. They could work...

Always brilliant food. Excellent service, everyone is so lovely! When I order home delivery it is always early too! Would 110% recommend ☺️

Ordered a vegetarian korma sauce (in the vegetarian section of the menu and stamped with a Vegetarian society approved sticker) was half way through the dish and noticed it had thin slices of chicken floating in it (small enough to miss) I rang the restaurant...

Our take away was delivered in around 45 mins, food was really tasty , quantity was great , I would recommend this restaurant

Our go to for local Indian takeaway! Very reliable! Great food every time! Reasonably priced, great flavours & quality of food! Their mekhani curry & garlic balti are definitely worth a try.

Our favourite curry house since moving to the East side of Newport. Always good quality food and great service. Q

had a takeaway delivered have used them many times the quality has been droping down over the last few months but last night it was totally inedible you could actualy stand a spoon up in the chicken Ceylon it was like trying to eat tar...

Delicious vegetable biryani and saag aloo. Best Indian takeaway i have had in a long time. First time I used Tamarind but not the last.

Speedy delivery, hot food, well cooked.

We called in here at 11.30pm and despite them closing at 12 they took our order and did not rush us. The service was still good and the food was still of good quality and tasty. Overall very good.

Went to The Tamarind on Sunday night and we had another exceptional meal. We do go to The Tamarind often and are never disappointed. We had poppadums with chutney tray followed by three mains, one prawn, one chicken and one veg curry. The taste of...

Delicious curries & tandoori. Great service. My mother, grandmother, nephew, niece & I had a wonderful evening

Been going to tamarind for a few weeks n the currys r gorgeous .It knocks spots of a lot of other curry houses in the area.We wont be going anywhere else.

I got to this place after a long day in the office. Excellent dishes , took the deal of the day 5 courses for £9.95. A bit of everything. Didn't like the Dahl , but all the rest were excellent. Will come back, may be...

Food really good first few months but the standard droped the last two meals my wife and I had did complain had 25 percent discount but sorry that not good enough when you have had a meal swimming in gee

Very friendly restaurant. Very helpful recommend in what to choose from the menu. The curry I had was very good . Sorry about the pic when I ask for water it was no problem. I will be returning .

Amazing Experience, Such a lovely staff especially 'Shah' who was serving us, tasty food with great ambience and marvellous customer service.. 100% RECOMMENDED. It was my partner's b'day, they even made it so special :)

Having lived in Maindee area for over 10yrs now my curry’s have normally been from the take away places rather than restaurant but with the old little India place now closed options are limited (and following some friends meal at koh I noor over Xmas...

We called in prior to Xmas the service the decor and drink were all good. However the dansak which I ordered and the path is that my wife ordered were very different than we were expecting. Maybe the chef was different but we were both...

Amazing food, Fantastic service...We were a party of 11 and all our meals arrived at the same time so we all ate together....Will definitely be returning.

Great food great staff. Highly recommended for anyone looking for a great indian!!

I thoroughly enjoyed my meal. The flavours and heat were perfect!! Compared to London prices it was also fairly inexpensive

Extensive menu under a tenner each! Yes that's correct and a good selection, took my wife along and she also could not believe that we had only paid tennere each for a very good indian.You have a menu with a number of choices and for...

Very bland starters for both of us.main course was ok nothing special.service without a smile quite poor and their phone constantly ringing making the evening stressful. Never again.....

Very tasty food .!! Reasonably priced. Well recommended.!!

It seems that service here depends on what time you go we were quite late turning up but it was open so we expected the good service but the waiters seemed lack lustre and dissapointing. The food was good but the way you are treated...

1st time going to the reasturant, loved the warm atmosphere and te food was great!

This was only our second order after the 1st was very nice. We placed the order at 7:25PM and waited until just before 9pm for it to arrive. The delivery chap did say they were very busy which was fair enough but a quick phonecall...

This was only our second order after the 1st was very nice. We placed the order at 7:25PM and waited until just before 9pm for it to arrive. The delivery chap did say they were very busy which was fair enough but a quick phonecall isn't difficult either. As we were dining with our children we plated up what was a warm at best meal, and found that the Rogan Naan ordered was a Peshwari Naan (I don't like sweet coconut flavoured Naans) So I gave that to the wife to nibble on. The Keema naan was 90% naan 10% keema. I ordered the Bengal Fish Curry as this sounded quite special and cost a whopping £10.95, now while it tasted nice the 8 prawns swimming in the sauce was a huge disappointment as I'd have hoped for a little content for that much money and now with no Naan bread to mop up the sauce I was left with a bowl of curry sauce for my trouble. As it was so late and the children where tired I decided that it would be a bad idea to contact them and possibly wait until 10-11PM for a replacement meal and deal with it the day after. Tamarind refused to believe they sent the wrong naan and refused a refund which was the only feed back given by curries online which I also felt was poor.

I'm not 1 for leaving reviews but got to be said it never had a bad meal from here food is always hot&delicious and delivery is fast 10/10,2night I ordered a special kebab starter,chicken pakora,coconut rice and korma sauce with nan bread and it was by far the best Indian takeaway I've ever had and as for the special kebab that was bloody beautiful 💯👌 well done guys