Tandem in Leicester

We booked a table at Tandem for our company Christmas meal. At the time of the booking, I was required to leave a £35 booking fee. The meal wasn't bad, wasn't great either and the service was slow, so all in all very average. I paid the bill and left. That evening I received a voice message saying that they'd forgotten to take the deposit off the final bill and to contact them. It was good of them to contact me, and I promptly emailed them and provided my bank details as they requested. Despite trying to speak to someone at the restaurant and sending numerous emails, it's now three months since our visit and I've still not received my deposit back. I'm continuing to chase this up, but my advise would be, if you leave a deposit, make sure they take it off the final bill before you leave the restaurant!

Looking to have a good Indian meal, and saw the random, and looked very inviting. Ordered a couple of cocktails 2 for £10 good deal then ordered a little starter, then order our main and asked for it to be spicy. that wasn't very hot and came out warm as nam bread was very small. To top it all off they had charged us for extras we never had £29 in total. Would I use it again or recommend anyone no . Over priced for what you get and it didn't even seem top quality.

Did a walk in as a single as I had heard good reviews. Starter tandoori king prawns, 3 prawns which were hardly king no flavour extremely bland. Then had to wait 35 mins for chicken tawa. Over heavy on tamandrind and Garam masala. Thought the sauce could easily have come from a jar from Aldi. Bill had a service charge not happy as the main had taken ages to come, then the server openly asked me for a tip. I had to bite my tongue. Did not come close to living up to the hype.

Went here on Saturday night with my family to celebrate my birthday. Excellent service and fantastic food, was really impressed with how good it was. Will definitely be returning

After a few really enjoyable meals at Tandem, it was the at the top of my list for my celebratory Birthday meal. My Mum dealt with Chrissie in making the booking and made arrangements with her to make it an extra special evening. Chrissie went the extra mile and was so helpful and accommodating. Justin was our waiter and he was so friendly, he knew the menu and made some great recommendations with food and drinks. All of the staff made it such a special meal we had a great night. We've been again since and they continue to impress, they make you feel so welcome and the food is amazing! 10 out of 10!!

We had a lovely dinner in Tandem on Friday evening. The service was excellent and the food amazing. We had a lot of vegetarian and gluten free options. The cocktails were exceptional too, especially State of India that positively surprised with the spice. Huge thanks to Philip and Amit for making this evening special.

Discrete, yet attentive service with excellent food made.this a great evening. All the dishes were very tasty and good portions. I would highly recommend trying a cocktail as they were phenomenal.

1st visit to tandem and what a delight, fantastic starters and tasty mains, philippe was our server and was very attentive and full of advice and information. Would highly recommend to anyone, what a gem of a restaurant.

Another lovely meal with great service from Philip and his team, good ambience and entertainment from Amit the Magician is always an added bonus!!

We visited Tandem last night. We hadn't booked, but took a chance on a table being available. A very warm welcome and a choice of areas to sit. The service was fast and the food was delicious. We ordered the balti for two, which arrived in a deceptively small pot. The balti pot was packed with prawns,lamb, squid, muscles, and chicken and of course rice. It was the best balti I have ever tasted. We couldn't finish it which was a shame. The waiter did offer to bag it, but as we were staying at a hotel, it wasn't possible. Lovely surroundings and very helpful waiters.

Excellent food and service. Was very disappointed that a 10% service charge was added to the final bill, thought those days were gone. So beware.

The food was absolutely delicious and fantastic service! Philip was an excellent server and recommended dishes to us.

Really lovely meal and service from Phillip was attentive and efficient. The food was delicious. Highly recommend a visit to this restaurant.

Food amazing. Staff amazing! Cocktails amazing! Only positive things to say. Please try and bring your friends. Highly recommend

I came to Tandem on the recommendation of a friend and it was absolutely amazing. Authentic Indian food, expert bartenders and an amazing atmosphere for business meals and for family too! They have multiple rooms to dine in and it looks amazing! I have been a couple times and the people who stand out the most are Filip, Ross and Bamba who have provided me and my friends with amazing service, showing knowledge of the food and drinks they provide. My favourite spot in Leicester!

We held a birthday party for 17 people and the team were very helpful from the organising, setup on the day and service throughout our party. Thank you to Crissy and her team for making it a memorable celebration.

Myself and my Husband tried Tandem for the first time for a celebratory meal and we cannot fault the service and staff. We were more than happy with the portion size of the meals and price was not too expensive. The dishes were well presented...

Visited after a day shopping and before the cinema. Really lovely setting, the food was delicious, excellent service. Convenient central location. Would recommend. Will be back!

Once we arrived at the restaurant, we were seated immidiatly. The venue looks stunning and the food was delicious, the manager Ross was amazing. He went above and beyond our expectations offering us incredible cocktails . I've never seen something so special and his service...

Tried this place for lunch on a Friday and found the whole experience to be great! Lovely restaurant with attractive bar and comfortable seating. The food and drinks menu were very good I noticed some other diners having really interesting cocktails! Il maybe try that...

Amazing food fantastic fancy drinks impeccable service and the venue what a gem Is an amazing restaurant to be also with the three different rooms and the flexibility to accommodate our big party

Visited here on a Monday evening, this was our first time dining at Tandem. The restaurant is beautifully decorated and the waiters were brilliant. We enjoyed some cocktails, a starter, chicken biryani and a lamb dish and we enjoyed all of the dishes. The food...

I booked this for a special occasion, this restaurant is rated 5 for hygiene. How can a male staff go to the cubical in the gents facility and leave without washing his hands, knowing that he will be serving me. When I spoke yo him...

Absolutely delicious food - amazing service and great value. Cannot recommend too highly. Booking essential! We even had a magician at the table - amazing. Five star experience.

Tasty food and friendly staffs ! Will go again ! Me and my husband just went inside to have some afternoon snacks, but we were very impressed by the food.

Booked here for a fifth anniversary meal and was seated in a lovely upstairs dining room, quiter than the main floor. The service was outstanding, all staff very attentive and pleasant. For starters we had the tikka trio, prawns and veggie dosa. All were absolutely...

Decided to book and dine at this restaurant whilst in Leicester. The restaurant is divided in 2/3 different dining areas and we were seated in the fine dining area terrace.. this certainly has the wow factor..airy and modern. We were seated promptly and the waiter...

Great food and great service altogether, specifically by ayushi. She was super friendly and made me feel welcome especially since im new to the uk. Definitely a place worth coming back to. Food came quite fast and tasted great. Having great music is also a...

- we found the waitresses didn’t know basic questions about the food as if it was halal. - the waitress were quite rude and passive when asking about the food and offers. - the food was nice at first however it was quite sickly after...

We stumbled across this place almost by accident having planned to eat at Mem Saab but unable to be accommodated. There was a magician (Ahmed) that was unbelievable. The staff (Chrystal and Justin) were extremely friendly and the food was superb. An accidental find but...

Lovely food and good service on a last minute visit to Leicester. Restaurant is right in the town centre so very convenient if there to shop

They made us feel very special on Valentines Day with a private dining room with decorations. Food was excellent. Special shout out to the bar tender called Brandon who made us bespoke cocktails all night! All you had to do was tell him what alcohol...

Visitedfor lunch and had the "thali".... small bowls of different dishes. All delicious. Service impeccable. Decor trendy. Def value for money. And definitely worth going for casual, or special occasion. Everything was fresh, tasty, food was piping hot etc. Restaurant was clean, service attentive. Will...

Great food, friendly staff and just an all around great experience. Came for a birthday meal out and couldn’t complain

We had an impromptu dinner at Tandem and it was delicious. Seated even though they were full on a Saturday night. Happy hour cocktails and attentive service. Will def return.

Chicken small amounts asked for chicken tikka masala tasted like curry sauce very over priced. Waiter very rude

1st visit to celebrate my husband’s birthday and it didn’t disappoint. The service was second to none, the staff couldn’t do enough for us. The food is absolutely delicious, we had a shared plate for a starter and it was so tasty I would definitely...

I booked this restaurant because it is located close to where the Van Gogh Immersive exhibition is being held, which I had booked to visit. The reviews on here looked good so not knowing Leicester, I decided to book for my party of 8. We...

I was really looking forward to dining here but was quite disappointed. The butter chicken was sweet. The sauce of the prawn curry was same as the butter chicken. No complaints about the veg main. The major let down was during our meal, not once...

Staff were attentive and polite food was fresh and flavoursome, very clean and not rushed at all. Jalfezi was spicy, Bombay aloo was great but for me the staff were the best! As a lone business traveller would def go back

Well what great restaurant...there were 15 of us on a works leaving doo. I first contacted Crissy the Manager she was outstanding. Everything I asked for or about was no trouble and where it should be at the right time. We had a few late...

We visited on Friday for a special occasion. Poor communication between staff members. We felt rushed throughout the meal and during the end of the night, the music was switched off and there were no staff upstairs. Wouldn’t consider using this restaurant for a special...

What a lovely food real flavoursome meal.lovely environment and efficient staff and don’t miss the biryanis

Was greeted really nicely, taken upstairs and made to sit at the only single table available for 2, table wobbled more than my jelly, but thought I better not complain yet, as we looked through our menu and ordered starters and waited patiently, I told...

Visited Monday evening without booking. Very warm friendly welcome. Good selection of food on offer and the poppadums were really good, crisp not greasy and the pickles were a good selection. For the main course I chose lamb biryani and my wife had lamb rogan...

We visited the restaurant with some friends and had a great experience. As soon as we entered we were greeted warmly and all the staff had smiles. We were shown to our table and drinks were soon ordered and on the way. The menu has...

One of the best restaurants in Leicestershire from a friendly staffs to great food I would recommend to everyone for this restaurant to try at least once we were here last month and come again there is a magicians who’s does great magic it’s very...

Only popped in randomly but wow, we’re we impressed! Great service, pricing but most importantly the quality of food was brilliant and authentic coming from an indian. Amazing drinks menu too, a price range to suit everyone. Was so surprised how good this place was,...

Went on a Saturday night while providing a concert taxi service. Food was excellent, fresh, tasty and served in a modern style. Excellent vegetarian selection, as long as the 'meaty' section for both starters and mains. Good service even though there was a wedding party...

Wanted somewhere central for lunch during a day visit to Leicester and decided to book Tandem due to good reviews and the fact they offer a lunch thali. Really pleased that I did. As others have mentioned, the staff are really helpful and friendly. I...

Absolutely disgusted with the level of service we received today from this established. We had to wait 1 hour 10 minutes for a veg thali. Considering it wasn't that busy. The chapatis were not fresh clearly ready made. They thought deducting the poppadoms of the...

Tandem recently hosted my 40th birthday dinner and made it such a special occasion for me. The terrace floor with its own bar & balcony seating area made for an amazing private dinning area, with lots of extra finishing touches to mark the occasion. We...

Absolutely lovely staff, so friendly, attentive and courteous! Cocktails were amazing and paneer balls were an explosion of flavours! Would highly recommend! Good price also ☺️

Delicious vegetarian thali on the business lunch menu with my accountant. Krishna was attentive and the food was fantastic.

Guys first review I have left but the food and service was fantastic! All the staff go the extra mile even though they were short staffed. Even in advance of our visit they made sure what our requirements were and catered for all our needs....

Didn’t really know what to expect as we arrived only for cocktails. They were that good that we ended up staying for more than expected and thought we’d try some of the bar snacks… Again they were that good that we ended up staying for...

We nipped in for a cocktail before going for a nandos and decided to taste the bar menu!! masala fries and gunpowder chicken later we were sold!! So so good and ended up staying all evening !! Food is delicious and waiters and staff were...

I had never heard of this place and found it when we went to the casino, but I’m glad we went. It was the girls first night out after lockdown and it was amazing. Such a good choice of food, they had a great magician...

From the moment we planned our event at the PDR, Krishna and his team were superb with every attention to detail, organising, hosting and service were incredible! We will definitely be returning and recommending the team all round

Fully recommend! There was no oil floating on top of the dishes that you would normally find visiting an Indian restaurant. We had a deep fried starter called Gunpowder Chicken which is a must if you go and on completion of this dish there was...

Wow what a place and experience, soon as you walk in you’re star struck, with balcony settings and an amazing bar with a good three floors this place is a place you wanna be at either for food or drinks, the portions of the biryanis...

I have to say off the bat that if you are looking for somewhere cheap this probably isn’t for you, but if you love your Indian food you will love this place. The food was perfect and the whole experience was first class. This was...

Visited for a lovely Friday evening meal.. greatest with such pleasure and seated in Vatika (the atmosphere and deco is stunning) had starters and have to say Achari chicken is to die for... my parents loves sea food so ordered the goan Prawn curry and...

Wonderful Tasty food would def recommended the restaurant.A real jewel Hidden in Highcross. Great service By staff Don’t miss the Lamb Biryani and chicken tikka masala .Especially the Liquor cocktails made by Bartender on Monday they are the best we ever had in Leicester Thank...

I visited here with my family & it was lovely. We had Lamb chops, Achari chicken tikka, Veg makhanwala & Lamb kadai. We were very happy with the food & the exceptional service we received. Will go back again.

One of the best food I ever had outside India. Very authentic and close to grass roots the service and quality of food is just amazing

we have wohh visit with the tandem. we have Achari chicken tikka Lamb chops Achari paneer tikka Veg makhanwalla Malai kofta Chicken tikka masala Lamb kadai all were amazing.. by my self experience please try all above as they are amazing once you visit to...

First review back after lockdown, keep an eye on my reviews as i shall be out and about much more often. Nice place, small menu, good vibe!! The 2 main issues are cost and quantity. My main chicken dish had 5 small pieces of chicken...

I must say, this restaurant was one I hadn’t really heard of until this past week, but honestly I can say it deserves more recognition! I had attended today (Friday) and was able to book a table with ease firstly, and upon arrival the ambience...

We dined on Friday, let me tell you this one of the best place to fine in Leicester considering today's situation. Food is one of the best I had in long time, staff were friendly service great but most important I was impressed with cleanliness...

Couldn’t explain how better this place is .. From entering till end , we all enjoyed our food to our fullest. We were a party of 5 visited last night and left everything on the server to fill us with their best dishes on the...

I am a regular visitor of Tandem and the food always impresses me the more I go. The service of the staff is fab especially in these challenging times. I hired out the private room Upstairs for My birthday and it made it the most...

Decor fab, spacious so you are not on top of others and Covid criteria all put in place, there is a cocktail area for just drinks and a lovely seating area upstairs if you want a romantic or private chat food is lovely and flavoursome....

A perfect visit(group of 15). Exceptional service(from Ravali in particular) and great tasting food. Reasonable pricing. Will be back very soon.

Good food, amazing staff. Always keen to ensure that customers are looked after and fed well. Will recommend to others.

We decided to go Tandem to celebrate my little brothers graduation. We used to visit this location before when it was mem Saab and it was always a pleasant experience so was hoping that Tandem could live up to our high expeditions. Upon arrival we...

Went with family on Wednesday.. ordered few starters and mains... Achari chicken was simply outstanding. Soft succulent and full of flavour. Also had mini masala dosa which have to say was very authentic. The texture and taste really reminded me the streets of Mumbai. Had...

Came on the eat out to help out. Food was amazing even better than I remembered. The nan was one of the best and the place was buzzing. Was nice to support an independent businesss. Tandoori lamb chops melted in the mouth and tasted amazing....

We went on a #eatouthelpout day. Service is excellent. Staff are very friendly. Food is tasty Overall very happy Ambience slightly lacking. Recommended and we will visit again

Food was okay, albeit the lamb was a bit fatty in one dish. There was no cocktail menu, despite the paper menu stating there was. The service was very amateurish and staff/server compliance with PPE was shocking: only one server wore a mask/visor correctly (i.e....

Delicious food, great service - both efficient and friendly. Beautifully decorated. We were there for 2 hours for a meal and they treated us really well, I will definitely go again.

Food was very delicious I went as my friend adviced And met the expectations. Service done by krishna is good

The food is super tasty and the flavours are great, amazing service , very attentive would 100% come back and definitely recommend worth the visit !

Last week I had a birthday dinner with my friends at tandem .They served amazing food plus great service. They properly prepared and had a great value for the price.We highly recommend it.

The starter of kebab platter was beautiful and excellent service by Krishna the waiter polite. Hot food and freshly made .definite recommend

Absolutely awful service and food is very bland. Not really sure why they still bother opening considering how dead it is

Having had a great experience when I visited Tandem in November 19 I was excited to go back taking my partner and my best friend and her boyfriend with me. However this experience was very disappointing. For those who do not wish to read the...

After booking a few weeks in advance and really looking forward to our Friday night meal with friends unfortunately we left disappointed and unlikely to return. A few weeks prior to our visit the founding chef parted ways with the restaurant and this appeared to...

Went here with a large group and were seated upstairs. Decor was lovely although the area was very cold for the first hour or so. Unfortunately despite the size of the group, we were only given one waiter and he was struggling to accommodate everyone....