Thali & Tandoor in Bedford

Not much of high quality but ok

Disgusting, expensive food and unclean place

Lovely little gem we just found . Was a flying visit today but all the vegetarian options we had tasted very nice . The okra fries were my fav. The spicy chutney with the popadoms was also amazing. Will definitely be back for some chilling vegetarian food.

Great Indian food - many unusual and delicious menu choices. Good for vegetarians

Lovely food, not sure about service charge

I had an incredible dining experience at Thali & Tandoori Indian Restaurant in Bedford. The flavors of the Mother Chicken Butter, Lamb Chops, and Dry Meat were simply outstanding, delighting my taste buds with every bite. Cocktails weee really nice too. The attentive and friendly waitstaff added to the overall enjoyment of the evening. I was thoroughly impressed by the exceptional service and the delectable dishes. Thali & Tandoori is definitely a gem that I would recommend to anyone seeking an unforgettable Indian dining experience.

Delicious fresh food ( vegetarian) , lovely atmosphere and very friendly and considerate staff. Centrally placed near the beautiful river Ouse. Highly recommend this restaurant.

Food was really good but little costly. Don't try pani puri.

Lovely food. The biryani was excellent. Good service. It was rather warm when we visited: not entirely the restaurant's fault. I'd gladly go back.

Really enjoyed the food here - we had the pau bhaji and the grand thali and would recommend both. Will definitely be returning. I had read reviews about poor service but I couldn’t fault it at all. Everyone was polite, friendly, and welcoming.

Delicious Indian food in Bedford

Moving to Bedford from London we were delighted to find this restaurant after being disappointed with many other Indian restaurants in town. The food is excellent, drinks menu is fab and the cocktails really nice, we have brought friends and family here many times. The service has always been great, staff are always friendly, attentive and polite. I've seen some reviews complaining that their meals took 30 minutes to arrive....that's because they are actually cooking them, not microwaving them like other places! You should be worried if your complex dish arrives in ten minutes!! I've always found the food to arrive in good time even when really busy. Decor and ambiance really thought out. Can't recommend this restaurant enough :)

Nestled in castle quarter we have taken friends and family and had many take aways from T&T. Great service, great flavour and variety. Thought through restaurant design. Would always recommend and be our choice for indian food in Bedford!

I called them in for a drink and they asked me not to come of its just for a drink, looks like they are after money and don't really care about customer service. Isn't it strange that they are into food business but don't really care about hospitality.

Food is not that good but nice place

The food and the service with the waitress was very good But we had a very awkward situation with the manager We went with our dog, who is an assistance animal... If in the venue don't make any problem with animals we don't feel in need to show any certification. So we entered the place an the staff in a very friendly way help us to find a place for us and the dog (he didn't say in any time that dog weren't allowed there) but after we ordered our food the manager notice we where with the little one and came in a very rude mode asking if this is a guide dog, because only guide dogs are allowed, I show the registered card of my pet and after seeing it for a few seconds he left it on the table without saying anything to us and start to screaming to the kitchen and other staff in their Language, the only word we could understand was that he was repeating several times "guide dogs" It was awkward and rude, it make me feel uncomfortable and assistance emotional pets are for hidden disabilities (as it saids the card what is) so i couldn't have my lunch in a good way because a start to feel anxious, we take out our food and I have lunch on my hotel room... We where the only table in all the restaurant, we though we could have a calm lunch, if the venue have a problem with animals you could let us know from the beginning in a good mood, is was no need of rude attitudes for that.

Food was extremely good. One portion size is suitable for one person. Only thing was quantity of rice was less compared to dal.

Had stumbled on this while visiting the museum across the road. Decided to come back another time and very glad we did. Interesting menu, and it was all very good. Probably ordered too much, but there were a lot of great choices. Slow cooked meat dishes are highly recommended. Will be back, sadly there aren't many restaurants offering options beyond the standard vast curry menu that you can find everywhere.

Today we booked for a party of 5! Never 4 as they have falsely 'claimed'. Myself & my husband have dined at this restaurant many times before in which both the food & service has been exceptional. We travelled specifically with friends on this basis all the way from CAMBRIDGESHIRE. You don't make that kind of trip if you don't have praises to sing about Thali&Tandoor. However today has left a sour note. Upon arriving, they seemingly had no note of our booking. Even to claim that we were a table of 4 would imply there was a table of 4 set, which there was not. We were left standing in the walk way, whilst it took 10mins to set up our table! Which meant seating 3 people along the back row instead of 2. Now if there was a table of 4 set, why would the addition of 1 more placement equal such a long wait. To lie is acutally shocking; we all make mistakes, it happens in every buisness however you apologise & move on. Our order for food was taken 1 hour after arrival. It is to be noted we did have a positive prompt order taken of our poppadoms & drinks, but the fact we had to ask for our food order to be taken, to then be left even longer before the waitor came back was unacceptable. The service was cold and rushed. There was no communication beyond the basic necessity of food service. No 'I'm really sorry I will be with you in a few minutes'. No 'would you like any more drinks', no check back on our food. The chefs! Fantastic! The food was beautifully made as it always has been. As a vegetarian, having the large diversity in options is the reason we come back over & over again to Thali and Tandoor (even with the unbelievably tatty menus). However, being full, I was not able to start my side dish of Massala Fries (v). So I prepped one single plate of my fries & left over Chole Aloo Frankie (v) together. Upon clearing our plates my husband asked the waiter if we could have this wrapped to take away. Our friend asked to have his plated meal wrapped to take away as well. My husband specifically told the waitor these were to be separate due to the meat in my friends food. Well the food arrived back all together! My husband popped up to the bar to let them know they had mixed everything together & that I am a vegetarian & won't be able to eat from the contaminated mix. Not including the fact our friend does not live with us, so 2 plates mixed into one is highly impractical!. We weren't even sitting together! When I can only assume a supervisor/team leader approached our table to discuss the matter, I was met with aggression over 'what exactly was wrong' and was asked whether it was the Lamb dish?!! Excuse me! VEGETARIAN, this is not difficult. I specifically explained it was an entire portion of Massala Fries(v) & a portion of my Chole Aloo Frankie(v). He seemingly understood this and stormed off. I wasn't left with any explanation as to what was going on. We assumed from the time once again left, that the food was being remade. I would like to repeat that at no point I or my friends have asked for anything off the bill. And we retained this throughout our full payment of the bill. We did however choose to ask for the 'discretionary' service charge to be removed as we were not happy with the service! And rightly so! The 'supervisor' did not take this opportunity to speak with us, discuss what had happened, but instead to aggressively remove items from our table whilst giving us the most disgusted looks. As a female, I felt incredibly intimated by the body language and incredibly uncomfortable with the way he spoke to me. I acutally wanted to shy away & wish I hadn't said anything! Being a vegetarian can bring alot of anxiety on its own, but in this day and age with dietary requirements being ever more diverse, this should not be a thing of 2023! We were flung a bag of food, I didn't check the contents assuming everything was correct. Only to arrive home now back to Cambridgeshire to find NO MASSALA FRIES! What an absolute joke! Yes I did receive odd pieces from my main dish but this is just awful. Incredibly upset.

Fantastic food. Seriously some of the worst service I’ve ever experienced in a restaurant. Extremely chaotic and rude staff. Very disappointed. Would not recommend. Update 29.01.23 - The staff have since created multiple fake reviews, rating themselves 5 stars to attempt to mislead people, if you’re unwilling to accept feedback then be honest about that, multiple reports have now been filed. Disgusting.

Ive had many excellent meals at Thali. The service is fantastic and the food authenic

The food was good however, the whole experience was let down by the lack of service and rude staff.

Honestly such awful service, we waited to be seated for about 10mins, stood in the middle of the restaurant. Even though we had booked and our table wasn’t ready. Not one staff member asked if we were ok. The food was ok but it took 30 mins to take our order and the food took a while to come. Then we asked to have some food boxed up to take home and the mixed a vegetarians food in with a meat dish. If we hadn’t of checked we wouldn’t have known. Got the bill and asked to have service charge taken off and the waiter started to aggressively clear our table and give us dirty looks while we were finishing our drinks still.

Friendly staff and fantastic food as always!

Vegan menu choices are absolutely brilliant, and the food is always super fresh and so tasty. Staff are very accommodating and friendly. Note for anyone with a baby; they have highchairs but no baby change. We had to undertake an on-the-lap poo change in the accessible toilet.

This is undoubtedly one of the best Indian restaurants I have ever been to anywhere in the world. The menu was far more interesting than typical curry house fare; and even if some of the dishes didn’t have the most appealing names (“Dry Meat” being the standout example) they were universally delicious. We will be back.

Brilliant food. Only thing that let it down for me personally was the slow service. Apart from that good atmosphere and excellent food

Food wasn’t great. Restaurant owner had an altercation with a delivery driver and started shouting P*** to him. He then later proceeded to glorify his actions to another customer stating P*** again. Absolutely terrible service and I am highly offended by the racist mannerism of this restaurant as I am from Pakistani descent. I will not be dining here again. There are similar and better restaurants nearby. I would avoid this restaurant due to the unpleasant racist atmosphere.

Never confirmed online reservation. Didn't answer when tried calling. Waiter was pleasant throughout. Wanted to order Sunday feast menu but told should have been order in advance. Nothing in advert to say so. Got charged for the poppadoms and chutney plus a service charge.

I've worked in India and enjoyed the delights of Thali there (Maharashtra style - each area tends to have its own). To my taste, Thali and Tandoor bring the "real thing" with the kind of freshness and quality that leaves you feeling great after eating. Charming, attentive staff. Perfect just-off-the high street location. Highly recommended.

Food was Devine. Big fan of their garlic naan with saag aloo. Can’t go wrong with a cheeky Indian

Reasonable food. Service a bit slow.

Unusually presented dishes, authentic Indian food. Loved the big windows all round giving a light atmosphere.

Waiter took the wrong order and missed out starter, apart from that the food itself was great especially the grill

Different menu to your normal Indian but lovely to try new dishes

The employees very really rude and the food was not upto the mark while comparing it with the price. Though it was an indian restaurant the waiters were discourteous at indians than British customers. This behaviour will not make us come another time.

Nice food that came to £90 for 4 people, but when I checked my bank the following morning noticed the waiter added £10.. is there service charge I was unaware of. I won’t be returning

Amazing food Lovely customer service! Suzad is beautiful, really happy service I won card roulette on my birthday

Due to covid restrictions not been for some time but food as good as ever and the service friendly and helpful. Thoroughly enjoyed our meal.

Takeaway review: The BEST kebabs in Bedford. The Naanys options are endless and there are plenty of vegan and vegetarian ones to pick from too. Highly recommend the masala fries. So good.

Very rude staff! We walked in and got told its closing and we're not serving (in a harsh tone). Making us feel awkward! They need training on customer service on how to speak to customers...for example "So sorry guys we're closing, but if want to book for later we would be happy to sort that for you!" I would avoid this place in future just because of the way they made us feel. Initial tone is so important for first impressions. If you're looking to get insulted then walk right in! It made me think though...is common curiosity dead these day?

Excellent food and great service.

Food was nice & tasty. I understand staff are hard to get at the moment but the wait between ordering & starters then starters & main was excessive. Real shame as it dampened our evening.

To celebrate a family birthday we went, together with some friends of the Birthday Boy to Thali and Tandoor. We love this restaurant, great food and lovely staff.There were 14 adults and three 4 year olds. We have very much enjoyed Sunday visits to the restaurant, when the 'feast' is on offer. This costs £50 for up to five diners, so three of these would be ideal for us.I went in a couple of weeks in advance to ask if they would consider allowing us to have the 'feasts' on the Saturday evening, rather than the normal Sunday. No hesitation, quite happy to arrange this.Our family members have enjoyed this meal before, but the friends who were new to it assumed that the huge platters of samosas, bajis, battered vegetables etc constituted the main meal. These were just the first course. Then three roast chickens appeared accompanied by generous bowls of dhal, balti, chick pea dishes, - all sorts.Just brilliant, so delicious. Our family includes two vegans and a veggie and the few dishes they could not eat were carefully pointed out. There was heaps suitable for them.Having the food ordered in advance cut out the nightmare of 14 adults ordering a disparate selection of dishes, inevitably with confusion and duplication. The bill which included four bottles of wine, plenty of beer, a couple of cocktails and kids' drinks was incredibly reasonable. The staff are always so kind and friendly, and on this occasion also very patient with the three kids. For a gathering of friends and family, who enjoy excellent food cooked and served by charming staff it has to be the nicest restaurant in Bedford.

After reading other reviews we were a little concerned about visiting this restaurant. We are delighted to say had wonderful evening, fantastic food and received excellent friendly service from the staff.

The food was ok, a bit pricy but freshly cooked but once having eaten and had a few drinks, I visited the toilets - shock horror - the raw sewage smell was overpowering and was made me feel quite sick. It was discussing - I complained to the waiter but he just shrugged his shoulders. Avoid this at all costs. The restaurant should not be allowed to open its doors to the public with customers toilets in this disgusting condition.

This is a aesthetically very pleasing restaurant it’s decorated very tastefully and I applaud that as a lot of Asian restaurants have a very bleak and old fashioned look. The starter was a off menu plate that was put together for us. Enjoyed that it was brilliant.The mains were perhaps not designed for a refined Asian/ “desi” palate… they were generally rather bland but again that maybe because they’re catering to more western palates.The service was slow , poor an at times unacceptable. As read below there are members of staff who errrm either don’t want to speak with you or speak in a lacklustre fashion. Mumble, quiet as a mouse on a Saturday night In a busy restaurant. A lot of the times just looked at you blankly and lost as if you were alien. Perhaps a restaurant!! Waiting staff!!! Is not the job for this individual… We were a large party but seem to me forgotten about… it was 20 minutes before we got asked for drinks or popadums etc …. Understood it can take a while to cater for a large group but Starters took quite some time and once served plates left there for 40 mins !?!? Not asked for any further drinks … a service charge is optional to pay right and we didn’t want to … to which the staff protested you didn’t spend enough or order enough!?!? Isn’t the whole point of going to a restaurant… ordering WHAT YOU WANT ?! I.e eat what you want. It all turned very sour on both sides I must admit but it’s unnecessary to speak to the women in our party the way one of them did which almost sparked a confrontation! Unfortunate experience, felt left out in the cold , other clients made priority over us , strangely enough a preference given to non Asian clients … in an Asian restaurant, from Asian people it was rather laughable… all of which we paid in the excess of £230 for.

The menu was not your usual Indian Restaurant fare and the explanations of the dishes origins were great. My wife had the Veg Biriani and I had Afghan Lamb, both were excellent and the extras we ordered were also brill.The waiters were cool and I spoke with an off duty chef outside and told the fella to keep up the good workWill go back if in the area.

Have wanted to try this restaurant for ages and was not disappointed. If you love curries but want to try something different I really recommend this place. Food was fantastic, restaurant contemporary and staff attentive. Thank you. We will return.

Visited last night and food was fantastic, however the service was extremely slow. Appreciate times are a little harder for hospitality at the moment so my review is not based on the service. The main problem is the attitude and and friendliness of the waiting staff. One example was asking about if a dish contained nuts or pulses the waiter just mumbled it’s ok. There were quite a few instances and all my children commented about how they felt he was quite rude. It also brought up the conversation of a service charge. I did begrudge paying it last night and wish I had mentioned this at the time. Now on to the positive things, the sea bass, king prawns jalfrezi, butter chicken were all delicious and really well cooked. We’d have ordered a side with sea bass had we known it was literally just the fish. We were not advised of this. The sides of sag aloo and chicken tikka were again lovely.Not sure when I’ll visit again but for food is definitely worth it.

Lovely food Felt home cooked and fresh Very tasty Friendly staff Great service Thank you!

T&T dished up some very tasty food in a pleasant setting with good service. I dined there with a friend. His whole sea bass was cooked perfectly and he said the spices added flavour. My chicken dish was a little tingly without being excessively hot - excellent use of spices. The dish gets marked down a little because some of the chicken was on the dry side, over cooked and the accompanying Tarka Dahl was a little too watery and bland. Overall though it was a very enjoyable meal.

Welcoming and attentive from the moment we arrived. The food is delicious and very authentic. Atmosphere was lovely and calm. Would definitely recommend.

Very bland food. Nothing special. Eaten there once and won’t be a returning customer. Football was on at the time and the staff were more interested in watching that.

Two stars for above average food (Kebab Selection Thali, Tandoori Spring Chicken and rice). Service was disappointing. Ordered over phone for collection. Was put on hold for five minutes before someone actually took the order. Then it turned out the menu had changed so the actual prices were higher. Later, upon reaching home after collection, found that rice were missing. When I called them back, they promised to refund the amount for rice but it wasn't great to be eating the order without rice. Delhi walla boti was really good but the rest were average. With the kind of food and branding, not really sure the owners know where this restaurant is aiming.

Not your standard Indian restaurant menu but your favourites are still there. I took my family here for father's Day and everybody loved their food, you can really tell the menu came from a love of food. Great choice for vegetarians and vegans too. Dad is already asking to go back.

Absolutely amazing food and service!! Love this place. Best Indian around for miles! Thoroughly recommend 💕😋

Great to get out to one of my favourite Indian restaurants in bedford

Delicious Indian cuisine and great service . We have always been met with a warm welcome .

Me and my wife had the thali for two. I would say that for Asian people it’s the closest experience of home food in comparison to other restaurants in Bedford. The Thali concept is unique for Bedford, but the taste experience is more for non Asians who aren’t familiar with the taste of south Asian food. Was just another home dish for me, grew up eating this stuff, which can be made with minimal costs. However, I believe that this will provide a great experience for many people. Can’t knock the restaurant down, just not for me. I will try other cuisines, Lebanese and Turkish to expand my taste buds.

Closest to authentic Bangladeshi cuisine in Bedford.

Always great food and good service 🙂

Had a great meal here. We tried lots of different sides as there were so many vegan and veggie foods we wanted to try. They were delicious! They were down on staff but explained and we received great service anyway. Looking forward to going back. Have since recommended to my parents who also enjoyed a meal out too and commented that the staff were really friendly.

The quality of the food was very good, lovely and fresh and you could definitely taste the quality of the flavours coming through in each dish. The only criticism I have was the service charge - I always offer a tip when I visit a restaurant and the food is good but to expect a service charge when the restaurant was dead and we were a party of two seems a bit unfair. If we were a party of six or more, a service charge would have been understandable but for smaller parties, this is not on and it will discourage people from visiting which is a bit of a shame.

Without doubt the best curry house in the Universe

We both had Thali and was without doubt the best we have ever had, staff very helpful and friendly will make a point of returning ASAP !!!!

To cut a long story short, the service was terrible but the food was amazing. If they sorted the service out it would be a five star rated restaurant

Nice range of dishes, authentic flavours, not rushed. Waiters go the extra mile. Food was amazing. We pre-ordered, food was ready when we arrived.

This Indian restaurants bills itself as 'not British curry' and they are right. It's not a terribly extensive menu but that is fine by me - in fact I think that is prefereable in the current climate. There were two of us and we both had dishes that we have never had before. I had a butter bean starter and the Bengal fish curry and both were lovely. A real plus was the cocktail which was, again, something different. I cannot remember the name - Gents something? - but it had rum and fresh ginger in it and was the perfect aperitif. It's not a very big restaurant and we were concerned about sitting too close to other people but they seated us at a table for four so we could sit in the centre of the table with lots of room. It was a Saturday night and very busy but the service was good. Highly recommended.

Even though the restaurant was busy, the manager checked in on us and made sure everything was to our satisfaction. The food was delicious and well cooked. It all came out freshly cooked and steaming hot.We will be visiting again and recommending to our friends! Thank you for a great experience.

We went for lunch however we could not order from lunch menu, which was disappointing, we wanted the Thali and the lunch menu price for the Thali including a drink was £9.95, so we thought it was a good offer. The main menu 's price was £16.35. Not impressed. we only decided to remain in the restaurant because it was 50%off, or else its just too expensive to lunch at. Food is good, but service is non existent . Don't think I will be back in a hurry...shame.

Amazing food. Costumer service 👌🏿👏 Was little bit too hot,need air condition. I be back there 100%

What a lovely evening we had - the staff were so friendly and so helpful - sorting my wife gluten-free dishes even trying a new attempt at gluten free roti bread (which was very nice even for me) the food was absolutely lovely (recommend the Afghan Lamb) and next time we are in Bedford we will be definitely going back - Martin & Claire

Excellent food, excellent cooked. Would eat here every day if i could afford it! The Bengal fisherman's curry is especially delicious.

I visited solo while working away from home. Came across this place a little off the main road, so glad I did. The food was excellent and very well priced. A great vegetarian selection too. The staff couldn’t have been nicer, very attentive without being overbearing. The restaurant itself is light and airy, very fancy (without the higher price tag on food and drink). Great descriptions of each of the dishes too, gives a clear picture of the origins of each dish. I’d recommend the chai mojito, and the house daal and okra fries! Would definitely visit again next time I’m in the area.

We visited last night and chose Thali and Tandoor as we had not been for quite awhile. I have to say that we had a lovely evening. The food was was great and really flavorsome really well cooked. The lamb chops were cooked to perfection as were the prawns. The menu has lots of interesting items on and one that surprised me most were the sweet potato fries. The menu does not explain just how good they are ! they are not what you are expecting ! A couple of negatives were that we did wait awhile to get drinks and on being seated we were given the menus. My eyes were drawn to the Duck Egg curry and knew i would order a side of this. On coming to order we were told that this was unavailable. I just feel the waiter should tell you whats not on the menu. Despite that the food, atmosphere, staff more than made up for it and I would happily recommend a visit to anyone who loves indian food. Thanks so much and we cannot wait to visit again soon.

After ordering a ‘kebab selection’ which was advertised on fb, we waited intently for our delivery. The ‘tray’ turned up. Nothing Like it was described. Chops, chicken tikka, duck tikka, sheek kebab, tandoori chicken, etc in fact we couldn’t decipher what some of the meat was but certainly no chicken in any of it. There was some prawns though, prawns which my wife is allergic too! There was no mention of prawns in this order. Rang the restaurant back, they said oh sorry we thought you meant ‘kebab selection‘ from our old menu. Wtf??? They could have killed someone. We’ll send the right one in replacement. Ok let’s give them a chance I thought. We then had a delivery of some tandoori chicken. Surely anyone knows if you are allergic to fish then anything else served in the tray is contaminated and affected!! £25 for half a chicken basically.

After eating food had to rush to the ladies room. Something is not right here. Wish I hadn't been. Wont be rushing back

Indian cuisine restaurant run by Bangladeshi owner. Both vegetarian and non vegetarian food was delicious. Nice ambience and helpful staff. I was amazed that they also serve Thali. I will definitely give it a go in future. Parking around the restaurant could be challenging.

I made a order via just eat for 3:30 on a Friday , I was being updated by email on when my order would be on it way ETA was 6:40 , I expected some delay being Friday however road are empty due to COVID-19 . I called the restaurant about 7:10 pm and someone answered with very poor English I could understand what he was saying , I asked if my delivery was on the way , he said yes ! I ask how soon say don’t know ... I hung up and waited . I have 3 children who are now really hungry . I then called again at7:40 the same guy answered , I asked what’s happened to the delivery , he replied it’s been delivered, I said if it was delivery why would I repeatedly call , This man with no customer service and broken English said The delivery driver is a experienced driver and has drop the deliver 30 mins ago , at this point this guy hasn’t ask me for my address (strange) . He said I’m lying !! . I asked why ? He said because he is fasting (Ramadam) therefore I’m not and must being lying . I asked what religion got to do with my order he stared shout and hung up . 8:15 not oder . I would avoid this place at all cost , very militant staff with no idea of customer service , bad English quoting religion .

Very dry average food not good at all. Waste of wait time for delivery and most importantly waste of money.

Having eaten in the restaurant a few times in recent years, I decided on ‘lockdown’ to try a home delivery.I ordered the day before and was called back promptly to book a delivery slot. Food arrived on time, a Thali with dry meat curry. Really excellent. Authentic food. A welcome treat in the current climate. Thank you T & T.

Thali and Tandoor scores mightily over many if not most of its Indian restaurant rivals in Bedford in two respects. First its splendid location describing a wide arc around a bend in Castle Street; second it’s actually open some lunchtimes and Friday lunchtimes in particular. Thus it seemed churlish not to sample the delights of the set lunch menu especially a Thali with a choice of curry, dal, raita, a herby salad, rice, pastry and even a gulabjaman dessert. The sliced lamb curry was especially fine. However having only just been presented with a main and specials menu I felt somewhat pressurised to order by a waiter who seemed palpably irritated when I asked for the lunch menu. No espresso available so had to content myself with a mug of black filter.

Way too expansive comparison to taste.

Really tasty food, great service, lovely atmosphere

Let's start with the most important aspect - the food. Without doubt a perfect 5 stars for the exquisite food on this extensive menu. The Chicken and Duck which we had for starters from the Tandoor were both fantastic and the mains of Dry Curry and Afghan Chicken matched this perfection. We enjoyed a delicious bottle of Sancerre along with the unbelievable food. The portions were large and fresh. Now for the reasons why it didn't get 5 stars. The tables are extremely close together, making conversations hushed. The device did not start great, it took 15+ minutes from being seated to ordering an initial drink. This becomes all the more frustrating when more attention is given to serving takeaway customers rather than restaurant diners. This did, however improve throughout the evening. Finally the pricing is excellent value. A restaurant which with a little more effort on the Customer Experience could easily attain all 5 stars

Very good vetarian dishes, especially from the specials menu

Been a number of times. Inside looks good with white tablecloths and sparkling glasses. Attentive staff giving good guidance, if asked. Lots of variation in menu, ranging from slow cooked lamb on the bone to traditional Indian. Good choice of beers, have not tried wine as not keen to drink with spicy food. All people I have taken have been impressed. Difficult street parking though, best in multi park about 5 mins away. Recommend this restaurant.

A real, authentic Indian which aims to stay clear of the "traditional" British-Indian restaurants. Most of the dishes on the menu here won't be recognisable with the exception of the odd familiar name. The owners are obviously trying to show how curry is really cooked in India with the meals on offer and they taste absolutely delicious. The food seems to have different layers of flavour with some items leaving a different after-taste to the one you first experience when you start to eat it. The menu is well priced with our meal coming in at £40 with 1 glass of wine included within that and we weren't able to finish our meals so we didn't go home hungry either. This place is highly recommended-you won't regret eating here!

My family of four adults was looking for somewhere to eat, at short notice on a Saturday evening. We found via Trip Advisor Thali Tandoori and what an unexpected treat it was.The environment, a former gallery benefitting from large plate glass window looking onto a not unattractive back street in Bedford, was clean, contemporary and comfortable.The staff were efficient, friendly and courteous and the food served was excellent and wonderful value for money.Indian food is amongst my favourites and I regularly visit and recommend to friends and colleagues such establishments as Tamarind Kitchen in Soho and Dishooms’ at Granary Square but neither, despite their excellent food and service, provides such value.I’m chuffed at discovering this great restaurant and fully expect to have book in advance the next time.

Lovely food, good price, great staff

Real authentic food. Not curry !!!

Not your usual Indian. A very eclectic menu which is quite hard to fathom. Tempting dishes although no indication of strength of spice. The Bengal fish curry far to hot for me. Ordered the Frankie starter - massive! Far to big for a starter - description poor as did not get what was expected. Service very good & attentive. Very nice setting and how tables are set out. Would return but need more help with knowing what I want to eat from the menu - more questions for staff needed.

Came in for dinner before a gig and they had no problem seating us- we did book. Ordered poppadoms which came very promptly with three delish sauces, followed closely by the fish pakoras, which were also stunning. The main course was the best I’ve had in a while, the standout dish being the Bombay aloo potatoes (I think they were called this) which were like nothing I’d ever had before. We shared a pistachio kulfi and fruit salad for dessert which was just the icing on the cake really! Would definitely reccomend to anyone who loves an Indian

Visited Tuesday evening, party of four. All chose different dishes & each one lacking flavour. Chicken dishes were dry as though leftover from weekend - extremely disappointing. Paratha bread greasy & solid. Where is the freshness we remember from this restaurant? This was once the best Indian restaurant in Bedford but sadly no more. Your loyal customers deserve a better experience.

A great Indian restaurant, very quick service.

A couple of thousand miles away from the normal bog standard curries that most diners seem to settle for. The food was amazing and the friendly service couldn't be faulted

My wife and I visited for a Saturday lunch, we were immediately greeted by a polite and attentive team. There was a good choice of vegetarian dishes on the menu. We opted for a matar paneer, butter bean methi and a portion of the house daal with a stack of paratha. All of this was preceded by some amazing starters (somosa chaat & vegatable pakora). The food was fantastic and the flavours were out of this world. We will be back!!

Large Table booked for 8pm. First food orders arrived at 2145! Not great service. Food average

Amazing food, a bit different from the usual Indian choices and attentive, friendly waiters😁