Tharavadu in Leeds

Exceptional food and service, highly recommend.

An excellent restaurant in short. It is difficult to find restaurants worth the money but this is. Authentically made and unbelievably tasty, we ordered the seafood platter starter, the fish curry and steamed fish in a banana leaf with paratha. Every single thing was excellent and the staff ensured the spice level was milder as requested. The paratha was extremely flaky and the pineapple kesari was a lovely light end to the meal. Thank you to the staff for being so pleasant and creating a lovely calming atmosphere. Will definitely be back.

Outstanding food and service as always. The parathas are the best I've had - beautifully flaky and perfect to mop up the sauce from my seafood curry which was cooked and seasoned to perfection.

Excellent food, fantastic service. Highly recommended!

My friend, who is vegan, and myself a vegetarian, loved the food at Tharavadu. We had the vegetable Lunchtime Special Thali. It was simply delicious with so many different spicy flavours. It wasn't too hot, just aromatic. There was a bed of rice in the middle, and the huge crispy rice roll was very tasty and contrasted to the overall textures. A perfect meal, reasonably priced with excellent service and ambient atmosphere atmosphere.

Absolutely delicious food, best I’ve had in the UK! This place is the closest to tasting just like the curries you get in India!

Finding somewhere with atmosphere, great service and outstanding food is hard any day of the year but Tharavadu delivered all of this on 30th December when most other restaurants were dead! Just excellent - would highly recommend.

Great food, unique flavours to the specific area of India. Service excellent to. Very enjoyable evening

Food was good,service was good. The staff even celebrated somebody's birthday, I enjoyed my time.

I have been to this restaurant before and the food was lovely but this time was a completely different experience. We ordered the King Prawns and the squid to start. The prawns were nice but we only got three. The squid was rubbery. I had the lamb curry which was very average and Appam came clap cold. A far cry from my first visit. Will not be going again

Tharavadu has an authentic Southern Indian menu, with dishes that you will not find elsewhere. I took a group of people here in January 2025. It is necessary to book! The atmosphere on entering was bustling and friendly. The service was prompt and food arrived rapidly. The Masala Dosa was excellent and other dishes well spiced and presented. I would highly recommend this restaurant, for vegetarians and vegans.

Nice food and nice service. I have been a many time and it’s not disappointed I’d recommend to everyone to visit, but I feel it’s not that much good as Indian South Indian food, food is good but I think people from Indian they don’t like that much if they love Indian south India food. Might be I am wrong. Try it.

Great meal all round and very helpful staff

Amazing food, every dish, from starters to dessert It was delicious. The fish was cooked to perfection and very tasty. Great service and customer care. Highly recommended.

I visited this restaurant having lived in Thiruvananthapuram for seven years. I was very excited to find a Keralan restaurant having only just moved. Frankly I found it not to be particularly authentic and the paratha were a disappointment to say the least. I honestly cannot see what people are so excited about in their reviews. We spent over £100 and we may aswell have thrown the money at the wall. If you want an authentic ‘Indian’ experience go to Bundobust next door which I have always found to be reliable. I feel qualified to make these statements having eaten out almost every night whilst I lived in Kerala. Don’t waste your money.

Wasn't that great experience for me it was my first time visit recommend by someone. I was not aware that hospitality and service differs from which country and region you belong to which is quite prominent in the service this restaurant provide

Beautifully cooked food with lovely flavours and a lightness of touch.

Believe the hype. I had the seafood curry (a la Jay Rayner) and it was everything I’d hoped for - rich, fragrant, creamy and packed with flavour. The fish was cooked perfectly. The parathas - I could eat ten of them - so flaky and soft at the same time.

Yesterday, we visited Tharavadu, a Kerala restaurant in Leeds, and it was quite a letdown. The prices were noticeably higher than what we usually pay in London, which was surprising. We ordered Chilli Paneer (£8.75) as a starter, along with Masala Dosa (£9.95 each, x 2) and Kozhi Biriyani (£15.95). The Kozhi Biriyani was a complete disappointment—tasted worse than the chicken biriyani you can find in West London suburbs for just €3.50! To make things worse, the chutney served with the Masala Dosa was stone-cold, like it had just come straight out of the fridge—not even at room temperature. Overall, it was a pretty underwhelming experience and definitely didn’t live up to the expectations. Not worth the hype or the price!

Incredible food for a reasonable price. Great service and a fabulous experience! 10/10

Excellent Food and Amazing Service. Thank you Abi for taking good care of me

Simply Outstanding! If you're looking for the best spot to dine and have a wonderful time.. look no further. Come here! Excellent choices..amazing service!! Can’t wait to come back!

Had pepper chicken curry and paratha .. paratha was good but the curry no effort at all to resemble Kerala cuisine.. chicken breast boiled separately and added to a curry (my experience of having the same in home was that the meat is cooked with all the spices together so it absorbs the taste of that curry too). Also this is my personal opinion. Otherwise good atmosphere and service was good too

Oh dear Oh dear Oh dear ! Much vaunted highly rated rubbish … Paratha oily heavy doughy tasteless … Thali much of a muchness I had the meat which contained squid (no warning !) pretty bland overall in no way representative of its reviews … frankly overpriced rubbish … let’s be honest with our reviews please … after this review I was invited back with my friends by the manager and fair enough somethings had improved, the paratha was better but not really up to the exalted standards claimed by Jay Rayner amongst others and everything else was a three star, I honestly cannot see what all the fuss is about I lived in Goa for a year and travelled to Kerala many times I’m afraid this is not particularly authentic or fantastically good but give it a go I may be wrong !

Delicious, unique and impressive food, all served promptly. Not like your regular UK curry - will definitely be back! Definitely try a fish dish!

Fantastic food and service I can highly recommend and will definitely be back

Fantastic food and knowledgable and lovely service

Love this place, lunchtime specials are especially great. Staff are brilliant and the food is better.

New year's day lunch was fantastic - a high quality curry to start 2025 with a bang

Beautiful place with wonderful staff and service. Will definitely revisit until I’ve tried everything on the menu multiple times!

Incredible express lunch again. The flavours! Really generous portions and fabulous value. Very welcoming staff. Happy New Year guys.Thank you.

Amazing good with such outstanding flavours. Creative presentation. Very professional way pf managing a very busy restaurant without fuss or delay but with complete calm. We were pressured unto buying an additional rice as the waitress thought we needed it and didn't listen to us but we didn't let it spoil the Amazing meal. We will definitely return next time we are in Leeds and would recommend this experience to anyone who loves good food

We traveled all the way from Newcastle to visit the restaurant because it had great reviews.The food was great, but the staff was overly eager to reclaim the table as soon as they seated us. We understand the concept of table usage time, but being reminded of it so early in the experience really dampened the mood. They can have the table all to themselves next time!

Fantastic food as always, staff and service was top class, we were 18 of us for works Christmas party and all of us were looked after very well thank you team Tharavadu x

Superb food, excellent service, cracking atmosphere- an absolute must for epic curries in Leeds

Always good service and delicious food.

Wonderful food every time we visit. Service is fabulous and prices reasonable. Will visit again

Another delightful experience at Tharavadu. Just before Christmas and the restaurant was packed. But they found us a nice quiet table. Food and service exemplary again despite being so busy. A great start to our Christmas week!

Very slow service, waited over an hour after ordering

Great food and service, I will definitely return. Thank you.

We’ve enjoyed our meal for our anniversary. Milan gave the best service and all his suggestions on what to get on the menu is really great. Food is excellent. Recommended

Have you ever been to India in Leeds? No, well now you can! Tharavadu will take you on a culinary journey through karalan dishes, cooked and served by our true karalan brothers and sisters. This is why we love our Britain - we can share our experiences with brothers and sisters from the world, and without getting on a plane. Thank you to Milan for his excellent knowledge of the menu and fabulous service - I now need to visit Kerala, south India.

This is one of the best south Indian restaurants (An authentic Kerala cuisine) in UK, I love seafood, what’s better than Kerala for a best south indian seafood expedition, really love the experience and must recommended

Overpriced and overhyped location in central leeds. The food was not to the hyped expectations and google reviews. Don’t go in blind and get disappointed. Tried the restaurant on our first say trip to leeds with reviews from google but place failed to satisfy the reviews. Starters were over priced with very small portions size. The chilli paneer for instance had more bell peppers than paneer (cottage cheese) and salad potion was more than starter. When asked to spice food, green chillies were added to the pre-existing sauce which was one of the bad cooking choice. The vegetable briyani was a disaster as well with portion size less than expected. The raita was not also not good enough. Although chicken briyani was of good size the taste was not upto the mark. Recommendation - Dont waste money as there are better restaurants around the location which are more authentic and taste better

Fantastically authentic food - great atmosphere - cant wait to visit again

Organised a surprise birthday dinner here and the staff and the food were totally amazing, so friendly and accommodating, thank you so much everyone absolutely loved it ♥️

This restaurant is within walking distance of Leeds Railway station. The exterior of the restaurant is fairly modest but inside the dining area is pleasant and the staff friendly and attentive. What is special about this restaurant is the menu which has many dishes that I have not come across in any other restaurant. My wife and daughter really enjoyed the Uzhunnu Vada as a starter followed by the Kerala Khozi Curry. I ordered the Thali which also included soup and an ice cream. Our bill for the three of us including drinks was £68.

Excellent food and a lovely friendly service. Food is unique not your run of the mill curry house but something different. Lots of seafood and fish dishes. Would recommend to all.

This week, we visited Tharavadu restaurant in Leeds and enjoyed a delightful dinner featuring authentic Kerala cuisine. The food was absolutely delicious, and the desserts were equally impressive. After our meal, we requested the bill, which the server brought out in a charming, toy-like trolley placed on our table. My 6-year-old son was instantly fascinated and asked the server if he could take the toy with him. With a warm and cheerful smile, she immediately said yes, making the moment truly special for him. Her thoughtful gesture ensured our dining experience remained pleasant and memorable. When dining out, it’s the little things that make a difference, and her kindness prevented what could have been a small disappointment for my son. I truly appreciate her exceptional service, and the restaurant for serving such delectable food. Tharavadu is truly a gem in Leeds!

The food was absolutely fabulous as usual. Service was top notch too.

The food was sensational, we all had different dishes and all were delighted with our choice. The staff were warm, welcoming and accommodating; a great atmosphere and wonderful food.

I had the mix seafood platter for starter, fish curry for main with paratha and poori. Honestly, the best non-sushi seafood I’ve ever eaten. Everything was perfectly cooked, my issue with fish curries tends to be that the fish is over cooked. But this was perfect, delicious, amazing. The starter was perfect too, amazing squid rings, crispy and chewy, curried mussels were amazing, prawns were chargrilled perfection and the seabass (I think) was amazing too. Recommend 100%

A bit overpriced, nice food but had better for much less.

Superb place. Fantastic food, great staff. Excellent choice, with great ideas and suggestions from the knowledgeable professional friendly staff. 5*

Service could have been better. Need to be more gluten free mains

Fantastic meal had the sea bass and prawn dish ..absolutely gorgeous ..cant wait to go back ..

What I’ve gotten here is the best service and food, overall what I think is this is one of the best places for authentic south Indian taste, the flaky porotta and beef perattu (Peralan) there remind me of home. Trust me you have got to try this the slow roasted beef with its crunchy, yet soft coconut shavings are to die for. The porotta wrapped in a piece of beef dipped in the thick roast is phenomenal. Also, the Biriyani there is really good, the spices were quite balanced and brought on a really great blend of taste. The chicken inside of it was moist and great. The Kozhi kurumulak is another great choice, two pieces of chicken coated with raw green peppers corns, lightly salted and cooked to perfection and served alongside a delicious garnish is really good. The service there is good and upto par with expectations.

Great food and very friendly staff. Would definitely eat again here

I had the pleasure of dining at Tharavadu restaurant and it was an absolute treat for my taste buds! As someone who loves authentic Kerala cuisine, i was blown away by the flavours,authenticity,and the warmth of this place. The appam and chemmeen manga curry were perfectly balanced 🤤. For spice lovers the pothu peralan 🤤🥵with porotta is a must try-tender meat cooked to perfection with fragrant spices and curry leaves. The ambience was cozy and the service was friendly and attentive. The staff was happy to guide us through the menu and make recommendations. Whether you are looking to explore Kerala cuisine or craving a taste of home,this place is a gem. Highly recommend it and can’t wait to go back and try more dishes! 🫶

Best Kerala cuisine restaurant in Leeds with authentic taste. Great food

One of the best Indian restaurants in Leeds. Amazing food to pair with a great ambience and amazing service. Must try.

One of the finest restaurants in Leeds, offering authentic Kerala cuisine paired with exceptional customer service and cozy ambience. 😋

Kurumulaku kozhi curry was tasty.... The appam which they gave the second time was not cooked which was reported to them and they said they will look into it.... That's why for food it's 3 stars... otherwise I would rate it 5 stars....

What a nice restaurant. I wish I could give more than 5 stars. The atmosphere was great. Nicely decorated for Christmas. Even though as per Google they were supposed to be closed at 2PM, I am glad they were open when I went at 3PM. The restaurant was full of British people who love Indian food. I saw British ordering Dosa, Poori etc but I ordered my favourite Thali as always. They had three different Thali. Vegetarian, Mixed (Tharavadu Sadya)and Fish(Samudra Sadya). I wanted to try fish Thali and it was excellent. It came with Soup with Paapad. It tasted like Crab soup just without Crabs. It was actually hot and spicy. Great for British winter. When I finished the soup, the Thali came with nice excellent selection of items. Medium sized tasty Poori, Chennai vegetable kurma, Super tasty Fish kolambu (curry) (1 fish piece), Prawn kolambu (3 prawns) tasty Basmati rice fried rice, Beetroot curry, Sambar, Veg. Kurma Crispy Squid. Once I finished this exotic Thali I was given the traditional Indian dessert Semiya payasam to finish my grand lunch. I was completely satisfied with the quantity and flavour of traditional Indian tasting Thali in the UK. I loved even the receipt inside the little shopping trolley on my table with a mint chocolate wishing me Merry Christmas. I highly recommend this restaurant for their service and keeping up the traditional flavour and not changing it like other restaurants do. Applause for the chefs involved in cooking my food and the entire team. If I visit Leeds again I will come back for another exciting lunch with them. Parking: Q-park car park above Bibi's Italianissmo restaurant

Best Kerala restaurant in leeds great food great atmosphere and amazing service👌🏻

Best restaurant in leeds Excellent food and service

I've been to Tharavadu 3 times now. The food is exquisite. The service is excellent and all the staff are friendly. It's always busy here, so make sure you book. Would recommend!

Friendly staff, great atmosphere, delicious food — we loved the dosas

Great choce of unusual starters and curries. Really busy even on a Monday!

Delicious food and great service

It seems to undervalue the food to call this just a 'curry'. Unreal. Best ever.

Average food, may be I had hyped it too much in my mind before. Good service.

Busy, vibrant restaurant with exceptional regional keralan dishes. A really special place to visit, every dish is beautifully presented and seasoned and very delicious. Even the papads and dips to start were amazing, and we followed with squid rings and prawns, then the khosi dosa, seafood curry, veg curry and lamb chops. Fabulous all the way we thoroughly enjoyed it. Highly recommended.

Our office selected Tharavadu for our work Christmas meal out and it was OUTSTANDING. It was a set menu and the side dishes were unlimited - we were stuffed! The service was second to none and everyone commented on how much they enjoyed everything. We will definitely be coming back - as an office but also personally. Thank you so much! Ryden Leeds

Amazing authentic food and friendly yet professional staffs.. We felt very welcomed Thank you.. We will certainly be visiting again soon..

We really enjoyed the wonderful authentic South Indian cuisine in Leeds

We had a great experience here the food was superb and the atmosphere was lovely. Will definitely recommend and return.

This place was recommended to my brother by a colleague of his and I'm so glad we took up the recommendation! Really cosy restaurant decorated with plates bearing the autographs of famous people who have eaten there (we were sat near Kier Stamer's plate!) and traditional scenes. We were glad we had booked, but the staff tried to fit in almost all of the walk-ins we noticed. The menu all sounds amazing with veggie and vegan dishes very clearly marked. In the end, though, we all opted for the thali feast. Soup to start (lentil for veggies/vegans and prawn for the meat eaters), seven curries, rice and bread for main (veggie, vegan, meat or fish) and a creamy vermicelli dessert or vegan vanilla ice cream to finish. So tasty and such good value. £150 including tip for four of us with drinks. Staff were also attentive without being overbearing. Can't wait to go back to try more of the menu! Highly recommend.

We couldn’t rate this restaurant high enough. Amazing

Still our favourite Indian restaurant in Leeds by quite some way. Service is excellent and the food delicious. A great range of dishes. The masala dosa is outstanding!

Excellent food and atmosphere. A real pleasure of a restaurant to eat at.

Amazing service food was lovely too..

Great place to eat :) Food and service was excellent and very reasonably priced. It was Friday lunchtime on black Friday, and quite busy

Very poor tasty food. Not even kerala style. Only named kerala. Porottas are massive but not tasty. Mutton chops poor taste. Paneer dosa is fully tangy and tomato taste. If you say kerala, you must serve kerala, atleast people here in uk also should realize the real taste of kerala.

Good food and great ambience too perfect for hanging out with your friends, a must visit!!

Once again the food is outstanding and the atmosphere is electric. The staff are so attentive and friendly. Just booked again in January.

Food was sensational! Waiter simply told us we hadn't ordered one of the dishes we had ordered. It was quite chilly (kids put their coats on) also they didn't bother to take the dirty glassware away.

Absolutely incredible! Real authentic Indian cuisine with the most amazing customer service. Will come again for sure. Victoria 😊

Great South indian restaurant 5 mins from Leeds City Station You'll find Kerala classics and inventive Chef's Specials feature in Tharavadu's exciting menu, the dishes we chose were generous, rich and well executed (including UZHUNNU VADA and KOZHI DOSA). We've had great seafood dishes here previously too Little touches like homemade chutney and exciting poppadom selection really add to the place Friendly staff who know their stuff, we're already looking forward to our next visit

Been twice amazing food and great service both times. Definitely worth the price possibly the best restaurant in Leeds.

Anytime in Leeds a must place to eat. Fantastic food, exceptional service and awesome atmosphere.

heard about via Gary Eats on You Tube. Lived up to the praise. Great staff and service. Food was another level above a curry. This was cuisine. Everything full of flavour and well presented. We went earlier but was filling up by 5pm ( Saturday)

we always have a wonderful dining experience at Tharavadu. The staff are always welcoming and remember us from previous visits. The food is amazing, we tried the paneer dosa for a change which was delicious with plenty of cheese. My partner ordered the Meen Kootaan (fish curry) as this is his favourite and he was not disappointed. I had the Mutter Paneer which is my favourite and again I was not disappointed. We always have the Appam (rice breads) which again did not disappoint. The waiter came with a new signature dish they were trying and asked for our opinion, this was a fish dish and was wonderfully presented, it has a mash of Cassava with fish and a sauce with prawns. My partner said it was delicious, but could not eat it as too full. We packed it and gave it to a friend, who also said it was delicious. We had desserts as it is unusual for an Indian restaurant to have good quality desserts, I had a vermicelli pudding which was pleasant and my partner had the chocolate cake which looked like it had been steamed, so was quite light. We were very full when we left. I would recommend this restaurant. It was very busy at 5pm on a Saturday, so would recommend booking.

Wow wow wow!!! One the best Indian (Kerala) taste I can recommend. Been here for the first time and definitely more and more to go. Very authentic Kerala tastes. Make sure you end it with ‘Vattayapam Fudge Cake’

Really wonderful accommodating restaurant. Our booking changed a couple of times and we had to preorder, but the staff worked magic. Beautifully presented food and friendly, efficient service. Very busy

The best curry and amazing service, many thanks!

always great food , consistent over the years and great ambience

Top food , great service, perfect atmosphere and friendly staff.

Great food and service. My first time here. Had a chat with the server about some options and it was overall a great experience

I visited with my wife, step-son and his girlfriend. We had a lovely meal, the food was delicious and the staff were very helpful and friendly.