the Downham Tandoori in King's Lynn and West Norfolk - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

The best tandoori restaurant around here first class food and service

We went for a family meal as there is nothing more my son enjoys than a good curry. He had the madras and wants to try a spicier one next time. I had the korma as i can’t cope with the heat. My husband had the tikka which was very nice. Excellent food and service. The staff are very friendly and attentive. The service was very swift service and the food was very tasty.

Excellent quality food and extremely efficient polite service

We went here for my dad’s birthday. The staff went above and beyond our expectations when they found out it was my dad’s birthday. The food was delicious and the staff were very helpful and friendly

I haven't been to downham tandoori for a while and iam afraid I won't be back. Tandoori chicken did not taste freshly cooked, dry, hard and seemed reheated. Prices are very high as well. I'll go back to the titash.

Food lovely. Shame there wasn't any minty yoghurt with the poppadums!!

Food was excellent 😊 Staff are very friendly warmly welcome ❤️it’s was very good and amazing experience. Thank You DT for having me 😘 See you very soon

Another excellent meal (as usual), staff were very attentive and helpful with nothing being too much trouble. We have always been made very welcome every time we have visited the restaurant; today when we came for a meal they adapted my wifes Vegetable Madras to not be so spicy and more to her personal taste (talk about customer service and satisfaction!)

Excellent service ❤️😘atmosphere is very good ❤️👏 stuff are very friendly . Food is very delicious 😋 I must recommend everyone visit this restaurant

The food is amazing and price is great too! The staff are so friendly and make you feel very comfortable, we will definitely be back again

Amazing food but the tables are far too close together, we were a party of ten who were seated along the back wall and our chairs were literally touching the wall, to say we were cramped was an understatement, once everyone was seated the people sat next to the wall had no chance of moving from the table unless the person next to you had to move from the table first to let you out ! Wouldn't book for a group again, far too many tables in such a small area.

Great food, good service, excellent quality and value for money, never disappointed👍

Great evening, great food and great service :) highly recommend!

Came for my birthday as we heard god reviews BUT it was ruined! The food was so BLAND. No flavours or taste - EVERYTHING TASTED THE SAME - BORING! It was like eating in an office, with no authenticity. Not a professional service and we wouldn't recommended to anyone. It's NOT the best in Norfolk as they are making out to be. We love our Indian food but this was a BIG AVOID!!! Very disappointing and male staff was unprofessional

Booked a table for 8pm arrived at 19:50 was greeted and told there wasn’t a table ready and to take a seat by the window. Around 20:15 a couple walked in and asked if there was any available tables to be told no sorry we are fully booked…..until a young waitress called them through the restaurant to be seated! I questioned what was going on as I had a table booked for 20:00 and was still waiting….the girl behind the bar just shrugged her shoulders! Clearly customer service is second to none here! I hope you get infested with Rats!!

We visited on a Tuesday which meant the mid-week menu was available. For £15.95 you get a starter, main, rice and a naan. The portion sizes are exactly the same as the full menu and of course the quality is top notch as usual. If anyone is looking for a great Indian restaurant this is the place to go!

Always a lovely meal Thank you to the gentleman that recommended the Manchurian king prawn for me to try something new I could eat that doesn't have dairy in it. Its my new favourite :)

Warmly welcomed as we arrived for Sunday Curry lunch. Ample choice of window sunlit seating, but chose shade. Table napery and coverings. Place is spotlessly clean. Excellent full food menu and separate drinks menu. Attentive friendly service. We left full and satisfied with visit. Highly recommended and will return.

The food is always good quality and all freshly cooked, the staff are the best and most caring I have ever met. We are lucky to have such a lovely restaurant within walking distance from home. Thank you

Fantastic curry and brilliant service as always waiting staff were very good always there to get more drinks etc highly recommend !

First time I went there was 8 years ago. The food was amazing, the service impeccable. Went again last Saturday. Food was even better than I remembered, but the service was still amazing.

Absolutely outstanding as always. Friendly, welcoming staff and the best food on par with the best we have never had. That’s why we come back again and again thank you !!!!

For an award winning restaurant (in the past), this was a disappointing night out. One of the dishes would have never turned up had it not been mentioned, and another one had a long hair curled up on top of it. There was no mention of any discount or even an apology. When I said it to the waiter who delivered the bill, he just laughed…. The dishes that were delivered appropriately were mostly sauce (buckets of it!) The decor is tired and dated; and the lighting unpleasant. Too bright and white. The only positive I took was that service was fast. Won’t be going back any time soon I’m afraid.

Been once, food was great but the place needs a good decorater in

Ordered takeaway over phone & was told 35/40 minutes to collect, so turned up after 35 minutes and paid & was told would be about 5 minutes wait. Had to wait another 25 minutes for my order & then got home only to discover part of order was missing, as order was already late the order should have been checked properly by staff before handover. Very disappointing service won’t be rushing back. Spoilt family meal with having to return to get missing food as other meals were cold by then .

Fab food just ain't spicy enough for me but really nice and we will return again 😋

Very disappointed, I rarely give poor reviews, this is an exception 🙁 The prices in the restaurant were around %15 higher than those published on their website. Good service initially, then when all the mains were served, I had to ask twice and wait 5 minutes for my side dishes to arrive. The service was slow and no one checked to see how our food was - it was not good. My chicken Zal Zul (Madras Hot), was like a Chinese sweet and sour - when I complained about the total lack of chilli heat, I was told I "oh, it's not hot at all - you should ask me if you want it hot, then I'll tell Chef." Guess what, no one asked me when I ordered it. The table was never cleared, we had to sit for the last 15 minutes with the evenings beer bottles and unfinished food sitting in front of us. Having spent around £80 we felt let down. I think we'll try the smarted looking one, a few doors down next time.

Nice food, table a bit squashed. Good service

Lovely food at reasonable prices

We dropped in for a family meal after a busy day out, myself, my husband and our 12 year old daughter. The restaurant is actually split into a number of sections between the different buildings, so even though there were other larger tables than we three, we did not feel like it was over noisy or that we were in the way like you can sometimes as a smaller group in a busy restaurant. It wasnt packed (being a Monday night) but there were quite a few large tables in. We got seated in what I'd call a family section where it was nice and quiet, and easy to have a normal conversation. Great 80s power ballards being played at a decent volume to enjoy but not overwhelm conversation either! The restaurant is disability friendly too, with a nice large disabled loo in the ladies. And also a great ramp with a gentle incline rather than steps between our section of the restaurant and the next. We had a fantastic meal with a selection of curries and sides that we all really enjoyed (my daughter's choice of butter chicken and the crisp onion bhajis were especially enjoyed by all of us!) Our waiter, Latif, was fantastic. Not only was he really attentive, bringing food out quickly after tidying up the prior course, on his trolly rather than risking dropping hot plates, which we thought was great! But he was engaging, telling us stories, and kind and attentive to our daughter, who happens to be autistic and struggles to talk to strangers. He spoke to her kindly and told her funny stories, drawing her into the conversation too, and she actually tried more of the different dishes (and enjoyed more!) than she has done in other restaurants! So thank you Latif for making our family meal more chilled and even more enjoyable than usual! Make sure you tip well, because Latif and all the staff thoroughly deserve it! Thank you for a lovely evening guys! ❤️

Good food. Ordered a dansak that included a rice but the rice never came.

OMG great food, nice staff. Can't wait to go back!

Absolutely wonderful experience and lovely staff definitely will come here again

My wife, daughter and I chose this restaurant to celebrate my birthday because of the huge reputation it has in the local area. We were not disappointed. The food was excellent and the service outstanding. What really stood out was the warm welcome we were given by all the staff. Thank you for a great evening - you deserve the high reputation you have obviously worked hard to achieve.

The best Tandoori by far, for miles. Great food, great service. Just shame about the parking, you have to find a space near by.

Massive selection to choose from, all food was amazing. Will be going back again.

Cracking food. Having brill company makes any meal better.

Food was excellent but the restaurant was not the best temperature very cold sat there with my coat on throughout the entire dinner certainly could be warmer and improved to make it a more pleasant dinning experience

Went with local friends Food excellent freshly made they brought exactly what we wanted delicious naan chicken and vegetable in sauce

Excellent food and service. Worth a visit.

Food was amazing, staff was amazing. Never had a bad experience and will continue to come here. Looks amazing inside too

First time we’ve been here as my wife and I are new to the area, and I must say ***FANTASTIC*** The service was really good and the polite English girl was really efficient with our requests. All the other waiters / servers were very welcoming and personable. The food was great, and although I expected the Chicken Madras to have a fiery kick, the owner advised that they cook all their hotter dishes “one notch down” so the customer gets more flavour, which inevitably turned out to be true - Thank you to all and see you soon :)

Best curry I have had for a very long time. Service was excellent and food amazing with quality lamb. Will definitely return .

A great experience - fantastic food and brilliant service. Definitely worth a visit if you’re in the area!

The quality of food, staff and service is out this world. I work in Saudi Arabia and live in Spain so don’t get to visit once a week like I used to, but whenever I am back in the UK I will always visit this establishment

Never fails to serve amazing food and lovely staff.

Excellent food. Lamb Naga is a go to favourite.

Food was terrible, no flavour, no spice just bland and tasteless. Ordered chicken jalfrezi. Won’t go here again

New to Downham Market I've just had a takeaway from this restaurant. Onion Bhajies nearly black on the outside, raw in the middle. Probably straight from freezer to too hot oil. Inedible. The chicken in the balti was overcooked or recooked to the texture of wood. Sauces hot and harsh the dansak had no hint of sweetness. Guess there isnt much competition in DM. Don't recommend this restaurant to anybody. If it's lunch you want goto Greggs.

Great food, service was a little slow but very friendly staff.

Great food and amazing people it’s the best curry you will eat

Food was excellent 😊 service was great All of you are definitely try their food . Especially me it’s 10/10 😊

This Restaurant is probably the Best Indian in the World. I have been numerous times with many friends and we have been absolutely amazed at the quality, taste, authenticity of the food and even the drink. So so welcoming and friendly. We have tried various dishes and they have been perfectly superb. Thank you for a Wonderful experience. This is the only Indian Restaurant I would visit within a 50 mile radius as all the other which I have tried are poor in comparison. Mega highly recommended and super low price 🤩😋☺️

Lovely Chicken Shashlik Buhna! We all had a fantastic night. The service was brilliant and all the food was delicious. We would highly recommend this restaurant.

Fantastic food, and the service superb. Very authentic, delicious food. Highly recommended 👌

Excellent food. Air conditioning.

Tasteless food.cant say Authentic Indian food.

Excellent service as always, and delicious food

Food was excellent with good service, room was a bit on the cold side. Well worth the visit.

Friendly but inexperienced staff. That wasn't a problem because everyone has to start somewhere and they really were all friendly, but passing hot plates down a table from the end rather than coming around the side it was a bit off. But we came for the food and because of the high ratings expected great things. I was really surprised how bland it was. It wasn't bad and was all cooked well, but there was hardly any flavour. I am fairly new to Norfolk and the only comparison I have in the area is a takeaway we had from Brandon Tandoori but their food is on a completely different level. Maybe the chef was having an off day.

Got a takeaway for 10 from this restaurant. The guy on the phone was very friendly and this was backed up with a wonderful welcome into the restaurant when we picked up our order as well as free drinks whilst we waited (though this wasn't long!). The food was reasonably priced, worked out to about £20 a head for starters, curry, naan and rice each so very reasonable. Quality and taste wise the food was terrific, authentic and very good all round. Brilliant meal, friendly and quick service, good price, will be returning I hope!

Really Accommodating and helpful with me and my questions , I'm vegan and they could help with that and had options for me , you just need to ask.

You want a reliable curry after a long week. That’s this place. Staff are golden, meals always correct, foods always fire.

Friendly staff good food will definitely return. Well done

Very warm and friendly welcome, good food and service. Will definitely visit again and have already recommended to friends.

Ordered a takeaway from this restaurant. I have to say it's by far the best Indian food I have tasted within a 20 mile radius of where I live. Well done Downham Tandoori for producing some very tasty food!! Will definitely be back!!

Nice place and fantastic staff, but the meal I had, Salmon Bhuna, was absolutely awful. It was incredibly bland with almost no flavour. The only resemblance of flavour was a unpalatable mixture of onion and garlic. Out of hundreds of different Indian meals I've had around the world, it is not an exaggeration to say this is the only Indian meal I've ever disliked and I disliked it greatly. Total waste of £20 and I couldn't leave fast enough.

A really great authentic Indian meal in a nice restaurant with great staff. What more can I say. Visit!

Food was delicious best curry I've had in years.

Another wonderful takeaway from this fantastic restaurant.. We have been ordering from here for over 10 years. Their food is wonderful........and they are so very polite and courteous.. Also, they support so many charities in this area. BRAVO.....well done..

I have been eating here for 10 years but the service and staff attitude is atrocious tried to explain to member of staff and he just laughed in my face like quite a few of people I have spoken to I won’t be eating here again. Time to eat at the Tikash

Travelling all over the country with work and this is the best restaurant by far!

The Downham Tandoori never lets you down, always a great feed with great service!! We visit at least once a month and the food is great! Already looking forward to my next visit :-)

By far the best curry house in downham. The staff are amazing and the services can't be faulted. The food is out of this world. I have been eating here since moving to downhan over six years ago and I highly recommend 👌

Another enjoyable visit. Food is well prepared and excellent. Staff very polite and attentive. Will always recommend.

Just a great restaurant, happy helpful staff and food that is extremely good

Post Christmas meal at the Indian - food was excellent as always, but it was actually cold in our room as commented by at least 3 tables. From ordering to receiving food almost a hour with no explanation as to delay (we overheard it was due to a power cut on way out) it's always good to communicate with diners when there's a problem.

Quiet Sunday night curry good food nice staff

Lovely attentive people. Food fantastic. We will most definitely be returning.

Appalling ! Table booked for 1930 , after a 20 minute wait we were shown to our table. We ordered our mains , which we still didn't have by 2040, we were told that the delay was because " they were busy " . Tables were left uncleared , staff didn't seem to know what they were doing. The only person who acknowledged our presence ( wish i had asked her name ) was very embarrassed by the whole situation and was very understanding as we finally left just after 2100. Had to give one star as there is no option for a MINUS score. Needless to say we won't be going back !

Sadly I was ignored from the moment I sent a Google chat requesting to book a table which states "typically responds in an hour", so made a telephone reservation following day. My party of 4 were left standing outside for at least 10 mins due to the front area of restaurant being full of people waiting, partly for their takeaways & others to be seated (good job it wasn't raining, otherwise we would have left at that point). We finally managed to squeeze into the front area, again no acknowledgement or apology for the delay. Eventually being seated, no offer of a menu or order for drinks. After sitting waiting for 20 minutes, watching one staff member laying a table and then attending to another table of people who had been seated after us we decided to leave to celebrate my friend's birthday elsewhere. We were again ignored on leaving, passing a member of staff who just stared at us, and further staff at the front desk, including the man that seated us, who made no attempt to make an apology or ask why we were leaving! We do understand restaurants can have times of being understaffed, but (a) why did you take our booking if you could not accommodate us, (b) we would have been perfectly happy if it had been explained on arrival that you were super busy but would get to us ASAP and at least offer a complimentary drink while waiting. On the basis of experience received here I cannot offer even one star, and obviously will not be returning.

We're big fans of Downham Tandoori. Really nice food and a friendly helpful team.

Prices have gone up but only a little. Nice menu, still cheaper than most curry restaurants. Nice friendly staff, excellent food.

This is the third time eating here whilst visiting Woodlakes Park and although in Downham Market itself there isn’t much choice when it comes to restaurants, this traditional tandoori always delivers. Nothing is over seasoned and all the dishes ordered were fresh and tasty. The heat balance was good and even on dishes that said hot and spicy they were not too hot. Overall a good meal and reasonably priced, would recommend. I do however wonder why the owners have never replied since I posted this review some time ago?

Arrived at 1:20pm, Sunday lunchtime, and we were the only customers in the restaurant and it was eerily quiet. We ordered a couple of popadums each, they arrived with diced salad, that lime pickle no one likes, and some gloopy syrupy stuff. No raita, which...

I have been using the Downham Tandoori on a regular basis since it opened 20 years ago and last night will probably be the last as we are moving to Spain. We are going to miss the food and the staff which compliment each other...

Really unpleasant evening from the ambience to the food and drinks. The restaurant is very brightly lit, the table that we were sat at had splats of something all up the wall. Decor is very cold and uninviting so coupled with the bright lights, really...

Delicious food. Fab services as always.

Lovely dining experience the owner was incredibly friendly and even allowed one of our guests to sample.one of his own naga chilli's enhancing the flavour of his meal . I would recommend this place to anyone in the local area the money you pay is definitely worth it . Portion size was large and I am left stuffed. I will be going again

First time will be back. Loved the food nice staff

Been using this place for many years, cannot find better. Great food and the staff have become friends. They always know my order before placing in just from the sound of my voice on the phone.

Haven't been here for a few years but great to go back and find the same great service and food as before. Highly recommend this restaurant.

1st class great service and very good food

Tried 4 times for a delivery, once every week. But they can’t do it. If I want to have a delivery I’m forced to have a pizza or burger

Delicious food and a good range of dishes from which to choose. Very generous portions. We'll definitely be back

Excellent customer service. Food very good and well presented. Would definitely recommend. Shall be visiting again very soon.

Food was great and very helpful and pleasant staff

Fabulous food. Attentive staff. Tasty

Good takeaway. £35 for three curries, two rice, two naans and a portion of chips.

Delicious food, served hot and fresh. The fragrant spices tantalise and tease through each dish We tried a couple of different dishes, and the lovely young lady serving us was very helpful and attentive.