The Taj Bar & Grill in Leicester

Food was good but prices are high . Small space to dine in .

My weekly ritual of ordering £100 worth of food from Taj Tandoori on Hinckley Road in Leicester has been met with mixed feelings. While the food itself is undeniably tasty, the overall experience is marred by consistently poor delivery service and unmet promises. Let's start with the positives. The food from Taj Tandoori is delicious, with each dish bursting with authentic flavors. Whether it's their fragrant biryanis, creamy curries, or perfectly cooked tandoori specialties, every bite is a testament to their culinary expertise. The menu offers a wide variety of options, ensuring there's something to please every palate. However, despite the enjoyable food, the experience is soured by the consistently subpar delivery service. Despite our regular orders and significant spend, the complimentary poppadoms we request are never included in our delivery. It's a small gesture, but it speaks volumes about the attention to detail and customer care. Moreover, the delivery times are incredibly unreliable. On numerous occasions, I've found myself waiting over two hours for my food to arrive, despite being assured of a much shorter wait time when placing the order. The frustration is compounded by the need to repeatedly call the restaurant to inquire about the status of my order. When they do answer the phone, explaining the situation from scratch each time becomes tiresome and aggravating. Adding to the disappointment is the apparent lack of responsiveness to customer feedback. Despite negative reviews highlighting similar issues with delivery and customer service, there seems to be little effort from Taj Tandoori to address or rectify these concerns. It's disheartening to see a business overlook the importance of engaging with their customers and resolving issues promptly. In conclusion, while Taj Tandoori offers delicious food that's worth savoring, the overall experience falls short due to unreliable delivery service and unfulfilled promises. For those considering ordering from this establishment, be prepared for potential delays and frustrations. Hopefully, Taj Tandoori will take heed of customer feedback and make improvements to ensure a more satisfying dining experience in the future.

Very bad customer service avoid at all cost food was not good no taste at all the owner was very rude save your money and go else where

Food was great. Service was good. The place was just a bit too crowded at a point. In all I really had an amazing time here.

Back to its best, we have been last 2 weeks and will make it our regular indian like it was 4 years ago, seems got good staff and service excellent

The most underrated and go to Indian restaurant with best curries, naans and sizzlers. The food, service and atmosphere is top-notch and advisible to book table before going.

Yummy paneer makhani always favourite

Food is tasty, however the service is extremely poor. Considering there was only 3 of us in the entire restaurant, and they still somehow managed to get the entire order incorrect. This isn’t the first time either, it happens every time. Won’t be coming back here anytime soon

The best Indian bar and grill! So underrated, my favourite items are the lamb chops and salt and pepper fish, can’t get better chops in Leicester. The atmosphere and service is brilliant, definitely would recommend Taj bar and grill!

Amazing restaurant I went with my family and we were well respected there. The service was excellent alongside the food which was soo tasty. Definitely coming back here again .

If you want Indian Delicacy in Leicester City. The Taj Bar and Grill is a one stop solution for you. Delicious Appetizers, The Butter chicken and Naan ( Best I had till date) and a wide variety of Drinks on the Menu is what a customer looks for. I really loved the ambience and hospitality of the owner and the chef must get a round of applause for bringing this delicacy and taste in Leicester. A happy Customer 👏👏

Let me start by saying that their boneless sizzlers are absolutely amazing. The flavors are off the charts, and the meat is so tender and juicy. It's a dish that will leave you wanting more with every bite. Now, let's talk about their chicken madras. The chicken is cooked to perfection, and the sauce is incredibly rich and delicious. It's a dish that will satisfy your taste buds and leave you feeling satisfied. I celebrated my 16th birthday here and it was one of the best celebrations that I had . And the music at the background just makes the vibee 🥳🔥 But let's not forget about the customer service. The staff at Taj Bar Grill knows how to make you feel special. They go above and beyond to ensure that you have a memorable experience. From the moment you walk in, they greet you with warm smiles and make you feel like a VIP. They're attentive, friendly, and always ready to help. It's truly impressive how they make every customer feel valued and appreciated. So go ahead and plan that visitttt!!!!! I have booked a table with them for this weekend for 6 people . Will be seeing them sooon.

Visited for the first time, the owner turns out to be a good friend of my daughter in law. Really great tasting food 😋 good atmosphere and really reasonably priced would recommend anyone to eat there

Awful service more than 2h for food to arrive, called x2 they simply dont care as card has been charged. Please be aware whn ordering

Great place for curry,finding difficult too find somewhere better

Really good value for money and very tasty food. It was really busy for a Wednesday but I got a table within 15 mins. I will definitely return in the new year!

Perfect, tasty food, me and my family enjoyed a lot. I am sure I can recommend this restaurant to anyone who loves Indian cuisine.

Went yesterday for a family birthday with a party of 10. We were 30 mins late for our 1730 booking due to how bad the traffic was. We have been several times before to The Taj. This experience was quite poor. When I initially booked, I could barely hear the lady due to the noise and had to keep repeating myself to her. I wasn’t told we had to vacate the table by 2000 until we got there in spite of calling ahead to tell them we were running late. The food was good, But the whole experience was rushed and in all honesty we felt like numbers and not customers. The wine selection is very poor indeed. They only had Bearfoot Wine and none of us wanted it. The staff are lovely and the food is good. But this experience was marred by the rush, rush attitude. We happily spent £250 but not sure if we will return.

Waited 3 hours for my food and when it finally arrived it was cold and was not edible. When I rang to ask they were no help and just blamed it on traffic but the driver said there was no traffic. So then tried to blame it on the cold weather to then turn around and say it was nothing to do with them and they could not help resolve the issue. First and last time ordering here and I am not impressed at all.

Great food but the service is poor we asked if we could order our meal at least four times and it was an hour before they finally took our order.

Fantastic food and friendly service. Mixed boneless sizzler and chops were delicious. Garlic chilli chicken and the taj tawa lamb were super tasty and the meat was really tender.

Super kebabs , chops, garlic chili chicken curry and lamb curry. Cobra served super cold

We planned a family dinner at the taj I have had takeaways from this restaurant a number of times but this time we decided to seat inside, staff are friendly and food was amazing I am a vegetarian I have to say best Tarka dhal and rice also the veg sizzler is really good . Large selection of drinks and you can’t go wrong with it . Will definitely be returning in the near future keep up the tasty food and friendly service !

Really good! we ordered the dhansak and tika masala , the lamb is so soft and flavours are amazing, not greasy. Even the rice had a great flavour. Beautiful curries, so glad we found this restaurant, we had stopped ordering take out as I always like the idea if it but often had been left dissapointed with other restaurants. Will def be reccomending here to family and friends and look forward to ordering again.

Went here last week. We had the mixed grill sizzler which was nice but not quite as good as some that I have had at places down Melton Rd. We shared 3 curries between 4 of us (korma, balti and bhuna) all were really nice as was the naan bread, rice and chips. Good value too.

Some of the best food I’ve had in ages. Samosas were absolutely delicious and the mixed grill was superb - huge portion too!

Hidden Gem of Indian restaurants in Leicester, the staff are friendly the place is clean. The food was very tasty I must say and good portion size. Would highly recommend, booking advisable as it does get busy. If you not been you must try.

Absolutely superb food let down by long delays in service.

Been going for years, food has always been amazing and tasty. Staff are nice. Wish it was a little spicer at times, but it's really good for friends which don't like spice and want to get into curries.

Really good food. Been there a few times now and never disappointed.

Proper Indian home cooked tasty food! Always our go too!

Food was amazing. Really enjoyed the veggie and meat mixed grills. Would definitely come back.

Great food and a good vegan menu, will go again soon.

Great food, very good staff, definitely recommend

Top place food is top notch with just the right level of spice. Great meal with friends it’s a very busy place so book early

Lovely place to eat with nice food and friendly staff

I have had a take away from here before and it was good so decided to come here on a Friday night, rang up and booked table with no wait so good and lady on phone was nice. The place itself inside is clean nice with fire plave on the TVs, the only thing I would change is that it was a tad too bright inside for a late night meal. Food itself was absolutely amazing and came out reasonable quick and the service was good. This place is now my favourite place for Indian food and we were able to doggy bag left overs which I had the following day A++ on the food.

Lovely food and excellent service.

The food was brilliant and all the waitresses were fantastic

Food nice but very noisy and service not up to standard.

Just brought a Butter Chicken it tasted like it was out of a jar don’t get that

Has always, the food was Amazing, service was the best. 5/5 always. Thanks 🙏🙏

Always book! This place is thriving and has the most amazing atmosphere. Staff are well presented and polite although there is the occasional language/translation barrier with one or two younger members. Drinks are well priced and the food is delicious! Three months down the line and I've felt the need to reduce to four stars. Must be a change of chef, as curries have become very salty, almost to the point of inedible. This is sad, as the starters are amazing, place is still as good as ever, as are the owners and staff. This needs to be addressed quickly. May 2023 - wow, just wow! Food on Sunday evening was out of this world! Back to 5 stars - best meal ever! Thank you guys.

Arrived early for my booking however owner was happy to facilitate, great food, great service, will be eating here again.

Food quite nice, but service was not great evening of our visit and expensive mixup with bill. In fairness it got quickly rectified and perhaps mistakes do happen, but frustrated a couple of fellow diners and took shine off evening a bit.

Very poor slow service meal was not brilliant

Went on 11th April 2023 ...staff amazing..food must go and enjoy ..fabulous evening.. its a must go to place Will definitely visit again

A real shame I feel the need to write this review. A while since I previously visited. Last time the food was great. Visit last night ended us leaving. We waited 45 mins, then a table who came in 10 mins after us had a load of starters delivered. The biggest issue was how the owner / manager responded. No acknowledgement that they should’ve delivered our food. We ended up leaving after nearly an hour there and no food. I hope the management take this feedback with the good intentions it was made. When customers express unhappiness at waiting and point out a fact. We had arrived and ordered before the table that was served before us. You acknowledge the mistake and simply apologise, don’t make the situation worse.

Superb experience at The Taj Bar and Grill. Excellent and attentive service, reasonably priced and most importantly tasty food (highly recommend the Soya Lollipop if you’re veggie!)

A real shame - the food quality was good - but the order (worth over £90) was wrong - the meal was a family treat - but one of the dishes was not included in the order. The dish that was omitted was for a member of the family with specific dietary preferences and therefore had nothing to eat other than rice. The restaurant offered a refund - but that didn’t help with the experience. Won’t be ordering from The Taj again.

Tried them for the first time and so pleased. Very authentic food like I have when back home in India. I had ordered the keema balti with peas and some starters. Will be my go to place from now on. Better than places I have tried on melton road.

Had my 50th here and was brilliant atmosphere great food and staff were brilliant and excellent place to go for any occasion.

Ah yes. The Taj. A staple of Indian cuisine in the West End!

Love this place the mixed grill is always spot on! Sharma was great with accommodating our group that went from 6 to 8 on a Saturday evening 😀 the atmosphere was so relaxed the service was great everyone was really friendly and polite and we all enjoyed the food so much. I also need to just mention this...sometimes Indian restaurants lose their authenticity to accommodate for what they think is their audience...I have also found in some Indian restaurants when Indian people go to eat there the level of service is really sub standard when you compare it to the service you see them giving to non indian people (cough cough chef and spice) ....but here at The Taj everything is genuine from the flavours of the food to the customer service... and that's what makes me give it 5 stars!

Lovely food, very much enjoyed. Although I did enjoy it before it updated, the updates are very much welcome

Our go to place every Friday! Excellent food. Thank you.

Omg this place is so so amazing .. brilliant food .. we had noodles and crispy bhajia since I prefer veg meal … but their chiken lolly pop is brilliant too

One of the best curry houses in Leicester, only negative is that when you order the food through the app they don't look at the pick up time and the food will be cold if you are picking it up after an hour, recommend ordering the food when you are 20mins away..

Very nice food, really fresh, only down side no parking anywhere near restaurant. All roads permit only. My advice is don't drive there.

I go to this restaurant weekly with my family and we all absolutely love it. Amazing food and brilliant service. Definitely recommend this restaurant to everyone!!!

This bar/grill on Hinckley Rd is a nice addition to the many local eateries. The place has a relaxed, casual setting and prices for both food and drink are reasonable. They have a good selection of dishes on the menu ranging from standard Indian curries to mixed grill sizzlers. The service is friendly and the food tasted great. I'm sure I'll be returning soon.

Damn fine quality food! Had the lamb rogan josh... thought it had an entire lamb in it cos it was so meaty! Luckily my son lives next door so there will be many more visits in the future.

Had a meal here last night for my sister’s 40th and the food was amazing the lamb curry was especially tasty. The naans were fresh and soft, the chicken tikka masala was absolutely lovely but I must say the Lamb Chops from the mixed grill were just the best so soft succulent and full of flavour not chewy in the slightest. The service from from of house and behind the bar was also very good we were never short of a drink. I must say their prices are very reasonabe too.

My go to for Indian food; definitely one of the best in Leicester. Service is rather slow, but the food makes up for it! Cold cobra on tap, thirst quenching!

The food is brilliant.....no1 in Leicester

Best Indian food with a twist of class, definitely taken the food game up a few notches really enjoy it every time. I like it hot kids like it mild something for everyone. Baby chicken and jeera wings are my favourite

Excellent. Food and service was superb. Exactly what was needed after a few beers watching Leicester Tigers.

One of the best Indian restaurants we have been to. Food very tasty,staff friendly.

Absolute smasher of a place, when people say let's go for a curry it's usually Melton road sides or few desi pubs. All I say I'd venture out to this place, you will not be disappointed, great food, limited beers on tap but not too bad given the size of the place. Fantastic service. One of the best set out menu's I've seen in the UK not just Leicester. Looking forward to coming back soon.

Good food and great veg/ vegan selection.

Excellent food and service, lovely nan bread and curry.

Amazing food! Salt and pepper fish is definitely one of the best dishes I’ve had

We have been coming to this restaurant on a regular basis for around 15 years. We last visited it on Saturday night and I have waited until today to write this review to give me time to calm down,we had to wait 15 minutes and then call the waitress over to get a drink, after another 15 minutes I had to find her again to ask for the poppadoms and pickle tray when they finally came they were soft and the sauces were not as good as usual, after 20 minutes we had to find her again to ask if see could clear the table and could we order, we finally gave up and told them about it and that we were leaving, they still charged us for this pathetic service I am so very very disappointed and upset as this place and the staff have always been fantastic

Good food and nice atmosphere service was excellent and price was reasonable 👍

The food was amazing, good quality meats. Sizzler, Fried fish, butter chicken lamb all cooked really well. Naan was nice, all was quite spicy but really good. Quite small, need to book ahead as seems to be packed. Only minus was the service, it wasn't the worst I've had but definitely not great. Still will definitely go again and enjoy this place more often.

This is the best curry house in Leicester, finally found a resturant/takeaway that offers the heat levels required for all gthe family and that are consistant in doing so too. Flavours are amazing, the smell of the food is divine and the colours are always vibrant and inviting on a plate. We have both take away ( that is always delivered in the timeframe that they give you at the time of booking) and dine in experiances and i cannot fault either option. Keep up the good work.

I wish we had 6 stars! I've tried, but I cannot fault this little gem! The food, service atmosphere and value are all top tier. One of Leicester's best!

This is one of the best dining places in leicester. We love the food, the quality, portion size and price. It’s got a great atmosphere and the staff are always very attentive.

Been here a number of times in the last few months. The foods fantastic, keep up the good work.

The sizzlers are the one to try. Food was flavoursome and hot. The service could be better. Ample amount of drinks at the bar worth a visit.

Ordered food for pickup, the restaurant is very modern and immaculate, the takeaway was delicious so I will be trying a sit down very soon.

We went quite late - around 8.30pm - on a Thursday night. Service was great, the food was delicious - really could not fault the evening. Will definitely be returning!

Got a takeaway on the weekend nice food meat quality OK only mixed grill was cold and bit over priced on what you are getting. Maybe next I might eat in the restaurant then get a take away

Very different experience to when we last when it was the Tamarind. Professional service. Nice and uncomplicated menu. Reasonably priced. Definitely go again. Thanks

Most probably the worst Indian/Punjabi restaurant in Leicester. Poor service & wait times for a very small venue. Incorrectly priced drinks and insisted they were correct, wouldn't even waste my time arguing with them, they probably needed the funds. Definitely a dozen alternatives within a 10minute drive around Leicester that is worth going to over this mediocre restaurant.

Walked into a 95% empty restaurant at 5.30 pm on a Saturday and asked for a table for two. After some deliberation he offered us a terrible table for an hour. Went to Kayal instead, had a great meal and when we walked past again an hour and a half later the taj was still over half empty. Not surprised. No idea what the food is like but we won’t bother again.

Why have you taken £60 of our money, two hours late and not answered the phone.very, very frustrated by the service after getting such glowing reviews. Yes it's NYE, but don't take an order if you can't deliver the promise. It's over 2hrs late and we are still waiting.

Food was really nice and service was accommodating. We ordered a drink which was flat and they replaced it no issue. One recommendation is to have nut allergies listed on the menu

Food was very good, service was a bit slow but they were very busy! Would go again.

Good reception, fantastic food greay value for money

Great atmosphere when we went to collect the takeaway. Busy and buzzing, service from the bar was friendly while we waited. I must say we were not disappointed at all with the food, excellent! Will for sure be going back and this time eating in.

Although the food was OK the service was terrible, had to wait over an hour for our starters,I know it was busy but that is bad.It was very smoky in there too which made me cough,we won't be going back

Went out for my birthday. Ordered sizzler for starter and that was good. But when it came to the mains disappoint. Found a very long hair in the main dish which was off putting. Over all the sizzler was good but the mains where dissapointing. Felt they wanted us out as soon as we got in . Constantly rushing us , kept coming up to the table and asking us if we had finished.

First time going here ., service a tad long but well worth the wait,the food was beautiful, staff really friendly, place really clean, definitely wud go again 😀

Good food and service. Recommended

The food was really nice but the staff are so rude, they got our order wrong then took ages to bring the dish out they forgot, that the naan went cold so asked for another naan. When the she returned she basically threw the naan on the table and walked off. The food was amazing but felt so let down by the service we received.

An absolute amazing place that has brought the curry back to Leicester. What can I not say about this place. As soon as you walk in the atmosphere of the place is vibrant and buzzing. The staff are attentive and management are just amazing. This truly feels like home. The amazing food smell hits you the food is just wow. The sizzlers are amazing, the flavour is awesome, the meat is tender the naans are soft but crispy. We came here as a 6 and it’s the first time I’m back in Leicester after a year and living in Leicester my whole life eating are various curry houses across the UK and Leicester all my years I have never had an evening like this. If I could give ten stars for last night I would:)

Very good food Reasonable pricing and friend staff

Food was on point… Salt and pepper fish and fish Jalfrezi was amazing Vimel 15.09.2021

What can I say these guys can cook. I had a takeaway once I loved it so I had to go visit place. Very tasty really enjoyed the food and the staff are spot on friendly and welcoming.