The Tandoori - Melksham in Wiltshire

The worst piriany I have ever had yuck

I don’t often go for a curry but my partner is looking to move to the area and is a huge fan so booked The Tandoori as I’d heard it had recently been refitted and I knew they also had an alcohol licence as some others in town don’t. The restaurant was warm and cosy, the service was swift and attentive. Not being a curry regular, I explained to the waiter what I liked and let him suggest something for me to try - my partner and I were not disappointed, really tasty food, great portion sizes and my partner really liked their choice of crockery - may have found a new place to eat in town, We’ll definitely go back. I highly recommend if you’ve not been before.

3rd visit to the Melksham Tandoori on a busy Saturday night and once again they nailed it. I ventured off piste with a signature dish (Shabnam Chingri) King prawns with the other dish, a more traditional Chicken Korma, shared Peshwari Naan and Pilau Rice. All fantastic. Nice bottle of Turtle Bay SB. Best Indian restaurant around hands down.

Came to this lovely little hidaway with my family. The staff were lovely and attentive, family run, Sayeed, joint owner, is amazing, funny and friendly. The food is incredible..

Had a meal here since it reopened, what can I say absolutely stunning!! Full of authentic flavours and portions were really big and I’m a big eater. Staff were so friendly and accommodating and can’t recommend enough, definitely found my new favourite Indian, even if I have to travel from Trowbridge!!

First time I've been since it reopened, food was disappointing, had a mixed grill & it didn't come as on the menu, some meat was missing and replaced with a single prawn, not very tasty. No atmosphere and the waiter seemed like he was waiting to go home. Will not be going back, not a patch on Haveli in Bromham.

Have been going here as a kid since it opened in the 80s. Well done for the great transformation of the restaurant. The food is amazing and the service is perfect. Melksham needs restaurants like this, that feel like something you would experience in a city; as opposed to just fast food and kebab shops.

Starter chicken tikka not sliced in chunks burnt and inedible. Nan bread burnt. Heard good reviews so went back after being a customer for over 30 years. Very disapointed.

Had a really nice evening here. Great food and great staff

Food was yummy, Fantastic and tasty, great atmosphere, friendly staff, would highly recommend, will definitely be back!!

Excellent service at a very last minute request. Food was incredible and the flavours were amazing. Excellent service from the minute we arrived, thank you

Food was not good ..we complained about one of the meals and nothing got done ..

We had a meal here on Friday evening and it was absolutely delicious. Everything was perfect; the food, the presentation, the decor and the staff….Can’t wait to visit again.

Lovely food and service. Will certainly be going back and recommending to my friends.

Lovely food. Slightly more expensive than comparable restaurants but the quality was top notch and we will be going back.

Amazing food and service! The staff couldn’t do enough for us and we felt so relaxed whilst being there!

Went as large group, service was spot on, food was amazing!

Best restaurant/takeaway in town. Ordered a takeaway and food was delivered within an hour. Food was cooked to perfection and hot. Not your standard takeaway food. More like restaurant standard food delivered to your door.

So glad there open again and highly recommend the combat bicycle Pale ale

Went here on New Year’s Eve for a meal with family. Found the food very nice and authentic and a real good team Work there. Feels a real family vibe. One of the top restaurants around.

Excellent ,we enjoy are meals glad they kept the same chefs after refurbishment .

Had takeout from here. The food is delicious 😋- onion bhajis are off the hook and a must order! King prawns are left whole! And plenty of chicken! Will be adding to the regular rotation! Haven't eaten in yet so can't rate the atmosphere.

Just back from a delicious meal at the updated and reopened Melksham Tandoori. It’s our second visit and each time meal and service first class. It was very busy but made no difference to the service. Well done to all of you.

Fantastic meal for my grandads birthday

Really glad this place has reopened. Food is great and service very good.

Absolutely incredible from start to finish ,lovely fresh ingredients all perfectly cooked , great atmosphere and really friendly attentive staff. Will be back soon .

Fabulous experience. Great welcome, attentive staff and delicious food. Those who visited the Tandoori before it closed down will appreciate the attractive refurbishment that has taken place. Definitely worth a visit and we will return. Great work team.

Highly recommend the tandoori the menu is amazing so much choice . The food is out of this world amazing . The service outstanding there was 7 of us . The food came out all together and when we needed a drink the service was so very good . The staff our so friendly and welcoming and helpful with the information on the dishes . Thank you tandoori Melksham you made my birthday so fantastic.

Very poor takeaway curry. Dry chicken, grainy. Maybe the worst curry I've ever eaten. I've done better at home!

Fantastic newly refurbished Indian Restaurant, the food was superb and will definitely be coming to visit regularly. Highly recommend!

Take out, great to have the Tandoori open again. Nice pint of kingfisher whilst waiting . Food was excellent. Can’t wait to be back to use the fantastic looking new restaurant .

Just had an amazing dinner with family at the Tandoori. Brilliant busy atmosphere and great service! Would definitely recommend

Lovely newly refurbished restaurant in Melksham. Fantastic food and service. Would recommend to all

Great to visit the newly refurbished Melksham Tandoori - fantastic meal and service, highly recommended!

We went to the The tandoori on Saturday evening for a friend's birthday and the whole experience was fantastic!!!! The service was friendly and very quick when ordering drinks. The food itself was super tasty and nice and fresh, I couldn't fault it. It's great to see it back open after the refurb and can't wait to visit again soon.

We must have placed the first take-away order as soon as the doors were opened on 17th November post re-furbishment - They are back with the wow factor for sit down customers and the food we collected was simply fabulous! Welcome back Melksham Tandoori - our number 1 go to take-away and restaurant - can't wait for our next curry night! 11/10 for food & service.

Amazing evening with outstanding food and service! I organised a meal for 36 people to celebrate my husband's birthday and it all went smoothly and lots of people commented on how great the food was! I recommend trying the Dalcha lamb!

By far the best Indian restaurant in Melksham and the surrounding area. Delicious food and fantastic service - we’re so pleased you’ve reopened your doors; you’ve been missed!

Absolutely delicious take away, I had chicken Rajasthani, and it was perfectly spiced for me, the naan was perfect, and absolutely loads of food, I couldn't eat it all, freezing the rest for another day 🤓.

Chicken korma was delicious as sauce was nice and chicken was tender. Also the one who served me was very nice and helpful.

Take away only Good food Portions are very less

Really tasty, staff member on the phone was really friendly

Collection was fast and food hot but we ordered two passanda’s which didn’t taste like passanda’s at all. The curry’s were also quite salty and oily and the onion bhajis weren’t the best I’ve had

Me # girlfriend enjoy the samosa very good

This review is really only based on the food and the collection as we had a takeaway. Collection was bad as they just leave it out unattended and have to help your self so had to check but someone could take others food as well and non the wiser. Food well that's poor as unfortunately made us very ILL last night so have spent the night unwell being SICK, clearly NOT cooked properly. I would NOT recommend this place and certainly NOT going to be returning.

Ordered for me and my partners anniversary and we're incredibly disappointed. Naan breads were flat, unraised and tasteless, madras and sag paneer lacked flavour too. Overall dissapointing. Put an absolute downer on the whole evening

Absolutely awful meal took an hour and half to arrive, the food was cold and tasteless and naan bread was overcooked and stale! Dreadful would certainly not recommend. Thoroughly disappointing complete waste of money.

The food took hour and 15 minutes to arrive, despite my calling they didn't pick up the phone. When even eventually it arrived the food was cold and tasteless AND the naan bread was stale!! Totally unacceptable, extremely dissatisfied. Will not be ordering again and nor will my friends and family. 😞

Delivery was about an hour and half late. Once we got it, the naan bread was STALE. Stale as if it was cooked a few days ago as well as the chicken. You could tell it was microwaved and they gave us the left overs. Awful.

Normally receive nice food from Melksham Tandoori however tonight my curry was cold, flavourless and soo watery I could drink it. Hopefully it's just a bad day at the office

Bone in lamb passanda. They also forgot one of the dishes we ordered and when we went to pick it up it took 30 minutes for them to sort out.

This is one of the best Indian restaurants in the area. Love and recommend the chef specials. Can't wait to eat in house again but meantime take away is great.

Best Indian food and fantastic service!

The food was cold when we got it. It wasn't good at all

Regularly visit with either friends or family and the restaurant although in a traditional building is modern and comfortable inside and the service good with helpful staff. The menu which has recently undergone an update has all the old favourites but some new and adventurous suggestions.

Chef very arrogant and unhelpful, food mediocre at best,want spending my money there again

Delicious food and great, friendly service! My favourite Indian restaurant in the West Country!

Amazing food, both for sitting in and taking away, friendly staff too. Our go-to Indian in Melksham, and check out Moonlight in Corsham too, by the same family.

I went for a charity event. The staff coped well with a full house and donated the event for free, meaning the cost of the tickets could all go to the charity. This would have cost the restaurant around £500

Great food and great service. Never had a bad meal.

Food fantastic, great service. Very busy so alway book a table.

Really cosy place, tasty food and very nice people working in!

Lovely food with great service.

Great service and the food was fantastic. Thank you

One of the best little Indian restaurants I've come across for a long time. Terrific food, generous portions and friendly service.

Excellent food. Surprisingly (and pleasantly) busy for a Wednesday

Been going there about 30yrs and have never had a bad meal. Cracking food and excellent friendly staff

Very pleasant place to eat,very reasonable & food is good. Decor could be more colourful,but overall satisfactory.

Me and my son had a great time,, fabulous food and excellent service.. Well recommended.

Very nice food great atmosphere, very enjoyable evening, service a little casual but hey I think we all had a good time!!

Excellent food, they are great at looking after my 80 years+ parents who describe what they would like and out it comes and they thoroughly enjoy it!!!

Large portions, very nice food.

Recent early evening visit - food excellent and good service

Always very good food, service is excellent and sometimes very hard to get a table due to high demand and popularity, especially Saturday nights so good to book well in advance

Although tables seemed small for 4 people the portions were large enough and the quality of the food was excellent. Good atmosphere with very pleasant attentive staff. Would recommend.

Like your local... Nice setting, good value, great service.

Good service and excellent food

Very disappointing meal here last night..first two courses were faultless and a " banquet" meal was ordered for main event ( being a birthday party) but all we had were two chicken dishes in a sauce..not a variety of meat dishes eh lamb or beef..a real shame as it's always been excellent here when we've been before!

A really good example of the more traditional Indian restaurant. It has one or two surprises in its menu of excellent food. The decor is simple and the staff are helpful and friendly

Wonderful Indian cuisine with a great choice of delicious dishes. Consistent quality. Friendly staff and efficient service. Always top quality!

Had some quality takeaways from here

Lovely place to go for a meal, also fast deliveries. Only place I get Indian from. Prices are reasonable , portions are massive. And the staff are very warm and welcoming. Highly recommended

Always good - the staff are always friendly and helpful, great menu never disappoints if there's something you like but it's not on the menu they'll make it especially for you.

Great friendly staff and wonderful curry

Excellent food, modern and traditional cuisine. Service was both friendly and efficient.

Extremely friendly staff who go out of their way to ensure you have an enjoyable experience

Family owned business been using them for over 30 years, always been excellent

Great personal service as usual, new dishes tried tonight !! Thank you once again for a lovely evening ...

Fantastic great food,great staff.

An impromptu stop, led to the discovery of an excellent little resturaunt. There seemed to be a lot of locals in there, a good enough sign for us to stop ans try.

I visited as part of a group doing a quiz night. They managed to squeeze us all in and were efficient serving the food. Everything was very tasty. I would try it again on a less busy night.

Very good meal and service a bit clostrifobic, stay away from the table by the heater; phew to hot

Just the best around. I have been going there for over 15 years and never had a bad meal. Just try it.

Delicious food ranging from the familiar to the specialist, it caters to most degrees of tame and adventurous. The staff are always exceptionally warm and friendly. The one detracting point is that the food often has slightly too much ghee or oil for my palate, but beneath that the flavours are balanced and vibrant! The venue isn't exceptional but is nonetheless comfortable and much cosier than local competitors (of which there are several!). It appears to be kid friendly.

Just ordered from them as their food is usually nice, however it turned out to be the worst Indian I've ever had. Runny ,with very dried out chicken ....not even what I ordered very disappointed

Good food and nice restaurant. Good take away available. Good parking nearby BB behind Iceland

Food and service was great. Can't wait to visit again when I'm in Wiltshire

Great place for a curry very helpful unpressured place to eat

Always excellent food, backed up by courteous and efficient staff. I have no hesitation in recommending the Melksham Tandoori.

Its the best Indian restaurant I have ever eaten in and every time I come back its always perfect. I have been eating here since I was a teenager and it has always been the best. I cannot recommend this restaurant enough. Prices are very reasonable and the chef has been the same for over 30 years.