Tandoor North Indian Restaurant

Not exactly a die0hard fan of Indian cuisine, I would have never known about the existence of this restaurant if not for the popular deal.com website, in which i saw a $50 voucher for Tandoor going at 50% discount. After reading a few reviews online commenting that this place is not too bad, i bought the voucher and went ahead to give this place a shot.

a posh Indian restaurant

As both me and my friend a relatively smaller eaters, its our 1st time here, and the prices here aren't exactly very cheap, we decided to share the cheapest non-vegetarian Set menu which was going at $55/head consisting of about 10 items with tasting portions for a start. After ordering, we were served with 3 different dips, a mango/apricot chutney (the orange colour one in front), a spicy pumpkin relish kinda dip, and a spicy herby dip (green colour one at the back). I only liked the chutney which goes pretty well with the crackers below.

bowl of Indian crackers for the dips - pretty addictive!

Starters - Tandoori chicken, Tandoori fish, some kind of indian flatbread that tastes like naan

The tandoori items were pretty flavourful, just a little too over-cooked for my liking, resulting in very charred (and charcoal tasting) surface. The fish was softer and more moist than the chicken, but sadly, it was abit too salty. But the flatbread helped to complement the salty fish. And it went pretty well with the chutney above too!

Thali rice items at a glance, consisting of:

Prawn marsala - my favourite of all, with fresh plump prawns

Chicken something - my 3rd favourite, chicken was very tender

Mutton Curry - my 2nd favourite, mutton was tender, reminds me of roti prata curry

Aloo gohbi (cauliflower & potatoes) - my least favourite, bland tasting, looks like leftover

Dhal (lentils curry) - 4th favourite, not too bad, but i am not really a dhal person

Saffron rice to go with the thali items - long-grained basmati (i think) rice, pretty fragrant, good accompaniment to the curries.

Fresh naan - fresh and piping hot covered with a cloth to keep warm, this was really great with the curries too, much better than the rice!

Indian fruity ice-cream - this was the most unique ice-cream i ever had, the milky flavour was different from the western ice creams, the bottom part was icy and creamy like an ice cream, but the top layer had a mousse-like texture, and both layers didnt look like it was made separately at all! very interesting, but very rich and sweet (as with all other indian desserts).

Overall, the standard is not too bad, and the portions are very filling (we were so glad we shared 1 set only as we were all stuffed after the meal). If you are there for the 1st time and you want to try various items, the set menu is a good start to share, as the ala carte dishes are a little on the expensive side.

Tandoor North Indian Restaurant

B1, Holiday Inn Orchard City Centre