Tandoori Palace - Darlinghurst

Decent Indian conveniently located on Oxford Street. They do the basics well enough, and luckily for my friends and I are also open quite late. The food didn't blow me away, but for Sydney Indian it was quite good I probably wouldn't recommend it myself for an evening out, but neither would I object to returning. As an extra tip apparently they do karaoke downstairs as well. I leave it to the reader to decide if this adds value, or detracts!

I had a wonderful dining experience at this restaurant tonight! The interior of the restaurant is elegant yet comfortable. We enjoyed the pappadams, which were not oily, and the chunky raita was good, even though it lacked mint. The mixed entrees for three were outstanding, especially the tandoori chicken which was incredibly tender and perfectly spiced. The onion Baja was also delicious, as was the lamb cutlet although slightly overdone for my taste. The butter chicken had a good level of spice and the Rogan josh lamb was wonderfully spicy with a hint of fennel. The garlic naan was soft and buttery with a nice char. The food presentation was impressive and the service was excellent. I would definitely return to this restaurant, thanks for the fantastic food and service!

The service was excellent. The food was good. The prices were great. The naan was perfect. My only suggestion would be to improve the wine list. Perhaps it's a BYOB establishment. Overall, it was an excellent experience.

I 've been a real fan of the foods of India or at least I was until I ate at Tandoori Palace. It 's certainly a good looking place. Matter of fact, I say it 's real good looking, has nice colors, sort of upscale in appearance with decent uncrowded seating space. It 's also clean in appearance and the wait staff, though somewhat average in competence, aren 't all that bad. The food I had here, however, just didn 't cut it for me. I went for their Lamb Josh which was to be a classic lamb curry dish traditionally prepared in medium hot aromatic spice sauce along with tomato. Unfortunately, to my taste, it turned out to be singular in flavor, being of a flat out curry having very little if any depth of anything else that hinted of aromatic. The lamb seemed to be more mutton than lamb as even when cooked had an intense meat redness, near harsh in flavor and the cuts contained an inordinate amount of fats and grizzle. From its texture alone I would guess the lamb must have been over age three when slaughtered. Another matter is that Tandoori also does a takeout business which might be fine if want take out, but if you 're dining there the takeout customers coming and going can be a bit annoying.

I celebrated my bachelorette party here. I mistakenly booked the restaurant for an earlier time than when we actually arrived, but I informed them and they were very kind and accommodating. We had the downstairs area all to ourselves, with a drag queen entertaining us as we sang karaoke! The food was tasty and tailored to our group's preferences (some wanted coriander on the side, others asked for extra chilli, etc.). I may have over-ordered, but the hosts served us just the right amount, which turned out to be more cost-effective! I would highly recommend Tandoori Palace for a group event!