- Restaurants |
- Nightlife |
- Shopping |
- Coffee & Tea |
- All
Tandoori Hut
- Price Range:
-
$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- No
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Good For:
- Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Has TV:
- No
- Caters:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
8 reviews for Tandoori Hut
8 reviews in English
-
Review from Erin D.
9/18/2011
Tandoori Hut is delicious. So much so I crave it on an almost weekly basis. I am only a recent Indian food convert so I can admit I don't have much to compare it too but I really enjoy eating here, in or out. I am addicted to their Palak Paneer (though it can be a little inconsistent....sometimes really spicy, sometimes totally mild). Their lamb curry is near perfection and my boyfriend lives for their Kashmiri chicken and he is a much more experienced Indian food connoisseur than I. If you eat in it's kind of dark and romantic and the service is always friendly and efficient. Enjoy!
-
Review from Ken S.
Calgary, AB
9/18/2011
About ten years ago Tandoori Hut was the first restaurant I had ever tasted butter chicken and safe to say I was hooked! The charred chicken, the creamy buttery tomatoey sauce paired with garlic naan was something I would jones for.
Over the years I've probably tried a dozen or so other East Indian restaurants in Calgary and another dozen around Canada and the US but Tandoori Hut was always the benchmark for me. Maybe because it was my first or maybe because they were just that good. Unfortunately my last visit there left me very disappointed.
Regardless of their food the staff at TH has never been their strong suit. They're perpetually slow, never terribly friendly and always gave that feeling they want to be anywhere other than at work. Until now that was fine since the quality and taste of the food made up for it.
On the last trip there were four of us so we had enough people to get a good selection. Saffron and coconut rice, garlic naan, butter chicken, coconut chicken, lamb korma, beef roganjosh, veg korma, dal and palek paneer. The rice was dry and almost crispy. The butter chicken tasted OK but didn't have the deep flavors I've come to expect. The coconut chicken was rubbery (if I had to guess I'd say it was from a previous service and had been microwaved). The lamb was very bland and had that "lamby" texture to it (yuck...shouldn't get that from new/fresh lamb). The beef was unbelievably tough. Both the veg korma and dal were very greasy and the palek paneer was ok other than the lack of the paneer (cheese). In fairness the naan and samosa (I forgot to include it above, a couple of us started off with their beef samosas) were quite good.
Really was disappointing experience for a few reasons. First the obvious that it wasn't an enjoyable or tasty meal. Second is that what was once a regular and favorite spot has slipped so badly. Finally is that their prices have taken quite the jump. I appreciate that things go up but they're now priced at a premium to other EI restaurants but aren't providing a premium product.
Now on the hunt for my new favorite butter chicken joint! -
Review from Genre S.
Calgary, AB
11/28/2011
Many people won't admit the 'dirty secret', but Tandoori House is ALL about the buffet. It's a good buffet! The awesomeness here is that -- for the most part -- people whose tastes mostly revolve around buffet don't frequent the place. No ill manners, filthy tables, or sociopaths here!
Please check out the Buffet here. The owner does a good job of offering quality Indian fare for those who like to budget. -
Review from Victor P.
10/6/2010 1 Check-in Here
Last time I was here was when they were still in the Osteria Medici block, so that's been many years. Family dinner out, had butter chicken, saag lamb, coconut curry shrimp, mushroom bhasmati rice, and mango lassi = East Indian "comfort food" plus Ras Malai and mango sorbet for dessert. Not spectacular, but competent. Reservations recommended.
-
Review from Meghan B.
Calgary, AB
4/15/2011
This place has excellent food. It's so quiet and a nice place to hang out. The curry chicken is delicious, and you can get gluten free options if you need to. I definitely can't wait to go back here! It was not very pricey, the food came pretty quickly, and the atmosphere is pretty laid back. Very enjoyable!
-
Review from Trish L.
Calgary, AB
9/13/2008
I loved the chicken korma. One of the best I've had in Calgary. The lamb shai (similar tomato cream sauce as butter chicken) was very good. I wasn't crazy about the prawn curry and definitely wouldn't order it again. The vegetable pakoras were ok... nothing to rave about.
I'd definitely go back... to have the korma, butter chicken or lamb shai. -
Review from Joel S.
Calgary, AB
9/15/2010
Considering that I can dine at the Mirchi on 12th Ave. SW or at the Prime Tandoor on Edmonton trail and get totally authentic Pakistani food with generous portions and excellently prepared for half of what I would spend at Tandoori Hut, I see little incentive to eat here. The lunch buffet is boringly underspiced and many times dried out. The ala carte specialties are too small for the price you pay. For two bucks you get twice as much saffron rice (pilau) at the Mirchi as you do at Tandoori Hut who charges over double that. Do not get me wrong, their food has reasonable quality, rather than great, but they are quite overpriced which is a plague affecting all of Kensington lately.
At Prime Tandoor I can get 3 Naan, a meat curry, a vegetable curry, rice and soft drinks for less than $25. Their thali, a complete meal with rice, vegetables and meat cost only $10. Here it will cost you $40 for the first meal I described and your portions will be much much smaller.
For the intrepid, take a trek up to the Bombay Sweet House in Castleridge where you will get quality Indian Punjabi fare, the same as this establishment, for half the price as well as bigger portions and better preparation.
The Mirchi, Prime Tandoor, and Bombay Sweet House is where the Pakistanis and Indians go to eat. They are not licensed, but traditional Indo-Pakistani cuisine is not served with alcohol anyway. Serving alcohol is to cater to western tastes not South Asian. Lassi, water, and maybe soft drinks are the traditional fare. -
Review from A C.
11/29/2008
Let's just say for certain that this has got to be the best restaurant I have ever been to in my life! The atmosphere, the feel friendly staff, the fact that I'm a vegetarian and they served me my wife's turn on the water faucet because this is the freaking hottest spiciest jalapeno chillies dish they make which will make your ears blow smoke, your eyes do flips and your bowels digest faster than you've ever had them churning before!
If you go.. Bring your friends.
If you go.. eat eat eat and drink the good stuff.
