Tandoor Restaurant
“Food is always delicious, with very generous portion compared to some places i've been to in Jackson Heights.”
“of course MY 2 favorite dishes, chicken tikka masala is perfectly seasoned and creamy…”
“It had raita, plain rice, palak paneer, pakora curry, daal makhni, and the tastiest baingan ka bharta I have tasted in a while!”
Tandoor Restaurant
Takes Reservations: Yes
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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I love Indian food. I have tried so many Indian resteraunts and have eaten authentic Indian food from India. Thus far, the best I've had has been tandoor.
This resteraunt has been around for a long time and had another location but closed down. The service here is impecable, the staff is very helpful and the food is down right delicious.
There is a variety of beer to chose from and many different dishes for every kind of craving. I LOVE the garlic Nan I get it as often as I can and their chicken Tikka.
The only thing that I don't like is that they only open for dinner on weekends and you have to go after 5 PM, also parking is bad because it's located on Queens Boulevard and you have to use metered parking which is often far from the resteraunt.
This is a great place for groups, they accept cards , take reservations and accommodate for special occasions.
Omg I started loving India food. Will be a return customer!
The place were awesome since it was near my place. Curries were great, especially tandoori chicken. They provide $10 AYCE buffets on weekends. Servers (all males) were ok and they always kept eyes on you, which made me feel uncomfortable.
Real Americanized Indian food. Way much better than Jasmine at SBU.
The food I ordered from here was bland and the flavors were all off, not at all what I was expecting from an Indian restaurant.
We got the assorted hors d'oeuvres. The chicken and vegetable pakora were both bland, even with the sauces they give you, which themselves were on the tame side, as were the samosas, which seemed to consist of nearly unseasoned potato. They also only give you one, which at first I was upset about. The murg tikka was ok. The star of the whole meal was actually the seekh kabab. Nicely seasoned, flavorful, tender meat.
I also got the Banarasi Alu and the Chicken Tikka Masala. The Banarasi Alu is potatoes, tomatoes and onions cooked with coriander, ginger, and cumin. I've had the dish homemade before and it's delicious, but sadly Tandoors version wasn't. It was incredibly under seasoned and I think the vegetables could have been cooked longer. There some big hard chunks of tomato in there. I don't even know what to say about the chicken. It tasted like they might have added yogurt to it, as there was this weird bite at the end, but maybe they just went overboard with the butter…I don't really know. The flavors were so mild that whatever it was that they added just took it over completely, I couldn't eat it. The garlic naan was also the worst I've had. The garlic inside the bread tasted a lot like the jarred pre-minced stuff they pack in oil, it was not pleasant to eat. I don't know if that's what they used, but it tasted very harsh and not in a yum garlicky goodness kind of way. Nothing was spicy either, this place just isn't for me.
Also be aware that if you place an order via Grub Hub and include some special instructions at the end of your transaction they might be ignored. I had asked to be called when the food arrived and for the delivery man not to ring the bell. He rang our sleeping neighbors bell instead of calling and said they never gave him any such directions. Sure enough they hadn't given him the Grub Hub receipt but their own copy, so just be mindful.
A nice place to savour spicy Indian dishes for the people of Rego Park and Forest Hills. The decor is average but the food is better.The Navratan Korma is sweet with a hint of spice. The Saag Gobhi is not so great but the real goodness is in the cheese Naan with hot, melting cheese oozing out of it. The mango Lassi is also quite refreshing. Overall a yummy affair!
Review solely based on lunch buffet, which has an amazing food to price ratio.
Pretty standard Indian lunch buffet set up. 2-3 meat options, salad, veggie curry, naan, and rice. Not a lot of choices but given the limited traffic and patrons at this location, totally understandable. Layout is pleasant and clean. Quick (plates were cleared before you return with a fresh plate of food) and friendly (recommended various indian beers to me with a smile and constantly refilled water) service.
The curry selection is very average imo. The chicken selection is better than most other indian buffets since it's not as overcooked (my general experience so far). Overall, no dishes stood out however, food trays and naan (totally important, other Indian buffet around the area does not) are constantly being refilled. Makes the trays look very presentable and you can pick and choose to your heart's desire. Bottom line, extremely filling and pleasant place if you're around the area for cheap.
Signs boasting 12- to 15-course buffet for $7.95 or $10.95 (on weekdays and weekends afternoons, respectively) drew us in to Tandoor today just as it was likely intended to do. However, I found this slightly misleading when we hungrily approached the table and discovered only seven courses, two of which were naan and basmati rice. I assume that the missing 'courses' referred to the scattered sauces, vegetables, and the bowl of kheer (rice pudding) that lay off to the side. PSA: a dish of cherry tomatoes does not a course make.
False advertisement aside, the hot offerings were decent. Chicken curry and chicken tandoori were the two meat-based offerings, while dal masala, a turnip curry, and mushroom with peas made up the vegetarian options. The dal (lentils) were mushy, mostly liquid, and surprisingly bland as I'm used to Indian food that is extremely well-seasoned, if not on the saltier side. The turnip curry was the one dish I found unexpectedly decent, especially since turnips are far from my favorite vegetable. But with savory chunks of potato and turnips in a slightly spicy sauce, this was the one dish to which I found myself returning. For the most part, there was nothing here that wowed us besides the price, though one might argue that at 8 and change per person, it is good enough.
We were told that the buffet items vary little from day to day but there are apparently more dishes put out on weekends. As already been mentioned, service is pretty inattentive here. We stacked our used plates about five high before they came by to take them away, and that was only because we'd asked for our check. Since we were there toward the end of the end of the lunch special, the restaurant was far from busy but our water glasses remained empty for most of our meal. Instead, workers seemed far more intent on standing guard by the buffet table and staring unsmilingly at the dining tables, which was more than a little unsettling (what do they think we'll do? Steal food? It's all you can eat!).
I tried to get some pictures but as soon as the shutter sounded, a man came rushing out of the cashier box in the corner of the room, waving his arms aggressively, exclaiming, "No pictures! No pictures! Review, yes. Pictures, no." So…I hope Yelpers enjoy the one illicit shot I got in before he shut me down.
This is one of the few, if not the only, Indian restaurant we could find on Queens Boulevard in Rego Park. We were walking around on New Year Day and wanted to grab a light lunch. Passed by Tandoor and decided to try it since it was a Friday and the lunch special was still on – buffet for $7.95. We were skeptical of the price and went in to ask if it the buffet was for that price. It was!
There was no one there when we walked in – worrisome, I know – but we decided to stick it out. After a while, a few more customers came in to dine. The buffet is very small but at least that means they replenish the food and often.
They offered a variety of:
Salad
Basmati rice and naan
Spinach
Tofu
Red bean mix?
Curry chicken
Tandoori chicken
Rice Pudding
Overall, I enjoyed my food. It wasn't bad for $7.95 for all you can eat at lunch. I went up for seconds because it was yummy so there went my "light lunch" attempt. Since we were there early, we got the first dibs to scoop. I liked the spinach and curry chicken a lot. The tandoori chicken was very moist and flavorful. I highly recommend getting the rice pudding. It was a great way to end the meal and it was sweet without being overwhelming. Really enjoyed the pudding.
i went for the lunch buffet. even though it's only about 12 items, I think that it's good quality food. I love the paneer here and the curry chicken. It would have been nice if there were more items but for about $8 per person, it's pretty good. id go again for a quick eat. There isn't a lot of people there either. Maybe two to three tables are occupied. The servers are very attentive. They come with after allot. I like their cashew milk with rice as well. It's the only desert they have. I like it because it reminds me arroz con Leche….But has raw cashews in it. It was too sweet though.