Tara Lounge - Doncaster

So after various advisory methods from friend 's, we still decided to take a chance on Tara Lounge. Personally I had visited this restaurant twice previously on two separate occasions and found that both the food and staff were pleasant. Now upon this particular visit I was made aware of the food hygiene rating given in March 2017 of 0 score (Given upon Doncaster Councils most recent visit to this establishment). This information however was obtained 1 hour prior to our visit so at a late stage in our day considering our table/visit was booked on the same evening we decided to go via the good grace of recent customers comments and up to date experiences (which were of a good standard). We were met by a completely silent building on a night were their new special offer menu was to be clearly displayed on notice boards scattered around the building. We waited patiently for 25 minutes outside the venue however after a lengthy wait we then proceeded to leave along with other very unsatisfied customers (who had also booked in advance) in order to secure food at other local venue. We had booked a table for a party of 11 origiaally but found the venue uncooperative and lacking in basic customer service. No explaination was given as to the delay or apology for an inconvenience even though a staff member insisted on taking a contract name/number upon booking on the night before..... no further contact was had with the company or staff AT ALL!!! I WOULD NOT ADVISE ENTERTAINING THIS COMPANY AT ALL... JUST STEER CLEAR... LET DOWNS WITH NO EXPLANATION ARE 1ST NATURE!!!!

A group of seven of us received a warm welcome at the restaurant, where we were treated to drinks at the bar before being seated at a round table. Two members of our party requested Chicken Pakora, which was not on the menu but was happily created for them. The poppadoms and pickle tray were enjoyable, with one spicy surprise in the mix. Overall, everyone enjoyed their meals, though one person found the Rogan Josh too spicy. The side dishes and breads were good, and the staff were friendly and engaging. We later discovered that the Tara is affiliated with the Mehfil in Sprotbrough, and we were impressed by the superior experience at Tara Lounge. We plan to return in the future.

We go here regularly for a group meeting of about 12 people. Give us use of their private dining room at no charge. Good food everything and the service is efficient. I tend to have something different every time and it's all been good. Naan breads are especially good.

Me and my boyfriend went to tara lounge for, what we call 'date night '. we ordered the table for 8:15pm and arrived at 8:05pm. we ordered some drinks which the man behind the bar said 'this young lovely woman will serve you ', after waiting 10 minutes my parter got his pint and another 10 minutes later i got mine. we then got overcharged by the 'young lovely woman ', she charged us £8.00 for two pints that last week cost us £6.90 by the same woman. we let this slide as it was busy and we didn 't want to cause any issues. at this point staff were getting very stressed due to it being overbooked which led me to question why book so many tables in at once? at 8:35 a waiter took our order whilst we were sat at the bar. at 8:45 we eventually got seated. after waiting 15 minutes our poppadoms and pickle tray came. this review is not about the food. the food was beautiful. however the staff and service was very average/poor. after we ate we had dirty plates on our table for 15 minutes that were only cleared when the starters come out. at this point we ordered a jug of water and in return got two half pints of warm water which tasted like it literally came out of a hot bathroom tap. food came another 15 minutes later at this point i was bored and my partner was too, the waiter kept saying 'were busy tonight it 's friday ', yes it 's friday, yes you 're busy but the service shouldn 't be any different. at the end of our meal we paid to find we were once again OVERCHARGED by £5.00 the waiter removed this from the bill and we went to order takeout (my parents couldn 't come and wanted takeout) we then got charged £15.10 and got £3.00 change from a £20 note, someone needs to learn their maths. very unhappy as we had already paid £8.00 on two drinks and £45 on a meal. will leave it a while before we return.

I went for a garlic chilli chicken. I don't think it was on the menu but I didn't really look. I asked for lots of fresh green chillis and a crispy garlic nan. I got salt preserved chillis that weren't particularly hot and a regular nan. I ate a neglected chilli of my mates plate that I assumed was going to be the same. I was pleasantly surprised to find my sight returning after a few minutes from what was a quite fresh and very hot birds eye. Waiter was pushy and the meal quite expensive for what it was. All in all quite forgettable.