Farncombe Tandoori Restaurant

Name: Farncombe Tandoori Restaurant
Address: 18 Farncombe Street, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 3LH, UK
Price range: £25 and under
Rating: 3.4

3.4 (8)

£25 and under

Indian

18 Farncombe Street, Godalming, Surrey GU7 3LH

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About this restaurant

Neighbourhood gem
Innovative
Romantic

We are now Open again! Please book in advance as we have limited availability.

One of the oldest Tandoori restaurants in Surrey conveniently located close to Godalming and Farncombe has had a major makeover, with lovely new decor and lighting, but it still offers the same sumptuous Indian cooking that has made it a favourite for over 38 years in Surrey. The light, bright frontage leads into a warm, modern stucco dining room with stylish fabric seating and traditional artwork and pierced metal wall lights. Chef Rahman's award winning menu includes dishes like starter of adrakhi lamb chops and chilli paneer, main courses of murgh makhani and mughlai lamb shank, or one of the many expert tandoori dishes. Add some naan, raita, rice and a glass of complementing wine from the well devised drinks list, and you will be glad you made the trip.

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Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
£25 and under
Cuisines
Indian, Contemporary Indian, Southeast Asian
Hours of Operation
Mon–Thu, Sun 17:00–23:00 Fri, Sat 17:00–23:30
Website
http://www.farncombetandoori.co.uk/
Payment Options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Dress Code
Casual Dress
Executive chef
Azizur Rahman

Location
18 Farncombe Street, Godalming, Surrey GU7 3LH
Area
Guildford
Cross street
Farncombe Street
Parking Details
Free parking
Public transport
Farncombe Station
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Corkage Fee, Delivery, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Takeaway, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Papadom Basket
Plain and spicy papadoms served with homemade chutneys
- For One£2.50
Onion Bhajia£3.95
Simple and delicious spiced onion and gram flour bhajis. Wine recommended: full bodied, medium white
Punjabi Samosa£4.25
Authentic pastry parcels filled with red potato, roasted parsnip and garden peas. Wine recommended: full bodied
Rubarb Prawns£7.50
Cardamon and rhubarb marinated king prawns chargrilled in the tandoor. Wine recommended: dry white
Paneer Lababdar£5.95
Home made paneer baked in the tandoor, sandwiched with date and mint chutney
Malai Chops£6.95
Tender rack of lamb cutlets marinated in soft cheese and hung yoghurt, chargrilled in the tandoor. Wine recommended: full bodied
Chili Paneer*£4.95
Home made cheese slices tossed with garlic, chili and peppers. Wine recommended: dry white, medium white
Sheek Kabab£4.95
Minced lamb kebabs marinated in authentic spices and baked in the Tandoor. Wine recommended: full bodied
Chicken Tikka£4.95
Succulent grilled chicken double marinated with roasted spices, mint and hung yoghurt. Wine recommended: rose, medium red
Shurawath Thali
Chicken Tikka, Lamb Chop, Rhubarb Prawn, Homemade Chutney
- For One£7.50

Chefs Specials

Chicken Kuzhambu*^£14.95
Tamil-style chicken breast cooked in an authentic, spicy coconut sauce. Served with pilau rice. Wine recommended: medium white
Chicken Makhani^£13.95
Punjabi favourite cooked with an authentic creamy tomato gravy and a touch of honey, flavoured with fenugreek leaf. Served with pilau rice. Wine recommended: dry white, medium white
Naga Chicken**£13.95
Chicken cooked with Bhut Jolokia chillies in a super spicy sauce. Served with pilau rice. Wine recommended: dry white, rose
Mughlai Lamb Shank*£16.95
Succulent baby lamb shank cultured overnight in spices and pan cooked in a medium spiced curry. Served with pilau rice. Wine recommended: full bodied
Keralan Macchi Curry*£15.95
Tilapia fillets cooked in a coastal curry with onion seeds and aromatic curry leaves. Served with rice. Wine recommended: medium white

Vintage Tandoori Cuisine

Tandoori Murgh*
Succulent grilled chicken double marinated with roasted spices, mint, chillies and hung yoghurt. Wine recommended: medium red, rose
- Half£7.50
- Full£12.50
Shatay Murgh^£9.75
Grilled chicken stuffed with sautéed peppers and onions. Served with Makhani sauce. Wine recommended: medium red, rose
Shashlik*£9.95
Lamb or Chicken tikka skewered with peppers, onions and tomatoes; marinated in a traditional recipe and grilled in the tandoor. Wine recommended: medium red, full bodied
Mirchi Murgh Tikka**£7.50
Tender chicken tikka marinated in a tamarind and chilli based sauce and grilled in the tandoor. A must for spicy food lovers. Wine recommended: dry white, rose
Dill Salmon Tikka£9.95
Fresh salmon tikka marinated in light recipe of ginger, garlic, hung yoghurt & dill leaves. Wine recommended: dry white
Tandoori Mix Grill*£11.95
A classic combination of your favourite tandoori specialities including Lamb Chop, Chicken Tikka, Sheek Kebab and King Prawn

The Classics

Available with Vegetables, Chicken, Mutton, Prawn or King Prawn. £3.50 will be added for King Prawn options

Jalfrezi**£8.95
A spicy dish cooked with green chillies, peppers, onions and various spices. Wine recommended: dry white, rose
Kurma^£7.95
A North Indian cream based dish, flavoured with cinnamon, cardamom and cashews. Wine recommended: dry white, medium white
Tikka Mussala^£8.95
Britain's true National dish! Cooked in a creamy tomato and butter sauce with almonds. Wine recommended: dry white, medium white
Dhansak*£7.95
A popular Parsi dish cooked in a spicy sauce with lentils. Slightly hot, sweet and sour. Wine recommended: medium white
Dupiaza*£7.95
A fairly spicy, medium hot curry cooked with onions, peppers and more onions. Wine recommended: medium red, rose
Rogan Josh*£7.95
A Kashmiri gravy based speciality cooked medium hot with tomatoes and spices. Wine recommended: medium red, rose
Biriani*£9.95
South Asian mixture of spices, basmati rice and meat, seafood or vegetables. Wine recommended: medium red, rose
The Classic Thali* ^£15.95
Chicken Tikka, Sheek Kebab, Lamb Rogan Josh, Chicken Tikka Mussala, Sag Aloo, Pilau Rice and Nan Bread
The Shobji Thali£14.95
Onion Bhajia, Vegetable Samosa, Vegetable Dupiaza, Bhindi Bhaji, Tarkha Dall, Steamed Rice and Nan Bread

Shobji-Vegetables

Bombay Aloo
A national favourite! Potatoes cooked with coriander, onions and curry leaves. Wine recommended: medium white, full bodied
- Side£3.95
- Main£5.95
Bhindi Bhaji
Okra, sautéed and cooked in light spices. Wine recommended: medium red
- Side£3.95
- Main£5.95
Palak Paneer
Home made soft cheese cooked with spicy spinach. Wine recommended: medium red, rose
- Side£4.50
- Main£6.50
Tarka Dall
Our authentic tadka combination of fresh garlic and butter cooked with lentils. Wine recommended: rose
- Side£3.95
- Main£5.95
Mushroom Bhaji
A medium spicy, semi dry dish of fresh mushrooms, onions and coriander. Wine recommended: medium red, rose
- Side£3.95
- Main£5.95
Saag Aloo
Spinach and Potatoes. Need we say more. Wine recommended: medium red, rose
- Side£3.95
- Main£5.95
Chana Massala
Spicy chickpeas cooked in a gravy. Wine Recommended: Medium Red, rose
- Side£3.95
- Main£5.95

Rice, Traditional Bread & Condiments

Pilau Rice£2.95
Steamed Basmati Rice£2.60
Mushroom Pilau Rice£3.50
Lemon Rice£3.50
Nan Bread£2.75
Garlic Nan£3.50
Keema Nan£3.50
Peshwari Nan^£3.50
Chapati£1.50
Wholemeal flour pancake
Lachha Paratha£3.75
Flaky multi layered bread
Mini Bread Basket£5.95
nan, garlic nan and laccha paratha
Cucumber Rhaita£2.75
Green Salad£2.95

Reviews

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3.4

(8)

3.9Food
3.5Service
3.0Ambience
3.4Value

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8 Reviews

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SamanthaT
Oxford/Oxfordshire2 reviews
3.0
Dined on 2 November 2020
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 2
Food was nice, the atmosphere was pleasant. No complaints from us!
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MelindaC
Surrey1 review
3.0
Dined on 31 October 2020
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 2
Let me start off by saying the food was absolutely delicious, and will definitely order again. But only as a takeaway. We were the only people in the restaurant on Saturday night and the service left a lot to be desired. We waited a long time for our food, but saw dozens of takeaways being packed and collected. We saw our waiter on three occasions - when he took down our order, brought it to the table and when it was time to pay the bill. To get a drink we had to go to the bar ourselves. I understand that in these times takeouts are the lifeblood of a restaurant, but surely when you actually have patrons inside they should get some level of service
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TessaW
Surrey3 reviews
4.0
Dined on 23 October 2020
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Always enjoy our meals at Farncombe Tandoori. The menu is shorter for Covid but there is flexibility within that and we felt it was a very safe place to eat out.
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Katherine
London2 reviews
2.0
Dined on 17 August 2020
1. Overall 2
2. Food 3
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
We came to the restaurant to make use of the eat out to help out, but we were over charged for everything, including £10 for poppadoms for 3 people. We were charged for rice that was supposed to be included in a dish and over charged for drinks. We felt like we had paid full price after the vouchers had been deducted. The food was nice, but we felt like the prices has been inflated compared to what the menu on the website says.
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Foodie
Surrey3 reviews
1.0
Dined on 3 August 2020
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
1st time we were impressed with food, service a little hit and miss and masks not worn over mouth and nose - only on chin. A couple of observations they list their beer as 660ml bottles when In fact it’s 620ml and We were charged £8 for poppadoms for two which we feel was excessive. The restaurant itself is quite dingy and very few people were seated. 2nd time we wanted to support them with the help out eat out scheme. Service was real slow, nearly an hour between poppadoms and mains being served. The takeaways were clearly taking priority over the restaurant. No one apologised for the wait. I received my dish in a soup bowl and it was flavourless and watery with over cooked tough chicken. Rice looked like it had been sitting there for some time and possible reheated, onion bhajis really greasy and nothing like we had before and my husbands mixed grill was burnt. Overall a really bad meal and expensive for what we received. Also there was a bad sewer smell wafting from the toilets into the restaurant. Not pleasant! Won’t be returning.
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HannahC
Surrey2 reviews
4.0
Dined on 22 February 2020
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
Service was very brusque and it was extremely hot Food was good though
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BrianM
Surrey1 review
4.0
Dined on 14 December 2019
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 3
Pricier than some other Indian restaurants but we’ll worth the money - really tasty fresh curries with plenty of vegetable options. Very quiet at 7.30 on a Saturday but did get busier later. Already booked to go back again!
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Matt
London5 reviews
5.0
Dined on 10 December 2019
1. Overall 5
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 3
Incredibly friendly and attentive service, great food, served quickly and treated like we were the only people in the restaurant. Definitely coming back here again.
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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
£25 and under
Cuisines
Indian, Contemporary Indian, Southeast Asian
Hours of Operation
Mon–Thu, Sun 17:00–23:00 Fri, Sat 17:00–23:30
Website
http://www.farncombetandoori.co.uk/
Payment Options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Dress Code
Casual Dress
Executive chef
Azizur Rahman

Location
18 Farncombe Street, Godalming, Surrey GU7 3LH
Area
Guildford
Cross street
Farncombe Street
Parking Details
Free parking
Public transport
Farncombe Station
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Corkage Fee, Delivery, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Takeaway, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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Farncombe Tandoori Restaurant

About this restaurant

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Additional information

Appetisers

Papadom Basket

Onion Bhajia£3.95

Punjabi Samosa£4.25

Rubarb Prawns£7.50

Paneer Lababdar£5.95

Malai Chops£6.95

Chili Paneer*£4.95

Sheek Kabab£4.95

Chicken Tikka£4.95

Shurawath Thali

Chefs Specials

Chicken Kuzhambu*^£14.95

Chicken Makhani^£13.95

Naga Chicken**£13.95

Mughlai Lamb Shank*£16.95

Keralan Macchi Curry*£15.95

Vintage Tandoori Cuisine

Tandoori Murgh*

Shatay Murgh^£9.75

Shashlik*£9.95

Mirchi Murgh Tikka**£7.50

Dill Salmon Tikka£9.95

Tandoori Mix Grill*£11.95

The Classics

Jalfrezi**£8.95

Kurma^£7.95

Tikka Mussala^£8.95

Dhansak*£7.95

Dupiaza*£7.95

Rogan Josh*£7.95

Biriani*£9.95

The Classic Thali* ^£15.95

The Shobji Thali£14.95

Shobji-Vegetables

Bombay Aloo

Bhindi Bhaji

Palak Paneer

Tarka Dall

Mushroom Bhaji

Saag Aloo

Chana Massala

Rice, Traditional Bread & Condiments

Pilau Rice£2.95

Steamed Basmati Rice£2.60

Mushroom Pilau Rice£3.50

Lemon Rice£3.50

Nan Bread£2.75

Garlic Nan£3.50

Keema Nan£3.50

Peshwari Nan^£3.50

Chapati£1.50

Lachha Paratha£3.75

Mini Bread Basket£5.95

Cucumber Rhaita£2.75

Green Salad£2.95

Additional information

Not available on OpenTable