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Tara Tari

International Restaurant in St. John's Wood
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5 / 10 from 9 reviews
Address
117 Finchley Road
St. John's Wood
London
NW3 6HY
Map
Current
Cuisine
International
Region
St. John's Wood
Nearest Station
Swiss Cottage
0.00 miles
Restaurant Facilities

Children Welcome

Credit Cards Accepted

Tara tari means “Quickly Quickly” and the concept has been created to cater for today’s modern, busy life style.

Why not try us for a tasty lunch for a change? Our buffet style means you can help yourself so no waiting around for service!

Tara Tari world buffet restaurant offers a wide range of dishes from around the world and also provides a chef in a centrally displayed kitchen that is ready to cook special orders in front of you. Select from a range of cuisines cooked before you for a fixed price per person – it’s a fun and exciting way to dine for all the family or groups of friends! The restaurant is family friendly so the whole family can dine together even if they prefer food from a different cuisine!

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All In London Review

A good all-you-can-eat for Indian food and cocktails

Tara Tari means “quickly quickly” in Bengali. It’s also the name of an all-you-can-eat restaurant that replaces a branch of KFC in Swiss Cottage - who knew the global chain was closing down branches.

The buffet has a focus on Indian food with a few western dishes thrown in like pizza and mushrooms and chicken in cheese sauce. There is a very retro selection of salads like pineapple in cocktail sauce and potato salad with chicken and apple, which turns out to be a very pleasant combo. A lot of it is sauce-heavy, but there are plenty of fresh salads too, of which the mozzarella and cherry tomatoes in pesto stands out the most.

There are dishes from other cuisines too, mostly spicy ones like Thai tom yam soup, Chinese sweet and sour chicken, Mexican chilli con carne, and some very good, lemony Peri Peri chicken. The curry with squid and prawns lacks flavour, and we’re non-plussed by the sushi, which has sliced tilapia drizzled in a mild wasabi sauce among the California rolls.

But it’s the Indian dishes that are the highlight, with flavoursome chicken korma, lamb karahi, aloo gobi, and chicken tikka. Snacky items are good too, like prawn pakora and some very meaty lamb samosas.

A cooking station shows chefs preparing stir fries and meat dishes. We try a tasty lamb chop drizzled with barbecue sauce and a very creamy mint sauce. Who knew the two would pair well together.

There’s an old-fashioned, but strong selection of desserts, among them a chocolatey Black Forest gateau, a sponge cake covered in a thick layer of white chocolate mousse and a custardy rice pudding that’s incredibly moreish.

A bar is located near the entrance for pre and post-dinner drinks where they make very decent gin martinis and Bloody Marys, something unusual for a buffet where you can fill up on food from just £8.95 for lunch and £15.95 for dinner.

Reviewed by Leila
Published on May 7, 2013

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Tara Tari offer popular dishes from around the world such as sushi, chilli con carne and peri peri chicken, but their Indian selection is the best. The dinner buffet starts from £13.95.

User Reviews

Don
from London

Sep 3, 2014

Worst eating and dining experience in my life.
World buffet? Rubbish! Crab stick rolled in horrible rice is not Japanese food. Water thin sweetcorn soup, sauces, & carrots (acting as a fillers) in most dishes. Starters: shrivelled & droopy leaves dotted with couscous, dried up, greasy mess. Worst Indian food. Chef’s response: “ different tastes, can’t make everyone happy, doing my best…” Other staff: unhygienic and abusive. Other reviews: “…no words…stay away...awful… give it a miss… forced to pay beforehand...nasty…"

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Olivia
from Stevenage

Jul 27, 2014

They need to improve on customer care, food and drinks.
Drinks served did not taste anything like the original and world buffet food does not come near it.
We went to McDonalds after the meal because the desserts and meal was horrible and inadequate.
I would never recommend this restaurant to anyone.
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Nando
from London

Mar 1, 2014

Had to order drinks and food several times before they arrived, even when they did they had forgotten stuff. Seemed like staff didn't care. Been there before a few months ago and it was fine. It just seem there standards have dropped.
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NC
from Tottenham

Feb 20, 2014

Space limited. Management and staff behavior could do with some improvement. Messed up booking ended up leaving the restaurant.
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Nik
from Enfield

Feb 17, 2014

Food was really good and staff quite friendly. However space limited and had to push chairs to go through to the buffet area.

Generally loved it and will go again.
Please note it is children friendly.
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kiara
from N17

Sep 21, 2013

people are friendly and helpful but the food, sorry to say, is not very good at all. this has been our first and last experience in this restaurant.
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Jade
from London

Sep 16, 2013

Was absolutely amazing!
Deserts were really nice, food was lovely and covered which you dont see much in buffets.
Would recommend it anytime
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Nahida
from Hampstead

Jun 26, 2013

I booked this restaurant for my sons birthday. We were pleasantly surprised by the atmosphere and food at the restaurant. Initially there had been a mix up about a cake order but the manager organised for a birthday cake the night before which was amazing. Brilliant food and good service I would go back here any day. Thanks for making it a great day!
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