What Melbourne Says About Tandoori Flames
Hundreds of Google reviews across 850+ events since 2013. Read them on Google — that is where the honest picture is.
We Would Rather You Read The Real Ones
There is a number we could put here, and you would have no way of checking it. So instead: go and read our Google Business Profile. It updates in real time, we cannot edit it, and it covers more than a decade of events.
What we will tell you is the volume. More than 850 events catered since 2013, several hundred reviews, and a client base that includes families who booked us for an engagement, then a wedding, then a first birthday.
We get negative reviews too, like any business operating at this volume for this long. We read them. Several operational changes — portion sizing, pack-down standards, delivery windows — came directly from criticism rather than praise.
- 850+ events catered since 2013
- Several hundred Google reviews
- Reviews across weddings, corporate and cultural events
- Client references available on request
- Separate review histories for Ultima and Fleur
- We do not commission testimonials
What Clients Say
Real comments from clients who catered real events with us. We do not write or commission testimonials.
“Had my daughter’s 1st birthday party. Food was very yummy and all my needs were taken care of. Special thanks to Neha — she helped us throughout the party and made sure everyone was served well.”
Isha K.
“We celebrated our son’s first birthday at Tandoori Flames. The food was to die for and the staff were extremely polite and took great care of all our guests. Our guests were raving about the whole arrangement.”
Raghav Suri
“Great venue for a family function. Amazing setup and service. Delicious food at a good price. All my guests and I had a great time.”
Gareth Peppin
“Last weekend we celebrated our nephew’s wedding reception with Tandoori Flames and the experience was extremely delightful in all respects.”
Ruksana Rahman
“We had our little one’s first at Ultima, with catering and event planning by Jimmy from Tandoori Flames. Cooperative throughout, impeccable presentation, and the food was great too.”
Vinay Ranjit Bhardwaj
“Nikhil is an incredible chef with fantastic charisma that sparkled in his interactions with guests. All three serving staff were thoughtful, considerate and professional.”
Kaumil Shah
Three Melbourne Venues Of Our Own — Or We Come To Yours
Tandoori Flames is a catering company first. We own and operate three event venues across Melbourne, and we also cater your event at any venue, marquee, hall, park or private home you choose.
Ultima Function Centre
Keilor East — eight event spaces and capacity to 800 guests. Catered in-house by our own team.
Visit site →Fleur Weddings & Events
Fawkner — a glamorous single-room reception for up to 400 guests. Catered in-house by our own team.
Visit site →Amora
Melbourne — our third event space, for clients who want a hotel-grade setting. Catered in-house by our own team.
Reviews — Your Questions Answered
Check our Google Business Profile for the current figure — it is the honest place to look and it updates in real time. We would rather you read the real reviews than take a number from our own website.
Several hundred across Google, accumulated since 2013. The volume matters more than any single score: it reflects 850-plus events rather than a handful of curated testimonials.
Because a rating published on a company’s own site is worth very little — anyone can type a number. The rating that counts is the one on your Google Business Profile, which we cannot edit.
Yes, like any business operating at volume for over a decade. We read them, and several operational changes — portion sizing, pack-down standards, delivery windows — came directly from criticism.
Yes. Tell us your event type and guest count and we will connect you with someone who booked something comparable, where they have agreed to act as a reference.
Timing on very large events, historically. It is why we now build a run sheet with you and do a site visit for anything over 300 guests.
Yes. They come from clients who catered real events with us. We do not write or commission testimonials.
Through our Google Business Profile. We ask after events but we do not chase, and we never offer anything in exchange for a review.
Yes — weddings, corporate functions, cultural celebrations and private parties all feature. Ask and we will point you to reviews relevant to your event.
Yes. Ultima Function Centre and Fleur Weddings & Events each have their own Google Business Profiles with their own review histories.
You should trust the pattern more than any single review. Look at volume, recency, and how a business responds to criticism — those tell you more than an average score.
Read our reviews on our Google Business Profile, where they appear unedited and in the clients’ own words. We deliberately do not republish selected quotes on this page. Our three venues, Ultima Function Centre, Fleur Weddings & Events and Amora, also hold their own separate review listings you can check independently.
Because selected testimonials on a company’s own website prove very little. Any business can publish its five best comments and leave out the rest. Reading our full review history on an independent platform, including the critical reviews, gives you a far more accurate picture than anything we could write here.
Food quality is the most common theme, particularly the depth of the North Indian curries and the tandoor items. Handling of dietary requirements is second, especially from clients with Jain, vegan, halal or allergy needs in the room. Having a single coordinator from enquiry through to pack-down is also mentioned regularly.
Timing on very large events is the feedback that has changed how we work. When ceremonies and speeches run long, everything downstream compresses. We now build buffer into run sheets, batch cook through service rather than setting out early, and confirm timings in writing with the venue and MC so everyone is working to one schedule.
Yes, we arrange tastings for larger bookings, particularly weddings, scheduled separately from your event date. A tasting is the most direct way to judge a caterer, and it also lets us adjust spice, salt and oil levels to your preference before the menu is finalised. Contact us to organise one.
Yes. Tell us your event type, roughly your guest count and any dietary or religious requirements, and we will connect you with past clients who ran something comparable. That is more useful than general reviews because it speaks to your specific situation. We ask permission from those clients first, so it takes a few days rather than being instant.
We address it directly with the client, work out what caused it, and fix the process rather than the explanation. Over more than a decade of events, things have gone wrong, usually around venue access or last-minute changes outside the kitchen. What we hold ourselves to is telling the client straight and making the correction operational, not just apologetic.
We invite feedback after events, and we ask clients to leave it on Google rather than send it to us, because that way it is public and unedited. We do not offer anything in exchange for a review and we do not screen who gets asked. If a client had a poor experience we would rather hear it and respond than avoid the question.
What Clients Tell Us After The Event
We are not going to publish a wall of hand-picked quotes on this page. Anyone can write those. Instead, here is an honest account of the themes that come up repeatedly in client feedback since 2013, including the things we get told we could do better. If you want to read reviews in the clients’ own words, go to our Google Business Profile and read them unfiltered, including the critical ones. That is a more useful exercise than reading a page we control.
The patterns are consistent. Food quality and the depth of the Indian menu come up most. So does the fact that we handle dietary requirements properly rather than treating them as an inconvenience. The feedback that pushes us hardest is about timing on very large events, where a late-running ceremony compresses everything downstream. We have changed how we build run sheets because of that feedback, and we would rather tell you so than pretend it never comes up.
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Get An Itemised QuoteThe Themes That Come Up Most Often
The food tasted like home
The comment we hear most from Indian families is that the curries tasted the way they should. Dal Makhani with proper depth, Butter Chicken that is not just cream and sugar. That feedback comes from guests who grew up on this food, which is the audience we cook to.
Dietary needs were handled
Clients with Jain, vegan, halal or allergy requirements in the room consistently mention that those guests ate well rather than being handed a plain plate. Labelling on the line and separate serving gear come up specifically, which tells us the detail is noticed.
One contact, start to finish
Dealing with the same coordinator from enquiry to pack-down is raised often, usually by comparison with previous experiences elsewhere. People remember not having to re-explain their event to a new person each time they called.
The Dishes Clients Ask Us To Repeat
These are the items most often named in feedback and most frequently requested again by clients booking a second or third event with us.
Entrees Guests Finish First
Veggie Samosa, Chicken 65, Chilly Paneer, Haryali Tikki, Amritsari Fish
Mains Requested Again
Punjabi Butter Chicken, Dal Makhani, Lamb Rogan Josh, Paneer Butter Masala, Punjabi Malai Kofta
Tandoor Items Clients Name
Tandoori Lamb Chops, Malai Chicken Tikka, Chicken Reshmi Kebab, Paneer Tikka, Tandoori Prawns
Desserts People Remember
Gulab Jamun, Matka Kulfi, Paan Kulfi, Sizzling Chocolate Brownie, Chocolate Naan
A starting point, not a fixed list. Swap any dish at no extra charge — the menu is built around your guest list, your budget and the dietary needs in the room.
How To Check Us Out Before You Commit
Start with our Google Business Profile and read the reviews in full, oldest to newest, including the low ones. Look for whether the criticism is about something that would affect your event, and whether the pattern changes over time. A caterer with a long history will have some poor reviews, and how those read matters more than an average figure. Also check the venues we operate, since Ultima Function Centre, Fleur Weddings & Events and Amora carry their own separate review histories you can read independently of this site.
Then talk to us and test it directly. Ask for a tasting if you are booking a wedding. Ask how we would handle the specific dietary requirements in your guest list, and listen to whether the answer is specific or vague. Ask what happens if your ceremony runs forty minutes late. Ask who will be your contact on the day and whether that is the same person you are speaking to. The answers to those four questions will tell you more about a caterer than any review page, including this one.
What Clients Consistently Comment On After Events
Themes that come up repeatedly in client feedback, and the operational decision behind each one.
| Feedback theme | What clients describe | What sits behind it |
|---|---|---|
| Dietary requirements handled properly | Jain, vegan and halal guests ate the full menu rather than a side plate | Separated preparation areas and clear dish labelling |
| Food still good late in service | Quality held through speeches and a late dinner | Cooking scheduled backwards from the service window |
| Buffet queues moved | Large guest counts fed without a long line forming | Multiple service points sized to the guest count |
| Communication before the day | One contact, clear answers, changes confirmed in writing | A single coordinator assigned per event |
| Staff presence on the night | Team worked quietly and handled a shifting schedule | Staffing set from the run sheet, not just the headcount |
| Authenticity of regional dishes | Guests from that background recognised the food | Chefs rostered by cuisine speciality |
How To Judge Catering Reviews Before You Book
Reading the average and stopping
An average score tells you almost nothing about whether a caterer suits your event. A caterer excellent at corporate drop-off may be untested at a 500-guest wedding with Jain and halal requirements. Read the detail of individual reviews and look for events like yours. The content of three relevant reviews is worth more than any overall figure.
Ignoring how complaints were handled
Every caterer operating for years has had an event go sideways. What matters is the response: whether the problem was acknowledged, what was done, and whether the client was dealt with straight. A profile with no negative feedback at all over a decade is less believable than one showing problems addressed. Read the replies, not just the ratings.
Taking testimonials on a website at face value
Quotes selected and published by a business are, by definition, the best ones. Go to the independent source instead. Check the Google Business Profile, where reviews cannot be curated, and read across the range rather than the top. We would rather point you there than reprint our favourite comments on our own page.
Not asking for references for your event type
Reviews are general; your event is specific. If you are running a temple function with strict satvik rules, or a wedding with two cuisines, ask the caterer directly for references from that kind of event. Any caterer who does that work regularly can provide them. Hesitation at the question is itself a useful answer.
Our client feedback comes from across Melbourne and the patterns differ by area. Wedding feedback clusters around our venues in Keilor East and Fawkner and around functions in Point Cook, Tarneit and Truganina, where guest counts are large and dietary mixes complex. Corporate comments come mostly from Melbourne CBD, Footscray and Sunshine, where the service window is short and timing matters most. Temple and community function feedback comes from Dandenong, Springvale and Craigieburn. Closer to our South Kingsville kitchen, Williamstown, Yarraville, Newport and Altona North clients mention short lead times and responsiveness.
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