Tap & Tandoor

Tap & Tandoor is a United Kingdom-based Indian gastro pub chain that combines a traditional British pub format with Indian cooking. The concept was created in 2018 when the founders took over a long-empty pub on Warwick Road in Solihull, previously known as the Saddlers Arms, and opened it as a venue where drinkers could work through a rotating board of craft beers from local breweries while eating charcoal-cooked mixed grills, homestyle curries and butter chicken. The name reflects the two halves of the offer: the tap for beer and the tandoor, the clay oven at the heart of Indian cooking. The first site opened in Solihull in June 2018. In 2019 the brand expanded to Peterborough, taking over the former Carluccio's on Cumbergate and decorating it with hand-painted beer murals, vintage mirrors and doors sourced from India, plus a fireplace. It was described as the first Indian gastropub Peterborough had seen. Southampton followed in 2022, located in Westquay Shopping Centre — the brand's first South Coast site and, according to the company, the shopping centre's first Indian gastro pub. In January 2024 the chain opened in Portsmouth at Gunwharf Quays on the waterfront, again the first Indian gastro pub in that venue and the brand's first harbour-side location. The official website lists current locations in Solihull, Peterborough, Southampton, Portsmouth and Bournemouth. The offer centres on mixed grills, homestyle curries, craft beer and cocktails, with live sports screenings, Sunday lunch, a lighter lunch menu available from midday seven days a week, and 2-for-1 cocktails every day from 9pm. The brand also sells gift vouchers and offers collection and delivery. Tap & Tandoor positions itself as a local pub with exceptional food rather than a curry house with a bar attached, and has built a following in its host cities, with customer testimonials highlighting the food, the craft beer selection and the mixed family-and-drinkers atmosphere. Tap & Tandoor is a privately held hospitality business. It is not a listed company and no parent company or owner is named in the available evidence. The brand operates as a small, growing multi-site chain within the UK casual dining and pub sector.

Tap & Tandoor began in 2018 when its founders took on a pub on Warwick Road in Solihull that had been sitting empty for some time. The building had previously been called the Saddlers Arms and had hosted various businesses before that. The founding idea was to combine a proper British pub with proper Indian food in the same space, without either side compromising: not a curry house with a bar tacked on, and not a restaurant that merely stocked Cobra. The name was chosen to reflect the two halves of the concept — the tap for beer and the tandoor, the clay oven central to Indian cooking. The first site opened in June 2018, and according to the company Solihull embraced it immediately. In 2019 the brand expanded to Peterborough, taking over the former Carluccio's on Cumbergate. The site was fitted out with hand-painted beer murals, vintage mirrors and doors sourced from India, and a fireplace, while keeping the same food offer as Solihull. The company describes it as the first Indian gastropub Peterborough had seen. Southampton followed in 2022, with a site in Westquay Shopping Centre. This was the brand's first location on the South Coast and, according to the company, the shopping centre's first Indian gastro pub. The company states that it has been at the top of local ratings since opening there. In January 2024 the chain opened in Portsmouth at Gunwharf Quays on the waterfront. This was again the first Indian gastro pub in that venue and the brand's first harbour-side site, which the company says suits the atmosphere of the location. The official website lists current locations in Solihull, Peterborough, Southampton, Portsmouth and Bournemouth. The brand's offer has remained consistent across sites: mixed grills, homestyle curries, craft beer and cocktails, with live sports screenings, Sunday lunch, a lighter lunch menu available from midday seven days a week, and 2-for-1 cocktails every day from 9pm. The company also offers collection and delivery, gift vouchers and Christmas bookings. Customer testimonials on the website highlight the food quality, the craft beer selection and the mixed atmosphere of families, drinkers and couples. Tap & Tandoor is a privately held hospitality business. No parent company, owner or founder names are given in the available evidence, and the brand is not listed on any stock exchange.

• 2024

  Portsmouth site opens in January at Gunwharf Quays on the waterfront, the brand's first harbour-side location.

• 2022

  Southampton site opens in Westquay Shopping Centre, the brand's first South Coast location.

• 2019

  Expansion to Peterborough, taking over the former Carluccio's on Cumbergate; described as the city's first Indian gastropub.

• 2018

  First Tap & Tandoor opens in June on Warwick Road, Solihull, in a former pub known as the Saddlers Arms.

A proper British pub and proper Indian food in the same space without compromise — a local pub with exceptional food, not a curry house with a bar tacked on.

• Charcoal-cooked mixed grill

• Homestyle curries

• Butter chicken

• Rotating craft beer board from local breweries

• Cocktails (2-for-1 every day from 9pm)

• Sunday lunch (12–3pm)

• Lighter lunch menu from midday, 7 days a week

• Vegan and vegetarian options

• Gift vouchers

1. 1Tap & Tandoor | Indian Gastro Pub — Craft Beer, Curries & Cocktailstapandtandoor.co.uk
2. 2About Us – Tap and Tandoortapandtandoor.co.uk
3. 3Tap & Tandoor – Wikidatawikidata.org