The basement level of Holiday Inn® Singapore Orchard City Centre hides one of Singapore’s most awarded Indian restaurants well-loved by in-house guests and a long list of regulars. First opened in 1985, Tandoor has become our go-to spot for delicious authentic Indian food.

Appointed with elegant interiors and a majestic show kitchen where you can watch your tikkas being smoked in the tandoor, Tandoor purveys a menu that goes beyond the obvious, allowing you to experiment with lesser known Indian flavours. If you have trouble choosing, order the non-vegetarian kebab platter which comes with flaky ajwaini fish tikkas, smoky tiger prawns, succulent chicken tikkas and the most delectable seekh kebabs we’d have had in recent times.

With familiar ground covered, take a taste on the wild side while ordering the mains. The tangy mango curry is a sensory explosion that will keep you going back for seconds. Also of note is the dum chicken biryani, with moist chicken pieces hidden beneath basmati rice. Finish light with a fresh fruit platter or go the whole nine yards and take your pick from a sweet selection that runs the gamut from kulfi to gulkand rasmalai, cheese dumplings bathed in rose-flavoured milk.

In short, it all makes for an elegant meal with a few pleasant surprises thrown in.