Bintang Reviews Summary

Category: Pan-Asian restaurant London

Address: 93 Kentish Town Rd, London, NW1 8NY, United Kingdom

Phone: +442072672197

Rating: 4.0
based on 226 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The food was tasty and portions were reasonable size."
  • "Their wasabi Prawn tempura and chicken wings are amazing! Really good Pad thai too."
  • "The food was absolutely delicious!"
  • "Amazing food, very tasty and a menu to suit all ages."
  • "Everything was fault less, the right level of spice to feel it but not ruin the flavor."
  • "Try something different. The food is delicious."
  • "The food was so spectacular that we overlooked the somewhat unprofessional service."

Cons:

  • "Though the main dishes lacked taste and wasn't as satisfying as the starters."
  • "A lot of unnecessary ingredients that shouldn't be included in this dish."
  • "However the meat quality is poor."
  • "The egg had melted in the broth, and far too little chicken, not really worth £11."
  • "The sliders although had good flavour looked a little undercooked."
  • "The Randang was disappointing, I've had this dish before elsewhere and always enjoyed it, however, here it was more like a Indian Curry, also too salty."
  • "Apart from the wings, food here doesn't taste great at all. Pad thai, satay and katsu all lacked flavour."

Service

Pros:

  • "The service was very attentive, friendly, and professional."
  • "Staff can't do enough for you, food is great."
  • "Staff were attentive and helpful."
  • "Our waitress being wonderful! Very sweet and attentive."
  • "Service was friendly."
  • "The staff were so attentive and friendly."
  • "The staff were so helpful and attentive and wanted to make sure we had everything we needed."

Cons:

  • "The service has always been slow - but this time they forgot my friends main course."
  • "The service however was not so good hence a mediocre rating."
  • "The staff seemed disorganised, disinterested and severely lacking in any actual customer service skills."
  • "Staff was friendly and helpful, although a little impatient when it came to closing time."
  • "Service was terrible absolutely shocking..."
  • "Service could have been better; it felt like we were being rushed out the door."
  • "The service was VERY slow, mains for our group came out slowly."

Atmosphere

Pros:

  • "Such a cool vibe too."
  • "Loved the downstairs seating area which can accommodate large groups."
  • "There's a really nice feel to this place - a cute little garden and they even give you an ice bucket for your drink."
  • "It's a nice place, the outdoor seating in the back is a must on a hot day."
  • "Space is comfy and cosy :)"
  • "The back garden was very pleasant."
  • "A very nice atmosphere in the garden during the summer, and the heaters kept us warm after sunset."

Cons:

  • "The decor itself is very disappointing, really cheap wooden chairs and tables."
  • "Place: very small for me, dirty dark toilets with no signs to show where they are."
  • "The smell of mould, sewage and whiffs of stink coming from the toilet was VERY off-putting."
  • "Didnt seem to serve alcohol so that is disappointing."
  • "Their service is horrendous, they made us wait outside inspite of having empty chairs."
  • "We were reminded every 10 minutes how much time we had left on the table which just left us feeling harassed."
  • "No-one likes to be brought a bill despite not asking for it especially when there's still food on the table."

Value

Pros:

  • "Personally, I feel like the price is reflected in the quality of the food."
  • "Portion sizes were good and the food was presented well."
  • "Food is reasonably priced and with BYOB this makes it all round a cheap dinner."
  • "As it's bring your own, the total bill was £35 each, which was very reasonable for the quality."
  • "The food is incredible, the staff are so friendly and it's very reasonably priced."
  • "The curries are really delicious and prices at under £10 so you can't go wrong."
  • "Food was amazing, good value for money."

Cons:

  • "Ended up with a £60 bill for two, with lots of left overs because of how bad the food was."
  • "It is cash only so I felt a bit restricted ordering because I was worried about not having enough."
  • "Price-wise, I felt like they were a bit on the expensive side."
  • "Only accept cash, which i think is absolutely crazy!"
  • "But can only give 3 stars as everything was really expensive."
  • "Money wise, it is insanely expensive for the value you’re getting."
  • "The corkage charges are a disgrace. £6 per bottle of wine and £3.50 per large bottle of beer."

Payment Options

Pros:

  • "They take card (even Amex!)"
  • "It's also funny to see staff sitting down and eating takeaway food from a nearby chicken shop."
  • "They 'only accept cash'."
  • "No card payments available so head to Tescos or Sainsburys for free cash withdrawal (10min walk)."
  • "AND IT'S BYOB!"
  • "It's cash only, so take care of that in advance, but it's totally worth it!"
  • "BYOB was good as accommodates everyone."

Cons:

  • "Cash only causes them a whole lot of inconvenience for the employees."
  • "It is BYOB but you are charged for your drink, and they do not allow non-alcoholic drinks even though their selection is incredibly limited."
  • "Cash only as well which clearly indicates the lack of transparency of this establishment."
  • "They don't take card so found that weird too."
  • "Cash only which they don't mention on the website."
  • "Corkage has now risen to £5 a bottle a lot steeper than it used to be."
  • "They still take cash in the post pandemic era, definitely something fishy."

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