Dastaan Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food was amazing and very authentic."
• "All the dishes are expertly prepared with quality ingredients and the balance of spices was spot on."
• "The food was tasty, perfectly spiced with great ingredients."
• "Delicious food and good service but ambience could have been better."
• "Every dish was great. Highly recommend the grilled meats and the vegetarian biriyani."
• "Absolutely amazing taste. Perfect authentic Indian taste."
• "Amazing food, 4 stars because of the space."
• "Dastaan is an absolute culinary treat. This is by far the best Indian restaurant I've been to."

Cons:

• "The Paneer Tikka starter was very good - really tasty, but the Butter Chicken main was disappointing."
• "Underwhelming, seen the reviews about Dastaan, thought we couldn't go wrong. Pretty disappointed."
• "Service seemed rushed and unorganised. Food nice but not as good as expected."
• "The food was mediocre at best, over priced for the quality and some of our order didn't even arrive."
• "Prawn dish was nice but a steak would suit better that strong nice peppery sauce."
• "Pretty disappointed with the grilled paneer tasteless, dhal puri not bad, but pretty sweet."
• "The starters here were very good. Really enjoyed them. I was disappointed in the main I had."
• "Was looking forward to this restaurant as friends had said it was really good. I found the restaurant over crowded."

Service Quality

Pros:

• "The service is brilliant, you will be well looked after by a very helpful and friendly team."
• "The service was impeccable, and despite being a busy Friday night, we never had to wait long."
• "Staff were great in quickly sorting us out with some plain rice and yoghurt! Can't wait to visit again."
• "Very close to bus stop. Definitely recommend it. I am 100% going there again. I can bet on the taste!!!"
• "The staff are terrific, very warm and welcoming, and the restaurant is spotless."
• "Lovely friendly staff who are very accommodating and put you at ease. I will definitely go again for a special occasion."
• "The attention to detail by the Chef and the staff is great. They make sure everyone leaves satisfied."
• "The hygiene is also high standards, prices are reasonable. I would recommend if you don’t mind the trip to Epsom."

Cons:

• "After having some difficulty getting a table on Saturday, came on Sunday instead and it was still very busy."
• "Terrible experience, at the end he brought the bill over and didn't take the mistakes off the bill."
• "RACIST STAFF, RUDE BEHAVIOUR. It’s not the same old Dastaan, we have been visiting this place for 3 years now and won’t go back again."
• "So it was, to be fair, very good food but at £25 per person seemed a little extortionate."
• "After someone highly recommended the Dastaan we thought we would give it a go. I won't be going back again!"
• "Rude waiter, we informed them that our table had a person who was lactose intolerant and a vegan."
• "A bit spicier than I remembered but what else is raita for? Packed so booking essential."
• "The loud crowd next to us really spoilt the whole experience. Made me really angry as I felt like I was in a pub."