The karahi Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "I just love the food which tastes so amazing!"
• "Bombay Alu was great."
• "Quality of food is excellent."
• "The food is definitely excellent and is value for money."
• "Their Methi Chicken and seekh kebabs are superb."
• "The food was good and seemed less oily than when under the previous management."
• "Always excellent food and service."

Cons:

• "Best is Papad and Lacha parontha. Worst all other..worst Butter chicken...2nd worst Tandoori chicken..3rd worst Papdi chaat ....overall below average Indian food."
• "It was thick like a paste and had no taste, It was terrible I physically could not eat it."
• "The only dish that was not nice was chicken biryani which was more like chicken curry mixed with rice."
• "The chicken Karachi dish I ordered was off. Must be old chicken as I also feel ill."
• "Food tastes less than OK. No spice or taste oily curries and bad starters."
• "The paranthas were tasteless, thick and more atta(dough) than filling."
• "The food is mediocre at best with too much spice, which causes Delhi belly!"

Service

Pros:

• "Friendly service, freshly cooked food."
• "A special thank you to the owner and staff for making my father’s 90th birthday, back in June, a very enjoyable event!"
• "They immediately rectified this and delivered the correct dish to me."
• "I would highly recommend the food especially the chili chicken it was great customer service and the people greeted us at the door giving us our table."
• "The staff are so friendly. AWESOME!!!!"
• "Hi I’m Dr. Manju Antil and a traveler and stayed in a nearby hotel. I ordered food from this restaurant which was delicious. And the staff was really helpful and friendly."
• "The staff are always very welcoming and friendly."

Cons:

• "Yes, it is not a place that you could take someone on a date."
• "The service and the ambience is not good and it gets very noisy on the weekend."
• "The waiter looked drunk and took ages to finally let us pay the bill."
• "Terrible service. The manager was rude."
• "Customer service was apathetic and bordering on unwelcoming."
• "Service wasn't good enough. They lost our order."
• "The service was appalling as usual."

Hygiene

Pros:

• "Very clean restaurant with excellent and fast service."
• "The decor was lovely and it was nice to see artwork by Vik Kainth being showcased."
• "The place is clean staff are very friendly please ask for Dhillon and Nav they will be at your service."
• "Very nice service, everytime I went here I got free papadums with chutneys as a starter even before ordering anything."

Cons:

• "And one more complain was the state of the toilet which were not clean at all and smelled bad."
• "Chefs and waiters were not wearing their masks, social distancing was not respected and menus were all dirty."
• "The toilets are incredible piece of engineering and a wonder of the modern world."
• "Bad hygiene:( the toilet is extremely dirty and smelly."
• "During this time in the pandemic, there was little to no precautions in the restaurant."
• "Today my son and i went to eat there today whilst we were waiting for our order i saw Mr Singh the waiter emptying the used papadoms back into the fresh ones which was very unhygienic."
• "Saw a cockroach on the floor, when told staff they didn't seem surprised."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "The food is definitely excellent and is value for money."
• "Just taste the food. Brilliant value and really nice."
• "The price are very reasonable and It is really well worth money for the price paid."
• "Tasty, spicy but not too much... and very reasonably priced."
• "You just cannot fault it for the price which is why I keep going back."
• "The food was fantastic, Lot of options for a fair price."
• "Bring your own drinks, and prices are great, and portions are good."

Cons:

• "This was a complete waste of money....60 pounds for a meal and drinks for 3."
• "Pretty Expensive for the food they served."
• "Very disappointing food and staff were not following covid rules."
• "Now it's small portion and expensive considering the location and the dated and dirty look of the Resturant."
• "The food came on time but was tasteless and very much overly priced."
• "Not expensive but slightly more expensive than competing restaurants in Hounslow."
• "Expensive as a top Indian restaurant, it is not worth for the price and quality/taste of food."

Ambience

Pros:

• "Fantastic vibe. Everyone is plonking bottles of whiskey on their table while enjoying hot kebabs and gravies."
• "A solid place for Indian food with great atmosphere."
• "It's not a bad little place. Nothing too flashy, simple, nothing fancy but a very busy place."
• "It is one of the best places I have ever visited for authentic Punjabi cuisine."

Cons:

• "The service and the ambience is not good and it gets very noisy on the weekend."
• "It being very noisy and boisterous, this is not so much a bad thing but can be after some time because of the acoustics in the restaurant."
• "The place is far too noisy and seating is far too claustrophobic."
• "It's looks really good on the shop front, food was very disappointing, swimming in oil."
• "Okay it does not look great from outside and inside it is more a cafe than anything else."
• "The food is tasteless and bland at best, way overpriced, small portions and the décor is poor and dirty."
• "Not for family and group of girls."