Lara Grill Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food was genuinely amazing."
• "The food was fresh and hot and excellent."
• "The quality of food is amazing, perhaps one of the tastiest Turkish food anywhere."
• "Turkish Food was very very delicious! Juicy succulent."
• "The food was cooked upon order (I think), very tasty and the portion is very generous."
• "The food was so delicious as always and service was perfect."
• "The food there is traditional Turkish cuisine and home made."

Cons:

• "Considering the price I expected more chicken."
• "Some bits of the chicken had gristle bits that were tough to chew and had to be spat out."
• "The main dishes were just too bland."
• "The lamb chops i would say are okay but needs to be more juicy and they need to have more flavour inside."
• "The food was average quite salty not the best Turkish I’ve ever had."
• "BLAND DONOR KEBAB. Surprised how tasteless the kebab was."
• "Lamb chops had hardly any flavor and the meat was not succulent."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff were extremely friendly and the atmosphere was decent with lots of people."
• "Very friendly staff."
• "Absolutely amazing place to eat. The whole customer experience is superb- the staff are incredible and thoughtful, and the food is excellent."
• "The staff are very welcoming and the service is excellent."
• "Staff were very friendly and helpful."
• "Fantastic food and staff."
• "Great service!"

Cons:

• "Only downfall was that it took a while to get the bill and pay and was very noisy in there."
• "Table service is below average, usually when you walk into a restaurant people ask you for an order, but I had to ask."
• "Really nice food...but one of the worst services ever no one asked how was your food I had to keep calling them over to order the food and ask for tissues and more bread 0 service at all which made it miserable to eat in."
• "The food is nice but the service is rough."
• "When we ordered more drinks she again was abrupt and seemed uninterested."
• "The service we received was very poor."
• "Horrible experience, we didn’t even get to try it because the staff who was serving at the till (for takeaway) was extremely unprofessional."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "The restaurant oozes atmosphere and gets extremely busy."
• "Beautiful decor and great ambiance."
• "Lovely atmosphere to have dinner with friends and family."
• "Great atmosphere and positive vibes!"
• "Great atmosphere with various small areas for quiet place to sit."
• "Atmosphere was incredible."
• "The atmosphere was nice, however it can get really loud at times."

Cons:

• "It was very noisy in there."
• "Music was way too loud, we asked to turned it down, which one of the waiters did then the waitress put it back loud again and said they can't turn it down."
• "The restaurant is very loud."
• "Unfortunately, there were young children in there, Friday evening, which actually ruined our evening."
• "The place has been refurbished since the last time we went. Too bright, too many mirrors, not very comfortable."
• "The restaurant and very spacious, clean, and great ambience/decor."
• "Found hair in my food today but other than that the food is actually nice."

Value

Pros:

• "Very reasonable price."
• "Prices are not excessive and in line with most restaurants of this type."
• "The food is fantastic and I couldn't say a bad word about this restaurant and it's fairly priced."
• "Generous portions and reasonably priced."
• "Very reasonable prices."
• "Price for each meal was very reasonable."
• "Prices are really good."

Cons:

• "Ridiculously much higher prices."
• "Far too pricey for what it is. I won't be returning anytime soon."
• "The food is good but is expensive. A can of drink is almost £3."
• "Food is pricey for location."
• "The food is expensive though...... in this time of high cost of living......"
• "To describe Lara Grill in a word I would say overpriced."
• "The size portion of food was very stingy, very small amount with extortionate price."

Accessibility

Pros:

• "Easily available parking next to the restaurant."
• "The location is good and there's parking available which is perfect."
• "Car park is available at the side."
• "Just make sure to plan ahead in terms of parking if you are driving down."
• "Lovely restaurant with lots of eating in space."
• "A lot of seating area."
• "Great place for a meal. The layout is very good."

Cons:

• "Only issue is parking! Unsure how to park and I think time restrictions may apply at the site."
• "Only minus is lack of free parking when it gets really busy."
• "An odd location for such a nice restaurant."
• "Being one of the only Turkish places in Dagenham - I had to visit. It quickly became the usual spot for my family and I when we had the time."
• "Please Lara Grill can you make your takeaway available on deliveroo or Just Eat as well."
• "If you do takeaway, please check before you leave."
• "We order some deliveries from Uber. Unfortunately everything we order. It came wrong."