Taste of Karachi Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "I tried their biryani and it was truly a Karachi style biryani full of flavor and right amount of balanced spice."
• "The food was very tasty, full of flavours and very hot."
• "Real and authentic flavours of Karachi! One of the best places to eat from in the UK if you are looking for food that does not taste like the usual high street Pakistani food."
• "The food tasted like being back in Karachi. As usual Great service, the owner is very nice."
• "The best Haleem I've had, Nahari absolutely delicious, the shoraa (gravy) has a lovely taste."

Cons:

• "Halwa puri is average at best especially their chanay and aaloo bhujia is not even worth the money."
• "Beef nihari is decent only when it’s warm it came like warm anyways so wasn’t worth the money."
• "Not a very good experience! We went for the nashta, we order halwa puri & nihari. The beef had so much smell that you couldn’t eat it."
• "Without naming the dishes we ordered, focusing on taste itself, cooking was tasteless."
• "Didnt get the item ordered. Ordered lamp curry. since it is not available they gave something which is not in the menu."

Service

Pros:

• "Staff was nice owner was very humble guy."
• "Visited the restaurant last night with some family members. The staff are very accommodating, especially Bilal who was very attentive and polite."
• "Food tasted very good. Owner is very polite and really good at customer services."
• "Very friendly atmosphere and service. Even though the restaurant was fully booked, the manager improvised an extra table for us."
• "It was great to have dinner at this place, Nehari, Haleem & Paya...... fantastic. Staff was polite and helpful."

Cons:

• "Service was appalling as well. So no point going back for tea or bit of kulcha."
• "We ordered beef bihari boti, maghaz masala, lamb karhai, chips, and seekh kabab roll. They were also messing up take away orders as we observed while waiting for our order."
• "As for service only 2 people working on the outside to take orders and at the till and to deliver food hence all the chaos and confusion."
• "I waited two full days to regain my composure before deciding to write this review of this pathetic restaurant... the less I speak about hospitality the better."
• "Most horrible experience I have had in a very long time... I was pretty disgusted with this guy's behaviour and attitude."

Cleanliness

Pros:

• "Place got refurbished and is clean except for the washrooms."
• "They exceeded expectations. Food was delicious and freshly cooked with portion sizes very generous."
• "Excellent food, immaculate hygiene standards and an outstanding level of customer service provided."

Cons:

• "The only drawback was the washroom was not very clean the owners should work on that."
• "Toilet was filthy so won’t recommend using it unless it’s emergency."
• "The place needs a clean as there was food on the floor and our table wasn’t cleaned."
• "I came to eat food, the food was below average, could make better food at home, portion sizes were tiny, service was terrible it took ages to get food."

Payment Options

Pros:

• "They do not accept Card but I was able to Bank Transfer which was just as easy."

Cons:

• "And lastly only cash is accepted in this day and age. I mean seriously???"
• "Lastly, cash only policy is not acceptable in these days; we came months ago and it was the same nothing to do with card terminal."
• "Not recommend to anyone slough n surrounding. Below then standard, Third class management. Totally waste of money."