The Cumin Restaurant Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "The service was great, accommodating and flexible."
• "The service over email and phone beforehand was excellent, responding to all questions and happily catering for several very specific requests."
• "Service was really pleasant and professional."
• "The staff were all very friendly, competent and service was prompt."
• "The server, Kamal, was very friendly, helpful, hard working and genuine."
• "The service was very nice as well and kind."
• "Very attentive and welcoming."

Cons:

• "Manager this evening was very rude, chef didn't seem to care either."
• "However, I was part of a large group and the restaurant didn't manage it particularly well unfortunately."
• "Service wasn't that great if you're having to call over waiters to clear tables and order drinks."
• "We waited over an hour for our food and were constantly pestered to buy more drinks while we were waiting."
• "When presented with the bill, the Fork discount was not included, we asked for it and a quick hand-worked calculation was made which did not correspond to the value of the discount, but was lower."
• "Also when we booked over the phone they advised us to park in a nearby NCP car park and said the money will be refunded but at the time of paying the bill they told us that we have to park in multi-story not on ground level which wasn’t communicated to us at all."
• "I must address a disappointing aspect of my visit—the owner's behavior. I encountered the owner, who unfortunately displayed ill manners and rudeness."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The quality of the food here is excellent."
• "If you are looking for amazing authentic indian food, then this is the place!"
• "Both were excellent and in my personal opinion one of the best madras curries I have ever eaten."
• "The Chicken Tikka Masala was cooked to perfection."
• "The food was delicious and of a very high standard and extremely good value at £25 per head."
• "The mango chutney was probably the best I've ever had."
• "The food was fantastic very tasty, I had the biryani the blend of spices were excellent so delicate but extremely tasty."

Cons:

• "The food was in a word; bland."
• "Food prices are expensive considering its Nottingham and the portion of starters and main course are really small."
• "The chicken biryani wasn't nice at all but I have never had biryani before so maybe it was not to my taste."
• "It wasn't the best experience. My chicken wasn't cooked properly, I could see the blood."
• "The poppadoms were crispy but the accompanying sauces were mostly bland."
• "The chicken was dry so I was not happy with all results."
• "Food was ok, a bit bland."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "The ambiance was friendly and inviting."
• "It’s our second visit and looking forward to the third already."
• "The ambiance and the vibe is so refreshing and chill."
• "Fantastic restaurant with mesmerizing ambience."
• "The modern exterior leads to a classy interior with a small downstairs restaurant area and further seating upstairs."
• "The restaurant itself has a good atmosphere and is very comfortable."
• "The ambience was delicate, a perfect setting for a date!!"

Cons:

• "The interior itself is rather average."
• "Ambience: Average. Could do with light classical music on background."
• "Overall, many small things could be improved."
• "The environment is nice even though it's next to a busy main road you hardly notice it."

Value

Pros:

• "The food was delicious and of a very high standard and extremely good value at £25 per head."
• "The bill was lower than I expected at the end of the night."
• "The food provided was AMAZING, more than ample and worth every penny."
• "It’s obvious their passion is making their guests feel special, and with such quality it’s no wonder they are able to offer such fantastic value for money."
• "Good portions and we could not eat it all and took a leftover bag home with us."
• "The food and service were both excellent. I think they might serve the best poppadoms and naan I've ever had in this kind of restaurant."
• "Luckily we have found a place to have party events in Nottingham with Great Food options as we recently had our little one's B'day party which was best."

Cons:

• "With that amount of money we could go two times to better places in town."
• "I was not overly impressed that service charge is added automatically."
• "There was not hint of any service charge being applied until I received the bill and then bang - a 10% service charge with discretionary no where to be seen."
• "Papoddoms tray & basic sweets menu well over priced."
• "The takeaway pots arrived half full!!! The food was cold!"
• "Absolutely awful and ruined my birthday, salt stew and chicken soup."
• "When presented with the bill, the Fork discount was not included, we asked for it and a quick hand-worked calculation was made which did not correspond to the value of the discount, but was lower."