Sahara Grill Leyton Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Amazing food. The staff there are amazing, visited today and I have to say I have never come across such amazing and respectable staff in my life!"
• "The buffalo wings are great, the chicken steaks are delicious."
• "Food was nice, came out hot and presentable."
• "All dishes were fantastic and delicious."
• "Sahara Grill always exceeds my expectations! The food quality is consistently excellent."
• "Very tasty halal food. I have never been disappointed with the food here."
• "Absolutely lovely fresh food."

Cons:

• "The food was just as bad as the service, the prawns were bland and made me feel sick."
• "The chips were like the ones from Tesco and nothing was even spicy."
• "The wings were just buffalo wings which I didn't enjoy and I returned."
• "I ordered 2 T-bone stake with Sahara wings, after eating a few of the wings we realised there was blood coming out of wings and the chicken wasn’t cooked properly."
• "Disappointed with how bad the food was. The sauté was served with a few frozen chips."
• "Food is not nice at all! Very bland and expensive- not worth the money."
• "Waaay overpriced for low quality of food!"

Service

Pros:

• "The staff are so amazing, friendly and welcoming - Imran in particular really just made our evening and was so smiley and attentive."
• "Also it was little bit busy but management made sure everyone got a table to eat."
• "The staff are excellent and friendly, especially a Pakistani fellow called Zubair, kind waiter, exceptionally good at what he does."
• "Ubayda was a great assistance, sociable, well mannered and all around a great waiter, had a smile on his face the entire time."
• "Our server Yahya was very nice and paid a lot of attention to us."
• "The service was amazing, the waiter we had was called Sayed and he was really helpful."
• "The staff was very friendly and helpful. They keep coming and investigating if we need anything else."

Cons:

• "Customer service wasn't the best the staff didn't seem to know what they're doing and food came late."
• "Sahara grill was a decent place to eat a few years back, unfortunately its not anymore, the portion sizes for the prices they charge is ridiculous and the service is atrocious."
• "Visited 2 times now, both times I felt service was poor."
• "If you want to celebrate an event I suggest you go other places. Not worth the price paid for the experience."
• "Disgusted and terrible customer service."
• "Food was nice, but the service wasn’t so nice. My family were made to feel uncomfortable."
• "We all found the attitude of the manager to be quite rude and abrupt!"

Price

Pros:

• "Buffalo wings - amazing. Sahara Grill is one of those places you would love to eat more often, but you just can't afford to be a repeat customer as the food is expensive."
• "Prices are bit higher but I think alright for the food and presentation."
• "The price of steak was reasonable."
• "Cheap prices for quality food and great portions."
• "The prices are good and the food is amazing."
• "You can taste the freshness of all the food which was prepared."
• "Particularly recommend the chocolate pudding with vanilla ice cream. It is to DIE for."

Cons:

• "The prices for the food are absolutely shocking."
• "Very over priced compared to the quality of meat and food."
• "Shocking moment was when we got the bill to pay £17 each person."
• "The prices are ridiculous no wonder they can actually afford a robot in store."
• "Waaay overpriced for low quality of food!"
• "But the price was really expensive compared to the quality and quantity of the food!"
• "The prices have escalated more than expected and it doesn't seem like value for money anymore."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "The atmosphere was great, calm and peaceful throughout our meal."
• "The surroundings is spectacular. You would never feel you are in Leyton."
• "Lovely decor and ambiance."
• "The atmosphere was cozy and inviting, with dim lighting and rustic decor that gave off a warm and welcoming vibe."
• "Lovely atmosphere and ambiance."
• "The inside is really amazing but that's the only good thing about it."
• "Two thumbs up for the overall experience. Great service with a smile. Lovely atmosphere and ambiance."

Cons:

• "From the beginning the atmosphere of restaurant wasn’t pleasant at all."
• "I booked in a private room which I thought had either a door or a curtain to separate it from the main dining area, but it was fully open and almost no privacy."
• "But the elegant atmosphere was ruined by dealers in tracksuit having dinner here too."
• "Mostly turkish young men dinning there and you sometimes can feel little out of place as a woman."
• "No music on, felt a bit cold and unwelcoming."
• "Also the way they stand around and watch you eat is so unprofessional."
• "Unfortunately there was a bit of delay due to the fact we was around the corner so not visible to the staff to take our order."