Shinwari Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was absolutely delicious 😋."
• "Amazing foods served here, especially the lamb dishes."
• "Food is authentically cooked and flavours are amazing."
• "The food was very nice and the slow cooked lamb was so tender and delicious."
• "Delicious Food."
• "shanwari is best here in ilford and East london,i recommend everyone to come here for delicous food,specially chilli sauce is superb,Real taste of home."
• "Meat and chicken cooked to perfection."

Cons:

• "the service was very poor i wont go again is not worth it for that money they charging.. dont waste your money in shinwari 0 star."
• "The food tasted great but it was ridiculously expensive. Definitely not worth what we paid."
• "The worst Afghan food ever."
• "They used to have good, but their food quality has gone down a lot."
• "Food was terrible. We had to eat undercooked Kabuli Pilau and tasteless Chicken Karahi."
• "The rest of the food was terrible. Bland and tasteless."
• "Food was uncook n tasteless."

Service

Pros:

• "Nice atmosphere, tasty food, great service, juicy meat and loved the dum phukht..."
• "Service: polite and attentive."
• "Service was amazing."
• "We loved the care in the service, we were really well looked after."
• "Good food, excellent service."
• "Service is friendly and personal thanks to the hosting staff Rezwaan."
• "Attentive and very courteous staff members."

Cons:

• "poor service not clean.. all decor is disgusting, old and dusty."
• "Service wise I had to beg for drink."
• "Was very very very disappointed with the service."
• "Service was a little slow but it looked a bit busy when we got there."
• "Worst customer service i have ever come across."
• "However, the service was terrible. We were just left waiting around for the whole evening."
• "The staff member that received us was so rude and unfriendly it completely put me off ordering anything."

Ambience and Decor

Pros:

• "Nice Afghan restaurant, Relaxed dining space according to Afghan culture, Good ambiance."
• "Decor: Table seating area was clean and bright."
• "This is a wonderfully simple Afghan restaurant with good wholesome food, frequented by real afghan families."
• "Great place for families, as they provide traditional segregated spaces where you can sit on the floor."
• "Provides both tables and communal carpet-and-cushions seating."
• "Feeling of eating on the floor feels extremely satisfying."
• "The decoration was VERY nice."

Cons:

• "We were very disappointed with the ambience and decor."
• "Sitting area was stinky and fly and mosquito were giving you company when you were eating."
• "The Afghan decor is a great idea but only if they could maintain it well. The place looks tired and needs a good clean up too."
• "The place is so dirty and smells bad."
• "poor service not clean.. all decor is disgusting, old and dusty."
• "The rooms used to have curtains for privacy, which is now taken down. The toilets are filthy, and staff quite rude."
• "The place however could do with a freshen up. It looks a bit dated and dirty."

Price and Value

Pros:

• "Large portions and reasonable prices."
• "Vegetarian prices are astonishingly low, and meat is well worth the price."
• "they do some special food cooked in some special ways it is tasty and not too expensive."
• "Price: £15 a head not bad for what we had."
• "Their food is great, freshly cooked, their portions are generous."
• "Food arrived within 10 minutes, everything was fresh and very tasty."
• "Very tasty food and an authentic experience."

Cons:

• "Nice Afghan restaurant, Relaxed dining space according to Afghan culture, Good ambiance, Excellent food but overpriced."
• "The food tasted great but it was ridiculously expensive. Definitely not worth what we paid."
• "poor food, overpriced and they don't give you water."
• "The price is a bit steep for what you get."
• "This restaurant is overly priced and quality of food is really really bad."
• "Over priced too."
• "The price has gone so high compared to last time."

Payment and Convenience

Pros:

• "They accept only Cash."
• "Highly recommended if you want to enjoy genuine Afghan and Persian taste!"
• "Please note that they only accept cash payments."

Cons:

• "The most disappointing part of our experience was that it is cash only."
• "Only one or 2 waiters, so have to wait long time for ordering and waiting etc."
• "Used to be very nice with big portion now prices are same portions significantly smaller."
• "The food took a long time to arrive. We asked for tap water but they gave us bottled - cost £2.98 for two bottles."
• "Short of staff."
• "service was rubbish..we ordered a mango juice.They brought a mango lassi when complained they took it back but still charged us for it."
• "Don't go with kids on eat out help out days."