Al Maidah Reviews Summary

Food Variety and Quality

Pros:

• "This is a buffet restaurant with a fantastic selection of foods."
• "Large variety of dishes in main, fresh lamb chops, good very of selection in the desert fresh donuts and scraps, ice-cream."
• "The variety of dishes was impressive, ranging from appetizers to desserts."
• "Food is great considering its a buffet. Fresh made BBQ at the station. Loads of options."
• "Food was fantastic and my family loved Mains and Desserts specially freshly made doughnuts."
• "Amazing food. I loved all the starters especially samosa chaat, pani puri and chicken sesame wings."
• "Great family place to dine variety of food selections and desserts family friendly and great service."
• "Food was really good, better than any buffet in Manchester."

Cons:

• "The mains we’re average but they had a huge variety of desserts."
• "The naan was very nice tho. Deserts were okay, kulfi ice cream and the gajar halva."
• "The lamb chops were very nice."
• "Some of the food you can taste is old, deserts aren’t nice, majority of chicken and fish starters are fresh."
• "Food quality was zero, atmosphere was like fish market."
• "The food was not was we expected no where near nawaab standards but charge the same as them."
• "Food wise i would say the starters were nice but the mains disappointed."
• "The foods dead !!"

Service and Staff

Pros:

• "Bisma our server was very attentive and was lovely."
• "Service was so professional, friendly, passionate, so welcoming big thanks to sneh and mariyah."
• "Staff was good especially the desert guys Hilal and jasir."
• "The staff's professionalism ensured that every guest felt taken care of."
• "Staff where polite, welcoming and very helpful."
• "The waitress are really kind and patient especially the waitress called Maria."
• "Great customer service, but for £20 per head I would expect better quality."
• "Enjoyed the atmosphere. Enjoyed the selection of foods and my recommendation would be Achari Chicken."

Cons:

• "Staff constantly loitering around tables was a bit off putting."
• "Awful place, rude staff and owner, appalling management."
• "Drinks took ages to get to us, too, as they had run out of jugs."
• "Visited here with my family for a birthday meal twice waiter come up to table to ask have you paid."
• "Staff broke noise cancelling headphones and agreed to pay for them, then manager stated there was sign regarding belonging."
• "The drinks arent free guys you have to pay for them, we had brought a pepsi can inside with us and the waiter took it off mid eating."
• "Firstly lamb chops weren’t lamb in-fact it was sheep chops."
• "Waited for 30 minutes before we were able to go inside. Not a good first impression!!"

Atmosphere and Venue

Pros:

• "From the moment we arrived, we were greeted by a warm and inviting atmosphere."
• "The atmosphere was vibrant, creating a perfect setting for a memorable meal."
• "The atmosphere was so good."
• "The atmosphere was amazing and the service provided by Akhtar, our waiter, was truly excellent."
• "Clean and friendly atmosphere. Staff are very kind and helpful."
• "Great food with a very clean and beautiful banqueting hall."
• "The place was reasonably busy but not chaotic."
• "Enjoyed the atmosphere. Enjoyed the selection of foods."

Cons:

• "The atmosphere was like fish market."
• "The area is what it is! It’s not Beverley Hills, you are in the shadow of warehouses and strangeways."
• "Less of a grand buffet more of a cafe with unlimited food."
• "The layout of buffet is bad with rope lined queue kills the delivery."
• "The tables are too close to each other, people bang into your table and chairs."
• "It's run by amateurs who start to shake and contradict themselves when gently challenged."
• "When I entered the building my hopes were shattered, the men's toilet door was wide open and the smell of urine filled the air."
• "It's was great experience with Al Maidah 💖 Food was really nice starters was fresh and juicy."