Sagar Vegan & Vegetarian Restaurant - West End Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was delicious and flavoursome and the portions were generous."
• "The Gobi Manchurian was the highlight!"
• "Mouthwatering south Indian dishes in a nice ambience with friendly waiters."
• "Amazing variety of freshly made food for good prices."
• "All the dishes were excellent and the South Indian coffee was really good."
• "Food was fresh n tasty, very similar to the taste that I had in Bangalore, India."
• "The food was incredibly flavorful, and their wide range of dosas was a highlight."

Cons:

• "The biryani was tasteless. It didn't even look good."
• "Matar Paneer, which was my main reason for going for the Rajdhani thali, had literally one very tiny cube of paneer."
• "The sambar and side curry etc were also tasteless."
• "Their paneer dosa is the absolute worst, probably the worst in London."
• "Food was tasteless, chickpeas in the chana were hard and the dahl was super watery."
• "The atmosphere isn’t all that great in there and the food was really really bland."
• "Food NOT taste at all. Is ok with person who having no knowledge of REAL TASTE."

Service

Pros:

• "Wonderful members of staff, Sagar provides the best South Indian dining experience in London!"
• "Excellent customer service. Chef are humble and they strive for customer satisfaction."
• "The staff are attentive and know and love their product."
• "The staff is courteous and keep checking on you."
• "The restaurant has great service."
• "Service was friendly and efficient as well."
• "The staff were super friendly and attentive and made you feel very welcome and 'at home'."

Cons:

• "Booking through their website doesn't seem to work properly."
• "Poor service. When I called to move a booking, I got one word answers."
• "The service was dire. No courtesy, just grunts."
• "We received wrong orders. Delayed orders etc."
• "Service was poor. Just very grumpy waiter, food came out quick enough."
• "The service is horrible, the waiter (the guy with bear) was impolite and disrespectful."
• "Service slow. Charged me compulsory 12.5% service charge. Outrageous."

Ambience

Pros:

• "Very pleasant place and nice ambience complemented by old songs of great singers like Bala Subhramaniam."
• "Lively atmosphere with nice Indian music playing on a decent sound."
• "The ambience is also very pleasant."
• "Upon entering, we were greeted by a warm and inviting ambiance that set the stage for a relaxing meal."
• "A very cosy Indian restaurant with a nice friendly, warm welcoming atmosphere."
• "The environment is warm."
• "The decor is quite ethnically South Indian and so is the manager!"

Cons:

• "The atmosphere was a bit stale."
• "Not a lot of atmosphere - a somewhat utilitarian interior."
• "Also, no ambiance in the place."
• "The decor is quite bland and a bit institutional, so not really the place for a romantic date, or client impressing."
• "However the venue lacks a bit of character."
• "The place had the ambience of a cafe and service to suit."
• "Minimalistic yet functional interiors."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "The thali was delicious and very reasonably priced."
• "The lunchtime deal is a bargain at £5.95."
• "Prices for central London were extremely reasonable!"
• "The prices are reasonable for such good quality food."
• "All dishes were a very generous helping for a very decent and absolutely justified price."
• "Very reasonable pricing too."
• "Good value for money."

Cons:

• "Not worth of money! Waste of 100£+"
• "Moderately expensive, not much mild stuff - not good if you're not great with spice."
• "Little on the pricey side for food ordered."
• "Expect a hefty 12.5 % service charge on top of what’s already a very expensive meal."
• "I found the prices to be on the higher side while the quantity wasn't all that great."
• "For the meal that I had, 20 pounds seemed overpriced."
• "Over priced."