Dipalee lounge Reviews Summary

Category: Indian restaurant

Address: 18 Castle St, Buckingham, MK18 1BP, United Kingdom

Phone: +441280813151

Rating: 4.7
based on 224 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The food here was truly amazing."
  • "The food was excellent, possibly the best Indian cuisine I have had in a long time."
  • "The food is absolutely mouthwatering."
  • "The food proved as good, if not better than it ever was!!!"
  • "The food is out of this world."
  • "The food was superb, and the service was top-notch."
  • "The food was just delicious! The mixed tandoori was amazing and lamb sashlick with sauce dish was gorgeous."

Cons:

  • "Cheap, but cheap for a reason, never again."
  • "Chicken was flavorless and naan was cold."
  • "Very poor standard of food. We ordered a mixed grill and it had a ton of bright red food colouring on it and no seasoning whatsoever."
  • "The Rogan Josh was grey, it looked vile, the rice awful, chutneys were runny more of a liquid and onion bhajis were flavourless."
  • "The portions were tiny! Compared to the competitors (who are cheaper btw), we would get double portions for smaller price."
  • "The lamb was inedible and really chewy and tough, the chicken was overcooked and the whole dish was incredibly salty."
  • "The chilli paneer is honestly the worst I have ever experienced in many years of ordering the dish from curry houses."

Service

Pros:

  • "The staff were very welcoming, friendly and offered a few free drinks."
  • "We felt really welcome due to the excellent service."
  • "Very understanding of son nut allergy we went for my sister in laws birthday staff were polite and attentive."
  • "Staff are very friendly and attentive."
  • "The staff were absolutely amazing throughout the evening with their attentiveness and good nature."
  • "Service is superb, nothing is too much trouble."
  • "The staff were all friendly, efficient and very good to my mother and to the family, nothing was too much trouble."

Cons:

  • "To top it off, we spent nearly £25 and got no poppadoms. Not even an apology when we brought this up."
  • "One of the servers didn't understand anything we were asking him either about the menu."
  • "Although we made a reservation the restaurant was extremely busy so we weren't seated at our table for 45minutes after our booked time."
  • "The service was good but could have been better as there were just 3 tables occupied and we had to nudge them to get us the check."
  • "We waited a long time for our order to be taken, and a very long time to be served."
  • "Waited for over 90 minutes for our starters to come and when they did they were all either cold or lukewarm."
  • "Food average but beware of ordering with them on phone or online."

Value

Pros:

  • "Offers King Cobra beer, not seen often; on top of the normal Cobra beer & Kingfisher."
  • "Banquet nights are much better value with plenty to eat and you can take home what you can't."
  • "Good value for the quality."
  • "Absolutely amazing service best restaurant in Buckinghamshire food served nice and hot with outstanding service very good value you for money."
  • "Enjoyed their Tuesday night banquet night which is an amazing deal and great quality food!"
  • "They offer a banquet night which is an astonishing bargain."
  • "Price was very reasonable."

Cons:

  • "It was not worth the price at all."
  • "Unfortunately tonight’s take away cost us just over £145 and unfortunately most of it went in the bin.."
  • "The whole meal was only warm, and to say we were disappointed is a total understatement!!!"
  • "Poor quality for money."
  • "None of the food tastes authentically Indian at all."
  • "Has to be the worst Indian I have ever had."
  • "I know of a number of People that have come to your restaraunt and have been pestered to give good reviews, you won't get one from me thats for sure!!!"

Atmosphere

Pros:

  • "Also the atmosphere was just the best."
  • "Some evenings can be busy, then they really hit their stride and the atmosphere is relaxed and really lovely."
  • "The interior is beautifully decorated and the glass partitions make each table feel very private."
  • "The owner and staff worked really hard to give every customer an evening to remember and we came away with a smile on our faces."
  • "The atmosphere is always peaceful and laid-back."
  • "Great atmosphere, all staff went above and beyond to make our sons 16th as special as possible."
  • "Music turned up loud for someone's birthday and all the restaurant clapped!!"

Cons:

  • "Went on Banquet night, firstly restricted menu only standard curries on offer."
  • "It seemed very rushed to get you seated given no time to peruse menu and they wanted drink order."
  • "MANAGEMENT HAS CHANGED!! This is NOT the 5 star Dipalee of old. It is, at best, a 3."
  • "The old crew were much more genuine."
  • "OK with good service, the food was average if I'm honest."
  • "I am a Registered Blind Guide Dog user, not only did the owner refuse access, he also treated us with contempt."
  • "I suspect that most of the reviews are written by family/friends."

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