Haweli Restaurant ® Ilford Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was surprisingly very good and service was excellent."
• "Taste of the food is good with price."
• "All mains were very good. Mineral water was provided on the table without being asked."
• "Chicken Seekh kabab and Chicken Butt Karhi was the best and it reminded me Lahore food."
• "I thoroughly enjoyed the lamb Karahi, a specialty of the house, along with the delightful garlic naans."
• "We ordered far too much for only 3 people as usual and had to take the rest home."
• "All I can say is how have we not been here before. The food is seasoned to perfection."
• "The restaurant used to be my least favourite on ilford lane for 6 months from the opening date. Surprisingly it has made a big come back and lived up to its name!!"

Cons:

• "The worst Peshwari Naan I've ever had. I'm not even sure what it was stuffed with."
• "The Jalfrazi has some sort of pickle init, this made the curry taste horrible."
• "Ordered a signature Lamb Kerahi, which was edible but bland, didn't look appetising at all."
• "Overrated as far as I am concerned. Ordered a signature Lamb Kerahi, which was edible but bland."
• "I really regret not taking pictures of the food. Went here with family so we had a big order. Had samosa chaat, mixed grill, lamb curry, chicken curry, nan, roti, chicken biryani, lamb biryani and chips."
• "The food was average and waiters one smelt of body odour who kept coming over to serve us."
• "Food was decent. However the service was awful."
• "The quality of the food did not in any way meet the perceived expectations, and left me sadly disappointed."

Service Quality

Pros:

• "Big up my guy Mohammed Mubashir for serving the food quick."
• "Staff were caring, asked if we needed anything."
• "Service was good. Food was excellent. They take cash and card."
• "Amazing food which came in very promptly. Staff were also very polite. Hats off to Zeshaan for his service!"
• "We visited on a busy Saturday night and even then the service was outstanding from the beginning."
• "The restaurant had a small wait time, reservations are recommended."
• "Went at lunchtime, it was fairly empty and the service was very attentive."
• "Staying in east London by whitechapel and after being disappointed by food around us decided to go to Ilford lane and walk the whole street and based on online reviews and look from the outside we decided to give it a try and it was worth it."

Cons:

• "Service was good. Food was excellent. They take cash and card. Toilets are ok."
• "However, the service was atrocious. Everybody received their meals at different times, drinks were forgotten."
• "The restaurant has poor service. The waiters are all young students who are passing time by working in the restaurant, they cannot understand simple instructions."
• "The service was nice, staff were very friendly, atmosphere was good, but sadly the restaurant was cold, we had to keep our coats on and the food was tooooo spicy."
• "We ordered Lahori Lamb Nihari, Garlic Naan, and Pina Cola Da. The Nihari was good. However, I found the broth was thinner as traditional Nihari comes with thicker broth."
• "I haven't had Nihari in many years and this was a good choice for me have some again. Super delicious and flavourful."
• "There were only one waiter who had to serve at least 6 tables,we were four people and they give us total 4 thin tissues in the beginning,after waiting a long time they brought only the kebabs,we had to long wait again for the naan and rest of the orders,they didn’t give us any cutlery and any kind of salad or some lemon/lime,very poor service,noisy and overrated everything,52.77 pounds totally wasted, I will never come back again"
• "The service was very slow, and it took around 30 minutes for our food to arrive."