Lakaz Maman Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Really fairly priced and delicious food."
• "Delicious, flavoursome food."
• "All the food was original and delicious."
• "The food really was excellent!"
• "Every dish I had was very good."
• "The food was incredible."
• "The food was amazing and the atmosphere was great."

Cons:

• "Curry was chili hot but no flavour. No individual spice could be determined, the chicken was of questionable quality and the rice was highly processed."
• "The wings felt a little under done, pale, cold and too man for a starter dish."
• "I had the lamb ribs, chicken wings and fries. The lamb had nice flavour, but was VERY tough, almost inedible."
• "The curries were presented well but again very little flavour or spice, tiny portion of curry and a large amount of rice for £16.95."
• "Overpriced food. Food was not authentic curry like in Mauritius."
• "The starters...were not fresh at all as they seemed like they were microwaved with the sauce on top."
• "the mains were quite bland."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff are really friendly and provided a very efficient service."
• "always great friendly service"
• "Super service in a cosy atmoshere where the food takes centre stage."
• "Service was top notch, even when some stupid woman threw a drink on the floor next to us and smashed a glass everywhere."
• "The staff are attentive and the meal was superb."
• "Our waiter was friendly, helpful and efficient."
• "The staff were friendly and attentive."

Cons:

• "Service is just ok the staff could do with learning how to smile and be happy."
• "It was then a full 15 minutes before we were given the opportunity to order drinks."
• "Service can be a little bit and miss."
• "The service was a bit slow as we had to wait for about 20mins in the cold to be seated."
• "Service was hit and miss."
• "Service: Slow. The finished plates sat on our table for quite a while before they were cleared."
• "Staff were friendly but very busy dealing with a very large group that seemed to have priority."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "vibrant atmosphere."
• "The atmosphere is casual, typical of a Mauritian home."
• "The atmosphere is very warm, welcoming and relaxed."
• "It's a colourful place with a lively atmosphere."
• "The atmosphere was very in tune with the food and that was lovely."
• "The atmosphere, as always, was just fab!"
• "The whole restaurant felt welcoming."

Cons:

• "the whole place just lacked soul today compared to previous reviews."
• "The decor is classically Mauritian but without Sega music the novelty is lost rather quickly."
• "It's also a small restaurant and there is no place to wait!"
• "How can you call it mauritian food and serve people chips. This restaurant is as mauritian as nandoes is Portuguese."
• "Its very bright, I think dimmer lighting would work better for the evening."
• "poor front of house, not at all welcoming."
• "it just feels like it's lacking something."

Value

Pros:

• "It is very reasonably priced given the quality."
• "BYO was great to make the evening a bit cheaper."
• "The food prices are very reasonable too, portions are sensible."
• "Reasonable prices."
• "Bring your own drink, so makes it more affordable too."
• "since there was no alcohol being served, the total price was very reasonable Indeed."
• "The price is reasonable for the quality."

Cons:

• "Price doesn't justify the taste, even though the quantity does."
• "But the price for food was little bit high for the portion size."
• "Over priced with small portions."
• "6 gato piment for 5.95 - ie approx £1 for each-Steep!!"
• "£7.50 corkage seemed a bit steep."
• "Very expensive for what you get. Tiny portions for about £12 for a main."
• "I feel like I paid £16 for a bowl of rice!"