Drummond Villa Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "For the starters, we ordered the Aloo Puree - spiced potato wrapped with fried Indian bread and Chicken Chana Puree, both were excellent."
• "Chicken tikka masala is a great dish very nice and creamy we also had special fried rice nice combination."
• "The curry was absolutely delicious - a big portion and such tender chicken."
• "The best Dahl I’ve ever tasted! And everything else was super fresh and totally tremendous tasting!"
• "Fish karaihi, aubergine bhaji or began bhaji, fabulous."
• "The half chicken tikka starter was best I ever had."
• "Every dish we ordered was delicious! There was a lot of depth and complexity to the flavors."

Cons:

• "The service was a disgrace and the food was to say the least disgusting."
• "The portions were tiny and the food completely tasteless."
• "All the food was bland. I had vegetarian biriyani the sauce and rice were very oily and tasted so bland apart from the chilli there was no flavour."
• "Papad was half done, fried papad smelt of oil, saagwala paneer tasted weird, Nan's were very soggy."
• "Chicken tikka had more tomatoes disguised as chicken than chicken itself."
• "The food was very oily, lacked any flavor."
• "So the food tasted like a microwave meal, no real flavours, no fresh ingredients."

Service

Pros:

• "Service was very fast! I’ve visited the other restaurants in the area and Drummond Villa is definitely the most authentic one."
• "I recommend this restaurant to everyone & ask for Faisal to have good food recommendations."
• "Amazing staff and food! The server is so polite and smiley, flawless customer service."
• "The staff are very kind and nice, and I would say the hospitality here is excellent."
• "The staff were attentive and friendly, ensuring a delightful dining experience."
• "The staff remember their customers and make you feel like a local each time you visit."
• "Friendly & very fast service - staff were very happy to help as I was in a hurry!"

Cons:

• "Do not recommend this place at all. Please avoid at all costs."
• "Don't waste your time and order the samosas as a starter they are tiny(comes in 2) and tasteless."
• "We called the waiter, he took everything away said sorry and we could here people arguing in the kitchen as their voices were very loud."
• "We left a tip as well as paid the service charge and they didn’t say thanks."
• "After ordering we were informed that their card reader wasn't working so had to pay cash!"
• "One of the waiters made inappropriate comments to my sister who was dining with us."
• "Staff was extremely unhelpful and rude."

Value

Pros:

• "Generous portions, all at a very reasonable cost."
• "For Central London, 3 courses for under 20 pounds can't be ignored."
• "The prices are reasonable."
• "The food was amazing value, tasty and great portion sizes."
• "The prices are also super reasonable."
• "Great value for money."
• "The meal is very reasonably priced at just under £10, the portion size was spot on, I left feeling very satisfied."

Cons:

• "Overpriced, too."
• "It was very expensive, and to top it off, even though the board outside said no service charge, one was included on the bill!"
• "Food is expensive and they charge you service charge."
• "Food is expensive and they charge you service charge."
• "Food was tasty but extremely small portions !!"
• "Horrid food and terribly service, unacceptable hygiene."
• "Service average. Overall OK but I've had much better at similar price levels."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "The ambiance good, the prices are reasonable and they are nice people too."
• "The ambiance of Drummond Villa was cozy and welcoming, making it an ideal spot for families, friends, or even a solo meal."
• "Atmosphere is intimate and authentic, tvs showing bollywood shorts and low lights."
• "A wonderfully cosy restaurant within easy reach of Euston Station."
• "The cozy atmosphere made me feel right at home, and the staff's warm hospitality added to the charm."
• "It was nice and quiet but not empty."
• "The atmosphere is great and have me coming back often."

Cons:

• "Felt like a doctors waiting room, could hear a pin drop."
• "It's a place to come eat and go at the moment certainly, so the atmosphere is more functional than one in which you'd like to hang out in or linger."
• "Toilet conditions and general appearance of the downstairs part need a big refurb ASAP, looks pretty disgusting down there, puts you off your food."
• "Very cramped, extremely grumpy one word service."
• "The Chicken tikka masala gravy was TOO SWEET. It did not taste like chicken tikka masala AT ALL."
• "Staff were also eating so couldn’t get anyone to fill up my beer."
• "Nice food but the music went off, and resulted me eating in complete silence."

Hygiene

Pros:

• "The owner and chef are very clean and friendly, whilst also supplying exemplary food very authentic and substantial portions cooked with care and excellent ingredients!"
• "The decor isn't 5 star, however, the linen was clean and crisp... Glasses shiny and sparkly."
• "Never ever disappointed me for the last 12 yrs. Nice, clean and warm staff always!"

Cons:

• "We got food poison and had to go to Euston hospital."
• "Unacceptable hygiene as we were served on glasses with marks of lipstick on and plates with dried food on corners."
• "Very disappointing. I started with onion bhaji, hard and tastless."
• "Seasoning was poor, chicken was undercooked."
• "Both tandoori pieces were dry and the two kebabs were not as warm as I'd liked."
• "That was EASILY the very worst meal I have ever had. Your korma was greasy, curdled and tasteless."
• "Only go here if you want to eat bad food and then feed bad about yourself 😊👍"