Sanjha Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "One of the most amazing Indian restaurants I've ever been to. The ambience is so authentic. Food is full of robust Indian flavours that explode in your mouth."
• "Proper traditional (Indian & British Indian) tasty food. Good size portions and never disappointed."
• "This was one of the best curries I've had. Wonderful flavours and herbs and spices that often get lost"
• "Spectacular food, particularly the kali daal and the lachcha parathas."
• "The food was incredible and the location great."
• "Hard to find authentic Asian food, all the dishes are delicious, so much choice."
• "Food was AWESOME."

Cons:

• "Had a takeaway delivered Sunday lunch time from starter to main course nothing was good."
• "Each and everyone was absolutely tasteless, no spices."
• "Absolutely terrible! I asked for mushroom fried rice, I got boiled rice with what looked like tinned mushrooms, none of it was fried at all."
• "There was so much salt in the curries we ordered, they were inedible"
• "Ordered over the phone, waited an hour and ten minutes to be given what can only be described as the worst takeaway i have ever eaten."
• "The Butter Chicken was too sweet and doesnt resemble a traditional one at all."
• "The mutton curry was raw and the chicken chilli smelled and looked like rotten tomato paste."

Service

Pros:

• "The service was fantastic and so was the atmosphere."
• "The staff was very polite to have us dine although they were going to close in 5 mins from when we arrived"
• "Have been here several times now, the food and service is always amazing, the decor is great."
• "Staff where attentive and nice."
• "All the servers were nice and had great recommendations."
• "Their service standards are second to none, with friendly, welcoming staff and management"
• "The staff were friendly and knowledgeable"

Cons:

• "Had to wait quite some time while they cooked the dish I’d ordered."
• "One of the weird people I have ever seen in my life. No hospitality and ethics. Staff Spoiled most beautiful moment in my life."
• "Owner does not know how to speak with families with kids"
• "The fact I had to ask 4 times for water and it took over 20 mins to arrive is inexcusable."
• "Tall Waitress said 'I don't even know these dishes in the menu' for every single thing on the menu card."
• "Disgraceful and rude owner... Mr. Amarjot and his staff left no chance to humiliate us in front of other people and made the entire environment unfriendly."
• "The waitress who served us was lazy and had an attitude."

Value

Pros:

• "Worked out at £30 a head, which is great value for what we ate and drank."
• "The food is very well priced, with large quantities that can often be a bit of a struggle to finish."
• "The prices very reasonable as well"
• "It's great value for money and really enjoy eating here."
• "Very friendly staff, gorgeous food and all that for a very acceptable price."
• "Reasonable prices for drinks"
• "Quantity is also good enough and the price is comparatively less than other Indian restaurants."

Cons:

• "Used to be good but has gone down hill."
• "Complete rip off. Sad because have ordered before from the restaurant. The quality has gone down."
• "Visit first time ordered food they gave me wrong food when i called to them there manager racist telling me mostly asian oder one main curry eat with 8naans and he said if im English then I’ll be different poor service."
• "Quite expensive and there are better places with Asian/Indian cuisine in Southampton."
• "Too expensive and to top it all up there was no VAT on the receipt."
• "Prices are very expensive"
• "With the amount of money spent here, the food is not worth it."

Ambience

Pros:

• "loved the cozy atmosphere"
• "The inside of the restaurant is lovely, well decorated and not too noisy."
• "It’s quirky, authentic and very atmospheric"
• "Very clean and welcoming environment."
• "The restaurant itself is beautifully decorated in traditional punjabi design"
• "Good Punjab atmosphere and good food"
• "Fab food and love the quirky decor. Warm welcoming atmosphere."

Cons:

• "as you walk in a very strong unclean smell"
• "Come from Isle of Wight stopped for a curry places was dirty staff wiped her nose with her hand then served food then she got a glass what was dirty and just picked the mark off the glass and could see in there kitchen and it’s not good threw away my food Disgusting."
• "it's always a little too bright and noisy in here for our liking"
• "Toilets again smelt the same way as the entrance to the restaurant did"
• "The only issue were the toilets, they were a little bit smelly and grimy"
• "this time kofta felt so unfresh(it was definitely not made today) and naan were burnt"
• "No top ups of food allowed which is bizarre"