Lala's Restaurant Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food was very good full of flavour the best liver tasted in a while."
• "Food was delicious and reasonably cheap."
• "The food is just phenomenal especially the mango lassi,,, the best restaurant in town."
• "The food was absolutely delicious and plentiful."
• "Even the milder curries though are packed full of flavour."
• "The food was perfect, not overly spicy or bland, just right."
• "The curry was delicious, no word of a lie."

Cons:

• "The food was not okay, if you want to recreate a Lala’s Meal at home then find yourself some scrap processed meat and cover it in sauce, leave it to go dry then dish it up..."
• "Food tastes good but staff lack personality, just a £ churning establishment really."
• "The food is a shame - dry, generic and boring."
• "The curry had far too much chicken in it."
• "Ordered loads of food but the portion sizes were very small and the curries were barely warm!"
• "Food is average, lots of things missing off the menu."
• "The curry was swimming in oil and it looked like no care was taken to make my food."

Service

Pros:

• "Staff are always incredibly attentive."
• "Staff were friendly enough, just not attentive or timely."
• "Friendly, attentive staff and great food. Maybe my favourite curry place in Huddersfield/Holmfirth area!"
• "The waiter guaranteed we would make our train in one hour!! We were out with time to spare. Amazing service and fabulous food."
• "Service was excellent and staff were very attentive."
• "Lovely food as always, service is good as well, had a lovely waiter called Viktor really made the experience even more lovely, what a credit he is to LaLa's."
• "Great service and despite being a very busy Christmas day, the waiters were top notch and the chefs were putting out food at a good pace, we weren't waiting long at all and the waiters were fast out with the drinks."

Cons:

• "We had to ask to have our table cleared after every course, it took a good while just to get one of the waiters attention."
• "Staff were very rude, in particular the bar staff who had awful attitudes."
• "Appallingly slow service (private party). Didn't start my main meal till nearly 2 hours after we'd first sat down."
• "Bad Service. we went 5 pm, just when it opened, they started burning the essence and the smoke was unbearable."
• "Rubbish service and they bring out your mains before you have finished your starters and your lucky if you get what you orderd happend on more than one ocassion so wont be revisiting any time soon."
• "Food ordered at 20.30 for delivery at 21.15, called at 21.35 to be told its with delivery driver, called again at 22.15 to be told the same and got hung up on."
• "Waited an eternity for someone to order drinks."

Ambiance and Decor

Pros:

• "Nice atmosphere and the decor was modern and clean."
• "SO FANCY, everything is spotless, gorgeous and well thought out."
• "Good authentic Indian food. Unusual decor, but comfortable in a slightly ostentatious way."
• "It was my first time eating at the restaurant, it was beautiful inside and the staff seemed friendly."
• "Lovely restaurant with tasteful decorations."
• "A beautiful premises which impressed with its cleanliness and ambiance."
• "The restaurant itself is very spacious with a nice ambiance."

Cons:

• "And as for the decor OMG who ever thought the decor looked good in there then print yourself a free voucher of the internet for Specsacers and get a free eye test because it was awful, cheap and tacky."
• "It's also really quite dark and cold in there."
• "Lighting was way to dark couldn't even read the menu."
• "The lighting in this restaurant is so bad you can just about make out what your eating.... the atmosphere is dead.. the food isnt amazing here either."
• "It was also dark in there almost like a night club setting."
• "Decor is ‘glam’ and a bit OTT! Feels like a Dubai nightclub!"
• "Very cold. People Sat inside with coats on."

Price and Value

Pros:

• "The price is brilliant considering what you get for it, much cheaper than other restaurants on this level of quality."
• "It's actually really reasonable, I had a starter, main and drinks and it came to less than £20!"
• "The food was served fresh and nice and hot the price is reasonable."
• "Great food and good service, very pretty interior."
• "Went for a birthday meal staff are welcoming service is great."
• "The only good thing - it was cheap and wasn't upset that I paid a lot for the food."
• "Food is good, staff are friendly and knowledgeable and the prices are reasonable."

Cons:

• "The prices on the other hand are ridiculous."
• "They even charge 70p for any sauce and then add a service charge on top even for a takeout."
• "Not what i would class as expensive but more expensive than Aakbars for example, which is much better."
• "But 65 pound 40 min not worth the money.. needed more relaxing time in between course."
• "Also the chicken was absolutely terrible. Tough and chewy pieces… chicken tikka starter was tasteless… overrated and overpriced."
• "The food is outdated."
• "On the whole an expensive waste of money."