Melissa Restaurant(Edgware) Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Really, really good for Turkish food & kebabs."
• "The calamari was very good, the batter was light and crispy and the calamari soft and good size."
• "The shish was tender and juicy, the Donna and adonna were very tasty."
• "Tasty food and very generous portions."
• "The food is absolutely amazing, the lamb is so tender that it just melts in your mouth."
• "The taste was exceptional, thanks in part to the tasty sauces that added a burst of flavor to each bite."
• "Adana kofte was by far, the best I've tried - juicy, flavoursome and moreish!"

Cons:

• "Worst food in London ate their food and got food poisoning absolutely appalling food."
• "The lamb doner was smelling and even the salad was tasteless."
• "Ordered the Melissa platter. Chicken and meat were nice, however they made massive blunder by serving UNDERCOOKED kebab to my pregnant wife."
• "The mixed kebab had doner meat which was pale grey, tasteless and looked very unappealing."
• "The meat wasn’t properly cook and was chicken end lamp."
• "Overpriced food. The chicken burger and fries were dry and tasteless."
• "The rice tastes bland."

Service

Pros:

• "Staff very friendly and everything was quick but we weren't rushed."
• "Service excellent, food absolutely delicious."
• "Service was quick and friendly."
• "Polite, friendly and quick service."
• "The service is excellent."
• "Service was impressively fast."
• "The staff were very polite, quick service."

Cons:

• "You do not expect a grumpy waitress and one that shouts at you in her own language!"
• "Apparently the waiting staff are paid £5 to £6 per hour & the management do not give them any of the tips received, keeping it for themselves!!!!"
• "The service was not so okay, I'm accustom to very friendly wait staff at Turkish restaurants and I didn't get that."
• "The service strangely unprofessional and a lack of class that other Turkish restaurants often have."
• "Also terrible service server at the desk was very very rude and clearly has not been taught any manners."
• "The service is very poor. When I made my order the waitress made faces and brought me something else."
• "The service is terrible! I was waiting for my order more than 30min and when I asked regarding my order but waiter was so rude, I was shocked."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "The decor provides a great atmosphere which you would not realise if walking past."
• "The restaurant itself is modern, spacious and clean."
• "The athmosphere is great with scenic paintings and traditional lights."
• "The best Turkish restaurant in London. Efficient, helpful service, cheap and the most tender, flavourful lamb shish I have ever tasted."
• "Lovely place, free parking at the back. Friendly staff waitress."
• "With magnificent murals and traditional lighting, the atmosphere is fantastic."
• "Great atmosphere. Met many friends there."

Cons:

• "Went here for dinner and thought it would be good due to it being extremely busy. Far too many people crammed in."
• "This evening this restaurant was preparing food for an over crowded restaurant area, where no social distancing was employed."
• "The table we sat on for some reason had blue neon lights and it had a weird feeling."
• "Nonsense staff playing 16+ rated songs on YouTube where my kids and elders were so embarrassed in front of us, I had to ask them to change channel or to turn it off."
• "Unfortunately the bread wasn't all that (wasn't warm and seemed it have been sitting there for ages and travelling from one table to the other)."
• "The apple pie with custard and 'freshly made cherry pancakes' (basically jam) were pretty bad."
• "The salad that came with my dinner was horrific and definitely not edible."

Value

Pros:

• "Melissa has great prices (the lunch deal is superb) and very high quality food."
• "Resonably priced good service and value for money."
• "Definitely recommend to others worth visiting."
• "Reasonable prices and good portion sizes."
• "Prices are very reasonable. Found a new gem."
• "Fantastic food, great service and fair prices."
• "The prices are very reasonable for what you get."

Cons:

• "Just ordered a takeaway. Told to pick it up in 40 minutes. Got there and had to wait for a further 45 minutes for the food."
• "The food is not the best and very expensive."
• "Overpriced food. The chicken burger and fries were dry and tasteless."
• "For £10.40??? If it were amazing, I'd let it slip, but it was terrible, rice was thrown away after the first taste."
• "THEY HAVE CHANGED THE PRICES AND MENU..WON'T BE GOING BACK ANY MORE EXPENSIVE."
• "Sizes have recently become smaller and smaller than they used to be to the point it is not worth ordering from them anymore."
• "Honestly I am giving this review mainly because of the pricing. They have jumped up way too high."