Spice of Llanberis Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "The staff were accommodating, polite & welcoming."
• "Staff were polite and engaging."
• "The staff accommodated us as a walk in despite being busy but you wouldn’t have known."
• "The service is excellent and very quick, the staff served me with a smile and were honestly as friendly as possible."
• "The service was great and the waiter who took our order made sure we picked the dishes that are suited to our taste."
• "The staff were very friendly and attentive."
• "The staff were quick to serve us and extremely friendly."

Cons:

• "Service was atrocious. Waited 1 1/4 hours for poppadoms and chutney tray."
• "The service was very slow. Simply not enough staff."
• "Staff very rude, ordered drinks which did not come, for a long time, had to ask when drinks going to be served."
• "Our drinks were slammed down at us after having to chase them."
• "Ugh. Service so unbelievably phenomenally rude we ended up ordering from a different restaurant."
• "The service wasn’t very good. The younger staff Lacked professionalism."
• "Having eaten here for years it's very disappointing to receive such bad service - will not be returning."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food came out exactly how we wanted it. Very delicious."
• "The poppadums were fresh and the chutney tray delicious."
• "The perfect Indian/Bengali restaurant to eat at after a long day's hiking! Try the lemon pilau rice - absolutely brilliant dish."
• "Fair prices, really good portions and exceptionally tasty."
• "I'm a vegetarian and my partner a meat eater. They were able to tailor any dish on the menu to be vegetarian, I had the garlic chilli and it was incredible! Incredibly flavourful and a nice kick too."
• "Well, well, well. Words fail me. Never in my years have I had such an exquisite, gastronomic experience."
• "The food was incredible and service was exemplary."

Cons:

• "I would say the worst so called Indian restaurant I have eaten."
• "If I could give this zero stars I would. This place does not deserve to call itself an Indian restaurant."
• "Never had a madras so watery and tasteless in my entire life."
• "Very very very bad Avoid. Better check sandwiches or eat subway."
• "They are just serving plain/tasteless food calling them authentic indian cuisine is real bad."
• "Chicken Tikka Masala was terrible, I have had better from a microwave."
• "The curries themselves were half cold too."

Atmosphere & Cleanliness

Pros:

• "The ambiance and seating of the restaurant was good and well laid out with social distancing measures implemented."
• "The atmosphere in the restaurant was lovely, I would highly recommend, and we'll all definitely come back for more."
• "Nice atmosphere in the restaurant, was very busy but our food came quickly and our glasses were kept full."
• "Easy to book, decent decorations."
• "The blue lights are a bit much but that's just personal taste!"
• "Parking by the lake not far from the restaurant."
• "The staff are friendly and helpful."

Cons:

• "Atmosphere non existent, staff unfriendly and seemed they wanted rid of us."
• "Only point I would make is that they need to clear the empty glasses off the bar top asap. Not a palatable site."
• "Tables were being cleaned with dettol which is great but all with the same cloth so cross contamination could be an issue."
• "Male toilets did not have a lock and soap."
• "Didn't instill confidence in the hygiene standards in the kitchen areas."
• "Tables were far too close together and it couldn't have been more louder and crowded."
• "The interior is not so cosy though."