Veeraswamy Reviews Summary

Category: Indian restaurant London

Address: Victory House, 99 Regent St., London W1B 4RS, United Kingdom

Phone: +442077341401

Rating: 4.3
based on 406 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The food was amazing and very fairly priced."
  • "I booked his restaurant for my Husband’s birthday and the food was delicious."
  • "The food I had, had all the right flavors and spice but not of the aftermath, so I was delighted."
  • "The food was absolutely amazing and flavourful."
  • "We had the tasting menu and the food was delicious."
  • "Every dish that we ordered was so flavourful especially Rogan Josh and chicken masala are both our favourites."
  • "the food was delicious, flavour in every bite"

Cons:

  • "The Makhni was watered down, both in consistency and taste as if it was made for the masses who know not what authentic tastes like."
  • "the food is average for a Michelin star restaurant"
  • "Food tastes good but not amazing."
  • "The chetinnad Korma curry was very disappointing. The veges were under cooked the sauce was quite thin and spices felt raw."
  • "All dishes although decent were just average in flavour, bordering on bland."
  • "The food here is quite good barring the butter chicken which was very sweet and isn't authentic Indian."
  • "Appetizer was good but my entree was not only boring but had no flavor."

Service

Pros:

  • "the service is excellent"
  • "The service is attentive without being intrusive."
  • "The service was impeccable, the setting on Regent's Street is amazing."
  • "The staff are very professional and attentive to your needs and order specifics. The service is timely."
  • "Staff were really friendly and attentive and the food was delicious."
  • "The service was amazing, attention to detail was great."
  • "Service was good and very attentive."

Cons:

  • "Service was super slow and not very attentive."
  • "Service wasn’t great; considering the Michelin rating."
  • "Staff are friendly but it's not the five star service you'd expect."
  • "Service is attentive but a little bit slow when you come as a group."
  • "Service was attentive, at times too much, but as the place got busier towards the end (3pm) they also seemed to pay less attention."
  • "The service could be better."
  • "Service and ambiance of the restaurant were outstanding."

Value for Money

Pros:

  • "Pretty expensive. But really is worth it for the overall experience."
  • "Overall good value for money for a fancy dinner (or lunch!)."
  • "For a Michelin star restaurant I think is reasonable."
  • "Their 3 course at 37£ offer is very good considering the quality of the food."
  • "The food is excellent and the lunchtime menu is extraordinarily good value for money."
  • "Prices are high, but that’s what is expected from a place like this. The taste lives up to the standards."
  • "Thank you for a lovely afternoon!"

Cons:

  • "We ended up paying more than £100 per person."
  • "They are overpriced for the portion sizes."
  • "Ridiculously overpriced drinks."
  • "They serve a good food and fantastic beryanies but the price is really high."
  • "Very pricey for a mediocre experience not much of a selection of dishes on the menu."
  • "Food tastes good but a little overrated and very expensive for the small portions, deposits for bookings etc."
  • "And the overall price is very high."

Ambience

Pros:

  • "Ambience: 5/5 very serene with a blend of British-Indian decor, and a lovely breeze on a warm summer day."
  • "The ambience and food were delightful."
  • "The atmosphere of the restaurant is beautiful."
  • "Beautifully decorated historic London restaurant, great views over Picadilly circus."
  • "The ambience n decor was the most beautiful I have seen among several Michelin star restaurants."
  • "The ambience of the restaurant is very nice."
  • "the ambiance is great"

Cons:

  • "I was also a little disappointed that there's a dress code mentioned on the website but not particularly enforced."
  • "The only downside was that they only had 2 toilets for the ladies, which one of them were out of order."
  • "The atmosphere is quite dim and could use if some light music in the background."
  • "The ambience is luxurious but conventional."
  • "I'm 23 years old and even I found it difficult to see anything in this restaurant because it was so dark."
  • "The only thing this restaurant lacked was ambiance as in there was no Indian music."
  • "What a pity there was scaffolding across the front windows and therefore no view from the table."

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