Hyderabadi Zaiqa Indian Restaurant Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food is very good. We had a nice Lamb Biryani which was very well received by the family."
• "Highly highly recommend their Butter Chicken, Talawala Ghosht/lamb and the Chicken Lollipop - all super delicious."
• "Authentic Hyderabadi food- good halal and veg options."
• "Everything I have tried from vegetarian dishes to fish and lamb have all been gorgeous."
• "The flavors were distinct and the presentation was artful."
• "First time in London had authentic Hyderbad biriyani in large quantity. It was better than many biriyani points and other Indian restaurants in and around area."
• "The food in this restaurant is consistently excellent. Flavours are complex, intense and well balanced."
• "The hyderabadi chicken biriyani was on point! The rice was of good quality and chicken was succulent and well spiced."

Cons:

• "However service when dining in could do with an upgrade...but food is super delicious."
• "The haleem had a very glutinous texture. I believe this is traditonal for hyderbadi style but as a non-Hyderabadi wasn't my favourite."
• "We been today to try hyderabadi dum lamb biryani with very high expectations. Biryani was dry, tasteless and meat was chewy."
• "Ordered chicken biryani with chicken 65 - 2 portions, a curry, 2 desserts. Cost me around £44. Portion size is not sufficient for a 7 year old kid. Taste is also gone to negative side."
• "The lamb biryani was meh and only had 3 little pieces of lamb. Lamb was tender and tasty, just not a lot of it."
• "Chicken 65 was good. But They gave reheated 2-day old dry Lamb Biryani."

Service

Pros:

• "Nice restaurant. Friendly staff. Alcohol free."
• "Prices are very reasonable and the staff are friendly."
• "The staff's professionalism and courteousness were also noteworthy."
• "It was so easy to work with the staff to organise the deliveries."
• "The food is tasty, reasonable price and a good portion too. The service is also quite quick and the lady who serves us is very friendly and helpful."

Cons:

• "Service was very slow - we ordered online and waited 1.5 hours for it to be delivered."
• "The ambience was nothing spectacular."
• "The service isn't that great. We had to set our own plates and cultery and pour our own water."
• "Personal experience guys please read my review before ordering for parties..I had made an ordered for 22 people for my daughter's bday as one of my friend recommended it but sadly the food was extremely pathetic."
• "I wanted to tell you about my experience at your restaurant yesterday. The food was good, although not the absolute best biryani I've ever had."
• "Unfortunately took 23 minutes to make 5 naans today. No apology or expression on staffs face, just smirking when asked why it took so long."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "My recent dining experience at your esteemed restaurant. I must begin by commending your establishment for its elegant ambiance and impeccable service."
• "The place clean and beautiful."
• "The restaurant itself is quite small and lacks a little atmosphere. Food was brought out at the same time, starters and mains which made us very full very quickly."
• "The ambience is perfect and the service is simply outstanding."

Cons:

• "Food was very tasty but the atmosphere not so forthcoming."
• "Hygiene isn't stellar with regards to the bathroom. Was quite dirty."
• "Very disappointed, I went with family on Friday evening, it took them more than 50 minutes to serve our food. Not authentic hydrabadi. We ordered Nizami ghost which was then mistakenly served to table ahead of us, when that table pointed out that they never ordered Nizami ghost staff then realised that it was for us but served to others."