The Gandhi Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Best, most constantly excellent Indian restaurant in the area by miles."
• "The food was excellent, as good as I've ever had anywhere else."
• "Our mix starter was very nice tasty and well presented, and our mains were as good as our award winning local restaurant."
• "Had a delicious meal here. Service was very good. The pashwari naans were to die for, as was the Kashmir chicken, Tandoori chicken korma, Achar chicken and Chana chicken."
• "Food was lovely and alcohol is served here along with wine and soft drinks, reasonably priced."
• "The food here is undeniably very good."
• "The food was fantastic and I thought the price was very fair."

Cons:

• "Really disappointing. Rogan josh had no sauce and the chicken korma had 5 pieces of chicken and the sauce no taste."
• "Very bland curry and dry burnt powdery rice, smaller portions and dirty glasses and cutlery with stains and cloudy finger print marks."
• "The keema in the nan was a small piece if kebab meat. Really disappointing will try somewhere else next time."
• "Worst Indian food I have ever taste. Onion Barji’s came burned and the Chicken Tikka Masala was really sweet and extremely thick like a tomato paste with no spices."
• "Food was very average, lacked favour (unusual for Indian)."
• "After a day trip to Skegness me and my wife thought we’d have a takeaway and take it home to eat, getting back home 2 hrs later we heated the starter up which was fine when we come to the main course it was disgusting no substance to the curry very watery."
• "Husband ordered king prawn and they came out smelly pungently fishy."

Service

Pros:

• "Made to feel welcome as you walk through the door comfortable atmosphere and delicious food and plenty of it too. staff were more than attentive nothing was too much trouble all in all a lovely dining experience."
• "Absolutely lovely service and very quick as well."
• "The staff never stop and work hard."
• "The young kid that seated us and took our orders was very polite and helpful."
• "The service was second to none."
• "The staff were great, very attentive and efficient."
• "Helpful attentive staff the chef also brings your dishes to the table."

Cons:

• "Waited an hour, then rang came after 2."
• "Very poor service and food was not on par compared to previous visits."
• "Service was ok but the meal was tasteless."
• "Just been for food got our starter and waited over an hour for our main to come as other customers complained they got there meal even when they come after us."
• "The service was rushed, frantic and quite disorganised."
• "Service and hospitality were awful, we were not greeted, no welcome and no smiles, no interest in us, making our visit feel a little uncomfortable."
• "Service was v frustrating and inattentive & very slow."

Price

Pros:

• "Food was lovely and alcohol is served here along with wine and soft drinks, reasonably priced."
• "Lovely food, reasonably priced."
• "The food was fantastic and I thought the price was very fair."
• "I will definitely eat here again very reasonably priced for good food and prices."
• "A little expensive, it has to be said but nevertheless, the food (the dishes I've tried) is great."
• "Best Indian I have ever been to in my life and the price you would think they are scamming you somehow when they are not."
• "I thought the price was very fair as we had a very large meal."

Cons:

• "£87 for 3 curries, a plain nan bread each and popadum plus 2 drinks is a disgrace."
• "Too expensive for something that was served quicker than a macdonalds just finished starters when main was been brought out no atmosphere they want you in and out."
• "Very expensive.. and very very disappointed ordered chicken tikka watery tasteless rice crispy do not recommend this at all only 5 pieces of chicken small bits £35."
• "Portions not great and the food is not nice at all, 5 of us ate and not one of us enjoyed the curry, overpriced!!"
• "The food was good, not great, but the price was extortionate at £74 for a regular amount of food for 2."
• "Food was good Thought it was a bit expensive. No rice included with meals."
• "overpriced rubbish food, over priced drinks!"

Atmosphere & Cleanliness

Pros:

• "Made to feel welcome as you walk through the door comfortable atmosphere and delicious food and plenty of it too. staff were more than attentive nothing was too much trouble all in all a lovely dining experience."
• "From the moment I entered The Gandhi(Indian Restaurant), I was greeted with warm hospitality and a cozy ambiance."
• "Very clean and spacious twin room, beds comfy. Hosts helpful and friendly.. Good choice for Breakfast buffet type."
• "Beautiful place, nicely decorated, staff warm and greeting."
• "Ok 'typical' decor but clean and friendly staff."
• "Very clean and a good touch, chef/owner takes the orders."
• "Just had the best indian takeaway ever. With the covid19 lockdown, takeaways are now happening. Great food, friendly staff."

Cons:

• "The only downside of this restaurant is the toilets are upstairs, not good for disabled people."
• "Toilets outdated and with a dirty hand towel."
• "This place still offers a shared towel to dry your hands.... like i said hygeine is not the priority in here."
• "Very bland curry and dry burnt powdery rice, smaller portions and dirty glasses and cutlery with stains and cloudy finger print marks."
• "Whilst we were a large party, one of the party had chewing gum in the onions which formed part of the pickle tray (indicative of recycled pickle trays)."
• "Unfortunately my tandoor paneer arrived covered in red food dye, which is not usual in my experience for this dish."
• "The service was shocking. Waiters constantly touching their body's their hair and faces and clothes with no hand washing."

Management & Staff

Pros:

• "The staff never stop and work hard."
• "The young kid that seated us and took our orders was very polite and helpful."
• "The staff both efficient and very friendly."
• "The staff were great, very attentive and efficient."
• "Good staff. Beautiful naan breads piping hot and lots of coriander/garlic and lovely Chicken tika Balti and Chicken Madras dishes well worth a visit we will be going back."
• "The staff were superb, friendly, hospitable, and accommodating."
• "Helpful attentive staff the chef also brings your dishes to the table."

Cons:

• "It is ran by a tight wad who won't employ enough staff to make the place efficient and also talks to them like s**t."
• "Service staff try hard and are nice, but pass anything else to the chef in the kitchen."
• "The service is atrocious and the way the manager on Saturday 5th October 2019 spoke to us was totally unacceptable."
• "Service was ok but the meal was tasteless."
• "Staff seemed stressed and unhelpful."
• "Service and hospitality were awful, we were not greeted, no welcome and no smiles, no interest in us, making our visit feel a little uncomfortable."
• "Absolutely terrible. The staff are extremely rude, and refused to serve us and told us to leave after making us wait an hour."