Lake Raj Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Thoroughly enjoyable family meal. Food was of a good standard and fairly priced."
• "The food was beautiful, nice sized portions."
• "Had a great take away from this place."
• "Being Indian and tasting the food here I can honestly say if you want authentic Indian food this Is the place to eat."
• "One of the dishes was the Lamb Briyani, and King Prawn curry, which were both really good."
• "The naan were fluffy and fresh, the seekh kabab were the perfect spice level."
• "The food was absolutely delicious!"

Cons:

• "Sticky tables and dirty glasses too!"
• "The fries were dark yellow probably fried in dirty oil which really were putting off."
• "The food is over priced and no way near Indian/Pakistani cuisine."
• "The food was nowhere close to Indian food and the service was rude."
• "Garlic chilli chicken was supposed to be spicy, but it was extremely bland."
• "The food was terrible, no flavors and tasteless."
• "The food wasn’t very hot in temperature and wasn’t very authentic."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff were really lovely, friendly and very attentive."
• "Lovely evening, staff so welcoming food so tasty."
• "Staff were lovely from the outset, especially Martin and Tiger (the boxer to be 😜)."
• "The owner and his staff are super friendly and polite."
• "The staff were super nice and welcoming which really made our experience much more enjoyable."
• "Service was pleasant and speedy. Food arrived hot."
• "Staff are always friendly and helpful."

Cons:

• "The service wasn't the happiest and could of been made feel more welcome."
• "Server that was supposed to take order was extremely rude and he doesn’t know how to behave."
• "Poor service, manager takes no responsibility whatsoever for customer falling in restaurant!!!"
• "No friendly greeting, never asked if we wanted drinks first, the waiter didn't seem very passionate about the food or interested in us."
• "The service here was terrible. They rush you to order, regardless of having an empty restaurant."
• "Service was ok, took them a little while to serve us because they were busy."
• "The staff here is really rude."

Ambience and Location

Pros:

• "The restaurant was at a very nice place. The ambience was good."
• "Very welcoming and relaxed atmosphere."
• "Fantastic food, friendly staff, good location."
• "It’s a little gem tucked away off the main street."
• "Nice atmosphere."
• "Must visit for their delicious food and nice cosy interior."
• "The atmosphere was lovely."

Cons:

• "Really bad experience. I wouldn’t suggest anyone dining here as it’s not worth of money."
• "Nothing to look at from the outside and the 'numerous cleaning spray bottles' would be better placed out of sight rather than on the window cill."
• "Inside was tatty and unappealing."
• "One of the worst Indian restaurants that I have been to."
• "The restaurant itself is a bit soulless and echoey and not very intimate, more suited to parties than couples."
• "Hostile and unfriendly environment."
• "Upon entering the restaurant in order to collect I’m not sure that I would have like to sit down to dinner that particular evening as the atmosphere was not your typical intimate Indian restaurant."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "At £2.50 a pop we decided water would be best from now on."
• "They also offer 20% off takeaways over £20 if you're paying in cash."
• "Excellent service, called the order through, it was ready exactly when they said. I picked the order up and everyone in the group said the food was amazing!"
• "Reasonable prices."
• "Prices very reasonable and a comprehensive menu."
• "The price was very good 5 of us was only £70.00 I thought it was more than 100 and I really recommend it for everyone."
• "Good service, friendly staff, reasonable prices and generous portions."

Cons:

• "The food is over priced and no way near Indian/Pakistani cuisine."
• "Garlic chilli chicken was supposed to be spicy, but it was extremely bland."
• "The food was terrible, no flavors and tasteless."
• "A little overpriced for what it was."
• "Extortionate prices compared to all other Asian restaurants I've been too."
• "It is a bit over priced for what it is and the other places I've been to."
• "For windermere it's not over expensive but it is compared to major towns."