Simla Restaurant Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food excellent; delicately spiced and flavoured."
• "The food is excellent albeit a bit on the pricey side."
• "Service top notch. Food 10 stars."
• "The best we have ever had..Real flavours of India."
• "Highly recommend as it all tasted like real, authentic Indian food."
• "Everything was delicious and beautifully cooked and presented."
• "The food was possibly the best Indian food I’ve eaten."

Cons:

• "We ordered few more veg items which were dipped in just tomato sauce."
• "Chicken was dry and hard to cut and the sauce was bland."
• "Then we ordered lamb tadka but the 'tadka' was missing from the curry."
• "All we got was a few pieces of Paneer dipped into tomato sauce."
• "The dessert selection was a bit limited and the payasam was not sweet."
• "Food was averagely okay but far too expensive."
• "All the dishes were rubbish. Row chicken in butter chicken."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff are friendly and helpful."
• "Beautiful venue, really great service and very helpful staff."
• "Always a great atmosphere with nice service."
• "From the moment we had our first interaction with Abdul at the table we all realised how skilled a waiter he is."
• "Staff very polite, friendly and knowledgeable."
• "Staff is very attentive and super friendly."
• "The staff were so incredibly welcoming and nice."

Cons:

• "Once our food was brought to the table that was it for us, not 1 member of staff returned to ask if we wanted anything else."
• "The restaurant was crowded, only 2 waiters on duty."
• "We were not made to feel welcome despite having booked well in advance and our whole meal was rushed."
• "Felt rushed as well."
• "It was such a shame that our experience was almost ruined by unfriendly and pushy staff."
• "Trying to find someone to pay the bill was a challenge in itself!"
• "I enjoyed my experience on Tuesday evening until I paid the bill by card and I was harassed into giving a tip."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "The restaurant is kept immaculately clean. Tables cleaned thoroughly and floor swept between table sittings."
• "Great ambiance has to be the best restaurant in Newcastle."
• "The atmosphere is great as is the decoration of the restaurant."
• "The place has a very comforting vibe and I felt so cozy in here."
• "The location is nicely set and with the music it's nice vibes there."
• "First of all, the inside is spotlessly clean, with very nice interiors and a pleasant, cosy atmosphere."
• "The restaurant is visually stunning and walking through the door, we were treated like family."

Cons:

• "Shows total disregard for the area."
• "Will never visit this place again."
• "Only Indian restaurant which was open near the Queyside on a Sunday night."
• "We were sat near the door & every time the door opened there was a cold breeze."
• "Would never recommended to any person I know. Be careful."
• "The owner left his audi car right outside the whole time we were there causing traffic to build up and blocking buses."
• "No big poppadoms just little ones like crisps."

Value

Pros:

• "Not an expensive evening either, wine selection great and accompanying flavours to go."
• "Portion size is decent and value for money."
• "Fantastic value with the eat out to help out discount but prices already reasonable for quality and presentation of food."
• "Very well priced too."
• "Good value for money."
• "Atmosphere was great and food was fairly priced."
• "Good value for money too, not overally priced like some restaurants."

Cons:

• "Had a starter, main and a drinks, totalling round £40 for 1 person."
• "If you want huge portions at bargain prices, look elsewhere."
• "No chilled beer, serving 3 small pieces as chicken tikka masal la for over £7... - again saving money."
• "Portion was too small for a money they charge."
• "The quantity was not enough for even a 5 years old kid."
• "Food was okay but wasn’t worth the price."
• "The bill was roughly what we expected considering what we had to eat and drink."