Salaam Namaste Reviews Summary

Category: Indian restaurant London

Address: 68 Millman St, London, WC1N 3EF, United Kingdom

Phone: +442074053697

Rating: 4.1
based on 159 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "Good tasty Indian food - the black dal is quite amazing."
  • "The Malabar Scallops were a perfectly light and gently spiced starter, while Persian Chicken mixed fruit and spice to perfection."
  • "A fantastic curry house with outstanding food."
  • "Their food is very delicious! The dishes were neatly and appetizingly presented."
  • "Tasty, authentic and distinct Indian food."
  • "The food was quite good, the ingredients fresh and flavors complex."
  • "The food was absolutely amazing. It was refined and elegant yet spicy and creative."

Cons:

  • "Food was ok, but if you're looking for more authentic indian cuisine then you will be disappointed. Food lacked flavour."
  • "The dishes all tasted very similar to one another."
  • "The Lamb Kebab starter which was very dry."
  • "Few of the dishes tasted stale and had a very bad after taste."
  • "The food was overall not good at all."
  • "But the main course was very bland and sweet, there was no spice and was definitely not authentic."
  • "Food was tasteless very small portions with very high cost!!"

Service

Pros:

  • "Really friendly staff."
  • "Both our waiter and the manager were very attentive and keen to please."
  • "Very friendly and helpful staff."
  • "The service here was, on the whole, efficient and attentive."
  • "Friendly & attentive staff."
  • "The gentleman serving us was very friendly and helpful."
  • "The server was very nice and attentive."

Cons:

  • "The food was good, but the service was dreadful."
  • "The worst kind of customer service you can get at a restaurant!"
  • "14 of us met here for dinner after work and we all had a very bad experience with the waiter."
  • "Service was very poor; even a glass of water took ages to be served."
  • "The service and the cleanliness of the facilities are terrible to the point where it ruins your appetite."
  • "Service was very poor; even a glass of water took ages to be served."
  • "The service was a little slow."

Price

Pros:

  • "A La Carte menu on normal days has acceptable prices."
  • "Plus the prices were very reasonable for the high quality of food presented."
  • "And prices are very reasonable."
  • "Great food and fantastic service. A little bemused by the wide range menu we opted to take on a suggestion and received the most flavour filled curry meal I'd had in a long time, and for a fair price too."
  • "Reasonable price and even the draught Cobra was nice and cold, if expensive."

Cons:

  • "Extra side orders are expensive 5 £ for a bit of rice and 7,50 £ for some vegetables."
  • "The bill was steep. The beers were overpriced even by restaurant standards."
  • "It might have been a bit too expensive when I was there on Christmas Day."
  • "Food was very expensive too."
  • "They charged more than they told me for half full cup of mild wine. Too expensive. DO NOT recommend !!"
  • "Even with the first table discount it was more than a ripoff."
  • "Not cheap at £28/head for pappadams, curry & drinks but worth it."

Ambience

Pros:

  • "A lovely little spot for a date if you want a nice place to go little off the main streets but was worth it for me."
  • "The atmosphere was relaxed and dimly lit, maybe a bit too dimly lit (the bulb above our table didn't come on)."
  • "Nice restaurant with nothing special in terms of decor but big in food quality."
  • "The atmosphere was nicely decorated and clean."
  • "Lovely place, really nice buzz and well fitted out inside."
  • "The place is not too big but very clean and cozy."
  • "This is a very nice place near Russel Square."

Cons:

  • "The online menu does not match the menu in the restaurant."
  • "The decor isn't quite the lavish affair described on their own website, in fact it all looks a bit tired."
  • "We visited early evening and unlike the photo's the place seemed dark and dingy there was little or no atmosphere."
  • "Unfortunately the food was very bland added by a silent room."
  • "Upon arrival the place was completely empty, no atmosphere or music."
  • "It's a very small place. And quite a long walk from the main road. Heating was not working either."
  • "Decor is quite nice, modern Indian style."

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