Bengal Spice (Islington) Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food was unique, delicious, individual and importantly well-priced."
• "The best onion bhaji 10/10 and flavourful authentic curries 😍"
• "The different curries have unique flavours."
• "Fantastic great tasting food."
• "Food was absolutely delicious from starters to mains."
• "Everything was delicious and we had more than enough food."
• "The food was incredible, so fresh and tasty with great portion sizes too."

Cons:

• "pathetic food and totally overpriced."
• "The popadoms which are 95p a piece I might add, were stale."
• "Avoid at all costs, unless you like your madras to be as liquid as a Campbell soup."
• "The food arrived luke warm."
• "They have served awful, poor-quality, stale and spoiled food."
• "Quite possibly the worst indian food I've ever eaten."
• "The lamb chops were extremely disappointing, I wouldn’t say that they were chops and they were covered in salt making them inedible."

Service

Pros:

• "The service was great, lovely owner who made an effort to be friendly to every guest and made us feel welcome."
• "Very friendly owner who is legendary in his quest for top quality both in terms of food and customer service."
• "The service was excellent, with the owner giving us recommendations and talking us through the menu."
• "Service was very friendly and attentive."
• "The service was outstanding – friendly and professional."
• "Staff were extremely warming and friendly."
• "The staff was really friendly and helpful."

Cons:

• "Staff and management were exceptionally arrogant and haughty when we tried to communicate the issues."
• "The response sounds so patronising and defensive that I will definitely not return."
• "NO ONE SHOULD THINK OF STEPPING INSIDE THIS HORRENDOUS PLACE."
• "Frankly i don't know how this place gets the reviews it has. I am not sure if my experience was different as it was UberEats, but I can safely say this is the worst curry I have ever had."
• "Went to a friend’s birthday dinner at the restaurant. Had one of the worst night outs. The staff were extremely rude from the moment we arrived."
• "Pathetic service & behaviour from the restaurant staffs & management was on the top."
• "If you value your self respect, avoid the restaurant at all costs."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "The atmosphere is family and local."
• "It was really busy when we came in a group of 6, but loved the atmosphere."
• "The restaurant has a homely, relaxed and friendly vibe."
• "The atmosphere was really chill and comfortable."
• "Nice atmosphere."
• "A buzzing restaurant and were welcomed with open arms by the friendly front of house team."
• "The atmosphere magical."

Cons:

• "The atmosphere in the restaurant isn't the best."
• "Ambience: 3/5"
• "Ps: If it seems closed, still try your luck. Lights may be off due to rising energy bill."

Value

Pros:

• "Good value for money too."
• "BYOB is great to keep the overall price very reasonable."
• "The food is super affordable."
• "The cost was very reasonable and as its BYO it is very good value."
• "Incredibly cheap as well."
• "The food was incredibly good value for money."
• "Great value, the portions are generous and you have SO MUCH CHOICE."

Cons:

• "Not cheap but lovely."
• "A so-called goodwill discount on check out gets consumed by a giant mandatory/hidden tip."