Mother India's Cafe Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Fantastic waitstaff and dishes at this cozy restaurant."
• "The ginger lamb dish I had was beautiful as was my eshwari naan and the fish pakora was also delicious."
• "Lovely place with outstanding food."
• "Been here on several occasions and am always thoroughly satisfied with food, service and value."
• "The food is authentic, incredibly fragrant and so satisfying."
• "Very tasty and authentic Indian food."
• "Everything was beautifully spicy, flavorful, and perfectly tender."

Cons:

• "Had to wait in a long queue just to experience and taste an average quality food. The quantity was also not enough."
• "The dosa was so sub-standard, no taste, served with some lentil curry."
• "Food was average, all food arrived basically at the same time, no time to have poppadoms before starter."
• "The food was good but not up to the same high standards as before."
• "The food was appalling Garlic naan had barely any garlic butter and both currys were poor."
• "Food was bland, vegetarian dishes uninspired, worst dosa ever tried, tasteless paneer, half came cold."
• "The curries were probably the driest food I've ever experienced."

Service

Pros:

• "But every thing served very quickly."
• "Thanks to Asif and his excellent staff."
• "The staff were prompt, polite and helpful."
• "Quick and good customer service!"
• "The service was great, it wasn't expensive and the food was awesome."
• "Service was first class."
• "Staff were amazing, turnover is always super quick, food is excellent."

Cons:

• "A waiter spilled a tray of oniony rice all down my shirt sleeve while clearing another diner's table."
• "Dinner came out so slowly that we had to eat small portions in dribs and drabs."
• "They were soooo pushy and they were staring at us all the time."
• "Nobody came of their own volition to ask me how my food was."
• "Service wasn’t great."
• "Service is terrible as they don't serve the dishes you order and still charge them."
• "Service was extremely slow (and the restaurant was empty)."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "The atmosphere is cosy and the staff nice and the attentive."
• "We managed to get a table in a couple of minutes."
• "The restaurant was full on a Tuesday afternoon."
• "Atmosphere was cozy and spacious."
• "Charming design and lighting."
• "It's warm and cozy, a great vibe overall."
• "The decor was modern and clean."

Cons:

• "Ambiance is good but the staff does discrimination if you're an Indian."
• "This place is congested. People with Claustrophobia should be careful."
• "It was far too busy, with tables too close together."
• "The place is very small with many tables that makes it uncomfortable atmosphere."
• "We were out in the street in 40 minutes, feeling rushed and disappointed."
• "Only downside is that the menu is smaller than what you might usually find at an Indian restaurant."
• "One star less as I'm afraid that the toilets let them down. The actual toilet from floor up to the seat looked a bit grimy."

Value

Pros:

• "Quite affordable too."
• "Very reasonably priced too and friendly efficient service."
• "Service was excellent and not over priced great value for money would not hesitate to recommend!!"
• "Cost was £59 for 4 dishes, one rice, one paratha, poppadoms and dip, and 3 alcoholic drinks; which I feel is good value."
• "Great value with generous portions."
• "Good quality/price ratio!"
• "Highly recommended and worth every penny."

Cons:

• "Mother India: God, they are ruining the name of my country just cause it's not unlawful to use the name."
• "Good was delicious, small portions allows you to try a couple of dishes, but can get expensive quickly."
• "The food was medium spicy at best and very lacking in any other flavour."
• "The food was below par. The ‘machi masala’ reminded me of take away fish mixed with canned tomatoes and some spice."
• "No salt and taste in Butter chicken and Garlic naan was thick big roti and some green chutney in top naan which is terrible taste."
• "Over priced for the quantity decent price for the quality."
• "Discussing the portion size, it amounted to merely half a bowl of rice."