Cinnamon Club Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was great."
• "Beautifully tasty Indian food but with a difference."
• "The chicken starter was just amazing flavor."
• "Exquisite food, chose the taster menu with accompanying wines."
• "The Indian food was great."
• "The food itself was exquisite."
• "Food is superb (the octopus some of the best I've ever had)."

Cons:

• "Or not cleaning the table before dessert course."
• "The paratha was so bland and tasteless and tasted old."
• "The lamb was over cooked and was soaked in a sauce, looked like the sauce was dumped on afterwards with rice on the side…All in one plate."
• "The food was utterly tasteless and uber bland."
• "The food was horrible. The salmon was too salty and had a strong smell."
• "The main course Paneer platter - the quantity of gravy was too less in proportion to quantity of the dumplings. Turns out to be very dry."
• "The fish with the salmon was way overly salted and the lamb was super dry."

Service

Pros:

• "Great service from the manager parag and the waiters shakel and akaba explained the food properly and gave great service."
• "Outstanding service."
• "The entire front desk team made sure to find us a spot within minutes of arrival, and unlike other restaurants, there was no hint of annoyance at walk-in diners on a busy night."
• "Staff is very polite and helpful."
• "Service can be a little slow but always attentive and friendly."
• "The staff was very attentive and quick."
• "We were treated very well and given remarkable attention by our waiter."

Cons:

• "The reception from her was very poor to us."
• "The service was mediocre."
• "Service was good, they spoke allot of languages."
• "Service was also good, prices are higher but reasonable considering quality."
• "This wasn’t at all customer service that we all look forward to."
• "The service was utterly atrocious from the moment we arrived."
• "Service was also not to the level you’d expect."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "I really liked the library room decor."
• "Ambiance was good and somewhat buzzing."
• "Beautiful setting inside an old library."
• "The venue itself is stunning and has a surprisingly warm atmosphere given its size and high ceilings."
• "The fantastic ambience of an old school library/stately home it all merged into a wonderful evening."
• "Wonderful ambiance of this library-turned-restaurant will make your food taste fancy."
• "The ambiance is unique and steeped in history."

Cons:

• "It was very quiet on the Monday lunchtime we visited so lacked atmosphere."
• "The general decor is dated and facilities, such as toilets and bar, basic."
• "The main library where the majority of tables are has the feeling of a canteen or hotel buffet area."
• "Decor was tired and had lost the old worldly charm of its beautiful setting."
• "Severely lacking vegetarian options."
• "Atmosphere and setting were very unique."
• "Sat upstairs with no view of the amazing room. No AC either, room was abnormally hot."

Value

Pros:

• "It was pricey but well worth it."
• "Service was also good, prices are higher but reasonable considering quality."
• "Top notch food at a not unreasonable price."
• "The set menu is also excellent at the more affordable prices."
• "For a party of 4 a very reasonable £80pp considering what we had."
• "The price was expensive but worth for the experience ~£100 per person with a glass or two wine."
• "Food was great we had the tasting menu."

Cons:

• "Not worth the wait. There are vegetarian options but they were not outstanding."
• "It wasn't horrible but didn't enjoy it enough for the price."
• "It’s now hard to justify their prices."
• "Good service, nice menu and good food. The atmosphere is too hectic and loud."
• "We left the restaurant feeling extremely disappointed and quite frankly ripped off."
• "Hugely disproportionate price quality ratio."
• "And all of this for the astronomical prices that you pay!!"