Shree Krishna Vada Pav (SKVP) - Hounslow Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "This is the original SKVP and has the flavour and atmosphere of the best vada pav in town."
• "The Mumbai Vada Pav was a true delight, with its flavorful potato filling and perfectly spiced batter, all enclosed in a soft bun."
• "Absolutely beautiful food in this establishment. The vada pav was out of this world - full of flavour and fresh out of the kitchen."
• "The food was sensational, service was top-notch, and the atmosphere was elegant."
• "The vada pav they serve is delicious and authentic, filled with flavorful spices and chutneys that make it a truly satisfying snack."
• "The food quality is really good. They have a variety of Mumbai style food like pao bhaji, vada pao, various types of chaats."
• "The vada pav was crispy, spicy, and delicious, with a generous amount of chutneys and fried green chilies."

Cons:

• "Not the authentic vada pav of Bombay."
• "Pav bhaaji was tomato curry and lacked other vegetables in it."
• "Didn't like the misal paav too much though."
• "While the Vada Pav did impress with its delightful taste, the samosa fell short in terms of flavor."
• "Food not as good as it use to be. Seems like food is just reheated."
• "The food lacked flavour including their trademark vada pavs."
• "Cheese pav bhaji was nowhere close to the one's found in Mumbai, it tasted like a mix of synthetic tomatoes and poorly made cheese."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff is amazing, we got served by a waitress named SAHUJANA, excellent service."
• "The service was also friendly and fast, and Priyanka, our server, was very helpful and attentive."
• "The service was quick."
• "The manager and people working here were really nice and humble too."
• "Very polite staff and prompt service."
• "The staff are so lovely and friendly always make me feel welcome and the atmosphere is great."
• "Staff are attentive and service is prompt."

Cons:

• "We had to wait nearly 40 minutes for idly sambar to be served."
• "Keep increasing the prices day by day as they are no competitors nearby."
• "The restaurant, although bustling with customers, seemed to be short-staffed, leading to noticeable delays in service."
• "Had to ask twice for my drink and they forgot my order, was sat waiting while my family had their food."
• "Staff just rush you to order, not explaining thoroughly about what's on the menu."
• "Staff were rude. Small place and its to crowded even busy time they don't open another till they just take order at one till and people need to wait too long in queue."
• "Giving 1 star due to their pathetic customer service, they don't respect their customer."

Ambience

Pros:

• "Good ambience with specific Mumbai suburbs train stations signs, BEST transport & so on..."
• "Can get exceptionally crowded over the weekends, that's the only con for this little cozy outlet."
• "The food was absolutely delicious, really attentive service and nice atmosphere."
• "The ambiance is just like an any snack shack in india. Not very high on hygiene."
• "They have also recreated iconic Mumbai places and things with their ambience."
• "The atmosphere was elegant."
• "The ambiance is lively, and the service is quick and friendly."

Cons:

• "This place does not have heating, so keep your jacket on if it’s cold outside."
• "The restaurant is small, need extended service area."
• "The Ambience could have been much better."
• "Always crowded. Music a bit loud & unpleasant."
• "The atmosphere is great when you walk in its buzzing with good music."
• "The hygiene needs to be sorted! It's so off-putting and gross. Tables are sticky/marked like as if they are never cleaned."
• "There is very limited space, especially for big parties/ families."

Hygiene

Pros:

• "Bathroom clean."
• "Its clean and well organised definitely recommend this and will go again."
• "This place has a high level of good quality but cheaply priced vegetarian street food. Place is clean and staff clean the shop frequently."

Cons:

• "Today I went to krishna wada paw... food was nice... but one thing was very strange... they Don't have exhaust in the toilet... all nasty smells come out into the dining area."
• "Toilets need cleaning more frequently."
• "Toilet was not clean and smelled really bad."
• "Hygiene is very poor...people are queuing up where other ppl are eating."
• "They pack their food so poorly."
• "I spent nearly 30 minutes having lunch and have noticed that plates are not clean, staff cleaning the tables with chemicals and serving the food without cleaning their hands."
• "As for their name they have the best Vada Pav in Hounslow.. But I m giving them only 2 stars as today when I visited the place they had idly wada on their Todays Special menu and when we tried it the idly was like a rock hard stone."

Value

Pros:

• "Very reasonable prices."
• "Very nice food. Good value for money."
• "You will get authentic Indian snacks here with good price in small portion."
• "There are many offers that this restaurant offers. On Vada Paav, they had offer of buy 5 get 1 free or buy 10 get 2 free from Monday to Friday."
• "The prices are quite reasonable for the portion offered."
• "Really cheap as well. You can eat to your hearts content for under 7 quid per person."
• "Prices are very good too."

Cons:

• "Love the place, but really upset with the recent increase in price."
• "Keep increasing the prices day by day as they are no competitors nearby."
• "The prices were too high for veg food."
• "Very expensive considering the quality of items."
• "Very expensive considering the quality of items, earlier it used to be good."
• "Food was ok. Service was ok. But on the menu there was a weekday offer and it states Mon-Fri. Went on Bank Holiday Monday, and the offer was not valid."
• "Paid less than 20 quid for this so happy with the pricing."