Mumbai Maska - Indian Restaurant and Takeaway in Chingford, London Reviews Summary

Price

Pros:

• "It was definitely worth the price."
• "Excellent choice of food, at an excellent price."
• "Perfect place to go for any occasion. 5 star quality at a fair price."
• "The food here is delicious, good size portions and worth the money."
• "Great food here and at a fair price. All dishes we got were very tasty."
• "Reasonably priced too."
• "Very reasonably priced."

Cons:

• "Taste was just ok compare to cost and taste, for this taste cost was too much and the biryani was worst I don’t like it most."
• "Pricing is a bit on the high end, but I would say the food quality and portion size is well worth the price."
• "For the price we were quite disappointed with the portion sizes and the general taste/quality of the food."
• "It was so disappointing and definitely not authentic and the below average food cost a whopping £72!"
• "A tad on the pricey side but worth a trip."
• "Tried to charge £5 for a bunch of chopped onions called a 'salad'."
• "The vegetarian 'mains' are priced as mains but arrived as side dish sizes."

Service

Pros:

• "Welcoming and friendly staff, especially Sai."
• "The staff was very friendly and service was excellent."
• "The customer service was 10/10 and they were super kind and friendly."
• "Harshita, one of the team members, was very switched on and prompt with her service."
• "Staff is well mannered and respectful. Service is good and wait times for food are just as they are in any other fancy restaurant."
• "Our waiter was so helpful with advice and recommendations."
• "The staff are wonderful and couldn't have been more professional, attentive or friendly."

Cons:

• "However the service went downhill when the restaurant got busy and being a Saturday night it was very busy."
• "Service what can say, below par took ages for cocktail to arrive."
• "Staff were not attentive and kept forgetting items we ordered."
• "Service wasn't that good, we booked a table online but had to wait for a big crowd to leave."
• "Good starters, but very poor service, tables or plates not cleared between courses."
• "Service sometimes a bit slow or inattentive but the food makes up for it."
• "Staff were quite frankly rude stating ‘food will arrive at ANY time’."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Every bite of these delicacies was authentic Indian."
• "The food is completely authentic Indian food and the taste is sublime."
• "Their other dishes and desserts such as Falooda and Thandai kulfi are truly amazing as well, exactly how a typical North Indian cuisine should taste like."
• "Chicken Biryani is delicious, perfect combination of spices and taste."
• "Authentic Indian food served here, flavours are incredible just like restaurants in India."
• "The food was outstanding and incredibly delicious."
• "The food was absolutely fantastic."

Cons:

• "The butter chicken was really sweet."
• "The dal makani was very under seasoned, and the paneer was equally bland."
• "Paneer dish was tasteless and over salted aubergine dish."
• "The chicken was mediocre and the naan was very disappointing."
• "Overcooked chicken tikka starters, had to force the knife in to cut them and they were very dry."
• "Tasteless and over spiced and reminded of 70s mass produced rubbish."
• "Bad tasteless food, they throw in random spices that do not mix with the dish."

Ambience

Pros:

• "Great ambience, nice tasty food."
• "Ambience here is classy and the vibe suits any mood."
• "The ambience is lovely. Modern decor and mood lighting."
• "Warm cosy setting- seems more like a boutique hotel in London."
• "Lovely scenery and a very comfortable environment."
• "The atmosphere and the vibes of the restaurant were immaculate."
• "The perfect ambiance to dine in."

Cons:

• "Main problem was music that was too loud so you could not talk with you party."
• "Only problems were the seats are not good for people with back problems and it is very warm inside no aircon."
• "The downfall is there is no nappy changing facilities, if you bring any young children."
• "The atmosphere was good no loud music just right your can enjoy a good night out."
• "It’s very big inside, good to book for birthday or parties with nice decor."
• "The staff are scruffy with shirts hanging out from the rear and are discourteous."
• "However the food was lackluster, we were very disappointed as, we had been recommended this restaurant."

Delivery/Takeaway Service

Pros:

• "Had breakfast and dinner takeaways from here. Staff listen and provided the order as requested."
• "Will definitely be ordering again or dine in."

Cons:

• "We ordered a takeaway and it was damaged upon arrival, meaning that we lost food and had to undertake a full clean-up operation before we could even start dipping our naan."
• "I can only say the worst delivery chicken curry ever."
• "Food was only just warm upon arrival."
• "I have made an order through Uber eats and never got the delivery."
• "Had to wait over 2 hours after ordering for food to arrive."