Turpan Uyghur restaurant Reviews Summary

Price and Value

Pros:

• "Excellent affordable food and portions very generous."
• "Prices are very friendly for such a nice location in the center of London."
• "It’s great value, especially for the area."
• "Really good value, and great portion sizes too."
• "Very reasonably priced and a stone’s throw from the British Museum."

Cons:

• "Bills come with more than £60 for 2 people, very small portion."
• "Overrated. Pricey, not a lot of food."
• "Also what's with everywhere in London charging 4 pounds for a small bowl of rice?"
• "Lots of the dishes that weren't noodles weren't substantial or came in starter sizes despite looking much bigger on the pics and being listed as a main."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The chicken is tender with good flavour."
• "Try the leghmen noodles, so flavourful and hand pulled noodles."
• "The food is authentic tasting Xinjiang cuisine."
• "The spices on the chicken were amazing, the noodles tasty as they should be."
• "The cold jelly noodles were a bit of a miss - too soft and a bit tasteless - but the chicken leghmen was delicious, with long chewy noodles."
• "Food: great food. I had the boiled noodles with beef and for the first time in London when I asked for spicy food it was actually spicy."

Cons:

• "The lamb hoof has a certain strong smell/taste which is a bit overwhelming."
• "Food was cold and bland, service was not good."
• "The cold jelly noodles were a bit of a miss - too soft and a bit tasteless."
• "Food was alright, but service is questionable."
• "The food was delicious but I had vomiting and diarrhea after eating it."
• "Actually a bit disappointing considering all the positive reviews. Pastry was not fresh, meats all tasted the same, skewers lacked proper seasoning."

Service

Pros:

• "Service is nice and accept card payment. No service fee."
• "The service was fast and friendly."
• "I booked last minute and was able to get a reservation."
• "Service was quick and with a smile. The man helping us was very nice."
• "The staff here are so kind, I was talking about rice pudding with my mum, and the host overheard me and offered us all free complimentary rice pudding."

Cons:

• "The waiter seemed alarmed when I smiled at him. He forgot about three items we ordered."
• "Service was not good to say the least as we did not feel welcome at all."
• "The service to be very slow and there's no excuse really because the restaurant is quite small."
• "The service is a bit slow and aloof. There were less than 10 tables in the restaurant and we waited for more than 15 minutes to order."
• "Worst service ever. The waiter was extremely moody. We waved him a couple of times to order, he was seeing us but doing nothing and was looking at us with blank eyes."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "Nice Uyghur restaurant with lovely atmosphere in central London."
• "Cosy, flavoured, not too spicy food, with a decent portion size for this day and age."
• "The atmosphere in the restaurant is nice, good for chit-chatting with friends as it is not noisy."
• "A serene quiet atmosphere, calm."
• "The place itself is very clean, and really beautifully decorated."

Cons:

• "The ambiance is lacking somewhat, however the food was delicious and did not disappoint."
• "The restaurant is decorated decently and looks quite tidy."
• "The restaurant is small and can get crowded, which might not be comfortable for everyone."
• "Ambiance was ordinary but the food was delicious."
• "The restaurant's small size can make it feel cramped during busy hours."