The Delhi Brasserie Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food was just amazing!"
• "Try the ‘GARLIC CHILI’—this the uncommon special recipe that most houses won’t have."
• "The food was incredible, truly authentic food and of very high quality."
• "Had the butter chicken with garlic Naan and pilau rice as well as the onion baji. So delicious!"
• "One of the best Indian meals I have had in years and such good value."
• "The food was fantastic! Absolutely one of the best Indian meals I have had."
• "The food was amazing and the service was even better!"

Cons:

• "Food was ok, paneer was good, Nan was below average as per Indian standards."
• "The chicken in our dishes was either too tough or slimy and squidgy."
• "The food was not good, and the customer service was not good."
• "The korai dishes didn’t seem balanced- they were sour and a little bitter."
• "The worst Indian food I had. I ordered the Korma curry and it was too sweet."
• "The food was oily, fairly unremarkable, and the soft drinks we ordered were flat."
• "The portions were quite small. The curries were not tasty."

Service

Pros:

• "Service was quick."
• "Friends found this by Googling for a local restaurant on a boys night out... served by friendly staff, and reasonably priced for a central London location."
• "The service, atmosphere, and food were excellent."
• "They have great and fast service."
• "Service was fairly quick and courteous."
• "Fahad provided us with great service."
• "The staff was very friendly and helpful, kitchen was prompt and fast."

Cons:

• "The service could have been better; when I told the waiter taking my order that we wanted only a couple of starters and drinks, he looked over at a waiter colleague of his and said, 'These guys don't want any main courses, they want only starters' in Bengali."
• "Service was not very good. They brought an extremely hot iron container on the table and didn't even warn that it was hot."
• "Pathetic and appalling customer service ! Staff was blatantly rude and almost uninterested in customer service."
• "The waiter with greasy hair setting tables around us was constantly coughing while doing so, coughing over the cutlery and tables."
• "The waiter was very rude to us we were asking questions to him and he had to wait a bit to which he rudely reacted and told us off rudely and went back to the counter."
• "Waiter was very rude and pushy, and we had to ask him for tap water about 4 times, but when we asked for a bottle of wine it came straight away."
• "The waiters were extremely rude and unhelpful."

Ambience

Pros:

• "This restaurant is a perfect place for couples to have a romantic meal or for a bunch of friends to relax the day."
• "Restaurant packed all night, very bubbly atmoshere."
• "STILL A RELAXING VIBE."
• "Such a lovely and cozy atmosphere and very attentive staff."
• "The main body of the restaurant can be a bit crowded and lively."
• "We love the spices, cozy atmosphere and authentic and delicious food."
• "Real Tasty Indian Food."

Cons:

• "We were crammed in a small mirrored room at the back."
• "The place is way too small for the number of seating (two people of my group could not move to go to the toilets without moving the whole table)."
• "Small cramped place, considering covid distance, none in this place."
• "Main seating area is very cramped, felt like we were sitting in the aisle."
• "One of the waiters (older gentleman) kept on staring at us while we eat... so was a bit uncomfortable at times!"
• "Arrived at their place, they looked at us up and down before placing us at the worst table."
• "The only thing I felt was the quantity compared to the price."

Value

Pros:

• "Everything was cooked to perfection."
• "Such brilliant value for money."
• "Food was good and for a reasonable price."
• "Great food, great service, and generally actually not that bad on the £££ front either - give it a whirl sometime."
• "For this area it is still amazing value, you will not find a better Indian."
• "Then the bill came, it was ridiculously cheap for such a meal in London."
• "The food was delicious and very fairly priced. Great portion sizes and really fresh."

Cons:

• "Everything is a la cart even the rice! (£3.50 for a small dish)."
• "Also, the waiter kept asking us if we were sure we didn’t want to order more food, making us feel like we wouldnt have enough - only to increase our order."
• "Worst Experience, we went for our friend party, even before we enter in restaurant manager in rude words asked 'per person 20 Pounds is mandatory, if you are Ok than come'."
• "Overpriced, low quality food."
• "Extremely overpriced and small restaurant."
• "Paying 3£ for a small portion of rice is just crazy. We spend more money on rice than on the main dish."
• "You pay for the location and not for the ambience or food or quantity."