Namaste Holborn Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Your food is the best I’ve had in central London area. Vegetarians paradise I should say!"
• "They have many great vegetarian and vegan dishes."
• "Food was good and freshly prepared."
• "Indian vegetarian at its best, incredible."
• "The culinary creations at Namaste Holborn were nothing short of extraordinary."
• "I was very impressed with the freshness and most of all, taste."
• "The Soy Tikka was incredibly flavourful and the soy was better than chicken in that dish."

Cons:

• "The dishes were quite oily - it would be healthier/more flavorful if there was little to no oil in the food."
• "The food was way overpriced for what it was. £4.50 for two samosa!"
• "Some of the vegetables they use were clearly frozen and not fresh ones."
• "I'm sad to admit that this was the blandest Indian food I've ever had in my entire life."
• "Food came and it was cold."
• "The mains 2 dishes - paneer makhni and palek tofu - came out barely warm, cold actually."
• "The rice was extremely greasy and tasteless."

Service

Pros:

• "The service was prompt and staff were friendly and attentive."
• "The staff were welcoming and attentive."
• "Today I had chance to go to Namaste Holborn with few of my friends and really we enjoyed food and hospitality by the restaurant."
• "I really appreciate about their service, as they discounted 10% when I mentioned that Naan was not hot enough."
• "And thank you to the lovely waiter, Shohag, who served our table and explained the menu to us."
• "Service was excellent as the servers come 1-2 times at the table if anything is needed."
• "The staff was friendly and attentive, even when I (rudely) showed up quite late to take out."

Cons:

• "service was horrible and very slow."
• "Service was a bit slow as the restaurant was quite busy."
• "Service is terrible, 3 staff members including managers saw us waiting. But none of them came for taking order."
• "Unfortunately, there was almost an hour wait for our meals (4 people) and the basement room had a strong unpleasant home scent smell."
• "Service was a bit slow and it seemed they were under staffed."
• "We were left alone in a basement with no service for over an hour so decided to leave."
• "Service was poor, an hour wait for food with waiter claiming because it was made 'fresh'... It doesn't take an hour to make dal fry."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "The restaurant looks nice inside, mixing old and new styles."
• "The ambiance is good, staff are very friendly and the music adds to the charm of the place."
• "The ambiance of Namaste Holborn was charming and elegant."
• "Atmosphere was nice."
• "The restaurant's atmosphere is cozy and inviting, with warm lighting and beautiful Indian decor."
• "Nice cozy place to have good veg food in central London."
• "The food is amazing. One of the best Indian restaurants I've tried, and it's all vegetarian!"

Cons:

• "the place did not live up to expectations at all."
• "Extremely tasty food although the ambiance and the restaurant itself were a little disappointing."
• "We were seated in the basement area and it was very cold we had to keep our jumpers on."
• "There was a constant high-pitched oscillating noise that bothered me, perhaps from a fan?"
• "We found dining here very odd and are not planning to return despite it being local."
• "Only downside was a slightly lacklustre atmosphere, although we did come quite early for dinner."
• "The welcome wasn't amazing, seemed confusion over if/where we could sit."

Value

Pros:

• "Highly recommended if you are in and around Holborn."
• "Its very clean and staff is extremely good! Had a great experience will definitely be visiting again!!"
• "They even have a student discount of 15% which is amazing for a restaurant."
• "The price was ridiculously low for the area it was in and the size of the portion."
• "Everything is reasonably priced, meaning you could get a few dishes to share."
• "Prices are quite reasonable and under £5 you can easily have enough food for lunch."
• "The food was delicious and prices were very reasonable too."

Cons:

• "Also keep in mind that prices on Google do not reflect reality as all options are about 2-3 pounds more. Finally, an additional 12% service fee is mandatory."
• "The advert we had said 20% discount was available if we had been to Brunei gallery exhibition."
• "A request for a virgin mojito seemed to cause consternation and then was essentially a can of sprite for £5."
• "The prices on their website are shown as quite a bit cheaper so be aware of this as you may get a bill larger than expected if you go by the website only."
• "Visited this place after seeing glowing reviews and was disappointed by both the food and the service."
• "The food was ok but bit pricey."
• "They do charge service fees without informing upfront otherwise would have cut the same."