Shababs Balti Restaurant Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Great restaurant. We all had classic baltis and they were full of flavour."
• "The balti was so tasty."
• "The food was amazing, we all had different starters, mix grill, fish pakora, tikka and a prawn dish, they were all generous sizes."
• "Absolutely stunning food, the taste is amazing and you get a proper Balti experience."
• "By far the best curry I've ever had."
• "Truly excellent food - fresh, creative, full of flavour."
• "The food was delicious."

Cons:

• "I'm really disappointed because I was really looking forward to an authentic Balti lamb served in a balti."
• "The currys came out in a karahi and they were all sizzling hot. They all had a burnt taste to them which was quite disappointing."
• "Ordered a lamb biryani plus prawn curry plus pillou rice. Rice was hard, rice mixed with spicy curry, nothing authentic about it."
• "The worst food I have ever had. The meats were all so rubbery, couldn't even cut the kebabs with a steak knife."
• "Butter Chicken was bland and tasteless and oily."
• "Paneer Tikka was the most disappointing dish. There was absolutely no flavour and it felt like eating bland rubber."
• "Food was greasy. Portions tiny."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff are so friendly and helpful."
• "The service was also very courteous."
• "Brilliant service from the start."
• "Fantastic service, really friendly!"
• "Service was excellent and we were offered water and poppadoms as soon as we sat down."
• "Really friendly staff, who had great knowledge of the food."
• "Service was quick and food bought out sizzling / piping hot."

Cons:

• "DO NOT LOOK AT THE RATINGS FOR THIS RESTAURANT!! I wouldn't even give it 1, because of how terrible my experience was.."
• "Service is none existence, waiters were not waiting on us, their product knowledge was 0/10 and they had zero interest in serving us."
• "The only criticisms I have is that even when you book, your table is not necessarily available on time & service is slow during peak times."
• "75 minutes after ordering, our food finally turned up."
• "Service was very poor, had to call the waiter about three time before he took the order."
• "Started to feel embarrassed about how many times we had to call the manager for the bad food but the manager definitely didn’t care at all."
• "The waiter was not particularly friendly and i didnt think the restaurant was especially clean with only one toilet for everybody and it was cramped at the table with no leg room."

Value

Pros:

• "It's probably the best Indian I have ever been to, from the excellent service to the absolute perfect food."
• "One of the nice quirks about this place is they are not licensed, so have a 'bring your own' drinks policy."
• "Reasonably priced and really large portions."
• "Very reasonable price."
• "The prices are also more than reasonable."
• "The food here is fantastic and well priced."
• "Very reasonable prices and you can bring alcohol from the shop down the road."

Cons:

• "But food was not worth the price for two could have had nicer meal for lesser price with all the above mentioned."
• "The downside is the price of the food which is getting up to £12 for a meat balti (extra charge for having the curry mild) plus a diet coke that came in a bottle & was twice the price of a can of regular coke."
• "Also the price was very expensive considering its location and service."
• "Prices were high for the quantity and quality of food."
• "We paid £25! So over priced."
• "I think £25 is extortionate."
• "Mangolussi 4 pounds for a glass very over priced."

Ambiance & Cleanliness

Pros:

• "We really enjoyed the atmosphere and the food."
• "The atmosphere was nice, a lot smaller than I expected but nice."
• "Absolutely love this place, the Baltis are amazing!"
• "The atmosphere is great. Looks like a very posh and fancy restaurant that gets busy quite often."
• "Nice atmosphere and good quality dishes."
• "The premises were also clean and nicely done up."
• "Nice friendly vibe in the restaurant with all different groups enjoying the food."

Cons:

• "Restaurant is also small and cramped."
• "Overall good experience but I found it really hot and stuffy inside."
• "Unfortunately, the cleanliness in the restaurant left a little to be desired."
• "The yogurt chutney for the poppadoms tasted off and was very watery."
• "I was immediately taken with how dirty the place was, there were greasy smears on the bench seat, the table was dirty and the water pitcher was also dirty."
• "Food arrives fresh and quick. Only downside is that the food lacks taste or spice."
• "Naan's tasted like packet ones, they were all the same shape on this evening, they may have used a naan machine this evening, this is not authentic at all."