Namaste Watford Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "I never had such tasty delicious Indian food in the UK and I have been to quite a few."
• "Food is really tasty, much better than you would expect."
• "You could taste the different spices & herbs in the dish, not just heat!!"
• "Amazing fresh food. Loved the flavours and happy to have found an authentic Indian place in Watford."
• "The food was fresh & tasty."
• "The food was absolutely delicious! So unique and different to many other restaurants in Watford."
• "The food was really fresh, tasted homemade and simply amazing."

Cons:

• "Butter Chicken was nice but portion was small for the price paid. The container was around half empty."
• "The food quality was a let down, the staff were friendly but slightly inattentive and slow with service considering we were in an empty restaurant."
• "Starters way to dry. Bhajiyas and methi ghotlas like dry flip flops and tumbleweed."
• "Currys was way to oil and lack flavour."
• "Food taste was more on authentic side except curry gravies that were bit dull taste."
• "The food was extremely oily."
• "Food was disappointing though. Went there because of the positive reviews. Was really surprised as some of dishes (samosa & chilli paneer) did not have authentic Indian taste."

Service

Pros:

• "Service was excellent."
• "Wonderful vibes and super friendly service."
• "The service was excellent with Mihir providing a first class service and was very humble & polite."
• "Thank you Mr. Dharmesh for accommodating us."
• "The service was really good, one of the owners Manish really looked after us and talked through the menu."
• "Service was flawless and ambiance was perfect."
• "Our waiter Bhargav was so friendly and attentive - thank you for your great service!"

Cons:

• "It's really very sad when you have guest waiting at your place waiting for the food."
• "Poor and slow service. We booked a table at 7:30 and left the restaurant empty stomach at 9 as they had not brought the starter yet."
• "The staff were friendly but slightly inattentive and slow with service considering we were in an empty restaurant."
• "Not going to visit again."
• "There was missing food, spilt curry in bag on delivery, staff blaming other people and nothing is their fault. No apology or way of solutions."
• "Booked a week in advance, drove 45 minutes to get there, only to be told they weren't honouring online bookings and couldn't accommodate us. Absolute joke."
• "The food is okay but the service is bad. Nobody was asking us before taking any dishes from our table, cutlery was not brought with few dishes and they seemed to be in rush even when the restaurant was not busy."

Ambience

Pros:

• "The atmosphere was fantastic- we had the pleasure of being entertained by a live Indian singer - Mickey Medley!"
• "Great music, even greater ambience."
• "The music, ambience and food was AWESOME 😎"
• "Special mention to the live singer who made all of us groove and shake and twist and sing .. Too much fun."
• "Nice ambience, great service, generous portions."
• "The atmosphere and tables were set out in a explicit way."
• "The food was amazinggg and the staff were so nice and helpful the atmosphere and tables were set out in a explicit way, the restaurant had veg and non veg option both equally as good the tastes were mouth watering and absolutely delicious 11/10 would recommend."

Cons:

• "For Saturday night atmosphere was bit dull which was surprising as food quality was good."
• "Food was good, service was good but not very happy with the furniture, the table was not very steady and we were made to sit in the middle of what was the path to the toilet, so not great."
• "For improvements I think the decor is dated, the chairs are very uncomfortable, deserts are limited and they are too small portions."
• "It's OK for one off visit but not somewhere one would be likely to return."
• "Social distancing wasn't an issue as we were the only ones there so practically had the whole place to ourselves."
• "Other than the restricted dance floor, it was a wonderful evening."
• "Externally the place looks OK but it's so much better inside."