The Coriander Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food is amazing, one of the best curries I’ve had in London."
• "The best for a hearty meal! The coriander special starter was especially good as well as the noorjahani."
• "Every single dish was full packed with flavour and tasted absolutely delicious."
• "Absolutely amazing food! You won’t be left disappointed. Delicious, hot and tasty."
• "The spices and ingredients were superb, and the rice was some of the best we have had from an Indian restaurant."
• "The food was exceptional."
• "Food here is just outstanding! The prawns are just to die for...."

Cons:

• "The food was terribly greasy, swimming in so much oil that you can spoon it away."
• "A couple of the dishes were swimming in oil."
• "The flavors were totally lacking and was rather oily."
• "The food was substandard..to put it mildly."
• "The food was nothing special."
• "The food was horrible and did not look authentic."
• "The masale was warm and tasted like it came from a jar."

Service

Pros:

• "Very welcoming staff (generally) and tasty food."
• "Service couldn’t have been better, went out of their way constantly to make sure we were having a good experience."
• "The waiters were chatty and attentive."
• "Friendly and quick service, and above all else, unbeatable value."
• "Was well looked after by staff."
• "Staff always great and attentive and food is delicious."
• "Really good service and friendly staff."

Cons:

• "Worst service and most arrogant staff and abnoxious manager on this planet Mr Khan."
• "Go here for substandard food and unforgettably horrible service..."
• "The service was bad."
• "The service is very slow possibly because it seems that there are more takeaways coming out of the kitchen than dishes for the clients eating at the restaurant."
• "I felt that the customer service was almost hostile and very aggressively defending when I was disappointed with the food."
• "We had a bizarre interaction with the manager that should never happen with a customer and ruined our experience."
• "The restaurant staff is terrible, they will force you to order expensive dishes, give worst service and attitude."

Value

Pros:

• "Food good, price great."
• "Unbeatable value. 20% off if you collect."
• "Food is very reasonably priced as well."
• "Nice interior for a small restaurant; they have good food and the prices are reasonable."
• "Fantastic prices, especially taking the hearty portions into account."
• "Good food at a reasonable price for London. The weekday business lunch is a good deal."
• "Always a really great place to eat. Staff is friendly, good well priced, and portions really good."

Cons:

• "Expensive ribbish."
• "Prices a little steeper than you’d expect from your average Indian restaurant but worth it in my opinion."
• "Food was expensive, portion size small and one of the curries was far too spicy."
• "It seemed pretty overpriced all in all."
• "Not over priced but not cheap for what you get."
• "Food was good but not until the BILL became a ripe off, 20% service charge and two plates of rice for £7.80 which we expected to be included with the mains."
• "Food is always good, we normally take away. Decided to eat in for a change and it seemed pretty overpriced all in all."

Ambience

Pros:

• "All suited in a very cosy environment."
• "Nice small place with beautiful atmosphere. Indian music was played quietly in the background."
• "The atmosphere was nice and peaceful, with warm lighting and nicely plated cutlery and food."
• "Lovely place to eat. Looking in the size of the place is deceptive - it's narrow but deep."
• "The restaurant's warm and inviting ambience, coupled with attentive and friendly staff, contributed to a comfortable and enjoyable evening for our family."
• "The place is exceptional clean and the staff very friendly and attentive."
• "Restaurant was busy with a great relaxed atmosphere."

Cons:

• "The environment is generally bad, random piles of paper on shelves, staff sitting at tables."
• "We saw spider webs and baby spiders next to our seat."
• "The area around does not look very nice. But inside the staff was nice as well as the food."
• "You have to fight your way past delivery boxes to get to the toilets."
• "The restaurant is in an old building with a badly maintained interior."
• "Very wired policy of the hotel."
• "They have plastic partitions between tables to help with COVID."