The Soho Oak Reviews Summary

Restaurant Atmosphere and Cleanliness

Pros:

• "Restaurant was very clean, great atmosphere and nice decor."
• "The atmosphere in the restaurant is lovely too."
• "It's like a Tardis. Not very appealing from the outside but it is superb inside."
• "So modern and clean. The menu is 95% Indian food."

Cons:

• "Once sitting down the seats were slightly dirty with crumbs and sauce."
• "So was the menu with oily prints all over it."
• "All prices are high. When the food is ready then they will bring it to the table. After this nobody will visit your table. If you need anything then again you will queue up."
• "No baby change in the toilets."

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "Staff were very helpful and accommodating as we had a young child with us."
• "I want to start by giving a big kudos to all members of staff in this establishment they were all exceptional."
• "The staff are nice and professional."
• "Always attended to by the lovely servers who never fail to greet with a smile."

Cons:

• "We arrived with booked private room wasn't greeted on arrival was left sat in the room for 30 mins."
• "We had to wait 30 mins before a very nice waiter finally came and he was great but the rest of the staff were awful."
• "Good food but absolutely terrible service - I won’t eat here again."
• "The restaurant waiters/waitresses generally seem like uni students who think they are in a uni bar as there were a number of times where they were huddled at the bar laughing, joking, and even having a drink."

Food Quality and Taste

Pros:

• "Food was very good, came out quickly and was well presented."
• "The Soho Mixed Grill is awesome as were the chilli chips + we loved the sauces on the table."
• "Had a plant based mixed grill and some masala chips. Made to perfection, straight out from the kitchen, really hot and tasty."
• "The mix grill was excellent and my wife also enjoyed the vegetarian mix grill but the butter chicken wasn't all that great."

Cons:

• "The grilled food seemed as though it was fried or pressure cooked then just thrown on the grill for a few seconds. Very disappointed was a long time customer."
• "The mixed grill was average. The wings were fried and tasteless, lamb chops didn’t have much taste either."
• "The food was delicious but the butter chicken was too spicy. I specially ordered for my daughter because it’s her favourite dish but she didn’t enjoy it."
• "Food was average in my opinion. My local is soho Cottage which is better."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Great portions. One curry is enough for two. Very reasonable in price too."
• "Quality and price of the food is great value."
• "The food overall is delicious. Beer selection is great too."
• "Food has been consistently fresh, tasty and has me coming back for more."

Cons:

• "For a bill over £100 expected a lot more. See the photos just looks like bog standard wedding hall food."
• "Butter chicken had chicken cubes which were very rubbery in texture (improvement needed)."
• "The food was bland and tasteless, no flavour whatsoever we had paneer, lamb bhuna and chicken Balti, masala chips dry and tasteless unlike any in other bars and grills we have visited which have been great."
• "Total rip off the so called peswari nan was rubbish just a normal plain nan filled with makki atta sweetened and shoved inside."