Shayona Restaurant Reviews Summary

Ambience and Cleanliness

Pros:

• "Welcoming entry. Clean."
• "The atmosphere is calming, and matches the type of food offered."
• "Lovely atmosphere with good service and very clean."
• "The place is spotless clean and tidy, offering a nice atmosphere."
• "Ambience: Quiet."
• "The ambience is great."
• "The atmosphere is that of an classy family restaurant."

Cons:

• "The whole restaurant was empty when we left."
• "The air con was not working, it was hot. I believe it was switched off as there were not many customers."

Service

Pros:

• "The service was very good, and they offer a special menu with all allergens."
• "Superb table service."
• "Good timing for taking down the orders."
• "Service staff is very friendly and helpful, from welcoming at the entrance, seating you and taking care of the table throughout."
• "The service from the start was excellent, food arrived quickly."
• "The staff were excellent and the food was lip smacking and enticing."
• "Very Kind staff excellent service special Thanks To Nirmal very kind and generous boy."

Cons:

• "Service was very poor from the beginning till the end."
• "The service can be much improved. It takes time, a lot of effort as staff rush around, avoiding eye contact."
• "Went for Father's day with the family and the service wasn't the best."
• "Service was even worse. The table of 2 which entered were ignored all night."
• "The restaurant was not busy and service was very very slow."
• "Shift change in-between services is not good. Requests for hot water and chillies were ignored."
• "We were ignored from the moment we entered."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The menu has such a large variety of really delicious vegetarian dishes."
• "A 5 star dining experience! The restaurant has a great vegetarian selection of Indian dishes, great quality well cooked food with amazing taste!"
• "Food is really very very tasty and delicious."
• "The food here is amazing! I had the Crispy Kumbh and must say this is 10/10!"
• "Amazing satwik food. Tasty. Definitely recommended."
• "Great taste and perfectly cooked dishes."
• "The food is amazing, the dosa is worth going for."

Cons:

• "Most of the items from the menu were not available."
• "The fried okra were super salty and the jalfrezi we ordered was not cooked properly."
• "We didn't enjoy the food. The starters were okay but not the main course."
• "One of the worst places to go to eat. Bad service, bad food, will not be going here again."
• "Food was just ok but can find such on the streets of Wembley."
• "The food was not great."
• "The food was not properly cooked and not well presented."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Very clean restaurant, extremely reasonably priced considering that it's the only restaurant within a mile of the temple."
• "Free parking available."
• "Great hidden (not really) gem of a restaurant. Went for lunch and only paid £10.50 for an all you can eat buffet which had really good curries, samosas and chutneys/aachars."
• "Purely vegetarian dishes and no alcohol. Reasonable prices."
• "It is also very cheap compared to central London Indian restaurants."
• "Price per meal per person can average to £ 12- £ 15, which is pretty good value in London."
• "Prices are very moderate."

Cons:

• "Little expensive than average."
• "Soft canned drink price is quite high compared to other restaurants."
• "However, our last visit, for 5 people cost nearly £91. I was shocked how much the cost of the dishes are."
• "I found everything expensive."
• "Naan breads were way overpriced!"
• "The food was a little pricey, but definitely worth it."
• "The price is a little high."

Location and Accessibility

Pros:

• "Ample of parking space available just outside."
• "Conveniently located near BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir with parking available – highly recommended!"
• "Huge, free car park so we could park right outside the door."
• "It's a great place for vegetarian food. A good selection of Indian dishes. The restaurant is clean and set close to the Swaminarayan Mandir, so a great place to discover."
• "Visiting the restaurant allows one with an opportunity to enjoy, explore and experience the beautiful Neasden Swaminarayan Temple which is just opposite the restaurant."

Cons:

• "The car park seemed a bit separated from the actual restaurant due to a marquee in the way, and the shop out front seemed closed."
• "Difficult to reach if you are using just public transport like us."