Bayleaf Restaurant Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was generous in portions, freshly cooked to perfection and absolutely delicious."
• "Each dish had distinct flavour rather than the generic curry flavour across all the dishes you get in some curry houses."
• "The food was amazing and I don’t say that lightly."
• "Every single item tastes absolutely delicious."
• "The food here was magnificent and extremely tasty."
• "The most delicious food and stunning presentation!"
• "The butter chicken, with fresh naan, was a triumph."

Cons:

• "The meals get cold too quickly."
• "Food taste: average."
• "I had the three types of chicken Tika as a starter and had the feeling it wasn’t cooked properly."
• "Food was overpriced and portions small."
• "Unfortunately, the dishes, despite their impressive presentation, did not meet my expectations."
• "Food was so tasteless, Indian food with no spices basically."
• "The food was very bland."

Service

Pros:

• "Service is 100%."
• "The staffs are really friendly and helpful."
• "All of the staff are so attentive and cater to every want and need."
• "The service is absolutely amazing, with all the staff so friendly and always smiling."
• "The staff were very welcoming and pleasant."
• "The staff were all polite, helpful and couldn’t do enough for us."
• "Very friendly staff, excellent manager."

Cons:

• "Staff: good (perhaps acting very posh at times...) "
• "We felt very uncomfortable at some points as we feel like we was being rushed out."
• "During eating... I saw the staffs always rushing, walking in very quick speed and not really interacting with customers AT ALL."
• "Was having a perfectly good meal, but found myself ausyrasised by the staff when I spoke loudly."
• "The head waiter was a little pushy."
• "Service was awful! Didn’t receive items we ordered on top waiting almost an hour for the food!"
• "Speed: very slow."

Atmosphere & Decor

Pros:

• "Decor was nice and the restaurant was clean."
• "Gorgeous restaurant with charismatic staff!"
• "The ambiance and decor is fantastic in this really fine restaurant."
• "Nice ambience, attentive & friendly staff, theatrical presentation & above all delicious food."
• "The restaurant is beautifully decorated, the restaurant is very clean."
• "A nice atmosphere, and attentive waiters."
• "The décor is beautiful."

Cons:

• "The ambiance, in particular, felt rather chilly and lacked the warmth I had anticipated."
• "No atmosphere at all AND NO CHILD FRIENDLY PLACE."
• "The ambiance, in particular, felt rather chilly and lacked the warmth I had anticipated."
• "A lot of movement around constantly, due to it being a bit tight in there, when busy/full, can also create extra air flow around you/meal."
• "Empty heated plates, doesn't help when the meal is not served at the same time, but is (charged) for, as part of the service, again not good value or good thinking ✌."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Do not mind paying higher prices for quality."
• "And the consistently high quality makes the slightly elevated pricing worth every penny."
• "Finally I felt it was excellent value for money."
• "Also very reasonably priced considering the quality of the food."
• "Reasonably priced fine dining."
• "I don’t mind to pay a amount for my food if the environment of the restaurant is beautiful, food is delicious and customer service is excellent!"
• "The quality or food, drinks and service are a few levels higher."

Cons:

• "You pay more here than most places."
• "Always enjoy the food at the Bayleaf. That is until they recently increased their prices extortionately."
• "One of the most expensive Indian restaurants around."
• "I couldn't help but feel that the menu was a tad overpriced."
• "For the price I think the portions should have stayed the same size which were passable or been greater."
• "Overall amazing experience just not worth the money for mediocre food."
• "Also £8 for a bottle of cobra probably bought from Costco is a little cheeky."

Unique Features

Pros:

• "The dry ice smoke was incredible- please check on tik-tok."
• "Starters were presented on a dish with dry ice - whilst visually quite exciting, it seems a bit pointless with the food lacking in depth of flavour."
• "If you're looking for something really special, there is an amazing starter which features a special little surprise - ask the waiter, he will point you in the right direction!"
• "The starters blew our mind, as we opted for the smoke experience with the Momo and Bhaji appetisers."
• "Love this place. I particularly loved the starter with the dry ice, it’s adds something different to the meal and whole experience."
• "The food not only tasted good but had some theatricality to it."
• "The most delicious food and stunning presentation!"

Cons:

• "Truely Aweful. It pretends to be posh but not at all welcoming."
• "One dish tried to dazzle with smoke (the old dry ice trick). While it looked impressive this place's food doesnt quite meet the same standards of the place and price."