Chandni Indian Cuisine Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was amazing, fresh and filling."
• "The food is ALWAYS top notch as is the service."
• "The food was so tasty, hot and smelt great we forgot to take photos."
• "Food was well presented and very tasty."
• "The food is extremely fresh and flavoursome without swimming in oil."
• "One of the tastiest tandoori chickens I've had."
• "The food was amazing - cooked to perfection."

Cons:

• "Naan bread was the worst I have ever had in the UK. Not fresh at all and tasted stale."
• "Food was bland …..was made to feel like it was us who had poor taste buds."
• "Unfortunately it tasted of nothing! My husband had a special balti that tasted like a casserole."
• "It was sweet and flavourless with no salt."
• "Food was unseasoned, tikka masala and korma was super sweet."
• "It didnt look right and didnt taste of anything Indian. the whole meal appeared to be prepared without any spices whatsoever. bland and tasteless."
• "Curry completely tasteless waste of money."

Service

Pros:

• "Friendly and exceptional service!"
• "Never ever been dissatisfied with the food or the service here."
• "The service and the food was outstanding we definitely recommend it to anyone."
• "Always good service and excellent food."
• "On a positive note the staff were very friendly an extremely courteous."
• "Staff were friendly and efficient."
• "The staff were very quick and understanding and attended to everything."

Cons:

• "Our first waiter was rude to my boyfriend."
• "The waiter was rude the atmosphere turned sour because we were Indian very racist and disgusting."
• "However, the service could very much be improved, there was at one point during our meal a situation where one of the bosses/senior members of staff shouting at the service staff."
• "Practically everything was chucked at us ie cutlery plates and food, waiters shouting at us cause we couldn't always understand what was being said so he got louder but just needed to talk slower, poor service."
• "He then started shouting and screaming in front of my 4 year daughter and left us feeling embarrassed and upset!"
• "Server brought uncleaned plates and had to be told to bring fresh ones."
• "The waiter then snapped at me."

Value

Pros:

• "And such decent prices! Excellent value for money!"
• "Plenty of food at an amazing price."
• "The £15 banquet on a Wednesday and Thursday is amazing value as you get a starter, main, side, rice and dessert."
• "The food and 2 drinks each cost £38 which was reasonable."
• "Food very nice good size portions an great price."
• "Fantastic food and amazing value on banquet night."
• "An amazing hidden gem which was great value for money."

Cons:

• "Charged extra for being served vegetarian though it was recommended by the staff."
• "Charged extra for items we didn't order and didn't apologise as well."
• "Got sweet curries despite mentioning we don't want sweet curries."
• "But when the bill came, they charged individual dish's prices, because we did not clearly specify in the beginning that we are taking the lunch time offer."
• "You get a lot better value as a takeaway than sitting in as sit in portions seem to be smaller."
• "They only let down of the night was a member of the party who kept yapping like an annoying chihuahua."
• "However 2nd meal (takeaway) last night was very poor. Not recognisable as madras - very little taste and given the wrong rice."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "What a lovely place, felt very relaxed and at home."
• "A beautiful large high street Indian fine dining restaurant. Modern, spacious and beautiful decor."
• "The restaurant itself is impeccably clean and tidy, as are all staff members, who conducted themselves in a professional manner."
• "The restaurant started filling around 1900hrs and there was a great atmosphere with customers coming and going."
• "The layout of the restaurant was impeccable complete with a lit waterfall feature at the back of the room."
• "The whole place had a warm and friendly atmosphere."
• "The venue is spaces and full of atmosphere."

Cons:

• "Little social distancing, in fact there was none."
• "The tables really aren't big enough to seat a party of 4 comfortably with the serving dishes, plates etc."
• "Tables are also crammed in really close together and although the waiting staff seem as if they're being attentive, it feels more like you're constantly being stood and watched."
• "Lovely food, but COVID-19 precautions were non existent!"
• "A little bit cramped at times and the food is very average."
• "Looked like a clean restaurant but I only had a take away. The staff seemed helpful. I've dropped a star as the food was delicious but my meal had quite a bit of water in it."
• "Quite a long wait for food, which is normal for a relaxing meal, but could be tiresome if you have children."