Iskcon Radha-Krishna Temple Reviews Summary

Temple Atmosphere

Pros:

• "A beautiful spiritual oasis in the middle of a chaotic world."
• "Very peaceful and engaging centre for Krishna worshippers."
• "Beautiful retreat from maya and the hustle and bustle from one of the busiest commercial streets in the world."
• "Such a holy place. The vibes which comes from the places like this uplifts the mood and make the day positive."
• "The temple is so pretty and peaceful for a busy city like London."
• "The Temple is like a spiritual oasis in a very material city."
• "This place has awesome vibes. It's peaceful and Divine."

Cons:

• "A small but nice place. As a temple and a place of worship perspective, it is a bit too small and overcrowded sometimes."
• "Not as quiet and temple-like as I would want."
• "It is a great peaceful Mandir definitely recommend it. I have it 4 stars as it is very crowded and is very small so you can only be in the Mandir for very small periods of time."
• "This is a very small temple."

Food and Restaurant

Pros:

• "On a ground floor at entrance Govinda restaurant is present one can dine delicious pure vegetarian foods."
• "Do not forget to savour the flavorful delicacies at the govinda restaurant."
• "The Maha prasadam is so tasty I can only attribute it to Mother Radha Rani."
• "The prasad offered at varying times is also very good and no on would leave feeling empty."
• "The food is the taste of the divine, this is a place where magic happens."
• "The prasadam (food at the restaurant) is so delicious and healthy."
• "A beautiful Krishna temple on the first floor and stomach and soul satisfying food on the ground floor at probably the cheapest prices in central London."

Cons:

• "Small yet historically significant temple in London’s Soho... There was not even one vegan option during prasadam and milk they use for cooking comes from factory farming."
• "Food served in the restaurant below is ok-ok, a bit oily and bit costly."
• "The food is good but lots of noisy."
• "You can walk up the stairs next to the restaurant and pray in the temple, but the food smell from the restaurant is a strong distraction."
• "Food was good although they microwaved in front of the customer the lasagna."

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "All the residents and staff are always friendly and helpful and everyone is welcome."
• "The people there serve in a mood of humility and kindness."
• "The monks are very friendly and open to share."
• "The people that work here are incredibly friendly too and covered in smiles."
• "Wonderful and polite staff."
• "Govinda cafe is a great option for vegetarians/vegans! Staff is very friendly and ready to help."
• "I visited the temple room, the gift shop and the restaurant. Enjoyed all, and everyone was very friendly."

Cons:

• "I am not happy at all. First lady charged me more than she should in the shop."
• "Very bad experience today a guest came for the first time and she couldn’t finished her prashad a Prabhu was so rude with her."
• "Staff is very rude and don’t have and respect if the customer is taking longer than usual."
• "They volunteer on the gate and another person were rude on devotees and treating people as if the devotees have visited them only for the feast."
• "However the gift shop man was incredibly rude, to the point of purposefully rude!"
• "I just now called the Hare Krishna temple Soho the person at the Reception was very very very rude."
• "My girlfriend was abused by this terrible individual and I decided to let women be aware, that abuse is happening in this temples! The management did nothing about her complaint, and they don’t care for safety of other girls and women!"