Colony Restaurant in Redbridge

Booked for wedding/nikah ceremony and dinner on 15/11/2024 between 1400-1800. Good Service, helpful courteous staff, clean environment, great food. Keep it up.

Nice food and atmosphere, service slow.

Hi ziggy Thankyou so much for the fantastic food and service provided by urself and ur staff. We came today for the nikkah ceremony of my niece's wedding, we had a fabulous time and you have a beautiful restaurant. A memorable day.

Yummiest food I had in ages, thankyou Ranveer Singh for the amazing service, definitely visiting again soonnn

Syed and Jamal delivered excellent service to us and my friends, will surely come back again

DO NOT EAT HERE - THEY LIE ABOUT INGREDIENTS!!! Recently myself; my wife; my 3 year old daughter and 3 month old son were at Colony restaurant Ilford for dinner. We ordered some dishes one of which was the "beef chilli fries" which was said to have pulled beef in it. As soon as the order came through my infant son started to get very distressed and needed to be fed. My wife asked if she could nurse him in a private room and was shown through to a stock cupboard with a chair in it where ingredients were stored. Whilst my wife was away feeding my son, I tried the pulled beef. It tasted, smelt and had the texture of tuna although it had the appearance of beef. When my wife returned she remarked on how there were cans upon cans of Princes tuna in brine in the stock cupboard where she was feeding our baby . She found it strange as there were no tuna dishes on the menu. I asked her to try the beef brisket and we both agreed that it was unmistakably tuna. When we told the waitress about this, she simply took our plate to the chef and came back to say that it was braised beef and not tuna. I find this very hard to believe because beef and tuna have markedly different flavours and there is no way of confusing the two. As you can imagine, this poses a serious danger to many people who have life threatening allergies to seafood. So do not eat here - they make business from deception.

Enjoy visiting this place for its comfortable decor offering a vibrant dining experience. The food has a unique traditional flavours inspired with a contemporary twist in their Indian cuisines. Only true critique would have to be the curries portion sizes are the smallest ever across wish there was more in the dish but cannot fault the presentation ever.

Syed, The service was really great and the food was very tasty!!

Menue/ food options are limited

Very good food and great service

Really good decor, amazing atmosphere and delicious food. Definitely a must try if you live the area.

The service was very good. Syed our waiter was very attentive and good. The atmosphere was nice

Excellent service, quality food 👌

Ranvir was an excellent waiter - great service, very accommodating! Good food as always

Fabulous place to go to celebrate with family and friends. Food was tasty and the ambiance was lovely especially in the evening. They even had a designated area for praying. Only downside is lack of parking.

Staff are very friendly, atmosphere is nice. Decor looks amazing and the food is really good too. Special thanks to ranveer this man is a legend. I needed to pray and he found out which direction and even created a space for me and also helped a lot when serving food also. Amazing will definitely come back

Went to the food stand for a £5 Lamb Biryani at the Halal Food Festival in West Ham Stadium. Most impressed with service, food and atmosphere. Thanks

Amazing service and atmosphere.

Friendly venue and staff in the Lounge. Always attentive and good customer service from the guys at the back making the sheesha's to the waiting staff (Saira, Amir, Fuad, Said, Robin and all).

First thing first, absolutely poor service. Only one person was working and obviously he was not happy. No smile, not welcoming. Food is also not the same. Been here few times before but this time very disappointed. Apple juice had no taste. I guess, extra water was added. Chicken fries were cold. Nihari had less meat and more fat. Won’t recommend. Papri chaat was ok. At least we had something.

Colony is a nicely decorated restaurant, so we went as a family, there was 7 of us in total. We did book in advance, the whole restaurant was empty and we were still given a weirdly shaped table, when there were clearly other tables available. Regardless, that wasn’t a big issue, we then only received an iPad to look at the menu for the 7 of us. When we proceeded to ask if we could get more menus, they just went on to say for us to scan the QR code, which didn’t even load all the images on the menu. We had the prawn, chicken lollipops and fish for the starters and they were very good, so we had high expectations for the mains but we were disappointed. Originally we wanted to get the steaks, however we were told that they had run out which was quite unfortunate, this is what we were looking forward to. We got lamb burgers, the bun felt stale, so I had to tear off the top just to make it somewhat satisfactory. The malasa fries were good and piping hot, would recommend those and would recommend the biriyani. We ordered the chicken fries as well, it took a bit of time for it to come out so the cheese solidified, making the chips less crispy and initially becoming a solid block thus not tasting the flavours and not making it enjoyable to eat. we ordered one grill platter for two and one grill platter for one. I would say we was quite disappointed with these, the lamb pieces and lamb chops was dry but the chicken wings that come with the platter was quite nice. All the drinks that we ordered (colony spritzer, lychee mojito, apple bamboo, pina colada, coconut kiss, regular mojito) were great, and so was the presentation. I liked the fact that dry ice was given for the pictures. The server we had, we could tell that she was new as some lack of experience was shown, but she was very friendly and apologetic if any mistakes were made. I wouldn’t say I would be coming here again as we didn’t have a great experience with the food and the amount of flies that were in the restaurant was very off putting. At one point, we looked up to the ceiling and there were like 15, some even landing on our straws and food. If you are looking to come to colony I would recommend the drinks and the starters.

Colony is a nicely decorated restaurant, so we went as a family, there was 7 of us in total. We did book in advance, the whole restaurant was empty and we were still given a weirdly shaped table, when there were clearly other tables available. Regardless, that wasn’t a big issue, we then only received an iPad to look at the menu for the 7 of us. When we proceeded to ask if we could get more menus, they just went on to say for us to scan the QR code, which didn’t even load all the images on the menu. We had the prawn, chicken lollipops and fish for the starters and they were very good, so we had high expectations for the mains but we were disappointed. Originally we wanted to get the steaks, however we were told that they had run out which was quite unfortunate, this is what we were looking forward to. We got lamb burgers, the bun felt stale, so I had to tear off the top just to make it somewhat satisfactory. The malasa fries were good and piping hot, would recommend those and would recommend the biriyani. We ordered the chicken fries as well, it took a bit of time for it to come out so the cheese solidified, making the chips less crispy and initially becoming a solid block thus not tasting the flavours and not making it enjoyable to eat. we ordered one grill platter for two and one grill platter for one. I would say we was quite disappointed with these, the lamb pieces and lamb chops was dry but the chicken wings that come with the platter was quite nice. All the drinks that we ordered (colony spritzer, lychee mojito, apple bamboo, pina colada, coconut kiss, regular mojito) were great, and so was the presentation. I liked the fact that dry ice was given for the pictures. The server we had, we could tell that she was new as some lack of experience was shown, but she was very friendly and apologetic if any mistakes were made. I wouldn’t say I would be coming here again as we didn’t have a great experience with the food and the amount of flies that were in the restaurant was very off putting. At one point, we looked up to the ceiling and there were like 15, some even landing on our straws and food. If you are looking to come to colony I would recommend the drinks and the starters.

I went to this restaurant the other day, hoping to enjoy the lounge and watch a football game. The host of the lounge was extremely rude, did not let us sit where we wanted to with no reason whatsoever. Also said if we did not buy shisha we could not stay there even though I called up earlier and they said on the phone no shisha would be fine. I think this is extremely unprofessional and the man in the lounge section is also rude and unwelcoming. I left immediately, and will not be coming back. Also do not recommend.

I went to this restaurant the other day, hoping to enjoy the lounge and watch a football game. The host of the lounge was extremely rude, did not let us sit where we wanted to with no reason whatsoever. Also said if we did not buy shisha we could not stay there even though I called up earlier and they said on the phone no shisha would be fine. I think this is extremely unprofessional and the man in the lounge section is also rude and unwelcoming. I left immediately, and will not be coming back. Also do not recommend.

Unbelievably terrible service and average food! Ordered medium rare steak and got a super well done steak, worst part they had the cheek to say the believe it’s medium rare LOL. Ordered drinks, 10 mins later reminded them, they said it’s coming, another 10 minutes later it’s still not here. Over 20 minutes for drinks while the restaurant was dead (no customers). Typical place, advise not to go here, there are plenty more options nearby. Oh and the manager never came to see us even after I insisted to speak to him.

Honestly it’s the best place to eat if you’re craving Indian food or even fries, they have a variety of options for food and drinks and the interior in the restaurant is just beautiful girlies so definitely would recommend and it’s very clean.

Food is great but this review is simply because they are false advertising their breakfast and state they do breakfast from 9am-4pm but never happen to be open during these times… little things like this can let you down

Mr Seyd was excellent in service and hospitality. Great recomendation !

It was a treat to visit colony my first experience was amazing i enjoyed the food Saeed give great service i definitely recommend to go once at least i love that place ❤️ thanks!

I went here twice and each time I had amazing service , the food was delicious as well as the desserts and the service I was greats the staff as well were amazing and friendly I would recommend this place anytime .

After my awful experience I did a quick Google to see I'm not the only one. I hope you read this as a warning too. DO NOT GET TOO GOOD TO GO APP FOR THIS RESTAURANT. This is the only restaurant where you actually get less than what you pay for and still wait 20 min for food. Ridiculous. Lentils and a rio can. I've come here for dine is and food is alright. There's better Pakistani Indian food else where. Service is good.

Hyped up for nothing, food is below average

Everything was on point with the exceptional of the mixed platter which was bland.

I reserved 13 seats for my family some drove from BICESTER for my 74th birthday dinner. WHAT and from where shall I start, sat down on our allocated seats without any welcoming words, after sitting, we ordered drinks and I ask the waiter if I can have a JUG of water he politely said YES, after 15 mins no water but our drinks took nearly 20 mins to arrive, I asked again a different lady waitress for jug of water and she without apologising she said we do not give jug of water you have to buy bottled water which we did(why the first water did not know ),anyway we ordered our MAINS, and it took about 5 mins between each dish while the previous was getting colder, we asked for 12naans,were given 6 and were told remaining 6 coming in a moment, services were AWEFULL, when we finished eating THEN the remaining 6 naans were delivered, which we told them its no use waiter just looked our faces. PORTIONED WERE SMALLER and prices were VERY HIGH .we were very DISAOPOPINTED with the portions and mainly with services. OUR bill came to nearly 500 pounds and when we left not a word from anyone to say GOODBYE. I SURELY WILL tell ALL MY FRIENDS the experienced we had. FOR that reason that is why I have given one star. REST you can judge from my REVIEW.

Delicious food, great environment for family and friends, and our server Saeed went above and beyond for us, best services from him, he made sure we were all satisfied and always came to check on us and give us the perfect experience, I will be recommending Colony to all my friends and family because of him.

Not good unfortunately. Very dirty, this is the main restaurant. Dirty floors, dirty glass and mirrors. Food was poor. Service was all over the place. Wont return.

Ranveer was really nice with his service we enjoyed the food n drinks nice place

Amazing restaurant, brilliant service, staff are attentive, atmosphere was good (we were at the back of the restaurant with tv and shisha available - watching Euros) food was delicious, value for money. Ticks all the boxes. Only downside is parking, need to park on the main road or find a side road but well worth it. Coming again very soon

Good quality Shisha, the mains were not to my expectations. The Desi Chai is absolutely delicious. It runs rings around any chai place. Great for Shisha. Expensive menu and small portions. Fantastic service from the staff in the Shisha lounge.

Food is average on the whole, some dishes were good like the paneer. Drinks are over priced for what you are given, example, I ordered Pinocolada which cost a lot only to be give ready made Sun Tropical pineapple and coconut juice which costs 99p in the shops! The manager always states that the card machine is not working. I visited 2 times over 2 weeks and he gave me the same excuse which was "the card machine went down this morning"

Syed was a really good waiter he was really kind and helpful I really reccomend coming here

Amazing place for weekends. Sheesha nd Turkish kehwa 😘

My recent dining experience at Colony Restaurant, under the expert management of Muskan, was truly outstanding. Muskan's dedication to excellence was evident from the moment I stepped into the restaurant. As the manager, Muskan ensured that every aspect of our dining experience was flawless. Her warm and welcoming demeanor set the tone for a memorable evening. She greeted guests with genuine enthusiasm, making us feel like valued patrons from the outset. The ambiance at Colony Restaurant was elegant yet inviting, with tasteful decor that created a sophisticated atmosphere perfect for any occasion. Muskan's attention to detail was apparent in every corner of the restaurant, from the stylish table settings to the soothing background music that enhanced our dining experience. The menu curated under Muskan's supervision was a testament to her culinary expertise and commitment to quality. Each dish was crafted with care, using fresh, seasonal ingredients that showcased the chef's skill and creativity. Muskan's managerial prowess was further reflected in the impeccable service provided by her attentive staff.

Great ambience and service. Desserts are scrumptious

Shisha food and service on top by Muskaan

We have been there a couple of times recently and absolutely loved the food and service. I would like to mention Mr. R. Rajput who served us with a smile and always available for a request. The ambience is really good as well. Our favorites were the mocktails and the starters, especially the prawns.

Really amazing place Nice food Great service

Great food Nice atmosphere Good service

Syed was excellent during the whole night. He accommodated to all our needs and made the experience a very memorable one. Nothing much to say but Beautiful atmosphere, excellent food & great service. Nothing but praises from me. 👌 Once again Thank you Syed !!!!!!

Had an amazing time. Syed was the best. Give that man a raise👏🏾

I went there for shisha and it was banging.

I visited Colony for my birthday and it was incredibly disappointing. From the moment we arrived, the service was a major issue. We found ourselves having to ask the waiters multiple times for even the simplest things, and it took an excessive amount of effort to get our requests fulfilled. The shisha was a decent, but the lack of attention to changing the coal was frustrating, requiring numerous reminders. To make matters worse, our drinks were delayed both with the food and shisha service, despite the restaurant being relatively empty when we arrived early. While the food was okay, the subpar service overshadowed any enjoyment. The ambiance was further dampened by the unusual music selection in the lounge, which was far from the popular tunes we anticipated. We had to repeatedly ask for the music to be changed, adding to the overall disappointment of the experience. In summary, it was the consistently poor service that ultimately soured what should have been a special birthday celebration at Colony. I honestly regret paying the service charge.

I thought the food was ok but the menu was a let down. Nothing new and exciting on this menu. Service staff were great and atmosphere was ok

The waitresses and waiters were nice however, the food took up to half an hour to arrive. The manager was very rude and took advantage of the fact that teenagers were paying and made us pay a service charge for mediocre service.Would not go there again.

Food is delicious, serving is great and customer dealing "especially by Ma'am Muskan" is very great. Overall, restaurant and staff is 10/10.

Restaurant is quite good. Peaceful atmosphere. Food is tasty. But the extraordinary consideration care and kind disposition from the Manager named 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐤𝐚𝐧 made us feel right at home. She personally came to tables to check if we had everything we wanted and if everything was up to mark. Cherished her genuine touch of hospitality, Which brings up the restaurant quite a bit. Last but not least, the cheesecake she introduced us, it was fantastic. The way she presented was totally amazing. Massive Shout out to 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐤𝐚𝐧💎

This restaurant is fantastic! The manager (Muskan) is very friendly and ensures everything runs smoothly. The food is delicious and the atmosphere is welcoming. Great service and attention to detail. Highly recommend for a wonderful dining experience. We will definitely come back!

I Went to this restaurant for lunch. It’s located just a stone’s throw away from seven kings station. Atmosphere was great. Nicely greeted and felt welcomed specially from staff manager when we entered the restaurant. It was fairly busy. Food arrived quite quick and tasted yum! Will definitely go there again in the future.

amazing customer service thank you Syed

Food was amazing - Syed was very fast to service and polite to help

Always Best service from muskan 🙏

Absolutely beautiful restaurant with amazing friendly staff. We had a lovely member of staff called Muskaan and she honestly was amazing. The food was amazing every dish was bursting with flavours. We can’t wait to come back again soon

The food was absolutely stunning. We would definitely be back. We was served by Muskan she really looked after us and made our experience a 10/10

This was my third visit to Colony with my family and probably will be my last. I was heavily disappointed with everything. I think the restaurant was understaffed- we were seated but had to wait to be served even though there were hardly any customers. Though the food came relatively quickly.. our drinks didn't. We had to prompt the waiting staff to bring our drinks and when they did- they brought us the wrong drinks. Please note this restaurant does not provide tap water which is frustrating. The food was awful- everything was extremely bland which wasn't the case before. We ordered the starter platter and every item was devoid of any flavour. It didn't even have a fragrance which we're accustomed to. We also ordered lamb karahi and lamb biriyani. The lamb karahi was very bland but the biriyani was worse. It's flavour was horrible- too many fried onions in the dish which was very off putting. Would not be venturing here again - would not recommend.

Food was terrible syed was very freindly and welcoming

I visited kahani in Ilford, must say awesome food and ambience. Picachu looked after us, lovely customer service. Defo coming back

The lamb karahi, sebastian cake and karak chai was very nice and would highley recommend having it. Muskaan was very nice and delivered really good service to us as we chose the cake she recommended us to get and it was one of the best desserts i had in a long time.

Good atmosphere and ambience. Didn't take long to receive the food but then again it wasn't peak time. Food tasted OK. Prices were decent. Ordered a starter, biryani, curry, naan, beef fries, 2 drinks, bottle of water and 2 deserts. Worked out to be £45.00 a head. IMO the food needs to have more oomph in the taste to make it stand out from the competition. Tastiest was the paneer starter.

Looking for good food but don't care about the service this is your place to go, Food quality was good & Atmosphere was very friendly, However service wasn’t good due to lack of staff or training, We had to order multiple drinks to get the right one which means spending extra money. Overall experience was good.

Really nice place for dinner. Food was really good quality and atmosphere very friendly. Service wasn’t there often i had to bring my own dessert menu. The drinks we had to ask for twice to be brought out.

I have been to Colony few times and never been disappointed. The food, tea and Shisha was really good, couldn’t find any fault with anything. Importantly, Muskan and Robin provided amazing service and took care of us really well. They both are gem at this place.

Best experience an best birthday celebration ever MUSKAN was amazing good gesture an great warm welcoming enjoyed overall

All thanks to Muskaan❤️the best manager…

Food and service fantastic genuine price with fine dine experience

Food is superb drinks are amazing loved everything Thanks to Muskaan syed kshitiz

Awesome experience authentic taste good ambiance and staff are very friendly

Amazing service, amazing food muskan and Kshitiz were so lovely

The people there were so nice and welcoming, they were so patient with us as we were a big group😊 the servers were friendly and understanding especially Kshitiz, he was so attentive to us and had a welcoming and caring feel to him. And of course the food was 10/10😍

Kshitiz Was so good to me and my friends we loved his service. Will definitely come back his service was amazing

Slightly below average food and poor service leads to 1/5 rating There were 9 of us and our bill came to £180. Rubbish service - had to ask 3 times for most thing including water, the mango lassi, for glasses for the water. I gave up and got up to get knives and forks for the table. The mains took about 45mins+ to arrive to the table after we had finished our starters. The roti was so hard you could play frisbee with it. The rice wasnt fresh. The meat platter for £28 was pretty pricey and was best for 2 people. Everyone on the table including the kids gave the food 4-5 out of 10 and they were being generous. There is no tap water and they charge £4 per bottler water. The bill was also incorrect and needed to be adjusted which reduced the cost by £35. They charge service of 10pc which I declined. I won't go back.

Damn awful service used to be my best spot for Eid but the staff made sure to make the worst day of the year. It’s upsetting how bad they treated me. Just to get a drink it took me 2 hours asked few time to 5 different staff for a drink yet when it came it was only ice and not blended properly. No hate with the place but made sure to treat all the man serving first and the girls serve by ignoring. They shisha was good once upon a time asked to change coils again ignored. But made sure to pay the 10% of service charge since I work in the same industry and I know how it feels

Good food with family environment.

Really kind/ attentive service but food is just regular/nothing too exciting

Utterly delicious food, very generous portions and attentive and helpful staff. A very pleasant experience all round

I really loved the service, Ramaan who served us was super cheerful and helpful. Would 100% come back again

The portions was very little compared with price. Food served very late . Taste overall. No ketchup, sauce, salt or pepper on the table.

Syed was a very nice waiter. Excellent customer service. Made sure our meal was good and we were happy with the food and service. If there were any complications or any sort of confusion. He was there to sort it out and help us. I loved my time here. Very sweet people.

Amazing food great service (a bit slow) prayer spaces for muslim woman and men good prices a great family lunch spot

Everything is perfect here food, ambience and service 😊

Too loud. Staff don’t come to you and it’s hard to get served. They seem to be busy on their phone and vaping

The food and atmosphere was 10/10. We really enjoyed ourselves. Service was very friendly. Thanks for the amazing evening

I have no idea what people like about this place. Been here 3 times now and ordered different food every time and the food is just absolutely terrible! They need to hire a better chef and work on their recipes. A word of advice for anyone thinking about visiting, 4 doors down there’s a restaurant called Adana Turkish fusion or Adana fusion Turkish. It’s not up town dining but a very clean place and their style of Turkish food was literally a gem to come across. If you haven’t tried their food yet, you can thank me later 👍🏼

There were 13 of us ate in Colony last night (sunday) for my birthday. The service was slow, it wasnt even busy but they got our drinks and some food items were missing. The food was not hot. The customer service was very poor. Even when we left, no goodbye. They never came to check on our table. One waiter I believe couldn't speak english or understand, he look sad to be there. My neice broke a glass accidently, the waiter left the glass on the table till I mentioned a few times to remove the broken glass from the table. We won't be going there again.

Sooo cold 🥶🥶🥶 when here for my birthday staff was soo kind and they even played it’s my birthday and gave me an ice cream with a sparkler like a mini cake its was amazing also I had masala chips and a chicken burger and it’s was amazing

Great atmosphere, nice staff, food was all perfect

One of the best dining experiences I’ve ever had great food great service and a wholesome atmosphere

Best restaurant I have ever went to I will recommend everyone to come here

Went for a family meal. Reasonably priced and great service from attentive staff.

Farouse provided an exceptional experience with her friendly and super attentive service. She made the dining experience truly pleasurable. The food was amazing, and I highly recommend it!!

I've been here before. I like the vibe. Food is nice too. However, we were not happy this time. Service was so slow. They did not have enough waiters/waitresses. We asked to remove the discretionary charge and the manager asked us why we don't want to pay it! And then asked again. I have never been asked why we don't want to pay discretionary service charge. She told us it was for them to understand and explained that two of their staff members were off sick. That is, respectfully, not our problem. The beef bao bun starter is tiny and only one bun given - for £7. Our mains were nice. No tap water, you have to pay for water. The "big" bottle is £4 and not so big. Their "famous colony milk cake" is described as a "tres leches in pistachio milk". It wasn't as great as they hyped up. It's not pistachio milk, it's a small garnishing of pistachio and the small cake is drowning amongst what looked like plain milk. This place has the potential to be better. When it improves we might be back.