Watford Soul Kitchen in Three Rivers

24/7 shop with the petrol station

The food was delicious and the service was acceptable

Free beer if table is late. Get in there. BOSH

Nice tasty food, been here with my two kids. It would be nicer, if there were options for kids.

So, I decided to give this place a shot, and let me tell you, it was a *wild* ride. After placing my order, I was under the impression that "10-15 minutes" meant just that. But apparently, in this establishment, "10-15 minutes" is a fluid concept—one that doesn’t quite match up with the standard definition of time. Two hours and 40 minutes later, after the chasing calls, my food arrived, and let’s just say I wish I’d been told that sooner so I could’ve eaten a 3 course meal whilst waiting. The Pilau rice? Nothing special. The onion bhajis were more like the supermarket versions you get. Bombay Potatoes were nothing but turmeric covered potatoes, no flavor. Mushroom rice tasted like someone tried to cook it in a burnt frying pan, and the Royal Chicken Korma... Well, if by "royal," they meant "nothing new," then they nailed it. The Chef Special Chicken Tikka Chilli Masala? That wasn't a masala, that was a *jalfrezi* that had been recycled with sad Mushy vegetables, yet firm, half-cooked chili peppers chucked in at the end. Oh, and don’t get me started on the papadoms. Imagine biting into a cracker that’s been left out in the sun for days, soaked in what I can only describe as "tainted oil." The birds ended up getting them because, well, even they had better taste. Now, let's talk about the price. £66 for two people? That’s a lot of money to spend on food that barely qualifies as acceptable. There are so many places that offer much better value, with actual flavor, texture, and perhaps even a semblance of warmth by the time it reaches you. Safe to say, my money is going elsewhere next time.