The best restaurants in Watford East of England

We have had a takeaway through most of lockdown to present day and have enjoyed everyone. We normally stick with the same items, chicken curry, special fried rice, ribs or sweet and sour chicken balls or prawn satay. Never been disappointed as we have been at other local Chinese Takeaways. Chicken is always breast not scrag end and rice is fluffy and quite a generous portion. Not sure if they changed chef tonight, but chicken curry sauce was different but much improved 👌

Lal Bagh used to be great - now with new owners I was able to have the worst experience! A simple family evening out with my wife and two young kids. We have been coming to this restaurant for at least 8 years, since we moved to Bushey. I has changed hands, I think post pandemic. There used to be really friendly staff their who cared about their customers and quality of the food. In my opinion this is no longer the case. On this occasion there there were two, maybe three young people running the restaurant. Two were on laptops at the front the the dining area. We ordered drinks and food. To cover the food - mediocre at best. Popadoms were not fresh. This is where it does wrong. My wife had ordered a diet coke. When it came it was flat. No waiting staff coming to our table so she asked the two, on the laptops, about the flat coke. She was rudely told that they had just opened the bottle to it could not be flat. Totally dismissed the matter. We finished our food and got the bill. I went to the front to pay. I explained to the the lady member of staff who had come away from her laptop to take payment that I thought if was awful the way they had treated my wife. The other chap got up from his laptop and stood next to me starring at me, quiet menacingly. I asked why he was doing this and the lady said he was looking after her safety. I asked if I was being rude or threatening. She said I was not. Yet he continued to stare at me as if preparing for a fight. I will of course never go back to a restaurant which I have probably spent many hundreds of pounds over the years. All over a small glass of coke that they could not be bothered to deal with. If the bottle cost £1 they would have had to deal with 30p worth. Amazing. Will not recommend and suggest anyone thinks twice about going here.

Just got the spicy chicken wings at XFC in Market Street Watford and all I can say is they are the best in town. Also got the piri piri chicken and it is AMAZING, waited for half an hour because it is done there fresh for you and it is worth the wait. They have got a Good variety on the menu offering a great value for money. Will definitely buy from them again.

Got a delivery from wenzles on saint alban road. After they forgot items off the order, the lady over the phone said it was not her fault and that they will not delivery the miss off items unless I order more food. Disgusting customer services as she was not apologetic and just straight up rude. Wenzles sort your staff out please.

Ordered a large boneless meal and got a regular with a dip I didn’t ask for and didn’t get the one I did ask for. The food was hot but the chips were mushy and the Pepsi very watery

Unqualified staff, very bad service. Unwelcoming restaurant, I do not recommend, a very bad experience. There will definitely not be another visit to this restaurant

Staff bad mouthing customers in their mother tongue (Bangladeshi). Awful service!

Great selection of games, but sadly food has gone downhill a bit. Definitely worth a visit for the games and a drink :)

Really disappointing—nowhere near the quality of the other restaurant on Lower High Street. The portions were small, and the meat tasted old, as though it had been sitting pre-cooked for a while. We were shocked at how little was provided—no sides like hummus or the usual extras, just plain boiled rice and pitta bread. The food was awful overall, and we were hugely let down, especially considering the reputation and quality we used to expect. I would strongly recommend visiting other Turkish restaurants and avoiding this one.

I liked the food, service and atmosphere. It's an open kitchen and you can see how the food was prepared. You will have your free sandwich in your first order. The coffee is good, sandwich is perfect for me. The staff were friendly. Thank you!

Absolutely disgusting - 0/5 food hygiene rating given by environmental health. The lowest score you can possibly get. If you value your health DO NOT order from this filthy establishment. They should be shut down!!

Popped in for a late lunch (5 of us). Great service from Mailo who greeted us at the door, took us to a table, took our order at the till and presented our food. He was friendly and helpful.

All vegetables are burnt, I can't it this burn, do not order from this pizzeria. If you call them and tell them the pizza is burnt on top, they tell you to contact the company that delivers it (in this case Just Eat), which has nothing to do with how the pizza is made.

Time slot changed three times and got food 1 hr after ordering. Food was stone cold and had to microwave it