The best restaurants in West Hendon Barnet London

I was shopping at Brent Cross so popped into this place for lunch as they had a few empty tables unlike the other nearby eateries. I was seated promptly by a pleasant man whose name I think is Paul. After being seated for some time no-one came to take my order so I summoned a waitress. Another waitress by the name of Khushbu came to take my order. She appeared at my table with no smile, no greeting or even asking what I would like. It was as if I was an inconvenience to her instead of being a paying customer! She just stood there like a statue. I told her that I wanted calamari and mineral water. The calamari arrived very promptly but when I noted how small the portion was I ordered a side order of fries with ketchup. The ketchup was brought to the table promptly. I ate 4 pieces of calamari but there was no sign of my water. Bearing in mind that I did not order a hot drink there was no excuse for the delay. In almost all restaurants I have been to, the drinks arrive before the food. I went to the counter to fetch it myself, again meeting Khushbu, who this time muttered some unintelligible excuse for the non-arrival of my water which simply had to be taken out of a fridge and poured into a glass! The chips were then brought to my table by another waitress who spilled them on the table. This was of course an accident and she apologised, and said she would order another portion for me. She disappeared, however, with the spilled chips remaining on the table. Maybe she was cooking the new chips?! I eventually had to summon Paul to clean it up. With the exception of Paul, the staff were untrained. The waitress who dropped the chips appeared new and Khushbu was unprofessional to say the least. Her lack of customer service / social skills should surely disallow her from working with customers. The food itself was OK, although the portion of calamari was very small. I asked Paul for the bill and was bemused to find a 'discretionary' service charge added on! I told him that I would not be paying a service charge which he understood and waived. This establishment has no right to add on any service charge for its woefully bad service. If anything, I should have received a partial refund since I had such a poor experience. I've given it 2 stars instead of 1 only because of Paul. If he had not been there I would have asked for a refund. Whilst I was there I read the dismal Google reviews about the place. Management should be ashamed of themselves.

Visited with 8 family members today. Really poor service and honestly below average food. Argumentative and uninterested staff. Poor management. Was really looking forward to it and came from really far and we all left extremely disappointed. Not cheap either and will definitely not return.

Accueil très sympathique des employés. Bonne situation en face du globe et à 2 pas de la Tamise. Quartier tranquille. Je recommande pour l accueil.

Excellent food and reasonable service. They work quickly to get your order done. I'm happy with the place. Thunk it would be good if they had more seating.

Visitamos aquí con mi marido cuando se aloje en el hotel ocultar paseo. Nos visitan Londres por mi cumpleaños, y después de un día completo de turismo sólo queríamos comer en algún lugar cerca, así que decidimos darle una oportunidad. Las críticas no eran geniales, pero con no estar abierto tanto y los malos comentarios no exactamente slating la comida, nos aventuramos. A la llegada era muy tranquilo, pero la gente que estaba cenando allí eran en su mayoría asiáticos, así que tomamos esto como una señal bastante buena. El menú de bebidas es muy limitado, con sólo unos pocos vinos básicos, sólo dos tipos de cerveza que eran de Tigre y un chino. Yo tenía un vino blanco que estaba bien y el marido se tuvo la cerveza china (que se había acabado de Tigre), que nos pareció era cara en 3 libras. Alrededor de un 50 por media botella pinta. Pedimos varios platos del menú principal, incluyendo pato crujiente con tortitas, albóndigas, chow mein y par de platos de carne. Encontramos a ser caliente, fresco y sabroso, nos gustó especialmente la bolas! ! El servicio era rápido y amable. En general, disfrutamos mucho y lo recomiendo, pero me habría gustado tener una más amplia selección de opciones de bebidas.

Lazy staff my food was missing toppings and they don't take responsibility.

The lamb was great but the chicken was oily

The starters were inedible, the mains awful. To add insult to injury they only take cash. Far too expensive!

I am a fan of Nando’s and this Nando’s is by far the WORST I’ve ever had and service experienced. As I walked in I had already spotted the shortness of staff which led to our drinks being delayed, my friend’s chicken wrap came filled with lettuce and hardly any chicken. When telling the manager Josh about the wrap he told us to ‘finish it’ and that the chicken was inside although it was clearly not. The food had no flavour and the staff were rude, nearly all of them had attitude. The restaurant was hot and stuffy, spotting other customers asking why the restaurant was so hot. AVOID AT ALL COSTS. Such a let down as Nando’s has high expectations for everyone. The worst £20 spent on usually my ‘favourite’ food. The staff and food has put me off Nando’s all together. TRAUMATISING EXPERIENCE

Normally go to 805 on Old Kent Road which is really great food, good service and reasonable value. We were close to 805 Hyde Park so dropped in. The service was very good with a nice atmosphere. Unfortunately only maybe a quarter of the food menu was available. Customers actually walked in, were told various dishes weren’t available so the customers walked out. We ordered Beef Suya, Jollof Rice with chicken, Egusi with fried fish, 2 cokes and a Gulder beer and it came to £116.44. The food was very nice but over priced compared to the same food at Old Kent Road. Egusi with Fried Fish £30, Old Kent Road £22. Beef Suya £24, OKR £17. Jollof Rice with Chicken £27, OKR £18. Gulder beer £11.50, OKR £6.50 Coke £5.50, OKR So the cost of a meal with a limited choice is not really worth it even though the restaurant is in a central location. I’ll be heading back to Old Kent Road for my Nigerian food fix in future.

Visited on Wed at lunchtime, the place was relatively quiet. We were allocated a table but had to ask the waiter to wipe it. Sat for 20 min then went looking for the waiter to stay that we were ready to order. Asked for 2 falafel pittas and 2 juices. The 1st juice came but the 2nd one took 10min to be served then the first falafel plate arrived, the pitta was surrounded by overcooked, overheld and disgusting fries. There was no sign of the second falafel playe for another 15min by shich time, the first one was getting stone cold. The second plate finally arrived and definitely looked much fresher than the first one, as if a different type of fries was ordered. The pittas were yukky and hard to bite into the thick and oven burnt falafel. Only the tahini and the garnish tasted ok, the falafel and the bread were revolting. To add insult to injury, we asked for the bill and we were given somebody else's... it was the waiter's first day on the job but obviously without any training whatsoever... What a dissapointing service, a disgusting pitta in a bare and dirty place, all at an unjustified price: £8.50 for the pitta and £4 for a small carrot juice! Tomeli's is going downhill... Bring back the old management pls.

Service is SO slow! There is one lady who is really good; the guy was slow and wasn’t very helpful. They have a range of non- dairy milks and hot drinks were done well.

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Nothing against the food but staff make all the difference to an experience and if you don't enjoy your job don't let it show!

Excellent environment, friendly service great menu choices and really decent food and at affordable price will be coming back what lovely restaurant good food and music