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18 Opinions in 2 websites
I have a friend whom I meet occasionally when he comes to London. He eats at kosher restaurants and on such occasions, he and I used to go to the White Fish restaurant in Hendon – excellent menu, tasty food, well presented; great atmosphere too - there was a ‘buzz’ about the place. Last night, we were disappointed to find that it was closed and even more so when it looked as though it had gone for good. (I only hope that I was wrong.) Its satellite branch opposite – the White House Express - was open though. I had been there before occasionally and it was fine, though without the wide-ranging exotic menu of the main branch opposite. We decided to go there instead – BIG MISTAKE!!! From the outset, the reception was ‘functional’ rather than cordial. We were seated at a table, on which there were a couple of battered menus that had seen better days. The choice was very limited – great if you liked chicken or hamburgers but tough luck if you wanted anything like the comprehensive choice of the White Fish restaurant opposite. I ordered the famous Yemenite Soup – a flagship item at the main branch – and shwarma as a main course. The choice of side dishes was minuscule; mainly just rice, mashed potatoes or chips – just the thing you’d expect at a middle-eastern type restaurant!!! I ordered the shwarma with trepidation as it is normally pared down from a vertical rotating roasting spit and there was no sign of it in the normal place behind the counter. When the soup arrived, it was only slightly warm – not hot. It had to be sent back to be heated up. Then the shwarma arrived. It too was not hot – only slightly warm – but I didn’t want to make a fuss so I started eating it. It had clearly been re-heated (or re-warmed, to be more accurate) and it tasted awful – scraps of meat dating from who knows when. I had ordered rice and mashed potatoes (faux de mieux) and the portions were generous, each of them presented in soup bowls. The rice was just boiled, with no additional flavourings and the mashed potatoes brought back resonances of school dinners. I left most of the food and when we got the bill, there was an optional service charge added; we told the waiter that we opted not to pay it and he looked shocked and said that he had to take the bill back to amend it. At this point, I would expect the matter to be reported to the manager, who would come to speak to us and ask why we were dissatisfied. None of that – and in any case there was no sign there of anyone resembling a manager. So the waiter brought back the amended bill and we paid. I felt really sorry for him as the service had been average, not excellent. I told him that it wasn’t his fault; it was the poor quality of the food. Then he suddenly became professional – he apologised profusely, said that we should have told him earlier, and hoped that next time we ate there things would be better! Dream on. There’s no chance that we would go back there, first because of the poor selection on the menu, but also because I had a feeling that there wouldn’t be any opportunity to go back. It will be a couple of months before my friend would be returning to London and, with the White Fish flagship having sunk, I don’t think the lifeboat will last very long. Hendon and Golders Green are chockful of kosher restaurants and, much closer to my and my friend’s home, there’s always the Met Su Yan kosher Chinese restaurant in Edgware – outstanding in every way.
696 Opinions in 5 websites
Such a shame to have been served pre packaged food, clearly not made ‘fresh’ onsite. Ordered to collect and was provided vacuum packed takeaway boxes, which resembled what you get on an airplane.. super disappointed as was looking forward to trying this place.
1238 Opinions in 4 websites
First of all 5* for service is only given for the lovely waitress called kat. She was so nice and accomodating, som tum salad was too spicy I know its suppose to have a kick but it was too spicy considering I usually eat a lot of spice also it wasn’t tangy how it should be. The chicken shrimp fried rice was just rice and protein thrown in a pan it had no colour and was bland also the chicken was fried chicken pieces. The noodles however was great I opted in for chicken plenty breast slices (forgot the name but its the spicy flat noodle that tasted authentic). They dont do lime so that was odd instead was given lemon for the somtum salad because I said it is not tangy at all. Now the shreded duck was amazing and so was the prawn tempura/ chicken satay. Restaurant was empty on a wednesday evening however many take away orders. There was 2 men as we came in not sure if they are managers or staff (one had no uniform on so looked like the manager as he was walking around and talking like one to another staff member. No hello not even a look like a smile would be nice. They do lack customer service like if customers are coming in and your first to see them you should say hello or whatever not be silent specially when your right opposite the customers the whole 2 hours. Kat was amazing though the lovely woman. The noodle and rice picture was screen shot of a video hence why blury. Also chilli oil is a sweet paste and not actual chili oil which I found bizzare
557 Opinions in 5 websites
Working in Soho I know there are a few places where you can get food for around £5. But this is the only one that is clean, you get served on the table or need to go for another dish because lunch felt more like a snack than lunch. I had the lasagna and it was nice, with plenty of salad and excellent olive oil
6276 Opinions in 5 websites
Had an underwhelming experience at Patara Soho. Started and mains were tasty, albeit a bit more expensive that most Thai restaurants, until we got to dessert. We got the orange chocolate tart, and it was like they just poured ready-made chocolate sauce into a ready-made tart case. Service was also so-so (we were downstairs). They didn’t leave tap water on the table, and it was hard to get the waiter’s attention to get more ware
413 Opinions in 2 websites
This is now a vegan restaurant. They converted 18 months ago. So be prepared. mock beef, pork, fish and duck. I think I was just shocked my favorite, that I've been coming to in years, near a tube station restaurant converted. The food, I didn't know what to order, the familiar comfort food menu is gone, vegan beer, all fine, service as great as ever. It's akin to the shock of hearing one of your best mates is now beginning transitioning. Just, the relationship has somehow changed.
318 Opinions in 2 websites
La carte est alléchante et il a été difficile pour nous de faire un choix tant tout semblait bon ! Nous avons vraiment bien mangé, les plats sont savoureux et bien présentés. J'ai juste trouvé dommage qu'il n'y ait aucun dessert proposé sur la carte. Les prix sont très raisonnables !