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Dulwich Tandoori

Dulwich Tandoori

54 Lordship Lane London, SE22 8HJ, United Kingdom

Fish • Indian • Pakistani • North Indian


"I went to dinner with a friend to celebrate my new job. Unfortunately from start to end it was not a good experience. A waiter took our drinks order and part of our food order, my diet coke was flat and I asked him to change it which he did. I received a can instead which was warm and poured it into the glass of minimal ice and a thin slice of lemon, immediately the warm coke melted the ice and so the coke had no taste. I asked him what fish was in the Tandoori curry and he did not know, he stood there for a while then decided to go and ask, it was Tilapia. Then another waiter came over and asked to take our order, we told him that we had already given it to the other waiter, nevertheless we proceeded to repeat ourselves and he noted it on his I Pad. At this point we were confused and left wondering why the first waiter had not returned, it may be that he was new and confused himself, very strange. My friend ordered the prawn biriyani and okra curry, she said the biriyani was nice, but her okra skin was tough and inedible, she had to squeeze out the contents of it. My tilapia curry was very disappointing, there were very few pieces of fish in there and it was hot but very bland, my cauliflower curry had more taste than it. It was clear to me that their ingredients were far inferior than others I have visited, there was no authentic taste at all. Another negative was that one of the waiters welcomed 2 customers, and it seemed that one was celebrating a birthday, he may have known them from before because he spent plenty of time chatting to them but ignoring other customers, this is very unprofessional. I work in the hospitality industry and I would never spend a vast amount of my time speaking to just one table of customers. My advice to them would be to seek someone to train the staff professionally on their conduct and service, as it is all about the customer experience if they want them to return and write positive reviews. Also seek suppliers who can offer more quality products, prices to customers may have to increase but it will improve their reputation."

Noir Lounge

Noir Lounge

1302 High Road, London, United Kingdom

Asian • Indian • Cheese • Bar-lounge


"We visited Noir on a Saturday evening with friends and on arrival discovered the table is right of the restaurant entrance. Hardly the intimate meal with friends with people in and out all around you. I booked weeks in advance and shocked at this is the best table they had for us saying they are fully booked everywhere. The table itself was wobbly and I requested they fix that before food to avoid accidents. The waitress knew nothing about the dishes and any questions we had in regards to the portion size and whether a Mocktail was fizzy or not. She brought over another waitress to assist who was no better and needed to repeat the order a few times to get it right. It would help if the blazing music was slightly lowered, it’s a restaurant not a club. Now the food, it has to be the worst food we have possibly ever had. The Preeti Puri which is their take on Pani Puri was tasteless. The chaat had a very soggy papri and no crunch. The burgers tasted like cardboard and the worst of all was the Mac and Cheese. A packet Mac and Cheese would have been a better decision as they made theirs very funky leaving a sour taste. Also the need to add Cheetos crisps over food is really not required. Based on the experience I refused to pay service which totalled the bill to £262 instead of the initial £295. Irrespective of the cost which really was not worth it, we have planned an evening out. We booked childcare and merged our diaries, and this did not live up to the even basic of expectations. On informing the waitress I won’t be paying service, there was no openness to ask why or how they could improve the experience. The lack of customer service is astonishing. Save your evening out, don’t bother with this place."