Lamb Masala
Heritage

Heritage

14-16 North Bridge Street, West Lothian, United Kingdom

Food • Indian • Seafood • Vegetarian


"We visited Heritage on Saturday 30th August and between the environment, the waiting staff and the fact someone burned my partner (and threw his curry over him), it was a horrible experience. When we arrived, around 8.30, there was already a large table (maybe c.20 people) having been served and we took a seat across the restaurant from them. These people proceeded to scream and yell, clapping loudly and cheering like a football match for the entire time we were there. The waitress who took our order was blunt, unfriendly and looked miserable. But I honestly don’t blame her because the environment was incredibly difficult to enjoy. We got our flat, warm drinks well after the popadoms had arrived at the table and, despite the staff and the environment, the food was very nice. When our mains came, the waiter dropped a bowl of Korma, throwing it all over my partner and the table. The waiter was apologetic, and I understand that accidents happen. However, offering an open pot of sudocrem for the burn that had been left, and some napkins on the table for us to clean up, was not the way to handle this. Half the curry was on my partners shirt, a lot was mixed into my curry, we had to clean most of the table ourselves and Hassan didn’t even have the decency to ask if we were okay, never mind apologise or do anything to make it right. It felt that the table of 20 were much more of a priority (and probably friends of the owner since they were all taking pictures together), but I’m not sure why this allowed them to make other peoples experiences significantly less enjoyable. Or why Hassan was so busy ensuring their needs were taken care of, that he couldn’t even apologise for someone getting hurt as a result of his staff. I just wouldn’t go back again, the food was nice but it was not worth the experience at all."

Kamal Mahal

Kamal Mahal

1 Water Street, Fermanagh, United Kingdom

Indian • Seafood • European • Vegetarian


"I was looking forward to going to Kamal's for the first time since going vegan as I was there all the time when I was a vegetarian and really loved the food and atmosphere. We were mainly served by a fair-haired waitress who I recognised from her working there when I'd visited before. I always found her very pleasant but on this visit she was very rude from the outset. I understand people have bad days, but she just seemed to not care at all, never once smiled or said thank you and seemed to be chewing gum when she served us. I asked her about vegan options as there was a statement at front of menu to ask about vegan food and I had also seen really great reviews on trip advisor. When I asked her, she just looked at me and replied with, I don't know... stuff without cream like vegetable curry or chicken curry. I don't think I could hide my disappointment so she said she would go to the kitchen to ask. I then saw her wandering about the restaurant and didn't see her go near the kitchen at all. She came back and said, yeh vegetable curry and maybe, I don't know, balti ? I decided it would be safer to go with the vegetable curry which was okay but essentially frozen vegetables cooked in watery curry. The rice was the best part of the meal. My sister ordered two vegetarian dishes which looked a lot better. The only redeeming factor of the visit was a second waitress who served us and a man at the front desk who were very pleasant. I'm so disappointed at this experience because as I said, I used to come to Kamal's all the time and it used to have great atmosphere. I was worried we wouldn't even get a table on a Saturday night but there was one other couple when we arrived and one when we left. The service was quite shocking and I think if they advertise as having vegan options, then this needs to be more than a vegetable curry. However, I'm not sure if this was entirely the fault of the kitchen or the waitress who didn't seem bothered in the slightest about asking. Really hope Kamal's improves as I would love to go back someday and have the dishes and experience I used to love!"