Schezwan Noodles
Sakonis

Sakonis

127 - 129 Ealing Road Wembley London, HA0 4BP, United Kingdom

Indian • Seafood • Chinese • European


"Sakonis offers Indian vegetarian food with some Indo Chinese options and is located on Ealing Road, now for quite some time a predominantly Gujarati area of London, with its menu largely reflecting its local customer base. The restaurant is relatively large and this was our second visit in as many months. Last month we were able to walk in and dine without a reservation but this time we had a reservation for the six of us, which was a wise decision because there were queues at times that we observed. While the buffet seemed extremely popular (especially for the soft ice cream! and our server encouraged us to avail of the buffet, not unsurprisingly, we opted for a la carte a decision that we did not regret. The Sakonis website is very modern and loads quickly, offering modern and well taken photographs of some of the dishes. The mogo chips were one of the starters that we ordered and were well made, a little crispy around the edges, soft in the middle, with a spicy sauce that was right at the cusp. We also ordered the palak paneer and the paneer butter masala, both of which were excellent. Of the two I would say that the latter was a little more flavoursome a surprise since I love spinach perhaps the palak paneer could have been a little more spicy. But the star of the show was surely the bathuras that came with those particular large plates (options also included naan and puri . In fact they were so popular with our group that we ordered an additional four and although they took rather long to arrive, when we compared our fresh, hot bathuras that lingered on the buffet table getting cold, we were sure that we had made the right decision. We also ordered a hakka noodles but that was rather insipid both in look and taste although we could see plenty of diners ordering the Indo Chinese dishes. The masala tea was just alright not nearly as good as Dishoom's for example, but the inclusion of a Parle G biscuit is a cute touch. Service was great even if the late order of bathuras was rather slow. Ria was particularly helpful. We plan to visit again in the summer."

Foodiez

Foodiez

Kelvin Industrial Estate Long Drive, Greenford I-UB6 8WA, United Kingdom

Asian • Seafood • Asiatic • Chinese


"This was my first time ordering food from Foodiez and below is an detailed experience we had on this order.Delivery The order was placed exactly at 1 pm and I was informed that it will be delivered by 2.20 pm, which itself was late as the estimated time mentioned on their page was maximum 50 mins. Around 2.40, I received messages saying that the order will be delivered by 2.40 pm, not sure why but no one came then. Then I received a call from the restaurant apologizing for the delay and was told that the order will delivered by 3 pm. As expected, no one arrived. At 3.20 pm, I called to check on the order and was informed it will be delivered by 3.40 pm. At 3.40 pm, since the order was not yet delivered, I contacted JustEat. I informed them that if I was informed earlier about this much delay, I would have cancelled the order then. Thereafter, I asked for full refund. The associate put me on hold to check on the order status. By the time, she came back, the order had arrived. The associate told me that she can only provide me 5 GBP refund as the order was now delivered, even it was almost 4 pm which was way past lunch time and 3 hours late from our requested time. The restaurant did mention that they had some technical issue but that should have been communicated immediately on order, not after 2 hours, which I think was intentional on their part. All in all, pathetic delivery experience and below par professional standards by Just Eat. This was a surprise when restaurants are struggling for businesses nowadays.Food Even though I forgot to mention it, the food was spicy! Perfect for those with Indian taste buds. As the food was most likely made in hurry, few items were slightly under cooked but nothing to complain about. The starters were great! We had Veg Chicken Triple Schezwan noodles, both were awesome. The restaurant also provided complimentary ice creams which were nice as well.In summary, abysmal delivery and professional standards but great food! I will order again from them again but only until I find another good Indian restaurant which delivers spicy food to my place.If you love spicy Indian food, this is a great place, but make sure you order much in advance. It is better to reheat the food which arrived early than to trust this restaurant with their multiple promises to deliver the food on time and then delay it further every time."