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Jakes Hamburgers

➤ 631 High Road, Ilford I-IG3 8RA, United Kingdom, ILFORD

Vegan • Lunch • Cheese • Burgers

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"Paid for 16 oz of beef patty, received 12 oz (365 grams) a big discrepancy and when you consider that 16 oz vs 12 oz costs £4 more you would expect to receive exactly that. When I contacted the owner, he advised that all weights advertised are pre-cooking, and so a 16 oz burger is in fact 12 oz, a 8 oz 4 oz and so on. If I were the owner and valued the integrity of my business, I would add extra meat to account for the shrinkage, or add a disclaimer on delivery sites to inform customers of the same otherwise you are misrepresenting an item. Another piece of advice to the owner is not to dismiss a customers concerns by using the premise ‘I’ve got a reputable business and don’t receive complaints of this nature’ thus trivialising their concern. Treat each concern individually and with a helpful attitude. As for the burger, the patties contained too much flour (which is typically used as a binding agent, just less) making them very rubbery and without flavour, which left much to be desired."

La Barrique Wine Bar Restaurant

➤ Western Gateway, London E16 1DR, United Kingdom, Newham

Pizza • Italian • European • Vegetarian

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"This Wine Bar is just outside the West entrance to ExCel. I needed a by ExCel place to have a client lunch. The food choices are abysmal and the the food we ordered, the meat and cheese board had no cheese as they had not received their delivery that morning. When we complained, they brought out large mozzarella balls that were old and had become sour. I would never go to this place again to eat. Terrible!"

Chan's

➤ 321 High Street North, Newham, United Kingdom, E12 6PQ

Asian • Steak • Seafood • Chinese

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"I've beeb going chans since I was a little f Girl I'm now 54, my dad has-been going since he was in his teens his is now 81,my dad said years ago they use to serve the curry sauce in a milk bottle, and i also remember the chowmein take away wrapped in tin foil which I really miss, I do think they have gone down hill as the curry sauce has changed and the famous orange sweet and sour sauce is now like all the other Chinese places darker red and a bit vinegar, and the chips are no where near how they use to be its ashame as some of these trates was what made them unique to many long loyal customers."

The Boathouse Cafe And

➤ The Granary 80 Abbey Road, IG11 7BT, Barking and Dagenham, United Kingdom

Cafés • Seafood • European • Vegetarian

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"Very nice, fairly large, decked area outside, with huge umbrellas to guard against the summer sun or more likely the English rain. And there's sometimes tasty BBQ (with nice veggie options cooked separately on foil) on Saturday and Sunday afternoon early evening. Check beforehand. Great views at sunset over the Roding where you can spot the wrecks, or the old barges and try and work out how to cross the river using those two little bridges you can see in the distance. Frequently changing range of cocktails and mocktails, bottled and now draft beers and stout, wines and lovely fruit flavoured ciders to maintain your interest. Veggie friendly and one or two vegan dishes, overflowing onto the plate. Fabulous, moist, German cheesecake with mandarin orange and other fruit, or maybe feast on some Dutch apple tart or one of their other terrific cakes. Pandemic permitting, on Friday and Saturday Nights perhaps on Bank Holiday Mondays you can enjoy their effortlessly cool DJs on the decks or hear some great musicians. Entry is always free and with the DJs bands playing at just the right volume, you can enjoy the music and still chat without shouting. At other times, owner music lover Derrick, plays a tasteful, eclectic choice of classic soul, funk, rare groove, rat pack jazz thru a top of the range in house Bose Sound System. And lastly there's the cocktails. Oh, those cocktails! Will we risk a Mojito, or stick with another Whisky Sour tonight ? Derrick the boss learned his trade mixing cocktails for 12 years in some of Copenhagen's swishest cocktail bars. Now he is in sunny Barking. It's the only bar cafe in town that makes a real effort to impress and accommodate its patrons' food and drink preferences."

Panda's Kitchen

➤ 396 Katherine Road, Newham, United Kingdom, E7 8NW

Sushi • Asiatic • Chinese • Fast Food

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"Avoid! Avoid! Avoid! I don't generally like writing bad comments about places but I felt the need to as I wouldn't want anyone else to experience such bad service as I did. I went just before 8pm and was told to oder online instead. I was told that the food would be ready within 15 mins even though the email said 25 mins. It gets to 8.30pm and I get told by the receptionist that they haven't started on my food yet as they are busy and that it would be another 10 mins. It gets to 8.45pm and she said oh they haven't started on your food yet. As anyone can imagine waiting nearly an hour is unacceptable especially when you have gone into order and collect! I decided by 9pm I had enough and wanted my refund, which then took another 30 mins to sort out. Absolutely shocking and unbelievable! A few other points to also mention: 1- The receptionists have 0 customer service experience and are very rude. 2- Another customer who had ordered online, called over the phone at least 3x times just to find out where their order was. They lied and said it was on the way when the order was just making its way out of the kitchen. Saddest part is that they were laughing about the customer in a very rude manner 3- Another customer came in and ordered 10 mins AFTER me and got his food within 15 mins or ordering! When I challenged them about it, they made up a pathetic excuse trying to say it was something else which didn't make sense. 4- Not even an apology. Poor customer service, and I would even go as far as to question the legality of their employees there, but that is a matter for the correct authorities to investigate. I would honestly Avoid this place and would not recommend it. Don't waste your time or money. There are lots of other honest, decent places."