The Crown Freehouse

Bollywood Buffet

➤ 11 Canterbury Street, Gillingham I-ME7 5TP, United Kingdom

Menu • Cafés • Seafood • Mexican • Fast Food

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"We visited this hidden gem in Gillingham for the first time today, and it was a delightful experience. From the moment we arrived, Rav made us feel like family, welcoming us as if we were dining in his own home. The food was beautifully authentic, far from the typical curry that just involves one sauce and different meats. It truly had that home-cooked touch, made with love. There's a wide variety of options available, all served hot—not lukewarm— which is always a plus in buffet dining. The prices were great, and the food was fantastic, accompanied by the warmest welcome you'll find in any Medway restaurant! If you haven't yet experienced Bollywood Buffet, I highly recommend you give it a try. We look forward to returning soon!"

Gina's Cafe

➤ 103 Watling Street, ME7 2YX, Medway, United Kingdom

Menu • Cafe • Vegan • British • Breakfast

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"I'm proud to call myself a weekly regular and I've been eating at Gina's cafe for many, many years. As someone who both enjoys food and travels a lot, I can, hand on heart, say that Gina's Cafe is my favourite cafe. Period. I've very rarely had a bad experience here, and I always leave satisfied. I'm a huge fan of the chicken curry with chips or the ham, cheese and mushroom omelette. The salad is very fresh and the chips are perfect! The staff are very pleasant and always take care to speak to my 6 year old son if he eats well, they let him choose a lolly before he leaves. Pricing is about what you'd expect from a cafe and the quality and cleanliness is superb. There is only one toilet, accessed from the garden, however it is clean. I would avoid trying to get a table at the busiest times it is normally very busy here and would recommend not sitting directly next to the front door or on the smallest tables if there is more than one person dining. There are some high chairs available, and a good selection of hot and cold drinks."

Popadom

➤ Pier 5, The Quays, Dock Head Road, ME4 4ZJ, Medway, United Kingdom

Menu • Wine • Halal • Indian • Ice Cream

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"My husband and I had a date night dinner , The lamb Biryani and Saag Aloo, were the worst I have ever had. I couldn 't eat the Saag Aloo because it was too hot with whatever they had added, chillies or spices I managed to eat a small amount of the Biryani but again any aromatic flavours were overpowered by the added spices or chillies. My mouth and lips were burning. We didn 't eat all of the meal. I would have told the waitress when we paid the bill if she had bothered to ask if we enjoyed the meal. We have been there before but there should not be such inconsistency with the flavour of the food. We will vote with our feet and not bother again. We will stick to the Gurkha in Chatham in future."

Selale

➤ 78 High Street Chatham, Kent ME4 4DS, United Kingdom

Menu • Pizza • Seafood • Mexican • European

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"Found out that under new ownership since October 2023, so recommendations to me were based on friends experience with previous owners. The manager was friendly and very attentive, asking lots of questions, explaining their menu when asked, telling me that the interior will be changed in the near future. Anyway, for starters we chose Calamari, Garlic Mushrooms with Cheese, King Prawns, and Halluomi. We then all helped ourselves to bits and pieces of each. The starters were plentiful in portion size, with all choices being great, especially the garlic mushrooms with cheese. For mains we chose a mixed grill, chicken shish, lamb ribs, and chicken wings and chips for my daughter. The chicken and lamb shish were both tender and full of flavour, and the lamb ribs were great. They all came with slad and bulgur (I can only describe it as a cross between rice and cous-cous).The mixed grill was plentiful in size and looked appetising, but my father in law enjoyed that all to himself , so I can only assume it was good. My daughter enjoyed her chicken wings too We were given bread on the table, which was warm and full of flavour too. We were definitely made to feel welcome, and will definitely return. Good to know that they deliver too. We were at the restaurant early (5pm booking), so were the only people in the restaurant, however, there was a constant stream of delivery drivers collecting orders for delivery. It was my daughters birthday the following day, so tye manager gave her a small dessert on the house as well. Parking: A few parking spaces on the street just a couple of doors down from the restaurant , where you use the RingGo App or good old cash to pay for parking."

Shumi Tandoori Shumi Tandoori

➤ 48A Grange Road, Rochester ME2 4DA, United Kingdom, England

Menu • Asian • Indian • Delivery Services

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"Pre ordered using just eat on New Year’s Eve and I cannot explain how terrible it all was. 3 adult meals got thrown away, one of the kids meals had to be microwave heated just to make it warm (it was still disgusting) and one of the side dishes (cucumber raita) was curdled to a point it looked like a small brick.. I called them straight away and was told that they could not send any replacement food as they were too busy but they would give us a 60% reduction on our food instead so we could at least order someone where else. Still not received promised discount, we’ve complained to just eat as we ordered through there App but because it was New Years they can’t do anything and the restaurant are now denying they even delivered to us.. I understand it was New Years, lockdown and that they were busy but how can you expect repeat customers when your service is so bad!!!!!!! Avoid the hassle and use someone where else!!!!!!"