Having given them a day to get back to me after my email all I can do is post my email they clearly have no idea of customer service...
I hope never to encounter a review as bad as this one sadly the bad points way out weigh the good. I stand by my initial tweet if you want good Indian here is not the place....! People raving about this people have no concept of good food and are nothing more than sheep. My email which as stands is my review..
To Whom it may concern
Firstly I admire the damage limitation after the night shame it was
barely addressed on the night...
I really don't know where to start there was a catalogue of errors.
1)2 of the chutneys were little more than components mixed with cheap
ketchup(Red Onions, Chili imli a quick look suggests I should of
encountered some kind of tamarind chutney, red onion chutney would imply
paste not ketchup(But I can forgive this as this the standard British
fare)).
2)The indian salad was tired
So already not looking good...
3)The greasy onion bhajias come out first, with a bit of a delay waiting
for the Samosa Chaat one of the 2 staff hovering uncomfortably right
next to our table says you can start Mmmm! yeah I know but we're waiting
for the other one.
4)I straight away notice the chickpeas on the chaat are souring/off
5)The yoghurt dip accompanying the Bhajia clearly was also off had the
souring of milk taste, not the yoghurt sour.
I'm still wondering about the chickpeas then it's confirmed...
6)Whilst still eating our starters one of the servers asked could he
take the serving dishes as we'd cleared them to our plates. Certainly
gave the impression you didn't have enough dishes in the kitchen. Still
standing right next our table uncomfortably!
7)Now I'm not an impatient man I work in the trade, but a lot longer
than I tolerate, to the point where I break for a cigarette whilst
waiting for the main. I actually finally make a comment and ask.
8)So main arrives the vegetable sindhi I don't even know what to say, I
straight away notice this is very wrong. I know what's wrong the
prepared sauce has been left festering on the side in the kitchen
souring, as had the chickpeas this was now confirmed in the chickpea
tamarind side, my initial feeling correct on the starter.
9)For the first time in my life I actually send something back. I call
over whom I presume is the manager and ask him to smell the sindhi and
would he serve it to his family? This shouldn't of even made the pan let
alone a customers table had the chef given a shit.
10)So reluctantly I guess the sindhi was removed from the meal I should
bloody hope so I didn't even eat it.
11)I muttered about the chickpeas to the server when he was clearing and
asked if I enjoyed it to which I said "NO" but to be honest these where
tolerable and by this point I'd reach lets just finish and get out of here.
12)So really there was nothing to done to appease me except the removal
of an item from the bill which I didn't even eat.
I have never in my life sent anything back to the kitchen, as a chef I
do my damn hardest to clear my plate alas last night I not only left
food, sent something back, and said No I didn't enjoy it neither did I
leave a tip(Had I had 30p I wouldn't of even left the 20p). I have never
done any of the preceding as I work in the trade and do know the warts
and all of the industry. Up till this meal my worst comment to did you
enjoy your meal was "It was OK". Sadly not only did I encounter bad
service but also a bad meal. If you're going to make a customer wait for
a main course(A sin in my book better to make sure once you start some
ones order that it flows naturally) then make sure it's the bloody best
you can produce. If a customer complains of course he expects it to be
taken off his bill but true customer service would of been to exceed
their expectations.
Honestly I can forgive the 2 waiters hovering right next to my table,
and the ketchup driven chutney tray and even the bhajias but some of the
rest, simply put was dismal! I would of expected this down the road at
Punjab Tandoori I suspect your kitchen has a higher scores on the doors
rating than them. I have never have encountered what I encountered last
night and as for comparing you to Sanskruti! I suggest you take the time
to eat there and learn in how to exceed a customers expectations and
produce authentic food rather than generic food fit only for the masses
who want a trendy restaurant to eat in.
A very dissapointed
PCD_Blogs
Never ever again will I visit again...
Service 2 out of 5
Food 2 out of 5
Feel welcome to follow food bloggers that rate this restaurant but they are nothing more than sheep who like the in thing and have little value on the industry!
No comments:
Post a Comment