Veeraswamy

went for lunch and was very dissapointed with the quality of the food. the starters were below average for flavour and quality of the meat, and the mains were very poor - the lamb dish came in a sauce that had no body and the chicken dish came in a sauce that i can best describe as spiced up thick cream of tomato soup... on the positive side the naan were nice and the service attentive. i will not be visiting this restaurant again as i expect far better food for these prices.
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Bal
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Food 2 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 3
Thursday, January 01, 2009

I think that it's fair to say that we went to this restaurant with great expectations.

My friend (who is Sikh) and I were genuinely quite shocked at the poor quality for a very high price (£150 for two). She didn't even finish her main course (lamb dish) which was tasteless and very uninspiring. We both enjoyed the fish starter but couldn't see how they could justify charging £17 per person.

The atmosphere was good, largely because of the wonderful decor, but all but one of the staff serving customers were of non-Indian origin - in essence, this did not feel like a top-class Indian restaurant.

There are many other better ones in London. We won't be going back to this one.
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Rob
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Food 1 | Service 3 | Atmosphere 5 | Value for money 0
Monday, October 20, 2008

Very interesting menu - much nicer than your regular High Street menu. Food great. Service fantastic. Quite expensive, but worth it. Could not fault it.
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Food 8 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 8
Tuesday, September 30, 2008

What a wonderful restaurant. I have been leaving in London for years and never knew about this place until a friend took me there. Mezzanine on Regent street, amazing location, The restaurant itself is beautiful, didn't know anything about indian food but as soon as we arrived we felt so welcome that I knew I will be looked after in the best way. The staff was very knowledgable and attentive, the food was really , really good. We left the maitre D' picking up the all selection for us and we received frankly in perfect timing and portions a feast of real traditional Indian dishes (as explain by staff) that I could compare to dish that i had in the most reputable places in London.... no wonder that place was packed on a monday night. It really came as a brillant surprise and if you ask me I did not get a service like this in a very long time. I can not wait to go back.
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Thursday, August 14, 2008

Very helpful staff, fantastic food.
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 9
Sunday, August 10, 2008

What a disappointment! The food was insipid - watery sauces flavoured with only one thing - garlic. My Syrian chicken stew was more like a thin soup. The service was friendly enough but erratic. We asked twice for pappadoms but they never arrived. The starters were better than the main courses, but then they didn't have much to beat. The website says the restaurant has chefs from different parts of India who are all experts in their regional specialities. Maybe so, but what my friends and I ate was distinctly average. The new look of the restaurant is warmer and more welcoming than the previous , rather frigid minimalism of the old decor but the customer is obviously paying through the nose for it with the menu prices. Why is this place so revered? It is over-priced, over-hyped and clearly trading on past glories and tourists relying on out-of-date guide books. Old is not always better. Don't bother.
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Anna James
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Food 4 | Service 6 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 2
Friday, July 11, 2008

My wife and I (both indian) went to Veeraswamy a while back. Having read the reviews we couldn't wait to try it. However, it was a total let down. At those prices and with its reputation we were expecting something special. What we got was a very poor attempt at someone 'trying' to cook indian food. It was bland and looked dull. Might as well been a supermarket 'Authentic Indian Meal'. And the serivce was not quite as you would expect. Our waiter was rather 'nice but dim'.

When people ask me about Veeraswamy, I tell them not to bother. You can have a meal 10 times better for half the price.
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K Kara
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Food 1 | Service 1 | Atmosphere 3 | Value for money 0
Thursday, May 29, 2008

I've been to Veeraswamy a couple of times and I would highly recommend it to anyone. It was a fantastic place to bring my friend from Canada to treat her to some great Indian food with a great view of Regent Street. My absolute favorite item on the menu is the bread basket.. you always get lots of different types of seeded Nan Bread... very nice. I agree the prices are a bit high, but for the location of the restaraunt and the food that you get I think its not that bad.
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Amanda696 - View all reviews by this user
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Food 10 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 5
Saturday, March 01, 2008

I'd been wanting to visit Veeraswamy for a long time, but was very disappointed by my recent experience. The service was increadibly slow to the extent that we waited 90 minutes for our main courses in an restaurant that was only two-thirds full. The staff were inattentive and completely disinterested. Our wine was warm and our requested to put it on ice was ignored.

The food was good, but we all agreed that the starters far outweigh the main courses. The food certainly did not justify the high prices and I resent paying so much for below-standard food, service and ambience. Our conclusion was that this is a restaurant that trades on its reputation and relies one-time customers that will never return.
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Food 5 | Service 1 | Atmosphere 3 | Value for money 1
Saturday, January 26, 2008

The best Indian restaurant I have been to in England.

Superb food from start to finish. Our table of four included my mum and dad who know about Indian food. The soup, chicken, chole and kachori were fantastic. For mains, the biryani was incredible, the rogan josh and prawn curry full of perfectly blended flavours, powerful but also delicate where it needed to be. I am not a dessert fan but all four were out of this world - hot jalaibees, ros gullah, mango sorbet and banana kulfi.

We had the 22 pound meal deal which made this one of the best value for money dining experiences I have had in London. I would not normally rave about a place so much and be so eager to go back, but this is right up there with the best restaurants in London.
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Monday, December 31, 2007