Veeraswamy

We booked a table with 8 friends for my Husband's birthday, based on the fact that a) We love Indian food and consider ourselves Connoisseurs, B) we wanted something a bit more special than our local curry house.

When we arrived, we were not offered drinks.

The Manager was incredibly rude to my husband and unapologetic for the mistakes made by his staff. The service generally poor. It was a huge disappointment as we had wanted this to be a special night for us and our friends but instead we all left with a bad taste in our mouths.
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Jasmine
1 Overall rating
Food 0 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 2 | Value for money 0
Tuesday, August 24, 2010

What a dissapointement. Having spent time organising this important team dinner, pre arranging the wines for the table, booking the private room and providing a credit authorisation form I then found that the wines were not on the table, the private dining room contained two tables so the team was split and my team was asked for payment at the end of the night. Furthermore the General Manager left me a voicemail after I raised my concerns but has never bothered to phone back or email. I shall never use Veeraswamy again and neither should anyone else. What a huge disappointment.
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Andrew Wheal
3 Overall rating
Food 8 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 0 | Value for money 5
Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Very disappointing...

Service was rushed, and staff not very friendly or polite.

Seating was uncomfortable and had to ask to move to different table as my chair/stool was so low (I am 6 foot tall).

Being indian myself, the food was rubbish and very expensive. This restaurant caters for tourists and does not sell "real" indian food of the maharaja's as they claim!

The vindaloo was more like a korma - with no spice whatsoever!

Portions were the smallest I have ever seen, and after the meal (£140 down for only two people - one drink each) we had to go for something else to eat!

Would NEVER go back or recommend this to anyone!

Can get a better curry in any local take away shop!
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Zahid - View all reviews by this user
0 Overall rating
Food 0 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 0 | Value for money 0
Sunday, July 04, 2010

We have been to Veeraswamy many times and most recently two weeks ago. Every time we have been the food and service have been first class. If you like authentic Indian food then this is one of the top restaurants in London. The menu is not extensive, but it changes perdiodically and everything we have ever eaten there has been superb. The service has also always been attentive, but not intrusive and it seems that every member of staff is knowledgeable and a true professional.
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IMO - View all reviews by this user
9 Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 8
Monday, April 26, 2010

I went there to celebrate my boyfriend's birthday. I wasn't sure what to expect as I had read mixed reviews. The history of the restaurant appealed to me - Churchill, Chaplin and Ghandi ate there so it can't be all bad?

When I made the reservation, I asked for a window table and told the person that it was my boyfriend's birthday. On our arrival, the hostess was pleasant. The restaurant looked great. We were sat by a window and the host wished my bf happy birthday as we sat down. The staff were really nice and attentive. The restaurant had a nice relaxing atmosphere. Yes the food is probably more expensive than I would ordinarily pay and I didn't really expect to enjoy the food. But the food was quite nice. You can taste the spices and the little touches put in to the food - like the chicken (in the korma) being stuffed with apricots. We had appetisers, mains and dessert and the food didn't disappoint.

Without asking, the waiters brought out a dessert with a candle and sang happy birthday to my (embarrassed) boyfriend.

It was a really good evening and I thought the service was superb.
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9 Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 7
Saturday, March 20, 2010

Took Spanish business contact for his first Indian meal on Friday eve. They fitted us in with 30 mins noice, and everywhere else was full.

Extremely ordinary chicken tikka starter for colleague, my mussels were OK - cream based broth had a nice kick. Prawn curry pleasant, no more, Hyderabadi Lamb a startling green but tasted better than it looked. Plain rice, once veg side dish, one (heavy) naan and 2 small Cobras each and the bill was £114, which was just crazy.

Far more inspired food is available elsewhere at far less cost. This is Zaika money, and it's not on the same planet.
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Trevor
4 Overall rating
Food 6 | Service 6 | Atmosphere 4 | Value for money 1
Monday, February 08, 2010

Four of us had lunch at Veerasamy yesterday. Nice atmosphere, good service but the quality of food was average and thats being generous. Its a great place to go if you want to pay double for average tasting food. Once again, disappointed by London Indian restaurants. Better off going to Zaika or Cinnamon club. Although the drinks were delicious, try the Simla sunshine for a fruity treat if I haven't put you off!
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5 Overall rating
Food 3 | Service 6 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 3
Sunday, February 07, 2010

Food is average and over priced. My main issue with this restaurant is the erratic service - we were interrupted twice by a waiter who was brusque and abrupt. He then spent 10 minutes gossiping with a colleague rather than bringing our order.

If you are happy to spend upwards of £60 for two main courses with no starters or sweets and one drink each with mediocre food and rude service then do try it, otherwise look for better quality elsewhere.
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4 Overall rating
Food 4 | Service 1 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 4
Saturday, January 16, 2010

we were there on Sat night, very disappointing, food tasteless, service poor and overpriced. do not bother
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Gary
2 Overall rating
Food 2 | Service 2 | Atmosphere 2 | Value for money 2
Monday, January 11, 2010

Just came back from an evening booking for a party of 4. Was expecting great things from a personal recommendation, but didn't live up to the hype. First, the food ranged from poor to okay; one of the mains was just warm, and tasteless, my soup was very average. I know good food, this was not it and suggest it is well over priced for what you received.

The service was the worst considering the price and supposed reputation. Leaning across peoples faces when serving and interrupting a conversation to ask if "everything is all right?"... twice, shows a lack of understanding when people pay top whack for a meal. The manner of the service was either brash or casual... occasionally good, but not good enough.

- quite simply, the local Indian will provide better value. Unlike Arnie, I won't back.
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Lawrie
4 Overall rating
Food 6 | Service 3 | Atmosphere 5 | Value for money 3
Saturday, December 12, 2009