Mai'da Indian Eatery

I cannot believe this place has had a bad review. We absolutely love it, ok so they don't allow alcohol but who cares when you're getting such amazing food. Be warned though this is not your typical bland Brick Lane affair their food packs some serious punch.

I'm a particular fan of the kebabs such as the burhansi kebab and the lamb chops from here are the best I have tried much more succulent than the famous New Tayaab ones. Good value too.

Give Maida a try you won't regret it.
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8 Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 8
Monday, May 30, 2011

Be warned... The delivery opening times stated on this restaurant's website are wrong. I put an order in at 3pm, they took payment and did not inform me of this fact until I called them an hour later to find out where our food was. Very rude over the phone and told me it would take 3 to 4 days for them to process a refund.
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afroken
0 Overall rating
Food 0 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 0 | Value for money 0
Saturday, January 15, 2011

We arrived about 8.30pm on a Sunday night. From outside the restaurant looked half full (good sign) although when we came in we realized that the tables that were not busy were full of dirty plates from previous customers. At first we thought that it might be because they were very busy but actually they 5 waiters for a restaurant with only about 10 tables with customers. They were just "very relaxed" on making the restaurant look tidy and cozy (bad sign). Nevertheless, we were seated in less than 30 seconds (good sign).

We order 2 starters (Paneer Lal Mirch Tikka and Mushroom Ki Tikki), 1 main course to share (Daal Makhni), 1 plain rice, 1 Nan bread and 2 Lassis. While waiting for our Lassis they brought some tap water in the meantime (good sign). The Lassis took ages to arrive considering that they were 5 waiters for 10 tables (bad sign). While we waited for our starters we also order some poppadum which arrived very fast (good sign) with 3 nice sauces to dip (Mango chutney, Spicy, and yogurt and garlic sauce?). The Lassis arrived with the meal. The mango Lassi was great and the plain Lassi was plain in flavor but I never tried it before so it might be the real flavor. However, my plain Lassi saved my girlfriend when she could not handle the spicy food.

When the starters arrived they also came with the main course. Apparently the waiter understood my "as starters we would like ... and as main course ..." as everything should be at the same time. We didn't mind but the waiter did not bother to confirm it (bad sign). The food was great although the main course was very spicy for my girlfriend. It was not specified in the menu how spicy were the dishes and the waiter did not mentioned anything either (bad sign). However, I did find them very tasty and not that spicy although I like spicy food anyway. After the meal we order the bill and left.

In summary, the waiters came when called but not a smile. The food was good but the waiters failed to explain us anything in relation of the spiciness from the ordered dishes. The drinks arrived late and the place looked like if nobody cared. Nevertheless, if you just like Indian food and don't mind about the rest Maida is an excellent place. We paid about £23.00 for both of us.
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A couple
6 Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 3 | Atmosphere 5 | Value for money 7
Monday, September 06, 2010