Mint Leaf

I went with my friends for celebrating my husband's birthday.

I have to say, it was great experience.

Lovely food - no artificial spices.

People who served us were nice.

All in all GOOD place!
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9 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 8
Friday, January 27, 2012

I had heard mixed feedback about Mint Leaf, but we went last Sunday on the 50% off food offer and had a fantastic evening. The food was delicious and a little different to your usual Indian, the service spot on, and the cocktails... well we didn't make a dint on the enormous menu but we certainly tried a few and they were all very good. We will be going back and I would certainly recommend it!
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Laura Green
9 Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 8
Monday, January 23, 2012

This restaurant looks how I imagine a Russian night-club. Bouncers on the door and hostesses dressed in black to take you your table in the gloom, with disco music.

It is very expensive, with a surly waitress, small portions, and a disappointing Mojito. The food was about what you'd get in an average Indian. For the two of us, with a cocktail and a couple of beers, it was £100.
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PeteW
2 Overall rating
Food 4 | Service 2 | Atmosphere 2 | Value for money 1
Friday, October 14, 2011

''All fur coat and no knickers'' is how I would describe this restaurant. On arrival the general appearance and ambience of the dining area scores 10/10. However, the absolute poor service from their staff and the dreadful food would make a fast food takeaway restaurant more appealing and better value for money.

(1) 1 menu for the entire table of 10.

(2) Plates not cleared until staff were prompted

(3) Cold/dry food

(4) 1.5 hours from starter to the main being delivered

For the price you pay, you would expect staff to be a more warm welcoming and willing to meet your needs.

I would not recommend this restaurant to anyone. Save you money and buy a microwave meal from a supermarket.
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Jon Gould
2 Overall rating
Food 1 | Service 1 | Atmosphere 4 | Value for money 1
Monday, August 01, 2011

I went to this restaurant yesterday. The food was too average, the bar staff were over worked, and the meeter and greeter young girls were not very helpful and again rushed off their feet and lacked mature social skills (apart from one who was extremely friendly and assertive, I even tipped as she was very welcoming and well spoken). I have eaten in many Indian restaurants and this was greatly disappointing. I waited too long for my food, the bar staff looked fed up but their cocktails were good. I would not recommend this restaurant to anyone, its a complete rip off!!!! It is a typical restaurant that cateres to rip off tourist and hotel stayers. The art decor is cheap but trying to pull off an exclusive look. Save your money and go elsewhere!!
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konstantinos
1 Overall rating
Food 2 | Service 2 | Atmosphere 1 | Value for money 0
Friday, July 15, 2011

I am married to an Indian and am familiar with Indian cuisine. I visited Mint Leaf with my wife and her sister two nights ago. On entering the subterranean dining room, the ambience was not bad although the "musak" had as little to do with India as it had to do with melody. For the most part, the service at table was adequate. The food, however, was very disappointing and ranged from acceptable to downright poor. The rice, in particular, had obviously been kept warm under some form of radiant heat and was dry and hard on top! In contrast to the modesty of the food, the prices were extortionate, even for a pretentious restaurant in London. The final straw came over the payment of the bill. Our waiter was told exactly how to divide it but appeared to make some error in processing my card. Rectifying the error was clearly well beyond the competence of the waiter and the somewhat surly manager and it took half an hour to pay for the meal! I very nearly missed my last train home. Mint Leaf is an experience most people could well do without. The gaggle of touting mini-cab drivers around the door as we left seemed somehow to be appropriate...
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1 Overall rating
Food 1 | Service 1 | Atmosphere 3 | Value for money 0
Wednesday, July 13, 2011

What an unexpected surprise it was eating here last Saturday night. After having a very average meal at the city branch and reading the poor reviews here I thought the place was going to be bad.

However after getting to the restaurant and having a couple of well made cocktails in the bar, we moved into the main dinning room. We shared the mixed starter which was very good, big juicy tiger prawns, lamb, chicken, quail and more. Mains were okay, we both ate the lamb bhuna, along with some good spinach and the best lentils I have ever had. They were so good we ordered another helping.

The wine list was good, not cheap but we found a good beaujolais for about £35.

Service seemed a bit all over the place except for our waiter who was great, there when you needed, very friendly and all round on the ball.

Overall a cool place, with good food, good service but at West end prices, for 2 we paid about £150 including 1 bottle of wine and a few drinks at the bar.
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Chris - View all reviews by this user
8 Overall rating
Food 8 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 8
Monday, February 14, 2011

What makes a great restaurant? Good atmosphere, friendly waiters, tasty food and above all value for money. Mint leaf fails spectacularly to deliver on any of the above.

Should the waiting staff have worn glasses? Just how difficult is it to spot a very hungry 6’3” guy waving frantically to see a menu after 10 minutes?

My girlfriend managed to restrain me from the next tables naan long enough to order what turned out to be very over priced, average food. £5 for plain rice is daylight robbery and made my Bhuna taste decidedly sour.

Even after I was robbed of £90 I still found myself hungry, at times like those the lights of a good M&S are like a refrigerated loo roll after a vindaloo, heaven! Recommended……well recommended you steer clear!
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Alec
3 Overall rating
Food 5 | Service 2 | Atmosphere 3 | Value for money 2
Monday, October 25, 2010

What a disappointment. Id been looking forward to coming here for years and my experience on saturday was utterly gutting! to start - for all the pretention and overstaffing of the reception area, when it actually came to the restaurant the service was dire - no one quite knew what table to show us to and in the end we were 'pointed', we sat for 10 minutes without even being given a menu whilst the front of house staff strolled past – we had to wave one down (after the first ignored us). Service was slow and uncaring - a different waiter every time - certainly there is a reason they don't publish their prices freely (£5 for a bowl of plain rice???!!) - portions small and - having footed a £90 + bill for a meager 2 courses and a house bottle of wine, my partner left hungry. Would certainly not return here – such a pretentious front for a restaurant with terrible service and average, overpriced food. If you are reading this please don't do as we did - consider my advice and save your money :)
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emma clinch
1 Overall rating
Food 3 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 2 | Value for money 0
Monday, October 25, 2010

The doorman looked us up and down and grunted as if he was reluctant to allow us in, (very well dressed as we were) The meeter and greeter simply pointed in the general direction of the bar as if she had a million better things to be getting on with. The bar staff were snobby from the start which wasn't all that welcoming but the cocktails they served were excellent. When we were seated we were confused to be sat right next to another couple even though there was plenty more seating available with no diners quite so close together.

The service was a little casual in vocab and demeanour but the food was excellent. I went with the spicy prawns and my partner the lamb cutlets, both are recommended. When transferring from the dining area to the bar to wash down our meal we were loudly chased down by the waiter as if we were about to run off and instructed to pay up right away? Not good.

As with other reviews this place is very over priced. It's an ok place that thinks it is far far better than it actually is. We spend over £150 and regretted it.
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Glen
5 Overall rating
Food 7 | Service 6 | Atmosphere 5 | Value for money 1
Wednesday, August 25, 2010