Tinseltown (Farringdon)

Terrible. Do not go!

Tinseltown is basically an overpriced cheap melted cheap quality ice cream excuse of a restaurant.

The food is horrible, and they don't serve many main meals, whilst the ones they do serve are horrible. The floors are sticky and the toilets are ghastly!

The milkshakes are the worst milkshakes i have ever had! It is basically really cheap ice-cream, with a drop of milk, and a chocolate bar blended together, which is not cold enough as they don't add any ice!

And all of the waiters can barely speak English, so it is extremely hard to understand what they are saying!

The milkshakes are basically ice cream, which is disgusting. Don't waste your time, they probably do better ones at McDonald's, or you can just make your own fresh ones as home! Their other desserts are also average, and like they are supermarket bought.

So just go to pizza express, get "proper" food, service, hygiene, and desserts. Or wagamamas, yo sushi, nandos, the handmade burger company, etc...
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Food 0 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 0 | Value for money 0
Friday, December 16, 2011

Do not get the cheese wedges. Nicest tinsletown shame about the management.
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Thursday, December 08, 2011

totally agree with the comments....wish i had read the reviews before i went there!!!! cant believe that people sitll go to eat there. poor quality, service and also pricey ...basically everything is poor!!!!!! never never i would definitely i go back there again and i thought i was going to a nice place considering that there are such nice restaurants in that area.
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elenaor
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Saturday, October 22, 2011

Worst London restaurant. Overpriced and VERY POOR Quality. Half of it wasn't edible. Hot dog on a burnt bun 5 minutes after the rest of the food arrived. Taste and sight of it was terrible. almost 4GBP for 3 chicken wings? 1.10gbp extra for cheese to a kids hamburger meal? I really cant believe this place is still in business. go to one of the many great restaurants in this area but stay away from here.
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Monday, July 04, 2011

Ate at the Farringdon Branch yesterday (25.06.11)

Food vastly over-priced. Poor quality. Decor poor. Staff incoherent

Didn't even know how to turn on Air con. (It was boiling hot in there)

It's a shame as it's the only Halal burger joint I know

Stay away.
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Parvez
2 Overall rating
Food 1 | Service 4 | Atmosphere 1 | Value for money 1
Sunday, June 26, 2011

This has to be in my opinion one of the worst places in London to eat. We went there on the pretense of a special offer they put out on Facebook but what a con, they would not honour the offer and was very rude about it. I feel sorry for the owner because by the looks of things he works hard to build this business but his staff and management let him down by being rude and ignorant. I don't know what the other branches are like but farringdon was terrible. I have emailed the head office and they agreed that having heard what had happend the service was poor, they asked which branch this was and since then I have had no response..... Hmmm sounds like a bit of a common theme for this place. I will never return.
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Rab Miah
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Food 0 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 0 | Value for money 0
Wednesday, March 30, 2011

I have heard many things of this place, that its food was good, a bit expensive but well worth it.

I went there yesterday and actually wish I never went, the chicken fillets were very dry, I have made better at home. I thought the milkshakes were going to be special but trust me its nothing spectacular in fact I would say this place is rubbish if im being honest.

Its like going Mc Donalds but only playing twice the price.
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Dexsta
1 Overall rating
Food 2 | Service 1 | Atmosphere 0 | Value for money 0
Sunday, January 16, 2011

Would just agree with all the other thoughts below, food of a very poor standard.

The burgers are the cheap frozen kind you get at burger stands, but at 3 times the price.

I had hope for the milkshakes as I had heard they were good but to be honest although they were not bad they were very average. Give me an Ed's milkshake anytime.

Service is poor with the staff not appearing to want to be there or even wanting to serve.

Overall, the worst dining experience I have had for a long time.
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Chris - View all reviews by this user
2 Overall rating
Food 1 | Service 1 | Atmosphere 2 | Value for money 2
Friday, September 03, 2010

Would not reccommend the Farringdon branch. The service was appalling and a waste of money. They made us pay before we got our food and a 10% service charge because it was their 'policy' on groups larger than 6. They didn't get our order right which meant they lost out on money and the service charge wasn't even worth it! They honestly didn't deserve a tip. They were rude and ignored us for a long period.

The burger buns were rock hard and the meat was disgusting.
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-Anon
1 Overall rating
Food 2 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 0 | Value for money 0
Thursday, September 02, 2010

Went here for a birthday dinner. Wish we never went.

FIrst, they demanded we pay in advance! Before the food was even cooked, after placing our order the bill was presented. They explained it was "policy" to charge in advance for large groups (6 people!)

What made it worse is that a 10% service charge was added to the bill. Now I object on principal to paying a mandatory "tip" anyway, but to be asked to pay it in advance really stinks. Which by the way described the service. Rude staff that ignored us all evening, poorly cooked, bad tasting food. High prices, small portions and low quality.

Oh, and they forgot the birthday treat dessert completely! after thirty minutes of waiting we had to demand a refund for it and leave.

Its obvious the staff didnt care at all about how they treated us as they already had our money and their tip. Noisy, cramped, rubbish.

The food is better at McDonalds.
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Jason
1 Overall rating
Food 2 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 1 | Value for money 1
Tuesday, March 30, 2010