Humaira

I went to this restaurant to dine alone back in November 2011 and the experience was awful! Although I had a reservation, I was ignored for a while at the door. This is probably because I wasn’t bringing enough business for the restaurant. After about 15 minutes, I was seated at single table located in a congested area. The restaurant in general was very congested and poorly laid out. The servers kept bumping into my table. The service to me was really slow even though the restaurant wasn’t that busy on a Thursday night and there were three severs plus a manager running the show. After waiting for several minutes and giving looks, this heavy man (could be the manager or owner) came to my table with an attitude and tried to force an order out of me in a rush. At this point, I asked to be served by another server and really got upset at my request and said: “well, I wasn’t going to serve you anyway…” Then, a different server took over but the quality of service remained the same – slow and ignorant! Finally, the food came after a long time and wasn’t even that great. I somehow managed to have my dinner and got myself out that awful place called Humaira Restaurant!!!
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0 Overall rating
Food 0 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 0 | Value for money 0
Tuesday, February 07, 2012

I have been going to this restaurant for a few years now as is very handy for Kings Cross station. They have recently had a change of management i believe and although the service was pretty good prior to this change, since the change you can really see the difference. The staff were extremely attentive and friendly and really added to the atmosphere.

I think they must have also changed their chef because the curry i had the other night was really superb, in fact probably the best curry i have ever eaten in London.

I had prawn puri to start (fantastic) and followd with mushroom rice and Chicken Tikka Rogon, which was also stunning. I am extremely fussy when it comes to curry but this was really excellent and i would give the whole thing 10/10

Recommended.
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Steve Connor
10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 8
Wednesday, May 18, 2011

I've been going to the Humaira for around ten years with friends and colleagues and have never been disappointed. In fact, with a recent change of management it's got even better! The menu has grown, the food is delicious and the service is friendly and efficient, but unobtrusive.

There are no pretentions of being a "designer" Indian restaurant. It is a good honest eatery with appropriate music in the background and subdued lighting. If you want a value for money evening out with friends, then the Humaira's the place to go. It's within easy reach of Euston, St Pancras and Kings Cross stations and benefits from the Skinners Arms right next door. However, I wish they still did draught Kingfisher! All in all very highly recommended.
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Steve Hutchinson
10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 10
Friday, November 26, 2010