I'm bitterly disappointed. This is the first negative review I have ever left anywhere. I came here based on the positive reviews but left without finishing the food and really disappointed.

You smell the fresh bread and the atmosphere looks great. There was even a lady who translated for me to help me choose what to eat and recommended the half chicken with some bread. I also ordered two salads. The food came really quickly - great I thought!

Initially, I noticed that the chicken smelt a little funny but thought perhaps it's the spices. I then took a bite and realised it was really overcooked and leathery and got the suspicion that it had been reheated. I didn't want to jump to conclusions. I had another couple of bites and realised that one side was completely cold...yet still looked overcooked? How that be the case if it's been freshly cooked...I called the waiter over who said he would take it back and reheat it. When it was returned, I asked whether it was fresh and he said that it would have taken 14 minutes to cook fresh so they used chicken that had been prepared the day before. I said that this was ridiculous as I didn't ask for the food to come quickly and I literally had all day to eat Why would I come to a restaurant to have old food that had been prepared a day earlier? I had also noticed that the bread was stale and I suspect that it was also reheated but I don't know for certain. Either way it also didn't taste good.

I really felt cheated so I said I didn't want to eat any more of the food, especially as it didn't even taste nice. The lady argued and said that I had misunderstood and that the chicken had been freshly prepared but frankly, I think she was taking me for a fool! She also couldn't answer why one side would be overcooked yet cold. What's more, this establishment is definitely not woman run as it says on the description. It's clear that there's a guy who is running the place who sits at the front taking the payments.

I paid in full to make the point that I wasn't trying to avoid paying or wanting to reduce my bill. I just wanted a good service. I'm so bitterly disappointed, not just that they served old food, but that they tried to conceal it and didn't try to remedy it by offering to provide a different meal or an alternative. I can't trust what else they might do during the preparation stages as a result. Such a shame. Perhaps it's a one off or it was an individual error as all other reviews appear to be positive. I don't know.