I use this restaurant from time to time to take customers for dinner. Either as a large group or as was the case last night, just a few of us.
We ordered a selection of starters to share, including prawn puri, chicken chaat, spicy seekh kebab, bhaji, and then Madras, Pathia and Karai for mains.
Being well aware of British Indian Restaurants and how they create such amazing dishes in such little time, I feel I have a good understanding of their cuisine and how they approach the British palate. Because of this I ordered the food in quite a specific way, asking for certain things to be a little hotter, or crispier than usual. Nothing was too much trouble.
When the food was served, and we tasted each dish, we all agreed that it had been prepared with real skill, passion and care. Each component was simply delicious and it quickly became one of the finest indian meals I’ve ever had. And believe me there have been many.
Great service as well, in particular by one waiter who even brought me a complimentary paratha because he recognised the knowledge and love for indian food that our table had.
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Read moreWe had my dads 60th birthday meal here! There were 25 in our party and we all had a fantastic time! It was a hassle free organising it with excellent communication ensuring all the party was catered for, including children and vegetarians. We were allowed to drop cake and balloons off day before if we had wanted to. The restaurant is spotlessly clean, mirrors shone and decor was bright and clean, it was immaculate, it’s this attention to detail that makes the cinnamon lounge stand out from other places. The food and service on the actual night was excellent. Staff were brilliant, food was perfectly timed so we weren’t rushed, quality of food was outstanding as usual, everybody commented how delicious the food was and there was lots of it! Staff were friendly and professional and couldn’t do enough for us! It was an all round lovely family night that will be a special memory for us all,thank you everybody at the cinnamon lounge for making it...
Read moreWe went to Cinnamon with great expectation and to a point we weren't disappointed. That said, things turned out not as well we hoped.
In fairness it all started well, we were greeted and sat quickly and thereafter everything came quickly and proficiently.
Having ordered, both drinks and food came as ordered, it was all correct and moreover it was all wonderful. Everything was all pleasant and everything was very tasty and worthwhile.
Indeed it proceeded as such until the end. We'd ordered the bill, it came and we paid cash. The change came and it was wrong, £10 wrong. When we mentioned it, all was changed without comment apart from it was busy. It wasn't busy and the feeling was that had nothing been said then it would have passed. We left thinking that we were fortunate to notice, but how many others might miss it.
We felt saddened and as a result we are unlikely to return. It all felt wrong and that is such a shame. It could have...
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