Karmana — Restaurant in England

Two of us ate here on Friday evening. When we arrived there was some confusion about who we were despite booking and ordering in advance and there being no one else dining. It was a little pricier than I expected, £60 for one adult, one child and no alcohol, including a mysterious £5 dining in premium that we weren't aware of. The garlic bread starter was tasty but tiny. I wasn't very impressed with the vegan sushi, unidentifiable mush in tough leaves with lots of salad. However, the risotto main was delicious. The pizza was not quite what my daughter expected as there was no description of the toppings and she wasn't expecting olives. The desserts were tasty but mush in a paper bowl. I'm not sure what the obsession is with compostable crockery and cutlery. It is nicer and more environmentally friendly to use a proper plate and wash it up. I had a sit down meal not a take away. I really want this restaurant to be a success, but there were only eight diners on a Friday night. The menu needs to be shorter and more focused, less mains, more choice of dessert as there were only three available. The waiting staff were young and in training so they hovered and paced about a bit until they were told to ask if everything was OK. I want to support small ethical companies like this but they haven't got it...

I really wanted to love the whole 'Karmana' experience but came away very disappointed. Firstly, the waiter seemed really annoyed that I did not wish to have mushrooms on my pizza and questioned why.. Secondly, we had to wait 40 minutes for our food, by the time it became we were absolutely ravenous. But the main meal was excellent, it was clearly freshly made and the flavours where perfect so no complaints there at all. Finally...The desert; I am kicking myself for not going for a slice of the raw cake (maybe that would have changed the experience?) but the cupcake's had caught my eye. It was rock solid, the waiter did explain it was GF and that may make it dry (?) but I've made cakes that are free from gluten, processed sugar and dairy and they've always had a lovely texture and never as solid or as tasteless as this. I almost want to recommend recipes to them as it genuinely was not worthy of public sale. Karmana is good value for money in terms of the main's and I hope that maybe my experience was just a...

Greeted by friendly waitress. Service was spot on, I really like not waiting. Partner had vegetable skewers and I had tofu and avocado burger, hands down the best burger I’ve ever eaten, meat or not meat. Partner loved the vegetable skewers. The portion of fries with my burger was very generous. We had chocolate cake and ice cream dessert, incredible. What really made the experience great was a combination of excellent food AND service. Chatted to the owners and waitress about the food, local events, Russel Brand. If you want a cosy, friendly and chilled out meal, this is the place to go. I didn’t take a photograph of my burger but I’m glad because it’s a nice surprise when you see it. I don’t really like tofu too much but whatever they cooked it in made it delicious. Can’t wait to eat here again, flavour combinations that I haven’t had before. The small extra price for the eco friendly cutlery and crockery is clearly stated on the menu and we had no issue with this as the idea behind it is...