Cardamom Black @ The Old Empire Theatre — Restaurant in Great Britain

This resteraunt gave me one of the best meals I have ever had! It really is amazing. We went in and we were greeted by some very friendly staff. We'd booked, so they immediately started taking us to our table. As we walked up the steps, the main room actually looked really good. It was layed out with balconies and layers and had very nice tables. It gave it a really great feel. Our table even had a lazy Susan. The service was really quick and in the menu they actually had done some research about the history of the resteraunt. When they came to let us order, despite the fact one waiter had to cater for several tables, we never thought like we were being rushed. They were always very friendly. The food didn't take long to come and it tasted fantastic. The portion sizes were great. I didn't leave feeling too full or still hungry. The food was well cooked and clearly made with care- not rushed. When we left, they gave us some chocolates. They even acknowledged that it was my birthday and gave us an extra or so. Also, the toilets were very clean and the sinks were really cool. It had a lever to turn them on, the water came out the lever and feel down like a fountain and you put your hands underneath it as it fell. If they read this, I'd like to say thanks for the great evening (and especially for the few extra). I would also like to recognise Jamil for good service. By Billy...

Service was attentive at first but tailed off. Although all waiting staff were busy, there didn’t seem to be enough for the number of diners in on a Saturday night. The restaurant is stunning inside, and there’s a wide variety on the menu to choose from. The meal was most promising at the beginning, with delicious starters which were beautifully presented. Time taken for starters and mains to appear was just right. Sadly, just before our mains arrived, two couples (dining separately on the tables next to ours) started discussing loudly how disappointed they were with the food, called for taxis and walked out. This was not noticed/dealt with by staff. This rather ruined the atmosphere, not least because the abandoned food took a while to be cleared away. My special biryani was disappointing. Had to complain about the totally overcooked poached egg on top which was replaced (I declined to have the whole dish recooked). The dish’s ingredients were listed as king prawn, freshwater prawn, lamb, chicken and mushroom. King prawn was hidden and in the singular. Only about 4 other small prawns. Lamb was the main ingredient. The monkfish and king prawn saag was better. We were given a discount when we came to pay and the manager appeared concerned to hear...

Came here for an engagement celebration 18 of us in total, they put us up in the top right corner on 2 separate tables, it would have been much better if they put the table into a U shape. We sat down around 6, came for the order around 6.30 someone took starters someone else took mains. By 1935 food started to come out, no order at all my mains came first, drunken prawns, the alcohol just swished on my plate and wouldn't light, so it got taken back and brought back out again, where a pathetic flame was present, unfortunately this did not burn off the alcohol sufficiently and a couple of the prawns did not taste great and had a mushy consistency. My starter still hadn't appeared. My friends who ordered the sizzle plate unfortunately had no sizzle and the meat was undercooked. One person ordered the chicken bhuna which was nice but her starter never turned up at all and another ordered onion bahjis but they were frozen in the middle. We had lots of missing dishes and only one person said sorry, they really seemed like they couldn't be bothered.my starter eventually came but it looked very much like my main and tasted very similar again with one of the prawns been a strange consistency. Unfortunately we won't...