MAM — Restaurant in London

Jamboree Foodfest is located downstairs inside the Novotel Hotel. We visited around 20:30 on a Friday evening and the place was almost empty.

We were served instantly, the service was spot on and our food arrived quite quickly but it went down hill from there.

I ordered the Full Rack of Pork Ribs served with Sweet Potato Fries and Salad, my friend ordered the Chicken Tikka Masala served with Boiled Rice and a Naan Bread.

What a disappointment. Even though the prices were reasonable and the presentation and portion sizes were perfect, the food was a total let down.

The ribs were the boil in the bag type and had that cheap bitter BBQ sauce taste to it, the dressing on the salad wasn't great either. The only good thing about my order was the Sweet Potato Fries.

The Chicken Tikka Masala was watery and tasteless, we actually laughed because it felt like a joke. It was like they heated up a £1 Iceland meal and dressed it up to look like some sort of gourmet meal.

Suffice to say, we will not be visiting here for food again, maybe drinks but...

This was definitely the worst place where we had food during our time in London.

No friendly welcome, despite being almost the only customers. Head waiter came to our table, not even saying hello or anything Food in open kitchen prepared with bare hands I had a burger and my friend a Quesedilla. The burger meat was burned and dry, the sauce was a plain mayonnaise so the overwhelming taste of caramelized onions dominated and the bread was dull as well. The Quesedilla was completely tasteless, too. Head waiter dissapeared so we went to the bar to pay ourselves. Bar man did not seem to be willing to speak, did not ask us how the food was and just slided over the bill

All in all: completely dissappointed and really ANYTHING ELSE would have been a better alternative. Do not...

They had run out of steak, which was very disappointing. Staff were friendly but unhelpful (also a bit pushy, trying to sell us on stuff instead of remedying our issues.) Nice vibe; there is live music on Thursdays and if you're going any time, then go for that. Cocktails are pricey and don't taste great, either. Strawberry daiquiri had merely glanced at a strawberry judging by the taste of it and the passionfruit mojito was about as bitter as a pureed lemon. Also, after all of this, they forgot to give me the one thing I actually wanted (a bottle of water).

It's hard to recommend this place really, its biggest selling point is its vibe. But, this is London and you don't have to look far for other places to grab a cocktail or a bite to eat at better prices and with...