Moti Mahal

I have been there on 3 occasion and would like to say that the ambience and the decor is good. The food portions are small and the prices are expensive. You can get a better deal in other places. They can do better on the portion size.
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Bala
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Food 8 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 4
Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Never eat at this place! The service is pathetic and so is the food. Not at all worth the money they charge for the bad food. I went to this place for dinner by myself and they told me that I would have to eat fast since I was the only one at the dinner table. The portion size was very small, considering the high prices. That would have been okay if the food tasted good, but the food was simply horrible.

Would never recommend this place to anyone. Save yourselves the money.
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Subal
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Food 1 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 4 | Value for money 1
Saturday, August 23, 2008

I ate at this restaurant last night using the 50% off the set menu deal. Given this was a Saturday evening, the restaurant was really quiet with only four other tables being used.

We were given a set menu and a standard menu to chose from. The choice of Indian food on both menus was quite unusual and not the typical fare you find in Indian restaurants.

The set menu had three starters and three main courses to chose from. Food arrived approximately ten minutes from ordering. As diners below have pointed out, yes the food portions are quite small. My friend ordered the scallop starter and literally got one scallop, However the food, both starters and main course, was delicous.

Service was outstanind all night with the waiters frequently coming over to top up my tap water and wine.

Whilst the food was very very good, I have marked this down on value for money because it was extremely expensive and the portions small and you can find Indian food for half the price elsewhere.
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Food 9 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 5
Sunday, August 17, 2008

My boyfriend and I ate here this evening, this was our first visit to this restaurant, and we really enjoyed the delicious food. The service was very attentive and polite. The only critisisim I could find was that the portions (especially the main courses) were on the small side. Exquisite food in a lovely setting.
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Naomi
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Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 4
Monday, June 16, 2008

Went to this restaurant last week and will never return! The only positive thing to be said is that the woman who took our coats was very friendly. The evening went downhill after that. Our order was taken by an incredibly rude man who offered no help at all. Out of six people, five ordered quite substantial amounts of food. One friend didn't want spicy food and when she asked the waiter what she could have that wasn't spicy she was told that it was an indian restaurant and that everything was spicy and to just choose something. He was the rudest person I have ever had the misfortune of meeting. He would not let our friend order a few of the side dishes and wouldn't put the order through until she had chosen something which she would not be able to eat. She did, had half a bite and couldn't eat the rest. The side dishes she had wanted would have come to the same price as the dish she had been forced to order and she would have been fine with that as her meal. She would have been able to eat.

The food in general was poor and there are many other indian restaurants in London that not only have better tasting food but also a better selection, and a better customer service.
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Food 0 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 0 | Value for money 0
Monday, May 05, 2008

I went to this reatuarant last week with three friends for the £10 lunch menu and it was great. Lovely food (plenty of it) great service and fantastic value. It was a little quiet so it lacked a bit of atmosphere but over all great - I'll be back!
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Mandy Colley
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Food 8 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 5 | Value for money 10
Wednesday, April 09, 2008

Visited MotiMahal in end of Jan 2008. Opted for the 50%-off set-menu.

Ambience - Quite nice, one of those dim-lit restaurants with warm color tones. The glass-walled kitchen is a bit overhyped though and yes it had this light that went on and off which was a bit annoying. Someone else also pointed it out in this forum.

Service - nice and courteous. the restaurant was almost full when we arrived but the waiters were attentive

Food - Small portions, but since they were a bit on the more greasy side, we were well-fed. lots of options for both vegetarians and non-vegetarians. The plate was a bit uncomfortable to eat out of becasue it had the main-dish in the centre-well of the plate, and you had to balance the side-dishes on the sloping edges of the plate!

Overall this was a pleasant experience and good value for money. Would definitely want to go back there.
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cheetri
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Food 7 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 7
Thursday, February 14, 2008

I went to Moti Mahal with some work colleagues. We had booked this place as it had quite good reviews, close to work and the offers made it a good deal.

However, when we got there and were seated, In was told there were no offers on despit speaking to the restaurant earlier in the day to confirm the booking. This was a bad start . Despite this the food was OK, the atmosphere was dead. The total bill was £130 for three people and I wouldn't go back again.

The Arthur Dailleys of the restaurant trade.
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Pav Lalli - View all reviews by this user
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Food 4 | Service 4 | Atmosphere 2 | Value for money 0
Thursday, February 07, 2008

Food was good on the whole, service fine until the bill arrived. There was a 12.5% optional service charge on the bill which brought the total to £73.12 but when I asked to pay £72 (to round it off so it was easy for me and my friend to split the bill), the waitress got really shirty and said she wasn't sure we could so that! She went and asked the manager and came back and took the money reluctantly. That really ruined our evening and even after paying a service charge of 11% there was no gratitude and the waitress had a real attitude at the end!!
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Food 7 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 6
Saturday, February 02, 2008

£10 lunch is brilliant value. Fresh, tasty, interesting food that you can see being cooked through the glass-walled kitchen. One of the best Indians, in fact one of the best lunches I've had in a long time.
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George C - View all reviews by this user
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Food 9 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 8
Sunday, January 13, 2008