Reviews in London

10 out of 10 - great food and lovely atmosphere

Have used these before a few times and the food has been OK. Used them today and the food and service was awful! Took two hours for the food to be delivered even after I called to chase. They did compensate us with a free bottle of coke but the food was not up to scratch - cheap cuts of lamb were used in the curry so that it tasted leathery. The naan we ordered was so burned that we couldn't eat it. Will not use these again as there are plenty of other curry shops in this area of London.

it's really fantastic place and the food it's awesome,actually I'm planning to celebrate my birthday on 2nd of January 2011!

I've heard about this restaurant for an Argentinian friend. She said she's tried several ones and this one is the best in London. So following her recommendations I'm booking a place for this Friday for me and my friends. We want to celebrate her birthday so what best place to do it than going to her favourite Argentinian restaurant in London! And off course, expect my further comments next week when I'll tell you in detail how was my experience!!

Pleased we managed to visit on our trip this time - we were not disappointed! From so many mediocre eating-out places in London where 'they don't care as there's always another new visitor tomorrow', this one is a must visit. The steps will put some off but if you can make it, it's worth it!

Top place, recommend the pizza garden at the rear roof is a must in the summer. Bar Centrale is definitely a celeb hang out and most of all the foooood is great. Def worth checking out especially if you're in big groups

Never going there again. How a place can go downhill in less than a year. Last year we had a pre-Christmas group meal and it was excellent. I am a vegan, my wife is a vegetarian and there were lots of tasty veggie tapas. After Christmas two of the group organised a Burns Night supper there. They catered very well for us with a vegan haggis. It was therefore very disappointing to go back there for the annual pre-Christmas group meal and to be treated so poorly. My wife went to the bar and bought a bottle of wine. She queried why she was being charged more than the price stated at the bar and was told that was because we were eating and therefore using tablecloths and serviettes! Our meal was a very bland and boring soup followed by an even blander and boring vegetable risotto. The meat eaters had vegetables with their food. We were told that we could not have vegetables to liven up our dish because they were not included, notwithstanding that we had paid the same money for a half-hearted risotto as the meat dishes. The final course was a choice between a dessert or coffee; last year coffee had been included. It is not cheap to eat there and I wish we had not bothered.

Recommended for sure, what a place, amazing fresh food, superb service, all you can ask in a restaurant. You have got to try it, even if you have to travel, it's worth it. They have a basement lounge also, with live music and comedy.

Great food , great price , great service . Highly recommended .

I last went to Zensai a couple weeks ago, and i have to say the food is divine. Me and a friend had the Beef Rendang and the Roast Duck Noodle Soup for our main courses and both were perfect. The flavours were exquisite and our waitress was very pleasant. I recommend this restaurant to anyone who loves Malaysian food. London needs more restaurants like this!

amazing food, i think they just had a new menu! load of little bar snack and they had the winter pimms out already! must be getting to that time of year again! but good to see a pub which will change with the weather. the staff were great, i think it was the manager said they have a whisky tasting in December (free booze i'm there!!!) Loved it

We were very glad indeed that we stumbled upon this place! It offers fusion tapas. Although i hate the ludicrous word fusion applied to food, we loved our dishes. The wine list was exclusively from New Zealand with excellent wines by the glass. If in or near marylebone you must go there.

Midland couple - A special 'Mad Hatters' treat arranged by my wife as part of a day trip to see National portrait exhibitions. What can I say but excellent, the decor, the situation, the ambiance and the food was delicious. The find such a breathtaking hotel so close to Regent Street with such reasonable (for London) prices. Definitely will be returning and maybe push the boat out and take a room as well, certainly these prices match other 'boutique' hotels I've researched around the Midlands. I do agree with another reviewer about the 'pushy' waiters, I know they probably earn commission on the drinks but come on an automatic 25% service on the bill was another £25, I'd expected more than someone pouring my bottled water for me. Finally. I did laugh when I asked for a piece of cheesecake to be wrapped so we could take it home and was required to sign a 'disclaimer' from the kitchen? Only in London.........

This was my ever first visit to a Persian cousin since I have heard alot about from my Irani friends....luckily I ended up dining at the Ariana Restaurant, it was an forgettable night, you cant call this place only a restaurant to dine, it has everything to make you enjoy your visit, live music belly dance drink sheesha excellent service delicious food perfect interior nice and friendly staff, we were the among the first to enter and almost the last table to leave, still we were very warmly treated by the management.....I am really grateful to the restaurant management and the atmosphere it provides to their customers...STRONGLY RECOMMENDED - GREAT VALUE FOR AMOUNT YOU PAY - LOVE YOU ARIANA.....

I have been to many restaurants on Edgware Road and can honestly say this is the worst I have been by far. Firstly, the service was terrible, after waiting an hour for our food the waiter got our order completely wrong. We complained to the manager and he refused to believe the waiter got the order wrong and so we ended up overpaying by £75. In addition to that the restaurant was filthy, the decor was cheap and everything just looked very tacky, the toilets were so disgusting that we preferred to use the McDonalds ones across the road. I would hate to think what the kitchen must be like! There are plenty of options on Edgware Road so strongly advise avoiding this one.

I have eaten at Ariana three times over the last 18 months,and every time the service has been superb, and so has the food and entertainment. The dishes are a mix of Persian (Iranian) and Afghan, so some Iranians may well not recognize all of them. Without exception all of the food we have had there has been excellent though, both varied, and consistent across multiple visits, all of the starters seem to be good, with the aubergine dishes and olivio salad recommended, and the main course chello kebabs are superb, with chicken kebabs being a good alternative, or the Afghan meal with raisins and nuts in the rice over a lamb shank is very good too. Last Saturday the belly dancer wasn't the girl who was on Britain's Got Talent semi-finals, as before, but the dancer they had was still excellent. I'm English and married to an Iranian, and both sides of our family have loved it there, both my mother and father got up to dance during the evening last week. They said it was like being on holiday, with the Iranian singing, not that actually going to Iran is a recommended holiday nowadays. Don't be put off by the location or the TVs on the walls, it's well worth a visit. And excellent value also.

An evening having dinner in Zensai is like being whisked away to Borneo for the night! The food: I haven't been able to find such good Malaysian food in London until I went there. Its perfectly spiced, beautifully fresh and leaves you wanting more. Exactly what the cuisine should be like. (How the rest of London hasn't clocked onto this, I don't know!). If you like Malaysian food, you should definitely go to Zensai, you wont be disappointed.

This is our favourite local restaurant. Does everything a local should! Lovely staff who recognise you, cool little bar for drinks and really really lovely food - the most important bit! ! can safely recommend it if you live in the area though its a bit off the beaten track.