The best restaurants in Hendon Barnet London
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250 Opinions in 1 websites
Unit 10a, Sutton Parade, London NW4 1RR, United Kingdom, England
233 Opinions in 1 websites
157 Brent St, London, NW4 4DJ, United Kingdom, England18 Opinions in 2 websites
63 Brent Street Hendon, London NW4 2EA England, EnglandI have a friend whom I meet occasionally when he comes to London. He eats at kosher restaurants and on such occasions, he and I used to go to the White Fish restaurant in Hendon – excellent menu, tasty food, well presented; great atmosphere too - there was a ‘buzz’ about the place. Last night, we were disappointed to find that it was closed and even more so when it looked as though it had gone for good. (I only hope that I was wrong.) Its satellite branch opposite – the White House Express - was open though. I had been there before occasionally and it was fine, though without the wide-ranging exotic menu of the main branch opposite. We decided to go there instead – BIG MISTAKE!!! From the outset, the reception was ‘functional’ rather than cordial. We were seated at a table, on which there were a couple of battered menus that had seen better days. The choice was very limited – great if you liked chicken or hamburgers but tough luck if you wanted anything like the comprehensive choice of the White Fish restaurant opposite. I ordered the famous Yemenite Soup – a flagship item at the main branch – and shwarma as a main course. The choice of side dishes was minuscule; mainly just rice, mashed potatoes or chips – just the thing you’d expect at a middle-eastern type restaurant!!! I ordered the shwarma with trepidation as it is normally pared down from a vertical rotating roasting spit and there was no sign of it in the normal place behind the counter. When the soup arrived, it was only slightly warm – not hot. It had to be sent back to be heated up. Then the shwarma arrived. It too was not hot – only slightly warm – but I didn’t want to make a fuss so I started eating it. It had clearly been re-heated (or re-warmed, to be more accurate) and it tasted awful – scraps of meat dating from who knows when. I had ordered rice and mashed potatoes (faux de mieux) and the portions were generous, each of them presented in soup bowls. The rice was just boiled, with no additional flavourings and the mashed potatoes brought back resonances of school dinners. I left most of the food and when we got the bill, there was an optional service charge added; we told the waiter that we opted not to pay it and he looked shocked and said that he had to take the bill back to amend it. At this point, I would expect the matter to be reported to the manager, who would come to speak to us and ask why we were dissatisfied. None of that – and in any case there was no sign there of anyone resembling a manager. So the waiter brought back the amended bill and we paid. I felt really sorry for him as the service had been average, not excellent. I told him that it wasn’t his fault; it was the poor quality of the food. Then he suddenly became professional – he apologised profusely, said that we should have told him earlier, and hoped that next time we ate there things would be better! Dream on. There’s no chance that we would go back there, first because of the poor selection on the menu, but also because I had a feeling that there wouldn’t be any opportunity to go back. It will be a couple of months before my friend would be returning to London and, with the White Fish flagship having sunk, I don’t think the lifeboat will last very long. Hendon and Golders Green are chockful of kosher restaurants and, much closer to my and my friend’s home, there’s always the Met Su Yan kosher Chinese restaurant in Edgware – outstanding in every way.
525 Opinions in 1 websites
14 Central Circus, London, NW4 3AS, United Kingdom, England320 Opinions in 2 websites
84 Brent Street, EnglandA very mediocre place, very high prices too. It's the usual 'let's rip off the Jews ' type of place where you are charged over £6 for a plain bagel and coffee if you're stupid enough to think that's worth it. I won't go again. No wonder we were the only people there yesterday morning. It was empty until we walked in. Even the staff agreed it was overpriced. And the music was rubbish too. Nobody wants to hear that crap in the morning. Message to the owner: If you want your business to succeed and not fail you need to lower your prices. Just because you're a kosher place, it doesn't automatically mean you must rip us off. You'll go out of business if you keep it up. You'll get a higher footfall with lower prices. I can buy a proper latte coffee for £1.50 just around the corner from you, and a bagel for £1. That's a good deal. Your breakfast meal for over £13?? You're taking the piss.
14 Opinions in 3 websites
Hendon Hall, Ashley Lane, EnglandTrevligt bemötande, snabb service och bra mat. Lagom stor pub med bra utbud av glutenfri på menyn. Puben hade tappat bort vår reservation men Simon fixade det galant.
96 Opinions in 2 websites
113 Golders Green Rd, EnglandEste ha sido nuestro restaurante de lácteos kosher favorito en Londres. Tomamos el viaje subterráneo durante 40 minutos para llegar hasta allí y encontramos el restaurante cerrado. Le preguntamos a alguien en una tienda de al lado y nos dijeron que habían salido del negocio hace aproximadamente un mes. Habíamos estado viniendo a este restaurante en la ubicación anterior durante muchos años.
83 Opinions in 1 websites