I came here last Friday with my friend and her mum. She's lucky enough to live right next door…read more Lovely decor, great service, Friday night saw us being entertained by a jazz singer and guitarist. It was pleasant enough. We opted for three courses for £35. It was nice but I wasn't blown away. Seafood cocktail, nice. Thai Green monkfish curry. Swimming in veg and served in a cast iron dish. Very very hot. Sauce quite watery. I was worried about splash back. Chen's sirloin steak looked nice. Dessert was lovely. I had a chocolate fondant. Very rich. Chen had sorbet and mum etonmess. Cocktails were good (although i can't remember what we had not that memorable). £44 for three courses and a cocktail (included) plus a glass of prosecco. Not bad but won't write home.

We like the Hillside - it's a converted antique shop, with the atmosphere of a place of…read moreconsequence. Well it is a listed building! There are tables and alcoves, beams and flagstone floors - and also great food. They say "Modern takes on old classics" - I'd say a menu that references the traditional and delivers recognisable dishes that taste fresh and thoughtfully embellished. The people are polite and genuinely dedicated to an enjoyable experience. If you can't do a main meal - then drop by for afternoon tea or brunch. Enough -this is sounding like an advert - but then we'd go there again.... and again.

I can't believe I'm the first to review this place…read more During a recent prolonged stay in Bedford, the group of people I was in requested we find a curry house. Now. I'm from Birmingham. I'm mildly overweight. I've eaten a lot of curry. I know my stuff. So I did some local questioning and 4/5 bedfordians recommended this place. It's opposite a stunning river view. Nicely decorated and we were quickly greeted and seated. This normally means the place isn't going to be that nice in my experience. I was wrong. I ordered some poppadoms, chutneys and some cobra beers for everyone. They took a while to arrive, but that is my only quibble with the place. Service seems quite at random, but never unfriendly. Starters were ordered, king prawn puri and some tandoori chicken for myself. Stunning. Not a bite was wasted. Side salad was fresh, chicken was perfectly cooked and cubed. For mains, there were mainly lamb dishes for our group. An Indian spiced lamb shank, a special spicy lamb dish which name escapes me I'm afraid - and a chicken tikka jalfreisi. I went for the lamb chilli garlic dish. With garlic rice and garlic naan. Split between us it was perfect. I have to say, it's the best curry meal I have eaten in a hell of long time. Perfectly spiced, just hot enough and tasty. Go there now. It wasn't over priced, everyone left happy.

Very nice Fine dine Indian Restaurant. Really good sauces. There is saying that if a Chef knows…read morehis sauces he knows what he is doing. Service could be better that's why one less start but this place is worth 5 stars.

Fantastic food, nice staff. Been going here for more than ten years and still love it.read more

This is a great chinese takeaway and restaurant. The staff are very friendly and always make you…read morefeel welcome. The menu is vast and the portions are generous. The lunchtime meal offer is great for a lunch with work.

Ordered a takeaway and was surprised at the generous portion sizes. Food was very nice and the meat…read morewas soft and tender. Would recommend this restaurant to any looking for good Indian food!

Sazio's is a very dependable, classy restaurant located in this London commuter town near St…read moreAlbans. Italian in style, as the name belies, the food is always fresh and well cooked, and never anything short of very good. It won't blow your socks off, but you can eat at Sazio's time and again without disappointment. Between 12 and 5 every day of the week, there is a £5.99 All You Can Eat menu, which seems a tad out of place for this rather couth restaurant. But they manage to pull it off without lowering the tone, and all the food on the cheapy menu is quite good. The main meals, of which I've tried about half a dozen, are all very good, Italian-British fusion, and the pizzas are all excellent. They are always willing to do a special little dish for our son, as they don't have an official children's menu. The wine offerings at Sazio's are nothing short of excellent -- all picked with care, and the descriptions truly match the experience. Unless you go between 12 and 5, Sazio's isn't a cheap eat, but if you can afford to live or eat out in Harpenden, you won't be shocked at the prices. Every time we've been there, the service has been very attentive, friendly and helpful. Unfortunately, the last time we went there, we had a young Polish girl that was extremely dismissive and looked put out every time we asked her for anything. We waited for over 25 minutes for our food to arrive, and weren't offered an apology. This kind of service was very surprising for Sazio's, who normally offer great service, so hopefully that was a one-off.

One of the most pleasurable placed to dine in Harpenden. Our meal was freshly prepared and special…read moreattention given even on a busy Saturday evening. The salt and pepper calamari was outstanding and every member of my party enjoyed their pasta. Simple dishes but all very nice. Only negatives would be that I like to see more adventurous breads, the garlic bread could have been freshier and mire flavourful. Service, and interior was excellent. Very lovely place to take your parents or loved one.

My husband and I came here for dinner a few weeks ago after much anticipation. We had heard some…read moregreat things about 185 Watling but we also heard so-so things as well, so we decided to find out for ourselves. Let me just preface this with the fact that 185 Watling is probably the nicest restaurant in terms of aesthetics in Towcester. The decor is really fabulous and the energy in the restaurant is certainly bustling. There really is no competition for them, so now I understand why we had to take a 9pm reservation (we didn't book far in advance). Overall, service was great and attentive. We really enjoyed our time here but the food was just hit or miss. For a starter we decided to share the charcuterie board and to be honest, it was basically just like eating some ham slices from Tesco and some other meats. Overall it was a weak dish and typically meat dishes are enough to share - my husband and I were battling each other for the meat (literally two pieces of ham and two pieces of chorizo and then a chunk of foie gras). For the mains, they knocked it out of the park (excuse the expression, it's American for REALLY F'ING GOOD). My husband had the porterhouse steak and I had the fish special. We both were really happy with our meals and were basically licking the plate at the end. The dessert (which I can't remember if it was a special or if it has just been removed from the menu) was some weird merengue with rhubarb and it was just disappointing. It was our anniversary so they gave us a complimentary glass of Prosecco (which was very kind of them) and we were able to sit at our table and polish off a second bottle of wine without feeling rushed. I feel really bad giving them three stars and hope that next time we visit that the food has improved, because the service and the ambieance was really fantastic.

Really happy with the service provided here, such fast delivery via Uber Eats and great…read morecontact-free drop off to your door. They also listen to the notes for customisations on orders or any changes made to standard options. This is really convenient and urges me to purchase from them. They also have great quality items and arrive fresh when delivered. From their tandoori chicken, to their samosa chaat, or even their yummy matai. Seriously always end up going back here for these kinds of foods. They also look great to serve up to visiting guests! Definitely check them out. Their store is decent, not an area for parking - on street available. Can be busy, so I stick to ordering online during these times.

Jelabi, Gulab, Khulfi, Halva... Just go there and try them. Justifies a trip to Lutonread more

Passed by this place when I was in the Potters Bar area. Saw a lunch special sign for 3 or 5 pound…read moreentrees and decided to try it out. The food is actually really good. I got the takeaway lunch special cod and chips and the grilled sea bass and chips. The fried cod was on par with most places and the grilled sea bass was crispy at the skin and a perfectly cooked. Definitely worth it even without the lunch deals.

I always order a sausage with chips here for takeaway---and I do recommend takeaway since the…read morerestaurant itself is quite quiet. Service is quick. It normally takes around 5 minutes for my food to be ready. There's only been one time where the chips didn't taste that fresh. Otherwise this is a pretty standard fish and chips shop.