KUSHI Lakeside

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   Sonny

   Essex3 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on March 1, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Overall very decent experience, only issues with the food were that the naan breads had pools of grease on top of them and the rice servings were a little small in comparison to other curry houses where charging similar money.
   

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   Hassan

   Essex1 review

   2.0

   Dined on February 26, 2025

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 3

   Heard so much about this place and was looking forward to eating here. However the service was beyond a joke. We sat down and they took our drinks order. They didn't have half the drinks we wanted. I then asked the waiter for a bottle of water. We then ordered 4 king prawn puris to start. We asked for one of them extra extra hot. When it came, they were all the same. When we asked the waiter why the chef didn't do one of them hot. He just smiled and apologised. It seemed they got a king prawn and cut it into pieces and then served it to us. I paid £9 for 3 tiny pieces of prawn. Once we were almost done with the starters the waiter came rushing with a pot of green chillies. We ordered 4 main dishes, a garlic chilli naan, a garlic cheese naan and a keema naan. We got the food and only received a plain naan, 2 garlic naan's. When questioned why we didn't get the naan we requested he smiled again and was confused. At this point it was becoming a joke especially when asked for salt he came with a pot of salt (no salt shakers). I will be honest, the dish i ordered wasn't too bad but the others didn't enjoy theirs. We sat for a moment and then ordered a coconut dessert. We received a mango one. When questioned the waiter said its coconut with full confidence even though it was in a mango peel shell and tasted like mango. We called him over again and he said dont worry coconut and mango is the same. From what i can determine, this waiter must have been intoxicated. In 30 years of my life i have never experienced this kind of service. They only had 2 other tables so it wasn't even that busy. Also, being from the trade, it’s embarrassing that the staff are from my own country and they are providing this kind of service. Maybe it was a one off but certainly wouldn't go again, especially with those prices. Definitely not worth the money. It’s so dark, few LED lights and can barely see the person opposite let alone whats on my plate!
   

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   Joseph

   Essex1 review

   3.0

   Dined on February 15, 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   My chicken exploded when I cut into it and my ralph lauren t-shirt is no ruined other than that it was nice
   

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   Jordan

   London1 review

   4.0

   Dined on February 14, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   Had a great experience for Valentine's weekend with my partner.. food was 10/10.. live music was enjoyable and the aesthetic was great
   

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   Victoria

   London1 review

   5.0

   Dined on February 8, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   I was staying locally and looked for somewhere to meet my uncle for dinner. The Google reviews looked good so we thought we'd give KUSHI a try. We are so glad we did, it's a little gem of a place. Excellent service, amazing food and a relaxed dining experience. We also enjoyed the DJ later in the evening and would have stayed longer if we could have. Wouldn't hesitate to recommend.
   

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   Rachel

   London5 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on February 8, 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 4

   Food expensive. Ordered spinach aloo couldn’t find any spinach in it. Told waiter he said it was there it wasn’t! Wasn’t authentic Indian food.
   

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   William

   Essex1 review

   4.0

   Dined on November 2, 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   Honestly such a pleasant surprise to have an Indian restaurant at that level of taste right on my doorstep. Lived in Chafford Hundred for 6 years now had no idea this was even here. But now knowing I’ll 100% be coming more. Feedback wise: The food was honestly incredible. Staff were very kind & friendly. We even got a few drinks on the house. My critique was we entered the restaurant at 7pm and left at 10pm and I just felt like the food took a long time but it was so good it was worth the wait in itself. But I cannot wait to come back and experience this again.
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   London2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on October 28, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   food was amazing, everyone was so kind and friendly x
   

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   Chara

   London1 review

   5.0

   Dined on September 4, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   I had the most amazing dinner. Was full of flavour and I will definitely return.
   

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    Rachel

    London1 review

    1.0

    Dined on August 4, 2024

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1

    I made a reservation but when we arrived the restaurant was closed with the shutters down. I tried calling and we waited 15 minutes but there was no change so we left. I eventually received a call asking if we still wanted the table over half an hour after our original booking time. Very disappointing.
    

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